Chapter 3: meeting vermouth and gaining recognition instead of Shinichi part-2
On the external stairwell several floors up, Ran and Yuuki Rito comes face to face with Vermouth disguised as the silver haired serial killer with Shinichi in hot pursuit from above.
Vermouth prepares to kill Ran and Yuuki Rito with a silenced handgun, but the railing she is leaning on broke.
Ran instinctively tried to grab Vermouth's arm but another arm came before her grabbing the hand of vermouth to stop her from falling and with Yuuki Rito's help Vermouth launches herself back up onto the stairwell.
She demands to know why Yuuki Rito and Ran saved her. After all, Ran also extended her hand along with Yuuki Rito to save her and it was Yuuki Rito that saved her in the end. Yuuki Rito was expecting this and gave an answer.
Yuuki Rito answered her, "Is a reason necessary? I don't know why you would kill someone, but as for helping someone, a logical mind isn't needed, right?" this is the original dialog of Shinichi but Yuuki Rito copied it at this moment. There are many uses of vermouth later.
So it is best to have some contact with her for the time being. Ran that is already ill actually collapsed and Vermouth levels her gun at Yuuki Rito, but Yuuki Rito warns her off as the gun lost its silencer and she will be caught if she fires.
Yuuki Rito carried Ran away while Shinichi following behind, leaving Vermouth to contemplate the conversation. The sudden appearance of Yuuki Rito, his words and actions has caught Shinichi off guard and his reaction time has decreased.
So he did not react when Yuuki Rito and vermouth are conversing just now. Vermouth then cleared the stairwell and building of blood and fingerprints and later, the body of the real silver haired man was found when the police arrive.
The death was ruled a suicide but later, Shinichi Kudo hypothesizes that Vermouth sacrificed the man in order to cover her trail. Later Yukiko found out about the incident from the mouth of Yuuki Rito and she glared at Shinichi.
Sharon and Yukiko talk the next day by phone while Sharon clutches her side in the precise location where she was shot. She then asks Yukiko to tell Ran that there was an angel for her, reigniting her faith. After this, Vermouth refers to Ran as "Angel" and Yuuki Rito as "Cool Guy".
Shinichi lost his "Cool Guy" title to Yuuki Rito after the simple operation. All Yuuki Rito did is to appear and act at the right time with the right words. On the other hand it has completely overshadowed the previous actions of Shinichi.
This is called the way of the politics. The ones that approve the road contract are different but the ones that open the finished road is different. The one that gets the name is not the one that approved the road contract but the one that opened it at the end in the village.
So appearances are very important when there are too many brainless people around you. Since the intelligent people are in the minority you don't have to worry about losing here. Also as long as he is careful to not to touch the interests of the intelligent there is no problem.
This has happened a year ago and now the feelings of Ran have some small changes and she is not that keen on Shinichi but has some different thought. As for the mother of Ran, Kisaki Eri she is a lawyer and she has really good impression on Yuuki Rito.
Yuuki Rito did not run off around trying to solve cases. He would usually work hard to earn money in various ways. Also he did some internship in the law firms aspiring to become a lawyer. He is well behaved and well received by other lawyers including Kisaki Eri.
Even though he just completed his high school his has almost full knowledge about court proceedings and all kinds of works. His work is so flawless that they have already given him offers.
The work would be tiring filling up many papers that is the paper work. There are always omissions and problems. But when Yuuki Rito does things it would be perfect. Who don't want a capable person working for them?
Some gold medal law firms are also very interested in him. Other than that Yuuki Rito is also a champion in martial arts competitions and other athletic fields in the country level. Also he is a natural born shooter that has a very high accuracy. All of this came from his skills.
Well originally they are not enough for real life fighting. But they are enough to show the skills. At least among the amateurs he is the best. With the country recognition his life is much better with many scholarships and benefits over the past few years.
While still in the high school he was permitted to study some college courses that are not required with practical knowledge. As long as he completes the final exams it is well done. It is similar to distance education but at early stage.
As for why he is still in this high school is because even though he has good skills he still wanted a normal life. So they made an exception for him to study normally. These things are confidential and only few people know.
He has his identity card and relevant documents about this matter. Even Ran and Shinichi don't know about this matter. They only know that he participated in many sports events and internships.
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This brings us back to the current situation where he was about to get to start this plot officially. Also with his quick search he found Okajima Rokuro or Rock to be exact that is the most important starting point of the black lagoon plot.
Currently he is attempting his second time for the college entrance exam. Yuuki Rito got his entire information along with the company he would join in the future. Rock was born into a well to do but neglectful family in Tokyo.
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