Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 956 The Distillery's Victory

Vermouth has quieted down quite a bit, whether it's because she can't contact Karasuma Renya and has lost her backing, or because she sensed something.

In the entire brewery, only Tooru Amuro was working hard—part-time as a café worker.

Conan and his two companions fared even worse; they were soaking wet, yet dared not linger.

Because the people from the brewery actually found them!
"Gin should be here too, otherwise they wouldn't have guessed we would land here."

Akai Shu said expressionlessly.

"Hey, you've got blisters on your face," Conan whispered a reminder.

"fine."

Shuichi Akai dropped all pretense and revealed his true self.

"It's a bit stuffy."

Conan looked at Shuichi Akai, then at Masumi Sera.

"You should have said so earlier. I was being so careful."

Conan was answered with a bullet, but their commotion still attracted attention.

With dozens of peripheral members working together, it would be easy to find their trail.

Whether by precision or by chance, the bullet struck Conan's calf.

Conan gave a soft groan, forcibly suppressing the urge to scream, tears welling in his eyes.

It really hurts.

This time was different from the previous time he was shot in the cave. Last time, it was all children, and he had to endure it. This time, everyone around him was older than him.

"It hurts!"

Sera Masumi: "."

"There's no need to look at me. I already know you've definitely taken that drug."

You might be able to fool others, but who is she?

If someone with high intelligence, who has inherited the fine traditions of the Akai family, still can't confirm that Conan is also a special being taking drugs, then he might as well just die.

"You can't run away!"

Vodka shouted into the dark forest and then fired a few more shots.

Are you fucking crazy?

If Vodka weren't Gin's most trusted person, he would have thought the other person was a spy.

Isn't firing randomly like this just letting the other side know your location?
"What do you mean? Didn't you hear that? There seemed to be a sound over there just now."

"what sound?"

"It's the sound of birds taking flight. Tequila told me that if there are birds flying in the direction of a bird in this kind of forest, there must be people there!"

Vodka didn't hear it, but he saw it.

Based on the principle that he had plenty of bullets and might as well fire, he fired.

Two wheels.

Whether we win or lose doesn't matter; let's just suppress our momentum first.

The other party had a child with them, and it seemed there was also a pink-haired guy wearing glasses. Hearing the gunshots would probably scare them, and they might give themselves away more.

“Mr. Kusuda, there is indeed a sound over there.”

"go!"

Kusuda Rikudo's lips twitched; Vodka had actually guessed right.

Is tequila really that powerful? I'll have to ask him for advice later.

Faint lights flickered in the forest.

The sparse sounds grew closer.

"Damn it, what kind of shitty luck is this?"

Shuichi Akai's expression was unusually grim.

Throughout the night, whether facing the outer members attacking the apartment or the pursuit on the highway, everything was within his tolerance, and he even got used to it.

But things are really bad right now.

While helping to stop the bleeding, he said, "I'll carry you on my back later."

"But."

Sera Masumi grimaced and looked down at the blood on her hands, feeling a chill run through her.

That's insane! I don't know who fired the shots, but the first shot hit Conan, and the second shot hit her thigh.

You know, Conan did make a very small sound, but it wasn't loud at all. Even if he heard it, he wouldn't be able to be that accurate.

"It must be Gin's doing. He has excellent sniping skills and superb eyesight, so it's not entirely impossible for him to do this."

As he spoke, he looked up and glanced at it again.

The sounds were getting closer and closer.

Shuichi Akai put an arm around Sera Masumi: "Conan, are you sure you can do this?"

"I"

Conan had no way to explain his predicament. His gunshot wound was different; it wasn't a hole, but a nick that grazed the edge, making it very difficult to stop the bleeding. The idea of ​​him running away was simply absurd.

Seeing Conan's helplessness, Shuichi Akai didn't say anything, but simply grabbed the other man by the collar.

So, Sera Masumi was carried on his back, with Conan in his hand.

But he still moved with incredible speed.
"No wonder he's an FBI agent," Conan thought to himself.

"Hurry, I see them."

A bustling sound came from behind.

At this point, Shuichi Akai had no energy left to conceal the traces of his departure.

During the run, drops of blood became guiding markers.

The people at the distillery were like hunting dogs, relentlessly pursuing whatever they smelled.

Even Shuichi Akai quickly felt the strain of carrying a weight of nearly 150 pounds.

"Why don't you just put us down?"

