People are in Conan, but Ace Attorney

Chapter 463: Duel with Vermouth!

"Ahhhhhh my power of the king!!!"

"Hey, why are you like that?! Stop it, stop it first!"

"Is that guy a human or a ghost? How come he disappeared in the blink of an eye?"

There were cries of grief everywhere in the temporary detention room. A policeman was shot in the right hand and was wailing with his arms folded.

Several police officers panicked and surrounded Pisk to provide first aid.

Ireland was hit by two bullets in the abdomen because he helped Pisk block a bullet and looked to be dying.

The last small group was standing guard nearby, fearing that the attacker would appear again.

When Nanatsuki Koshimizu followed most of the public security officers here, this was exactly the scene she saw.

It is simply unimaginable how Vermouth managed to kill Pisk and seriously injure Ireland...

And then he walked away calmly in front of everyone? This is simply unbelievable!

If Vermouth has such fighting power, wouldn't it be a suicide mission to let these people stay in the Tribunal and not leave?
Not only was Nanatsuki Koshimizu surprised to see this scene, but the other police officers who came over also found it incredible.

The Public Security Bureau, known as the secret police, may not seem as outstanding as the members of the Black Organization, but in fact they have received considerable training and their personal qualities are actually very superior.

How could they end up with such a result when they were on guard as a group?

"Hey, how's your hand? Who did Vermouth disguise himself as to attack you?"

A police officer nervously questioned the injured person, and when he got to this point, the injured person became agitated.

"What disguise? There was no disguise at all! That guy just dropped from the sky like a ghost and fired several shots in succession, killing Pisk and severely injuring Ireland. The other brothers were either shot in the arm or had their guns knocked down!"

"Then the guy jumped out of the window and ran away. We originally planned to chase him, but we were afraid that he would come back and attack us, so we simply stayed here and waited for you to come and support us!"

...Either he was hit in the arm or his gun was knocked down?
Nanatsuki Koshimizu captured the key information. She swept her eyes over everyone in the room. As expected, except for Pisco and Ireland who were fatally injured, the other public security officers, except for one unlucky guy, were completely unharmed!
In other words, the attacker's goal was to kill Pisk and Ireland, even if one takes into account the factor that the injured police officer said that "Ireland blocked the bullet for Pisk."

She could even think that the attacker's target of killing was simply Pisk, and Ireland just happened to run into the muzzle of the gun, so Pisk was shot in the head and was definitely dead, while Ireland was shot in the abdomen!

(What was the attacker's motive? To silence him? Why did the police officer who was guarding him just knock his gun away? If he knocked the gun away, he could pick it up again. Wouldn't killing him eliminate the hidden danger?)

(Or did the attackers intentionally avoid unnecessary casualties? They only wanted to kill Pisk, so they killed Pisk, Ireland blocked the bullet, so Ireland was also shot, and the other public security officers were just distractions, so they just ignored them?)

"...The attacker... wasn't Vermouth?"

The expired young girl detective murmured, and the young girl prosecutor who had poked her head out from behind her spoke with some confusion, and Kizuki Hotaru seemed to have thought of something.

"Excuse me, was the attacker wearing a gray-black coat, a black hat, and using two pistols?"

"If so, I think I may have seen the attacker in the Silver Star incident..."

"…on the roof of a speeding train."

The public security officer next to him nodded repeatedly, agreeing with what Kizuki Hotaru said, but this made Koshimizu Nanatsuki's face gloomy.

Before today's trial, Xiang Yuanguang had told about the Silver Star incident. Vermouth's disguise had been in the temporary trial court from the beginning, so it was impossible for her to appear on the top of the train in disguise as Gui Yueying said. In other words, whether the person who attacked this place was a member of the Black Organization or not, it was definitely not Vermouth. This was a trick of the Black Organization to lure the tiger away from the mountain!
"The one wearing the grey jacket is Vermouth, don't let her get away!"

Hattori Heiji pointed to someone at the edge. Everyone looked in the direction where Hattori Heiji's hand was pointing, and saw that the person he was pointing at was actually a public security officer responsible for maintaining order!

