sbdcsierra Chapter 523 Miss Nightingale (Part 4)
Chapter 523 Miss Nightingale (Part 4)
Maori Kogoro looked at Xiaolan in front of him with an angry face: "What, you said that guy told me not to accept this commission because he was worried that it was a scam?"
"Does this kid think that my sleeping Kogoro will fall for such an easy trick?"
Xiaolan held her forehead with her hand helplessly and told what she had learned from Kudo Shinichi: "But there are indeed many loopholes in these two invitations. You see, although it says there will be a large reward, it doesn't clearly tell us where the Oletus Manor is. What's more, if it's just a commission, wouldn't it be better to send it directly to you, Dad? It seems very strange if I received an invitation."
After listening to Xiaolan's explanation, Maori Kogoro's originally unhappy mood due to Kudo Shinichi's return also subsided a bit: "Well, I have to say, this does make some sense."
Maori Kogoro did like such high-paying commissions, but that didn't mean he would take his daughter into danger. In Maori Kogoro's opinion, although Kudo Shinichi was not very reliable in normal times, he would not lie about such matters. So for the sake of his daughter's safety, he hesitated again and again, but finally stuffed the invitation letter into the drawer of his desk.
Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief and sent the message to Kudo Shinichi via email. Kudo Shinichi, who was at home at the time, also breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the message, as Xiaolan was finally away from these disputes.
At this time, the Kudo residence was once again full of people. Shuichi Akai, James, Judy, Cameron, Toru Amuro, Masumi Sera, Heiji Hattori, as well as the Miyano sisters, Curacao and Vermouth all gathered in the living room.
Judy looked at Miyano Akemi in disbelief, then turned to look at Akai Shuichi next to her: "Shuichi, this is..."
"It's over between us." Miyano Akemi said calmly. After going through that life-or-death plan, she just wanted to be with her sister. She had to forget about romance. "Let's part ways amicably. We shouldn't contact each other anymore. If it weren't for Shiho, I wouldn't have come here this time."
Shuichi Akai nodded bitterly. He owed Miyano Akemi a lot, and it was already a good ending to have such an ending.
What he didn't expect was that when they were living in the manor, after the toy merchant listened to Miyano Akemi's story about her love life, he showed an indescribable expression, and then immediately recommended that she go to the Air Force and Ms. Farrow to learn self-defense and deception, and go to the recorder to brush up on her legal knowledge.
"Ms. Akemi, that guy Jian is a scumbag! You must stay away from people like him in the future!" The toy merchant looked at Akemi Miyano, who was reading the notes compiled by the recorder at the time, with a grim face and said hatefully.
Akemi Miyano: I always feel that there is a sad past hidden behind Miss Anne.
Breaking off relations with him was to allow Shiho to have a better life! Miyano Akemi finally used this reason to convince herself that the two sisters would depend on each other in the future, and she must protect her sister and keep her away from such people.
Toru Amuro had looked up information about the Miyano sisters. He looked at Shuichi Akai with a complicated expression: Akai, Akai, I didn't expect you to be such a person!
Shuichi Akai made full use of his dark complexion to prevent others from realizing that he was actually so embarrassed that his face was burning because he was too thin-skinned.
In order to change the subject, Akai Shuichi turned his attention to Curacao and Vermouth. Both of them were former members of the Black Organization who were spared by the Oletus Manor. He didn't believe that Vermouth could escape Oletus's pursuit with just her makeup and disguise skills. It was definitely a waste of time.
"How did you escape?" Amuro Toru was the first to ask this question. He hadn't seen Vermouth at all that night. This woman must have known something from the beginning, so she ran away. Amuro Toru was most worried that Vermouth had done something with the Oletus Manor that would jeopardize the country's business.
Vermouth is considered a lone ranger in this room. Everyone else has teammates, but she is alone. However, she does not care about this. The fact that she dared to buy a house in Beika Town directly after escaping the pursuit is proof of her inner confidence.
"Mr. Public Security, I understand your concerns, but there wasn't any shady dealings between me and the Oritis Manor. You could even say they unilaterally let me go. You know, they didn't even keep someone as capable as Gin."
Judy and Vermouth had a grudge. She looked at Vermouth with a stern expression and asked harshly, "That's just your side of the story. How can you prove that you don't have any dangerous weapons in your hands?"
Here we go again, the FBI's most common tactic of accusing someone. Vermouth's face turned cold. She didn't think the invitation letter could have come from an ordinary member of Oritis. The "owner of the manor" mentioned in the letter should be the one who sent the invitation.
But she didn't understand what value she possessed that warranted such attention from the Oletus Manor. The secret of immortality? What a joke! With Karasuma Renye dead, all that information was naturally in the Oletus's possession. If they were interested in researching it, they could just look at the existing information. Why bother looking for a half-finished product like her? As for her pride in makeup and disguise, while these skills were useful, they weren't valuable enough to warrant such a grueling effort.
"I have nothing to explain to you. You FBI have been working here for many years, but in the end, the organization's collapse has nothing to do with you. What does this prove?" Vermouth lifted her blonde hair and looked at Judy teasingly.
Judy's eyebrows shot up, and she slammed her palm on the table: "Asshole!"
However, before Judy could react, James stopped her and said, "We shouldn't have a direct confrontation with Vermouth right now. We know very little about the Oredis Manor. Vermouth might have had some dealings with those people. We need this information."
A trace of struggle flashed in Judy's eyes, and then she silently withdrew her hand and nodded in approval.
Hattori Heiji also knew that none of the people present were easy to deal with, but the others seemed to know each other, while he had only met these people once at Melody Villa, so it was difficult for him to get a word in.
"Kudo, where have you been?"
At this time, after Kudo Shinichi confirmed the message sent by Xiaolan with Dr. Agasa, he quickly rushed home with some equipment improved by Dr. Agasa.
However, as soon as he entered the door, he saw a group of people who were in a tense mood and looked like they were going to tear down his house.
"Um, everyone please calm down for a moment. This is still my home after all." Kudo Shinichi wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Vermouth smiled at Kudo Shinichi: "Oh, our great detective is back."
Everyone present instantly focused their eyes on Kudo Shinichi. Feeling so many eyes on him, Kudo Shinichi was not afraid. Now, they had to find out who wrote this invitation.