Stay away from Conan.

"Vermouth's actions could be described as cleaning up the organization's messes, but in reality, they also stripped away a lot of the organization's resources. And... remember Alark?"

In a concluding manner, Gao Yuan brought up another member of the organization whom his side had previously contacted, "Alark," again on this topic.

"On that airship? 'Arak,' who tried to harm the princess?"

Ai Haibara certainly remembered this incident. After all, she, Takato, and Conan were on the airship when they directly clashed with the organization's attempt to control everyone on board using a half-finished drug developed by "Junerick."

At that time, if the three of them had not previously come into contact with the complete version of the drug researched by "Junellick" and thus developed a certain degree of resistance to it, they would have truly let the other party succeed.

But how does Gao Yuan's mention of this matter relate to what he said before?
Thus, Ai couldn't help but utter a sound of doubt.

In response, Gao Yuan explained:

"The crux of the matter lies in what happened after Alark was taken away by the police... Remember? Alark committed suicide by poisoning himself on the way to the police. While it's not incomprehensible that highly trained assassins of the organization would make such a choice to prevent leaks after their mission failed and they were arrested, the problem lies in the timing—"

"He committed suicide while being taken away by the police, at this time..."

"I actually suspect that his death may not have been voluntary."

"So, you also suspect Vermouth?"

Hearing Gao Yuan say this, Xiao Ai understood exactly what Gao Yuan wanted to express.

Therefore, Gao Yuan naturally continued:
"Yes, if Alarc's death was orchestrated or simply murder, then in the case of him being taken away by the police, the only person capable of doing such a thing is Vermouth."

"Furthermore, don't forget, before that incident, there was the assassination attempt on the delegation at the hotel. The reason I was there, having just returned home, was because I met Vermouth at the airport after getting off the plane, and thus discovered her suspected plan of action—"

"In other words, as a follow-up to this matter, Vermouth is fully capable of intervening in it."

After listening to Gao Yuan's explanation, Ai thought for a moment and then summarized—

"So you mean that Vermouth's several covert actions have all resulted in weakening the organization?"

—Pisco had already discovered that he had shrunk, and Vermouth was also present at the time, even helping Pisco escape the police investigation. So, if Pisco hadn't died then and had revealed that he had shrunk, he would have been discovered by the organization long ago. Obviously, Vermouth didn't want to expose the truth about the drug, so she couldn't let her own shrinking be revealed, which led to Pisco's death...

As for Arak, if Vermouth could infiltrate the police force and kill him, it wouldn't be impossible for her to save him, but unfortunately...

Furthermore, regarding Camus, from the very beginning of the whole affair involving Hara Yoshiaki, through his and Takato's extensive investigations and the numerous pieces of evidence they found, everything seemed to point to the manipulation that ultimately led to Camus's abandonment and death. The mastermind behind it all was Vermouth…

Therefore, Gao Yuan's statement is indeed correct. Regardless of whether Vermouth's actions were intended to prevent leaks of information about the organization, at least on the surface, they all appeared to be weakening the organization.

Moreover, the targets of elimination were not minor figures. Pisco, as a veteran of the organization, held an extraordinary position and was also a major figure in the financial world. Since that councilor from West Tama City was accepting bribes from the organization, it must mean that he was someone the organization was trying to win over, yet he died under mysterious circumstances. Camus was an important figure in the organization twenty years ago, but even such a person was forced to such a point, and his death was also mysterious...

If you think about it this way, and list them all out, Vermouth is really a bit... frightening... Ai couldn't help but shudder, seemingly surprised that she and the others were still alive. After all, if Vermouth really wanted to take their lives, who knew what she would do, especially since she knew their whereabouts perfectly well.

and so……

The hidden message in the information Jun Du gave his father, "Vermouth can be trusted," seemed to be true after all, he really wasn't dead yet.

However, this made Ai Haibara feel a little confused...

"I don't know……"

Xiao Ai couldn't help but look up at Gao Yuan with a puzzled expression, unsure of what Gao Yuan was thinking when he said all this.

"It just occurred to me. At least based on what we know, Vermouth's actions seem different from those of the rest of the organization. Simply explaining it as not wanting the drug's secret to be exposed doesn't make sense in many ways. Vermouth's behavior, overall, clearly has a specific direction..."

Gao Yuan said this, and then Xiao Ai added with a slight frown:
"Remove the organization's wings?"

"Or perhaps you could say streamline the organizational structure?"

After a moment's thought, Gao Yuan said this, then added:
"By the way, did you know? Vermouth actually has a very close relationship with the organization's boss. Although I'm not sure of the specifics, it might be a blood relationship... Also, another thing is that Rum, who is the organization's second-in-command, hasn't seen that boss in a long time."

Despite speaking in a very calm tone, Ai couldn't help but show an expression of utter surprise after hearing Gao Yuan's words.

Because this information was so bombshell, Xiao Ai couldn't quite accept it for a while.

Could the organization's boss be related to Vermouth by blood? Moreover, even someone of Rum's stature hasn't seen the organization's boss in a long time.

How could Gao Yuan possibly hear about something like this? Would Vermouth really tell him something like that?
This is really...

"Could it be that you're suggesting... Vermouth might be that boss's most trusted confidante?"

"I'm quite surprised," Ai asked.

"maybe……"

It can only be said that even Gao Yuan cannot guarantee this.

"Then... what does all this have to do with what happened this time?"

After pausing for a moment, Ai continued to ask... (End of Chapter)