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It was a middle-aged man in the black car who stopped him at the door of the villa when he wanted to see Hou Si's family off.
The middle-aged man and Mr. Lei in front of him, their positions, movements and facial expressions when they said this were almost exactly the same!
Even the appearance of the two people was highly consistent with the vague memory in Mr. Dejima's mind!
Perhaps the only difference between the two is that the middle-aged man who stopped him at that time looked to be in his thirties, while Mr. Lei now looked to be in his early twenties...
Could it be that Mr. Lei is the son of that middle-aged man?
This idea suddenly popped up in Mr. Dejima's mind.
From this point of view, the little girl just now must be Hou Si's little daughter. She is really shameless even at her age...
In other words, is Hou Si still cooperating with that mysterious big consortium?
Forget it, this is not something he should consider. He should prepare the rent for the next 20 years first...
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Chapter 547 Mingmei is indeed dead
Chapter 547 Mingmei...is indeed dead
Shirakawa Kiyoshi was very thoughtful. In the car, he had already prepared a portable recorder and headphones for Haibara Ai.
When he returned to the car, Miyano Shiho had already started listening to the tape. Her eyes were red and it was unclear whether she had cried or not.
As soon as Miyano Shiho saw him, she quickly turned off the recorder and wiped her eyes.
"It seems like I should talk to Mr. Dejima for a few more words."
Sitting in the driver's seat, Bai Heqing smiled and joked.
"Humph……"
In response to his teasing, Miyano Shiho simply snorted meaninglessly, then held on to the tapes in her hands tightly, as if she was afraid that he would take them away again.
Looking at it this way, she no longer suspected that Bai Heqing had lied about the tapes. Instead, she was worried that Bai Heqing would use them to threaten her...
Seeing her "mother hen protecting her chicks" look, Bai Heqing stopped making fun of her and started the car, and the two of them were on the road again.
Just like when he came, the car was completely silent. Apart from answering a few phone calls occasionally, Bai Heqing didn't say a word and just drove in silence.
But Miyano Shiho's reaction was different from when she came.
She sat in the passenger seat holding the pile of tapes. She was no longer as quiet and silent as when she came. From time to time, she turned her head to look out the window, raised and lowered the window, played with the tapes in her hands, and finally secretly glanced at Bai Heqing, looking like she had ADHD.
Obviously, she had something on her mind and couldn't sit still.
Seeing her entire appearance through the rearview mirror in the car, it was Shirakawa Kiyoshi who spoke first.
"It seems that you have something you want to ask me."
"No!" Miyano Shiho shouted subconsciously, her tone firm, but she regretted it as soon as she said it, looking uncomfortable.
Ming Ming Heqing finally took the initiative to speak, but she subconsciously denied it...
"Really?" Bai Heqing asked with a smile after glancing at her.
This time, Miyano Shiho did not rush to deny it. Instead, she hesitated and whispered tentatively:
"I want to know about my sister..."
Although she didn't say it explicitly, Baihe Qing knew very well what she wanted to ask about her sister.
She wanted to know how her sister died...or whether she was alive or dead.
On the way here, Miyano Shiho didn't ask because she had already determined that her sister's death was related to Shirakawa Kiyoshi, and that Shirakawa Kiyoshi might even have contributed to it, so there was no need for her to ask.
But now it's different.
Just now, when she was talking with Mr. Dejima in the villa and talking about what happened that night, she noticed the ugly expression on Shirakawa Kiyoshi's face.
She knew what Bai Heqing's expression meant. The gunshots near the villa that night were definitely related to her sister. Moreover, it was something Bai Heqing had not expected and something he did not want to see.
This made Miyano Shiho slightly change her doubts about Shirakawa Kiyoshi.
Perhaps, my sister's death was really different from the rumors circulating in the organization? Was there another hidden story?
With such expectations in mind, Miyano Shiho asked Shirakawa Kiyoshi.
However, what she didn't expect was that Bai Heqing didn't answer her. Instead, he looked at her with a smile and said mischievously:
"Shiho, you're finally willing to ask? I thought you would just keep it to yourself..."
The smile on his face at this moment really deserves a beating! !
Miyano Shiho was stunned for a moment and almost exploded with anger.
"Okay!! I won't ask anymore!!"
She let out a loud cry as if to vent her anger, and turned her head away again without even looking at him.
She swore to herself in her heart that she would never do that unless Baihe Qing could explain everything about her sister to her and apologize to her.
Otherwise, she would never speak to this person again!
But she failed the next second.
