"They didn't just kill you once, they want to finish you off again?"
"Is Gin particularly prone to wasting bullets?"
...Hmm, actually...it seems so!
The simultaneous appearance of the keywords "gin" and "bullet" immediately reminded Yoruichi Toyama of the scene at the dock.
I felt a wave of surreal pain all over my body.
As if thinking of the same thing, Akemi suddenly tightened her grip on his hand.
But her voice became even gentler.
"I think Yoruichi is right..."
"Although I am considered an outsider to the organization, I am familiar with their style of doing things."
"Gin is indeed a rather paranoid person who cannot tolerate traitors, and he will even eliminate those who have made deals with them."
"But an even more important principle of the organization is to hide its own existence. The past silencing of some people was also based on this principle."
"And I've heard that 'the higher-ups' don't really approve of many of the overly flamboyant things Gin has done."
"So, Conan, you don't need to worry about your identity being exposed affecting the people around you, because the way you are now will affect them just the same."
“Gin is an unreasonable person. If he really wants to kill you, Miss Ran, her parents, your parents, and your doctor will all be on the list to be silenced.”
"But how can you be sure he knows you're still alive? You have Mr. Amuro and the Public Security Bureau protecting you now, don't you?"
"As long as his gaze isn't on you, or on 'Shinichi Kudo,' how could he possibly think of killing you?"
"I even think that he himself might not remember the name Shinichi Kudo."
As Akemi spoke, she gave a mocking sneer.
"He always boasted, 'I never remember the names of the people I kill!'"
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Conan was stunned and stood there, unable to recover.
What happened to me being one of the people the distillery feared most?
What happened to the promise that if the brewery found out that Shinichi Kudo was still alive, my family and friends would be in trouble?
How come you make it sound like I'm just some insignificant passerby who can live or die?
Ai... that Shiho Miyano is the one the brewery values most?
Why?! I refuse to accept this! ...
cough!
The voice reminding him in his mind overlapped with a real cough, and Conan looked up at Yoruichi Toyama.
"Actually, Kudo-kun, I've wanted to ask this for a while," Yoruichi Toyama said a little embarrassedly, "who instilled in you the idea that 'if the organization finds out that Shinichi Kudo is still alive, you and your family will be in danger'?"
Conan scratched his head and thought for a moment.
"It seems so... Oh right, the first person I went to after I woke up after shrinking was Professor Agasa!"
"He told me that..."
As he recalled the events, Conan also came to his senses and realized that something was amiss.
"There's something else I don't quite understand," Yoruichi Toyama continued, her tone becoming somewhat sarcastic, "What exactly did you and the Doctor discuss? Why didn't you call the police?"
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