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Chapter 426 Plague God Kogoro
Two days later.
Downstairs at the Mori Detective Agency, a group of people gathered, ready to go to the Twin Towers Skyscraper.
Mori Kogoro specially rented a car with many seats and waited downstairs, "Hasn't the Young Lady from the Suzuki Conglomerate arrived yet?"
"They said she has already left..." Mouri Ran waited by the Car Side, holding two Peony Bouquets in her left and right hands, intending to give them as gifts.
In the Car, Ayumi smiled and said, "It's really something to look forward to!"
Mitsuhiko nodded, "There will definitely be a lot of delicious food!"
"I want to eat Eel Rice!" Genta was even more excited.
Mitsuhiko was speechless, "There probably won't be that kind of thing..."
Conan didn't join in the childish topic of the Children, waited by the Car Side, and asked Haibara Ai in a low voice, "Executive Director Hara... is it possible that he is an Accomplice of the Black Organization?"
"It's possible," Haibara Ai replied in a low voice, "They used to absorb some promising Young Men in the political, Medicine, and chemical fields."
"What about Councilman Oki?" Conan asked.
"Although he's a bit lacking in stature, he's still considered Young," Haibara Ai commented, looking at Conan and saying, "In any case, once you join the Organization, for those who want to quit or Betrayal, what awaits them is the Sanction of Death, just like they want to kill me..."
Beside them, Doctor Agasa, who was listening to the two of them talking, also said in a low voice, "Say So, if the Culprit is one of those four..."
He was talking about the current Suspects, Tokiwa Mio, Sawaguchi Chinami, Kazama Hidehiko, and Kisaragi Hōsui.
"That's right," Conan said with a serious Expression, "The Possibility of that Fellow being related to the Organization is extremely high!"
"Then do you have any Clue about who the Culprit is?" Doctor Agasa asked.
"Not yet..." Conan suddenly thought of Chi Feichei, but quickly deleted Chi Feichei's figure from his mind. It's not a good thing to rely on others when encountering problems.
But...
Haibara Ai was looking down at the ground, thinking about her Worries, when she suddenly felt someone press on her Shoulder, and she turned her Head to look at Conan in Doubt.
"There's no need to worry at all, they probably have no Interest in people who study Veterinary Medicine." Conan said with a serious Face, teasingly.
But, Little Girl can still rely on others a bit.
Haibara Ai was stunned, Realize that Conan was talking about Chi Feichei, and retorted Speechless, "Are you looking down on Veterinarian?"
"No," Conan said in a low voice, "I just wanted to tell you, if you want to Call, just Call."
"Don't make it sound like I'm quarreling with him, I just miss my Older Sister, it's not like it just started Recently."
Haibara Ai retorted with a cold Face, but she also admitted in her heart that when she could contact Chi Feichei before, the number of times she Called to listen to Akemi Miyano's voice was not frequent.
In the past, at least there was Chi Feichei to share Recent Movements with. If she didn't Call, she could also send an Email to tell Chi Feichei, and even if she Called Akemi Miyano, she wouldn't talk about her own Movements.
However, after the Bus Incident, she wanted to slowly distance herself from Chi Feichei, to avoid implicating Chi Feichei if something happened.
As For Doctor Agasa... she was living at Doctor Agasa's House, the implication was already deep enough, there was no way around it, but Chi Feichei could still be pushed away a little.
This also led to her suddenly Realize that there was no one to share Daily Routine Things with, and with worries and anxieties in her heart, the number of times she Called Akemi Miyano's Apartment and the duration of the calls were also slowly increasing.
The Night Before Last, she was caught red-handed by Conan and Doctor Agasa, who even unplugged her Telephone Line and forcibly interrupted the Phone Call.
She could understand Conan's Action, this was very Danger Behavior, no one could guarantee whether the people from the Organization had investigated that Apartment, although she would Call again afterwards and delete the Recording, but what if someone happened to be listening nearby at that time?
But, she still couldn't help but want to talk to her Older Sister...
