Chapter 191
Shuichi Akai originally thought that, given Saiki Usui's ambiguous attitude towards the organization, it would be hard to know when they would meet again. However, he was surprised to see him again in less than a week.
"Huh? How can you blame me for this?"
The silver-haired youth, smiling and chatting casually, sat on the table and spoke to Vodka, who was standing opposite him.
"Just tell me if the talent I'm providing isn't good enough!"
Vodka's lips twitched: "He is indeed a talented person, but—"
“No buts.” Bo Ye Saiki raised an eyebrow. “I’ve heard that the organization had tried to recruit her before, but they failed because they didn’t know Pramia’s identity. Now that I know her identity, it’s your problem that you couldn’t recruit her. Instead of thanking me, you’re trying to shift the blame onto me… Gin! Hey! Gin! Stop spacing out! How does the organization usually deal with these incompetent people?”
Gin didn't even lift an eyelid, continuing to maintain his gun.
Vodka was shocked that his treatment had deteriorated so quickly: "...??? Is this how you treat your friends?"
Let the eldest brother deal with him? Does that kid Bo Yezaki have no humanity at all?!
Bo Yezaki sneered: "You weren't my friend the last time you kicked me out."
Vodka: "…………"
"And the fact that things turned out this way is because your decision was flawed, isn't it?" Bo Yezaki said righteously. "If you had agreed to let me negotiate, none of this would have happened."
"...Where do you get your confidence from..."
Volt, barely suppressing the urge to roll his eyes, retorted, "Prumia will definitely kill you too."
The bomber, Pramia, was indeed very famous, and his strength met the organization's requirements. Even his intelligence and ability to hide himself and not reveal information met Gin's standards. After obtaining the true identity of Pramia and the addresses of several safe houses provided by Usui, Gin even praised Usui in his mind, which was quite rare.
Well, this wretched thing has finally remembered to do something.
Although I had been slacking off for more than half a year, the quality of this submission was still quite good.
As a result, the people sent by the organization to negotiate somehow leaked some information, and Pramia not only refused to agree, but also investigated the organization and took decisive action by bombing one of the organization's bases.
Since they've actually tracked down the organization's base, this person absolutely cannot be allowed to live unless she joins. Judging from her attitude, she doesn't seem like she'd join. Plus, the fact that she managed to infiltrate the base and plant a bomb suggests she might have discovered some other secrets there. Therefore, they decided to silence her.
Vodka was just complaining that the "talents" Bo Yezaki gave this time were causing too much trouble for the organization.
Pramia is really difficult to deal with. She has strong counter-tracking capabilities, has abandoned all her safe houses, and her public personas have simply vanished. The organization can't find her even if they want to eliminate her, and she could be assassinated by Pramia at any time...
Vodka felt he had every right to complain to Usoya Saiki, who had brought this big trouble to the organization.
Shuichi Akai leaned against the corner of the wall, quietly listening to the two bickering, when he suddenly heard Saiki Usaku say something.
"Alright! You just want to say that I've always disliked the organization, and this time you conspired with Pramia to destroy it, right? I admit it, okay?"
As he said this, Usakabe Saiki looked angry, and when he noticed Akai Shuichi's gaze, he glared at him angrily.
Unlike the eerie atmosphere of that night, those green eyes now resembled a vibrant spring, possessing a clarity that allowed one to see right through them. That feigned anger couldn't fool anyone; anyone could see that Usakabe Saiki was deliberately putting on this act.
Shuichi Akai couldn't help but think that he used to think Saiki Usaba's acting was exaggerated... but now it seems that his acting skills are better than his own, as he can hide such deep scheming for so long without anyone noticing.
Vodka, upon hearing what Bo Ye Saiki said, became a little more restrained: "It's not that bad... There have been many times in the past when we had to kill people after failing to recruit them, but Pramia is a bit too lethal."
Bo Yezaki: "Stop talking, I'm an undercover agent. You should call the boss and report me right now."
Vodka said speechlessly, "Can you please stop using the 'whether you suspect you're an undercover agent' criterion to judge whether others are undercover agents? Especially me and my brother! You know perfectly well that this tactic is no longer effective against me and my brother!"
Bourbon, who was leaning against the window, joined the fray and said sarcastically, "Judging from the results, Pramia has killed several members of the organization and blown up a base. As for Potnis, who recommended Pramia, his contribution to destroying the organization is indeed comparable to that of an undercover agent."
