Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 225: An unexpected turn of events? Vermouth betrays!
Yingsheng shook his head again: "According to my inference based on Gin's height and gait, I was aiming at the center of his forehead. Even if I had the intention to kill, it was only for the moment when I pulled the trigger. He was able to dodge the fatal blow by turning his head. He is really strong to the point of being a foul."

Huihara Ai sighed softly: "You are also very powerful, I have never seen Gin get injured so badly, it is still unclear whether he can survive now.

correct. "

She glanced at the two people opposite her in confusion: "Did one of you deliberately aim at his lower body? His legs were almost beaten to pieces."

Yingsheng's eyes lit up, and he turned around and gave Xiaolan a thumbs up: "Xiaolan, you really have the most hits. It would be great if we could beat him so hard that he has to sit in a wheelchair."

"How can there be..."

Xiaolan scratched her ears awkwardly and whispered, "And wouldn't it be best if he died?"

"..."

Huiyuan Ai was speechless. She was already shocked by Xiaolan's performance before, and now this person said such cruel words in such a soft tone...

Haha, this world is really broken.

Yingsheng shook his head and looked at Junerick who had been trying to reduce his presence: "How is the organization's medical technology? Will Gin die like that?"

Junerick thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "It still depends on the exact direction and angle of the bullet. It's impossible to be completely sure. But he was able to make it to the institute before. Maybe his brain was not seriously damaged, so the possibility of survival is greater."

"Tsk, you really have a tough life."

Yingsheng sighed: "After he made it to the institute, did he say anything to you?"

Junerick shook his head: "No, he was just barely holding on at that time, and didn't say a word. It was Vodka who carried Gin on his back, broke the glass, injured Kudo Shinichi, rushed outside the laboratory and took a look over there, and then let Shirley...

Um, let Xiao Ai contact her sister."

Yingsheng turned his head.

Huiyuan Ai's eyes were dim: "I just called my sister, and there was an explosion over there, followed by a gunshot, and the call was disconnected.

I was a little dazed, and Vodka was shouting "Big Brother". I looked up at him and saw that Gin had fainted silently.

Vodka said that there was someone behind this incident and we were not allowed to go anywhere until the investigation was complete.

Especially me, Kudo Shinichi, and Yuzuki Kiyoko, he had all three of us locked up.

But except for me, the other two were unconscious, and Kudo Shinichi was shot, so he was probably taken to the infirmary for house arrest. Xuesong Qingzi knew how to disguise herself, so she probably slipped away when the guards weren't paying attention."

Yingsheng's heart moved slightly. If the situation was just like this, why did it feel like the situation was getting better?
"What happened after Xuesong Qingzi changed your appearance in the confinement room?" Yingsheng asked again.

Huiyuan said sadly, "I had just started to disguise myself when there was a loud noise outside. She stopped and went out to take a look, then quickly returned. She immediately tore off my previous disguise, replaced it with another one for me, uncuffed me, and took me to the detention room closest to the intersection.

When the outsiders opened fire, she took the opportunity to shoot me three times.

Huiyuan Ai felt in her pocket, took out three brass bullets, and smiled softly:
"This is it."

Yingsheng was stunned, looked at his hands, and wanted to give himself a wake-up call: "The fierce fire was the initial submachine gun fire, which means that you have been hiding there, and my smoke bomb actually helped her."

"No, you saved me."

Huiyuan said sadly, "If it weren't for the smoke bomb that gave her the opportunity to escape, she would have taken advantage of the chaos to cover up the gunshot wound and killed me before you could find her. I had disguised my face at that time, so I would have died quietly."

Yingsheng spread his hands: "But there are too many peripheral members of the organization. If I don't throw that smoke bomb, I can't search them one by one." "Yes, so this is a coincidence and inevitable." Huiyuan Ai paused and asked doubtfully: "Is it really a smoke bomb? It's too powerful. Xuesong Kiyoko took advantage of everyone coughing and quietly carried me away."

"Um?!"

Xiaolan was startled, turned to look at Yingsheng, and her face showed shame again: "Sorry, I didn't notice it at all at that time."

Yingsheng shook his head: "The visibility was zero at the time. The guy was an old hand. There were also coughing and gunshots covering up the situation. I didn't notice it either. It's not your fault. Oh, it's my fault for not being well prepared. I should have got two infrared glasses."

After all, he couldn't predict everything in advance, especially the fact that the brewery would be so useless without Gin that it couldn't even keep an eye on a high school girl.

"Go on, what next?" Yingsheng asked.

"Then, as you saw, she sent me to the incinerator, saying that I would die slowly and painfully in the fire like my parents."

Huiyuan Ai's tone was low, but soon it rose again. She looked up at Xiaolan and smiled:
"Then, Miss Lan came."

Xiaolan smiled and shook her head without saying anything.

This is not her credit.

Yingsheng was curious: "How did she know that your parents died in the fire?"

No way, is this Vermouth so tolerant?
You don't even want to reveal your identity even though you have taken your revenge?

That would greatly reduce the sense of pleasure.

Or was she worried that after she told the truth, Shirley might tell them who would arrive later?

The risk of having his identity exposed, the pleasure of revenge, and the painful death of Shirley.

Did she choose her current path after weighing these three factors?

After all, looking at Shirley's previous condition, if it weren't for APTX-4869, there was a % chance that she would not have survived.

pity.

Only Vermouth was one person in the winery who knew about Shirley's condition at that time, otherwise they could have prepared a charred female corpse by the river, maybe she could have used her as a substitute.

"Your parents used to be my parents' research assistants. They probably told Xuesong Qingzi about it accidentally."

Huiyuan sighed, "Your parents conducted a drug modification experiment on Xuesong Qingzi, and it was quite successful. All the test data of her body are much higher than that of ordinary people. She can move more flexibly in the smoke because of this."

Yingsheng nodded thoughtfully. Shirley didn't know Vermouth's true identity, so it was expected that she would come to this conclusion.

But it is very likely that Gin and Vodka knew about it, and there must be other people above them who knew about it as well.

Originally, in order to make Kiyoko the subordinate personality of Vermouth, it was necessary to replace Kiyoko with the real one behind the dump truck and prove it to the insiders with facts.

but now……

He and Xiaolan broke into the research institute to rescue people. The incident happened suddenly and Vermouth could not immediately return to the place where she was previously imprisoned. At that time, Rum had decisively ordered a retreat, and there was a high probability that he would discover that Vermouth had disappeared.

So, combining this incident with Shirley's escape, what conclusion will the winery come to?

Vermouth, did she betray me?
(End of this chapter)