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

Chapter 407 The Chase Continues Until the Storm Ends (2 Updates)
The hotel door was kicked open suddenly, and more than a dozen men in black filed in.

Disorganized footsteps echoed down the corridor, and soon the men in black arrived in the living room, surrounding Shiraishi E and the others.

Rain dripped from their black suits onto the floor, instantly forming a puddle.

This sudden situation made Conan and Heiji look serious and uneasy, while Ran and Sonoko pulled Kazuha and hurriedly hid behind Shiraishi E.

On the surface, they appeared to be trembling with fear.

But in reality, Ran was frantically writing on Shiraishi E's back, asking what to do now and whether they should act quickly before they drew their guns.

Shiraishi E waved her hand, signaling to Ran not to be so reckless.

Just as Xiaolan was about to say something, a familiar figure suddenly came into her field of vision.

"Miss Chris?!" she exclaimed, her worries immediately lessening.

"Sorry, I startled you." Vermouth gave Ran a gentle smile, then glanced at the hotel owner lying on the ground.

She turned her gaze to Shiraishi E and said in a playful tone, "I bet it was you."

"What? Do I look like a bad guy?" Shiraishi asked with interest, though he considered himself to look quite sunny and cheerful.

How come Vermouth was so certain that she was the one who died without even thinking?

“Of all them, you’re the worst one,” Vermouth laughed.

Shiraishi E shrugged, unable to refute this.

Indeed, all five were kind-hearted and innocent high school students.

If they weren't entangled with me, they would scream even if I killed a chicken, let alone a person.

"Vermouth!" Heiji interrupted the two of them after a long pause. His eyes widened, and he said angrily, "What on earth is going on? Didn't I already agree to join the organization? Why did you send people to kill me?"

Vermouth walked over and made a helpless gesture: "Sorry, little detective~"

Her voice still carried a languid sexiness as she said, "This isn't my order; it's Gin's own kill order."

"So what?" Heiji suddenly stood up, gritting his teeth as he said, "You've decided to go back on your word?"

Vermouth found Heiji's genius amusing and kindly reminded him, "You have to get used to this when you're in a criminal organization."

She went on to say something truly infuriating: "If they don't abuse their power and kill innocent people, what kind of criminal organization is that?"

These words stunned Heiji.

She makes sense!

This black-clad organization is a criminal group that has always been shady. Is killing people indiscriminately really a big deal for them?

If they abide by the law, would they still be considered a criminal organization?
Heiji was speechless, unable to refute her for a moment!

Ran stepped forward and pleaded, "Miss Chris! Can't you help Heiji?" Her voice was imploring, and her hands unconsciously clasped together.

Vermouth looked helpless and said, "Lan, it's not that I don't want to help... I really can't help this time."

Despite her high position in the organization, Gin is nominally the third-in-command.

There is no way to resist or interfere with the orders given by the other party.

She said, "However, I can take a few of you away." She gestured and began to point.

Ran, Sonoko, Conan, and Shiraishi E.

This indicates that the only people they can bring are the four of them.

Everyone knew that Heiji and Kazuha's expressions immediately turned grim after they realized they could only take four with them.

"What are you talking about!" Sonoko grabbed Kazuha's arm and said firmly, "We won't abandon them! Since we came together, we'll leave together!"

"Name your price! No matter how much, I'll agree to it!!"

Vermouth scratched her head, looking somewhat troubled, and said, "Sonoko, money can solve 99% of the problems."

"Unfortunately, you've encountered a one percent chance... If it were someone else, they might have agreed."

"But you've run into Gin."

She gave a look of helplessness.

This left Sonoko feeling somewhat hopeless.

Just as she was about to say something, Shiraishi E suddenly grabbed her shoulder and said, "Ran, Sonoko, you go with Vermouth."

"But..." Sonoko understood something, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Xiaolan's face was also full of worry.

“Listen to me,” Shiraishi E advised the two, “If you stay, it will only distract me and make it harder for me to protect Heiji and Kazuha.”

Xiao Lanyuan also knew about Baishi Hui's abilities.

Their presence would only be a hindrance.

Although reluctant, they eventually nodded in agreement.

"You must come back alive, promise us!" Xiaolan Yuanzi said with pleading eyes.

"Don't worry, I definitely will." Shiraishi E chuckled, then whispered in their ears, "If there's any real danger, I'll abandon Heiji and Kazuha and run away on my own."

"I'm not stupid! If I die like this, you two will just benefit someone else."

These slightly teasing words actually relieved Xiaolan and Yuanzi, making them less worried.

Shiraishi E glanced at Conan, whose face was full of stubbornness. Although he didn't say anything, his expression conveyed his attitude—don't try to persuade me, you can't change my mind! I'm staying no matter what.

Shiraishi E did not try to dissuade him.

This kid is like a rock in a latrine, smelly and hard.

Even his parents couldn't persuade him, and Shiraishi E didn't think she could out-talk him.

So he slapped Conan across the face.

There was a snap.

Conan was completely dumbfounded.

Not only him, but everyone else present was stunned. No one expected Shiraishi E to slap Conan so suddenly.

