Detective Conan: Shadow Legion Office

12: Chapter 12 Akemi Miyano’s New LifeJust as Lin Long brought Miyano Akemi back to the office.

On the other side, in an abandoned factory, the smell of rusted iron mixed with the pungent scent of tobacco permeated the damp air.

Gin leaned against the door of his black Porsche, a cigarette between his fingertips, its crimson glow flickering.

His sharp, hawk-like eyes scanned the empty factory coldly, as if searching for the traces of prey.

”Big Brother, it’s been half an hour past the agreed time. That woman, Miyano Akemi, still hasn’t shown up. Could she have run away?”

Vodka paced back and forth, his raspy voice filled with impatience.

He checked his watch and then peeked toward the factory entrance, the flesh on his face bunching up, looking particularly ferocious.

”And that Rye Whiskey (Akai Shuichi), I originally planned to use Miyano Akemi as bait to lure him out, but now there’s not even a shadow of him. It seems he only uses Miyano Akemi and has no feelings for her. As expected of someone who works as an undercover agent, ruthless indeed!”

Vodka took a puff of his cigarette and sighed.

Gin didn’t answer immediately, only slowly exhaling a cloud of smoke.

The smoke ring diffused and dissipated in the air, just like the killing intent that flashed in his eyes.

”What’s the rush?”

Gin’s voice was low and cold, like a poison-dipped blade.

”If a mouse wants to live a little longer, it will always hide deeper.”

”As for Rye Whiskey?”

”Hmph!”

”If he comes, we’ll just kill him along with her. If he doesn’t, then we’ll just kill Miyano Akemi.”

”We don’t lose anything, do we?”

He raised his hand to check his watch; the hands on the dial had passed the agreed time by forty minutes.

It was clearly no accident that Miyano Akemi was this late.

Either she had sensed the trap, or... she had been intercepted by someone.

Either possibility meant trouble.

Gin threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it fiercely with his shoe, his gaze turning completely cold.

”It seems this mouse is determined to seek death.”

He stood up straight and opened the car door.

”Vodka, get in. Go find out Miyano Akemi’s whereabouts. I want to see where she can hide.”

”Yes, Big Brother!”

Vodka replied immediately and quickly scrambled into the passenger seat.

The black Porsche’s engine let out a low roar, like a dormant beast being awakened, and it suddenly shot out of the abandoned factory, disappearing into the night.

In the back seat, Gin closed his eyes to rest, but his fingers tapped lightly on his knee, the rhythm slow yet carrying a suffocating sense of oppression.

People who dare to betray the Black Organization never have a good end. Miyano Akemi, including that Rye Whiskey hiding in the shadows, are all the same.

Meanwhile, in the secret room of Lins Information Consulting Office, the atmosphere was completely different.

Miyano Akemi sat on the sofa, holding a cup of warm milk, her fingertips trembling slightly.

This secret room was specially prepared for her by Lin Long, located behind a hidden door in the attic on the third floor of the villa. It had excellent soundproofing, and apart from Lin Long and Butler Ochiai, no one knew of its existence.

Several abstract paintings hung on the walls, a soft carpet was laid on the floor, and a small bookshelf stood in the corner, filled with various books. The overall environment was quiet and comfortable, a world of difference from the dilapidated apartment she had previously hidden in.

But Miyano Akemi’s heart remained suspended.

Every time the sound of a car engine came from outside the window, she would shudder in fear, subconsciously looking toward the door, terrified that Gin’s cold face would appear the next second.

”No need to be nervous.”

Lin Long sat on the single sofa opposite her, holding a document, his tone calm.

”It’s very safe here. My people have already set up an inescapable net around the villa. Any suspicious person approaching will be discovered immediately.”

Miyano Akemi looked up at this mysterious man in front of her.

From the moment she was taken away from the apartment by him to sitting in this secret room now, her brain had been in a state of chaos.

She didn’t understand why Lin Long wanted to save her, or why he had such confidence to dare to go against the Black Organization.

”Mr. Lin Long...”

She hesitated for a moment before asking,

”Who exactly... are you?”

Lin Long put down the document and looked at her:

”Someone who wants to help you.”