Chapter 25: Suzuki Train 2 (2 in 1) (Revised)

Akiyama Kanade knows that Shirley has defected from the organization. It is said that she disappeared from the gas chamber of the institute. The organization blew up the institute the night she defected, and there was no way to investigate the crime scene. Akiyama Kanade can't be sure how she escaped.

He also tried to have the "Shadow" people look for her, but in order to avoid attracting the attention of the organization, he did not dare to make a big fuss, and also got nothing.

But in this case, no news is the best news.

Gin's guess was correct. If Sherry appeared on the Suzuki Express, then Blue Curacao would definitely appear as well.

After all, everyone knows that his No. 2 vest Blue Curacao and Sherry are as close as siblings.

There are still three days until we board the Suzuki Express.

Bourbon drove Akiyama Kanade back to Tokyo.

Akiyama Kanade decided to find out about the organization's plans first.

Cherry Brandy was not one to beat around the bush. He opened his mouth and asked directly, "Bourbon, what is our plan?"

Bourbon glanced at him from the rearview mirror. Cherry was wearing a hoodie and looking out the car window boredly. He thought about it and felt that it was necessary to simply tell Cherry the plan.

He tried to be as brief as possible. "Bermode will create a commotion on the train to force Shirley out, and then I will be responsible for taking action against him."

Cherry turned her head and asked slowly, "What about me? What should I do——?"

Bourbon held the steering wheel and smiled at him, "I'm not sure if Blue Curacao will show up. If he does, can you please protect me?"

Sakura blinked and looked at him.

"What? You don't want to?" Bourbon pretended to be sad.

"No! I do!" Cherry said in a cheerful voice, "Then I will be responsible for protecting Bourbon! I like this mission."

There are still two days until we board the Suzuki Express.

Akiyama Kanade begins to formulate a plan to deal with the organization.

He prepared 1234567 plans according to the organization's style of operation, and then cut them off one by one. It was not that he had no confidence in himself, but that he had too much confidence in Shirley.

This idiot will definitely voluntarily run into the arms of the organization again and again because he doesn't want to implicate others.

And he couldn't guarantee her safety 100% in this situation.

After much thought, Akiyama Kanade decided that simplicity is the best way.

His final plan was very simple. Since the organization was trying to turn the Suzuki Express into a walking closed cage to catch turtles in a jar, the most reliable solution was to directly remove the fire from the source.

He planned to blow up the Suzuki Express with bombs in advance.

If there's something that one bomb can't solve, use two.

In this case, no one should get on the bus. Rings and bracelets are useless.

As for Shirley's whereabouts, Kurosawa Shun also got the passenger list of the Suzuki from the Suzuki Foundation. The Suzuki is a special reasoning train, and there are not many passengers. Shirley can't disguise herself, so if the men are removed, the women can be checked quickly.

That day, the "Shadow" intelligence special operations team received a temporary mission from the boss and worked overtime until the next evening.

There is still one day left before boarding the Suzuki Express.

During the day, Akiyama Kanade happily discussed philosophy and science with his top roommates from the University of Tokyo.

In the evening, Okiya Subaru said that he was going out for a trip tomorrow and could give Akiyama Kanade another day off.

Chef Akiyama Kanade was very happy because he didn't have to ask for leave and he could still get paid.

The poor are ecstatic.

In the evening, Akiyama Kanade received a report from "Shadow" that most of the female passengers on the list were fine and their names matched the characters.

There are two problematic ones.

One woman is called Akiko, and the other is called Meiko.

The one called Akiko, Akiyama Kanade confirmed that it was Vermode in disguise.

The girl named Miko, according to the "Shadow" investigation, is suspected to be a fake identity of the big star Kudo Yukiko.

"Is the big star pretending to be himself to experience life?" Akiyama Kanade murmured to himself.

Although it feels wrong, Miko is probably not Shirley either.

This is a difficult situation.

Akiyama Kanade originally wanted to find Shirley and protect her under his wing.

If Shirley cannot be found, the plan will still be at risk, because the organization may be crazy enough to carry out a sniper attack at the station.

He was not exaggerating, Shirley was so pretty that she was definitely a very conspicuous target in the crowd. If she hadn't disguised herself, she would have been found sooner or later.

The day we boarded the Suzuki Express.

Toru Amuro drove to pick up Cherry Brandy.

Cherry headed out grimly, wearing his signature hoodie and carrying a backpack.

