14 Chapter 14
Restaurant on the first floor of Chaolu Winery.
"It's delicious." Mao Lilan couldn't help but sigh when he put down the juice cup in his hand, "I didn't expect the food here to be so delicious, it's a pity that Dad didn't come along." β
"The food here is always top-notch, and the best thing is that each dish is paired with a different wine...... But it's going to be a few years before you can enjoy this delicious taste, so you'll have to drink the juice first. β
Opposite the long-haired girl, the wealthy merchant who invited them to come over for a stay smiled, "I wanted to invite Mr. Maori to taste the most prestigious wine here, but I specially asked the boss to keep a bottle." However, as a detective, there is no way to deal with an urgent case temporarily, so it seems that I have to enjoy it myself this time. β
Hearing this, Mao Lilan smiled at the other party embarrassedly.
In fact, there was no emergency case at all, and Dad was too happy to be invited to travel and said that he wanted to celebrate in advance, but he was so hangover that he couldn't get up at all, so he couldn't come.
It's rude to be absent for such reasons!
Not knowing the truth about his pigeon release, the rich merchant sighed that he was able to get rid of the suspicion thanks to the detective at that time, and began to introduce to the two people in front of him, "Although it is winter, the winery is surrounded by evergreen trees, and the scenery is still very good." β
"Does Mr. Kikawa often come here for vacation?"
"I don't come often, but this time I mainly made an appointment with a few friends to rest for a while. A few of us are card friends, and we made an appointment to play a few rounds this morning, but it's really strange, that guy from Kameyama usually likes to play cards the most, and he didn't want to come this morning. β
Kikawa responded with a smile as he stood up, ready to go to the counter on the side to pick up some after-dinner drinks.
"I'll go with you, I want to order another glass of juice." Maolilan stood up with a smile, then leaned over to look at the boy next to him who had been looking wrong since just now, "Is Conan going with you?" β
"Huh? I ......" Stuck in his thoughts, Edogawa Conan was startled, and the next second he saw the other party's enlarged face.
"Strange... I don't have a fever. Leaning over to test his forehead, Mao Lilan looked worried, "Is there anything uncomfortable?" You've been absent-minded since just now. β
"No, it......'s nothing," the boy waved his hand, "I was just thinking, it's a pity that Uncle Maori can't eat such a delicious thing!" β
"Who told him to drink so much?" Hearing that the other party was not uncomfortable, the long-haired girl breathed a sigh of relief, "Regardless of that guy, let's go to the counter and see what juice is left, right?" β
"Hmm!"
He smiled sweetly at the other party with his face up, and when he lowered his head, Edogawa Conan's expression became serious again.
He had just gone to get something, passing by a half-open room, and heard the name of a wine faintly coming from inside, and... He also met Mr. Amuro here.
Could it be......
However, this is a winery, and it is normal to discuss wine, maybe it is just that my nerves are too sensitive.
Thinking like this, the boy continued to follow the man next to him to the counter, but before he could reach it, the ground suddenly shook a few times with a loud crash, and even the lights on the counter went out.
Several people were startled, and Mao Lilan stopped his movements with some hesitation, "...... was that voice just now?" β
"It's over there in the cellar!" Conan Edogawa reacted immediately, he let go of the girl's hand and ran towards the source of the sound, and the latter was stunned for a moment before quickly following.
When they arrived at the cellar, there were already staff members of the estate, and the young lady in uniform sat on the ground, trembling and pointing forward.
Not far away, a man in a black suit was crushed to the ground on his back by a fallen wooden cabinet, half of the red wine bottles on the wine rack were shattered, and the floor was covered with a slow-flowing liquid, unable to distinguish whether it was wine or blood.
"Kameyama? Kameyama?! When Kikawa Akikazu shouted the man's surname and ran over to lift the fallen shelf, he was stopped by the boy next to him who was the first to rush to the man's side.
"Get an ambulance and the police! Don't let anyone else in, Miss Waiter, go and ask if any of the guests are doctors! Edogawa Conan put down the hand that was just above the man's neck and said anxiously, "He still has vital signs!" β
Frightened by these words, Kikawa Akira was stunned and withdrew his hand to take out the mobile phone in his arms to call the police, while Mao Lilan went to the winery to find a doctor with the waiter.
For a while, only Kenzo Kameyama and Conan Edogawa were left in the cellar, who were almost unconscious, and the boy quickly used the things around him to help deal with the injuries and first aid, but it had no effect.
