Chapter 133 TWO-MIX
Chapter 134 TWO-MIX
"It's starting!"

Boom!
The sound of a can being kicked high into the air echoed through the empty clearing in the woods.

"Hey, how come it's kicked so far?" Conan complained helplessly as he watched the can flying away. Then he slowly ran in the direction where the can flew.

On Saturday, we accepted Ayumi's invitation and went to the woods near the Budokan to play. The content of the game was just as you can see, kicking the can and hide-and-seek. But it's really difficult for a 17 or 18-year-old to play such a game. Just think of it as returning to elementary school to experience the joy of childhood again after ten years of tension. But Kudo was not so lucky. He became a ghost in the first round of rock-paper-scissors.

"Hmm... where should I hide?" Beside me, Ayumi, who was wearing a red sweater, was looking around in embarrassment. "Well, Mingya, where are you going to hide?"

"Me?" I looked around. Genta hid in the bushes, but one of his big feet was exposed. Mitsuhiko chose to hide behind a big tree and looked around nervously, probably trying to go around the tree to avoid Conan's sight, while Ayumi was at a loss beside me. "Well... If it were me, I think I would hide up there." I pointed to the thick branches of a big tree above my head.

"Hey... It's so high. How am I supposed to get up there?" Ayumi said in embarrassment.

"You? Yoshida-san, are you planning to hide with me?" I asked puzzledly.

"Ah, no, that..." Ayumi's face instantly turned red. "I just want to find a chance to chat with Mingya and get to know her better. Also, I have some questions I want to ask Mingya..."

"Oh, then let's go to the bushes over there." I pointed to a cluster of green not far away.

"Yeah, okay." Ayumi nodded happily and ran towards the bushes.

After running to the bushes, Ayumi and I squatted down and observed the surroundings. After making sure that nothing was missed, I turned around and asked Ayumi. "So, Yoshida-san, what do you want to ask me?"

"Well, actually, that..." Ayumi said shyly. "Actually, I want to ask... that, Mingya-san has known Conan for a long time, right?"

"Yeah, probably around three years old." I thought about it. Actually, Kudo and I have known each other since we were born because of our parents, but we really started playing together when we were about three years old. After all, Kudo was a baby at the time, unlike me who already had consciousness. "But later I moved away for some reasons, and then I moved back and came to Teitan Elementary School. What's wrong?"

"Yes... Well, actually I want to ask... do you know if Conan has a girl he likes?"

"Pfft... Ahem, wait a minute, this paragraph has a lot of information. Let me take it easy." I was choked by Ayumi's words. Why would such a young child pay attention to such things? But soon I was relieved. It seems that when I first met Shiho, we were seven years old, and two years later she became my girlfriend. It's about the same when I think about it. After all, children are always ignorant and full of yearning for such things.

"Well, sorry." I thought for a while, then apologized to Ayumi. "As far as I know, Conan doesn't have a favorite girl. It seems that no girl likes him. Of course, this was before I left here. I didn't meet Conan for a while after that, so I don't know." I thought about it, it seems that Xiaolan likes Shinichi, so it is the right choice to sell Conan decisively at this time. I nodded secretly in agreement with my own point of view.

"Really? That's great~" Ayumi said happily. "Thank you Mingya-san."

"Ah, you're welcome. This is what I should do." I smiled at Ayumi as well. As for the behind the smile... Well, everyone understands.

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

After getting the answer to the question she wanted to know the most, Ayumi happily started chatting with me. For example, questions about hair color, whether she liked Kamen Rider, whether she had any hobbies, etc. Basically, they were all things that children often talk about. Unknowingly, more than ten minutes had passed. But there was still no sign of Conan looking for us. Instead, Genta and Mitsuhiko came out to call Ayumi and me.

"It's been so long, why hasn't Conan come yet?" Mitsuhiko asked puzzledly.

"Hmph, that guy probably forgot about it." Yuan Tai complained with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Forget it, let's go look for it together." I spread my hands and said to the kids. Then we walked to the place where Yuantai kicked the can away just now. Sure enough, Conan was holding the can in his hand and talking to someone. The person he was talking to surprised me a little, because it was none other than Xiaolan and Sonoko who sang KTV together yesterday.

