Chapter 15
For Usakabe Saiki, achieving the current situation was not difficult.
While working in Fukuoka, he used his general knowledge of the plot to get to know some people, which proved helpful in this situation.
From the moment he learned about the mission, Bo Yezaki started paying attention to the news, gradually matching the subsequent developments in his mind with his memories.
So, although he only made a phone call to the information broker before leaving home, he actually already knew what he needed to know; he just needed to confirm a few key points.
Lin Xianming—the cross-dressing boss who was targeted by Bo Yezhaiji for a job—had just gone on strike at Hua Jiu Hui today. Hua Jiu Hui ordered him to kill a detective, but he went to protect him instead. When Bo Yezhaiji met Lin Xianming earlier, he saw that the other man was carrying a box of mentaiko (a type of cod roe), meaning he was running errands for that detective.
The detective in question is actually Yoshiharu Baba, Fukuoka's most famous and powerful assassin, who is also currently investigating matters related to the mayor.
One is a sister who was almost killed by the mayor's son, and the other is about to take down the mayor. Isn't this a perfect match?
However, both Furuya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu felt that Usaku Saiki was being too casual, and that the task couldn't be completed so easily.
"You're being too optimistic. What if you fail and they trace back to you, exposing the organization?"
Rei Furuya felt a headache coming on.
It's like waking up with a buzzing head after a good night's sleep, only to find your cat has been hitting you all night, and you feel uncomfortable because you can't really hit back.
When he followed him out, he didn't expect Bo Yezhai to be so decisive!
Seeing that Usaku Saiki had been slacking off for so many days, Morofushi Kagemitsu thought it would take at least a few more days before he realized that his idea was unreliable. They came out just to see what Usaku Saiki was planning to do and to gather intelligence. Little did they expect that in just a few words, Usaku Saiki would have already arranged everything for everyone!
If the mission fails and something is exposed, and the organization wants to silence them all, then their deaths would be too unjust!
But Usakabe Saiki said, "Don't worry, even if they investigate, they'll only find me. I've been hanging around Fukuoka for a while now, so even if my old employer gets implicated, it won't affect the organization."
Former employer: 6.
Because Usakabe Saiki didn't want to explain his arrangements in detail, the two undercover agents thought he had simply found an assassin who had a grudge against the mayor's son and was hoping that everything would go smoothly for the assassin... To be honest, they were not optimistic about it.
But since it was already done, they couldn't stop it, so they could only quickly discuss what to do next.
Rei Furuya quickly edited a report and sent it to Vodka, emphasizing that this was all Saiki Usaba's unauthorized action, and that he and Midorikawa were already trying to make amends.
However, Vodka and Gin were on a mission in a place without signal, and they didn't see Rei Furuya's email until the next morning. They were immediately shocked.
"Big Brother!" Vodka cried out, uttering the words he had kept in his heart for so long, "That brat Bo Ye really messed things up!!"
Gin, who was maintaining his gun, turned cold and snatched Vodka's phone. After reading the email, he couldn't help but clench the phone tightly.
Usoppō Saiki!!!
It's not like he's being evaluated on a task, why is he meddling in this? Can't he just stay put like before?!
"It's been a whole night. Ask about the current situation." Gin forcibly suppressed his dissatisfaction with Usui Saiki and turned his attention to how he should handle things if the organization was really exposed.
After all, the boss needs to protect people, so he can't just kill them outright as usual; he can only help clean up the mess.
...Finding Usui so quickly back then was perhaps not luck, but misfortune. Because of this, whenever something happens to Usui, the Boss immediately thinks of him...
Vodka quickly retrieved his phone and made the call.
Rei Furuya answered the phone quickly: "Vodka? Your call comes at the right time, I have something to report..."
Vodka was extremely nervous: "What?"
Could it be that that brat, Usakabe Saiki, realized he'd messed up and just ran away?! What about the Middle East?!
Rei Furuya said on the other end of the phone, "Mission accomplished."
"Oh, mission accomplished... wait, mission accomplished?!"
Vodka, who was still nervous, was now completely dumbfounded: "How did you manage to do that?!"
Gin raised an eyebrow and looked over, while Vodka, with great tact, pressed the speakerphone button.
Rei Furuya said in a subtle tone, "It was done exactly as Usui-kun planned. The assassin he had his eye on succeeded. This morning's news, due to the hijacking of the radio waves, was replaced with a video of the mayor's son confessing. They're still talking about some of Mayor Harada's dirty laundry. I reckon he probably won't be able to continue being mayor..."
Vodka: "…………"
How is that possible?! That kid actually managed to do it?!
Vodka was very dissatisfied when he thought that Bo Ye had failed, but now that he knows that Bo Ye has succeeded, he is even more dissatisfied for some reason.
If it were so easy to handle, wouldn't it make him and his older brother look like a joke for solemnly assigning this as a test?!
And why should Usakabe Saiki succeed?! That plan is like a joke! It's the kind of plan that if you report it to him, he'll definitely send it back and have someone check his brain!
"Hey, Vodka?" Bo Yezaki grabbed the phone. "Mission accomplished. Don't forget to transfer the mission fee to my card. This time it's all my doing, don't share it with the two of them... Anything else? If not, I'm leaving."
It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned the mission reward, but as soon as he brought up that it was all his own achievement, Vodka couldn't take it anymore and started spitting out insults.
"What mission reward... Is this mission for you to complete? This mission is to test those two guys, what kind of achievement would you have if you completed it!"
