Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 234 228. Conan's Soul Question

It was mentioned before that the reason why the FBI was so anxious to grab Miyano Akemi as a "lifeline" was because the line they had been following was broken.

What is this line? Of course it is Vermouth.

Because Vermouth suddenly disguised herself and escaped after receiving an urgent order from her boss, all the FBI's previous preparations were invalidated. The three FBI probably didn't expect to meet their "long-awaited" Chris Wynyard at the memorial service.

As a female star, Vermouth is very sensitive to the camera. However, there were too many reporters at the memorial service, and the cameras were everywhere.

The three FBI agents finally took a carefully taken photo of Vermouth, which, although blurry, was enough to show Vermouth's facial features.

"Hurry, send the photo to Director James!" For this group of FBI, the gain tonight would be worth it even if only this photo was obtained.

This means that the previously broken threads have now been reconnected.

James and Judy were not in the FBI's secret base. In fact, they were in the ground parking lot near the Beihu City Hotel at this moment.

In a van that was enclosed on all sides, James received photos secretly taken by his men.

"This is."

James' pupils shrank when he saw the photo of Vermouth, and then he asked Judy beside him to confirm the woman in the photo.

"It's her, Vermouth!" Judy would never forget Vermouth's face even in her dreams, because when she was a child, it was Vermouth who personally killed her entire family.

Judy is the only survivor in their family.

Surprise, what a fucking surprise.

The reappearance of Vermouth not only proved the reliability of the information provided by Akemi Miyano, but also allowed this team of FBI field agents to reconnect with their clues.

James immediately sent instructions to the FBI in the hotel, asking them to keep a close eye on Vermouth and that support was on the way.

We will resume surveillance of Vermouth as soon as the memorial service is over.

The FBI who were at the memorial service also began to pay attention to who Vermouth had frequent communications with at the scene - it seemed that the person who communicated with Vermouth the most was Ms. Kudo Yukiko?
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As we all know, the most important thing about news is timeliness. If you publish the same news earlier than others, you will be more likely to get the first bite of fresh traffic and attention.

So, even though the reporters at the memorial service were unable to return to the TV station one by one, the news about the Kudo couple attending the memorial service for director Sakamaki was sent back to the TV station by them as soon as possible.

And it was scheduled to be broadcast on the news as soon as possible.

It was the time for elementary school to be over. After a day of "intense and exciting" study life in the first grade of elementary school, Conan was walking on the way home accompanied by a few friends.

Then his attention was drawn to the TV in front of a street shop.

Why do these two people look so familiar to me? Could they be my father and mother who are away from home all year round?
No, look again!
There was no need for Conan to identify the identities of the two people on the TV screen, because the host of the show had already begun introducing the middle-aged couple to the audience.

Internationally renowned actress, Yukiko Kudo; world-class mystery novelist and old friend of the rice flower people, Yusaku Kudo.

At this moment, Conan couldn't help but say something - as a son, was it right for him to learn about his parents' return home from TV? Also, did his unreliable parents know that he was now a small child?

If I don't know, isn't my heart a little too big? If I know, my heart will feel even bigger.

"Well, you guys go home first. I suddenly remembered that I have something to do at Dr. Agasa's house!"

Conan used the ever-effective "Agasa Release" to quickly disappear in front of his friends. His friends had already gotten used to Conan's sudden disappearance.

The three elementary school students subconsciously looked at the TV and found that there was no news about any case, so they tacitly did not take the situation to heart.

As long as Conan doesn't secretly solve cases to show off, we will all still be good friends.

"Doctor, Doctor, did you know that my parents have returned to Tokyo?" This time Conan really didn't fool his friends. At least he really came to Dr. Agasa's house.

"Have Yusaku and Yukiko arrived in Tokyo?" It was obvious that Dr. Agasa knew that Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo were going back to Tokyo, but he didn't know that they had already arrived in Tokyo.

Dr. Agasa was not surprised that the Kudo couple returned to Tokyo, because he had already told the couple about Conan's situation. It would be strange if the Kudo couple did not come back under such circumstances.

But based on Dr. Agasa's understanding of the in-laws, shouldn't the first thing they do after returning is play with their children?
Why does Conan look normal now?

Seeing that Professor Agasa didn't know what was going on, Conan turned on the TV in the living room and adjusted the channel.

On the news channel, news related to the memorial service is still being broadcast, and the Kudo couple are obviously the initiators of the memorial service's popularity.

"Strange. It's not like Yusaku to be so high-profile." Conan didn't see any problems from the news, but Dr. Agasa was an old friend of the couple.

Especially Yusaku Kudo, as a world-class mystery novel writer, he also faces the trouble of being urged to submit manuscripts.

This also means that once Kudo Yusaku's "whereabouts are exposed", it won't be long before editors from major publishing houses rush over wielding their "whips" and frantically urge Kudo Yusaku to submit his manuscripts.

The Kudo couple rarely appeared in public after their marriage, largely because they were concerned about the ubiquitous army of people demanding manuscripts.

But who would have thought that the Kudo couple, who were supposed to return to Tokyo secretly this time, would now appear in such a high-profile manner at the memorial service?
"Doctor, why don't we go to the memorial service for Director Sakamaki?" Conan, who had been cheated since he was a child, suddenly came up with a very good idea.

If he suddenly appeared in front of his parents like this, they would probably be scared, right?
Conan couldn't help but grin when he thought about his father, who was always so calm, being thrown into a state of panic by his next behavior.

From now on, the situation of offense and defense will be different!

Dr. Agasa looked at Conan, who was "daydreaming" but grinning foolishly, with sympathy. Did this kid really think that he wouldn't tell Yusaku and Yukiko about him?

Forget it, let’s just let the child be happy for a while.

The yellow Beetle quickly drove out of Dr. Agasa's garage. At the same time, a new "heavyweight" guest arrived at the banquet hall of Beido City Hotel.

"Congressman Tunkou is here!"

(End of this chapter)