Chapter 75 Jealous Shiho

Chapter 76: Jealous Shiho
Jingle Bell

The bell on the door of the cafe rang softly the moment I walked in.

"Welcome. What can I do for you?" The sweet voice of a waitress sounded in my ears.

"Can you please bring a glass of ice water to that table for me, please?" I looked around the entire cafe and found Shiho lying on the table in a daze in a corner. I pointed to where she was sitting and whispered to the waitress. After that, I walked straight towards Shiho.

In the early morning, besides Shiho and I, there was only a middle-aged man who looked like an office worker typing away on his keyboard in another corner of the cafe. I glanced at the middle-aged man, and after making sure there was no danger, I sat down opposite Shiho.

"Shiho. I'm back."

"..."

"Shiho?"

"..."

"Honey?"

"..."

"Sherry!"

"Ah!" Shiho was startled by my shout. She yelled at me with an unhappy look on her face. "Why are you so loud?"

"Um... I've been calling you for a long time." I scratched my head and said helplessly. "What's wrong, Shiho? I rarely see you in a daze and can't hear me calling you."

"Nothing, I'm just thinking about something." After saying that, Shiho took a sip of the coffee that had already turned a little cold.

"What are you thinking about?" I also took the ice water brought by the waiter and poured it into my mouth.

"I wonder how many things you've been hiding from me." Shiho looked at me with some resentment. "It's been nearly three hours since you left. Does it take you that long to investigate one person?" Indeed. Except for large-scale infiltration missions, it usually takes me more than an hour to infiltrate a small family to investigate basic information, because I always use strong hypnotic drugs, but I didn't this time. After all, I wasn't sure whether the Mori family was my relatives at the time. Strong hypnotic drugs have some side effects on the human brain.

"Sorry Shiho. I kept you waiting." I said to her apologetically. "It's getting late. Let's go back."

"Aren't you going to take me somewhere else?" Shiho looked at me with some confusion.

"Well. But it's late today so we won't go. I'll take you there next time." I smiled faintly. I wanted to take her to see Sister Jingliu, but after what happened just now, I no longer have the energy to deal with anything else.

"Bing... aren't you going to tell me the results of your investigation?" Shiho asked again.

"Yeah. Let's talk about it when we get back."

"No." Shiho rejected me decisively, "You said you would tell me everything you know, so I want to listen now." Shiho looked at me firmly. From just now to now, Shiho asked me three questions in a row. Maybe my abnormality today is the reason why Shiho is like this.

"Shiho, it's late today. Shall we go home first? Have a good sleep when you get back. I will tell you everything later. Although what I want to say is not much, it is very complicated, so I need some time to word it." I picked up the water glass and drank it all, then looked at Shiho with an apologetic look on my face.

Shiho looked at me intently, then stood up and left without saying anything. I shook my head helplessly, walked to the counter to pay the bill, and followed Shiho out of the cafe.

In the car, Shiho looked at the scenery outside the window without saying a word, with a solemn look in her eyes.

"Shiho, what's wrong? Why aren't you talking?"

"I'm waiting for your answer."

"Ok?"

Shiho ignored my question, leaned over and sniffed at my collar, then asked, "What did you do in the past three hours? Why do you have a faint fragrance?"

"Fragrance? I have always had the habit of wearing lavender perfume." I replied embarrassedly.

"But why do I smell the scent of orchid?" It seems that Shiho's nose is no worse than Xiaolan's. Just after hugging Xiaolan once, she can smell that tiny bit of orchid fragrance. Before coming to the cafe, I had re-applied a little lavender perfume to cover it up, but... "Bing, answer me honestly, did you go to find the girl who just entered Kudo's house?" Shiho's eyes were a little serious.

"Yes." I held the steering wheel, looking straight ahead, without looking at Shiho.

"Have you reported her?"

"Yes."

“...Why?” After hearing my answer, Shiho’s body trembled slightly.

"For investigation."

"So what did you find out?"

"..."

"Why don't you answer?" There was a trace of mist in Shiho's eyes.

squeak. . .

The long brake sound broke the silence of the night. I stopped the car and looked at Shiho's slightly resentful eyes, feeling a little distressed.

"Shiho, go home and have a good sleep tonight. I'll tell you tomorrow, okay?" I reached out and touched Shiho's cheek, hoping to comfort her.

"...Bing. Why do you hide so many things from me?"

"Shiho. I'm not hiding anything from you. It's just that there are some things that I can't tell you right now. Trust me, okay? I'll tell you everything when I think the time is right."

"...Okay. I believe you." A strange emotion flashed in Shiho's eyes. After she finished speaking, she turned her head to look at the scenery outside the car again. She ignored me and let out a long breath. I started the Renault again and drove towards the base.

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

It was almost five in the morning when we returned to the base. Although Shiho didn't say anything, a trace of fatigue flashed in her lifeless ice-blue eyes from time to time. We have been working day and night for the past two days. I don't mind it, because of the long-term assassin mission, even if I don't sleep for three days and three nights is not a big deal. But Shiho is different. She is very tired now, and there is a layer of light darkness under her beautiful eyes. I don't want to add more psychological pressure to her, so I suppressed all the words in my mind and planned to explain to her after I wake up tomorrow.

"Shiho, go back to your room and change your clothes first. I'll give you my card." After opening the door, I reached out and handed Shiho my room card.

"Who will come to you?" Shiho replied expressionlessly, but still snatched the card from my hand and returned to her room.

With a helpless smile, I turned back into the room and walked into the bathroom to take a hot bath. I washed away all the fatigue in my body as much as possible. After about half an hour, I regained some energy, put on my pajamas and lay on my big bed, looking at the ceiling and thinking about what happened tonight.

Today, Xiaolan's appearance and my memory recovery disrupted all my plans. I originally planned to continue to lurk in the organization, waiting for the opportunity to rescue Mingmei, and then start to gather my own power in the organization step by step after rescuing Mingmei. Climb up step by step until I touch the mysterious boss, and then kill him in one fell swoop to avenge Shizuru. After that, I will take Shiho, Shizuru and others to find a secret place to live a peaceful life, and not care about Conan and other protagonists. After all, I don't have much relationship with them, because our only possible intersection is this dark organization.

After I killed the boss of the organization, I helped Conan and the FBI a lot. What does the rest have to do with me? Although this plan seems simple, it is impossible to complete it without three to five years. I originally thought that this plan was perfect. But now that I have recovered my memory and know my own life experience, I absolutely cannot let Xiaolan and Conan take risks. With the character of the great detective, he will definitely track down the whereabouts of the organization at all costs. In this case, I must escape from here as soon as possible and go to Conan to protect him and Xiaolan. So I need to make a new plan. A plan that allows me to escape from here as soon as possible.

brush...

Outside the bedroom, a subtle sound was heard, followed by a faint light coming in. It should be Shiho coming.

(Omitted here...)
"Bing..." A gentle voice suddenly sounded in the quiet room. "You will tell me everything tomorrow, right?"

"Ah. But before that I need you to do me a few favors." I held Shiho's little hand.

"help?"

"Well, let's talk about it tomorrow. It's time to go to bed now." Shiho wanted to ask something else, but I stopped her. With a slight sigh, Shiho closed her beautiful eyes, and soon, she began to breathe evenly.

"Have a good sleep, Shiho. After today, we may not be together for a long time." I whispered in my heart. "I'm sorry, Shiho. For you, for Shizuru and Akemi, and for Xiaolan, please forgive me..."

(End of this chapter)