The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"Ah."

Unexpectedly, after noticing the subtle expression on Aragaki Yu's face, Vermouth raised an eyebrow and suddenly let out a soft sneer.

"Don't worry, I've been pretty bored these past few days, so I'll be your driver as a way of thanking you and Ms. Miyano for taking care of me during this time."

"And... actually, I'm quite interested in your work too." As she said this, Vermouth raised her eyebrows slightly, a hint of interest flashing in her eyes.

"Is there no mission in the organization?"

Seeing Vermouth making a face that looked like she was about to die of boredom, Aragaki Yu's expression also became quite strange.

He subconsciously thought of his boss, Gin, who was probably too busy to handle anything else at the moment.

The members of the organization are truly a case of "no comparison, no harm."

It turns out that only Gin is the real workhorse of the distillery.

The rest are all salted fish.

"Oh, you said this!"

Upon hearing the words "organization" and "mission," Vermouth first frowned subconsciously, then quickly shrugged and acted nonchalant, "I've been recovering from my injuries lately, so I'm just giving myself a break."

After saying that, Vermouth stood up with a smile and walked towards the refrigerator.

The next moment, she opened the refrigerator door without any hesitation and began to examine it. In the end, she pulled out a can of beer from somewhere.

However, she wasn't just thinking about herself; while taking out a beer, she also casually picked up a can of cola and threw it at Aragaki Yu.

"..."

You know what, it was pretty accurate.

Yuu Aragaki caught the Coke Vermouth threw to him and pursed his lips.

Ha, this woman is really rude, she doesn't treat herself like an outsider at all!

Phew——

Vermouth returned to the sofa and opened the beer can. With a hiss, a refreshing coolness wafted out of the can.

However, just as she raised the beer can to take a sip, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and grabbed her wrist.

The next second, Vermouth looked up with some annoyance, only to see Aragaki Yu take the beer can from her hand expressionlessly, and then shove his own Coke into her hand, "Didn't you say you were going to drive?"

"Heh~"

Vermouth chuckled at this.

After giving Aragaki Yu a deep look, he looked at the Coke can in his hand.

The next second, she seemed to think of something, and her smile became strange yet radiant. She then opened the jar again and drank it all in one gulp.

It's just a regular "exorcism" request anyway, so Vermouth can go if she wants.

After all, he had just saved this woman's life, and they were still in the "honeymoon period," so he figured she wouldn't have any other thoughts.

Of course, even if she had other intentions, Aragaki Yu was not afraid of her at all.

After all, the Snow Woman has expressed her desire to teach Vermouth a lesson more than once.

If such an opportunity truly existed, the Snow Woman would probably be more than eager to seize it.

Besides, there's no harm in using a free driver!

Chapter 635 It's not good to get involved with unclean things.

A few hours later.

In Gunma Prefecture, a Porsche is speeding along a sparsely populated road.

After glancing at Vermouth, who was driving, Yuu Aragaki, sitting in the passenger seat, turned to look at the distant, layered mountains outside the window.

He finally remembered that the gold he had "picked up" here last time hadn't been touched yet.

Thinking about it this way, I suddenly realized that I'm not poor after all.

Yuu Aragaki touched his chin, feeling that he didn't seem to need to work so hard.

……

Another twenty minutes passed.

Vermouth traveled dozens of kilometers through the mountains and forests following the map.

A loud "bang" suddenly rang out on the dark forest path.

The next second, the car bumped twice on the road and then slowed down, stopping on the side of the road as it rolled over the slightly rugged grass.

"Another tire blowout..."

Vermouth, who got out of the car first, simply glanced at the front wheel and silently sighed at Aragaki Yu, who got out of the passenger seat.

When Vermouth used to race, she would only get a flat tire once every ten days or so.

But today, for some reason, I was just driving in the mountains and forests when I had two tire blowouts in just ten minutes...

I knew the spare tire was of poor quality, but it shouldn't be this bad!

"hehe."

Thinking of this, Vermouth glanced at Aragaki Yu a couple more times.

Vermouth did not believe that this was her problem.

It seems that in this world, it's not just detectives who have bad luck.

I heard that Yuya Aragaki, like his unlucky "godson," often appears at various crime scenes.

Suddenly realizing this, Vermouth subconsciously took two steps to keep some distance from Aragaki Yu.

Sometimes, you really can't help but believe in superstitions!

Aragaki Yu: "..."

……

Because even the spare tire in the trunk was damaged, Vermouth and Aragaki had no choice but to stay put and wait for rescue.

Fortunately, although it is located in the middle of nowhere, this place can still receive a faint signal.

However, after calling the towing company, they found that the company had already closed for the day, and the only remaining on-duty vehicles were already on duty.

If we wait, it will probably take five or six hours to get to their place.

Of course, considering the safety of travelers in the remote mountains, the towing company staff kindly provided them with the location of the nearest hotel.

Clearly, this wasn't the first time the towing company staff had encountered this situation.

According to the map, the hotel was only a half-hour walk from where Aragaki and Vermouth had their tires blown out.

Rather than waiting idly in this place, the two exchanged a glance and quickly took out their luggage from the car.

As for the vehicle, the towing company staff will naturally come to handle it the next day.

Although it was getting dark, the forest seemed rather eerie.

However, neither Aragaki Yu nor Vermouth were the type to be intimidated by such an atmosphere.

As Yuu Aragaki followed Vermouth, he took a deep breath and stretched to ease his body.

It must be said that the air in this place is indeed much fresher than in the city.

Just as Aragaki Yu was reflecting on this, he noticed that Vermouth, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped and her gaze shifted.

Aragaki Yu, who was following closely behind, immediately became alert.

In this deep mountain forest, even with fireflies paving the way ahead, Aragaki Yuu cannot afford to be careless.

Indeed, perhaps because of her recent string of "unemployment," the resentful Yingcao took the initiative to explore the way.

Normally, the Yuki-onna who would take on this task would absolutely refuse to leave the Yin-Yang Realm and go ahead alone to explore the way because she hates this kind of environment the most.

Therefore, Yuki-onna didn't mind at all that the unemployed Hotaru had "stolen" her job.

Let's put that aside for now.

At this moment, Yuu Aragaki followed Vermouth's gaze and found that her eyes were fixed on a stone statue lying on the side of the road.

It doesn't look like anything dangerous.

"This looks like a Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue. I wonder why it's lying here." Aragaki Yu took two steps forward and walked to Vermouth's side, staring at the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue on the ground.

For some unknown reason, it was lying face down in the soil.

The collapsed stone statue looks rather ominous.

Yuu Aragaki frowned, knowing that there were many mysterious and inexplicable things in this world of Detective Conan, and he subconsciously wanted to straighten the fallen Jizo Bodhisattva statue.

However, he had just squatted down when Vermouth reached out and stopped him, saying, "I advise you not to make any rash moves."

"Ok?"

Aragaki, who had been pulled up by Vermouth by the collar, turned around and looked at Vermouth with some confusion.

Although she knew a little about these strange things, Vermouth never believed in ghosts or gods.