Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

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Having ruled out all other possibilities, even if the last one is absolutely impossible, it can only be him!

Therefore, Conan immediately focused on Amuro Tooru, who was a police officer in his and Megure's minds, had evidence of not committing a crime, was not a suspect, and remained completely invisible, making everyone ignore his existence.

When he saw Conan pointing the finger at him and heard Conan's request for him to take out the purple handkerchief, Amuro Tooru was immediately in a bind. He never expected that even though he had been so discreet, this bastard who knew he was a police officer still came after him!

Today, he encountered Jiang Chengbei and his bunch of incompetent teammates in front of Vermouth, and his identity was almost exposed, which had already aroused Vermouth's suspicion. Just now, in order to make amends and show that he was still loyal to the organization, he stepped in at the critical moment and secretly handed his purple handkerchief to Vermouth, helping her get through the predicament of being suspected.

Before handing his purple handkerchief to Vermouth, Amuro Tooru thought about how he was a policeman, and an undercover one at that. Conan knew this, and Inspector Megure knew it too. He figured they wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for him.

As long as I keep a low profile and don't try to steal the spotlight, no one should remember me if I stay in a corner. I can get through this in a while. I just need to think about how to continue to show my loyalty, clear my name of the police suspicion, and make Vermouth believe me.

Amuro Tooru had a good plan, but he never expected that after dealing with Jiang Chengbei and Inspector Megure, two terrible teammates, Conan would now be the one betraying him.

Conan told him to hand over the purple handkerchief he was carrying, otherwise he would be an accomplice of the murderer Pisco. He had given the handkerchief to Pisco, allowing Pisco to get away with it.

Just as Amuro Tooru was winking at Conan behind Vermouth's back, telling him that they were all on the same side and he shouldn't take things so seriously, Jiang Chengbei, who had finished downloading and copying the data, called to tell Inspector Megure and the others that he had found the murderer Pisco, and that Pisco had resisted arrest, opened fire on the police, and was ultimately killed on the spot.

When they learned that the killer, Pisco, was Kenzo Masuyama, the chairman of the car company, Inspector Megure and the other police officers couldn't believe it. They simply couldn't understand why a successful and wealthy social figure like Kenzo Masuyama would become a hitman and assassinate a political figure.

Instead of enjoying his retirement, 72-year-old wealthy man Kenzo Masuyama was living a life of leisure and pleasure. Instead, he was living a life of restlessness and didn't appreciate his good fortune. He went out to assassinate a member of parliament, ruining his wonderful life. Those present who didn't know he was a member of the brewery didn't quite understand. They just felt that if such a wealthy man could go out and kill people, then they could understand why ordinary people who were unhappy and full of resentment would go out and kill people.

When Conan and his friends received Jiang Chengbei's message and went to the wine cellar to check the scene, they couldn't contact Vermouth and Pisco. Sensing something was wrong, Gin and Vodka had already entered the Beihu Municipal Building.

Because Pisco had prepared an assassination plan beforehand, his pre-prepared Plan B was to kidnap Shigehiko Tomoguchi and kill him in the wine cellar if Plan A failed and he couldn't kill him with the chandelier. These assassination plans had already been handed over to Gin, so when Gin heard his henchman Vodka say that someone had logged in and downloaded the information on Drug A, the two of them immediately got out of the car and rushed towards the wine cellar where the organization's laptop was located.

Meanwhile, in the wine cellar, Jiang Chengbei, after finishing downloading the data on drug A on his computer, couldn't help but ponder:

The winery installed the Dark Knight virus on unknown hard drives. It would trigger an alarm and self-destruct if opened on a non-organizational computer. The protection was so tight, but now it's so easy to download data from outside. It's so contradictory.

Although it's unknown whether Ai Haibara and Conan downloaded the data like they have now in the original series, it's definitely not acceptable to just download it like this. So Jiang Chengbei had Ai Haibara take the USB drive and hide inside the fireplace, while he took out another USB drive, plugged it into the laptop, wiped his face, and changed his appearance.

Finally, they pulled Pisco behind the wine cabinet, covered him with a cloth, and hid him temporarily.

After doing all this, Jiang Chengbei waited in front of the computer.

Soon, Gin and Vodka, holding a pistol, rushed in. Seeing Jiang Chengbei sitting in front of the computer, they questioned him with murderous intent:

"Pisco, what are you doing? Why are you downloading information about drug A?"

Facing Gin's gun and questioning, Jiang Chengbei smiled slightly: "Gin, do you know the effects of Drug A? You, a naive and simple-minded henchman of the organization, certainly don't know, right?"

