Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

Gin pulled out a silver USB drive from his pocket and threw it over.

Kudo Yuki reached out to take it, inserted it into the micro detector she carried with her, and after confirming that there were no viruses or tracking programs, she handed him the USB flash drive containing the adaptation data.

At this time, Shushu, who was hiding in the pocket of Kudo Yuki's windbreaker, poked his little head out slightly and scanned the warehouse vigilantly with his eyes.

It was thinking in its mind that the transaction scene was feeling uneasy and it needed to make more preparations.

So, Shushu quietly stretched out his chubby little paw, slid it quickly on the system interface that only he could see, and accurately clicked the "Check in here" button.

"Ding, congratulations to Xiaoxue for signing in successfully today. You've received +300 mall points and a phantom barrier.

Current mall points are 12,000. System space items: Healing Elixir, Winery Status Information, Winery Base Location Map, and Virtual Image Boundary Device. Please continue to sign in daily.

Shushu chose "Use Virtual Image Boundary Device".

An almost invisible energy barrier quietly enveloped Kudo Yuki's body. This barrier could create realistic environmental shadows in critical moments, interfering with the enemy's vision and detection equipment, and only Shushu could operate the switch.

It patted the inside of Kudo Yuki's windbreaker with its chubby paws: "Xiaoxue, the barrier is ready, don't worry!"

Kudo Yuki held the key USB drive tightly in her hand.

This virtual barrier device might become a life-saving talisman at a critical moment - after all, Karasuma Renya's suspicions had already been planted, and Gin's communicator that was crushed and reconnected to cooperate in monitoring Rum might contain more variables, and Vodka, who was transferred to the laboratory as a "test subject", has not been allowed to visit until now, and there is a sense of weirdness everywhere.

Gin took the data USB drive and was about to check it when a shrill siren suddenly sounded outside the warehouse. Several flashlight beams suddenly pierced through the darkness and shone into the warehouse.

His face suddenly darkened, and he took a step back. His hand instantly reached for the gun at his waist, and he stared at Kudo Yuki warily: "Did you bring the police?"

"It's not me." Kudo Yuki frowned and quickly glanced around, combining it with the previous test from Rum when he called.

At that time, she just wanted to test the reactions of all parties, but now it seems that Rum can no longer hold back.

"He's from Rum's side. He wants to take advantage of our trade and eliminate all dissidents."

Before he finished speaking, a dozen men in black rushed in from the warehouse door. The leader, Rum, had a sinister smile on his face and glanced back and forth between Gin and Kudo Yuki. "Gin, good wine, you saved me the trouble of searching for you two separately. That gentleman has long suspected you of collusion. Today, none of you will leave!"

The men in black quickly surrounded him, and Kudo Yuki immediately took out the anesthetic needle hidden in his sleeve.

Shushu also jumped out of the pocket and quickly ran along the steel frame of the warehouse to the distribution box. While running, he used his chubby paws to slide the screen to activate the barrier interference mode.

With a "click", all the lights in the warehouse suddenly went out.

At the same time, the virtual barrier device released a faint shadow, causing the "target position" in the eyes of the black-clothed men to shift briefly.

"What are you panicking about! Guard the door!" Rum shouted harshly, but the darkness was already in chaos.

Kudo Yuki ran to a corner deep in the warehouse, where the sound echoed from all sides. Her voice spread through the empty space, carrying a hint of deliberate sarcasm: "Rum, don't think I don't know what you're planning.

The old man won't be so quick to hand over authority to you. You're trying to use the 'clean house' tactic to create panic and seize power. It's a good plan, but unfortunately you're targeting the wrong person."

While stalling for time, she quietly took out a black cell phone from inside her windbreaker.

This is a device specifically used for single-line communication with Karasuma Renya. His fingertips quickly pressed the shortcut key and dialed the encrypted number.

The moment the call was connected, she didn't speak immediately, but turned up the volume of her phone to the maximum so that the movements in the warehouse could be clearly transmitted into the receiver.

At this moment, Rum was hurt by Kudo Yuki's words, and his face became even more gloomy. He waved his hand, signaling his men in black to continue to narrow the encirclement.

But he roared unyieldingly, "Stop sowing discord here! That master has long authorized me to deal with traitors within the organization. Today, I will help him clean out all of you parasites!"

As if he was certain that Karasuma Renya wouldn't know, his tone revealed his unconcealed ambition: "Once I've dealt with you, the leadership of the 'ES Dark Amber Project' will fall into my hands. Then I'll replace those disobedient old guys one by one, and the organization will truly operate according to my ideas!"

These words were transmitted to Karasuma Renye's ears through the phone without missing a word. There was a strange silence on the other end of the receiver, with only the faint sound of breathing, but it revealed a suffocating sense of oppression.

