Chapter 291 Threats and Frankness

After seeing Kana Nakatani’s reaction, Toyokawa Eisuke on the side also stood there in a daze.

Even he understood the situation.

“Ms. Nakatani, are you really…”

After crying silently for a while, Nakatani Kana slowly spoke: “Yes, it was indeed me who did it. I… killed him with my own hands.”

After confessing, Nakatani Kana looked up at Inspector Sato in front of her, with a bitter smile on her face: “At first, Manager Shirota just showed his affection to me privately and wanted me to be his girlfriend. Although I had clearly rejected it a long time ago, he never gave up the idea.

Rather, his behavior has become more and more aggressive since I clearly rejected him. The manager has our personal information and my address, and he has been knocking on my door every few days since last month.

Although I also wanted to call the police, he didn’t do anything more extreme, and I was also afraid that he would act even more extreme after learning that I called the police, so…”

After hearing Kana Nakatani’s motives, question marks appeared in Makino and the others’ minds.

If I remember correctly, the victim, Shirota Jiro, was already 45 years old! ! This Nakatani Kana is only in her early 20s!
At this moment, there was a hint of sympathy in everyone’s eyes when they looked at Kana Nakatani.

She was being pursued by a man who was more than 20 years older than her in an unbridled, even morbid way… and this man was her boss whom she saw every day at work.

This experience is really…

No wonder when she learned that the surveillance was broken, she thought of this way of “completely solving the problem”.

Shortly after.

Kana Nakatani explained her general modus operandi and told everyone the location of the raincoat she was wearing when committing the crime, saving the police a lot of time in investigating the scene.

After the matter was basically over, Sato and Takagi said goodbye to Makino and the others, and took Kana Nakatani into the police car, preparing to return to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Xiaolan and Sonoko watched the police car driving away with complicated expressions.

After a moment, Yuanzi turned his head to look at Makino beside him and slowly said, “Brother Longyi, what if we encounter such a situation in the future? How should we deal with such a guy?”

Makino turned his head and glanced at Sonoko, whose face was full of worry, then looked at Xiaolan and Sera Masumi beside him, and shook his head slowly: “No, I don’t think you will encounter such a situation.”

Sonoko asked, “Ran and Sera are both very powerful, so naturally no one dares to do this to them, but what should I do if I encounter this situation?”

Hearing this, Makino blinked helplessly, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

It seems that Yuanzi is too well protected to have such an “unrealistic” idea.

Suzuki Group, Kyogoku Makoto, and even myself…

Anyone with a little bit of common sense wouldn’t dare to do this to you, right?

If you really encounter someone without brains, you probably don’t even need to do anything yourself, as these people will take the initiative to jump into Tokyo Bay and play diving games.

Makino has not forgotten how Shirakawa, who tried to kidnap Ayako, disappeared at the speed of light.

Not to mention the “swarm drone capsule” on Yuanzi’s body and the Sky Eye intelligence system in space…

At this time, Sera Masumi smiled and put his arm around Sonoko’s shoulders, saying with a smile: “Don’t worry, if you really encounter such a thing, just tell us directly! With us here, you will definitely be fine~”

“Yes, we will definitely protect your garden~” Xiaolan also nodded with a smile.

With tears in her eyes, Sonoko looked at Sera Masumi and Xiaolan beside her and said with emotion: “Sera, Xiaolan, it’s great to have friends like you~”

……

After lunch, Sonoko and the other two suggested disbanding.

The midterm exam will be in a week, and Sonoko and Xiaolan both want to go home and review what they have learned recently.

Therefore, Makino drove Yuanzi and others home.

Unlike Sonoko and Ran, Sera Masumi did not get in the car. She left alone, saying that she happened to be shopping at a store near the restaurant.

He planned to send Sonoko and Xiaolan home first, and then go home to continue deploying and checking the mission execution of the “Sky Eye Intelligence System”.

He originally thought that Sera Masumi specifically asked him to go out today on the pretext of “playing baseball” because he had something “important” to say, but until after lunch, Sera Masumi did not make any movement.

