Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 383 The First Shot Fired

The room fell silent; Pires's words had truly stumped Yuri.

Yuri paused for a moment before asking, "You mean Gin wants Louis to fall into our hands, to use us as a tool to kill him?"

When he said it, he still couldn't believe it, but considering the report letter that had been mysteriously sent to the police mailbox before, it wasn't entirely impossible!
He had previously asked Rei Furuya about the whistleblower letter, but Rei Furuya did not know anything about it. However, he did tell him that Gin did not like Louis.

Pires: "According to our information, Louis's purpose in staying in Japan is unknown, and Gin seems to have some reservations about it. The Black Organization is not monolithic, and it's normal for them to compete with each other. Perhaps Gin wants to weaken Rum's power in this way."

Neither the police nor the CIA had ever seen Rum; legend had it that he was a one-eyed man.

He is an absolute high-ranking member of the Black Organization, even above Gin in status. If Gin wants to improve his own status, Rum is an obstacle he cannot bypass.

Pires was so anxious precisely because he understood this point. If they didn't take action, the Black Organization might become desperate and take matters into their own hands, which would be a huge loss for them.

Hondo Eikai has not been heard from since yesterday. He is worried that Gin may have his own backup plan and he should act quickly to prevent Gin from regretting it or taking action himself.

"Your guesses have some merit, but we can't deny that this could very well be a trap set by the Black Organization."

The atmosphere between the two sides improved considerably. Pires's information was very useful, so Yuri did not hide his thoughts: "This matter is too strange. Louis is an absolute high-ranking member of the Black Organization. Gin would have to withstand a lot of pressure if he wanted to take action against him. I still don't believe he has that much courage."

"Furthermore, why did they target those three CIA agents? We still don't know the reason."

Pires shook his head to indicate that he didn't know, but he knew the answer in his heart.

What else could it be for? Their CIA agents are dying, so they have an excuse to send more people.

They must have thought their previous setup was too weak, and one of them was an undercover agent. Now, they've got fifteen people, plus a handful of police officers. Louis is definitely not going to escape.

As for Gin's boldness.
Haha, the police still don't understand Gin at all. Gin's extremism and madness are absolutely unique in the Black Organization, as can be seen from the news that Hondo Hidemi has sent back in the past two years.

Yuri continued, "If Gin really wanted to kill Louis, he could have simply leaked the information to the FBI."

It wasn't that Louis looked down on the CIA, it's just that Shuichi Akai of the FBI was more cost-effective.

Pires may look like a muscular hunk, but it's hard to say how he would perform in a fight. Many muscular guys in the US are gay, so it's hard to say.

He had just noticed that Pires's socks were pink, and with such long leg hair, wearing a pink cotton-padded jacket made him a strong suspect for being gay.

"These are lucky socks my daughter gave me before I left home. Stop thinking such filthy thoughts!"

Pires's face darkened slightly; Yuri was clearly looking down on them. Adding to this, Shuichi Akai of the FBI was a household name, occasionally being used as a "model student" by his superiors.

So, he started to feel uncomfortable as soon as he heard the name.

The agents he brought with them glared angrily at Yuri; this statement was even more irritating than his previous uncooperative attitude.

"Hmph, what is Shuichi Akai? I heard he suffered a setback in Japan before, apparently being tricked by Gin."

Pires scratched his head, as if he had just remembered: "I heard it was a dogfight between some official force in Japan, which ended up with both sides suffering heavy losses and Gin getting away."

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Yuri smacked his lips and waved his hand to signal his four teammates not to be angry. The other side had more people and was more powerful, and now was not the time to fight.

If you want to annoy the other person, there are plenty of ways after tonight.

The two sides exchanged a few sarcastic remarks, ate some compressed biscuits to calm their nerves, and then began to organize their weapons and equipment.

Misa Takeda's grave is on this small hill, and if Louis were to appear, it would most likely be in this area.

“It’s almost time.” In a house in the village where the distillery is located, Gin spoke calmly, turning to look at the few members of the distillery’s outer circle behind him.

The ten members of the distillery standing behind him were all specially selected by him.

These were all die-hard fans of the brewery, the kind who had been brainwashed. Natsukawa even saw the man who had been put in a sack at the Shibuya base before.

All ten men were dressed in black and carrying pistols. After Gin gave the order, they silently walked out of the room, like warriors heading to their deaths.

Indeed, what they were doing was no different from sending themselves to their deaths.

In order to convince the police and the CIA that these ten people would hunt down Vermouth, who was disguised as Louis, in the forest, they would draw the attention of the Red Team.

Puppet Ridge is too large, and the winery cannot set up traps and ambushes everywhere. They can only use this method to lure the Red team into the trap.

The only loophole is Louis.

Gin couldn't be sure if Louis was still in Puppet Ridge. If he appeared with Vermouth, it would be a huge problem, and the Public Security Bureau and the CIA would likely discover something was wrong.

In order to lure out Louis, Gin originally planned to dig up Misa Takeda's grave, but he found that the Public Security Bureau had already made arrangements there in advance, so he had to give up the idea to avoid alerting Louis.

"Tequila, go and see what's going on. If you encounter the police or the CIA, try to lure them into a trap."

Xia Chuan nodded and went out.

Yuri and his group hid near the grave, but half an hour passed and Louis still hadn't appeared.

Pires, who had always opposed the plan, was eager to take the initiative and explore it further!

Just as he was about to start another verbal battle with Yuri, a gunshot rang out from the long-silent Puppet Ridge.

Without a silencer or a flash suppressor, the sound was like thunder, deafening and echoing through the mountains and forests.

Pires suspected that Gin might have assumed they weren't going to make a move since he hadn't seen them, so he decided to take matters into his own hands.

However, those shots put his mind at ease; his guess was correct, Gin was indeed preparing to eliminate Louis.

"Let's do it. If we hesitate any longer, we'll only end up with a corpse."

Yuri nodded helplessly. Although he felt that things were not so simple, it was just a feeling, and the case was not something he could decide on his own.

"Let's go check out the situation first."

At this point, he couldn't think too much; he was equally determined to have Louis!

After crossing the small hill, the noise suddenly disappeared completely.

"Boss, there's no sound. It was already hard to tell, and now it's even harder."

Yuri pondered for a moment and said, "Call home and send out helicopters to scan the map!"

Pires was familiar with this phrase; in their CIA context, it would probably mean instructing headquarters to launch helicopters to conduct a global terrain thermal imaging of Puppet Ridge.

If thermal imaging were available in this environment, biological activity could be located immediately, which would be of great help in combat.

They can only roughly hear a range right now, and the other party is still moving. To get more specific information, they can only use thermal imaging.

(End of this chapter)