Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

……

Several years ago, Rena Mizunashi secretly met with her father to exchange information.

Because Rena Mizunashi was unaware that her clothes contained a transmitter used by the organization to monitor new members, their secret rendezvous was instantly exposed.

In order to protect his daughter and clear her of suspicion, Rena Mizunashi's father, Ethan Hondou, devised a plan on the spot.

He used pre-recorded interrogation recordings to create a fabricated "proof" of his own questioning and answering.

—In the recording, there is only his voice interrogating Rena Mizunashi, but no response from Rena Mizunashi.

Before committing suicide, he instructed Rena Mizunashi to persevere and successfully complete her undercover mission.

After doing all this, he injected a small amount of truth serum into Rena Mizunashi, then bit off his own wrist and shot himself.

The organization believed that "Kier" had taken Ethan out for questioning after discovering his suspicious behavior, only to be controlled by him instead. Meanwhile, "Kier," despite being injected with truth serum, remained steadfast and revealed no information.

Then, taking advantage of Ethan's momentary lapse in attention, Kiel bit off Ethan's wrist and then shot him dead.

Ultimately, this incident not only failed to expose Rena Mizunashi's identity, but also earned her the appreciation of the brewery's boss.

Because of her own mistake, her father died. This matter has always been a source of pain for Rena Mizunashi.

As a result, her younger brother, Hondo Eisuke, lost their father without knowing it.

Although she had been sending money to her younger brother regularly in the name of "father," she also knew that she hadn't seen her father and sister for so long.

Even if his brother is slow-witted, he must have sensed that something was wrong.

……

Ryūno glanced at Rena Mizunashi once more.

Although she appeared to be smiling, a barely perceptible sadness was hidden in her eyes.

Shortly after, the group bid farewell to Rena Mizunashi and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Ryuno patted Conan on the head and pointed to the chewing gum on the wall.

While everyone was distracted, Conan carefully retrieved it.

……

same moment

Suburbs of Gunma Prefecture.

Gin and Vodka sat on the sofa, carefully observing the two "new members" who were practicing sniping using "stereoscopic imaging".

The two new recruits were helpers that the BOSS had transferred from bases in other countries—"Grey Goose" and "Bacardi".

Even Gin didn't know the specifics of the two, only that "Grey Goose" was transferred from the French base.

Gin pondered their titles for a moment, then glanced coldly at Vodka beside him, his brows furrowed.

Grey Goose is a French liquor, its full name is Grey Goose Vodka.

Bacardi is a type of Cuban rum.

Vodka and rum...

Leaving aside vodka, this "Bacardi" is clearly not the same as that "rum".

Although he didn't know whether it was a coincidence or not, Gin felt that the BOSS had some deeper meaning in sending these two people.

Just as Gin was pondering, Vodka leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Big brother, 400 yards? That distance..."

Upon hearing this, Gin snapped back to reality, looked at the numbers on the machine in the distance, and let out a cold laugh.

These two snipers were there to replace Chianti and Cohen, and their next task was to snipe Tsuchimon Kanghui, who was preparing to run for office.

So far, however, neither of them has been able to pass the sniping practice distance of a mere 400 yards in the holographic simulation training.

At a distance of less than 400 meters, neither of them could take down the "target".

Keep in mind that both Chianti and Cohen have a sniping range of 600 yards!

Gin originally planned to take them on a mission directly after watching their practice.

But now it seems impossible.

Reality differs from simulation; there are more uncontrollable factors in reality.

The two of them couldn't even reach the 400-yard distance they were training for. In reality, wouldn't they be unable to even guarantee a distance of 300 yards?!

What use are you to me then?!

Although, according to the plan previously devised with Kiel, the sniping distance should only be around 300 yards. But these two...

If all else fails, we'll have to come up with a new plan.

I'll set these two aside for now and handle the task myself.

The problem is that, due to the unexpected deaths of Chianti and Cohen, the two bases were abandoned.

