Outlaw in the World of Conan, Tokisaki Kurumi

The man stopped, confused, as a car suddenly pulled up beside him.

The car window slowly rolled down, and to the man's astonishment, a pistol with a silencer and a woman's face appeared before him.

"Byyyye~"

As the woman's hoarse voice rang out, the man's eyes widened in panic.

Piu!

A flash of fire erupted from the dark muzzle in the next second.

96 The Arrival of 'Akai Shuichi'

On this quiet alley on a dark, rainy night, a long-haired man in a bathrobe lay on the ground, his face a mask of shock.

Blood slowly trickled from the hole in his forehead and the back of his head, sliding onto the damp ground. It was then diluted by the pattering rain and flowed into a nearby sewer.

"One down."

Inside the car, the woman drove away slowly after the man collapsed.

This woman, of course, was Kurumi, who had disguised herself.

According to the information obtained from the Organization, both the security guard who had infiltrated the bank and the previous race car driver deserved to die.

Therefore, Kurumi felt no guilt when she carried out the cleanup.

Following the intel, Kurumi drove to the former race car driver's home.

Like Miyano Akemi, he rented an apartment in Tokyo. The man, fast asleep, had no idea that a figure had already appeared before his bed.

Holding a black USP pistol with a silencer in her right hand, Kurumi revealed a cruel smile.

She aimed the dark muzzle at the sleeping man and unhesitatingly fired a shot at his head, which was exposed from the blanket.

"Piu~"

Fire erupted, and the man on the bed, without so much as a reaction, was killed by a .45 caliber bullet.

Kurumi switched off the safety, put away the pistol, and leisurely left the man's apartment.

Back in the car, Kurumi took out her phone and sent a text message to Gin.

[Ten billion yen secured. Only one target left.]

Even now, Kurumi didn't know the names of the two men she had just killed.

Closing her phone, Kurumi stepped on the gas, and the black sedan disappeared into the night, heading towards Miyano Akemi's residence.

Everything... was proceeding as planned.

Meanwhile, in Miyano Akemi's apartment, a tall male figure sat in a living room chair, silently adjusting the pistol in his hand.

Miyano Akemi, the owner of the apartment, watched the man calmly. She wasn't surprised that he had taken out a gun after entering the room.

This was all part of Kurumi's plan.

A few days ago...

Aso Narumi desperately wanted to help Miyano Akemi escape the Organization's pursuit, but he felt powerless. He could only keep asking Kurumi for details about the plan.

"Um, Kurumi?" As Miyano Akemi's departure date drew nearer, a restless Aso Narumi looked at Kurumi, who was still in simple clothes, lying on the sofa watching TV. He hesitantly asked, "Aren't you worried at all? About Miss Miyano's safety?"

"Worried? No, because I already have a way to ensure her safety and successfully shake off the Organization's pursuit." Kurumi pointed to the movie playing on the TV and said to Narumi, "Sister Narumi, look, I've confirmed the final and most crucial step through inspiration." After speaking, Kurumi looked at Narumi with anticipation.

Stared at by Kurumi's strange gaze, Narumi suddenly felt uneasy.

He nervously lowered his head and checked his clothes, thinking Kurumi had seen something strange on them.

Is there? I'm wearing clothes today.

"No, that's not it!" Seeing Narumi's thoughts straying into strange territory, Kurumi said emphatically, "I mean, this most crucial step can only be completed by you!"

Knowing she had misunderstood, Narumi immediately perked up.

While she was happy to know she could contribute, Narumi, who couldn't even lift a chicken, lacked confidence.

"Can I do it, Kurumi?" Narumi asked doubtfully.

"Of course!" With that, Kurumi flipped over from the sofa, stood up, and grabbed a notebook and pen from the table, starting to write furiously.

For about half an hour, Narumi quietly watched Kurumi.

"Done! These are all the lines!"

During this time, Kurumi endured the boredom of watching romance dramas, police procedurals, and even spy thrillers, finally completing two pages of dialogue.

She handed the notebook to Narumi and solemnly explained her crucial upcoming task.

