The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

That's right.

Vermouth completed her mission in London and once again disguised herself as Yuu Aragaki's cousin, Chifuyu Orimura, to get close to Yuu Aragaki.

It's all for Ran Mouri.

While Vermouth was on a mission in London, she unexpectedly received news that made her frown.

To her surprise, Gin's target, Yuu Aragaki, was frequently seen with Ran Mouri, the angel who had once saved her.

Shinichi Kudo, whom they had met once, suddenly vanished without a trace, as if he had evaporated into thin air.

Although at Gin's request, he had a brief encounter with a boy named Yuu Aragaki by disguising himself as Chifuyu Orimura.

Vermouth also had a certain fondness for the boy.

But that was only a good impression; to be honest, she didn't want people who had any connection with the organization to come into contact with Ran Mouri.

This is why she has never personally contacted Ran Mouri, because she is afraid that she might accidentally drag her angel Ran Mouri into the organization's mess.

Therefore, when Vermouth learned in London that Aragaki Yu and Mouri Ran seemed to have a close connection, she couldn't help but feel a sense of anxiety.

She had absolutely no idea whether Yu Aragaki had come into contact with Ran Mouri unintentionally, or whether he had deliberately approached her for some purpose.

If it was intentional, what was the purpose?

Could it be Gin?

Furthermore, on the list of organizations conducting a drug trial, there was another name that caught her attention.

It was Shinichi Kudo, the high school detective who appeared alongside Ran Mouri in New York.

Due to her mission, Vermouth was unable to leave and had to make a deal with Tequila, who was based in Japan.

He was asked to make contact with Aragaki Yu, but the results of the investigation did not satisfy Vermouth.

During that encounter, it seems that quite a spark ignited between Tequila and Yuu Aragaki.

However, not long after, a piece of information obtained from Gin sent chills down Vermouth's spine.

Tequila, an organization cadre, was killed in an explosion during a routine transaction within the organization.

It is said that Aragaki Yu was also involved in that case.

Even Ran Mouri was at the scene of the bombing.

Although Gin did not describe the specifics of the case to her, Vermouth immediately concluded that Tequila's death was probably closely related to Yuu Aragaki.

In addition, it is said that Aragaki Yu has now dismissed the suddenly vanished Kudo Shinichi.

He became a valuable assistant to the Japanese police and was frequently involved in various cases.

I heard he's the kind of character who dies wherever he goes.

In that instant, Vermouth immediately realized the most crucial point.

Regardless of his connections to the organization, Aragaki Yu is an extremely dangerous individual.

Vermouth was deeply afraid that Aragaki Yu's death god attributes would unknowingly affect Mouri Ran and put her in danger.

(A completely innocent-looking Aragaki Yu: "Death God? Me? Are you sure you're not mistaken?")

He must avoid having too much contact with Xiaolan.

So, after feeding Mary Akai the poison developed by the organization in London and watching her fall into the Thames, they couldn't even wait to find Mary Akai's body.

Vermouth hastily wrote a perfunctory report confirming Mary Akai's death and then rushed back to Japan.

The purpose was to confirm Aragaki Yu's motives for contacting Mouri Ran.

If necessary, she would even risk offending Gin to kill Yuu Aragaki.

Looking at Aragaki Yuu, who was describing his trip to Izu to her, Orimura Chifuyu's eyes suddenly flashed with a barely perceptible dangerous signal.

The snow woman, who was lying dead in the refrigerator, suddenly shivered.

"Murderous!"

Just as she nervously leaped up from the ice block beneath her, preparing to rush out of the refrigerator to protect Aragaki Yu, she discovered that the faint killing intent that had just permeated the air had suddenly vanished without a trace.

She sniffed, somewhat bewildered, but found that no matter what she did, she couldn't find the scent she had just sensed.

"Could it be that I'm being too sensitive?" The Snow Woman scratched her head in confusion. Just as she was hesitating whether to go out or not, her eyes suddenly fell on the Royal Sundae ice cream next to her.

"Slurp... Hehehehe..."