Sera Masumi couldn't bear to see her brother arrested, and with her as a burden, the chances of him leaving were too slim.

Perhaps if he abandoned himself, he and Conan could still leave.

Shuichi Akai did not answer and walked through the forest.

However, his breathing became more and more rapid, and sweat had already soaked his forehead and back.

"Bang, bang, bang--"

Bullets tore through the night, leaving streaks of light like shooting stars.

Here, Kusuda Rikumichi appears even more arrogant, without any fear of being discovered.

The area is surrounded by forest, and the police would not discover the situation there in a short time.

"Big brother, put me down, you guys go quickly."

Sera Masumi groaned and shoved Akai Shuichi's shoulder, trying to get off his back.

It's been so many years since I've felt carried on my older brother's back.

Unfortunately, this may be the last time in this lifetime.

"Shuichi Akai, let me go. I can walk by myself."

Conan shouted and kicked, but Shuichi Akai held him firmly by the back of his collar and showed no sign of letting go.

At that moment, Conan suddenly felt that Natsukawa's words did not make so much sense, and perhaps Shuichi Akai was also a good person?
Hmm, if I hadn't come and had instead gone with Natsukawa-ge, I wonder what the outcome would have been.

Conan felt a little regretful.

"Conan, do you have any gadgets left that you can use?" Shuichi Akai asked calmly.

"No," Conan said despairingly. "The foot that was shot can't exert any force anymore, so the power-enhancing shoes are useless. Without the power-enhancing shoes, the soccer ball in the belt is just a bigger balloon at best."

As for the watch anesthetic needle.

Conan doesn't even want to mention it.

There's only one needle, but now a whole bunch of people are chasing after it.

"The pistol is out of bullets."

Although I hate to admit it, I have indeed reached my limit.

Physical strength exhausted, ammunition exhausted.

"Let me go, brother!"

Shuichi Akai frowned, turned around, and saw that Masumi Sera's face was deathly pale.

This condition is clearly a sign of excessive blood loss.

How can it be?

He was shot in the leg, but he had already helped stop the bleeding; this shouldn't have happened.

unless
As soon as he put the person down, Shuichi Akai's expression changed drastically.

Sera Masumi even had a wound on her back.

"It must have been from those shots just now." Conan said grimly, but there was nothing he could do. The only option now was to inject Sera Masumi with an anesthetic, which would at least make her unconscious, reduce her pain, and slow down the bleeding.

But to stop the bleeding and to survive, you must seek medical attention immediately.

But for them, it was simply impossible.

The two, still conscious, looked at each other and both knew that continuing to take Sera Masumi with them was a mistake.

"wait for me."

Shuichi Akai glanced back in the direction of the brewery, a look of hatred flashing in his eyes.

Kusuda Rikumichi's target is Sera Masumi, so he won't let her die.

Therefore, he planned to abandon his sister and let Kusuda Rikudo take the other party away, so that at least his sister could survive in the other party's hands.

"But."

Before Conan could say anything, he was glared at by Shuichi Akai.

Giving up Sera Masumi was Shuichi Akai's most painful decision; if he could, he would rather abandon Conan.

Given the reality, he could only follow the most reasonable approach.

When Kusuda Rikudo and the others caught up, they found Sera Masumi lying unconscious on the ground.

"Mr. Kusuda, Brother Vodka, he's unconscious. It seems he was just hit by Brother Vodka."

Kusuda Rikudo rolled his eyes speechlessly.

This is OK.

When Vodka fired, it was probably a horizontal shot about 1.5 meters off the ground, while Sera Masumi was also shot in the leg about 70 centimeters off the ground.

What does this mean?
This means that the vodka bullet traveled at least 60 meters before hitting the person.

This distance is roughly the extent of bullet drop.

All I can say is that they were incredibly lucky.

"See, I told you there were people in this direction. What's wrong with firing? We hit them."

Vodka grinned and looked at Kusuda Rikudo with a smug expression. "Kusuda, you're still too young. Observe and learn more. Some things are learned gradually and imperceptibly."

Kusuda Rikudo did not want to respond.

"Stop the bleeding and then take her back."

Since they dared to fire, they must have considered how to deal with the target after hitting it.

They carried some hemostatic tools and were even able to remove bullets on site.

However, he did not do so in order to avoid bacterial infections or other complications.

After stopping Sera Masumi's bleeding, he left with his men.

