Chapter 11
"...In that case, you can be in charge of planning the routes when needed."
Not quite understanding what was going on with this "good at finding routes" persona, Furuya Rei spoke cautiously, sticking to his established persona, his tone slightly probing: "However, route planning is basic for people in our line of work. I'm really curious how professional you are in this area, since you specifically mentioned it."
Bo Yezhai pondered, "You'll understand when you're at your wit's end."
Jianggu Ling: "...?"
—Has this kid suddenly become more aggressive? Where did that shy, oblivious, well-behaved student go?
【Hakuyo, acting skills! Acting skills!】The system frantically jumped around in the consciousness space, reminding Hakuyo Saiki.
Usoya Saiki: "Because when there are other ways, it's best not to use my method."
Rei Furuya gave him a subtle look and decided to let the matter drop for the time being.
But in my heart, I secretly began to have some doubts about his inconsistency.
The system paused for a moment, then seemed to understand, and suddenly realized: "Oh, so you were trying to increase your suspicion points, weren't you? You always say you need to gain trust within the organization first; I almost forgot."
Usoppō Saiki: [No, I really couldn't help it, it just slipped out.]
System: 【...??? I thought you were just being modest, but your acting is truly awful... How did your acting manage to reveal your true nature so easily? You're so careless!】
Bo Yezaki said matter-of-factly: "[I'm just an ordinary person, not an actor. It's exhausting to constantly be in character and suppress my true nature. I already suppressed myself a lot in my past life, and even died once because of it. Can't I relax a little in this life?]"
What were you doing in your past life?
[A law-abiding and exemplary student!]
System: 【…Do I look like an idiot to you?】
Regardless of whether Furuya Rei believed Usaku Saiki's vague explanation, he would just assume that the kid was uncooperative.
Morofushi Kagemitsu also sensed the subtle sarcasm in Usaku Saiki's voice at this moment, and he tried to smooth things over: "Perhaps we all preferred to work alone before, but this mission is for the three of us, and the outcome of failing the mission is not good... especially Usaku-kun, you are here to avenge your father, right?"
"Hmm." Bo Yezaki's acting was barely passable, and his expression became somewhat tense.
At first, Morofushi Kagemitsu spoke as if he were coaxing an ignorant child: "So, you should also want the mission to be completed well, right? At this time, we should cooperate more. If you only hold us back..."
As he spoke, his smile remained unchanged, but his tone turned icy: "I can only try to eliminate the destabilizing factors. I suppose as long as the mission is completed, the organization won't care about such a small matter."
Furuya Rei wasn't used to Morofushi Kagemitsu's behavior: "..." What kind of character did his childhood friend create?
But since Morofushi Kagemitsu had already set up the framework, Furuya Rei followed suit, intending to deal with the only stranger among the three.
“Midori is right. We need to cooperate now, but we need to understand each other better to cooperate effectively… Speaking of which, did you join the organization to avenge your father?”
Rei Furuya began gathering information.
“Yes, the organization said they could help me get revenge. If I didn’t join, I wouldn’t be able to find any other work and I would starve to death, so I joined.” Bo Yezhaiji frowned. “After all, I’m all alone, and I really don’t know what to do.”
The two undercover agents began to analyze the situation frantically.
If he were just an ordinary person, even if the organization was short of people, it wouldn't go to such lengths to recruit him. Surely this guy must have some outstanding talent.
What deeper meaning lies behind that skill in leading the way...?
"Since we need to understand each other to cooperate, then it's your turn, right?" Bo Yezaki asked. "What are you good at?"
Rei Furuya: "I'm the intelligence provider; I've gathered all the information for this mission."
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "I'm a sniper. We can only determine whether or not we need to snipe after we've gathered all the intelligence."
And that was it.
The two of them are on the same side, so there's no need to say much. Maintaining their current wary-of-each-other persona doesn't affect their trust and understanding. But when they're with other people, they keep things to themselves.
Usoppai thought to himself that these two undercover agents were bullying outsiders: "Alright, let's wait for Mr. Amuro's intelligence report."
