From the moment he saw Kurokawa Saki's rapid improvement in the police academy to her extreme improvement when she was undercover, he had always been full of awe to his former classmate, now his superior.
The two of them looked at each other and then exchanged numbers.
They decided to share tips about how they worked and how to do the job that their boss handed over to them perfectly.
After that, of course it's about Yoko Okino hehehe.
This friend is good!
Both Kurokawa Saki and Furuya Rei didn't know that their subordinates met each other in such a… peculiar way and established strong friendship.
Friendship of being ordered a lot by their boss and almost had no time to rest.
Plus a lot of love for Yoko Okino!
…
Kurokawa Saki only knew about this later in the future.
But right now, she was preoccupied with something else.
"Huh, Kid will appear?" Kurokawa Saki was confused. She didn't see any notice whatsoever from Kaito Kid recently.
"Yes, it's said that he will steal a gem on a sword in the museum and Sonoko wants to invite you to come along," Mouri Ran replied.
She called Hikari Yuki to ask whether she wanted to come.
But Hikari Yuki felt strange instead.
When did Kaito Kid fall so low that he would even target the gems in the museum?
There were not many gems in the museum either and all items there had been placed for so many years….
Forget it.
She didn't follow Kaito Kid's movies that much, so her knowledge was indeed very shallow.
If there was anyone to ask, that would be no. 12.
But Hikari Yuki didn't plan to ask the other party about it.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why she knew such a thing when the matter of Kaito Kid hadn't fermented in the public media yet.
Even though her ID often made them not willing to ask anything…
But Hikari Yuki felt that it would be better to play it safe.
"Then I'll take a look tomorrow?"
"Yes! Please come, Sister Yuki." Mouri Ran was very cheerful.
"Ok." Hikari Yuki couldn't help but smile.
After hanging up the call, Hikari Yuki sighed and rubbed her cheek.
Did she increase her favorability in front of Mouri Ran too much?
Sometimes, she felt a bit guilty because she couldn't exactly show her real complete self in front of other people. There was more or less some acting that she had to act out in front of them in order to keep her persona.
Then again, if she didn't keep it up, Conan would definitely be suspicious.
It's a bit tiring at times.
Hikari Yuki sighed and stretched her hand to take the device on the table. Ever since she got that mechanical related talent, she just couldn't stop dismantling and making new things.
So much that she had to prepare a special box and hid it away whenever she was done. After all, her profession didn't really allow her to keep these things. And she didn't dare to fiddle with them with her bare hands because she didn't want to leave any traces.
This made her movements had to slow down to a certain degree.
But it's fun.
And this allowed her to relax more when there's no work.
Perhaps, this is what was called balance.
Hikari Yuki pushed all the other thoughts away and focused on making the new gadget. The most important one was the signal jammer. She wanted to make the most convenient one.
As for bugs…
She only improved the range of the common ones slightly.
There were also a few special ones that she prepared for emergencies and for critical situations. They were harder to make and she would need to redesign a better one soon, but there's no hurry.
This was enough.
…
Meanwhile, Megumi Aiko privately messaged no. 5 through the brain chat after she had finished eating with Matsuda Jinpei and Instructor Onizuka.
[Megumi Aiko [4]: No. 5, I feel that the past arranged for our identities in this world is a bit outrageous. Even if it's not related to the main characters, it'll be related to some side characters.
Public Security Officer [5]: You have just found out about it?
Megumi Aiko [4]: ?
Did you already know about this?
Public Security Officer [5]: Yes, I have a relative in this world who's also a side character in the Conan's world. While he didn't appear much, but his rank was quite high and my backstory in this world is naturally also related to him.
Megumi Aiko [4]: But my background is related to the fact that I'm Instructor Onizuka's student and there might be other people who might be involved in the story in the future.
Public Security Officer [5]: … No. 7 was also a student in the police academy in his background, but he's not in Instructor Onizuka's class. Tell me what happened first.]
Megumi Aiko briefly told no. 5 about her encounter with Instructor Onizuka and her former classmate when she was eating.
To be honest, she didn't think too much.
But the way the other party described her friends and her past made Megumi Aiko have a bad feeling. Coupled with the fact that she's now a 'main character' and everyone knew that because of the hug from no. 6 and her second mission, Megumi Aiko had the faint feeling that her past might be an important point.
After all, when these things were uncovered… there was no doubt that it would definitely happen in front of Conan.
Megumi Aiko felt that she definitely got a tragic heroine script.
No. 5: "..."
He thought about Megumi Aiko for a moment before he thought of something.
[Megumi Aiko [4]: That's how it is… And I don't think other people's backstories will be as exciting as mine and involve cases as important as this one.
Public Security Officer [5]: Megumi Aiko, you're 27 years old, right?
Megumi Aiko [4]: Huh? Why are you asking about my age? I'll indeed turn 27 soon.
Public Security Officer [5]: I'm confirming something about your past and I know that your hunch is definitely correct. The system will definitely make trouble and might use your past as a game for us.
Megumi Aiko [4]: I basically have four other friends… Four! And up to now, I only know 2 of them are still alive but it seems their position is not convenient to say.
Damn it! It couldn't be that the other two are in that kind of position… well, undercover, right?
Public Security Officer [5]: The speculation couldn't be denied without concrete evidence. Besides, your file was half sealed and only people with certain authorities could access them.
Megumi Aiko [4]: Then…
Public Security Officer [5]: Don't worry too much. I'm sure that your script wouldn't be as outrageous as no. 7.
Megumi Aiko [4]: …Why are you comparing me with him? What did he do exactly?
Public Security Officer [5]: Ah… in short, it's complicated, but you will know about this in the future. Not all of you have so many interesting dramas, though.]
At least, he didn't.
No. 5 had already uncovered most of his past and there was nothing exciting there. Even if there were some enemies who disliked him and wanted to take revenge or something like that, he could handle it well.
They never had the chance.
Aside from that, No. 5 also silently investigated the others.
No. 3's family members were outrageous and he had long given up checking them all.
No. 2's story was relatively ordinary and only involved some family dramas, but since his 'brother' or technically himself was involved in the organization, there was a chance that he might have to get involved in the red and black party in the future.