Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

Zunhao Hotel.

Mary Akai received a message from Taki Kitagawa.

She put away her phone and said to Sera Masumi, "Masumi, don't tell anyone what happens next, not even your brother, understand?"

Mary Akai refers to her second son, Hideyoshi Haneda.

As for her eldest son, Shuichi Akai, she couldn't even contact him, let alone Sera Masumi.

"Understood." Sera Masumi nodded solemnly, vaguely sensing that this matter was inextricably linked to Kitagawa Taki.

Mary Akai changed her clothes and put on a baseball cap.

She glanced at the pistol on the table, hesitated for a moment, then put it back in the drawer, without taking it with her.

"let's go!"

The two then went down to the parking lot.

Sera Masumi owns a Yamaha, but she didn't ride it before only to get closer to everyone.

"Mom, where are we going?" Sera Masumi asked, putting on her helmet.

"Kitagawa Exorcism Office".

……

Arriving at the office building once again, Sera Masumi felt a little nervous, partly because of Kitagawa Taki's fighting prowess, and partly because of her anxiety about the unknown.

Following Akai Mary up to the second floor, the door was not closed, and Kitagawa Taki and the other two sat on the sofa.

Akemi Miyano, having shed her disguise, attracted the attention of Masumi Sera.

She let her hair down, took off her glasses, and her face looked somewhat different from before.

Unlike Sera Masumi, Akai Mary's gaze lingered on Haibara Ai.

There were no heartwarming scenes; both sides remained calm.

"You're here!" Kitagawa Taki stood up to greet them, and then used his divine sense to check that neither of them were carrying any weapons.

He then pushed Sera Masumi out of the room, letting the three of them talk alone.

"Shiliang, let's go upstairs and talk."

Sera Masumi looked at Akai Mary.

Seeing this, Mary Akai said, "Matsumi, you should go with Kitagawa first!"

Sera Masumi had no choice but to suppress her many questions and follow Kitagawa Taki upstairs.

As soon as she entered the room, she asked impatiently, "Kitagawa, what exactly happened?"

"I'll have your mom talk to you later!" Kitagawa Taki said, pouring Sera Masumi a glass of water.

"You...you knew all along?"

Sera Masumi was no longer in the mood to drink water. She was even more puzzled as to what had happened while she was unconscious.

"Your mother told me herself."

Kitagawa Taki's lips curled into a slight smile, as if Akai Mary had told him this on her own initiative.

This completely confused Sera Masumi, since her mother had clearly used a gun!

……

Second floor office.

Mary Akai sat down opposite the two sisters and started the conversation: "Akami, I wonder if you still remember your aunt?"

Akemi Miyano nodded. Although Mary Akai had shrunk, her appearance hadn't changed much—her hairstyle, hair color, eye color…

Ai Haibara took the initiative to ask, "Aunt Mary, could you tell me about your identity?"

The fact that she could be given poison by someone in the organization, coupled with Akai Mary's words and actions just now, made Ai Haibara realize that she was no ordinary person.

Mary Akai was somewhat surprised; she had thought the two sisters would ask about their parents first.

However, since she had chosen to come here, she was prepared to be honest.

Moreover, judging from Ai Haibara's demeanor, if she doesn't speak, the conversation probably won't continue.

"I am a secret agent."

Mary Akai didn't elaborate, and Ai Haibara didn't press for details.

Do you know who poisoned him?

"Chris Vineyard, that's her public identity. Within that organization, she's known as the 'Thousand-Faced Witch.' I wonder if you're aware of that?"

The Miyano sisters exchanged a glance and exclaimed in unison, "Vermouth!"

vermouth?

Mary Akai silently noted down the code name and continued, "After she appeared in Japan, I brought Masumi back. Through her, I discovered the shrunken Shinichi Kudo. I had Masumi investigate him, but I never expected to meet you here."

Ai Haibara asked, "Wait, what's the connection between Shinichi Kudo and Vermouth?"

