Conan's self-cultivation of fake wine

Chapter 518
  When Lu Ren finished handling the organizational matters and returned to Xiao Ai, he found that the red witch Koizumi Hongzi was nowhere to be found, and there were only a group of frightened but excited elementary school students.

At this time, the three people of Five Hundred Words were grabbing Conan, and Dr. Tong vividly told what happened inside the bank before, and how they subdued one of the kidnappers' "great achievements."

Lu Ren also expressed his understanding of the excitement of several people. Several first-grade elementary school students captured one of the kidnappers with a gun alive. This plot was so outrageous that no science fiction novel would dare to make it up like this.

But it did happen. So these little kids can't be too excited.

Lu Ren didn't intend to pour cold water on them now. He planned to wait for three or two days, and after the children's excitement had subsided and calmed down, he would tell them about the dangers of this matter so that they would have an idea.

It's best if they can listen. If they can't, Lu Ren will have to trouble their parents. I believe that any sane parent will act reasonably after learning that their child, who has just entered the first grade of elementary school, dealt with a gunman with bare hands.

Among the group of children who were either actively or passively surrounding Dr. A Li, Haiyuan stood alone with her hands in her pockets and an expression of indifference. When Lu Ren came to her side, she raised her head and showed a slight smile.

"Brother Ren."

"Yes." Lu Ren smiled and rubbed Huiyuan's little head, "Xiao Ai, where is Hongzi?"

"She has left." Haiyuan slapped Lu Ren's rebellious hand away, looked around, and lowered his voice, "Sister Hongzi doesn't seem to like Teacher Judy very much. When she saw her coming out with Edogawa and the others, she He immediately said his goodbyes and left."

"That's it. What about Judy?"

"She left too. After Edogawa and the others were handed over to the doctor, she immediately said goodbye and left." Haibara frowned slightly, "She seemed to be looking for someone."

"Yeah. It's okay, don't worry about her." Lu Ren naturally knew who Judy was looking for, but there were so many people talking here that it wasn't a good place for conversation. Lu Ren had no choice but to drop the topic for the time being. He planned to talk about it after he got home. Tell Haiyuan the inside story about this matter.

Haiyuan nodded, and then asked: "By the way, Brother Ren, Sister Hongzi suddenly appeared here..."

"Yes, I asked her to come over. The robbers had guns in their hands, and the situation was too urgent, so I had to temporarily ask her to come to the rescue. I was planning to treat her to a meal and then send her off in person. Going back."

"so."

After hearing Lu Ren's explanation and confirming his guess, Haiyuan frowned subconsciously. She knew better than anyone else that the witch's favor was not owed easily. Lu Ren asked her to take action this time, but he didn't know what kind of price he would have to pay.

Lu Ren didn't know that Haiyuan's expression was different. He and Haiyuan were close to each other, and there was a big height difference between them. Under normal circumstances, if he didn't take the initiative to bend down, he would only be able to see the latter. little head.

For example, right now, "Xiao Ai, besides accompanying Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya to the bank to deposit pocket money, do you have anything else to do today?"

Haiyuan shook his head.

"Okay, let's go first."

"Ah."

After bidding farewell to the doctor and his group and returning to the car, Lu Ren looked at Huiyuan sitting in the passenger seat and realized that the latter was not in a high mood.

"Xiao Ai, are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I'm fine." Seeing that Lu Ren had noticed something, Huiyuan hesitated for a moment and then said what he was thinking to prevent Lu Ren from worrying about her anymore.

"Oh, that's it. It's okay. I didn't take action all because of Conan. One of my colleagues was actually trapped in the bank, so I was called over."

"Colleague...from the organization?"

"Yes. He is the Amuro Toru I told you before, that is, the undercover Japanese police officer. After all, knowing this, I can't bear to see him and Conan get into trouble together. As for Hongzi's favor, I have already thought about it. It’s a good way to repay it, don’t worry.”

After knowing that Haiyuan was not sick, but was worried about his own affairs, Lu Ren was relieved and a little moved at the same time. He took out the key and started the car. On the way back, he told Haiyuan what happened to Toru Amuro. .

From their first meeting to the plan they just talked about on the Lexus, Lu Ren informed Huiyuan as much as possible.

These stories were short and long, and by the time they were all told, more than an hour had passed.

Huiyuan and Lu Ren sat on the sofa together. She held the hot tea brought by Dabai and listened quietly to Lu Ren's story.

After Lu Ren finished speaking, she asked thoughtfully: "Brother Ren, according to what you said, that Bourbon really wants to catch Akai Shuichi. But isn't his true identity a Japanese police officer? ? It stands to reason that he and Akai Shuichi are on the same side, why are you targeting Akai Shuichi like this?"

