On the night he returned to Tokyo from the American Island, Shiho Miyano returned to his apartment, closed the door of his room, extracted the blood stains on the inside of his coat cuffs, used a cotton swab, and sealed it into a test tube.

Looking at the bloodstained cotton swabs in this test tube, Miyano Shiho seemed to hesitate, but after thinking for a while, he got up, came to the bedroom, and began to rummage through the cabinet, and finally, he took out a box that was pressed at the bottom.

Looking at this box, which had been placed for some years, Miyano Shiho couldn't help but show a solemn expression, but soon, he opened the box and found an omamori from it - this is something that that the person gave him four years ago, when he graduated.

Shiho Miyano took a hard look at the omamori, then put on his medical gloves, carefully opened the omamori, and then took out the contents - inside was a small section, like a dead snake.

That's right, it's the umbilical cord.

Shiho Miyano saw what was inside for the second time, and he was very sure.

In Japan, there is indeed a tradition that parents will put the umbilical cord of their child at birth into the omamori or amulet, and obviously, it is the umbilical cord of that person who is placed in this omamori!

What a careless and arrogant guy.

Thinking like this, Miyano Shiho's thoughts have drifted to the time when he graduated in the United States four years ago.

It was at the entrance of the university's laboratory building, when I said goodbye to that person.

At that time, because he was about to return to China to develop drugs for the organization, he felt that this farewell might be goodbye.

So, at that time, he wanted to say goodbye to that man, and he seemed to be aware of this, and without saying anything, he gave him the omamori he was carrying with him as a parting gift.

Apparently, however, he had never known what was in it—the shou, not for gifts.

However, when he found out what was inside, he was already researching drugs for the organization, and he didn't have a chance to return the things.

Shiho Miyano thought so, looking at this small piece of umbilical cord, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional-unexpectedly, it can be preserved so well!

Soon, Shiho Miyano collected some of the samples he had taken, put them in another test tube and sealed them, and then restored the omamori, packed the box, and put it back in its place.

Now, both samples are available!

Sitting on the chair and looking at the two test tubes in his hand, Shiho Miyano hesitated a little and frowned slightly - do you really want to do this?

If you think about it, although that person was my best friend when I was studying abroad, I haven't seen him for four years after all. And since I saw his name on the list, I was sad for a while, but I was fine.

If—not the person in that parking lot.

Shiho Miyano thinks back to the day when he watched the man solve the case at the Rice Flower Municipal Building and saw him in the parking lot.

If I hadn't had that intuition at the time, maybe I wouldn't have done so much in the future. After all, it is completely unclear why he became a member of the list, but it is not incomprehensible to think that he is the kind of genius engineer who will be targeted by the organization.

However, recalling the scene when he was with that wise Takato on the American island, Shiho Miyano was a little skeptical about the result of the original face comparison.

It's completely different, whether it's gait, language habits, or even personality, it's very different!

If one's perception of that person is careless and arrogant, then wise and lofty, it is obviously the complete opposite, restrained, meticulous, and even—

Thinking of this, Shiho Miyano took the ruby-encrusted necklace out of his pocket - no idea when he had put it in his pocket.

Intuitively, it was difficult for Shiho Miyano to agree that Akechi Takato and that person would be the same person, so he wanted to confirm further.

However, now that the samples are available, we only need to go one step further to know the answer, but Shiho Miyano still hesitated: what if I know?

Silently, the two test tubes were locked into the drawer, Shiho Miyano leaned back in his chair, held the chain of the necklace, hung the ruby in front of his eyes, and sighed helplessly - is there still a chance to send it back? Is it still possible to ask my sister for help?

Suddenly, Shiho Miyano got up from his chair, and when he thought of his sister, he remembered that when he was in the car yesterday, Gin said, that slightly warning - "I heard that you have been meeting your sister a little too much recently." ”

Thinking of this, Miyano Shiho's eyes became serious - it seems that he can't go to his sister casually anymore! Sure enough, because of the man named Zhuxingda, my sister is now very dangerous!

