Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 180 Miyano Akemi is pure and innocent

"Disguise?!"

Miyano Akemi's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly remembered the rumor that there was a thousand-faced witch in the organization. Could that be how she achieved that through the art of disguise?
As soon as this thought came to her mind, Miyano Akemi looked at Yuzuki Kiyoko with some vigilance. She was just a low-level peripheral member and knew very little. She didn't even know the code name of the Thousand-Faced Witch, let alone her true appearance.

Who says the person in front of me couldn't be her?
The previous show of goodwill might have been the organization's attempt to play a trick on her like a cat playing with a mouse?

The air in the VIP room fell into a brief silence until Yingsheng on the other side of the headset chuckled and said:
"Interesting, interesting, Qingzi, you know, when I was interrogating the anonymous person, I didn't think of asking the winery for help, but I had another vague guess, that those two people, could they be my colleagues at the winery?

Now that Miyano Akemi is so surprised by the word "disguise", maybe it's really because a flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple.

Haha, it can’t be that damn factional struggle.

Kiyoko, let her confirm your face and call Shirley to verify. Shirley is a very important code member and must know much more information than Miyano Akemi. "

Kiyoko did as she was told and smiled softly at the end: "Ms. Akemi, if I were a member of the organization, why would I do these unnecessary things? Even if you really robbed 1 billion yen and gave it to Gin, do you think he would keep his promise and let you and Ms. Shiho go? That's a bit naive."

Miyano Akemi knew that she was ridiculously naive. She hesitated for a few seconds, but still reached out her hand to feel around the edge of Kiyoko's cheek, especially her jaw. She took her hand back after about half a minute, let out a long breath, stood up, and bowed deeply to Kiyoko.

"I'm so sorry, I was too concerned!"

"Nothing. It's a good thing to be vigilant. Ms. Mingmei should call Ms. Shiho to confirm. We need to build mutual trust for what we are going to do next. Of course, it's best not to say too much at the moment. We also need to confirm whether there are ears over there first."

Qingzi still had that faint smile on her face, without any change from beginning to end.

Miyano Akemi nodded. Kiyoko's attitude was so calm that she had actually believed most of it. Moreover, she had heard the rumors about the Thousand-Faced Witch a long time ago. The current age of that person was unknown, but she should not be a high school student at all.

Miyano Akemi took out her cell phone and entered her sister's number. Before pressing the dial button, she couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Isn't the organization very secretive? Why do you know that Gin asked me to rob 1 billion yen?"

"Um……"

Qingzi showed a strange look on her face: "Actually, it was because of Mizuki Hotaru. That guy is very nervous and said many things in front of people without any reservation. And Gin told him a lot of things for some reason. Combined with some other channels, we barely have a good understanding of the organization."

"Mr. Shuiyue?"

Miyano Akemi was slightly stunned, thinking of Yingsheng's performance at the wine table the night before, and she felt that it was possible. It's not that she thought Yingsheng was a mouthful and couldn't keep secrets, but she felt...

"Mr. Shuiyue has a cheerful and casual personality. Maybe he doesn't care about many things that we care about." Miyano Akemi couldn't help but sigh softly. Such an open-minded outlook on life is really admirable.

"I was really grateful for his care last time. Shiho and I put aside our differences and got along harmoniously for a while. But the next day, we quarreled again not long after we sobered up. I am really an incompetent sister."

As she spoke, she pressed the dial button.

In just five seconds, the call was connected, and Miyano Shiho's anxious voice came out:
"Sister, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that to you."

I don’t know if she was slacking off, but she was obviously paying close attention to her phone.

"I should be the one to apologize, Shiho, you're right, Gin can't fulfill his promise, I'm just making a meaningless sacrifice." Miyano Akemi said sadly, "I'm sorry, Shiho, I just... can't see any hope, I thought it might be a good idea to just... end it all." "Sister..."

Miyano Shiho's voice trembled a little: "Isn't it good for us to live together? Why... why do we have to dream such unrealistic dreams? From the day I joined the organization, there was no possibility of leaving."

Miyano Akemi's heart ached because she had quarreled with Shiho yesterday over this very thing.

She had to admit that she had been deliberately avoiding one question when she accepted Gin's mission, which was...

After my death, wouldn't Shiho be the only one left in the world?

But because she could no longer bear her current life, and because Gin's promise contained a glimmer of hope after all, she selectively ignored some things and magnified her own naivety, allowing herself to believe that such a beautiful future would eventually come.

People are just so stupid sometimes.

The truth is right in front of us, but we always deceive ourselves and turn a blind eye to it.

However, when this obvious fact is pointed out by someone, they often do not feel grateful to others for making them realize the truth, but instead become angry and ashamed.

This was the case with Miyano Akemi yesterday at noon. Even though the person who shattered her fantasy was the person she cared about most in the world, her own sister Shiho, she still couldn't completely suppress the thoughts surging in her heart.

She didn't say anything too harsh, but with a vague fear in her heart, she still said something that she regretted afterwards:
"Shiho, have you gotten used to your current life and feel it's pretty good? Are you unwilling to leave?"

Given what Miyano Akemi saw, it's no wonder she came to such a conclusion.

She spent the entire afternoon shopping the day before yesterday, but she didn't even see a member of the organization that was monitoring Shiho. What does this mean?
This means that the organization is convinced that Shiho will not try to escape or betray the organization, and she no longer needs to be monitored!
Then there was the natural and even friendly conversation between Shiho and Gin, and Shiho's advice to him about wanting to take her away from the organization...

All these phenomena combined undoubtedly proved to her a fact that frightened her:

Compared to the identity of Miyano Shiho, my sister is more inclined to the identity of Shirley.

She has become a real member of the organization!

Although in retrospect, Shiho was only acting rationally and what she said was all true, Miyano Akemi wanted to go back in time and slap herself a few times. She was obviously the older sister, so why did she always make Shiho worry?

But out of that self-deceiving thought, she still did not apologize to her sister.

Even now, when she heard similar words again, some bad thoughts still arose in her mind.

But this time it dissipated quickly.

Things are different.

Miyano Akemi looked up at Xuesong Kiyoko, as if she had gained some strength from her smile and nod, and took a deep breath:

"Shiho, listen to me."

(End of this chapter)