Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

Akai Tsutomu started the car and drove away slowly, his eyes still fixed on the front: "Kudo Yuki is not as simple as she seems. Her alertness and behavior are not like that of an ordinary cafe owner. Perhaps we can find more clues from her."

Yasuharu Haneda sneered, "She's just a girl who runs a coffee shop. But Toru Amuro is more suspicious. I saw him interacting with a mysterious person near the Metropolitan Police Department. What's his background?"

Akai Tsutomu shook his head, his eyes deep: "I don't know much either, I just know that he seems to be related to the Metropolitan Police Department, and the specific situation needs further investigation. Moreover, the tacit understanding between him and Kudo Yuki does not seem to be an ordinary employment relationship. There may be other hidden stories behind it."

"Humph, no matter what they are doing, as long as it does not affect our investigation of the Haneda Hiroshi case, it's fine. Over the years, I have been determined to find out the truth and give an explanation to my son Hiroshi."

Yasuharu Haneda felt bitter when he recalled the hardships he had gone through over the years. In order to get closer to the truth, he even disguised himself and risked his life to test the people at the winery, but he was always just a little short.

"Kang Qing, we will definitely find the truth. We have not gained nothing over the years. As long as we follow the clue of the winery, we will always make a breakthrough. We have already mastered the location and time of some transactions of the winery. As long as we dig deeper along this line, we will definitely find out more inside information."

Akai Mutake tried to comfort his old friend, but he also knew that the road ahead would be difficult.

"I hope so. By the way, the little boy who was rescued just now looked very smart. What is his relationship with the Kudo family?"

"His name is Edogawa Conan, and he is a relative of Kudo Shinichi. I am still learning about the details. However, this kid is not simple. I have seen him keenly capture key clues at the crime scene before. Maybe he can play an important role in the subsequent investigation."

As the two talked, the car drove farther and farther away in the night, and the roar of the engine gradually disappeared into the quiet street.

The hour hand quietly moved forward another tick, and the city became even quieter under the cover of night.

Inside the base, the surrounding sycamore trees rustled in the dim light of street lamps and the occasional night breeze, whispering unknown secrets.

Following the hidden passage, Kudo Yuki and Amuro Toru slowly walked into the base after finishing a busy and tense day of operations.

They walked to the end of the base's winding underground passage and pushed open the heavy explosion-proof door. The warm yellow light softly sprinkled on the bed. After washing up, they lay side by side on the bed to rest.

Kudo Yuki lazily leaned on Amuro Toru's solid shoulder and sighed softly: "Senior Kuroda arranged for Instructor Onizuka to personally teach Hiro micro-expression training. As for me, I just took the senior's pen and slid away."

The corners of her mouth unconsciously rose, revealing a sly smile.

Amuro Toru smiled fondly and raised his hand to gently touch her hair. "Only you can come up with such a clever idea. Manager Kuroda will definitely have a headache for you again this time. But Instructor Onizuka's teaching level is first-class. Hiro will definitely learn a lot of real skills by following him."

At this moment, the rat on Kudo Yuki's shoulder jumped down and paced back and forth beside the bed, his tone was obviously irritable: "Today is unusually noisy, and various forces are making frequent moves. It's really disturbing."

Kudo Yuki quickly calmed down and talked telepathically: "Shu Shu, when I walked out of the Poirot Cafe today, I always felt that there was a pair of eyes staring at me in the dark, but I looked around and didn't find a single figure. Did you see anything at that time?"

Shushu slapped his head suddenly: "Xiaoxue, I really saw it! It was the rare black antique car that Conan mentioned to you last night. It was parked not far away."

Kudo Yuki's eyebrows slightly frowned, a trace of vigilance flashed in her eyes, and she continued to communicate through telepathy: "Haneda Yasuharu! Why would he target me for no reason? Is it because I found him keeping an eye on Masumi and her daughter outside the hotel last time, and he noticed it, so he drove away in a hurry, and I failed to catch up with him?"

Amuro Toru looked calm on the surface, but his heart was surging like a wave, thinking to himself: "I pretended to be asleep last night, but I heard everything Conan told Xiaoxue that Dr. Agasa found out that the owner of the rare black antique car was Yasuharu Haneda. Yasuharu Haneda's sudden appearance this time is definitely not simple, it seems that I have to find an opportunity to investigate in depth. ]

The night gradually faded, and the faint light of dawn quietly penetrated through the window. Near the early morning, an electronic reminder sound suddenly broke the silence in the room: "Activate automatic sign-in mode."

