Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

Hey, what's going on? Koizumi was stunned for a moment.

When she saw the little black cat hiding in the corner, she realized that Mao Lilan must have recognized the wrong cat.

When Koizumi found that the little black cat was about to run out from its hiding place, he hurriedly took it back into his own consciousness and broke out in a cold sweat.

In the future, the little black cat can help her conceal her identity at critical moments, but the two black cats must not appear in the same frame in front of outsiders.

She looked down at Mao Lilan, her eyes full of helplessness.

I was just thinking about trying to avoid the protagonists in the future, and then you showed up. Could it be that this is the will of the world telling me to think beautifully?

Fortunately, there were only Ran Mouri and Eri Kisaki here today, while Kudo-chan and Sonoko were not here.

At this time, Miyano Akemi came down the stairs and said, "I'm sorry, Attorney Hime, Sakurai is not in the office upstairs."

She was a little confused: "I didn't notice when she left."

Hibiki frowned. "Strange, where has this guy gone? I can't get through to his cell phone."

Miyano Akemi asked, "Is there something urgent? Do you need me to tell her?"

After a moment's hesitation, Hibiki Eri said, "Then I'll leave it to you. If you see her, please tell her to be careful when going out."

Miyano Akemi asked in surprise: "Huh? Did something happen?"

Kisaki Eri sighed: "You also know about the conflict between her and Inspector Nakae, right?"

"Yeah, Sakurai mentioned some to me."

Koizumi: ...

Nonsense! I never talked to you about these things.

Kisaki Eri did not doubt Miyano Akemi's words and continued, "I received news that Chief Inspector Nakae is missing. Someone from the First Investigation Division found him last night."

Miyano Akemi covered her mouth with her hands and screamed in a low voice: "Missing? How could it be? I heard that he stayed at home all the time."

Eri Kisaki nodded. "That's true. But last night, the Investigation Division went to Inspector Nakae's house with a search warrant, but found that he was not at home. The police who were watching nearby also said that they did not see Inspector Nakae leave."

Koizumi let Mao Lilan stroke his hair, and listened to the conversation between the two people over there with his ears pricked up.

Police Chief Nakae disappeared without a reason? Was this arranged by the organization?

Koizumi glanced at Miyano Akemi's expression and saw that she was frowning slightly, and the confused expression on her face did not seem fake.

Was it not the organization's doing? Or was it because she was not in a high enough position that she was unaware of it?

Little did she know that Miyano Akemi was also wondering in her heart: Could it be that this was done by Sakurai Izumi? Did she secretly leave the office to deal with this matter?

Eri Kisaki continued, "The conflict between Inspector Nakae and Sakurai has reached a point where it cannot be reconciled. I am very worried that this man will take some radical actions. He has a gun license and channels with the Metropolitan Police Department. Although he needs to surrender his gun during the suspension period, we cannot rule out the possibility that he has other weapons in his hands."

Miyano Akemi showed a worried expression on her face: "Lawyer Hime, are you worried that Chief Inspector Nakae will retaliate against Sakurai?"

Kisaki Eri sighed: "Yes, this possibility cannot be ruled out."

As she spoke, she stood up and said, "I have other things to deal with, so I'll take Xiaolan back first. If you see her, please tell her what I said, and I'll try to contact her again."

Miyano Akemi stood up to see him off: "Okay, I'll help tell her. Lawyer Hime, don't worry, Sakurai is a very capable person, she will be fine."

Koizumi was not in a hurry to return to her human form. She simply stayed on the cat climbing frame and observed Miyano Akemi's every move.

Shortly after Kisaki Eri left, Miyano Akemi left the cat cafe alone through the back door under the pretext of leaving. However, she did not notice that there was a black cat far behind her.

Miyano Akemi walked to a secluded place, took out her cell phone and dialed a number: "... Gin, this is Miyano Akemi. I just heard the latest news about Nakae Yoshio..."

As expected, I guessed right, she was Gin's information dealer.

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When Miyano Akemi returned to the store, she saw Koizumi sitting at the bar, drinking a cup of coffee with a sad face.

