Conan, I'm an actor

"Then do you think this method could solve the case?"

"Sure." Although my mind was a little foggy, there was no need to think about this kind of question.

"Then what else did you say?"

"But Hamano-kai..."

"So, in your subconscious, your primary goal isn't solving cases, but protecting lives, or rather, prioritizing life above all else." Shinjo slammed on the brakes. "That's not a bad thing, but it won't make you a great detective."

"A detective like that is better off not being one," Yue Shui muttered.

Just then, Shinjo's phone screen lit up. The sender was Zero, and the message contained only one sentence: Sherry is in danger.

The moment Shinjo saw the message, his brows furrowed instantly. What a joke! He shouldn't have let Sherry do anything dangerous. Could it be that this woman made a fool of herself?

Chapter 211 The Person Who Will Blame Others

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but want to call Amuro Tooru, but after seeing the probing gaze of Koshimizu in the passenger seat, he suppressed his impulse.

Soon, Koshimizu and Shinjo returned to their villa. After Shinjo stuffed all the clothes into the washing machine, he dialed Kazama's number and asked him to contact Amuro Tooru.

Because of the exposure of Sherry and Bourbon's relationship last time, Amuro Tooru was suspected by Gin, and the two's communication changed from two-way to one-way. They could only communicate through Kazama, the middleman.

The call was answered quickly, but Kazama said he couldn't contact Amuro Tooru for the time being, but would give him an answer within three days.

Shin-joo stroked his chin; things seemed to be getting complicated.

After finally managing to recruit Amuro Tooru as an intelligence agent, it didn't take long for Gin to find him.

Moreover, he didn't dare to ask Vermouth for help. Given the fox's sensitivity, she would definitely sense the problem, and Amuro Tooru would only be in greater danger.

"Is something the matter?" Curaçao noticed the expression on Shinjo's face. "Do you need me to take care of this?"

"You're going to get involved in things related to Gin?" Shinjo asked, raising an eyebrow.

“It’s not impossible. My current identity is that of a traitor to the organization, and I’ll have to face Gin sooner or later. It’s good to get familiar with him now.” Curaçao’s answer surprised Shinjo.

Just then, Karen's investigation results came out: last night, Shiho Miyano was taken to a secret facility. Although that facility also had electronic equipment, it used an internal network, and a forced intrusion would likely be discovered.

"Isn't this the detention center?" Curaçao stared in surprise at the screen. "The interrogation room? Who was brought in?"

“Shirley, a researcher.” Upon hearing the word “interrogation room,” Shinjo’s face darkened. “Do you know what’s going on in here?”

“No need to worry. Since this facility was built, no more than five people have been taken in, and they are all extremely important people.” Curaçao seemed to have seen through New Town’s concerns. “Your friend must know some extremely important secrets, otherwise Gin would have killed him directly.”

"Get ready, we're going in to rescue people tonight," Xincheng immediately decided.

"Huh?" Curaçao was taken aback. "Who are you planning to pin the blame on? This is Japan. Going directly against Gin is very dangerous for us. We need to find a scapegoat."

"What about your former employer?" Shinjo asked directly. "Rum never knew what the drug the organization was researching actually did, so in order to find out the specific effects of the drug, he kidnapped a researcher."

“Rum isn’t that stupid, and you can just kidnap any researcher for this kind of thing; there’s no need to kidnap the project leader,” Curaçao said with a hint of helplessness.

Why are you so sure?

"Do you think Rum hasn't done this kind of thing?"

"That's because he failed to kidnap the researcher last time, so this time he kidnapped the project leader. It makes perfect sense."

"Because of what happened last time, Rum has already been warned by the BOSS. He won't act rashly until he's prepared to break ties with the BOSS."

"He can't, but his men can!"

"Binga might be a possibility, but you've already killed him."

"Then let's train another Binga, or forge a plan on Binga's computer."

“These kinds of things will all be exposed if you confront them on the spot.” Curaçao still didn’t think highly of Shinjo’s operation, but Shinjo was clearly determined to go, so she couldn’t interfere.

