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

Chapter 496 Unlucky Shuichi Akai (2nd update)
Tokyo, Sky Hotel, Presidential Suite Open-air Balcony.

The night breeze was slightly cool. Eri Kisaki and Emi Shiraishi stood on the balcony. Having just experienced a thrilling assassination attempt, Eri Kisaki's heart was still pounding.

Kisaki Eiri thought of something, staring at the C4 bomb in Shiraishi E's hand, and couldn't help but ask, "How did you get such a dangerous thing as C4?"

She's becoming increasingly curious about Emi Shiraishi's past.

Not only are their fighting skills superb and their shooting prowess impressive, but they've even managed to get their hands on contraband like C4 bombs!
Shiraishi E raised the corners of her mouth slightly, chuckled, and weighed the "bomb" in her hand, saying, "It's fake. I lied to that female assassin... She didn't dare to gamble, so she ran away."

Eri Kisaki took the "C4" with some skepticism, examined it carefully, and then smelled it closely—it had no smell at all.

"Isn't this a bit too realistic?" She weighed it in her hand and felt that it was rather heavy!

But whether it's true or not... she wasn't sure.

After all, as a lawyer, she had no choice.
Shiraishi E shrugged, pulled a remote control from her pocket, and shook it: "Who would carry real C4 around? If it accidentally detonates, we'll both turn into fireworks."

As he spoke, he pressed a button on the remote control.

"Drip-drip-"

The "C4" chip suddenly emitted a rapid electronic sound, as if a countdown had started.

Eri Kisaki was stunned and exclaimed, "The simulation is so realistic?!"

Shiraishi E's expression froze abruptly, her face changing drastically: "Oh no! I took the wrong one when I left! This is the real one! Throw it away!"

Eri Kisaki's pupils contracted sharply, her hand trembled, and she lost her grip, dropping the "C4 bomb" to the ground.

With lightning speed, Shiraishi E picked it up and threw it forcefully into the nearby open-air hot spring.

thump!
As the C4 bomb sank into the water, Eri Shiraishi grabbed Eri Kisaki, and the two fell onto the sofa next to them.

Eri Kisaki closed her eyes tightly, clutching Shiraishi E's collar, praying frantically in her heart: "It's all over, all over... I haven't even said goodbye to Ran properly yet..."

Two seconds passed—

There was no explosion.

Instead, a cheerful "Happy Birthday" song drifted out from the hot spring.

Happy birthday to you~

Fei Yingli: "...?"

She slowly opened her eyes and turned to look at Shiraishi E—this guy was suppressing a laugh, his shoulders trembling slightly.

"You... you lied to me?!" Eri Kisaki instantly realized what he meant, her face flushed with anger, and she swung her fist at his chest: "You bastard! How could you be so mean?! You scared me to death! I really thought I was going to die!!"

Shiraishi E laughed heartily, dodging and enjoying her "beating": "I just wanted to give you a thrill! I didn't expect you to actually believe me... Who would carry real C4 around like that!"

Eri Kisaki grew angrier the more she thought about it, so she simply opened her mouth and bit his shoulder hard.

"Hiss—!" Shiraishi E gasped. "Attorney Ki, with your teeth... no wonder you're so invincible in court!"

Eri released her mouth, snorted coldly, pushed up her glasses, and gave him a sharp look that seemed to pin him to the wall.

Seeing that things were going badly, Shiraishi E quickly changed the subject: "Alright, alright, the most important thing now is to get out of here as soon as possible—did you hear the gunshots downstairs? They've probably started fighting again. Let's get out of here quickly, the feng shui here is terrible!"

Eri Kisaki also felt that the hotel was incompatible with their personalities, and immediately agreed.

The two split up to wake up Ran and Kogoro, who were still fast asleep.

"What?! Check out now?!" Kogoro Mouri exploded upon hearing this: "I paid a fortune for the presidential suite! I didn't even get enough time to stay one night, and now you're leaving? That's such a waste!"

Eri Kisaki gave him a cold glance: "If you want to stay here, then stay by yourself! This place is utterly awful, and we don't want to suffer with you!"

