Chapters 3546 and 3558: [The Vodka Poisoning Series (Part N)]
Under Vermouth's shocked and confused gaze, Vodka struggled a few times, then, with a look of resentment on his face, he slumped onto the table.
Before closing his eyes, he stared intently at Uzo, his lips moving as if he wanted to say something. For a moment, Vermouth almost thought that Vodka would vomit blood and then use his trembling fingertips to write a bloody death message like "OUZO"... Fortunately, he didn't.
Unlike his ferocious expression, Vodka neither vomited blood nor died suddenly. After a brief struggle, the fallen cadre fell into a peaceful sleep.
"..."
The private room was deathly silent.
A few seconds later, Vermouth finally couldn't resist. She reached out and checked vodka's breath, then realized that her observation was correct; the fool had indeed simply fallen asleep.
So what exactly happened just now?
Vermouth withdrew her hand and glanced at Gin and Jiang Xia. She saw that one of them was still slowly smoking, and the other was still crunching on his fruit salad, acting as if nothing had happened.
The vodka lying on the side was like a crooked tissue, completely ignored and ignored by everyone.
An eerie silence lasted for more than a minute, and Vermouth sat stiffly and agonizingly for the same amount of time.
Finally, after finishing the last piece of fruit he liked and leaving the rest of the fruit he didn't like in the box, Jiang Xia put down his fork, closed the lid, glanced at the vodka, and clicked his tongue: "He still likes to eat random things."
"..."
Gin was speechless for a moment, then finally let out a cold snort, his murderous aura quietly surging, it was unclear who he was targeting.
Beside her, Vermouth vaguely sensed something. She looked at Gin, then at Jiang Xia, and suddenly realized that he looked somewhat familiar.
Immediately afterward, Vermouth, an actress skilled at observing details, realized that Uzo's words and manner of speaking... were learned from Gin?
“Vodka was drugged by Uzo in front of Gin on the organization’s territory, but Gin didn’t point a gun at him, and didn’t even react…”
Vermouth pondered the matter for a moment, then suddenly realized something: "Uzo rarely does things himself... Could it be that this time the poison wasn't administered by him, but by Gin?!"
What is Gin planning?
The question flashed through her mind briefly, but in the next instant, Vermouth figured out the answer herself: What else could she be thinking? She must be annoyed by Uzo's habit of eating and drinking recklessly outside, and wanted to teach him a lesson when he wasn't looking, but Uzo noticed and instead spilled the vodka.
Vermouth: "..."
Fortunately, her wound was still a bit painful, so she didn't have much of an appetite. Otherwise, she would be the one lying there fast asleep right now.
"Speaking of which, to do something like this at a party themed around 'making up'... Is Gin here to reconcile or to sow discord?"
"Could it be that he also felt this move was inappropriate, thinking that Uzo would not have anticipated it, and that's why he planned to make his move today?"
“Also…” Vermouth’s eyes twitched slightly as her gaze fell on Vodka across from her again. In her mind, she quietly replayed the whole process of Vodka voluntarily eating the sushi earlier.
"They've turned this random mutual aid group into something quite impressive, even claiming to be experts on Uzo..."
And this guy, right in front of her, was easily outmaneuvered by Uzo, like a pitiful doll with no power to fight back.
“I used to think he had undergone a complete transformation and was entirely different from before. But now it seems that his essence has not changed at all.”
Vermouth took a deep breath and mentally readjusted the position of vodka.
beside.
Gin finally finished his cigarette, stubbed it out, and was quite dissatisfied with the outcome.
It's one thing if the drug didn't reach Uzo; at least it shows that Uzo's level of vigilance exceeded his expectations, which is generally a good thing. But the vodka...
That's utterly shameful.
Hopefully, today's events will teach him a lesson.
Too lazy to pay any more attention to his subordinate who was snoring in his sleep, Gin stood up: "That's enough for today."
With that, he turned and left, pushing the door open to avoid seeing anything.
After he left, the door clicked shut.
In the now quiet room, Jiang Xia turned away from the doorway, turned her head, and looked at Vermouth with a smile.
Vermouth: "...?!"
...
The shopping mall next door.
Inside the noodle shop on the first floor.
"That happened a long time ago. I was still very young when that case occurred, so it's normal that you two haven't heard of it."
Kogoro Mouri was still chatting enthusiastically with Miwako Sato and Officer Takagi about past cases, unaware that Inspector Megure's expression had changed.
Standing by the table, Sonoko Suzuki noticed something amiss and asked in confusion, "Inspector, what's wrong?"
"...It's nothing." Inspector Megure snapped out of his daze, stood up, and said to his two subordinates, "Let's go back to the scene and check if we've missed any clues."
“Okay.” Sato Miwako picked up the wig next to her and was about to put it on her head.
However, seeing her actions, Inspector Megure stopped her, saying, "No need. The plan to lure the enemy ends here. Go find those three victims and ask if there are any details that have been overlooked."
Officer Sato was puzzled, but since her superior had said so, she took off her wig again and prepared to adjust her work direction.
The three policemen stood up, said goodbye to Kogoro Mouri who still wanted to chat, and left the shop.
She closed the shop door behind her, and suddenly, as if sensing something, Sato Miwako looked across the street.
There was a man in black, wearing a black top hat and with silver hair reaching his waist. He walked along the street into the parking lot with his hands in the pockets of his trench coat, looking somewhat menacing.
This demeanor alerted Officer Sato, but she quickly remembered something and shook her head: "He's very tall, so he couldn't possibly be the 1.5-meter-tall criminal. As for murderous intent... there's no such thing as murderous intent. Maybe it's just that he looks fierce, which gave me a misconception. As a police officer, you can't judge a book by its cover."
While reflecting on his actions, Officer Sato decided to continue the investigation.
Just then, the door of the restaurant behind them opened and closed, and a fake elementary school student rushed out. He was tripped by Officer Takagi, who suddenly turned around, and almost rolled all the way to the road.
Sato Miwako was startled and quickly pounced on the person like she was catching a fish, grabbing him.
Just as he was about to warn the child not to run around in the street, Conan jumped up and excitedly asked, "Where is he? Where is that person?!"
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