Chapter 331
With the FBI's involvement, the organization is now basically convinced that the FBI has been monitoring Kiel and trying to set a trap for everyone. Kiel's disappearance may be due to something done by the FBI, so the mission failure is no longer important. The new goal is to rescue Kiel.
Although Gin admitted his mistake in the report and reflected on the consequences of not listening to Potts, his explanation was quite reasonable, so he was allowed to atone for his sins and was not punished further.
Gin originally wanted to talk about the loose tongues of some organization members who talked about everything, but considering that the timing wasn't right and it would be like shifting blame, he held back.
Even so, Chianti didn't thank him for showing mercy. Instead, she kept saying things like, "I'm only putting up with you for Potts' sake." Gin couldn't take it anymore and kicked Chianti out, making her do other tasks and calling Scotland in to fill the gap.
Scotland, aside from other factors, is known for its high level of obedience, and its people don't talk as much as Chianti.
Chianti was a protégé recruited by Potts, so it's normal for him to favor Potts over him. But Scotland is a different story.
Although Scotland had been close to Potts in the past, he was a man and knew his place. Potts certainly didn't treat him as well as he treated Chianti.
Gin had previously heard from Vodka that after Akemi Miyano died, Potts actually had the idea of having a codenamed member from Scotland go back to continue cleaning and cooking for him. Although Scotland did go later, he must have had a problem with this disrespectful behavior, even if he didn't say it.
Therefore, Gin believes that Scotland will never have a situation like Chianti's, who would reveal everything as soon as he sees Potney!
Scotland, who discovered Chianti's dissatisfaction with Gin from the group chat, was called to a meeting and pretended to be unaware, asking, "What happened to Chianti? Why was she replaced? Cohen and Chianti worked together better, didn't they?"
Vodka sighed: "Because she's too close to Potts."
Scotland was genuinely surprised by this reason, thinking that Chianti and Gin had quarreled: "...My relationship with Potts is alright too."
Vodka patted him on the shoulder sympathetically: "I understand, I understand... You're so cautious. What I admire most about you is your cautious mouth!"
Scotland:"…………"
Vodka was deeply moved, feeling that replacing Chianti was the right decision; Scotland's cautious attitude was exactly what his elder brother wanted.
Are you kidding me? Someone as capable as that can only be a babysitter in Potts' eyes? Anyone with a shred of backbone wouldn't tolerate that, let alone have a good relationship with Potts. Do they think that group that spoke ill of Potts a few years ago didn't exist?
As a result, Scotland remained completely unfazed even when facing him. She truly deserves to be called someone who didn't go crazy even after being Potney's nanny for so long!
Since snipers are not needed at the moment, and the mission is currently in the intelligence gathering phase, a meeting was called in Scotland, and then the meeting was dismissed.
Scotland was too embarrassed to mention until the end of the meeting that she had promised to help Usakabe Saiki clean up the house that day.
As a result, when he drove away, he took a detour to avoid being recognized by Vodka as someone going to see Usakata Saiki, which would have caused an awkward situation for everyone.
It had been a while since he last visited Usakata Saiki's house. As soon as Scotland entered, he heard strange noises. After looking around warily, he saw a Russian Blue cat meowing and running to the door, tilting its head to look at him.
Scotland: "...When did you start keeping cats?"
“Last week,” sighed Saiki Usopp, who followed the kitten to the entrance to greet Scotland. “Kier found it, but it’s not suitable for her to keep a cat, so I brought it home first… Do you want to keep it?”
The Scottish man was speechless: "If Kiel isn't suitable to raise, does that mean I am?"
At least Kiel has a nominal identity as a host, a relatively stable residence, and can be temporarily fostered when he goes on business trips before being picked up again. He, on the other hand, is a sniper who is running all over the world under the organization's command. How can you not think of him as more suitable than Kiel?
He glanced at the messy coat rack in the entryway and sighed, "What's going on here?"
Although Usoya Saiki used to have a hoarding habit, placing many floor-standing clothes racks in the entryway with many dolls hanging on them, now all of these clothes racks are lying horizontally on the ground, and the dolls have all disappeared... He doesn't know where to put his feet, and feels that he could easily step on the clothes racks.
"Because the kitten will pounce, even though it can't climb up yet, the clothes hanger is unbalanced and wobbles, it might get hurt if it falls over." Bo Yezaki scooped the kitten up with one hand. "I put the doll in the closet."
Scotland carefully avoided the haphazardly placed floor-standing clothes racks and entered the living room. She found that the kitten was probably too young to climb very high, so the situation was a little better, although some cat hairs were quite noticeable in certain places.
He sighed, grabbed a broom to sweep the floor, and then asked as he swept, "Do you know what happened to Kiel?"
"They got arrested by the FBI? Weren't you in the group chat too?"
"No, what I want to ask is, why did you suddenly approach Kiel? Did you already know she was being watched by the FBI?"
Because Scotland knew more about Saiki Usaba, it was hard to believe that Usaba had really just suddenly met Kiel by chance, and then Kiel had an accident during his mission and fell into the hands of the FBI not long after.
This intelligence was given to Shuichi Akai, who also didn't believe it was such a coincidence. In this respect, the undercover team had a common language.
They all assumed that Usakabe Saiki must have some ulterior motive regarding Kir.