Kogoro Mouri's mustache bristled with anger: "Fine, I'll leave! I'll have more peace and quiet living alone!"

After saying that, he turned around angrily, went back to his room, slammed the door shut, and continued to sleep soundly under the covers.

Ran sighed helplessly, picked up her luggage, and followed her mother and Shiraishi E.

--ten minutes later.

"boom!!!"

An explosion was suddenly heard on one floor of the hotel, shaking the entire building.

Eri Kisaki, Emi Shiraishi, and Ran, who had just gotten into the car, turned around at the same time and saw thick smoke billowing from the direction of the presidential suite where they had just stayed.

Eri Kisaki was stunned: "..."

Xiao Lan exclaimed in surprise, "Why did it explode again?"

He then looked back at Kogoro Mouri, who had finally caught up, and said, "Good dad, you caught up! Otherwise... the consequences would have been unimaginable!!" Shiraishi E didn't say anything, but just touched her nose.

The remote control can control the C4 bomb to detonate during the countdown, and it can also control it to stop.

The C4 bomb that was thrown into the hot spring was real.

To avoid trouble, he lied to Eri, saying it was fake.

However, after going downstairs, he remembered that the C4 bomb in the hot spring had not been retrieved.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, he detonated the bomb.

"…What the hell is going on?" Kogoro Mouri was completely bewildered. He scratched his head frantically and said, "What's going on tonight?"

"I just brought my family out to relax, how did so many things happen?"

Eri crossed her arms and chuckled coldly, "Looks like I won't be staying in your presidential suite next time... I'm not worthy of it!"

Kogoro Mouri has lost all interest in arguing with Eri Kisaki.

He began to question the meaning of life.

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Outside the Sky Hotel.

A black Porsche 356A slowly pulled up to a stop on the side of the road.

Gin pushed open the car door, his long silver hair fluttering slightly in the night breeze.

He looked up at the upper floors of the hotel, where thick smoke was billowing and the aftershocks of the explosion were making the windows of the entire building tremble.

"Heh..." He sneered, a sinister glint in his eyes: "Your movements are still as fast as before."

Vodka, clutching his backside, limped out of the car, his face contorted in pain. "Brother," he asked, "what do we do next?"

Just as Gin was about to order an evacuation, his gaze suddenly fixed on the street opposite the hotel—

A tall figure, wearing a black knitted hat, with a cool profile.

Shuichi Akai.

Gin's pupils suddenly contracted, and then a near-ferocious smile spread across his lips.

"How lucky!" His voice was low and excited. "That traitor just appeared right in front of me!!"

Vodka followed his gaze and immediately recognized the FBI's ace sniper who had repeatedly thwarted their organization.

Ignoring the pain in his backside, he excitedly got into the car, gripping the steering wheel tightly: "Brother! We absolutely can't let him get away this time!"

Gin quickly got into the car and said coldly, "Chase them."

Across the street, Shuichi Akai leaned against the wall, observing the hotel's situation with a serious expression.

He had only come to check on Judy's condition, but he never expected to witness an explosion!

This matter is becoming increasingly bizarre.

Just as Shuichi Akai was hesitating about whether to investigate, a familiar Porsche 356A suddenly stopped not far away.

"Oh no..." His eyes narrowed, and he immediately realized that he had been discovered.

Bad luck!

How come I keep running into this guy whenever I go out for a stroll?
Almost at the same second, the Porsche's engine roared, its tires screeching as it sped toward him!

Without the slightest hesitation, Shuichi Akai turned and rushed into the alley next to him.

"Bang! Bang!"

The bullet grazed his shoulder and entered the wall, sending debris flying.

Gin leaned halfway out of the car window, his Beretta 92F still smoking, his eyes gleaming with hunting excitement.

"Shuichi Akai! You think you can escape?!"

Shuichi Akai didn't turn around, his figure moving like a ghost through the narrow alley.

Vodka drifted, and the vehicle came to a smooth stop.

Gin quickly got out of the car and chased after him, while Vodka, grinning and walking with an awkward pigeon-toed gait, followed: "Big brother, wait for me! Don't go so fast!"

(End of this chapter)