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

Chapter 721 Shinichi: You Two Are Crazy (2 Updates)
Shinichi practically tumbled and crawled back into the car with Shiraishi and Vermouth. Before the car door was even fully closed, the roar of the engine tore through the air.

Still shaken, his heart pounded in his chest, and a barrage of questions flew out of his mouth: "What happened? Where's the money in the vault? How come we ran out without taking anything? What was that loud bang?"

Vermouth gripped the steering wheel tightly, her sharp gaze sweeping across the rearview mirror. She floored the accelerator, and the high-performance muscle car shot off like a wild horse, quickly leaving the magnificent City National Bank building behind.

Her tone was playful yet urgent: "To put it simply, we've stirred up a hornet's nest and now we're being hunted down... Little Brother Kudo, it's not too late to get off the bus now. How about experiencing a stroll through the streets of Los Angeles?"

"Pursued? Are they the police?" Shinichi's heart skipped a beat, but then he thought that he was a famous detective who had seen a lot of things, so facing the police pursuit seemed... not a big problem?
His strong curiosity completely suppressed his fear at this moment. If he got out of the car now, wouldn't all the gunfight and the tension of guarding the hostages he had experienced be for nothing?

He was determined to find out what these two were up to: "I'm not leaving! You're not getting rid of me!"

Vermouth saw the complex expression on his face, a mixture of fear and determination, in the rearview mirror, and couldn't help but chuckle, a hint of schadenfreude in her voice: "Fine, it's your own choice. Just don't regret it."

As soon as she finished speaking, a sharp, piercing siren ripped through the sky, growing louder as it approached, like a death knell.

"Ha, you're quick!" Vermouth's eyes sharpened, but instead of panicking, an excited smile appeared on her lips.

Almost simultaneously, two black and white police cars sped out from the intersection ahead, their red and blue lights flashing wildly, like vicious dogs that had spotted their prey, and headed straight for their vehicle.

"Hold on tight!" Vermouth shouted, jerking the steering wheel sharply while simultaneously using the accelerator and brake with exquisite precision. The car instantly cut into the side road at an extremely tricky angle, the tires screeching as they rubbed against the ground.

She made full use of Los Angeles's intricate streets and dense buildings as cover, and at a sharp turn, she used a slow-moving garbage truck as a natural barrier to successfully outmaneuver the two slower-reacting police cars by several car lengths.

However, before Shinichi could even relax, four police cars, standing ready at the intersection of the main road ahead, suddenly appeared, completely blocking his way. The flashing lights formed a chilling curtain of light.

"Damn it!" Shinichi exclaimed in shock.

A cold glint flashed in Vermouth's eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, she abruptly turned the steering wheel, and the car roared as it recklessly veered into the oncoming lane!

"Ah—!!" Shinichi screamed in fright. The endless stream of cars on the other side was like a giant beast rushing towards him. The blinding high beams made it impossible for him to open his eyes. Sharp horns and the screeching of emergency brakes rose and fell. Several times he narrowly missed passing oncoming vehicles. He could even clearly see the terrified expressions on the faces of the drivers on the other side.

He was so nervous that his breathing almost stopped, and he gripped the front seat tightly with both hands, his knuckles turning white from the force.

The four police cars immediately turned on their sirens and forcibly merged into the oncoming lane, sticking close behind.

However, two of the vehicles were clearly driven by incompetent drivers. While trying to navigate through the chaotic traffic, one lost control and crashed into a fire hydrant on the side of the road, sending water jets flying into the air; the other collided violently with a car that couldn't avoid it and came to an abrupt halt in the middle of the road.

Vermouth calmly observed the situation through the rearview mirror. She seized the opportunity and suddenly moved close to a large truck that was driving alongside her, cleverly using its massive body as cover while slightly squeezing its driving space.

Startled, the truck driver instinctively swerved to change lanes, and the heavy rear of the truck swept across like a giant hammer, directly hitting a police car that was trying to overtake it, causing it to roll over and its parts to fly everywhere!
At this point, only one police car remained in pursuit, still relentlessly chasing after them like a leech.

Vermouth snorted coldly, her gaze sweeping over a roundabout ahead, already having made up her mind.

She slammed on the brakes and simultaneously jerked the steering wheel, her coordination of the clutch and accelerator perfectly executed!

Squeak!
The tires made an extremely loud screeching sound as they rubbed against the ground, and even emitted puffs of white smoke.

The car completed a near-perfect drift turn at extremely high speed!

