Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

"Ares, the secret base you mentioned should be near the old warehouse area in the south, right?"

[Yes, that's it! ]

"Do you know what time the meeting is tonight?"

[I don’t know. There is no more detailed information.]

"The sheriff sneaked in to investigate alone? What about Heijiang?"

【She has been hiding outside the secret base. 】

Koizumi stroked the soft neck of the tabby cat: "Ares, I have another question. Why aren't you wearing the collar I made for you?"

[Because it’s uncomfortable to wear! ]

"It's specially designed. It shouldn't hinder your movements, right? And I told you, you must wear it properly and you are not allowed to take it off casually."

[But, but if I wear that, I won’t look like a stray cat at all. The enemy will find my flaws! ]

Koizumi simply didn't know how to complain.

With your fat bodies and shiny fur, how do you look like a stray cat?

The collar had a tracking coin that she had specially installed so that she could keep track of the movements of these little guys at all times. But these...

"Then let me ask you, are the Sheriff and Heijiang wearing them properly?"

The tabby cat said proudly: [The sheriff didn't wear it! I took it off for him!]

Koizumi: "...Then the sheriff helped you pick it off?"

The tabby cat didn't notice the change in Koizumi's expression at all.

[No, I picked it myself! Boss, let me tell you, the sheriff is so stupid! I told him the way, but he still couldn't pick it by himself, haha!]

"And then, where did you throw the collar? Never mind. It doesn't matter."

As soon as Koizumi stretched out her hand, a collar was back in her hand.

The tabby cat immediately dodged back cautiously: [I won’t wear it! I won’t wear it!]

Koizumi laughed and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you wear this. Before that, I need to give you some adaptation training first."

She pointed at the tabby cat, and the dog chain that made the five-member group "terrified" appeared around the tabby cat's neck.

But the collar was too big and it dangled around the cat's neck.

Seeing that the tabby cat was about to throw off the collar, Koizumi immediately ordered, "Don't take it off. Wear it well! Since you don't even listen to me, the boss, you have no part in this operation. You stay in the cat cafe and don't go out until I come back."

The tabby cat froze: [Eh? Eh?! I, why can’t I move! ]

Koizumi laughed cheerfully and said, "As long as you don't try to get rid of the collar, you can move freely."

[Boss, boss, help me! I, I can't move! Don't leave me! I want to join the action! ]

"Unless you wear the collar honestly and never take it off without my permission, can you do that?"

The tabby cat hesitated and stopped talking.

"Okay, then until you compromise, you'll stay in the store and be a shop cat. Now tell me, is Hei-chan wearing a collar?"

[Yes, she is wearing it. Boss, help! Big Orange, help! Help me take this thing off! ]

"Don't pay any attention to it, Big Orange. No cat in the store is allowed to help it."

【okay. 】

【Big Orange! Traitor! 】

Koizumi stopped talking to it and turned to Sakurai who was watching the fun happily, "Okay, here comes another job."

Sakurai nodded: "I understand, I'll go back then."

After taking back the puppet, Koizumi no longer paid attention to the tabby cat's pleas and locked the coordinates of the little black cat in his consciousness space.

Teleport!

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At this time, Nozu Kenichiro's building near the old warehouse district in the southern suburbs of Tokyo was brightly lit, and the powerful searchlight on the roof was sweeping the nearby area.

With the help of a high-power telescope, Koizumi could clearly see the situation over there.

From her direction, there were at least four armed patrol teams near the building, each with three to five people.

This security measure is really too strict, and there is something wrong.

Koizumi went around the outside of the searchlight's range and circled the building.

There was an entire space full of cars parked in the open space at the entrance of the building, and it seemed that there were people on standby in almost every car.

There were more people patrolling here, and the manning of the building entrance was comparable to that of her TSE's elite armed squad.

So the meetings currently taking place in the building are really that important?

Is it important enough to require this level of vigilance?

So who is Kenichiro Nozu warning?

Who are the people attending the meeting?

Could they be the company owners who used to make a living under Rum and whom Gin has not been able to win over yet?

The gathering place was chosen to be Nozu Kenichiro's arsenal...

Because Gin has been putting a lot of pressure on him during this period, this guy realized that the situation was not good, so he planned to organize people to fight back against the organization's pressure?

Kenichiro Nozu is responsible for providing military assistance?

Koizumi put down the binoculars, took out his cell phone and called Gin.

"Gin, did your operation go smoothly tonight?"

Koizumi simply skipped the known issues and went straight to the point.

Likewise, Gin asked directly, "What problem did you find?"

Koizumi gave him a general description of the situation here.

"This is the news I just received half an hour ago. If you didn't hear anything about it beforehand, then it's very likely that Kenichiro Nozu summoned these people at short notice."

Gin on the opposite side made a "tsk" sound, and sounded very impatient.

Without waiting for Koizumi to ask any more questions, Gin explained to her directly: "All five operations today failed because we didn't find the mission target."

five...

That means vodka, Jack Daniel's, Scotch, bourbon, and gin itself, all of them failed.

No wonder Gin sounds so bad right now.

Koizumi narrowed his eyes slightly at the building in the distance: "Then it seems that it is most likely because of the action here. But, I say... you just arranged the action, and everyone here gathered together for a meeting. Isn't this a bit too coincidental?"

Gin remained silent and did not reply.

But Koizumi was sure that he must have understood the implicit meaning of his words.

"Anyway, no matter how you plan to investigate, don't mess with my Bourbon and Scotland. There's no way they could possibly go wrong."

"Tsk."

"The current situation is that if Nozu Kenichiro really organizes these people to fight us, it will definitely turn into a very troublesome situation, so I plan to..."

Koizumi deliberately stopped talking and didn't finish.

Gin was silent for a moment, then said firmly, "You plan to sneak in and cause trouble. Now?"

Koizumi laughed: "Haha, I know you understand me! If I can kill the leader, then no matter what conspiracies he has later, they will be useless, right?"

"I will organize some people to support you. Do you have any..."

Koizumi guessed blindly that Gin glanced at his watch.

"…Forty minutes."

"Okay. Give me a call when you get there. If I don't answer, you're free to do whatever you want."

"Okay. Just be quiet and don't call the police."

"Well, it's hard to say. After all, they have such a grand show. If I'm discovered when I sneak in, it might turn into a fight."

Koizumi said in a relaxed tone: "In short, the best outcome is a peaceful resolution with only one person dead. The worst outcome is that everyone here is gone, the building is gone, and you come here for nothing."

Gin was obviously speechless with her, and was silent for several seconds before replying: "You'd better be careful not to get yourself wiped out."

After saying that, he hung up the phone directly.

Koizumi looked at his phone and muttered, "What's the use of just saying 'Be careful'? You tsundere..."

After hanging up the phone, Koizumi looked at the building opposite with a bit of excitement.

She just needs some stimulating activities to relieve her psychological pressure.

It’s so nice to have a pillow when you feel sleepy.

Thanks to the sucker.

Then I won't be polite!