Chapter 534

It was a hectic day, and many people didn't get any sleep. Even Vermouth was woken up from her beauty sleep to chat with the organization's boss about Potness.

When Vermouth heard the organization's boss's question, she remained calm—you've already sent Potness to visit the elders on your behalf, isn't it a bit too late to ask these questions now?

However, Vermouth was mostly afraid of the organization and her loyalty was only so-so. She didn't care what would happen if Potts became the leader. On the contrary, she felt that if Potts really became the second-in-command, it would actually be beneficial to her and the Kudo family.

Therefore, Vermouth didn't deliberately trip up Usui Saiki. Instead, she wisely praised him within the limits of what the Boss could appreciate and tolerate, and then pointed out some harmless minor flaws, such as his immaturity and childishness...

After hanging up the phone, Vermouth, unable to discern the organization's boss's thoughts, sighed. Unable to sleep, she lit a cigarette, walked to the French windows, gazed at the scenery outside, and fell into deep thought.

She's still not sure if Potts is willing to work.

If Potts were to become the second-in-command, Rum's existing network would certainly object, and this would likely pose a challenge for Potts...

Usoppei, on the other hand, slept soundly and no one could contact him, not even opening the email from his boss.

He's come to terms with it.

It's just that the plan went a little awful, right? If the plan hadn't gone wrong, the misunderstanding between Furuya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu would have been the points he needed to farm... It's just that although it went through a strange roundabout way, the final result was still the same as he expected, and that's fine.

He even saved points, which is actually a good thing!

Bo Yezhai never wastes his time internally; he wakes up after a good night's sleep and is already happy to see his points.

Only the skeptical system remained unsettled, its mood growing even more gloomy as the day passed: "My... they were supposed to buy items from me..."

Even Usoppei couldn't help but sigh: "Fine, I'll buy from you next time."

[But when will we get another chance?] The suspicion system is exasperated. [In these seven years, how many times have you actually bought anything? Why can't you rely on us a little more?]

Bo Yezhai's attitude was indifferent: "Because you got my character on the wrong side right from the start, you're really unreliable. Isn't it normal that I don't trust you?"

Suspicion value system: [...]

Okay! Although it's a bit like collateral damage, it can't really argue with that! It's good enough that Usoppai is willing to buy from it next time!

Considering the consistently low level of skepticism in the system was actually affecting his mood, Bo Yezaki thought for a moment and promised: "At most two months. I'll look into what to buy from you. Don't get so down; if you do, I won't buy anything."

The skepticism system was finally a little pleased.

After dealing with this gloomy guy, Usoppō Saiki finally checked his phone and email, only to find that the organization's boss was still awake? He'd sent him an email in the middle of the night…

They're almost at the grave age, still staying up so late, it's really hard to kill them...

Thinking this to himself, Bo Yezai replied to his Boss's email: [Just woke up. Boss, if you weren't jet-lagged, you should go to sleep earlier. Rum really didn't know how to choose a good time to die, making Boss worry so much.]

Regarding your suggestion, I think I'm perfectly content just having tea and chats with the elders for now. I'm not really interested in the intelligence group. Perhaps you could consider someone else, as long as it's not Gin.

Potts' response was largely within the organization's Boss's expectations. The Boss was still testing him because he felt the position of second-in-command was still very tempting, and he couldn't resist testing people's hearts again... It seems that Potts really has no interest in power and is very self-aware.

Indeed, Potts has a rather laid-back personality, and a stress-free job like drinking tea and chatting suits him better.

If Gin knew about this assessment, he would definitely think the boss had developed dementia.

Of course, the Boss had already made arrangements for the power vacuum left by Rum's death and didn't really intend to put an outsider like Potts in charge.

Moreover, there can never be a power vacuum.

When someone dies, the extra power will soon be divided up. The boss needs to take the lead in this distribution of power and not let his subordinates run wild. He'll probably have to work overtime for a while and go bald.

However, there are also advantages. The power that Rum had previously concentrated in one person has been divided among several people, so for the time being, no one can threaten him. As long as the organization is kept stable during this period, Rum's death will be a gift.

So, Usoppei received a new email from the Boss.

This time, they didn't test him anymore. If he said he was unwilling, so be it, but at least they helped him vet the candidates...

Bo Yezaki opened the system backend to study the Boss's emotional fluctuations and came to a conclusion.

"It seems the organization's boss has completely fallen into the trap. Asking me to help select people is no different from simply handing over power to me."

Suspicion Value System: [The difference is you don't have to do any work...]

Usakabe ignored it and instead called Furuya Rei back.

Upon receiving the call, Rei Furuya immediately asked, "I'm with Gin. Do you want to come?"

I'm really afraid that Usaku Saiki might accidentally let something slip and Gin and Vodka might hear something they shouldn't hear!

He didn't want to answer the call, but Gin made him, so he had no choice.

Usakabe Saiki was very satisfied with Furuya Rei's understanding: "Where are you guys? Never mind, send someone to pick me up."

As expected, the person who arrived was Rei Furuya.

On the way there, Furuya Rei was finally able to talk to Usui Saiki about the situation.

