Chapter 62

Just to be on the safe side, one of them, Morofushi Kagemitsu, agreed while the other, Furuya Rei, refused, to avoid both of them falling into the same trap.

Morofushi Kagemitsu naturally chose to agree, since his current persona is to support Usaku Saiki as much as possible and only occasionally offer advice, so Furuya Rei also chose to refuse.

The reasons are readily available.

Rei Furuya said, "I think even the Boss probably doesn't know who I am, so it won't make any difference if I speak up for you."

That makes a lot of sense.

Usaku Saiki pretended to be persuaded and let Furuya Rei go, then pulled Morofushi Kagemitsu along to make a phone call to the Boss.

The first time I called, the Boss didn't respond.

Rei Furuya suppressed his laughter—he figured the reason his boss wasn't answering the phone was probably the same as before; he never expected to find common ground with the organization's boss in a place like this.

Usoya Saiki did not give up. This position with a high degree of freedom was the most suitable for him. He could not let Gin keep trying to find him a job. He had to make that complaint call today!

Thanks to Bo Ye Saiki's persistent efforts, when he went to meet up with Gin and the others the next day, he successfully saw Gin's face, which was radiating black energy.

It's clear that the Boss did indeed relay Usui Saiki's accusation to Gin.

Yesterday, the boss was very perfunctory about the so-called evidence of Usaku Saiki, but as expected of the boss, he quickly grasped the key point and discovered that Usaku Saiki's inference was a strange deduction derived from Gin's attempt to get him to change jobs and work overtime.

So, in order to receive fewer of these harassing calls in the future, Boss had to tell Gin not to push Usui too hard on Saiki Usui. As for the rest, they could deal with it after the organization had complete control of the Middle East.

Gin, who was once again being falsely accused, was in a bad mood. After arriving at the base, he didn't even glance at Usui Saiki and just smoked a cigarette to the side.

The workload is what it is. If Usui doesn't work, everyone else's workload will increase. Gin is so busy, yet he still has to watch Usui slack off every day. Even though he knows that Usui's main function is just to be a mascot, since he is under Gin's management, he can't help but want to push him. Besides, the Boss had supported him before.

As a result, the Boss couldn't take it anymore, so Gin had no choice but to back down and continue to tolerate the unpleasantness of those under his command who would stab him in the back if they didn't cooperate.

Vodka knew this wasn't right, but after seeing how Gin was treated, he was glad he wasn't the one who was cut off by Usui Saiki...

Seeing that Gin wasn't going to speak, Vodka took on the responsibility of greeting the others and explaining the details of the mission.

In short, Gin discovered that there was an intelligence leak during a mission. After investigation by various parties, they captured a traitor who had been bribed by the CIA. This traitor had previously worked for Gin in the Middle East.

After the Middle East region was replaced, he was transferred back to Japan. Perhaps because he had been in the Middle East for too long, far from the central authority, his vigilance had decreased. After returning to Japan, he continued to pass messages to the CIA in Japan, which led to his exposure.

This was a sting operation based on information provided by the person who was arrested.

Because the other party might be very wary, Gin had Usui Saiki come over early on to use his environmental assessment skills and keen eye for people, which he had demonstrated before, to see if he could find any suspicious people or guess their movements.

Bo Yezaki kept saying, "If you hadn't said that he might have killed my adoptive father, I wouldn't have come! This is not my job at all!"

Vodka hummed and hawed, "Yes, yes, I'm sorry to trouble you. The revenge for the arson still depends on you, my dutiful son! Isn't this a rare opportunity to mess with the CIA? Are you really willing to give it up like this?"

After dealing with Usakata Saiki and giving him the information, Vodka finally breathed a sigh of relief and went to find Morofushi Kagemitsu.

Yes, even Morofushi Kagemitsu, who didn't have a code name, participated in this mission.

Just as Morofushi Kagemitsu had thought, Vodka and Gin didn't want to face Usui Saiki, so they called him in as insurance.

