Amidst the worried or angry expressions and discussions of Everyone, that man's expression remained as calm as ever, with only his slightly opened eyes revealing that his heart was not as tranquil as it seemed.
He retreated backward without making a sound.
Conan, who had been staying by Ran's side and seemed to be contemplating something, quickly noticed his movement. The boy hurriedly rushed through the adults and ran toward Shuichi Akai's direction.
“Mr. Shuichi, you—”
Before the words were even finished, the youth raised his index finger to his lips, leaning down slightly to make a gesture for silence.
Shuichi Akai's lip color was very pale, at this moment, it was even slightly white.
Pale lips parted and closed, uttering a cryptic sentence: "You can't come over just yet."
This was the invitation she and I had made.
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Chapter 169: Chapter 153: Gin Was Once This Guarantee..
Nana blinked, telling himself not to rush while silently clenching his cuffs.
She felt a small, delicate mechanical device.
Are you doing this for 'him'?" Nana tilted his head slightly, attempting to analyze Nanase's thought process. "'Him' who?
Little boy Lai did not speak.
This boy, who looked to be only about ten years old, was currently leaning himself over the table, swinging his legs while wearing a playful smile.
It was just that there was a lack of sincerity in that smile, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
In the closed room, there were only Nana, Lie, Sonoko. At this moment, one person was unconscious and the other two were silent, for a moment, the House fell into a profound silence.
Nana took a step forward, his green eyes staring fixedly at Lai. The Black-haired female detective's face no longer held a smile; his expression was serious, his gaze cold and piercing.
For a moment, it actually carried a hint of her Guardian's scent.
This scent caused Nanase to raise her eyebrows slightly, becoming somewhat interested.
"I guess—" Nana finally spoke, breaking the silence in the House.
“‘He' refers to Nobita, right?”
The Boy [female] opposite, looking relaxed, froze for a moment, causing his movements to stiffen as well.
Actually, this is not hard to understand.
Nana had little contact with Master Lie; in the Mrs. Aida incident, there were very few people Nana could see who were connected to Master Lie.
Aside from Mrs. Aida, isn't the most likely one Nobita?
Nanase's words were filled with self-reflection, but looking at it from another perspective, wasn't it also the simplest statement of fact?
—So, isn't he just.. an idiot?
..
—Isn't he just.. an idiot?
Nanase let out a faint sneer in her heart.
Even though he couldn't even take care of himself, even though he was so easily bullied and deceived by others, even though he could only barely maintain his daily life—
Yet, even in a situation where he could barely look after herself, he went ahead and picked him up.
Master Lie has seen many people.
Because of his physiological defects, he has encountered much malice, including ridicule, sarcasm, as well as physical beatings and bullying.
Not only that, but his frail childhood body meant he could never live like an ordinary person.
She couldn't find work—even though he was far more intelligent than the average person.
He blended into the crowd, concealing his identity—because if the Truth was revealed, it would mostly bring strange looks.
He..
Lie is like a Mirror, a sponge, silently absorbing the malice of others, the malice of society, then—
Splash—
Pouring all malice upon others.
He was not caught.
His brilliant mind provided the foundation for his various sins, at this moment, his childlike physique served as a perfect Disguise.
To make my own life better, what does it matter if I hurt others?
Anyway, this World has never given me anything.
He could not live a normal life among ordinary people.
—Nobita was not a normal person.
This guy, who himself has intellectual deficiencies, took in Master Lie and sincerely treated him as Family.
They were complete opposites.
Lie is smarter than an ordinary person, a monster with an adult soul trapped in a child's body; Nobita has impaired intelligence, a fool who was forced to grow up because of drugs.
For a long time, they relied on each other to survive.
They shared a piece of bread, a cup of water, a bed with each other.
He laughed loudly, mocking Nobita for being an idiot, while that idiot waited unhappily, then he said, "Your Salmon is gone for today."
He would answer Nobita's whimsical questions, Nobita would carefully buy the Books he took a liking to—even if the prices of those non-essential items were staggeringly expensive.
The days spent by Nobita's side were so deceptive that for a long time, Nanase indulged in this tranquility.
The evil growing in the depths of his heart seemed to have subsided significantly, silently and without a trace.
Nobita mentioned his Mother.
Nanase sneered at this.
A mother who abandons her child so casually?
She gazed at that lady who appeared gentle on the surface, the malice that had long been suppressed in her heart began to breed once more.
The child you no longer want, I will take over.
Anyway, you don't even know how good he is.
Before this, although he had done many bad things, Shiran had never killed anyone.
It wasn't because he didn't dare, but because handling the aftermath of a murder case was far too much trouble—the Police wouldn't simply overlook a murder case.
He still knew how to weigh the pros and cons.
But this time, Nanase felt she could make an exception.
..
Everything's plan should have been very successful; however, a single oversight led to his failure.
That woman, who seemed so high and mighty, looked him up and down, his eyes filled with piercing indifference and malice. He curled his lips into a smile and said mockingly, "Your level of solution is truly nothing to me."
Correct, he had not expected the professional skills hidden by this woman.
He also did not expect this woman's real identity.
His ordeal did not evoke any sympathy from Mr. Lie, but out of a shared hatred for the same man, the two reached a silent consensus.
Coincidentally, Lai had a plan for a long time.
A plan that would stun the world.
Now, several Pawns in the plan have suddenly been put into place.
..
Nana listened in silence to the narration of this child—or perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe him as a man—unable to quite describe the feeling in his heart for a moment.
She frowned slightly, then asked the question that had been troubling her: "Then, Mrs. Aida—"
"I did not expect his to die like this.. The original plan was not like this." When speaking of this, a hint of irritation stained the Boy's face—a hint so slight that even he did not notice it himself.
However, before she died, she did tell me quite a few things," Lai frowned deeply. "She also brought trouble.
Nana gazed at the child before him, his green eyes filled with solemnity: "I think this is the reason you went to the lengths of kidnapping Sonoko, just to speak with me privately, isn't it?"
"Yes." Nanase gave a light chuckle.
Two days ago, I met someone.
..
The moment he saw that person, Master Lie could conclude that he was the kind of person he could not afford to provoke.
The Death of Mrs. Aida—or perhaps, at this moment, it would be more appropriate to call her Byrrh—had ultimately drawn the attention of some Uninvited guest.
However, she had no other path to take; after all, the moment she used the 'Silver Bullet' solution for his only remaining Son, his fate of exposure was already sealed.
The semi-finished product 'Silver Bullet' brought life, but it also brought intense side effects.
Helpless, Mrs. Aida could only conduct endless research and experiments for his son, while searching for people she was familiar with in the past.
He didn't dare send the child to the Hospital. Setting aside Mr. Aida's existence, she had to hide everything from that man; furthermore, how could she entrust the solution injected into the child's body to the people in a regular Hospital? He was far too aware of the Black Organization's capabilities.
For this reason, she left a trail in the Black Market.
It also attracted members of the Black Organization, whom she had not seen in many years.
Knowing full well the methods of the Black Organization, Mrs. Aida would rather die than be taken back by the organization, to the point that she had long ago made a Plan to lose his life for this purpose.
But before his death, she had to pave another path for his child, a path that could lead him away from trouble.
—She was the person in this world who loathed this child the most, because this child was the proof of her shame, the testament to her unfortunate life, was about to take her life.
Just a debt collector.
—But at the same time, she truly hoped that this child could live a good life.