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

Chapter 360 Huiyuan Ai: I'm Afraid You'll Poison Me

In Beika-cho, in an alley in 2-chome.

An old silver-gray Ford was parked quietly here.

Judy, dressed in casual clothes, sat in the driver's seat, holding a communication device connected to a headset.

From time to time, she glanced at the main road ahead, paying attention to the time, with a slightly worried look on her face.

"That woman must have also installed a bug in the doctor's house..."

Judy heard almost everything that Haibara Ai said on the phone with Dr. Arata.

But before that, Judy could only hear vaguely what Conan discussed with Haibara Ai and Professor Agasa at the doctor's house...it would not be an exaggeration to say that she basically didn't hear it.

Because when she had eavesdropped before, the noise was very obvious, and it was obvious that it was interfered by some kind of radio waves.

After much thought, Judy came up with an answer:
That is, Vermouth also installed a bug in Dr. Agasa's house.

As soon as this possibility came up, Judy felt something was not right - she could tell from Conan's attitude when she met him a few times that this little boy definitely knew something about that organization.

And now, almost all of Conan's acquaintances have been involved in the organization's plan...

Everything happened so suddenly and for no reason.

What Judy is more worried about is that Conan, this "gifted" child, might come up with some way to deal with that organization, which would then be eavesdropped by that woman and used in turn?

Furthermore, what was the purpose of that organization making such a big move and designing such a drama?
Shuichi Akai - their own captain was not here, and Judy just felt like her brain was not enough.

Thinking of Shuichi Akai, Judy's eyes were filled with resentment again: Really based on the extent of his loss of contact, if they hadn't suddenly received a text message from him reporting that he was safe, they would have wanted to slow down their action plans appropriately.

"It's almost time... that woman should be here soon, right?"

Judy finally raised her hand and checked the time.

Suddenly, the cell phone in her pocket vibrated.

Judy took out her cell phone and took a look at it, and was surprised to find that it was her subordinate who called.

I suddenly had a bad feeling. When they were taking action, they shouldn't have called each other at this critical point unless there were special circumstances.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem over there?"

"Yes, Miss Judy, just now, some policemen suddenly broke into our encirclement..."

"police?!"

Judy's heart tightened, "Why are there police officers at this hour?"

Could it be that the real purpose of that organization is really to fight with the police? To intimidate the police?

"We don't know much about this... But judging from the looks of those policemen, they seem to be looking for something at the dock. Should we send someone to ask?"

Judy's blood pressure almost soared at her subordinate's words. She quickly said in a dark face, "Don't do anything! Don't act rashly before those people make a move! Otherwise, it will be bad if your position is exposed..."

Just as she said this, the sound of an engine stalling came from not far away.

Judy was slightly stunned, then immediately got out of the car, walked quickly to the corner, and quietly stared in the direction of Dr. Agasa's house.

After seeing the familiar man getting off the car, she could not care less for the time being: "Anyway, there is still a long time before the cruise ship returns to the port... During this period, don't expose yourself!"

After she waited for 'Tomoaki Niide' to come out of Dr. Agasa's house with a little girl, she immediately returned to her car, started the car, and quietly followed him -

She had to know what this woman wanted to do!
The two cars drove out of Ni-chome one after the other.

No one noticed that after Judy left, a dark figure appeared on the side wall, looking in the direction they left, and then disappeared...

……

Tsukishima Pier, on a nearby building.

A man hidden in the shadows held a rifle and pointed it at a container at the dock. He had a walkie-talkie in his ear: "Target A13, in position."

……

"Target A7, location confirmed."

"Target B2, confirmed in position."

"Report, there are police officers searching at the dock... B4, B5, B6... three targets left their original location, apparently to find out the purpose of those police officers."

"Target……"

Listening to the reports coming from the headphones, Vermouth felt extremely happy.

She tilted her head to look at Huihara Ai, who was sitting in the passenger seat, coughing while wearing a mask, and asked with false concern, "How are you, Ai? Do you want to take some cough medicine first?"

"Ahem...Yes, thank you."

Haibara Ai's voice was hoarse as she gladly accepted Vermouth's "kindness".

Vermouth held the steering wheel with one hand and took out a box of medicine from a plastic bag with the other hand and handed it to Haibara Ai.

Haibara Ai silently took the medicine box, took out two pills, and then put the rest into her pocket without hesitation.

Belmode: "..."

This box of medicine is quite expensive... Never mind, I got it for free from the clinic anyway.

"By the way, Conan just called me and said that he was a little worried about you. I think if we go to that hospital, we will pass by Tsukishima Pier, and the time is about the same. Why don't we go to the pier and wait for a while? Is Ai feeling okay now?"

Huihara Ai shook her head silently, her eyes fixed on the pills in her hand.

Vermouth also stared at her for a while, "Why don't you eat?"

Huihara Ai raised her head, expressionless, "No water."

Cold expression, hoarse voice...

This made Vermouth inexplicably think of someone.

But then she shook her head in self-mockery. Maybe she hadn't had a good rest recently. She actually felt that Shirley and Gin were a bit similar...

“Oh, sorry, I forgot about it…” Vermouth laughed awkwardly and took out a bottle of mineral water from the plastic bag. “I also forgot to bring hot water when I went out. You’ll have to make do with this for now.”

Haibara Ai took it silently again, and after unscrewing the bottle cap, she was about to put the pill into her mouth, but the next moment she stopped and continued to stare at the pill and mineral water.

Vermouth is now doing three things at once: listening to the report from the dock, focusing on driving, and paying attention to Huiyuan Ai's movements...

After discovering that Huiyuan Ai had not taken the medicine, she couldn't help but ask again:
"What's wrong, Ai? Are you feeling a bit hungry?"

"...No." Huiyuan Ai raised her head, "I was afraid you would poison me."

If she was accidentally poisoned to death on the road, it would be such an injustice.

“…Ah?” Vermouth was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, “What are you talking about, Ai, how could I poison you… And you just opened this medicine and water.”

"Well, is it?"

Haibara Ai coughed, looked at Vermouth doubtfully, thought about it, and decided not to take the pill. She threw the pill into her pocket casually and screwed the cap back on.

Vermouth watched her movements and was silent for a moment.

The car was quiet for a while, and then Haibara Ai suddenly started coughing violently, which sounded heart-wrenching.

“…Don’t worry, I won’t feel any sense of accomplishment if I poison you to death.” Vermouth suddenly laughed, but of course she still used the voice of Aida Tomoaki. “I’m a little surprised. How did you find me?”

(End of this chapter)