"Ding, congratulations to Xiaoxue for signing in successfully today and getting 220 mall points and a micro-stealth recording buckle.

The current mall points are 5310, and the system space contains: healing elixir, information on the current situation of the winery, location distribution map of the winery base, phantom identity secret box, and micro-stealth recording button. Please continue to sign in every day, Xiaoxue."

The system broadcast sounded: "The micro hidden camera button can cut off all signal interference and searches, and can be used to collect evidence and record videos and photos."

Unconsciously, the night faded away, and the faint morning light quietly spread across the sky, outlining the unique outline of dawn.

Kudo Yuki turned over in her sleep, and her arm accidentally touched Amuro Toru, and her hair fell on his chest.

Toru Amuro, who was in a light sleep, was awakened by a slight noise. The morning light was like a veil, wrapping Kudo Yuki's peaceful sleeping face.

The bruises under her eyes and her unconsciously furrowed brows made his fingertips tremble - it turned out that these days, he had already quietly incorporated her fatigue and safety into every time they fought side by side.

When she instinctively snuggled into his arms, the warm touch instantly spread throughout her body.

Amuro Toru swallowed stiffly the sourness in his throat, stroked her slightly frowned brows with his fingertips, and lightly pressed the long-restrained tenderness on her forehead.

Kudo Yuki was awakened by the gentle touch, and opened her eyes drowsily. What came into her sight was Amuro Toru's affectionate eyes, which seemed to hide a sky full of stars.

She hadn't fully woken up yet, her consciousness still hovering on the edge of dream and reality, and she subconsciously gave him a sweet smile.

Amuro Toru's Adam's apple rolled as he thought of how she had risked her life to sneak into the winery branch to obtain intelligence, and the anxious look in her eyes when she stayed by his bedside all night when he was injured.

Countless scenes of fighting side by side flashed through my mind, and the accumulated emotions burst forth like a dam breaking.

Kudo Yuki's smile with morning mist completely ignited Amuro Toru's reason.

The bedside alarm clock was shaking in the scent of jasmine, and the next second he had pulled her into a hot kiss.

The tangled breaths, the tightened fingers, and the restraint that was crushed in the morning light - the anxiety that had nowhere to vent after the mission was completed, and the hidden emotions when fighting side by side, all turned into an irresistible temperature.

It was not until the chaotic heartbeat dispersed the ambiguity in the room that Kudo Yuki realized that her fingertips were still tightly grasping his collar.

Amuro Toru gently held her in his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head, and said in a low and gentle voice: "Xiaoxue, when everything is over, we will live an ordinary life, just you and me."

Kudo Yuki leaned in his arms, nodded gently, and said softly: "Well, I'm looking forward to that day. But before that, you should put on your clothes and help me get the ointment in the cabinet. I want to apply the ointment, and it's not convenient for you to be here."

Toru Amuro caught her slightly evasive look and understood instantly. A blush quietly crept up to his ears. He coughed lightly, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and kissed her forehead. Then he loosened his arms and stood up to get the ointment.

After he handed the ointment to Kudo Yuki, he quickly walked to the side, turned his back, and thoughtfully pulled the curtain beside the bed, separating the small space into a private world. He stood outside the curtain, pretending to sort out the documents on the table, but the slightly red tips of his ears still revealed his embarrassment.

Behind the curtain, Kudo Yuki moved cautiously, with a blush still on her face. From time to time, she frowned slightly, and made a slight gasp as if her wound was pulled.

"Xiaoxue, are you okay?"

"It's okay, it will be fine soon." Kudo Yuki responded, speeding up the movements of her hands. After finally applying the medicine, she breathed a sigh of relief, "Zero, I'm done."

Only then did Toru Amuro put down the documents in his hand, turned around and pulled open the curtain. Their eyes met and then quickly looked away. There was a different kind of shyness and sweetness in the air.

Just at that moment, Kudo Yuki's phone suddenly vibrated. She took the phone and saw a message from Wakasa Rumi, which read:

Ms. Kudo, there is movement in the matter you handled before. The person who left has returned. He has been hanging around recently and his behavior is a bit strange. I feel something is wrong. What do you think?

After reading the message, Kudo Yuki's expression became serious. She replied:

Do you know who it is? Take a picture and let me see it.

Not long after, news about Wakasa Rumi came again, with a clearer photo attached.

