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Chapter 285 “Temptation” (12)

Toru Amuro arrived at the handover location agreed upon with Vodka.

The gem-covered cushion was then glued to the inside of the lid of the trash can next to the vending machine, where bottles and cans are discarded.

After doing all this, Toru Amuro left the place.

Then, Toru Amuro sent a message to Vodka, telling him that he had put his things away.

He hid in a place where he was sure he would not be seen by anyone, and observed the vending machine over there.

There aren't many people around here, but occasionally passers-by will come by to buy drinks.

However, for the experienced Toru Amuro, he can basically tell at a glance whether the other party is really just here to buy drinks.

About five minutes later, a young man in a sports shirt caught Toru Amuro's attention.

He came to the vending machine, stood in front of it for a while, then put in coins and bought a can of coffee.

After finishing his coffee, the young man threw the coffee can into the trash can nearby.

Toru Amuro saw that the young man put his hand into the trash can when he threw the coffee can into the trash can.

Then he raised his wrist purposefully and removed the cushion attached to the top of the trash can.

"I didn't come to pick it up in person."

Amuro Toru muttered in his heart.

After confirming that it was an outsider who took the gem, he turned and left.

Now that Vodka and the others have been sent away, and the truth about the murder of Yuya Kazami has been revealed,
There was no need for Toru Amuro to return to Tokyo Big Sight.

Even though police from the Investigation Division 1 and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team had arrived at the scene, Toru Amuro was not worried about the follow-up handling of the explosion.

What's more, both detectives Conan and Masumi Sera are still there.

Toru Amuro is always paying attention to the mobile phone that Bourbon, a member of the organization, uses.

However, he still didn't get any contact from Vodka.

This made Toru Amuro feel a little strange.

Toru Amuro was not worried that the person who took the gem before was not a member of the organization.

As a core member who has been undercover in the organization for many years, Toru Amuro was able to identify the young man as a peripheral member at a glance.

"Vodka should have gotten the gem, so why hasn't he contacted me?"

Toru Amuro thought to himself and began to have a premonition.

That's when things might start to go in a bad direction.

Twenty minutes after the organization's outer member got the gem.

Toru Amuro finally couldn't hold back any longer, took out his cell phone and called Vodka.

The call was quickly picked up by Vodka.

Then he heard a familiar voice:
"Hey, Bourbon, what's up?"

"Since you haven't contacted me for such a long time, I can assume that you have obtained the gem, right?"

Facing Vodka who asked the question knowing the answer anyway, Toru Amuro's tone was a little cold.

"Yes."

Toru Amuro heard Vodka's slightly smiling voice on the other end of the phone.

Even without meeting, he could imagine that at this moment, Vodka must have a smile on his broad face on the other end of the phone.

"What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

"Brother is right, Bourbon, you are very anxious to know our reaction after we get the gem."

When Toru Amuro heard Vodka mention Gin, his heart sank suddenly.

Normally, after handing over the gems, Vodka would report to Gin.

But this time Gin became inexplicably suspicious and began to be curious about his own reaction.

This seems very unusual.

“After all, it’s such a valuable item. Wouldn’t it be troublesome if someone took it away?
Amuro Toru replied. "I don't think so."

"why?"

"Because this gem is a fake, there will be no consequences even if someone else takes it away."

Vodka said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Toru Amuro was stunned where he stood.

He thought Vodka was saying that only they knew the location of the transaction and the gems could not be taken away by others.

But what he didn't expect was that Vodka actually said that there wouldn't be any trouble even if the fake gems were taken away by others.

Amuro Toru was thrown into confusion in an instant.

He thought that the organization would eventually realize that the gem was a fake.

But that was after the gem was sent back to the organization for identification.

Now the gem has just been handed over to Vodka, and how could Vodka determine that the gem is a fake so quickly?
'Neither vodka nor Cohen can possibly identify gemstones.'

"Even Kaito Kidd couldn't figure out that the fake gem was fake right away, so how could the two of them figure it out so quickly?"

Toru Amuro quickly calmed down and began to think.

He soon realized that this was Gin giving Vodka instructions to test him.

So he replied with a hint of coldness in his tone:

"Are you joking?"

"This gem has been verified by Tsukino Takashi, so how could it be a fake?"

"Bourbon, are you telling the truth? Did Tsukino Takashi really say this gem is real?"

Toru Amuro heard Vodka ask him.

"Yes."

"The previous broadcast saying that the gems were fake was actually sent by Kaito Kidd."

"And not long after, Takashi Tsukino confirmed that the previous broadcast was fake and that the gem had been genuine all along."

"You are free to investigate this."

Perhaps it was Toru Amuro's extremely confident tone that shocked Vodka.

Toru Amuro heard that Vodka fell into a brief silence after hearing his last words.

And through Vodka's silence, Toru Amuro became more certain of his thoughts.

"Sure enough, he doesn't know whether the gem is real or not. Gin is just testing me."

In Toru Amuro's understanding, Gin has always been so suspicious.

Even though he has proved his "innocence" many times, Gin has never let go of his doubts about himself.

Immediately afterwards, Toru Amuro heard unexpected words again.

"But Kaito Kid seems to think that the real thing is something else."

Vodka said.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Toru Amuro stopped in his tracks.

"What do you mean?"

"Bourbon, these are what Big Brother said—"

"Are you really unaware, or did you already know that the gem was a fake and deliberately handed it over to the organization?"

Then, Vodka said something that made Toru Amuro's heart beat wildly.

"Just now, Cohen and I saw with our own eyes that Kaito Kidd flew out of Venue B."

"And in his hand, he was holding a gem that was almost identical to yours."

(End of this chapter)