The dialogue in Chapter 70 is all split!
"Vermouth?" Hagiwara heard the boy who seemed to be Shinichi Kudo's younger brother from seven years ago call him Vermouth again. He was wondering why Jinpei had changed his name when he heard Kofuya say this on the other end of the phone.
Not understanding the meaning of his words, he simply repeated a rhetorical question. Only after asking the question did he remember that Kofuruya had previously mentioned that the transnational criminal organization he and Komorobuchi were infiltrating liked black and used Western liquor names as code names for their officers.
Vermouth is a Western spirit originating from Italy. Could it be someone from Kofuya's side who suddenly shouted that? Or is it a member of the organization named Vermouth?
With this in mind, Hagiwara cautiously fell silent, lest his phone call cause an information leak. He also knew that investigations by the Japanese Public Security Bureau often involved national security and had to be handled with even greater care than those by the police.
Unexpectedly, his silence only fueled Rei Furuya's misunderstanding, and he sneered, "As expected of the Thousand-Faced Witch Vermouth, you even managed to investigate such a secret matter between me and my friend. But don't forget, if I die, the true relationship between you and the BOSS will be completely exposed among the organization's members."
"Hey!" Hearing the threatening tone that Kofuruya had never shown to his friends before, Hagiwara sensed that the person he was talking to was not the outsider he had previously guessed, but himself.
Among them, Kofuruya was the most suspicious, cough cough... or rather, the very cautious Kofuruya seemed to have misunderstood something serious. Why? What had he just done to cause this misunderstanding?
Hagiwara keenly recalled that he and Kofuya had been talking well, but it seemed that it was only after Matsuda and the little boy came that Kofuya reacted with hostility and misunderstanding. Could there be a problem with what he said about Kisaragi Mine earlier?
Just as he was about to explain this to Kofuruya, Matsuda suddenly retorted with a displeased tone, "Huh?"
Hagiwara was interrupted by the voice and subconsciously looked at Kojinpei. With his keen observation skills and the conversation between Matsuda and the little boy just now, he instantly realized that Kojinpei had just said that he wanted to return the little boy's earring and phone.
In reality, he seemed to be on the phone with someone and hadn't hung up yet. Judging from Xiaozhenping's reaction, the person on the other end of the phone seemed to be saying something that left him speechless.
At the same moment, Conan looked up at the two tall figures, their innocent faces reflecting the light through their glasses. Vermouth? Another alcoholic beverage. Another member of an organization like Gin and Vodka? How many of them are there?
But today was truly a great day! Since Haibara defected, she hasn't shared any information about any member of the organization. Whenever she brings it up, she pretends not to hear or says discouraging things, let alone mention who the organization's boss is, the organization's objectives, or the extent of their crimes…
Today, however, he obtained some truly significant information from these two people he was meeting for the second time, including eavesdropping on Gin's conversation with members of the organization.
They also learned the code names of two organization members. Now all they need to do is figure out the code name of this tall, handsome guy with a smile that always makes people feel like they're basking in a spring breeze.
It would be best to obtain more of their personal information, like DNA and fingerprints, which would allow us to uncover a lot of intelligence about them! At least get their blood type information...
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Just as Conan was thinking about these things, Matsuda, just as Hagiwara had deduced, heard something that left him speechless and made him want to roll his eyes at his junior schoolmate brother.
Because the younger girl's brother actually asked him on the other end of the phone, "Do you guys know Vermouth? This time..."
Was this operation orchestrated by Vermouth? Are you also members of the organization?
If the boy's voice initially called out the other person's name as Dalmo, it's highly likely that Gin, unaware of the other person's name, would have thought it was a coincidence that the name sounded like a liquor brand.
After all, he had heard of the code names of the cadres in the organization who had code names over the years, even if he had never met them. He had never heard of a code name like "Dalmo" in the organization.
After hearing Vermouth's code name on the other end of the phone, Gin no longer thought it was a pure coincidence. He suspected that his useless sister had also been targeted by the organization without his knowledge.
She was also lured into doing dangerous things that were inappropriate for her by these shady characters. It seemed that the person who did the work was an organization executive who had no information about her but was connected to Vermouth.
Some organization bosses deliberately use this method to strengthen their sense of control, which makes Gin very angry at anyone who dares to exploit his subordinates, and also very unhappy with the organization boss's methods.
"What Vermouth or whatever, I don't know anything about that." Feeling utterly speechless, Matsuda replied irritably, "I don't like vermouth, I only like Japanese gin!"
After refuting her, he realized something. Vermouth? Organization? Member? The younger sister's brother's words sounded a bit strange. After hearing Hagi mention vermouth, she actually mistook him for one of his accomplices?
Why do you think so? Also, his use of "organization members" to describe his accomplices implies that the "organization" he belongs to is a large one with so many members that he would consider it normal for other members he hasn't met to exist.
However, in his previous conversation with him, he had never said that he was an accomplice, nor had he made any statements that led to that conclusion. Instead, he fabricated a story that he and the junior schoolmate were a gang of thieves.
He wanted to lower his guard by claiming to be a fellow criminal, but none of his words implied that he was an accomplice. Why did the younger sister's brother make this inference?
