Chapter 106
When Shuichi Akai said this, the entire floor fell silent for a moment.
Vodka's gaze towards Shuichi Akai changed.
Usoppei Saiki always said this guy looked like his older brother, but when he met him, he didn't think they looked that alike. He was just a long-haired, cold-blooded sniper, right? But now it seems there is a certain resemblance, especially in how he dislikes Usoppei Saiki and makes no attempt to hide it... They do look alike! They really do!
However, he dared to say that yesterday because he could roughly guess how Usaku Saiki would respond to him. How dare you, a guy whom Usaku Saiki disliked from the very beginning, be so blunt? Are you out of your mind?!
Be careful not to get targeted by Usaku Saiki, or you might suffer a stroke at a young age!
Shuichi Akai dared to do this because he had his own reasons.
After all, the best way to break through Bo Ye Zaiji's logic of "I'm so suspicious, yet you didn't report me. Are you an undercover agent?" is to directly say that Bo Ye Zaiji is an undercover agent. Vodka already tried it once yesterday, and Bo Ye Zaiji seemed quite happy, saying things like, "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."
Of course, Shuichi Akai also knew that Saiki Usui seemed to dislike him, and he was prepared for Usui's reaction to be different from how he reacted to vodka yesterday.
As expected, Bo Yezaki's attitude was completely different from yesterday.
"Moroboshi Dai, aren't you being a little too enthusiastic?"
Usui looked at Akai Shuichi suspiciously: "Look, everyone else is silent. It's normal not to want to be the first to stick their neck out at a time like this. Why are you so eager to push the blame onto me? Are you feeling guilty and trying to make me your target? You really are the undercover agent! I knew you were no good the moment I saw how much you resembled Gin!"
Gin, who never expected this to involve him, was speechless.
Vodka coughed and stepped forward to uphold justice: "Analysis is analysis, but please don't let personal grudges get in the way..."
Although this seems like a personal grudge.
He originally asked Rum's team to investigate Moroboshi Dai's background information, but Rum's team hadn't provided any results for a long time. Upon inquiry, he learned that Rum had assigned the task to Amuro Tooru...
He went to ask Amuro Tooru, who then implied that Rum actually just wanted to see what happened to Usuba Saiki, so he didn't really intend to investigate properly... Damn it! Now that Usuba Saiki is shifting the blame, wouldn't it be him and his older brother who are in trouble if Moroboshi Dai has a problem?
Therefore, Vodka simply spent money to hire people from other intelligence groups to investigate, and with the help of his money, he got the results within a few days.
He only involved others in the task after the investigation results were found to be correct; he wouldn't suspect them just because they actively reported something.
And think about it, because of his older brother, Usaba Saiki dislikes Moroboshi Tai. Not only was Moroboshi Tai hit by Usaba Saiki's assistant's car and didn't receive any compensation, but he was also constantly subjected to Usaba Saiki's sarcastic remarks, and the job he was introduced to was also taken for a kickback...
Therefore, Vodka could completely understand, from an emotional point of view, why the other party immediately stood up and said that Usaku Saiki was an undercover agent!
This is also the source of Shuichi Akai's confidence to do this. He knows that Vodka and Gin are well aware of the conflict between him and Saiki Usui, so no matter how the two of them target each other, as long as they can't produce evidence, they won't take it seriously.
Therefore, Shuichi Akai said in a very calm tone: "I just don't want to waste time on this. I hope everyone will quickly state their suspicions and reasons. Is that wrong?"
Scotland coughed and said, "Then I also think that Moroboshi is an undercover agent."
Akai Shuichi: "...?"
He glanced silently at Scotland, who gave him an apologetic smile: "Sorry, seeing you now reminds me of the FBI. I'm too affected by it."
Akai Shuichi: "…………"
All I did was ask you if you were a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau, just to divert attention from what Usuo Saiki said... The members of the organization really hold grudges.
