Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Manager Matsumoto slightly tilted his head, dodging Conan's "attack".

"Don't waste your time, Shinichi Kudo! Nice to meet you. My organization's code name is... Ireland."

Conan: "!!!"

Seeing that the tranquilizer dart had missed its target and that his identity had been exposed, Conan's face turned pale instantly.

The next moment, Manager Matsumoto ignored Conan, took out his pistol, and slowly walked to the table next to him.

There was a small blue bag on the table.

Ireland opened the bag and emptied its contents.

After carefully examining it, he reached out and opened the amulet, taking out a black memory storage card.

After flipping through the memory card a few times, Ireland picked up the wine bottle on the table and poured himself a glass of red wine.

"Before confirming the fingerprints, I just couldn't believe you were high school detective Shinichi Kudo. I never imagined something like this would happen; you really did shrink!"

Chapter 336 Peanuts and peanut kernels are both peanuts

same moment

Rice flower forest.

After Officer Takagi and Officer Sato got out of the car, they walked into the forest and found a dilapidated cabin with a light on.

Looking at the lights inside the room, the two of them became nervous.

If nothing unexpected happens, the person who sent the distress signal should be inside the cabin.

The room was completely silent, and neither of them could observe what was happening inside from outside.

After hesitating for a moment, Officer Sato and Officer Takagi exchanged a glance, then drew their pistols and released the safety.

After preparing themselves mentally, the two quietly entered the cabin and arrived at the door of the brightly lit room.

The next second, Officer Takagi burst through the door, fell to the ground, and instantly showed his police ID.

"Don't move! We're the police!!"

Officer Sato, standing behind him, crouched slightly, pointing his gun at the inside of the house.

The two nervously checked the room.

Apart from the man who was tied up directly opposite, there was no one else in the room.

Officer Sato glanced at the bound man and gritted his teeth, saying, "I knew I was right! Officer!"

"Supervisor?!" Officer Takagi looked at the bound man in shock, his mouth agape in surprise.

Manager Matsumoto?! What's he doing here?

If he is the Matsumoto Supervisor, then who is the Matsumoto Supervisor of the Metropolitan Police Department...?

For a moment, Officer Takagi was in complete confusion.

However, he still followed Officer Sato forward and untied the ropes and tape for Manager Matsumoto.

Due to being strapped to a chair for an extended period, Matsumoto has shown signs of weakness and unconsciousness.

While checking on Supervisor Matsumoto's condition, Officer Sato shouted, "Supervisor! Please hold on!"

"Why is the manager here?!"

"That Matsumoto supervisor from the Metropolitan Police Department was an imposter! This proves my earlier guess was right; a mysterious organization is secretly interfering in this case!"

"..."

Outside the Rice Flower Forest.

From the woods, Vermouth looked at the small cabin not far away, dialed Gin's number, and said calmly, "He's been exposed."

After saying that, Vermouth hung up the phone and left the forest.

……

Tokyo Tower Observatory

Conan looked nervously at Ireland, who was sipping red wine, his expression slightly grim: "Have you reported to the organization that I am Shinichi Kudo?"

"No, not yet. I haven't told anyone about this. Nobody knows you're Shinichi Kudo except me." Ireland smiled slightly.

"Why?" Conan pressed.

Ireland looked up into the distance and said slowly:

"Hmph! Gin once shot a member of the organization who had made a mistake and threw his body into a fire, burning him to a crisp... That member of the organization was like a father to me!"

"Gin not only failed to kill you, but he also failed to uncover your true identity, allowing you to survive as Conan Edogawa."

"This is his grave mistake! I'm going to take you to see that sir; you will be my witness."

"I'm going to kick that pretentious, cold-blooded man out of the organization!"

Upon hearing this, Conan's expression became even more serious.

No wonder Ireland shot him to save him; it turns out he had a feud with Gin and wanted to use him as a witness to bring Gin down.

From Ireland's perspective, the only good news so far is that Vermouth doesn't seem to have revealed her true identity to anyone else in the organization.

Otherwise, Ireland wouldn't have said, "No one knows you are Shinichi Kudo except me."

In other words, as long as he is defeated, he will be temporarily safe.

Thinking of this, Conan casually glanced down at his watch and sneakers.

The anesthetic injections have all been used up; now all we have left are the powerful sneakers…

--"Bang"

—"Bang!"

Before Conan could come up with a strategy, Ireland, standing to the side, threw a punch and sent him flying.

"Shinichi Kudo, don't think I don't know what you're thinking~" Ireland's lips curled slightly. "Don't worry, I won't kill you. You're an important witness for me~"

After saying that, Ireland walked up to Conan and knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck.

After confirming that Conan was completely unconscious, Ireland picked him up with one hand and turned to leave.

—"Da, da, da..."

Just then, footsteps suddenly appeared in the empty observation deck.

Upon hearing footsteps behind him, Ireland immediately became alert.

He slowly put down Conan in his hand, turned around and took out his pistol.

As the footsteps drew closer, a man wearing a knitted hat gradually came into view in Ireland.

After staring at the man's face for two seconds, Ireland frowned and said, "Rye whiskey? No, no, Shuichi Akai!"

Although Ireland had never been on a mission with 'Rye Whiskey', he had seen him once at the base in Los Angeles.

It wasn't until later, after the incident, that he learned that Rye Whiskey was actually an undercover agent sent by the FBI—Shuichi Akai.

I heard that Gin almost got caught by the FBI because of him.

However, Ireland understood that although the man in front of him also had a grudge against Gin, he was an FBI agent.

He wasn't naive enough to think that the other party was there to 'coexist peacefully' with him.

Although I don't know why he's here, the important thing now is...

--"boom!"

Before Shuichi Akai could draw his gun, Ireland immediately fired a shot at him.

To the astonishment of the Irish, Shuichi Akai miraculously dodged the bullets with his hands in his pockets.

Without a second thought, Ireland pulled the trigger again.

—"Bang, bang, bang!"

After three gunshots, Ireland's pupils widened instantly.

Shuichi Akai not only dodged the three shots, but even managed to walk right up to him.

Before Ireland could fire again, Shuichi Akai forcibly snatched his pistol and then turned it around to point at Ireland's head.

Seeing the tide turn in an instant, Ireland, disregarding their shock, quickly raised their hands in a gesture of surrender.

Although he raised his hands, he kept a close eye on Shuichi Akai, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

He knew that neither the Metropolitan Police Department nor the FBI would kill him easily.

After all, he was also a "cadre" in the organization, and he still had value to them.

Shuichi Akai, standing before him, was probably no exception.

Therefore, he definitely still has a chance!!

Just as Ireland was searching for a weakness in Shuichi Akai, Shuichi Akai spoke up.

"Manager Matsumoto, your raised hands and your terrifying face don't match at all~"

Upon hearing the familiar voice of "Shuichi Akai," Ireland's eyes widened instantly: "Wait! You're not Shuichi Akai! You're... Tatsuno Takeda?!"

"Oh? Ireland, it seems you've done a good job as an undercover agent, you can even remember my voice~" Longye chuckled.

Before Ireland could speak again, Longye pressed the trigger and said calmly, "I'll reward you with a peanut."

--"boom!"

Ireland collapsed to the ground.

Chapter 337 The Vanished Spire

After Ireland fell to the ground, Tatsuno quickly checked on him.

Then he bent down and took out Ireland's phone and the "undercover memory card" from his pocket.

After retrieving the memory card, Longye turned and walked out of the exhibition room, climbing the stairs to "outside the tower".

Longye slowly climbed the red staircase until he reached the end.

After setting up his sniper rifle, Longye looked around and admired the surrounding night view.