bayedsolid Chapter 58 Why is he helping Gin out of the blue...?
Chapter 58 Why is he helping Gin out of the blue...?
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Conan sped along on his skateboard, following the path of the tracking glasses.
Yesterday's robbers who robbed the armored truck were all killed except for Masami Hirota. Now, he has to stop Masami Hirota from going to her death!
However, when he followed the small red dot on his glasses to an abandoned factory, he heard a gunshot.
Was he late?
Conan rushed into the factory, only to find "Hirota Masami" on the verge of death.
Meanwhile, Bai Yexiu was also rushing to the factory.
As for why he was in such a hurry, the reason was—he overslept.
After finally arriving, Bai Yexiu tidied his somewhat disheveled clothes and hair, then put on a hat and mask to cover himself up completely. After all, he was a member of the organization, and he couldn't let his opponents see him looking like a loser.
"This is the real one; what they took was fake..."
The weakened Miyano Akemi took a key from another pocket and handed it to Conan, who looked worried.
Akemi Miyano had been shot in a vital spot and was bleeding profusely. Although she could still move, she clearly wouldn't last more than a minute.
Conan silently took the key, looking at the weak Miyano Akemi in front of him with a look of regret on his face.
Suddenly, a scalpel came flying at high speed and slammed into the ground next to Conan.
Miyano Akemi and Conan were both startled. If Miyano Akemi hadn't been on the verge of death, she probably would have been able to jump up.
Conan was so frightened that he jumped up from the ground, glancing with lingering fear at the trembling scalpel stuck in the ground before turning his gaze toward the factory entrance.
A boy dressed in all black stood at the factory entrance—his face was covered by a mask, he wore a baseball cap, and he was dressed in the same clothes as Gin. This sight immediately alarmed Conan.
The only thing visible on the boy's face was his pair of amber eyes, which Conan found very familiar—he felt as if he had seen those eyes somewhere before.
"Now that you've finished being sentimental, isn't it time to hand over the stuff, kid?"
Bai Yexiu then pulled out a scalpel from somewhere and fiddled with it in his hand, subtly putting pressure on the two people present.
Conan was visibly startled when he heard the slightly immature young voice, but quickly returned to normal.
That voice sounds like it belongs to someone who's only fifteen or sixteen years old; they seem even younger than I imagined…
"Run..." Miyano Akemi struggled to sit up. "We'll be killed... He's... from the organization..."
Bai Yexiu ignored Miyano Akemi, pointed the knife in his hand at Conan, and said in a completely emotionless tone: "Throw the key over here."
Faced with an unknown and dangerous person, Conan gritted his teeth and remained unmoved: "I've already called the police, and they'll be here soon."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yexiu covered his mouth and chuckled, "Kid, lying isn't a good habit~"
Even if the police actually arrived, he wouldn't panic at all. After all, he was used to playing chase games with the police during missions.
Now, Bai Yexiu knows the police really won't come this time. Conan called the police after Miyano Akemi's death, but he arrived beforehand, even as he was handing over the keys. He's more than capable of dealing with Conan.
Seeing that this trick was not working, Conan gritted his teeth and had no choice but to throw the key to Bai Yexiu.
In this situation, if he continues to delay handing over the keys, he himself will die.
Thinking this, Conan turned his gaze to Miyano Akemi behind him, only to find that she was already lifeless.
Conan stared intently at the boy in front of him, his eyes filled with grief and indignation, fearing that he might do something else.
Bai Yexiu casually tossed the key in his hand a few times: "Kid, if you keep staring at me like that, Miss Miyano won't come back to life."
After saying that, Bai Yexiu turned and left.
His main concern was that he needed to catch up with Gin and tell him about the key.
But Conan didn't seem to intend to let Byakuya leave so easily. Seeing him turn around, Conan pressed the button on the soccer belt, intending to launch a soccer ball to knock him unconscious.
But Bai Yexiu had a premonition. Just as Conan's belt swelled up into a soccer ball, Bai Yexiu turned around and threw a scalpel, piercing the newly swelled soccer ball.
Conan was stunned.
"You should be glad I didn't kill the child, otherwise what you just did would have been enough for me to kill you three times over."
Leaving behind a threatening remark, Bai Yexiu mysteriously disappeared from Conan's sight.
But in reality, Bai Yexiu wasn't moving very fast; he only knew some movement techniques.
Still shaken, Conan recalled what had just happened, and his expression instantly changed.
The skill and force with which that man threw the knife reminded him of the mysterious cases he had encountered before.
The first case was the video game company case, in which the murderer had a scalpel inserted into his head from who-knows-where in front of so many people.
The second incident occurred on the day he encountered Phantom Thief Kid, when he was killed by a flying scalpel as he disembarked from the Black Pearl.
Could it be that all of these cases were orchestrated by an organization?
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"I have things to do. Who gave you permission to get in the car?" Gin said with a dark face.
"Qin-chan, I really helped you a lot this time, are you really not happy to see me?" Bai Yexiu looked aggrieved.
Hearing this, Gin seemed intrigued: "What kind of help?"
Bai Yexiu, his previous aggrieved expression gone, grinned and said, "The key Miyano Akemi gave you was fake."
Gin didn't react much, but Vodka turned around and looked at Byakuya with a shocked expression: "What? It's fake?!"
Gin glanced disapprovingly at Vodka, who was overreacting, and gestured for him to shut his mouth.
"Give me a reason to believe you." Gin glanced at Bai Yexiu with a warning look, ready to throw him out of the car at any moment.
Bai Yexiu remained completely calm, taking the real key out of his pocket and waving it in front of Gin.
"Whether it's true or not, we'll find out by trying. We've been colleagues for over four years, can't you even give me this much trust?"
Gin frowned as he looked at the key: "Where did you get this?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Yexiu knew that Gin was starting to have doubts again. After all, Gin's suspicious nature wasn't something that had just appeared out of nowhere.
Then, Bai Yexiu recounted what had happened after he arrived at the factory, and Gin's furrowed brows relaxed.
"So, I should thank you?" Gin gave a cryptic smile.
Looking at that smile, Bai Yexiu had a bad feeling.
Gin, don't laugh like that, it scares me... (trembling)
As it turned out, Bai Yexiu's premonition was correct.
Taking advantage of his inattention, Gin snatched the keys and, before Bai Yexiu could react, got out of the car and grabbed him by the back of his collar, lifting him out of the car like a chick.
"Koto-chan, you..."
Before Bai Yexiu could finish speaking, Gin told Vodka to start the car and drive away.
How come they can't even say thank you?
Bai Yexiu sat down on the stone bench, feeling dejected.
Why are you helping Gin out of the blue? Damn it...