Model worker and his little darling

So, is Hirakiyo involved in both of these organizations?

Heiji said it wasn't the Black Organization that took Haibara away, meaning that the Zoo organization had its eye on Haibara.

Recalling the man's words on the plane, it seemed that she also knew his identity, so he was also one of the targets?

Being targeted means that the zoo also knows about the drug.

Did they take Haibara away to find out the secret of that drug?

Thinking about this, Conan felt completely numb.

One black-clad organization was enough of a headache for him, and now there's another zoo. Will he ever recover?

No one knows how long the zoo has been watching them, or how much they know. He, on the other hand, knows nothing about the zoo.

Just like this time, they took Haibara away without their knowledge.

Seeing Conan's shocked expression, Kaito Kuroba blinked. If the little detective knew that the people in that organization all possessed magic, he would probably be too shocked to speak.

After all, the little detective is a staunch materialist.

"Then why are they hunting you down?"

Upon hearing this question, Kaito Kuroba sighed.

Seeing that Kid didn't want to talk about it, Conan immediately changed the subject, "How did Hirai get involved with the zoo?"

Kaito Kuroba patted Conan on the shoulder. "You can ask him about these things yourself."

Conan was helpless; even if he asked Hirakiyo, Hirakiyo probably wouldn't tell him.

How much do you know about the zoo organization?

As he spoke, a distant memory surfaced in Conan's mind.

That time at the department store, he met a man in black who mentioned the organization called "Zoo." He also said that the people in this organization possessed magic, and that he would soon encounter someone connected to this organization.

Seeing Conan suddenly start spacing out, Kaito Kuroba asked curiously, "What's wrong with you?"

Conan's expression was extremely strange. "Do those people at the zoo know magic?"

Upon hearing this, Kaito Kuroba's eyes widened. How could the little detective know that the people at the zoo could use magic?

After listening to Conan's explanation, Kaito Kuroba's lips twitched involuntarily.

If he wasn't mistaken, the man in black was Ping Qing.

"Little detective, do you believe in magic?"

"How could there be magic in this world? That's just a concept from novels or anime. We live in a scientific society now."

Although he experienced some strange events, he still firmly believed that there was no magic or superpowers in this world... that some people only knew how to deceive.

Seeing how determined Conan was, Kaito Kuroba decided to tease him.

"What if they really do have magic?"

Conan's eyes widened. "You believe in magic?"

Kaito Kuroba nodded. "I believe you."

After all, magic really exists.

"what?"

Conan was dumbfounded. People actually believe in magic?!

Kaito Kuroba shrugged. When it comes to magic, it's more convincing for the little detective to see it with his own eyes.

While the two were talking, Inspector Nakamori learned that Shinjo was actually Kaito Kid in disguise and had just spoken to Inspector Megure.

He immediately led his men to begin the search, determined to capture Phantom Thief Kid.

Hearing Inspector Nakamori's furious roar from not far away, Kaito Kuroba waved to Conan, "Little detective, see you next time!"

Conan kept saying he wanted to catch Kaito Kid, but this time they saved everyone on the plane and didn't steal any jewels, so he turned a blind eye to Kid's departure.

……

A black Porsche sped through the streets of Tokyo.

Suddenly, there was another person on the bus.

Vodka was so frightened that he almost crashed into the truck in front of him, but fortunately, he was skilled enough to avoid being hurt.

Pingqing hugged the qin, took a sip of the liquor, and looked at the vodka with a smile.

"Yu Lu, you...you...how did you get on the car?"

Seeing Vodka so shocked he couldn't even speak, Taira Kiyoshi smiled and leaned into Gin's arms. Vodka's worldview was about to be reshaped.

Gin, feeling helpless, reached out and hugged the mischievous Taira no Kiyoshi.

"Vodka, do you believe in magic?"

As Vodka drove, he kept looking back at Hirakiyo, wondering what had made Mishika say those words.

"Magic? Isn't that something that only exists in novels or cartoons?"

"is it?"

Suddenly, a gun was pressed against Vodka's forehead.

"Do you believe it now?"

Vodka's eyes widened behind his sunglasses; he saw it—a gun had inexplicably appeared in Yu Lu's hand.

Seeing Vodka's stunned expression, a burst of magic struck the steering wheel, bringing the car back from the brink of descent; otherwise, they would have been sent flying off the overpass.

