No one understands the laws of Collider better than me.

"Hey, Yawenyi, there's an assassination mission today, but you don't need to be involved. All you need to do is, as a police officer, go to the scene afterward and erase all traces of us. You'll find out the specific target after our assassination mission is over, and then you tell Vermouth to go to a location and wait."

"Gin, why didn't you tell me sooner? You suddenly announced an assassination mission today and made me clean up your mess—you've ruined all my plans."

"Heh, Yawenyi, as the commander of the mission, I don't need to explain so much to you. Or are you afraid of something, feeling that you can't notify anyone in advance?"

Kitahara Masaki chuckled along. Gin is the kind of person who would suspect others of being the mole even without any evidence, since he's already driven to the brink of neurasthenia by the mole.

"Hehe, you're being so careful. You must be terrified of failure. Oh, by the way, you let the Miyano sisters slip away before, and it seems you haven't even managed to get a single programmer sorted out lately. Is the boss planning to transfer you?"

"Shut up! It's none of your business what I do! All you have to do is play the role of a good cop, Kitahara Masaki!"

Enraged, he hung up the phone, which surprised Kitahara Masaki. However, this was a good sign—it proved that Gin was starting to panic. His own missions had failed one after another, but the assassination mission led by Yawen Yi had been successfully completed. If things continued like this, Gin's position might be in jeopardy. He must be getting anxious, which is why he planned to exclude Kitahara Masaki from this mission.

Kitahara Masaki naturally knew what Gin was planning, but he didn't think it was a big deal. In fact, it was a good thing because if Kitahara Masaki were to act with Gin and the others, his room for maneuver would be much smaller. So, the current situation of excluding him from the action team suited his wishes perfectly.

After discussing it with Vermouth, she asked:

"Shinichi, do you want me to install a bugging device?"

"Of course not. If Gin finds out afterward, he'll definitely consider you a mole. This time, you'll just have to obediently wait for orders. Gin is really going all out this time. He's making sure the details of this mission don't leak out. He only told us today to prevent us from preparing in advance."

Vermouth was just asking, of course. She knew very well that Kitahara Masaki knew that the bugging device would affect the cell phone signal, which would definitely arouse Gin's suspicion. She just wanted to hear Kitahara Masaki say something caring to her.

After realizing what evil Kitahara Masaki was planning, Vermouth could only pray for him. After all, she knew nothing about the mission's objective and location. It seemed that Gin was indeed as Kitahara Masaki had said—he was beginning to fear that his command position would be shaken, causing the boss to hand over command of the mission to someone else, or even to Kitahara Masaki.

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After saying goodbye to Vermouth, Kitahara Masaki went to work immediately and then made a phone call to ask Koshimizu Nanatsuki to come over early as well.

However, barring any unforeseen circumstances, can it still be called the World of Detective Conan?

"You mean the female news anchor you met by chance asked Uncle Mori to handle a case, so you went to her house, and the transmitter and listening device that you had stuck to the wall with chewing gum fell down and happened to stick to the sole of the female news anchor's shoe. Now you've discovered through the eavesdropping that she's also a member of the Black Organization... So many coincidences, but the result is a bad thing. It's really quite like the Grim Reaper's style."

Not long after he left, Conan called and told Kitahara Masaki that he had discovered that Mizunashi Rena was actually a member of the Black Organization!

However, although Rena Mizunashi joined the organization, she was actually an undercover agent sent by the CIA. Moreover, her code name, Kir, was given to her by her father at the cost of his life. Therefore, it can be said that she is a true mole within the organization. In order to destroy the organization and fulfill her father's last wish, she will definitely stop at nothing to stay in the organization, just so that one day she can pass on important information.

However, her situation is now in grave danger, all because of Conan's actions. But it's not entirely the brat's fault, since he doesn't have the organization's radar, and Kitahara Masaki didn't explain to him any of the organization's moles that he didn't need to worry about.

"Oh dear, this is a bit troublesome. If Gin discovers the listening device and transmitter in the sole of her shoe, Uncle Mori will naturally become suspicious of Gin, and you will definitely be in danger."

"I know! I regret it too! But now we have to rely on your help!"

"Alright, alright, stop being so mushy. Tell me what you heard first."

"Oh, right! I heard them say they're carrying out an assassination today. The target's codename is DJ, and the assassination will take place at Eddie P! Kitahara-kun, do you know where that place is?"