"In short, the Phone Recording from the Night Before Last, I have already erased it," Conan said seriously, "I have also recorded Miss Akemi's voice, you can play it and listen, talk to her yourself, there's No Need to Call, if you want to find someone to share Daily Life with, you can find Chi Feichei, me, Doctor Agasa, we all can."
Haibara Ai pursed her lips and didn't explain further.
She Called, also because she didn't want to treat Akemi Miyano as someone who was already Death, but to interact as if Akemi Miyano was still alive.
But Calling is too Danger, and it really can't continue.
"Brother Hichiji still doesn't Intention to go with us today," Doctor Agasa pondered, "Is he sulking? Since returning from the Kano Residence, he Seemingly hasn't gone anywhere with us much, and last time at the Twin Towers Building, we also encountered him by chance."
Haibara Ai couldn't help but lower her head and ponder, could it be that Chi Feichei was angry?
"No," Conan thought of the Text Message he received yesterday, and said with Half-Moon Eyes, "Last time he played the Piano for everyone, he played very happily too, that Fellow just doesn't know how to take the initiative at all... If you don't Call him, he won't Call you, if you ignore him, he won't ignore you, and he Seemingly really has a lot of Matters to deal with."
Doctor Agasa was about to ask Conan why he was so sure, when he looked up and saw a Girl who looked like Suzuki Sonoko walking towards them.
The reason for saying 'suspected' is because Suzuki Sonoko had her Short Hair permed into big waves...
"Hi, sorry to keep everyone waiting!" Suzuki Sonoko walked over, raised her hand and waved.
"Sonoko," Mouri Ran was a little surprised, "What happened to your Hair?"
"Just changing my image, I learned from her to perm my Hair into waves," Suzuki Sonoko smiled and looked at Haibara Ai, straightened up, and raised her hand to flick her Hair tips, "How is it? Very similar, right?"
Conan looked up and watched, Feeling as if he saw Haibara Ai after she had grown up.
Suzuki Sonoko noticed Conan staring at her, bent down and asked, "Do you have anything you want to Say?"
Conan hurriedly waved his hand and backed away, "No... Nothing..."
"You must be Staring blankly at Sonoko because you saw Older Sister Sonoko!" Mitsuhiko in the Car exposed him.
"Really?" Genta immediately leaned over to the Car Window to look at Conan Outside.
"It's not like that..." Conan scratched his Head.
In the Car, Ayumi pulled up the tips of her Short Hair and looked at them.
Conan likes curly Hair? What about Brother Chi?
Brother Chi Seemingly hasn't expressed any Preference...
Then why doesn't she also try to get a wavy perm?
"Alright, are you guys going or not?" Mori Kogoro couldn't help but urge them.
"Right, we should hurry up and go!" Mouri Ran Realize and got into the Car.
Suzuki Sonoko then noticed the two bouquets of Flowers in Mouri Ran's hands, and asked with some Doubt, "Ran, are you Intention to bring two bouquets of Flowers over?"
"No, one bouquet is for Brother Chi, he doesn't Intention to attend the Opening Ceremony, and asked me to Help pick a bouquet of Flowers to send over..." Mouri Ran explained.
"You Young Masters and Young Ladies are really troublesome." Mori Kogoro saw that everyone had gotten into the Car, started the Car and drove away from the spot.
"Brother Hichiji doesn't usually attend Banquets, I Seemingly have only seen him at Banquets two or three times since I was little, and last time he attended Officer Shiratori's Younger Sister's Wedding Banquet, it was definitely giving Face!" Suzuki Sonoko said.
Mori Kogoro muttered, "Mio is also my junior in school..."
"That's why he asked Ran to Help send Flowers over, even the Banquets held at my Home before might not have had that." Suzuki Sonoko indicated that Chi Feichei had already given Face.
"By the Way, Sonoko, Help me hold this for a moment, I have to Call Brother Hichiji to tell him." Mouri Ran handed a bouquet of Flowers to Suzuki Sonoko and took out her Mobile Phone to Call Chi Feichei.
...
"Red Peony?"
West Tama City, on a Building three Streets away from the Twin Towers Building.
