Chapter 312
Because in Vodka's mind, Usui was someone who liked to smear Gin, he didn't quite believe Usui's disparaging remarks about Gin.
"Is it really that bad?" Vodka questioned weakly. "If the police were that hard to bribe, Brother wouldn't be interested."
With so many police officers around, why insist on fighting to the death with one who is hard to bribe?
Usoppei said quietly, "Your older brother even had his eye on Shuichi Akai. I told him so many times back then, that guy was weird, a freeloader... cough, just outsource it to him, but Gin wouldn't listen and insisted on recruiting him, as if that would make him seem like he had a discerning eye and that I was acting impulsively... And what happened? Shuichi Akai is an FBI agent! If it weren't for Gin, Vermouth would still be perfectly fine! It's all Gin's fault!"
Vodka: "…………"
How can you blame this on your older brother?! Why don't you ask Vermouth why she provoked Shuichi Akai?
However, the fact that Gin had taken charge of recruiting Shuichi Akai, ignored Saiki Usui's warnings several times, and even let people escape was too convincing, so Vodka had no confidence to refute it.
"Before, when Shuichi Akai was in the United States, you said you couldn't hunt him down, and that was fine. Now that Shuichi Akai is in Japan, and Gin is also in Japan, why isn't he going to kill Shuichi Akai? Is he deliberately protecting him?" Saiki Usaba widened his eyes and asked sincerely, "Ask Gin later, I'm very curious."
Vodka couldn't hold back any longer: "Isn't that because they don't know where Shuichi Akai is?!"
"You mean, if Gin knows where Shuichi Akai is, he can take him down?" Usui Saiki muttered to himself. "Is he going to get away again? No way, no way?"
Vodka snapped: "What's the point of telling me? Go tell the big brother!"
Scotland received a look from Vodka and came to the rescue, then asked about something that really concerned him: "So, what's the deal with the person Gin has his eye on?"
"Gin said he spotted a promising talent at a glance through the scope. I'm completely impressed by his eyesight. I really want to complain, but I guess you'll want to complain too after hearing what I'm saying, so I won't... Anyway, when I first started investigating, the other party did seem to have some kind of intention. He was quite famous in the underworld and often provided advice to people who were desperate... His nickname was 'Criminal Consultant.'"
Scotland:"……?"
Aren't they supposed to be impeccably trained police officers? Why are they doing this?
Vodka didn't relax after hearing this, sensing that there would definitely be a twist later.
"And guess what happened?" Bo Yezhaiji said in an exaggerated tone, as if he were telling a comedy routine. "According to my investigation, most of those people who consulted him gave up on committing crimes, a small number were arrested shortly after leaving home, and the rest were arrested immediately after committing crimes! Recently, he's even stopped pretending. As soon as he sees a lot of people coming to consult him, he directly calls the police to arrest them!"
Vodka exclaimed, "Isn't this a sting operation?! One stunt is enough, right? It sounds like quite a few people have fallen for it?"
“Of course!” Bo Yezaki exclaimed. “Who can blame us when there’s another ‘crime consultant’ working diligently at the same time? Everyone just assumes that since we’re both consultants, we’re attributing the other consultant’s performance to him as well…”
Scotland: "...Are criminals playing this fashionable game now?"
He couldn't understand why, when he first graduated from police academy, criminals would fend for themselves if they wanted to commit crimes, but now they would actually go to seek advice... Aren't they afraid of being scammed, or having their information used against them to threaten them?
Usakata sighed: "Maybe this is what the lost generation is like. They don't even want to think about crimes themselves anymore. They just want to lie down and wait for others to give them ideas. If there are buyers, there will naturally be sellers... And I can understand that."
Vodka was astonished: "You actually understand???"
"After all, people are too timid these days."
Usoppei said in a melancholy tone, "The alibi has been used to its fullest extent, with all sorts of locked-room murder methods and trap-based murder methods... And the police have a surprisingly high success rate in solving these cases. Even if the police can't solve them, detectives will come running just by smelling the evidence... Think about it, these criminals have gone to such lengths, yet they still couldn't escape. The remaining criminals feel that they can't even figure out the methods these people use, so of course they can only ask for outside help!"
Upon hearing the key words, Scotland paused for a few seconds before tentatively asking, "So you're saying there's no way out in this cutthroat competition? Gin must have ulterior motives for being so competitive? Only an undercover agent would be so competitive?"
“…” Vodka couldn’t help but say, “Scotland, you’ve been pickled to perfection…”
Usoppai, who didn't actually mean it that way, coughed and said, "Anyway, the person Gin has his eye on likes to set traps, and I suspect Gin has been caught in one too."
Vodka and Scotland remained silent.
Gin being entrapped—doesn't that sound so awkward and bizarre?
Usoppai was still heartbroken: "Judging from Gin's eyes, I actually believe that he didn't do it on purpose by letting Shuichi Akai join the organization... After all, he really doesn't have the talent in this area. If I hadn't been keeping an eye on him, he would have been caught like a fish."
Vodka hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
He wasn't sure whether it was better for his older brother to deliberately let the FBI go, or whether it sounded better if he simply lacked the talent in that area...