"The case is currently closed as a murder case..." Furuya Rei quickly relayed the official news, and then began to talk about Gin, "Gin has confirmed that he hasn't found any suspicious points yet, but he just thinks it's strange that you didn't do anything and wants to ask you about it."

Hearing Furuya Rei's tip-off, Usui Saiki, who had already gained the Boss's trust, was quite relaxed: "I know, no need to be so nervous... By the way, the Boss is reshuffling the people to take over Rum's power. It'll probably be divided among several people. You have a good chance. Do you want it?"

I took a calorie sip from Furuya.

Why does that sound like he can actually get something just because he says he wants it?

Has Usakabe Saiki reached the point where he can decide such things?! This is too fast! Rum's body hasn't even been buried yet!!!

"You're the second-in-command now?"

So you want to find someone to share the workload because you don't want to do any work?

Usoya Saiki was baffled: "I'm perfectly fine now, why would I go and do the worst kind of work?"

After years of undercover work, stuck at the cadre level, Jiang Gu suffered no internal injuries.

That's the organization's second-in-command! Why is he being looked down upon? Give it to me if you don't want it!

However, Rei Furuya's analytical skills remained sharp, and he quickly realized that the organization's boss was likely trying to prevent the emergence of a new second-in-command, so power needed to be distributed. In other words, what Saiki Usaba needed to do was...

"I'm in charge of the audits, seeing who looks like an undercover agent, who's an HR person with ill intentions." Bo Yezaki propped his chin up and looked out the car window. "Once this busy period is over, I can finally rest."

Rei Furuya paused for a moment, then seemed to understand.

Usoppai must be using a strategy of retreat to advance, unwilling to stand too high at this time and arouse the Boss's suspicion, so he is preparing to push some of his own people in to help control the power left by Rum... If he does that, he is indeed a bit short of people.

Got it! No wonder Usaku Saiki suddenly brought up cooperation before; he must have foreseen this day!

...This is terrifying. Just how far into the future has Usaku Saiki's gaze already seen?

Fortunately, it seems that Usoppō Saiki... well, he can't be completely considered one of us, but there's no conflict of interest for now, so let's leave it at that for the time being.

Furuya Rei, still in a state of bewilderment, drove Usui Saiki back to the safe house.

Bo Yezaki walked into the house with an air of superiority and sat down on the sofa, asking Vodka to pour him tea: "I heard from Bourbon that you came to investigate Rum's matter?"

Gin didn't expect Bourbon to keep it from Potts. Even if Bourbon really didn't want to tell, Potts had plenty of ways to find out. So he didn't bother to blame Bourbon and calmly got to the point: "What's it to you?"

"You know what, you really shouldn't say it!" Bo Yezhai suddenly became very interested. "I've been thinking about it all night, and I think it does have something to do with me!"

Seeing Usui Saiki's attitude, Gin was less interested in hearing what happened next, thinking it was probably nothing of value.

But after all, this was a mission. The Boss had specifically assigned him, who didn't get along with Usaku Saiki, hoping that he could make a rigorous judgment. So he could only take a deep breath and prepare to listen to what kind of nonsense Usaku Saiki would spout.

"When I went to Rum's shop before, I specifically tipped Rum to see his defensive expression."

Bourbon listened from the side, his eyes widening slightly. He wondered what Bo Yezaki meant by bringing this up now. The murderer hadn't mentioned it, and the matter had been left unresolved. Why bring up suspicion on himself again?

Then he looked at Bo Yezaki and said confidently, "It must be that waiter who was jealous that only Rum received a tip! Sigh, thinking about it this way, Rum's death might also be my fault. I will never give tips again."

Gin: "…………"

I knew Potts wouldn't say anything nice.

Vodka: "...I don't think this has anything to do with you. Who would kill someone just because their colleague received a tip and they didn't?"

Bourbon: "…………"

Was he the only one who thought what Usoya Saiki said sounded like the truth? But how come Usoya Saiki made the truth sound like a joke...?

“That’s hard to say. People are so psychologically fragile these days,” Bo Yezhai sighed. “Look at the reasons for murder in the news. I think the probability of it being a tip is quite high.”

Gin closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose.

Even though he initially had some suspicions about Usoppai's visit to the sushi restaurant to target Rum, wondering if they were eating sushi openly but doing something else behind the scenes, he found his suspicions a bit ridiculous after hearing this.

Especially since, according to the investigation, everything the murderer said was true, the deaths matched up, and he even investigated the car accident that caused his friend's death, but found nothing wrong...

To be honest, he felt that the car accident, which was said to be Rum's attempt to silence someone because he wanted to work at the sushi restaurant, was more plausible than the story that Potts tipped Rum, leading to the waiter's murder.

Everything Potney said sounded like a joke, and Gin completely stopped thinking about tips.

“Speaking of which, Gin,” Usui Saiki suddenly asked, “have you found Miyano yet?”

Gin and Bourbon both became alert, not understanding what Usaku Saiki meant by saying this.

Vodka, unable to contain his impatience, thought that Usoya Saiki was about to say something about his older brother letting Sherry go: "What, you saw Sherry?"

“Ah, how should I put it?” Usaku Saiki stroked his chin. “I think I saw Miyano Akemi.”

Gin: "...???"

The person is dead, where did you see them?!

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