At this time, the car was driving to a red light intersection. Bai Heqing stopped the car, put his hands on the steering wheel, gradually restrained the smile on his face, looked ahead with a gloomy expression.
"Mingmei...is indeed dead."
Without any hesitation or delay, Shirakawa Qing said this truthfully.
After all, Miyano Shiho will find out sooner or later, and he doesn't want to be mysterious about this matter. Instead of letting her have some false expectations, it is better to make things clear now.
However, even though this was the truth, after hearing what he said, Miyano Shiho's eyes couldn't help but turn red again.
Unlike anyone else, if even Bai Heqing said this to her, it meant that her sister was really gone, and there would be no more suspense...
"Then, the sister who appeared in the amusement park a few days ago..." Miyano Shiho wiped her red eyes, turned around and looked at him and asked.
At this moment, she had already put aside the anger in her heart.
A few days ago, a Miyano Akemi appeared in the amusement park. Conan said at the time that this Miyano Akemi's face had not been disguised. Since Shirakawa Kiyoshi said that her sister was dead, who could this Miyano Akemi be?
"She was one of your sister's former colleagues in the organization... In the words of you young people, she should be called a best friend."
Bai Heqing did not hide anything and explained to her truthfully:
"Because your sister has been killed, in order to find you as soon as possible, I found her after careful selection before returning to Japan.
When your sister was alive, she had a very good relationship with her in the organization. Therefore, she knows a lot about your sister, including your sister's usual behavior and speaking habits, including you as her younger sister, and the things between your sister and Shuichi Akai.
I asked her to go abroad for plastic surgery, so that she would have a face like your sister's. I also told her a lot of stories about your family in the past, just to make her look as close to your sister as possible, so that I could use her to lure you out...
Now it seems that my move was very successful, at least Akai Shuichi was indeed deceived by her..."
At this point, Shirakawa Qing suddenly noticed the doubt in Miyano Shiho's eyes. He frowned slightly and asked:
"Why? Didn't the FBI tell you that on the day of the amusement park, Akai Shuichi kidnapped the person who was disguised as your sister?"
"No, they didn't tell me..." Miyano Shiho shook her head. Neither Conan nor Ms. Mary had told her about this.
"Is this so..."
After hearing this, Bai Heqing was silent for a while, then he figured out the connection.
"It seems that her disguise has been exposed. I don't know whether it was discovered by Akai Shuichi or..."
The image of Mary appeared in Shirakawa Qing's mind.
"What about the other one?" Miyano Shiho asked quickly.
According to what Conan told her later, two Miyano Akemi appeared in the amusement park that day. Since it has been confirmed that the first one was impersonated by someone from the organization, who could the other one be?
"The other one..."
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Chapter 548 Something seems to be missing in my mind
"The other one..."
In the car, hearing Miyano Shiho's question, Shirakawa Kiyoshi pondered for a moment and then gave his answer.
"I think it should be Vermouth."
This is the answer he thinks is most appropriate.
The second Miyano Akemi that appeared in the amusement park was not part of his plan, and he had no reason to create a second Miyano Akemi. After all, this would be meaningless except to make people doubt the authenticity of the first Miyano Akemi.
"Belmod?"
Miyano Shiho didn't quite understand his answer.
It is true that Vermouth can indeed change her appearance and voice, but why would Vermouth disguise herself as Miyano Akemi and appear there?
"Why her?"
“It’s just an answer derived from the final result.”
Shirakawa Kiyoshi explained.
"From the results of yesterday's amusement park incident, the person who showed up later, Akemi Miyano, did not have any direct contact with the FBI, and she did not appear in Edo Street today.
It was as if her appearance yesterday was just to flash in front of everyone involved in the incident, so that everyone... especially you who might be paying attention to this matter would know that there is more than one Miyano Akemi, and thus doubt the authenticity of the Miyano Akemi I arranged.
This will largely prevent you from being attracted by your sister's existence and falling into the organization's trap and being caught by me.
After much thought, the only person who can satisfy both this motivation and possess the ability to disguise herself is Vermouth. Even if it's not her, then she must be the pawn she designated to do this.
However, considering the danger and uniqueness of this matter, I personally think that it is more likely that she herself...
Of course, I have been busy these past two days, so I am just speculating and have not had time to ask her."
Seeing Shirakawa Kiyoshi so calmly say words like "trap" and "catch her", Miyano Shiho always felt something strange.
It was as if a villain was discussing with her right in front of her how to capture her and sell her for money. It was very strange...
Shaking his head and discarding this strange thought in his mind, Miyano Shiho continued to ask:
"But what reason does she have to do this?"