Meanwhile, inside the detention facility

"Now you can explain why you developed the antidote and what your relationship with Bourbon is, right?" Vodka placed a cup of coffee in front of Shiho Miyano.

"Why should I tell you guys?" Shirley's expression was icy.

Vodka was also having a bit of a headache; Sherry's uncooperative attitude made him feel somewhat troubled.

As a high-tech talent needed by the organization, they couldn't bring themselves to harm her before she clearly betrayed the organization.

“Then you can stay here with your secret,” Vodka said somewhat helplessly. “Come find me when you’ve figured things out.”

"Don't even dream about it, I'm not telling you." Shiho Miyano said to herself, watching Vodka's retreating figure.

If she keeps quiet, she might have a chance to live; Cognac and Bourbon might try to save her, since they were accomplices. But if she speaks, both she and her sister, who has already escaped, could die.

After leaving the house, Vodka went straight upstairs to a monitoring room.

Gin, in the monitoring room, was staring at the monitor in front of him, seemingly deep in thought.

“Boss, that woman still won’t talk,” Vodka said with a hint of helplessness. “I suspect that Cognac told her something, like…”

"For example, it was us who ordered the elimination of Miyano Akemi." Gin seemed to have anticipated this kind of thing.

"Huh?"

"Do you know why I locked her up here?" Gin asked, pointing at Shiho Miyano on the screen.

"Why?" Vodka was also a little puzzled. Knowing that he wouldn't get any answers, why waste his time?

“What’s certain now is that Cognac, Bourbon, and she are connected,” Gin said with a smile. “I want to see how far Cognac and Bourbon are willing to go for her. By the way, how’s the investigation into her background going? Are there any intersections with Bourbon’s trajectory?”

“No, Bourbon’s resume is clean, and the two of them, one grew up in Japan and the other in America, there’s no way they could have crossed paths,” Vodka said, frowning. “Shirley’s resume couldn’t be fake, so the problem must be with Bourbon’s resume, but…”

"But what?"

“I investigated Bourbon’s resume and found that he did indeed attend the primary and secondary schools listed on it, which is the strangest thing,” Vodka said, frowning. “If this is fake, then Bourbon must have a very powerful organization behind him helping him forge these resumes. The most likely explanation is…”

“Japanese Public Security.” Gin’s eyes sharpened.

"Should we take direct action against Bourbon?" Vodka asked.

He knew Gin's personality; even if he only had suspicions, he would not hesitate to take Bourbon's life.

However, this time, Vodka realized that his judgment was wrong, because Gin did not give the order, seemingly because he was wary of something.

Chapter 212 Selection of Personnel for the Rescue Operation

"Are you looking for evidence?" Vodka asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Yes, Bourbon’s situation is a bit special right now; he’s someone Vermouth lent to Cognac.” Gin felt a bit of a toothache. “If it’s not necessary, I don’t really want to mess with that woman and that mad dog.”

Vodka nodded in agreement. Cognac was indeed a mad dog. After Rum offended him, not only were his men dealt with, but even his family's businesses back home suffered.

“But boss, is it possible that Cognac is also an undercover agent?” Vodka asked with some doubt. “If he is, what should we do?”

Gin's expression was somewhat stiff; it seemed that even if Cognac was an undercover agent, there was nothing he could do.

At 8 p.m. that evening, just as Curaçao and Yusuke Sakata were preparing to leave for the new town, Tooru Amuro received a call.

However, Amuro Tooru didn't know much about Shiho Miyano's situation either. He only knew that she had been arrested, but he didn't know why. Moreover, he felt that Gin and Vodka seemed to be wary of him, which made his work somewhat difficult.

"How's the situation? Any news?" Curaçao asked, looking at the new city.

"There's nothing particularly useful information right now, but we've got a lot of trouble," Shinjo said with a hint of helplessness. "It seems that Bourbon's undercover identity has been discovered."