Chi Feichei, wearing a Disguise Mask, stood by the Terrace, talking on the Phone with Mouri Ran, "I don't know much about these things, just pick one... You guys have fun..."
"Beep."
Hanging up the Phone Call, Chi Feichei put away his Mobile Phone.
Yesterday he had already contacted Ishikawa Nobuo, and through coercion and inducement, he made Ishikawa Nobuo take over Yuan Jiaming's R&D Project, and today only the Action against 'Sherry' remained.
Gin used Binoculars to look at the Situation near the Twin Towers Building, "If it's to be sent to the execution platform for Decoration, Red Rose would be better."
"Morbid Taste."
Chi Feichei made a brief comment and also picked up a pair of Binoculars to look at the Situation near the Building.
Gin's meaning is to send Red Rose to tease people before they die?
Really Morbid Taste.
"I should be the one saying that," Gin said.
Whether it's running in front of Yuan Jiaming first, then running to the door without Disguise, or sending Flowers to the Venue in advance, it's all Morbid Taste.
"I don't believe you didn't consider Red Rose."
"I did Consider it," Chi Feichei used Binoculars to stare at a Group of Police Officers in the Parking Lot Outside the Building, "Red Rose in ancient China had a very interesting meaning... representing assassins."
Later, the meaning of Red Rose also became consistent with the West, representing love.
In fact, in his previous life, when he was sometimes willful, he would also send a Red Rose to the Assassination target in advance, but this time forget it, after all, it's Flowers sent in his external Identity.
Whether it's sending it to Tokiwa Mio for the Opening Ceremony celebration, or as Gin said, sending it to Sherry as 'execution platform Decoration', Red Rose is not suitable, it will cause misunderstandings.
Although in Japan, there is also a Statement of giving Red Rose for a 60th birthday celebration...
"After Jesus was betrayed and nailed to the cross, Blood dripped on the Soil, and what grew out was also Red Rose!"
Gin said with Killing Intent, and then changed the Topic to Serious Business, "...The Police have also gone over there."
"After all, there was a Murder Case, and two people died." Chi Feichei used Binoculars to look Outside the Building, and Inspector Megure, Ninzaburo Shiratori, and Wataru Takagi, these familiar faces, were all there.
"Plague God Kogoro!"
After Gin commented, he asked again, "Who is the Culprit in that Case? You should have contacted those Suspects, right? Do you have any Clue?"
"According to Teacher Mouri, the Police found broken Small Wine Glasses next to Hara's Corpse, probably placed there deliberately by the Culprit, wanting the Police to think this is a serial murder, and when Hara died, he who has no time to commit the crime will eliminate Suspicion," Chi Feichei moved the Binoculars away, it's not good to keep staring at that Group of Police Officers, it would be Troublesome if he was discovered, "Kisaragi Hōsui... in Hara's estimated Time of Death, there happened to be a Group of Children at his Home, which can give him an Alibi."
"In any case, although he attracted those Police Officers here, it's a bit Troublesome, but it's a good thing to have him attract the Police's Line of Sight..." Gin put down the Binoculars.
Chi Feichei didn't use Binoculars for too long either, it's not good if the Reflection of the Lens is seen by people in the Twin Towers Building opposite, "Really No Need for me to go to the Venue to confirm?"
"No Need..." Gin turned around and left the edge of the Terrace to Call, "If you want to go, then it's up to you."
"Never Mind."
Chi Feichei decisively gave up.
If Gin asked him to go to the Venue to Help confirm whether Sherry was there or not, he would go with Mori Kogoro and that Group of people.
But Gin directly asked him to bring a Sniper Rifle and gather here, making it clear that he didn't Intention to let him go to the Venue.
And if he knew there were a pile of Bombs in the Building and still ran over, Gin would start to think: Is he eager to see Sherry herself? Or... does he want to go to the Venue to save people?
If he brought out that Group of Children at that time, Gin would basically know, and would pay attention to that Group of Children, and then would lock onto a certain Loli.
Going over now is not saving people, but harming people.
Pretending not to care about the life or death of that Group of people at all is the correct Choice.
