The world of science is unscientific

Those who know his identity are none other than Gin, Yusuke Suzuki, and Vermouth.

The most convincing theory that Suzuki Yusuke can come up with now is that Vermouth disguised herself as Jodie to contact Xu Chengfeng, then led him to see Akai Shuichi, and finally used Gin to kill him.

Whether Shuichi Akai is really real is highly questionable.

With Xu Chengfeng gone, Suzuki Yusuke's only known subordinate is gone. Before the platform is even set up, one of his initial core members is already dead, and not even by his own hand.

This would definitely lower that gentleman's opinion of him, thus hindering his rise in status.

Vermouth would certainly be happy to see this happen. In her eyes, Suzuki Yusuke has always been an unstable bomb placed next to Conan and Mouri Ran, and he will definitely cause trouble if given the chance.

Walking down the street, Yusuke Suzuki took out a cigarette and lit it, feeling somewhat melancholy.

He himself is not easy to deal with, so you can only scheme against him.

Vermouth's "internal betrayal" isn't very obvious yet, but once her basic policy of subverting the organization is established, who knows what she'll do to me in secret.

After all, Gin is a much tougher opponent. If things get too obvious, Vermouth herself might be in danger. Targeting him, a newcomer to the organization, would be much easier.

This was the first time he had ever experienced the backstabbing and infighting within the organization, and he also truly felt the lack of human warmth in Gin.

After spending so much time together, Yusuke Suzuki thought his relationship with Gin was pretty good, but what happened today?

However, Vodka surprised him somewhat; it was obvious that the other man wanted to say something to him before leaving.

I hadn't gone far when Gin's email came again.

[The usual spot. —Gin]

[Mountain Road or Base? —Grouse]

The other party stopped replying, clearly indicating that he should choose for himself.

It should be on the mountain road. After a little hesitation, Suzuki Yusuke decided to take a taxi to the underground parking lot of the mall and drive out the car assigned to him by the organization.

When he arrived, Gin was still standing by the railing smoking.

It's cloudy today, and the sunlight can't penetrate. The withered leaves are swept up by the wind and drift along the ground.

"Wei Que, you've arrived."

Vodka repeated the same words, and greeted him with a smile.

Yusuke Suzuki gestured and walked over to Gin.

"What else?"

“That person isn’t too satisfied with your performance,” Gin sneered, “but he’s still allowed you to act alone. Your subordinates, whom you haven’t met yet, will be assigned to my action team.”

"That's fine, I'm not very good at managing people."

Yusuke Suzuki was quite surprised by the result. He was still able to retain the right to act alone. Wasn't he now in the same situation as Vermouth?

However, his seniority and status are certainly no match for the other party, but he is still higher than ordinary codename members. At least Bourbon doesn't have his treatment.

Even someone as talented as Shuichi Akai didn't fare as well as him in the organization back then.

What more could you want?

However, Vermouth still needs to be careful about this point. The other party has dealt her a heavy blow, so she can't just ignore it.

But how to retaliate is a skill in itself, and to be honest, he feels a bit lost right now, unless he is determined to go straight for Vermouth herself.

If that were the case, he could practically say goodbye to the organization altogether and become the second Shuichi Akai.

"Is there anything else?"

Yusuke Suzuki waited for a while but Gin didn't say anything more, so he simply asked directly.

"Look carefully."

Gin left behind this abrupt and incoherent remark before turning and getting into his car.

"Big brother, I'm a little hungry."

At this moment, Vodka touched his stomach sheepishly.

"drive."

Gin gave the order in a cold voice.

“Wait a minute,” Yusuke Suzuki stepped forward and patted the trunk of the Porsche. “Vodka, this should contain ingredients, right?”

It must be true, he could smell it.

"Yeah... I bought it a few days ago. I was thinking of trying to make it myself, but it's probably not safe to eat now, right?"

Yusuke Suzuki felt that Vodka was treating him like an idiot. These ingredients were clearly still fresh. Was he trying to fool him?

"Since we have the ingredients, let's cook and eat here."

After thinking for a while, Yusuke Suzuki took the initiative to speak.

Two minutes later, Gin reluctantly got out of the car and returned to the guardrail to continue smoking.

"Gin, can you come and help me out!?"

So Gin continued peeling the bark reluctantly, but his movements were very practiced.

