Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 918 The Secret of Seventeen Years Ago

"No matter what, I will study hard and become a scientist like my parents so that I can help them share their burdens."

Yes, she almost forgot that her childhood dream was to become a scientist like her parents, to reduce their stress, so that she could go home more often and her younger sister wouldn't have to see their parents only once in a long while, like she did.

Just then, a commotion came from outside.

The petite Akemi Miyano stood up when she heard the noise.

She opened the door a crack and saw her parents outside.

The smile on her face froze for a moment, because besides her parents, she also saw someone she disliked.

The woman had blonde hair, wore alluring makeup, and her bright red lips were incredibly striking. Her eyes were frightening.

"You've already wasted one of the drugs that person left behind for experiments, and you still haven't been able to make a finished product. Now there's only one left. If it still doesn't work, you're all dead."

"Your two daughters will disappear from this world with you, and no one will know."

The woman coldly uttered those words and walked out of the room.

A long silence fell over the living room, and the couple's sorrow silently spread through the air.

The two women, one big and one small, Akemi Miyano, stood at the doorway, peering out through the crack, daring only to watch silently and not daring to make a sound.

That person is Vermouth.

Seventeen years ago, this woman already had this face. Seventeen years have passed, and this woman has not changed at all, like a stowaway in the sea of ​​time.

After a long while, I finally heard my mother's voice: "That genius seems to have been prepared all along. We can't extract much from the medicine, and we still can't find the most important elements."

"Yes, this can't go on."

Atsushi Miyano chuckled wryly and scratched his head.

Since joining Shiraito Pharmaceutical, his hair has become visibly thinner. He was once full of vigor and thought he could create new value in life, but in the end, he couldn't even protect the lives of his wife and daughter.

This is his greatest powerlessness.

"What should we do then? That person can't wait any longer, can he? What will happen to Akemi and Shiho if we can't figure out what he wants?"

Elena Miyano looked at her husband with worry.

Joining the organization was definitely the worst decision I ever made in my life.

Unfortunately, it's too late to regret it now.

They are already deeply involved, and even their current residence is under the organization's surveillance.

Shiho was even raised by the organization.

I heard that he has already taken an IQ test and has a very high IQ, making him suitable for training as a scientific research talent.

However, this news was not good for them.
"You should have noticed by now that Rum, Gin, and Vermouth seem to have a bad relationship, or even a very bad one."

"Ok?"

Elena Miyano let out a soft "hmm," not understanding why her husband had suddenly changed the subject.

"If we can't develop that drug, Karasuma Renya will only be able to use the last remaining pill to prolong his life once more. That pill is currently in our hands, if..."

Akemi Miyano couldn't hear what her parents said next, but she saw her mother first happy, then her eyes reddened, and she whispered her and her sister's names.

"Mother."

Little Akemi Miyano pushed open the door and ran towards her father and mother.

"Don't cry, Mommy."

"Mom didn't cry, her eyes just feel a little uncomfortable."

Elena Miyano bent down and hugged her eldest daughter, as if she had made up her mind, and looked firmly at her husband.

The adult Akemi Miyano came to the living room with her younger self.

Her father and mother couldn't see her; they just held their younger selves in their arms.

As for what they said, Akemi Miyano didn't ask when she was a child.

However, Akemi Miyano vaguely remembered that not long after that day, her parents died in a scientific research accident.

She was then sent to school, while her younger sister was nurtured by the organization to this day.

The worry and determination on her parents' faces slowly faded from her vision, the image blurring and breaking, and she returned to her original room.

“I remembered something that might be related to my parents’ deaths.”

"Tell me," Xia Chuan said seriously.

Much later, Miyano Akemi told Natsukawa all the conversations she remembered.

In fact, this memory was the one she least wanted to recall from the past, and it had been sealed deep in her mind.

Seeing her sister's photo today, and feeling her intense hatred for the Black Organization, gave her the courage to reclaim a piece of her inner self.

But for Xia Chuan, this was indeed an unexpected bonus.

Miyano Akemi, who had previously paid little attention, unexpectedly knew such important news.

Judging from her account, the deaths of the Miyano couple may not have been accidental, but rather suicides.

