Ke Xue exorcists demons and starts with immobilization

It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. No matter how powerful you are, it's impossible to kill all the members of the Raven Organization. If you can't kill them all, you'll face retaliation, either against yourself or those around you.

The plan of Chu is to coexist through negotiation or a more lenient approach, keeping to ourselves and not interfering with each other.

Hopefully, the attack in the forest will make Gin more careful in the future...

Chu Zhong muttered to himself.

In fact,

At this moment, Gin was lying in the lounge at the Beika base.

"Big brother! What happened to you?!"

Vodka, who rushed back after receiving the call, looked surprised. "Injured? Who did this?!"

Gin disappeared for a whole day and couldn't be reached by phone, and Vodka was away on another mission.

Now that they've returned, seeing Gin lying weakly on the sofa, wearing only a shirt and with pale lips, they naturally assume something terrible has happened to him.

"Just a cold..."

Gin replied weakly, "Go...buy medicine..."

Vodka looked concerned. "Why did you catch a cold out of nowhere, brother? Is there something wrong with your health? Should you get a checkup?"

"Go buy the medicine!" Gin's breath hitched, and he made a move to draw his gun. "Stop arguing!"

Vodka quickly left.

They returned in less than two minutes.

"Brother! The medicine is back!"

Vodka handed Gin a cold medicine capsule and a glass of water.

Gin gulped it down in one go.

"!!!"

Snapped--

The glass fell to the ground and shattered.

"vomit--"

Gin then vomited the pill he had swallowed, his eyes blazing with murderous intent, and let out a weak, hoarse roar: "Vermouth!!!"

Yesterday afternoon, after being ambushed in the forest, Gin woke up at 6 p.m., having been soaked in the rain for an unknown amount of time.

Unfortunately, the signal in the mountains was extremely poor, and it was raining, making it difficult to make contact even by satellite phone. The rope bridge leading down the mountain had also been completely cut down.

Afterwards, the first floor of the villa was brightly lit, and Gin was forced to hide in a tree to avoid the rain, enduring hunger and mosquito bites, and eventually fell into a drowsy sleep.

It wasn't until the weather cleared up in the morning that we were able to call a helicopter to return to the base. Still feeling dizzy and disoriented, I changed my clothes and slept until now.

If Gin's nose hadn't been completely blocked and he hadn't caught a faint scent of perfume, the capsule would probably have already dissolved in his stomach acid.

"Don't worry~"

'Vodka' immediately changed his tone, "How could I dare to poison Lord Gin? That really was cold medicine."

Gin snorted coldly, already gripping his pistol and aiming at Vermouth.

"Even her hands are shaking; she must have a bad cold."

Vermouth noticed the detail, a smile playing on her lips, feigning surprise: "There's a bruise on your shoulder... Lord Gin, were you perhaps ambushed?"

"How could something like this happen to Lord Gin? I must be dreaming~"

boom--!

Gunfire rang out.

Chapter 116 Mysterious Ambush, Weakened Xiao Lan

"roll!"

Gin's bullet went astray, and whether from anger or illness, his hand holding the gun trembled uncontrollably.

"Heh~" Vermouth sneered: "I know even if you don't tell me, you must have been trying to follow and investigate that Chu Zhong, but you were ambushed."

"If he was ambushed, why did he only catch a cold and not die, or even have any wounds? Was some kind of agreement reached?"

It wasn't that Vermouth was also following Gin, but she was also paying attention to Ran Mouri and Chu Zhong.

By simply asking the helicopter pilot, Gin's retreat location could be easily determined, leading to a conclusion.

Gin's silence further confirmed Vermouth's guess.

“This is official business!” Vermouth reminded him. “Besides, the people around Chu Zhong have close ties with Shinichi Kudo.”

"Gin, you'd better explain yourself, or else..."

The investigation into the previous 'loss' of drug A and 100 million yen is still ongoing, and now there's another suspicious situation.

For a long time,

"I was followed and ambushed... I don't know why I'm still alive." Gin's voice was hoarse from a cold.

"Who ambushed them? That Chu Zhong?"

"not him……"

"Who is that?"

"do not know."

"Don't know? What do you mean?!"

“He… that Chu Zhong was ambushed first,” Gin frowned as he recalled, “and when I was checking the situation, I was also knocked unconscious from behind.”

Vermouth asked in confusion, "You don't remember who attacked Chu Zhong? Was the person masked?"

Gin paused for a few seconds: "...I didn't see it."

