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Although Vermouth said that, she was certain that when the time came, these people would not hesitate to risk their lives!
Xia Ye wanted to say something more.
The phone, which I hadn't put down yet, rang again.
"Is that Conan?"
Xia Ye was somewhat surprised.
This guy is still calling me at a time like this?
Could it be that he wanted to question himself?
"Can you take it?"
Vermouth inquired.
"Of course I'll accept!"
Xia Ye smiled slightly and answered the phone.
Things are getting more and more interesting. Let's fool Conan again this time!
"Conan?"
"Xia Ye, where are you?"
Conan's voice came from the phone, somewhat low and completely different from his usual clear, childlike voice. It seemed he had indeed suffered a great blow, to the point that he didn't know how to speak to Natsume.
"I?"
Hearing the gunshots ringing out from the surrounding streets, Xia Ye smiled and said, "I'm near the Beika Municipal Hotel."
"What are you doing there?"
Conan was surprised that Natsume would tell the truth, and immediately asked excitedly.
"A gunfight has broken out here, I'm coming to reinforce!"
Xia Ye wanted to tease Conan, so she spoke ambiguously.
"wrong!"
Conan stated firmly, "What happened today doesn't fall under the jurisdiction of the First Investigation Division or the Criminal Investigation Department at all. How could you, as an advisor to the Criminal Investigation Department, be sent to provide reinforcements!"
"Okay~"
Xia Ye shrugged; it was rare for this kid to be so clear-headed right now.
"Who told you I was there as reinforcements for the police? I'm there as reinforcements for the organization, and I'm about to go and intercept the FBI and the police!"
"..."
Xia Ye's overly frank answer left Conan speechless for a moment. After a long pause, he asked incredulously, "You mean, you admit that you are a member of that organization?"
"Yes!"
Xia Ye had a mischievous smile on her face, but unfortunately it was a voice call, and Conan couldn't see it at all:
I'm so sorry I kept it from you before!
"That's not the important thing!"
Conan was almost completely bewildered by Natsume's attitude. Why was this guy being so nice? Their conversation didn't feel like he was interrogating a criminal at all; it felt more like they were having a casual chat.
"The important thing is why you are a member of the organization, and why you didn't take action after you knew I was Shinichi Kudo. Why?"
"Well-"
Xia Ye drawled out her words, seemingly hesitating whether to reveal the truth, but actually just trying to keep Conan in suspense.
Vermouth, watching from the side, was somewhat speechless. She glanced at him with her beautiful eyes, full of charm. This rascal really likes to tease Conan!
Xia Ye exchanged a quick wink with Sister Bei before continuing, "It's a long story, I'll tell you after this is over."
"Don't!"
Conan quickly called out from the other side, "Natsume, I'm willing to believe you. Just tell me the truth. I'm near the Beika Municipal Hotel right now. Can we meet?"
"Meet?"
Xia Ye rubbed her chin, "It's not impossible."
However, this means selling Gin out, and he's still waiting for reinforcements!
"Go to the rooftop of the Beika Municipal Hotel."
"Okay, I'll wait for you on the rooftop!"
Conan was surprised that Natsume was actually willing to meet him at such a critical moment, which strengthened his belief that there must be a hidden story behind it.
Then he hung up the phone and ran towards the top floor of the Beika Municipal Hotel!
Are you really planning to meet Conan?
Vermouth was somewhat surprised, and then she saw that Xia Ye did not put down her phone, but dialed another number, and the call was connected.
"Xia Ye, did you have fun?"
Tomoko Suzuki's cheerful voice came through the phone. Yukiko was still at her house, and she knew, of course, that Natsume was planning to play a cops and robbers game tonight, but she hadn't expected him to call her at this hour.
Shouldn't we be at the most intense moment now?
"Not bad~"
"It was Conan who discovered my identity!"
"Xia Ye, what are you going to do?"
That was Yukiko's voice. She was right next to Tomoko Suzuki, and when she heard Natsume's words, she quickly asked.
Conan is, after all, her son, and she still cares about him a lot.
"I'm going to see him right now!"
Xia Ye smiled and said, "However, I need to make my identity more believable to him. Let's say it like this—understand?"
