Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 350: Makeup Instructor Vermouth

"Tsukishima Pier?"

The foreign man sitting opposite Judy took the information handed over by James and took a look at it. In his other hand was a map of the dock - a map drawn by Judy's men.

Judy looked at James and continued, "One more thing, about this girl..."

She pulled out another photo from among the numerous documents.

The girl in the photo has short brown hair, a slightly indifferent expression, and is carrying a schoolbag.

Judging from the angle, it seems that someone secretly took the photo when the other person was leaving school.

The foreign man looked at the photo and asked, "Is there anything special about this girl?"

"Yes, this is the person that the 'rotten apple' pays special attention to, and this morning, he even contacted this little girl alone." Judy's brows were full of sorrow, "I have installed a bugging device in Dr. Agasa's home. What is certain is that among the several targets that woman is paying attention to, some of them are aware of her existence, but I am not sure what the woman's purpose is..."

"Miss Judy, are you paying too much attention to that woman?"

The foreign man raised his own doubts, "Shouldn't our current goal be the overall movement of that organization? Now that we know those people have set up at the dock, we should also prepare immediately."

"That's true, but I—"

When Judy wanted to say a few more words, James raised his hand to stop her from talking, and then looked at the foreign man sitting opposite:

"Sauron, you're right. That's why I called you to Tokyo... Akai-kun has a special mission, so we can't arrange some operations. The arrangements at the dock are halfway done, but the remaining arrangements require your manpower, Sauron."

When the foreign man named Soran heard what James said, he raised his head and assured him solemnly: "Please rest assured, Mr. James, although I am not as capable as Akai, I am not much worse in arranging actions."

"I can rest assured that."

James nodded with relief.

The other party did not stay long. After taking some necessary information, he got up and said goodbye.

After Soran left, Judy looked at James worriedly and said, "Mr. James, why don't you let me explain it to Soran? The purpose of that organization may not be as simple as we see, and that woman is likely to target a girl..."

"Judy, I understand your concerns."

James sighed, helpless, "But Soran is not Akai-kun after all, and we can't blame him for his thoughts, it's just that his thinking is not as comprehensive as Akai-kun's."

The Soren who just communicated with them, whose full name is Soren Rick, is the captain of another team sent to Japan by the FBI this time. He is not as famous as Akai Shuichi, but to be able to be a team leader, he still has certain abilities.

However, this "certain ability" is completely incomparable to the role that Akai Shuichi plays in their current situation...

Most of the time, Shuichi Akai's leadership and command ability is even better than James'. James is also very happy to see such a rising star, so he did not take overall command.

But the situation facing Sauron is different——

It's just like playing poker. After seeing the cards played by another person, some people will only think about how they can win by playing, while others will think about how the other person will respond after they play, and then consider in depth which good and bad cards the other person has.

Shuichi Akai belongs to the latter, while Sauron belongs to the former. He is the type who can only follow behind others and has a lot of confidence in himself.

"Really? Where has Xiu been all this time?" Judy took out her cell phone with a melancholy look on her face.

Ever since Akai Shuichi went to Yokohama, they haven't contacted each other anymore...

Could something have happened?

"Don't worry, Judy, Akai-kun might just be busy with something and it's inconvenient to contact him." James had a mysterious confidence in Akai Shuichi, "Maybe he will show up by himself when the official operation is launched?" "...Maybe, that's the case." Judy hesitated for a moment, looking at the scattered photos on the table, and finally her eyes were fixed on the photo of Haibara Ai.

She took a deep breath and said, "Well, Mr. James, I would like to apply to act alone."

James was stunned, "Acting alone...when?"

"Before those people officially take action." Judy took a deep breath, "I don't trust this girl... That woman is too cruel. What if she uses this child as a threat..."

James looked at her and was silent for a while before saying:

"Okay, I allow you to act alone... but you must be in position before the official operation begins."

"Yes! Please rest assured that I will not delay the implementation of the plan..."

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New clinic.

The clinic, which should have been closed, was still brightly lit in the middle of the night, but the doors and windows were all closed and it was impossible to see what was inside.

A lounge inside the clinic.

Vermouth, who had taken off her disguise, was holding a roll of bandages and pointing at Mizunashi Rena, who was sitting in front of the makeup mirror:

"No, Gil, your eye makeup is too light, you don't look like Maleficent at all..."

"A feeling of exhaustion! It should be the kind of exhaustion that comes from the exhaustion of vitality..."

"Gil, you should listen to me and make up as a mummy. Mummies are simple and don't require too much makeup."

"Ah... Maleficent, you don't look haggard at all even with such thick blush on!"

Kiel: “…”

She looked at herself in the mirror and saw that she looked like a panda. She felt haggard inside - wasn't she haggard enough after putting on this kind of makeup?

I wanted to say to Vermouth, "If you can do it, do it," but when I thought about it carefully, Vermouth's disguise skills seemed to be really good, so I had to lower my head and listen to Vermouth's teachings.

Vermouth looked at Gil who had turned into a panda and sighed, "How about I help you put on makeup?"

Kiel smiled bitterly, "But, on the day of the operation, Vermouth, you should have other plans, right? It's not good to trouble you like this..."

"So, you can just make up the mummy. It's simple."

Vermouth was trying hard to sell the bandage in her hand, looking at Kiel eagerly.

She seems to have a special obsession with mummies...

Maybe it's because you think mummies are cute?
Kiel picked up a cotton pad and wiped his panda eyes, saying helplessly, "But doesn't the script say that the person playing the mummy is actually a real 'person'? And he also needs to mark his forehead, so that when the bandage is removed... I don't want the identity of this host to be exposed."

Vermouth blinked, "Oh, I forgot... Are you the host?"

Kiel: “…”

She said this when she first met Vermouth...

Do the people in this organization really have no problems with their memory?
(End of this chapter)