"Alright, before I leave, I'll kindly tell you this: as long as I bring the information on Drug A with me, I can be recruited by America like the Lacquer Mountain Demon before, and I can live off the imperial salary there."

Jiang Chengbei's words startled Gin and Vodka, who were holding a gun: "You're an organization veteran and the chairman of the company in name only. Money is just a number to you. You could spend it all in several lifetimes. Why would you care about such a small amount?"

"I don't care about the meager pension the CIA provides, but I do care that the organization lacks a humane pension system!"

I'm 72 years old this year. I'm long past the days of fighting and risking my life on the front lines. I just want to enjoy my retirement comfortably and live a carefree life.

It's a pity the organization won't even grant such a small request. They want an old man like me out there doing assassinations. I've had enough of this precarious, violent life. I want to enjoy life, I want to retire!

"So you're thinking of taking the information on Drug A to the CIA? You think they'll let you live a comfortable retirement?"

"Yes."

"Since you're an elder of the organization, I'll see you off."

Knowing Pisco's idea, Gin and Vodka, led by Gin, unleashed flames from their pistols and fired deadly bullets at Jiang Chengbei.

After obtaining two kill coins from Gin and Vodka, Jiang Chengbei dodged to the side, avoiding the bullets. While hiding behind the liquor cabinet, he began to retaliate, firing "whoosh whoosh whoosh" at Gin and Vodka.

After a few minutes of gunfight with Gin and his companion, Jiang Chengbei's side was the first to stop firing, as Vodka was not as agile as Gin and was much larger. He was also much bigger and more burly. He was hit by a ricocheting bullet.

Meanwhile, the bottles on the liquor cabinet in Jiangcheng North's area were shattered by the bullets. In particular, there were several kinds of high-proof spirits, including Polish rectified vodka with an alcohol content of over 90%, American gin, Scottish quadruple distilled whisky, Grenada rum, and absinthe. After they were smashed and spilled on the ground, they were quickly ignited by the flames spewed from Jiangcheng North's gun.

After the wounded Vodka and the unharmed Gin carefully covered each other and went over to see Pisco's body, who had been shot dead, Gin and Vodka were finally relieved.

Pisco was killed, and at the same time, the laptop on the ground, along with the USB drive on it, was ignited by the burning high-proof liquor, exploded, and was completely destroyed in the flames. All of this happened under the watchful eyes of Gin and Vodka, so they were completely reassured about what had happened.

Of course, after Gin and Vodka confirmed that Pisco was dead and that the computer and USB drive he used for downloading had been destroyed, Gin received an email from that man. The email included a photo of Pisco firing a gun in a dark hall and an order to kill Pisco to silence him. Seeing this email made Gin even happier.

Before the boss could even speak, he had already demonstrated to the boss how proactive and dedicated he was to his work.

Because Jiang Chengbei and Gin Vodka's pistols were equipped with silencers far exceeding those of the real world during their gunfight, the loudest sound in the cellar was the sound of a laptop battery exploding, followed by the sound of bottles breaking, and the sound of bottles being bumped into by Jiang Chengbei, Gin, and his group during their activities.

Jiang Chengbei Qinjiu's motive for the gunfight in the wine cellar wasn't particularly significant, but the computer battery explosion that occurred near the end of the gunfight still alerted Conan and Inspector Megure who had rushed over from outside.

Hearing the explosion, Conan and Megure, now on high alert and prepared, saw the raging flames in the wine cellar as soon as they reached the door, along with two men in black standing beside the flames: Gin and Vodka.

"police!"

"Put your hands up!"

"Put down your gun!"

"You are surrounded!"

Even though Vodka was injured and shot, Gin and Vodka were not people who would surrender easily. So, before the police could say anything more, they raised their guns and started firing wildly at the door.

This time, it was Inspector Megure who came, and before they came, Shinichi Kudo said that someone was trying to assassinate a politician, which was a big deal, so they all came with their sidearms—38 caliber bullets.

So when Gin and his group refused to surrender and fired the first few shots, wounding Inspector Megure, who was leading the way, Takagi Wataru and his group retreated a few steps, hid outside the corridor, and started shooting at Gin and his group inside the cellar from the cellar entrance.

Megure was just the second-in-command; the first one to run to the wine cellar entrance was, of course, Conan, who always ran at the front.

The elementary school student, who only reached his knees, was naturally luckier than a fat man weighing one or two hundred pounds. So, while Inspector Megure, who was running behind, was shot, Conan was the only one who escaped injury. After seeing Gin and Vodka fire at them, he dodged to the side and successfully avoided their bullets.

So, after just having a gunfight with Jiang Chengbei, Gin and Vodka are now fighting with the police outside, engaging in a fierce battle through the cellar door.

