Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 525 No Escape

"Then you must have that kind of ability!"

Joel spoke calmly, his words revealing no tension, whether from fearlessness or from having found a way to escape.

Hideji Kobayashi frowned and waved his hand.

All the police officers raised their guns, holding more than a dozen rifles in their hands. As long as Hideji Kobayashi gave the order, they would riddle the woman in front of them with bullets.

"Brother, why don't we take a look at what the Thorn Princess looks like? She's been trying her best to hide it all these years. Maybe her identity is still useful. A barrage of bullets later might disfigure her face."

Vodka reminded Gin that with Vermouth's disguise skills, it wouldn't hurt to see what the Thorn Princess looked like; they might even be able to use her name to take on high-paying missions.

"let me!"

Baileys's voice came over, and everyone looked over, with Vermouth beaming with joy.

It turns out that Baileys didn't fall. Although she was stabbed twice in the abdomen and had a bleeding wound through her arm, she managed to grab the windowsill before falling out of the window.

At this moment, she was filled with anger. Since the Thorn Princess cared so much about not having her identity discovered, she must have some concerns or relatives.

She wants to personally unveil the other person's mask, then disguise herself as the other person and kill all of their relatives!
Gin thought for a moment but did not object, letting Baileys walk toward the Thorn Princess.

Xia Chuan frowned and silently put his hand into his pocket.

Joel's identity cannot be exposed. The situation is indeed a bit difficult now, but fortunately he had made arrangements in advance!
With so many guns, he wasn't sure if Joel would be safe, but as her boyfriend, he didn't want her to get hurt.

Baileys had already reached out to unveil Joel's veil.

"boom--"

"Bang bang bang-"

A strange "bang" suddenly came from the ceiling of the corridor, making everyone's hair stand on end. They suspected that it was some kind of backup plan by the Thorn Princess, after all, she was too calm, so calm that they were all a little uneasy.

Although he didn't know what had happened, Joel knew this was an opportunity!

Joel's arm swung like a serpent, and the golden cone scratched Bailey's arm.

She looked deeply at the police officers in front of her, her hand gripping the golden cone trembled, and ultimately she did not choose to take action.

These people were all considered her half-apprentices. Although they had joined the winery, she still couldn't bring herself to do it.

Of course, not taking action doesn't mean she'll let these people go.

She has memorized these people's faces and will definitely collect evidence of their crimes after she leaves, then send them all to prison.

Hideji Kobayashi felt a chill run down his spine. He knew that dealing with the Thorn Princess required suppressive fire. Just as he was about to raise his pistol, a hissing sound began above him after the initial bang, and thick fog began to spread outward from the ventilation ducts.

The fog seemed to burst forth, instantly enveloping the entire corridor.

Hideji Kobayashi sensed something was wrong and, without hesitation, immediately gave the order to fire.

It all happened in a split second.

A dozen or so rifles clanged and fired like a lively symphony, as if celebrating in the thick fog.

They didn't care whether the Thorn Princess would be riddled with bullets; as long as Kobayashi Hideji didn't stop them, they would keep firing until they ran out of bullets!

Because all the windows were shattered by the explosion, the thick fog spread and dissipated quickly.

However, once they stopped firing, Princess Thorn was nowhere to be seen at the elevator entrance.

"What about people?"

Gin was completely bewildered. The Thorn Princess who had been standing at the elevator entrance was gone, leaving only bullet holes in the walls and not a drop of blood on the ground.

Kobayashi Hideji's heart was racing. His chances of promotion depended entirely on the Thorn Princess's favor, but now that favor was gone, how could he possibly advance?

In his haste, he saw the elevator shaft ahead and, disregarding the danger, rushed over and peered inside.

"She's here!"

In the dark and deep elevator shaft, Princess Thorn, like a spider about to pounce on its prey, hung from the steel wall of the elevator shaft, staring expressionlessly at the gleeful Kobayashi Hideji.

Should we kill him?

This was what Joel was thinking.

Sensing the nameless murderous intent, Kobayashi Hideji finally recovered from his initial surprise, realizing that such an act of peeking out was tantamount to suicide.

The next moment, Joel shot upwards like a sword, his speed as fast as lightning.

Hideji Kobayashi's smile vanished, replaced by a look of utter terror.

Suddenly, less than half a meter away from the other party, Joel pushed himself backward with his feet, twisted his body with the force of his waist and abdomen, stepped on the wall opposite the elevator door, and rushed out.

Hideji Kobayashi watched the whole thing, completely still, whether from fascination or fear, until Yoel suddenly appeared and stabbed him in the arm. Only then did he react and scream in pain.

That wasn't all. Using the golden cone as leverage, Joel spun around and kicked Kobayashi Shuji in the chest.

"You said you'd get injured in your arms and abdomen, so I'm doing this to save face for you."

Joel's words brushed past Kobayashi Hideji's ears, and then, as if a gust of wind had blown by, Joel had already rushed back to the room where he started.

In the end, she did not choose to kill him.

The other party was despicable, but she still chose to search for evidence of his crimes. If it was all in vain, then she could choose to kill him later.