In addition to finding a suitable location to rebuild Mika's base, he also needs to investigate and find out "that guy" and the organization behind him.

He has so much to do right now, he simply can't keep up.

There was simply no time to revise the assassination plan, let alone carry it out personally.

He originally thought that the two could be "put into use" immediately, without needing to make significant changes to the plan.

But after watching the two train, he fell into deep thought.

Can a sniper who can't even guarantee a distance of 300 yards still be called a sniper?

If we want to shorten the distance further... we might as well just go up to the target and shoot him.

For a moment, Gin suddenly felt a little tired.

After watching for a while, Gin said coldly, "Continue training. I'll contact you again before the mission."

After saying that, Gin got up and walked out of the training room, and Volt quickened his pace to follow him.

After leaving the house, Vodka glanced at Gin, whose expression was unfriendly, and whispered, "Big brother, what about the plan..."

"Delay."

"it is good…"

Vodka carefully opened the car door and got into the driver's seat.

Although he didn't know what his older brother was thinking, just from that chilling tone, he knew that his older brother must be in a bad mood.

Chapter 262 My Beloved Car

Evening

An ordinary, unremarkable bar.

Unlike other bustling bars, there are only four people in the bar, including the staff behind the counter.

"Kiel, mission terminated." Gin swirled the contents of his glass and said calmly.

Because of the hat, Rena Mizunashi couldn't see Gin's eyes: "What?! Gin, I finally managed to... Sigh, never mind. What do we do now?"

"Go and investigate Tumen Kanghui's recent schedule."

—"Snap"

As soon as Gin finished speaking, Rena Mizunashi pulled a stack of documents out of her pocket.

The document contained the itinerary for the next few days for the organization's assassination target, Tumen Kanghui.

Seeing this, Gin smiled for the first time in a long time: "Not bad."

Seeing that his older brother was still so sparing with words, Vodka looked at Rena Mizunashi and said with a smile, "As expected of Kir, you have already prepared the information we need."

Rena Mizunashi's expression remained unchanged as she calmly asked, "Where's the new sniper the organization sent? I haven't seen him."

Upon hearing this, Gin put down his glass, a chill emanating from him.

Vodka's smile froze on his face. He glanced at his older brother instinctively and said stiffly, "The two of them are training for a mission."

“No need for that trouble. I’ve already marked the suitable sniping locations in the data. Even the furthest one is less than 500 yards away.” Rena Mizunashi smiled casually.

Although she had been on missions in Mihana, she hadn't had any contact with Gin and Vodka for a long time.

Although she had a "name" within the organization, she knew in her heart that she still had a long way to go before becoming a core member.

The only people who could be considered core members, besides Rum, the organization's second-in-command, were Gin, who stood before them with a cold expression.

Only by becoming a core member can she obtain more valuable intelligence and information.

Whether for the CIA, or for my father and brother, I must persevere!

Therefore, she did put in a lot of hard work after receiving Gin's assignment.

She not only used her apparent identity and sweet talk to persuade her target, Tsuchimon Kanghui, to agree to be interviewed by her.

They even thoroughly investigated his recent and upcoming travel plans.

All of this was done to deepen Gin's trust with the organization, so that he could gain access to more important missions and intelligence in the future.

Just as she was wondering what Gin's reaction would be, she noticed that the two people in front of her had lowered their heads and fallen silent.

Seeing the two people's reactions, Rena Mizunashi frowned.

If only Gin reacted this way, it would be understandable, since that's just his personality.

If vodka also reacts this way...

Could it be... that my undercover identity has been exposed?!

Thinking of this possibility, Rena Mizunashi couldn't help but feel nervous.

……

same moment

The parking lot outside the bar.

An unfamiliar man poked at the car door in front of him with a wire a few times and carefully opened it.

After getting into the familiar car, a smile appeared on the man's lips.

Hmm, this place still looks so familiar~