Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 572 Extreme Sneak Attack
Friday, June 5th, evening.

After get off work, Shiraishi went to the AI ​​research institute, and...

As soon as Shiraishi drove over, he saw a plainclothes police car from the Beika Police Station parked here!
This is why Kunikida is the deputy director of the Tsukishima Police Station; otherwise, the Tsukishima Police Station would have called Shiraishi long ago for such blatant cross-regional operations.

The people in the police car were none other than Amagi, Haiya, and Miss Kobe...

All three of them were now listening intently to the radio—needless to say, the other end was the narcissist who was going to confront the suspect.

Every time the narcissist confronted the female suspect alone, he would contact other detectives via radio, but... once it came to the proposal part, he would unplug the radio!
They hadn't noticed when Shiraishi got out of the car...

dong dong dong-

Shiraishi knocked on the car window from the outside, and the three of them looked up and were all startled!
Amano looked embarrassed, while Kobe playfully stuck out his tongue, pretending it wasn't his business.

“Uh, Director… this…” Ashiya was about to explain.

"There's no time to explain," Shiraishi said, already opening the car door and getting into the back seat, also pulling out an earphone.

……

"Detective Kogure, the collaboration between the research institute and the Beika Police Department has ended. Please leave." Nagae bluntly dismissed the narcissistic man in his white suit.

However, the narcissist remained unfazed and said, "This is not a matter of cooperation, Ms. Changjiang. I am here to talk about the death of Chief Fujii."

"That case has been closed as a suicide. If Detective Kogure has anything else to say, he can report it to the Metropolitan Police Department," Nagae said sternly.

"No, before that, there are a few things I want to inform Ms. Changjiang first... First of all, during my private investigation today, I discovered that the so-called 'trouble' in Fujii's previous chat logs with his lover actually referred not only to their illicit relationship, but also to the illicit money."

"Actually, the company where Fujii and Mimura work has also been involved in the transfer of benefits recently. Perhaps this is why the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice has shifted its support focus to the company's emergency call devices. And... this part of the funding was still drawn from the support of AI James, right?"

"In fact, before the incident, the Criminal Investigation Bureau's Planning Office had already decided to terminate James's development project. Furthermore, because he had received a lot of internal materials, James was required by the contract to destroy and delete them after the project was terminated... Is that correct?"

I did find quite a few things about narcissism.

"Oh? So how did I do it?" Changjiang said calmly.

"So... you pretended to sexually bribe Fujii, arranged to meet him in a hotel room, and put the prepared cyanide into his coffee!"
"At first, I was wondering if doing this would bring you any benefit. After all, if the Criminal Investigation Bureau really investigates, all projects with doubts will be shut down until your contract is confirmed. That's when I understood..."

"You probably don't care about the project continuing, but rather about protecting James, right? If Fujii, who's in charge, dies, no one can be sure whether James has really been destroyed." The narcissist directly launched an accusation.

However, to the narcissistic man's and the detective listening on the radio downstairs, nothing was expected...

"Oh, whatever you say goes," Changjiang said calmly.

“Of course there’s evidence! Outside the Suzuki Hotel…wait, what did you say?” The narcissist was also taken aback.

Originally, the narcissist had only found some indirect evidence and was still thinking about how to get the other party to confess—after all, this case was nominally "closed" and couldn't be dragged out for too long!

“Since you’ve already said so, then it’s my decision.” Changjiang’s voice remained the same, but his tone had “changed.”

Outside in the car, Ashiya immediately ripped off his earphones and said, "Quick, every time this happens, the narcissist..."

At the same time, a narcissistic voice continued to come from the other end of the radio: "Then... I'll arrest you?"

The people outside were taken aback—why the sudden arrest today? Usually…

"Ouch..."

Shila-

"What's going on? It broke again? What's with the narcissism now?"

"No, wasn't the last one a narcissistic exclamation?"

"Will Detective Kogure be attacked?"

Only Kobe still honestly calls him "Detective Kogure".

Shiraishi had been frowning ever since Changjiang "confessed," and now, as if realizing something, he immediately said, "This is bad! You guys stay outside and keep watch... Call for reinforcements! In addition to the Metropolitan Police Department, immediately get Kunikida and his men here. Don't go in until a large number of armed reinforcements arrive!"

