Chapter 144
When Amuro Tooru is trying to extract information, he naturally hopes that the other person will directly tell him the information he wants to know, but he doesn't want the other person to expose his little schemes!
His statement wasn't wrong at all; it was a very safe approach. He used the topic of "maybe killing Inspector Kitami" to extend to "we need to find a sniper," "I heard you're good at it," and then subtly extended to "did you study in the Middle East?" This route was very safe, and most people wouldn't immediately think that what he wanted to know was about Alex.
But what's wrong with Usakabe Saiki? How could he see through it in a second?! Is his acting really that bad?!
Amuro Tooru quickly sorted out his thoughts and suddenly realized that perhaps it wasn't that his acting was bad, but rather that the other party might have been waiting for someone to ask him about arugula, so he was able to react immediately when he saw a clue.
How could Bo Yezaki be sure that the person who approached him to talk about yarif was one of his own?
...Could it be like Bo Yezaki pointing out undercover agents everywhere, casting a wide net and then searching for his own people among those who came to him to ask about the Alex wine?
That's incredibly inefficient...
Amuro Tooru couldn't understand it. Before confirming that the other party was really one of his own, he didn't dare to reveal anything and could only respond casually: "Why did I ask about Alex? I was asking about your sniping... Ah, did you learn sniping from Alex? I thought Alex was from the intelligence group."
Bo Yezaki said to the system: "See, they really came for the arugula."
System: [Isn't this just a normal way of continuing the conversation...?]
Bo Yezhai was exasperated: "With other people, it's just a normal conversation, at most just the intelligence team gathering information. But with me, if he wasn't interested in arugula, he should have changed the subject or even hung up long ago!"
system:【…………】
So this guy is very aware of how annoying he is...
Who would have thought that this style of operation, known as the "Equalizer," could actually be used to distinguish whether someone is chatting casually or with a specific purpose... Brilliant! That's a truly brilliant trick! It's just that most people can't use it! It's not worth learning!
"I learned sniping from others, but I definitely know a little about Alex, since it's the Middle East, it's always good to learn more." Bo Yezaki made up a story off the cuff.
He wasn't sure if Alex would be targeted, since the undercover system hadn't been properly handed over to the suspicion value system before it went for maintenance, and it still wasn't finished. As a result, he didn't know many things he should have known, and when someone asked, he could only resort to his art of deception.
He learned most of his information about Alex from chatting with his Middle Eastern friends.
In short, he's a very popular person, and everyone is happy to do business with him. As for what he can do... according to his Middle Eastern friends, he can mix drinks, drive—including tanks and airplanes—and has an exceptional talent for languages, able to quickly learn even remote dialects. Nobody mentions whether he can snipe, but if he does use a sniper rifle, he's very accurate.
So it wasn't that Usakabe Saiki didn't want to tell Amuro Tooru the information about the arugula; it was just that Amuro Tooru asked the wrong question.
His perfunctory answer could easily lead to the conversation ending. It was only with great difficulty that Amuro Tooru seemed to be interested in Ariel, and Usui Saiki wanted to let the other party know that Ariel was a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau, so he said a few more words.
"It's been so long since anyone talked to me about Alex. The organization is so cold and heartless. Does someone just disappear after they die? He kept saying he wanted to go back to China to see the cherry blossoms, and he only came back after he died... He was busy in the Middle East for so long, and the organization wouldn't even grant him a leave to go home. How shameless!"
Amuro Tooru probed, "How long did he stay in the Middle East?"
“Hmm, let me think… I arrived in the Middle East twelve years ago, and then I died two years ago, didn’t I?” Bo Ye Zaiji sighed. “Ten years! I didn’t even dare to go on vacation to Hawaii, afraid of being assassinated by the FBI or CIA… What’s the point of having money if you can’t spend it all before you die? You might as well have used it all for reconstruction!”
"...Alex really likes aid projects."
"That's just how he is. I think he longs for the life of an ordinary person, so I'm working hard to help him achieve his dream! To be an ordinary person!"
Toru Amuro: "…………"
No, you're not an ordinary person at all!
"Let's talk later," said Usui Saiki, refusing to say anything useful. Amuro Tooru successfully and safely ended the chat and hung up the phone.
Amuro Tooru sat on the sofa in a daze for a while, then couldn't help but cover his head in anguish: "It really was twelve years ago..."
Although I had heard before that Alex Wine went to the Middle East more than ten years ago, I never had a definite number of them, since nineteen years ago is more than ten years ago.
If that's the case, then Alex has nothing to do with his undercover predecessor, because the undercover predecessor lost contact twelve years ago when Officer Kuroda fell into a coma. About six months before Officer Kuroda fell into a coma, he received information from the undercover predecessor. Around that time, Officer Kuroda wrote words like "Middle East" in his notes, which means that the trip to the Middle East could not have been earlier than twelve years ago, otherwise this last contact would not match up.
As it turned out, the exact date for the Alex Winery was exactly twelve years ago...
He had prepared himself mentally for this, thinking that if it was a misunderstanding or he had guessed wrong, finding someone who met his criteria would be a huge undertaking and would require patience... but the more he learned about Alex, the more suitable he became.
