Stay away from Conan.

What happened at the Lookout Restaurant?

After obtaining several so-called antidotes for that drug from Sherry, he forcibly fed one of them to Sherry, causing her to reveal her true nature and thus attracting the organization's pursuit.
Thinking of this, Vermouth's mind stirred slightly, and her foot, which was on the brake pedal, instinctively wanted to step on the brake to stop the car.

In response, Gao Yuan, sitting calmly in the back seat and noticing the change in the car's speed, simply said:

“If we stop now, Conan will catch up. If he chooses to use the tranquilizer watch, I wouldn’t mind leaving you here.”

Therefore, it is quite reasonable to say that this situation has been stated, since Vermouth has not yet driven out of the underground parking lot, and there is indeed no guarantee that Conan will not catch up.

Therefore, even though the situation Gao Yuan described might not necessarily occur, Vermouth, after a brief moment of thought, still made a decision: she stepped on the gas and accelerated away from the area, leaving the mall's underground parking lot and emerging outside.

"Oh? You want to settle scores with me? Let me think... Right, quite a few of us lost our lives in that operation that night. If we really want to settle scores, I wonder what Gin and the others will think, don't you think?"

As she drove outside, Vermouth's mind opened up, and she began to retaliate against Gao Yuan's earlier words—

If he only managed to temporarily restore Sherry to her original state, then the organization has indeed lost many peripheral members because of this.

Their disappearance has caused a great stir. What if the higher-ups find out that Shirley and Gao Yuan were the instigators of this...

Ha, they alone can't imagine what an organization that's really serious would do.

In response to Vermouth's words, Gao Yuan smiled and said:

"This has nothing to do with me; it was clearly done by the FBI. And..."

Upon hearing the first part of the sentence, Vermouth was momentarily at a loss for words, taken aback by the lofty logic.

FBI? Why would Gao Yuan be unaware that he was taken away by the FBI? If he didn't have connections with the FBI, how could so many FBI agents have suddenly appeared and surrounded the organization's team in that situation?
However, before Vermouth could give a clear response, Gao Yuan's next words surprised her—

"Based on what happened that night, you probably already know where the FBI's base is, right? I'm curious, now that 'Kir' Rena Mizunashi has fallen into the hands of the FBI and you have a general understanding of the situation, why haven't you notified the organization to take immediate action?"
"Do you think it's insignificant that Rena Mizunashi has fallen into the hands of the FBI, or...?"

"What other motive do you have?"

Gao Yuan spoke of this matter with great interest.

Vermouth responded with a cold laugh:
"Ha, don't you think... in the current situation, saying these things... is like you don't want to live anymore?"

With a hint of cold-blooded murderous intent in her tone, Vermouth harbored suspicion towards Gao Yuan, who was currently in her car.

From the moment this guy appeared hiding in my car until now, every word he uttered was aimed at me. Did this guy really think I wouldn't dare to kill him? "If I die, your relationship with that person in your organization will immediately spread... Of course, I didn't expect that you and that person would have that kind of relationship."

Despite Vermouth's displayed murderous intent, Gao Yuan remained calm and composed, seemingly having anticipated this possibility and prepared for any possible response.

Moreover, it must be said that he has a "reference answer" at hand. For example, when Vermouth showed murderous intent to Amuro Tooru in the original work, Amuro Tooru resolved the crisis with these words. Even though Gao Yuan doesn't know what kind of relationship the so-called "Vermouth and that person in the organization" is, it doesn't stop Gao Yuan from using it directly.

After all, Vermouth herself, upon hearing these words, would naturally fall into that kind of thinking.

As expected, when Vermouth heard Gao Yuan's words, her expression immediately turned serious, and she said coldly:

How could you know such a thing?

"Oh? You think I shouldn't know about this? Or... do you think 'Coindus' didn't know these things back then?"

Instead of directly answering Vermouth's question, Gao Yuan simply and naturally brought up the topic of "Cointreau" as well.

Due to the dual verification of real-life experiences and the dream world, Gao Yuan had long been aware that there must be some extremely important tacit understanding between Vermouth and "Kundo," which made Vermouth compromise on certain matters because of "Kundo's" name.

Therefore, the same applies now—

Vermouth figured that this guy, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, couldn't possibly have any connections to know about the organization's leader, so naturally, she decided to just give her an explanation and pin it all on "Cointreau," in "Cointreau's" name...

Clearly, Vermouth's expression faltered slightly when Gao Yuan mentioned the name "Jundu," a rather intriguing pause indeed. Seeing that Vermouth didn't immediately respond, Gao Yuan continued, "..."
"Things like...'Twilight Villa,' do you think Jundu has never been involved in?"

—In the dream world, I have already personally set up a trap with "Twilight Villa". The resulting backlash is enough to confirm what significance that place has for the organization's BOSS. So, naturally, given that all of Gao Yuan's previous words were actually feigned profound "lies", it is more convincing to Vermouth to bring up a practical topic at the right time.

As a result, Vermouth's reaction clearly showed that she completely believed Gao Yuan's words, and then she asked with a serious expression:
What do you want?

At this moment, Vermouth had come to her senses. She had initially thought that Takato, who had suddenly appeared and was lying in wait in her car, was essentially there for the same reason as Conan—to investigate this incident. However, as the conversation deepened, it became clear that Takato didn't care about the undercover operation at all; instead, he was constantly pointing out her weaknesses. This guy…

It's clearly aimed at me!
In a way, this guy actually succeeded in "getting himself to settle the accounts of the Lookout Restaurant."

Upon hearing Vermouth's clearly somewhat conciliatory response, Gao Yuan smiled meaningfully, then asked a question that sent a chill down Vermouth's spine—

"That esteemed leader of the organization, in your opinion, how should we deal with him?" (End of Chapter)