Chapter 38

Vermouth did not answer Kudo Shinichi's question. She leaned against the door frame and looked at the fierce detective in front of her: "I don't know why you came here. My suggestion is only one word, that is to leave."

Kudo Shinichi was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted. He looked at Vermouth with a warm light in his eyes and a firm tone: "If you know me, you should understand that I will not leave until I find out the truth."

Vermouth smiled helplessly and looked at Conan Edogawa: "Then you can ask Conan."

Kudo Shinichi also looked at Conan, who scratched the back of his head and said, "I think Ms. Chris knows more details."

Bermode frowned slightly, but soon smiled again: "You are handing the difficult problem to me."

Edogawa Conan suddenly fell silent. He did not answer the question. The light reflected on the lens obscured his expression.

Instead, Vermouth stepped aside to invite Kudo Shinichi in, then he took a last look at Conan who was still standing there, and closed the door.

"Are you sure you want to know the truth?" Vermouth brought Kudo Shinichi a cup of coffee.

Kudo Shinichi observed her expression and suddenly felt a little nervous. Now he already knew that the Black Organization was difficult to deal with and that explosives were buried throughout the resort. Apart from this, was there any deeper secret hidden?

Kudo Shinichi straightened his expression and nodded solemnly to Vermouth: "If possible, please tell me the whole truth."

Vermouth's appearance is very aggressive. When she smiles, it's very bright, but when she doesn't smile, she can give people a sense of oppression. At this time, facing Kudo Shinichi's curiosity, she did not answer immediately, but lit a cigarette first. The smoke spread around her body, making her look even more mysterious.

"Angel is in the hospital now." After a long time, Bermode said this.

Kudo Shinichi looked confused: "Who?"

Bermode glanced at the detective who knew nothing about it. The cigarette burned a little in her hand before she continued, "Lan."

Kudo Shinichi was still a little confused. His usually smart brain failed to immediately connect the Ran that Vermouth was talking about with his childhood sweetheart Mouri Ran. After all, in his impression, Mouri Ran was always lively and good at karate, so why was she in the hospital?

"The injuries are very serious and the doctor said he may not wake up again."

After Vermouth finished speaking, Kudo Shinichi belatedly asked, "The Ran you're talking about, are you referring to Maori Ran?"

Vermouth looked at him, her eyes were as gloomy as a bottomless cold pond. Although she didn't say anything, Kudo Shinichi understood the deep meaning behind her eyes. However, he still found it absurd. Not long ago, he went to school with Mao Lilan. How come he was completely different here...

Kudo Shinichi did not continue to ask why she was hospitalized. He stood up suddenly and accidentally knocked over the coffee cup on the table. The coffee spilled, spread to the edge of the table, and dripped onto the carpet at his feet. He seemed not to notice, but hurriedly turned around and walked to the door, opened the door, looked at Conan who was still standing outside, and asked: "She is lying, right?"

Conan looked at him, and through the thin lens, Kudo Shinichi realized that the miniature version of him looked more tired and pale than his age...

【??? Sister Xiaolan here is seriously injured and hospitalized?】

[It has nothing to do with the organization]

[No wonder I always felt that Conan was weird here, it turns out that something happened to Xiaolan]

[I hope she can recover.]

...

Oda Sakunosuke and Huang Hun, who stayed in the villa, were also not idle. The two spent a whole day recording Gin's itinerary. They decided to use this information to take action in the next cycle.

"We can follow the cycle of rebirth after death. Maybe we can use this to force a breakthrough and enter the underground laboratory." Oda Sakunosuke and Huang Hun gathered together to discuss the next plan.

Huang Hun pondered for a moment and said, "Is there really no price to pay for rebirth after death?"

Oda Sakunosuke paused and looked towards Huang Hun: "Are you saying that Mr. Bourbon is lying?"

Huang Hun shook his head: "I just have a feeling that things are not that simple, and I think Mr. Bourbon's mental state may be a little abnormal."

Oda Sakunosuke also fell into deep thought. He was thinking about the purpose of Ling Yi's lie. Was it to lure the player to death to obtain intelligence? But what good would this do him?

