[Conan/Through Her] Fairy's Indus

After winter, Toru Amuro brought back the news that Shirley had successfully escaped from the gas chamber in the organization, and Dr. Agasa had also brought her home after she had shrunk.

The plot of Xiao Ai did not change because Mingmei was rescued by the FBI. This finally made me relieved that I had been thinking about it for a long time.

I immediately sent the message "Shiho has successfully escaped" to Shuichi Akai, hoping that he could help me report to Akemi that she was safe.

As smart as he is, he should be able to understand my intentions. Mingmei has been detained by the FBI during this period, and she has probably been worried about Xiao Ai.

Unexpectedly, after school the next day, I saw Shuichi Akai wearing a black trench coat and long black hair at the school gate, leaning on a Chevrolet with a cigarette in his mouth and a cold face.

...What the hell, the sense of déjà vu in this scene is too strong!

Yuanzi obviously felt the same way. She paused and frowned with confusion: "I seem to have seen this scene a long time ago... I remember at that time... was this person here to come? Your Ruri!"

I said with a dull face: "Ah. He is my neighbor's brother."

Today's neighbors are full of older brothers.

Xiaolan looked at me and Yuanzi blankly, and then looked at Akai blankly: "That person...have I seen it somewhere..."

It’s no wonder she reacted this way. She forgot all about the memory of the day we rescued Belmod, including the memory of meeting Akai at that time. She had a fever all night.

"Sorry, please go back first." I said.

I stood next to Akai Shuichi and said goodbye to the two girls with a full face. It wasn't until the moment I couldn't see them that I stopped my apologetic smile and frowned at this tall and tall man. : "Let me tell you, do you have any misunderstanding about my position? You come to me like this, aren't you afraid that I will call my dad and come to arrest you?"

"You can't." He looked at me firmly, "Ruri Amuro, I want to talk to you, is that okay?"

No.

"I have no information to share with the FBI." I said coldly.

He looked at me silently and firmly.

I looked at him with resistance.

His seemingly fierce dark green eyes contained a very righteous persistence... This made his eyes inexplicably very similar to the serious eyes of Toru Amuro, Shinichi Kudo and others when they were chasing the truth.

I've always had a hard time resisting such a look.

So our silent confrontation ended with me giving in.I pursed my lips and compromised unhappily: "...I want dessert. It's expensive."

Akai Shuichi curled up his lips: "You are indeed a child who easily becomes soft-hearted."

Gee.

He chose a high-end Western restaurant that was very secretive, and I ordered the most expensive cake and chocolate-flavored blueberry parfait without any hesitation.

"So, what do you want to talk about?" While waiting for the dessert to be served, I played with the exquisite and beautiful cutlery on the table and asked.

He looked at me calmly: "Then let's start with why the short-haired girl said that she once saw me waiting for you at the school gate."

Does this person have such good ears?

But it seems that that old thing cannot be said.

"Well, that was a thing in our country." I recalled. "At that time, Scotland was discovered to be an undercover agent and escaped. At that time, you were still Ley, and Belmod came to me disguised as you. The school squatted on me to test me. At that time, they must have doubted my dad, so they wanted to use my attitude towards you to help them judge my dad's position, probably. "

Speaking of this, I couldn't help laughing teasingly: "But I really didn't expect you and her to have such a tacit understanding. She dressed up as you and waited for me at the gate of my school that day, just like you just now. Exactly the same.”

Shuichi Akai was unmoved by my teasing and raised his eyebrows: "Do you know that is Belmod?"

I held my chin: "Yes, I know. But why can't I tell you if I know it? Okay, it's your turn to answer. How is sister Mingmei?"

Shuichi Akai didn't hide his secrets and answered me generously: "She was injured by a gunshot during the rescue operation. Now she is secretly recuperating in a hospital trusted by the FBI. She should have no sequelae and is recovering well." , but her mental state is not very good - she is very worried about her sister, and she also really wants to know who you are who delivered her news to us."

