Chapter 2352 2364 [Friendly Cooperation]
Hattori Heiji really wanted Vodka to go by himself, but if he did that, his targeting would be too obvious - Vodka must not be allowed to know that his identity as a member of his organization had been exposed, otherwise, according to Conan, all those who knew about it would be in danger of being silenced.
So when faced with the question about vodka, Detective Osaka had to reluctantly say, "Choose one to go with you."
Everyone who had already relaxed said: "?!"
Mrs. Fu said first, "I won't go! The flour is too heavy for me to carry."
Vodka: "..." Humph, I won't look for you even if you want to go! You keep talking about membership vouchers, membership vouchers, what if you stab me in the back for your membership vouchers?
"Similarly, the murderer is likely hiding among this group of people, so we can't choose any of them - even though this group of people are old and female, and the young and strong seem weak and not very good at fighting, but all this may be just appearance. What if they are hiding deep, or carrying some powerful weapons?"
Vodka thought calmly and quickly: "In addition, Vermouth must also be ruled out. If it were normal times, this colleague might be a good option, but her attitude has been a little strange recently - this is very dangerous. After all, compared to other citizens, that woman's fighting power is obviously much higher, so we must be on guard."
After doing some process of elimination, Vodka suddenly fell into deep thought.
Excluding these two groups of people, the ones left... aren't they just Uzo's high school friends?
“…”
Vodka was in a dilemma and almost wanted to say, "Why don't I go by myself", but finally swallowed the words.
——The endings of the three people who went solo are obvious to all, and Vodka definitely doesn’t want to be the fourth one.
Even if he was picking a general from among the short men, he had to pick someone to take the blame for him today.
After hesitating for a moment, Vodka's eyes moved and fell on one of them.
"That little henchman of Uzo's is definitely not an option. Even though he's weak, it's precisely because he's a weak brat that he can easily frame me. If he goes out with me and comes back and starts saying things like 'I saw Mr. Yamada hiding an axe in the camp!', I'm afraid I'll be executed by some crazy survivors."
"Of course, Suzuki Sonoko can't do that either. This girl is the one most influenced by Usa. If I go with her, I will definitely fall into Usa's trap. And she is the daughter of the Suzuki Group. If she dies as a scapegoat for me, I will be in trouble."
"And those two guys in Osaka... Before, I thought they had little contact with Uzo and were relatively unafraid, but look at this Hattori Heiji! This guy's contribution to Uzo's script is no less than that little minion. If it weren't for his nonsense, I wouldn't have fallen to this point."
"Looking at it this way, the only ones left are the girl who came from Osaka with the black detective, and..."
Vodka looked at Mao Lilan, "And her!"
N choices for 1 became 2 choices for 1, and things suddenly became simple.
"I don't know much about this Osaka girl who came with the black detective, and the unknown means risk."
The balance in Vodka's heart quickly tilted: "Compared to her, Mao Lilan is more suitable. At least she has a conscience! She can stay with Uzo for so long and still have a conscience, which shows that she is a good person... Go quickly and come back quickly, there shouldn't be any problem."
Thinking of this, Vodka finally spoke: "Then..."
"Then I'll go with you."
A voice interrupted from the side.
Vodka: “…”
He turned his head silently and met the eyes of the smiling "Doctor Shinchu".
Vodka: "..." What's wrong with this woman today! What did Wuzo do to her? She was not so haunting before!
Vodka: “Well, I…”
"It's decided." Hattori Heiji was also worried that the others would go out with Vodka and never come back. Now that he saw the suspicious person No. 2 taking the initiative to come to his door, he immediately decided, "Go quickly and come back quickly."
Jiang Xia nodded.
Vodka was about to object: "..."
He took a deep breath and tried to put on the same fake smile as Vermouth: "Then let's go."
…
The two looked at each other and left in a strange atmosphere.
Conan looked at their backs, tugged at the corner of Hattori Heiji's clothes, and whispered to Osaka after he squatted down: "Is it really okay to let them both leave our sight at the same time? - What if they have some conspiracy..."
Hattori Heiji waved his hand nonchalantly: "Everyone has been sleeping in their own rooms these days. If there really is a conspiracy, they could just sneak out in the middle of the night after everyone else has gone to bed to work together. Why wait until now?"
Conan: "Speaking of late at night, did you see the dark circles under Vodka's eyes? Although it seems to have faded a little today, he definitely didn't sleep well the past few nights. This guy must have done something in the middle of the night that we don't know about."
He paced a few steps anxiously, and then said, "And Dr. Shinde, his dark circles are not particularly severe, but I still feel that he is not in a good condition. His movements seem to be slower than usual, and he looks like he hasn't had a good rest... Could it be that, as you guessed, the two of them secretly cooperated with each other at night without telling anyone else?"
Hattori Heiji frowned, his expression somewhat solemn.
But then I thought: two nights have already passed. If these two guys really have a conspiracy, it seems like it’s too late to worry now.
"Didn't you say before that Dr. Shinde might not be a member of that organization? Even if he is, maybe they are just arranging some illegal transactions nearby."
Hattori Heiji sighed, he looked down at Conan, raised his hand and patted the head of the victim of the Black Organization: "Listen to my advice. Although illegal transactions should be stopped, in the current situation, protecting the remaining people is the top priority - as long as they don't attack the people here, we will endure for two more days, and we can deal with other matters after the police arrive."
Conan also knew the importance of this, so he could only nod. However, when it comes to protecting the people here...
"Have you noticed..." While Conan was thinking, a voice suddenly came from the side.
He suddenly looked up and found that Jiang Xia had walked towards him without him noticing.
The detective glanced around the living room and thought, "It seems someone is missing."
Conan and Hattori Heiji were stunned, and immediately looked up to count the number of people.
After a moment, the two found the problem: "Kobayashi Seiji... why is this guy running around alone again? Wait, could it be that the murderer hiding among us is not the tour guide, but this famous painter?!"
(End of this chapter)
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