Stay away from Conan.

here……

It is a laboratory within the organization's pharmaceutical factory!
In that instant, when Gin realized what this meant, he understood that he had overlooked something very important—

This laboratory contains a vast array of chemical samples for drug development.

Therefore, if someone has very detailed knowledge of chemistry, then using those chemical samples, who knows what kind of things they can concoct!

Therefore, Gin was slightly surprised to be outmaneuvered by the other party's preemptive move. After all, this was not his area of ​​expertise. In this situation, he preferred to give a direct answer with his weapon rather than resorting to such hesitant methods.

In the end, all we see is smoke. In such a small area, it won't do much to obscure our vision. All we need to do is keep an eye on the doorway and kill anyone who comes out!

In that split second, as the door was opened further, Gin had already made his assessment and was preparing to fire when, through the smoke, he could vaguely see a figure emerging from behind the door without any concealment—

In an instant, not only Gin and the man in black hiding around the corner, but also Vodka and another man in black standing outside the door were attracted by the commotion and raised their guns, seemingly about to start a fight!
--"don't want!"

However, a woman's exclamation startled the group, who had just begun to move. They then noticed the figure who had brazenly emerged from behind the door – a familiar face to them.

Sherry!

As the key figure in this laboratory and a codenamed member of the organization, how could the four people present not recognize Sherry?
And at this moment, it was Sherry who came out?
Furthermore, she didn't appear to be in an aggressive stance; rather, she seemed somewhat frightened, hence her startled cry. Given this situation, and considering Shirley's identity, no one immediately opened fire.

After all, in reality, given that Gin and the man in black hiding around the corner were in a difficult position with their vision obscured by smoke and Vodka and his group blocking their view, it was not easy for them to aim and shoot directly. They might even accidentally injure Vodka and his group. However, Vodka and his group, who were positioned closer to the door, had less obstruction from the smoke and could see the newcomers more clearly.

In this situation, almost face-to-face, it was impossible for Vodka and the man in black to just shoot Sherry directly.

Therefore, Shirley's appearance caused everyone present to slow down for a moment. Before they could fully react to what this meant, another figure suddenly flashed out from behind Shirley, and then something like a long stick swept through the air and smashed directly at the gun-wielding hand of the slightly stunned man in black.

Suddenly, a sharp pain, as if a bone had been broken, shot through the man in black's hand, making it impossible for him to hold the gun. He screamed in agony as the gun fell to the ground.

The other three present tried to react to this sudden turn of events, but the figure remained hidden behind Sherry, and the smoke obscured the view. The two in the distance still couldn't aim properly, while Vodka, who was closer, was about to react when the figure suddenly emerged from behind Sherry and lunged upwards. Vodka, who had his pistol raised in front of him, didn't have time to turn the muzzle down to the figure that was likely crouching and lunging upwards. As a result, he was struck by the long stick that he didn't know what it was, and felt a sharp pain in his wrist as the gun was knocked from his hand.

Then, the long, stick-like object did not retract but continued to thrust forward. Before he could even react from the instant before, Vodka, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, felt a heavy, stick-like object hit his vest. Then, a tremendous force was transmitted through that object, pushing Vodka's body back two steps.

This change in vodka's slightly overweight build further blocked Gin and the others' line of sight behind him.

At the same moment, Vodka, having recovered, noticed what the long, rod-like object that had attacked him was—

That's a crowbar!
Just as Vodka sensed the other party withdrawing their strength and was about to react, he heard a male voice—

"Back off!" Following the sound, they saw the figure, whose true form was obscured but who was clearly hiding behind Sherry, holding a gun to Sherry's head and threatening them in this way.

With this, Gin and the others finally understood why Sherry was the first figure to emerge.

Because the other side actually chose to use Sherry as a hostage!

"Step back!"

At this moment, Gin responded first, giving the order to Vodka and the man in black who was groaning in pain from his hand.

The two, puzzled but obeying, retreated from their positions in front of the door to the corner. Gin, seeing the smoke dissipating and no longer obstructing their fire, sneered:

"Ha... using hostages? You think you can protect yourself by using hostages?"

Thus, separated by the corner, the two sides stood in distinct positions, seemingly locked in a stalemate, but then the man said coldly:

"Then why don't you shoot? If you can just ignore this researcher's life or death... Of course, let me give you a piece of advice: I destroyed all the drugs that this lab was researching, and all the related data too. This researcher is probably the last person you can use to manufacture that drug, right?"

In short, after hearing what the unidentified person said, Gin thought for a moment, then coldly retorted:
"Then what do you want?"

Thus, due to the current situation, Sherry became a hostage on the other side. Everyone on Gin's side looked at Gin, since he was the only one who could lead the group at this time. Everyone was waiting for Gin's orders. Gin, on the other hand, glanced at the door, wondering if someone else was hiding behind it. Based on this analysis, Gin asked a question.

Then, the person who had skillfully concealed almost entirely behind Sherry responded immediately to Gin's question, saying:

"All of you, get out of my way! Make way for me, and I'll release this guy once I get out!"

Thus, to Gin, the answer sounded quite naive. After a moment's thought, Gin replied:
"can."

Thus, to the bewilderment of the others, Gin and the others all moved from the two corners in front to the same corner on the same side, while the figure, with his back against the wall and Sherry as a shield in front, moved to the other corner—

"Big brother..."

Seeing this, Vodka felt nervous and asked Gin in a low voice.

"Ha...get out? You think you can leave after you get out?"

At this moment, for Gin, the current situation isn't actually that bad... (End of Chapter)