Stay away from Conan.

Inside the Twilight Villa, as more and more people arrived, but no one came out to greet them or explain anything, the initial confusion and unease about being summoned here gradually turned into impatience.

In particular, after the group examined the seemingly luxurious building, they first discovered obvious traces of a tragedy that had occurred long ago. This confirmed that the building was completely devoid of any drinking water or food...

To anyone else, it didn't seem like they had been specifically invited here for some kind of purpose; on the contrary...

For some reason, it made people feel increasingly uneasy, and in order to alleviate this unease, many of the visitors showed a hint of impatience in order to resist this deep-seated anxiety.

However, since people like Gin and many other organization members dressed in black and wearing sunglasses were present and didn't say anything, they just waited there. The others couldn't make a scene, so they could only suppress their emotions and continue to wait. Even though some of them might have wanted to leave because of the extremely strange atmosphere, no one voiced their thoughts.

Therefore, under these circumstances, most of the people present were gathered in the main hall of the Twilight Villa—

Although the villa occupies a very large area, the eerie and unsettling atmosphere is quite unsettling. In addition, there are no supplies available for entertainment. For the sake of all parties, it is more reassuring to gather in the lobby after entering the gate.

In this situation, most of the people present, apart from pure organization members like Gin, had other identities and some overt interactions. Therefore, in this atmosphere, many people formed their own groups to chat and kill time, waiting for the so-called "purpose of the gathering" that might begin at any time.

As for the lack of food and water resources, many people took out bottled water that they usually kept in their cars to quench everyone's thirst as a temporary emergency measure.

This matter was initiated by a man wearing round-framed glasses. As for his identity...

He is Hara Yoshiaki, an engineer at the Tokiwa Group.

Seeing the somewhat eerie atmosphere, Gin and Vodka silently observed the people present, their gazes carrying a scrutinizing tone.

After all, as people who came here after receiving that letter, they knew very well that the person behind this gathering was not the organization's leader, but the guy who had caused the organization a great deal of trouble.

As for that guy, although we still don't know anything about his identity, we can at least be sure that he, like Vermouth, has the ability to disguise himself as another person.

Thinking about it this way, since the other party is the mastermind behind this event, wouldn't the organizer come to the scene to check on the situation?

Therefore, Gin had reason to suspect that the guy was actually already lurking among the people present, observing how many people had arrived. However, after observing for a while, Gin couldn't detect anything unusual, either visually or intuitively.

Of course, as Gin, he could go up and verify the identities of these people one by one, but given the current situation, Gin is unsure of the purpose of so many men in black and Rum behind them. Therefore, Gin cannot act rashly for the time being and should wait and see.

As for the drinking water that the people present took from the car, Gin naturally wouldn't drink it. Whether out of caution or suspicion, Gin at least wanted to make sure he wouldn't unwittingly fall into any trap.

Therefore, given the current situation, Gin couldn't say exactly what his reasons were for staying here and waiting, but one thing Gin was certain of was—

The location that person chose for the gathering was very significant!

Twilight Villa, it is said to have once belonged to some wealthy tycoon, but it has changed hands several times. Now, this building, which is isolated in this remote mountain forest, is in the hands of whoever it is... But none of this matters to Gin.

As soon as Gin stepped inside, he keenly sensed that this luxurious building, at least several decades old, had likely witnessed a particularly brutal massacre long ago. This was confirmed by the faint scent of blood he emanated from the building.

So why did they choose this location as the meeting place?
What exactly is his purpose?
This question wasn't just on Gin's mind; Rum, outside the Twilight Villa, was also completely baffled.

After Rum learned about the current situation at the Twilight Villa through his men, there had been no further developments. This atmosphere forced Rum to keep thinking—

Was it true that from the very beginning, they were all tricked by that guy? His real focus wasn't on the Twilight Villa, yet he called so many people...

Perhaps, the people who aren't here today are the ones I should be focusing on?

For a moment, Rum, having pondered this, felt that he might have been thinking in the wrong direction from the very beginning—

After all, initially, the reason for targeting Twilight Mansion was solely due to that letter I received. I thought that person intended to use information about Twilight Mansion and the relevant lord to lure me here. However, what I've seen today shows that person has used various means to summon so many people from the organization here, suddenly making the situation so complicated...

Those who are not here now are the ones who deserve our attention.

Thinking of this, Rum was about to issue a new order to investigate the current situation of the organization members who were absent today, but at that very moment, movement finally came from the Twilight Villa—

News about that person has arrived!
However, the news wasn't that the person had actually appeared at the scene, but rather...

Telephone!

……

Inside the twilight villa, as everyone present was passing the time, bewildered by the current situation and simply waiting for things to unfold, someone's phone suddenly rang—

This didn't initially attract much attention, since it was just a phone call.

However, when Yuan Jiaming answered the call and heard what the person on the other end said, his expression tightened. He hurriedly ran out of the Twilight Villa, retrieved a Bluetooth speaker from his car, moved it into the lobby of the villa, connected it to his phone, and the sound from the other end of the call was amplified and transmitted to everyone present.

"It seems that almost everyone has arrived... Everyone in the organization!"

"And then there's Rum, who's been listening in from afar..." (End of Chapter)