"Ahem......" The already drowsy brain was temporarily awakened by a series of first aids, and the man who fell to the ground opened his mouth and tried to say something.
He didn't know who was going to kill him, and subconsciously thought it was the one who came here to trade with him, so he tried his best to spit out the other party's name.
Or rather, a code name.
Conan Edogawa was gritting his teeth and burying his head in bandaging, when he suddenly heard a hoarse voice from the side.
"Brother...... Colum .. White ......"
The boy's eyes widened and he stared at the other man, realizing that it was too late to get someone to the hospital right away.
"Columbai?!" He was the one who said the word in the room just now!
He pressed on the other's shoulder, and his tone was eager, "What do you mean?!" Columbai... Is it the wine or is it a guy named Columbeth who killed you?! He's ......"
"Silver...... Silver ......"
Unable to hear what the people around him were saying, Kenzo Kameyama gritted his teeth and wanted to describe his appearance, but his brain was too confused, and the first thing he thought of was the bracelet on the other party's ankle that jingled when he walked.
Then, a widely circulated description of him in the organization that he had heard when he had been inquiring about Columbeth's information came to his mind.
β...... Chip... Wine ......"
Chips and wine...?
Edogawa Conan's face was gloomy, he put down his hand, and the man in front of him quickly lost his breath after saying the last two sentences.
Because it was the off-season, the winery was now very few people, and after knowing that the man had lost his vital signs, Mao Lilan, who was originally helping to find a doctor, simply joined the others to help inform the residents to go to the lobby on the first floor to meet.
There were very few guests on the top floor, and she knocked on the door of the suite in the far corner, according to the room number given by the boss in her hand.
The closed door quickly opened, looking at the blonde and black-skinned man inside, Mao Lilan's eyes widened, and it took a long time to speak, "Hey?!" Is Mr. Amuro here too? β
"Miss Xiaolan?" The smile on Amuro's face didn't stiffen at all, and he naturally continued, "Is Mori Sensei also coming to the winery for a vacation?" β
"No, we were invited by the previous client, and Dad didn't come because he had something to do......" After quickly explaining what happened downstairs, the long-haired girl looked relieved, "Great, Mr. Amuro is also a detective, maybe he can solve the case soon." β
She was about to say something more when she heard another series of footsteps in the room.
"Is it room service...... Why haven't you left yet? β
Accompanied by an unfamiliar male voice, a tall figure in a bathrobe walked towards this side.
The visitor wore long hair, as if he had just exercised vigorously, his face was flushed that had not yet receded, and his sweat-soaked hair was scattered messily on the side of his forehead and neck.
As he walked, he was wiping the sweat from his forehead with a towel around his neck, the wide neckline and not-so-long hem of the bathrobe revealing all the marks on his body.
The long-haired girl froze in the doorway, she turned her head to look at the stiff smile on Amuro's face, and then turned her head to look at the man who was walking this way, almost biting her tongue as she spoke.
"Yes, I'm sorry! Excuse me......" Moriran blushed instantly, and took a few steps back, "Anyway, trouble Mr. Amuro... And the gentleman inside will meet in the hall in a moment! β
With that, before she could make eye contact with the person inside, she quickly closed the door and walked downstairs with her hands and feet before the other party looked over to this side.
SoγIs that Mr. Amuro's lover? No wonder he doesn't seem to be interested in the girls who come to the cafΓ© to talk to. Mr. Kiyama seems to have said that there is a famous lover's lake around the winery, is it... Did he take time off work to go on a date with his lover?
But......
Remembering what he had just seen in his panic, the horrific finger marks on the neck and ankles of the strange man, Mao Lilan frowned.
Can you be so rough with your lover? But Mr. Amuro is usually so gentle and takes care of people, and he doesn't seem to be like a lover......
In the suite, Toru Amuro, who was still calm when he spoke just now, covered his forehead with a headache after coming to the door.
Is this a reproduction of yesterday...... It's exactly the same as when I first met Columbeth......
Because of this sudden incident, recalling the scene when they met for the first time, the blonde and black-skinned man had a headache in his head.
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[Four years ago, in the living room of the third-floor suite in the clubhouse surrounded by police cars.
Bourbon, who had just received his code name, leaned against the living room wall, holding his breath.
Whether it is the gloves on his hands, the β‘β‘ on his waist, or the shirt and black vest, he looks like a villain who should be arrested at this moment.