Chapter 324 The Escaped Prisoner

In the evening, after finally seeing off Chifuyu Orimura, Yuu Aragaki collapsed onto the sofa, feeling utterly exhausted.

For some reason, Chifuyu Orimura seems to be very interested in her female classmates, especially Ran.

Yuu Aragaki even suspected that his cousin's sexual orientation had become somewhat problematic.

Come to think of it, Yuu Aragaki suddenly realized that he had never heard of Chifuyu Orimura ever having a boyfriend.

"Tsk~"

Just as Aragaki Yu was marveling at this, Orimura Chifuyu, who had left the Aragaki family, turned into an alley with practiced ease.

Not long after, a mature woman with silver hair sped out from among them on a motorcycle.

As she drove away on her motorcycle, she glanced back at the Aragaki family home, where the lights were still on in the living room, and a mysterious smile appeared on her lips.

"Suke Aragaki, is Conan Edogawa still around...?"

……

"boom!"

Just as Aragaki Yu was passing by an abandoned building, he suddenly heard a muffled sound coming from above the building.

"Was that a gunshot!?"

Aragaki Yu hesitated and looked up at the abandoned building, but found nothing unusual.

The snow woman, who had been lazily perched on Aragaki Yu's head, suddenly perked up.

She stared wide-eyed at the sound of gunfire, seemingly trying to confirm something.

After a moment, she hesitated slightly before speaking to Aragaki Yu: "Onmyoji, there are people in this building, and there seem to be a few familiar smells."

Aragaki Yu glanced at Yuki-onna with some surprise.

He suddenly realized that, for some reason, the Snow Woman's dog nose had become increasingly nonexistent lately.

Despite the fact that all the ice creams he had carefully hidden in the refrigerator eventually succumbed to the Snow Woman's clutches.

However, speaking of familiar tastes...

Yuu Aragaki turned his head to examine the abandoned building not far away, and gradually narrowed his eyes.

When you mention abandoned buildings, you can't help but think of Conan and the Detective Boys.

In the original series, these kids seemed to want to run into places that normal people wouldn't choose to go, and then get caught up in all sorts of inexplicable events.

After a moment's hesitation, thinking about the two more shikigami he now had to feed, Aragaki Yu decided to head towards the abandoned building.

……

Meanwhile, in the toilet of an abandoned building.

Officer Sato executed a beautiful over-the-shoulder throw, shoving the escaped prisoner into a toilet stall.

"Time: 6:43 PM!" Officer Sato checked the time on his watch and said, "We've apprehended the escaped criminal in time."

"Okay!" Officer Sato finished recording in his police notebook, took out his handcuffs from his waist, and slowly walked towards the prisoner who was still convulsing in the toilet stall.

"Seriously, don't cause me any more trouble!" Officer Sato complained as he handcuffed himself and the prisoner to prevent them from escaping again.

"Alright, stand up now!" Officer Sato tugged at the wrists cuffed to the prisoner, while simultaneously moving the toilet door panel that had been scattered on the prisoner.

"Huh...no way?"

However, just as Officer Sato was about to pull the dazed prisoner up, he was shocked to discover that the prisoner's hand had actually come from behind the drainpipe in the toilet stall.

In other words, he was actually locked to the lower pipe along with the prisoner.

"..."

Officer Sato, looking exasperated, patted his pocket with a sigh.

As she patted her pockets repeatedly, her face gradually turned pale.

After searching through the last pocket, she was surprised to find that she had lost the key to her handcuffs during the chase.

"Ugh……"

Officer Sato leaned against the toilet door, utterly dejected. "I must have dropped the keys somewhere. If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have gotten so agitated!"

"Innocent... I'm actually innocent..."

The prisoner, who had been slumped to the side, gradually regained consciousness, but suddenly began to mutter words that surprised Officer Sato.

"Hmm?" Officer Sato looked at the criminal with some confusion, just about to ask him what he was saying, when he heard footsteps coming from outside the toilet door.

Is it Inspector Megure and Conan?