Being in Detective Conan, being officially part of the organization is just too awesome!

Just as he was about to verify his idea, he discovered that the organization had fingerprints on both the deceased Shinichi Kudo and the escaped Sherry.

Great, this makes things easier for him, hehehehe...

Aquavit was overjoyed as he verified his conjecture.

Without realizing it, it was all too much of a coincidence...

A completely satisfied Aquavit even lit a cigarette to celebrate.

At that moment, Conan woke up...

"Where...where am I...?"

Conan opened his eyes and looked around in confusion.

The next thing he saw was Ai Haibara standing next to him.

"Haiyuan, Huiyuan..."

Conan quickly nudged Ai Haibara's body.

Ai Haibara slowly woke up under Conan's forceful persuasion.

"Hmm...where am I...?"

"Hehe, you're awake..."

A steady, middle-aged voice, speaking broken Japanese, reached Conan and Ai Haibara's ears.

Aquavit noticed them the moment they began to react.

He stood up and walked over to Conan and Ai Haibara.

"How were you? Did you sleep well?"

"You are......"

Ai Haibara slightly opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something.

Conan reached out and pulled her up, struggling to his feet, his gaze fixed on the American face opposite him.

"I knew it, it really was you."

"You're the one who killed Shigehiko Tobuchi, aren't you, Mr. Jermaine from America? Oh no, I should call you...."

"Aquavit".

"Ok?"

Aquavit paused for a moment after hearing Conan's opening remarks.

Did they find him so quickly?

Fortunately, he acted quickly and struck first...

Seeing Aquavit stunned, Conan, as if possessed by a thirst for deduction, disregarded his and Ai Haibara's predicament and launched into a tirade against Aquavit.

"I must say, your technique is really clumsy."

"At first, I couldn't understand how you managed to get the deceased to obediently walk under that chandelier to die."

“But when I think about the usual ways of you hyenas, I understand.”

"You must have lured him to the chandelier with lines like 'Give him one last chance' or 'Listen to my instructions or I'll kill you,' right..."

Conan rambled on and on.

Although he was speaking with great enthusiasm, he remained unusually calm in his heart.

Conan kept observing Aquavit's expression, and...

The cigarette in his mouth...

Unexpectedly...

"Hahaha,"

When Conan exposed Aquavit's method of committing the crime, he wasn't angry at all. Instead, he laughed and clapped his hands.

"As expected of high school detective Shinichi Kudo, he really has some skills."

Unfortunately, there aren't many.

"I didn't tell that much to Shigehiko Tobuchi. Gin and the others have probably already arranged those things..."

Gin!

Upon hearing Gin's name, Conan immediately had a stress response.

What had initially been a calm search for an escape route began to falter.

“Yes, I am indeed Aquavit.”

Aquavit laughed unrestrainedly as he ripped off the human skin mask from his face, revealing a middle-aged face with reddish-brown hair and a beard.

He moved closer to Conan and Ai Haibara, squinting his eyes.

"This time, I truly didn't expect to have two such unexpected gains..."

"What...what do you mean...?"

As Ai Haibara watched Aquavit's face draw ever closer, her fear grew stronger.

She strongly suspected that Aquavit had mistaken her for someone else, mistaking her for Shiho Miyano.

Help! She just came here to fish, how did she end up catching one of her own people?!

Should I confess to him and then ask Gin for help...?

Compared to Ai Haibara, Conan didn't react much at this moment.

He adjusted his glasses, a knowing glint in his eyes.

"It seems you have discovered it."

"of course,"

Aquavit patted Conan's head.

"Such a shocking thing happened to the two of you, and instead of hiding, you're running around everywhere. It's hard for me not to find out."

"So, where do you want to take us?"

Conan continued calmly as he asked Acquavit.

However, in Aquavit's mind, his expression was one of feigned composure and nothing to worry about.

Aquavit grinned.

"Of course, I'll take you to a safe place."

"Shinichi Kudo, and dear Shiho, hehehehe..."

"I......"

Ai Haibara grew increasingly frightened as she looked at Aquavit, who resembled an evil old man.

Damn, could the guy Gin mentioned earlier who made her serve him be him...?

Conan, however, had many thoughts on his mind.

Aquavit's performance indicates that Haibara did indeed escape from that organization and is a researcher named Miyano Shiho.

However, judging from Haibara's behavior, it doesn't seem like it...

Did he miss some information, or...?

Damn it, now's not the time to think about that, the important thing is to get out of here as soon as possible!

what to do......

Just as Aquavit was basking in his success, and Conan and Ai Haibara were each lost in their own thoughts...

Clear footsteps could be heard outside the door.

Ta da da...ta da da...

"Ok?"

Aquavit frowned.

This place is an underground wine cellar that he found himself, and he hasn't told anyone about it yet.

It's like leaving myself a way out.

Who came looking for us at that moment?