The car's front end instantly changed from facing away from the pursuers to facing them head-on!

Immediately afterwards, Vermouth didn't slow down at all, the engine roared, and she drove the vehicle like a dueling knight, charging straight at the police car that was chasing after her!

"Is she crazy?!" Shinichi was utterly terrified.

Just as the two cars were about to collide head-on, Vermouth suddenly flicked her wrist, turning the steering wheel at a tiny but precise angle, narrowly avoiding a collision by barely touching the front of the police car!
Meanwhile, an SUV following behind them, unable to react in time, crashed head-on into the police car with a loud bang!

The deafening crash was deafening. The police car instantly deformed, spun and slid away, finally crashing into a lamppost on the side of the road and coming to a complete stop.

At this point, all four pursuing police cars were destroyed.

Vermouth casually straightened the steering wheel and merged back into the traffic, as if she had just completed a normal lane change.

Shinichi, sitting in the back seat, was completely dumbfounded, his mind blank. The series of amazing driving maneuvers that had just taken place in the blink of an eye had completely overturned his understanding of the word "driving".

He opened his mouth, and after a long pause, he managed to squeeze out a trembling exclamation from his throat: "S...S Guoyi...!"

"Your technique is quite good," Shiraishi E commented, a rare occurrence for her, her tone tinged with appreciation.

Vermouth rested one hand on the steering wheel, casually tossed her hair with the other, and smiled slightly: "Thanks for the compliment, it's nothing."

Shinichi, sitting in the back seat, had just recovered from a series of thrilling drifts and crashes, his heart still pounding. But seeing that his pursuers had been dealt with, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a hint of anticipation, "So... we should be able to shake them off now, right? Can we find a place to hide?"

"Too naive, Detective." Shiraishi E scoffed, her sharp gaze sweeping across the sky outside the car window. "You think this is Beika Town? You think you can just let the police lose track of you? This is Los Angeles. The police here have plenty of experience getting outmaneuvered, and they have even more sophisticated 'eyes'... Look up."

Upon hearing this, Shinichi instinctively looked up through the car window, his expression instantly changing—he saw a helicopter painted with police markings hovering like a falcon, steadily following them. Although the searchlight under the fuselage was not lit, its imposing presence already indicated that they had not truly escaped.

"It's a helicopter!" Shinichi's voice was tinged with despair.

Vermouth's tone remained calm, but he didn't ease off the accelerator: "That's right. With it watching from the sky, we're like prey locked on; we'll be seen everywhere we go." "If nothing unexpected happens, the police command center has already begun mobilizing forces to seal off all the main exits in this area, preparing to trap us like turtles in a jar."

"In that case, let's abandon the car and run away! We'll still have a chance if we blend into the crowd!" Shinichi hurriedly suggested, as this was the most reasonable plan he could think of.

“Give up already? Too soon.” Shiraishi E rejected the idea outright. His gaze swept across the street scene, finally settling on a massive building on the roadside. He pointed and said, “Go over there.”

He was referring to the multi-story parking garage of a large shopping mall next door. The building was seven or eight stories high, like a giant concrete maze.

Vermouth glanced at it following his direction, and in just a second, a look of understanding flashed in her eyes, followed by a smile that was a mixture of excitement and madness: "I see... What a crazy man... But I like this plan!"

As she spoke, she swerved the steering wheel without hesitation, and the car roared as it spun in a beautiful arc, heading straight for the ramp leading to the parking lot entrance.

Shinichi was bewildered by the sudden turn of events. He shouted anxiously, "Hey! What are you talking about? Why are we going into the parking lot? It's a dead end up there! If we drive to the roof, we'll have nowhere to escape!" He couldn't understand the thought process of these two people at all.

Neither Shiraishi nor Vermouth paid any attention to his question. Vermouth drove the vehicle at breakneck speed along the spiraling driveway, the roar of the engine amplified in the enclosed space, deafeningly loud.

The tires screeched as they rubbed against the rough cement surface.

As he climbed higher and higher, Shinichi's ominous premonition grew stronger.

When he looked out the car window and saw that the police helicopter was almost parallel to the top of the parking lot, and he could even see the outline of the pilot's helmet, an extremely absurd and dangerous thought suddenly rushed into his mind!
"Hey! You guys aren't... joking, are you?!" Shinichi's voice trembled with extreme terror, and his face turned deathly pale.

At this point, the vehicle had already crashed onto the roof of the parking lot, which was completely exposed.