The blonde man took a deep breath and glanced at the opposite Scotland through the dim light that came in through the living room window from outside, and the tacit understanding between the young tame made the latter immediately understand what it meant: what now?
Scotland looked at each other, also blinked, and gave their answer sincerely: I don't know.
During the eye call between the two, Ley, who is usually excluded in this situation, walked to the window and quietly lifted the curtain to observe the situation outside through the gap.
The club where the three people were located had long been surrounded by the police and reporters who had heard the news, and it seemed that whether they jumped out of the window or walked through the back door, there was a 90 percent chance that they would be caught.
The retreat from the roof may still be photographed by the media, for tomorrow's newspaper's 'shock!' Mystery man escapes from rooftop after killing Japanese official' page provides high-definition photos.
After observing the current situation, Bourbon's complexion was not too good.
This was originally just an ordinary task, and the task of stealing the USB flash drive from the pocket of the official who came to this private club tonight was a very difficult task, and in normal times, it didn't even require the three of their new code name members to go out together.
It was only because Gin said that he would meet with a high-ranking member of the organization at the end of the mission, that the three of them entered the clubhouse that was used as the mission venue together.
But who knew that the official had made so many enemies?!
Bourbon disguised himself as a waiter, and as soon as he got the USB flash drive he wanted, the official was drugged and poisoned by the people around him and fell to the ground!
Coincidentally, the first search lesson happened to work together with the explosives/explosives/object disposal team to solve a kidnapping incident, and at this time, the security guard who was driving back to the Metropolitan Police Department stopped the police car as soon as he went out.
In less than three minutes, the police were trained to block all the exits of the clubhouse, and then the media, who knew the identity of the deceased, added a protective shield to the club.
I can't walk if I want to.
The three of them had no choice but to go upstairs immediately, taking advantage of the fact that the media had not yet appeared behind, from the window of the stairs on the third floor, where outsiders were not allowed to set foot on, to the terrace of the suite suite, and then pry the window to hide in the living room of the suite, secretly observing the situation below.
Outside, a black-haired explosive/explosive/object disposal squad officer quickly commanded his team to guard the exits.
Seeing that his friend Matsuda Jinhei is much more mature than when he was at the police academy, as the captain of the explosive/explosive/object handling team, the people he leads are also trained and very reliable, and he is particularly reliable when he works hard, which should be a happy thing.
...... If at this moment, Bourbon and Scotland, two former friends, were not undercover as criminals, and were still surrounded upstairs by people led by the other party.
Bourbon covered his forehead and gestured to the other two.
I'll send the situation to Gin first. β
Staying here any longer is not a long-term solution, and the suite they hid in just now was obviously occupied, and rounding it up was a trespass.
It's just too punishable.
Half a minute after the text message was successfully sent, the mobile phone rang suddenly in the otherwise quiet room.
The three of them instantly became vigilant, and almost simultaneously turned their heads to look at the bedroom in the suite.
The ringing is indeed coming from here.
Listening to the smooth piano sound, Bourbon sank into the dark, thinking about another problem.
If it was just him and Scotland here, the two of them, as undercover agents of the police, would naturally not attack the innocent tenants in the suite.
But now, Ley's ruthless members of the organization are there, and if the guests in the suite are woken up and come to the living room to find them, Rey's guy will definitely kill him.
Damn Ley!
He thought so, but he didn't know that next to him, Shuichi Akai, who was an FBI undercover agent and codenamed Ley, was also thinking about the same thing.
If the guests in the en-suite bedroom are woken up and come to the living room to find them a few ...... Bourbon and Scotland will definitely take action.
Innocent guests must not be allowed to be killed by members of the organization.
Three undercover agents from two different police officers looked at each other, and the thoughts in their minds coincided at this moment.
As long as the occupants inside are not awake, they will find an opportunity to evacuate and will not let the people of the organization target each other.
Unfortunately, it backfired.
When the piano music sounded a second time, there was finally a sound of clothes rubbing against the bedroom, and it was clear that the man inside had woken up.
After the phone rang and was hung up, the fourth time was finally connected.
With the prompt that the phone was connected, a slightly hoarse and clear voice came from the bedroom, with a thick anger, "..... Do you know what time it is?! β
Bourbon, who was holding his breath against the wall, subconsciously looked at the wall clock on the wall.
It's past three o'clock in the morning.