Because the police were blocking the entrance to the wine cellar, with their guns pointed at the door, and the wine cellar only had one door, and it was on fire inside with the fire growing bigger and bigger, it seemed impossible to stay inside. At the same time, the two of them could not break through the door blocked by police fire, and were trapped inside the wine cellar like turtles in a jar.

"Listen up, you people inside! You're surrounded! Throw out your pistols, cover your heads with your hands, or you'll be burned alive!"

Upon hearing the shouts from the police outside, Gin hardened his heart, pushed the liquor cabinet that was not yet on fire, and risked the possibility that the police outside might continue to fire, blocking the door with the liquor cabinet. At the same time, he grabbed a few bottles of liquor, smashed them, and used the spilled liquor to start a fire, setting the liquor cabinet on fire and blocking the door with the fire, preventing the police outside from rushing in.

Seeing that the only exit they could escape through was on fire, Vodka, his face ashen and bloodless, his lips pale, said:

"Big...Big brother, I...I'll still be your little brother in my next life, and I'll still drive for you..."

Seeing Vodka constantly professing his loyalty, Gin gave him a puzzled look, then walked towards the fireplace and said impatiently:

"What are you waiting for? Get out of here, do you want to die?"

Seeing Gin crawl into the fireplace and climb up the chimney, Vodka's eyes lit up. After slapping himself, his expression immediately changed from despair to relief, and his heart was filled with the joy of escaping a desperate situation.

"Alright, big brother, I'm coming right now. Big brother is amazing, you found a way to escape so quickly."

After saying this excitedly, Vodka immediately followed Jiang Chengbei and Xiao Ai into the fireplace chimney and onto the path that Jiang Chengbei and Xiao Ai had taken before.

Unlike Gin, who struggled to climb the chimney through the dust, and Vodka, who groaned from his gunshot wounds, Jiang Chengbei and Ai Haibara left much more easily.

With Ai Haibara by his side and the skill "Mist Tengu Hanging People" in his skill set, Jiang Chengbei simply hung Ai on the chimney when he took her away from the chimney. In the blink of an eye, they went from the bottom of the chimney to the chimney's exit.

Chapter 247 Vermouth, a photography enthusiast specializing in real gunfights

Gin and Vodka finally climbed over the long chimney and reached the rooftop from the cellar. Just as they emerged from the chimney and were about to descend the protruding staircase across the way, they saw the small building opposite be kicked open from the inside. Several young men, each carrying a pistol, dressed in matching black suits, wearing headphones, and with dangling ear wires, rushed out.

Upon seeing Gin and Vodka, who were also dressed in black suits, they immediately raised their pistols, assumed the standard grip, pointed the muzzles at Gin and Vodka, and shouted:

"Police officer, hands up!"

"Put down your gun, or we'll shoot!"

Seeing that it was just another bunch of ordinary people, Gin got angry, cursed "idiots" under his breath, and pulled the trigger on the policeman in front of him.

Because the police on the other side said a few unnecessary words, the opportunity to fire the first shot, the second shot, the third shot, and so on, up to the first ten shots, was given to Gin and Vodka.

After Gin and Vodka unleashed a barrage of shots at the police officers in front, the first few officers in black suits who rushed out from the small house in the stairwell on the rooftop were all shot and fell to the ground.

Those who are lucky enough to be like Kazami Yuya can still scream a few times to indicate that they have been shot, and at the same time, they can still grit their teeth and use their pistol to fire back randomly at Gin and Vodka.

Those who were unlucky, such as the few who rushed out with Kazami Yuya, were ambushed by Gin and Vodka, and were shot and killed, falling to the ground and dying.

Fortunately, there were quite a few people who went up to the rooftop with Kazami Yuya this time. The people in front fell to the ground, and there were also quite a few people who hadn't left the small house yet. After seeing that the bandits were surrounded by them, they not only refused to surrender, but also dared to resist and attack the police. So they used the pistols in their hands to take cover in the small house and shoot from inside through the door, launching a counterattack against Gin and Vodka on the rooftop.

After a fierce gunfight, Kazami Yuya, who had been shot several times and was lying on the ground, was lucky. Before Gin and Vodka could kill him, his men grabbed his feet and dragged him into a small house. He survived and was now in a stalemate with Gin and Vodka outside.

"Mr. Furuya, Mr. Furuya! We've temporarily blocked Gin, but his marksmanship is too accurate. We've suffered heavy casualties and need backup! We need backup!"

Hearing the few surviving policemen in the cabin desperately calling for backup, Gin revealed a cruel smile:

"Is the police officer leading this operation named Furuya? I'll remember you..."

