In the world of Detective Conan, the female characters are all acting strangely!

They started the car and drove towards the second base located in Beito-cho.

.........

Chapter Fifty-Four: The Cicada Sheds its Shell

Vermouth held a slender lady's cigarette between her delicate fingers.

A wisp of smoke escaped from her rose-red lips as she looked at Xia Ye and said:

How does it feel to be back in Japan?

"Not bad~"

Xia Ye answered while driving:

"Life at the research institute is pretty stable, just a bit boring~"

"boring?"

Vermouth's lips curled into a captivating smile with a hidden meaning.

"Then let's not do it~"

"I've worked so hard to train you and teach you all sorts of skills, not so you could be a gatekeeper at a research institute!"

"I'll listen to the teacher!"

Xia Ye glanced at the domineering Sister Bei in the rearview mirror and asked, "So what kind of job do I need to do in the future?"

"unnecessary!"

Vermouth found it somewhat amusing.

"Have you forgotten your current status? As a core member with a title, who do you need to find someone from your class to meet? Everyone is usually busy with their own things and does their own tasks. We only cooperate when we encounter important tasks, but those kinds of tasks only come a few times a year."

"I understand~"

After hearing Vermouth's words, Xia Ye secretly grumbled to herself.

Who says no one goes to work? Gin and vodka are always at work, aren't they?

She was a model worker.

but--

fair enough.

If they can move freely.

From now on, I won't have to appear in the organization's sight every day.

Even if I disappear for ten days or more, as long as the organization can contact me, they won't suspect anything.

"Good to know~"

Vermouth stretched lazily, 667 smiling, "But don't forget, you're my partner. You'll have to be there whenever I need you for a mission~"

"of course!"

Xia Ye smiled and said:

"Even without any missions, I'll be there whenever you call, teacher!"

"Tch~ You've only been back in Japan for a short time, and you're already so sweet-talking~" Vermouth glanced at Xia Ye and let out a soft snort. "Remember to let me know when you're on this mission. I want to see if you've forgotten what I taught you after a month of leisure!"

"Good teacher!"

Xia Ye nodded in agreement.

My gaze unconsciously swept over the time displayed on the center console.

9:10.

I haven't received any news yet.

Has Kaito Kuroba not made a move yet?

Hopefully nothing goes wrong!

Vermouth, sitting in the back seat, took in every move Xia Ye made.

Of course, this is only possible if you know what Xia Ye is going to do, and only then can you find a clue.

If Xia Ye knew nothing, her performance today would have been perfectly normal; after all, she's her student, and her acting skills are quite good.

Sherry...

Xia Ye, I'm giving you such a big gift.

You better not disappoint me, you time traveler!

.........

The organization's second stronghold was a sizable bar.

Xia Ye and Vermouth walked through the gate side by side.

at the same time.

Kaito Kuroba in the research institute began his operation.

He looked away from the completely incomprehensible biology (AHC) paper on the central laboratory computer, stretched slightly, stood up, and walked out of the laboratory.

At the entrance of the institute.

Seeing "Shiho Miyano" walking towards the gate, Ryosuke Akara quickly went to greet her and asked:

"Miss Shirley, are you going back to your apartment?"

"Hmm~"

Shiho Miyano's expression was cold; she nodded slightly, her attitude extremely distant.

"Go get your notes~"

"I understand~"

Ryosuke Akbara immediately stood next to "Shiho Miyano," his face showing apology:

"Miss Shirley, the regulations above..."

"Let's go~"

A hint of disgust flashed in Shiho Miyano's eyes, which Ryosuke Akara saw clearly. He sighed inwardly and quickly followed Shiho Miyano, who had already walked out the door.

At the entrance of Shiho Miyano's apartment.

Ryosuke Akara said in a low voice, "Miss Sherry, I won't go into the room. You need to come out quickly, or I'll be in a difficult position!"

"I know~"

"Shiho Miyano" remained calm as she looked up at Ryosuke Akbara.

"Please apologize to Xia Ye for me~"

"Ok?"