But as for vodka, I guess he'll need to watch cartoons for several days to recover.

Despite witnessing the deer's methods, Vodka still finds it hard to accept the fact that magic truly exists in this world.

"Yu Lu, you... are you a magician?"

Pingqing blinked. "I guess so."

Vodka pursed his lips, but still managed to ask the question that was on his mind.

"If magicians really exist, then are there magical girls?"

Upon hearing the word "magical girl," the image of Koizumi Akako immediately came to mind.

However, this tsundere witch is quite different from the cute, magical girl Vodka imagined who would sweetly call him "Onii-chan".

"Of course, you will see it."

Seeing that Pingqing was teasing Vodka, Gin looked at Pingqing and asked, "What happened?"

"They took Ai Haibara away."

Gin sneered, "What are you planning to do?"

"I'll go and bring him back; the rest is up to you."

Ping Qing slowly curled the corners of his lips, his eyes deep and unfathomable, but the smile did not reach his eyes, making him look exactly like a villain.

"This time we're going big; the world is about to change."

Stung by Ping Qing's icy voice, Vodka shrank back.

Having witnessed so much of Yu Lu's daily interactions with his older brother, and his perpetually eccentric demeanor, he had almost forgotten his identity as Yu Lu's heir. This is the real Yu Lu, isn't it?

"I'm leaving now, take care."

Vodka was still shocked to see Pingqing suddenly disappear.

He turned to look at his older brother, completely calm.

Okay, given their relationship, the older brother must have known from the beginning that Yu Lu was a magician.

Seeing this, Gin snorted coldly, "Vodka, gather the men and bring over the organization's armed helicopters."

Vodka swallowed hard. "Yes."

It seems like something really big is about to happen this time.

……

Surrounded by a group of men in black, Ping Qing felt inexplicably excited; this was the first time so many people had pointed guns at him.

"Royal Deer, do you still remember me?"

Ping Qing's gaze fell on the limping Snake, and he clicked his tongue. "Haven't seen you for a few days, and you've gotten limping. I told you your zoo isn't up to par; you didn't even bother to find a better doctor to treat him properly."

They're pretty tough, even though their legs were blown off.

Now that he's got a prosthetic leg, he's back to his old ways.

Snake glared fiercely at Pingqing, "Isn't my current state entirely your fault?"

Ping Qing shrugged. "You don't think you can stop me with just this few people, do you?"

"Hmph, of course I'm not that stupid. The master has already arrived."

Looking at the leisurely Spider, Hirakiri gritted his teeth, annoyed to no end. Wherever he went, this guy followed.

"What? Want to see the fireworks again?"

"I am merely following orders to assist you in your actions."

Upon hearing this, Pingqing's eyes flickered. To obey orders? To assist?

He remembered Giraffe saying that Spider was in charge of the operations in Japan, and there weren't many Spiders who could obey orders.

Not wanting to waste time with these people, I teleported away and disappeared.

Why didn't you stop him?

Spider glanced at the enraged Snake. "Is this something I can stop?"

He still wants to go to the theater.

Snake was somewhat dissatisfied with Spider's attitude, but since Spider was stronger than him, he could only swallow his anger. He wanted to say something more, but Spider turned into specks of light and disappeared.

Standing in front of an unremarkable research institute, Ping Qing curled his lip and followed the instructions on the system map to the laboratory at the bottom floor.

Then they saw Haibara lying on the bed with her eyes closed, and a woman standing next to her was performing a strange ritual while chanting incantations.

He darted to the bedside, pushed the woman aside, and picked Haibara up in his arms.

Because Pingqing's sudden appearance interrupted the ceremony, the woman cursed, "A bunch of useless trash."

"Imperial Deer?"

Looking at the tattoo on the woman's neck, Ping Qing raised an eyebrow slightly. It seems that people at the zoo really like tattoos.

"Let me introduce myself, Squirrel. Now that you're here, you're never going to get out."

A long black dress, a cold expression, like a proud queen.

"Is that so? Since I dared to come, I naturally have the ability to get out."

Just as Ping Qing finished speaking, he was enveloped by a huge pillar of light, and Spider slowly walked in.

"Tsk, the same old trick again. Don't you guys have any other ideas?"