Of course I know. Kitahara Masaki, who is only familiar with the main storyline, naturally knows that they are going to assassinate a Japanese Self-Defense Force officer, Tsuchimon Yasutaka. Eddie P's idea is to snipe Tsuchimon Yasutaka at Beika Park. The sniping distance is only two or three hundred yards. That's why Gin didn't call Kitahara Masaki this time. After all, Chianti and Korn can definitely handle this distance.

However, if these two snipers, who only know how to shoot at static targets, are given the opportunity, Gin will probably have to resort to Plan B again when things change. But Kitahara Masaki only appeared to sabotage his Plan B.

"Alright, you don't need to go. Didn't Kiel already meet you yesterday? If she sees you, given their suspicious nature, they might conclude that you're following her. If things get to that point, you'll be suspected before you even remove the bugging device, which would be even more dangerous."

"I always feel like you're hiding something from me. No, you must be hiding something from me!"

"Yes, but what can you do?"

"Aaaaaah!!!" Conan scratched his head, extremely dissatisfied with Kitahara Masaki's attitude, but he also knew that this was not something he could get involved in casually.

"However—let Professor Agasa take you to Beika Park. If you follow my instructions obediently, I can also give you some tasks."

After the initial sullenness followed by a triumphant euphoria, Conan naturally nodded repeatedly on the other end of the phone.

Chapter 243 Recognizing a Thief as Father

"Tsuchimon Yasuhiro, a Self-Defense Force officer, often makes statements opposing criminal organizations. When running for parliament, his slogan was 'Never compromise with any criminal organization and resolutely crack down on all evil forces.' Because he and his family have a deep military background, most assassination attempts against him have failed."

As Kitahara Masaki listened to the information Ai had found, he couldn't help but wonder if this guy named Tsuchimon Yasuhiro had something wrong with his head. A Self-Defense Force officer shouting slogans about fighting evil forces—what was the point? Was he going to join the Metropolitan Police Department or the National Police Agency? Or perhaps he would drive anti-personnel mines and tanks into Tokyo?

The fact that someone like him, who only knows how to shout slogans, has gained a lot of support from citizens only shows how surreal Japanese politics is. Someone who knows nothing about the evil forces in Tokyo shouts to fight against them. Even if someone like him, who only runs for office for the benefit of his family, is killed by the Black Organization, Kitahara Masaki wouldn't think there's anything wrong with it.

However, in front of Conan, Kitahara Masaki still had to pretend to be like, "I will find a way to save him." But in reality, he was thinking that if Gin's mission failed again, the boss might become dissatisfied with Gin. In that case, Kitahara Masaki, as someone who had completed a large-scale mission, would have more opportunities.

"Kitahara-nii, if Conan comes along too, won't Rena Mizunashi find out?"

Kitahara Masaki shook his head and said:

"I should have told you sooner. Kir, also known as Rena Mizunashi, is an undercover agent of the CIA within the organization, which means she is one of us."

"What?!"

In order for Conan to understand the situation more quickly, Kitahara Masaki directly told them Mizunashi Rena's true identity, making them understand that Mizunashi Rena was a member of the Red Team.

"Oh no! Does this mean that because of a coincidence, she might be suspected?"

"Yes, so this is our only chance. If we can't remove the bug in time, Gil might be killed by Gin."

When everyone arrived at Beika Park in Professor Agasa's car, Vermouth and Gin also drove there. In Gin's eyes, Kitahara Masaki and his group looked like an elderly couple with their two grandchildren playing in the park. However, in Vermouth's eyes, she saw Yawen and Sherry.

What are you planning to do, Shinichi? If you were a magician, this performance would be completely improvised, without any preparation whatsoever.

However, she was unaware that Kitahara Masaki had already obtained information about Chianti and Cohen's situation through drones. Having already located the sniper, Kitahara Masaki was naturally able to take some kind of countermeasure.

If the original storyline had continued, Conan would have had Jodie shoot and destroy the watering can used for irrigating the greenery, causing the citizens around Tsuchimichi Yasuharu to hold up umbrellas, obscuring the sniper's view, which would have allowed Gin to have the sniper retreat first, and then proceed with Plan B.

However, for Kitahara Masaki, while this plan showed that Conan was quick-witted, it was also prone to unexpected problems. After all, even with the umbrella up, the sniper could still continue to snipe.