In the photo, Cohen was wearing a black cap and huddled on a bench by the street. The silver-gray pistol that should have been on his waist was missing. He lowered his head from time to time to rub the gun callus on his left pinky finger, and the slits of his eyes under his sunglasses were like a venomous snake, vigilantly scanning the alley where Wakasa Rumi often appeared.

Kudo Yuki took a closer look, her pupils suddenly contracted, her fingertips unconsciously brushed across Cohen's figure on the screen, her brows furrowed, she turned to look at Amuro Toru, handed the phone over, and said in a deep voice: "Zero, it's Cohen, he has been monitoring Wakasa Rumi these days."

Toru Amuro took the phone, pressed his fingertips hard on the empty holster of Cohen in the photo, and uttered a suppressed curse with his Adam's apple rolling.

His back was against the cold wall, and his tactical boots unconsciously rolled over the floor, as if to crush this sudden crisis.

"Cohen has always been Gin's right-hand man. His presence there must be bad news. Wakasa Rumi is a key figure, and he is spying on her. Could it be that the winery has noticed something?"

"Since I revealed Rum's intentions to the old man, I expected that someone would be watching him. Sure enough, there was movement later. In order to clear the suspicion, Rum used the excuse of 'innocent until proven guilty' and asked Cohen to kill Wakasa Rumi. But Cohen was called away halfway, and when he came back, he didn't bring the gun he never left behind. This was very abnormal."

"Perhaps there was a problem within the winery, or perhaps they noticed that we were acting cautiously and changed their plans. The most urgent task is to find out Cohen's purpose and ensure Wakasa Rumi's safety."

"Just call and ask and you'll know." Kudo Yuki quickly dialed Vermouth's number and turned on the speakerphone.

"Hey, why did Fine Wine think of me?"

"Absinthe, was Cohen called away by anyone? And who did the old man send to monitor Rum?"

Vermouth chuckled: "For the sake of cooperation, I'll tell you - Cohen was called away by Gin, and it was Gin who monitored Rum. He changed the assassination to observation, wanting to see what tricks Rum would play."

Kudo Yuki and Amuro Toru looked at each other, and they both understood that the conflict between rum and gin within the brewery had increased again.

Kudo Yuki smiled and said, "Absinthe, just continue to plan your plan."

After hanging up the phone, Kudo Yuki sent a text message to Wakasa Rumi:

Don't panic. I just asked a reliable person and there is no danger to your life. Gin has ordered Cohen to change the assassination attempt on you to observation. Gin wants to see what Rum is up to. I am looking for someone related to the Haneda Hiroshi case. I will contact you when I have news.

Toru Amuro walked to the window, looked at the gradually becoming lively streets outside, frowned, and fell into deep thought.

Kudo Yuki walked up to him and gently held his hand. "Zero, I plan to go to Haneda Yasuharu another day. I'm sure he will be happy to support making the person who killed his son pay the price."

Amuro Toru turned to look at Kudo Yuki, his eyes full of trust and support: "Then I will go with you. Since Haneda Yasuharu has been investigating the Haneda Hiroshi case, he must have a lot of clues. Maybe he can help us learn more about the winery."

"Okay, let's go together. Shouldn't we wash up and cook now? It's almost time for your part-time job in the afternoon." Kudo Yuki blinked and pulled Amuro Toru towards the bathroom.

After washing up, the two quickly prepared lunch in the kitchen.

Toru Amuro got dressed and went to Café Poirot.

Kudo Yuki came out of the secret private room and wanted to explain the work arrangements to Amuro Toru, but she saw the dining table where Suzuki Sonoko and others were sitting.

The table was filled with desserts and coffee, and the lively atmosphere was in stark contrast to the serious discussion she had just concluded.

Masumi Sera leaned his hands on the table, a sly smile on his face, and looked straight at Conan, "Oh? Are you going to give that game and strategy book to the Junior Detective League? They must be very happy, right?"

Conan held the orange juice in his hand and took a big sip. After swallowing the juice, he smiled and responded: "Yeah, everyone thinks it's incredible that we got the guide book before the release date."

Suzuki Sonoko rested one hand on the table, curled her lips, and half-jokingly said, "After doing such an outrageous thing, this little bit of thank-you gift is only natural, right?"

Mao Lilan saw that Conan was a little embarrassed, and quickly changed the subject, her eyes shining: "By the way, I found the person who complained about the beef soup before. He is the manager of the coffee shop in front of the station. There is a sign hanging at his door that says 'Delicious beef soup on sale'."

Conan's mouth twitched, and he complained in his heart: [How smart and capable!]

To be continued...