Conan's organization will end sooner or later without me

"So that means all the listening devices in your room have been removed since yesterday?"

"right."

"Congratulations!" Vermouth said cheerfully on the other end of the phone.

"Thank you."

Yin Jiu smiled and turned her gaze to the window.

Sure enough, it eliminated the vampire's weakness to light, and even the color of the shimmering waves on the sea became softer.

"It's just that the seaweed flavor is a bit too strong," Yin Jiu remarked casually.

"Seaweed scent? You were at the beach?" Vermouth, who hadn't been tracking Yin Jiu's movements, raised an eyebrow in surprise upon hearing the key phrase. "I remember you've always disliked sun-exposed places, haven't you? Kudo invited you there?"

"You guessed right." Yin Jiu blinked shyly, her tone carrying a hint of pride. "But things are different now. The sunlight poses no threat to me."

"Really?" It's quite rare for vampires to like sunbathing, isn't it?

Vermouth didn't believe it immediately, but instead recalled her own child's daily routine.

Yes, I still carry an umbrella every day.

If we exclude the possibility of deliberately 'fishing' for him, it's hard to believe that Yin Jiu has started to like the sunshine.

"Okay, I admit I don't like it that much." Yin Jiu seemed to be in a pretty good mood, but when Vermouth had a slight doubt, she generously gave the correct answer.

"Then you'll have to have Bourbon by your side. That guy's shadow is long enough to cover your legs." Vermouth was amused by Yin Jiu's frankness and began to suggest some mischievous ideas in a half-joking tone.

“I’m afraid that won’t work. He’s gritting his teeth and writing a report in his room right now.” Yin Jiu glanced at the location of the next room and didn’t forget to lift her clothes to check the hour hand of her watch. “Including the time we spent chatting, he’s been in there for 90 minutes already.”

"After all, discovering the FBI's wiretapping device after so long is already a dereliction of duty. If someone else reports it first, this 'merit' will immediately turn into a 'mistake'."

In that sense, Bourbon was never one to mince words when it came to claiming credit.

This was discovered by Yin Jiuding when he was posing as Granfidy.

To some extent, the new subordinate has a strong ability to manage upwards, provided that Yin Jiu hadn't personally witnessed Bourbon's 'fishing in troubled waters'.

"..." Vermouth was also speechless at Bourbon's behavior: she had previously thought that Bourbon was pretending not to see the bug!

It's been so many days, and you've been slacking off like this, yet you still want to take credit?

"Isn't this just stealing without doing anything? We were the ones who found it first!" Vermouth felt frustrated.

However, this cannot be blamed on Bourbon.

After all, ever since Vermouth disguised herself as Amuro Tooru, Bourbon has spent far less time with Yin Jiu.

In addition, every time they switched back, Yin Jiu was still holding Xiao Ju and unwilling to let go, and Bourbon's attention was always on checking whether Yin Jiu had been abused or harmed, so he naturally subconsciously ignored the white FBI agents who were 'no threat to him'.

"Why don't you write a report now about a listening device being placed at the bottom of the flowerpot? Then send it directly to that person. That will definitely be faster than Bourbon, and he'll get a demerit."

Let's teach Bourbon a lesson?

Yin Jiu sensed Vermouth's emotions and hesitantly spoke to comfort her.

“...It’s not that bad.” Vermouth’s fingertips itched a little, but she held back, considering that Bourbon was about to be transferred.

It's best not to cause any trouble for him at this time, lest things get out of control and complications arise.

“Oh, I almost forgot to tell you about the matter of the great god Jing Qing…” When mentioning Rum, Vermouth paused for a moment, “Based on the surveillance over the past few days, it can be basically confirmed that he is Rum’s man.”

"Hmm." This was not surprising.

Yin Jiu responded.

“However, it’s worth noting that this guy seems to have had some contact with Naoko Sawada before.” Vermouth lowered her voice, rubbing her temples in exasperation. “I suspect he may have also undergone some kind of drug modification…”

"That's possible." However, this isn't the first or second time Rum has stolen research group's drugs and samples.

In addition, Vermouth's investigation at the National Sports Hall revealed the quantity of drugs sold by the wolf-faced man.

Yin Jiu had actually suspected this for a long time: "The body modified by IDVS drugs has no need for this 'weakened' treatment. That's why the great god Jing Qing transferred all of his quota."

However, this might mean that Rum is also being misled.

He wanted to see how Rum would explain himself to that gentleman.

"That's why children are all debts. Even if you have enough adopted sons and daughters, problems will arise sooner or later." Yin Jiu couldn't help but curl her lips in a sarcastic smile. "Just wait, the next step is to pull out his two crab claws and see what he does then."

-

"So this was someone's idea?"

"Since we're taking Yin Jiu outdoors because she's 'weak,' 'being monitored,' and 'inconvenient to move'... wouldn't it be safer to go to the sea, where there are many blind spots, instead of going to the mountains?"

Ai Haibara, with her hands in her pockets, frowned as she looked around the sunlit deck.

Without even a shady tree or any shelter, this was hardly a friendly situation for Yin Jiu.

"I guess so. It's nice to change things up once in a while." Conan didn't see anything wrong with it. Instead, he took a few steps forward, placed his hands on the railing, and stood next to Ai Haibara. "The sea is the mother of mankind. It's good to come and feel the sea breeze..."

"Oh, kids, are you going fishing too?" A slightly naive middle-aged woman's voice sounded behind the two. As several pairs of eyes turned to them, the woman quickly waved her hand. "Excuse me, I only noticed this young lady's hair color; she seems to be of mixed race. May I ask if that's your brother over there?"

"Yes." What's wrong?

Ai Haibara subconsciously replied, and following the slightly plump woman's finger, she saw that Yin Jiu had come out of the room at some point, holding an umbrella, squatting under the black umbrella at the end of the deck, the umbrella surface shaking as he did something.

"What is he...?" Conan frowned, and was about to step forward when he was stopped by the person next to him.

“He’s feeding the fish. I saw he was holding bread and chocolates in his hands.” The woman covered her mouth, her cheeks flushed with excitement. “The smell of the sweets probably attracted the fish in the sea, so now there are a lot of fish following the boat.”

"Thanks to him, it looks like we'll have a big harvest today." Another thin man wearing a fisherman's hat came over, carrying a lunchbox. "Shirane, do you want something to eat? We'll be going back later tonight."

"Oh, thank you, Kanaya." The woman named Shirane Kiriko took the bento box, then looked around. "By the way, you also disembarked at the breakwater, right?"

"You are?"

Conan's conversation clearly caught Professor Agasa's attention. Upon hearing what was clearly an inquiry, he immediately became alert and gathered around with the other children.

"We're anglers here for sea fishing, attracted by those boys over there." Shirane Kiriko explained, pointing in Yin Jiu's direction as she saw the children's parents approach. "I've never seen so many fish following a boat like that before."

"That's probably because I fed it some eggs." Yin Jiu had already heard the commotion behind her and had hung up the phone. She slowly walked back. "After all, it's a delicacy that fish have never tasted before. Once they've tried it, they'll never forget it."