Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 25 Gin's Past
It was already the afternoon of the next day when Ishino and Natsumi returned to the castle.

As soon as the two came back, the housekeeper Zebu told them that the old lady was waiting for them in the lady's room.

So the two didn't have time to go back to the room to change, so they went straight to the lady's room wearing the casual clothes they had when they went out yesterday.

Seeing Xia Mei's softer and more peaceful expression than before, and the blush on her cheeks that has not completely disappeared, Grandma Yangzi, who has been here, can't guess the reason why these two people did not return home at night.

Regarding the development of the relationship between the two, she is happy to see the results. After all, they are both big girls in Bensan, and she has always been looking forward to marrying someone sooner if they have someone they like.

Seeing the more intimate and tacit interaction between the two, although Yang Zi was satisfied in his heart, he still had to behave as an elder should.

"Why did you come back?" Yangzi glared at the two of them angrily and said, "When you grow up, you learn to stay away at night?"

"Grandma, we..." Xia Mei wanted to explain in embarrassment, but was interrupted by Yang Zi's words.

"Okay, no need to explain, how can grandma not know about you?" Yangzi stopped teasing his granddaughter, and patted the sofa beside him to signal them to come and sit down.

The two of them didn't hesitate when they heard the words, they walked directly to the sides of Grandma Yangzi and sat down.

In fact, Xia Mei also found that her grandma was not angry at all, but there was a sense of relief in her expression, so her face became even more shy.

Ishino is generous, and he looks like a hero who does things like a hero, which makes Yoko dumbfounded.

Ishino knew very well Yoko's grandma's expectations of him, as long as he could make Natsumi happy, the other party would never have any objections to him.

And he didn't believe that grandma didn't want to hug her great-grandson earlier.

"You two are getting older, it's time to think about how to live your life in the future." Yoko patted Xia Mei's hand, and asked with concern, "If you have any thoughts, tell grandma."

When the two of them heard the words, they talked to each other, and told Yangzi the result of the previous discussion.

"Well, young people should live the life they want, and don't have to worry too much about me, an old woman." Yang Zi nodded slightly, expressing encouragement to the two of them.

"Since you plan to develop in Tokyo, have you selected a new house?"

"Grandma, I have basically chosen the store, but I haven't decided where to live. I have to make a decision with Xia Mei."

Ishino expressed frankly that he should put his fiancée's wishes first.

"This should be decided early." Yoko looked at Natsumi and said seriously, "You two go to Tokyo together when you have time, choose the house early, and don't let me worry about it."

After finishing speaking, Yoko showed a lack of energy, and after the two agreed, they asked grandma to have a good rest, and left the room without staying too long.

Walking on the passage back to the room, Xia Mei thought of Grandma Yangzi's increasingly haggard face, and her originally happy mood was diluted a lot.

Ishino noticed the other person's expression, and said comfortingly: "Grandma is actually very happy today, and we will find our happy new home sooner. Maybe when grandma is in a good mood, all illnesses will be gone."

"I also know that grandma is very happy for us. In this case, let's go to the neighborhood of Mihua Town next weekend. It's better to choose a house closer to the store."

"Well, I believe it is another day worth looking forward to."

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Late that night, Ishino first watched the video on his phone about last night, and then came to Yoko's bedroom with a series of questions.

Ishino had already informed the other party in advance that he had important information to share, so Yoko did not go to bed, but took off her disguise and waited for him in the house.

When he came to the house, Ishino directly asked Grandma Yoko to watch the video on the phone.While the other party was watching the video, he kept paying attention to the changes in the other party's expression.

After Grandma Yoko finished watching the video, Ishino got straight to the point and asked his first question.

"Grandma, do you know these two men in black?"

Looking at Shi Ye's firm eyes, Yoko knew that the other party's memory must have information about these two people, and through contact with them yesterday, he guessed some secrets that he didn't know before.

She didn't intend to hide anything from Shi Ye, but she knew too much, and it was impossible to spend so much time telling him everything.

It is the most efficient way to ask Ishino when he discovers something, and then tell him. It is also a kind of exercise for him.

"Although it's been many years since we saw each other, I'm sure that they should be Ah Zhen and Saburo." When Yang Zi said these two names, there was a look of nostalgia on his face.

"Ah Zhen, Saburo?" Shi Ye was a little puzzled when he heard these two names.

Just now he confirmed from Grandma Yangzi's expression that the other party must know these two people. At first, he thought that the other party would say the two code names of gin and vodka, but now it seems that grandma obviously knows their real names, and Not an organization code.

Seeing the doubt on Ishino's face, Yoko continued to add: "To be precise, it should be Kurosawa Jin and Uozuka Saburo."

"Kurosawa Zhen?" Hearing this name, Ishino suddenly thought of the past told by Grandma Yoko when she first met, and connected one of the names, "What is he and the Kurosawa couple who protected Natsumi's sacrifice? relation?"

"That's right, Ah Zhen is the son of the Kurosawa couple, and Saburo is his playmate in the same year."

"Come with me." Yoko stood up, opened the door, and signaled Ishino to follow her.

Yoko led him to the door of a room, took out the key and opened the door.

After entering the door, Yangzi turned on the lights in the house, and what came into view was a not-so-big room, which should be a bedroom from the furnishing point of view. Although it was obvious that no one had lived there for many years, it was still very tidy, with only a few The ashes accumulated on it tell people that its owner has not returned for many years.

Ishino quickly scanned the room, except for a single bed and a desk, the rest of the room was filled with rows of bookshelves and a full collection of books.

He walked to the bookshelves, carefully checked the titles of these books, and found that these books were of various categories, covering various common knowledge subjects, but one of the bookshelves that seemed to be used the most caught Ishino's attention.

That bookshelf is full of books about detective novels, criminal psychology, crime cases from around the world, knowledge about firearms and weapons, teaching fighting skills, human body structure and decryption, and there are even outrageous books like the principle of making bombs. .

Just as Ishino was curiously looking through the entire house of books, Yoko behind him walked to the desk, opened the middle drawer with a key, and took out a slightly old photo from it.

(End of this chapter)