Seeing Miyano Akemi, she casually raised her hand and greeted her.

Miyano Akemi was a little surprised. She didn't expect that this guy would pop up from somewhere after she had been away for just a moment.

She walked over and sat down next to Koizumi: "Just now, when Lawyer Fei came to look for you, I realized that you had gone out."

Koizumi nodded and patted his coat pocket. "Well, I went to do a commission and got a good harvest. I didn't say hello when I saw you were busy on the way out."

Koizumi spoke without hesitation, relying on the fact that she knew Akemi Miyano would not check what was in her pocket. In fact, there was nothing else in her pocket except her cell phone.

In fact, the cat brothers who were commissioned to catch the mistress only took one day to complete the task. Cow Cat took clear photos with a portable camera and put them in the safe of the office upstairs. The content of the photos was fine, but the shooting angle was strange. If outsiders did not know the reason, they might think that these were photos taken by a pervert upskirt.

Koizumi had been holding back on the commission, partly because it was theoretically inconvenient for her to go out, and partly because she thought that if she completed the task too quickly it would attract unnecessary attention. Unexpectedly, she could use this excuse to cover up her whereabouts today.

She asked knowingly, "Sister Yingli brought those kids over to play again?"

Miyano Akemi: "No, Attorney Hime only brought Xiaolan with her today. She was in a hurry and left after a short while. She asked me to tell you something."

"Oh, what did she say?"

"She said that Inspector Nakae is missing and asked you to be careful when going out."

Miyano Akemi said this while paying attention to the expression on Koizumi's face.

Koizumi's expression was very intriguing. She chuckled sarcastically, "Missing... He was able to slip away quietly from under the noses of the detectives. That's pretty impressive."

She turned to smile at Miyano Akemi and said meaningfully, "Or maybe, Chief Inspector Nakae was kidnapped by one of his enemies? I don't know who did this."

Miyano Akemi frowned slightly.

She was suspecting that the organization had stolen the person?

...It seems reasonable to think so.

If you think about it carefully, even if Gin did something, he would definitely not tell an idle person like herself. After all, she is just an intelligence gathering tool, and it is normal for her not to know the inside story.

Maybe Gin just wanted to know how Sakurai Izumi reacted to the disappearance of Inspector Nakae?

Many thoughts flashed through Miyano Akemi's mind, but she finally decided to give up these useless thoughts. Tools don't need to think.

Miyano Akemi smiled and said, "Yeah, I don't know who it is, it's amazing."

Koizumi glanced at her and said nothing. She took another sip of the coffee in her cup, then frowned and pushed it away firmly. She said to the barista at the counter, "Give me a glass of ice water, please."

Miyano Akemi asked, "Don't you like it, or do you think it doesn't taste good?"

Koizumi sighed, "No. I don't have much appreciation for coffee. I just think it's bitter."

Miyano Akemi smiled and said, "Maybe you should try cappuccino or mocha, with more milk and sugar."

Koizumi thought about it and refused: "No, forget it."

"Would you like some wine?"

Koizumi immediately and firmly rejected her proposal: "No, I don't drink."

Miyano Akemi looked at the bar counter in silence. She also saw bottles of gin and rum in a very conspicuous position.

Koizumi followed her gaze and said, "Those are not for sale. They are used to show off. Doesn't it look particularly high-end if they are displayed like this?"

Miyano Akemi was even more speechless.

Koizumi pretended not to notice her complicated look, held her cup of ice water, picked out the ice cubes, threw them into his mouth and chewed them with a crunching sound.

In fact, it's not that she can't drink coffee and wine, she just doesn't dare to drink them! These strong-flavored drinks are too easy to be tampered with. Many famous scenes in Meiko were caused by poisoning the drinks.

Ever since she came here through time, she has tried to drink plain water because it is easier to detect abnormalities with plain water.

Even if she really wants to drink, she only buys canned or bottled drinks that are sealed well, and she also carefully checks whether the packaging has been damaged before opening it to make sure there is no problem before she dares to drink. If she is not careful, she may die without knowing how she died.