The first meeting was barely enough to get acquainted with everyone, but there was no substantial progress.
Saiki Usaba dragged his suitcase into his room and then received an email from Vodka.
[You've seen this person for over ten minutes now, what conclusions have you drawn from your ability to judge character?]
Vodka felt that since Usaku Saiki could tell at a glance who wanted to kill someone on the street back then, now that so much time has passed, he should be able to figure it out by now, right?
He still finds it outrageous and is eager to know the underlying principle.
So, while Gin was getting out of the car, he sent an email to inquire about the situation.
Bo Yezaki quickly replied: 【They all want to bully me; they're not good people.】
Vodka was speechless after seeing this. "You acted so out of place, who else would we ostracize if not you? Who wants your subjective conclusions!"
So I replied with another long email.
First, he explicitly stated that it couldn't be so superficial and that a deeper analysis was needed. Then, he subtly implied that Usaku Saiki deserved it, that he had overacted and that people might have noticed something was wrong. Finally, he mentioned that he had attended the subsequent meeting and felt that Usaku Saiki was not good at getting information out of people, asking him whether he was slacking off or genuinely didn't understand the art of language.
A while later, Usoppō Saiki replied.
Thank you, you're right. I'll try to gain their trust first, that way I can get more information out of them more easily.
Vodka stared at the reply, feeling a strange tingling sensation.
When did this kid, Usoya Saiki, become so obedient to advice?
Something unusual must be going on!
But he's not there now, so even if Bo Yezaki wanted to cause trouble, he couldn't possibly get it to him...
Thinking of this, Vodka's anxious heart settled back into place.
However, before he could even settle down for a few minutes, he heard a strange noise coming from the line of a listening device. The noise... could it be that someone had discovered the listening device?
It's normal to be discovered. After all, those who are specifically brought to this safe house for inspection are all very capable. They know it's a probationary period, the house was provided by the organization, and the listening device was definitely arranged by the organization. They usually agree by default and try to perform well during the monitoring.
But the next second, there was suddenly no sound from Vodka's headphones.
It wasn't that no one was speaking, but rather that there was no sound at all, as if all the listening devices had been removed in an instant.
Are newcomers really this arrogant?
Is there anything he can't hear?!
Vodka quickly emailed Ubuya Saiki: "[Someone is dismantling the listening device, check who it is!]"
A while later, Vodka received a reply email from Usoppō Saiki.
"I'm the one dismantling it. You said it yourself, I need to gain their trust. Thanks for reminding me, I'll take the listening device and claim credit in a bit."
Vodka: "...???"
When the hell did I tell you to remove the listening device?! Don't you dare slander me like that!!!
Vodka didn't believe that Usakabe Saiki was being so "obedient" just to work hard.
He firmly believed that Bo Yezaki's purpose was to cause him trouble!
Is this person crazy?!
Not to mention that Vodka was a bit overwhelmed, Rei Furuya and Hiromitsu Morofushi were also speechless.
They were unpacking in their respective rooms when they suddenly heard strange noises coming from the living room. At first, they didn't think much of it, but a few seconds later, the power went out.
They waited cautiously in the room for a while, and only after confirming that there was no danger did they open the door to see what was going on.
As soon as they opened the door, they saw in the pitch-black living room that Usakabe Saiki was squatting in front of the TV cabinet, a small flashlight in his mouth, opening the cabinet door and intently operating something, his white hair reflecting an eerie light in the flashlight beam.
"..."
The scene inexplicably made people feel uneasy and horrified.
The least trustworthy person in this house is Usui Saiki, so Furuya Rei asked very cautiously.
"What are you doing?"
With a small flashlight in his mouth, Usakabe Saiki could only hum and groan, but Furuya Rei took a closer look and immediately understood.
"...You're dismantling the listening device?!"
Bo Yezhai nodded.
Entering keywords into the "all-purpose navigation app" will expose the location of all nearby listening devices to him.
These listening devices are not worried about being discovered, so in order to maintain long-term operation and considering power supply, they are brazenly placed near the power source.
