Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 184 Ghost Qingzi and conspiracy are the best match

In less than ten seconds, Yingsheng returned to Ward 413, accompanied by the elegantly dressed Aida Masayo.

Seeing that Hotaru was looking at her clothes, Aida Masayo said calmly, "I just finished a psychological evaluation with Mr. Mori not long ago, and I haven't had time to change my clothes."

Yingsheng shook his head: "I was just wondering what you would look like if you were wearing a nurse's uniform."

Aida Masayo silently took a step back: "Mr. Shuiyue, are you sexually harassing me in the workplace?"

"No, Xuesong-san is going to a place later. Without someone familiar to accompany him, Kudo probably won't feel at ease. I think you are a perfect fit. Don't worry, there is a travel allowance."

"........."

Aida Masayo was speechless: "Where exactly is it? Will Mr. Mizuki and Mr. Kudo go with us?"

"Of course I will go. What are the results of Mr. Maori's psychological evaluation?"

"Mild manic depression, average memory, quite narcissistic, nothing else, no need for additional psychological intervention, let alone going to a mental hospital."

"That's good. By the way, why was Animal World playing in the ward just now instead of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show?"

"…because in terms of self-cultivation, the animal world is indeed slightly better."

"Really?"

"It's true."

Yingsheng frowned slightly: "I think there must be something wrong with this judgment standard. Is it universal?"

"..."

Aida Masayo changed the subject: "Mr. Maori was too excited last night and caused secondary damage to his injured leg. It will take about a month for him to be discharged from the hospital."

"This is really good news. Anyway, he has no worries about food and drink. Just think of it as a vacation in the hospital."

"...It seems so."

As they were talking, Kudo Shinichi hurried back, followed by two nurses, pushing a simple stretcher. Hotaru and Aida Masayo made way for the nurses to push the stretcher in and move the patient in, while Kudo Shinichi also watched from outside.

Hotaru told him about Aida Masayo.

Kudo Shinichi naturally agreed and expressed his gratitude repeatedly. Ten minutes later, he and Aida Masayo pushed Vermouth into the ambulance, waved to Hotaru who was standing on the ground and yawning, and drove away with the ambulance.

Yingsheng also walked towards the exit of the underground parking lot and asked, "Qingzi, have you left Miyano Akemi?"

"I have already left and am now waiting for Mr. Hotaru's call in the cafe."

Qingzi's tone was quite frustrated. "Sizzle, sizzle" - that was the sound of low-quality chalk rubbing against the blackboard.

Yingsheng smiled and asked, "What are you drawing?"

“Self-portrait.”

“…Isn’t it a ghost?”

"Eh? Can you even guess that, Hotaru-kun? There won't be any eyes of yours near me."

"Come on, don't I know your drawing skills? And it's a chalk drawing. It will probably turn into all kinds of ghostly scribbles after a few scribblings. Ghost is just right. The lines are simple and as light as you are now."

"That's amazing. Yes, I'm just a ghost now, and it's not certain when I'll be reincarnated. But who can I blame? It's all my own fault. I'm not as good as the Thousand-Faced Witch in every aspect. Even if Mr. Hotaru wanted to help me, there's nothing he can do."

"Heh, is the complaining version of Kiyoko the one coming on stage now? Sighing and groaning isn't enough."

"Wow... I don't want long bangs. Qingliu-san's hairstyle is so ugly." "What does she really look like?"

"It's 10,000 times uglier than it is now. There's a big red birthmark on the left forehead. Oh my god, I don't want to pretend to be like that. I want to die."

“Are there many people who know about this?”

"Yes, a lot. Before she was in the fourth grade, her grandfather didn't allow her to grow her hair to cover the birthmark for some reason. Her classmates, teachers, and people around her all knew about it. She only covered it up after her grandfather died."

Yingsheng was shocked: "It's a good idea to let my granddaughter face her own shortcomings and face life calmly."

Qingzi snorted, "This is not the old-fashioned Showa era like him. No, in any era, there is no woman who doesn't care about her appearance. The result of that old man's behavior is that Qingliu-san has become even more inferior."

"Take her to get plastic surgery. I don't expect her to be even 10% as good as you, but at least when the transformation comes, it won't be too abrupt."

"So, when will the change come? I have to keep track of the progress."

"Well, why do you think I sent Vermouth to the research institute and didn't follow her?"

"Hmm...Will Kudo Shinichi be blocked from entering?"

"Shirley will not let him come into contact with the darkness and will definitely keep him out. The same goes for Aida Masayo."

"In that case, does Mr. Hotaru want Shirley and Vermouth to kill each other? That's unlikely. Although your few words of Bai Yueguang should have had an impact on Vermouth, it's impossible for a person like her to lose her mind over such a small matter."

"continue."

"I think Vermouth will allow Shirley to do all kinds of tests on her. Although Shirley has some guesses because of what Miyano Akemi said before, she will probably not rashly test it out of caution. In this way, nothing will happen.

By then, Miyano Akemi will talk to Shirley and then contact Kudo Shinichi, and everything will be exposed.

The situation may even be worse. I have left Miyano Akemi now, and you are not with Kudo Shinichi. It is possible that the two of them are talking on the phone right now.

Of course, you will never allow this to happen. I think Miss Aida must have a bug on her. Once Hotaru-kun hears their conversation, the people you arranged on Miyano Akemi's side will kill her.

Following this line of thought, Miyano Akemi is not dead yet, so there is a possibility that she will not die.

To achieve that result, what I said to her had to become true, or at least she would never have to verify it.

But how is this possible?
If there is a slight possibility that Vermouth was secretly drugged by you and lost her mind, and attacked Shirley, then she helped Shirley escape...

Sorry, maybe I am too shallow and it seems like a fantasy no matter how I look at it.

Mr. Yingsheng, can you help me solve this puzzle?"

By the time Kiyoko finished her long speech, Yingsheng had already walked out of the underground parking lot onto the street, hailed a taxi, got into the back seat, and asked the driver to go to Beido High School.

"I'm going to pick up Xiaolan, Qingzi, do you have any more ideas now?" Yingsheng asked.

"Miss Lan..."

Qingzi asked in confusion, "Could it be force? Mr. Yingsheng wouldn't do that, right? Otherwise, wouldn't it be unnecessary? Even from the night in the underground casino, they could have directly kidnapped the two of them, and there was no need to fake the death of the unknown person, and they could have been tortured slowly."

"In your eyes, Xiaolan only represents force?"

"I'm sorry, so... is it a witness? A miracle is going to happen there?"

Yingsheng's mouth curled slightly: "Qingzi, you are simply a genius."

(End of this chapter)