(End of Chapter)
Two days later.
Downstairs at the Mori Detective Agency, a group of people gathered, ready to go to the Twin Towers Skyscraper.
Mori Kogoro specially rented a car with many seats and waited downstairs, "Hasn't the Young Lady from the Suzuki Conglomerate arrived yet?"
"They said she has already left..." Mouri Ran waited by the Car Side, holding two Peony Bouquets in her left and right hands, intending to give them as gifts.
In the Car, Ayumi smiled and said, "It's really something to look forward to!"
Mitsuhiko nodded, "There will definitely be a lot of delicious food!"
"I want to eat Eel Rice!" Genta was even more excited.
Mitsuhiko was speechless, "There probably won't be that kind of thing..."
Conan didn't join in the childish topic of the Children, waited by the Car Side, and asked Haibara Ai in a low voice, "Executive Director Hara... is it possible that he is an Accomplice of the Black Organization?"
"It's possible," Haibara Ai replied in a low voice, "They used to absorb some promising Young Men in the political, Medicine, and chemical fields."
"What about Councilman Oki?" Conan asked.
"Although he's a bit lacking in stature, he's still considered Young," Haibara Ai commented, looking at Conan and saying, "In any case, once you join the Organization, for those who want to quit or Betrayal, what awaits them is the Sanction of Death, just like they want to kill me..."
Beside them, Doctor Agasa, who was listening to the two of them talking, also said in a low voice, "Say So, if the Culprit is one of those four..."
He was talking about the current Suspects, Tokiwa Mio, Sawaguchi Chinami, Kazama Hidehiko, and Kisaragi Hōsui.
"That's right," Conan said with a serious Expression, "The Possibility of that Fellow being related to the Organization is extremely high!"
"Then do you have any Clue about who the Culprit is?" Doctor Agasa asked.
"Not yet..." Conan suddenly thought of Chi Feichei, but quickly deleted Chi Feichei's figure from his mind. It's not a good thing to rely on others when encountering problems.
But...
Haibara Ai was looking down at the ground, thinking about her Worries, when she suddenly felt someone press on her Shoulder, and she turned her Head to look at Conan in Doubt.
"There's no need to worry at all, they probably have no Interest in people who study Veterinary Medicine." Conan said with a serious Face, teasingly.
But, Little Girl can still rely on others a bit.
Haibara Ai was stunned, Realize that Conan was talking about Chi Feichei, and retorted Speechless, "Are you looking down on Veterinarian?"
"No," Conan said in a low voice, "I just wanted to tell you, if you want to Call, just Call."
"Don't make it sound like I'm quarreling with him, I just miss my Older Sister, it's not like it just started Recently."
Haibara Ai retorted with a cold Face, but she also admitted in her heart that when she could contact Chi Feichei before, the number of times she Called to listen to Akemi Miyano's voice was not frequent.
In the past, at least there was Chi Feichei to share Recent Movements with. If she didn't Call, she could also send an Email to tell Chi Feichei, and even if she Called Akemi Miyano, she wouldn't talk about her own Movements.
However, after the Bus Incident, she wanted to slowly distance herself from Chi Feichei, to avoid implicating Chi Feichei if something happened.
As For Doctor Agasa... she was living at Doctor Agasa's House, the implication was already deep enough, there was no way around it, but Chi Feichei could still be pushed away a little.
This also led to her suddenly Realize that there was no one to share Daily Routine Things with, and with worries and anxieties in her heart, the number of times she Called Akemi Miyano's Apartment and the duration of the calls were also slowly increasing.
The Night Before Last, she was caught red-handed by Conan and Doctor Agasa, who even unplugged her Telephone Line and forcibly interrupted the Phone Call.
She could understand Conan's Action, this was very Danger Behavior, no one could guarantee whether the people from the Organization had investigated that Apartment, although she would Call again afterwards and delete the Recording, but what if someone happened to be listening nearby at that time?
But, she still couldn't help but want to talk to her Older Sister...
