Chapter 230
While Vodka was still bewildered, Bo Yezaki had already started narrating rapidly.
“You watched me board the Shinkansen right before your eyes, and I was even in the same carriage as you. You can’t say you didn’t see me or didn’t know I was there, can you? But you planted a bomb on the Shinkansen without telling me. If I hadn’t gone to deal with it, it would have exploded along with the Shinkansen by now.”
Usoppei said coldly, "Are you trying to say that you forgot to tell me? It seems more likely that you and Gin were planning to assassinate me from the very beginning, right?"
Vodka: "…………"
Now that you mention it, it does seem very much like he and his older brother plotted to assassinate Usaku Saiki...
But he swore he didn't really think that way! All he wanted from beginning to end was to finish the mission as quickly as possible and get away from this Shinkansen with Usui Saiki!
It's just that he didn't want to say a word to Usaku Saiki and was too preoccupied with escaping, so he overlooked the fact that he needed to inform Usaku Saiki!
Well, I feel like there's no need to worry about Usui Yasaki at all; the only one I need to worry about is myself, who happens to be near Usui Yasaki. If something like this goes wrong, the others in the organization would probably understand...
However, this could not convince Usaku Saiki himself.
Vodka was horrified to discover that, according to Saiki Usopp, he and his older brother really did look like undercover agents!
Or the kind of undercover agent who wants to eliminate the person within the organization who poses the greatest threat to their hidden identity first!
“…Uh…it’s not like that, let me explain…” Vodka stammered.
Bo Yezhai said calmly, "Explain it to me, I'm listening."
"…………"
Vodka remained silent for a long while: "...If I said I trusted you and nothing would happen to you..."
"Then you really trusted the right person. I'm indeed fine now—but that's only because I've taken care of that bomb. You called to hold me accountable, didn't you? Where does that show that you trust me?"
Usakabe sneered: "Just wait and see, you'll be sitting on the sidelines with Gin again!"
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Vodka went to Gin with a long face: "Big brother, I messed up..."
After listening to Vodka's summary, Gin fell silent for a moment, impressed by Vodka's naiveté.
...Vodka didn't think to remind him, but he actually intended to blow up Usakabe Saiki right there.
Anyway, Usakabe Saiki has always liked to play the disappearance game. By the time the organization finds out that he is really dead, there will be no evidence left. As long as vodka is shut up, Usakabe Saiki's death will remain a mystery.
Although the survival of Usoppō Saiki ensured the smooth handover of the Middle East smuggling routes, it also seriously affected the organization's development.
When Chianti once again referred to him as an "undercover agent," Gin realized that the negative impact that Saiki Usaba had brought to the organization was almost irreversible.
Regardless of whether the two undercover agents were coincidences or Bo Yezaki's true abilities, if Bo Yezaki is allowed to frame loyal and good people so recklessly, and whoever he says is an undercover agent will be suspected, who knows if this influence will one day backfire on the organization?
For a massive organization like this, external attacks are hardly harmful, but internal destruction is terrifying, and Gin suspects that Usaku Saiki is such an existence.
Even if Bo Yezaki isn't an undercover agent, who knows what might happen if he suddenly goes crazy and throws the organization into chaos.
Therefore, even if Gin knew that the Boss would be unhappy and the Middle East smuggling route would be affected by Usui's death, those were all short-term effects. After the turmoil subsided, there would always be a solution. But if Usui didn't die, it would become a long-term and serious problem!
Such an unstable entity should be eliminated immediately!
The boss couldn't make that decision; he couldn't bear to give up the interests in the Middle East. So he did it!
—When sitting on the Shinkansen, Gin's mind was filled with these things, showing a kind of unwavering determination to do something that others might not understand, but which was indeed great.
Unfortunately, it failed.
It's unclear whether Usaku Saiki truly saw through his murderous intent or, as usual, simply used the opportunity to label him.
In fact, Gin knew exactly what the outcome of Vodka's call would be, but he had no choice but to make it. If Vodka didn't question him, it would only arouse Saiki Usaba's suspicion and confirm that he really wanted to silence him.