[Did Touko lie before? ]

[So is there a price to pay for reincarnation after death? ]

【After listening to Huang Hun and Oda Saku's analysis, I also feel that Touko is lying. What should I do?】

[Why does Touzi want to deceive players?]

[It was Keimitsu who asked at the beginning. If Toruko said there was a price, Keimitsu would definitely blame himself.]

[So Toruko wanted to prevent Jingguang from worrying? ]

[Wuwuwu, even if he is stuck in a cycle and forgets many things, Toru has never forgotten his most important partner.]

Oda Sakunosuke thought of many possibilities and finally thought of Morobushi Kagemitsu: "Could it be related to Rukawa Hikaru?" He expressed his guess.

Although they had not met much, they could all see that Morobushi Kagemitsu had a special relationship with the blond-haired man who was responsible for receiving them.

"Perhaps the key to whether or not the game can be completed lies with Rukawa Hikaru." Huang Hun made further speculation.

At this time, Gin was not in the villa, nor did he go out. Instead, he went to the underground laboratory under the villa. When Huang Hun was discussing with Oda Sakunosuke, he did not forget to pay attention to the situation below. When Gin came out of the underground laboratory, it was already dark. He went back to the room for a while and soon went out.

During the first cycle, Gin also went out at this time. Oda Sakunosuke and Huang Hun followed him at that time. In order to avoid being discovered, the two did not follow too closely, but they still knew where Gin went. Gin went to the villa outside the resort, where Vermode was located.

Although they already knew Gin's destination, in order to prevent any unexpected situations, Huang Hun and Oda Sakunosuke decided to send one person to follow him, while the other stayed in the villa. After discussing it, they finally decided that Huang Hun would follow him.

The change in the player's choice did not affect Gin. This time, Gin still went to the villa where Vermouth was. Huang Hun watched him walk in from afar, chose a hidden corner, and waited while counting the time. To his surprise, Gin, who had returned quickly the first time, stayed longer this time...

Huang Hun was puzzled by this change, but what he didn't know was that Kudo Shinichi was also in the villa at this time.

Kudo Shinichi asked Vermouth about the situation, but heard something he didn't want to hear. He asked Conan for confirmation, but Conan was unable to give him the answer he wanted.

Before the organization retreated to the resort in front of them, there was a large-scale conflict with the Red Team. In addition to the local police, FBI and CIA personnel also participated in that conflict. The three parties cooperated to ambush members of the organization. Conan Edogawa also participated in this operation as the silver bullet, and it was during this operation that an unexpected accident happened.

The situation was very tense during that time, and he was very busy. One day, he was careless and Ran Mouri found the cell phone belonging to Kudo Shinichi on him. Ran Mouri, who had doubted his identity before, did not confront him this time, but pretended that she had not noticed anything and followed him secretly. As a result, she entered the scene of the confrontation between the Red Team and the organization.

At that time, the Red Team was hiding in the dark, preparing to ambush Gin and Vodka who were trading with others, and the appearance of Mouri Ran was noticed by Gin. Gin was sensitive and suspicious by nature. Although Mouri Ran looked like just an ordinary high school girl, he decided to retreat temporarily, and the Red Team had to advance the action. After all, the opportunity to catch Gin was too rare.

However, Gin had not yet completely entered the ambush circle, and the Red Team failed to catch anyone in one attack. Gin was completely alert, and a melee broke out between the two sides. In the end, in this conflict, Vodka was shot and killed while trying to cover Gin's escape, and Mao Lilan was also hit by Gin's gun and was seriously injured and hospitalized.

Conan Edogawa didn't want the people around him to be involved in the fight with the organization, so he never told Ran Mouri the truth, carefully hiding his identity, and staying by Ran's side as Conan. Although there were many twists and turns during the period, it also made him see his own heart clearly, and finally he confessed to Ran Mouri during the school trip.

At that time, he thought that the organization would eventually collapse, and then he could become Kudo Shinichi again and be with the person he loved, never to be separated. He never thought that the organization that had been hanging over his head like a dark cloud before would take away the person he loved first.

Conan Edogawa felt that everything was just a dream. He wanted to wait to wake up, but the cycle again and again reminded him that he was trapped in a nightmare that he couldn't wake up from...