Therefore, Kitahara Masaki believes there are two prudent solutions. The first is to prevent the sniper from sniping, not through gentle methods like obscuring the view with an umbrella, but by forcefully interrupting the sniper's attack, such as by posing as a building manager and inadvertently discovering Chianti and her group. The second method is to prevent the sniper from aiming at the target. As long as the target remains constantly moving, Gin will definitely prevent Chianti and her group from firing. After all, the Black Organization is a criminal organization, not a terrorist organization. If they randomly shoot and kill civilians, the nature of the crime changes. Even if they manage to kill the target with a follow-up shot, the boss will not accept such a messy outcome.

The first method requires at least two people, but Kitahara Masaki currently has no helpers; his only trustworthy assistant has been reassigned to standby by Gin. Therefore, only the second method remains.

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“Very good, Kiel, take the DJ to the agreed location.”

Rena Mizunashi's brooch had a miniature camera on it. Gin used that lens to pinpoint Tsuchimichi Yasunori's location and then sent commands to Kir through an earpiece.

"Hehehe, it seems we were able to capture some pretty amazing footage. It's a real shame it wasn't broadcast live."

Vodka, standing to the side, smiled like an elder of the Soul Hall, at least at the Dou Zong level.

Rena Mizunashi, acting as the host, guided Yasuhiro Tsuchimon to the agreed-upon sniping location. Once Yasuhiro Tsuchimon sat down on the bench, the two snipers would begin their attack, eliminating the hardline senator and facilitating the Black Organization's infiltration.

Therefore, Rena Mizunashi did not want Tsuchimon Yasuharu to be killed. Even though he was just a politician with no real change in name, he was still one of the few people who opposed the Black Organization.

However, in order to fulfill her father's last wish, Rena Mizunashi had no choice but to obey Gin's orders and said:

"It's not appropriate to talk standing up. Shall we find a place to sit down? How about the bench over there?"

However, just two steps from the bench, several passersby saw Tsuchimon Yasuhiro and wanted to shake his hand or get his autograph, which made the somewhat impatient Gin click his tongue. But now was not the best time to snipe, so he could only tell the sniper to continue waiting.

However, he soon regretted his choice.

"Oh! Found you, you liar! Tumen Kanghui!"

"You, a Self-Defense Force officer, treat the most evil country in the world as your father every day. Don't you feel ashamed?"

"Get out! Get out! Tokyo doesn't need someone like you! You're a military officer, so all you do is bully the local yakuza? You fall silent when facing the US military?"

Suddenly, a group of guys with hair colors that could match a rainbow rushed over, and another group of guys who looked like gangsters also surrounded them. Everyone was extremely dissatisfied with Tsuchimon Yasuhiro. The passersby who were just passing by were jostled and pushed around, making the originally open park path narrow. Although Tsuchimon Yasuhiro's bodyguards tried their best to maintain order, there were only two of them, and soon someone rushed up to Tsuchimon Yasuhiro.

Although Tumen Kanghui was also a martial arts expert, he was no match for the crowd. He was pushed around by various people like dough being kneaded, and his suit was torn to shreds, leaving him looking disheveled.

This unexpected situation clearly caught Gin and his team off guard. With so many people present, it was even less likely that Gin would allow the sniper to fire.

However, Tumen Kanghui realized that if he stayed there any longer, he would probably be torn to pieces by the irrational crowd, so he tried his best to squeeze towards his car. His car was naturally bulletproof, and the moment he got in, he had already lost the opportunity to snipe.

However, Kitahara Masaki incited so many people not to save Tsuchimon Yasutsugu, but to save Mizunashi Rena. At this moment, Gin's attention was on Tsuchimon Yasutsugu, and because of the crowd, Mizunashi Rena was also swept forward.

At this moment, Kitahara Masaki was responsible for stepping on Mizunashi Rena's shoes, while Conan took the opportunity to remove the chewing gum containing the listening device and transmitter that was stuck to the bottom of her shoes.

Chapter 244 He already had no way out.

"oops!"

Rena Mizunashi, whose shoes had been stepped on, realized that her shoes had also been stepped on and fallen off, but there were people all around and she couldn't even see the ground clearly.

However, Conan, being short, moved through the crowd with the agility of a fish in water, and in one swift motion, he grabbed Rena Mizunashi's shoe and then quickly removed the chewing gum from it.

Yue——

Conan suppressed his disgust, knowing he had to clean up the mess he had made. After finishing up the mess, he immediately used the crowd as cover to leave the place that Gin was closely monitoring. Kitahara Masaki also left after seeing that Conan had completed his mission.

