Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 287 The incident ends and Edogawa Conan is born!
Why did things suddenly turn out like this?
Huaying Xiwang was quite distressed.

It was obviously just to prevent Toru Amuro from escaping with Vermouth. In order to make the incident more closely related to the winery in the eyes of the police, she tactfully informed the winery of the situation and let them know that Vermouth was not dead.

In the early hours of Saturday morning, the winery's sniper Chianti shot the target suspected to be Vermouth in the head with one shot.

So, after they know about this this time, Vermouth's ending will probably be the same.

boom--!
Under the gloomy sky of Tsuburaya Town, the familiar sound of sniper rifles rang out.

Huaying hoped to smile triumphantly, picked up the telescope and looked at the scene. Two seconds later, his expression froze on his face.

why?
Why was the person who fell down Shinichi Kudo?

boom--! !

Gunshots rang out again, and behind the fallen Kudo Shinichi, Megure Jusan staggered.

But Megure Juzo did not fall to the ground. Instead, he grabbed the back of Kudo Shinichi's collar and ran sideways.

There was no third gunshot, and Huaying hoped to guess that Vermouth had said something to the winery.

Because the next second, she jumped off Amuro Toru's shoulder.

Eh?
Has she actually woken up a long time ago?

Combining the information Yingsheng told him with the previous deductions, Huaying hopes to come up with a series of guesses soon.

Not only did she inform the winery of what happened here, but Amuro Toru, who is a very versatile person, also contacted the winery after his true identity was exposed.

After all, he could still explain his actions to the winery now, but if it was too late, he would definitely be exposed.

At least the undercover layer of the winery will inevitably be exposed.

He needs to explain the issue of his disguise, so he will definitely mention Vermouth.

As for the organization’s attitude towards Vermouth, I’m afraid it’s not ONLY DEAD, but to try to capture it alive if possible.

Yesterday morning, I fired the gun because I couldn't catch up with him and I saw that "Vermouth" was about to be caught up by others.

Now that Vermouth is in the hands of his code member Bourbon, of course he has to spare her life and turn to snipe the detective who is chasing after him without knowing his own limitations.

"Oh my god, this is fucked up."

Huaying hoped that her whole body would feel lost, and her body seemed to have shrunk, turning into a big doll.

No matter how you look at it, it was Kudo Shinichi who brought his own death upon himself, and it had nothing to do with her.

But she did not kill Toru Amuro and Vermouth immediately, giving Kudo Shinichi a target to pursue, so it was still her fault.

"Really? How could you survive that situation?"

Huaying hoped angrily reasoned on her own: "The special grenade in the sky just exploded, and Amuro Toru rushed out. Logically, he shouldn't have seen the explosion from that angle. Even if he could see it, he was in a coma last night and shouldn't have known what that kind of explosion meant.

So, it must be that the survivor from last night was nearby and alerted him as soon as he saw the explosion."

Huaying wanted to lean her upper body out of the balcony, hold up a telescope and look around, searching for any suspicious people.

"Really? Amuro Toru captured such an important person as Vermouth, but he didn't report it to the force he actually belonged to, but reported it to the force he just contacted last night. Why is that? He can't really betray her.

Think about it, think about it...

Got it!

The older brother speculated that Toru Amuro might belong to the Japanese mainland forces, and since the other side can dispatch armed helicopters, he might be an undercover agent of the Public Security Bureau.

Could it be that Toru Amuro received news from the police on the way that people from the First Investigation Section were chasing him, so he simply let him use their force to fight against them?

Anyway, the people who rescued him in the early morning must have used the recording of his confession of crime to threaten him into submission.

However, when the recording was discovered during the search, it no longer had any deterrent value. He simply took advantage of it as soon as possible before the forces discovered it last night.

All parties have bad intentions.

The worst off was probably the foreign force last night. They suffered heavy losses twice, but I saved Toru Amuro twice.

Huh?
In that case, Mr. Amuro is a complete ungrateful person."

Huaying kept talking to herself, hoping that the telescope she was using to observe everything would finally stop, as she found a target worthy of her attention in her sight.

That was the end of the street in the south where Toru Amuro was originally heading. A young woman in a light green suit was holding a camera and filming the shooting scene.

He looks like a reporter who is simply chasing hot topics and is willing to sacrifice his life for popularity.

But, is it really such a coincidence?
"Rena Mizunashi, the person who interviewed Shirley in the early morning, that third party, could it be you?" Huaying Xiwang smiled lightly, stretched out his right hand, and made a pistol gesture in the distance, "Biu~~ No matter if it's you or not, we'll know after we kill you."

Helicopters arrived from three directions in the sky, and a silver-haired masked woman stood at the cabin door looking around.

