Stay away from Conan.

"Or rather, what do you hope that person will be like?"

With this added statement, Gao Yuan's expression towards Vermouth became even more provocative, which inevitably made Vermouth increasingly displeased. However, it must be admitted that Gao Yuan's threatening words earlier had indeed made Vermouth somewhat hesitant to act rashly.

If this guy were to actually reveal his relationship with that person, things would get complicated.

Therefore, even though this guy was so provocative, after Vermouth pondered and remained silent for a moment, she vaguely sensed something. It seemed that Gao Yuan had been trying to confirm one thing from her side from beginning to end, which was that he felt that she did not completely intend to obey that person's orders.

Thinking of this, Vermouth couldn't help but sneer, and responded with a disdainful expression:

"Heh, trying to sow discord? You've miscalculated! You don't expect me to target that person, do you? Especially..."

"You should know exactly what kind of person that lord is!"

Thus, Vermouth's tone at the end clearly carried a threat.

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuan's smile remained unchanged, and in his heart, he was further certain of Vermouth's thoughts—

Admittedly, Vermouth only appeared after the trial in the dream world, when she had almost forced out the organization's leader's trump card through her own means. She was also trying to take the initiative, which made her seem willing to cooperate with her to find out the leader's true location.

Therefore, there is no doubt that Vermouth does have her own ulterior motives, but it is obviously unrealistic to expect her to meet a bad end based on that at the moment.

However, that's enough. I didn't come here to take this opportunity to achieve that.

At this point, Gao Yuan changed the subject and said:

"Is that so? Okay, let's change the subject then. Since Ireland already knows Conan is the shrunken Shinichi Kudo, and is planning to find proof, and wait until your mission is over before taking Conan to explain the situation to that person, thus revealing to that person Gin's previous mission failure..."

"So, what do you think the outcome will be? And what are your plans?"
"Should he, like the respected Pisco, find another excuse to silence Shirley before she learns that he has successfully transformed into a child and is about to report it? Or should he allow that adult to know the effects the drug can now achieve?"

Appearing quite calm, Gao Yuan seemingly shifted the topic to Ireland, the key figure in organizing this mission, but Vermouth knew very well that the core target of his words was still herself.

Hearing this, Vermouth was slightly taken aback, pondering why Gao Yuan had said those words, and then asked with a serious expression:

How do you know Ireland would be aware of this and try to do so?

Clearly, Vermouth was asking about the connection between Conan and Shinichi Kudo's identities, which was exactly what Gao Yuan had expected. Therefore, Gao Yuan smoothly continued:
"Now that Ireland is in the position of administrator, if he has any doubts about something, he only needs to look at some files or ask a few questions to the police officers who have seen Shinichi Kudo. With a little thought, it is not surprising that he can think of this possibility."

Upon hearing this, Vermouth's doubts not only did not lessen, but actually deepened—

"Management officer? You think... we let Ireland play the role of management officer?" Vermouth chuckled lightly, seemingly trying to appear nonchalant and make Gao Yuan think his guess was wrong, to see if Gao Yuan's opinion on this situation was just a guess or already confirmed.

Upon seeing this, Gao Yuan replied with unreserved praise:
"As expected of a famous actress, your control over your expressions is truly masterful. Unfortunately, your probing is meaningless. Since you want to infiltrate the police to understand the progress of the investigation, but you're not having your 'Thousand-Faced Witch' herself, who is skilled at disguise, show up, the best explanation is that the target you're trying to impersonate is too different in physique from your real self, making it difficult to disguise."

"And Ireland, being tall and imposing, had a limited range of targets he could disguise himself as."

"Furthermore, now that you've infiltrated the organization, do you really expect your people to impersonate minor figures who are difficult to obtain intelligence from?"
"Police officers often spend a lot of time together on various missions, so it's not easy to hide from everyone. Therefore, relatively speaking, a high-ranking officer who doesn't often interact with others and only needs to give orders is the most suitable choice."

What do you think, Vermouth?

In this way, Gao Yuan directly listed various reasons to prove that Ireland was disguised as an administrator. Upon hearing this, Vermouth helplessly pursed her lips and sighed softly:

"Indeed, the fact that you know Pisco is a respected figure in Ireland should have made me realize that you know very well who the code name Ireland refers to..."

"How did you know all this? Coindus should have no chance of knowing anything about Ireland!"

At this point, Vermouth knew there was no point in continuing to pretend. Instead, she became even more curious about Gao Yuan's source of information, but Gao Yuan obviously wouldn't explain it. After all, she couldn't very well say, "I found out by reading the original work."

Therefore, Gao Yuan simply said:

"Okakura Masaaki, this one among the dead is your undercover agent, right?"

Completely ignoring Vermouth's question, Gao Yuan simply stated the fact directly.

Upon hearing this, Vermouth's expression grew serious. She reflected that from the beginning until now, the conversation had been completely dictated by the other party, which made her increasingly displeased. However, considering all factors, Vermouth couldn't express her displeasure and could only ask:
"Oh? It seems the FBI has managed to extract quite a few secrets from them!"

Having said that, Vermouth considered that regarding the identities of the organization's members, it might be easier to explain the codenamed members, but when it came to the peripheral members, there was no reason why anyone would know to this extent. Therefore, considering what had happened before, one possibility that Vermouth could think of was the situation where so many peripheral members of the organization were arrested by the FBI and then disappeared without a trace, which was caused by the "lookout restaurant" incident mentioned by Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan didn't respond to this, but simply said:
"Beihu Central Hospital...that Kusuda Rikumichi you sent should be getting the situation sorted out soon, right?"

“你… … “Is it true?”

As Vermouth listened to Gao Yuan mention one thing after another, each detail touching upon the core of the organization's current operations, she couldn't help but realize a very serious problem—

Could it be that this guy has seen through all of the organization's actions? (End of Chapter)