After listening to the rest of what Vermouth said, Kudo Shinichi knew that he was now in a different world. The Mouri Ran in this world and the Mouri Ran he knew were two different people. However, when he heard the truth, he still felt a heavy feeling of losing someone important.

He looked at Conan Edogawa, wanting to say something but didn't know how to start. Just when they were silent, Gin suddenly came over. Vermouth went out to meet someone, and he and Conan hid in the room.

"Gin?" Kudo Shinichi chewed on the name and suddenly remembered that this was the person that Vermouth mentioned, the one who caused Mao Li Ran to be seriously injured and hospitalized. To confirm, he asked Conan, "It was the man outside who injured Ran, right?"

Conan looked at the overly excited person and reminded him to calm down.

Kudo Shinichi held the gun in his hand. The gun in his hand was given to him and Morobushi Kagemitsu by Ling Yi when they met the police at a residential building because he chose to become a public security officer this time. In addition, there was also a mobile phone for contact.

Gin came here alone, and now he has a weapon, so maybe he can take the opportunity to capture him. Kudo Shinichi, who lost his mind due to anger, couldn't help but think about it. However, before he could act, Conan stopped him.

"Gin is not that easy to deal with." Conan said, his face was very gloomy and he looked very depressed, "and he may have some clues."

"What clue?"

Conan moved his mouth but before he could speak, he suddenly heard footsteps approaching the door and a deep voice belonging to Gin came through the door.

"Is there anyone in there?"

"Gin." Vermouth called out to Gin who was walking towards the door.

Gin paused and glanced back at Bermode. Bermode looked unhappy and said to Gin, "Are you going to make me doubt you too?"

"The lost chip has not been found yet, so anyone can be suspected." Gin spoke with an unquestionable tone, and as he spoke he continued to walk towards the room where Kudo Shinichi and Edogawa Conan were hiding.

Vermode held the pistol at her waist. She looked at Gin's back with a hesitant look on her face. Gin had already walked to the door. Perhaps he sensed the murderous intent coming from behind, but Gin did not rush to open the door. Instead, he stopped and held the gun at his waist.

The atmosphere in the villa suddenly became depressing, and the air seemed to have stopped circulating. At this extremely tense moment, the door in front of Gin was suddenly opened from the inside, and a clear child's voice came out.

"Thank you, Sister Chris, I found my football."

Gin was alerted instantly. The gun in his hand was already pointed at him. He lowered his eyes and found that there was a little boy holding a football in the door. The little boy seemed to be frightened when he saw him. He stepped back in fear and accidentally tripped on the carpet and fell. The football in his hand also fell to the ground and rolled to his feet...

Gin's gaze fell on Conan, whose face was pale and his body was shaking uncontrollably, much like a frightened child. However, Gin did not let his guard down, because the windows in the room were open and the night breeze blew in from the window, bringing a hint of coolness.

At first glance, the situation in front of us looks like Conan was playing football and accidentally kicked the ball into Vermouth's room, then came over to look for the ball and happened to be seen by him... But could things be so coincidental?

Gin walked into the room and went straight to the open window. He looked out. Outside the window was an empty lawn and there were no suspicious figures.

Gin turned around and looked inside the room. Bermode couldn't bear to watch and walked into the room as well: "Gin, there should be a limit to your suspicion."

Gin remained unmoved and walked towards the closet in the room, which was the best place to hide people. Bermode walked to the closet before him and blocked the door. She held a gun in her hand and spoke in an imperative tone: "Now, get out of my room."

"Get out of the way." Gin had obviously made up his mind to search Vermouth's room.

Bermode was so angry that she laughed. She used her gun to push back her long golden hair and looked up at Gin with unyielding aura: "Instead of going crazy in front of me, you might as well find the lost chip as soon as possible."

Gin still had a sullen face. He raised his hand and pressed the gun against the door of the closet. Seeing him like this, Vermouth's face also darkened. She raised her hand and pointed the gun at Gin's arm holding the gun: "Gin, you will pay the price for going crazy here."

[The confrontation between Sister Bei and Master Qin is so exciting! 】

[Gin here is really crazy. Last time he targeted Jingguang, and this time it’s Shinichi’s turn.]

