Chapter 731: Perjury Covered in Patina

Vermouth left the basement and stood in the bright corridor again, looking at the sunlight pouring in from the window, and fell into deep thought for a while.

Before she found this place, she had indeed imagined a similar situation, but after seeing this basement, she still couldn't help feeling emotional.

No wonder, no wonder Kumail could easily discover his true feelings. In many ways, he was in a similar position to her.

Tang Ze Zhao, the situation was even more special. The pressure Kumail faced was no less than hers, and the contradictions were more acute.

Just as she recalled before, the Tang Ze couple, as the perpetrators, were actually victims of the organization. In her contact with them, she felt that the harm from them was real, but the shelter and care they gave were also real.

If the Tang Ze couple, like the Miyano couple, had been wiped out by the organization before they could use the drugs they developed to harm others, her emotions would not be so complicated.

After a few minutes of wandering thoughts, the sound of the door opening and closing came from the passage behind her again.

Vermouth turned around, tidied up her appearance, and Goro Akechi, who had become bright and shiny again, stood beside her with a smile on his face while tidying up his cuffs.

"Sorry, I made you laugh." Kumail, who had calmed down, smiled with a familiar fake smile, "I think there are some things we should talk about openly, what do you think?"

As he spoke, he moved two steps on his toes, completely blocking Vermouth's view of the secret door.

This was a subtle way of driving guests away.

Vermouth understood and knew that she should not continue to stimulate Kumail's emotions, so she took two steps back to indicate that she did not want to continue to offend, and then followed the other party's instructions and walked to the exquisite atrium of the villa.

The small garden was not very large, with two outdoor benches and square tables placed there, and the people sitting in it were surrounded by the scattered vegetation and high flower walls.

Vermouth, who had observed this place from the outside, knew that the privacy here was also very high, and sat opposite Kumail with confidence.

Tang Ze picked up the teapot that had been placed on the table at some point, poured a cup for each of them, and stared at the tea that fell into the cup, his thoughts slightly scattered.

It seemed that the Phantom Thieves in the monitoring room were watching very enthusiastically, and they began to serve as the props group for the scene setting. Was this made up by Noah, or was it a prop that someone secretly arranged for him...

Vermouth observed his calm face, with the arc of his mouth not changing at all, hesitated for a moment, and did not speak.

She had a lot of issues to discuss with Kumail, but Kumail might not be willing to take the conversation.

In any case, going directly to Kumail's safe house out of suspicion, and even directly breaking into his secret settings, was equivalent to a provocation for Kumail.

This is Kumail's territory, and she'd better not do anything that would cause misunderstanding.

Pushing the teacup in front of Vermouth, Tang Ze stared at her with a calm gaze for a long time before asking, "How did you find it?"

"Do you mean, you found this safe house, or you found out," Vermouth looked at him deeply and said bluntly, "You betrayed the organization from the beginning?"

Before Tang Ze Zhao's mission appeared, Tsukuchi Hayato was a low-level member who could only survive in the shadows.

His life was controlled by his father. He was not recognized or seen by others. He had no social identity at all. He was a complete cannon fodder who would not be discovered even if he disappeared.

He was able to have everything he has now, to step into the front, and even to be welcomed by the public with a glamorous image, all because of this mission and the reward given by the organization based on his ability to do things.

Now it has been proved that he did not kill the vital target according to the requirements of the mission, so it is not an exaggeration to directly define his behavior as a betrayal of the organization.

"I'm curious." Not angered by her words, Tang Ze calmly picked up his tea, "As for betrayal, it's mutual, Ms. accomplice."

Even if he is not a fake wine, look at Belmode's operation, everyone is the eldest brother and doesn't say the second brother.

And the fake wine at least works well. If you don't work hard, you can't be an undercover. You mix water wine for three days and dry the net for two days, and the damage caused is much greater than that of these undercovers.

Belmode sneered, obviously knowing what he was referring to, and also skipped the question of position without caring, and talked about his reasoning process in a straightforward manner.

"I didn't doubt this question at first, after all, the video you handed in and the various materials you got back were all proven to be true. Who would have thought that a guy who looked like he had no chance of survival was actually rescued by you?"

Thinking of Tang Ze Zhao's completely fragmented body in the basement, as if it was torn apart and forcibly pieced together, and scarred, Belmode couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

For a moment, I didn't know whether to say Kumer was amazing or that the child's will to survive was strong enough.

