Chapter 61 News about Matsuda [VIP]

Cheng You recovered and smiled. At this moment, You Yi was ready. He walked over and grabbed Cheng You's clothes: "Brother Cheng You, I'm ready."

“Alright, let’s go back.” Cheng You took Yu Yi’s hand and stood up. He politely said goodbye to Professor Agasa and Conan. After doing everything, he turned to look at Yu Yi, who looked a little tired. “How about I take you home? I can just have Midorikawa Kei close the shop later.”

Yu nodded: "Hmm..." He stood there in silence for a moment, then jogged over to Conan's side and whispered something to him.

Cheng couldn't hear very clearly. He noticed Conan's surprised expression, but Conan quickly recovered and smiled as he said something to Yuichi.

Cheng sighed inwardly, feeling as if his child had grown up, had their own little secrets, and no longer wanted him.

After finishing her conversation with Conan, Yuichi jogged over and took Cheng You's wrist. Noticing the sadness in Cheng You's eyes, Yuichi chuckled, "Let's talk about it when we get home, Cheng You-nii~"

Cheng You was suddenly brought back to his senses by his handshake, nodded, and took Youyi home.

On his way, while waiting in line to buy dinner, he received a message from Takeda Ryosuke: [Takeda Ryosuke: BOSS, the lab arrangements are complete. As per your request, it's located near your residence, the Rice Garden residential complex.]

Then, a location was sent. Cheng You looked at it and saw that it was an underground bar not far from Mi Garden. However, according to Takeda Ryou, this place was already abandoned and no one had taken care of it for a long time. So Takeda Ryou simply turned this place into a laboratory. The materials were all ready. However, he didn't quite understand what Boss Cheng You wanted to do and was still missing some equipment.

Cheng replied, expressing his satisfaction. Things are really going well lately! The Dongfang Bubai Pavilion has gained a huge boost in notoriety because of the Japanese lab incident; now at least half of the Japanese yakuza dare not disrespect them. Before long, they'll be able to directly compete with the Black Organization or research institutes for business, hahaha.

Just then, it was his turn in line. He happily accepted the takeout box and went home with Yuichi.

When Youyi saw that he was suddenly so happy, he was also happy, but he was also a little curious. However, considering that Cheng You had multiple identities, he did not ask any questions.

Back home, after the two finished their meal, Cheng You slowly shared the good news she had just received: "Youyi~~~"

Upon hearing this tone, Youyi immediately got goosebumps. His eyes twitched, and he felt a little nervous: "Brother Cheng You, what... what's wrong?"

Cheng You continued to smile, his smile deepening as he looked at Youyi's adorable little face. He slowly said, "The lab you wanted~ I've already had someone arrange it for you. The basics are almost ready. Just tell me if you need anything else, and I'll have someone prepare it."

"?" Yuichi was stunned for a moment. What did he hear? A laboratory? What laboratory? Whose laboratory?

Looking at the dazed Youyi in front of him, Cheng You patted his head: "Shall I take you to see it tonight?"

Yuichi was brought back to his senses by the warm hand. He nodded excitedly, his eyes brimming with joy: "Great! Thank you, Brother Cheng You!"

"Okay, I'm happy if you're happy. I've sent you the location; it's near us. I'll also send you the lab director's contact information. Just tell him if you need anything, and he'll get it ready for you." Cheng You picked up his phone and sent a message.

You paused for a moment, and her gaze toward Cheng You suddenly became strange, seemingly a mixture of admiration and surprise.

Cheng asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

"Is Brother Cheng You some kind of young master from a wealthy family?" Youyi asked, tilting her head.

"Hahaha," Cheng You chuckled, then pursed his lips, "No, guess again~"

"Hmm, Brother Cheng You, please tell me." Youyi leaned closer to Cheng You, her eyes sparkling.

"Well, because of that...blah blah blah, so I blah blah blah, and then I blah blah blah, and now I'm the BOSS of the Invincible East Pavilion." Cheng You roughly explained his current identity.

Youyi's eyes widened: "Brother Cheng You, you're such an onion spirit!" Although she knew that Brother Cheng You had many identities and was very strong, she didn't expect him to be this powerful.

Becoming a new boss in an organization is not an easy task, nor can it be achieved solely through luck.

