Chapter 462: Battle with Vermouth

Chapter 462: Battle with Vermouth

Chapter 462: Duel: Vermouth
Ireland was captured and brought to the scene of the First Court Trial as a decoy.

Vermouth still maintained her previous disguise. She looked at the unconscious Pisk calmly, feeling somewhat fortunate that she had fled directly from the First Trial Court instead of staying and waiting for the opportunity.

Given this guy's speed and strength, even if she launched a sneak attack with a pistol, it would probably be ineffective. She would probably be suppressed and captured in a short period of time, just like the previous battle on the Silver Star Temporary Tribunal.

There was no other Gin to help her out this time, so she had to be careful about the next decision, for example, whether to kill Pisk or just leave...

(If two members of the organization who were not closely related were arrested, it would be fine, but since Piske and Ireland, who were closely related, were arrested together, it is very likely that the organization's secrets would be leaked.)
(Especially Pisco. If he reveals the organization's arrangements and arrangements in Tokyo in recent years in order to protect Ireland, I'm afraid those members of the organization who are still operating in Tokyo, such as Tequila, will suffer.)
(Plus, the boss was already dissatisfied with Pisk's increasingly lazy attitude, and this operation just happened to need a person to take the blame. Killing him would give an explanation for this operation.)
After a moment's thought, Vermouth quietly retreated from the crowd, came to a small deserted corner, picked up the walkie-talkie that had been placed in advance and began to contact Calvados.

As one of her partners, Calvados should still be outside preparing for sniper operations at this time, so he must keep up with Curacao and Dante's actions.

"Calvados, is she there? Curacao has already gone out, and Dante from the Special Investigations Team is chasing her. You should have seen Curacao. Now is the time to teach that red guy a lesson, right?"

She picked up the walkie-talkie and called Calvados, but there was no response, and within a few minutes, another gunshot was heard, and then the response disappeared completely.

Based on what Vermouth knew about Calvados, this man was not the type who would answer her call and not say a word, unless Calvados had encountered some big problem that made it impossible for him to reply.

For example, Calvados had an accident and was killed, or he was seriously injured and was fleeing without being able to bring a walkie-talkie - either possibility would be unpleasant.

(It seems that Calvados is no longer reliable.)
After ending the call on the walkie-talkie, Vermouth quickly dismantled the walkie-talkie to prevent anyone from tracking the signal into the courtroom. She walked out of the corner as if nothing had happened and blended into the crowd again.

At this time, someone quickly walked past the crowd and ran to the door, but was stopped by someone. This immediately made Vermouth raise an eyebrow because she heard something very interesting.

(… Hikaru? Does this person know Mugen-hira? Who is he? Is he Arita Ryosuke?)
The young master of the Arita zaibatsu. Because the Arita family is different from the Suzuki family, Arita Ryosuke is the only child, so he has a high status in the Arita family and is also highly regarded. So if you take Arita Ryosuke hostage, can you get out?
No, probably not. If the other party has bodyguards around him and there is no one to support him outside... maybe making the situation chaotic and letting many people go out at the same time is the way to escape.

"Everyone gather together and listen to me. There is another member of the terrorist organization that attacked the First Court of Inquisition mixed in with us. Her characteristic is that she is wearing a realistic mask."

Suddenly, a unique Kansai accent was heard, and Hattori Heiji shouted loudly, asking the public security to help maintain order, and his words made Vermouth's heart freeze.

It was obvious that the other party was not letting anyone out and was talking about the mask. It was obvious that they were trying to catch the turtle in the jar. If this continued, it would be too difficult to leave here...

"So, now please pull your face under the public security's watchful eyes. If it is an elastic mask, then your face will be pulled out a little bit, forming a special shape."

"This is also the best way to find out the members of the terrorist organization among us. As long as the members of the terrorist organization are found, all of us can go to the Metropolitan Police Department to take statements and then leave here completely."

"Please do as I say, thank you for your help!"

In the crowd, Conan leaned against Xiaolan, his eyes scanning everyone's faces. If Vermouth was as Genkou said, and was a master of disguise like Kaito Kid, then her face could change at any time.

In other words, if you want to catch this guy, you have to use an exhaustive method, or like now, use the detective's extraordinary memory to remember everyone's face and determine if anyone looks unnatural.

(Vermouth... Sharon Wynyard... Chris Wynyard... Where are you standing? Where are you? If you are here, I can find you... for sure.)
Vermouth stood in the crowd, feeling uneasy in her heart, because after all, she was not a magician thief like Kaito Kid, who could change someone's face while walking without them knowing.

But she couldn't do it. It might be possible with the cooperation of others, but it was absolutely impossible to do it in this sensitive environment where everyone was in danger. So, what should she do next? The presence of the pistol had never made her so anxious as it did at this time. She swept her eyes across the courtroom, searching for a place she could escape after firing the gun.

After all, she is now a public security officer. It is not impossible for her to escape quickly after firing the gun at the outskirts of the crowd, as long as no one is hiding outside the door at this time...

Tick-tick——————

The clock rang at this time, and the minute hand went around a circle at this time, as if indicating something.

At the moment when Vermouth’s heart sank to the bottom and she was about to take action——

Gunfire rang out.

It wasn't her who fired the shot, it wasn't anyone else who fired the shot, it was someone deep inside the Inquisition who fired the shot.

That was the temporary holding point where Pisk and Ireland were taken, but who would shoot where?
Vermouth didn't know, but to Nanatsuki Koshimizu and others, this person's identity was obvious.

"...When did Vermouth sneak into the public security personnel escorting Pisk and Ireland?"

Nanatsuki Koshimizu was shocked. Without them saying anything, most of the police officers immediately ran towards the depths of the corridor.

However, Conan and Hattori Heiji narrowed their eyes at the same time.

Something is wrong. Ten out of nine points it is wrong. Those police officers acted alone and had no contact with other people.

The only people they came into contact with were Piske, Ireland, and Xiang Yuanguang.

The former had been knocked unconscious, the one in the middle had failed to commit suicide and was in very poor health, and the one at the back...

If the latter one could be quietly killed and replaced by Vermouth, they would probably be gone by now.

In other words——

"The Black Organization actually has a sixth member near the Tribunal!"

Conan and Hattori Heiji came up with the answer almost in unison.

And a sentence flashed through Belmode's mind——————

[Oh no, now I’m a substitute! ]

(End of this chapter)