Chapter 103

Rena Mizunashi was starting to believe Usaku Saiki's nonsense.

After all, although Bo Yezaki always talks nonsense, his twisted logic is still a kind of logic, and it does sound somewhat reasonable. Moreover, he was dressed so seriously this time that it was hard to immediately realize that this guy was not normal.

In addition, Rena Mizunashi has been a member of the organization for some time and has a dark bias against it, and she has only been in contact with guys who fit the stereotypical villain image.

She immediately realized that this codenamed member, whom even Gin and Vodka avoided and who seemed to hold a high position and could directly contact the Boss, was actually just a mentally ill person with connections... Who would have thought!

The normal line of thinking would be that in such a serious occasion, the other party would not joke around. Even if they did something that seemed like a joke, it must have an ulterior motive. The people in the organization are all cunning and would not do anything futile.

Therefore, when Usakabe Saikiichi said that he was the interviewer and that what happened just now was a test, not only did Mizunashi Rena believe him, but even her own father, who was also an undercover CIA agent, believed him!

And think about it carefully! What did Vodka just say? He said, "They've reported us as undercover agents again," and "From now on, Rum will be in charge of these kinds of complaints." In other words, Potts is indeed in charge of investigating who the undercover agents are.

Although the methods used to test him were... well, not just a little, they were completely unheard of, the organization must have had a reason for appointing him as an interviewer!

Especially since Potts looks exceptionally young, it must be a powerful skill that makes people overlook his age, and he should not be underestimated!

Rena Mizunashi successfully convinced herself and secretly became more vigilant, feeling that she had become stronger after this test.

But Vodka was a bit overwhelmed. He really didn't want to get entangled with Usopp Saiki. He felt from the beginning that Usopp Saiki shouldn't have been involved in this mission, but his older brother didn't believe in superstitions and insisted on trying it, which resulted in attracting the ghost!

Vodka watched as Bo Yezai was still editing the email and felt that he couldn't let him continue to slander them like this. Otherwise, if Rum wanted to trip them up, they wouldn't be able to complete the mission and everyone would have to stop working and be investigated.

So Vodka decided to summon his buddy: "Scotland! You explain!"

"...?" Having been blamed by Vodka, Scotland paused for a moment before reluctantly speaking, "Potternis..."

"Don't speak yet." Bo Yezhaiji looked heartbroken. "The results of my report to the Boss about you haven't even come out yet, and you've already done something so suspicious again. Even if we're friends, I can't pretend I didn't see it anymore..."

Rena Mizunashi secretly gathers information: Scotland and Potts are friends.

Scotland seemed quite calm, and said slowly, "Is it possible that we're not speaking because we feel we're not qualified? Gin hasn't reacted, so it's not appropriate for us to presume to say anything, is it?"

Vodka: "...?"

Hey! Scotland, you little rascal! Trying to absolve yourself of any blame, you're shifting the blame onto your older brother, aren't you?!

Scotland gave Vodka a wink.

Stop worrying about your older brother. Instead of letting Potts report us all at once, let's reduce the number of victims first!

Usoppei pondered, "Gin, do you have anything to say in your defense?"

Gin sneered: "Report whatever you want, that person will make his own judgment."

"Alright, alright..." Vodka started playing the peacemaker. "Bottenis, there's no use in reporting it now. The results from last time haven't come out yet. Why don't we wait until the results are all out? Investigations take time too! You keep reporting others all the time. Can I say that you're the undercover agent, and your intention is to waste the organization's manpower?"

Scotland looked at Vodka in shock, realizing that Vodka had evolved and learned to turn the tables!

Vodka was actually a little uneasy, after all, using Usakabe Saiki's logic to deal with Usakabe Saiki could easily lead to a trap.

However, Usoppei looked at him with emotion: "Vodka... just the fact that you think I'm an undercover agent proves that you are wholeheartedly devoted to the organization and are definitely not an undercover agent! You truly are my dear friend!"

Rena Mizunashi: Okay, Vodka and Potts are friends too... Potts seems to be very popular, but her logic isn't very easy to understand. It might be some kind of encrypted code between friends. She still needs to work on it.

Shuichi Akai seemed to be deep in thought.

Does suspecting that Usakabe Saiki is an undercover agent clear you of suspicion that you are an undercover agent? Should we try going back to the beginning?