As Gin was mentioning the police officer Furuya, in a room downstairs, Vermouth and Amuro Tooru, who had escaped during the gunfight between the police and Gin/Vodka through the cellar door, were now in an empty room. Amuro Tooru was being desperately trying to explain his innocence with a gun pointed at his head by Vermouth when he suddenly shivered, feeling a sense of being talked about.

Amuro Tooru: I'm already being suspected by the Thousand-Faced Witch, who the hell is still talking about me?

Relying on his ability to warn of danger and dodge bullets, Gin was about to rush up to the door and take out the incompetent police officers who were shooting randomly from inside the stairwell and calling for help from Mr. Furuya on the walkie-talkie when a warning suddenly struck him. He rolled to the side, and the spot where he had been standing was immediately riddled with bullets from a heavy machine gun fired from the building next door, turning the concrete floor into a sieve.

Even if he dodged the first wave of bullets, a hail of bullets followed him relentlessly, trying to get closer to him.

After being subjected to a fierce barrage of fire, Gin retreated and hid behind the stairwell. Only after being shielded by the thick walls of the two-story hut did he temporarily escape the machine gun fire.

Although he narrowly escaped being hit by thousands of direct bullets, the small pieces of cement that flew off the concrete rooftop and the ricochets still injured Gin.

His body was fine, only grazed by flying cement, but his left hand, which was holding the gun, was hit by a ricocheting bullet while rolling to dodge. The bullet lodged in his arm, making it temporarily impossible for him to accurately aim at the police who were blocking his way downstairs with his dominant hand.

Compared to Gin, who was being chased by heavy machine guns and was in a sorry state, Vodka, who was injured earlier, was in a better position. He was not targeted by the heavy machine guns, and when he saw that things were not going well, he hid behind the hut. Even after the heavy machine guns lost Gin as their target, he did not give them a chance to turn their attention to him.

Hiding behind the wall in the rooftop stairwell, Gin and Vodka leaned against the wall and heard the police inside talking to the commander named Furuya, telling them to hold on a little longer, that the Metropolitan Police Department's SAT assault team would be there soon, and that they should guard the stairwell, as Gin's capture was imminent.

Gin was furious as he listened to the incompetent police officers in the stairwell. They had the advantage in numbers, firepower, and terrain, but even so, they were still shamelessly asking for backup.

So he took out his phone and called Chianti and Cohen again, who were on their way. Although he had called for backup, they hadn't arrived yet. Gin regretted not taking today's operation seriously enough and for not bringing snipers to ambush outside.

Originally, this was just a simple operation with Pisco in charge and Vermouth acting as lookout. Gin didn't take it seriously. He would just give some pointers over the phone from somewhere else, so he didn't pay much attention to it and didn't bring Chianti and Cohen, the two outer snipers.

Now that things have taken an unexpected turn, Gin is filled with regret. After urging Chianti and Cohen, the two snipers who were supposed to provide support, he called in a group of cannon fodder to come and rescue the people.

It would take some time for these people to arrive, so Gin secretly resolved to get some armed helicopters when he got back. Otherwise, their slow movement speed would make it too dangerous if they couldn't get there in time in case of an emergency.

After mobilizing troops and bringing in manpower from afar, which proved insufficient to address the immediate crisis, Gin finally dialed the number of the organization member closest to him:

"Vermouth, do me a favor. Go to the building next door and take out that public security officer named Furuya on the rooftop. He has a heavy machine gun and has blocked my way to the stairs. I can't get through his machine gun fire to escape..."

Vermouth is not Gin's subordinate. However, if it's official business or a task within the organization, and Gin has received orders from above, he might assign Vermouth to do the work.

But to get Vermouth to do something for him, to help him save himself, he certainly couldn't order her to do it. He could only plead with her and at the same time have to pay a price, whether it's owing her a favor or exchanging benefits. If he wanted Vermouth to act, Gin would have to give something in return.

As for the machine gunner in the building next door, Gin's pistol couldn't reach him, but he could still see him clearly. At the same time, through the conversation of the public security police behind the wall, he had already heard that the person on the roof of the building next door was their leader, a public security policeman named Furuya.

Gin was trapped on the rooftop. Kazami Yuya and his Zero Group men blocked the stairs. Not to mention Jiang Chengbei's heavy machine gun fire on the rooftop of the adjacent building, Vermouth, who took advantage of Gin's predicament and extorted a lot of benefits from him, forced Gin to agree to her outrageous demands before she reluctantly agreed to his request for help.

After agreeing to go to the machine gunner on the rooftop next door, Vermouth pointed her pistol at Amuro Tooru's head and said with a grin:

"Bourbon, I'll give you a chance to prove you're not a cop. If you take down that Public Security officer named Furuya over there, I'll believe you're not a cop."