Half an hour later, Makino sent Sonoko and Xiaolan back home.

Just as he was about to drive home, a text message alert suddenly rang.

——“Buzz—”

When he saw that the sender of the text message was Sera Masumi, a smile flashed in Makino’s eyes.

“As expected~”

……

Beika-cho, Qiya Luxury Hotel.

After pushing open the door of the hotel, Makino immediately saw Masumi Sera waiting for him on the sofa in the lobby.

After seeing Makino, Sera Masumi immediately stood up, walked quickly to Makino, and said with embarrassed hands: “I’m sorry, Makino! I know this really disturbs you, but my sister…she knew that I went out to meet you again today, and she insisted on meeting you. She has always been your fan, and I really have no choice but to let her nag me!”

Makino: “…”

Could you come up with a better excuse next time?

The “weak sister with mild autism” that you often mention is a super agent who can use her shrunken body to knock out an adult with one palm, and can even flip under the balcony with her bare hands and easily climb onto the window frame.

You said that this aloof agent is not only my fan, but also “clamoring” to meet me?

Do you believe this yourself?
After a moment of silence, Makino raised a polite smile: “It’s okay, I’m not busy this afternoon. To be honest, I also want to meet this sister you often mention~”

Hearing this, Sera Masumi smiled and nodded, “Really? My sister will definitely be very happy to see you in person! Makino-san, please follow me~”

After saying this, Sera Masumi walked in front, leading the way for Makino.

A few minutes later, Makino followed Sera Masumi down the elevator and stopped at the door of a room.

Sera Masumi took out the room card from his pocket and whispered, “Brother Makino, my sister doesn’t like to talk much and doesn’t have much expression on her face… But she is really your fan and has mentioned you more than once when chatting with me.”

Makino chuckled and nodded, understanding that this was Sera Masumi giving him a “vaccination”. She was obviously afraid that he would not be able to connect the “sister who was clamoring to see her” with the seemingly cold Akai Mari who was about to meet him.

But compared to this, what Makino wanted to know more was the reason why “Akai Mary” chose to meet him.

After all, without Akai Mary’s nod, Sera Masumi would definitely not call her here with such a reason.

Judging from the fact that Sera Masumi always calls Akai Mari “sister” and that she specifically gave herself a heads-up before entering the door, she didn’t seem to be very clear about her mother’s thoughts and intentions.

After entering the room, Sera Masumi carefully closed the door and then led Makino to the small living room on the side.

In the living room, a girl with short wavy golden hair and dark green pupils sat expressionlessly on the sofa, staring at Makino quietly.

Seeing that neither her mother nor Makino seemed to be ready to speak first, Sera Masumi immediately introduced with a smile: “This is the officer Makino Ryuichi you always wanted to meet~”

It was as if Akai Mary didn’t hear what Sera Masumi said. She didn’t say hello to Makino and just looked at Makino in front of her with an expressionless face.

Shiliang Zhenjun: “…”

“Mom, you’re embarrassing me…”

As if she had heard what Sera Masumi was thinking, Akai Mari suddenly stood up and nodded, saying, “Hello, Officer Makino.”

“Hello~” Makino responded with a smile and a nod.

To be honest, at first glance, Akai Mary looks like a slightly larger Haibara Ai.

As expected, she is Haibara Ai’s “aunt”. Apart from the obvious differences in hair and pupil color, there are not many differences in other places.

With just a little disguise, she can instantly transform into Haibara Ai.

“Huh~” Seeing her mother and Makino greet each other, Sera Masumi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she called Makino as her mother instructed, she actually didn’t know what her mother’s purpose was.

Not only that, she was also afraid that Makino would discover the abnormality of her “sister”, especially when there was already a shrunken “Kudo Shinichi” by Makino’s side.

She had already personally experienced how powerful Makino was and how terrifying his observation and reasoning abilities were.

If her mother had no intention of revealing her true identity in front of Makino, then she had to find a way to help her mother “hide it.”

Just as Sera Masumi was thinking about how to start the conversation, Akai Mary spoke again: “Officer Makino, in order not to waste each other’s time, I will get straight to the point… Can you help me get the antidote from Kudo Shinichi?”

