She prides herself on being mysterious and reckless, relying on the favor of her boss to dance on the border between darkness and light in this world.

Vermouth is not afraid of death, and even desires death.

Those who are truly afraid of death

Thinking of the old man who has now become ridiculous, Vermouth’s lips curled up slightly, as if mercilessly mocking fate.

“Are you surprised? Even – scared?” Haibara Ai suddenly spoke. She took a deep breath, held Shimizu Koji’s big hand with her small hand, and seemed to have gained some confidence and courage.

“But this is not what you want to see.”

“Do not.”

Vermouth shook her head gently. She only uttered this one syllable and then fell completely silent. Huibara Ai’s expression froze for a moment, she was a little confused, but more of a person at a loss.

It still feels a bit like a mouse meeting a cat. Although Haibara Ai is Miyano Shiho, a highly intelligent double doctor, she is, after all, just a girl who has just reached adulthood not long ago. Facing such a deep Vermouth, she is completely crushed in terms of momentum.

“I don’t understand.” Huibara Ai gritted her teeth.

On the other side, Vermouth remained silent, and Shimizu Koji was a little confused. She could see that there was some entanglement between Shiho and Vermouth about drug A.

But Vermouth’s attitude is really confusing. It’s too abnormal. Even if she is a general, she shouldn’t just sit there and wait for death.

This was not the Vermouth he knew.

Koji Shimizu didn’t believe that Vermouth would willingly sit back and wait for death, but that was the fact. Her gray eyes revealed a hint of tiredness, boredom and relief with life. Koji Shimizu didn’t think that at this time, Vermouth still needed to act with him.

If he didn’t act immediately, Vermouth would have realized that she still had a chance to survive, either as his spy or by using some key information to gain a chance to survive.

Instead of this, waiting to die in silence.

Although the three people present were on the verge of a life-and-death battle, they also seemed like good friends who had not seen each other for many years. They obtained a lot of information from each other’s eyes or slight changes in tone, and everything was self-evident.

Only silence can make people feel depressed and heavy.

Chapter 527 Huihara Ai, Bankai! Revealing the Secret Again

After a long time, Vermouth suddenly sighed softly and put out the burnt lady’s cigarette.

“Since you won’t do anything, let me ask you two questions, how about that?”

Neither Haibara Ai nor Shimizu Koji said anything. Although Shimizu Koji had even thought of taking down Vermouth and using her beauty to rise through the organization in the past, that was just a man’s bored fantasy.

Vermouth is a woman who is ten times more dangerous than Akai Marie, and Koji Shimizu will never underestimate her.

“Kouji-kun, you joined the organization because of her. Do you plan to destroy the organization?”

Vermouth asked on her own, not caring whether Shimizu Koji agreed or not.

And the “she” she mentioned was no one else but the current Haibara Ai. In Vermouth’s understanding, the purpose of Shimizu Koji, who was deeply involved with her, joining the organization was nothing more than this.

But the reason why she asked this question was because she had always had a feeling, until now, that is, Shimizu Koji’s purpose was definitely not just that.

Otherwise, Koji Shimizu would have countless opportunities to kill her. Oh, no, he couldn’t kill her first, but there would be absolutely no problem in killing those other people first, such as Gin and Vodka.

Vermouth believed that with Koji Shimizu’s current strength and the cover of his identity, he could kill Gin and Vodka and the others silently without leaving any suspicious traces.

But Shimizu Koji didn’t do that. Sometimes, he even seemed to be thinking about the organization and looking at her with an aggressive look.

It can’t be that he wants to take over the organization for himself, right?

“It shouldn’t be hard for you to guess, Vermouth. It’s good to wipe out such a powerful organization, but it’s better to keep it and use it for my own benefit.”

Without even the chance to laugh at themselves, Vermouth and Haibara Ai were both stunned.

However, Shimizu Koji spoke calmly about this shocking idea which they thought was absolutely impossible.

“Erasing the organization only eliminates a potential threat to Ai, but if we keep the organization, it can solve a lot of problems for us.”

“I’ve never told Shiho before, that is, the organization is working on drugs that can reverse aging, and it has already shown results. After so many years, it’s impossible that no one is targeting you.”

“And in fact, my guess was correct. After just a few missions, I came into contact with many people who have in-depth knowledge of the organization’s secrets.”

As Shimizu Koji spoke, the images of Fujiko Mine, Rena Mizunashi, Mari Akai, and Shuichi Akai flashed through his mind.

These people may have various different purposes for the organization, but Shimizu Koji believes that the ultimate purpose of their investigations and even undercover activities, that is, the purpose of the forces behind them, is aptx4869.

Or rather, it was the ‘Silver Bullet’ that Shiho had mentioned, which had already been developed once by her parents.