Bo Yezaki turned to Vodka and asked, "And you, who do you think is the undercover agent?"
"I think..."
Just as Vodka was about to speak, he heard Usoppei Saiki say in a threatening tone, "We're friends, right?"
"..." Vodka subconsciously thought of Gin's treatment after being cut off by Usui Saiki, and said with difficulty, "I think you're right, Moroboshi Dai is indeed quite similar, his attitude is too proactive."
Although he felt it was a personal grudge, Bo Yezaki's reasons did make some sense, and since there were no other options at the moment, he could only go along with Bo Yezaki.
Normally, finding traitors is never something that can be done by simply asking questions. It always relies on observing their reactions, coordinating with subsequent investigations, and conducting private, individual interviews... So, anything can be said now, just to create an atmosphere and make everyone's reactions bigger so that it's easier to observe.
Leaving aside Usaku Saiki, who already made even those unfamiliar with him feel uneasy, with Scotland leading the way and Vodka following suit, soon everyone started talking about the person they found suspicious—Moroboshi Dai.
Akai Shuichi: "…………"
He had thought a lot and made various preparations, but the fact that the people in the organization were so united at this time was something that Shuichi Akai had never expected.
He thought at least the vodka would stop Usoppai from acting recklessly, but it turns out the vodka was unreliable too! The others immediately followed suit!
The others weren't fools either. Just by looking at how Vodka and Gin treated Usaku Saiki, they knew that this big shot was someone no one could afford to offend, so naturally they went along with Usaku Saiki's words.
Usakabe Saiki snorted: "Do you have anything else to say in your defense, Moroboshi Dai?"
Shuichi Akai was speechless, but he managed to remain calm and said with a blank face, "I didn't leak any information. It won't do me any good. Whatever happens to the Japanese yakuza has little to do with me. I used to be abroad, and even if I was an undercover agent, I wouldn't help Japan. Why don't you take a look at who looks like a Japanese public security officer?"
“That makes sense. Why would the FBI help Japan for no reason?” Saiki Usaba fell into deep thought.
Shuichi Akai held back for a moment: "I've already said I'm not an FBI agent, don't use that confident tone..."
"Alright, alright."
Vodka offered a few words of advice with a headache, then glanced at Gin discreetly.
He noticed that Gin was still observing the others with sharp, hawk-like eyes, and wasn't checking emails or doing anything else, so he knew that the person in charge of the investigation hadn't come to any results yet, and couldn't help but sigh.
The person in charge of this mission is Gin. With such a big problem, the mission is bound to fail. If no reason can be found to cause the failure, then even Gin will definitely be punished.
Vodka never expected that simply sighing would cause such a problem.
Suddenly, Usakuya Saiki, who had been entangled with Akai Shuichi, turned his attention to him: "Vodka, you don't need to be so afraid. I know what you want to say."
Vodka was bewildered: "...Huh? What did I mean?"
Usakabe Saiki said with a sympathetic look, "You're sighing when you see Gin, you must have something to say but can't say it, right? I understand, Gin is indeed very suspicious, but as your partner you don't dare to say it, I can understand you."
"No, I..."
Usoppai didn't care what Vodka was going to say; he just kept spouting off: "Moroboshi Dai said I was like an undercover agent because I asked Gin about his mission, but really, couldn't Gin have just not answered? Not only did he answer, but he answered in front of so many people... Gin thought yesterday that with so many people around, there would be too much gossip, and even if the news got out and the number of people who suspected him increased, they might not necessarily suspect him..."
Vodka: "...That's a bit of an overreaction. You don't have mind-reading abilities, how could you possibly know what Big Brother is thinking? Why are you adding fuel to the fire?"
"That's enough." Gin finally received a message from his intelligence agent. "According to intelligence, a nightclub under the Horikawa Group received an anonymous call last night from a phone booth, telling the Horikawa Group boss and his family to be careful."
