I'm in Conan, I'm not a gangster

Chapter 402 Heiji: I Won't Collude with You (1st Update)
In the dimly lit interrogation room, the only light source was the swaying incandescent bulb overhead, casting distorted shadows on the walls.

Heiji Hattori was chained to the interrogation chair, blood trickling down his cheek and congealing into a dark red scab on his chin.

Gin's voice rang out like a venomous snake: "Who sent you?"

Feeling dizzy, Heiji looked up and told the truth: "No one sent me... I came of my own accord."

He didn't feel there was anything to hide about why he came here, so he honestly told him.

These guys are really capable of violence; he wouldn't dare gamble on whether they're kind or not.

Upon hearing this, Vodka let out a deep laugh from the side: "Brother, this kid's got a tough tongue!"

He cracked his knuckles as he flexed his wrists and said, "He needs to be taught a lesson."

Heiji's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "Hey! I told you no one sent me, why don't you believe me?"

Gin sneered, "Very well, let's see how long you can keep up this stubbornness."

As he spoke, he gave Vodka a look.

Vodka understood immediately, then grabbed Heiji's hair, forcing him to tilt his head back, and chuckled wickedly, "You brat, I hope you can hold out a little longer, don't give up too quickly!!"

As he spoke, he pulled out a stun gun and pressed it against Heiji's ribs, blue arcs of electricity dancing on his skin.

"Ah—!" Heiji let out a miserable scream, his body convulsing violently, and the chains rattling.

"Will you talk or not?" Vodka stopped, leaned down, and asked with a cold smile.

Heiji, panting heavily, said bitterly, "I already told you... no one sent me! You have to believe me!!"

Vodka grinned maliciously, "Very good, I like a tough nut to crack like you!"

As he spoke, he continued to stun Heiji with the stun gun.

Heiji started trembling violently from head to toe, and even drool was coming out of his mouth.

Vodka stopped after he had seen enough of the interrogation and asked, "Will you talk or not?"

Heiji didn't speak; he couldn't speak anymore. He felt numb all over and couldn't even move his lips.

Seeing that the electric shocks were ineffective, Vodka simply threw away the stun gun and punched Heiji in the stomach.

With a "pfft," Heiji spat out a mouthful of gastric juice and curled up like a shrimp.

Vodka showed no mercy whatsoever, continuing to pummel Heiji with heavy punches, treating him like a punching bag, relentlessly beating and kicking him without holding back in the slightest.

However, he deliberately avoided vital points to avoid killing his opponent with a single punch.

After a flurry of punches and kicks, Vodka stopped, looking at Heiji, who was still silent despite the blood trickling from his mouth, with great surprise: "Oh, I didn't expect you to be so tough?"

"..." Heiji wanted to say something, but his stomach was churning so badly that he couldn't speak at all!

That bastard really has the strength, and he's really ruthless!

"Heh, I hope you can stay hard!" Vodka chuckled twice, knowing that ordinary methods wouldn't be able to pry open the other person's mouth.

So he turned around, took a pair of pliers from his toolbox, and said, "Then I'll stop joking around and get down to business."

As he spoke, Vodka used pliers to pinch Heiji's little finger and asked, "I wonder if losing a few fingers will affect solving the case?"

In that short time, Heiji had caught his breath and was genuinely scared when he saw the other person pick up the pliers.

He's not afraid of electric shocks, nor is he afraid of being beaten.

Just get through this.

But if someone cuts off your finger, it could affect your future!
Heiji, enduring the pain, said in one breath, "No one really sent me. I was asked to come here by a girl on the island named Kadowaki Saori."

"But I searched the entire island and couldn't find her, so I came to the back mountain to look for her!" "Then I accidentally wandered into this place... I'm telling the truth, you have to believe me!"

"My phone...you can check my phone's call history!"

Upon hearing this, Vodka turned to Gin and said, "Big brother, should we use that? Let's see if he's lying?"

“Okay.” Gin nodded without hesitation, completely unconcerned about Heiji’s life or death.

Vodka chuckled and turned to get a potion.

"This is an improved version of Truth Potion." He skillfully drew the drug into the syringe and explained, "It can turn you into an obedient child who answers every question... The side effects aren't as strong as before, and if you're lucky, you won't become an idiot."

"Damn it! I already told you, why don't you believe me?" Heiji cried out in terror.

He hadn't expected these people to be so crazy; he had already said he needed to verify it.

But there was nothing he could do now; he could only watch helplessly as the needle pierced his carotid artery.

Just then, Vermouth appeared.

She stopped him, saying, "Stop, Vodka!"

"Hmm? Vermouth?" Vodka turned to look at Vermouth as she entered, frowning. "Why?"

Vermouth said, "Because he still has value, if we kill him like this... this lab will probably have to be abandoned."

As she spoke, she handed Heiji Hattori's detailed information to Gin.

Gin took a look, frowned, and knew it wouldn't be easy to kill the other party.

Once the other party dies, Hattori Heizo will probably send someone to investigate, and the secret of this laboratory will no longer be able to be kept.

This place is under the organization's special care; if something goes wrong under my watch, I won't be able to explain myself.

Gin glanced at Vermouth and asked, "What do you plan to do?"

“Isn’t the organization short-handed lately?” Vermouth suggested. “Why don’t we just let this little guy join us?”

"Besides, he's a well-known high school detective, so he's quite a high-caliber individual."

“Once he joins us, we won’t have to worry about this place being exposed.”

After hearing this, Gin thought it was a good idea.

He uses his parents' lives to threaten the other party, and he's not worried about whether the other party will disobey!
The fact that this kid was able to infiltrate the organization shows that he does have some ability.

Besides, I don't need to find out who the other party's accomplices are.

Since something happened here, just kill the other party's parents!!

In this way, the kid will take the initiative to handle things on his side.

With that in mind, Gin agreed to the proposal.

He said, "Then I'll leave the task of persuading him to you."

With that, Gin turned and left the interrogation room, not wanting to waste any more time there.

"Hehe, maybe we'll be colleagues next time we meet!" Vodka patted Heiji's cheek, chuckled mischievously, and left.

Heiji stared at them, his expression resolute, and shouted, "Even if I die, even if I die right here, I will never associate with you bastards!!"

Vermouth looked at Heiji with a half-smile, then leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I have a message for you... The most important thing is to survive."

Upon hearing this, Heiji's eyes widened as he stared at Vermouth in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)