"It would be fine if it was just a show. But his last plan was obviously to risk his own life and capture Akai Shuichi even at the risk of angering Gin. What did he want?"

For an undercover agent to fight to such an extent, he must have been instigated by the organization to rebel, right?
  This possibility made Haiyuan very uneasy.

"Why Toru Amuro did this...the reason is more complicated." Lu Ren was silent for a moment, stroking the plump orange nestled on his lap, feeling the soft touch from his palm, and finishing his words.

"On the one hand, it starts from the personal identity and standpoint. Toru Amuro, whose real name is Rei Furutani, is an elite Japanese police officer. Shuichi Akai is an investigator of the American FBI. Although their purpose is to bring down the distillery. But It doesn’t mean they can work together.”

"Not to mention others, Toru Amuro is very proud. Even if he wants to bring down the winery, he has no intention of asking for help from others, especially the help of the American FBI. This involves the country's face."

Speaking of this, Lu Ren paused for a moment, "Although I don't think Japan, a country that does not want to repent, has any shame. But I still have some respect for those who love their country."

"That's what Toru Amuro is like. He is a very patriotic and passionate young man. Think about it, my dear, once a patriotic young man learns about his own country, especially the heart of the capital, there will be agents from other countries operating here. , and even used firearms, causing a lot of noise."

"What do you think he will think? Does he have a good attitude toward agents from other countries?"

Haiyuan shook his head.

"This is analyzed from a national level. From a personal perspective, Amuro Toru and Akai Shuichi have some personal grudges."

"Personal grudge? To put it this way, I think I heard that the two of them didn't get along well when I was in the organization."

Hearing what Lu Ren said, Haiyuan also remembered some past events in the organization. At the time, she thought it was just some gossip in peripheral forums and could not be taken seriously.

I didn't expect it to be true, but what kind of personal grudge could prompt Toru Amuro to force Shuichi Akai to this extent?
  "Yes. Toru Amuro did not enter the organization as an undercover agent alone. There was at least one person with him, named Kagemitsu Morofuku. This person was Toru Amuro's close friend during the police academy. His code name in the organization is Scotch."

"Scotch whiskey..." Haibara was silent for a moment and exclaimed, "The undercover mole who was executed by Shuichi Akai?"

"That's right. Three years ago, he was exposed as an undercover agent for some reason and was executed by Shuichi Akai. When Toru Amuro rushed to the scene, all that was left to him was the body of his former friend lying on the ground."

Lu Ren paused for a moment, and after Huiyuan digested the news, he then asked, "This should be the version circulated within the organization, right?"

"No, it's not that detailed. Maybe I didn't know it carefully enough. I only know that Shuichi Akai, who was codenamed Rye Whiskey, executed a traitor named Scotch Whiskey."

"Well. Actually, there is another hidden story in this matter. Scotch, that is, Morofushi Kagemitsu actually committed suicide. At that time, his identity as a public security officer had been exposed. During the confrontation with Akai Shuichi, Akai Shuichi revealed to him in order to stabilize him My identity as FBI."

"But then there were footsteps again on the stairs. Zhufu Jingguang took advantage of Shuichi Akai's distraction, took Shuichi Akai's pistol and shot himself. Unexpectedly, it was Toru Amuro who came up." "Toru Amuro at this time Shuichi Akai didn’t know each other’s identities. In order to prevent any flaws from being exposed, Shuichi Akai agreed to be executed by him in Scotland.”

After hearing the news, Haiyuan remained silent for an especially long time. No matter how you look at it, this incident is a complete tragedy. His best friend died, no wonder Toru Amuro hated Shuichi Akai so much.

But then, she realized something was wrong.

"Brother Ren, there must be a difference between suicide and homicide. As Toru Amuro is an elite police officer, it's impossible for him not to see this, right?"

"Well. At that time, he was filled with anger and sadness. After calming down afterwards, he realized that something was wrong. Zhufu Jingguang actually committed suicide. But no matter what, the person standing in front of Zhufu Jingguang's body at that time was Akai Shuichi, the pistol that Zhu Fu Jingguang used to commit suicide also belonged to Akai Shuichi."

"From Toru Amuro's point of view, this matter cannot be separated from Akai Shuichi after all. Especially after learning Akai Shuichi's true identity, he felt that an outstanding person like Akai Shuichi must have other ways to properly resolve this matter. Yes. The fact that he committed suicide was entirely due to Akai Shuichi’s inaction.”

"Forehead……"

Haibara didn't know how to evaluate Toru Amuro's logic. But she could actually understand Toru Amuro's mood. After all, it was the death of her relatives and friends.

To be honest, when she first thought her sister was dead, the first person she hated was the murderer Glenfiddich, and the second was Akai Shuichi. Even the latter sometimes crushes the former.