Knowing that things were getting tense lately, the nightclub manager immediately relayed the message up the chain of command. As a result, the Horikawa gang leader went into hiding, while his deputy angrily called the other gang leaders, questioning whether these people had any sense of morality. He said that the rule in the underworld was not to harm family members, and whoever had such thoughts knew what was going on. He also warned the others who hadn't received the call not to laugh, as their families might also be being targeted!
Even though they fight to the death, it's normal that they still have each other's contact information, right? After all, they are all legal groups on the surface. Just like the nightclub run by the Horikawa Group, everyone knows that it's a Horikawa Group business, and it's even been on the news, but that doesn't stop them from continuing to operate the business and printing their phone numbers on their flyers... If you want to contact someone, there's always a way.
Then, the various yakuza organizations used this opportunity to cease hostilities and investigate the safety of their families, and they actually discovered traces left by those who had scouted the locations beforehand…
Hearing this, the snipers present were speechless. After scouting the location from such a distance, were they really going to have to mop the ground?
Most people would never expect to be sniped, so they wouldn't bother to investigate suitable sniping spots nearby. When scouting a location, they would simply make sure not to leave any traces like fingerprints that could be traced back to them, rather than conducting a thorough cleanup.
As a result, the yakuza group fell completely silent. Now, if anyone dares to step forward, the other groups will assume that this guy is breaking the rules and trying to harm our family members, and then they will all attack him.
The long-running yakuza conflict in Kansai has inexplicably come to an end. The police know even less than the organization itself, and they still don't understand what happened.
This is where the advantage of being in pairs really comes in. Everyone immediately started comparing their whereabouts from the previous night and discovered that only Usakuya Saiki slept in a room by himself, so he wouldn't be detected when he sent emails or made phone calls... Although the others were also suspects, their suspicion was lower than that of Usakuya Saiki.
Everyone looked at Bo Yezhaiji.
The guy looked excited and even eager: "Are you going to check me? Do you need to see my phone?"
Vodka was speechless: "You really are an undercover agent. By now you would have cleaned up all the traces, and how can I be sure you don't have a second phone?"
Does this guy think that being treated as a traitor is part of the life experience, and he's finally able to experience it, so he's so happy?
"What if I'm the kind of person who forgets to clean up the mess?"
Bo Yezaki enthusiastically shoved his phone into Vodka's hand: "Look, don't you guys even wonder what I was doing when you went out during the day and left me all alone?"
Vodka thought to himself, "I can't usually reach you anyway, so if you start suspecting this, it'll never end." But he still reluctantly picked up his phone and looked at it, then asked rather perfunctorily, "Suspicion? Of course I suspect you. What have you been doing all by yourself? It's so suspicious... Are you playing with the kids?"
He saw the photo on Usakabe Saiki's phone. The image was blurry, but it was indeed Usakabe Saiki and a little boy, and the date was indeed today.
Usuo Saiki introduced, "Oh dear, you even found this photo... I'll admit it then, this is the son of the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief."
Gin: "…………"
Vodka: "…………"
Others: "…………"
Vodka never expected his casual question to elicit such an answer, and he felt like his head was about to explode: "Huh? The son of the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief?! You know him?! When did you meet him, during the day today?!"
Rena Mizunashi was even more shocked.
She doesn't understand!
Why can Potts say such things so casually? Is he afraid he's not suspicious enough?!
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I'll add an extra chapter tonight, and try again tomorrow.
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Thin Leaf: I went too far before, and now I'm trying to be doubted.
Vodka: You don't have to work so hard...
Rena Mizunashi was utterly shocked: Huh? Who is this person?
About Shuichi Akai—
Previous Vodka: Don't try to slander Big Brother
Modern vodka: It's like, really like, truly like the older brother.
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Scotland: The Stars of the FBI
Akai: Haven't you ever been suspected of being a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau?
Thin Leaf, who saw through everything: Stop arguing, you're all undercover agents.
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