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

Chapter 640 Absorbed in Ten Seconds (2 Updates)
The black sedan came to a smooth stop in the underground parking lot of a five-star hotel in Tokyo.

Shiraishi E and Yukiko entered the VIP elevator one after the other, the mirrored elevator wall reflecting Yukiko's slightly tired face.

Back in the suite, Yukiko said, "I'm going to take a shower and change my clothes. It'll probably take about half an hour!"

Shiraishi E nodded: "That just so happens, I also need some time to locate those people."

"Then please do as you please!" Yukiko said, and walked straight to the bathroom.

Shiraishi E walked into the living room and sat down.

He directly opened the bandit shop and purchased the "find someone" service.

Enter the names that Yamamoto mentioned, and add their identities.

It cost more than 30 million yen to get these people to their current positions.

"That's really expensive," Shiraishi E remarked.

While waiting for Yukiko, he began to look around the temporary residence.

To Emi Shiraishi's surprise, both the living room and study were piled high with various professional books, including "The Director's Self-Cultivation," "Film Language," and "Cinematic Aesthetics." Colorful sticky notes were tucked between the pages, indicating that the books were frequently read.

On the desk lay an open schedule, densely filled with various arrangements: script meetings at 6 a.m., 12-hour continuous shooting, and late-night editing room meetings. There was almost no personal time.

Emi Shiraishi couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that success is never accidental."

While I was strolling around, Yukiko had already finished taking a shower and came out wrapped in a bathrobe, and she had even disguised herself!
She said, "Your turn. I'll give you a quick makeover."

Shiraishi E nodded and followed the other person into the dressing room.

The dressing room was filled with various cosmetics and special props. Yukiko began her work with practiced ease: "Close your eyes. This time we're going to dress up as business people."

Twenty minutes later, two completely unfamiliar people appeared in the mirror.

Yukiko has transformed into a capable career woman, with her hair neatly styled in a bun and wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

Eiraku Shiraishi has transformed into a slightly overweight middle-aged businessman.

“Perfect.” Yukiko nodded in satisfaction and handed him a bottle of iced coffee: “Drink this on the way.”

After the two entered the elevator, Yukiko asked, "Do you know where those people are?"

Shiraishi E chuckled and pressed the 28th floor button: "Not only do I know, but there's also a surprise—one of them is in room 2802 of this hotel."

Yukiko's eyes widened in surprise: "How did you find out? This hotel is known for its strict security."

“I have my own channels.” Shiraishi E smiled mysteriously.

The elevator stopped on the 28nd floor.

The corridor was covered with thick carpets, and footsteps were silent.

The two stopped in front of room 2802.

Yukiko, unsure how to get in, asked, "Should we pretend to be a waitress and ring the doorbell?"

"Too much trouble." Shiraishi took out a small tool from her pocket and pried open the electronic lock in a few quick movements.

Yukiko stared in disbelief: "This...this is the latest type of smart lock!"

“In fact, smart electronic locks like these are actually quite easy to open,” Shiraishi said, pushing open the door. “And under normal circumstances, I don’t even open the door.”

"Then how will you get in?" Yukiko asked curiously as she followed him inside.

"Just tear the door down." Shiraishi E said, walking through the hallway into the living room and suddenly raising her voice, "Don't move! All of you, stay put!"

The scene in the living room startled both of them.

A bald, middle-aged man and a young woman were sitting on a sofa, their clothes disheveled, with bottles of liquor and suspicious white powder scattered on the coffee table next to them.

The man frantically grabbed a cushion to cover himself: "Who are you?! How did you get in?!" The young woman screamed, but was silenced by a look from Shiraishi E.

Without a word, he pulled out a pistol and blew out the nearest light bulb, saying, "President Sakata, you're really in high spirits. Having people sabotage Director Yukiko while throwing a party here?"

Sakata's face turned deathly pale: "What...what are you talking about? I don't know anything!"

Shiraishi pointed the gun at the other person's thigh, intending to draw blood to facilitate the conversation that followed.

To everyone's surprise, that guy was quite perceptive and immediately shouted, "Yes, that's right, I paid that reporter Yamamoto to cause trouble!"

As he spoke, he knelt down with a thud and pleaded, "I'm so sorry... I won't do it again!"

This sudden kneeling startled both Emi Shiraishi and Yukiko.

Shiraishi E is alright; I've seen plenty of weaklings.

Yukiko had never seen anyone kneel so quickly before, and it took her a few seconds to react.

She couldn't help but say, "Aren't you going to try and make an excuse?"

"...No, no!!" President Sakai shook his head frantically. He already knew about Yamamoto's situation. A madman had smashed both of his knees without warning.

He didn't want his knees to be smashed!
He quickly begged for mercy, "I swear, I'll never use such underhanded methods to deal with Yukiko Kudo again!!"

Yukiko was momentarily at a loss for what to do, after all... she hadn't done anything too outrageous before.

She simply turned to look at Shiraishi E and said, "What do you think... we should do?"

Shiraishi E really wanted to just kill the other person and be done with it.

But this puts Yukiko in trouble.

He glanced at the powder on the coffee table and sneered, "Want us to let you go? Fine... Inhale it all within ten seconds!!"

Upon hearing this, President Sakai's face instantly turned deathly pale: "You...you're trying to kill me? You want me to absorb all of that in ten seconds? I'm doomed!"

Shiraishi E sneered: "If you don't take it, I'll shoot you dead... You choose one!"

"Wait... I can give you money!!" President Sakai tried to argue, "How about I compensate you with money?"

"You have eight seconds left." Shiraishi E began the countdown with a cold smile.

"You—uh-uh-uh!" Just as President Sakai was about to say something, his female companion suddenly grabbed the powder on the table and shoved it directly into his nose.

Caught off guard, President Sakai inhaled a large breath, his eyes widening in shock!

"You! What are you doing?! Are you crazy?!" He jumped to his feet, roaring, "Smoking this much at once will kill people!!"

The woman said fearfully, "I...I know! But if you don't take it, they'll beat you to death...As a witness, I'll definitely be beaten to death too!"

Upon hearing this, Shiraishi E immediately looked at her female companion with admiration and smiled, "You're quite clever! I did have that plan in mind!"

The woman became even more frightened upon hearing this.

Seeing that there was still quite a lot left on the table, she quickly caught it with one hand, scribbled it down with the other using a card, and then hurriedly shoved it into President Sakai's nose.

President Sakai is completely intoxicated and there's no way to stop him; he can only inhale deeply.

Then, he collapsed to the ground with a thud, began to convulse, and soon lost consciousness.

Seeing that the other person's chest was still rising and falling, Shiraishi said, "You're lucky you didn't die... But if you ate this much at once, you'll probably become brain-damaged."

With that, he put away his pistol and turned to leave.

Yukiko's anger had subsided, and she left as well.

(End of this chapter)