Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 279: There is a storm over there, but here it is calm

Connecting the mobile phone to the reverse tracking program, Yingsheng entered a number and dialed it.

About ten seconds later, the call was connected.

"It's me, is Sir there?"

Yingsheng spoke first.

Gin was not there, of course. The person who responded was Vodka. Hotaru said some meaningless nonsense to him, and when Megure Jusan quietly gave him an OK sign, he naturally ended the conversation. The last sentence was:

"Does your organization have any good programmers to recommend? I want to make a software."

"No, I have something else to do, that's all."

Vodka finished speaking and hung up the phone.

In the simple lounge of the police hospital, Yingsheng leaned back and looked at Kudo Shinichi and Megure Jusan who were thinking opposite him.

"What do you mean, you two?"

Kudo Shinichi looked at Hotaru and spoke first: "He is the Mr. Uozuka I mentioned. You chatted with him very casually. Do you have a good personal relationship with him?"

Yingsheng chuckled, "I'm like this with everyone. We're in the service industry. This guy is Kurosawa Jin's little brother, the one who's been following him." Yingsheng tilted his head, "They tracked him down in thirty seconds. The police have pretty good skills. Officer Megure, can I ask for your address out of curiosity?"

Megure Jusan looked at the laptop for a few seconds and said excitedly, "There is only one single-family house at 26-block, 6-chome, Beika-cho!"

"Congratulations! The police must catch him, otherwise I, the traitor, might be exposed." Yingsheng smiled and pointed to the coffee table. "I will probably have to stay here for a while. Can I have a cup of tea?"

Megure Jusan stood up suddenly: "I will go and prepare it for Suigetsu-kun right away." He turned to leave, but then stopped and bowed deeply to Yingsheng, "I'm very sorry, Suigetsu-kun, I was a little suspicious of you before, I hope you can understand."

Yingsheng shook his head: "I've already said it's nothing, you guys can take my phone too, to avoid any misunderstandings."

Megure Juzo thanked him again apologetically and leaned over to pick up his phone. The screen of the phone on the coffee table just lit up, and it was a Skype message.

——I can provide you with a joke for entertainment.

Megure Jusan and Kudo Shinichi both saw the message and looked at Hotaru at the same time.

Yingsheng shrugged: "Why, do you think this is some code word? You can open it and look through the chat records. She is just one of my online friends, but a very important one."

After apologizing again, Megure Jusan and the others opened it and looked through it, confirming that the chat records between Yingsheng and Miss Liufeng were as pure as they could be.

The subjects that appear most frequently are philosophy and law, followed by literature. A little closer to life are the landscape photos she took casually. Their style is fresh, and they never involve specific people or places, let alone revealing any trace of her own presence in the photos.

Yingsheng was just a listener most of the time, but he was always able to perfectly take over her falling emotions or the questions she raised, allowing the topic to flow like a clear stream, naturally and without interruption.

If an ordinary person were in this state, the two of them would probably chat all night long and would be eager to meet offline.

But both the other party and Yingsheng were obviously very rational and restrained. They never let the topic spread out of control, but always ended it at the right time.

Judging from the time intervals and time periods between each other's replies, they are people who usually have important things to do.

Ok……

Kudo Shinichi seemed to be thinking about something. Shuiyue’s main job is to go to school, so what is Miss Liufeng’s main job?
No, Shuiyue's real business is going to school and flirting with girls. Although this chat record seems innocent, three days ago, Shuiyue showed his true colors and proposed an offline meeting, and the other party did not refuse.

But looking at the subsequent chat records, Shuiyue did not really go over. Was it a case of playing hard to get?
What a cunning old man.

The look in Kudo Shinichi's eyes when he stole glances at Hotaru seemed increasingly strange, and Hotaru sighed softly.

"I say, you two, do you need to watch for so long?"

"Sorry, sorry, it's just... uh..." Megure Jusan quickly came back to his senses, scratched his head awkwardly, and handed over his phone, "Suiyue-kun, please reply to her quickly."

I always feel it's so interesting to watch these two people chatting, and I get fascinated by it without noticing.

Yingsheng didn't answer the phone, shaking his head and saying, "You guys have to watch it anyway, so you can reply for me and say, 'This is why we live, and I have a joke to share with you, but it will have to wait until after dark.'"