"Kitahara-nii, how is it? Is everything alright now?"

"Hehe, hurry up and throw away that chewing gum in your hand, and then go wash your hands."

Knowing he had completed his mission, Conan was overjoyed. After washing his hands, he asked:

"Since their target is Tumen Kanghui, and Tumen Kanghui hasn't been killed yet, it means the Black Organization hasn't given up on assassinating him, right? Then we can set a trap in advance and wipe them all out in one fell swoop! What do you think?"

Conan seems to be getting a little cocky. At this moment, Kitahara Masaki is definitely unwilling to arrest the Black Organization members. Since Vermouth is one of the operatives for this mission, the best option is to have them use Plan B to take care of Tsuchimon Yasuharu. However, at this point, they still need to appease this righteous kid.

"Hmm, I'll try to figure something out, but let Professor Agasa go back first. You seem a bit cocky. You only knew the Black Organization had this assassination operation because you were lucky, but if the bugging device hadn't been retrieved, then you were unlucky! Do you believe that the moment Gin discovered the bugging device, he would have killed Uncle Mori? The reason they were able to stop their sniping operation so easily this time is because they had several backup assassination plans, understand?"

Gin is now anxious to prove that his command is correct and that he is not like most police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department who have been cursed. What if he sees through his plan and orders two snipers to support him in a counterattack?

The reason he was scared away when he went to Itakura Taku's disk last time was because Gin only had one other person, and since he was only going to pick up a disk, he probably only brought a pistol with him.

But this time is different. It's obvious that Gin has prepared several plans. He had Vermouth on standby because Plan B would involve Vermouth's appearance. So what about Plan C and Plan D? Kitahara Masaki has now changed the main storyline. He severed the connection between Conan and the FBI and had the Public Security Bureau keep a close eye on the FBI from the beginning. This is because he needs time to develop his power and wants the FBI to avoid a direct confrontation with the Black Organization so early. Until Rum arrives in Japan, Kitahara Masaki will have the FBI continue to "bide their time."

So, it's not time yet. As long as the heavyweight second-in-command Rum hasn't appeared, Kitahara Masaki won't stop causing trouble.

“Okay—but I think it’s worth investigating why Tsuchimon Yasuhiro became the target of the Black Organization. Also, there’s the matter of Tsuchimon Yasuhiro’s action plan. If there’s no mole in his campaign office, this kind of thing should be hard to leak.”

"Haha, I think instead of investigating why Tsuchimichi Kanghui became the target, we should investigate why the other councilors weren't. Also, regarding action plans, the organization has highly skilled hackers; finding that kind of information on their computers is a piece of cake. So, any clues you think are worth investigating are basically not clues at all. Don't always think the people in the organization are like the Japanese mafia; they can get scientists like Haibara to make things like Drug A for them, so never underestimate them."

After Professor Agasa escorted the eager detective home, Kitahara Masaki had already found out what Haibara had asked him to investigate.

Recently, a person who has been targeting Tsuchimon Yasunari is a member of the Mud Association named Tokushima Kiriko. She is one of the few female yakuza executives, and her narrow eyes are unsettling. Video footage shows that this female executive is not someone to be trifled with; she often beats people until they bleed. However, because her father is a very influential figure in the yakuza, the police give her some leeway. Moreover, this woman is also quite fierce. The information obtained from the police after questioning her even contains clues that she sent assassins to kill Tsuchimon Yasunari.

This was clearly false intelligence released by the organization beforehand, and the police did not take it seriously. After all, if every piece of intelligence without any basis were to be verified, the manpower and resources required would be enormous.

It just so happens that she's a female cadre... So, is Gin's Plan B to have Vermouth impersonate this woman to assassinate Tsuchimon Yasuharu? Or is it like in the original story, where she's used as bait?

Regardless of the circumstances, the fact remains that Tsuchimichi Yasuhiro is doomed. Unlike Conan, Kitahara Masaki may still retain some sense of justice, but while satisfying it, he absolutely cannot allow his own people to be in danger.

"Brother Kitahara, are you not going to save that man?"

"What's wrong, Haibara? Are you disappointed in me?"

"No, from the first day we met, I knew you were actually a man with a terrible personality, although I don't really have the right to say that about you."

"Hiss—you really don't hold back when you're criticizing people. But you're right, that's exactly who I am. If sacrificing Mr. Tsuchimon allows the CIA's undercover agents to continue their safe operation, I think it's a reasonable deal."