"I was suspicious because of Bourbon's attitude and because of... the things that the woman named Judy collected."

Vermouth took out the mobile phone screen of Mao Lilan that she accidentally got a few days ago and pushed it in front of Tang Ze.

Tang Ze looked at it and felt no surprise in his heart.

After all, this was Tang Ze's plan from the beginning.

Mao Lilan would accidentally see the photos hidden behind the mirror in Judy's apartment. This was something Tangze had already predicted, so he took the opportunity of going to Judy's house when the case happened to include it in the photos. Got a private item.

His idea was that the scene of Goro Akechi murdering Karasawa Akira was shocking enough and eye-catching enough. Mao Lilan would be surprised to take the photo, or even take the photo directly, and it would definitely be used by Conan in the subsequent plot. Learned.

As long as Belmode pays enough attention to Mao Lilan and Conan, this specious photo will be obtained by the other party sooner or later.

"I have to admit that as an FBI, that woman's work level is good enough. She is actually able to obtain such confidential things. She is really good at it." Belmode held his face and said in a loud voice, "They must not be surprised by this. …Because they haven’t seen the source file of that video.”

Akai Shuichi was once one of Karasawa Akira's supervisors. After he returned to Tokyo, he tried his best to investigate matters related to Karasawa Akira and discovered the fact that Karasawa Akira had been killed by Akechi Goro. All the above fell into place.

So after discovering such a photo, Judy Stelling of course also acquiesced that this was the mission record that allowed Kumel to obtain the code name.

However, Belmod, who had seen the entire video, knew it very clearly——

"That's not what that video was about at all, not a single frame of it."

Belmode pronounced this sentence, tapping the device in the Polaroid with the tip of his fingernail, speaking firmly.

"This is Bourbon's thing, right? In other words, this is the handle you were caught by Bourbon. What he found was nothing else but the fact that the video you submitted lacked this follow-up content. "

Anyone who looks at this photo, especially anyone who knows that Kumail has replaced the real Karasawa Akira and the secret of his identity, will assume that this must be part of the video and a certain frame in the video. This is the scene where Kumail killed Karasawa Akira.

But Belmode, who has compared it frame by frame, is convinced that this is not the case.

Kumail in the photo is not killing Karasawa... he is saving him, saving this man who was persecuted by his own hands and struggling to die.

Tangze raised his eyes and glanced at her, then lowered his eyes to look at the picture again, seeming to acquiesce to her guess.

But when he looked at this picture, what he really thought in his heart was that these layers of matryoshka dolls were really going to be coated with paste.

The original photo was forged by Karasawa in collaboration with Hoshikawa Teru. It showed Hoshikawa Teru holding the head of Karasawa, who was pretending to be dead, with a speechless expression.

In terms of setting, it is the handle that Bourbon grabbed, so it is a remake of a photo that Bourbon took directly with the camera.

Then, what Karasawa stuffed into Judy's photo album was also a Polaroid set to the bourbon that Judy had taken.

Then Mao Lilan took another picture, and the private detective took another picture and sent it to Belmode...

After layers of transcription, the original picture in this photo can only be blurred to see a single picture. What is landline quality? This is called landline quality.

The thicker the batter, the mellower the taste and the more it tastes, right?

"To be honest, I was very shocked when I found out about this situation, but thinking about Bourbon's unscrupulous oppression of you, I felt that although it was unrealistic, it might be true. In order to collect evidence, I started looking for people to track down Your whereabouts."

To be on the safe side, the person she found was Ireland, who had a problem with Kumail... Out of the meager friendship between colleagues, Belmode did not reveal the other person.

"After comparing your movement trajectory, I discovered this place and studied it carefully. This was supposed to be a house that had been vacant for a long time. However, shortly before Tang Zawazhao's death, the identity of Goro Akechi was created. After you came out and started working as a detective, the house quietly changed hands. You were very bold indeed, Kumail.”

Tang Ze raised his eyebrows but still said nothing.

Although it is far from the truth, there is indeed nothing wrong with this timeline.

Karasawa was the first to discover the existence of Hoshikawa Fai, tried to contact him, and used Shigehiko Tonguchi's palace to initially lift Hoshikawa Fai's mental control due to drugs.