Curaçao was taken aback. She had heard the name Bourbon before. He seemed to be a capable general under Vermouth. Had even such a person been turned by this guy?

How is he doing now?

“He’s been temporarily quarantined. This operation seems to be targeting him and Sherry.” Shinjo looked at Sakata Yusuke in the back seat. “How are Okakura and Aso?”

“Their ambulances are already on standby and ready to provide medical assistance at any time,” Sakata Yusuke said. “But isn’t this too risky? Are the three of us going to attack their main base?”

“A surprise attack, it’s all about quality, not quantity.” Shinjo glanced at Curaçao beside him. “Besides, there are four of us. Some people only need two people to raid the main camp. Karen, how’s the situation?”

There was a moment of silence in the headset before Karen's voice came through.

“Their firewall is very strong. We just cracked it and are now making a replacement video,” Karen said. “However, there will be frame skipping during the replacement, which is unavoidable and may be detected.”

"It's not a big problem. The main purpose is to ruin Gin's eyes anyway." Shinjo drove up to the facility quickly.

The facility is not large, but members of the organization live in the four surrounding buildings, and these members are natural sentinels.

“There are 16 rooms in total, and each room houses more than three members of the organization, making a total of more than 50 people,” Curaçao said, pointing to the map. “If we don’t deal with them, even if we infiltrate, we will be suppressed when we try to evacuate.”

As Yusuke Sakata looked at the topographical map in front of him, his face gradually darkened. The rooms in these four apartment buildings were extremely spread out.

Taking care of these people without alerting others is virtually impossible. Of course, Curaçao and New Town are skilled enough to do it, but he can't.

"You're planning a direct assault?" Shinjo asked Curaçao. "How confident are you?"

“Thirty percent.” Curacao glanced sideways at Yusuke Sakata beside him. “These residents monitor each other. If a resident’s balcony surveillance personnel are absent for an extended period, they will conduct their own inspections. And if a problem is found during the inspection…”

"Is this really possible?" Yusuke Sakata said with a long face. "I don't think the three of us are enough. We need at least ten times as many."

Looking at the map in front of him, Xincheng suddenly asked, "What would happen if I set these four buildings on fire?"

Curaçao and Yusuke Sakata looked at him at the same time, seemingly unable to believe that these words came from his mouth.

“I must remind you, these four buildings only house members of the organization, not all of them. There are innocent civilians inside,” Curaçao said, staring at the new city.

This guy seems more like an organization member than I am. Aren't you an undercover agent?

Sakata Yusuke opened his mouth as if to say something, but then realized that Curaçao had already said everything he wanted to say.

"Don't worry, it's not a real fire, it's just a test of the fire safety equipment," Xincheng said into the headset. "Once we've set up the smoke generators, you can activate the fire safety equipment directly."

"Understood." Karen on the other end of the earpiece seemed very excited about this.

Around 7 p.m., all the smoke generators were in place. Some unexpected things happened during this time. Sakata Yusuke was questioned by security guards because he was too nervous. In the end, Karen used her money to get the apartment manager to come and get him out of trouble.

Just 10 seconds after the smoke generator was activated, screams erupted from inside the building, followed by the sounding of the fire alarm.

The residents of the apartments rushed out like headless flies, but there was a group of people who were very special. They seemed unwilling to leave the building, especially after they discovered that all four buildings were on fire.

At this moment, Xincheng had already rushed into the facility with a squad M249 rifle. With the support of incendiary armor-piercing rounds, all the door locks were blown to pieces.

Gin and Vodka hid in the shadows, their faces ashen. They only had pistols; even if they had rifles, they wouldn't dare to engage in a firefight with machine guns.

Yusuke Sakata followed behind Shinjo. His task was to suppress the area Shinjo had just suppressed while Shinjo reloaded.

"Boss, that guy seems to have discovered our presence," Vodka said with a dark expression.

From the attacker's perspective, the area he just suppressed should have been an uninhabited area, but it was actually their hiding place or a firing point for retaliation.