While lack of talent can explain many things, it suddenly lowers the overall prestige... especially considering that the older brother might even be targeted by a sting operation...
I have a feeling that if the Boss finds out, his evaluation of my older brother will drop dramatically.
“This policeman…” Scotland was still reeling from the diversity of the current police force, “Is he from the Metropolitan Police Department? The National Police Department? Is this behavior authorized?”
"He graduated from the Metropolitan Police Department Police Academy and was originally an intern in the Mobile Investigation Unit. Because of his excellent skills, he was promoted to the First Investigation Division. Perhaps due to years of irregular work schedules, his body couldn't take it anymore, so he wanted to resign a few years ago. However, the First Investigation Division refused to let him go. Now he is mainly an advisor to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police Department. He is considered an off-staff member, and the Metropolitan Police Department can't manage that much."
Vodka muttered, "That certainly sounds very patriotic..."
Scotland also lamented: "Is this a long-standing work-rest pattern, like working overtime every day?"
Usakabe Saiki, who was simply unable to get out of bed, said: "Yeah, the capable should do more... Anyway, he's just an unofficial consultant now, someone who can't be bribed at all... If you bribe him, at most you'll get him to let some criminals go free and cause trouble for Japan, and you don't even know if you've really succeeded in bribing him. Maybe he'll turn around and report you sometime."
Scotland hesitated: "This situation is not suitable for threats either."
"So, you really dare to let someone you're threatening help you plan a crime?" Usakabe Saiki rolled his eyes. "Gin is really outrageous this time. It's just that I was too slow in writing the report... cough, too serious. Otherwise, his vacation would definitely have been extended."
Vodka: "..."
Scotland: "...You actually wrote the report yourself?"
He was greatly shocked. He still remembered how he, a Japanese public security officer, and Shuichi Akai, an FBI agent, had helped him write a bizarre self-criticism!
Even a self-criticism requires an undercover agent to write it for him, yet Bo Yezaki actually writes his own report...
Usoppei glanced at Scotland and said meaningfully, "After all, the BOSS has asked me to do this, so I have to prove my attitude and ability, right?"
Scotland:"………………"
At that moment, Scotland suddenly remembered that Usaku Saiki had said he wanted to be the organization's boss.
...Wait, is Usaku Saiki serious?!
Where's the Boss?! What's the Boss thinking?! Surely he wouldn't actually listen to slander and start grooming this little madman, Usoppei Saiki?!
After running around and bothering everyone, Bo Yezhaiji felt much better: "I'm going to eat in a bit, do you want to come along?"
Both Scotland and Vodka shook their heads.
“…Alright, I’ll be going then.” Bo Yezaki pouted.
Seeing that Bo Yezaki hadn't bothered him and had already reached the door, Vodka had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly saw Bo Yezaki turn back and look at him as if he had remembered something.
Vodka: "...?"
Bo Yezaki: "Speaking of which, Vodka, have you forgotten what you promised me?"
Vodka suddenly doubted himself: "What have I forgotten?"
"...Looks like he really forgot." Bo Yezaki glanced at him a few more times with an ambiguous expression, then turned and left without giving any hints.
Vodka: "...!!!"
Don't go! Tell me what I've forgotten!
But since Usakabe Saiki was about to leave, Vodka didn't dare to speak, fearing that if he stayed, he wouldn't be able to shake him off. He could only watch helplessly as Usakabe Saiki's figure disappeared.
Vodka got scared and discussed it with Scotland: "Do you think he's deliberately messing with me, or have I really forgotten something?"
Scotland: "...I don't know, what do you think?"
“If I remembered, would I need to ask you?” Vodka complained. “That Potts guy, I remember perfectly well what I promised him…”
As they were talking, Bourbon came in: "What did you promise? I just saw Potts, did he say anything?"
Scotland said, "He said Vodka forgot what he promised him."
"Oh..." Bourbon's mind raced, "What does Potts usually ask you for, vodka?"
Vodka looked pale: "Is there any task that he can join in the fun? Actually, there's nothing to forget, right? They usually reply very quickly, don't they?"
It just goes to show that in situations like this, an undercover agent's brain is still the most useful, especially one who's in intelligence.
Bourbon pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, three years ago, he suddenly came to our mission location, urging you to find some photos. Did you find them?"
"…………"
Vodka suddenly broke out in a cold sweat: "I... I looked for it, but I couldn't find it, and then I forgot about it... Surely not? After all these years, he still remembers a photo?"
Bourbon raised an eyebrow inquisitively.
So is there something wrong with that photo?
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Bonus chapter
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It seems that with the boss's support, Usoppō Saiki is about to start showing his true colors.
Scotland: Boss, are you stupid?!
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Thin Leaf: Han Chuan had to resign due to work-rest schedule issues.
Scotland & Vodka: It must be because they worked too much overtime and ruined their health!
Thin leaves: w
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For someone like Gin, being questioned about his abilities by his boss is also fatal... But since he's not in charge of hiring, it's not too bad. It's just that in the future, when the boss thinks of him, he'll go from being flawless to having some problems, then gradually having many problems, then having some big problems, and then...
Cough, it's nothing.
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