Fortunately, Boss should be able to understand that he was so eager to leave Usaku Saiki that he forgot to remind him for a moment. Gin also figured out Boss's habits and roughly estimated the punishment this time - to be marginalized for a period of time until Usaku Saiki calmed down, forgot about the matter, or... was distracted by other things.
...At this point, the Boss still wants to allow Usoppai to continue to have privileges and act arrogantly within the organization for the sake of the Middle East line...It feels like there's no future for him.
Gin lit a cigarette and closed his eyes.
I can't make any moves against Usaku Saiki lately, and I can't even think about it. I should wait and see if there's an opportunity like today.
Usaku Saiki was unaware of Gin's inner thoughts, but he did sense Gin's suppressed killing intent.
So after hanging up with Vodka, he quickly drafted a complaint email and sent it to his boss with practiced ease.
The boss doesn't believe Gin is really an undercover agent right now, but these bits and pieces of suspicion can accumulate and make things hard to predict. Hopefully, Gin will keep up the good work and provide more evidence to frame him.
"Okay, all done." Usakabe Saiki closed his phone. "Now... it's about time to go back to the agency."
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As night fell, the three of them stood in the alley, discussing something in Italian.
"Are you sure you want to come here for advice? Are you out of your mind? Do you think this is a place where we give advice on other people's affairs?"
"What's wrong? He doesn't even know what's hidden on this treasure map! We just asked him to help decipher the code!"
"...No, the important thing is, is this person reliable? Is he a detective or something?"
The only Japanese among the three explained, "My brother in Japan told me that in the underworld, he's called an 'advisor'."
The other two Italians gasped: "What consultant? A crime consultant?"
“He’s the consultant,” the Japanese man said. “It’s said he used to be a corrupt cop who did all sorts of things during his tenure, things you can and can’t even imagine. In the end, he pulled off a big case as his resignation gift. The police knew he was behind it, but they couldn’t do anything about it. They couldn’t find any evidence and could only let him go…”
"Wow……"
For criminals, outmaneuvering the police and escaping unscathed is the ultimate form of romance.
The Japanese person added, "There were even people who were imprisoned by him who came out and ended up praising him and wanting to follow him... Then they got into trouble with the advisor and went back in."
"...Uh, are you really not going to show any mercy at all?"
The Japanese man quietly observed his companion: "What kind of sympathy do you expect from an antisocial individual? For the [advisor], being interesting is the most important thing."
The Italian thought for a moment and then changed his mind: "You're right."
"Anyway, this firm is only open at night, and the closing time is uncertain. I'm going in now. If I don't come out within half an hour, you guys..."
The two accomplices said with serious expressions, "Don't worry, we have guns. We'll go in and get you out."
"...Let's wait another half hour."
Accomplices: "..."
"The advisor won't kill anyone. I heard he prefers to make people commit suicide, but this is my first time trying this, so I don't know if the rumors are true or not... The door wasn't open when I came yesterday, otherwise I might have already known the answer, and I wouldn't have lost the cipher paper at Tokyo Tower today..."
The Japanese man was very frustrated: "I knew those elementary school kids were up to no good and hid our code. Luckily, I made a copy beforehand... I'm coming over now. Be careful outside."
After instructing his accomplices, the Japanese man, clutching the coded paper in his hand, gazed at the house, which appeared somewhat hazy in the night fog and shrouded in shadow, and took a step forward.
Although it's called an office, there's no sign at all. I heard that if the lights on the first floor are on, that's when the "consultant" is open for business—meaning the business hours are limited to the evening.
As for why it was at night, it's probably because the "consultant" knows that many of the people who come to him are people who don't want to be in the light of day and want a safer consultation environment.
With his mind filled with all sorts of wild thoughts, the Japanese man finally reached the door.
He took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
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Bonus chapter
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Gin truly wants to kill Usopp; he has realized Usopp's negative influence on the organization and his potential threat.
He is truly clear-headed and rational (at present).
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