Tang Ze: Detectives can only follow the culprit's footsteps to catch them, but I can rely on knowledge to foresee the future and prevent cases!
Conan: It seems I need to go to Hawaii for ...
At the beginning, Vermouth was sitting in the passenger seat of Judy's Peugeot 607 when Conan broke the window and kicked the S&WM36 out of her hand.
He fired at Judy's trunk, and the oblique shooting angle knocked Vermouth's FN M1906 to her right side.
This made the two guns parallel behind Vermouth.
If Vermouth is centered, the S&WM36 is directly behind Vermouth, while the FN M1906 is hit on Vermouth's right side.
After being shot, she fell to the ground due to the impact and rolled to the right rear.
Originally, she was planning to take the FN M1906, but after being stopped, Vermouth took advantage of the brief "stiffness" caused by him kicking the FN M1906 away, and rolled directly to the position where she was originally standing and took the S&WM36 in her hand.
All this seems complicated, but it actually happens in just a short moment.
During this process, both of the two people in the confrontation showed terrifying judgment and reaction ability. If even one of them made a mistake, the situation would not be as stalemate as it is now.
"There's no such person as you in the FBI! Who are you?!"
Vermouth stared at the man in front of her. Although he looked a little embarrassed, his eyes were extremely sharp: "A troublemaker who suddenly appeared!"
"Oh my! I just wanted to reunite the "princess" with her sister, but who knew the "princess" was actually an imposter."
Even in this standoff, the man didn't show any sign of nervousness. "I didn't want to come out, but I got a ride anyway. If you beat the driver to death, wouldn't it make me look cold-blooded? So I had to come out and save the damsel in distress~"
The man's words seemed casual and frivolous, but the information contained in his words made the pupils of Judy and Vermouth present shrink violently, which showed his inner turmoil.
Both of them knew who the "princess" the other was referring to, and they also understood who the other was referring to as the sister. That was why the fluctuations in their hearts were so intense.
The disappearance of Akemi Miyano has always been a mystery. She disappeared suddenly and without any warning one day.
There was no contact with any suspicious persons, no signs, and even after investigating for so long, we still didn't know what organization rescued the other party.
The intelligence, execution and mysteriousness displayed by the other party made the organization extremely wary.
But she didn't expect that tonight, this organization would actually take the initiative to jump out and join the game. No matter what the other party's intentions were, Vermouth was extremely wary.
Compared to Vermouth's fear, Judy's inner turmoil has not diminished at all. At the same time, the complexity of her heart makes her feel that "the clown is actually myself."
I thought everything was under my control, but who knew it was Vermouth's counter-routine? And then the child I thought I rescued was replaced by someone else, and I didn't even know there was someone hiding in my trunk...
This made Judy feel like her plan was completely flawed, and the whole world thought it was flawless...
But what shocked her even more was the background of the man hiding in her trunk. She knew that Akai Shuichi's first goal in coming to Neon was to find the "disappeared" Akemi Miyano.
But after such a long time, nothing was found. The only possibility is that the child named "Haibara" that Conan just pretended to be might have some connection with the other party.
And now he has actually come into contact with this mysterious organization, and has directly confirmed from their mouth the fact that Haibara is Miyano Akemi's sister.
These two short sentences contained so much information that Judy was confused.
But what made her feel a little relieved now was that the other party seemed to be on their side.
However, the appearance of the other party only temporarily eased their situation, and the situation remained serious, because at this moment, heavy footsteps were gradually coming from behind the dim container.
"I didn't expect to meet you in this situation today."
Vermouth's eyes were cold as she sneered at the man, "Although I still have a lot to ask, I'd better wait until I break your limbs before interrogating you slowly."
“Ka-ka…”
As Vermouth finished speaking, the sound of a shotgun being loaded echoed in the silent night. A faint smile crossed Vermouth's lips. "OK, Calbados, be prepared for a pincer attack, but don't kill him. It's more useful to us to capture him alive."
At this point, Vermouth looked at the man and showed a dangerous smile: "Don't worry, I will treat you well..."
"Oh—so that man's name is Calbados..."
A calm male voice slowly approached with the sound of footsteps: "Sniper rifles, shotguns, and three gunmen... I thought they were arms dealers from somewhere...
But now that both of their legs have been broken by me, I’m afraid business won’t be very good for a long time.”
The dark shadow slowly walked into the dim light, revealing the face of the person who came.
Wearing a black knitted hat, with a stern face and a pair of dark green eyes with a captivating gaze that made people afraid to look into his eyes, the man walked out slowly carrying a Remington.
"Akai Shuichi!?"
The smile that was still on Vermouth's face suddenly froze. She subconsciously glanced at the figure on top of the container and her expression turned gloomy. It was obvious that the other party's sudden appearance caught her off guard.
But after seeing the other person appear, Judy's mood instantly changed with Vermouth, and she felt relieved instantly.
"Calvados (apple brandy)...is it the wine distilled from apples...Well, it's quite suitable to be a companion for you, a rotten apple..." Akai Shuichi said with a smile as he looked at Vermouth.
"Corrupted apple?" Vermouth was a little confused when she heard that.
"That's the code name we gave you. After all, wasn't your first stage performance as the big star Sharon the 'Golden Apple'?"
Akai Shuichi looked at Vermouth with a sneer: "You were indeed incredibly beautiful back then, but it's a pity that you are now a wrinkled, rotten apple!!"
I have to say that the code name chosen by Shuichi Akai is really "cultural". He combined Vermouth's personal experience to come up with such an ironic code name.
After all, the other party is quite old, and using the word "rotten" to mock him is extremely powerful...
This seems to be the taboo part that cannot be touched in Vermouth's heart. After hearing Akai Shuichi's ridicule, Vermouth, who is usually calm, immediately became gloomy and terrifying.
As if her sore spot had been touched, Vermouth snorted coldly and without paying any attention to the man confronting her, she turned the gun and shot Akai Shuichi.
But she reacted even faster than Shuichi Akai. When she turned around, Shuichi Akai shook his shoulders and had already grasped the Remington in his hand.
"Bang!!"