Chapter 139
Although Amuro Tooru knew that Usaku Saiki often had fits of madness, he had spent less time with Usaku Saiki compared to Vodka and Scotland, and it was also quite a while since his heart had been on a rollercoaster like last time. This surprise attack still startled him a bit.
But he wasn't a rookie undercover agent who had just joined the organization. Almost instantly, he adjusted his mindset and devised a strategy to deal with Usaku Saiki.
The most important point is that you must not follow Usaku Saiki's pace. Never ask "Why do you say that?" This is a taboo, as Usaku Saiki might ramble on and on about sensitive topics.
...Actually, both he and Kagemitsu had a feeling that Usuiba Saiki seemed to really know something. For example, during their first collaboration, he insisted on giving them cherry blossom amulets, which represented the Japanese police—but cherry blossoms are very common in Japan; another example was his blunt statement that Kagemitsu looked like a Japanese public security officer—but he also said that Moroboshi Dai looked like an FBI agent...
In short, it's all a matter of chance. If you say it's just a coincidence, you'd think it's impossible for so many elements to be "coincidentally" mentioned by Usaku Saiki, and coincidentally, they just happen to be questioning them. But if you ask whether Usaku Saiki really saw through the truth, you'd think that there are reasons and explanations for what he said.
This problem has been bothering Amuro Tooru for a long time, and all he can do now is to keep up the act and never admit anything himself.
Amuro Tooru then responded, "If you like Japanese police so much, why don't you become one yourself?"
He simply threw the question back to Usaku Saiki, thus disappearing from the discussion!
Surprisingly, Usoppei Saiki happily said, "Some people have said before that they hope I will become a policeman. You have good taste."
Toru Amuro: "...?!?!?!"
Seriously?! Who's so blind?!
And who would say such a thing to Usakabe Saiki, in what situation, and under what circumstances?!
Why does this seem a little unsettling upon closer inspection?
Having finally garnered a significant amount of suspicion towards Amuro Tooru, Usui Yoshiki decided to call it a day.
He's learned his lesson now; he can't be stimulated too frequently in a short period, or he'll become numb. It's best to have something like a horror movie, something that comes out suddenly from time to time for the best effect.
"Anyway, you should go and ask Rum what to do about this mission now—that's why I said you should expect the Japanese police to do their job."
Amuro Tooru was confused: "Shouldn't it be the other way around? Our mission can only continue if the police can't find out anything..."
"Are you stupid?" Bo Yezhai said in anguish. "If the police solve the case, we won't have to do the next mission. We can even pocket some of the funds, saying it's an initial investment. And even if the mission fails due to force majeure, we'll still get 50% of the mission fee. Think about the effort and time you've invested. Of course, we'd rather the police solve the case than have that happen to us!"
Toru Amuro: "…………"
So that's why I said we should trust the police more?!
He couldn't hold back any longer: "You're not short of money, so why do you like to fleece the organization so much?"
I heard that Usui Saiki withheld a large portion of Moroboshi Dai's kickbacks before. What was the point of that?! Shouldn't someone in charge of the smuggling route be very wealthy?!
"Because you don't feel anything when you spend your own money, but you feel good when you spend other people's money, isn't that easy to understand? We ordinary people all like to take advantage of the company."
"…………"
Amuro Tooru was silent for a moment, then decided to quickly find an excuse to end the call: "I'll go ask Rum right now."
After saying that, he hung up the phone immediately without waiting for Bo Yezaki's response, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
"...Is he also someone from the organization?" The person opposite him sounded incredulous. "Is it Potts from your previous report?"
"right."
The person on the other end was conflicted: "Who would suggest that an organization member become a police officer...?"
“They’re probably people who don’t know his identity.” Amuro Tooru had found a reason. “This guy claims to be a member of the organization, but he doesn’t actually do anything. He’s usually nowhere to be seen. It’s not surprising that ordinary people who don’t know his identity would say things like that to him in certain situations… Alright, let’s not dwell on that. Let’s get down to business. Kazami, what about the matter I asked you to investigate? They say there are results?”
Kazami Yuya bowed his head: "Yes, Mr. Furuya, we finally have a clue."
Tooru Amuro—whose real name is Rei Furuya, a Japanese public security officer—put away the sarcastic smile he often wore when dealing with people from the organization, and asked sternly, "After all this time, you only have a single clue?"
His subordinate in the Public Security Bureau, Yuya Kazami, quickly explained, "Because that senior's information has been deleted!"
When Furuya Rei was sent to the organization as an undercover agent, he was not told who his predecessors were. They only said that they had indeed sent undercover agents into the organization before, and refused to say more.
Once he had settled down in the organization a bit, he asked again, but the higher-ups remained evasive and refused to reveal anything.
Rei Furuya got a little anxious.
