The "Polestar", A grand and elegant upscale bar.
Here, people are dressed in tailored suits, savoring the finest champagne, signature cocktails, premium beers, and spirits.
The lights emit various colors, not too bright, casting a mysterious and bewildering atmosphere throughout the bar.
The air is filled with the aroma of cigarettes and alcohol, mingling together to intoxicate the senses.
On the stage, a black female singer is performing with her beautiful voice, enticing people to lose themselves in the music.
At this moment, at a certain seat in the bar, Gin and his subordinate Vodka are both enjoying the performance of the female singer while also keeping an eye on their target for this mission.
"Hehe... Boss, look at that guy's smug expression."
Vodka gazes at the departing figure with a mocking tone, "I'm afraid he can't even imagine that the drink he just had was his last."
Ignoring Vodka's sarcasm, Gin remains silent, quietly appreciating the singer's voice on the stage.
"Boss, you really like her singing, huh?" Vodka glances at the female singer on the stage and sighs, "But she does have talent... her beautiful voice is truly immersive..."
Just then, a male waiter approaches, placing two well-prepared cocktails on the table.
"Bitter Martini, please enjoy."
As the waiter places the drinks on the table, he lifts his chin towards the stage and explains with a smile, "These are from the female singer on the stage, for you two..."
"Whew~"
Vodka whistles lightly upon hearing this and lifts the Bitter Martini. "Not bad at all... Boss, why not happily accept?"
"Sizzle!!"
The sound of a burning cigarette being extinguished as it touches the alcohol is heard. It turns out that Gin, sitting beside, directly presses the lit cigarette into the Bitter Martini that Vodka had picked up.
"What's this joke?"
While Vodka was still baffled by the drink being ruined, Gin, who was beside him, raised his head and looked at the male waiter with cold eyes, questioning.
"Huh?"
The male waiter seemed to be taken aback, wearing a bewildered expression as if he was wondering why the customer suddenly got angry.
"I'm asking you... What kind of trick is this!? — Absinthe!"
At the moment of questioning, Gin grabbed the male waiter's hair, forcefully pressing his head onto the table. Simultaneously, his left hand pulled out an ice pick from the ice bucket and aimed it straight down!
Just as the ice pick was about to pierce the male waiter's head with great force, Vermouth, concealed under the mask, easily broke free, revealing her true face.
Vermouth, wearing the attire of the male waiter, had disheveled blond hair. She exuded a mix of charm and elegance, accompanied by a touch of sophistication and casualness. She emitted a unique allure that captivated the heart.
"Oh! I'm Just kidding!"
Vermouth looked at Gin with a playful tone, "I just wanted to tease a man whose eyes are fixated only on that female singer. I wanted to see how he would react to an idol's invitation."
"Hey, Vermouth, are you sure it's fine? You're Chris Vineyard, a famous female celebrity." Vodka looked around worriedly, "If someone accidentally sees you with us, that could be troublesome, right?"
"Don't worry. Like someone else, you can see that the other audience members are also engrossed in the performance." Vermouth said as she took out a hair tie.
"Speaking of which! Did you find what you were looking for earlier?" Gin asked casually as he flicked a cigarette out of the pack and lit it.
"Well, about that..." Vermouth held the hair tie and tied up her disheveled hair, "I should say that I haven't found its right body yet..."
"Right body? Vermouth, you should tell us where you've been and what you've been up to..."
"Don't bother, this woman has always had this mysterious look about her. Asking won't get you anywhere." Gin smoked his cigarette and said after taking a deep drag.
"Ah~ a secret makes a woman woman~" Vermouth responded with a smile upon hearing this.
"Hmph, you have some wicked taste."
Gin smoked his cigarette and coldly snorted, "The organization now demands that the primary task of all members is to investigate the mysterious organization that saved the Miyano sisters. Don't confuse priorities."
"Hehe, understood~ You can rest assured about that. I'm not someone who can't distinguish priorities." Vermouth chuckled, "Besides, I'm quite interested in the mysterious organization that managed to rescue the Miyano sisters right under our noses."
"That's good." Gin picked up his drink and took a sip. "Just don't mess things up."
"Enough about that. How about tonight...?" Vermouth draped her arm over Gin's shoulder with a teasing and alluring expression , "It's been a while since we mixed a Martini."
"Mix, mix a Martini...?" Vodka, upon hearing Vermouth's words, had a puzzled look.
With his arm around Gin, Vermouth looked at Vodka, who was asking from the side, playfully saying, "Ah, you don't know? Didn't you know that Geneva (Gin) and Absinthe (Vermouth) together..."
"Hmph..."
Before Vermouth could finish, Gin, still smoking his cigarette, sneered, "Mixing black with black... it will only become darker..."
...
On the other side, after preventing the case, Senichi was originally looking forward to the weekend in a good mood. However, just as he was about to inquire about the acquisition of the "Sunset Manor" and planned to ask Ayako out for a weekend date...
He received an invitation for a skiing trip.
And it was this skiing invitation that made his expression very serious at the moment.
The reason was simple: the companions on this skiing trip were none other than Professor Agasa, along with the Detective boys. Plus... Haibara.
To be honest, Haibara could pretty much be seen as a case trigger at this point, and a particularly sensitive one at that. After all, compared to her portrayal in the original, she was now quite the homebody, living with her sister.
As a siscon, having her sister with her at home was enough to keep her content without leaving.
In the past, Haibara mostly declined the Detective boys' invitations to join their activities, but this time she didn't refuse.
Moreover, Professor Agasa caught a cold due to staying up late watching skiing tutorial videos.
When all these factors were put together, it raised quite a few alarms.
Senichi distinctly remembered that not long after Conan got shot in the main storyline, he and Haibara were involved in an explosion in the following story arc.
Especially recently, during the case at the arcade, Jodie Starling, the FBI agent, made an appearance.
This also indicates that that man had begun stepping onto the stage at the center of this Japan whirlwind.
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