Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 804: Shot Dead!

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be Shuichi Akai."

But he's still alive.

He abruptly stopped speaking Irish, realizing that this was likely a joint operation between the FBI and Xia Chuan!

"Aren't we just walking into a trap?" Ireland asked, puzzled.

"If you want us not to suspect anything, you have to keep a certain number of people in the IRS. The number of FBI agents who were able to sneak out of the IRS this time should be very small. I guess at most it's just Shuichi Akai and that little girl who survived under my control back then."

"They wanted to catch me off guard, but little did they know that while we lack many things, we don't lack outsiders."

Vermouth chuckled. Apart from Shuichi Akai, who was a bit difficult to deal with, the woman named Judith Starling wasn't really a problem.

"Let's call a few of our outpost members and go find Tequila. Maybe we can wipe them all out in one fell swoop!"

Vermouth was having a wonderful dream, unaware that "Tequila" was secretly contacting "Natsukawa".

It wasn't Xia Chuan on the ship.

After all, even the brewery itself had difficulty making materials to prevent the electromagnetic pulse it was developing, so Xia Chuan had even less of a chance.

Therefore, he was in contact with "Xia Chuan" in the Joel family.

Are they coming?

Kaito glanced back at Ai Haibara, and seeing that she was busy looking at her computer, he moved aside and whispered, "Do you know how many people there are?"

If a large number of people suddenly arrive at the brewery, even he wouldn't be able to withstand them, and he would have no choice but to run away with Ai Haibara in advance.

"Ireland and Vermouth, and a few peripheral members, how about it, can you handle it?" Niide Tomoaki, disguised as Tequila, asked nervously.

At first, he felt he could portray the character of Tequila well.

After all, his task was to monitor Vermouth's actions, and the other side probably didn't trust him to use.

As it turns out, for some unknown reason, Vermouth decided to have him participate in the operation.

During this period of intensive training, although he had some martial arts skills, he was far inferior to Xia Chuan and was very worried that Vermouth and Ireland would discover something amiss.

He was already embarrassed to have been exposed in front of Vodka, but luckily his identity as Tequila wasn't revealed. Now he was standing on the edge of danger again.

The key issue is that we can't contact Xia Chuan at all, and it's impossible to get him to come back.

However, Natsukawa said that if there were any problems, he should communicate with Kaito and follow his instructions.

That's why this phone call took place, to discuss the details in advance.

Actually, he would prefer Kaito to just run away with Ai Haibara without him having to do anything. He believes he can play the role of Tequila well.

How can a man say he can't?

Kaito felt that Araide Tomoaki was looking down on him, so he immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of this!"

After hanging up the phone, he couldn't help but pinch the bridge of his nose. He'd made a boast; how was he going to deliver on it?
Xia Chuan's idea was to kill one or two members of the brewery during this operation to see if he could put pressure on Karasuma Renya and have Rum recalled ahead of schedule.

Rum and Gin are Karasuma Renya's right and left hands, and Natsukawa definitely wants them both under his watchful eye.

However, Xia Chuan's main target was the codenamed members on the "ghost ship," which is why he went there in person.

Vermouth will most likely target Beika Town, but the ghost ship cannot be completely ignored, so there must be codenamed members on site.

That was his goal.

Of course, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances that Kaito might not be able to handle alone, Natsukawa left Kaito a phone number.

Looking at the note in his hand, Kaito fell into deep thought.

Arriving at the agreed-upon location with Tequila, and confirming that the other peripheral members and Tequila were all in place, Vermouth smiled with satisfaction. The night was dark and windy; tonight, she was determined to kill Ai Haibara.

"Our target this time is that little girl named Ai Haibara. If we can catch her, we will. If we can't, we won't hesitate to kill her!"

As she said those words, a cold glint flashed in Vermouth's eyes.

She transferred her hatred for the Miyano couple entirely onto their children.

She was especially angry because Miyano Akemi was one of the accomplices in the downfall of the US branch.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and she absolutely cannot miss it.

If she hadn't told Gin that she wanted to capture the person to threaten Natsukawa, she would have ordered the bomb to be used right now.

If the FBI agents die along with Sherry, it will be a form of revenge.

"Isn't that too arbitrary?"

Shinichiro was startled. He didn't want to speak and attract the other party's attention, but he still braced himself and said, "Brother Gin's demand is for a live prisoner, otherwise how can he be used to threaten him?"

However, Vermouth and Ireland showed him no respect whatsoever, simply staring at him coldly.

But it's okay.

Natsukawa had explained Agave's personality to him.

Shinichi glanced at the peripheral members present and said coldly, "As long as this child is alive, the other one, who might be Shuichi Akai in disguise, is irrelevant—whether he lives or dies!"

That's all he could do.

It's normal for codenamed members to disobey him, but these peripheral members were all transferred by Gin, so he has the right to give orders.

While Vermouth should be listened to in general matters, he is the one who can truly represent Gin in the details!
"Yes!" the outer members responded in unison.

Vermouth and Ireland exchanged a glance but said nothing.

These peripheral members are just dispensable pawns. Vermouth doesn't believe they can capture Ai Haibara. She mainly needs to rely on herself and Ireland.

That tequila guy, I'll make him attract Xia Chuan's attention later!

Vermouth made some preliminary arrangements.

Upon hearing that he was to fight against "Natsukawa", Shinichiro was overjoyed.

The peripheral members, as a sacrificial force, did not come empty-handed. However, in order to avoid attracting attention and alerting others, they were only equipped with silenced pistols and infiltrated the yard as the vanguard.

Vermouth disguised herself as Ran and knocked on the door. Tequila and Ireland, both agile, could sneak into the house from upstairs through the roof of the neighbor's house, aiming to catch the culprit off guard.

When the doorbell was rung, Kaito and Ai Haibara both looked over from inside the room.

"Don't move around here, I'll go open the door."

"Be careful."

Ai Haibara's face was expressionless, but the worry in her eyes was palpable.

The moment the doorbell rang, her heart involuntarily began to beat faster.

If Conan is right and has a special connection to the Blacksmith's brewery, then the person ringing the doorbell must be a codenamed member of the brewery.

"There must be codenamed members from the distillery outside. Maybe we shouldn't open the door?"

Kaito paused, turned around, and replied seriously, "Don't worry, since Natsukawa-nii has entrusted you to me, it means I can protect your safety. As long as you listen to me, nothing will happen."

He might not be able to defeat the Black Organization, that's a matter for the Red Team and Natsukawa, but protecting Ai Haibara from being taken away by them is a piece of cake for a magician with an IQ of 400!
(End of this chapter)