Alex still wants to go back to China to see the cherry blossoms...
Cherry blossoms are the symbol of the Japanese police. Is what Alex wants to see real cherry blossoms, or just this cherry blossom?
Or is he overinterpreting things again? Did they simply want to enjoy the cherry blossoms? After all, cherry blossom viewing is a very common form of entertainment for the Japanese.
Amuro Tooru let out a long sigh.
Generally speaking, it is normal for intelligence gathering to be difficult and tortuous. In cases where things go exceptionally smoothly, and a suspected candidate is found as soon as the information is obtained, and the more you look at the information, the more suspicious the candidate seems, the more uneasy people will feel.
Is this the good fortune he deserves?
If Yalijiu really is an undercover police officer, then was Bo Yezhai's statement just casual conversation out of ignorance, or was he knowingly trying to find a contact?
“…Alex, can’t we adopt a normal person…” Amuro Tooru muttered to himself in anguish, “It’s so hard to figure out what a mental patient is like…”
No, maybe when Ari adopted Usaku Saiki, Usaku Saiki was a normal person. It was only when he fell off the car and hit his head that he became the way he is now.
Given the development level in the Middle East, the cars and weapons are probably smuggled from abroad. Considering the market share of various countries smuggling goods to the Middle East in recent years, and the percentage of countries organizing smuggling, the car that caused Usoppon Saiki to fall and hit his head was most likely an American car!
As expected! It's all America's fault!!! I knew they weren't any good!
Amuro Tooru rapidly contributed doubt points to Usaku Saiki, who then hung up the phone and sighed sadly.
I don't want to work overtime, especially a whole week of overtime; it's a nightmare.
The system said: "Then solve the case."
Usoppei said: "[That's what I think too. Between working one night of overtime and working several days of overtime, everyone knows which to choose.]"
So Usoppei found a restroom, switched to his original body, and used "All-Powerful Navigation" to find out where Kitami Ii was, while also searching for the bodies of the victims of "Strawberry Night".
After all, only two bodies were retrieved from the lake, which is clearly not enough to match the count. We still have to find the others. Let's look for them now and see if we can give Inspector Megure an answer.
After gathering the information he needed, Usuiba Saiki began calling Inspector Megure.
Inspector Megure was also anxiously waiting for news from him. He was worried that something might happen to him if he acted alone, and he was also afraid that he might cause trouble for others. He wanted to call but dared not. He was just discussing with Kenji Hagiwara whether to ask Shinryu Kazukawa how things were going when the phone rang. Inspector Megure was so happy that he almost cried.
"Oh! Hanchuan-kun! Have you finally finished your investigation? Did you find any useful information?"
"Hmm, we've obtained some information that should be considered somewhat useful," Bo Yezhai said thoughtfully, "This lake is a new dumping site for bodies; there are only two corpses in it..."
Inspector Megure nodded: "Yes, we've mentioned before that we wanted to find out where he used to dispose of bodies, but there are too many suitable places to dispose of bodies in Tokyo, making it difficult to determine the initial location. If we could find out, we might be able to analyze changes in the perpetrator's living environment..." At this point, Inspector Megure suddenly realized something, "You're suddenly bringing this up, do you already know the answer?"
Usuo Saiki responded: "Yes, Toda Rowing Ground. I suggest you investigate that place."
In theory, Inspector Megure should ask how the person who gave Shinryu the information knew it, but right now he only wants to ask: "What's the person who gave you the information like now? Are they involved? Should they be arrested?"
Is he alright? You didn't torture him to get this information, did you?! If there's a problem and evidence, just arrest him directly! Don't do it yourself!
Having heard a bunch of strange rumors, Inspector Megure was worried that Kazukawa Shinryu's penchant for toying with others might manifest itself when he was acting alone... If this were to result in a complaint, he, as the superior who had approved Kazukawa Shinryu's independent actions, would also have to take responsibility for it.
Where could Usoppai find an informant for Inspector Megure who knew so much? He could only say, "He's just a very curious person. He realized something was wrong after following him, but he didn't do anything excessive."
"That's good, that's good. For ordinary people, that's fine. I'll send someone to retrieve the body from the Toda rowing yard. What else did he say? Since he followed us, does he know the location too?"
Usakabe glanced at the time on his watch: "Yes, I already know, but in order not to alert them, please don't tell anyone yet... I have a plan that requires your cooperation."
That confident and calm tone... it's as if he's seen through everything and is just waiting for people to cooperate...
Inspector Megure asked hesitantly, "...You don't already know who the culprit is, do you?"
"This still needs to be confirmed."
Mu Mu Police Department: "…………"
I know you, Han Chuan Shenliu, are formidable, but it's only been a day! What exactly has Han Chuan Shenliu been doing while he was on his own?! How come his progress is so much faster than a group of police officers all by himself?!
This has made him want to get to know more marginalized people, who might be able to provide a lot of useful information... In this respect, Hanchuan Shenliu is truly blessed! I can't help but envy him!
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Extra chapter tonight
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Amuro Tooru: It's all America's fault
Megure: Why is he progressing faster than a bunch of police officers...? I also want to meet marginalized people!
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