Even in the blackest factories, now is the time for employees to rest and sleep. And Gin, who is blacker than the black-hearted boss, gives them this time to do tasks and meet new colleagues.
Thinking like this, he couldn't help but sigh faintly for a breath that belonged to the oppressed.
The conversation inside still continues.
"Since you know, then please ask Mr. Model Worker." There was another noise, and the young man seemed to sit up from the bed, and quickly touched the floor with his foot, and when he closed his clothes, he did not forget to deliberately use honorifics, and sneered at the other side of the phone, "Don't you need sleep?" β
The faint sound of a bell came from inside as he moved.
Something said on the other side of the phone.
β...... Mail? The man choked for a moment, quieting down as if he had been smoothed out, but after a moment he said confidently, "I didn't see it." In the future, if something happens to call me in advance during working hours, I won't read any outdated emails. β
With that, he hung up the phone.
Bourbon listened, and couldn't help but have a thought popping up in his head.
When can he say this sentence regardless of time, an email will make him have to put down everything and immediately rush to the gin at the mission site to listen.
It's best to hang up the guy as soon as you're done!
But he quickly turned his attention away from that.
Anyway, the people inside have already woken up, and it sounds like they're about to go outside, what if they are caught by Rye and killed directly, it's an innocent citizen!
Bourbon frowned, and quickly thought of an idea.
He first worked with Scotland to control the people inside, knocking them unconscious on the grounds that shooting here would be detected by the police, and then when the matter was over, he won the task of taking the people to extinguish the mouth, and then took the people away for the protection of the public security.
After thinking about the action for a while, Bourbon and Scotland looked at each other and chose to strike first.
Taking advantage of their proximity, they quickly pushed open the bedroom door and attacked the person inside, but before they could see the figure of the person inside, Ley, who was originally far away from the window, quickly rushed over and actually made a move before them.
The man with black hair and green eyes who suddenly rushed over had a sharp light in his eyes at this moment.
The members of these two organizations must not be allowed to succeed! He had to knock people out and take them away first, so that his FBI colleagues could protect them!
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At the same time, outside the window of the suite, about a few dozen meters away from the venue.
A Porsche is parked on the side of a road with no street lights.
Gin, the black-hearted leader who was scolded by Bourbon in his heart just now, stared at his phone, and the air pressure was extremely low. On the interface of the mobile phone, a call has just been hung up.
β..... Eldest brother. β
Next to him, Vodka couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead with his hand, and whispered, "He do... Rarely read the email. β
After waiting on the side of the road for half an hour without waiting for people to come down, he made four phone calls before answering, and after saying a few words, Gin's face was as dark as the current canopy.
"Columbai, he's very good." He didn't listen to what his little brother said, he gritted his teeth, and it looked like he wanted to crush the phone in his hand like the guy on the third floor.
β......β
Vodka looked at him twice, but swallowed his words to continue to dissuade.
I feel like Brother Gin can't listen to it now...... But it was not themselves who were unlucky in the end of the quarrel, and when they couldn't persuade them, the honest little brother could only light a candle for himself in his heart.
I hope it won't be too long this time, he passed the talk from both ends for a few weeks last time, and he almost broke his leg.
"You stay here." Gin arranged with a cold face, he glanced at the email from Bourbon just now, and walked to a hidden phone booth in the distance.
"Big brother, I remember that the secret passage there is ......" Looking at the other party's destination, Vodka hesitated, but still spoke, "It's that, the bedroom of the Columbai Suite...... bar. β
Gin didn't stop because of this sentence, and directly opened the secret door inside and entered.
Vodka, who was standing alone next to Porsche, watched and lit a brighter candle in his heart.
A gin, who looks like he's about to kill, crashes into Columbai, who was woken up at three o'clock in the morning...... Will the two of them fight directly inside?
Definitely going to fight. Hopefully, they remember that the entire venue was surrounded by police and that there could be no sudden gunshots.
...... Will you really remember?
Under the cold autumn wind, Vodka's worried back looks particularly bleak.
When he was about to reach the entrance of the secret passage, Gin felt the mobile phone in his pocket vibrate a few times, and when he took it out, there was already a reply behind the text message he sent that night.
[Tomorrow at three o'clock, I'll pick you up.]
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[There are rats.]
ββcolombard3:12]
The silver-haired man's expression cooled, and after putting the phone back in his pocket, he strode towards his destination.
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