Cheng You possesses extraordinary insight and ability. He can accurately see the hidden details behind things and perfectly utilize these details to create a large plane, or even a new small world.

He can perfectly utilize everyone he can, and he can read people's minds and know who is loyal or disloyal, which are not easy things to do.

Yuuichi pursed her lips: "I have good judgment too. I knew you were something special a long time ago, and following you was definitely the right thing to do. I knew it..."

Cheng scratched his head sheepishly: "I don't know much about this. I'll talk to Midorikawa Kei in a bit, but we can't let them know. Not even Conan."

He planned to keep the identity of this Invincible East Pavilion BOSS well hidden. After the Red Team defeated the Black Team, he could return the organization to Takeda Ryosuke, let him succeed him, and he could even serve as an advisor or something.

This disguise is a bit hard to explain. He told Conan he wanted to join the Black Organization because he needed to investigate the research institute. Becoming the Black Organization's boss could be interpreted as unifying the Japanese yakuza and changing the corrupt practices of modern gangs. But what about the Invincible East Pavilion?

Cheng had his own selfish motives for taking over Sakura no Blade Pavilion: to survive better in Beika Town, to have a foothold in the Japanese underworld, and to facilitate his operations. There might also be another reason: the admiration he felt for Takeda Ryosuke's abilities upon their first meeting, and his reluctance to see him disappear.

This is indeed a difficult thing to explain. How can one explain to a righteous person that they protected a gang member out of personal motives?

It's better to keep these things a secret and only tell those you're close to who you can't hide them from.

Yu Yi nodded after listening. He understood. A pseudonym was naturally a secret, but what did it mean that Brother Cheng You was willing to tell him? It meant that in Brother Cheng You's heart, he already held a very high position. Thinking this, Yu Yi inwardly smirked.

Cheng You thought for a moment and asked, "Would you like to join our organization and become the manager of the research department of the Dongfang Bubai Pavilion?"

Yu was stunned for a few seconds, not quite understanding what Cheng You was saying, but she quickly realized what he meant and was utterly flattered. What did Brother Cheng You say? He invited me to join?! To be a high-level manager right away!

Seeing Yuichi's serious expression and long silence, Cheng felt a moment of panic. No, it was too sudden. Maybe Yuichi didn't want to be a manager... That's right, Yuichi only had experiments in mind and wouldn't have much interest in management.

Is Yuichi still not saying anything because he's trying to find a way to reject me? Sigh, I didn't think that through.

Just as Cheng You was about to say "Um...", Youyi immediately appeared in front of him and took his hand: "Of course~ Brother Cheng You~ Oh no, BOSS."

Cheng was taken aback, but his face immediately lit up with joy. He grasped Youyi's small hand in return: "Don't call me that, it sounds better to call me brother. You don't need to show your face in the organization, just participate in online meetings and chats. Your main job is to research drugs, things like those for strengthening the body and resisting toxins..."

"No problem, Brother Cheng You." Youyi nodded with a smile.

Cheng continued communicating with Takeda Ryosuke, saying that he had hired a manager, a very capable laboratory technician named Matsukawa. He needed to hand over the responsibilities to Matsukawa and prepare the laboratory equipment according to Matsukawa's requirements.

Without any unnecessary words, Takeda Ryosuke added Yuichi as a friend, and the two chatted briefly before getting straight to the point.

Yuichi made a list of what he needed and sent it directly to the other party.

Takeda Ryosuke replied quickly, and Cheng You was very satisfied. He felt he could give him a raise. As the boss, he was very pleased with such a loyal and capable employee.

I'll tell Morofushi Kagemitsu when I see him at the dessert shop in Nanbei Lane the next day, but I have to do Date Wataru's backtracking mission tonight.

But now we can think about how to arrange Morofushi Kagemitsu. Hmm... he definitely needs to be a manager, but what kind of manager? The positions haven't been arranged like this before. Takeda Ryosuke is the manager of the Operations Department, Wendia Eck is the manager of the Logistics Department, and Yuichi is the manager of the Research Department. What else is needed now?

Hmm... Countermeasures Department? Management Department? That doesn't seem quite right. Morofushi Kagemitsu excels in close combat, disarming, and sniping, so we could assign him to a weaponry department, mainly for sniping missions and such.