Vodka was speechless, but he still patiently said, "For my sake as a friend, if you're not going to participate in this mission, please don't interfere with us, okay?"

Usoppai's suspicions had already far exceeded expectations, so he relented and stopped torturing people with that tired excuse.

As expected, the people who met him for the first time today were the most suspicious of him. He needs to interact more with other people in the organization in the future.

But he didn't leave; he just stood there watching and listening to the task assignments.

The mission doesn't start tonight. This abandoned factory is just a meeting point. Gin already knew the identity of the traitor today and deliberately chose this place to make it easier to execute him and give this team, which is mainly composed of newcomers, a warning. It would be difficult to carry out the operation if they changed the hotel.

Now that Vodka had finished explaining everything, Gin began assigning tasks one by one, such as who was in charge of which street, who was responsible for assassinations, who was responsible for taking advantage of the chaos, and who was responsible for secretly transferring money, etc.

After listening for a while, Usoppei asked, puzzled, "They did all these things, so what were you doing, Gin?"

Vodka quickly added, "Big brother, you're in charge of overall command!"

"Where is he giving command?"

Gin frowned sharply: "You know what you're trying to do?"

"I just want to know, while everyone else was risking their lives in dangerous areas, you were sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at the night view and drinking," sighed Bo Yezaki. "It makes you seem so idle after the tasks were assigned."

Gin: "..."

Vodka took a deep breath: "Of course, Big Brother also has a mission. He is responsible for sniping the leader of the Horikawa Group, the second largest force."

Usakabe Saiki said, "Then I'll go with Gin."

Gin frowned: "You said you weren't going to participate."

“I’m just refusing to go against my principles and kill those relatives, but that doesn’t conflict with my desire to monitor you,” Usopp insisted. “Rum’s investigation is too slow. I trust my own eyes more—don’t let me catch you red-handed, Gin. You better not be a rat.”

Gin: "…………"

Vodka's mouth dropped open: "…………"

Only my eldest brother has ever said such things to others; no one has ever dared to say such things to him… Living a long time really does allow you to see all sorts of things!

Bo Yezaki checked the time: "Shouldn't we be going? Which hotel did you book?"

Who says you're "us"?

Gin's face darkened: "You're not allowed to come along."

Bo Yezhai narrowed his eyes and asked suspiciously, "Are you feeling guilty? Otherwise, why don't you dare to let me monitor you?"

Rena Mizunashi: Potts and Gin have a very bad relationship.

“Because it’s unnecessary.” Gin sneered. “No matter what you do, it won’t affect me. Stop your petty schemes and go have fun with your ‘friends’.”

Usakabe glanced at him, then lowered his head to type: "December 25th, Gin refused my surveillance because he felt guilty..."

Gin, already immune to his strange behavior, ignored him and said to the others, "Dismissed. Go and complete your missions. Use any means necessary. I only care about the results."

Ignoring his silent refusal, Usoppei pulled his suitcase and, under everyone's gaze, followed Vodka out of the abandoned factory, then forcibly got into Gin's car.

Gin: "...Get out of here."

"Should I call the boss and ask him if I can monitor you?"

Gin: "…………"

Although he believed that the lord would not doubt his loyalty, it was hard to say whether the lord would take his anger out on him for being woken up in the middle of the night by Bo Yezaki's phone call...

Gin closed his eyes and tacitly approved of Usui Saiki's hitchhiking.

Anyway, he has nothing to fear, and as long as he ignores Bo Yezaki's trash talk, it won't affect his mission.

Meanwhile, in the back seat, Usui Saiki began sending emails to Hagiwara Kenji.

Tomorrow night at 7 PM, the yakuza conflict in the Kansai region will enter a new phase. Their relatives will become assassination targets, and the leader of the Horikawa-gumi needs to be wary of snipers.

Kenji Hagiwara, who was enjoying Christmas in the middle of the night, was left speechless when he received this email: "...???"

"Didn't Xiao Shenliu go to sweep the graves?! Where did you get this news?! Is it really okay to just tell him like this?!"

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Gin: Just ignore Thin Leaf's trash talk; it won't affect the mission.

Thin Leaf (leaking information to the cop in the back seat): Gin, you better not be a rat.

What a true traitor... None of these undercover agents managed to get the intelligence out this time...

CIA undercover agent's intelligence summary for tonight: Potts is cunning, has excellent interpersonal skills, and enjoys the boss's deep trust.