"Sister Xiaolan, Sister Sonoko." I greeted them.

"Oh, Xiaoxun, so you are playing here." Xiaolan smiled at me when she saw me.

"Well, Xiaolan, I'll leave first." Conan said to Xiaolan, and then ran towards us. Xiaolan and Sonoko also waved goodbye to us.

"Is this why you left us aside?" I squinted my eyes and looked at Conan.

"Hey, sorry, I was so chatting that I forgot I was still playing games." Conan scratched his head embarrassedly.

"But why are there so many people here today?" Mitsuhiko looked at the busy street with some confusion.

"Also, why are Sister Xiaolan and the others holding flowers? Where are they going?" Yuantai asked.

"Oh, it is said that there is a live concert of TWO-MIX here today. Sister Xiaolan and the others are planning to give flowers to those two people, so..."

“Hey!”

“Hey!”

"Hey!" The three little ghosts became excited instantly.

"Aren't TWO-MIX the super popular duo that sang the theme song of Kamen Rider last time?"

"In that case, let's go and take a look."

“I wonder if I can get an autograph?”

"...even these little brats know about it." Conan was very upset. But when he looked to the side, he saw me with a serious face. "Xun, what's wrong?"

"TWO-MIX...I seem to have seen it somewhere?" I recalled.

"On TV?" Conan asked. "No, I haven't seen them, but I'm very familiar with the name, as if it happened in the past few days." I closed my eyes and thought carefully. Then I suddenly realized, "...Yes, I did see it, on my laptop!"

"Laptop?" Conan thought for a moment, and then he was also shocked. "Mercenary mission list!"

"Hey, Conan, Mingya, what are you talking about?" Yuan Tai, who had just come out of his excitement, asked us. "Did you hear our proposal just now?"

"Eh? What's the suggestion?"

"Of course we're going to try and see if we can run into TWO-MIX." Yuan Tai said dissatisfiedly. "Forget it, as the leader of the detective team, I've decided, let's go find TWO-MIX together!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!" The two children raised their fists instantly.

"Come and see. I'll walk at the end to check the mission I saw last time."

"Well, then you follow me. And tell me some information about the task list." Conan nodded to me seriously.

"Okay, I'll tell you as we walk." I followed Conan, took out my phone, and turned on the notebook function. "This task list is very simple. Find the task you want within your level and ability. Each task will have a brief introduction. For example, this." I handed the phone to Conan. What caught Conan's eye was the red task called Abducting TWO-MIX.

[Task Introduction: Upload photos after successfully abducting TWO-MIX. Contact the task initiator through the list to determine the next task. The task time is before the start of TWO-MIX's first concert. Task reward: 40 million yen. Level: D]

"So, some people don't want TWO-MIX to perform on stage?" Conan asked me.

"Not necessarily. You have to know that the mercenary list is different from the killer list. The tasks here are very diverse. Even hooligans may know about this website through certain channels. For example, some rich people fund the kidnapping of a big star and take him back for a night of high. Such things are everywhere. Not to mention TWO-MIX, a popular idol who just debuted." As I said this, I turned the task to the opposing green task. [Protect the popular artist TWO-MIX. ]

[Task Introduction: Protect the popular artist TWO-MIX to successfully complete three concerts within two weeks. Since the system detected that there was an opposing task on the list, please ask the task initiator for details. Accept the task to get the contact information of the task initiator. Task reward: 30 million yen. Task level: E]

"Compared to this, I guess this kind of protection mission should be initiated by TWO-MIX's agent. After all, they are just new stars. Although they are very popular now, the funds their agents have are limited. This amount should be the highest."

"What happens after that?" Conan said solemnly.

