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"Yukiko won't do!"
Xia Ye waved to Pu Siqinglan and said with a smile:
"Scombey, an Interpol-wanted assassin. Even Yukiko can't handle this kind of woman. Bayonetta, you're the real professional!"
"Oh?"
Vermouth had clearly heard of Pu Siqinglan's codename. She looked him up and down curiously, then took a sip of red wine and said:
"In that case, Yukiko is indeed in a bit of a predicament. Alright, tell me what's going on?"
"She tried to kill me, but I caught her."
Xia Ye succinctly described what happened.
"Pfft—~"
A slight smile appeared in Vermouth's beautiful eyes:
Did you betray her?
Pu Siqinglan immediately developed a liking for Vermouth.
I was tricked by Xia Ye!
If I had known he could take me down effortlessly at gunpoint, I would never have bothered to attack him!
Now she's become his slave, and who knows what fate awaits her in the future!
"She jumped into the pit herself."
Xia Ye took the juice from the bartender and said calmly:
"She's gotten used to being an assassin and doesn't know how to solve problems in ordinary ways anymore. Sister Bei, you'd better teach her some manners about our family rules, so she doesn't resort to violence for everything."
"Bah~"
Vermouth spat lightly!
"Who's family with you!"
"Besides, what kind of good person are you?"
"You've done plenty of fighting and killing, haven't you?"
"I'm a man!"
Xia Ye clinked her juice against Vermouth's red wine and smiled slightly.
"I should be the one doing the fighting and killing!"
"Male chauvinism!"
Vermouth gave a slight reproach with her beautiful eyes, but said nothing more.
After all, when your own man says something like that, it's for your own good, and you should always save face for him in front of others!
"Okay, I'll take care of it."
"Let me start by introducing myself!"
Vermouth gently turned the chair she was sitting in.
Her long, fair, and smooth legs were crossed, and she looked at Pu Siqinglan with a languid expression, saying indifferently:
"You've probably heard of Vermouth, the organization codenamed 'Absinthe'~"
"The organization—Vermouth?"
"Drink name!?"
Pu Siqing's beautiful gray-brown eyes were absolutely stunning!
Every single one of them is involved in the underworld.
It has reached a certain level.
Who doesn't know that organization's name?
As a super criminal organization spanning several continents.
In the eyes of Pu Siqinglan, who was fighting alone, the organization was an absolute behemoth that she couldn't afford to offend.
The woman in front of me is actually a member of the organization, and the infamous Thousand-Faced Witch in the dark world!?
Absinthe – Even though she had never dealt with her, Pu Siqinglan had seen her legendary records from many years ago on the dark web!
They're not even in the same league as me!
and many more!
I snapped out of my reverie about Vermouth's name.
Pu Siqinglan looked at Xia Ye with a complicated expression.
Since Xia Ye and Vermouth are so familiar with each other!
That means——
"Xia Ye, codename Roland~"
Xia Ye smiled and introduced herself:
"You'll be following Sister Bei for a while. Maybe if you perform well, you can join the organization. Well, how should I put it? The organization's benefits are pretty good. I'm in charge of Tokyo's budget now, so at least there won't be any problems with official expense reimbursements!"
"..."
Pu Siqinglan was utterly speechless.
Is now the time to talk about salary and benefits?
Say it again!
Aren't you the future son-in-law of the Suzuki Group?
Is it really okay for someone with this kind of identity to infiltrate a criminal organization?
Pu Siqinglan had countless questions in her mind, but Xia Ye didn't seem inclined to explain them to her. She could only bury these questions deep inside, waiting for the answers she would receive someday.
...
He handed Pu Siqinglan over to Belmod.
Xia Ye was relieved.
Then, a day later.
A message came from Kimie Shimabukuro of the American island.
The dugong celebration is about to begin.
She's ready!
this day.
On the ferry to Mikuni Island in Fukui Prefecture.
Ran, Ai, and Kazuha were chatting hand in hand.
Hattori Heiji looked at them speechlessly and muttered:
"I don't know why girls always have so much to say. They haven't stopped talking since we met!"
"I want you to take care of it!"
Kazuha, who was chatting with Ran and Ai about the latest Tokyo fashion trends, turned around and glared at Heiji Hattori, scolding him:
"Anyway, it was Natsume, Ran, and Ai who invited me here, it has nothing to do with you, Heiji!"
"It's none of your business what I want to do!"
"Humph!"
"Yes Yes Yes!"
Hattori Heiji was speechless.
He can't afford to mess with Kazuha lately.
I don't know what's wrong with my own mother. She used to be quite biased towards Kazuha, but now she spoils her rotten.
It's like he treats Kazuha like his own daughter!
wrong--!
Even a biological daughter wouldn't be spoiled like this!
Completely unaware of the immoral relationship between his mother and Natsume, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but sigh helplessly. What on earth is going on?!
"By the way, did you girls decide to come because you were interested in the mermaid legends here?"
Kogoro Mouri looked at the group of young girls. He only found out that his daughter was also going to the American island when he saw Ran behind Natsume when he boarded the ship. He complained for a long time that Ran hadn't told him!
"No!"
Xiaolan playfully stuck out her tongue and hummed softly:
"We're going to the island to eat seafood!"
"As for that mermaid legend—"
"We're not interested at all!"
American Island is also known as the island where mermaids live. Legend has it that eating mermaid flesh can grant immortality!
On the island lived an old woman who supposedly gained immortality by eating mermaid flesh...
Three years ago, a TV station came to interview us, which caused quite a stir.
however--
Xiaolan and the others weren't really interested in this legend.
Immortality and such—
To put it bluntly...
The girls made wishes in their diaries.
At most, you can achieve immortality and eternal youth by sleeping with Xia Ye a few times!
Why go through all that trouble to eat mermaid meat?
For these log holders, the legend of mermaids is not as appealing as a seafood feast!
Oh right, and there's also Shimabukuro Kimie, whom Natsume mentioned in her diary. The three girls came largely because of her!
"Hattori, what's the deal with this request?"
Conan didn't pay much attention to the girls' chatter.
He now has no woman in his heart, and reasoning is like that of a god!
After giving up on Xiaolan, his reasoning ability seems to have improved by leaps and bounds!
Thanks to him, Kogoro Mouri's fame has recently skyrocketed.
Heiji Hattori, a high school detective, is nowhere near him. He's the most popular detective in Japan!
"There is definitely a problem!"
Hattori Heiji lowered his voice and said:
"This letter of request was sent to me, but the envelope started with the names of Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori, and even mentioned Uncle Mori, so that's why I called you over!"
"Does the other party know my identity?"
Conan frowned, but he didn't feel the fear of his identity being exposed.
"I don't know!" Hattori Heiji shrugged.
"Kid, who sent you here? You still haven't told me."
Kogoro Mouri, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, spoke with a helpless tone. He had been summoned from Tokyo and was still completely bewildered, knowing nothing about the situation.
"Could it be that someone wants us to help them find mermaid flesh to eat?"
"No--"