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

Chapter 497 Participants in the Mountain Climb (1st Update)
On Saturday morning, the sky over Tokyo was a clear blue, with wisps of thin clouds resembling watercolors casually painted on.

Shiraishi E stood downstairs at the Mori Detective Agency, raised her hand to look at her watch—8:45, fifteen minutes earlier than the agreed time of 9:00.

He took a deep breath of the air, which was filled with the scent of morning dew, and felt much more awake.

"Ei! I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!" Sonoko's voice came from behind, accompanied by light footsteps.

Shiraishi E turned around and saw Sonoko jogging over. She was wearing a pink sports jacket today and looked particularly energetic.

"You're here so early!" Sonoko stopped in front of Shiraishi E, panting, her cheeks slightly flushed from jogging.

Shiraishi E said, "I was quite busy last night. By the time I finished, it was already past five o'clock, so I decided not to go to sleep!"

"Haha~~ You're such a joker!" Sonoko said with a grin, not believing that Shiraishi E was staying up all night!
Seeing that she didn't believe her, Shiraishi E didn't say anything more.

He looked at Sonoko, who was carrying a bulging backpack: "How much stuff did you bring? We're just going hiking."

Sonoko winked mysteriously: "Sunscreen, snacks, camera, spare clothes, and my new Chanel hiking poles! Ran said some sections of that mountain are quite steep."

"I see!" Just as Shiraishi E was about to say something, she suddenly noticed a familiar figure in the distance.

Conan has arrived.

"Good morning, Shiraishi-nii and Sonoko-neechan!" Conan, wearing blue shorts and a red T-shirt, jogged over.

"Kid? What are you doing here?" Sonoko was surprised to see Conan at this time.

Conan held up the envelope and said, "This is the reward I received for helping Uncle Yusaku solve the case last time. Uncle Yusaku asked me to deliver it to you on my way."

His gaze fell on the backpack in the garden, and he asked, "Are you going hiking?"

Shiraishi E casually pinched Conan's cheek: "Yeah! Do you want to come along?"

If nothing unexpected happens, the mountain climbing activity will be very boring.

He thought that if he brought Conan along, something interesting might happen!

"Yes, yes, I want to come too! Is that okay?" Conan immediately showed an innocent smile.

"Of course!" said Xiaolan, who came downstairs happily. "It's more lively with more people!"

She was wearing a dark blue tracksuit today, with her hair neatly tied in a ponytail, looking capable and energetic.

Just as the four were about to set off, a taxi pulled up on the side of the road.

The car door opened, and Judy walked in with graceful steps.

Today she was wearing tight black hiking pants and a burgundy windbreaker, her blonde hair tied in a neat ponytail, looking both professional and stylish.

"Morning, everyone!" Judy greeted everyone in her distinctive American-accented Japanese, a bright smile on her face.

Xiaolan's eyes widened in surprise: "Ms. Judy? You really came!"

Sonoko was also very excited: "Wow! Is Ms. Judy going hiking with us too?"

Shiraishi's gaze shifted back and forth between Judy and Ran, her brows furrowing unconsciously.

His worst fears have come true.

Although his identity was not exposed, he stood out too much in the presidential suite last time.

So much so that others might come knocking on your door.

Whether the other party did it intentionally or unintentionally, it's still a troublesome matter.

Judy keenly noticed his expression and explained with a smile, "When I talked to Xiaolan on the phone yesterday, I heard you were going hiking, so I shamelessly asked to join you. I hope I won't bother you!"

Xiaolan quickly waved her hand, "How could that be! It's more lively with more people!" She turned to Shiraishi E and said apologetically, "I was so excited last night that I forgot to tell you..."

Shiraishi E shook her head: "It's okay, what you said makes sense, it's more lively with more people."

Despite saying that, he was still somewhat unhappy.

Since Conan and Jodie were only joining at the last minute, the group decided to first go to a nearby outdoor equipment store to buy some hiking essentials. Inside the store, the five of them split up to select the items they needed.

Shiraishi E held a bottle of sports drink, pretending to check the ingredient list, but actually keeping an eye on Judy's movements out of the corner of her eye.

Sure enough, Judy casually approached the shelf where he was.

"Can you help me choose an energy bar?" Judy asked casually, picking up a bag of chocolate-flavored energy bars.

Without looking up, Shiraishi E said, "Just get to the point, Judy-sensei, why did you suddenly join our mountain climbing activity?"

Judy's smile remained unchanged, but her voice was lowered even further: "I'm here to help you, Shiraishi! We received news... that the organization has sent someone to assassinate you."

Shiraishi E's fingers tightened slightly, the plastic bottle making a soft crunching sound in her hand. She frowned and said, "Assassinate me?"

He was thinking: "An assassination should target Kogoro Mouri, not me! Could it be that someone revealed I was the one who did it that night?"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Judy with a suspicious gaze.

Judy raised her hands repeatedly and said, "Shiraishi-kun, it wasn't me who leaked the information! It was that female technician who leaked it!!"

"It didn't take much effort at all. After she was arrested and threatened, she told everything!"

"Ah~ I see." Shiraishi E's brows relaxed.

As long as it wasn't the FBI who betrayed us.

He had nothing to say about the betrayal by the female technicians.

After all, the other party was just an ordinary person.

Thinking of this, Shiraishi E knew she had to contact Vermouth and get her to handle the matter quickly.

To avoid the organization disturbing their peaceful life.

Judy continued, "We received intelligence that the organization has dispatched a professional assassin codenamed 'Silver Fox' to carry out the operation."

She pretended to compare two energy bars and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, the assassin will probably choose to strike while you're climbing the mountain... After all, there are no surveillance cameras on the mountain, making it easy to fake an accidental death!"

"Alright, I understand." Shiraishi E nodded, her mind clear. "So, the person who approaches us on their own initiative is the assassin Silver Fox? I know what to do now."

Just then, Xiaolan walked over and asked, "What are you two talking about so seriously?" She looked at the two of them curiously.

Judy immediately regained her relaxed expression: "I was thanking them for what happened last time!"

Ran nodded knowingly: "I see... Have you finished choosing? Sonoko and Conan are waiting for us at the cashier."

"Okay, we've picked everything out!" Judy said, holding two energy bars. "Let's go pay now!"

Pay the bill and leave.

When they came out of the store, Conan deliberately walked to the back, side by side with Shiraishi E, and looked up to ask, "Shiraishi, what were you talking about with Jodie-sensei just now?"

Shiraishi E didn't hide anything and immediately told the other party that the assassin Silver Fox had come to assassinate her.

"An assassin?" Conan's first reaction upon hearing this word was to become serious.

But he quickly realized the problem—would Shiraishi E be afraid of assassins?

Don't be afraid!!

On the contrary, it's questionable whether the assassin will even make it back alive.

Thinking of this, Conan looked up at Shiraishi E and found that the other party looked relaxed and carefree, without any fear of being assassinated.

He quickly said, "Shiraishi, promise me... don't kill that assassin!! Leave him alive!"

Shiraishi E glanced at Conan and smiled slightly: "If you can catch him beforehand, I'll spare his life!!"

"Okay!" Conan nodded in agreement.

He knew that whether he could save the assassin's life depended entirely on himself!
(End of this chapter)