"Row!"
After hearing Natsume's plan, Tomoko Suzuki agreed:
"That makes a lot of sense."
"Then it's settled!"
Xia Ye gave a few instructions, hung up the phone, and then looked at Vermouth, "Let's go see Conan!"
"I want to go too?!"
"Yeah! This looks like so much fun!"
"All right..."
...
The rooftop of Beika Municipal Hotel.
Xia Ye and Vermouth pushed open the door and went upstairs.
Conan was already standing in the center of the rooftop, a scene that gave Xia Ye a sense of déjà vu.
He smiled at Conan, who had turned around, and said, "As expected, meeting on the rooftop is the way Infernal Affairs works!"
Conan didn't understand what he meant, but he didn't have time to dwell on it. He looked at Vermouth cautiously and asked, "Who is she?"
"My colleague~"
Xia Ye's brief introduction.
"colleague?"
Conan frowned. So, she's a member of the organization too?
However, since Xia Ye brought her here, it means that Xia Ye trusts her, so there is no need to worry too much for the time being.
"Shinichi... never mind, I'll just call you Conan—" Xia Ye looked around and smiled, "I thought you'd bring the FBI along, but I didn't expect you'd actually dare to come alone?"
"I just want to know the truth!"
Conan shook his head, his eyes behind his black-rimmed glasses looking sincere: "Besides, didn't you only bring one person with you?"
Alright, enough chit-chat!
Xia Ye saw a helicopter fly by on the horizon and waved, interrupting the relatively harmonious conversation:
"Let's get down to business!"
"Okay, let's get down to business!"
Conan's childlike face turned serious. "Natsume, you're a member of that organization, right?"
"That's right~"
Xia Ye said frankly, "I am a key member of the organization, trained since childhood, and I have my own code name: Roland!"
"Roland, is he like Gin and Vodka?" Conan murmured with a complicated expression.
"They're all names of alcoholic beverages, as expected..."
"Is there anything else you want to ask?" Xia Ye glanced at the helicopter on the horizon.
“Gin’s 187th unit is already preparing to withdraw. If I don’t go there for too long, he will become suspicious.”
"Yes!" Conan didn't see the helicopter; his attention was now focused entirely on Natsume.
"Can you tell me why you, as a member of the organization, didn't report my existence? The poison Gin fed me has the effect of making people younger. Shouldn't you have taken that seriously?"
"Are you sure you want to know this?"
Xia Ye's expression also turned serious, but Vermouth knew that he was about to start bluffing!
"You don't regret it?"
"regret?"
Conan was taken aback. What was he regretting?
All I want to know now is the truth!
"I won't regret it!"
"Oh well--"
Xia Ye said "helplessly":
“The organization is indeed researching a certain drug. APTX4869—the poison Gin fed you—is a byproduct of that research, and your unique case is of great help to the research. If the organization knew about your situation, they certainly wouldn’t let you go!”
"Then why are you?"
This is the one thing Conan can't understand.
This is a great achievement, and since it's a criminal organization, isn't making meritorious contributions and climbing the ranks the driving force for all its members?
Why did Xia Ye remain unmoved?
"Why didn't you report your situation?" Xia Ye repeated, then said calmly, "Of course it's because of Ran, Sonoko, and Yukiko. What else could it be? Is it because you're handsome?"
"So that's how it is—wait!" Conan's expression changed drastically. "My mother..."
The fact that Xia Ye mentioned three people—Ran and Sonoko—alongside his mother, makes it hard for Conan not to have some rather unsettling associations...
"That's right!"
Xia Ye bluntly stated, "Your mother and I have that kind of relationship, and your father knows about it too!"
"What!?"
Conan's eyes widened in horror. He had considered the possibility that Natsume might kidnap or even kill him when he confronted her—those were all real possibilities. However, he never imagined he would receive such shocking news from Natsume: his mother was actually with Natsume—
And Dad knows too!
how can that be!
Conan instinctively couldn't believe it!
With red eyes, he squatted down, preparing to turn on his leg-strengthening shoes. No matter what, it wouldn't hurt to kick Xia Ye's hateful face first!
"Your football skills are useless against me."