Toru Amuro casually asked him what was in his bag?

He laid out a row of TNT.

Amuro Toru: “…”

"You got so much explosives, are you planning to blow everyone up into the sky?"

Cherry smiled and said, "Stupid Bourbon, these are chocolates!"

He tore open a package, stuffed a piece into his mouth, and also stuffed a piece into Bourbon's car.

Amuro Toru swallowed the chocolate, feeling somewhat helpless. "But you seem a little different today than before. Did you not sleep well?"

It looks a little weird, like it's listless and a little different.

"No, I'm fine."

Bourbon's senses are really sharp.

Because at this time, Cherry Brandy, who was riding in the same car with him, had become a backup body controlled by Akiyama Kanade.

His original body is currently at Tokyo Station.

A man in a white kimono was leaning against a window on the second floor of the station, holding a bamboo cane in one hand and fiddling with his phone in the other. He was wearing a white skull mask, his face was invisible, and his long black hair fell like a waterfall.

It's as if she just came out of a fancy dress party.

Looking down from this window, you can just see the Suzuki Express parked there. Passengers are already boarding the train one after another.

He put away his phone.

At the same time, the Metropolitan Police Department received a mysterious letter warning that the Suzuki Express was loaded with a bomb and suggested that the crowd be evacuated immediately.

The Metropolitan Police Department responded quickly. On the one hand, it notified station staff to evacuate passengers, and on the other hand, it dispatched a team of explosive disposal to the station to conduct an investigation.

Jinpei Matsuda was the captain of the first team.

Akiyama Kanade stood at the window and watched the staff rush the passengers off the bus, including Bourbon Cherry, who had just boarded the bus.

The staff did not announce the bombing, and many people did not understand what was going on, so they cursed at each other on the platform.

Bourbon made a phone call with a serious expression, and Cherry followed him obediently with her backpack on her back.

"There seems to be something wrong on the train. Were you also forced off?... I'm afraid today's operation cannot go smoothly..."

An unremarkable staff member walked past him and got into the car.

Akiyama Kanade controlled two spare vests disguised as staff members to start checking the front and rear of the car at the same time. After confirming that there was no one in the car, he stood on the second floor and pressed the detonator.

The sudden explosion drowned out the noisy conversation on the platform, and the shock wave spread with a heat wave, so that everyone was silent for a long time after the explosion ended.

Then there were screams one after another.

"It's a bomb!"

“Help!”

"Don't block me, let me out!"

"It's a terrorist attack!!"

If they had looked down, they would have noticed that not a single brick had fallen off the platform.

In fact, the power of the bomb was not that great. Akiyama Kanade controlled it well and made sure that only a few carriages were blown up, making the train unable to operate.

He was pretty sure the bomb wouldn't hurt anyone, but he was a little worried about whether there would be a stampede.

Fortunately, the explosive disposal team arrived quickly and the chaotic scene was immediately under control.

The timing of the bomb explosion was very clever. After confirming that there were no bomb remnants left, Jinpei Matsuda reasonably inferred that the criminal was near the scene and was very likely among the passengers at the station.

The police cordoned off the scene as requested by the captain and conducted a simple check on the passengers.

These tasks were not originally the job of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, but since the police from the First Investigation Division had not arrived yet, they temporarily took over the work.

Bourbon, Cherry and Belmode met at the edge of the platform. Belmode contacted Gin and told him the situation.

Gin speculated: "This is not a coincidence. Someone must not want Shirley to get on the bus. It's Blue Curacao. He is also looking for her, and he knows we have set a trap in the belly of this iron snake. But his actions just show that Shirley will indeed get on this bus. She must be among the passengers and can't leave now. Find her out. Chianti is on standby nearby. Notify her and shoot her directly after finding her."

Bourbon suddenly said, "No need, I found her."

Although the woman in the duck cap had the brim pulled down very low, strands of brown curly hair still flowed down her cheeks. She raised her head, and her emerald blue eyes were like a tranquil lake filled with sunshine.

She suddenly turned around and ran around the corner.

The blond young man also pulled down the brim of his hat and chased after him.

The obedient Cherry Brandy followed him like a little tail.

The shock on Bermode's face could not be suppressed.

How come? Isn't that woman?

Wait, what is that——

Under police control, passengers were gathered in the lobby on the first floor. Turning a corner was a corridor leading to the fire escape and toilet, and there was no one else there.

