Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 234: Amuro Toru's Lucky Day and Goodbye Day
"call--"

A hand with rolled-up sleeves stretched out from the corridor. Under the dim sky, the cigarette butt pinched between the fingertips glowed dark red, flickering unsteadily.

Something happened to the organization.

Toru Amuro looked at the dark night sky with sparse stars, and his eyes became equally deep.

He didn't know exactly what the organization had encountered tonight, but judging from the feedback from the various channels he had arranged, the organization had greatly reduced its military forces tonight and concentrated a lot of vehicle transportation capacity, as if a key base was going to be moved.

Fish in troubled waters and win in chaos.

As an undercover public security agent, Toru Amuro certainly wants to get involved in this kind of thing.

But Rum didn't call him, and there was no way he could enter on his own initiative, as that would only be courting death.

Even if he wanted to take the initiative to investigate the incident, there would be great risks.

Fortunately, he had another source of information.

Toru Amuro took out his cell phone and dialed a number. Three seconds later, he heard a cell phone ringing from downstairs in the corridor.

He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Is it a coincidence?

The next second, the call was connected.

The ringing downstairs also disappeared.

There was no one on the other end of the phone. Amuro Toru's eyes shone as he headed towards the fire escape, tentatively saying:
"it's me."

There was silence on the other end of the line for a few breaths, and then a female voice that seemed a little strange to Amuro Toru but inexplicably familiar came out:
"Why, you want to drink with me?"

Amuro Toru narrowed his eyes slightly: "What kind of wine?"

"Shirley and Gin, isn't that what you wanted to ask? Or do you want to drink something else? Like...Martini?"

The last sentence has an upturned ending.

This made Amuro Toru less suspicious, but he was still a little surprised: "Vermouth, are you so kind?"

"Ugh……"

The person on the other end of the phone said in a resentful tone: "I thought you would know the reason."

"Oh, I don't know the reason. If you can tell me what happened tonight, I would thank you very much."

Is it because of that secret?
"Is that all?"

"What do you want from me?"

"How about helping me kill someone? I promise that the information I get tonight will far exceed the price."

"You tell me first, and I'll judge."

"She's just a normal person named Mao Lilan. It should be easy for you to understand."

she?
Amuro Toru's eyes flickered: "If that's the case, why don't you do it yourself?"

"I want to confirm some issues through her death. For some reasons, I can't do it myself. Of course, if you stay at home tomorrow and don't come out, I can use your face to kill her."

"Oh, you mean, you want to expose me to others?"

"It won't be a big problem. If you're worried, forget it. Goodbye..."

"I didn't say no."

As an undercover agent, Toru Amuro would certainly not give up on such a thing that could both obtain intelligence and test Vermouth. Not to mention that he could do it without leaving any trace, making it impossible for Vermouth to blame him.

Besides, he is a public security officer.

It is not difficult to protect Mao Lilan secretly and fake her death.

There was a chuckle from the other end of the phone: "I need you to act quickly, within two days."

"Huh..." Smoke was everywhere again, and Amuro Toru's eyes were dim: "No problem, it's your turn to tell me the information."

"Gin was ambushed this afternoon and shot in the forehead. He is still being rescued and his life is in danger. At night, someone broke into the organization's research institute and kidnapped Shirley. We have not found any trace of them yet. We don't know which force they are, but they have advanced weapons and are very cunning.

That's basically it. The evidence is the explosion in Beika Town about four hours ago, and the fire that is probably going on now. You can verify it yourself."

The person on the other end of the phone was brief and to the point.

After hearing these few short words, even Amuro Toru, with a heart as tough as a thousand hammers, couldn't help but pause for a moment.

What a shocking turn of events!
It was shocking enough that a dark creature like Gin was shot in the head, but the research institute was broken into and Shirley, an extremely important researcher in the organization, was taken away?

Even an undercover agent like him couldn't help but wonder how useless the organization is!
The person on the other end of the phone considerately gave him some time to process the information, and after a few breaths, he smiled softly:
"Anything else?"

Amuro Toru was silent for a few breaths: "I feel like you're acting strange tonight. Why don't you use your original voice and call me by my code name?"

"Oh, Mr. Amuro, are you planning to default on your debt?
Oh, how do you know this is not my real voice? Maybe what you heard before was a disguise. As for the code name, for some reasons, you can also call me Chris from now on. That's it, see you."

Her words made Toru Amuro more suspicious. What did she mean? Did Vermouth want to betray the organization?

Unfortunately, when he wanted to ask again, the other party had already hung up.

He hesitated for a moment and didn't call again.

The sound of crisp footsteps of high heels came from the bottom of the fire escape. Amuro Toru hurriedly walked up to the corner of the corridor on the next floor, gradually adjusting his breathing and heartbeat to inaudible levels.

The footsteps approached slowly until they actually reached this floor. Only when the sound of the door opening was heard did Toru Amuro silently stick his head out.

In the fleeting light, what Amuro Toru saw was a tall and slender black-haired woman wearing a crimson dress.

Not Vermouth.

But maybe it's her disguise?

Things like disguise are so troublesome that even if there is no actual verification, as long as there is a possibility, it will make people suspicious and waste a lot of energy.

The cost of trust between people has greatly increased, and it is simply the root of all evil.

Amuro Toru slowly went downstairs and put his ear to the fire escape door to listen carefully. The crisp and rhythmic footsteps had stopped, and now the sound was...

dong dong dong-

knocking.

"who is it?"

The voice of the question was already extremely vague due to the two layers of door panels, but Toru Amuro still had an idea in his heart. It was indeed Itakura Taku!

"Mr. Itakura, I'm the one who commissioned you to develop the software. I have a favor to ask of you."

The woman in the red dress spoke.

Toru Amuro's eyes lit up again. Sure enough, it was the voice on the phone before, it was Vermouth!

"I have developed a lot of software. Which one is it? Why are you looking for it so late..."

Itakura Taku complained quietly as he opened the door with a click.

And at the moment the door opened, Toru Amuro, who thought he could hear more clearly, noticed that Itakura Taku's voice had disappeared.

Was he knocked unconscious?
Or have you been threatened?
"Mr. Itakura, now you know which software I came to you for?"

The woman smiled and spoke.

Toru Amuro was certain in his heart that it was definitely a threat with a gun!
bang——

After a while, the door on the other side closed, and Amuro Toru quietly opened the door of the fire escape and walked out slowly.

He didn't notice that this brief moment of light also vaguely illuminated a human figure.

(End of this chapter)