Stay away from Conan.

For Hanada Emi, ever since that day when she was supposed to go shopping with Sherry and her sisters, but instead encountered that person who looked remarkably like Mitarai Kyosuke, many things in her life had changed—

At least, judging from Rum's reaction, he could be fairly certain that what the other person said about his background was probably true.

Regarding her mother, why she was born in the United States, and why she was chosen by Camus at that age and brought back to the organization for training...

Looking back on all of this now, Hanada Emi doesn't know how to review or view her past experiences, but...

The past is past. For Hanada Emi now, all she wants is to wait for an opportunity.

If possible, I want to settle all of this score, whether it's Camus or that guy who suddenly appeared and said those things to me.

Although it was only through that person's appearance that she became aware of these things, ultimately, this person's actions were nothing more than treating her as a part of his plan, just like Camus. Given this behavior, coupled with the fact that this person knew those things and also had that kind of face, Hanada Emi felt a deep-seated murderous intent towards this person.

Hanada Emi will definitely make a move if given the chance...

However, on the other hand, if there is no opportunity, or if the opportunity has not yet arrived, one can only proceed step by step.

Therefore, as things stand now, Camus's plan is targeting the wealthy businessman Nishikawa Taijo, who is currently in Osaka...

Camus was trying to use his bloodline as leverage to seize the man's inheritance, who was most likely his biological father.

Regarding this matter, if I didn't understand Camus's plan before and simply followed it blindly, now that I know the inside story, I will still do it—

After all, even if the other party is your biological father, what does it really matter in your life?

If the person were not about to die, why would they think of someone like themselves who might still exist in the world?
Therefore, after Camus's plan began with the disappearance of the peripheral member, he still chose to continue the mission and let his "own people" complete the scene of "finding himself". As an important actor in this plan, Hanada Emi naturally would not refuse, even though she was already aware that she was "acting out this identity with her real identity".

However, it was clear that Camus was unaware that Hanada Emi already knew the inside story. Rum and the others would not reveal what was happening in Tokyo, especially those involving deeper secrets. Moreover, even Hanada Emi herself could sense the subtle emotions in Rum's attitude towards Camus.

Thus, the current situation is that Camus believes his plan is proceeding normally, unaware that he, whom Camus has used as a pawn, has already seen through the script and understood the truth behind it, yet he still pretends to be ignorant and cooperates with Camus's performance.

This was merely to temporarily lull Camus into a false sense of security, and also to allow himself to observe whether things would ultimately develop as Camus had envisioned.

After all, Hanada Emi knew that even if those within the organization who knew the inside story wouldn't actively sabotage Camus's plan, it was clear that another outsider had already discovered it, and that outsider was none other than the guy who had caused the organization so much trouble in Tokyo a few days ago...

Now, so many days have passed, and the organization has sent out so many people but still can't find his whereabouts. Given that the other side knows about Camus's plan, will they come out to stop Camus while he continues to carry out his operation?
Hanada Emi was also hoping that this situation would occur.

As a result, following Camus's plan, Hanada Emi personally came to Osaka to complete the crucial bloodline verification. However, until now, Hanada Emi hadn't found any obstacles in her actions, until…

Now, after returning to her hotel room in Osaka, Hanada Emi suddenly saw this letter on the table in her hotel room!

The envelopes used were not commercially available ones; they were clearly made of high-quality paper, and the letter paper inside was also made of high-quality cardboard, with the paper size being just the right size for the envelope. The text on it was entirely handwritten...

With just a glance, Hanada Emi immediately understood where this letter must have come from—

Right now, that's the guy the organization is trying to find with so much manpower!

He did indeed appear!

Originally, I thought he would contact me after he said that day, but after he gave me that old-fashioned cell phone, there was no news at all. I thought he was afraid to show his face recently, but who would have thought that he would come to visit in person?

Did they manage to get into their hotel room without anyone noticing?
This guy……

At this moment, Hanada Emi realized that even if she wanted to track down this person, it would probably be futile, given that this person possessed a disguise ability similar to Vermouth's. Moreover...

What he wrote in the letter could be said to be exactly what he wanted to say—

"Ha, liquidation, huh..."

……

The envelope was made of high-quality cardboard, along with equally high-quality letter paper and handwritten content...

Ha, even if we can find out where the paper came from, tracing the sender is like finding a needle in a haystack!

Inside the Shikoku Police Headquarters, after carefully studying the letter he had received, Camus ultimately had no choice but to give up trying to trace its origin.

After all, the source of the paper is too broad to pinpoint, and the absence of newspapers or printed text prevents narrowing down the search by printer serial numbers; relying solely on handwriting...

What's the point of handwriting if there's no reference at all?
Moreover, the Obon festival is just around the corner...

Is this Cointreau's backup plan?

Does such a guy exist? Then why didn't he appear when he took matters into his own hands to eliminate Jundu, but instead suddenly shows up now?
If Cointreau truly had the confidence to challenge itself, why would it have taken so many more years?
Having considered this, Camus naturally wasn't afraid of the sender of the letter. Since the other party had extended an invitation and could accurately pinpoint his identity, based on these two points alone, he couldn't possibly refuse. However…

This invitation was clearly a trap, so of course I had to do something about it...

……

Meanwhile, as Camus and Hanada Emi each received such a letter in different ways and were contemplating how to keep their appointment, on the other side, in Gin's black Porsche 356A, as Gin and the others returned to their car, a letter of the same appearance was blatantly affixed to the steering wheel...

And that's not all. At almost the same time, many people received the same letter in different ways, while others did the same… (End of Chapter)