"This was prepared especially for you."

Spider, in a rather cheerful mood, offered a brief explanation to Hirakiyo.

He dislikes both of them, but he still enjoys watching them fight.

Anyway, Squirrel is in charge of this operation, so even if it fails, it won't have much to do with him.

Just then, Haibara woke up.

Upon seeing the lab bench, I instinctively thought I was in the organization's laboratory.

After seeing the situation inside the room clearly, she found that it was somewhat different from what she had imagined.

Seeing that Haibara was awake, Taira Kiyoshi examined her carefully, noticing her pale face, and asked, "Where do you feel unwell?"

Haibara gently shook her head.

Ping Qing breathed a slight sigh of relief. It seemed that everything was fine for now; he had almost thought the man had gone mad.

Seeing the two talking as if no one else was around, Squirrel smiled. "Why don't we find a place to have a proper chat? Actually, we could collaborate, couldn't we?"

Ping Qing snorted coldly, "Cooperation? You took my people away without permission, is this your sincerity?"

"Little sister, what do you think?"

Haibara remained silent. Taira no Kiyoshi was no good person, and this woman was much the same.

Despite his seemingly calm and collected demeanor, Ping Qing's heart was filled with bitterness.

Lock down the space!

He also has Ai Haibara with him, so leaving won't be an easy task.

……

Sila, who was sprawled on the sofa, saw the message about vodka and sat up abruptly.

The commotion caught Miyazaki's attention. "What happened?"

"There is a mission."

A short while later, Sila, dressed in all black and wearing a hat, went out.

As soon as I entered the base, I saw many familiar faces.

"Vodka, why did you suddenly call us over? Is something wrong?"

Looking at Vodka's serious face, Syrah felt that Vodka was unusually simple-minded today.

Although I knew things weren't simple, I still wanted to know what had happened. Especially since even Bourbon had come; it was obvious he was going to work with them.

A very important operation, yet it requires bringing an undercover agent along...

Vodka, whose worldview was still being reshaped, shook his head. "I don't know either."

Bourbon stood silently at the far end. The fact that all the members of Gin's team had arrived proved that this mission was very important.

He's one of Mikasa's men. Now that Mikasa isn't here, why would he call him along? After all, Gin's attitude towards him wasn't exactly friendly.

Gin glanced at the group of people gathered together, and just as he was about to speak, he saw a sweet-looking girl eating a lollipop and skipping in.

"Lord Gin, I am Baileys. Lord Mishika asked me to join you."

Her voice was sweet, instantly captivating Vodka's heart.

Gin nodded, surprised that Hirai had arranged for someone like this.

Immediately afterwards, Baileys looked at Vodka with starry eyes and said, "Brother Vodka, I heard you really want to see me?"

Upon hearing this, Sila and the others immediately looked at the two with gossipy eyes.

Vodka was momentarily stunned, then remembered what Yulu had said to him in the car.

"You...you...you are...a demon..."

Before Vodka could finish speaking, Baileys nodded and gave Vodka a sweet smile, "Yes, Vodka-nii."

Chianti touched her arm, feeling goosebumps rising on her skin.

Vodka silently turned his head away; it was too exciting.

Unexpectedly, Mishika actually found a magical girl to join them.

"Vodka, Syrah, come with me. You two go to the designated location first."

Seeing the location sent by Gin, the group left first.

Following Gin, we left the base and arrived at an armed base deep in the mountains on the outskirts of the city, where armed helicopters were already ready.

The multi-purpose attack helicopter, capable of carrying people and conducting armed attacks, was loaded with rockets and heavy weapons.

Sila frowned and looked at Gin. She knew that flying over Tokyo was very dangerous and could be easily detected by US air defense stations.

This is going way too far.

What happened to keeping a low profile?

"Gin, what exactly is this mission?"

Gin lit a cigarette. "Go fry some rats."

Those disgusting rats that hide in the dark underground all day long.

Sila was dumbfounded. Did they really need to make such a big fuss about frying rats?

"What kind of rat is worth doing this to?"

Vodka, who was standing to the side, seemed to understand something when he realized that there was a magician traveling with them. He looked at Gin in shock.

"B-Big brother, are we going to attack the mages?"

Sila: ...

What did he hear?

Magician?

Vodka must be out of his mind!