Then, a few days later, a piece of news caused a sensation: the Metropolitan Police Department smashed all the branches of a huge international criminal organization in Japan.

The incident has caused a violent reaction in the international community, and the Metropolitan Police Department has refused to disclose all the relevant details about the matter.

Gao Yuan, who had just left the police station, had not completely improved the bruises on his face at this time, but the injuries on his legs no longer affected his normal walking.

Looking at the news reported in the newspaper about the destruction of the "Gus Group", Gao Yuan silently returned to the hotel where he was temporarily staying on the American island, and took back his documents and mobile phone from the top of the wall-mounted air conditioner.

At that time, for the sake of safety, I hid everything that could prove my identity in advance when I was tracking, and after entering the police station, I proved my identity through the relationship of Officer Dusk. Fortunately, the "hermit" did not leave the whole process, but after going back this time, he had to wash well.

Taking out his mobile phone, Gao Yuan quickly dialed a number, and soon, the call was connected.

"Hey, you're back alive?"

Before Gao Yuan could speak, a laughing voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Yes, thanks to you."

A little helpless, but a little relieved, Gao Yuan said, "You did it, and anonymously handed over the collected group information to the Metropolitan Police Department?" ”

"That's right, thank me."

The person on the other end of the phone said in an inviting tone, "If it weren't for me, you would still be in the police station." It's just that I didn't expect the police to move so fast this time. ”

"After all, the matter involves the ambassador of the Klatt Kingdom in the middle of the country, and the emerald necklace worth 260 million yuan will cause international disputes if it is not handled well."

Gao Yuan said, "But if you have to say it, you have to thank me, after all, I didn't directly tell the name of the police client because I wanted to clear my suspicion, Hei Yu-san." The members of the group who were on the island at the time committed suicide by poisoning themselves when they were arrested by the police, but I have been entangled with the police for so long without being able to prove that they are an international criminal organization. ”

"Without saying so much, how is the 'red-faced mermaid'? But I heard that just yesterday, the pet turtle with the 'red-faced mermaid' attached to it was bought by an unknown buyer. ”

Speaking of this, the black feather Kuaito on the other end of the phone immediately changed the topic.

"The 'Red-faced Mermaid' does exist, but the gem on that turtle is a fake now."

"When I found out, the people of the group had already replaced the gems on it. ”

"Where's the real gem? Among the things recovered by the police, there is no such ruby? ”

Kuroba Kaito asked.

"I don't know."

Gao Yuan said lightly.

"Hey, hey! That's how you fulfilled the commission? I asked you to investigate the 'Red-faced Mermaid', and now you're telling me you don't know? ”

Black Feather Kuaito said angrily, "You detective, you don't live up to your name!" ”

The tone is slightly sarcastic.

"What's the solution, I've taken a big risk for this investigation, so I'll help you investigate something else next time."

Gao Yuan said lightly.

"That's all there is to it."

Kuroba Kaito said, and hung up the phone.

Putting away the phone, Gao Yuan lay on the bed in the hotel, and breathed a long sigh of relief - I'm sorry, Heiyu-san, even if I know the whereabouts of the "red-faced mermaid", I can't get it back, so it's better to just don't know.

Moreover, after experiencing this incident, Gao Yuan felt a sense of powerlessness - at least, he should have some ability to protect himself.

However, before that, there are two things to solve, whether the matter of the shrine maiden Island Treasure Kimie should be intervened now, and the reward options this time:

"Until Nakagawa Daizang's death, you didn't ask the name of the designer of the simulation device, his name was Kyosuke Mitarai."

This is the content of the "Reward Three" chosen by Gao Yuan this time, looking at these words, Gao Yuan frowned slightly, is this kind of information worth using this choice? I thought it would be Nakagawa Dazang who didn't finish speaking, the news about twenty years ago.

However, Kyosuke Mitarai, a familiar name!