After Tsushima Shuji and Gin left, Maeda Ritsuya, who was sitting at the back door of Lupin Bar, woke up.
He touched the aching back of his head, looked at the unfamiliar alley, and fell into thought.
He is...
Kidnapped?
But there are no traces of binding on the body...
He tried to remember.
He vaguely remembered that when he finished his mission and ran away last night, something fell from the sky and covered his face. Then before he could react and take it away, something hit him hard on the back of the head.
Then……
Then he didn't remember anything.
He stood up, dusted himself off, and looked at his surroundings.
Alley.
as well as……
The Lupin sign hanging on the wall nearby.
It's a bar.
And it's a very familiar bar.
It is one of the strongholds of the organization.
It's just that Ritsu Maeda hasn't been here yet.
so……
Why did you come here?
Could it be that some enemy attacked him and deliberately left him here, wanting to give him a warning to show that he already knew about his relationship with the organization?
He glanced at the closed back door, stretched out his hand and knocked on the door.
The person who opened the door was a man who looked like a bartender.
"Are you...I'm sorry, we're already closed." The bartender's expression was polite but confused.
“wein des ewigen lebens.”
[Wine of Eternal Life]
Maeda Ritsuya said something in a low voice.
"Come in." The bartender opened the door and invited him in.
Maeda Ritsuya walked in stiffly.
After sitting at the door all night, not only did the back of my head hurt, but my whole body felt numb and painful.
"A glass of ice wine."
"Did you see who sent me here yesterday?" Ryuye Maeda was sitting at the edge of the bar. After ordering a glass of wine, he said calmly.
"Not really." The bartender wiped the glass and said calmly.
A being like him still knows what to say and what not to say.
Moreover, he did not see anyone carrying anyone in.
only……
But someone came in dragging a sack.
Thinking about it now, I guess this person was in the sack at that time.
"Really?" Maeda Ritsuya said with a cold temperament.
"This guest, your wine." The bartender elegantly placed the small goblet in front of the other party.
"After drinking, please leave if you have nothing to do. We have closed." He said calmly.
"...Forget it." Ritsu Maeda didn't even intend to touch the glass of wine, so he stood up and prepared to leave.
He himself will find out who attacked him.
"Please go slowly." The bartender cleaning the glass said politely.
…
Bourbon is feeding the dog.
In his room, he secretly feeds the dog with hidden dog food.
I don’t know why, but the Shiba Inu, who was very happy eating yesterday, looks listless today.
Facing a plate full of dog food, he couldn't arouse any interest. He looked a little pitiful lying there with his eyelids drooping.
"Isn't it delicious?" Bourbon thought, rubbing his chin.
"Ouch..." The Shiba Inu whimpered in frustration.
It's a pity that Bourbon can't understand dog language/laughing.
So he could only guess the meaning of dog language.
"Or... you're not hungry yet?" he thought, rubbing his chin.
Just like Kaa, he will naturally eat when he is hungry... right?
With this thought in mind, he touched the Shiba Inu's head and stood up.
He also wanted to make breakfast for Kaa.
Behind him, the Shiba Inu continued to lie on the pillow dejectedly as he watched the door being closed.
Hate celery.
Why does the food that was so delicious yesterday taste so disgusting today?
…
"Speaking of which...it seems like all the celery in the kitchen has disappeared..." Bourbon stood in the kitchen and looked around.
He remembered... there was some celery left in the refrigerator yesterday?
"Have you used Scotland?" he asked his friend beside him.
Scotland shook his head, expressing his ignorance.
"That's very strange..." Bourbon looked at the refrigerator, then at the cupboard, and said while making a sandwich.
"Maybe... Kaa took it for use?" Scotland asked while pouring milk and heating it in the microwave.
Butler Tanaka ordered it.
Shuji Tsushima can't drink ice.
"What did he do with celery? Eat it raw?" Bourbon said helplessly.
The celery in the refrigerator simply disappeared.
"Maybe...it's juice?" Scotland's expression was complicated.
He just cleaned the juicer.
"Celery juice?" Bourbon said in shock.
"Kaa likes it?" he asked in disbelief.
"Maybe...just for fun." Scotland smiled.
"After all, I didn't wash the cup." Scotland was extremely calm.
If you are going to drink it, you will definitely use a cup.
But……
He didn't wash the cup.
Kaa’s character…
It’s even more impossible to wash the cup yourself.
"...Strange." Bourbon was silent for a moment and just said this.
Kaa is a troublesome and strange imp.
…
When Tsushima Shuji walked out of the room slowly, breakfast was already ready.
He picked up a sandwich at random, sat on the bed and started watching TV.
"An explosion occurred in a high-end apartment in Tokyo..."
"There were no casualties."
"The identity of the head of the household is currently unknown. It is reported that he does not want to reveal his identity."
"Similar to the previous explosions that occurred at a detective agency and a residence."
"It could be an act of revenge."
On the TV, a reporter from Japan TV Station held up a microphone and introduced.
After Bourbon and Scotland heard this, their eyes gradually shifted.
A certain detective agency = Maori Detective Agency.
A certain house = Kudo Shin's family.
Bourbon remembers the explosion very vividly.
Because the last coffee shop he worked at, Café Poirot, was just downstairs from the Maori Detective Agency.
And that explosion was caused by gin.
Could it be that this time too...
"Yesterday, I was riding back in Gin's car, and there was a bullet just like that on the way..." Tsushima Shuji explained to them with great interest.
"Whoops." He said while gesticulating.
"Shot through the car window."
"It was just a little bit close, that bullet would have hit my head." He said in a very regretful tone.
"Gin's car window is broken?" Bourbon completely ignored Tsushima Shuji's regretful words and focused on another place.
"Yes." Tsushima Shuji nodded.
"Well done." Bourbon immediately applauded.
"Gin usually likes his car the most."
“I also regularly maintain the car.”
"I really want to see someone who dares to do this." The Scottish clothes sighed.
What a fierce man.
"Wait..." Bourbon and Scotland reacted.
Kaa told them about it.
It was after hearing the news bombing...
That is to say...
Maybe the bombed apartment belonged to the person who hurt Gin's car?
But……
I thought about what the news said about no casualties.
Gin actually didn’t kill anyone?
Is this possible?
"Is that person a member of the organization?" Bourbon asked.
Only with this possibility could Ginjiu spare his life.