Huaying hoped to jump off the small stool and turn away.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh-"

She stretched lazily, and continued to turn into a doll in distress, talking to herself: "I failed, what should I do? Although Kudo Shinichi was not shot in the head, he has such a big wound in the abdomen, there is no way he can survive.

I am worried. How can I make amends to my elder brother?
Love you love you love you love you love you love you love you!

Kill you, kill you, kill you, kill you! "

Huaying had been building up her emotions for a long time, but in the end she became dejected.

"I don't know if it will work. Ah, I don't know if big brother will kill me. I'm so sad. I'm going to die... Well, but speaking of this, I want to at least sleep with big brother again before I die. I like that feeling so much, hehe...

How about keeping it a secret first and confessing it later?"

Thinking of this, Huaying's mood cheered up again. She hummed a song and left the quiet house.

“Welcome to my world that’s painted with sadness.”

“There’s no light of sun There you can’t hear any sound at all.”

"Here I'm waiting silently for you, father."

"Why were you so cruel, why'd you leave Mary alone?"

……

……

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye it was eight o'clock in the evening.

As the deep shadows of the trees of Futakotamagawa Park passed by the taxi window, Yingsheng used another newly purchased mobile phone to call Hanaying Xiwang's number.

The call volume was turned down to the minimum and he didn't say anything.

Huaying hoped to speak first, her voice muffled: "I'm sorry, big brother, I messed up everything, Kudo Shinichi is dead."

"!!!!!!"

Yingsheng's heart was pounding. Hey, hey, what's going on?
Didn't Megure Juzo just say that Kudo Shinichi is still alive, and that he is still continuing his investigation?!

died? !
hiss--!
What a big problem!

Could it be that Megure Jusan was testing him just now? No, no, it was definitely a test, but the direction was a bit wrong. Could it be that Megure Jusan was not actually a good person, and he was also an undercover agent sent by some force into the police?

Many thoughts flashed through Yingsheng's mind in an instant, but he couldn't come up with any complete clue.

He immediately picked up another mobile phone he had just bought and sent an email to Huaying Xiwang, asking her to explain the whole story from beginning to end.

"Eh? Is Big Brother being eavesdropped on now?"

Huaying was subconsciously surprised for a moment, then quickly lowered her voice and told the whole story from beginning to end, adding at the end:
"After Kudo Shinichi's death, there was no way the news about the winery and him could be connected, so I didn't care about Vermouth. According to the situation at the time, the winery and the police would definitely fight again. At that time, a helicopter of an unknown force came over the sky, and I left."

In the taxi that was moving smoothly, Yingsheng's hand on his right leg kept tapping his knee.

Hopefully, Shinichi Kudo would have no chance of surviving with a big hole in his abdomen.

Could it be that the medical technology at the disposal of the police was also extremely advanced, and that the two of them were short-sighted idiots who made rash assumptions, thinking that Kudo Shinichi was dead, when in fact the wound on his abdomen only needed a Band-Aid?
Or maybe, Kudo Shinichi is really dead, and Megure Juzo was just lying?

If so, that would be great.

Having given Xiaolan an explanation, the most cheerful detective will never disturb him again...

wrong.

During this period of time, the murderous intent on the system panel has increased by a total of about thirty points. According to what Xiwang just said, Kudo might be one of them.

It's such a pity that he died.

Well, whatever.

Regardless of whether Kudo Shinichi is dead or not, now that he has come out, no matter how many suspicions he bears, Kudo Shinichi and the winery must not have completed the information exchange.

So what is there to worry about? It will just happen again later.

Having tasted the sweetness of a surge in murderous intent, Yingsheng was quite satisfied with his current state. There were many unexpected events in today's plan, but it could be considered a perfect ending.

Edit the email and send it.

[Well done, my Hermes.]

Hermes, the herald and messenger of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology, is the executor of higher will.

“Eh? Ehhhhhhhhh——?”

Huaying hoped to make a sound of disbelief: "That's actually good? Lord God, you are too tolerant of me." Then she cheered with joy, "Long live! Long live big brother! I love you the most!!!"

[Love +3]

Yingsheng laughed, thinking that he had felt it.

【Good night. 】

"Good night, big brother. I will definitely dream about you tonight."

The phone hangs up.

Yingsheng shook his head, put away his phone, closed his eyes and rested. He didn't know how long it had been before the driver finally reminded him that they were about to reach their destination.

Yingsheng glanced at the time, it was exactly nine o'clock.

The night was getting darker at this time. Leaving the neon lights of the city, we drove into the forest. It was pitch black all around. It took a while for our eyes to adjust, and we could hardly see our hands in front of us.