"Could it be Shinichi Kudo?!" Vermouth frowned.

Vermouth had personally experienced Shinichi Kudo's elusive and unpredictable skills during their last encounter, and the memory remained vivid.

In the past few days, the organization has mobilized almost all its members in Sakura Country, but they have been unable to find any trace of 'Shinichi Kudo'.

It's like he disappeared from the face of the earth.

"possible……"

Gin speculated, "Perhaps he's secretly protecting Ran Mouri, so..."

Information about people associated with 'Shinichi Kudo' has been thoroughly investigated, and their interpersonal relationships are also readily apparent.

"That's even stranger."

Vermouth said coldly, "After sneaking in and knocking you unconscious, I didn't even take the opportunity to beat you up."

"Could it be that Shinichi Kudo is thanking you for feeding him poison and showing mercy?"

Gollum-

As they were talking, Gin's stomach suddenly made a strange noise.

boom--!

"Vermouth, you...!"

Gin clutched his stomach, his face contorted, and fired another shot with trembling hands.

The bullet grazed Vermouth's hair.

"Looks like someone didn't spit out all the water~"

Vermouth curled her lips into a sneer of triumph and strode away from the lounge.

The medicine was indeed not poisonous, but that doesn't mean there was nothing added to the water.

About ten seconds later,

"Brother! I've bought the medicine!"

Vodka, carrying a plastic bag, rushed back to the lounge excitedly.

Gin was found with a livid face, curled up on the sofa, his lips pale.

Vodka said worriedly, "Brother! Should we just take him to the hospital?"

Gin remained silent and then waved his hand.

Volt quickened his pace and approached... then Gin's cold, large hand reached into his robes and began to grope him.

"Brother..." Vodka stammered, his voice trembling with fear, "What's wrong with you...?"

Gin's voice was hoarse and weak as he said, "Help me... to the restroom..."

It's confirmed, this time it wasn't Vermouth impersonating someone else...

The next day, at 8:30 a.m.

"Xiaolan...has caught a cold?"

Chu Zhong was having breakfast at the coffee shop downstairs from the Maoli Office when he suddenly received a text message from Eri Kisaki.

One can't help but suspect that the infection was caused by too much contact with Xiaolan at the villa the day before yesterday...

The text message contained only a single sentence, but Chu Zhong could discern Eri's implication.

After quickly finishing today's Kogoro challenge, Chu Zhong took a taxi to Eri Kisaki's apartment.

Click——

They quickly opened the door using the key that Eri had given them earlier.

Then you see Xiaolan in the living room, wearing pajamas, sitting on the sofa watching TV. Her cheeks are flushed with a faint sickly red, which makes her look even more delicate and arouses your protective instincts.

"Lord Chu? What brings you here?"

Ran Mouri was a little surprised, but quickly realized, "Did Mom tell you?"

Chu Zhong nodded, "I happened to have nothing to do, so I came to check on you... how's your cold recovery going?"

"I've recovered... cough cough..." Ran Mouri stopped mid-sentence, coughing lightly twice, slightly out of breath and weak. "I thought I was almost fully recovered, but I didn't expect..."

Chu Zhong was already sitting on the sofa, touching his forehead with the back of his hand, and then touching Xiao Lan's forehead.

The temperature is slightly warm, which suggests a low-grade fever.

He comforted her, saying, "Xiao Lan, you're so healthy, a little cold will definitely get better soon..."

As they were talking, Ran Mouri coughed a few more times and bent over slightly.

Chu Zhong quickly patted her back to help her catch her breath.

It seems the fever has almost subsided, but the cough is still quite noticeable.

Or... should we just give Xiaolan a drop of "revival juice"?

The thought flashed through Chu Zhong's mind.

But it was quickly rejected.

There are only 9 drops of "Revival Juice" left, which is a valuable item that is becoming increasingly rare, and it also has a certain regenerative effect.

He had been suffering from a cold for too long last night and felt it was getting worse, so he took a drop to see if it would work.

Xiaolan seems to only have a mild cold right now, so giving her this medicine is a bit of a waste...

What if we encounter a situation where we need it more in the future, but it's unavailable? Wouldn't we regret it then?

Chu Zhong, lost in thought, continued to gently pat Xiao Lan's back.

Completely unaware, a mischievous glint flashed in Ran Mouri's slightly lowered gaze.

She even pretended to cough lightly, covered her mouth with her hand, and subtly unbuttoned two buttons at the collar of her pajamas.

"Xiaolan, I'm going to buy cough medicine."