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As soon as they opened the door, a cheerful voice reached their ears.

"Yusaku! You guys are finally here! I was so bored by myself."

The owner of the voice, Asakawa Yu, had roughly guessed what was going on. Sure enough, the moment he entered the private room, the person had already quickly walked up to him.

"Oh my! This must be the reliable Mr. Asakawa that Shin-chan often mentions. Hello, my name is Yukiko Kudo, I am Yusaku's wife and Shinichi's mother."

Yukiko Kudo extended her hand, and Yu Asakawa did not refuse, shaking it lightly. "Hello, my name is Yu Asakawa. I'm sure you two already know that, so I won't say any more."

At first glance, it was clear that Asakawa Yu was implying that she knew about their investigation. Although the two understood, they had nothing to say and instead asked Asakawa Yu to sit down first.

"The food will be served soon. By the way, if there's anything you'd like to eat, Mr. Asakawa, feel free to order."

So you're already calling me "little brother"? Just like in the anime, Yukiko Kudo is indeed very outgoing and friendly.

"It's okay, I'm not picky."

Asakawa Hana's purpose in coming here was not to eat, so there was naturally no need for her to order food.

"I see. Speaking of which, although I just said it, I still want to say it again. Thank you so much for taking care of our Shinichi. As his parents, we would like to express our gratitude to you."

This time, it's clearly more formal than before.

Asakawa Yu nodded, which was considered an acceptance. After all, the other party had thanked her so sincerely, and it would be impolite to refuse.

"Although it's quite presumptuous of us to invite you here, please understand that we parents have to go through this..."

Asakawa Yu knew that the couple was about to get down to business.

"There's no need for such formalities, Mr. Yusaku. We are both intelligent people, and I'm sure you understand the principle that too much talk leads to mistakes."

"..."

Yusaku Kudo was silent for a moment, then smiled with relief.

"I see. It seems that Mr. Asakawa is quite a character. I was just being petty and judging him by my own standards."

"It's not that serious, because I know that you two are aware of the current situation, and I also believe that you came here with a cooperative attitude, aren't you?"

Asakawa Yu waved his hand. He knew his own limitations. Although he was now among the top people in the world, he believed that when it came to using his brain, he was still no match for Kudo Yusaku.

It's better to be straightforward and leave a better impression on the Kudo couple.

“I see. I must say, I actually share the same thoughts as you.”

Kudo Yusaku began, “I believe Mr. Asakawa is already aware of Shinichi’s situation. Although Shinichi said he would destroy that organization on his own, we have tacitly approved of his actions.”

However, saying and doing are two different things, and we parents naturally have to think about our children's future.

The sheer size of that organization is beyond our current comprehension; it's possible that its members are infiltrated into the political, financial, and even various other sectors.

To deal with such a massive organization, it's clear that our numbers alone are insufficient. Therefore, finding suitable partners is what we should be doing now. I hope I'm right, Mr. Asakawa.”

It must be said that Yusaku Kudo's considerations were entirely correct. Compared to Shinichi Kudo's reckless impulsiveness, Yusaku Kudo was better able to consider the big picture and was more composed and calm.

In fact, what he just said was basically the same as what Asakawa Yu was thinking.

If you want to completely eradicate the organization, then finding allies is undoubtedly the best way.

Because they cannot guarantee that they can completely eliminate the organization with just a few people, nor can they do so.

However, to say that he would entrust his life to people he couldn't fully trust, frankly, Asakawa Yu couldn't do it.

The current situation is that, apart from the Miyano sisters and Tsugami Shoichi, he cannot completely entrust his life to anyone else.

Because he didn't know whether there were spies from within the organization mixed in among these people.

Organizations like the FBI and CIA are not immune to having spies planted within them. After all, if you can think of planting spies within an organization, there's no reason why the organization wouldn't do the same.

After a short silence, Asakawa Yu slowly spoke, "I admit that what you said is actually not wrong."

Upon hearing Asakawa Yu's words, Kudo Yukiko smiled first, "That's great, in that case..."

"Please wait a moment, I haven't finished speaking yet."

"Huh?" Kudo Yukiko was stunned by Asakawa Yu's sudden outburst.

"I think it wasn't just me, Mr. Yusaku must have also contacted your friends in the FBI, right?"

"...Yes, that's right, is there a problem with that?"

Kudo Yusaku didn't ask Asakawa Yu why she knew these things, nor was there any need to ask, because doing so would arouse Asakawa Yu's suspicion.

All they need to know is that Asakawa Yu is on the same side as them, and that's enough.

Asakawa Yu keenly noticed this and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Thinking about it, I might have underestimated my importance in Yusaku Kudo's heart.

Originally, I said this to test how far Kudo Yusaku's investigation of me had progressed, and also to test Kudo Yusaku's attitude towards me.

It seems that I have a good image in their eyes. At least they think I am on their side, and that's enough.

"Now that you, Mr. Yusaku, are aware of the organization's immense size and terrifying nature, what makes you think that there might be spies planted by the organization within the FBI?"

Asakawa Yu's words brought the atmosphere at the dinner table to a freezing point. Even Kudo Yukiko, who was usually oblivious, remained silent.

Seeing this, Asakawa Yu also understood the current situation.

"Since we're now on the same side, I'll give you a piece of advice, Mr. Yusaku: don't trust the FBI too much. Ultimately, the only person you can trust is yourself. That's all I have to say. Now, I'll take my leave..."