After finishing speaking, Shiraishi immediately got out of the car, rushed towards the research institute, and... climbed up the building with his bare hands—the research lab was on the third floor!

"Director..." Ashiya still didn't understand what was happening.

"Do as the chief says! Call Inspector Kunikida, and I'll contact Section Chief Munakata!" Amagi didn't understand either, but he immediately did as he was told.

……

Meanwhile, in the research lab, "Yangtze" had already used a hand chop to knock down the narcissistic man who wanted to handcuff himself.

and……

At this moment, Changjiang displayed an expression completely different from usual, and at the same time turned off the radio in his narcissistic pocket.

Just then...

Drop drop-

The video phone in the research room lit up, and Shiraishi was right outside the door!
The research institute had already closed for the day, but the Yangtze River was still there in the research room.

Moreover, although the research room was on the third floor, it was completely enclosed and had no windows, so Shiraishi had to knock on the door to enter.

Upon seeing this, "Yangtze River" also narrowed its eyes, but ignored it. Instead, the door to the rest room in the research room suddenly opened—Yangtze River often rested here, so there was a rest room inside.

What emerged from inside was none other than Changjiang, bound and gagged, along with Gin and Vodka…

Therefore, the identity of the "Yangtze River" outside is self-evident!
"Damn it! We're trapped here." Vodka gritted his teeth and said, "Big brother, after you open the door, you and Vermouth take the men and leave first. I'll hold him off!"

As Vodka spoke, he reached into his pocket for his gun—but even with a gun, Vodka could be described as having the resolve to "sacrifice himself."

After all, it was Shiraishi Kuro who was blocking the way outside!
……

That's right, Nagae Namiko didn't accept their offer of a hand, and might even have planned to trick them. However, Gin seemed to have discovered this in advance, and not only captured Nagae, but also brought in Vermouth to impersonate Nagae Namiko!
But just then...

Seeing that no one responded, Bai Shi, who was outside the door, tentatively said, "James, open the door for me."

Immediately, all that could be heard was...

Click—click click click—

Inside the research room, the system-controlled bolts began to open one by one… Vermouth: !!
"Oh no! What's going on?"

"Does he have James's privileges?"

"But James is already..."

bang bang bang-

As soon as the door opened, Vodka drew his gun and fired!

However, Shiraishi at the door didn't even bother to act at this moment. He just twitched his pectoral muscles, and then the sound of a bullet hitting the ground was heard.

"really……"

Bai Shi looked at the two men in black and the "two Yangtze Rivers" and immediately understood what had happened.

Shiraishi had previously shared this concern—the Black Organization has been recruiting IT talent, and Namiko Nagae, an AI expert, is clearly among them.

"Don't move!" Changjiang... or rather, Vermouth, at this moment directly lifted the unconscious narcissist up with one hand, while pointing his other hand at his throat.

Suddenly, a pair of razor blades appeared between Vermouth's fingers, which she held to the narcissist's throat!

"As expected of Teacher Changjiang, he caught three big fish right away." Baishi said with a pun and a dry joke.

If we just capture all three of them...

Even if it means killing all three of them!

Should the "Black Organization" also be crippled by at least half?

"Get out of the way! Otherwise..." Vodka realized what was happening and immediately pointed his gun at the Yangtze River—pointing a gun at the hostages was much more effective than pointing a gun at Baishi!

"It's impossible for you to move aside. This place will be surrounded soon. You might as well surrender." Shiraishi said, placing his hands on the door frame to indicate that the road was blocked.

Although having hostages somewhat hindered Bai Shi's performance, as long as Bai Shi didn't give way, they could still...

Boom——Boom——

Just then, an explosion was heard, and a large amount of smoke was seen coming out of the break room in the research room. At the same time, Shiraishi felt fresh air coming in.

Shiraishi:……

Shiraishi understood perfectly well that these three guys had already planted a bomb in the research institute!
In fact, the rest area was definitely blown through, and there was more than one explosion. The outer wall must have collapsed as well...

Sure enough, Gin immediately pulled Changjiang to retreat into the rest room—a path must have already been "created" inside.

Upon seeing this, Shiraishi immediately tried to chase after them...

However, Vermouth then threatened him with narcissism again!
"Don't come any closer!" Vermouth shouted.

