"The Phoenix? Isn't it the bird, Aniki?"
"It's the Miyanos' last project."
"I thought it was the Silver Bullet..." Vodka threw an inquisitive glance to his accomplice, whom he considered as his leader.
"Seems like the Miyanos had completed something in secret... after their betrayal." Gin did not need to say more, because all high-ranking members knew which event he was referring to.
"But what is this "Phoenix"?" Vodka couldn't hide his curiosity.
"Some say it's a lab-raised creature, based on the mythical bird. Others say that it's the true APTX 4869, an elixir that can raise the dead. There are also stranger theories. No one has seen it, after all."
"What do you think it is, Aniki?" They were riding Gin's prized Porsche 356A on a highway to Tokyo. The wine red sky announced the arrival of nighttime. A couple of cars sped past, their motors roaring above the silent hum of the Porsche.
Gin smirked. Knowing Gin, Vodka decided that his belief lay within the "stranger theories" category.
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Night, Tokyo
As soon as Gin left the Porsche with Vodka inside, 'keeping an eye', the annoying blonde emerged out of the crowd and called for him, "Hey, Gin! Looking handsome today. Ready for our date?"
Gin ignored the comment about the absence of his usual black fedora. He was wearing a black tuxedo, because, out of all people, he had to be Vermouth's escort for her mission at a party. There were some disadvantages for being one of Ano Kata's (A/N: In English, this means "that person".) most trusted underlings.
Vermouth, in a rather revealing and alluring black party gown, was smiling at him seductively, attracting the lecherous gazes of some male passersby.
"That person was in a foul mood, yesterday. Did you guys 'break up'?" he retaliated.
For a moment, Gin could feel a sinister aura emanating from Vermouth, like a dark fire burning inside her. He knew that if they weren't in public, she would have threatened him with her gun.
"Not at all," Vermouth quickly recovered and replied lightly. "I just tried having some fun, but you know how serious he is. Well, that's what makes him equally charming, just like you." She flashed him another one of her disturbingly flirtatious smile.
That woman... Gin decided to change the topic, "Seems like Bourbon got into a car accident."
Although the news coverage never revealed the two victims' identities - surely, by their requests for privacy, the BO obtained most of the details about the 'accident' from Bourbon, himself, and some 'rats' inside the Police Station.
However, the pieces didn't fit, after Gin re-analyzed the reports. If Bourbon had just saved a girl from human traffickers - which, in Gin's opinion, was a waste of time - and tried to evade from the same pursuers, why did they drive toward the outskirts and not into the city, where they could have obtained help from the police? Of course, Bourbon had provided justifications in his report, but they all seemed like excuses for Gin. Bourbon is hiding something... perhaps something about that girl...
"There was a girl with him," Gin continued as he threw an inquisitive glance at Vermouth, who had just visited Bourbon, perhaps to obtain more details about the accident.
"Ah, that girl!" Vermouth answered in her casual tone after - pretending to be, as Gin guessed - thinking for a while. "She's a regular at his café."
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Project Phoenix (ReiXShiho Case Closed Fanfic)
Mystery / Thriller" 'Death, the ultimate darkness, the end. Death, the untameable monster that deems the power of modern science useless.' What if I tell you that in ten years, these statements will only be history, because, in ten years, ladies and gentlemen, you wi...