"In short, the Phone Recording from the Night Before Last, I have already erased it," Conan said seriously, "I have also recorded Miss Akemi's voice, you can play it and listen, talk to her yourself, there's No Need to Call, if you want to find someone to share Daily Life with, you can find Chi Feichei, me, Doctor Agasa, we all can."
Haibara Ai pursed her lips and didn't explain further.
She Called, also because she didn't want to treat Akemi Miyano as someone who was already Death, but to interact as if Akemi Miyano was still alive.
But Calling is too Danger, and it really can't continue.
"Brother Hichiji still doesn't Intention to go with us today," Doctor Agasa pondered, "Is he sulking? Since returning from the Kano Residence, he Seemingly hasn't gone anywhere with us much, and last time at the Twin Towers Building, we also encountered him by chance."
Haibara Ai couldn't help but lower her head and ponder, could it be that Chi Feichei was angry?
"No," Conan thought of the Text Message he received yesterday, and said with Half-Moon Eyes, "Last time he played the Piano for everyone, he played very happily too, that Fellow just doesn't know how to take the initiative at all... If you don't Call him, he won't Call you, if you ignore him, he won't ignore you, and he Seemingly really has a lot of Matters to deal with."
Doctor Agasa was about to ask Conan why he was so sure, when he looked up and saw a Girl who looked like Suzuki Sonoko walking towards them.
The reason for saying 'suspected' is because Suzuki Sonoko had her Short Hair permed into big waves...
"Hi, sorry to keep everyone waiting!" Suzuki Sonoko walked over, raised her hand and waved.
"Sonoko," Mouri Ran was a little surprised, "What happened to your Hair?"
"Just changing my image, I learned from her to perm my Hair into waves," Suzuki Sonoko smiled and looked at Haibara Ai, straightened up, and raised her hand to flick her Hair tips, "How is it? Very similar, right?"
Conan looked up and watched, Feeling as if he saw Haibara Ai after she had grown up.
Suzuki Sonoko noticed Conan staring at her, bent down and asked, "Do you have anything you want to Say?"
Conan hurriedly waved his hand and backed away, "No... Nothing..."
"You must be Staring blankly at Sonoko because you saw Older Sister Sonoko!" Mitsuhiko in the Car exposed him.
"Really?" Genta immediately leaned over to the Car Window to look at Conan Outside.
"It's not like that..." Conan scratched his Head.
In the Car, Ayumi pulled up the tips of her Short Hair and looked at them.
Conan likes curly Hair? What about Brother Chi?
Brother Chi Seemingly hasn't expressed any Preference...
Then why doesn't she also try to get a wavy perm?
"Alright, are you guys going or not?" Mori Kogoro couldn't help but urge them.
"Right, we should hurry up and go!" Mouri Ran Realize and got into the Car.
Suzuki Sonoko then noticed the two bouquets of Flowers in Mouri Ran's hands, and asked with some Doubt, "Ran, are you Intention to bring two bouquets of Flowers over?"
"No, one bouquet is for Brother Chi, he doesn't Intention to attend the Opening Ceremony, and asked me to Help pick a bouquet of Flowers to send over..." Mouri Ran explained.
"You Young Masters and Young Ladies are really troublesome." Mori Kogoro saw that everyone had gotten into the Car, started the Car and drove away from the spot.
"Brother Hichiji doesn't usually attend Banquets, I Seemingly have only seen him at Banquets two or three times since I was little, and last time he attended Officer Shiratori's Younger Sister's Wedding Banquet, it was definitely giving Face!" Suzuki Sonoko said.
Mori Kogoro muttered, "Mio is also my junior in school..."
"That's why he asked Ran to Help send Flowers over, even the Banquets held at my Home before might not have had that." Suzuki Sonoko indicated that Chi Feichei had already given Face.
"By the Way, Sonoko, Help me hold this for a moment, I have to Call Brother Hichiji to tell him." Mouri Ran handed a bouquet of Flowers to Suzuki Sonoko and took out her Mobile Phone to Call Chi Feichei.
...
"Red Peony?"
West Tama City, on a Building three Streets away from the Twin Towers Building.
