Chapter 151 Kaoru VS Yusaku
Chapter 152 Kaoru VS Yusaku
Friday, a dull day passed quickly. As expected, Kudo's death halo did not completely cover the Junior Detective Team. At least nothing strange happened today. After yesterday's case, the three children seemed to have a better relationship with me. Whether in class or after class, they can always find endless topics to talk about. However, I am not interested in video games and Kamen Rider. After all, I did not have a childhood like theirs. Although I know such things, I have no idea when it comes to details. However, as a qualified listener, I did not disappoint them. As a result, Genta and Mitsuhiko were called out by the teacher in every class and told not to talk in class. However, compared with chatting with me, they did not think there was anything wrong with doing so. After all, they are children.

The day's classes were over, and the three children naturally went home with me. The laughter and chat along the way really made me feel the happiness that I had never experienced in my childhood. If it weren't for my past and present life experiences, perhaps becoming an ordinary child and walking through this life step by step would be a good choice. However, having lived two lives, I am destined to have an extraordinary life. I will not try to change it. After all, in this life, I met the right person at the right time, and that's enough.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

Just as we reached the corner of the street, a motorcycle slowly approached from behind me, and a soft shout was heard at the same time.

"Kaoru! Wait a minute!"

I turned around and saw a man wearing a helmet and goggles on a motorcycle, with a woman wearing the same helmet and goggles behind him. In between the two people, a small hand was waving at me.

"Conan? Uncle Yusaku?! Sister Yukiko!" I looked at the people coming, and I was more and more surprised. I knew that Conan would come back tonight, but I didn't expect that Uncle Yusaku and Sister Yukiko would come with him.

"Kaoru, you just got out of class... Woohoo!" The motorcycle stopped next to me and the children. As soon as it stopped, Conan hadn't finished his words yet, but Yukiko behind him hurriedly left him and jumped off the bike.

"Kaoru-chan~~"

"Sister Yukiko~~" Completely ignoring whether Conan fell off the motorcycle or not, I simply stretched out my arms and was picked up by Yukiko.

"Heh, heh... I knew it would be like this." Conan was saved from falling off the car because he grabbed his father's clothes. Looking at the intimacy between his mother and Kaoru, Conan shook his head and smiled bitterly, a hint of pity and a little warmth rushed into his eyes. After all, they haven't seen each other for ten years.

"Sister Yukiko, I miss you so much..." I kept dancing in Yukiko's arms.

"Yeah, Kaoru-chan~I missed you too." Yukiko kissed my cheek.

"Hey, Conan, what's going on?" The three children around us were very confused about this situation. It seemed that they had known Kaoru for more than a week, and Kaoru gave them the impression of being a very stable and self-opinionated person, but now in front of them, Kaoru seemed to be a child who acted like a spoiled child with adults. They couldn't help but be surprised.

"Um...Xun and this aunt haven't seen each other for a long time, so this scene happened."

"Who is this auntie?" Yuan Tai asked.

"She's Kudo Shinichi's brother's mother."

"Hey. It turns out that Kaoru and Kudo-nii also know each other." Mitsuhiko asked curiously.

"Hmm? Ah. Xun is a relative of the doctor's family, and has met that aunt several times before." Conan thought for a moment and answered.

"Hey... I didn't expect that Kaoru has this side to her." Ayumi said with a blushing face. "Then let's leave first. Don't disturb their reunion. See you next Monday, Conan." With that, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and Genta left quietly.

"Ah, see you next Monday." Conan smiled with relief as he watched the three children leave. "I feel like these three children have matured a little bit in the company of Xun after not seeing them for two days."

"... Shin-chan." Conan's thoughts were interrupted by Yukiko beside him.

"Huh? What?"

"Have those children left?" Yukiko, who was squatting and holding me, suddenly stopped smiling and asked nervously.

"Yeah, I'm leaving. Why... Hey! Don't cry just because you want to."

"Wuwuwuwaa ...

"Okay, okay, Sister Yukiko, I'm here." I quickly put my arms around Yukiko's neck and kissed her on the cheek. "Xiaoxun is back and she won't leave anymore."

"But, but... I can't help it..." As she spoke, Yukiko's voice became louder again.

"So... this is the real emotion between you two right now, and you were just acting just now?" Conan stared at us with wide eyes. What happened to the coquettishness just now? How come the roles of the two of you were reversed in the blink of an eye?

"Theoretically, your mother couldn't hold back her emotions when she saw Xun, but there were those kids around Xun, otherwise she would have rushed over and burst into tears." Yusaku, who was sitting on the motorcycle, took off his goggles and helmet, and looked at his wife who was hugging Xun and crying loudly. Yusaku showed a little relief on his face.

"Well...you really are worthy of being a movie star." Conan narrowed his eyes.

"Hate you, Shin-chan, Yusaku! You're still bullying me even though I'm in this state." Yukiko wiped the tears from her face and acted coquettishly to her husband and son. "I haven't seen Xiaoxun for a long time."

"Okay, okay, I got it." Yusaku smiled. Then he looked at me again. "Xiaoxun, welcome back. We've heard about your story from Xiaoxin."

"Well, Uncle Yusaku, long time no see." I smiled at Yusaku. "I know you will have a lot to say to me later, right?"

"Yes, Shin-chan." Yusaku nodded and looked at Conan again. "You should go back to the Mori Detective Agency first. Your mother and I still have a lot to say to Kaoru."

"...I know." Conan looked at his father solemnly. Then he walked towards the direction of the Mori Detective Agency. "Okay, get in the car, let's go have dinner and catch up with Xiaoxun." Yusaku smiled and threw the helmet to Yukiko again, and Yukiko held me in her arms and got on Yusaku's motorcycle again. The three of us drove all the way to the Kudo family.

