The Corpse Collector in Conan
Chapter 2885

2878 [Gin's Rebuke]

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When she turned it over, she saw it was from Gin.

Vermouth: "..." Great.

Although Gin taking the initiative to contact her probably meant nothing good, it was still far better than having Uzo show up at her door in the dead of night.

Muttering to herself, Vermouth opened the email.

The next instant, several lines of slightly baffling text appeared on her phone screen.

[Keep your dog under control. He has already found Jiang Xia's fan group.

[You should know that if a dog sets its sights on someone it shouldn't bite, the one who gets retaliated against afterward won't just be the dog. More often than not, it'll be its irresponsible owner too.]

Vermouth: "...???"

What was this even supposed to mean?

For a moment, she understood why people hated Riddlers so much.

But after being confused for a while, Vermouth's heart skipped a beat when she saw "Jiang Xia" in the email, and she suddenly understood.

"Could it be that Calvados ran into Jiang Xia and decided to make a move on him? ...That idiot!"

Never mind whether he was actually a match for Uzo—even if the God of Luck were on his side, and the God of Strength somehow made his abilities skyrocket... Uzo was with Angel and Cool Guy right now!

"Calvados can't be allowed near those two children. He doesn't have any rule about 'not harming bystanders.'"

As Vermouth recalled, Calvados often relied on being a sniper and the fact that long-range attacks did not easily leave traces to kill indiscriminately. If he really hit Uzo, the two children beside him would never stand idly by. And once they resisted, Calvados would definitely casually put two bullets into them as well.

Thinking of that scene, Vermouth felt her blood pressure rising. Gritting her teeth,

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