Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

There was the sound of footsteps behind me.

'Itakura', who was standing in the middle of the aisle, looked back in horror.

"Sorry, I was a little too happy knowing that the mission was going to be accomplished."

The woman in a baseball cap and black clothes said this, but she didn't look apologetic at all.

'Itakura' noticed the gun in the other person's hand.

Bourbon sighed and reached out to Itakura again:

"Mr. Itakura."

"I can't give it to you! I said if you send someone to spy on me, our deal will be cancelled!"

"Well, well, I'm not here to spy on you. I'm just here to assist him in the transaction."

The woman called Keel said so.

Whether or not he thought so is unknown.

As if afraid that Itakura might do something in a hurry, the other party even stepped back:

"If you don't want to, how about I leave now?"

"Well, that couldn't be better."

"Itakura" said this, looking at the other person fiercely.

However, Kil just talked about it and did not take any further action except for the step just now.

Bourbon looked at Kiel who was blocking the exit and narrowed his eyes slightly.

No, this CD must not fall into the hands of the organization.

We have to find a way... to use Kiel to destroy this thing.

On the other side, Kiel also glanced at Bourbon, as if he was determined to get the disc?

Then she looked at the tightly covered 'Itakura' and asked in a puzzled manner:

"Mr. Itakura, are you cold?"

"You don't need to care."

As he spoke, Itakura turned around and looked at Bourbon, and said angrily:

"If this is your attitude, I think there is no need to continue this transaction today."

"Mr. Itakura, could you please take off your mask?"

Kiel behind him continued to talk, while staring at Itakura:

"Could it be that That Bancang guy has already escaped? He specifically asked you to die in his place?"

The basement suddenly became quiet.

Seeing that Kiel was closing in step by step, with his other hand even on the safety of the pistol, Itakura reached out and pulled the mask and scarf a little wider.

"Why, are you trying to kill people and steal treasures now? I told you, I'm the only one who knows how to use the things in here, so at worst we'll all perish together!"

As he spoke, 'Itakura' became a little agitated, and his face, which was suffering from a bad heart, even showed signs of recovery.

Are you the only one who uses it?

Bourbon's thoughts turned around and around, but he still looked as easy to talk to as usual:

"Calm down, calm down, Mr. Itakura, we are just..."

Di-

A very short mechanical sound.

The two winery organization members present instantly tensed up and looked around vigilantly.

However, at the same time, 'Itakura', who should have reacted the most, seemed to suddenly relax.

"Is everything resolved?"

A sentence without beginning or end.

Bourbon and Kiel looked suddenly towards Itakura.

The latter held a corner of the scarf with one hand and spoke as if pressing a button on a walkie-talkie, as if no one was around.

Bourbon thought of something and quickly turned on the Bluetooth headset on his ear:

"What's going on out there? Hello? Answer me!"

There was no response from the headset, and there was a faint sound of something heavy falling to the ground.

The person on the other side seemed to think for a while before replying:

"Were you asking me just now?"

A slightly hoarse voice came into the headphones through the public channel.

Now Kil also knew that all of them outside had been arrested.

The two codenamed members looked warily at the man standing in the middle who was slowly untying the scarf around his neck.

"Who are you anyway?"

By the time Bourbon asked the question, Kil had already pulled the trigger of the pistol.

The man dodged the bullet easily.

However, the bullet still penetrated the corner of the raised scarf and hit the wall behind.

The miniature headset in the ear fell out and was accidentally crushed with a crisp snapping sound.

After confirming that all calls had been disconnected, the person who spoke with another voice chuckled.

He looked at the two people pointing guns at him from the left and right, and said with a feeling of loss:

"Ah—I thought you could guess it."

The wide scarf in his hand shook violently and turned into a large piece of black cloth.

When the black robe with a pattern embroidered with gold thread on the bottom was put on, the false face of "Itakura" had been put away by the other party.

The young man raised his head and the wide brim of his hat fell down, revealing a pair of smiling golden eyes and black hair that grew to his chin.

As he spoke, he pushed the hair behind his ears:

"After all, we should be pretty famous in your organization?"

The two men, who had seen the photo of the man in black robe sent back by Gin and the others, suddenly felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Simply tie your hair into a small bun at the back of your head.

The black-haired man took out the CD from his pocket, flipped it over curiously, and then turned to look at Bourbon:

"What do you think is in here?"

The person being asked curled the corners of his lips and smiled maliciously:

"How could I know that if you didn't look at it after you got it?"

The man spread his hands and said helplessly:

"I was just passing by while traveling, and I happened to see a man sneaking down here. Driven by curiosity, I decided to help him out."

Not only Bourbon, but even Kiel wouldn't believe this.

The man who saw their attitude smiled and didn't care at all.

The hair that had just been tied up fell down a few strands as he moved, half covering the pair of golden fox eyes.

The man turned his head and looked at Bourbon, his eyes fell on the hair exposed by his ear, as if he was sighing:

"What a beautiful hair color, just like the sunshine."

It was clearly a compliment, but Bourbon felt a chill down his spine.

Suddenly, he felt a little dizzy as he had been staring into those fox eyes.

The moment he staggered, he quickly bit the tip of his tongue and forced himself to wake up.

But it was just a futile struggle.

Damn it! I got caught! When?!

"what have you done?!"

Looking at Bourbon's incredulous expression, the man still smiled and said in a soothing voice:

"You should take a break."

Bourbon tried to struggle a little more.

However, as the other party finished speaking, he completely lost consciousness.

Kill was stunned as he watched Bourbon fall, and fired another shot at the man.

This time, the moment the trigger was pulled, the man moved.

Kil didn't even see the other person's movements. He just felt a pain in his hand, and then the muzzle of the gun that was originally aimed at the other person was pointed towards the ceiling.

And then there was a bang.

Along with the crisp sound of the light bulb being broken, large pieces of glass fragments fell to the ground.

The man raised his cape and casually blocked the falling glass.

The other hand holding the gun shook it casually twice, and the thing that was intact just now turned into a pile of parts.

Looking at the stunned Keel, the man chuckled and placed the remaining bullet in the pistol into his hand:

"I'm giving it back to you. Don't touch this dangerous toy carelessly next time."

"You, uh!"

Before he could finish his words, Kil felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck, and his vision went dark, and he passed out.

After making sure that there was no one around, the man walked up to Bourbon, stuffed the CD into his hand, and then left the basement with his suitcase.

He turned back halfway, pulled a blanket out of the box and covered Bourbon with it.

I gave Kil two newspapers on the way.

After doing all this, the man strode away.