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Xia Ye waved her hand and said, "Actually, you don't need to get so agitated. Your two have been estranged for years. Your father often goes out and fools around with women. I don't believe you didn't notice at all!"
Conan stood there, stunned.
How could I not have noticed!
Even if she didn't realize it herself, her mother would often call to complain about her father's infidelity, but she never took it seriously and always told her not to worry. Her mother even complained that she was going to have an affair too.
Now look what's happened!
But why Xia Ye?
He's a member of that criminal organization!
Conan finally understood why Natsume, as a member of the organization, was treating him so well—
hateful!.
Chapter 338 The Now-Crippled Kudo Yusaku~
Xia Ye revealed the family situation that she didn't want to face.
Conan remembered the phone call his mother made before she returned to Japan.
My mother said that my father would come home drunk in the middle of the night, and there were lipstick marks on his body. He must have been seeing other women while he was out socializing!
I didn't care at the time and just gave a perfunctory reply.
Looking back now, I realize that my own perfunctory attitude was one of the most important straws that broke my mother's back.
At that time, my mother said, "I'm going to have an affair and find another man too," and then hung up the phone. I thought she was just complaining, but I didn't expect her to be serious this time!
And it was with Xia Ye!
When did it start?
Conan's mind drifted back to recent events.
The day Xiaolan won the karate championship.
When I go home by myself.
Mom stayed in her room and didn't come out.
She said she was a little drunk and resting, but suddenly screamed, and afterwards there were still subtle noises coming from her room.
Could it be——
That bastard Xia Ye has been in her room the whole time!
And on the day Gin shrunk me by giving me poison at Dorobiga Park, my mother happened to be there too.
And she was wearing such a sexy, hot, and cool strapless crop top and super short hot pants.
She wouldn't normally dress so revealingly!
Looking back now, Xia Ye must have been there too; they were on a date!
Soon, Conan figured everything out.
His gaze toward Xia Ye was very complicated.
She felt a mix of resentment towards him for stealing her mother away, and gratitude for him covering for her. In short, she was unsure how to react to Xia Ye.
"Conan, you don't need to think so much~"
Seeing that he had calmed down a bit, Xia Ye smiled and said, "You don't really need to care about our adult affairs. Even if your father and mother have separated, aren't they still your father and mother? Besides, your father hasn't said anything about your mother's matter yet, so why are you worrying about it?"
"you!"
Conan glared at Natsume.
What do you mean I should worry about this?
Those are my family members, how could I not care?
but--
A hint of doubt flashed in Conan's eyes.
why?
Why is Dad not reacting even though Mom is acting like this? Could it be—
Conan thought of some inappropriate books he had secretly read in the past.
Could it be that Dad—
Do you have some kind of peculiar fetish?
Thinking of this, Conan quickly shook his head.
No, no!
I'm such an idiot, what am I thinking!
Dad is absolutely fine.
It must be that bastard Xia Ye's fault!
If Natsume could hear Conan's inner thoughts.
Maybe I'll give him a thumbs up.
That's right, it was indeed Xia Ye who did it. The [Victim Comforter] identity has a lock-on function that can lock onto a victim and change their attitude towards Xia Ye. The specific change is probably just what Conan thought.
Thus.
Even if he knew his wife was cheating—
He, cough cough!
Simply put, it means that a unique XP has been awakened.
After Natsume's "The Phantom of Baker Street" ended, she set her sights on Yusaku Kudo, and the connection was with Yukiko. Given Yukiko's already high level of affection for Natsume, it was perfectly normal for her to turn Yusaku Kudo into an extreme case of a certain kind of XP patient.
To be honest, the effect of this skill is very obvious!
It's been three or four days since "The Phantom of Baker Street" ended, and Yukiko hasn't gone home at all. She's been staying at Natsuha's villa the whole time. Not only has Yusaku Kudo not come to cause trouble, but Natsuha can even feel a kind of prying gaze upon her—
That must be Kudo Yusaku observing his wife's condition.
Xia Ye herself doesn't have that fetish.
I wonder if he felt any excitement about it.