Mary Akai explained, "His mother, Yukiko Fujimine, is friends with Chris Vineyard, but according to Masumi's observation, they don't know that Chris Vineyard is a member of the organization."

Ai Haibara's gaze sharpened; Vermouth's way of doing things was too unpredictable.

"Shiho, why... why have you become like this too?" Akai Mary's voice pulled Haibara Ai back from her thoughts.

Ai Haibara briefly recounted her and Akemi Miyano's experiences, without mentioning her own identity within the organization.

After listening, Mary Akai was deeply moved and sighed, "These years have been tough on you sisters..."

If Sera Masumi were here, she would probably be shocked. Is this really her strict mother?

After Akai Tsutomu's disappearance, she had to raise Sera Masumi alone while also taking care of MI6's mission.

For many years, she has been both a mother and a father. She maintains a strong facade in front of her family, but in reality, she is tough on the outside but soft on the inside.

After learning of the Miyano couple's deaths, she also investigated the whereabouts of her sister's two children, but all her efforts were in vain.

Hearing about the sisters' plight now, it's hard not to feel a pang of sadness.

Ai Haibara changed the subject: "Aunt Mary, can you tell us about your mother?"

A look of reminiscence flashed in Mary Akai's eyes as she recalled, "Elena, she..."

Mary Akai begins by recounting her childhood experiences, giving the two sisters, especially Ai Haibara, a completely new understanding of their mother.

Gentle and kind, yet shy and timid, she speaks very little...

The image of the mother also becomes more three-dimensional.

Upon hearing that Elena Miyano was pregnant, that her clinic was struggling to make ends meet, and that the couple joined the Karasuma Group to support Atsushi Miyano's dream, the couple decided to stay together.

Both of them couldn't help but shed tears.

Akemi Miyano hugged Ai Haibara and stroked her hair.

Mary Akai got up and sat down next to the two sisters, gently patting them on the back.

After a long while, the two stopped crying and processed their emotions.

Ai Haibara asked, "Aunt Mary, is there anything you want to ask?"

"Shiho, are you and Kitagawa... boyfriend and girlfriend?"

In Ai Haibara's account, Taki Kitagawa is like a savior who rescued the two sisters and provided them with shelter.

Therefore, in Mary Akai's view, it's quite normal for Shiho Miyano to fall in love with Taki Kitagawa.

However, she needs to confirm it.

"It's my older sister who is," Ai Haibara denied, wondering if Taki Kitagawa had said something to Mary Akai.

Akemi Miyano nodded and stated frankly, "I am Taki-kun's woman!"

Mary Akai glanced at Akemi Miyano with surprise.

Miyano Akemi had barely spoken, and she had assumed that after joining the organization, the child's sunny personality had changed into that of her younger sister—shy, timid, and taciturn.

It turns out she misunderstood; no wonder that guy said "one of my sisters."

"Let me call Shiliang and the others down! You cousins ​​can get to know each other again."

Seeing that the two sisters did not object, Mary Akai took out her phone and sent a message to Masumi Sera.

Chapter 291 Yukiko's Excitement

At Vermouth's home.

"What do you want with me, Vermouth?"

Rena Mizunashi arrived at Vermouth's house with a lot of questions in her mind.

She was mostly contacted by Gin.

This was the first time Vermouth had contacted her.

"It's not me looking for you, it's 'that gentleman'."

Vermouth leaned back on the sofa, her tone indifferent.

Upon hearing "that gentleman," Rena Mizunashi was startled.

"That gentleman" only contacts a limited number of people within the organization, and only those few people are authorized to contact "that gentleman".

Given her position within the organization, she would be completely unable to communicate with "that gentleman."

Vermouth took out a keypad phone and placed it in front of Rena Mizunashi.

"Wait for the call."

After saying that, Vermouth left Rena Mizunashi alone in the living room and went back to her bedroom by herself.

Rena Mizunashi watched Vermouth's retreating figure, pondering her intentions.

Does "that gentleman" want to contact her alone? Even Vermouth can't know?

She didn't reach for her phone; she just sat quietly on the sofa and waited.