Even If It Kills Me, I'll Come Back / I Came to Japan to Watch Anime

As for what the Templar Knight who suddenly appeared in Jiang Hang wanted to do, and whether Sherry was kidnapped by him after he fabricated the so-called "Assassin Brotherhood," it didn't really concern her.

As long as Ran and Shinichi Kudo are not harmed, she doesn't seem to have any more emotions even if the organization is destroyed because of Jiang Hang.

Such an organization probably shouldn't have existed 40 years ago...

The thought flashed through Vermouth's mind, and just as she was thinking about it, her phone rang.

It was Gin calling.

This seemingly cold and ruthless man is now extremely concerned about this matter after suffering several setbacks at the hands of that "Brotherhood".

She had been in Japan for a week, and Gin, a man who usually wouldn't contact her for six months, had already called her twice.

Vermouth knew without a doubt that Gin was calling about the Brotherhood again.

Sure enough, when Vermouth calmly picked up the phone, Gin asked her about the Brotherhood in his usual cold tone.

When Gin learned from Vermouth that she was actually resting, Gin tone became somewhat stiff.

"I heard you've been investigating the Nisame Association these past few days. What did you find out?"

Vermouth's use of "investigating the Brotherhood" as a pretext to mobilize internal resources to investigate the Nisame Association was not a secret within the organization.

Whether it's the BOSS or Rum, the organization's second-in-command, their attitude towards the "Brotherhood" seems somewhat ambiguous. They not only specially sent back Vermouth, who has been developing in the United States for many years, but also gave her the highest authority during the investigation, as if they could confirm that the "Brotherhood" is a real organization, and might even know more inside information about the Brotherhood.

The permission they granted Vermouth meant that, regardless of what tasks other members of the organization were performing, Vermouth could directly call upon them to assist her investigation, as long as she felt that a member was useful to her.

Since returning to Japan, the only thing Vermouth has investigated is the Nisame Association, which naturally caught Gin's attention.

He naturally knew about the Nisame Association. Although its influence worldwide was not as great as their organization, the Nisame Association was a local power in Japan. When their organization was developing its influence in Japan, it often clashed with the Nisame Association.

Just over two months ago, Gin had extorted money from the owner of a company that had arms dealing with the Nisame Association at an Amusement Park.

Gin recalled that there seemed to be a troublemaker in the process, but he eventually dealt with it using the Apotoxin 4869 developed by Sherry.

As for the identity of the person who caused the trouble, Gin no longer remembers.

After all, those who died at his hands were not worth remembering their names.

He will only remember everything about those he wanted to kill but who survived his clutches.

It was like that "Brotherhood" that had tricked him twice, yet still left him helpless.

Vermouth, however, gave him an answer that did not satisfy him.

"Unfortunately, if you're referring to that Brotherhood, I didn't find any valuable information from the Nisame Association. Information about such mysterious organizations isn't easy to obtain." Vermouth didn't mention her meeting with Jiang Hang. She only mentioned it to the boss and shared the information Jiang Hang had given her about the "Assassin Brotherhood."

Gin is a naturally suspicious person. Once he knows something, he will definitely investigate it himself. Of course, she wouldn't risk Gin discovering Conan's discovery by telling Gin about it.

Moreover, she had only interacted with Jiang Hang once and hadn't yet figured out the personality of this mysterious Templar Knight. Knowing that the Templar Knight possessed superhuman imagination, she didn't want to see Gin, a fairly interesting man, die at the hands of those Templar Knights.

As for Gin, upon hearing Vermouth's answer, he instinctively felt that Vermouth seemed to be hiding something from him.

Just as he was about to continue questioning Vermouth diverted Gin's attention with something else.

"Instead of worrying about the Brotherhood, your other rival has followed in my footsteps to Japan."

Vermouth reminded Gin, "It's the FBI that almost caught you back then. They've been trying to find something on me for the past year. I never expected that after I came to Japan, those guys would follow me Japan."

Upon hearing the word "FBI, "Gin already knew who Vermouth was referring to.

A cold smile appeared on his lips, "FBI... So it was him who came to Japan. That's perfect. My job is to eliminate traitors within the organization. That guy has been away from the organization for two years, and now it's time for him to pay the price."

Chapter 222: Chapter 220: Even if it costs me my life, I will come back.

After Conan reverted to his Shinichi Kudo form, he had been wearing that mascot costume and playing with Ran at the amusement park for almost an hour.

Just as Jiang Hang said, the last time he and Ran went to the amusement park, their plans were disrupted by a murder, and then his body shrunk because of the Black Organization. For the past two months, he has been unable to apologize to Ran in person.