“Congratulations in advance,” Vodka said to Morofushi Hiromitsu. “It seems the Boss is already considering giving you a codename, so your participation in this mission isn’t exactly an exception… Were you forced by Potniss to testify for him yesterday?”

Morofushi Kagemitsu gave a helpless smile: "My first conversation with the Boss was about saying Gin is an undercover agent, I..."

Vodka comforted him: "It's okay. The fact that Boss said he would give you a codename means he understands that you were forced into it. Now you've been remembered by Boss. I thought you were quite capable before and would get a codename sooner or later. I praised you a lot in the report. Even so, I didn't expect it to be so soon. It means that this call wasn't a waste of time... Uh, don't tell your brother about this."

Zhu Fujingguang: "...Okay."

He knew that associating with Usaku Saiki, although it was more stressful, might be a shortcut, so he seized the opportunity and became Usaku Saiki's partner.

I just didn't expect it to be so effective. It's only been a short time, and the organization boss has already remembered me in this way and even given me a code name.

The reasons for this promotion and the efficiency involved are quite astonishing even in the world of undercover agents. It sounds unbelievable, like a dream.

When I write the report to the police, my superiors will probably ask me to undergo a mental health test to see if I'm experiencing delusional symptoms due to excessive stress.

But honestly, this development is something even a delusional person wouldn't dare to dream of!

Looking at Vodka, who seemed to have a lot to say and wanted to talk to him about, Morofushi Hiromitsu couldn't help but feel uneasy about how smoothly his undercover work had gone.

Vodka and Morofushi Kagemitsu whispered to each other, while Usui Saiki looked at the documents absentmindedly. Gin was in a corner, smoking and checking emails, seemingly communicating with his subordinates and arranging for the lower-level members to lie in ambush during the operation.

Vodka felt most comfortable here, since there were many things he didn't dare to complain to Gin, but he didn't have as many reservations when talking to Morofushi Kagemitsu.

After reviewing the materials, Usoppon Saiki got up and left, saying, "I'm going to take a look around the site."

With the "all-powerful navigation" at his disposal, Usoppei didn't actually need to conduct an on-site investigation. However, one shouldn't be too arrogant, or he would be forced to exploit labor. He was too lazy to waste time with Gin here, as he couldn't accumulate any suspicion points. He might as well go out and let Gin suspect whether he was slacking off in a place that couldn't be seen.

With Usoya Saiki gone, the atmosphere in the room immediately relaxed considerably.

Vodka raised his voice a little: "It's really not easy to get him to do any work!"

"He should still be able to get help with anything related to Alex wine," Morofushi Kagemitsu subtly probed. "He seems to have a good relationship with his adoptive father."

Vodka pondered, "It's hard to say. Alex probably spoiled this guy a lot, always preventing Potts from joining the organization, and seemed to be constantly looking for an opportunity to send Potts back to Japan to live a normal life. The organization didn't even know he had an adopted son before. As for Potts, I haven't really seen him very sad about Alex's death. Although he claims he's very sad inside and doesn't need gestures or expressions to let others know how sad he is, nobody can say for sure what the real situation is. He's just mentally ill."

"But I think there are still feelings involved. He called the Boss yesterday because he felt that people shouldn't keep accusing Alex of being a Soviet spy... Speaking of which, what exactly did Alex do?"

“Use the organization’s money to aid the Middle East.” Vodka’s lips twitched. “Although he wrote a report and the reasoning is sound, at first glance, this behavior is really outrageous. No wonder there are these strange rumors.”

"Is Alex Tokiwa Japanese?"

“Soviet spies come from all nationalities.” Vodka scoffed. “And everyone who’s met him thinks he’s a nice guy. Look, he even took in a Botnis in the war zone and raised him. He’s such a good person… But real spies wouldn’t so openly let the organization spend money on aid to the Middle East. It’s probably just to consolidate their smuggling lines.”