"Why did you hit me?" Conan covered his face, his eyes wide, and shouted with a wronged and angry expression.

“Because you don’t want to leave,” Shiraishi E said.

“…” Conan opened his mouth, but found himself speechless!
He really didn't want to leave Heiji behind.

After all, this was something they created.

The person primarily responsible for the incident escaped, leaving the secondary responsible party to take the blame.

He simply couldn't do such a thing!

"See? I didn't make a mistake with that slap, did I?" Shiraishi E smiled slightly and reached out to take off Conan's tranquilizer watch.

Upon seeing this, Conan immediately understood what Shiraishi E was trying to do, and he quickly went to stop her.

Shiraishi E slapped Conan across the face, completely stunning him.

"You hit me again?" He widened his eyes, wanting to get angry but knowing he was in the wrong, he couldn't even get angry!

I was filled with resentment.

“Then you’d better stand still and shoot.” Shiraishi E said, then aimed at his neck and said, “If you miss, I’ll have to knock you out with my fists… Think about it.”

"..." These words made Conan freeze on the spot, truly too afraid to move.

He knew that Shiraishi E was truly capable of doing such a thing!
If you really avoid it, you'll only suffer more later.

"Wait, Shiraishi-nii-san—" Conan wanted to try to talk some more, but Shiraishi E didn't bother to listen to him and decisively pressed the button to shoot out the tranquilizer dart.

Puff.

Conan shuddered, then his eyes rolled back and he collapsed onto the tatami mat, losing consciousness.

"You're the biggest troublemaker!" Shiraishi E tossed her watch at Conan and quipped.

It would have been better if Conan hadn't come; he felt that protecting Heiji and Kazuha wouldn't have been a problem.

If Conan were to come, who knows what other unexpected things might happen?

Do you really think the nickname "Death God Elementary School Student" came from nowhere?

"Please take this brat with you and tie him up with a rope so he doesn't run away," Shiraishi E said to Vermouth.

“No problem…Keep an eye on this child,” Vermouth said with a smile in her eyes.

She was very satisfied with Shiraishi E's handling of the matter.

After all, her status did not allow her to show any kindness towards Conan.

Then a man in black came over and grabbed Conan.

Vermouth glanced at her watch and reminded him, "Time is running out; Gin's men could arrive at any moment."

She beckoned to Ran and the other two to come over, saying, "Hold on until the storm ends. When the weather is clear and the sky is cloudless... Gin will have no choice but to continue his pursuit of you."

As she spoke, she blew a kiss and said meaningfully, "Good luck to you both~"

With a reluctant look in her eyes, Ranko followed Vermouth and the man in black out of the living room.

These men in black suddenly rushed in, then left like a receding tide.

Everything happened so fast that Kazuha felt it was all unreal, and fear made her tears flow freely: "What... what should I do now?"

"Why are you crying?" Heiji forced a sly smile, suppressing his unease and impatience. "I'm the strongest high school detective in Kansai!"

"This is no problem for me, just don't hold me back!"

"You don't need to worry about Kazuha's safety, just take care of yourself." Shiraishi E took a tissue and helped Kazuha wipe her tears.

"Thanks, Shiraishi!" Heiji wasn't used to saying thank you, so he would just silently remember the other person's kindness.

He then said with a worried look, "So where should we run to now?"

"The shrine," Shiraishi E said without hesitation.

"Why a shrine?" Heiji asked, frowning, genuinely puzzled as to why they needed to go there.

"Because Vermouth just gave me a hint." Shiraishi said, seeing that Kazuha's crying had stopped and she was gradually calming down, she stuffed a tissue into her hand.

"Is there any hint?" Heiji racked his brains, but couldn't think of any hints at all.

Shiraishi E pulled Kazuha to her feet and said seriously, "Yes, but there were too many people. She couldn't give it to us directly, so she just blew us a kiss."

"Is there a problem with that flying kiss?"

“Yes, and it’s a big problem.”

"what is the problem?"

"The direction of that kiss wasn't towards us... but towards that direction, which is where the shrine is located."

Heiji was instantly stunned. There was such a hint? It seems he was still quite ignorant.

Since he didn't know where to go anyway, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go take a look at the shrine."

After dealing with the immediate matters, Heiji finally had time to check on Kazuha. Seeing her red and swollen eyes, his heart softened, and he went up to her and asked, "Kazuha, don't worry, I'll take you home!"

"..." Kazuha looked at Heiji's sudden concern, and all her sadness disappeared, leaving only anger and speechlessness.

Where were you when I was crying so hard?
You only come up to comfort them now that they've almost finished crying!

The key point is that this isn't the first time this has happened; it's happened countless times already.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She grabbed Shiraishi E's hand and dragged her towards the entrance: "Shiraishi-kun, let's get going! There's no time to lose!"

Shiraishi E let Kazuha pull her away.

Heiji looked confused and couldn't understand: "You were just crying nicely, why are you angry again?"

He thought and thought, but still couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it and decided to focus on surviving this chase first.

So Heiji cleared his mind of these distractions and followed.

(End of this chapter)