So this time, he basically accompanied the amnesiac Ran to give their previously interrupted date a less-than-perfect ending, two months later.

However, he was still too embarrassed to do as Jiang Hang had suggested and give Ran a "prince's kiss" to awaken her memory while she was losing it.

However, as time went on, after spending about fifty minutes with Ran as Shinichi Kudo, he clearly felt his body gradually starting to heat up.

Having already experienced shrinking and then growing back once, he knew that his body could probably only last for another ten minutes or so before reverting back to its original size.

Although he learned from Jiang Hang that he could only maintain this state for an hour, he still couldn't help but have a sliver of hope: perhaps the bottle of baijiu he drank was the real antidote, and his body might not turn back to normal.

"So it really isn't that simple after all..." he muttered to himself in a voice only he could hear.

He turned to look at Ran beside him.

Ran is currently holding his arm tightly in his mascot costume, unwilling to let go at all.

He knew that although Ran's condition had improved a lot, she had not fully recovered her memory. This action seemed to be as if he was worried that she would suddenly disappear again like last time.

"How am I supposed to leave like this..." He sighed helplessly.

Realizing he couldn't hold on much longer, he quickened his pace and led Ran to another location.

A doll and a girl walking briskly down an empty street did not attract much attention.

Because a celebratory performance was being held throughout the amusement park at that moment, almost everyone was crowded around the performance area to watch it.

Soon the two of them arrived at the center of a square.

"Where is this?" Ran looked around in confusion, as she saw almost no one else nearby.

The longer she spent with Shinichi Kudo, the more she felt she could recall.

The more she recalled these memories related to Shinichi Kudo, the more she felt as if Shinichi Kudo was about to disappear again at any moment.

Until she has fully regained her memory, all she can do is hold on to him tightly and not let him leave.

In response to Ran's question, Shinichi Kudo looked around with a touch of nostalgia. "This is a fountain plaza. I know you used to love watching fountains, so I brought you here last time we came to the amusement park."

As he said this, he shook his head at Ran somewhat embarrassedly. "But actually, I forgot to prepare a gift for you that day to help you win the Kanto Tournament, so I only thought of this on the spur of the moment."

He glanced at the time. "The fountain here is activated every two hours. In one minute, you'll be able to see it."

If Ran hadn't lost her memory, he certainly wouldn't have dared to say such things, but saying them now would help Ran recover her memory more effectively.

Listening to Shinichi Kudo's explanation, Ran looked around curiously, and the scene of the two of them dating here two months ago seemed to flash through her mind.

She stared blankly at the fountain that hadn't started operating yet, while Shinichi Kudo, because there was no one around, took off the doll's head and then vigorously wiped his face.

Jiang Hang had only made simple disguises to his hair and face, so he could simply wipe his face to restore it to its original appearance.

Seeing that Ran still seemed to be in a daze, he only used one sentence to change Ran's expression.

"Ran, I think I have to leave."

"I am still in a very dangerous situation. If that organization finds out I am still alive, they will definitely not let me go easily."

He looked at Ran sincerely. "But I promise you, no matter what happens, even if it costs me my life, I will definitely come back."

Ran's eyes widened slightly, as if she had thought of something because of what Shinichi Kudo had said to her.

It seems like she had heard this before.

As Ran once again drifted into her memories, Shinichi Kudo seemed to want to say something more to Ran.

But at that moment, as a melodious tune began to play, the fountain plaza slowly started to operate.

In just a few seconds, they were completely enveloped by the fountain in the center of the fountain square, as if the whole world had shrunk to just the two of them.

In this situation, it seems there's nothing more to say.

Upon hearing Shinichi Kudo's words, and with the surrounding fountains isolating everything, Ran immediately hugged the boy in the mascot costume in front of her.

The fountain show lasted for a minute, during which the boy and girl embraced quietly without uttering a single word.

Ran slowly let go of the fountain after it stopped.

Just as Shinichi Kudo was about to say goodbye to Ran and leave, he suddenly felt Ran's arms tighten around him. Ran's fists were strong enough to leave marks on telephone poles. Even through the thick mascot costume, he felt a suffocating sensation when Ran hugged him with all her might.

And it was in this suffocating feeling that he heard Ran's soft response.

"Don't keep me waiting too long."

He spoke in a low voice, and very quickly.

After saying that, Ran completely released her arms from Shinichi Kudo and turned away.

It seems she doesn't want to see Shinichi Kudo leave in front of her again.

Seeing Ran's posture, he seemed to realize something, and his expression even seemed somewhat agitated.