Thinking of sniping, Cheng You suddenly remembered a top FBI sniper who had infiltrated his organization under the alias "Moroboshi Dai".

How about assigning Shuichi Akai to work in the equipment department and giving him more tasks? It would be a good idea for Hiromitsu Morofushi to be a manager so he could have more contact with Shuichi Akai.

However, whether Morofushi Kagemitsu is willing to do it, or whether he is willing to be close to Akai Shuichi, we will have to ask him in person tomorrow.

Cheng You thought wistfully, wondering what questions Morofushi Kagemitsu might ask him. He decided it was best to guess the questions beforehand and prepare his answers in advance.

In the afternoon, Yagami Kamisama returned home from school. He stretched, took out his camera from his backpack, and carefully looked at the results of the day.

Cheng Youzheng was lying on the sofa watching anime when he casually asked, "Oh? You can take pictures too?"

Yagami shook his head: "No. I took a photography class today and went to that exhibition at the Japanese lab. I took a few sets of photos, and I need to select some now. I have to hand them in tomorrow."

Cheng asked in surprise, "You went to the exhibition at the Japanese laboratory?"

“Yeah.” Yagami complained while looking at the camera, “I really don’t want to go, but I really can’t skip my cousin’s mission.” After saying that, he noticed that Cheng hadn’t said anything, but he just stood there staring longingly at the camera in his hand.

Yagami paused, then hesitantly asked, "You...want to take a look?"

"..." Cheng thought for a moment and immediately agreed, "Okay!" He might want to take a look, just in case he captures some details or things he shouldn't.

After all, Shuichi Akai might need to see these things too!

Cheng carefully took the camera, scrutinizing every single detail, determined to prevent a repeat of what happened seven years ago.

Seven years ago, because of a report he had overlooked and a photograph with a figure hidden in the details, he and Matsuda Jinpei were put in the hands of Gabriel Cecil and threatened.

This time, he had to observe very carefully.

He flipped through the photos one by one, looking at each person. There were many people in the photos, so he had to be careful, but he couldn't look at them for too long to avoid arousing suspicion from the Night God.

Cheng You had already looked at half of the photos and found nothing wrong with them.

Until he saw a photo taken after a power outage, showing most people gathered around the display case of the missing item, and the expressions on their faces were clearly visible.

Cheng You saw himself disguised as Li Hua, and also saw the curly-haired man wearing a black hat and mask.

—Jinpei Matsuda

Cheng quickly browsed through the photos, but he wasn't in any of them.

So, what exactly was Matsuda Jinpei doing there at that time?

It's best to delete this photo. Cheng Youxiang.

He showed the photo to Yagami and politely asked, "Could this photo be deleted?"

"What's wrong?" Yagami asked, puzzled. He thought this was one of the better photos, one that could be submitted as an assignment. After all, this photo no longer showed a crowd, but rather a distribution of people. Some people were concerned about the lost machine, some were watching from afar, and some were still chatting and joking, completely unconcerned.

Cheng pointed to the curly-haired man in the hat and said, "To be honest, this is a policeman friend of mine. It's best not to keep photos like this."

“I see, then we really can’t keep the photos. No problem, I’ll delete them right away.” Yagami Kamisama readily agreed. “However… I saw him that day… I remember him too, he’s the person who left the deepest impression on me. I saw him go somewhere, and then I heard gunshots or something.”

I was curious at the time, since I'd always wanted to join a Japanese yakuza, so I went to see what was going on. When I heard gunshots, I was about to go investigate when several burly men in black clothes emerged from the passageway, so I had to leave.

[So, according to Cheng You, it's a war between the police and the gangs there?]

As Cheng listened to Yagami's words and his own thoughts, he felt a chill run through his body. Matsuda Jinpei was a member of the demolition team and would never be in charge of handling gang operations.

So what exactly is going on?

Just as Cheng You was lost in thought, his account, which belonged to Matsukawa Yuki, received a message from Hagiwara Kenji: [Hagiwara: Jinpei took the day off today, but we often go home together. He hasn't shown up yet.]

Morofushi Kagemitsu also sent him a message: [Morofushi: I just passed by Matsuda Jinpei's house. The lights should usually be on by this time, but they're still off. I went upstairs to check, and he hasn't come home all day.]

Cheng was shocked.

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