Ke Xue: Shinichi and I are childhood friends.

Chapter 1266 Taking without permission is called stealing

Feeling the strange gazes of everyone, Kushiyama's face turned extremely ugly. He never expected that not only would his identity as a murderer be exposed, but he would also be subjected to a death trap before being taken away.

Seki Sawari's expression also changed slightly. She didn't expect her manager to do such a perverted thing, and she felt disgusted.

She opened her mouth, then hesitated, "Mr. Kushiyama, why...why did you do those things?"

Kushiyama slumped his shoulders listlessly and said in despair, "Because... I have feelings for Guan Ze."

Sekizawa Rimi subconsciously took a step back—would an ordinary person do that kind of thing if they had feelings for someone?

She couldn't imagine what Kushiyama would do with the unfinished drinks and pastries.

Seemingly sensing the awkward atmosphere, Yu changed the subject: "I'm afraid Mr. Citi saw what you did and then blackmailed you, right? He threatened to expose your behavior if you didn't pay him."

Once exposed, he naturally wouldn't be able to continue serving as Satomi Sekizawa's manager.

Which company would keep an agent who behaves like a pervert around their model?

Kushiyama staggered a couple of steps, then braced himself against a nearby chair, lowered his head, and muttered, "That's right, and the amount he demanded kept getting bigger and bigger, I couldn't take it anymore, so... I killed him!"

Kushiyama suddenly roared, grabbed a chair, and ran towards the door as if he was about to escape.

Conan happened to be blocking his escape route.

Conan was taken aback, but remained calm. He didn't think this person posed a threat to him because...

"Conan, danger!" Sera Masumi cried out and rushed over to hug Conan tightly.

"???" Conan was a little confused. Wait, don't you know Jeet Kune Do? Go and fight me, why are you hugging me?!

Kushiyama roared, raising the chair in his hand high, about to smash it at Conan and Sera Masumi who were blocking his way.

Just then, a soft shout rang out, and Ran Mouri sprang out, kicking the chair high into the air with a powerful kick.

Kushiyama felt his empty hand and was completely bewildered—Where's my chair? Where's my big chair?

Before he could react, Ran Mouri's raised leg came down heavily, a downward kick slamming into Kushiyama Renten's skull.

Everyone who saw this couldn't help but shudder. Would that kick shatter the top of his head?

Takagi Wataru and his men quickly pounced on him, handcuffed Kushiyama, and took him away.

Ran Mouri turned around and said in a muffled voice, "Sera, you can let go of Conan now."

Sera Masumi seemed to only then realize what was happening, and quickly let go of Conan's hand, looking at him and saying, "Conan, are you alright?"

Conan nodded blankly. Well, at least she protected him...

Seeing that Conan was alright, Sera Masumi put her hands in her pockets and said, "Case solved!" Then she waved to everyone, "I have something to do, so I'll be going now~"

After saying that, he quickly walked out.

Yuya walked over to Conan and asked in a low voice, "Did you take it?"

Conan patted his pocket and nodded: "Take it."

"Where's the medicine?"

"It's still with me. She really was after that drug."

"That's good."

Yuya gazed intently outside—he didn't actually mind providing the antidote to Sera Marie.

Sera Mary is indeed a member of MI6, but she is also Shuichi Akai's mother. With Shuichi Akai as a link, there is a basis for cooperation in their goal of fighting the organization.

However, the medicine can be given, but definitely not in this way.

Sera Masumi's repeated probing of Miyano Shiho had already given Yuya a very bad impression, and today's actions made Yuya feel that the other party had no sincerity in cooperating.

Or perhaps the other party had no intention of cooperating at all; their purpose in approaching them was simply to obtain the antidote for APTX.

Such a person cannot be considered a companion.

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Sera Masumi dialed her mother's number: "Hello, Mom, I've obtained the antidote as planned."

Sera Mary said with satisfaction, "Well done."

Now, the pointer that those people had stopped finally started to turn forward.

At that time, she had just been poisoned and turned into a junior high school student. During a television broadcast, she saw Conan on TV.

The boy's face was almost identical to that of Shinichi Kudo when he was a child, whom they had met ten years ago. Coupled with the fact that the boy claimed to be Sherlock Holmes's disciple, the two couldn't help but take notice of the child.

Sera Mary had her colleagues at MI6 investigate, and indeed, Shinichi Kudo's name appeared on the passenger list, and his age matched.

Sera Masumi initially thought he was Shinichi Kudo's younger brother, but the information Sera Masumi found out showed that Shinichi Kudo didn't have a younger brother at all, and the people traveling with him weren't relatives either.

Further investigation revealed that Shinichi Kudo was also a famous high school detective who had solved many difficult cases.

However, he suddenly disappeared a few months ago.

Sera Mary also discovered that after Shinichi Kudo disappeared, a high school detective named Yuya Kamiya quickly rose to prominence and soon made a name for himself in Japan.

Meanwhile, a little boy appeared around Yuya Kamiya, frequently appearing at crime scenes; it was also around that time that a famous detective known as "Sleeping Kogoro" emerged.

The timing of the boy's appearance also closely coincides with the time when Shinichi Kudo disappeared.

The coincidence of these three events is too much.

Looking at the enlarged image of Conan on the screen, Sera Masumi said with certainty that it wasn't just a resemblance; the boy was none other than Shinichi Kudo himself.

Sera Marie guessed that he must have taken the same drug as her and turned into the little boy he is now. Moreover, he must have a way to return to his original form, otherwise he would not have been able to fly.

So, Sera Mary brought her daughter to Japan.

After some investigation, the sudden appearance of Shinichi Kudo during the school trip, along with the simultaneous disappearance of Conan, further convinced them that Shinichi Kudo indeed possessed the antidote.

During the time Sera Masumi was close to Conan, she also noticed Miyano Shiho's unusual behavior. Without any other clues, she boldly placed her bet on Miyano to be the one to make the antidote.

After some probing, although she aroused Yuya's wariness, he also realized that this seemingly ordinary high school girl probably had an unusual identity.

However... Sera Masumi couldn't help but shudder when she thought of that bloodied and mangled face.

That face was just too striking. Sera Masumi considered herself quite brave, but the thought of that night still made her feel a little uneasy.

This has made her hesitant to get too close to Shiho Miyano now, fearing that she might suddenly tear off a piece of skin from her face and then ask her if she looks good with a bloody, mangled face.

Shaking the horrifying images from her mind, Sera Masumi eagerly opened the medicine box she had stolen from Conan.

However, she froze the next second—the blue and white capsules that were originally in the medicine box had disappeared, replaced by a note.

"The capsules are gone! Why?!" Sera Masumi shouted in surprise.

Sera Marie frowned: "The capsule is gone?"

Sera Masumi nodded, sweating profusely as she looked at the note: "There's a note inside." Had her purpose already been discovered?

Sera Mary was startled and quickly asked, "What does it say?"

Sera Masumi swallowed hard, picked up the note, opened it, and her expression suddenly changed.

"When employing people, one must clearly request their services; to do so without asking is to steal."

"If this is all you're capable of, you might as well go back to where you came from."