The woman stopped in the hallway and turned to face Bourbon who was catching up with her.

Bourbon smiled and said, "You're not going to run away anymore?"

"Nice to meet you, Bourbon. This is my code name."

The blond young man raised his chin slightly, and his face under the brim of his hat was shrouded in a terrifying shadow, like a beast with bared fangs, approaching its prey step by step.

Cherry Brandy suddenly poked his head out from his shoulder, speaking in a gentle and cheerful tone. He introduced himself like Bourbon: "I! I! Cherry Brandy, my code name, you can call me Cherry~"

Bourbon: “…”

You've ruined the whole scary atmosphere.

He said helplessly, "Be good and wait over there."

"Oh." Cherry Brandy shrank aside obediently and waited.

There were police guarding outside, so it was inconvenient to use a gun. Bourbon decided to subdue Shirley with force first.

Two minutes later he was hit in the face.

Isn't Shirley a researcher?

Who is this Super Saiyan?

He turned his head to avoid the woman's fist. Her expression was very cold, and Bourbon thought of a strange description - power saving mode.

She seemed to have put all her strength into her fists and feet, so she was too lazy to control her expression, which resulted in her looking like a robot.

As her fist moved away, Bourbon noticed that cracks had appeared in the wall.

When her next attack came, Bourbon was grabbed by Cherry and pulled back. Cherry used the force to kick the woman in the chest. She took two steps back with blood at the corner of her lips.

"Bourbon, are you okay?" Cherry turned around and looked at him, her deep red eyes seemed to be dripping with blood.

Bourbon touched his lower back, where he had just been hit and might have bruised.

He shook his head. "Don't kill her. It will waste your mobility."

"good."

The woman wiped the blood from the corner of her lips and attacked again. Cherry used a series of flying kicks to repel her attack. In terms of strength alone, Cherry was still more powerful than the other two.

Seeing that the woman in the duckbill cap was gradually at a disadvantage and was forced to defend but not attack, she retreated step by step. Suddenly, a fire door opened and a fire axe flew out.

"Be careful!" Bourbon raised his voice.

Cherry quickly stepped back to avoid the axe, which flew past him and stabbed deeply into the wall.

The woman in the duckbill cap pulled out the fire axe and held it in her hand. Two more women with brown hair came out from behind the fire door. The three women were dressed differently, but their faces were exactly the same. They all had brown hair and blue eyes.

Sakura looked between them and said with emotion, "Wow, Bourbon, look, there are so many Shirleys. Is cloning technology so advanced?"

In such a tense atmosphere, Bourbon was still speechless. He held his forehead and said, "...This is a disguise. These people are probably not Shirley."

Without giving them a chance to talk, the three women attacked at the same time. One of them held Bourbon, who wanted to come up to help, and the other two besieged Cherry Brandy.

One of the two men held a fire axe and the other held a dagger. Cherry had no cold weapons in her hands, but she did have a gun hanging on her waist. However, the space here was small and it was not suitable to use a gun. The sound of the gun might attract the police outside.

In a two-on-one situation, Cherry Brandy had a hard time coping.

On Bourbon's side, neither of them had cold weapons, and they were in a state of back and forth. Bourbon could barely spare some time to pay attention to Cherry.

After a while, he had several more scratches on his body, but fortunately they were not serious. Cherry Brandy seemed to be a different person when performing tasks. In contrast to the soft tone of his voice, his movements were fast and fierce, and the legs he kicked out seemed not to be legs, but sharp blades flashing with cold light.

He quickly seized the flaw in the enemy's attack, raised one leg, and attacked with great force, about to land on the enemy's temple. This kick would surely kill the enemy.

He suddenly stopped halfway through the attack and forcibly changed the attack route.

In a battle, the slightest flaw can become the key.

In that moment of hesitation, the fire axe slashed across his abdomen, and then the dagger pierced into his shoulder and was pulled out.

He was wearing black clothes, and the blood was pouring out so it was hard to tell what was going on, but the cement floor was soon soaked with blood.

He stood up again, and gently pressed the flesh on his abdomen. He slowly tilted his head and continued to attack with an expressionless face.

Bourbon was stunned for a moment, not caring about anything else. He took out his pistol and shot the enemy on his side in the arm, then quickly turned to Cherry Brandy and shot him again.

Two shots were fired, the second shot missed, but it succeeded in stopping the three men from attacking.