The helicopter was nearby, almost within reach.

Vermouth slammed on the brakes, and the vehicle came to a stop in a drift on the open rooftop platform, its front facing the helicopter.

She quickly unbuckled her seatbelt, her tone resolute with a sense of do-or-die determination: "I'm not kidding, Kudo-kun... otherwise, we won't be able to truly shake off the police."

She glanced at the "eye in the sky" so close to her outside the window, took a deep breath, and her eyes suddenly became incredibly sharp: "I'm starting... You guys seize the opportunity!"

Before she could finish speaking, she gave Shinichi no time to prepare and slammed the accelerator to the floor!
"You're crazy! You're a madman!!" Shinichi was so scared that he couldn't help but curse, but his survival instinct made him hold on tightly to the handrail on the roof, his body tense.

At the last moment, the thought of jumping out of the car to escape flashed through his mind, but looking at the rapidly receding concrete outside the car and the distant ground, he finally closed his eyes in despair and was forced to risk his life with the two madmen.

"This is more fun!" Vermouth's laughter mingled with the roar of the engine, drifting in the wind.

Like a wild beast unleashed, the muscle car accelerated wildly with unstoppable momentum, leaping over the edge of the rooftop and drawing a breathtaking parabola in the air before "flying" straight toward the hovering police helicopter!
This sudden suicide attack was clearly completely unexpected by the helicopter pilot.

He exclaimed in alarm, instinctively trying to pull up or back, but the distance was too close, and it was all too late!

Just as the vehicle flew off the roof and entered a state of weightlessness—

Shiraishi E, the fastest of the three, was as agile as a cheetah. She had already rolled down the passenger window and, the instant the car was airborne, deftly slipped out and nimbly flipped onto the roof.

He pushed off with his feet, took two quick running steps on the roof of the car, seized the opportunity, and leaped into the air!
With strong arms, he precisely grabbed the edge of the helicopter's open door, and with a powerful twist of his waist, he landed steadily inside the cabin.

The police officer in the cabin who was observing was still dumbfounded and had no idea what had happened.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shiraishi E delivered a fierce side kick, sending the stunned observer flying off the high-speed helicopter. His shrill screams were quickly drowned out by the sound of the wind and the engine.

Immediately afterward, Shiraishi Ei pressed the muzzle of her gun against the pilot's temple, her voice icy and devoid of any emotion: "If you don't want to end up like him, do as I say."

Immediately report to the command center that the target vehicle has lost control and crashed, and it is suspected that the suspect has abandoned the vehicle and fled into the shopping mall. Request ground support to seal off the shopping mall.

The pilot was terrified, his face was deathly pale, and his hands were trembling as he gripped the control stick.

This was the first time in his life he had experienced being hijacked from the sky. His mind went blank, and under the threat of gunfire, he could only repeat Shiraishi E's orders into the communicator in a trembling voice.

At the same time, just before the car was about to fall, Vermouth suddenly pushed open the car door, spotted the helicopter landing gear, and nimbly leaped into the air, like an elegant feline, precisely grabbing the cold metal support.

She used her arms and tightened her core to climb up easily.

After she got on the plane, she didn't immediately enter the cabin. Instead, she turned back to Shinichi, who was still in the car, and reached out her hand, calling out, "Kid! Hurry up!"

In a state of weightlessness and extreme fear, Shinichi, almost driven by his survival instinct, desperately jumped towards Vermouth!
Fortunately, he managed to grab the helicopter's landing gear, but his body immediately began to shake violently in the air, putting him in grave danger.

Vermouth reacted quickly, grabbing his wrist and pulling him up forcefully. Then, she half-pushed and half-supported him into the noisy and bumpy cabin.

Upon entering the relatively "safe" cabin, Shinichi felt completely exhausted. He slumped onto the cabin floor, leaning against the cold metal wall, panting heavily. His face was as pale as paper, and his heart was pounding so hard it felt like it would burst out of his chest.

He looked up at Shiraishi E, who had already taken control of the situation, and Vermouth, who had just saved him. Then he looked down at the car that had turned into a fireball and was burning in the lower level of the parking lot, and at the shopping mall rooftops that were getting farther and farther away in the distance...

All of this happened in the blink of an eye—crazy, exciting, and unbelievable! He still can't believe that they actually succeeded, staging a real-life "escape from the cicada's shell" in a way he never even dared to imagine, and in the sky no less!
(End of this chapter)