He wanted to respond to Ran.

But from the very beginning, he already felt that his body could no longer hold on, and even began to emit bursts of heat from his body, and the feeling that his body was about to melt reappeared.

He knew this meant he would probably soon revert to Conan's appearance.

He gritted his teeth, then resolutely turned around and left the fountain square before he completely lost consciousness.

Chapter 223: Chapter 221: I came to Japan to watch anime.

In Professor Agasa's research institute, Miyano Shiho drew a syringe of blood from Shinichi Kudo, who had been transformed back into Conan.

This is the third time she has drawn blood from Conan today.

The first time was this morning when Conan came over because he had a cold, and the second time was after Conan drank some baijiu and turned back into Shinichi Kudo.

After Conan shrunk back to his original size and was brought back by Jiang Hang, who had been secretly observing him, he had his blood drawn by Miyano Shiho for the third time.

Even though each blood draw only yields less than 10 milliliters, having blood drawn three times a day is hardly an interesting experience for Conan.

However, he has been able to transform back into Shinichi Kudo for over an hour this time. Perhaps Miyano Shiho will soon be able to develop an antidote that will allow him to permanently transform back into Shinichi. Conan currently has absolutely no objection to being treated like a guinea pig.

Whenever Conan thinks of Ran's last words to him, he becomes full of fighting spirit.

After retrieving a blood sample from Conan for research purposes, Miyano Shiho returned to her research lab.

Jiang Hang is currently waiting for her to return in the research lab.

"How's Conan doing?" Jiang Hang asked Miyano Shiho.

"His cold is almost completely gone, and so far there doesn't seem to be any major problem with his bodily functions. Further testing is needed in other areas."

"The substance in baijiu that can stimulate and accelerate cell proliferation is even more effective than I imagined. If we can fully understand the effects of that substance, it might even provide a new approach to the development of the finished product APTX4869," Miyano Shiho said matter-of-factly.

However, she soon expressed some concern about Jiang Hang's decision to make Conan drink baijiu earlier that day.

"I suspect the organization may have already taken action. Have you investigated the doctor who came here to treat Kudo today? I still think it's not a wise thing to give Kudo baijiu at this time."

This afternoon, she followed Jiang Hang's instructions and gave Conan some baijiu (a type of Chinese liquor) because she trusted Jiang Hang, and also because she hadn't fully believed that the mysterious substance in the baijiu could turn Conan's body back to normal.

Jiang Hang was well aware of Miyano Shiho's concerns. Although Miyano Shiho had never actually met Vermouth at the Black Organization, she still knew which people in the organization disliked her.

Among those who wished to see her die was Vermouth.

To prevent Miyano Shiho from overthinking, Jiang Hang didn't tell her about Vermouth.

"I've already met that person, and he is indeed from the Black Organization."

Miyano Shiho's expression changed slightly, but after spending more time with Jiang Hang, she knew that with Jiang Hang's cautious nature, if the other party was really a member of the organization, Jiang Hang would not let Kudo drink the baijiu if he was not confident. Therefore, Jiang Hang must have something else to say.

Seeing that Miyano Shiho wasn't intimidated by him, Jiang Hang shrugged and continued making things up, "But that person wasn't here to investigate you; he was sent by the Black Organization to investigate me."

This time, Miyano Shiho's face finally showed a look of shock again.

"Investigating you?"

Could it be that there is some kind of unspeakable secret between the Pioneer Foundation and the organization behind Jiang Hang?

"After all, the Pioneer Foundation made a lot of money from the Karasuma Group forty years ago. The two organizations even fought back then. Now that I've come to Japan, the Black Organization naturally wants to find out why I'm Japan," Jiang Hang smiled at Miyano Shiho.

"However, the Black Organization probably didn't expect that the person they sent to investigate me was a traitor who told me everything the Black Organization wanted him to do."

"So you don't need to worry. The Black Organization is just investigating me and also looking into whether they can recruit me into their organization. They don't know about Conan yet, nor do they know that I rescued you."

Jiang Hang mostly told the truth regarding Miyano Shiho's explanation.

He blurred Vermouth's gender, and she was indeed sent by the Black Organization to negotiate with him. The Black Organization's higher-ups did indeed have the idea of cooperating with the Templar Knight behind Jiang Hang.

Therefore, Miyano Shiho quickly believed what Jiang Hang said.

She seemed somewhat concerned about the identity of the "traitor" Jiang Hang mentioned, but she didn't dwell on it too much.

In comparison, she was more curious about something else Jiang Hang had just mentioned.

"So, do you have any other purpose in coming to Japan?"