Megure Jusan nodded and replied accordingly. The other party quickly replied with an "OK". Hotaru smiled and waved his hand, and Megure Jusan left with his mobile phone and laptop.

Kudo Shinichi followed him and looked back as he left, "We live to be the laughing stock of our neighbors and laugh at them in return? Pride and Prejudice?"

Yingsheng gave him a thumbs up: "An impressive amount of reading."

Kudo Shinichi's eyes flickered: "You have read the original English version of A Study in Scarlet that you gave me, right?"

"What do you mean?" Yingsheng looked puzzled.

"Nothing, see you later."

Kudo Shinichi walked out and closed the door from the outside.

The last ray of dark and inexplicable sight disappeared, Yingsheng yawned, turned over and lay down on the sofa, looking at the exhaust fan grid that was a little yellowed by cigarette smoke, listening to the whirring sound of the exhaust, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

Does reading mystery novels mean you understand reasoning?
Kudo's logic is really strange.

To extend this a step further, he said that he was not interested in reasoning, which means he is concealing something. And when combined with the organization's side, isn't that a big problem?
Oh, it's so confusing.

But then again, this guy really has a sharp intuition. I wonder if he can tell from thin air that he is playing tricks again. Before Vodka dials an unknown number, Yingsheng's dialing is in waiting mode.

Megure Juzo's reverse tracking program could not track Vodka, he could only track where Hotaru wanted them to go.

Miyano Akemi's safe house.

Come to think of it, it would be interesting if Kiyoko missed something there last time, and Kudo led the police to find it this time.

Probably not.

Besides, no matter how useless the winery is, we should have gone there with the clues he gave.

I really hope they meet, then he can retire and continue to attend the social gathering tonight.

The door of the lounge was pushed open, and Sato Miwako came in with a cup of steaming hot tea. She glanced at Yingsheng lying on the sofa, put down the teacup without saying a word, turned around and left, closing the door gently.

"Hey, Officer Sato is so considerate."

Yingsheng stretched out his finger, felt the temperature in the teacup, took out his hand, pinched the teacup, shook it and stopped, and a small vortex was born in the teacup.

The murderous intent inspired and strengthened the vortex, which lasted for a long time. The sound of boiling water was heard in an instant, and the hot steam rushed to the exhaust fan outlet on the ceiling, wetting the dark yellow dirt that had accumulated on the mesh over the years and was sucked away by the exhaust fan.

Although it cannot be completely cleaned, it looks much more comfortable than before.

Yingsheng narrowed his eyes in satisfaction.

There was nothing to kill time, and no clock to look at. The passage of time became unclear. The three pale faces in my eyes continued to spread in my sight, gradually blending into one, covering the whole world. A little drowsiness gradually came over me, and Yingsheng closed his eyes and entered a dreamless nothingness.

It was unknown how long it had been before he was awakened from his deep sleep.

"Brother Shuiyue, brother Shuiyue!"

When he opened his eyes, he saw the chubby face of Megure Jusan. Megure Jusan stepped back a little, and the light was a little glaring. Yingsheng raised his hand to cover his eyes, and asked after a moment: "What time is it now? What's the matter?"

"Seven thirty in the evening, brother Shuiyue, I'm really sorry this time."

Megure Jusan's tone was full of apology. Seeing Yingsheng looking at him through his fingers, he quickly handed over his phone: "Thank you for your help, brother Shuiyue. Where are you going? I will drive you there."

Yingsheng raised his hand to take the phone. There was a missed call from about ten minutes ago, and the caller's name was Okino Yoko.

"Do you want to fight back?" He looked at Megure Jusan.

“No, no.” Megure Jusan waved his hands quickly, “We already know that you are innocent, brother Shuiyue. We just thought too much before. We…”

"Hello, Miss Yoko, I'm Mizuki. Sorry, something happened just now." Yingsheng said.

While Megure Juzo was speaking, Hotaru had already called Okino Yoko back and turned on the speakerphone.

Megure Jusan quickly shut up and heard:
"Mr. Shuiyue, my house has been disturbed again, and I want to ask about the camera."

There was a sense of relief in Yoko Okino's tone.

Yingsheng said, "You should have a computer at home. You can check it by removing the camera card. This kind of thing involves your privacy, so I won't go over. No matter who that person is, I think you can handle it yourself. Contact me if you need anything."