Sera Masumi: “????”

After being stunned for a moment, Sera Masumi looked at Akai Mary in astonishment, her pupils slightly shrank.

“Mom?! You’re getting to the point too quickly, aren’t you?!”

After seeing the shock on Sera Masumi’s face, Akai Mary continued, “Officer Makino, I know that Edogawa Conan is actually the long-missing high school detective Kudo Shinichi, and I also know the reason why his body became smaller.

Without knowing whether you are related to the ‘Public Security’, I am telling you this in front of you. Shouldn’t that be enough to prove my honesty?”

“Honest?” Makino chuckled and shook his head.

He knew that the reason why Mary Akai mentioned “Kudo Shinichi” right at the beginning was not out of “honesty”.

This is more like a “silent threat” than honesty.

Mary Akai’s subtext is very simple – “Not only do I know Kudo Shinichi’s identity, I also know that you are all related to the Black Organization, and that Kudo Shinichi has an antidote that can restore your original body. This is my intelligence ability, you’d better not tell any lies in front of me.”

Seeing Makino shaking his head, Akai Mary frowned and said, “Since you have already encountered an assassination, you should know how terrifying that organization is, right? Since we have a common enemy, why can’t we cooperate?
I will not tell anyone what I know, nor will I investigate where the antidote in Kudo Shinichi’s hand came from. I just want to cooperate with you and get the antidote that can restore the body to its original state.”

Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Makino’s eyes.

He really didn’t expect that the purpose of Akai Mary looking for him was to “reveal the cards + ask for the antidote.”

Mary Akai must have known that when she stated her purpose of “wanting the antidote in Kudo Shinichi’s hand”, she also revealed the information that “her body had also been shrunk like Kudo Shinichi.”

In a sense, this is indeed a disguised form of honesty.

If such words were spoken by Kudo Shinichi, Hattori Heiji, or even Sera Masumi, Makino would not find it inappropriate.

Because no matter how smart they are, they are just “high school detectives” and not “real agents.”

But Mary Akai is different. She is not only an MI6 agent, but also a super woman who single-handedly raised Masumi Sera, Shuichi Akai, and half of Hideyoshi Haneda after her husband was killed by the organization.

Obviously, after learning that he had been assassinated by the Black Organization, Mary Akai had a slight “trust” in him, or in other words… at least she believed that she was not a member of the Black Organization because of this information.

Plus, she knew the relationship between him and “Conan”, so she dared to say these things in front of him.

Of course, the most important reason is probably “the antidote that can transform back to the original body.”

Unlike Conan who was “accidentally knocked out and fed medicine”, Akai Mary has always had a hostile relationship with the Black Organization.

In addition, she is much older than Conan, so her adaptability and acceptance of this “weak body” are naturally much lower than Conan’s.

For her, a senior agent with a deep hatred for the Black Organization, the shrinking body not only brings inconvenience in movement, but also the fragility and fear in her heart.

Therefore, her desire to return to her original body is much stronger than Conan’s.

The reason why Mary Akai chose to reveal her cards to herself at this moment may be the result of all these factors combined.

Thinking of this, Makino slowly walked to the sofa in the living room, sat elegantly opposite Akai Mary, and said with a smile: “Since you mentioned cooperation just now, let’s listen to you and be a little honest~
Since you know how powerful the Black Organization is, even if I really give you the antidote and you change back to your original body…what can you do? Ms. Akai Mary~”

Akai Marie and Sera Masumi: “!!!”

When she heard Makino call her ‘Akai Mari’, the originally calm Akai Mari’s eyes suddenly widened, and she stared at Makino in front of her with an expression of disbelief.

As for Masumi Sera who was standing by, after hearing her mother’s remarks about “getting straight to the point”, she had completely fallen into a state of shock, daze, and confusion.

In just less than three minutes, she met her mother and Officer Makino, who were obviously “different” from usual.

If it wasn’t still light outside, she would probably think she was dreaming.

(End of this chapter)