As he takes on more and more missions, he is likely to encounter situations where he clashes with his seniors. There are also factional issues within the organization, and it would be troublesome if two of his own people ended up killing each other.
Previously, I was concerned that he was a newcomer and had not had enough training time. He took advantage of the organization's shortage of people to end his training early and sneak in. I was worried that if I contacted him, he would expose himself and his seniors, so I was unwilling to tell him who his seniors were. I can completely understand that.
But now he's a seasoned undercover agent, and they still won't trust him or exchange information. What if things go wrong and they end up betraying each other?
Rei Furuya wasn't exactly a model student who followed the rules perfectly. Someone like that wouldn't be fit to be a police officer, since the police are experts at illegal searches. So he had his subordinate, Yuya Kazami, secretly investigate.
Kazami Yuya had investigated for a long time before finding out this little bit, and he felt a little guilty, but he still had to explain: "That undercover senior colleague was in single-line contact with the contact person, and said that he requested his file be erased because he didn't trust the police force..."
Rei Furuya then asked, "What about the contact person?"
“More than ten years ago, he was involved in an incident abroad and got into a car accident. He has been in a coma ever since,” Kazami Yuya said worriedly. “So unless the contact wakes up, I can’t find out the identity of that undercover senior at all. I don’t even know what he looks like… Actually, if he hadn’t had the accident, he would probably be Mr. Furuya’s superior now.”
Upon hearing this, Furuya Rei was taken aback: "Who?"
"Officer Kuroda Heiwa".
Kazami Yuya said, "Since Officer Kuroda fell into a coma, the Public Security Bureau has not received any further contact from that undercover agent. However, it is possible that Officer Kuroda did not expect to fall into a coma, so some traces were still left behind."
Rei Furuya's eyes immediately turned serious: "What?"
"In Officer Kuroda's notebook, the words 'Middle East' and 'liaison' were written... It's probably just something he jotted down casually while thinking; there are only keywords, but it's impossible to tell what they mean. Considering that his mission at the time had nothing to do with the Middle East, and he himself had no contact with the Middle East, it might be related to that undercover senior... Mr. Furuya? Mr. Furuya? Are you alright?"
Kazami Yuya looked at Furuya Rei with concern.
For some reason, his young boss's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, and he began muttering something to himself...
"This can't be... I must be overthinking it..."
Rei Furuya was in a daze. With his last bit of sanity, he reached for a cup and poured himself a few mouthfuls of ice water to cool his brain.
It's all a coincidence, absolutely a coincidence.
If it was really as he initially thought, "outrageous" doesn't even begin to describe it.
It must be because he already has a preconceived notion about these keywords, so when he hears the keywords, he can't help but think in that direction... Why not ask someone who doesn't have preconceived notions for their opinion?
"What are your thoughts?" Furuya Rei asked Kazami Yuya, "Regarding those words in Inspector Kuroda's notebook?"
Kazami Yuya didn't understand why Furuya Rei had reacted that way just now.
He really looked like he had suffered a huge blow. It was really worrying that Mr. Furuya, who is always decisive and meticulous, would show such an expression.
But since Mr. Furuya seemed to not want him to ask any more questions, Yu Kazami decided not to say anything more and answered the question first.
"I think...maybe that the undercover agent is going to the Middle East, and Inspector Kuroda is worried about how they'll make contact if he's in the Middle East for a long time? There might not even be a signal there, they can't rely on letters..."
The amount of support will be reduced to zero.
He recalled the information about arugula that Jingguang had given him earlier, which he had extracted from vodka.
When was Alex transferred to the Middle East?
It seems like it was more than ten years ago? He was originally just an assistant, but his boss died unexpectedly, and he temporarily took over. From then on, he began to stand out and became the organization's head in the Middle East.
Looking back at his rise to power now, it seems like Alex was incredibly lucky.
The contact, Officer Kuroda, was also in a car accident more than ten years ago. He left the keywords "Middle East" and "contact" in his notebook, and then the undercover agent lost contact with him.
It's a coincidence, but we can't be so sure that they are the same person, since there are all sorts of illogical coincidences in the world.
But, what if, what if Alex really was that undercover senior...
Rei Furuya realized a very serious problem.
Did Bo Yezaki, this adopted son, know anything about this?!
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Bonus chapter
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Okay! We've finally gotten to this plot point!
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Bo Ye: How do you know someone said I'd be good at being a policeman?
Rei Furuya: Who's so blind...?
Vodka: ...? ? ? I was being sarcastic!!!
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Kuroda Hei, Furitan Zero Mirai's boss
Seventeen years before the first year of Conan's story, he met Rum in the Haneda Koji case, then was in a car accident and fell into a coma. It's said he was in a coma for over ten years, and no one knows when he woke up.
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