Even after finishing the skewers, Yusuke Suzuki still couldn't figure out what Gin's purpose was in doing this.

She wanted to ease tensions with him but was too embarrassed to speak up herself, so she asked Vodka to do it?

That doesn't make sense. Gin would never have such a thought. Absolutely not.

So, Vodka thought he probably wouldn't be able to eat his cooking anymore, so he decided to try it himself?

Yes, that makes sense, and is quite likely.

However, Gin's words, "Look carefully," left him somewhat uncertain about their meaning. Perhaps it was a warning to him to be aware of his own position, or perhaps it was a warning to him to be aware of the fate of traitors.

Who knows? It's unlikely to be anything nice.

It was already afternoon when Suzuki Yusuke returned to Professor Agasa's house. He first went to "discover" Xu Chengfeng's body while wearing a disguise, and then called the police.

After leaving, I wandered around outside for a while to let my mind return to the state I was in that morning and to let off the smell of alcohol.

"You're back so early."

Ai Haibara put down her magazine and opened the door, somewhat surprised. "I thought you'd be out killing and setting fires for a long time."

"He just asked me to confirm some things; I don't know him at all."

"So what do you usually do in the organization? As an undercover agent, the pressure must be immense when you're forced to kill someone, right?"

pressure?

I don't seem to have really felt it...

“Yes,” Yusuke Suzuki quickly composed himself, looking somewhat lost in thought, “but most of the time I just investigate information; I rarely commit murder or arson.”

In reality, he spent most of his time killing and setting fires, and rarely did any intelligence gathering. Seeing the expression on Ai Haibara's face, Yusuke Suzuki felt even more that it was right not to tell the truth.

Chapter 155, "The Phantom of Baker Street," begins.

Yusuke Suzuki stayed with Ai Haibara until 10 p.m. before leaving and returning to his apartment.

Asuka is left in Ai Haibara's care; it's always better for the little girl to have company at home alone. As for why he himself doesn't stay,

The main reason is that Ai Haibara wouldn't allow it.

Ai Haibara usually sleeps in the same room as Professor Agasa, each in their own bed. She imagined replacing Professor Agasa with Yusuke Suzuki, and suddenly felt very shy.

She had previously invited Suzuki Yusuke to sleep with her, since she thought he treated her like a child back then, but things are different now.

It's okay to have a psychological burden.

After returning home, Suzuki Yusuke did nothing else but take a shower and go to bed.

In the middle of the night, a violent tremor woke him from his sleep.

Holy crap, an earthquake!?

Yusuke Suzuki immediately hid in the bathroom and then called Ai Haibara, thankfully the call was answered quickly.

"Are you OK?"

"I'm fine, how about you?"

"I'm fine too."

"..."

Although the conversation was brief and repetitive, they could still feel each other's care.

"The tremors seem to have lessened."

Ai Haibara stood in the yard, holding Asuka, intently observing the extent of the house's swaying.

The advantages of Professor Agasa's house immediately became apparent: there was enough flat ground space to take refuge in the event of an earthquake, and the round roof was not easy to collapse; even if it did collapse, it would collapse towards the center.

As for places like where Suzuki Yusuke lived, it was truly a matter of fate; there was no need to run during small earthquakes, but during large earthquakes, escape was practically impossible.

Fortunately, the earthquake was not large and ended quickly.

In the morning, Yusuke Suzuki received a call from his father.

"I've already secured the game trial qualification you asked me to get. You can just go find Sonoko now."

After saying that, Dad hung up the phone.

However, Yusuke Suzuki could understand. After all, due to the time difference, it was late at night for his father, and he was already very touched that the old man had chosen this time to call.

Looking at the calendar, Suzuki Yusuke realized it was still the weekend, so he decided to call his younger sister.

"A press conference today?"

"Are you sure it's that groundbreaking virtual reality game?"

Yusuke Suzuki was completely dumbfounded. This news was a bit sudden. Just yesterday he was wondering when the theatrical version would come, and today it's already scheduled.

Ai Haibara said she would be with the Detective Boys and that he didn't need to pick her up, so he waited until evening before driving to the venue.

I have no idea what connections those kids had to get invited to the press conference party.

This press conference was not open to the public; it was held at the Beika City Hall, and most of Japan's top social elites attended.