"You're not happy with me doing the work, are you?" Bo Yezaki's voice was louder than vodka's. "Fine! From now on, I'll just take the paycheck and not do any work! If anyone asks, just say you said it!!!"
“That’s not what I meant…” Vodka’s arrogance subsided a bit.
Bo Yezaki suddenly calmed down: "I understand."
Vodka, perhaps having been manipulated, was actually somewhat moved to hear Bo Ye Saiki speak a truly sensible word: "You really understand?"
“I completely understand now,” said Usakabe Saiki, somewhat melancholy. “This must be the legendary workplace bullying, right?”
Vodka: "...Huh?"
"I'd heard about it before. Some veteran employees are worried that new employees are too capable and will replace them, so they deliberately trip up the new employees, or pretend to be friendly and say things like, 'You don't need to work so hard, I'll teach you how to be lazy,' while secretly telling the boss that this kid isn't good enough... I never thought I'd actually catch him doing it. You can never be too careful!"
Vodka: "...Huh???"
What is all this nonsense?! Are they even talking about the same thing?! Your understanding of ordinary people is limited to your conspiracy-themed colleagues, isn't it?!
Vodka was about to retort when he suddenly realized that he seemed to be being led astray by Usopp Saiki, so he quickly steered the topic back: "Who tripped you up? Your job is not about completing tasks at all. You insist on taking other people's jobs and affecting me. Can't I even say something?"
Bo Yezhai sighed, "There's nothing I can do. I'm just too diligent. I can't stand seeing people working on things. I saw them struggling for so long without making any progress, so I just helped them out out of a sense of public duty."
Rei Furuya, who hadn't left yet: "...?"
This ability to lie through one's teeth is truly remarkable, befitting someone who used to work in human resources management. HR professionals are known for their deceitful words.
And what do you mean by saying you helped us with the work, yet you still got paid a lot?
Vodka was speechless and didn't want to argue with him anymore, so he asked directly, "Did you deal with that assassin? Did you manage to find out about the organization?"
"What do you mean by 'clean it up'!" Bo Yezhaiji exclaimed in anguish. "Your thinking is terrifying; we ordinary people can't believe it."
Rei Furuya said sarcastically, "What's the point of you pretending to be an ordinary person now?"
Vodka silently gave him a thumbs up.
Usakabe snorted: "Anyway, don't worry about it. This is Fukuoka. Mayor Harada is too busy to deal with his own problems. His son is still alive, so he won't have time to worry about who did it. He has a lot of enemies. If they retaliate, he'll be lucky if he doesn't die in office. I'll write you a report later."
Vodka didn't want to continue the conversation with Usoppon Saiki. After giving him a few instructions, he hurriedly hung up the phone, probably to investigate the situation himself. After all, he couldn't just listen to the self-praise of the person who did the mission.
Usakabe Saiki returned the phone to Furuya Rei, who took it and asked with a fake smile.
"'Your job isn't even about completing tasks'... So, am I fortunate enough to know what exactly your job is, Usopp-kun?"
Speaking to vodka in this tone means he's completely dropped the pretense, right?
"It's nothing, Vodka asked me to write an observation report about you," Bo Yezaki replied openly, without any sense of guilt.
"Oh? Can I know what you wrote?"
Bo Yezhai pondered, "It's not good for the two of you to talk badly about me in private; it's not conducive to unity."
Jianggu Ling: "…………"
"However, I'm not a petty person. Even though you've been talking badly about me, I still completed the task for you. You're welcome."
Bo Yezaki smiled and said, "Vodka will be selecting new tasks to test you next time. I won't be able to help you then, so good luck!"
Rei Furuya gritted his teeth: "...Well, thank you anyway."
Is this a sign of being petty? Just because we spoke ill of you, you're making our assessment pointless and forcing us to start over?
This kind of help is worse than no help at all!
However, the appearance of Usakabe Saiki taught them a lesson: they should not underestimate anyone, no matter how harmless or unlike anyone in the organization they may seem.
Fortunately, he and Jingguang did not let their guard down, and Usaku Saiki himself did not act very seriously, otherwise it would have been too funny if he had been discovered to be an undercover agent before he had officially joined the organization.
Recalling the words on Usaku Saiki's sweater from the first day, Furuya Rei clenched his fists secretly.
This time, they were completely manipulated by Usakabe Saiki, even though the other party had clearly told them—
Bo Yezhai is either a "boss's confidant" or aspires to become one!
"Oh, right, since we're all friends now, I'll give each of you a gift before I leave."
Usoppō Saiki seemed to suddenly remember something and started rummaging in his pocket.
Furuya Rei, still feeling frustrated at being tricked, couldn't help but retort sarcastically upon hearing this: "How could someone like me, who hasn't even completed the assessment task, become Usui-kun's friend?"
Usoppei comforted him, "Don't give up on yourself. I still have high hopes for you. Here's your gift."
Rei Furuya glanced at the gift: "Amulet? I don't need it."
"Take it, it feels like it suits you perfectly."
Usakabe Saiki said in a seemingly meaningful tone, "I picked this out especially for you; it has cherry blossoms on it."
Rei Furuya appeared nonchalant, but inside he felt as if a huge rock had been suddenly thrown into his heart.
Cherry blossoms — Japanese police.
...Was it just a casual remark by Usoppō Saiki, or did he discover something?!
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Zero: Bo Ye-kun is the boss's confidant!
Vodka: ...Are you blind?
Zero: You can't read?
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If there were a WeChat Moments feature, Bo Ye would probably be blocked by all her "friends"...
Oh wait, Vodka will be keeping a close eye on him, to see what kind of trouble he's up to this time.
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