Gin stood aside and watched all this, with a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

He had long been aware of Rum's desire for power, and was also aware of Karasuma Renya's suspicions of Rum. Seeing Kudo Yuki directly expose Rum's ambitions to Karasuma Renya, he thought to himself: "This woman is more skilled at using a knife to kill than I thought."

Kudo Yuki's fingers gripping the phone tightened slightly, and the silence in the receiver continued to spread. Once Karasuma Renya's suspicion was ignited, Rum's arrogance at this moment would only become a death warrant.

She deliberately slowed her tone, her voice tinged with laughter, yet every word pierced the heart. "Dominance? Rum, you've forgotten that the core technology of the 'ES Amber Project' is still in the hands of the old man. Even the APTX4869 adaptation solution is only accessible to the R&D team. Do you think you can get past the old man by getting rid of us?"

These words pierced Rum's heart like a needle. His face twisted instantly and he raised his hand, signaling his men in black to take action. "Stop talking nonsense! Arrest them, dead or alive!"

Just as the men in black were about to pounce, a loud "clang" suddenly came from the corner of the warehouse.

Shushu had climbed up the steel frame to the high place where the goods were piled, and pushed down an empty wooden box with his chubby little paws.

The sound of the wooden box falling to the ground attracted the attention of most of the men in black. Shushu took the opportunity to bite the wires of the distribution box. The lights that were originally extinguished suddenly began to flicker wildly, the electricity made a "sizzling" sound, and the surveillance screens of the entire warehouse were instantly covered with snow.

"Damn thing!" Rum roared and looked at Shushu, but the little guy was agile and had already rushed back to Kudo Xue and hid in her windbreaker pocket, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed, making faces at Rum.

Gin took the opportunity to take two steps back, forming a horn with Kudo Yuki. His hand was always on the gun at his waist, but he did not fire immediately.

He was waiting, waiting for the reaction from Karasuma Renya, and also waiting for an opportunity to escape and completely overthrow Rum.

Kudo Yuki's phone suddenly vibrated. It was an encrypted message from Karasuma Renya. It only had one short line of text:

Clean up the mess and leave some alive.

She raised her eyes to look at Gin, conveying her message with her eyes.

Gin moved his feet and suddenly kicked the black-clad man on the left. The man lost his balance and crashed into his accomplices beside him, instantly disrupting the encirclement.

Kudo Yuki took the opportunity to run towards the back door of the warehouse, while pressing the shortcut key on her mobile phone - that was the signal she had agreed with Amuro Toru in advance.

Seeing this, Rum refused to let them go and chased after them, roaring, "Don't let them get away! Whoever captures the wine will be given the management rights of half the stronghold!"

Rum's bounty was like hot oil poured into boiling water, instantly turning the already unsettled black-clad men red-eyed. One group pounced on Gin, while another clung to Kudo Yuki's back. The clatter of chaotic footsteps echoed throughout the warehouse.

As Kudo Yuki rushed to the back door, he caught a glimpse of two men in black approaching him. He ducked to avoid a sweeping blow and at the same time accurately stabbed the anesthetic needle in his hand into the knee of one of them.

The man fell to the ground in pain. Seeing this, the other man swung his fist at him, but his wrist was strangled by an arm that suddenly stretched out from the side.

Amuro Toru had been guarding the back door without him knowing. He twisted his wrist and the black-clad subordinate was pressed against the wall with a scream. He was then hit on the neck with a knife and lost consciousness instantly.

"Let's go!" Amuro Toru whispered, reaching out and pushing open the half-open back door.

There was an inconspicuous car parked outside the door, its lights off, completely blending into the night.

Shushu took a shortcut and ran to Kudo Yuki's side. His chubby paw pointed inside the warehouse: "Xiaoxue! Gin is still in there!"

Kudo Yuki looked back and saw Gin leaning against a shelf, fighting with three black-clad men. He had the gun at his waist drawn, but he hadn't pulled the trigger, apparently still waiting for Karasuma Renya's "follow-up instructions."

Rum's voice was particularly harsh in the chaos: "Gin! Do you think that gentleman will still believe you? Today, you and Fine Wine are both lambs to be slaughtered!"

Kudo Yuki frowned as she received another encrypted message from Karasuma Renya on her phone:

Keep Rum for now and deal with the rest.

Taking advantage of the flashing lights in the warehouse, Kudo Yuki raised her hand and threw her cell phone towards Gin.

Gin dodged the punch from the black-clad man by leaning sideways, and at the same time caught the phone. The moment he unlocked the screen with his thumb, Karasuma Renya's instructions came clearly into his sight.

