"Poison needle?" Suzuki Sonoko scratched her head. "Why does that sound like something out of a television drama? Does that really happen in real life...?"
Halfway through, she fell silent. It really did seem to happen in real life! Thinking carefully, there had been quite a few unlucky victims who had died from poison needles.
The thought immediately made her a little afraid. She glanced toward the side door. "Could it be that Villa Vandal from the news? But wasn't he not active around here?"
Vodka shook his head and lied through his teeth. "It was too dark outside. I didn't see the attacker clearly."
Teacher Kaibe had been leading a group of children through vocal exercises with their hands behind their backs. Hearing Vodka's shout, he hesitantly shuffled over.
He poked his head out from the doorway and looked down the corridor. Seeing that things were all right here, he stepped out and joined the temporary squad Vodka had assembled. "What happened?"
"Someone attacked us." Vodka repeated himself, then his eyes shifted. "We don't know what they want. We have to stay together and be careful—right! We need to wake Jiang Xia. If he gets attacked while he's asleep, that'll be troublesome."
—Staying with Uzo was not absolutely safe, but at least it could prevent some large-scale explosions. And by watching that guy's movements, he could obtain valuable information for survival.
While the people inside the Villa hurriedly formed a group.
Outside the Villa, Conan stood frozen with his Wristwatch raised. He had never expected to run into Vodka in this remote corner of the Villa Area, much less for Vodka to retreat so decisively that he even avoided Xiao Bai's concealed flying needle from such a tricky angle.
"Xiao Bai is really fast, accurate, and ruthless when