activa-t Chapter 225 Mingmei: Art is...
Chapter 225 Mingmei: Art is...
It seems that Li Muyang took the initiative to send Erii back to the Snake-Headed Eight Families and did not continue to pursue Tachibana Masamune's previous affairs. However, this step of retreating in order to advance also disgusted Tachibana Masamune and disrupted his original plan.
Fortunately, the information about the White King only needed a simple check to confirm that Li Muyang hadn't lied to them, which allowed Tachibana Masamune to breathe a sigh of relief—it was a good thing after all! His grand ambitions of so many years were finally about to be realized!
Not long after Li Muyang left, Tachibana Masamune received another piece of news, which nearly made him furious.
Kazama Ruri, also known as Genji, from the Demon Clan has disappeared!
They've disappeared! Nobody knows where they went!
Did Li Muyang do it?
No, the timing doesn't match up. According to Kaguya-hime's investigation, Li Muyang and his two companions should still be out for a drive right now.
So who?
Naturally, it was the elderly father, Uesugi Koshi.
This was also part of his and Li Muyang's plan. Because of Kaguya's existence, all devices that can connect to the internet would seem unreliable. The Bodhi Tree would need time and opportunity to control Kaguya silently. Therefore, an opportunity was needed to bring Genji away from the King's control.
An opportunity to divert the attention of the king, Herzog, while also deceiving Princess Kaguya.
In other words, Erii has returned to the Snake Clan, and Li Muyang specifically asked to see Tachibana Masamune. If he dares to use a substitute to fool Li Muyang again, Li Muyang will definitely make a scene until Herzog himself appears!
Herzog himself was quite cooperative, which saved Li Muyang the trouble of causing trouble, but unfortunately he missed a legitimate opportunity to beat him up.
It seems the plan is progressing smoothly.
Next, we just need to wait for the White King to be officially resurrected, and then that old guy, Tachibana Masamune, will reveal his true colors.
"Where are we going next?" Feng Ling'er asked Li Muyang while enjoying the ride.
Li Muyang glanced at the time. At this rate, he would really end up like the rescue team, going wherever there was a fire.
Damn it! Once Miyano Akemi's situation is settled and she's at her own company, I'm going to ruthlessly exploit this young lady! Hehehe~ Day and night!
As for Erii... let the new White Dragon King give her a massage~ That's such a wonderful treatment! Who else can compare!
Ahem, enough with the daydreaming, let's go join the fun!
In an idle, abandoned warehouse.
Akemi Miyano is currently in a standoff with Gin.
"Alright, hand over the money." Gin, dressed in a black trench coat, sneered, and Vodka, with a disdainful smile beside him, looked incredibly intimidating.
But Miyano Akemi, who was used to being frightened, seemed unfazed at this moment. Her expression was calm but tinged with disgust as she asked, "Where is he?"
Gin sneered and feigned ignorance: "Hmph! Who are you?"
Miyano Akemi sighed as if she had a headache: "Although I never believed in your character to begin with, I guess I was just too naive."
Vodka scoffed, "Heh! Your sister isn't some nameless piece of trash like you! How could I possibly let her go so easily?"
Akemi Miyano's indifferent gaze fell on Vodka, and the little follower suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Then he became somewhat dissatisfied, wondering how he could be frightened by the gaze of this indecisive and naive woman!
Gin, however, did not notice anything amiss. Apart from her somewhat indifferent demeanor, Miyano Akemi in front of him seemed to be the same woman he knew in every way. Moreover, she had always been under the organization's surveillance, so there was no possibility of her being switched.
That's how confident the elder brother is! His nose is always incredibly sensitive to those who harbor disloyal intentions towards the organization!
Akemi Miyano scoffed dismissively, "Then you must have rhinitis!"
Gin [?_??]: Huh?
Can this thing even hear its own thoughts?
Congratulations, you got it right! Too bad there's no reward!
"Stop talking nonsense, where's the money!" Vodka, oblivious to Miyano Akemi's sudden question, arrogantly threatened, "Don't think we can't find the money just because you've hidden it! Let me tell you! Your little tricks are all under our surveillance!"
Miyano Akemi didn't answer the question, but instead looked at Gin and asked, "What are you going to do with me?"
Gin proved his point with his actions, pointing the dark muzzle of his gun at Akemi Miyano.
Seeing this, Akemi Miyano chuckled self-deprecatingly: "As expected, you have to keep the initiative in your own hands!"
"On another note, if I really died, are you really so convinced that my sister would still be willing to work for you?"
Gin sneered, "That's none of your business!"
“That’s true…” Miyano Akemi said slowly and calmly, her head lowered, “It’s time to say goodbye.”
Before he could finish speaking, Gin's sixth sense immediately went off like an alarm bell! He wanted to fall backward without hesitation, but he had underestimated the gift that Miyano Akemi had brought!
boom!
