The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

After all, I paid for it myself, so why not eat it?

However, after taking a bite, Vermouth had to admit that Aragaki Yu's cooking skills were superb.

Although these seafood dishes are prepared in a rather ordinary, home-style way, they taste just as good as those in five-star restaurants.

Chapter 515 This guy, is he a lolicon?

"Come on, let's have another drink!"

Vermouth smiled and filled Aragaki Yuu's glass with wine.

Looking at Aragaki Yuu, whose face was slightly flushed, Vermouth was rubbing the poison hidden in her palm.

Although he had just recently convinced Aragaki Yu that Shinichi Kudo at the Teitan High School school fair was an imposter, through his own efforts.

However, after the bus hijacking incident two days ago, Vermouth began to have doubts again.

Let's set aside the reason why Aragaki Yu appeared on the bus.

His actions of leading the girl named Ai Haibara away from the scene were also extremely suspicious.

It was as if they were deliberately trying to avoid something.

Furthermore, Aragaki Yu's behavior towards Conan in the car was somewhat strange, as if he didn't treat Conan like a child at all.

Ironically, Conan seems to trust Aragaki Yuu a lot.

What a hassle!

For a fleeting moment, the idea of ​​killing Aragaki Yu popped into Vermouth's mind again.

Although Gin seems to value Shiragaki Yuu, this "outsider" of the organization, quite a bit.

However, given her status and position within the organization, she wouldn't face much punishment even if she risked offending Gin by killing someone who wasn't an organization leader.

If he acts first and informs Gin later, there's nothing Gin can do but swallow the bitter pill.

Therefore, in Vermouth's eyes, making Aragaki Yu disappear from the world is not a difficult thing.

However, Vermouth now feels that the boy in front of her might know a lot of things that interest her.

For example, how much does he actually know about "Shinichi Kudo"?

And why does he care so much about that little girl named Ai Haibara?

and many more……

Upon realizing this, Vermouth's expression suddenly changed slightly.

Yuu Aragaki has absolutely no interest in mature women like himself, but is quite interested in those emotionless young girls.

"Tsk, could he actually be a die-hard lolicon?" Vermouth subconsciously tightened her grip on her phone.

If possible, sending this guy to the police station would be a good option.

Watching Aragaki Yu eat peony shrimp sashimi while simultaneously drinking a glass of fruit wine laced with spikes.

Vermouth's lips curled up slightly.

This guy has already had four or five drinks.

This is no ordinary fruit wine; this amount of rum would probably make even her a little tipsy.

Across from Vermouth, the hand that was about to pick up a piece of crab with chopsticks trembled slightly, and the crab leg that Aragaki Yu had picked up fell onto the table.

At the same time, Aragaki Yu's eyes also became unfocused.

Seeing this, and noticing that Aragaki Yu was already quite drunk, Vermouth finally revealed a mysterious smile.

With a simple wave of her hand, Vermouth removed the "Chifuyu Orimura" mask from her face, revealing her mature and charming appearance.

Compared to Chima Orimura's appearance, she was still more used to her own.

The next second, she suddenly stood up from her chair, slowly walked from opposite Aragaki Yu to his side, and sat down close to him under the pretense of tidying up his desk.

Amidst the snow woman's gritted teeth expression on Aragaki Yu's head, Vermouth was practically pressed against Aragaki Yu's body.

"Yu~" Vermouth pressed her face close to Yu's, staring directly into his eyes, and whispered softly.

"Ok?"

Aragaki Yu's eyes were still somewhat glazed, and he leaned against Vermouth with his face flushed.

Vermouth is very satisfied with Aragaki Yu's current state.

Vermouth smoothed her slightly disheveled hair behind her ear and asked casually, "Yu, I've noticed you and that girl named Ran Mouri seem to get along quite well. I was wondering if she's your girlfriend?"

She decided to start with Ran Mouri.

Firstly, she was indeed most concerned about Ran Mouri's situation.

Secondly, she was worried that asking Shinichi Kudo directly might arouse Yuu Aragaki's suspicion.

Upon hearing this, Aragaki Yu chuckled and, somewhat dazed, looked at Vermouth beside him and replied, "Ran? What nonsense are you talking about? Although Ran is indeed a kind and lovely girl, she... has a childhood friend, you know!"

