kingnovel Chapter 792 Vermouth's Plans After Arriving in Tokyo (2)
Chapter 792 Vermouth's Plans After Arriving in Tokyo (2)
Anyway, in Tokyo now, Cherry has largely taken over her place...
After working so hard for so many years, it's time to ask my younger brother for a helping hand...
And so, Vermouth lay down with a clear conscience.
Unfortunately, not many people know that she is lying down.
Vermouth has always been known as a mystic.
Even if she doesn't report any information to Gin for a month or two, Gin will only assume she's working for someone else...
Well, in short it is—
Besides Gin, Vermouth is working for Rum's side. Rum's side considers Vermouth a confidante of that man. That man's side considers Vermouth to be under Gin's control after arriving in Tokyo...
In short, no one seems to be casting any suspicious glances at Vermouth herself..........................
This also led to Vermouth living a very comfortable life for a period of time after the Twin Towers skyscrapers...
Of course, not everyone was unaware that she was slacking off...
Calvados, Vermouth's little sycophant, is quite clear about this.
But he simply couldn't say it...
And so, Beldo simply watched the clouds drift by on the horizon, living each day to the fullest...
However, this good fortune didn't last long....................................
She herself enjoys this kind of life, but...............................
But there's always someone who comes along and disrupts her good days...................................
That's right—it's you—Bourbon!
Vermouth thought to herself, her heart filled with rage.
Finally, everything was going well: Shuichi Akai was crippled, Jodie died, and the FBI completely withdrew. But then...................................
Bourbon, you little bastard, you've actually set your sights on my goddaughter and godson!
What the hell are you doing, running to the Mori Detective Agency every single day?!
Initially, Vermouth was unaware of this either. After all, she had essentially lost contact with Gin's side, so she didn't know Bourbon was an undercover agent, nor did she know about Gin and Lin Jiayou's various operations against Amuro Tooru...
So, when she saw Amuro Tooru working right downstairs from the apartment where her goddaughter and godson lived...
Vermouth was absolutely furious!
What exactly are you trying to do, you brat Bourbon?!
Vermouth, known for her intelligence, immediately thought of another very plausible conjecture—
Bourbon has his eye on Conan!
Could it be that he already knew Conan was Shinichi Kudo, which is why he got him a part-time job at Poirot's Cafe?
Otherwise, it's impossible to explain why he would be at Poirot's Cafe...................................
If we're talking about coincidences, there are just too many of them...
As for why Bourbon would target Conan?
Regarding this, Vermouth has two conjectures—
The first reason is that Conan himself accidentally revealed it.
Bourbon's insight is quite strong; when he was with Rum, he was considered one of Rum's most capable lieutenants.
He may have noticed Conan's uniqueness by chance.
Then, out of curiosity, this guy casually looked up some information about Conan.................................
Unlike the naive Conan, Vermouth knew perfectly well that Conan's fabricated information might fool laymen, but it wouldn't fool the organization's members...
For Bourbon and himself, these were renowned intelligence gatherers within the organization; even the smallest detail would attract their attention.
Not to mention, Conan's file was practically indistinguishable from that of an unregistered resident; it was obviously problematic at first glance...............................
If any problems are discovered, Bourbon will then conduct a special investigation into the timing of Conan's appearance and the timeline of Kogoro Mouri's rise to fame.
He could basically guess that Conan was Shinichi Kudo.
They're members of a criminal organization, not police officers. We don't need that much evidence; mere speculation is enough.
With this discovery, Bourbon had ample reason to lurk beside Conan, waiting for an opportunity to do something...
As for Vermouth's second guess, it's because of that elementary school student 'Sherry'.................................
Sulli's disappearance is common knowledge.
Furthermore, this happened before Bourbon arrived.
If Bourbon comes to Tokyo without knowing anything about Sherry and has only seen her photos, he could easily be fooled by that elementary school student 'Sherry' again...
With Sherry as a concrete example of someone who has already 'shrunk,' discovering Conan isn't that difficult after all.
Although they are two speculations, in Vermouth's view, both speculations are things that have already happened.
Furthermore, they complemented each other, and likely both played a role in Bourbon recognizing Conan's true identity as Shinichi Kudo.
As for why Bourbon is so fixated on Conan...................................
Vermouth believes there are two reasons—
First, Conan himself has shrunk, which is a fact.
This matter presents a huge ethical challenge for science as a whole...
No one doesn't want to live forever—
Vermouth knew this fact better than anyone else...
Even someone like that gentleman, a once powerful and influential figure who could command the world, was not immune to the allure of immortality.
In fact, let alone that gentleman, even the legendary First Emperor of Tokyo was frantically searching for the elixir of immortality back then...
Bourbon may also have had designs on Changsheng.
The reason we haven't taken action against Conan yet is simply because the conditions aren't right—
He wasn't confident he could secretly research the secrets of immortality right under the organization's nose.................................
Bourbon lacks both the necessary conditions and the necessary ability.
Secondly, Bourbon wanted to rise to power.
Vermouth knew a bit about Bourbon.
This is a guy who, like Binga, wants to keep climbing the ladder...
For them, Gin is a huge obstacle in front of them.
Vermouth had seen the records; Shinichi Kudo's drug usage log showed that Gin was the one who administered the drug to him.................................
If Bourbon seizes this opportunity, he might be able to deliver a powerful impeachment against Gin to that gentleman, forcing Gin to step down..................................
Vermouth maintains that both possibilities exist.
Therefore, at present, Bourbon is unlikely to target Conan.
On one hand, he intends to protect Conan and let him continue causing trouble with the FBI, the bigger the trouble, the better.
Ideally, he should inflict some losses on the organization, then Bourbon can take direct action, capture Conan, and curry favor with that man to secure his own promotion...
On the other hand, if Conan doesn't cause any major trouble, Bourbon might continue to lie low until a good opportunity arises, or until he has enough resources to conduct legitimate research on Conan.
Based on this conjecture, Vermouth observed for several days before finally infiltrating Poirot's Café, disguising herself as Enomoto Azusa...
The reason she was being so obvious today was to let Bourbon know she was there, to give him a warning—
I already know where you are, so don't even think about doing anything sneaky..............................
This way, at least we can rule out Bourbon's ulterior motive of holding Conan captive and using him to curry favor with the organization.
As for financial and material resources, Vermouth is not worried.
How could one person compare to the accumulation of an organization over many years?
If Bourbon decides to take things too far and finds another intelligence agency to take over, that would be even better...
He could directly and legitimately get Calvados to cooperate in killing Bourbon, and no one else could say anything about it.
This was Vermouth's initial plan.............................
However, this plan has one flaw—
That is, what if Bourbon's chosen faction was within the organization...?
If that's the case, then my actions might not be effective enough as a deterrent.
Therefore, just in case, Vermouth decided..........................
Eliminate Bourbon as soon as possible to ensure Conan's safety.........................................