Vermouth leaned back on the sofa and looked out the window. She smiled.
"Vermouth, was it you?" On the phone, Gin's voice was cold.
Vermouth narrowed her eyes. "Gin, I am already angry with you. Do not mess with me. Why does that 'Shadow' have my phone number?"
"Shadow?" Gin paused for a moment. His voice turned colder. "Did he plan this thing?"
Vermouth's expression turned serious. She told him everything that happened last night from start to finish.
"That gentleman already knows about your business. With a character like Shadow, you should not mess with him," Gin said.
"Now it is not me messing with him, but him messing with me," Vermouth said.
"Now the Japanese police are already watching the Organization. It is better not to cause trouble, or I will kill..."
Vermouth hung up the phone directly. She looked toward the window.
"Next, we will take it slow," she said to herself.
She stood up and left.
The system's voice suddenly rang out. Heiji was used to it by now. He drove the car very calmly. "System, bring up the character attribute bar," Heiji said.
Items: Hidden coin gun (permanent), multi-change skin masks, wishing treasure box (can be used any time, only once), and one antidote for APTX-4869.
Sin points: -99364.
"It went down by 10 points again," Heiji said. He sighed. His recent tasks seemed to be all special tasks. He wondered when he could finally finish clearing these sin points.
Osaka Police Department! Heizo Hattori and Ginshiro Toyama stood inside the office.
"Ginshiro, what do you think about these two serial murder cases?" Heizo asked.
Ginshiro looked at Heizo. "The first serial murder case targeted Shinichi Kudo. He is that genius high school detective who disappeared a long time ago."
"But in the second serial murder case, the fourth victim Sumie Okazaki and the fifth Kiichiro Numabuchi... their deaths have the shadow of the Black Organization. This makes the whole case very strange," Ginshiro said.
"But the actions of that organization these two times do not match their secret way of acting in the past," Heizo Hattori said calmly.
"Heizo, do you think this could be a signal?" Ginshiro asked.
"A signal?" Heizo asked.
"Maybe that organization wants to move from the dark to the light," Ginshiro Toyama said.
Hearing Ginshiro's words, Heizo Hattori shook his head. "This time, someone must be pointing the finger at that organization on purpose," Heizo said.
"You mean these serial murders have nothing to do with that organization at all?" Ginshiro asked with surprise.
Heizo nodded seriously. "The only doubt now is who exactly is targeting that organization."
"Then what should we do about the two serial murder cases?" Ginshiro Toyama asked while frowning.
Heizo walked to the window and looked outside. "Ginshiro, what would you say is our first rule as police officers?" Heizo asked.
"To be worthy of this cherry blossom police badge," Ginshiro Toyama said.
"Now the people outside are talking a lot about these two serial murder cases. If we do not solve the case quickly, I am afraid it will cause a panic," Heizo said.
"But the first serial murder case was designed by that organization to draw out Shinichi Kudo. And this second case does not even have a clue. How can we talk about solving it?" Ginshiro asked with a frown.
Then, Ginshiro opened his eyes wide and looked at Heizo. "Heizo, do you mean the case is already solved?" Ginshiro asked.
Heizo Hattori nodded calmly.
"Who will we let be the killer?" Ginshiro asked.
"Kiichiro Numabuchi had a mental breakdown. He committed the evil serial murders and has already been shot dead," Heizo said.
Ginshiro looked at Heizo. He nodded silently.
In these two cases, if they exposed the Black Organization, it would cause panic among the people. In these peaceful times, knowing there is a hidden organization in the dark that can threaten their lives at any time...
You do not need to think to know the consequences.
"Call Yusaku Kudo. The target of that organization is Shinichi Kudo. It is better to have him—the father—come back. Maybe there will be unexpected discoveries," Heizo said.
"Yusaku Kudo?" Ginshiro smiled a little. "I heard this man's deduction power is very strong. I do not know how he compares to you, Heizo."
Heizo Hattori smiled calmly. "The Night Baron novels written by Yusaku Kudo are famous all over the world. From the details in his books, his deduction power is very strong. It is a pity he is not a cop."
Ginshiro laughed. Then his face became serious. "I hope we are not making a mistake this time," Ginshiro said. Heizo sat in his chair.
"Hello, this is the Mouri Detective Agency," Ran said as she answered the phone. She was surprised. "Mr. Kudo? Are you looking for Shinichi?"
"My dad?" Conan froze on the side. "Oh no! Is it really my dad? Dammit, didn't I tell him not to call here?"
"But Shinichi does not live here..." Ran said into the phone.
Conan stood up quickly. "That... Ran, I..." Conan said.
"Oh, Mr. Kudo misunderstood. I haven't seen Shinichi in a long time either," Ran's voice sounded a bit low. Then, she spoke quickly. "You don't know where he is either, Mr. Kudo?"
"You're too kind. Actually, I haven't taken care of Shinichi much," Ran said. "Are you coming back to Japan, Mr. Kudo?"
"Yes, and Yukiko..." Ran stopped suddenly. "Yukiko isn't living with me. She isn't living at Shinichi's house either."
"Yes, she is in Osaka right now," Ran said. "No, she's staying next door to a good friend of mine."
"Okay. I look forward to meeting you, Mr. Kudo. Goodbye!" Ran said.
Ran hung up the phone. "I heard Mr. Kudo is an amazing mystery writer. I feel a lot of pressure," Ran said.
"Dad is coming back?" Conan was happy. Then he stood up and ran out.
"Conan, where are you going?" Ran called out.
"I'm going to find Dr. Agasa!" Conan said.
"Really, Conan just loves to run around," Ran said.
Conan ran outside. He took out another phone and dialed a number. "Hello, this is Yukiko," a voice said.
"Mom, Dad is coming back. This time you can't stay mad at him," Conan said.
On the other side of the phone, Yukiko sat up. "Hmph! What does it matter if that writing-obsessed man comes back? I don't care about him."
"Mom, stop it," Conan said.
"Hmph! If he doesn't behave, I'm not coming back. Shinichi, don't get involved, or you'll regret it," Yukiko said.
Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Conan looked helpless. "I can only wait and see how Dad behaves," Conan said.