A small mushroom cloud instantly rose from the ground of the entire warehouse!
Not far away, Li Muyang, Miyano Akemi, Bai Yuxiu, and Feng Ling'er watched the rising mushroom cloud and sighed.
He shouldn't be dead, right?
Who knows?
But those fireworks were really pretty!
To mock him, Li Muyang deliberately added a little bit of fireworks. The power wouldn't increase much, but it would definitely look beautiful and stunning!
Inside the warehouse, Vodka, caught off guard, was thrown away by the heatwave, while Gin, despite reacting in time, was still affected by the heatwave; both were in a sorry state.
Vodka lost consciousness almost instantly, and his face was severely burned, leaving him in a state of uncertainty. As for Gin, his hat was blown off and he was nowhere to be found, and even a large part of his beautiful hair was burned off! His black trench coat was also burned into tatters.
With a dark expression, Gin endured the pain and slowly stood up, staring at the scene before him, his anger burning! He had actually been tricked by this woman! Where did she get such a powerful bomb?
The smell...why does it also have that gunpowder smell of Chinese fireworks? Who made this? Who would bother adding this stuff to a bomb? So flashy! Just for looks?
The only thing that can be confirmed is that the bomb was definitely carried by Miyano Akemi herself! She probably planned from the beginning to detonate it if things went wrong!
I'll take you all down with me today!
That crazy woman!
Gin glanced at his unconscious underling beside him, his face grim. Miyano Akemi had stolen the bank's money and locked it in a locker in a department store, requiring a key to open it. Now it was clear that he couldn't get it; she had vanished in an instant, let alone the key.
With such a powerful explosion, it goes without saying how much attention it would attract; they had no choice but to retreat.
Fortunately, Gin, the elder brother, still cared about his younger brother and dragged Vodka away as quickly as possible.
No sooner had Gin and Vodka left than Conan, pale-faced, arrived on his skateboard.
Looking at the warehouse that had been reduced to ruins, the watch fragments he had found on "Miyano Akemi" that he had seen before, and the vaguely visible shattered remains, the scene filled the self-proclaimed detective, the Grim Reaper Elementary School Student, with immense grief!
I'm late again!
That's so brutal!
The small mushroom cloud that had just slowly risen naturally caught Conan's attention, but even though he rushed over, he was still a step too late!
Moreover, judging from the approximate area affected by the explosion, Conan, with his sharp mind, could easily deduce that the origin of the bomb's explosion was probably Miyano Akemi herself...
Was it to perish together with the mastermind behind it all?
"Huh? What's Conan doing here?" Bai Yuxiu, who was observing the situation from a distance, asked in surprise. Feng Ling'er was also a little puzzled.
Miyano Akemi explained somewhat embarrassedly, "It seems this little detective tracked me down here, but I knocked him out at home. I didn't expect him to be able to follow me all the way here!"
Li Muyang calmly said, "Your car has his transmitter."
"So that's how it is..." Miyano Akemi blinked in surprise. She really hadn't noticed this. After all, she hadn't used her abilities to investigate a primary school student's thoughts, and she hadn't expected Conan to be so amazing!
They don't look like elementary school students at all.
"That's normal. He's Shinichi Kudo. Your sister should have mentioned him to you." Li Muyang explained with a light laugh, "He was given the A drug developed by your sister by Gin, which turned him into his current youthful appearance!"
"Huh? Shiho's medicine has this effect?" Miyano Akemi exclaimed in surprise.
“Yes!” Li Muyang said with a half-smile, “Unfortunately, the side effects are very serious. First of all, the success rate of reversing aging is very small. Secondly, because this drug only shortens a person’s physical age, it does not have a significant impact on lifespan. He will still live to the same age. Finally, there is another very troublesome problem. I estimate that his body will not grow before he takes the antidote and will remain in the form of an elementary school student!”
Having explained most of it in one breath, Li Muyang shook his head with a hint of helplessness. This was probably one of the reasons why the timeline of this world was so chaotic! Someone didn't want their son's unusual behavior to attract attention, so they disrupted the timeline.
Yusaku Kudo: Who? No? Me? How come I didn't know I had this ability?
Cough cough, Li Muyang didn't know he had guessed wrong.
Old Li secretly took some tissue from Conan's body and did a simple test. Everything seemed normal, except that the rapid cell division and growth was almost in sync with the rate of cell death. In short, if Conan didn't have the antidote or some external force, he probably wouldn't grow up for the rest of his life!
But Xiaolan probably won't mind... cough cough... actually, a small horse pulling a large cart... ugh! Begone, demons!
After a brief explanation, no one, including Akemi Miyano, intended to explain further to Conan. Seeing that the police had arrived late, everyone returned home through the portal.
The story of Akemi Miyano faking her death has come to an end!