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

"Huh..." A few hours later, Conan, who had returned to the office, lay on the bed and let out a long breath.

Around 5pm, Conan returned to the office and lied to Xiaolan, saying that he met Kaoru on his way back, and Aunt Yukiko thought Kaoru was so cute, so she took him away to have dinner and would probably be back very late. At the same time, Conan also learned about the situation this weekend from Xiaolan. Conan also felt that something was wrong with Xiaolan's sudden desire to go to Izu, but facing Xiaolan's fist that almost broke the table, Conan gave in instantly.

"Alas... I don't know what my parents said to Xun, and he hasn't come back for so long." It was almost nine o'clock in the evening. But Xun hadn't come back yet. This made Conan a little worried about his conversation with his father. Conan knew his father's temper very well, but Xun's temper was not so good either. Especially his decisive and uncompromising character, he was really afraid that Xun would quarrel with his father. But the facts proved that at this moment, Conan thought too much. Because his thoughts were not sorted out yet. He heard the sound of Xun greeting Xiaolan when she came back downstairs, and not long after, he saw Xun open the door and appeared in front of him.

"You're back." Conan greeted.

"Ah." I responded. "You went to bed really early today."

"Well, the place I went with my mom happened to have a murder case, and it was quite complicated, so I was a little tired." Conan said calmly. "What did you tell them?"

"Uh... you really got straight to the point." I shook my head and smiled bitterly. "I didn't say much, just chatted about family matters. Well, your mother's cooking is still so delicious."

"Hey, hey..." Conan said with a half-mooned look. "Let's get to the point. I don't believe that dad has been talking to you for so long just to catch up with you."

"Nothing, actually." Seeing Conan's concerned look, I couldn't help but shrug. "Just talked about future development."

"What will happen next?"

"Ah."

. . . . . .

About two hours ago, after I had a delicious meal prepared by Yukiko at Kudo's house, we finally got to the point.

"Xiaoxun, I want to ask you something." After eating and drinking, Kudo Yusaku finally spoke at the dinner table.

"Well, I know Uncle Yusaku, I know what you want to ask." I also stopped joking with Yukiko and looked at Kudo Yusaku with a slightly serious look.

"Well, in that case, what's your answer for me?" Yusaku asked seriously.

"I don't know much about that organization." I said. "Indeed, I have held the highest power in that organization for ten years. But that was only for a few days. After that, I escaped and unexpectedly became like this. I can't give you and the FBI much information. At most, I can tell you the location of two American bases, but this is information from a few years ago."

"How do you know I have dealings with the FBI?" Yusaku looked at me with a frown.

"Uncle, don't underestimate the ability of a killer. I also have my own intelligence system." I looked at Yusaku calmly. "You can let Kudo investigate the organization alone so confidently, which proves that you must be fully confident that you can protect Kudo's safety while he investigates the organization. And you have lived in Los Angeles for a long time. Besides your connection with the Japanese police, the only convenient person who can protect Kudo from such a long distance is the FBI in the United States."

"Well... from your analysis, I can conclude that in addition to the two code names Ice Wine and Ice Devil in the organization, you should also have an independent intelligence network of your own in the outside world, right?" Since I had discovered that Yusaku had dealings with the FBI, he no longer hid it and began to confront me.

"I admit that the code name Ice Wine is indeed mine. But the origin of the name Ice Devil is known only to those inside. The outside world will never know about it. Uncle Yusaku, who told you this name?"

"This has nothing to do with you, Xiaoxun. I just want to know more about you so that I can help you and Xiaoxin better." There was a hint of solemnity between Yusaku's brows.

"No, actually this is very important, Uncle Yusaku." I looked at Kudo Yusaku seriously. "I just want to ask, is there anyone in the FBI who knows that Ice Wine is still alive?"

“…” Yusaku didn’t say anything, but just looked at me intently.

"Uncle, this concerns many lives. If the information that Ice Wine is still alive is exposed, it will not only be me who will be in danger, but also Kudo, you, and even my family will be implicated. Similarly, the reason why the FBI has not used absolute force to deter that organization is because that organization is too large. If the organization's development direction is not military, perhaps even the FBI will be completely devoured by them now."

"...You are right." Seeing my sharp eyes, Kudo Yusaku promised with his eyes closed. "Indeed, if the FBI knew that you are Ice Wine, then once this news is exposed, we will all be in danger. I also know that there are undercovers in the FBI, so the news of your survival, from the moment I heard it from Yukiko, I told her that this news must be sealed up. I also asked someone to delete the record of that phone call. There is no record of you left in the FBI in the United States." At this point, Yusaku showed a helpless smile. "And then again, even if I want to tell the FBI this news, it will not benefit me in any way. Instead, it will only make Yukiko unhappy."

"Hehe, so don't worry, Xiaoxun, Yusaku and I will keep your affairs absolutely confidential." Yukiko picked me up again and rubbed her moon-like cheek against my face.

"Well, thank you, Sister Yukiko, and thank you, Uncle Yusaku."

"But, Xiaoxun, can I know more about your story?" Yusaku asked me.

"My business, apart from the things in the organization, is actually nothing." I responded. "The Ice Devil is dead and no longer exists. But as a reward for your keeping the secret for me, I can tell you that the Ice Devil is indeed me. I also know that the person who told you this news should be the undercover agent who used to be in the American base, codenamed Rye, Rye Whiskey, that is, the special investigator of the American FBI, Akai Shuichi, right?"

"what?!"

(End of this chapter)