My sister "led the wolf into the house" because she didn't know the person well. Akai Shuichi's identity was exposed, and as soon as he left, the superiors couldn't do anything to him, so they transferred their anger to his sister.

If it hadn't been for this matter, as long as she was here, the organization would never have killed her sister.

Let it go if these things happen. But in the entire robbery incident, Shuichi Akai did not appear from beginning to end.

If Lu Ren hadn't suddenly taken action, she would have been separated from her sister forever, thus losing her last relative in this world.

Thinking of this, Haibara decisively stood on the same side as Toru Amuro, and said coldly, "This kind of bastard who plays with other people's emotions, it would be better if he died."

This time it was Lu Ren. For some reason, after hearing this, he felt a little guilty.

Just then he thought about it, he, Lu, had never played with other people's feelings, and he felt confident again in an instant.

"Brother Ren, you said you wanted this to happen to you. If you were the one who broke Scotch's identity at that time, what would you have done?"

"This matter is quite complicated, let's discuss the scoring situation. The first thing is how many people know about the exposure of Scotland. Is it only Rye Whiskey who knows it, or does everyone else know it too."

"If other people know about it, then I will definitely kill him directly. After all, there are footsteps behind me, and I can't expose myself for him."

Haiyuan nodded, as it should be. Lu Ren's own safety comes first.

"If I was the only one who knew that Scotland was undercover... I would still kill him."

Haiyuan's expression froze. She put down the water glass and asked softly, "Is it because he is Japanese?"

She had always known that Lu Ren hated Japan very much.

"This reason only accounts for part of it. Of course, even if he says that he is an undercover agent from another country, I will kill him without fail. Because I cannot confirm his true identity. He said that he is a Japanese police officer, who can prove it?"

"What if this is just a game? He just pretended to be an undercover agent to fish. In that environment, kindness to others is cruelty to oneself. Just like the previous choice of Scotch whiskey. Xiao Ai, think about it, he is After hearing the footsteps, why did you choose to grab a gun and commit suicide?"

"Because you want to protect Shuichi Akai, the FBI?"

"This idea may exist, but it accounts for very little. As I said, Scotch whiskey cannot prove whether he is a real Japanese police officer. In the same way, Akai Shuichi cannot prove whether he is a real FBI."

"In this case, the price of trusting Shuichi Akai is very fatal. If this is just a lie deliberately fabricated by members of the organization to stabilize him, then he will implicate many people. With a single thought, these people will die because of him ."

“One thing I haven’t told you yet is that there was a mobile phone in Scotch’s left breast pocket at the time. A large part of the real reason why he shot himself was to destroy the mobile phone that stored information about his family and friends. "

Haibara: "That's it. Then Akai Shuichi really didn't have any good ideas at that time."

"That's right. Although I don't like that guy very much. But if it were me, I would only do better than him. He dared to reveal his true identity to Scotch Whiskey. To be honest, I admire him."

"He is a gambler, he has always been like this." Haiyuan said lightly, "Although he took a lot of risks, as long as he wins the bet, the income will be extremely considerable. By then, he and Scotch will help each other and share information, which will have a great impact on the organization. Cause more harm."

"Okay. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. It's almost time for dinner. What do you want to eat, Xiao Ai? How about sukiyaki? I know a store that does good food."

Haiyuan nodded.

"Then go."

Just as the two were about to leave, Lu Ren's phone suddenly rang. He took out his cell phone and answered the call, and soon the drunken voice of Kogoro Moori came from the other end.

"Aren, what do you want tomorrow?"

"It should be fine, what's wrong, bro?"

"That's it. My daughter and Suzuki Sonoko want to go shopping for clothes tomorrow, and they lack someone to escort them, but I have something to do. So...Dad!"

Before Mao Li could finish speaking, Lu Ren heard a loud roar from the other side of the phone, followed by Mao Lilan's slightly shy voice, "Brother Ren, I'm so sorry, my dad drank too much."

"It's okay. I heard from my brother that you are going to buy clothes tomorrow?"

"We can do it ourselves, no need to trouble Brother Ren."

"What's the trouble?" Lu Ren glanced at Huiyuan who was standing next to him, and continued, "It just so happens that I also want to buy some clothes for Xiao Ai."

"Really? Xiao Ai also wants to buy clothes? Then we'll see you tomorrow morning!"

"Ah."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ren heard Hui Yuan say quietly: "Brother Ren, I don't need to buy clothes."

If Lu Ren went shopping alone with her, Huiyuan would never object. But there are outsiders present...

"I want to buy it. Wear new clothes for the New Year. This is the custom in my family. I really didn't know that Xiao Ai and you have already celebrated the New Year. Otherwise, I would definitely buy you a new set of clothes in advance. We will make up for it tomorrow. "

"Ah."

(End of this chapter)