Although that's what Bourbon said, Shuichi Akai could tell that Bourbon was just going along with the trend and making sarcastic remarks. He probably didn't even think about it. Maybe when it came to the topic of Usui Saiki and the undercover agent, his brain just went into energy-saving mode and he was too lazy to analyze it.
Akai Shuichi: "…………"
Is he the only one who truly believes that Usakabe Saiki knew all along that recruiting Pramia would lead to the organization's downfall, and that everything was indeed intentional on his part?
However, it's unlikely that he actually collaborated with Pramia. Given his level of expertise, guessing Pramia's reaction would be as easy as breathing for him.
There's probably no ulterior motive; most likely, it's just that Usoppai suddenly went mad, disliked the organization or someone, and wanted to use Pramie to cause trouble...
Usakabe Saiki seems to enjoy doing dangerous things from time to time to provoke the organization or someone. What's scary is that even after he's gone this far, Vodka is still making excuses for him, Bourbon only has verbal suspicions, and Gin doesn't react at all!
Shuichi Akai suddenly felt a sense of melancholy, as if he were the only one sober while everyone else was drunk.
If only Usaku Saiki were one of us, with his skill in manipulating people's hearts, he wouldn't have to worry about being exposed as an undercover agent at all. In fact, if he wanted to, he could definitely infiltrate the upper echelons much earlier!
After staring at Usakata Saiki for a while, Usakata Saiki suddenly yelled at him, "What are you looking at, FBI!"
Akai Shuichi: "…………"
Vodka patted him sympathetically: "Don't worry, nobody will believe you."
Bourbon rolled his eyes: "Bottenis, didn't you say this was a secret you were only telling me?"
"Ah, it seems so." Bo Yezhaiji seemed to wake from a dream. "Then shall I tell you another secret?"
"Forget it, I'm not interested." Bourbon scoffed. "You keep rehashing old news and treating common knowledge as secrets... I'm not in the mood to play along with you."
Shuichi Akai couldn't help but glance at Bourbon.
He felt a pang of heartache.
What a waste! If you don't want it, then give it to me!
Usakabe Saiki offered to tell you the secret! Why didn't you agree?! Why waste this opportunity?! What if he's in a good mood today and willing to share all the information?!
Bourbon misunderstood him and explained, "Last time this guy said that only I was reliable, so he only told me some important information, which turned out to be that you're from the FBI..."
“I heard it from Vodka.” Shuichi Akai’s lips twitched. “Is there any other information he can only share in private?”
At present, it's unclear whether what Usaku Saiki says in front of everyone is true or false; most of it is probably just crazy ramblings. However, when he emphasizes in private that he is serious, the information he gives seems to be true.
For example, he might be an FBI agent...
As expected, Usakabe Saiki wasn't really on his side; it was all based on his mood. He even told Bourbon about this, but thankfully Bourbon didn't believe him.
Shuichi Akai doesn't know whether he should thank Saiki Usui for relentlessly pushing the concept of "Dai Moroboshi/Ray is an FBI agent" to the point of numbing everyone...
"I don't know." Bourbon said expressionlessly. "If you're willing to waste time, you can give it a try."
Shuichi Akai sighed, "He hates me."
“He doesn’t have anyone he likes,” Bourbon remarked.
“Who said that about me? I love my adoptive father!” Usakabe Saiki interjected. “Oh, right, you guys reminded me… Gin! What happened to the photo of me you took from Ariel? I forgot to ask you for it before, shouldn’t you give it back to me now?”
Gin, who seemed to have become mute after Usui entered, frowned and looked at Vodka.
Vodka was dumbfounded: "Huh? Photos? So many years have passed, why are you only now suddenly asking for photos?"
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The landmine bonus chapter is done! Energy bar 84/100
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Gin and Thin Leaf: A Terrible Piece
Vodka on Thin Leaves: Mental Illness
Bourbon looked at Thin Leaf: Whatever, I don't want to think about it anymore.
Ray: ...Only I was conscious; everyone else seemed to be under a spell. To be honest, it was a bit scary.
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Pramie's investigative skills and execution are quite strong.
In the movie, to introduce the police academy group, they directly helped the bomber escape from prison by pressing a bomb against Rei Furuya's neck...
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