[Gin isn't really going to shoot, is he? ]

[Just open it, Shinichi isn’t in the closet anyway]

[But Gin obviously won't leave easily, Shinichi still seems to be in danger]

Gin lowered his eyes and his cold gazes met in the air. Neither of them was willing to give in, and they were in a stalemate for a while...

Conan Edogawa, who was still shivering at the door, couldn't help but glance under the bed. With his current sitting position, he could just see the situation under the bed. Under the bed, Kudo Shinichi was using his mobile phone, and he didn't know who he was sending a message to...

Conan Edogawa silently shifted his gaze and looked at Gin. Although Kudo Shinichi was not in the closet, looking at Gin's expression, it was obvious that he would not stop after searching just one closet, so he still had to find a way to get him away.

Just as Edogawa Conan was thinking secretly, a cell phone rang suddenly, and the sound was particularly obvious in the quiet room.

Gin paused for a moment, then reached out to take out his cell phone from his clothes. He scanned the screen and answered the call: "Bourbon."

I don't know what was said on the other end of the phone. After hanging up the phone, Gin looked at Bermode deeply again, finally put down the gun in his hand, turned around and left, leaving a sentence: "Bermode, you should be more restrained."

After making sure that the person had really left the villa, Conan walked to the bed and knocked twice. Kudo Shinichi crawled out from under the bed. Facing Bermode's somewhat surprised expression, he didn't care about the embarrassment and asked directly: "What is a chip?"

Vermouth's expression turned serious. She did not answer the question, but said to Kudo Shinichi: "As you can see, the situation here is very complicated. Leaving now is the best choice for you. Don't investigate further."

Kudo Shinichi glanced at Edogawa Conan and said, "I can't get away anymore."

Vermouth sighed helplessly, and the room fell silent again. After a long while, Conan Edogawa broke the silence: "The chip is engraved with a resurrection program. The organization wants to resurrect the boss."

Resurrecting the boss? Ling Yi had mentioned this before, but he didn't explain how to resurrect. Now that he heard more specific information, Kudo Shinichi thought for a while and asked again: "The chip is missing?"

Bermode nodded: "So you shouldn't come here at this time."

Since such an important chip has disappeared, the organization will certainly conduct a strict investigation, which is why Gin is suspicious of everyone he looks at.

"I understand." Kudo Shinichi didn't say anything else. He had a hunch that the missing chip might be the key to this game.

For the rest of the time, Kudo Shinichi wanted to stay and learn more about the situation, but he didn't expect that the public security department sent him a message saying that Morobushi Kagemitsu had been in the room and had not come out, and wanted him to go back and check the situation, after all, they came here together.

Kudo Shinichi first returned to the residence where the public security was located. He came to the door of Morobushi Kagemitsu and knocked. No one answered. He knocked again and said, "Mr. Rukawa, it's me."

[Wow, in this world, only Toruko is left in the police academy team. I guess Jingguang is feeling sorry for Toruko.]

[I feel sorry for Toruko and Jingguang. Why can time only repeat for one day? It would be better if it could repeat until before all the tragedies happened.]

[Ran is seriously injured and hospitalized. Shinichi must be very sad now.]

[Suddenly I realized that everyone in this world seems to be miserable]

[This is the reality. After all, it is such a large organization. How can we eliminate it without sacrifice?]

Kudo Shinichi stood outside the door and waited for a while. Finally, there was movement inside. Morofushi Kagemitsu came over and opened the door for him.

Kudo Shinichi glanced at the young man inside the door, and thinking of the news revealed by the public security, he felt that he should say something comforting at this time, but he thought of the seriously injured Mao Lilan, and swallowed the words that were on his lips...

The two men walked into the room together and were speechless for a moment. They had only known each other for a few days, but at this moment they felt a sense of sympathy.

Kudo Shinichi looked out the window at the night, and after a long while he spoke about the new intelligence he had obtained today. Now all they could do was to try every possible means to eradicate the organization, which would be the best comfort to their injured and sacrificed companions.

After hearing what Kudo Shinichi said, Morobushi Kagemitsu's eyes moved. He suddenly asked, "You said the chip is missing?"

"Yes, the entire organization is looking for it now." Kudo Shinichi expressed his guess, "I think that chip should be the key to completing the game."

Morofushi Jingguang fell silent again. This night was destined to be a sleepless night for two people with so many things on their minds. Their thoughts surged in the night, and the cycle could not be stopped until the sun rose and started again.