"I really don't know how to thank you..."

Yoko Okino said some words of gratitude, and Hotaru responded politely. After a while, he hung up the phone and casually told the curious Megure Juzo what happened last night.

"I see. It is indeed very dangerous for an idol's home to be broken into."

Megure Juzo nodded solemnly. Why was the crime rate in Beika Town so high? It wouldn't be true that he would never be able to get promoted in his lifetime.

Yingsheng stood up from the sofa, stretched, put away his phone, looked towards the door, and saw that it was empty. He asked curiously, "Where is Kudo?"

"Brother Kudo, he..."

Megure Jusan's eyes inexplicably became quite distant, and he sighed softly: "He is still continuing his investigation. He is really dedicated and is more persistent in justice than the police."

"He is indeed a good guy, especially when it comes to pursuing the truth. Although he is a little annoying, he is not annoying at all." Yingsheng asked, "Can you tell me a little about what happened today?
I have to know what attitude I should maintain towards the organization and whether my identity as a traitor has been exposed."

Megure Jusan thought about it and nodded, "Let's talk about this on the way. Where is your party? I'll take you there."

"Kanagawa Prefecture, let me ask for the exact address."

Hotaru called Xiaolan, who was holding a bonfire party in the forest. The atmosphere was quite lively. Knowing that Hotaru was fine and Officer Megure would drive him over, Xiaolan immediately said that she wanted to let Megure Jusan try the barbecue she made.

"Haha, I'd better not disturb your young people's gathering. Don't worry, Xiaolan, I will send Brother Suigetsu over here soon." Megure Jusan said with a smile.

"Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Megure, but Mizuki-kun can actually come here by himself," said Xiaolan.

"I need to talk about something on the way. Kudo has to give me an explanation for what happened." Hotaru smiled, "Officer Megure, there are many people over there who are also concerned about Kudo. At least tell them roughly the outcome of the case."

“Ahahaha, this…”

Megure Jusan scratched his head awkwardly: "Pay attention to the police report later. Brother Kudo is still continuing the investigation."

Yingsheng frowned slightly: "It's so troublesome, will Kudo be in danger?"

"No, no, how could there be any danger." Megure Jusan waved his hands quickly, "Brother Kudo, it's okay. I'll talk to brother Suigetsu on the way." He looked at his phone again, "That's it, Xiaolan, have fun."

Hotaru was quite satisfied with his second confirmation, and of course nothing would happen to Kudo.

Especially, nothing can happen when it is related to him, and certainly nothing can happen when Xiaolan knows that it is related to him.

"Okay, Xiaolan, see you later."

"Well, see you later."

Xiaolan's tone seemed normal, but Yingsheng could hear that there was a hint of relaxation in the lightness she deliberately created.

It can be imagined that some bad endings had flashed through her mind before.

such as……

No, there is no example.

Now that we have achieved a world where no one gets hurt, isn't everything a happy ending?

"Xiaolan, let me tell you something!"

Not far away, Yuanzi was running towards them.

Xiaolan put away her phone and greeted him with a smile: "What's the matter, Yuanzi?"

Daily life continues.

At the Tokyo Police Hospital, Hotaru had already stepped out of the gate. He looked back and found that the shadow of the building in the twilight was closer to what he saw last time.

Raising his hand to feel the wind direction, Yingsheng touched his chin thoughtfully, followed Megure Jusan's footsteps, and sat in the passenger seat of his gray-blue Toyota Prius.

The car started slowly. Megure Jusan glanced at the rearview mirror and saw Yingsheng looking down at his phone, so he smiled and said, "Brother Shuiyue, are you replying to Miss Liufeng? What is the joke you are talking about? Can you share it with me?"

"I'm just checking the weather forecast to avoid spoiling my fun tonight." Yingsheng said casually.

"Oh, it's about a social gathering. The rain really ruins the mood."

Megure Jusan raised his eyes slightly and glanced at the sky. The weather was good this morning, but the sun was not so bright in the afternoon. At this time, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and it looked like it was going to rain.

He glanced to the southwest, where the sky was quite clear, and said, "It might rain in Tokyo tonight. The address Xiaolan just mentioned is in Ebina City, so it shouldn't rain."

"That's good. By the way, Officer Megure, has there ever been a tornado in Tokyo in the past?"

"Ah? Tornado?"

Something

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