Stay away from Conan.

The plan should be progressing fairly smoothly. Hanada Emi has been taken by her own people to meet Nishikawa Taijo and their blood relationship has been fully confirmed, a fact that no one can deny.

Furthermore, the crimes committed by Nishikawa Taijo's son have already been verified by the Osaka Prefectural Police. Therefore, normally, Nishikawa Taijo's choice regarding the distribution of his estate on his deathbed should not be too surprising...

But why haven't I received a definitive answer about this matter yet?

For Camus, the vague unease in his heart was growing stronger at this moment.

His scheme against Nishikawa Taijo appeared to have succeeded, but in reality...

Thinking about this, Camus still had some doubts about the guy who sent him the letter, signed "Jun Du's backup plan". Could it be that he had planned for so long and successfully wiped out the Jun Du family, only to have a "backup plan" suddenly appear and turn the tables on him?
If such a guy really exists, why didn't I feel any pressure when I was dealing with Jundu?

If Jundu really had a backup plan, would he really be so easily silenced, and wouldn't even be able to save his child's life?

Camus was absolutely certain that the fate of the Cointreau family would not be surprising; the father and son were truly dead.

Therefore, in Camus's view, the so-called "Cointo's backup plan" was nothing more than some guy who knew something about Cointo's affairs using his name to put pressure on him.

Therefore, I really have to go and see what kind of guy is trying to deal with me at the invitation of the Twilight Villa.

With this in mind, Camus, who had not been able to make many preparations since the Obon festival was approaching when he received the letter, was on his way to the Twilight Villa after coming from Shikoku Island when he unexpectedly received an email.

Faced with this unexpected email and its contents, Camus did not go directly to the Twilight Villa, but instead went to this place, which was some distance away from the Twilight Villa.

Then, Camus saw this scene before him—

The man who looked exactly like Kimihiro's son spoke those words to himself in a profound way, the core of which was to point to the matters concerning Nishikawa Taijo and Hanada Emi that he was planning.

At this point, when Camus was there, just looking at the person in front of him, many things seemed to become less important to him, because at this moment, Camus was quite certain that the letter sent to him was definitely written by this person.

Furthermore, although this person looked exactly like Cointreau's idiotic son, Camus sensed a familiar kinship from him simply by observing his eyes and demeanor. This feeling implied that this person was not the Cointreau son he had seen, but rather...

A master swordsman!
At this point, based solely on this impression, Camus felt a stirring of desire, and at the same time, his hand holding the scabbard containing his katana began to tremble—

This makes it hard to conceal his impulse to kill the person in front of him.

However, before that, Camus still had some doubts in his mind—

Who exactly is this person? How does he know my identity? And why did he suddenly call me here?

As for the fact that the other party recognized him as Camus, Camus no longer had the mind to consider such a trivial matter. After all, was it really necessary to deny that he was Camus and then claim that he did not understand what the other party was saying?

This is completely unnecessary now.

Then, Camus, facing the man who looked exactly like Kyosuke Mitarai, asked him in a commanding tone:
"So that's how it is. You're... the so-called 'Cointo's backup plan'? This face... could Cointo's son actually be a twin? And..."

"Didn't you say you'd settle everything at the Twilight Villa? Calling me here beforehand is truly... disgusting!" Camus's tone turned chilling at the end, revealing a clear killing intent. Moreover, Camus was now certain that there was no one else around, and that this guy had indeed called him here alone.

"Indeed... everything should have been settled at the Twilight Villa."

Gao Yuan shrugged slightly, not denying Camus's dissatisfaction with his change of mind. Then, he stopped shrugging, his expression meaningful, and his tone changed—

"But... I suddenly thought of something. If I let you go to the Twilight Villa like this, I'm worried... if you come into contact with the 'puppet master' Tanaka Ichiro, things might get a little complicated... don't you think?"

"Puppet Master" Ichiro Tanaka?
Upon hearing this name, Camus frowned slightly, his gaze sharpening as he stared intently at Gao Yuan. He was increasingly surprised by this, because, to Camus at this moment, what this man knew…

That's a bit too much!
Even though he was a witness to that incident back then, Jundo could only know about the "Puppet Master's" cooperation with him at most. But after that, he would never know the "Puppet Master's" current identity, Tanaka Ichiro!

Moreover, what do you mean by letting me "have contact with Ichiro Tanaka"?
The rendezvous at the twilight villa—the other party summoned more than just myself…

Ah, that makes sense. Since it's a matter of settling everything, isn't it only natural that all the relevant personnel were present at the time?

Since this person knew that the "puppet master" was named Tanaka Ichiro, it would be a perfectly normal operation to find him and summon him by means similar to summoning himself.

Therefore, Camus was no longer surprised to understand this, and simply looked at the other person without responding.

"A person with that level of hypnosis, plus you hiding behind that person... if you two really get in touch, then the stage I've painstakingly built will become uncontrollable, so..."

"Removing obstacles in advance is a natural approach, isn't it?"

Gao Yuan explained it this way in a calm manner.

"Oh? From what you're saying, your stage is quite large?"

Camus was intrigued by what Gao Yuan had just said and became interested in what he meant.

"Of course, the organization also tries to contact political and business figures, as well as individuals like Gin and Pisco who have codenames but are not core members of the organization, and..."

"Rum!"

Slowly, Gao Yuan uttered the name, then looked at Camus with a slightly provocative smile—

After all, Gao Yuan was certain that Camus would be interested in his past relationship with Rum.

Therefore, as expected, Camus reacted after Gao Yuan mentioned Rum's name, and Gao Yuan then continued:

"By the way, speaking of Rum... did you know? Rum is also a code name for succession! His father, the previous Rum, served that important person in your organization, which is why this generation of Rum became the organization's second-in-command."

"Now, do you understand? Back then, no matter what you did, you couldn't beat Rum! Camus!" (End of Chapter)