At this time, Karasawa had no idea of ​​absorbing the other party into the Phantom Thieves, so it was naturally impossible for him to bother thinking about where to live.

However, shortly before Shuichi Akai's move, when Goro Akechi was theoretically in contact with Akira Karasawa, Teru Hoshikawa, who had already agreed to transfer, suddenly changed his mind and insisted on staying. In a hurry, Karasawa had to put the important task of buying a house on the agenda. , and soon found the house next door to Conan's house.

This was not a careful arrangement by Karasawa, but in Belmod's eyes, it must have turned into something else.

As expected, seeing Kumail acquiescing to his statement, Belmode smiled softly, and there was even a bit of pity in the corners of his eyes and brows.

"I just heard what Karasawa said...you told him that your name is 'Hoshikawa Teru'?" Bermod looked at this colleague, this tragic and stupid man who was so similar to himself, and expressed sympathy, "Your mother doesn't speak Japanese at all, and your father can't give you a name. Why, could this be a name you designed for yourself?"

Tang Ze raised his eyelids and asked coolly: "Is it funny? Wynyard, is it another nice name?"

Belmod's smile stiffened for a moment, and then slowly disappeared.

"I guessed it right." Karasawa chuckled and shook the tea cup in his hand. "A child who is not expected by others will of course not receive blessings from anyone. He can only bless himself. Akira, he is a good one. Name, isn’t it?”

Belmod straightened his mouth and fell silent for a short time.

A person's name often carries the first blessing a person receives when he is born. Ordinary parents will give their children a name out of various considerations.

Courage, wisdom, beauty, happiness... No matter what kind of language, even if it is limited by the times and educational background, the words related to the name must be full of beautiful meanings, reposing the parents' initial wishes and blessings for their children.

But for people like them, this blessing is too extravagant.

After saying this, Tang Ze remembered the vague auditory hallucinations he had heard at a certain moment, and couldn't help but feel dazed for a moment.

Hoshikawa Teru's name was indeed given by him. In theory, it had nothing to do with Karasawa. It existed long before the two people knew each other.

However, is everything really that simple and just a coincidence? Or is it that during his childhood, Hoshikawa Hui heard something during the organization's experiment?

"So, is this the reason why you took such a big risk and rescued Tang Zezhao?" Belmod tilted her head, and after hiding her smile, her voice sounded like a poisonous snake's hissing, " You even spared and protected Shirley’s existence for this.”

"Why?" Karasawa, who really hadn't written Miyano Shiho into the script, raised his eyebrows in surprise, wanting to hear what this weird Riddler had to say.

Perhaps because his own experiences and stories are already outrageous enough, Karasawa always feels that Bermod's overall thinking tendencies often seem to be on the wrong set. The story from her perspective can be translated directly to many places if the story is slightly packaged. Lost in vulgar romance.

"I have thought about this problem before. Since you learned the true identity of the little detective early, are you really unaware of Shirley who followed the traces and found her after she became smaller?" Belmode Leaning towards his direction, her long curly golden hair fell from her shoulders, casting a shadow on the table. "What's even stranger is that Shirley knows about you. She discovered her sister and Karasawa Akito one after another. She has been victimized, so she made irrational resistance under the agitation of emotions, but after seeing you, she became so quiet? "

Although due to Miyano Shiho's pessimistic and gentle character, there is a possibility that Shirley will remain silent due to many concerns, Kumail can also let this matter be done because it has nothing to do with him and cannot drag down Edogawa Conan. A member of the smaller code name was wandering around under his nose, but Belmod was actually confused by the excessive calm between them.

Until I met Tang Zezhao, and saw the basement that could be used as an operating room, filled with medical equipment...

"Shirley is a real genius in the field of biomedicine. She has a PhD in life sciences and a double major in clinical medicine and psychology. You, in a sense, need each other."

Belmode laughed sarcastically, and once again felt the ridiculous yet tragic familiarity from Kumel.

"You need a doctor who is capable enough and can treat Tang Zezhao wholeheartedly no matter the cost. You don't really have many choices, do you?"

Tang Ze was shocked by this idea: "..."

Don't say it yet, don't say it yet!

Either Belmode can become an international movie star. Look at this understanding of the role and script. It is really unique and rich in layers. If you don't have an Oscar, I won't watch it!