In the brightly lit living room, the man who had been fiddling with his pistol looked up at Miyano Akemi, who was sitting on the sofa.

"Akemi, I told you I would come back to protect you." Beneath the black knit cap was a handsome man with a healthy complexion.

"But Oda!" Hearing the man say this, Miyano Akemi excitedly stood up from the sofa and looked at the man she called Oda. "But my apartment has been under surveillance by the Organization all along. They'll definitely react if you come here!"

The Oda Miyano was referring to was Akai Shuichi's alias within the Organization—Moroboshi Dai.

As a traitor to the Organization, they have never stopped hunting Akai Shuichi. However, all their actions against him, an FBI agent, have been fruitless so far, even resulting in the loss of many members.

Even the Organization's overseas bases have suffered considerable damage.

"It's fine. Your safety and Shiho's are more important than mine," Akai Shuichi said with a confident, cool smile as he pulled the trigger of his handgun.

"I've already made a mistake once. Now I have to rectify the error I made back then."

Hearing her boyfriend's reliable words, Miyano Akemi continued, "But the one monitoring me now is the Organization's Bloody Mary. That's..."

Miyano Akemi's tone was filled with worry as she mentioned Bloody Mary's notorious reputation.

Before Miyano Akemi could finish, Akai Shuichi comforted her, "If it's that Bloody Mary, I'm confident I can go toe-to-toe with her, no matter how strong she is."

"Oh, right, do you have any black coffee here?"

"You're thinking about black coffee at a time like this?" Miyano Akemi asked, slightly annoyed by Akai Shuichi's flippant remark. "But if you know all this, why don't you take me away from here?"

Akai Shuichi's expression turned serious. "Because I need this opportunity. An opportunity to cut off one of the Organization's fingers!"

A fierce glint flashed in Akai Shuichi's eyes.

"Besides, I also want to let those listening to you know..." Akai Shuichi deliberately raised his voice as he spoke, "Some people, you can't afford to mess with!"

"And now, let Bloody Mary's death be the opening act!"

95 Confrontation

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After dealing with two scumbags overnight, Kurumi drove to the apartment building where Miyano Akemi was renting around 1 AM.

Under the cover of night, Kurumi's black car, parked at the entrance of the alley by the roadside, blended almost seamlessly with the darkness.

In the quiet night, apart from a few lit windows in the apartment building, everyone else seemed to have gone to bed.

Kurumi replaced the magazine in her handgun, opened the car door, and walked towards the silent apartment building.

Her black leather shoes made crisp sounds as she stepped on the stairs.

As Kurumi ascended, her footsteps sounded like the harbinger of death, heralding the final countdown for those about to die.

One step... two steps...

Arriving at Miyano Akemi's door, Kurumi skillfully opened it with lock-picking tools.

She tiptoed into the pitch-black apartment, took out her handgun, and cocked the hammer.

However, just as Kurumi was about to enter Miyano Akemi's bedroom from the entrance, she suddenly heard a "snap" as she stepped into the living room. Immediately after, the dark living room was illuminated by white light.

Her wine-red right eye constricted instantly from the sudden brightness. Kurumi's muscles tensed as she raised her handgun, warily surveying the brightly lit living room.

Was I set up? For some reason, a sense of unease suddenly arose in Kurumi's heart.

But when Kurumi saw Miyano Akemi standing calmly before her, she let out an evil, cruel smile.

Lowering her arm, Kurumi said to Miyano Akemi, "Interesting. It seems you knew I was coming for you tonight."

"Because I know very well that no matter if my plan succeeds or not, you won't let me go." With her life hanging in the balance, Miyano Akemi seemed unfazed, maintaining a calm demeanor as she looked at Kurumi.

"Your two accomplices have already been dealt with by me." As she spoke, Kurumi noticed Miyano Akemi's brows furrowed. She glanced around and suddenly said, "I imagine, since you can face me so calmly, your bodyguard must be hiding somewhere in the room."

"Ha~ But that doesn't matter."

With absolute confidence in her own strength, Kurumi relaxed.

