The boy soldier next to the famous detective

Although Jonah had a suspicion, he didn't know how to verify it.

It's definitely not an option to just say it directly. Not to mention whether Mary Akai would admit it, Jonah also has a hard time explaining why he was able to come to such an absurd conclusion after just one meeting.

Most importantly, Jonah hasn't figured out how to talk to Dave yet. After all, although Dave already knows Conan Edogawa, he still doesn't know that Conan Edogawa is Shinichi Kudo.

If he tells Dave his guess, then Conan Edogawa's identity will no longer be a secret.

Although Jonah trusted Dave completely, he still needed Conan Edogawa's permission for this.

I hope what you're saying is true.

Abandoning the various complex thoughts in his mind, Jonah looked at Mary Akai and Masumi Sera in front of him and decided to focus his attention on ensuring their safety first.

"Tell me the intelligence you have now. I need to know the enemy's situation. Also, what are your names?"

"My name is Sera Masumi."

"You can call me Mary. What should we call you?"

Although Mary Akai knew that the boy in front of her was called "Jonathan," that was information she should know as an adult. Now, she was just a child she was meeting for the first time, and she needed to be careful about many things so that Jonah wouldn't notice anything amiss.

"Jonathan, let's talk about the intelligence now."

......

After communicating with Mary Akai, Jonah also realized the problems in this operation.

Unlike their previous style of immediately withdrawing and disappearing without a trace if things didn't go well, this time the organization showed an unusually resolute attitude in their operation against Mary Akai. They even dispatched sufficient manpower from London, which wasn't exactly their stronghold, to demonstrate their determination to find her alive or dead.

Jonah found it strange, but there was no point in over-speculating on the enemy's intentions. Jonah was better at destroying the enemy's plans little by little in actual combat.

"It's not safe here, we need to go somewhere else first."

After hearing the information, Jonah immediately chose to leave the hotel with Mary Akai and Masumi Sera.

Although this hotel was also a hiding place carefully chosen by Mary Akai, Jonah had already observed that it was only suitable for hiding, not for fighting.

Before Dave arrived, Jonah's mission was to protect the two of them, but not to completely avoid battle. If they were to fight, Jonah would have to make the battlefield more suitable for him to play his part.

Dave had already prepared the location for Jonah—a safe house in London. As an arms dealer and intelligence broker, Dave's preparations were far too thorough; he had his own safe houses in many countries around the world.

Neither Mary Akai nor Masumi Sera refused Jonah's request. They had asked Jonah to help protect them, so naturally they wouldn't cause any disagreement.

Of course, Sera Masumi still had some doubts, not understanding why her usually strong and independent mother would cooperate so much with a child. But clearly, in the current three-person team, her words carried the least weight.

Jonah escorted Mary Akai and Masumi Sera all the way to Dave's safe house without encountering any danger or suspicious followers. This news was good for Jonah and Mary Akai.

In Dave's safe house, Mary Akai sat on the sofa, coughing lightly as she ate the fast food that Sera Masumi had bought. The seriousness in her eyes had relaxed a little.

Unlike the taciturn Akai Mary, Sera Masumi has been extremely busy after overcoming the initial crisis.

Because she was very interested in Jonah, Sera Masumi mustered up her courage and walked up to Jonah. After a brief probing, she found that Jonah was not particularly unapproachable except for being a little aloof. So she started chattering and asking Jonah a lot of questions.

"You can go to sleep first and recharge your energy so you don't hold us back during any emergency."

Jonah, unable to bear the annoyance any longer, finally interrupted Sera Masumi's conversation rather rudely. Sera Masumi shrugged innocently, but still obediently went back to Akai Mary's side. After the mother and daughter whispered to each other for a while, they went to the inner room to rest.

The safe house finally quieted down. Jonah took out his phone, checked the time, and after thinking for a moment, sent an email to Conan Edogawa, informing him that the situation was safe and that he didn't need to worry. Then he patiently waited for Dave's call.

25 minutes later, about 10 minutes after the agreed-upon time to contact Dave, Jonah's phone finally received a call from Dave.

"Jonathan, how's it going on your end?"

"I brought my men to your safe house and encountered no danger."

"That's good. Damn it, this plane was almost delayed. I was so angry that I almost tore down the cockpit safe house and went in to fly it myself."

The sound of cursing and swearing came from inside, indicating that Dave was not very satisfied with this sudden trip.

"I'm heading to the safe house now. Hope those two didn't cause any trouble?"

"No, but...Ms. Red isn't here."

"Not here? What do you mean?"

Faced with Dave's doubts, Jonah explained that the people he had picked up were two little girls, Sera Masumi and Mary.

"This is really interesting. In my intelligence, I had no idea that Ms. Red had a little daughter who's about the same age as you, Jonathan. Are you trying to fool us?"

Why do you say that?

Sensing the sarcasm in Dave's words, Jonah asked curiously.

"Ever since we last met her, I have never given up investigating her identity, and I have finally found some well-hidden information."

"You know what, Jonathan? The lady we met last time, Ms. Red, her real name is Mary Akai."

"...Akai?"

"That's right, she's our old friend, Shuichi Akai's biological mother. Isn't that interesting? I didn't even think of that before I saw this information."

"More importantly, Mary Akai's husband, Tsutomu Akai, went missing 17 years ago due to an attack by the Black Organization and is presumed dead!"

"Akai Mary has never remarried or dated again, and has been raising her unborn daughter Sera Masumi alone ever since."

"I'm genuinely curious, where did she get another little daughter who's not even 10 years old!"