The policeman raised his hand in panic, as if he was going to argue. The next moment, a silver line passed through his hand, and then a brilliant gun flame flashed - bang!

Someone was shot and fell to the ground wailing.

Vermouth fired her pistol without hesitation. Her purpose was not to kill but to injure people. She wanted to create chaos and then use her disguise skills to blend into the crowd and escape!

But at this moment, Hattori Heiji had appeared in front of her without her knowing when, and the wooden sword in his hand slashed open and slashed directly at Vermouth's wrist.

If Vermouth hadn't loosened her grip quickly enough and let the pistol fly away, Hattori Heiji's knife would have been enough to cause a painful fracture in her wrist!

Conan, hiding behind Kogoro Mouri, frowned and raised the watch in his hand, but because Hattori Heiji was pressing close on him, he was unable to lock onto Vermouth's position and could not shoot.

In this case, if he accidentally shot Hattori Heiji, the final result might even lead to Hattori Heiji's death! He had to be more cautious!

Seeing that Vermouth was forced to retreat step by step, the other police officers also reacted and immediately stepped forward to help. However, at this moment, Vermouth reached into the vase next to her and pulled out a pistol!
boom!
Immediately, a nearby public security officer was shot and fell to the ground dead, and the crowd could no longer suppress their panic and fled in all directions in an instant. Even if Hattori Heiji knocked Vermouth's pistol down again at this time, it was useless.

Seeing that a crowd was about to run towards Vermouth and Hattori Heiji in a panic, Kogoro Mori came to his senses and quickly stopped the crowd, ruining Vermouth's plan.

Tick, tick, tick, tick.

Vermouth retreated one step, one step, and another step back. Although she also brought a dagger as a backup close-range weapon, the opponent's Shuomu Sword was too long and she had no way to get close!
If we really fight hard, I'm afraid we'll have to repeat the story of Sasaki Kojiro who was hit to death by Miyamoto Musashi with a paddle on Ganryu Island. Therefore, no matter how we consider it, we can only retreat at this time!
"Hey, give me the gun! I'm the famous detective Maori Kogoro, and I used to be a police officer in the Criminal Division!"

Kogoro Mouri stopped the flow of people and asked Conan and Ran Mouri to follow the others out first, while he reached out to the public security officer next to him for the pistol. The public security officer was a little hesitant, so Kogoro Mouri simply snatched it away.

Even though he had been a criminal for a long time, his marksmanship had not been neglected. As long as he could predict Vermouth's retreat trend... he could hit her!
Suddenly, the premonition of danger was like a needle, acting wildly on Vermouth's back. Her sight instantly fell on the pistol in the hand of Mouri Kogoro not far away. She had a hunch that this guy was different from those public security officers.

He might really dare to shoot, and if he shoots, he will definitely hit the target...

Just when Vermouth was about to be forced into a corner, suddenly, a man rushed out from the side and joined the battle, wrestling with Hattori Heiji and Vermouth, making it impossible for Kogoro Mori to aim.

The real identity of this person is none other than Akira Nishikiyama who appeared in court as a witness!
"Hey, what are you doing here? You're in the way, get out of my way!"

Hattori Heiji frowned. Although he was using a wooden sword, a wooden sword is still a sword and falls within the scope of kendo.

The common kendo moves in this country are all open and close. It seems that the joining of Nishikiyama Akira has completely forced Vermouth into a dead end, but in fact, his existence itself limits Hattori Heiji's kendo performance!
"Stop talking nonsense. I want to avenge the brothers of Jinshan Group who died at the hands of these people!"

Nishikiyama Akira roared, as if revealing his true feelings. The three of them fought together and moved towards the window. Finally, Vermouth glanced behind her, and at the cost of being stabbed several times, she broke the window and escaped.

Just as Hattori Heiji was about to climb out the window and chase after the man, a bullet went straight through his forehead, leaving a thin mark of blood, as if it was a warning of something. Nishikiyama Akira who was standing next to him pulled him down and said sternly.

"They have snipers outside! You are still young, don't throw your life away!"

“…You, me, you!”

The Kansai detective's face turned visibly red, a dark red.

(End of this chapter)