Conan: Ran turns into an elementary school student and calls me dad.

Chapter 123 Boss, my happiness depends on you!

"I……"

Akemi Miyano hesitated, unsure how to respond.

"Have you been feeling particularly tired of living lately?" Lin Xiuyi asked softly. "Every night you're so upset you can't sleep, and when you close your eyes you just wish you'd never wake up again?"

"……Um."

Akemi Miyano remained silent for a long time before finally nodding slightly, but she was still trying to find excuses for herself.

"Maybe... it's just that I've had too much going on lately, and I'm a little overwhelmed."

"Mental exhaustion alone won't make someone knowingly jump into a trap."

Lin Xiuyi's gaze was gentle yet sharp.

"You just said you'd try no matter what for your sister. But have you considered what would happen to her if you died?"

"Shiho...she should..."

Akemi Miyano froze instantly.

She wanted to say that her younger sister would live a good life and be happier than her.

Having grown up together since childhood, she knew Shiho Miyano's temperament better than anyone else.

Once she dies, Shiho will definitely turn against the organization completely, and in the end, she will only face the same dead end.

Thinking of the consequences, Miyano Akemi's already pale face turned deathly white in an instant.

"Mr. Lin...did I...did I really do something wrong?"

"What do you think?" Lin Xiuyi countered.

"I……"

Akemi Miyano stared blankly at the table, her eyes already red and tears welling up, but she clenched her teeth and stubbornly refused to let them fall.

Even at a point like this, they're still stubbornly holding on.

Lin Xiu saw this and gently shook her head.

He stood up, walked to Akemi Miyano's side, reached out and gently patted her trembling shoulder.

"Cry," he said softly. "Sometimes, having a good cry and letting out all the grievances in your heart can actually make you feel much better."

"Mr. Lin, I didn't..."

Akemi Miyano looked up with red eyes, about to retort defiantly, but her voice was already choked with sobs as soon as she opened her mouth.

In that instant, all my strength completely crumbled.

She could no longer hold back, reached out and hugged Lin Xiuyi tightly around the waist, buried her face in his chest, and burst into tears.

The grievances, fears, despair, and helplessness that had been suppressed for more than a decade finally erupted at this moment.

In the small coffee shop, only her suppressed and broken sobs could be heard for a moment.

Some guests looked over curiously, but Lin Xiuyi glared at them coldly.

……

What, what is going on now?

Judy, who was disguised as a surveillance officer not far away, was completely dumbfounded by what she saw.

Lin Xiuyi was standing by the table, while the woman named Miyano Akemi was hugging his waist and crying her eyes out. The scene looked incredibly bizarre.

To avoid being exposed, she deliberately chose a spot that was neither too close nor too far.

She had only wanted to confirm if the other person was Vermouth. If she was, she would have rushed over long ago and there would have been no need to eavesdrop.

But the current distance is awkward; you can see the image, but you can't hear the sound.

However, although she couldn't hear the conversation clearly, seeing the two so close and acting so intimately, a bold idea suddenly popped into Judy's mind:

If the boss used his womanizing skills to win over Akemi Miyano...

Then, wouldn't I still have a chance with Shuichi Akai?

Thinking of this, Judy quickly shook her head vigorously.

so funny!

Didn't the boss just shout, "Shiho Miyano is my daughter"?

Miyano Akemi is technically a junior, so even if the boss is a womanizer, it wouldn't be to this extent...

While lost in thought, Judy suddenly noticed that Akemi Miyano gradually stopped crying and loosened her grip on Hideaki Hayashi.

Lin Xiuyi naturally took out a tissue and gently and patiently wiped away the tear stains on her face.

Akemi Miyano's cheeks flushed red, and she was too shy to look up, but she didn't flinch at all, obediently letting him touch her cheek.

Judy's eyes lit up instantly.

Wow! I take back what I just said!

Keep it up, boss!

My future happiness might depend entirely on you!

……

Judy was lost in thought over there.

Miyano Akemi, on the other hand, had no ulterior motives towards Hayashi Shuichi's closeness.

Although she was a little shy, she thought that the man in front of her was probably her sister's biological father.

In a way, he was like family to her, so she didn't have any other strange thoughts about Lin Xiuyi's closeness to her.

She didn't, but Lin Xiuyi might not.

Looking at the girl before me, whose face still bore traces of tears after her good cry, yet who appeared all the more pure and innocent, like a lotus emerging from the water,

Lin Xiuyi's heart was naturally itching.

"...Mr. Lin, I'm sorry."

Akemi Miyano looked at Hideaki Hayashi's coat with embarrassment.

Her abdomen was soaked with tears from crying.

"It's alright," Lin Xiuyi smiled nonchalantly. "This little mark will dry in a bit."

"Mr. Lin, what should we do now?"

After having a good cry, Akemi Miyano's initial anxiety and other negative emotions, while not completely eliminated, subsided considerably.

She was finally able to calm down and think about the problem.

Because of her crying earlier, Miyano Akemi felt a greater sense of closeness to Hayashi Shuichi, which is why she asked him what to do next.

"Let's go find the things your mother left behind first," Lin Xiuyi comforted her. "We'll think of other ways to help your sister. There's always a way out; we're sure we can get her out."

"That's all we can do for now," Akemi Miyano nodded helplessly. "I'll go get the things now."

After they finished speaking, the two got up and walked towards the entrance of the coffee shop.

Lin Xiuyi walked to the door first, and was about to push it open and walk out, but unexpectedly, someone reached out and pulled him back into the coffee shop.

Lin Xiu looked up and saw Li Long's tall figure standing in front of the coffee shop, blocking her way.

"Boss, let's go back first," Li Long said anxiously.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xiuyi asked in a low voice as she backed away.

"I just noticed a strange flash of light on the roof of the building across the street."

Li Long explained in a deep voice, his gaze never leaving the window.

"I've already sent someone over to check. Bosses, please wait until it's safe over there before you go out."

flash?

Lin Xiuyi's pupils contracted slightly.

The word "sniper" flashed through his mind instantly.

Lin Xiuyi suddenly turned his head to look at Miyano Akemi beside him.

He had only been back in Japan for a short time and didn't have any enemies here, so it was impossible for anyone to deliberately target him.

Therefore, the only possible target of the other party is Miyano Akemi.

Having been in the Black Organization for so many years, Akemi Miyano naturally knows the organization's methods very well.

Anyone who could potentially leak the organization's secrets would be quickly executed by the organization.

Secrets that are leaked will be destroyed quickly if they can be destroyed, and transferred quickly if they cannot be destroyed.

It is through this survival strategy of cutting off their own tail that the Black Organization has been able to remain active for decades, leaving governments around the world helpless.