Chi Feichei, wearing a Disguise Mask, stood by the Terrace, talking on the Phone with Mouri Ran, "I don't know much about these things, just pick one... You guys have fun..."
"Beep."
Hanging up the Phone Call, Chi Feichei put away his Mobile Phone.
Yesterday he had already contacted Ishikawa Nobuo, and through coercion and inducement, he made Ishikawa Nobuo take over Yuan Jiaming's R&D Project, and today only the Action against 'Sherry' remained.
Gin used Binoculars to look at the Situation near the Twin Towers Building, "If it's to be sent to the execution platform for Decoration, Red Rose would be better."
"Morbid Taste."
Chi Feichei made a brief comment and also picked up a pair of Binoculars to look at the Situation near the Building.
Gin's meaning is to send Red Rose to tease people before they die?
Really Morbid Taste.
"I should be the one saying that," Gin said.
Whether it's running in front of Yuan Jiaming first, then running to the door without Disguise, or sending Flowers to the Venue in advance, it's all Morbid Taste.
"I don't believe you didn't consider Red Rose."
"I did Consider it," Chi Feichei used Binoculars to stare at a Group of Police Officers in the Parking Lot Outside the Building, "Red Rose in ancient China had a very interesting meaning... representing assassins."
Later, the meaning of Red Rose also became consistent with the West, representing love.
In fact, in his previous life, when he was sometimes willful, he would also send a Red Rose to the Assassination target in advance, but this time forget it, after all, it's Flowers sent in his external Identity.
Whether it's sending it to Tokiwa Mio for the Opening Ceremony celebration, or as Gin said, sending it to Sherry as 'execution platform Decoration', Red Rose is not suitable, it will cause misunderstandings.
Although in Japan, there is also a Statement of giving Red Rose for a 60th birthday celebration...
"After Jesus was betrayed and nailed to the cross, Blood dripped on the Soil, and what grew out was also Red Rose!"
Gin said with Killing Intent, and then changed the Topic to Serious Business, "...The Police have also gone over there."
"After all, there was a Murder Case, and two people died." Chi Feichei used Binoculars to look Outside the Building, and Inspector Megure, Ninzaburo Shiratori, and Wataru Takagi, these familiar faces, were all there.
"Plague God Kogoro!"
After Gin commented, he asked again, "Who is the Culprit in that Case? You should have contacted those Suspects, right? Do you have any Clue?"
"According to Teacher Mouri, the Police found broken Small Wine Glasses next to Hara's Corpse, probably placed there deliberately by the Culprit, wanting the Police to think this is a serial murder, and when Hara died, he who has no time to commit the crime will eliminate Suspicion," Chi Feichei moved the Binoculars away, it's not good to keep staring at that Group of Police Officers, it would be Troublesome if he was discovered, "Kisaragi Hōsui... in Hara's estimated Time of Death, there happened to be a Group of Children at his Home, which can give him an Alibi."
"In any case, although he attracted those Police Officers here, it's a bit Troublesome, but it's a good thing to have him attract the Police's Line of Sight..." Gin put down the Binoculars.
Chi Feichei didn't use Binoculars for too long either, it's not good if the Reflection of the Lens is seen by people in the Twin Towers Building opposite, "Really No Need for me to go to the Venue to confirm?"
"No Need..." Gin turned around and left the edge of the Terrace to Call, "If you want to go, then it's up to you."
"Never Mind."
Chi Feichei decisively gave up.
If Gin asked him to go to the Venue to Help confirm whether Sherry was there or not, he would go with Mori Kogoro and that Group of people.
But Gin directly asked him to bring a Sniper Rifle and gather here, making it clear that he didn't Intention to let him go to the Venue.
And if he knew there were a pile of Bombs in the Building and still ran over, Gin would start to think: Is he eager to see Sherry herself? Or... does he want to go to the Venue to save people?
If he brought out that Group of Children at that time, Gin would basically know, and would pay attention to that Group of Children, and then would lock onto a certain Loli.
Going over now is not saving people, but harming people.
Pretending not to care about the life or death of that Group of people at all is the correct Choice.
(End of Chapter)