[Sigh, I'm just an ordinary person. All the skills for dismantling these kinds of things belong to Hanchuan Shenliu. I can only use the most rudimentary method: cutting off the power and then violently dismantling it...]
The system couldn't take it anymore: [Stop complaining, you've already received compensation. Now consider your colleagues' feelings; they don't seem grateful at all...]
Yes, after Furuya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu realized what Usaku Saiki was doing, they both had a mental breakdown.
They had done so much mental preparation before joining the organization, and had rehearsed all sorts of difficulties and troubles, but they never expected to encounter the problem of their partner rushing in the opposite direction!
Being monitored and listened to is often a good thing; they can use it to present themselves well to their superiors within the organization!
There's no need to go against the organization right from the start!
Where did this hothead come from, so intolerant of anything?
"Why did you take this apart?" Furuya Rei tried to reason with Usui Saiki. "This is the organization's listening device. There's no need to take it apart."
Bo Yezaki took the flashlight, wiped the end with a tissue, and said with dissatisfaction, "I don't like being listened to. They forced me to join in the first place, and now they're listening to people. Don't they have any right to privacy? Do you want to live under surveillance?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu also tried to reason with him: "This is also part of the assessment. Otherwise, how would the examiner know how we answered the questions if he wasn't in front of us?"
"As long as the mission is accomplished, that's fine, right?"
“It’s different. We are newcomers, and the organization doesn’t trust our abilities enough. If there are serious flaws in the plan, the organization can stop us in time, which is actually a good thing for us.”
The two undercover agents worked incredibly hard to protect the organization's listening device; even Vodka would be deeply moved if he could hear it.
After much persuasion, they finally convinced Bo Yezaki to give up his idea of dismantling all the listening devices and persuaded him to go back inside.
The two people left in the living room wiped away their cold sweat and began trying to figure out how to restore the listening device.
Don't they ever think before they act? What kind of person is this?!
"This child is too reckless..." Morofushi Kagemitsu felt a bit of a headache.
Although Usakabe Saiki looks only three or four years younger than them, his mental age is much less mature compared to those who have undergone specialized training and experienced a lot in their childhood.
Why would an organization insist on hiring such an outsider?
"He seems to have a lot of opinions about the organization." Even if the listening device wasn't broken, Furuya Rei could still say these things openly. "Hopefully, he won't hold us back."
Rei Furuya now felt that he probably understood why Saiki Usaba had spoken so sarcastically before.
He probably disliked the organization, and consequently, he thought Jingguang and he weren't good people, so he disliked them too. He originally wanted to pretend, but he wasn't shrewd enough and accidentally revealed his true colors.
So, it's possible that Usakabe Saiki deliberately interrupted Vodka and Gin's conversation several times.
Knowing you can't shake the other person's resolve, you can only nudge them with subtle, unimportant details...
How many promising young people have been forced to join the organization using these methods?!
Rei Furuya has once again made a grave mistake for the organization.
Inside the room, the system watched the rising suspicion level and sighed deeply: "[They now suspect you're actually an innocent, good person, forced to join the organization, and disloyal to it...]"
We're finally on the right track!
The purpose of raising suspicion within an organization is to make people doubt your faith, suggesting you might be an undercover agent or easily bribed.
[Even though your acting is terrible, you're lucky, and somehow you've actually achieved your goal... Wait, what are you doing?]
Usoppei: [Huh? I'm putting on my gear? It's almost lunchtime, and there's no food here, so we'll definitely have to go out to eat. This is the world of Detective Conan, what if something happens? I need to be prepared.]
No, the image of an ordinary person burdened by a heavy past that you painstakingly created...
[Item attributes are the most important; everything else can wait. Just think of me as an ordinary person going through a rebellious phase.]
system:【…………】
What I think of you is useless! You should consider what those two people outside might think of you!
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Thin Leaf: A law-abiding and exemplary student!
Those who prioritize power will never give up on attributes!
The thin leaves continue to dazzle the eyes (x)
Zero and Hiromitsu: What exactly does "good at leading the way" mean...?
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