Money is certainly attractive, but compared with human life, it is nothing. Equipment and medical technology that can prolong life are highly sought after, and those big capitalists will not blink an eye when faced with hundreds of billions of funds, let alone this kind of drug that can almost be called a dream.

Even though Koji Shimizu has experienced so many worlds, although they were all short-lived, he has hardly ever seen any magical power that can reverse time.

“So, it is certain that Shiho is not only being pursued by your organization, but the hyenas behind your organization are probably flocking to her even more. Once there is any disturbance, they will rush over and tear our peaceful life to pieces.”

There was a hint of strangeness in Vermouth’s eyes, but it was only a hint. Every word Shimizu Koji said made sense, and it could almost be said to be completely true. She was not surprised that Shimizu Koji could think of these things.

But when she thought about what Shimizu Koji had just said about taking over the organization for his own use, she felt a little strange.

Although compared to what Shimizu Koji said later, it didn’t seem like a big deal, but in Vermouth’s heart, it was inexplicably ridiculous.

What’s so funny about this?

Vermouth didn’t understand either, and she even fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

Of course she didn’t understand that her life, her entire body and soul, had long been swallowed up and melted by the organization. Her sights were forever limited to that tiny corner of the organization’s wellhead. Even though she danced on the blade in the flames of blood and fire, she had never exceeded the organization’s scope of action.

Just like slaves who have been kneeling for too long, when someone tells them to stand up and kill the master who is oppressing them, and gives them guns and ammunition, they tremble in fear of being punished by the master.

Not entirely, but there are some similarities.

It is very difficult to reflect on yourself through introspection, and Vermouth fell into deep self-doubt.

However, compared to her, it is much easier for a girl like Haibara Ai, who is still in her 18s or 19s, to accept the pie in the sky drawn by her man.

Haibara Ai gave Shimizu Koji a rare gentle and grateful smile, and Shimizu Koji also touched her head in response.

The two of them flirted right under Vermouth’s nose, but Vermouth didn’t react at all.

“Tell me about your story. I’m quite curious.” Shimizu Koji put down the gun. His intuition told him that no, there was no need for intuition. Now Vermouth was the fish on his chopping board. Even if she screamed, she couldn’t escape from his palm.

He said this to Haibara Ai, because he felt that Vermouth would ignore him, but the development of things is always unexpected. Vermouth retracted her scattered thoughts, took a deep look at Shimizu Koji and Haibara Ai opposite her, and slightly opened her flaming red lips.

“There’s no story between me and your little Shiho.”

Words like “Shiho-chan” seemed a little too sensitive to Haibara Ai, and she frowned all of a sudden. She was no longer afraid at all, and perhaps she was thinking about how to teach Vermouth a lesson.

“Oh?”

“Her parents.”

“Silver bullet.” Haibara Ai said with certainty. It’s not like she hasn’t heard those rumors, and she has also investigated them herself.

Vermouth paused and nodded, “Thanks to your parents who died early…”

Haibara Ai’s eyes widened suddenly, “Vermouth!”

“Sorry – uh, I didn’t realize it before, or rather, you look really cute now, no wonder you made my little Sarco so obsessed~~.”

“Let’s be serious, Vermouth.” Shimizu Koji said seriously.

“Well, I’m going to die, can’t you let me have a joke? Well, or, Koji-kun, if you want to satisfy your unsatisfied desires here, that’s fine too.”

Vermouth tried to provoke the anger of Shimizu Koji and Haibara Ai at the same time, and she almost succeeded, but Haibara Ai was not such an irrational person. She naturally saw that Vermouth did it on purpose.

“You seem unwilling to say, so let me tell you the rumors I heard.” Haibara Ai had a cold face, and when Vermouth heard this, she silently lit another cigarette, and her eyes became very cold.

As if she could see the change in her mood, Huiyuan Ai also felt a sense of revenge in her heart. She looked teasing. The situation was completely reversed. She never thought that one day she would be able to look down at Vermouth.

Looking down, okay, she still had to look up, even if she was sitting on Shimizu Koji’s lap.

Uh, wait, if I ride on Shimizu Koji’s head—

Haibara Ai’s face turned red for a moment. In fact, she had ridden him many times, but she usually did it from the front on the face and never gave Shimizu Koji any face.

“I heard that the drug you took was still a semi-finished product. According to rumors, you gained eternal youth. But that’s just nonsense. No one knows better than me what the effects of a semi-finished drug will bring. At least, it will never bring eternal youth.”

“So you probably only got some unspeakable side effects – for example, loss of ‘human’ functions? Emotional cognition? Or physical impairment?”

“Sharon Wynyard, or should I call you by your real name, Chris Wynyard?”