I blinked: "Hey, didn't you say that?"

"I promised you once."

...Ah, yes.

I did ask him back then to hide Amuro Ruri's identity as Bourbon's daughter from the Miyano sisters... The actual purpose was to fear that if Xiao Ai found out about this, after joining Conan's team, they would directly take Amuro Toru's Bourbon vest. Pick it out.

Of course, I also have selfish motives, that is, I don’t want to get to know Xiao Ai as someone related to the organization.

But I didn't expect that Akai Shuichi would still remember this verbal promise and still keep it.

A little touched.

"Well...if she is very uneasy, it doesn't matter if you tell her my identity." I said thoughtfully.

Anyway, until the Bourbon chapter, Akai Shuichi had not yet recognized Xiao Ai. Now that Mingmei is under their protection, it will probably take more than half a year to reunite with Xiao Ai.

"You can also tell her that Shiho is now living an ordinary life in a place where the organization cannot detect it. She is safe. They will definitely meet again in the future, so don't worry too much."

Akai Shuichi narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean, do you mean that you know the whereabouts of Miyano Shiho?"

I took a spoonful of the ice cream that was just served and stuffed it into my mouth, narrowed my eyes and smiled: "Yes, I know."

"But you won't tell me."

"Yes, and I won't take the initiative to see her, so it's useless for you to follow me."

"why?"

I stirred the snowball in the glass and raised my eyes to look at him calmly: "I hope you understand one thing, Mr. Shuichi Akai."

He put on a resigned expression.

I had a serious look on my face.

"That's it. I'm providing you with information about Miyano Akemi just because I don't want that sister to die meaninglessly. The same goes for Miyano Shiho, because there is no room for her in the organization, and I don't want to She disappeared so easily, so I will be happy to see her escape. But this does not mean that I am willing to see the very valuable Miss Miyano Shiho join the enemy's camp and be used by you to deal with you. Our sword - you can escape, but you can't surrender to the enemy, do you understand?"

I recalled the bourbon smile that Amuro Toru once showed me, and curled up the corners of my mouth in a sinister manner: "I just said it, did you have any misunderstanding about my position?"

Of course, the above remarks were all made by me just to cover Toru Amuro's waistcoat.

The real reason is that I think it is the best arrangement for Xiao Ai to follow Dr. A Li and stay with Conan and the children like in the original book.

"Ha..." Akai Shuichi laughed with unknown meaning, "I see, are they enemies?"

...What kind of reaction is this...Have I fooled you?

"Yes. It's a pity." I continued my script, pretending to be gently shoveling the ice cream, and emphasized, "From the moment you reveal your identity as FBI, you are our enemy."

"I understand." Akai Shuichi said.

...What did he understand?

After Akai Shuichi pondered quietly for a while, he calmly started a new topic: "You always seem to know a lot of things. Why is that?"

The topic changed so quickly that I was caught off guard.

I was stunned: "Is there any?"

"Four years ago, you once said something." He looked at me seriously, "You said, I am a good person, Miyano Akemi and Miyano Shiho are good people, Bourbon and Scotland are good people."

"Um... so what?"

"And now, of the five people you mentioned, only Bourbon is still affiliated with the organization. Isn't it interesting?"

I smiled: "That's an interesting coincidence."

"Is it just a coincidence?"

"What else?" I lowered my eyes, "Do you think that 4 years ago I already knew that Scotland in the organization was a Japanese police officer, Rai was an FBI, and the Miyano sisters would defect in the future? Do you? Do you think I have the power to predict the future?"

I looked up at him sincerely: "Do you think it's possible?"

He whispered: "Nothing is impossible."

...Can you not believe in those strange things so easily? Mr. Ace of the FBI!

I cleared my throat.