Ryosuke Akara's eyes sharpened, a sense of unease rising within him.

However, he found his consciousness beginning to blur, and before he fell into darkness, the last thing he saw was "Shiho Miyano's" face, which he didn't know when she had put on a gas mask.

"Wow, I didn't expect that little girl's sedative to be so potent!"

Kaito Kuroba used his key to open the door, dragged Ryosuke Akara's body into the house, and then threw a flattened ball next to him.

"Instant unconsciousness, without any delay. Looks like I'll have to find a chance to have her make me a few for self-defense!"

"Young Master Kaito, could you please not agree to do such dangerous things next time?"

Suddenly, another somewhat aged male voice came from inside the room. The middle-aged man, dressed in a Cheetah Delivery uniform, sighed.

"That organization is not to be trifled with!"

"Mr. Terai, I had no choice, they've caught me red-handed!"

Kaito Kuroba said helplessly, "Hurry up, it'll be really troublesome if those people react!"

"Yes, Master Kaito~"

Terai Kinosuke pulled out a cart with a large cardboard box on it and asked in confusion:

"Young Master Kaito, you have many ways to simply disappear, why make things so complicated now?"

"Of course, the goal is to confuse the public!"

Kaito Kuroba climbed into the box on the cart, and his voice came out.

"We need to make that organization suspicious, making them wonder if other forces intervened and took the person away. Otherwise, wouldn't all their efforts be in vain?"

"I understand~"

Terai Kinosuke pushed the cart out, closed the door, and continued pushing the cart toward the elevator.

Apartment door.

Upon seeing Terai Kinosuke pushing a cart out, the apartment manager glanced at him and then ignored him, showing no sign of wariness.

Terai Kinosuke loaded the boxes and cart onto the Cheetah Delivery van parked by the roadside, and nothing went wrong until the van drove away.

ten minutes later.

The security guards in black only belatedly realized that something was wrong.

Does it really take this long to get something?

However, by the time they found Ryosuke Akbara unconscious in Shiho Miyano's apartment, "Shiho Miyano" had already vanished without a trace.

........

Organization's second base, the bar.

Xia Ye and Vermouth sat at the bar.

On the other side of the bar were gin and vodka.

"Gin, I heard you failed your mission yesterday?" Vermouth leaned against the bar, looking at Gin with a half-smile, showing him no respect.

"Humph~"

Gin's eyes were gloomy. Yesterday's events were indeed a huge failure for him, so even though Vermouth was mocking him, he couldn't refute her.

"Haha~"

Instead of provoking Gin, Vermouth changed the subject.

"No news about Spider-Man lately?"

"no!"

Gin glanced at Xia Ye. Xia Ye's blood had already been tested. Although it was highly active, it was still within the human range, so he was definitely not Spider-Man.

"He hasn't shown up since then!"

"He hasn't shown up despite all the evil happening in Dongdu every day—" Vermouth's beautiful eyes held a hint of mockery:

"Looks like he's not as righteous as the legends say!"

Xia Ye held a cup of Qin Lei in her hand, took a small sip, her face calm, but inwardly she was complaining:

Nonsense, of course I'm not some kind of hero. Gotham is just a small town, and in Vice City Beika Town, if I lived like a superhero, I'd be exhausted!

"Is the BOSS very interested in him?" Gin asked coldly.

“Not just the BOSS, I’m also very interested in him~” Vermouth’s lips curled into a charming smile. “We need to find a way to lure him out and then find out what kind of face is under that spider mask!”

Of course he's handsome!

Xia Ye was secretly pleased, but calmly suggested, "Why don't you, Gin, find an Apache helicopter, fly over to the East Tower and fire around it? I reckon Spider-Man will definitely come out!"

"Pfft——!"

Vermouth couldn't help but giggle.

She remembered what Xia Ye had said when he first became Spider-Man: "Even if Gin brings out the Apache helicopter, I can still slap him to death!"

So it wasn't a metaphor after all, but something that will actually happen in the future?