Conan Moslin

“Brother, two subordinates were killed at once, and that one was…” It was Blanco’s brother.

“…Is it really okay?”

On a starless night, an old-looking Porsche was speeding on the road. Ahead, there was still a frightening darkness.

"They are just two members without code names. Their mission is accomplished. If they die, they die." The co-pilot, a man with long silver hair, sneered nonchalantly, holding a cigarette in his mouth, "Two idiots who killed each other."

He was alone, so naturally he scoffed at the relationship between brothers.

"The news that came in said that Cassis was also present. Don't we need to investigate Cassis?"

"No need. It's not her." Gin's dark green eyes stared straight ahead, not knowing what he was thinking, "People from Vermouth know their limits." Although Vermouth herself is a woman who does not know her limits.

"Now, go find this mouse."

The black Porsche 356A slowly stopped at the side of the street. The headlights suddenly went out and the rain falling vertically in front of the lights seemed to be hidden in the darkness.

Not far away, the bar's dim yellow lights were still on.

"Brother, Black Widows【1】is here."

"You go first. Remember to order a drink--"

"XYZ."

The rain continued to fall.

There seemed to be a fire in the rain?

……

"Hey Shinichi, let's go to the aquarium tomorrow!"

"Didn't you just watch a magic show today? Why are you going to the aquarium tomorrow?"

"Sonoko said she caught a cold tonight because of the rain... She might not be able to go tomorrow. But my parents' aquarium resurrection project still needs to go ahead! We're going to check it out tomorrow."

"Hey, I see. I'll go with you tomorrow despite my own responsibilities."

"What? You're so reluctant!"

There was laughter on the phone.

Mao Lilan hung up the newly bought pink cell phone, pursed her lips and smiled shyly.

……

In the evening, uninvited guests came to Ichiro Sugiura's house again.

Kuriyasu got the files in Sugiura's computer.

The peripheral members under Gin backed up the information they needed and were not discovered.

Maybe... this information is not as important as imagined.

But after reading it, Li An gave up the idea.

This is a research document, which was conducted 17 years ago. Kuroba Kurian is not familiar with these terms, but she vaguely feels that this document is inextricably linked to the restart of aptx-4869.

Speaking of the tragically deceased Matsui Ryo, he was a good person. He took good care of Kato after her parents died in a car accident and helped her find a job. It was just a pity that he made the wrong friends.

His parents do have something to say.

Seventeen years ago, Matsui Ryo's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Matsui, worked in a research institute for experiments. They did not stay long because Matsui Ryo was seriously ill and needed urgent treatment. The two were ordinary low-level researchers and did not know much about the affairs of the institute, so the secret surveillance did not report it.

But Matsui's parents had some friendship with the director of the research institute. When they left, the director gave them a fairy tale book, saying that their children were very worried when they heard that Matsui Ryo was ill, and asked them to leave the book for their children.

They took it away at the same time without knowing that there was another document inside.

Soon after they left, the Matsui couple found the document and wanted to return it, but the institute was burned down by accident and the couple in charge did not escape. The Matsui couple kept the document as their own and were sad for a while.

After Matsui Yoshi recovered from his illness, they settled in Kyoto and lived a quiet life. Later, when their child went to college, the couple went out to travel and did not return home for a long time. Unexpectedly, in less than two years, they received the sad news of their child's accidental death.

During this period, the monitor was found to have let two people go and taken a book without reporting it. The boss strictly demanded that they catch them as soon as possible. The Matsui couple's home was turned upside down but no information was found. Finally, Matsui Ryo was caught.

Ichiro Sugiura killed him accidentally and actually found the information in his home.

Matsui Ryo died two years ago, which means that the organization obtained this information two years ago.

And she had just joined the organization through the introduction of Vermouth in New York a year ago.

Perhaps because of Vermouth, she was exposed to more than she thought. After all, although the Thousand-Faced Witch of Eternal Youth was loved by that person, she was just a pathetic experiment. She had followed this "senior sister" to the laboratory.

She had learned before that the information the organization had seemed to be incomplete, and that this incompleteness was not caused by humans but by natural damage. This directly led to a temporary stagnation in the development of a drug by the organization.

The drug is APTX-4869.

The information in her hand was intact.

Ichiro Sugiura.

What a smart guy.

The only stupid thing he did was to join the organization.

A peripheral member handed in incomplete information, but no one noticed the problem, and he was not killed even after completing the task. I don't know if it was because of good luck or because he was valued, or maybe it was because of his brother.

She had joined the organization for a year and didn't have any connections here. She had been with Vermouth before. But Vermouth was a free-spirited person, so she followed this woman and did some tasks that were neither light nor heavy. Recently, she was thrown out like a burden by her and seemed to be hanging with the intelligence team.

If she remembered correctly, the leader of the intelligence team in the country seemed to be a blond-haired undercover Mr. Bourbon?

It seemed that this person had not returned yet, and what kind of shady deal had these two mystics reached to force her in?

"Hey, Yuuko, spread the news that the magic troupe leader, Kuroba Kuriyasu, is temporarily leaving the troupe and is planning to collect materials to prepare new magic. Let Mikami Teru be the acting leader."

"what about me?"

"Come to my house and stay for a while. [Ming] needs you."

The magic troupe [Bu Ye Hou] will naturally continue to develop.

[Ming] is about to start work.

……

A week later.

Kudo Shinichi made headlines for solving the murder case at the Seba family dinner and was dubbed the modern Sherlock Holmes. His flamboyant and confident smile won the admiration of many people.

And because her tactless childhood friend left during her competition, Mao Lilan exploded with excitement and won the karate competition as she wished. She also got a newer mobile phone and an appointment with Kudo Shinichi to go to Dorobiga Amusement Park next weekend.

When organization member Miyano Shiho was watching the mouse experiment records, she discovered that one of the mice had turned into a baby mouse.

While Kuroba Kuriyasu was busy tidying up his own apartment, Kaito Kid was having a wonderful time.

This weekend, Kaito was shot when he went to steal Melancholy's birthday. Melancholy's birthday saved his life, and he learned how to judge the life gem Pandora.

Offer the Stone of Life to the full moon, and the stone will shed tears. Anyone who drinks the tears of the stone will be immortal.

A few nights later, Kuroba Kaito sent a warning letter to steal the hands of the clock tower in order to relive his memories with Aoko. He met Kudo Shinichi on that day and was in a very embarrassed state when he came back.

Life seems to be going on, but the successive cases such as explosions on rainy nights, murders in closed rooms, and gem attacks and defenses make this small place feel like a storm is coming.