The gunshots would most likely attract the police, so the three did not hesitate to fight and quickly retreated from the fire escape. They did not say a word during the entire process.

Cherry Brandy frowned and asked, "Should I chase after him or stay and protect Bourbon?" He seemed completely unaware that blood was still dripping from his abdomen onto the ground. The wound was so deep that one could even vaguely see his internal organs.

But you can also see that it is healing slowly and automatically.

Bourbon's voice trembled, "Let's retreat first... Are you okay? Can you walk by yourself?"

He smiled briskly, "It's just a minor injury. It will be fine tomorrow."

Bourbon said nothing, took off his coat and put it on Cherry, "Don't you dislike being seen?"

Yingtao tightened her clothes and nodded obediently, "Yes."

The two evaded the police and returned to the car. Cherry Brandy sat in the back seat.

Bourbon called Gin and explained the situation here and the appearance of the disguised Sherry. "I'm not sure what's going on in Bermode, but Cherry Brandy is injured. We have to retreat for the time being."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

In the rearview mirror, the brown-haired man was sitting quietly, like a mute porcelain doll.

Bourbon didn't like seeing him not angry like this, "...Why did you suddenly stop attacking?"

The man's eyes moved and he whispered, "...Didn't Bourbon say not to kill her? Did I do something wrong?"

Bourbon squeezed the steering wheel tightly and gritted his teeth, "Are you stupid?"

Cherry blinked cautiously, "I'm sorry, don't be angry, Bourbon..."

This guy is a complete idiot!

Why do you listen to him so much?

Bourbon let out a breath and saw Cherry's cautious and tentative eyes in the rearview mirror. He could only comfort him, "I'm not angry, don't be afraid."

Sakura seemed relieved. "Where are we going?"

"Let's go back to my house first."

"Huh?" Cherry asked curiously, "But doesn't Bourbon dislike me being in your house?"

Bourbon was stunned. The last time Cherry Brandy stayed at his house, he didn't like this guy and thought this guy couldn't feel it.

Unexpectedly, she was so sharp.

He explained, "You were injured today, so it might not be convenient for you to go back to your workplace. I don't dislike you coming, it was just because it was too sudden last time and I wasn't prepared."

"Yeah." Cherry Brandy quickly accepted this reason.

Back home, Bourbon took out the medical kit and said, "Lie down. I'll give you some medicine."

Sakura made a strange expression and said, "My wound will heal tomorrow without any medicine."

Bourbon remained unmoved and said coldly, "Be obedient and lie down."

Sakura was stunned, "Oh——"

He lay down on the sofa, and Bourbon tore off his clothes that were stuck to the bloody wounds. The wound on his abdomen was slowly healing, and the flesh and blood seemed to be restored to their original state like a rewind. And there were scars on other parts of his body that were far more horrible than this wound.

Bourbon's hand touched it lightly, and his subordinate's body shrank.

He quickly stopped and whispered to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."

His body can repair itself, so why does he have such horrible scars?

The only explanation is that these injuries occurred before he gained the ability to heal.

Bourbon wanted to know about these past injuries, but he was afraid of touching the hidden wounds in Cherry Brandy's heart.

Just like before, just touching it will cause a shrinking of fear.

He didn't know that Akiyama Kanade was simply feeling itchy, and that the backup body's senses were the same as his own when connected.

"If you are scared, just close your eyes and I will be more relaxed."

Sakura sighed softly, "You are too cautious." But he still closed his eyes.

Bourbon thought this might be a sign of trust. He laughed, "Do you act like this in front of other people?"

Cherry said, "Of course not. Bourbon is special."

Bourbon fetched water and wiped the wound clean with a wet towel, then applied medicine and bandaged it. After tying the bandage, he asked, "How do you feel? Does it hurt?"

Sakura felt it and said, "It's cool."

He blinked, "Bourbon, are we good friends now?"

This question stumped Bourbon. No one would ask this question, not only in the organization, but also in ordinary adult society.

Sakura seemed to take his silence as her consent, "Can we take a bath together now?"

Bourbon poked his head with a smile and said, "No, even good friends don't take showers together. Go to bed quickly."

After Cherry Brandy closed her eyes on the bed, Bourbon had time to think carefully about the series of events that happened today.

I don't know what the station is like now.

Back in time, when Bourbon had just left the platform to chase "Shirley", Belmode was shocked because she saw another "Shirley".