When this question arose, Matsuda subconsciously looked at Hagiwara, recalling that the reactions of the junior school girl and her brother were all caused by Hagiwara's mention of Vermouth. He didn't know who Hagiwara was talking to on the phone.
Why mention the pronunciation of Vermouth? But it's certain that this pronunciation triggered the reaction from the younger sister's older brother, reminding him of his momentary quirky humor—taking a pseudonym in front of Conan as a kind of drinking name.
Just now, Conan, that brat, shouted it out while he was dialing a phone. Could it be that the reason the little junior brother said such outrageous things just now is because of this? Does his gang use alcohol names instead of real names? In other words, 'criminal code names'?
Realizing this possibility, Matsuda quickly gave Hagi a wink.
Seeing the look in Hagiwara's eyes, who had been raised by his childhood friend: ...
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"They even know my code name..." Unaware that his childhood friends on the other end of the phone were exchanging glances and working together, Mr. Kurosawa Jin, the real Gin, felt that the other party was deliberately using his code name to point at him.
After all, he hadn't told Fatty the code name Gin, which had a distinctly Japanese flavor, so the fact that these two people who were close to Fatty knew it meant that someone in the organization had told them.
The only ones who would dare to leak his information, even if they were fellow members of the organization, would probably be Vermouth or Bourbon, those two reckless individuals who frequently have access to all sorts of intelligence. Thinking of this, Gin's anger soared.
He immediately snorted coldly: "Hmph! You actually dared to drag the fat pig into this without my permission. It seems I've been too lenient lately, making you suspicious and causing you to act recklessly, even colluding with you."
Who is it? Vermouth? Bourbon?
They both usually do a lot of intelligence missions, and I heard they've been in frequent contact in the last two years. Since Fat Pig's boyfriend mentioned Vermouth earlier, it's most likely that they're the ones who caused this.
Vermouth and Bourbon, just as I deduced, the organization my junior's brother belongs to is one that likes to use alcohol names as code names for crimes, and he just said that he knows his code name.
The only alcoholic beverages I mentioned earlier were Vermouth and Gin, so the code name for the junior sister's brother is "Gin," and the code name for an organization member who was originally a Russian mercenary is "Japanese sake"?
What kind of taste is this? The younger sister's brother's fierce, icy boss-like demeanor is nothing like Japanese Gin. Thinking of this, Matsuda couldn't help but complain: "I already said I don't know about Vermouth or Bourbon, and the name Gin doesn't suit you at all."
I just don't know what he meant by "bourbon".
Vermouth, who was innocently blamed: o(*￣︶￣*)o……Can't you guys just talk properly? Stop with this three-way dialogue where everyone is splitting up?
The even more innocent brewery boss: o(￣ヘ￣o＃) Even if I'm a very cautious person, I don't need to do such unnecessary things!
"Heh... As expected of Vermouth, even Gin has made a move." At the same time, when he heard the guy on the other end of the phone mention Gin in Matsuda's voice, Furuya Rei's heart sank.
Even though he was in his rented apartment, he drew his gun and made a loud noise to alert his surroundings while sneering, preparing to deal with any possible attack from the organization's members. Little did he know that he was currently outwitting thin air.
Vermouth? Gin? Bourbon? If Hagiwara could guess but not understand the misunderstanding between Furuya Rei and Kojinpei at the beginning, then hearing Furuya Rei's words now, and recalling Kojinpei's words just now, his eyes and mouth movements...
With his keen insight and keen perception, he could say he understood instantly that Kofuya and Komobushi were investigating a transnational criminal organization that used black as its organizational color and alcohol as its code name for operations.
Just now, the little boy called out to Kojinpei "Dalmore," a name for a Western whiskey, which seemed to have caused Kofuya to misunderstand and speculate that he might be a person codenamed Vermouth, the Thousand-Faced Witch, who sounds like someone who is very good at disguising himself.
The name of the liquor, however, elicited a reaction from the person on the other end of Xiaozhenping's phone, who said something that left Xiaozhenping speechless. It seems that the person Xiaozhenping was talking to was also a member of that transnational criminal organization.
They were either someone who knew Vermouth and had some understanding of the organization. I wasn't sure which one they were before, but just now Xiaozhenping gave me a wink and silently mouthed the words "feng" and "ge" in Chinese.
Adding to that earlier remark, he instantly deduced that Fuu-chan's brother was a member of the criminal organization Kofuruya was investigating, and even a high-ranking member of a transnational criminal organization codenamed Gin. -_-||
It turns out that what he and Komobushi were investigating was Kaze-chan's boss, and the person who forced Komobushi to commit suicide might be Kaze-chan's accomplice, or even Kaze-chan himself... This is too much of a coincidence, it feels like fate is mocking him.
The things I said to Kofuruya earlier, and my comments after Matsuda arrived, must have caused Kofuruya to misunderstand! And this misunderstanding is quite big; I hope it didn't scare him.
Although he thought that Kofuya's eyes might have turned purplish-gray by now, he should hurry up and find a way to explain this misunderstanding! Hagiwara looked at Matsuda with this thought in mind, preparing to dispel Kofuya's doubts directly with the content of the call: "Who are you talking to?"
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