Chapter 528 Vermouth’s True Identity

A secret that is not a secret: Sharon and Chris are the same person. Koji Shimizu first learned this news from Haibara Ai. Later, Fujiko Mine and Rena Mizunashi also helped him confirm the authenticity of this information.

And Koji Shimizu never doubted the authenticity of this matter. After all, for Vermouth, disguise was a very simple thing.

However, Haibara Ai previously told Shimizu Koji that Vermouth had taken a semi-finished drug developed by her parents, which caused her body to stop growing and aging, so she had to create the special identity of Chris’s daughter to cover herself up.

But this statement was actually just a conclusion drawn by Haibara Ai from hearsay, plus her own secret observation and speculation. This time, it could be said to be the first face-to-face contact with Vermouth since she could remember. After careful and bold observation, Haibara Ai discovered and obtained a lot, which was different from the previous clues, and gave rise to more speculations and conclusions.

For example, Sharon and Chris are two real people.

Upon hearing this, Vermouth was visibly distracted for a moment. She slowly put down the cigarette that was about to reach her lips. The faint smile on her face had completely disappeared, leaving only an indescribable calmness.

“How did you tell?”

Vermouth was confused. She was indeed confused and she did not hide her confusion at all.

She never doubted her disguise skills, let alone the exposure of the secret that had been more than ten years ago. That was impossible because Miyano Shiho was not even born at that time, and she was even just a girl who had just graduated from school.

Besides, there are only three people in this world who know the secret, including herself.

There was a flash of surprise in Haibara Ai’s eyes, and although she concealed it well, it was still caught by Vermouth.

Vermouth was stunned for a moment, then she realized that Haibara Ai was tricking her, but her trick was so accurate that she even forgot to be on guard.

However, it doesn’t matter anymore. There seems to be no point in taking such a secret into the grave. After all, once she dies, many things will have to come to light.

“You are very nice, a little fox. If you were not their daughter, I think I would like you.”

“I don’t need your likes.”

Haibara Ai retorted coldly, while Vermouth smiled slightly and didn’t intend to say anything more.

The confrontation between two beauties, one big and one small, with very different styles, was also a special and beautiful sight, but Koji Shimizu had no intention of appreciating it, as his curiosity had already been aroused.

Two riddlers.

“Shiho, what are you talking about?”

Shimizu Koji asked in a low voice in Huihara Ai’s ear, and Huihara Ai’s eyes moved slightly, and he did not answer directly, but turned around, also lay on his shoulder, and whispered in his ear:

“Before. Anyway, I don’t care about the past. You can’t take risks like this again.”

“Forget it, let’s not talk about this for now. I roughly understand what you mean, but the situation of the organization is too complicated. If I hadn’t just luckily tricked Vermouth, I’m afraid even I would have been kept in the dark.”

“In fact, Vermouth is very likely to be two people, and Sharon and Chris, who we originally thought were the same person, are also very likely to be two completely different people.”

Haibara Ai’s words almost confused Shimizu Koji for a moment, but he quickly sorted out his thoughts. In fact, it was nothing. Sharon and Chris, the fake mother and daughter who they originally thought were the same person, might very well be two real people.

But it is not necessarily a mother-daughter relationship, but it is certain that both of them are likely to be the owners of the code name “Vermouth”, and Sharon may have retreated behind the scenes, through the fake death of this “Vermouth”

After simply thinking about it, Koji Shimizu couldn’t help but take a deep breath. This could almost be considered an extremely clever way of concealing the truth and changing the facts.

If Vermouth didn’t admit this secret herself, no one in the world would have thought of it, not even him.

To achieve this, all one needs is a little bit of sophisticated disguise skills. This is not a harsh condition, but it made Koji Shimizu really pay attention to the disguise skills that he had never paid much attention to.

Vermouth started smoking again. In fact, Koji Shimizu really disliked women smoking, but Vermouth’s flaming red lips seemed to be born to hold that slender white cigarette, which made her even more elegant, mature and charming.

“I didn’t expect that the organization’s secrets would be so interesting. It even makes people feel a little chilly when they think about it carefully, Miss Chris.”

“Oh?”

“Sharon is your mother?”

“I guess so.” Vermouth answered ambiguously.

“Ask whatever you want. I can tell you everything I know.”

She cooperated very well, so well that even Shimizu Koji, who had originally planned to use some tricks, was a little at a loss.

“Who is the boss?”

“For you, or rather, for many people, this is not really a secret, so it’s okay to tell you, Karasuma Renya, this is the boss’s name.”

Haibara Ai’s pupils shrank. It was obvious that she also knew it, but she had not told Shimizu Koji before.

It’s not that she doesn’t want to, but she doesn’t want Shimizu Koji to take the risk alone. Although she can’t copy her parents’ “silver bullet”, she has done some research on her parents and has gained some understanding as she grows older and gains more knowledge.