Stay away from Conan.

After receiving that letter, knowing full well that the secrets involved at Twilight Villa were far from ordinary, Rum, even though the so-called Obon festival was approaching, had already dispatched some trusted confidants to investigate as quickly as possible. The investigation yielded nothing, but one thing was certain—

The interior of the Twilight Villa appears to have been recently cleaned; aside from that, it only shows signs of age.

Upon learning of this, Rum reassigned the group of people who had visited Twilight Villa beforehand to secretly surround the area within a five-kilometer radius of the villa. To this day, Rum has been monitoring whether anyone has entered the vicinity of Twilight Villa.

After all, since that person has instructed us to go to the Twilight Villa today, no matter what tricks they're up to, keeping an eye on who will appear at the Twilight Villa will basically allow us to grasp the direction of the situation.

It's impossible to not visit anyone, right?
So why would this guy send such an important letter to guide people there?

It's impossible that the other side has the ability to create an even larger encirclement and trap all of their people inside, right?
If someone has this ability, then it can only be said that the organization's many years of operation are simply a joke.

Therefore, Rum appeared calm on the surface, but in reality he was already very anxious. If he stayed like this and still didn't get any news, he would start to get restless. Could it be that he had really been tricked by that person?
Just because that person knew some unsubstantiated details about that official?

Hmph, since you've gone so far as to scheme against me, it can't be anything simple. Let me see just how capable you really are!
Thinking this through, Rum heard messages coming from various stakeout locations through the communication channel every so often, but for a long time, there were no reports of anything happening, until…

Suddenly, through his earpiece, Rum heard a member's slightly nervous report:

"Report! Lord Rum, a vehicle is approaching this way, at this location..."

"Wait a minute! Something's wrong! There are several cars!"

"Report! This side too!"

Almost simultaneously, many people stationed at various points reported that numerous vehicles were entering the five-kilometer radius surrounding the Twilight Villa, heading towards the villa in the center.

Upon hearing these successive reports, Rum's emotions surged, and he quickly sent a message through the channel, inquiring:
"Hmm? There are a lot of people? Find out for me, who exactly are they?"

After saying this, Rum, who was in the car, took out his binoculars and began to look out from the parking lot toward the direction of the Twilight Villa in the mountains, trying to see how big the commotion was. This caused the personnel at various monitoring points to report the situation at once.

Soon, before Rum could even get a clear look at the situation in the mountains, the person in the earpiece reported that they had confirmed the presence of the people there.

"Lord Rum, the ones who have arrived seem to be... well, they are our people!"

……

"The politicians, scientists, and spies the organization contacted, and even Pisco... Are you sure, Vodka?"

While Rum was monitoring everything from his parking lot near the Twilight Villa, Gin, on the other hand, about ten kilometers away in the mountains, was sitting in his black Porsche 356A, listening to Vodka's report from another location—

After all, because of that letter, after much deliberation, Gin still didn't intend to report the matter directly to Rum. However, regarding the matter at the Twilight Villa that day, Gin wasn't so reckless as to try to go in directly.

Therefore, anticipating that something would definitely happen at the Twilight Villa today, Gin and Vodka decided to observe from a distance before making any further preparations.

Therefore, Gin instructed Vodka to lie in ambush at a gas station on a road leading to the Twilight Villa in the mountains, to observe whether anyone would be heading towards the Twilight Villa at this time of day. Meanwhile, Gin himself was positioned in the distant mountains, watching the direction of the Twilight Villa to make his observations.

Unexpectedly, the observations Vodka provided at this moment surprised Gin somewhat—

The fact that so many people—politicians, scientists, and spies planted in various locations, including Pisco—had brazenly headed towards the Twilight Villa at this hour was quite surprising to Gin. However, Gin quickly calmed down, a knowing, sly smile appearing on his face, and replied to Vodka:
"Looks like that guy invited quite a few people! And..."

Looking out the car window at the castle-like black classical building isolated among the mountains and forests, Gin's gaze swept back and forth across the woods before he said:

"It seems we're not the only ones watching this place!"

Gin vaguely sensed, almost intuitively, that within a certain radius surrounding the twilight villa, there were many eyes watching it. This feeling...

"What? Then, brother, this..."

Hearing Gin say that, Vodka couldn't help but feel ashamed and wanted to back down. After all, he really couldn't see the situation clearly at the moment, and acting rashly might really cause trouble.

But at this moment, Gin gave a cold laugh and said:

"It's alright, it's time for us to show our faces! After all, the other side has already set up this stage for this whole show..."

……

A luxury car weaves through the mountains and forests, driven by a sprightly elderly man—

Pisco, a member of the organization, was gazing at the Twilight Villa, which was only a short distance away, and couldn't help but feel a lot of unease.

After all, as a veteran of the organization, having climbed the ranks for so long, he had finally earned the codename "Pisco" and knew some of the organization's secrets. Therefore, Pisco vaguely knew some things about the organization's highest levels, such as—

There must have been some kind of relationship between the former owner of Twilight Villa and the organization, although Pisco didn't know the details.

However, this time, the information he received led him to this Twilight Villa...

What exactly is that person's intention?
Moreover, the problems don't stop there; along the way...

So, just as Pisco was pondering these questions, suddenly another black vehicle emerged from the forest road on the side of the mountain and blocked his way—

It was a black Porsche 356A, and the person driving it...

"Gin?"

He slammed on the brakes, rolled down the window, and looked at the car that had stopped in front of him. Pisco couldn't help but wonder:

"what are you up to?"

"Long time no see, Pisco..."

With a cold tone, Gin rolled down his car window and greeted Pisco in a somewhat impolite manner. Then, ignoring Pisco further, Gin looked up at a tree beside him and said:

"Also, what I'm concerned about is... who ordered you to keep watch here?" (End of Chapter)