Stay away from Conan.

"Ok?"

After passing through the access control and walking a distance, Gin suddenly seemed to remember something, stopped, and turned his gaze back in the direction he had come from.

This reaction surprised Vodka greatly, and he couldn't understand what was going on, so he asked in bewilderment:
"What's wrong, brother?"

At this point, Gin, seemingly out of intuition, suddenly thought of the man in black who had brushed past him on the road before he passed through the security gate. Judging from his attire, he was probably an outer member of the organization, responsible for some security or other work here.

The problem is that Gin remembers that the man in black was supposed to be coming in the same direction as him and Vodka, meaning they were supposed to come this way through the gate. But now, he and Vodka have been walking for a while, so why hasn't the guy behind them come?
Even though the person was a low-level member of the organization and had deliberately stopped when facing him, a while had passed, and the person still hadn't caught up?
Gin couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt as he pondered this.

After all, if that person was heading this way, even if they were delayed by meeting me, they should be here by now.

Unless there was another reason, that person wasn't actually heading this way. They were just walking in this direction for some purpose, and unfortunately bumped into me, so they deliberately avoided me...

Gin vaguely sensed that something was amiss.

However, before he could say anything to Vodka, he heard the sound of the access control unlocking. Then he saw the man in black he had just met swipe his access control card and walk out from behind the glass door.

Seeing that Gin's attention seemed to be focused on the man in black, Vodka was also a little puzzled, not quite understanding why his older brother would pay attention to such an peripheral member of the organization.

Thus, before Vodka could react, Gin, after a moment's thought, immediately shouted in Gao Yuan's direction with a very serious expression:
"Hey, you! Come here!"

"Yes!"

Suddenly, Gao Yuan, who had deliberately delayed his actions to avoid Gin and prevent a direct encounter with him, swiped his card and walked through the glass door. However, he noticed that Gin and his group were standing not far away, seemingly observing him.

Then, sensing something was amiss, Takato immediately heard Gin calling his name. After a lightning-fast thought, Takato knew the situation was unclear, but he didn't prepare for an immediate, strange reaction. Pretending everything was normal, and as a member of the organization, he couldn't disobey Gin's orders, he simply replied "Yes" and walked towards Gin.

After all, being in this place now, even if we prepare for the worst and our identities are exposed, there's not much point in running away, because we're unfamiliar with this place and we're facing Gin and his group without any weapons.

Therefore, instead of pondering such questions, it's better to act as if everything is normal and risk getting close to Gin. If they do discover that I'm in disguise, then at least at that close range, I might be able to launch a counterattack directly.

On the surface, Gao Yuan acted as usual, not saying much when he approached Gin, but simply adopting a respectful attitude, waiting for Gin's next move.

After all, although he was only an outer member of the organization and obviously could not compare with someone like Gin, it did not mean that someone like him should show a servile and obsequious attitude in front of Gin.
Ultimately, the difference in their social status is too great, so there's no need to show too much. Besides, showing any unnecessary attitude towards someone like Gin who kills without blinking an eye would only seem strange.

Therefore, based on this understanding, Gao Yuan simply portrayed the respectful attitude of a subordinate employee towards their superior, nothing more.

Gin clearly didn't show any displeasure, but upon seeing Takato arrive, he asked, "What's your job? What are you doing here?"

“Louis instructed me to monitor Shirley’s movements today, and I just escorted her back.”

In this way, Gao Yuan briefly explained some facts—

Indeed, through the phone records held by this identity, Gao Yuan knew that he was indeed summoned by Louis, and judging from his actions, it should be to monitor Sherry and the others. The so-called "monitoring" and "escort" were actually carried out by him after he took over this person's identity, and that's how he got here. He was not lying at all.

Therefore, after listening to Gao Yuan's explanation, Gin couldn't help but ask with a hint of something:
"Oh? Louis asked you to monitor Sherry? So you've been secretly monitoring Sherry whenever she goes out these past few days?"

Thus, it seems that after hearing Takato's words, Gin's focus suddenly shifted to Sherry's recent absence.

Faced with Gin's question, Takato didn't hesitate to make up a bunch of nonsense:

"Yes. During this time, Shirley, her sister, and Louis often go out and go shopping."

Thus, Gao Yuan was unsure whether this statement was true or false; it could only be considered a possibility derived from some speculation about the relationship between Louise and the Miyano sisters. However, Gao Yuan said it directly without any psychological burden.

Gin seemed satisfied with this answer, so he said no more and ignored Gao Yuan, turning and walking away with his vodka.

Seeing this, Gao Yuan watched Gin's actions without making any move himself. He simply watched Gin and the others walk forward to another glass door. Vodka took the initiative to push the door open and leave, and Gin followed. Along the way, Gin and Vodka seemed to have discussed the matter of "Sherry and Louise being out all the time" for a while, but as they walked out and the distance between them increased, Gao Yuan could no longer hear them clearly.

Having just encountered Gin again, and seeing that Gin should be far away by now, Gao Yuan silently looked around with a serious expression. After observing his surroundings, he confirmed that since coming out of the door that required access control, the security facilities here were obviously not so tight, and the door in front of him was not even locked. Gin and the others just pushed the door open and left, which meant that this should be the public area of ​​this pharmaceutical factory.

In that case...

Vodka pushed the door open twice just now, and it seemed like he wasn't wearing gloves, and...

The access control system here, as well as the surveillance cameras I saw earlier, were likely added after the building was completed, so the wiring is all exposed. And where these wires converge...

Since there's surveillance, there must be a surveillance room, right...?

With that thought in mind, Gao Yuan turned his gaze to another direction, and a plan formed in his mind... (End of Chapter)