She switched her handgun to her left hand, smiled wickedly, extended her right hand, and pointed her index finger at Miyano Akemi. "Next up is you—Miyano Akemi!"

Sensing the evil aura radiating from Kurumi, especially after hearing that her two accomplices had been killed, Miyano Akemi clenched her fists tightly and gritted her teeth, saying, "Bastard!" before walking towards Kurumi. "Bloody Mary!"

Seeing Miyano Akemi actually walk towards her, Kurumi found it even more amusing.

She spread her hands and exclaimed with interest, "Hoo~ You're walking towards me? You're not running away, but instead, you're coming to die?"

Kurumi felt she didn't need a gun to deal with Miyano Akemi.

"Your sister Sherry finally managed to contact you, like a student still answering questions as the exam nears its end, risking her life to tell you not to defy the Organization."

Ignoring Kurumi's words, Miyano Akemi suddenly stopped.

But at that moment, a male voice suddenly came from the balcony behind Miyano Akemi.

"If you don't come closer, how can I beat you down?"

Accompanying the voice, a man wearing a black knit cap appeared in Kurumi's line of sight.

Unable to identify the man immediately, Kurumi, simply assuming he was a bodyguard hired by Miyano Akemi, replied fiercely, "Hoo hoo! In that case, why don't you come a little closer..."

"Then I'll accept your boring provocation. After I deal with this man... your death will be next, Miyano Akemi!"

Meanwhile, Rum, who had been receiving reports from his subordinates monitoring Miyano Akemi, was informed that Akai Shuichi, a major threat to the Organization, had secretly returned to Japan and was currently at Miyano Akemi's home. His first reaction was to find someone to eliminate him.

However, Rum then considered that Kurumi, a thorn in his side, seemed unaware of this information. As she planned to eliminate Miyano Akemi tonight, Rum thought he could sit back and reap the benefits.

Let Akai Shuichi and Kurumi fight to the death, and then at that moment, send in his own people to eliminate both of them. Wouldn't that be a brilliant plan?

With this decision made, Rum immediately ordered his capable subordinate, Curacao, to bring over a dozen elites and rush to the vicinity of Miyano Akemi's apartment to lie in wait.

And the situation developed just as Rum had predicted. In the confined space of the room, the two individuals, who had opted for close-quarters combat instead of firing their weapons, seemed to have gotten into a fight.

Although he couldn't see the scene, based on Curacao's report and the sounds from the listening device, Rum felt he had to eliminate Kurumi.

He was well aware of Akai Shuichi's strength.

And now, Kurumi was able to fight Akai Shuichi to a draw in close combat, even subtly gaining the upper hand. This intensified Rum's resolve to get rid of Kurumi.

"Sir, Miyano Akemi seems to have fired her gun!" Curacao, seeing the living room suddenly plunged into darkness, heard a gunshot without knowing what had happened inside.

Based on her experience, Curacao believed this gunshot, which hadn't had a silencer attached, could not have been fired by Kurumi or Akai Shuichi.

"Very good, it seems you two really are working together as a couple!" Clutching her abdomen, Kurumi suppressed the pain and pressed her hand against the wound from which blood was flowing.

"We learned that from you. We don't need to play fair with scum like you from the Organization!" Seeing Kurumi had been shot, Miyano Akemi's eyes lit up, and she fired several more shots at the critically wounded Kurumi, attempting to finish her off right then and there.

On the other side, Rum, sensing the sudden turn of events, hastily issued an order: "Curacao, take your people in immediately. Deal with Akai Shuichi first with Bloody Mary, and then eliminate her!"

Receiving Rum's command, the loyal Curacao agreed with a roar and immediately led her team straight to the apartment building.

"Haha!" Dodging the bullets fired by Miyano Akemi, Kurumi pulled a smoke bomb from behind her back, pulled the pin, and threw it directly into the area where the two were standing in the living room.

"Quick, get down!"

Thinking Kurumi had thrown a grenade, Akai Shuichi quickly pulled Miyano Akemi down.

Expecting an explosion the next second, Akai Shuichi suddenly heard Kurumi's triumphant voice.

"You fell for it, Akai Shuichi! This is my escape route!"