Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 187 Kudo Shinichi's helper is Kaito Kid? !
"Brother, the investigation results of the cause of the fire in Xuesong Qingzi's house are out. Someone deliberately set the fire!"

In a black Porsche 356A, Vodka, who was sitting in the driver's seat, hung up the phone with the peripheral member and immediately turned to report to Gin, who was resting with his eyes closed in the back seat.

This kind of thing was expected. Gin didn't even bother to raise his eyelids. He just asked:
"Any valuable information?"

"They said they found a safe at the scene, and a burnt arm next to it. He was holding a half-broken notebook in his hand, and there were a few words in the middle that hadn't been completely burned to ashes. The police identified them. It was..."

Vodka paused and said carefully, "It's Chris."

"!!!"

Gin suddenly opened his eyes, a cold murderous intent flashed across his face, and he asked in a cold voice: "Chris from Chris Wynyard?"

Vodka nodded weakly: "That's it."

"Heh, Vermouth's public identity, Vodka, do you think this is a coincidence?"

"Probably...not."

Seeing his elder brother's grim face, Vodka turned around silently and said, "Brother, do you want to send someone to investigate?"

"Drive, we'll go there in person."

Vodka quickly started the car and turned around, letting the Qingshan Pharmaceutical Research Institute gradually disappear in the rearview mirror. Seeing him pay attention to the light and shadow that was disappearing, Gin laughed:
"Vodka, do you think Vermouth will help Shirley escape?"

Vodka shook his head quickly: "Of course not, I'm just a little confused, why doesn't Vermouth wake up immediately? It shouldn't be a pleasant experience for her to have Shirley examine her body."

"Oh, maybe it's hard to get off the tiger."

Gin had a playful look in his eyes. After Miyano Akemi said that she wanted to send Vermouth to the research institute, he connected to Vermouth's communication and heard the conversation between Kudo Shinichi, Miyano Akemi, and Mizutsuki Hotaru.

And finally, Mizuki Hotosei was so bored that he leaned over to whisper in Vermouth's ear.

Gin didn't know whether Vermouth had tried to wake up before, but after hearing Shirley's name, even if her feelings for Kudo Shinichi were pretended, she would probably be aroused by a sense of competitiveness.

All women are like this, let alone when the person on the other side is your enemy.

Perhaps she would calm down soon and think it was better to wake up after all, but by then Mizuki Hoto was already actively helping her find helpers, and a moment later, Kudo Shinichi also ran in. If she woke up at that time, it would be a bit too fake.

If this kind of "fake" was just a joke, it would be fine, but since Kudo Shinichi had suspected that Vermouth was also one of the third parties last night, her "fake" would only bring trouble to herself.

After weighing the disgust she felt from being examined by Shirley, she could only hold her nose and continue pretending.

Thinking of this, Gin, who was a little irritated by the unknown accident, connected to Vermouth again and mocked:

"Vermouth, before you pretended to faint, did you ever think that something like this would happen? You probably thought that at most you would just get bored and take a nap. Haha, but in the end you underestimated your boyfriend's feelings for you, and he ended up sending you into Shirley's hands."

Of course there was no response from the other party, and Gin didn't care. He smoked and talked casually to calm himself.

"Of course, you also have to blame Miyano Akemi. She told Shirley that it was Kudo Shinichi who asked her to do it, and when she was on the phone with Kudo Shinichi, she persuaded him to send you to the research institute. She told different things to both sides, and she deliberately facilitated this matter.

There's a problem though.

How did she know you were in a coma before she called Kudo Shinichi?
Since Mizuki Hotaru knew that Kudo Shinichi and Shirley knew each other in the past, they probably had exchanged phone numbers and kept in touch privately. The phone call between Kudo Shinichi and Miyano Akemi at that time was probably just a show for Mizuki Hotaru to see.

So, did Mizutsuki Hotosei know that they had known each other for a long time, but did he find out through secret investigation?

Otherwise, there would be no need for them to put on a show. The Miyano sisters colluded with outsiders and hid it from the new members of the organization, so there is indeed a possibility of betrayal.

Oh, but what can a high school student do?
In the previous conversation between the Miyano sisters, there was a vague mention of the art of disguise. Vermouth, could it be that you have exposed something, or even joined them?"

Gin's tone in the last sentence was quite playful, and he obviously thought that there was no such possibility.

So……

"Is there anyone else in this world who can disguise himself? And it's probably someone related to Kudo Shinichi."

Gin analyzed with interest: "Vermouth, with your level, you shouldn't reveal your identity. Then why did they suddenly mention the art of disguise, and didn't use it when they had the perfect opportunity before? Did they just come into contact with someone with that ability recently?

Where did you learn your disguise technique?
Are there any fellow students?

Tell me when the coma is over. This matter concerns Shirley and needs to be investigated seriously.

Vodka, do you know anyone else who can disguise himself? "

"Ah I?"

Vodka was stunned. Did his brother feel better as he was talking? He actually asked him this.

But speaking of this, he did know one thing: "Kaito Kidd can disguise himself. The newspapers always say that he pretends to be someone else and steals gems without anyone noticing."

"Oh, a thief?"

"Um...he actually always returns the stolen items," Vodka scratched his head, "Brother, the intelligence team has actually investigated this person, and he might actually be related to Kudo Shinichi."

Gin narrowed his eyes slightly: "What do you mean?"

"Kudo Shinichi's father, Kudo Yusaku, once stopped a theft by Kaito Kid, and the name of Kaito Kid became widely known from that time. And, um... although they appear to be enemies on the surface, there are also rumors that the two of them have a close relationship, so I think that."

"You mean, they are both enemies and friends?"

"I don't know about that. Mainly because I think there aren't many people who can disguise themselves."

Gin thought for a moment and said, "This is a valuable guess, Vodka. Pay attention to the information about Kaito Kidd later."

Vodka nodded quickly and continued to concentrate on driving.

Gin thought his little brother seemed to be quite smart, so he said, "It is definitely much more difficult to disguise Shirley in the research institute than outside. Kudo Shinichi can't even find a chance to be alone with her.

Vodka, do you think he entered the institute this time under the pretext of examining Vermouth, but does he have other intentions?"

Vodka shook his head: "Didn't Big Brother have someone check it carefully? There's nothing, and I have no idea. Maybe he should come here to explore the terrain himself. He thinks there's no risk anyway."

"Ah…"

Gin sneered: "Just get rid of him and be done with it."

Vodka grinned slightly and tilted his head to look out the dark balcony window:
"Brother, we've arrived at Xuesong Qingzi's house."

(End of this chapter)