As for what they did with the last dose, nobody knows now.

However, it is known that Karasuma Renya did not die; he lived for another seventeen years.

"Thank you for your cooperation. Please continue to rest here for the next period of time."

Miyano Akemi nodded gently. Even if she didn't agree, she believed that Natsukawa wouldn't let her leave.

"Mr. Natsukawa, may I have the opportunity to meet Shiho?"

Xia Chuan was silent for a moment before shaking his head: "Judging from your previous behavior of pushing your sister into an awkward situation for Akai Shuichi's sake, it's not feasible for now. We'll have to wait and see."

Akemi Miyano lowered her head in disappointment.

Xia Chuan left the room.

"So fast?"

Kazami Yuya was somewhat surprised by Natsukawa's speed.

"Well, I've asked everything I needed to ask, there's nothing more to say."

"Oh, right." He paused for a moment, then continued, "I'll give you some video footage in a few days. Please send it to Miyano Akemi for me."

"I see."

Kazami Yuya nodded slightly and led Natsukawa to continue upwards.

Rumi Wakasa is still in a vegetative state. If no one takes her downstairs to get some sun, she will just sleep quietly in her room.

Xia Chuan only glanced at him briefly, asked the caregivers some questions, and confirmed that he wasn't faking a vegetative state before leaving.

The third floor is Curaçao's room.

Compared to the others, this was actually the one that Xia Chuan was most looking forward to.

After all, Curaçao, who lost her memory in the movie, is a really touching character.

However, Natsukawa was not allowed to meet Curaçao in person.

“Mr. Natsukawa, Curaçao is currently undergoing re-education. She can only see people with the consent of a psychologist.” Kazami Yuya was somewhat embarrassed. After all, Natsukawa had played a significant role in bringing Curaçao into their hands, and now he couldn’t even see her.

"It's ok."

"However, I can take you to the monitoring room to take a look."

Under Kazami Yuya's guidance, Natsukawa still managed to see Curaçao through the surveillance cameras.

At this point, Curaçao no longer possessed the same sharpness she had when she fought him; her face always carried a curiosity about the world, as well as a slight sense of bewilderment.

Everything she can do must be within the psychologist's plan. Although this is somewhat disrespectful to humanity, compared to her previous identity, it is already giving her a chance to be reborn.

"Be careful not to let Curaçao see Rumi Wakasa and Mari Akai, and they can't even be in the same exercise area."

"why is that?"

Kazami Yuya was a little confused. After all, the psychologist had already made a judgment that Curaçao would be able to leave the third floor and go down to see the scenery in the next few days. It was estimated that in another month or so, she would be able to meet other people in society.

Logically speaking, it's just one area, so it shouldn't be a big deal.

"Leaving aside Wakasa Rumi, that Akai Mary is no simple character. Curaçao is currently developing a new personality, and if she's influenced by her..."

Natsukawa turned to look at Kazami Yuya and patted him on the shoulder: "You should know very well what kind of fighting power Curaçao has. When she rebels, you won't even have time to react."

"makes sense."

Kazami Yuya nodded and relayed the information to the surveillance personnel.

Fourth floor.

Mary Akai ate breakfast as usual.

Since arriving here, she has been eating breakfast around 9 or 10 a.m.

There was no other way, because I couldn't sleep every night, thinking about how to escape from here.

She had only been there a few days and had only gone downstairs to keep watch once, but she already knew the mansion inside and out.

I live on the fourth floor, and there seem to be other residents on the three floors below me.

It can be roughly confirmed that this is some kind of secret care and detention center.

Based on the appearance of these people, their language, the temperature, and the rising and setting of the sun, it can be confirmed that this place is near Tokyo.

But something is strange.

She discovered that she wasn't being imprisoned by any scholars, but more likely by Japanese officials.

For example, the public security bureau.
The personalities and ways of doing things gave her a very proper and upright impression of these caregivers.

Scholars are, after all, people from the underworld. Even if his subordinates were not problematic, they wouldn't be so upright.

"My current physical condition prevents me from doing many things, so it seems that the residents on the other three floors are my breakthrough point."

