No matter what, from Vermouth's perspective, for Angel's feelings and the future harmony among the three children...
She couldn't just stand by and watch Mouri Kogoro get killed in some "murder drama" Uzo had casually set up.
...I need to find a way to save him from Uzo's hands.
But thinking about it carefully, Uzo might not necessarily be trying to kill anyone.
Maybe he merely wanted to play a harmless prank on Mouri Kogoro, teasing and getting back at the elder who wouldn't let him into the bar.
In any case, the situation was still unclear.
Vermouth felt that she couldn't panic and throw herself into disarray.
"I remember you've been busy with a mission lately, haven't you?" Vermouth walked over to Jiang Xia and casually struck up a quiet conversation. "At a time like this, if something happens to someone connected to you, won't it draw the police's attention?"
Uzo stood in the night wind, utterly unconcerned by her warning. "Even if I do nothing, my presence is still very strong in the eyes of the police. Positively strong, of course... Besides, what do these cases have to do with me? I merely happened to pass by and solve them—blame the murderers for trampling on the law."
Vermouth: "..."
She weighed her words in her heart, yet truly had no idea how to make Uzo understand what Mouri Kogoro meant to Angel without exposing herself. As "Vermouth" within the Organization, she couldn't exactly say something like, "If that man dies, Ran will be heartbroken"...
As she was thinking, Uzo suddenly turned toward her, studying her with interest. "You seem very concerned about Uncle Mouri. Could it be that there's something about him... or around him, that attracts you very strongly?"
"..." Vermouth's expression remained calm, but a