Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

"Important matter?"

Lin Xiuyi raised an eyebrow, clearly disbelieving.
"Who knows if you're telling the truth? Once we let you go, you'll definitely take the opportunity to escape, and it'll be difficult to catch you again."

"Lin Xiuyi!"

Vermouth's face turned bright red, and she practically spat out each word.

"I need to go to the restroom!"

"bathroom?"

Lin Xiuyi carefully examined Vermouth's face and saw that her brows were furrowed and fine beads of sweat were even seeping from her forehead. Her anxious appearance did not seem to be faking it. He could only sigh helplessly and step forward to untie the ropes binding her hands and feet.

To his surprise, the moment the rope was untied, the tension on Vermouth's face vanished without a trace.

She suddenly stood up, and taking advantage of Lin Xiuyi's unpreparedness, grabbed his arm, twisted it hard, and pressed him onto the bed.

The movement was so fast that Lin Xiuyi didn't even have time to react.

"...The more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie."

Lin Xiuyi was pinned to the bed, unable to move, and could only sigh with a bitter smile.

"Hmph, you realize it too late!"

Vermouth laughed smugly, picked up the rope that had just bound her, and skillfully tied Lin Xiuyi up tightly, even making sure to tie a knot that was impossible to untie.

After doing all this, she clapped her hands, admiring her "masterpiece" with satisfaction, her eyes filled with the pleasure of revenge.

Lin Xiuyi, bound like a dumpling, lay on the bed, watching Vermouth's smug expression, and suddenly asked, "Is rejuvenation or immortality really that attractive?"

Vermouth's smile froze instantly, and her eyes sharpened.

She stared intently at Lin Xiuyi, her tone serious: "Where did you get this information? This is top secret of the organization, how could you know it?"

She was filled with shock. Only the core members of the organization knew about the research on "immortality." How could Lin Xiuyi, a high school student, possibly know about it?

"I know far more than you can imagine."

Lin Xiuyi shook his head without explaining.

He couldn't very well tell Vermouth that he came from another world twenty years in the future and knew many of the organization's secrets.

"Hmph, you're trying to tempt me again."

Vermouth clearly didn't believe her; she snorted coldly, a hint of warning in her eyes.
"Considering we almost died together back then, I'm giving you a friendly reminder: don't mess with the organization. You can't fight them; you'll only be throwing your life away."

"The organization has been developing for decades and its influence extends all over the world. There are people from the organization in the governments of many countries. You alone cannot fight against the organization."

“That’s not necessarily true,” Lin Xiuyi shook her head.

In his memory, twenty years later, the Black Organization had long been infiltrated by the FBI, CIA, and Japanese Public Security Bureau.

The only reason they can still survive is because the organization's BOSS is a secret, and no one knows his true identity.

Once the BOSS's identity is exposed, the organization could collapse at any moment.

"Don't disbelieve me."

Seeing his indifference, Vermouth's expression became even more serious.
"You just said it yourself, rejuvenation and immortality may not appeal to you, but what about others?" "In this world, there are plenty of wealthy and powerful people who want to regain their youth and don't want to die."

She paused, her expression becoming somewhat complicated, as if she were recalling something from the past.
"The organization has been able to grow so rapidly and become so powerful over the years, all thanks to their support."

"They provide the organization with funding, connections, and protection so that one day they can enjoy the fruits of the organization's research and realize their dream of immortality."

"If you want to take down an organization, you're destroying the ambitions of these wealthy and powerful individuals to continue controlling the world. Do you think they'll let you succeed? They'll use all their resources to suppress you until you disappear completely."

Vermouth's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Lin Xiuyi's head, forcing him to re-examine the terrifying nature of the Black Organization.

Lin Xiuyi was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "Yesterday morning, two FBI agents found Mr. Brian. They have begun investigating Noah's cause of death."

He wanted to see how Vermouth would react to the FBI's involvement.

"I know."

Vermouth smiled, a hint of disdain in her eyes.
"Now that things have come to this, I might as well tell you that my purpose in returning to the United States this time is not only the Brians, but also an FBI agent who has been investigating the organization. He has found some clues about the organization and must be eliminated as soon as possible."

"You have people in the FBI's higher-ups?" Lin Xiuyi immediately realized.

If there wasn't a mole within the FBI, it's impossible that the organization would have known about the agent's investigation of the Brians so quickly, and then sent Vermouth to silence him.

“Didn’t I just say that?” Vermouth shook her head, her tone flat. “Many of the world’s richest and most powerful people are supporters of the organization.”

“They not only have people planted within the government, but also within intelligence agencies such as the FBI and CIA.”

"Without their help, the organization would not have developed to this point."

Lin Xiuyi's heart sank. He had originally thought that as long as he joined forces with the FBI, he could pose a threat to the organization, but now it seemed that things were far more complicated than he had imagined.

"What? Are you scared?"

Vermouth looked at his solemn expression, a mocking smile playing on her lips.

"I told you long ago not to mess with the organization, but you wouldn't listen. Now you're scared, but it's too late."

“I’m not afraid,” Lin Xiuyi raised her head, her eyes still firm. “No matter how powerful the organization is, I will not give up.”

Vermouth looked at the light in his eyes and a strange emotion suddenly welled up in her heart.

She had seen too many people succumb to fear under the organization's threats, but she had never seen anyone like Lin Xiuyi who knowingly did the impossible.

This boy seemed different from everyone she knew.

Silence fell in the room again, and sunlight streamed through the window, casting long shadows of the two people.

One lay on the bed, bound and unable to move, yet with a resolute gaze.
One stood by the bed, holding the initiative, yet with a complex expression.

Just as the two were at an impasse, Eri Kisaki's voice suddenly came from outside the bedroom door: "Shuichi, are you awake? Mrs. Brian has already prepared breakfast and is calling us downstairs to eat."

Before she could finish speaking, the doorknob turned slightly, indicating that Eri Kisaki was planning to push the door open and come in.

"Oops!"

Lin Xiuyi's heart skipped a beat, and her face instantly turned tense.

He lowered his voice and said urgently to Vermouth, "Let me go! Don't let Eri see you here!" (End of Chapter)