Conan's side is now sorted.
After this incident, he will trust me even more. Even if he sees me walking with Gin, he will probably just worry about me.
So next are the other red characters—the most important of whom is AmuroToru.
Not to mention that he is a public security officer, he also knows that Cointreau can kill people by taking advantage of accidents.
But when the subject with the ability to kill by accident becomes artificial intelligence, there is room for reversal.
Moreover, in Hayashi Yoshiki's opinion, Amuro Toruis the easiest to pass—as long as he confirms that Hayashi Yoshiki is a colleague lurking in the Black Organization like him, it will be enough.
After all, Hayashi Yoshiki was also "following orders", and he only killed bad guys, never causing the deaths of ordinary civilians. As a public security officer, Amuro could understand it—Hayashi Yoshiki could even pretend that the authority to control the artificial intelligence actually lies with his "superior," and he, as Cointreau, was only a "middleman" responsible for the transfer.
In this way, 90% of his crimes could be completely exonerated.
There's nothing wrong with any of this.
The problem is finding the right person to take the blame, and the timing is also important.
In fact, Hayashi Yoshiki could now manipulate the top leaders of the Public Security Bureau's Red Team to enter himself into their secret files. He could even use his hypnosis ability to make his records undeniably realistic.
In addition, he already had Curacao's real name, so he didn't have to worry about her sneaking into the Red Team for undercover information anymore—but if possible, he would still rather use her to get Rum's real name.
What's the next move?
"What are you thinking about, Boss?"
After placing a portion of fruit in front of him, AmuroToru sat down across from Hayashi Yoshiki.
"Thanks."
Hayashi Yoshiki smiled and said, "I wasn't thinking about anything."
"Really? You looked like you were sitting on the sofa thinking very seriously."
"...I was just thinking..." Hayashi Yoshiki paused, "It would be nice to live a peaceful life."
"You're only 22 years old. Why do you sound so old?" Toru Amuro laughed.
"22 years old..."
"How?"
"Actually, before you said that, Mr. Amuro, I accidentally thought I was already 23 years old, almost 24."
"What are you talking about? Are you sleep-talking now?"
Amuro Toru was speechless.
Hayashi Yoshiki smiled brightly.
He'd been in this world for so long, that he almost forgot about time.
He ate the fruit in front of him.
"But the boss is right about one thing... a peaceful life really is good..."
As AmuroToru spoke, holding a cup of tea, he turned his head and looked out the floor-to-ceiling window.
With Hayashi Yoshiki, his tone was truly filled with genuine emotion.
Being undercover in the Black Organization is brutal.
He has to constantly hide his identity, always thinking about how to gather more intelligence and send it back. But sometimes, he is driven by the Organization to do things that make him feel guilty—it's impossible to be an undercover agent without dirtying your hands.
But he had to do it.
Even if he had to grit his teeth and endure the pain, even if he had to walk this road alone, he had to keep going.
Yet at this moment, sitting comfortably in this office, looking at the peaceful street outside the window—he genuinely felt at ease.
"You look like an old man in his forties or fifties, Mr. Amuro."
"Is it that bad?"
"From your haggard expression, that's what I can see."
Hayashi Yoshiki smiled.
AmuroToru didn't know what to say, but then he couldn't help but laugh.
Hayashi Yoshiki spoke again: "But it really does feel like Beika Town has been a lot quieter lately. I haven't seen any shady commissions in a long time."
"That's because you've always been very selective about which commissions you take, and you've pushed most of them to Mori's office. As a result, our agency rarely receives cases now... and even those are just the ones I handle occasionally."
Amuro Toru couldn't help but complain, "Compared to a famous detective, I feel like you're more like a popular idol now."
Although Hayashi Yoshiki hadn't taken on commissions in a while and his frequency of involvement in cases had decreased, his popularity had not faded.
For example, Kogoro Mouri often appeared in newspapers because of various cases. Although Hayashi Yoshiki wasn't involved as frequently, articles and magazines about him always sold out instantly, so there was still a lot of information about him circulating.
Even in detective magazines, Hayashi Yoshiki was quietly regarded as the most capable detective among all the currently active detectives—this was thanks to his past achievements. Also, it seemed that Ikumi Soda and Harufumi Mogi had recently appeared on a talk show and mentioned some stories about him.
The two had been deeply impressed with Hayashi Yoshiki on the show, which ignited excitement among some fans.
"How can it be so exaggerated..."
Hayashi Yoshiki ate some more fruit and picked up a newspaper.
When he opened it, a huge headline immediately caught his eye:
[WARNING TO KAITOU KID!]
The "Blue Miracle" you've always wanted—this miracle of the sea is currently displayed on the roof of my grand museum in Shiodome. If you want it, come and get it yourself!
[I'll be waiting for you.]
—Suzuki Group Advisor, Jirokichi Suzuki!
It turned out to be a letter of challenge.
That stubborn uncle from Sonoko's family finally appeared again?
"These rich people are really something..." Amuro Toru was surprised.
Ding-ling-ling-ling!!!
Hayashi Yoshiki's phone suddenly rang.
He answered, immediately hearing Sonoko Suzuki's lively, cheerful voice:
"Yoshiki-nii! Did you see the newspaper today?"
"A declaration of war to Kaitou Kid? I saw it."
"Yeah! That Jirokichi Suzuki is my uncle!"
"And let me tell you, not long after the challenge was issued, my uncle received a reply from Kaitou Kid."
"I'll send you the message now. So, Yoshiki-nii, are you interested in taking my uncle's commission?"
Sonoko's tone was light and casual, but it piqued his interest.
Hayashi Yoshiki said he would consider it. After exchanging a few pleasantries, they ended the call.
Amuro Toru said, "This is an interesting commission. If we can catch Kaitou Kid, the popularity of the agency will surely rise again."
"Seems pointless to push the case to Uncle Mouri's office after the agency becomes this popular."
"...So what's the point of running this agency at all?"
"Because the nearest McDonald's is less than 200 meters away."
…
Amuro Toru was utterly speechless.
Does this guy love McDonald's that much?