But there was no rain after all. Yingsheng looked back and saw heavy rain behind him.

Tokyo direction.

The taxi slowly stopped, and the driver politely said that it was too dark ahead and the mountain road was rugged and difficult to travel. Yingsheng didn't make things difficult for him, so he paid the bill, got off the car and walked. The driver quickly turned around, stepped on the accelerator, and disappeared without a trace in a few seconds.

"Tsk, this guy wouldn't think I'm a bad person, right? You missed a chance to make a fortune."

Yingsheng turned and went up the mountain, took out a paper map and looked at it for a long time with a flashlight, then used the mobile phone that had been passed around in the hands of the police to call Xiaolan.

In fact, he was not sure whether there was any problem with this phone.

Especially after a piece of chewed gum is stuck on the heel, the possibility of the phone being tampered with seems to be even lower.

But to be on the safe side, he would of course change a few. What if the police wanted to save the driver by abandoning the car? The chewing gum was just placed in plain sight to attract his attention. After all, chewing gum on shoes is too conspicuous, how could someone not notice it?

Ok……

Is there really anyone who doesn't care about his or her appearance?

Anyway, he won’t do that, he is a gigolo.

The thought of Megure Juzo putting gum on his shoes while he was sleeping gave him goose bumps on his forearms.

"Suiyue-kun, have you arrived yet? Everyone is waiting for you."

The phone was connected and Xiaolan's voice came out.

"I'm going up the mountain now and will be there soon. I'm calling to ask why we're still using paper maps in the 21st century. Aren't there electronic versions? They're driving me blind."

Yingsheng said helplessly.

Suzuki Sonoko was also on the phone for some reason. She snorted when she heard this: "This is my private villa. Why do I need to enter the electronic map? How come you are lost? Do you want someone to pick you up?"

"Sorry, sorry, I'm being pretentious, but what's wrong with you? Are you in a bad mood?" Yingsheng asked.

"Hey, hey, Xiaolan is next to me, please be careful with your words." Sonoko said unhappily.

"Ah? What's wrong with caring about a friend? I don't dare to respond to what you said." Yingsheng changed the target, "Xiaolan, what's the situation with Suzuki-san?"

"…Asshole!" Sonoko was angry.

Xiaolan was also speechless: "No need to call my last name deliberately, it's nothing, it's just... um..." Xiaolan's tone was quite tangled, "Can I say Yuanzi?"

"Tell me, let this bastard see what good things he has done in the past. If he doesn't change his ways, he will definitely end up in a miserable way."

Yuanzi was indignant and said it herself: "My sister is holding a class reunion in another villa not far from this mountain. After knowing my situation, she originally wanted to get together, but when she heard that you would come, her interest suddenly dropped. You say..."

"Wait a moment!"

Yingsheng interrupted: "This has nothing to do with me..."

Xiaolan also quickly interrupted: "That's it, Shuiyue-kun, I'll wait for you to come over, and I've left a lot of barbecue for you."

Yuanzi: "..."

Yingsheng: “…”

"Xiao Lan, listen to what he said!"

"Okay, I'm really hungry. See you later, Xiaolan."

Yingsheng hung up the phone quickly.

Tsk, he was telling the truth.

Yingsheng yawned: "I don't know how far it is. The mountain road is really difficult to walk on."

After he took a few steps, he stumbled and the cell phone in his right hand flew out of his hand. Yingsheng shouted anxiously.

"My phone! My flashlight!"

pat--!
The phone fell heavily on a rock by the side of the path, and without a sound, the screen went out.

not bad.

Sorry, Mr. Cellphone, after that call to Mr. X, you'll be dead.

While sighing, Yingsheng took out his new cell phone, turned on the flashlight, pretended to grope for the dead phone, and removed the SIM card.

He continued walking forward, and soon he tripped over a small stone again.

"Oh, I'm so miserable, can you please make the moon brighter?"

Yingsheng sighed.

And this was the last sentence Kudo Shinichi heard from his headphones.

This made him doubt. Could it be that Shuiyue had discovered the abnormality in the eavesdropping device and the cell phone and did this on purpose?
This was indeed the fact, but of course he had no way of proving it, so he could only give up unwillingly.

"Brother Kudo, the injured is no longer in danger of death."

Megure Jusan's voice rang out from another headset. He hesitated for a moment before continuing, "The person I bumped into was Kanako Mie who had appeared in the Xuesong Masato case. She... well... would she..."

Kudo Shinichi knew what he wanted to say. He was wondering if the car accident was deliberately designed by someone.

But this sounded too much like shirking responsibility, and Megure Jusan couldn't say it after all.

"Is there any clue in her cell phone?" asked Kudo Shinichi.