"After that, if you are interested in this mission, the intermediary will upload the information filled out by the mercenary and the real-time mission information to the mission initiator. After the initiator confirms it, the mission can be started. The two parties will contact each other to confirm the detailed information. Before that, all contacts are handled through the background of the mission list. The two parties will not have any intersection, including the bounty, which is also deposited with the intermediary. If the mercenary thinks that this mission is worth taking, then both parties can continue. If he thinks that he is not capable enough, then the mercenary must issue an order of mission failure through the intermediary. This failure will be recorded in the mercenary's information. At the same time, the mercenary is not allowed to participate in other missions before the mission is completed. Otherwise, he will be hunted down endlessly by the intermediary of the mercenary list."

"Then, what if we continue the opposing mission under another name?" Conan thought for a moment and asked. "Wouldn't it be possible to use the mission information this way?"

"Do you think the French Iris Pallida family is a freeloader?" I said helplessly. "Every time a mission is accepted or abandoned, the intermediary will strictly review it, because behind them is the Iris Pallida family, a black gang tacitly recognized by the country. I suspect that the killer 'Silver Moon' ranked sixth on the killer list is one of them. Under such circumstances, do you think anyone dares to easily anger them?"

"Then where do you rank?"

"Don't ask. If you ask again, I'll kill you."

"......" Conan was speechless. "Well, that's not the point anyway. The point is, since this mission has appeared, does that mean that TWO-MIX is really in danger?"

"I'm not sure about that." I shrugged. "After all, neither of these two tasks has been accepted."

"If the mission initiator can directly find the target through the opposing mission, can't the police arrest them directly?" Conan continued to ask.

"... Kudo, I admit that you have excellent detective skills. But I can only say that your ideas are too naive. You can think of things, do you think a cross-century black gang can't think of them? What's more, this is a cross-border matter that concerns the country. Of course, if you want to attract the attention of Iris Pallida in France, I will never interfere with your actions. But the prerequisite is that you are ready to bear the wrath of an entire French gang." I sighed, holding my forehead. "In addition, the task initiator cannot see any content on the website except posting the task. Before entering the website, he has already entered a separate section because of his own choice. When you fill out the task announcement, the surveyors in the background will classify your task and find opposing tasks. Everything is controlled by the background, and all information will be strictly reviewed. Not only that, the task initiator must also send information to the website on time to ensure the existence of the task. Once the connection is disconnected, the background of the mercenary task list will immediately cancel the task and monitor it from various channels until things are calm. Even the FBI doesn't have the courage to take advantage of it, let alone you?"

“…” Conan remained silent.

"You are just a detective. The mercenary task list in front of you is a national-level website. It is tacitly allowed to exist. In the face of national interests, you can't do anything about it with your ability." I frowned. "However, if it is only relative to this matter. Maybe we can be of some help." I turned off my phone. I said to Conan easily. "Anyway, TWO-MIX is going to have a concert now, which proves that nothing has happened to them. Aren't the kids going to watch the concert? Let's go and see it together... Wow!" I haven't finished speaking. Yuanta, who was walking in front, fell backwards. Fortunately, I dodged in time, so Conan was tragically pressed to the bottom. On the opposite side, a long-haired woman wearing sunglasses also sat on the ground.

"Oh, sorry, kid." The woman picked up the hat beside her and put it on her head, while apologizing to us.

"Really, you should look carefully at the road ahead when you walk, big brother... eh?" Yuantai was complaining painfully at first, but when he looked up and saw the person in front of him, his eyes lit up instantly.

"You, you are not..." Mitsuhiko was also shocked.

"TWO-MIX Takayama Mina... woooo." Ayumi was covered by the woman before she finished her words. But it seemed that the effect was not good. Because Ayumi's words had successfully attracted everyone present.

"Hahahaha, hey, little devils, you're hungry, right? No problem, big brother, I'll treat you to something to eat." The woman imitated the man's tone and smiled reluctantly. "Yeah, yeah, yeah, let's go. Hahahaha." As she said that, the woman pushed us forward and walked out of the crowd.

"It seems that there is no need to look for him. At least he is safe now." I said to Conan with my eyes narrowed as we walked. "I guess you will find out the situation even if I stop you. Right?"

"Ah, now that I know about this, I can't just stand by and watch." Conan said confidently. "Leave it to me to handle it from now on!"

"Well, I'll leave it to you. I won't say anything. I'll just watch."

"..."

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