Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

"It's good to know."

Vermouth tilted her head back and drank the wine in her glass in one gulp.

She has a high alcohol tolerance; after downing a glass of strong liquor, she showed no signs of intoxication whatsoever, as if she had just drunk water.

Kitagawa Taki asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"

Vermouth's eyes burned: "Help me break away from the organization."

"Ok?"

To leave the organization?

Kitagawa Taki didn't know if Vermouth was telling the truth.

But if they were to leave the distillery, they would certainly face endless persecution.

Therefore, the only way to break away from the distillery is to destroy it.

Vermouth added, "There's no rush now, it's not the right time yet."

Kitagawa Taki stopped thinking about it. He had already clashed with the brewery anyway. "What can I possibly gain?"

"Anything I have, just ask for."

Vermouth, like a bewitching fox spirit, exhaled a puff of smoke towards Kitagawa Taki's face.

She wouldn't feel at ease if Kitagawa Taki hadn't asked him to.

"Hehe, okay."

Kitagawa Taki didn't mind; the women's cigarettes weren't as strong, and Vermouth's were probably mint-flavored, with a slightly cool sensation.

"Have two more drinks with me."

After saying that, Vermouth, without waiting for Kitagawa Taki's agreement, picked up the whiskey next to her, poured a glass for Kitagawa Taki, and then poured one for herself.

Kitagawa Taki naturally has no problem.

……

After two more drinks, a faint blush finally appeared on Vermouth's fair face.

Vermouth said in surprise, "You have a pretty good alcohol tolerance."

Kitagawa Taki has shown no signs of anything amiss so far.

"Hehe, even if you black out, I'll be fine."

Vermouth narrowed her eyes, seemingly implying something: "That would be dangerous."

"Alright, that's enough for today. I'm going back now."

Kitagawa Taki checked the time; it was already past eleven.

Vermouth propped her head up with her hand and said lazily, "I won't see you off."

Chapter 143 Why go to the far and wide when the answer is right here?

the next day.

morning.

Vermouth has received details of the Pisco case from the organization—

A silver-haired man in black, with bullets hitting his shoulders and between his eyebrows...

Isn't it obvious that this is the work of that mysterious person again?

Perhaps that mysterious person also obtained a lot of information about the organization from Pisco.

As a veteran of the organization, Pisco knows a great deal.

buzz~

Upon seeing the incoming call, Vermouth smiled slightly.

As soon as the call connected, Gin's cold voice came through.

Gin: Vermouth, is this the result of your investigation?

Gin sounded visibly annoyed, clearly angered by the mysterious man's repeated provocations.

Vermouth: This is not my fault. I've been in England these past few days. I haven't had time to investigate.

Gin: You don't need to investigate this matter anymore. Just investigate Sherry and Akemi Miyano properly.

Vermouth: Oh? What do you mean?

Gin: I'm going back to Japan immediately. The organization has decided to use Kir.

Before Vermouth could say anything, Gin hung up the phone.

It seems that Gin made this call specifically to inform Vermouth.

Vermouth put down her phone; she was quite satisfied with the arrangement.

It seems the organization's patience has been worn down by that mysterious person, as they've now resorted to using both Gin and Gil at the same time.

Kir, Rena Mizunashi.

As far as Vermouth knows, she is currently working as a regular reporter at Nichiri TV.

Gin and Gil's involvement might make this situation even more interesting...

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Kitagawa Exorcism Office.

Akemi Miyano greeted Taki Kitagawa with a smile: "Good morning, Taki-kun!"

Ai Haibara, standing to the side, wasn't so polite and asked, "Where did you go yesterday?"

Yesterday, Kitagawa Taki didn't go home all day. When he left, he only told me that he had something to do.

When he got home last night, both sisters were already asleep.

Kitagawa Taki stared at Haibara Ai with a smile, but didn't say anything.

Why are you looking at me like that?!

Ai Haibara touched her face, thinking there was something on it.

Kitagawa Taki teased, "Ai is just like a little housekeeper."

Ai Haibara stopped what she was doing and stomped hard on Kitagawa Taki's foot. "Fine, don't talk about it then."

"Ouch~" Kitagawa Taki exclaimed dramatically.

Ai Haibara rolled her eyes back, thinking, "How much strength do you have anyway?"

Akemi Miyano looked at the two of them, smiled, and shook her head. The two of them often did this at home.

However, she was happy to see this, as Ai Haibara had changed quite a bit since she first arrived.

They've become noticeably more cheerful, with much less gloom.

“Ahem.” Kitagawa Taki said seriously, “I went to a director’s memorial service, where I ran into Vermouth and… Pisco.”

"Pisco??"

Upon hearing this name, Ai Haibara's expression froze.

Akemi Miyano was an outsider at the brewery and knew far less about it than Ai Haibara; she had never even heard of the code name.

"Ai, who is Pisco?"

Ai Haibara shook her head and said, "I only know that Pisco is a veteran member of the organization, and I don't know anything else."

Kitagawa Taki explained, "Masuyama Kenzo, chairman of an automobile company, a bigwig in the financial world, that's his public identity."

Akemi Miyano exclaimed in surprise, "It's him... I've seen him on TV before, I never thought he was one of the organization."

Ai Haibara said with a bitter expression, "People in the organization are like him, infiltrating every aspect of society..."

Kitagawa Taki comforted him, "Don't worry too much, the organization is definitely not monolithic."

“Pisco killed a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member at the memorial service and was in cooperation with the organization.”

Ai Haibara couldn't help but ask, "Wait a minute, how do you know so much detail?"

Kitagawa Taki laid his cards on the table with Haibara Ai: "Uh... actually, I have a gang under my command, no, a team, called the Mud Ginseng Association."

As for the gang or team, Ai Haibara had vaguely heard of the name Mud Sankai; it was the largest yakuza gang in Tokyo.

Although she had long suspected that Kitagawa Taki had some influence, she hadn't expected it to be such a behemoth as the Mud Ginseng Association.

No wonder he can go without taking on any commissions and doesn't have to worry about his income.

Kitagawa Taki shifted the blame to the deceased Tonguchi Shigehiko, saying, "This senator wanted to have his cake and eat it too, so he approached the mud council, which is how I found out about this."

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain his source of information.

Ai Haibara nodded. "I see."

Akemi Miyano asked in confusion, "Such a big thing didn't get any news coverage yesterday?"

Kitagawa Taki replied, "I don't know. Maybe the police have blocked the news, since the case hasn't been solved yet."

Let's see now.

With that, Ai Haibara turned on the television.

Akemi Miyano said, "Watch Nichibumi TV. Their channel is quite daring in its reporting, and they seem to have a lot of sources."

I switched to Nichiri TV, where they were broadcasting the news.

However, the news was not about Shigehiko Toguchi being poisoned, but about Kenzo Masuyama being shot.

Upon seeing the host, Kitagawa Taki was momentarily stunned.

He recognized it at a glance because of its iconic hairstyle.

She wore a low ponytail, with a few slightly curled strands of hair on each side near the center of her forehead.

Isn't that Rena Mizunashi?