Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

"They probably thought the elderly couple posed no threat before because the matter hadn't been exposed,"

Lin Xiuyi explained, her tone tinged with worry.
"But now that the FBI has intervened in the investigation, the situation is different."

“That organization must be afraid that the Brians might recall some clues or be questioned by the FBI, so they would naturally want to silence them.”

His words instantly made Eri Kisaki tense up, and the ease on her face vanished completely: "What should we do? Should we remind the Brians? Or tell Mr. Murakami?"

She instinctively grabbed Lin Xiuyi's hand, seeking a sense of security.

Lin Xiuyi grasped her hand and gently shook her head: "We can't tell them yet. Firstly, we don't have any evidence, and revealing it rashly will only make them more panicked."

"Secondly, if that organization is really monitoring this place, our actions will only alert them and bring greater danger to the Brians."

He couldn't let Eri know about Vermouth's existence, much less let her get involved in the Black Organization's vortex; he could only temporarily conceal the truth.

Eri Kisaki thought there was some truth to it, but she couldn't help but worry: "But are we just going to sit here and wait to die? What if that organization really makes a move? We won't have time to react."

Seeing the girl's anxious expression, Lin Xiuyi felt a pang of guilt.

He gently ruffled her hair and comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll find a way to make sure nothing happens to the Brians."

Eri nodded, leaned on Hideaki Hayashi's shoulder, and said nothing more.

The bedroom became quiet, with only the occasional sound of pages turning and the two people's steady breathing.

Lin Xiuyi looked at the sky outside the window, but her mood gradually became anxious.

Time was ticking away, and he had to find a way out of this predicament as soon as possible. But being a stranger in America, he couldn't think of any good ideas for the time being.

Lin Xiuyi scratched his hair in frustration, his fingers tapping the table unconsciously. He went through various possibilities in his mind, but could not find a breakthrough.

Just as he was having a terrible headache and was almost at a dead end, a sudden commotion downstairs broke the tranquility of the room.

Eri Kisaki got up curiously, walked to the window, and carefully parted the blinds to look down.

The entrance to Brian's house was surrounded by reporters holding cameras and carrying video cameras. All the lenses were pointed at the front door, flashes were going off incessantly, and many reporters were shouting into the house with microphones.

The Brians were standing at the door, their faces grim as they spoke to the reporter.

Mr. Brian kept waving his hands, seemingly trying to stop the reporters from taking pictures.

Mrs. Brian frowned and her lips kept moving, clearly displeased with the reporters who had entered her private space without permission.

“Shuichi, they’re reporters!” Eri Kisaki turned around. “Judging from what they’re saying, it sounds like they want to interview you.”

"I have no interest in giving an interview..."

Lin Xiuyi casually replied, but before she could finish speaking, a sudden flash of inspiration struck her, and a bold idea instantly popped into her head.

The Black Organization sent Vermouth to silence her, with the core objective of covering up the organization's secret human experimentation and preventing further investigation into Noah and Lily's affairs.

If he rashly handed Lily's diary over to the local police, there was no guarantee that the police department wasn't spies of the Black Organization. After all, Vermouth had said that the organization had people planted in governments and institutions around the world. If the diary fell into the organization's hands, not only would the Brians be immediately in danger, but he and Eri might also be silenced.

But what if we took a different approach and handed the diary directly to reporters and the media?

American journalists are masters at uncovering big news, especially sensational topics like "human experimentation" and "organizational cover-ups." They will spare no effort in reporting on these stories, which may even garner national attention.

Once the contents of the diary are exposed, the Black Organization and the powerful and wealthy individuals supporting it will inevitably scramble to use all available resources to suppress the news and try to cover up the truth.

In fact, the Brians would become safer during this process.

They have handed over the only evidence that proves the organization's crimes, and are no longer a "threat".

If the Black Organization were to take action against them now, it would only confirm the authenticity of the diary's contents, rendering their efforts to suppress public opinion futile, and could even backfire, leading to a more severe investigation.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiuyi suddenly stood up, strode over to Fei Yingli, grabbed the girl, and spun her around.
"I've figured out a solution!"

Eri Kisaki was startled by his sudden excitement: "What method?"

Lin Xiuyi explained her thoughts in detail, from the role of the reporter to the advantages and disadvantages of exposing the diary, and then to the subsequent risk management.

After hearing this, Eri's eyes lit up: "This method seems really feasible! Reporters do have a lot of influence. Once it's exposed, the people behind the scenes definitely won't dare to act easily again!"

"There's no time to lose, let's get started now!"

Without further hesitation, Lin Xiuyi told Fei Yingli to quickly go downstairs and call back the Brians, who were arguing with reporters at the door.

The girl ran downstairs quickly and soon returned to the living room with the exhausted and confused Brians.

Lin Xiuyi took out Lily's diary and handed it to Mr. Brian.
“Eri found this by accident this morning when she was tidying up Lily’s closet. It contains some things that happened before Lily passed away. I think you should know the truth.”

Mr. Brian took the diary with a puzzled look. The cover was pink and decorated with cute cartoon illustrations, just like Lily's favorite style.

He and his wife exchanged a glance, their hands trembling slightly, and carefully opened the diary. They huddled together and began to read it carefully, word by word.

As they read on, the two elderly people's eyes gradually reddened, and Mrs. Brian couldn't help but wipe away her tears.

The diary records Lily's daily trivialities, from the joy of shopping with friends to the shyness she feels towards the boy she has a crush on.

Every word was filled with youthful energy, making them involuntarily think of their lively and cheerful daughter.

But when they turned to Lily's diary from a few days before her murder, the sadness on their faces was gradually replaced by solemnity.

Especially when reading about "experimental data," "human experiments," and "Noah's hesitation," Mr. Brian's hand suddenly stopped, and his breathing became rapid.

Mrs. Brian covered her mouth, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

"...How could this be?" Mrs. Brian's voice trembled. "Noah is so kind, how could he participate in human experiments? He clearly said he worked at a legitimate drug research center..." (End of Chapter)