This time, the police officer's gun was empty, and Joel swept past the crowd as if they were nothing, giving Gin a deep look as he left. Gin raised his left hand.

He had a pistol in his hand.

He seemed to hold his breath, his eyes fixed on Joel.

Xia Chuan stepped forward to stop him, but from this angle, it would be difficult for Joel to react.

However, he underestimated Joel.

Joel's body moved, as if something had been thrown out.

Then, a metallic clanging sound was heard.

The gold cone flew faster than Gin pulled the trigger, piercing the muzzle with perfect accuracy.

Just as the bullet was about to leave the rifled barrel, it was pushed back by the golden cone, and under the pressure from both sides, the gun exploded.

Gin's palm was instantly covered in blood, while Joel had already rushed out the window.

"Nowhere to run? Who said that?"

In mid-air, time seemed to stand still, and everyone, whether upstairs or downstairs, stared at her with incredulous eyes.

Even Gin, who has seen a great deal, gaped in astonishment.

Kitano Yuji did indeed surround the office building as instructed, and he also blew up the top, but he never expected that the Thorn Princess would choose to jump out of the window directly.

The unsuspecting police officers below had been drawn to the smoke overhead and suddenly saw a stunningly beautiful woman in black emerge from the thin smoke, looking like a goddess of the moon in the moonlight.

They all forgot what Hideji Kobayashi had said, their mouths agape, lost in those few short seconds.

Of course, even if they remembered, it wouldn't matter. Joel was too fast. Even if they raised their guns, they wouldn't have time to aim. Even if they did aim, at that speed, the bullets would only hit the afterimage.

"How can this be!"

Vodka's eyes nearly popped out as he watched as Joel leaped across a distance of more than ten meters, smashed the glass of the opposite office building, and entered.

All of this happened so smoothly and effortlessly.

Gin's lips twitched. He lowered his head and gripped his left wrist with his right hand, trying to minimize the bleeding from his palm. Then, he looked at Kitano Yuujin with a gloomy expression.

Kitano Yuujin's heart broke at the sight of her, and his knees buckled as he knelt on the ground. "Big brother, I'm sorry. I never expected that the Thorn Princess could jump from such a height and cross the road to the building on the other side."

Gin remained silent, but he couldn't bear to kill Kitano Yuujin.

Besides, Princess Thorn's situation is too special; who can just jump directly to the opposite building to film a movie?

Gin scanned his teammates.

Tequila, vodka, Vermouth, Baileys.

Several of them had some injuries, but the one who was the fastest runner, Vermouth, was the most unscathed. Apart from her hair being a little messy, she looked exactly the same as before she arrived.

Thinking about the other person, then looking at Baileys, well... they really put in a lot of effort.

It was clearly a pre-planned trap, yet not only did it fail to capture the enemy, it also resulted in significant casualties on our side. We're in trouble with the boss now.
"Brother, let's go back and get treatment first. If you get infected, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Seeing Tequila rush to his boss's side to offer comfort and even bandage his wounds, the number one underling, Vodka, was slightly annoyed, but he was currently sore all over and had no desire to show any emotion.

No one noticed that while wiping and bandaging his wounds, Xia Chuan put a piece of cloth stained with Gin's blood into his pocket.

"Strange, why do I feel so dizzy?"

One of the policemen suddenly collapsed, drawing everyone's attention. Gin's nostrils twitched, and his expression changed slightly: "It seems that there is a stunning substance mixed in the smoke here. Let's go."

The reason they were able to hold on until now is largely due to their physical condition. Police officers are generally physically weak and have not received special training, so they immediately experienced adverse reactions.

Fortunately, they held their breath in time, which prevented a mass fainting spell.

At Gin's command, everyone quietly went downstairs.

Of course, the distillery couldn't appear in front of the group of police officers below; they simply went to the stairwell.

Kitano Yujin led the team away, and Gin gave him a deep look at his back, lost in thought.

Xia Chuan caught Gin's gaze and asked doubtfully, "Big brother, are his subordinates trustworthy?"

“These police officers have all taken the same kind of control drugs that we provided to Ichiki Homoto before, and their families are also under our surveillance. If they dare to have any disloyal thoughts, they will die without a burial place.”

"Now that Princess Thorn knows that Kitano Yuujin is one of our people, and she can't find us in the shadows, will she choose to take revenge on Kitano Yuujin?"

Gin didn't speak; he had been thinking about this matter, whether or not he should give up this piece.

Or, to put it another way, bring them back to the organization.

As for whether he can be promoted, perhaps he can talk to the boss. Kitano Yuujin is already one of the most outstanding peripheral members in the organization.
Immediately afterwards, as if suddenly remembering something, Gin put his still-functioning right hand into his pocket, and under everyone's curious gaze, pulled out... nothing at all?

Xia Chuan, who was closest, squinted and realized that there was something there; in Gin's palm, there was a broken black hair.

"Is this a strand of hair from Princess Thorn?"

“During this period, the organization has collected a lot of information about the Thorn Princess. I suspect that the Thorn Princess is very likely a Japanese person, or at least currently in Japan. With this hair, I can locate her DNA information. Even if I can't find her, I can at least analyze her age or some characteristics.”

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)