The fourth cycle began, and the four players returned to the place where they were pulled into the game at the beginning. This time, no one spoke. They turned around and looked behind them at the same time, waiting for the blond-haired, dark-skinned young man from the previous times to appear.

It was obviously the same as the previous times, but Zhufu Jingguang felt something was different. He looked at the person who was approaching, and always felt that this person was as thin as an illusory bubble, as if he would dissipate if he was lightly touched. Perhaps to confirm, without waiting for someone to approach, he took the initiative to walk forward, stretched out his hand and hugged the person tightly. When he really felt that this person was real, a dense dull pain rose in his heart, and his mouth was full of bitter taste, as uncomfortable as drowning in bitter water and being stung.

What kind of endless despair did Zero experience, trapped alone in an endless cycle? Why were they all gone? If only there was one person who could stay by Zero's side...

"Kagemitsu?"

A questioning voice sounded in his ears. Zhu Fu Jingguang paused for a moment and loosened his hand a little. He looked at the man in front of him who had gentle eyebrows but could not hide his fatigue: "Sorry I'm late."

The blond young man smiled and replied, "Don't blame yourself, Jingguang."

Morofushi Jingguang felt even worse. This time he chose to go undercover in the organization. Even if it meant sacrificing his own life, he was determined to rescue Zero from the cycle.

Huang Hun and Oda Sakunosuke, like Morobushi Kagemitsu, are still undercover this time. Kudo Shinichi hesitated for a moment and finally chose the identity of a public security officer. He still has some things he wants to ask Conan.

This time the players were still divided into two groups. Since Morofu Jingguang chose to be an undercover agent, they went to Belmode's villa first and asked Belmode to help them disguise themselves.

On the way, Huang Hun talked about the last cycle: "Gin went out last night, and it took longer than the previous two cycles. Is it related to you two?"

Kudo Shinichi was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and told Ling Yi about what happened to Gin at the villa last night. After that, he thanked Ling Yi again, saying that it was he who asked Ling Yi to help lure Gin away last night.

"We have recorded Gin's itinerary, and this time we plan to formally search Gin's room." Huang Hun briefly explained the plan he and Oda Sakunosuke had made, and then he looked at Kudo Shinichi, "Can you detain Gin again?"

Kudo Shinichi nodded in agreement. Although the situation yesterday was tense, it was not dangerous. Moreover, he had a public security service pistol on him.

Several people discussed the actions to be taken in this cycle. After roughly deciding on them, Oda Sakunosuke suddenly asked Ling Yi: "Didn't the organization equip us with weapons?"

"The organization will only provide weapons to members when there is a mission." Ling Yi said that as a new member of the organization, the player has not even obtained the organization code, and the organization will not bother to equip such a new member with weapons. The public security has weapons, but it would be difficult to explain if the organization members were found carrying the public security's sidearms, especially now that Gin is so neurotic that he is suspicious of everyone he sees.

Seeing the men in deep thought, Ling Yi handed them his gun and said, "You can use mine."

Zhu Fu Jingguang looked at the gun handed to him, but did not take it. Instead, he asked, "Will it put you in danger?"

"You forget that this is a cycle."

Just because it can be recycled, can we ignore our own safety? For the first time, Morobushi Jingguang found that he was an easily emotional person. He pushed the gun in front of him back and refused, saying: "Since it can be recycled, we don't need it."

Ling Yi was slightly stunned, and said helplessly: "You are different, it is best not to die here."

"What do you mean?" Zhu Fu Jingguang stared at the blond young man next to him, but the young man looked calm and let him look at him. He suddenly felt uneasy and continued to ask, "Death will have an impact, right?"

"I just think you are different. It's best not to try it lightly." Ling Yi explained. Facing Zhu Fu Jingguang who still had a suspicious look on his face, he added, "I'm still here."

Morobushi Jingguang carefully observed his expression, but could not see anything. However, how could he forget it? As an excellent undercover agent who had been lurking in the organization for many years, Zero must be very good at hiding his emotions. How could he be easily deceived by him... Morobushi Jingguang retracted his gaze, lowered his eyes to hide the expression in his eyes, and said, "I know."