However—Natsume and Yukiko made a point of being intimate in the courtyard for a while, and then they no longer felt like they were being spied on. It's unclear whether he felt ashamed and didn't want to watch anymore, or if he felt excited and went back to do *that*.
Of course, the [Villain Comforter]'s lock-on combo skill only solved Yukiko's problem and did not affect Kudo Yusaku's intelligence. Becoming a pervert did not prevent him from making plans to crush the Black Organization.
Conan snapped out of his daze!
Now is not the time to speculate about Dad's XP.
The identities of Xia Ye's Black Organization members have been confirmed!
Moreover, judging from his attitude, he is not completely bad and there is still hope for him.
And he treated me well, but—
Does my mother know who you are?
Conan is very concerned about this issue, as it relates to whether that bastard Natsume is deceiving his mother.
Although I'm very unhappy that my mother is seeing other men, she's still my own mother, so I should care about her!
"I know!"
Xia Ye nodded.
Conan let out a reluctant sigh of relief.
not bad.
Xia Ye didn't hide this from her mother.
It seems he didn't just have a casual relationship with his mother. However, this makes it seem that his mother is even more deeply in love with Xia Ye. After all, knowing that Xia Ye is a member of a criminal organization, she still stayed with him. There must be some special feelings involved!
Conan felt incredibly upset thinking about this! And also—
Does Xiaolan know?
Conan felt a little uneasy. Compared to his mother, he actually hoped that Ran didn't know Natsume's identity, otherwise he wouldn't be able to accept it!
His mother had always been quite rebellious, so her decision wasn't actually that outrageous to him. However, Xiaolan—
Xiao Lan is so innocent and lovely, with a kind and righteous heart. She should hate Xia Ye's identity as a member of the Black Organization!
"Xiaolan knows too!"
Natsume's blunt answer left Conan in disbelief.
Xiaolan knew about it too?
Then why does she still—
Could it be that Xiaolan fell into depravity without my knowledge?
Conan's heart was breaking. When Ran was taken away by Natsume, he comforted himself, thinking that as long as Ran was happy, that was all that mattered.
Xiaolan does seem quite happy now, smiling every day, but even her personality has changed. Is this the kind of happiness she imagined?
Conan doesn't know the answer.
All he knew was that Xiaolan had nothing to do with him anymore!
Suppressing the sorrow in his heart, Conan raised his head, looked at Natsume, and asked his last question:
Does Sonoko know?
"Know!"
Xia Ye understood why Conan asked about Sonoko, and he smiled slightly, saying, "They all know my identity!"
"how is this possible?"
Conan frowned deeply, somewhat puzzled:
"Wait a minute, Sonoko may seem carefree, but she's actually quite smart. She couldn't possibly be unaware of the immense impact that associating with a member of a criminal organization would have on her family. So, what exactly are you—"
"Guess why?"
Xia Ye's eyes held a half-smile.
"why?"
Conan scratched his head, deep in thought, then suddenly exclaimed in shock, "Could it be that Sonoko told her mother your identity, and then you were turned by her?!"
"Hmm, it's somewhat related. Let's guess again!"
"wrong?"
Conan thought he had guessed correctly.
"Just a heads-up, our organization had a minor conflict with the Suzuki Group over a decade ago."
What Xia Ye said was true.
More than a decade ago, the Suzuki Group became the number one conglomerate in Japan.
The Black Organization, established after the downfall of the old Karasuma Group, was naturally unhappy, and thus the conflict arose.
As a result, the organization suffered heavy losses in Japan, and the Suzuki Group also suffered significant losses.
It was during that time that Gin began to stand out and was heavily cultivated by the organization, eventually becoming the head of the organization's Neon faction.
"The Suzuki Foundation, an organization, a conflict?!"
Conan looked at Natsume with shock in his eyes and muttered, "You're not going to tell me that you're an undercover agent planted in the Suzuki Foundation since back then, are you?"
"Of course!"
Xia Ye's eyes were smiling.
It's actually quite easy to fool someone with such a high IQ as Conan. Just give them some clues, and they'll conjure up a plausible story in their minds and believe it without a doubt!
"Really?"