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and the hand holding the gun finally moved. Instead of aiming at the black-clad men, he turned abruptly, pointing the gun directly at the two men chasing after Kudo Yuki.

"Bang! Bang!" Two gunshots rang out, and the bullets flew past the two men's ears and hit the iron wall of the warehouse, sparking sparks.

"Stop if you don't want to die." Gin's voice was intimidating.

The two men were stunned by the gunshot, stopped subconsciously, turned to look at Gin, their faces full of surprise.

Seeing this, Rum was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead: "Gin! Are you crazy? How dare you stop me!"

Gin didn't bother to pay attention to him. He glanced at all the black-clad men present and said word by word, "The Lord has ordered that Rum be retained for the time being, and the rest will be treated as traitors."

He deliberately emphasized the word "traitor" and before he finished speaking, he pulled the trigger and shot to the ground one of his men in black who had attacked the most fiercely.

At this point, the black-clad men surrounding Gin were completely panicked. Fearing both Rum's intimidation and Karasuma Renya's authority, they froze in their tracks, unsure whether to move forward or backward.

Kudo Yuki took the opportunity to open the car door, but did not get in immediately. Instead, she turned around and shouted to Gin: "If you don't leave now, Rum's people will come to their senses and you will be left alone!"

Gin glanced at Rum, whose face was ashen, surrounded by his men, and a sneer curled up at the corner of his mouth. He no longer wanted to fight, and with his feet, he rushed towards the back door, kicking down one of the black-clad men who tried to stop him.

Rum roared in frustration and ordered his men to chase after them, but those men had long lost their previous ferocity and were slow in their movements, so there was no way they could stop Gin.

Seeing Gin approaching, Amuro Toru's eyes tightened with vigilance, and his hand quietly reached for the pistol at his waist. Kudo Yuki held his arm and shook her head gently: "Now is not the time for internal strife."

Gin rushed to the car in a few steps. Without waiting for the two to speak, he opened the back door and got in. His tone was cold and hard as usual: "Drive, Rum's people will block this area soon."

Amuro Toru frowned, but quickly got into the car and started the engine. Like a ghost, the car glided into the night, leaving the chaos and roaring in the warehouse behind.

The car was completely silent. Only Shushu popped his little head out of Kudo Yuki's pocket and looked at Gin curiously. His chubby little paw scratched his chin. "Hey, why didn't you just shoot Rum? He wanted to kill you and Xiaoxue together."

Gin's eyes fell on the rapidly receding street scene outside the window, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Kudo Yuki stroked her cell phone. Karasuma Renya's instructions seemed to be biased towards them, but in fact, they were full of calculations.

Keeping Rum can not only use him to contain the forces of various parties, but also throw out this "ambition bomb" at any time to intimidate others. These "temporarily useful" chess pieces are nothing more than tools for Karasuma Renya to balance the game.

Kudo Yuki broke the silence. "Rum just shouted 'ES Amber Plan' in the warehouse. He's clearly getting anxious. I'm afraid he'll take some desperate measures next."

Gin finally withdrew his gaze and looked at Kudo Yuki: "Did you expect him to take action?"

"Rum should have thought of this when he tested me." Kudo Yuki replied calmly, "But I didn't expect that you would actually act according to Karasuma Renya's instructions."

"I'm not interested in dying with a fool like Rum." Gin said in a cold tone, "Besides, keeping him is more useful than killing him."

Shushu lay on Kudo Yuki's shoulder, shaking his little head. "But he knows too much about you, Xiaoxue. What if he whispers something to that 'old man' again?"

"Then we won't give him a chance to speak." Kudo Yuki tapped her knees with her fingertips, her eyes sharp. "Next, it's time for those on the sidelines at the 'brewery' to choose sides."

Amuro Toru tightened his grip on the steering wheel and looked at the two people in the rearview mirror: "What do you need me to do?"

"Help me track down Vodka," said Kudo Yuki. "Also, keep an eye on Rum. He's lost face so badly, he'll definitely try to get back at us. We have to block his path first."

Gin leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and rested. But when Kudo Yuki finished speaking, he slowly said, "Rum has a long-term stay in Beika Town. But you have to promise me that if you can find Vodka, you must make sure he is alive."

Kudo Yuki raised an eyebrow: "You seem to care about your subordinates."

"I brought him up, so it's my turn to decide whether he lives or dies." Gin's tone remained cold.

Shushu clapped his little fat paws, "Deal! As long as we can find that big guy, Xiaoxue will definitely save him!"

Kudo Yuki nodded in agreement.

This secret struggle for power and plans has just begun.

Rum's defeat was only temporary, but Karasuma Renya's eyes hidden in the dark were always staring at each of them. The next crisis might be even more dangerous than tonight's warehouse siege.