"No, it's very common, and this phone is definitely her regular phone." There was no need to say it directly, so Megure Jusan breathed a sigh of relief, "I have also sent people to her home and the nightclub, but...

Probably nothing will be discovered.”

Megure Jusan sighed: "To be honest, I still prefer this to be a simple accident, but some things in this world are far beyond my expectations. Even if I see it with my own eyes, I can't completely believe it."

There was silence on the other end of the line.

Megure's residence at 3-42, Beika-cho.

Kudo Shinichi left the desk and walked to the full-length mirror in the closet under the warm yellow light.

The mirror faithfully reflects everything in this world, and the person that Kudo Shinichi sees in the other mirror world is of course also Kudo Shinichi.

But, not entirely.

At least, he is no longer the same Kudo Shinichi as before.

He stretched out his hand and his fingertips touched his reflection in the mirror.

The touch was naturally the smoothness and coolness of a mirror, but he clearly touched the strange yet familiar skin on his face.

The fingers slid across the corners of the eyes, the bridge of the nose, and finally down the chin.

In the mirror world, a ripple flashed across that young face and those clear eyes.

As the waves rippled, another figure seemed to appear behind his small figure.

She was wearing a black long dress, standing silently behind him on the right, her long bangs covering her forehead, her eyes calm and indifferent, her face as pale as a faded paper cutting.

Kudo Shinichi's eyes trembled and he opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

At this moment, a girl in a simple white dress walked out from the darkness on the other side. She was wearing a beige woven straw hat and gave him a refreshing smile.

"Kiyoko..."

Kudo Shinichi finally murmured something, his vision blurred and the scene in the mirror gradually became hazy.

The two girls slowly moved closer to each other and finally merged into one.

The skirt became a mixture of black and white, inexplicably outlining an intricate pattern that made people dizzy.

Her face was completely blurry and unclear.

There is only a pair of eyes, extremely clear.

Pale purple, like crystal, it is so deep and yet so gentle.

She walked slowly towards him, her steps light but firm.

A light lit up in Kudo Shinichi's eyes. He didn't know what the future would be like, but he had already reached out his hand.

at this time,

boom--!
There was a gunshot.

It was as if I was hit hard by something. I didn't feel any pain, but I suddenly lost all my strength.

The excitement in Kudo Shinichi's eyes slowly solidified, and his gaze, which had been looking up at the target in front of him, finally slowly lowered to look at his abdomen.

Is there a piece missing there?
In an instant, Kudo Shinichi felt that his whole body became light.

He thought that as long as he took a step forward, with his current light as a swallow condition, he would be able to catch Toru Amuro within ten seconds.

But why can’t I move forward?

Why did the body fall to the ground?
His consciousness flew up and his perception became extremely clear. Megure Jusan's roar seemed to be ringing in his ears.

I'm sorry, Officer Megure, you were right. My impulse was essentially suicidal.

Sadly, okay.

no more chance.

In front, Chiso Aoyagi jumped off Miwako Sato's shoulders... No, Shinichi Kudo thought, if the teddy bear was not completely deceiving, it should be said that Vermouth jumped off Toru Amuro's shoulders.

Was she awake all this time?
He must have overheard a lot of Toru Amuro's secrets.

If we can catch her and have a frank talk with her, we will definitely learn a lot of things and maybe even uncover the true identity of the mastermind behind the scenes.

Shuiyue, could that person be you?

What a pity, what a pity.

It's a pity that there is no such opportunity anymore.

Vermouth's eyes were so strange, that deep worry and loss of soul, that kind of pity and love that could not be concealed...

Although it seems weirder the more I look at it, I feel a sense of familiarity for some reason.

It was confirmed that she was indeed Kiyoko.

Qingzi, the you who helped me solve the case and the you who killed Qingliu's family of three, which one is the real you?
His body also floated up, as if he was riding a roller coaster, and he was being taken away by Inspector Megure.

It's useless. There's no way he could survive with that kind of injury.

But speaking of roller coasters, I think I made an appointment with someone to go there once, it’s at Dorobiga Land.

Who did you agree with?

Probably Kiyoko.

Consciousness slowly dissipated, and endless nothingness was encroaching at the edge of vision.

Eternal peace called softly, and Kudo Shinichi slowly closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

"Not yet, Kudo-kun."

A soft voice came from outside the world.

Kudo Shinichi's eyelids trembled and he could no longer fully open his eyes. In the corner of the world that he could barely see, a delicate hand was holding a red and white capsule and approaching him, with a faint pink luster on the nails.

"You're not going to die, Shinichi."

The next second, flames started burning from the abdomen.

(End of this chapter)