When Mary Akai was keeping watch, she noticed that there were signs of other people keeping watch in the same spot.

Although their times were staggered, at least one of them was in the same exercise area.

Perhaps I can find a way to unite with the other party.

"Ms. Mary Akai, what are you thinking about?"

Mary Akai was eating absentmindedly, lost in thought, when she suddenly heard a sound and immediately looked around alertly.

Unfortunately, no one entered his room; the sound came from the speaker in the corner above his head.

The voice was processed and sounded very mechanical, making it impossible to tell who the other person was.

"Who are you? Why are you afraid to show yourself in front of me and use this voice to cover up your real voice? Do we know each other before?"

Mary Akai directly voiced her doubts. After all, at this point, this was the only way she could gather information in such a radical manner so that she could find the other party after she got out.

Unfortunately, his room had no windows, and the original window locations were also specially sealed off, with only a ventilation duct providing him with fresh air.

The passageway was treated with an extra-thick mesh barrier; she could enter with her size, but she couldn't break through the extra-thick mesh.

"Yes, not only you, but also Shuichi Akai, and even Tsutomu Akai's disappearance back then was related to me."

Xia Chuan made a joke.

However, to Mary Akai, this was more than just a simple joke. To know so much about her family, and even know that Tsutomu Akai was missing and that she was looking for him, meant that her family had probably been on the other side's radar for a long time.

Mary Akai was speechless for a moment, unsure of what to say.

Xia Chuan noticed that the other person had lost their train of thought and skipped the topic: "So, is there anything you want to say about the new environment? How was the breakfast? If you don't like it, you can tell me anytime."

"Stop beating around the bush, what exactly did you do to bring me here?"

Mary Akai clearly realized her blunder and, in an attempt to salvage the situation and put pressure on others, revealed some of her own reasoning.

"You're not exactly scholars, are you?"

"Or rather, the scholars never existed in the first place. When I first arrived here, I suspected that this was some secret base of the Ooka family, but after thinking about it a lot, I couldn't find a reason for him to kidnap me."

"Oh, Ooka Toramasa has no reason to kidnap you, but I do? Besides, you don't even know who I am."

Xia Chuan spoke in a gentle tone, giving people a very organized and elegant feeling.

"I'm guessing you have connections with the Japanese government, right?"

Mary Akai put down her knife and fork, stood up and looked at the camera: "I suddenly remembered that Shuichi told me that the person in charge of the Black Organization within the Public Security Bureau is a baby-faced man named Yuri. I've heard the caregivers mention that they have a young leader these past few days."

In reality, Mary Akai never heard anything; these people would never speak carelessly in front of her.

It was just to trick Xia Chuan.

Natsukawa turned to look at Kazami Yuya.

Kazami Yuya shrugged and shook his head; he had confidence in the people here.

"Ms. Mary Akai, what's the point of trying to get information out of me at a time like this?"

"Tsutomu Akai joined the CIA, and Shuichi Akai joined the FBI. This is clearly their homeland, but they still chose other countries. We are very unhappy about this behavior."

"How about I bring Shuichi Akai here to meet you in a while?"

Mary Akai was shocked, not only because the other party wanted to capture her son, which meant they knew about his base in Japan, but more importantly, because after she was caught trying to get information out of him, the other party actually admitted it directly.

“I know Shuichi’s personality very well. He’s even worse than me and his father. Are you dreaming if you think you can catch him?”

"Oh, really? What if someone exposes his whereabouts?"

"After all, some people are quite lucky with romance."

Mary Akai knew without a doubt that the other person was referring to Judith Starling.

It seems that this FBI agent has also been noticed, and the person he was talking to has even found Shuichi through him.

"Speaking of which, Gin is really unhappy with him. He's probably already received the news and is preparing to take action against him."

Mary Akai's composure crumbled, and she asked nervously, "What exactly are you planning to do? If I'm not mistaken, you're also going to deal with the Black Organization, and so is Shuichi. Wouldn't it be better to unite?"

She stared intently at the security camera, waiting for an answer.

Unfortunately, after a long time, no sound came through, and she belatedly realized that she had turned off the communication.

(End of this chapter)