Their target is Sera Masumi; the pink-haired girl and the child are completely unimportant.

"Well done."

Feeling the strength in his arm, Hondo Eisuke broke out in a cold sweat and could hardly bear to look at himself, but he still smiled and replied, "It's all thanks to Kusuda-nii-san's willingness to believe in me."

The progress in infiltrating the organization to find his sister has taken a big step forward!

Upon seeing the vodka, Hondo Eisuke knew that he would eventually receive news about his sister.

But before that, you need to integrate into the Black Organization properly.

Honestly, he did feel angry and disgusted.

Having never experienced such a battle before, seeing a classmate on the verge of death in front of him, with his own actions contributing to the tragedy, inevitably stirred his emotions.

I'm sorry, Sera, I did it for my sister.

Hondo Eisuke quickly suppressed his guilt and remorse; nothing could stop him from finding his sister.

Even if Sera Masumi is just an ordinary person.

No, she's not an ordinary person.

Thinking about it this way, I suddenly felt much better.

The brewery did not give chase, which was within Shuichi Akai's expectations. Before dawn, the two were rescued by a passing car and finally returned to Tokyo at daybreak.

Then, the two of them very unethically took the driver to the police station.

He's a robber.

Xiao Lan received a call early in the morning and rushed to the hospital.

At this point, Conan had already bandaged his wound, and apart from still walking with a limp, he was otherwise fine.

Shuichi Akai left early, not wanting to reveal his identity.

The people at the distillery probably didn't see his face last night, so he can still hide for a while.

"Conan, didn't you say you were going to Professor Agasa's house to play video games? How did you get shot?"

Xiaolan almost broke down.

So, Professor Agasa was researching firearms at home and accidentally fired something?

"Uh"

Conan did not explain.

He was relieved that the police did not reveal any information about Sera Masumi.

"As you know, Ran-neechan, cases often happen in Beika. I was attacked this morning when I was jogging with Professor Agasa."

That's something you can only fool a three-year-old with.

Behind Ran, Anya and Ai Haibara, who had come to watch the commotion, exchanged a glance and saw the same thought in each other's eyes.

Ai Haibara saw it, while Anya heard it.

"Why haven't I seen it on the news about jogging in that park in the morning?" Anya asked cheekily.

"correct."

Xiaolan also realized what was happening: "I saw the news this morning too. If something like this happened, it would definitely be reported immediately."

"that."

Conan, with his beady eyes, explained: "Because it's a rather special case, the police need to keep it confidential, so they didn't notify the reporters."

After managing to get away with it, Conan wanted to be discharged from the hospital.

Right now, all he can think about is rescuing Sera Masumi.

Brother Xia Chuan will definitely have a solution!

"Father isn't home."

Anya seemed to see right through her thoughts.

Conan glanced at him in surprise, then remembered that Anya seemed to do this often.

But what does it mean if I'm not home?
He ran into Officer Takagi at the police station this morning and heard from him that Natsukawa had returned from the direction of Nagano very late last night.

Hasn't Sakon Yusuke's matter been resolved yet?
Damn!

There's also Sakon Yusuke.

Conan rubbed his temples, feeling utterly overwhelmed.

Two cases in a row kept him busy.

"Where did Uncle Xia Chuan go?"

"do not know."

Anya knew, of course, but didn't want to tell Conan.

"I do not know either."

Noticing Conan's gaze, Ai Haibara, who had been silent the whole time, shrugged expressionlessly.

She knew, but didn't want to tell Conan.

The two girls had the same idea.

Conan knew, but had nothing to say.

"hateful."

On the way back, Conan kept thinking about this question.

So much so that he didn't even hear Kogoro Mouri's question.

"Kid, are you even listening to me? Are you scared by those thugs?"

Kogoro Mouri smirked, displeased, "I told you not to run around, and definitely not to do anything reckless. Now do you know how painful it is?"

Conan did not answer.

He rolled his eyes inwardly.

He knows it hurts, but he'll still dare to do it next time. A real man isn't afraid of pressure!
"I'm going to Professor Agasa's house. He has a special medicine that I can take."

"Can't!"

Ran was about to go into the kitchen when she stopped abruptly and glared angrily at Conan.

Even in this state, you still want to have fun!

Conan struggled for a while, but Ran's combined strength and height gave him the advantage, and he ultimately failed.

(End of this chapter)