funbook-pk Chapter 216 Gin, who always smiles, is probably lucky, but the boss is another story.
Chapter 216 Gin, who always smiles, is probably lucky, but the boss is another story.
Swish—swish—
With his hands moving in a blur, Gin only felt something brush past him before his mouth went empty.
Gin:?
Looking back, Yoruichi Kuromon was busy stuffing cigarette butts into the trash can.
"It's someone I know, for the sake of my public image." He blinked frantically, mouthing the words.
Although Kuromon Haruya had confidence in Gin's overall strategy, Conan's scientific aura was too much to bear; even a flawless egg could be cracked by a bite, let alone Conan's honest face as Aso.
This commotion naturally caught Conan's attention. He raised his head and walked around to stand in front of Kuromon Haruya: "Oh, is this lady Kuromon-kun's client?"
With his long braid hanging down his shoulder and his slender, tall figure, Conan subconsciously mistook him for a woman... just like his misjudgment on Moonshadow Island.
Conan:! ! !
"Y-you are...!" Aso was honest!
The name he had longed for almost slipped out, and Conan's face turned deathly pale. His trembling pupils reflected the figure, and in a flash, he seemed to return to that night of bleak moonlight, the sorrowful last words still echoing in his ears:
But it was too late; my hands were already stained with the blood of those four men.
Startled back to his senses, Conan clenched his lips, repeating to himself: No, that's not right! That person died in the fire on Moonshadow Island!
"Hello, Conan! We meet again~" Kuromon Haruya waved and greeted him, pretending not to notice anything amiss, but secretly she was overjoyed. "Speaking of which, I didn't have a chance to say hello at the store the day before yesterday!"
"The shop from the day before yesterday...?"
Conan was too shocked to think.
Fortunately, Gin remembered to maintain his persona and reluctantly introduced him, saying, "He is the new manager of Poirot Cafe, Minamoto Sasami."
His reminder helped Conan's memory become clearer. There seemed to be such a person in the shop yesterday, but Haibara's sudden collapse was too urgent; he hadn't paid any attention...
Oh, right! There was also a woman's back standing next to Mr. Amuro at that time, but he didn't have time to see her face clearly!
"Do you remember it?"
Seeing Conan's sudden realization, Kuromon Haruya immediately deciphered his thought process.
Because the little guy didn't react much, Mr. Aso thought he had been forgotten and complained to him and Hanzawa for a long time while drinking that night!
Conan coughed awkwardly a few times, widened his eyes, and tried to fool the other person with a cute expression: "Huh? Kuromon-kun, are you out with the shop manager today? I didn't know you two were so close?"
Gin's seemingly casual questioning became quite obvious in front of the two interrogation experts, and he glanced at Conan with concern.
To rule out the boss's identity, the three members of the Beer Team were among the few codenamed members in the organization with absolutely no privacy in the eyes of the executives. Since their backgrounds had been investigated, Gin naturally knew this kid, as well as the famous detective Kogoro Mouri who was connected to him.
Kuromon Haruya immediately stepped in front of the two to attract Conan's attention: "Because I think photography looks super—interesting, I asked Mr. Kuromon to show me around."
"Right, Mr. Kuromon!"
The boss clasped his hands together and gave him a look that seemed to say, "Please support me."
Gin pondered for a moment, then nodded under his expectant gaze: "Yes, that's it. He's here to help me take photos."
"That's it~"
Despite saying it aloud, Conan clearly kept his suspicions to himself. Strange, why is Kuromon so quiet today? He seems rather unassuming.
Did you not sleep well again?
Speaking of which, the last person to help take photos was Mr. Hanzawa, and this time it's a young man who looks like Asami Narumi... I always feel like Kuromon-kun easily attracts suspicious people. It's true that being too gentle and easy to talk to isn't a good thing. I must give him a good talking-to afterwards!
"Conan, who was that acquaintance you just saw... Ah!!!"
The automatic door opened and closed, and Ran Mouri walked to Conan's side. Upon seeing his disguise, she gasped in surprise.
"Ran, why are you walking so fast? I haven't paid the bill yet..." Kogoro Mouri followed closely behind, not to be outdone. "Ah! Something's up!"
Gin watched coldly as the three family members opened their mouths in surprise, his suspicions about Vienna rising sharply.
This kind of twisted sense of humor—faking death and then casually reappearing in front of others... tsk!
Seeing that Gin seemed unwilling to say anything more, Kuromon Haruya sighed inwardly and stepped forward to repeat what he had just said.
"...Oh! Now that you mention it, I remember!"
Excitedly slapping the convenience store counter, Kogoro Mori scratched his head sheepishly under the accusing stares of passersby: "The old shop owner did send me a message before the New Year, saying he was going to let his unemployed distant nephew take over the shop! So it was you!"
But this face…
Several gazes lingered on his face, and Kuromon Haruya could no longer pretend to be clueless: "Hmm? What's wrong?"
"Oh no, no, no, it's nothing! Shopkeeper, there's nothing on your face!"
Xiaolan waved her hand shyly in denial, completely unaware that she had let something slip.
Kogoro Mouri straightened his tie and said seriously, "It's nothing, my daughter just mistook you for a client from a previous case." He directly shifted the blame to Ran, truly a model Japanese father.
"Mr. Mori, what about you? Do you have a new request here?" Gin asked casually, holding a can of espresso offered by his subordinate, looking out the window.
Sitting obediently beside him with her head down, Kuromon Haruya had already clenched her fists and pressed them against her legs, sweating profusely, her ominous premonition growing stronger:
Avoid accidents, avoid the aura of death! Whatever you do, don't attract Gin's attention! Monsters and demons, get out of here...
Unfortunately, things rarely go as planned.
Kogoro Mouri stroked his stubble, recalling, "Oh right! We're going to visit a famous vampire novelist later, I think his name is something like..."
"Torakura Daisuke lives in the Dracula Villa, which is one kilometer away, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes! It's him!" Kogoro Mouri was taken aback. "Huh? You know him too?"
"What a coincidence! Mr. Sami and I just said goodbye to Mr. Torakura this morning. You agree, don't you, shopkeeper?"
Without even looking up, Yoru Kurokawa could see the large "Danger" sign above his head just by looking at the reflective desktop.
Good news: Gin acted very well, so there's no need to worry about Conan becoming suspicious.
Bad news: Now he has to do everything he can to keep his fun in front of his boss!