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

Chapter 589 The Russians Are Making Trouble (1st Update)
As night fell over Yokosuka Harbor, the sea breeze carried a salty, fishy smell.

When the cruise ship docks, the searchlights on the pier illuminate the entire berth as if it were daytime.

Kazuha stomped down the gangway, angrily questioning Sonoko the whole way: "Is this what you meant by only being a few hours behind the plane? We left at nine in the morning, and it's already seven in the evening! A full ten hours!"

Sonoko, without batting an eye, feigned innocence: "Oh dear, I was tricked by the captain! Who knew he'd sail so slowly~" She blinked her big eyes, looking completely naive and innocent.

"Don't give me that!" Kazuha stomped her foot angrily. "You're clearly doing this on purpose!"

"Alright, alright~" Sonoko grinned and put her arm around Kazuha's shoulder. "I promise I'll send your family's private plane to take you back, so you won't be late for school tomorrow!"

Just as the two were playfully bickering, three black Suzuki minivans were already neatly parked at the dock.

The driver, dressed in uniform, respectfully opened the car door, and everyone boarded the vehicle one after another.

The convoy drove along the coastline, through the brightly lit city, and gradually entered the mountain roads in the suburbs.

The convoy drove up the winding mountain road.

Through the car window, you can see the black silhouette of a Gothic castle standing halfway up the mountain, its spire looking particularly eerie in the moonlight.

“That’s the castle my grandmother left behind,” Natsumi Kosaka said softly, her voice filled with nostalgia. “I’ve rarely come back since my grandmother passed away.”

As the car entered the castle gates, Natsumi Kosaka frowned in confusion: "Strange. Why didn't the butler, Mr. Sawabe, come out to greet us? I clearly informed him."

The castle courtyard was deserted, with only a few old gas lamps flickering in the wind, casting swaying shadows.

The heavy oak door was ajar, and it was pitch black inside.

Shiraishi E didn't sense any murderous intent, but she also felt something was wrong.

He reached out to stop Sonoko, who was about to get out of the car: "Wait, something's wrong."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the castle gates were suddenly pushed open!

A dozen or so foreigners carrying pistols rushed out, their dark muzzles all pointed at them!
"Hahahaha!" Sileu suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, his expression turning ferocious: "We've finally waited for this moment!"

"Thanks to Miss Suzuki choosing to travel by cruise ship," he said smugly in heavily accented Japanese, "it gave my men ample time to conquer this castle!"

To everyone's astonishment, Sileo roughly snatched the safe containing the memory egg from Sonoko's hands.

The metal box looked so fragile in his strong hands.

"Put Ms. Suzuki in the car," he ordered his subordinate, emphasizing the word "please," as he was also afraid something might happen to her.

When two foreigners stepped forward to take Sonoko away, she suddenly grabbed Kazuha's hand: "I want her to come with me!"

“No!” Sileuf refused with a sneer. “This little girl must stay.”

He looked at Shiraishi E meaningfully: "With her in his hands, this kid will cooperate obediently."

Faced with more than a dozen automatic rifles, Shiraishi could only nod slightly: "You're very clever; you've successfully exploited my weakness!"

"Thanks for the compliment." Sileu grinned, pulled out a pistol, and threatened, "Find the treasure in that projection! Otherwise, you'll all die here!"

Faced with a threat, Shiraishi E, Kazuha, Urashi Seiran, and Kosaka Natsumi are forced to search for treasure in an ancient castle.

The castle was cold and damp inside, with faded oil paintings hanging on both sides of the corridor, and the flickering candlelight casting eerie shadows on the stone walls.

The four searched the rooms one by one, but found nothing in the bedrooms, storage rooms, or libraries.

Sileuf's patience is rapidly running out.

"I don't have time to waste with you!" He suddenly raised his pistol, the cold muzzle pointed at Natsumi Kosaka: "This is your great-grandfather's castle, you must know something!"

Natsumi Kosaka trembled with fear, tears welling in her eyes: "I really don't know! I went to Paris when I was 20 and rarely come back!"

