radicalducati Chapter 235 It was common knowledge that Bourbon liked to work.
Chapter 235 It was common knowledge that Bourbon liked to work.
Chapter 235 It was common knowledge that Bourbon liked to work.
When Machida Shuzo arrived at the warehouse, he treated the injured red-crowned crane with a gentleness that seemed almost unbecoming of his cold-looking face, unlike how he would treat his children and younger brother.
"It's alright, your injury will heal in a while."
After changing the bandage on the red-crowned crane's injured leg in the cage, the old man gently encouraged it, "Keep going! In the future, be good at distinguishing between good and bad people, and don't be so naive as to think that everyone in the world is a good person."
Although he knew the red-crowned cranes couldn't understand, Machida Shuzo would still give this same advice to every red-crowned crane and other migratory bird he rescued.
Machida Shuzo stormed off in anger, and Machida Yasushi took on the responsibility of entertaining the guests, leading a few people to the warehouse: "That red-crowned crane was injured a few days ago. Poachers are becoming more and more rampant."
Looking at the bandage on the red-crowned crane's leg, Xiaolan asked worriedly, "How could this happen? Didn't anyone else care besides Uncle?"
Hiko Akutagawa answered the question: "Probably because there is no benefit to it. Even if poachers are motivated by profit, they will try to avoid conflict and eliminate the possibility of injury. It is too weak to deal with poachers based solely on ideals and love for migratory birds."
Machida Shuzo was preparing herbal medicine to treat the red-crowned crane's wounds when he heard this, he sighed and said, "That's right, so I'm going to donate my inheritance. Even if it's just for the money, more people will protect the red-crowned crane."
Machida Hiroshi clearly didn't understand his father, who treated the red-crowned cranes as his children rather than him and his sister. He grabbed a crossbow from the side and aimed it at Machida Shuzo's back.
Most people were startled, and Kogoro Mouri quickly shouted, "What are you doing?!"
Akutagawa Hiko wasn't too worried. Even if he was hit by an arrow, he was confident he could stop it. Besides, Machida Hiroshi didn't intend to kill Machida Shuzo. In his and his sister's words, they just wanted to scare him and force him to change his mind.
Although he knew that the siblings were not bad at heart and that they eventually took over the old man's last wish and used the 300 million yen to establish a migratory bird protection foundation, Akutagawa Hiko still sighed and said that it was better to have a piece of char siu than a son or a daughter.
"None of your business! The arrow isn't even attached yet, you can tell just by looking!"
After saying that, Machida Hiroshi, without looking at the expressions of the others, pushed Mouri Kogoro aside and left.
"You bastard!"
Kogoro Mouri gritted his teeth. Since he became a somewhat famous detective, no one had ever treated him like this before. Naturally, he was furious and extremely angry.
"How could someone have such a son?!"
Ai Haibara couldn't understand Hiroshi Machida. After all, she was the only one left in her family. She had precious family ties but didn't know how to cherish them, which was truly disgusting.
Conan also found it somewhat incomprehensible. They were all adults and should be more sensible. Pointing a crossbow at his father right after an argument, even without cocking it, was beyond the scope of a joke.
Ai Haibara glanced at Conan, thinking that this detective was either too caught up in the situation to see clearly, or he had seen too many cases and was a bit slow-witted. She reminded him, "Be careful, the old man might get into trouble."
Conan scratched his head, disagreeing with Ai's point of view: "It can't be that bad. Although they had a fight, the old man's children didn't have any murderous intent."
In terms of sensing murderous intent, Conan thinks he's better than Ai Haibara. Although their families are not harmonious, it's definitely not to the point of a life-or-death struggle.
"Think whatever you want, it's just a woman's intuition."
Conan also became serious. As a meticulous detective, he initially only used intuition as a reference. The most important thing was to present the facts and reason, and to verify them with evidence.
Now that I'm exposed to more things, my original notions have naturally been shattered.
While I still place more faith in the evidence and facts before me, I dare not ignore intuition in the slightest.
Akutagawa Hiko, however, was much more composed in the face of Ai's reminder. He rubbed his naturally curly hair, which still felt great after being dyed, and said, "Yes, I'll be careful. At least while we're here, I guarantee the old man won't get into any trouble."
After receiving the assurance, Ai Haibara immediately felt relieved. If someone could really break through this line of defense, then the family's relationship was no longer their concern, and they should leave as soon as possible.
After leaving Tokyo and arriving in Hokkaido, Ai Haibara felt that the air was much fresher. After all, the intensity of the organization's presence there was enough to make this defector feel terrified. Hokkaido was much more comfortable.
At that moment, Vodka, who had just driven Gin to deal with a peripheral member who had performed poorly and might have leaked information about the organization, sneezed and was met with a cold and arrogant glance from Gin.
Vodka shivered and quickly sat up straight: "Brother, what are your orders?"
Gin went through his mental list of suspicious individuals, and Vodka and his own names were both on it, though they were ranked very low. Apart from the distillery boss, every member's name could be found on the list.
Out of dissatisfaction with a certain mystic, and due to suspicions from individuals and organizations regarding Whiskey, who is currently the only one among the three from the same cohort who has not yet been found to have committed any acts of betrayal, Gin inquired about Bourbon's recent situation.
To be honest, they didn't know much about Bourbon. Even Bourbon's nominal superior, the second-in-command of the organization, an old man who also believed in mysticism, didn't know much about this very useful cadre.
To Gin, a man with a penchant for suspicion, this was definitely a point of great doubt. But in Rum's words, geniuses always have certain privileges, and he greatly admired Bourbon's ability to gather intelligence.
Ha, he himself is nothing but a cowardly coward. His loyalty to the organization and the BOSS, as well as his personal abilities, are only third-rate. He got the second-in-command position purely by seniority.
Vodka had no idea that his older brother looked down on the organization's second-in-command. When he heard his brother speak, he quickly told him everything he knew.
"Bourbon is currently using the alias Amuro Tooru and is working as an apprentice at a very famous detective agency, but he still disappears from time to time, making him impossible to find."
Gin lit a cigarette and said sarcastically, "He still loves working part-time so much."
However, the detective—
Detectives hold a very special position in this world. Although they don't have much real power, they can basically speak for everyone from high-ranking officials to ordinary people.
It seems that working part-time didn't make him stupid; he still knows how to find something meaningful to do.
Vodka was about to join his brother in mocking Bourbon when he heard Gin say, "Check out that firm's information."