The boy soldier next to the famous detective

Looking at Gin with a tearful expression, Vodka recalled his interrogation of Chianti and felt as if he had swallowed a toad.

From the moment he entered the room, Vodka began asking questions as Gin had requested.

Since Gin described it as an inquiry rather than an interrogation, and Vodka and Chianti had been colleagues for many years, they naturally couldn't adopt a stern attitude.

Chianti was cooperative, answering whatever Vodka asked, but her answers were what gave Vodka a headache.

Why did you go out with Cohen without permission?

"Because Cohen needs my help."

"You went just because he told you to?"

"Otherwise, if you ask me for help, I'll come too."

"...Thank you, but that's still not right. Aren't you even a little bit curious about why Cohen wants to avenge that kid named Jonah?"

"I'm not curious why I'm doing Cohen's work. I'm just helping out. Besides, doesn't Gin always emphasize that when we're out on missions, we just need to focus on our own responsibilities and not ask questions about other things?"

"...Well said. Do you know anything about that boy named Jonah?"

"I don't know. I've only met him once. Cohen is more familiar with him."

"Do you know why Cohen encountered the dwarf assassin team?"

"have no idea."

Do you know why they're taking this action?

"have no idea."

"...So what do you know?!"

"I don't know anything. I didn't do anything except shoot people. But I really had a killing spree in the last operation, you know, Vodka, I killed 17 people in one day! And they were all headshots!"

Seeing Chianti suddenly become excited and start showing off his achievements, Vodka twitched his lips, covered his head in pain, closed the notebook he was using to take notes, sighed softly, and clapped his hands at Chianti.

"That was a beautiful clean, Chianti. You've broken your own record."

"Of course!"

......

Thinking about the torment he had just suffered at Chianti's place, Vodka felt really wronged.

They always acted together before, and he hadn't been in charge of verbal communication with Chianti much. Today, after taking charge, Vodka realized just how strong his older brother's communication skills were.

Reflecting on the situation, Vodka felt that he wouldn't be able to work well with Chianti.

"Alright, let's leave it at that. Just continue to treat Cohen and Chianti as normal. They are members who have passed our tests, have contributed to the organization, and are loyal."

Gin pulled a cigarette from his pocket; he was very satisfied with the results of today's questioning.

However, in order to comply with the organization's rules, both Chianti and Cohen had to be kept under surveillance within the organization for a period of time.

"Brother, should we tell Rum about this?"

Knowing Gin's assessment, Vodka breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had helped Gin get rid of many of the organization's spies and traitors, Vodka still didn't want to harm Chianti and Cohen, his two companions who had come from the organization's training camp.

"Forget about it for now. Oh, Vodka, go find the member of the organization who reported this information to me and kill him to prevent the news from being leaked."

"Oh, should we just kill them?"

"That's right."

"Okay, I understand."

Seeing the seriousness in Gin's eyes, Vodka also became serious.

Although it was a pity that the cadre was silenced without having done anything wrong, those whose elder brother ordered to be killed no longer had the right to continue living in the organization.

Jonah wasn't entirely clear on what had happened to Cohen, since Cohen and Jonah didn't usually contact each other frequently; they would only communicate when there was something important to discuss.

Although they were worried that the organization might suspect Cohen and Chianti, Dave and Conan Edogawa assured Jonah that their plans would absolutely guarantee their safety.

"If all else fails, we can avenge them then. It was their choice to participate in the operation, and we should respect that choice."

When Jonah questioned him, Dave gave the most compelling explanation, which calmed Jonah down.

Jonah agreed with Dave. It was all his own choice, and he had to take risks when he took action. If something really went wrong, Jonah would definitely continue to oppose the organization and avenge Cohen and Chianti.

Fortunately, Cohen was lucky and managed to get rid of suspicion with Gin by relying on his solid public image. After being symbolically detained for a day, he returned home.

The wary Cohen did not contact Jonah immediately. Instead, he chose to observe for three days and, after confirming that there were no organized surveillance agents around him, he re-established contact with Jonah and told him that the crisis on his side had been resolved.

"Do you want to go out and have some fun?"

"Or, never mind, I'd like to take a couple of days off too."

Although he was somewhat tempted, Cohen felt that Gin was expecting something from him, and he didn't want to make any rash moves until Gin directly explained things to him.

"Okay, be careful."

Although Jonah was disappointed that Cohen couldn't join them, he was also happy to learn that Cohen and Chianti were safe and sound.

"Hey Jonathan, have you finished your call yet? Are you just making excuses to avoid coming because you're afraid of losing?"

In the indoor training ground of Dave's secret base, Dave, dressed neatly and holding a replica gun, stood smiling at Jonah at the entrance of the training ground, with Wakasa Rumi beside him, who looked disgusted but also quite expectant.

Today is Jonah's team's group competition. Jonah has been assigned to a group with Hondo Eisuke to compete against Dave and Wakasa Rumi.

No one had any objections to the group assignments, since they would be randomly changed later anyway. This training wasn't really about determining a winner or loser, but rather about identifying areas for improvement in teamwork.

Becoming stronger is the goal; winning or losing is never the most important thing.

"Hahaha! It's 11-7 now, Jonathan, I told you you couldn't beat us with Bendo!"

"These 11 victories were basically all thanks to Rachel's efforts. Dave, you don't seem to have gotten a single successful 'kill'."

Squinting at Dave, Jonah was getting a little carried away after fighting for so long.

"Never mind that, we're fighting in teams, right? Jonathan, if you're so good, then take down both Rachel and me!"

"I will, you wait and see."

......

"So, is this why you just recovered from your injury, but then suffered a severe arm strain?"

Seeing Jonah's arms tied up again, Ai Haibara narrowed her eyes in anger, her aura so powerful that Jonah had to avoid her.

"I didn't lose out; Rachel's leg was injured too..."

"Shut up and sit still!"

"...good."