Chapter 503

When the organization's boss received the email from Usakata Saiki, he was in a very calm mood.

After all, Potts was always complaining, and he was really used to it. So what if the complainant changed from Gin to Rum? What was so surprising?

Moreover, Boss felt that given Potts's offending nature, it was only natural that Rum would hold a grudge against him, especially since Rum was getting old and his lust for power was at its peak. Potts had used the excuse of senility to keep him away from the center of power for a period of time, and the loss during that period was almost equivalent to killing one's parents.

However, the Boss wouldn't believe that Rum would poison Potnis; the method was too crude, and Potnis was probably exaggerating.

Boss is still young, and he's quite tolerant of Botnis's ulterior motives, which are so obvious to Botnis. He seems to have a sense of control over everything.

The reason Potts sent him this email was probably to warn him in advance that if anything happened to Rum, Potts planned to retaliate. In the past, Potts never informed Gin in advance when he messed with him, but this time he did. I wonder what Rum did to piss off Potts.

The boss didn't even bother to find out more before sentencing Rum to prison. After all, no matter how you explain it, Rum was the one who went to the sushi restaurant that Potts liked first. It couldn't be that Potts forced Rum to work there, could it?

Moreover, he was actually somewhat dissatisfied with Rum. Don't think that just because he's old he can't notice Rum's little tricks. He just couldn't make any big moves for the time being to avoid damaging his organs.

Anyway, since Potts had already informed him, he wouldn't interfere as long as things didn't get too out of hand.

The boss calmly replied to Bo Yezaki's email: "[Be mindful of your words.]"

Rum at the sushi restaurant sneezed.

Zhu Fujingguang asked with mixed feelings, "Do you have a cold?"

Rum grinned broadly: "Someone must just be missing me!... Ah, achoo! Achoo!"

Morofushi Kagemitsu: "..."

This frequency... it feels like Usui Saiki is talking badly about Rum behind his back...

Rum sniffed and began to gather information: "Speaking of which, Senior Hidekawa arrived early. Have you met Mr. Mori? I admire him greatly..."

Being called "senpai" by Rum made Morofushi Hiromitsu feel a chill run down his spine: "You don't need to call me senpai. Mr. Wakita used to be a head chef, right? Actually, I think I should be learning from you..."

Let's just brush off the topic of Kogoro Mouri for now.

Sigh... What exactly is Usaku Saiki trying to do? Kogoro Mouri is so unreliable, it doesn't seem like he can hide anything from Rum. Is it really okay to have Rum here monitoring and observing Kogoro Mouri?

If they trace it from Kogoro Mouri to Conan Edogawa, and then to Shinichi Kudo, they might expose Saiki Usuba as well!

Why isn't Thin Leaf in a hurry?!

Morobuchi Kagemitsu felt extremely anxious!

Not only was Morofushi Kagemitsu anxious, but Edogawa Conan was also in a hurry, and he was preparing to bring in Ai Haibara as a radar.

Ai Haibara was speechless after hearing his explanation: "What nonsense! Nagano had two one-eyed men, and now another one-eyed man is back. Is there some kind of one-eyed man giveaway lately? And I already told you not to be so sensitive, not to assume every one-eyed man is Rum..."

"It's not that I'm being sensitive, it's just that the timing of his appearance is very sensitive!" Conan Edogawa said earnestly.

"But that sushi restaurant already has one member! Won't it be crowded if we add another one?!"

"It could be a misunderstanding..."

"I'm not going," Ai Haibara said, arms crossed. "Besides, how can you guarantee that when I get there, the aura of the organization member I sense will be that of the newcomer, and not the last one?... Why is there such a high turnover rate? Is this store going to go out of business?"

"I already said it was definitely a dirty trick by members of the organization..."

Conan tried his best to persuade her, but Ai Haibara felt she hadn't recovered yet, so she refused to go to that sushi restaurant again.

Helpless, Conan Edogawa could only return with a long face, intending to observe and see if there were any other suspicious points—he couldn't very well go to Usui-san empty-handed and say he couldn't do anything, could he? Wouldn't Usui-san have any dignity left?

But it's not appropriate for a little kid like him to go to expensive sushi restaurants every day... At this point, Conan Edogawa couldn't help but grumble to himself.

Since the organization members are all supposed to stay nearby anyway, why can't that guy who looks like Rum come to the affordable Poirot Cafe here?

He could openly observe Bourbon back then, but now he can't properly observe the guy who looks like Rum and Potts!

"What's wrong? You look so serious." Sera Masumi suddenly looked down at Edogawa Conan with curiosity. "Did something happen?"

Right now, Conan Edogawa, Masumi Sera, Ran Mouri, and Sonoko Suzuki are chatting in Poirot Cafe.

To be precise, they were talking about several female high school students. Conan Edogawa was feeling down because there hadn't been any new developments for several days when he was singled out by Sera Masumi.

Conan Edogawa quickly gave an awkward laugh: "I was just thinking about some things at school, nothing."

"Never mind that brat." Sonoko Suzuki completely ignored Conan Edogawa's thoughts. "How about my suggestion? Let's form an all-girl band! Just like in that movie, I'll be the drummer!"

Sera Masumi glanced thoughtfully at Edogawa Conan, who was still chuckling awkwardly, let him go, and continued, "Then I'll be the bassist. My brother's friend taught me a little bit before."

"If Ran is the keyboardist... then we still need a guitarist, right?" Sonoko Suzuki hesitated. "But there doesn't seem to be any girl in the class who can play guitar... Ah, Azusa-san!"

Poirot Cafe waitress Azusa Enomoto suddenly froze: "Huh?"

