Great Swordsman Ke Xue.

Chapter 529 I want him

To be honest, Haibara Ai's conditions actually hit Vermouth's soft spot. She was thinking about this just now. Not only was it possible that Shimizu Koji could really do what he said to the organization, she also thought that Miyano Shiho, who inherited the Miyano family's top brains, might be able to solve her problems.

If Shimizu Koji succeeded, she might be able to get rid of her identity as a tool, and if Haibara Ai also succeeded, she might be able to become a "person" again, a woman.

Vermouth couldn't say that she was tired of her current life, but she didn't yearn for a peaceful and happy life either. She just wanted to be herself. She liked dancing on the edge of a knife, teasing those stupid people, watching the bright blood spurting out of their chests and admiring their unbelievable expressions before they died. She also liked the feeling of walking on a long red carpet under the spotlight, surrounded by stars.

But even though she liked it, it was never what she wanted to do.

In fact, Vermouth has always been very hesitant in her heart. Even today, when she came into contact with Kudo Shinichi, she had some strange thoughts in her mind.

Silver Bullet
She had originally planned to investigate this young detective who had escaped from Gin's clutches, and the good son of her best friend, but now it seems that there is no need for that?
Vermouth rarely hesitates, and she didn't think for long this time. Her eyes moved and lingered briefly on Haibara Ai's delicate, cute, and yet very serious little face, then she smiled again.

"I think I can agree to your terms, but~~."

"But what?" Haibara Ai raised her eyebrows, having a bad feeling.

"I want to add one more condition. I want him."

Vermouth pointed with her slender jade finger, and Haibara Ai's little face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. Well, it was a bit exaggerated, but Haibara Ai's mood was indeed extremely unhappy at that moment.

"Impossible, you should change the conditions."

Although she was very angry, for the sake of Shimizu Koji's grand plan, for herself, and for their future, Haibara Ai swallowed her anger and did not lose her temper directly. Instead, she behaved very calmly.

He was not affected at all by Vermouth's blatant provocation.

And Shimizu Koji is definitely the one with the most inexplicable mood among the three people right now.

The situation changed too quickly. In his expectation, he should be the one using coercion and inducement. Well, without inducement, he couldn't offer any conditions to induce Vermouth. In short, he should be the one to dominate the overall situation and decide Vermouth's life or death.

Haibara Ai should be hiding in his arms in fear, watching him teach this bad woman a lesson, and then, the final result should be that he was shocked, and Vermouth bowed down, and then, with Vermouth's cooperation, they worked together inside and outside, directly attacked Huanglong and captured the boss of the organization, put him under house arrest, and then secretly used the emperor to control the princes, slowly swallowing up the power of the organization.
Koji Shimizu actually had a very grand blueprint in his mind~, but the organizational situation was too complicated, and even two of Vermouth lost their minds for a moment, and suddenly the situation became a "shura field" for Shiho and Vermouth.

He has become a bystander?!
It also became a bargaining chip!

Koji Shimizu glanced at Vermouth. He was an honest man. No man could resist Vermouth's charm. He had indeed been coveting her for a long time.

So, if it's this kind of chips, it doesn't seem to be impossible.
Having made up his mind, Koji Shimizu calmed down, kept silent, and continued to be a bystander, sitting on the mountain watching the fight between the two tigers, and reaping the benefits.

And the reason why Vermouth said this was that 80% of her intention was to tease Haibara Ai on purpose, and the other 20% was to tease Shimizu Kōji~.

Shimizu Koji's previous "bad deeds" were not the first or second time. Thinking back to the "Mom" that day, even Vermouth couldn't help but blush. "Actually, I don't think you can help me solve the problem."

"Oh, how do you know if you don't try?"

"You can't even replicate the failed product made by your parents." Vermouth's tone was indifferent, but it was this attitude, coupled with these words, that hit the sore spot of Haibara Ai's arrogance.

In front of Shimizu Koji, even though Haibara Ai has always been helpless with Shimizu Koji's mysterious Sharingan and cannot provide him with much help, she has always worked very hard and maintained her identity and dignity as a cool scientist.

One can imagine how she felt now that she was directly exposed by Vermouth. However, her fair and tender little face, which was blue and red, did not look scary at all, but rather very cute.

"Three years at most. I can definitely do it!"

"Two years, maybe? I can't wait that long." Vermouth chuckled. This was considered as her agreement, but she didn't actually have too many expectations.

Huibara Ai paused for a moment, then snorted coldly and turned her head away from her.

Seeing this, Shimizu Koji knew it was time for him to take action. He coughed lightly and looked at Vermouth. "In fact, I have always felt that you are not so 'loyal' to the organization, Vermouth. But we will talk about this later. Let's talk about your physical problem first. Maybe Ai will have some solution now."

"Ai-chan, her name is pretty cute."

"Uh, that's not important."

Vermouth smiled slightly, crossed her legs, and leaned back on the back of the swivel chair. "That semi-finished drug really doesn't have the effect of keeping me young forever. It just makes me age much slower than the average person. Indeed, it also has great side effects."

"I lost a part of my 'emotions'. It may be hard to understand, but it is true. Compared with the physical obstacles, the loss of this part of 'emotions' made me become like a machine, a tool. I have seen too many landscapes, seas of fire, gunfights, corpses everywhere, rivers of blood. It was exciting, but it only left a little impression on me. The life of a big star, top hotels, noble dinners, music, sports cars, countless dollars, these can't even make me a little moved."

"Then you didn't--" Shimizu Koji said nothing, but he said everything.

"I also lost the so-called 'pleasure' in my body. The smell of men disgusts me instead."

Shimizu Koji didn't quite believe it. Emotions were a bit mysterious. Maybe it was a problem with some hormones in the brain? But it didn't look like it. It was impossible for Vermouth to have not been examined and treated. In this case, it was no longer something that science could explain, at least not others.

Maybe Huiyuan Ai can do it, and maybe he can do it too, but he can't suggest helping Vermouth at this moment, or he will be bitten to death by Huiyuan Ai first.
Well, putting aside these ridiculous thoughts, Koji Shimizu and Ai Haibara can both feel that Vermouth is indeed telling the truth, because only in this way does Vermouth have a reason to betray the organization, give up those possible bonds, and the life of a big star.

If a person has no "feelings", it is indeed no different from being dead, and life is meaningless. However, due to some reasons, one does not want to and cannot end such a life. It is a normal choice to find someone to end it for oneself.

(End of this chapter)