"Don't know? Then I'll help you recall." Sileu sneered, lowered the muzzle of his gun, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"boom!"

The bullet pierced through Natsumi Kosaka's thigh. She cried out and fell to the ground, her skirt quickly staining red with blood.

Her face was contorted with pain, and her voice trembled: "I really...can't remember anything..."

Sylph looked down at her, his tone icy: "I'll give you ten minutes. If you still can't remember, I'll hit your other leg." Then, his gaze shifted to Kazuha.

Kazuha turned pale with fright and instinctively hid behind Shiraishi E.

Sileu grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth: "Boy, you'd better find something, or this Osaka girl's legs will be in trouble."

Shiraishi E sighed, "You really don't know how to be gentle with women at all! You just opened fire without warning. I'm completely outmaneuvered by you... Give me half an hour, and I'm sure I can find the entrance."

Sirius nodded in satisfaction: "No problem."

Shiraishi E knelt down to check on Kosaka Natsumi's injuries.

The bullet was a penetrating wound; it didn't remain inside the body, but the bleeding wouldn't stop.

He looked up at Sirius: "Give me a medkit."

Sileuf snorted and gestured for a foreigner to throw him a first-aid kit.

Shiraishi E skillfully stopped the bleeding and bandaged Kosaka Natsumi's wound. Kazuha wanted to help her up, but was stopped by Sirius: "Don't move!"

He stared at Shiraishi E and commanded, "You, carry her away in a princess carry."

Shiraishi E frowned: "With so many of you, is it really necessary to be so wary of me?"

“My intuition tells me you’re dangerous,” Sileof said coldly. “Do as I say.”

Shiraishi sighed, having to admit that the Russian's intuition was truly accurate!
If I were to hold onto Natsumi Kosaka, my hands would be tied up, reducing the threat by more than half!
He bent down and picked up Natsumi Kosaka in his arms. She was very light, but the wound on her thigh made her gasp in pain.

"Time is running out, sixteen minutes left," Sireuf reminded him.

Shiraishi E lowered her head and asked Kosaka Natsumi, "Where was your great-grandfather's office or study?"

Despite the pain, Natsumi Kosaka tried hard to remember, but the castle was too big, and she gave the wrong directions several times.

Shiraishi E frowned: "Where is her butler? The butler must know this place well."

Sileu sneered, "That old bastard was dishonest, he's been taken care of!" He brandished his pistol, "You have five minutes!"

Helpless, Shiraishi E could only ask Kosaka Natsumi to try harder and think of something.

Finally, under extreme tension and pressure, Natsumi Kosaka pointed tremblingly to a carved wooden door at the end of the corridor: "That...that room..."

Shiraishi E carried her away quickly, with Kazuha and Urashi Seiran following closely behind.

Pushing open the door, you enter a study that has been sealed off for many years. The bookshelves are filled with ancient books, and the air is filled with the smell of decaying paper and wood.

"Let's look for it, the mechanism should be here," said Shiraishi E.

Kazuha and Urashi Seiran immediately began searching the room.

Soon, Kazuha discovered a loose floorboard. When she lifted it up, she found a hidden keypad underneath!

"Found it!" she exclaimed in surprise.

Sileu walked over with a sinister grin: "Very good, now, enter the password."

Shiraishi E looked at Kosaka Natsumi: "Do you know the password?"

Natsumi Kosaka shook her head blankly.

Sileuf's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he raised his gun again: "Looks like I'll have to use something more exciting to help you remember..."

These words terrified Natsumi Kosaka, who turned pale with fright.

"Wait, wait!" Shiraishi E was speechless. "How can someone like you be so radical? You pull out a gun at the drop of a hat? Can't you use a gentler approach?"

Sileu laughed when he heard this: "You little brat who plants bombs everywhere, you have the nerve to talk to me like that?"

"If you can't untie it, I'll shoot her other leg too!"

Upon hearing this, Natsumi Kosaka was so frightened that she trembled all over. Almost instinctively, she hugged E Shiraishi tightly to gain a faint sense of security.

(End of this chapter)