"How about Miss Xiao Zi be the guitarist? The guitarist in the movie is also named Xiao Zi!"

Enomoto Azusa was dumbfounded: "But I don't know how!"

"This is very simple; you can learn it easily with just a little practice—"

These words were incredibly offensive, and sure enough, the man next to him carrying a guitar case, who looked like a band member, sneered and began to provoke: "Since it's so simple, why don't you try playing it? Isn't it something you can learn easily?"

As he spoke, the other person even opened the instrument bag, assembled the electric guitar, and even installed the speaker.

Sonoko Suzuki's expression froze.

She was just a little emotional and exaggerated a bit to persuade Ms. Enomoto Azusa. How could anyone take it seriously and force her into something like that?!

The band members clearly had no intention of letting Suzuki Sonoko off the hook, even though she was just an innocent and outspoken high school student. These men were happy to take advantage of any woman they saw as an easy target.

Sonoko Suzuki was very concerned about her image, so she could only stiffly accept the guitar, awkwardly placing it in front of her, not even knowing how to position her fingers.

At this crucial moment, the shop door was suddenly pushed open.

"Huh? Is it so lively here? Is there going to be a concert?" Usakabe Saiki walked over with light steps, instantly breaking the heavy atmosphere in the store.

"Usaku-nii!" Sonoko Suzuki looked at Usaku Saiki with surprise.

However, she quickly realized that even Bo Yezaki might not be able to help her, and if she wanted Bo Yezaki's help, she would have to explain the current situation...

I guess they'll just have to apologize in the end.

Actually, if those men had seriously pointed out that her words were too frivolous and disrespectful, and demanded that she apologize, she would have apologized. But now, the other party's attitude was so bad, they just wanted to embarrass her, so she couldn't say anything to apologize.

Amuro Tooru was also sighing.

He knew things weren't going well the moment Sonoko Suzuki said those words, because there was a band in the shop... Sonoko Suzuki was in the wrong first, and now the other party was being aggressive, so it would be difficult to salvage the situation.

If it were him, he would probably go over, take the guitar, and play a song to give both sides a way out.

Given Usaku Saiki's preference for women over men, he probably wouldn't turn a blind eye, but he couldn't guess what Usaku Saiki would do. Would he also play a tune?

Just as Amuro Tooru was thinking this, he saw Usui Saiki walk up to Suzuki Sonoko as if he knew nothing, glance at the guitar, and begin to spout nonsense.

"Young lady, has your family gone bankrupt? How could you buy such a guitar! Throw it away and get a new one!"

Toru Amuro: "…………"

Sonoko Suzuki: "…………"

Without uttering a single swear word, Usui successfully diverted the hatred of the band members from Sonoko Suzuki to himself.

Amuro Tooru was utterly astonished. Was this some kind of "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao" strategy? Usoppei, that kid, might not be good at much else, but his ability to stir up hatred is truly top-notch!

The band members looked terrible and were about to speak when they saw Usakata Saiki touch his chin and change his mind.

"Oh, no, that's not right."

The band members' expressions softened a bit; they figured this stylishly dressed young man was probably going to back down.

Bo Yezaki: "It's too wasteful to just throw them away. I think we could give them to the beggars on the overpass. What do you think?"

Everyone: "…………"

At this moment, the band members had completely forgotten about Sonoko Suzuki and were only thinking about teaching this ignorant kid a lesson!

The guitarist in the band suddenly stood up, his face contorted with rage: "You little brat...!"

"Wait! Wait...!" Amuro Tooru rushed over, "Everyone, calm down! Please don't fight in the store! Or I'll call the police!"

Bo Yezaki was still feigning innocence: "Huh? Why are you angry? What does this have to do with you?"

The band members were furious: "You're criticizing my guitar!"

"I see." Usakabe Saiki said very politely, "I didn't know. I thought it was my friend's guitar. We often talk like that. Since it's just a misunderstanding, let's just let it go."

The band members: "???"

Amuro Tooru is truly impressed.

We can't let Bo Yezaki bail out the situation, because his way of doing so is to create an even bigger problem so that people forget what happened in the first place!

Meanwhile, Usui Saiki had already instructed Suzuki Sonoko: "Alright, since it's not yours, give the guitar back to its owner."

Sonoko Suzuki didn't want to take the guitar at all, so she quickly took it off and put it on the chair by the band.

The band members: "…………"

Something feels off!

One of them thought for a moment and then realized, "Wait a minute! This girl hasn't performed her guitar yet!"

"Huh? You want to hear someone play the guitar? You should have said so earlier!" Usakata Saiki grabbed the guitar and shoved it at Amuro Tooru. "Of course, a performance like this should be done by the shop staff! Right?"

Amuro Tooru took a deep breath, reluctantly took the guitar, played a tune, and then said to the band members, "I believe that if they practice hard, they can reach this level, right?"

His tone was gentle, but his attitude was firm, giving him an aura that made it difficult to refute.

The band members were stunned by Amuro Tooru's skill and presence, and couldn't press the matter further, so they could only stammer, "Is...is that right..."

Having been humiliated by Amuro Tooru's words, they were too embarrassed to stay any longer, so they quickly paid their bill and left.

As soon as the group left, Sonoko Suzuki breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully, "Thank you, Usui-nii! I'm so glad you came to my rescue!"

Ran Mouri also said, "Brother Bo Ye, I appreciate your help, but please don't use such a dangerous method next time. What if they get angry and want to hit someone?"

Toru Amuro: "...???"

If he remembered correctly, Usoya Saiki's actions were more like adding fuel to the fire; the one who truly saved the day was him!