Stay away from Conan.

If I disguise myself, I won't be noticed by passers-by, but it will also directly show my attitude, which means I am not sincere enough.

  After all, because of the existence of disguise, who can be sure that the inner self is definitely the real one?

What if I find someone to impersonate me to meet him, and then use communication tools to talk to him in detail remotely, wouldn't that defeat the point of the meeting?

After getting the email address, he did not choose to contact me via email, but insisted on meeting in person to chat. He must have a reason for doing so, otherwise he could have just used a randomly registered email address to chat with me online.

Since he did this, he showed his sincerity. Meeting in a tourist place like that would make it difficult for anyone to make arrangements in a short period of time, and it would be safer for all parties.

Besides, for this "famous American movie star" to meet this detective...

  Hasn't he already found a reason for this?

Because of the entertainment company’s commission!

Thinking of this, Vermouth couldn't help but realize that from the very beginning, Akechi Takato had already thought about all the issues that needed to be considered in meeting her.

So, he left the Shinde Hospital and went to his own residence, took off the disguise of "Shinde Tomoaki", and revealed the appearance of "Chris Wynyard" -

Then, just like a normal female celebrity traveling, Vermouth used a hat and sunglasses to cover her appearance, calculated the time, and went to the East Capital Tower.

——"Just let me see what your purpose is!"

……

In the evening, the top observation deck of Dongdu Tower——

As a landmark building in Tokyo, there are still many tourists visiting here and standing on the top of the tower to overlook the scenery of Tokyo.

Here, Gao Yuan was very punctual. Two hours after he sent an email to the email address sent by Vermouth using the email address he registered casually, he arrived here and stood on the fence of the observation deck, looking out at the entire Tokyo scene from afar like an ordinary tourist.

In this regard, Gao Yuan, who came here alone, is actually quite conspicuous on the observation deck.

And just like that, when Vermouth, wearing a hat and a pair of sunglasses, also climbed onto the observation deck not long after, she naturally found Gao Yuan's figure.

So, Vermouth walked to Gao Yuan's side as if nothing had happened.

Along the way, because the tourists present were not paying attention to the passers-by nearby, and Vermouth herself did a good job of concealing herself, no one really noticed that "Chris Wynyard" appeared on the East Capital Tower.

  Just like that, he came to Gao Yuan. Before Vermouth could speak, he noticed that the visitor was the blonde American actress, but her real identity was Vermouth from the organization. Gao Yuan said in a low voice without any extra words, and directly changed the topic:

"The Siling Group...what exactly are you going to do?"

There is no need for any extra explanation. As long as the Siling Group is mentioned, I believe Vermouth will know why he wanted to talk to her in person.

So, hearing this question, Vermouth couldn't help but realize——

Indeed, if this is the question, everything seems to make sense.

  Yesterday, I was still thinking that if all my guesses were correct, then why didn't the other party fall into the trap?

After all, for a computer expert, having the opportunity to hack into a computer to obtain information should be the easiest thing to do.

As for Akechi Takato, as the backup of "Cointreau", he has connections with the Siling Group itself. He should not be indifferent to the fact that the Siling Group is suspected of being targeted by the organization. He should at least investigate it.

As a result, now he has given his answer.

He actually chose to ask me directly? In this way...

Things became unpredictable again.

Because meeting myself, there are risks to be faced...

It's not that easy to hack into the system.

You have to know that the organization has not been able to find any clues about the computer expert who caused so much trouble to the organization before. Therefore, if this person is wise and far-sighted, there should be no reason for him to give up this simple, fast and convenient method and choose this method of meeting with me directly, which has great uncertainties and risks...

So, was my guess wrong? Was there someone else who was the computer expert behind Shirley?

Oh, forget it——

"The information... is valuable. I agreed to meet you for the sake of Cointreau, but if you want to know the answer, you have to pay something, right?"

  Let’s not talk about the issues that cannot be concluded for the time being, but since the other party has chosen to meet and talk, isn’t it also an opportunity for you?

So, Gao Yuan was not surprised to hear Belmode's question. After all, he did not think that Belmode would tell him the answer directly. And now what Belmode said further confirmed one thing -

There must be some unknown but very important connection between Vermouth and Cointreau, otherwise she would not have tolerated herself for so long just because I might be Cointreau's "backup."

"So, in exchange...what do you want to know? About Cointreau?"

After a little thought, Gao Yuan directly responded to Vermouth's words.

When she heard Gao Yuan ask this, Vermouth knew that her decision to meet Gao Yuan this time was worth it.

"You should know what Cointreau has been doing these years, right?"

There was no need for unnecessary probing or mutual intimidation. The conversation between Gao Yuan and Vermouth was very straightforward. It seemed that with so many tourists around them, no one wanted to waste any more time.

In response to this, Gao Yuan, who heard this question, suddenly realized——

Indeed, because Vermouth seemed to be very concerned about the fact that she might be the "Cointreau backup", she had this attitude towards herself, so just now I intentionally asked her if she was concerned about "Cointreau matters", and Vermouth's response was very clear -

I didn't understand it wrongly, and...

  Is this what she wanted to know?

Although he was not the original body, and he had not seen with his own eyes what "Kendo" Mitarai Taro had done in Shikoku over the years, but through all the information he could find, he could restore the situation as follows -

Antidote!

It should be the antidote of the drug that Xiao Ai's parents researched back then, which is suspected to be the reason why the effect of the "APTX4869" in his body showed a completely opposite effect to Conan and Xiao Ai...

  Is this what Vermouth wants to know?

Or--

She just wanted this medicine!

Because she didn't get the drug, but Cointreau was already dead, so in her eyes, the channel to get the drug that Cointreau was researching was probably her, the person who was suspected to be "Cointreau's backer"! (End of this chapter)