readytorunbook Chapter 730 The rumbling wind
Chapter 730 The rumbling wind
After Conan and Sera took the elevator up, Chu Ming and Kevin separated at the door. He did not go anywhere else, but went straight back to the base to wait for Vermouth.
In order to help Conan learn his lesson, Vermouth has to get involved.
After shopping and having dinner with Xiaolan, and making an appointment for the next time, Vermouth hummed a tune and returned to the base. As soon as she walked into the hall, she was startled.
There was no one in the base these few days, so the lights in the hall had not been turned on. In the dim hall, only the moonlight shining in from the window fell on the sofa in the hall.
And with this ray of moonlight, Vermouth could clearly see that half of Chu Ming's face was hidden in the darkness. He was sitting upright on the sofa, staring at her dimly.
“Huh?” Vermouth was startled. She had only glanced at him casually, but now she turned around and asked, “What’s wrong with you?”
Chu Ming did not answer, but asked, "Do you have anything to do tomorrow?"
It was rare to see Chu Ming with such an expressionless face. Belmode was a little flustered, but she didn't show it on her face. She just brushed her hair and walked towards Chu Ming, sitting opposite him, smiling: "What's wrong, do you want to date your sister tomorrow?"
Chu Ming raised his eyelids, glanced at her, and said nothing, but his eyes seemed to say everything.
Seeing Chu Ming like this, Belmode stopped laughing and asked seriously, "What happened?"
"Conan's heart was raised by you." Chu Ming said lightly, without mentioning his role in it, and threw all the blame on Vermouth. "For this mission, I showed up and warned him not to interfere, but he probably saw you there last time, so he didn't listen to my warning at all. Just now when Kevin killed his revenge target, I saw him appear at the scene again, and it was not a coincidence, but he went there to find me."
Seeing that Vermouth was silent, Chu Ming snorted and leaned back on the sofa: "Why don't you say anything? How about I help you make a decision and kill him directly, once and for all."
“Don’t!” Vermouth spoke subconsciously. Seeing Chu Ming looking at him leisurely, he said silently, “I will take care of this matter. Please give me some time…”
"I've given you a lot of time, and you only advised him not to act rashly. Did he listen?" Chu Ming stood up and looked down at Vermouth who was sitting on the sofa, with a sense of oppression. "For someone like him, even if he is hurt, he will not learn his lesson. Only when the people around him are in danger because of his recklessness, will he remember it deeply."
Vermouth knew this truth very well, but she always loved the people around him, and because of Xiaolan and Conan, she couldn't bear to touch the people around him.
"What do you want to do?" Vermouth hesitated. "Who are you going to use to intimidate him?"
Seeing that Vermouth was about to compromise, Chu Ming sat back down and tapped his knuckles on the armrests: "I have already planned this, just follow the plan when the time comes."
*
Because the police determined that the suspect in these sniper murders was Hunter, the next two targets hid in the hotel and did not show up. The hotel they stayed in was also under tight control of the police, and even plainclothes ambushes were arranged in the high-rise buildings around the hotel.
So even though he knew the location of those two people, Kevin still chose not to take action these days.
Chu Ming was also very curious about how he planned to kill the target when he was surrounded by the police and even full of traps.
Chu Ming has not left the base these days. Since Kevin is not taking any action, he naturally doesn't need to follow him.
But just as he continued to do nothing and fish around in the base, he received a call from Conan that morning, saying that Hunter, who had always been considered the murderer, was sniped and killed in a hotel room last night.
"What did you say?" Chu Ming sat up from the bed with a start, his face looking a little ugly, "Hunter is dead? And we found dice and shells at the sniper position?"
How is this possible? Didn't Kevin want to help Hunter get revenge? Even the condition for him to join the organization was to help investigate Hunter's enemies. How could he kill Hunter?
Chu Ming hurriedly said a few words to Conan, saying that he would come over as soon as possible. After hanging up the phone, he immediately called Kevin.
As if he had expected Chu Ming to call, Kevin picked up the phone immediately but did not say anything.
Chu Ming didn't want to play the riddle game with him, so he asked directly, "Why?"
"I knew you would ask me." Kevin chuckled on the other end of the phone, his voice a little hoarse, "I've noticed before that your organization is very nervous about unexpected events like this. As long as things are not within the scope of the plan, then -"
Chu Ming could sense that he was not in a good mood, and seemed to be using long-winded words to cover up his emotions, but he was not a psychologist, so he was not responsible for helping him sort out his psychological condition. He directly interrupted him and said, "I can kill you without asking why."
"I'm willing to call you now because I'm too lazy to take action before I see the evidence. But not everyone in the organization is as good-tempered as me, so you should just answer my questions directly and don't talk nonsense."
Kevin was choked by Chu Ming. He didn't want to be a riddler anymore. He paused and said in a somewhat bleak tone: "This is a test given to me by Hunter, and also a help for me. The first two people tested whether I could successfully complete the task when I was stuck in the extreme range of MK11 and encountered a moving sniper target in the dark. Killing Hunter last night was training me... No matter who the sniper target is, as long as I receive the order and get the gun, I will shoot the bullet into the body."
"As for the help, Hunter will leave a notebook before he dies. In the notebook, he will explain that except for the first victim who was killed by him, all the others who died in Japan were prey taken away by an unknown sniper. In this way, Jack Waltz and Bill Murphy will relax their vigilance and give me the opportunity to take action."
Just to train a real sniper? What kind of one-time coach is Hunter...
But this is indeed a good thing for the organization. As long as there is an order, anyone can open fire... Tsk tsk, it is indeed a handy and easy-to-use tool.
Coincidentally, he is the most important part of Chu Ming's action to make Conan remember this lesson.
Because several people were killed by snipers in a row, Hunter, who was originally listed as a suspect by the police, was also killed. For a time, the whole of Japan was in a panic. Many media even took the opportunity to spread rumors to increase the panic, saying that these sniper incidents were actually indiscriminate killings. As a result, many people are now staying at home and dare not go out. Even if they go out, they have to hold an umbrella to ensure safety.