Vermouth nodded, not particularly surprised by Aragaki Yu's assessment of Mouri Ran.

“Childhood sweethearts!” Vermouth chuckled, hoping to steer the conversation toward Shinichi Kudo.

"Hiccup~ Yeah, though he's just a not-so-reliable detective!" As Yu Aragaki hiccuped, he also casually put his arm around Vermouth's shoulder.

It feels smooth and soft to the touch.

At this moment, Vermouth involuntarily frowned as she scrutinized Jiang Xia's expression.

It wasn't because Aragaki Yu had any "groping" behavior while drunk.

It was because of the disdain and disgust that Aragaki Yuu expressed towards Kudo Shinichi when he spoke.

"..."

What's happening here!

Vermouth's heart skipped a beat—

Could it be that this guy has a crush on Ran, which is why he treats Shinichi Kudo, the biggest obstacle in his way, this way?

If that's the case, Vermouth has reason to suspect that if Aragaki Yuu gets the chance, Kudo Shinichi might fall victim to his poison.

"Oh? It sounds like you don't like that high school detective?" Vermouth pressed for an explanation.

"Yeah! You, you tell me, who would leave their girlfriend Xiaolan alone... and then go out to solve a case!"

Because of his intoxication, Aragaki Yu's voice sounded somewhat stammering.

"Yes, because when Ran is in danger, Shinichi Kudo... that guy is always nowhere to be found!"

As soon as Aragaki Yu finished speaking, Vermouth subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Judging from what Aragaki Yu said, things weren't as he thought.

This guy was actually feeling sorry for his classmate Xiaolan's situation.

So, does that mean he really didn't know that Shinichi Kudo had been drugged by Gin?

Thinking of this, Vermouth narrowed her eyes as she looked at Aragaki Yu, who was standing very close to her.

Facing Vermouth's intense gaze, Aragaki Yu, with his eyes glazed over, didn't flinch and stared directly into her eyes.

The next second, Vermouth was the first to give in, "Yeah, it seems like that high school detective is pretty scum."

……

Meanwhile, Conan, who was at the Mouri Detective Agency, rubbed his nose: "Achoo~"

Chapter 516 Vermouth's Conflicting Feelings

"I heard you've been hanging out with a bunch of kids lately?" Vermouth asked casually, looking at the tipsy Aragaki Yu. "I didn't know you were so popular with the kids?"

Vermouth could understand to some extent why Aragaki Yu and Ran had a good relationship.

After all, they were classmates, and all of them were handsome men and beautiful women. Ran was gentle and sincere, Shinichi Kudo was a mystery fanatic, and Yuu Aragaki was also quite capable. It wasn't surprising that they could get along so well.

However, the close relationship between Aragaki Yu and Edogawa Conan is giving Vermouth a bit of a headache.

As a close friend of Yukiko Kudo, Vermouth had naturally met Shinichi Kudo when he was a child.

Therefore, after Shinichi Kudo disappeared, he came to Japan and met "Conan Edogawa" who was with Ran, so he naturally began to suspect Conan's identity.

Since the organization was able to develop a drug that could "keep her young forever," it wouldn't be unacceptable if another drug that could reverse aging appeared.

Subsequently, driven by this suspicion, Vermouth disguised herself as Dr. Araide and conducted physical examinations on the students of Teitan Elementary School. After successfully obtaining Conan's fingerprints, she was able to fully confirm Conan Edogawa's true identity.

That's right, Conan Edogawa is indeed his "adopted son"—Shinichi Kudo.

As someone who knew the true function of APTX4869, a certain conjecture instantly formed in her mind—

After Shinichi Kudo was given the poison APTX-4869 developed by Gin, he did not die, but instead reverted to his childhood form. This is why Shinichi Kudo's body has not been found to this day.

Gin may not have taken this matter to heart, but Vermouth had been keeping a close eye on it.

Subsequently, Shinichi Kudo, who had been "poisoned" by the organization, took this opportunity to hide by the side of his childhood friend Ran Mouri, hoping to use her father, the famous detective Kogoro Mouri, to investigate the organization.

He approached the child because of Conan Edogawa's true identity.