"Okay, let's take a step back. Even if it's really not a coincidence, even if I really have super powers like predicting the future, if I tell you that my dad is actually an undercover red agent who has infiltrated the organization, you are all just. Partners, we have the same goal. My dad can cooperate with the FBI, but he requires the FBI to trust him unconditionally, obey his orders, and cooperate with his actions." I raised my chin and pointed at him, "If I say this, do you dare to agree?"

He curled his lips: "Cooperation requires sincerity. If you can produce evidence that proves that Bourbon is on the righteous side, I dare to agree."

I was at a loss for words.

I really didn't expect him to answer like this.

What is the situation now.

I'm trying to instill in the FBI the central idea that our family is indeed the villain, so don't think so much about it, and the FBI is trying to prove that our family is actually on the side of justice.

I know that since Akai Shuichi was exposed, there are no FBI people in the organization, so now, Akai probably wants a chess piece nailed within the organization, right?

So after Shuichi Akai doubted Bourbon's position, he boldly approached me directly... Is the FBI so anxious?For this chess piece, they want to hand over the leadership of the organization's actions...?

In fact, there is no need for him to do this, because soon, they will be able to work hand in hand with Conan to win a chess piece named Mizuna Reina on their own, and still retain the leadership of the FBI.

And Toru Amuro's attitude towards Shuichi Akai has always been very clear - "We can solve the problems in my country ourselves, so whether it is the troublesome organization or the troublesome FBI, get out of my country. Cooperation? No need to discuss."

Therefore, I could not accept the olive branch offered by Shuichi Akai so blatantly.

Absolutely.

What are you doing!I really can’t act in this plot!

Why are you making things difficult for me... Shuichi Akai is so annoying...

I want to turn off the microphone.

"I'm kidding you. You think too much." After responding to this sentence indifferently and briefly, I began to concentrate on the dessert in front of me.

When I finished the bowl of parfait and started to shave the black forest cake, he spoke again: "You said something four years ago."

I'm about to collapse, and I want to go back and strangle the self that was 4 years ago who only cared about the pleasure of the moment: "What did I say?"

"'No way out' - you know it yourself, you can't always stay out of it. So, putting aside bourbon, what is your position?" Akai Shuichi's eyes darkened, "Four years ago you took the initiative You pushed my little sister out of the organization's sight, and now you help the Miyano sisters escape. So, you, who chose to sit across from me and eat cake instead of reporting my whereabouts to the organization, what is your position? ?”

I held the fork in my mouth and was stunned.

My position...

"My heart is too small to hold the whole world." I looked at the delicate silver fork in my hand and murmured, "I don't want to know where you stand and what kind of world you want to create. I don’t want to care. I just want to protect the people I like. This is my stance.”

"So that's it..." Akai Shuichi probably wanted to smoke a cigarette, but then remembered that smoking was prohibited here, so he put the cigarette case back halfway.

"Although I think you will definitely refuse, I still have to ask. Amuro Ruri, are you interested in joining the FBI's Witness Protection Program? You should know what that is, right?"

"Ah...I know." I smiled softly, "Thank you for your kindness, but I will not choose this path."

He raised his eyebrows and accurately grasped the key point: "You don't actually like the organization, do you? You don't like to be one of them. Is bourbon that important to you? More important than your own Is the future still important?”

"Of course." I answered him calmly, "To me, he is more important than the whole world."

Isn't there a sour old saying that goes like this?

Feeling unacceptable, going deeper.

As long as Amuro Tohru doesn't dislike me for one day, I'm willing to accompany him through mountains of swords and seas of fire.

Before we parted, Shuichi Akai asked me one last time: "Am I among the people you like?"

...what the hell.

Is this person so thick-skinned? !

I raised my gaze and looked at him provocatively: "I said yes, do you believe it?"

And his response once again exceeded my expectations.

He curved the corners of his mouth and showed a slightly soft smile.This smile is different from every smile I've seen of him before.

"I believe it." Akai Shuichi said while smiling at me.