Morofushi Kagemitsu inquired, "Bottenis should be Japanese, right? Why is he in the Middle East?"

"Well, I don't know anything about his parents. Maybe they were war correspondents or something. Anyway, shortly after Botnis was born, he was abandoned at a hospital built with the help of Alex, and Alex adopted him."

Vodka recalled, "People in the Middle East mentioned that Alex wanted his adopted son to live a normal life. If that's the case, why hasn't he returned to Japan yet? He must be looking for his biological parents... But I guess they're long dead."

Morofushi Kagemitsu seemed to be thinking: "...Bottenis only wanted to be an ordinary person because of the arugula."

Vodka quipped, "Maybe mentally ill people express their feelings differently than we do. When he knew Ariel was dead, he was so calm, yet he still kept thinking about Ariel's expectations of him to be a normal person... It's inexplicable."

Not long after, Usoppei suddenly called.

Under Gin's gaze, Morofushi Kagemitsu turned on speakerphone: "How's the investigation going?"

Bo Yezhai said casually, "It's alright. I've found the person you're looking for. Stop waiting around. They've already arrived ahead of time and are trying to escape once they realize something's wrong."

Vodka: "Huh? How did you find out? Are you sure it was him?"

"It's pretty obvious. In the vicinity of that place you mentioned, his movements and the way he tries to minimize his presence are extremely spy-like. By the way, I reckon he'll slip away directly through the window of the west-facing bathroom on the eighth floor."

"An eighth-floor window???"

Bo Yezaki remained calm: "With his leg strength, he could jump to the illegally constructed glass room on the seventh floor of the building across the street, then climb down the water pipes to the ground floor. Since the balcony downstairs isn't enclosed, he could illegally break in. So you'd better not just focus on this mall, but also include the area of ​​the building next door..."

Vodka was speechless when he heard about the workload: "What have you been doing in the mall? How did you find such a strange route? Are you sure he would take this route?... And you've already found him, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

"We've already called you to let you know, what else do you want me to do? I'm just an ordinary person with no strength to even kill a chicken, isn't it too much to ask me to stop a secret agent?"

Bo Yezhai clearly stated, "Hurry up, I've explained everything in such detail. If we can't catch him, it's definitely because you, the undercover agent, are delaying military operations."

Vodka: "...???"

At a time like this, Gin showed real courage. He stubbed out his cigarette and said coldly, "Listen to him."

As he spoke, Gin personally made a phone call to give instructions, and Vodka quickly followed suit, switching to another phone to notify the person in charge below.

Although Vodka always felt that the route indicated by Usakabe Saiki was very strange, and that ordinary people would not take that route, what was shocking was that the subordinates reported that someone had been caught, and that the person had indeed been caught according to the route Usakabe Saiki had described.

Usoppei said smugly, "I told you I'm good at giving directions. Nobody knows the escape route better than me."

What's there to be proud of?

Vodka was inwardly grumbling, but dared not utter a single word of complaint to the hero: "The man has been caught, but where are you? Aren't you coming back?"

"Ah... I won't go back yet," said Bo Yezaki. "I found a bomb in the mall. I just called the police. You guys should leave quickly."

Vodka: "...???"

As a member of an organization, are you going to call the police every time you're on a mission?! This "ordinary persona" doesn't need to be maintained to this extent!

This is all the fault of Alex! What kind of child did he raise!

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I was late for the high-speed train today, so I'll add an extra chapter for you guys tonight! Sorry!

I was wearing a mask at the high-speed rail station the whole time, and I felt like I was about to get heatstroke. I took a break for a while.

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Information about Alex Wine is being revealed little by little.

She wanted her adopted son to live a normal life, not to join an organization.

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Jingguang: This promotion efficiency and path are quite explosive even in the world of undercover agents.

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Gin's View on Thin Leaves: A nasty stab in the back

Vodka: Because you're not his friend anymore, bro... uh, I didn't say anything.