Establishing the Teyvat Organization in KO

Cointreau did not intend to play along with Vermouth and directly exposed the true identity of Tomoaki Arata in front of him.

Doctor Shinde paused for a moment, and when he started again, his expression had changed: "Oh, no matter how many times I do this, it still feels incredible. I disguise myself so well, how on earth can you recognize me every time?"

Vermouth ignored Cointreau's question and asked a question that she had been unable to figure out.

"I can see that." Considering that he had something else to do later, Jundu was willing to give an answer this time. In the past, he would just ignore the other party's questions. Of course, whether the other party was willing to accept this answer was not within his consideration.

"If you don't want to say it, just forget it. There's no need to be perfunctory with me." As expected, Vermouth did not believe the answer that Jundu casually said.

She changed the subject: "But I never expected to meet a girl who looks so much like you today. Who is she?"

Then he leaned close to Jundu and whispered, "Could she be the one you've been looking for forty years?"

Cointreau didn't feel guilty at all about the secret being exposed. His expression remained unchanged as he asked Vermouth: "So what? Are you going to tell the boss?"

"You don't seem worried that I will tell the boss? You know, although you have a different status in the organization, in essence that gentleman still treats you, me, and Gin as useful tools. The only difference is that you are a little special. The reason why the boss has never helped you find someone, and even provided help when you needed it, is that he thinks you can't find that person at all. But if he knew that the person you have been looking for has now appeared, and even that this person may be more important to you than the organization, do you think he will be happy for you?" Vermouth asked Cointreau with a smile, observing Cointreau's expression as he spoke.

But what disappointed her was that even after she said this, Jundu's expression did not change at all. He even asked Vermouth again: "So, will you tell me?"

Vermouth leaned against the wall with boredom, looked at Cointreau and said, "Whether I will tell you or not depends on what you can give me~"

"Ran Mouri and Shinichi Kudo." Cointreau said two names.

Vermouth's hands at her side subconsciously clenched when she heard Cointreau say these two names, but she quickly relaxed her body: "Why are you suddenly talking about these two people? Does this have anything to do with the topic we just talked about? We are talking about your girl now, not these two insignificant people."

"These two people are indeed insignificant to me, but are they also insignificant to you, Vermouth?" Cointreau smiled for the first time since he appeared in the infirmary: "I have always known the purpose of your return to Japan."

Seeing that Vermouth wanted to say something, Cointreau extended his hand to stop her, and then said, "You have met these two kids before. A year ago in the United States, they saved you at the risk of their own lives. Since then, you have been paying attention to them without leaving a trace. Until recently, Kudo Shinichi disappeared, and you found out that it was related to Gin, and the organization's report stated that Kudo Shinichi was dead. But no body was found, and none of his relatives and friends knew that Kudo Shinichi had an accident, so you guessed that he might not be dead. You were worried, so you returned to China to investigate Kudo Shinichi's whereabouts in person. Am I right, Vermouth?"

“Clap, clap, clap,” Vermouth raised her hands and clapped three times. “As expected of you, Cointreau. If I hadn’t known that there was no one around me at the time, I would have thought that you saw it happen with your own eyes. So what? Do we have leverage over each other now?”

Cointreau: "If you don't mind me telling people that Kudo Shinichi is fine after taking APTX4869, then I certainly don't mind you telling people about her."

Vermouth looked at Cointreau's eyes, and after a long while, she had to compromise: "Okay, then we will hide it for each other. However, you have to know that the girl looks too much like you. Anyone who has seen the two of you can tell at a glance that there must be a relationship between you. It was okay before you were not in Japan, and not many people had seen you, but now...if other people in the organization find out, they will not be as easy to talk to as I am."

"Don't bother with this." Seeing that the discussion was over, Jundu didn't plan to stay any longer and turned to leave.

"Wait, I have one more question. Just to satisfy my curiosity." Seeing that Jundu was about to leave, Vermouth called out to him and asked a question that had been in her mind since the beginning: "From the looks and demeanor of that little girl, it can be seen that she is definitely no more than 25 years old, so her situation should not be the same as you and me. Then, how did you know about her existence forty years ago and have been looking for her all the time?"

"No comment." Jundu left after saying these four words.

Vermouth was a little dissatisfied: "Tsk, in the end, you still didn't say anything."

The episode that happened in the infirmary of Teitan High School obviously did not affect Xia Xi's life. After she met Kudo Shinichi again on the day of the school festival, she ran into him again the next morning when he and Xiaolan were sending Huiyuan to school.

"Sister Xia Xi, good morning." Kudo Shinichi greeted Xia Xi subconsciously after seeing her.

"..."

Xia Xi looked at Kudo Shinichi with a speechless look.

She and Kudo Shinichi had only met once at the Dorobiga Amusement Park that day, and the second time they met was yesterday at the school festival, but due to the case, they didn't have much contact. As a result, when they met today, was it really okay to call her by such a familiar name?

"Haha," Kudo Shinichi obviously realized that the address he just gave was wrong. He laughed twice and explained to Xiaolan and Xia Xi, "I heard that you are older than us, Xiame, and Xiaolan said that you helped her a lot when I was not around. I just want to call you sister to express my gratitude and respect, hehe."

Seeing that Kudo Shinichi had barely come up with a plausible excuse, Xia Xi didn't dwell on it and instead asked another question that made him sweat profusely: "By the way, Kudo, how long do you plan to stay this time? You won't only stay for a few days before leaving to investigate the case again, right?"

"This, this..."

Kudo Shinichi could feel Xiaolan's gaze on him from behind, waiting for his answer, and he stumbled over his answer.

He knew that meeting Xia Xi at this time would not be good, because she always asked some sharp questions. It was okay when he asked the suspects at the crime scene before, but now it was his turn, it was really... He now felt a little empathy for those who were speechless when Xia Xi asked them questions.

In the end, Kudo still hadn't figured out how to answer. After all, he was not sure how long he could maintain this state. So he decided to run away. He took Xiaolan's hand, said goodbye to Xia Xi, and ran away.

Xia Xi looked at the backs of the two people and "Conan" leaving, feeling speechless.

As for that, it was just a casual question. Why are you running so fast?

Xia Xi looked at the tickets in her bag. What a pity. She had originally wanted to give the tickets to Xiaolan and Conan if they happened to meet them, and let them take them to Sonoko, Mr. Maori and the children of the Junior Detective League. Now she had to deliver them herself.