Knowing that Kiel was being watched by the FBI, he still went to approach Kiel... Scotland speculated: "You didn't reach some kind of agreement with the FBI, did you?"
"How could that be? If we were really going to cooperate, would I force away the undercover agent they went through so much trouble to get in?" Bo Yezhai said confidently.
The system's comment: [Yeah, you don't need to cooperate, you just need to make the FBI unconsciously play along with your act...]
Scotland didn't quite believe what Usakata Saiki said, but he wouldn't openly refute it either: "The organization's intention is to rescue Kiel, what do you think?"
“Save her,” said Usakata Saiki. “She will definitely come back. The organization trusts her a lot… Even Gin, if he tests her, won’t doubt Kir too much.”
Scotland seemed to understand: "I get it."
After he returned, he took the opportunity to exchange information with Bourbon.
"That's what Potts said?" Bourbon pondered. "It seems Kiel is very loyal to the organization..."
“I heard that she had been captured by the enemy before, but she remained silent even after being tortured for a long time, and even killed the undercover agent.” Scotland frowned. “No wonder the organization trusts her so much.”
Bourbon then asked, "And what's the situation with Potts and Kiel?"
Clearly, he didn't believe that Usakabe Saiki and Kir's meeting was a coincidence.
"He said he was certain he had evaded FBI surveillance, so the FBI was unaware of his relationship with Kiel, and he didn't need to worry about the FBI finding him..."
Bourbon snorted: "That's for the best. If he goes to cooperate with the FBI, I'll clean house for my predecessor!"
Scotland didn't take this seriously, since Bourbon was targeting the FBI, not Usui Saiki: "Then he asked if you wanted to have a cat."
Bourbon: "?"
Scotland: "He found a cat, but the environment at home was not suitable for keeping a cat. There were too many things, and the kitten couldn't even get out of the vase, so he wanted to send it to a home suitable for keeping a cat."
“…I’m a dog lover.” Bourbon said coldly and meaningfully, “Let him take good care of the dog after he picked it up. It’s an adult, don’t be so irresponsible.”
You're an adult now! Take responsibility! If you have any intelligence, make proper contact with the police!
Don't you feel empty inside if you don't do anything productive all day?!
Scotland paused for a moment: "His mental age is probably that of a middle school student... Before I left, I helped him prepare some things for guests, and he said he wanted to invite some children over to play."
Bourbon was shocked: "...? His friends outside are only in middle school this year?"
Scotland: "No, he said it was a group of primary school students."
Bourbon donned a mask of pain: "I remember you saying that he used to play enthusiastically with elementary school kids a few years ago..."
Scotland nodded: "Yes, the son of the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief. He was even late because of this, and was even suspected by Shuichi Akai of being an undercover agent."
“…” Bourbon’s lips twitched. “Wouldn’t it be inappropriate to let mental patients interact with elementary school students…”
Scotland coughed and said, "He's not aggressive, just a little odd in his thinking. He gets along well with elementary school kids, so let him be. He can't find any friends in the organization anyway."
Bourbon: "Because even illegal organizations wouldn't recruit elementary school students!!!"
Meanwhile, Ran Mouri had already led the Junior Detective League to the home of Saiki Usuba.
Previously, Conan Edogawa felt that he didn't know enough about Saiki Usaku, not to mention where he lived or what he usually did. But today he was invited to his house.
On the way back from Osaka last time, Usaku Saiki invited him to his house, but the wording was too subtle, saying he wasn't like a normal elementary school student... Then after getting off the Shinkansen, Usaku Saiki forgot he had invited him and left, which made Edogawa Conan very depressed.
Thinking about it carefully, it's true that Saiki Usaba isn't very familiar with "Conan Edogawa." They only often run into each other when visiting Professor Agasa's house. Although they exchanged contact information, they didn't have much to talk about. It seems that Saiki Usaba is more familiar with Ran Mouri than with "Conan Edogawa."
Actually, it was Usaku Saiki who invited Ran Mouri. Ran asked Conan Edogawa if he wanted to see the cat, which was overheard by the Junior Detective League. They also wanted to go, which is why there were so many people... Fortunately, Usaku Saiki didn't object.
Usakawa Saiki's house was also in Beika-cho, so everyone walked there. Following the address he gave us, we quickly found our way there.
As everyone rang the doorbell and waited for the door to open, Conan Edogawa noticed something amiss inside.
Generally speaking, when you hear someone ringing the doorbell, shouldn't you quicken your pace a bit? Why is there no sound from inside?
This development, which takes much longer than usual to open the door, made everyone, who were used to discovering murders as soon as they opened the door, uneasy. However, Ran Mouri thought that maybe he didn't hear her, so she rang the doorbell again.
Genta Kojima bluntly asked, "Has something happened to this older brother? Should we go in and check on him?"
He had barely finished speaking when there was a response from inside the door.
Usoya Saiki called from inside, "Wait a moment, I'll be right there!"
Then came a loud splashing sound.
Conan Edogawa: "...???"
You're just opening a door in your own home, how could you make such a scene? Are you doing something shady?!
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Extra chapter tonight
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In Bourbon's and Scotland's minds, Thin Leaf could only make friends among primary school students (...)
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Vodka: I believe you and Potts don't get along!
Scotland: ... (After the meeting, he went to help Potneys clean up)
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