The brown-haired woman wore an elegant little black dress and a veiled hat, with her lake-blue eyes half-covered by the black veil. She raised her eyes slightly towards her and suddenly smiled.

Bermode instinctively felt something was wrong, she took a step back, her fingers touching the gun at her waist. The woman stepped forward and grabbed her hand, shouting: "This person is a bomber! I saw her sneakily loading something in the car!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Bermode was shocked and angry.

The people in the station were all drawn to these words.

"What?"

"Did you hear that?"

"It's the bomber!"

"The bomber is still at the station. Oh my god, this is so scary!"

"It's this woman. I also saw her sneaking around at the station. I was confused at the time."

"Wait, does this woman look familiar to you?"

"She looks like a female celebrity..."

Bermode hastily pushed his hat down.

Kudo Yukiko quietly poked Conan Edogawa's back, "Shin-chan, what's going on?"

Conan Edogawa rubbed his head in frustration, "I don't know either!"

Haibara Ai had been hiding behind Vermouth since she saw him. She gritted her teeth and whispered, "Why didn't you tell me beforehand when you asked someone to pretend to be me?"

Conan cried out that he was wronged, "It really wasn't me!"

"Wait, Shin-chan, look, there's another Ai-chan over there!"

Conan and Haibara Ai followed Kudo Yukiko's gaze.

Conan Edogawa: "It seems there is more than one."

If you look closely, there seem to be no less than four or five "Shirleys" at the station. They are dressed differently and all wear hats. They are hidden in the crowd and are hard to find if you don't look carefully.

Conan Edogawa stared at Huihara Ai with dead fish eyes, "You never told me that you were twins."

Huihara Ai was so angry that she forgot to be afraid and hit him on the head, "Idiot!"

At this time, Chianti, who was in charge of sniping, also reported to Gin: "We found Shirley. She was chatting with Belmode? Belmode had no choice but to avoid her... Wait, why is there another Shirley? No, there are several... Are they having a party?"

Gin: “…”

"Give up the sniping attack. One sniping attack will expose our position. This is probably a trap set by Blue Orange Wine. This guy has other helpers. We cannot act rashly. Retreat first."

"yes."

Chianti put away his gun and left.

At the same time, Vermouth also threw a smoke bomb. After the smoke dissipated, she and "Sherry" disappeared on the spot.

The police officer who just approached: “?”

"Where's the captain? Go and inform him about this."

"Inspector Matsuda seemed to be chasing someone just now."

In the restroom on the second floor of the station, Akiyama Kanade took off his white skull mask and washed his face with water. He had a headache after operating so many spare bodies in one breath.

Especially in Bourbon, it was fun to act, but also tiring.

Today's plan is basically completed.

The Suzuki Express was successfully bombed, disrupting the organization's plan; Cherry Brandy was injured, which allowed Bourbon to withdraw; multiple Shirleys appeared at the station, successfully disrupting the organization's vision and serving as a warning to the real Shirley in the dark.

He also gave Vermode a little trouble.

The only thing that surprised him was that Gin did nothing.

Akiyama Kanade sighed, "You've become less courageous, Gin. I'm so embarrassed that I'm dressed up and looking forward to your arrival."

"Whose arrival are you expecting?"

Akiyama Kanade raised his head and saw in the bathroom mirror a man with short curly hair and black sunglasses standing behind him - Jinpei Matsuda.

He smiled and said, "Long time no see."

Matsuda Jinpei's expression was unclear. "Yes, it has been a long time. I thought you were dead."

"How could that be? I'm very lucky."

Jinpei Matsuda stared at him in silence.

The first time the two met was three years ago.

At that time, Akiyama Kanade had just abandoned the Cherry Brandy account and created a second account, intending to change his mood. He used the character generator to generate the character of the second account.

Name: Jiu Sheng Chun Shu

Gender: Male

Age: 25 years old, home

Occupation: Police Inspector, First Investigation Division, Metropolitan Police Department

The following is an introduction to his background and basic situation.

[You studied hard at the Metropolitan Police Academy and graduated with top grades]

[You work hard in the Metropolitan Police Department, solving countless cases, and are well-liked by your superiors and colleagues. You are expected to be promoted.]

[However, beneath your superficial identity, you have another identity. You are actually an undercover agent sent by the Black Organization to the Metropolitan Police Department.]

[Your code name is——Blue Orange Wine]