Bai Shi was hesitant to act rashly, but...

Ah!
Gin suddenly cried out in pain, and at the same time, Changjiang broke free—it turned out that Changjiang had used a trap that had been prepared in the research room to attack Gin's arm and take the opportunity to escape...

but……

boom--

Faced with Changjiang's escape, Vodka raised his hand and fired a shot. Vodka fired from behind, and Changjiang's chest was immediately stained red, as he had been shot through!
The Yangtze River was about to collapse, but Vermouth grabbed it and dragged it into the rest room...

Just as Shiraishi caught up and was about to go in, Narcissism, who had just woken up from his coma, was pushed out. As Shiraishi caught him, he saw Vodka raise his gun again, so he quickly turned around to protect Narcissism and turned his back to Vodka.

Bang - Bang -

After Shiraishi blocked the bullet with his back, he threw the narcissistic object outside the break room door, mainly out of the opponent's trajectory!
Turning around, one could see that there was indeed a large hole behind the rest room. Bai Shi crawled out of the hole, and outside was the corridor of the research institute. At the other end of the corridor, there was also a hole blown into the outer wall!
Vermouth and the other two had vanished without a trace; it was unclear whether they had escaped. The severely injured Changjiang was left lying there, barely clinging to life…

Bai Shi could tell from the bloodstains on her chest that she had been shot in the lung. When Bai Shi went to check on her, she had already stopped breathing...

Unable to catch the three men, Shiraishi quickly checked her pulse and found a faint one, so…

Since spontaneous breathing has stopped and the wound location makes cardiopulmonary resuscitation impossible, artificial respiration is the only option!
At this moment, there was no need to be shy. Shiraishi simply laid it flat and then put his mouth to it.

But the next moment, Shiraishi's eyes widened, and he quickly stepped back, kicking "Yangtze River" away at the same time!
That's right, when Shiraishi was giving CPR, he actually noticed that the other person's tongue had slipped inside.

Is this something a dying person should do... or is it even possible for them to do?

At first, Shiraishi was just shocked, but the next moment, he immediately realized that in addition to the tongue, some medicinal liquid had also come in!

"Cough cough cough..." Shiroshi immediately tried to induce vomiting, but the medicine was very strange. After it entered his esophagus slightly, it began to be absorbed and take effect along the way.

at the same time……

Being kicked away by Shiraishi would normally mean certain death.

However, at this point, "Yangtze River" was still able to stand up, though its posture indicated that many of its ribs were broken...

“I never thought… that the second-stage potion would cause such severe injuries… cough cough…” Changjiang… no, Vermouth stood up at this moment.

At the same time, you can see a small, seemingly communicator-like object fall off Vermouth—what it is doesn't matter!
However, its size and the location where it fell out...

Shiraishi estimated that Vermouth had just been holding this under her armpit, making her pulse weak and holding her breath to the limit—for Vermouth, acting out a serious injury and death was no challenge at all.

of course……

"Looks like I won my gamble." Despite being seriously injured, Vermouth wore the expression of a victor.

She had taken a big risk just now. If Shiraishi had found out, everything would have been over. In fact, if Shiraishi had touched her neck, or her other hand, or even just listened to her heartbeat, she wouldn't have fallen for it!
However, although this plan is risky, it has a high chance of success—it is the best way to deal with Shiraishi, and it was something Vermouth came up with in a hurry!

After coming out, she didn't run away. Instead, she instantly changed into the real Yangtze River's clothes, then lay there pretending to be dead, and... put the contents of an APTX4869 drug in her mouth.

While holding her breath, Vermouth was determined to empty her mind, force herself not to think about anything, and not even to consciously perceive the outside world. She would only launch a surprise attack when someone performed artificial respiration!
As it turned out, Shiraishi actually fell for it!
Meanwhile, Gin and Vodka had returned—they had not escaped through the hole.

Shiraishi felt excruciating pain all over his body, unlike any other side effect of poisoning. He couldn't suppress it with his physical strength or endure it. It was as if the drug was directly dissolving his body and triggering a chain reaction.

However, to Gin and the other two's surprise, Shiraishi, who was already in pain like all the melting test subjects, suddenly stood up again, his whole body turning red, and charged towards the three of them like a demon...

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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