Chapter 367
Gin took Ireland away with a sullen expression.
Ireland, looking equally sullen, boarded the helicopter, saying sarcastically, "You really want to kill me?"
Gin scoffed, too lazy to pay him any attention.
His willingness to take action against Ireland was, of course, due to the Boss's tacit approval—after Pisco was silenced by him for failing his mission, Ireland, who had a good relationship with Pisco, was already on the watch list. As long as Ireland showed any signs of disloyalty, the Boss had the authority to silence him directly.
This time, Ireland failed in his mission right from the start. When asked why, he said that his identity was exposed as soon as he arrived. He didn't know if they were deliberately making things difficult for him or if he was really that bad. There was no point in keeping him around. If he harbored resentment towards the organization, he might become a hidden danger. His judgment was to eliminate him directly.
But why did Boss suddenly decide to spare Ireland's life? What did that kid Bo Yezaki say?
Gin wasn't worried about the Boss misunderstanding him, but he was annoyed that Usaku Saiki was always up to his old tricks... If he had known that Usaku Saiki was so vengeful and that the organization still couldn't do without him, he should have ignored him from the beginning.
Even he hadn't expected the organization's progress in the Middle East to be so slow. Seven years had passed and they still couldn't operate independently without Usaku Saiki... If it weren't for the fact that the gifts Usaku Saiki sent had been checked countless times without any abnormalities, he would have thought that addictive drugs had been added to them, which was why the Middle East was so dependent on him.
Under the meager cover of darkness, the helicopter quickly disappeared, leaving the people emerging from police cars near Tokyo Tower helpless against the black dots they had become.
...Who would have thought that this enemy could even produce helicopters? They don't have time to apply for them now! All they can do is send out notices to all regions to be on the lookout.
Inspector Megure went up to Tokyo Tower, had the real culprit, who had been knocked unconscious and hit by stray bullets and was now screaming in agony, taken away for treatment, and then had the body taken away to check the deceased's identity. He looked at the mess left by machine gun fire and sighed softly.
Fortunately, they found Kosuke Mizutani, who was prepared to take the blame, and negotiated with him properly. Otherwise, if Mizutani had come to Tokyo Tower and a group of police officers had also arrived, they might have been surrounded by his machine gun.
Previously, Shinryu Hanchuan made a phone call and provided two pieces of information: the whereabouts of Manager Matsumoto and Kosuke Mizutani—as well as the suggestion to directly ask Kosuke Mizutani about the real culprit.
The last one was a bit confusing, but Inspector Megure was used to Shinryu Samakawa not explaining, so he just did as instructed.
With the intelligence, the police immediately had a direction: some went to find Superintendent Matsumoto, and others went to find Kosuke Mizutani.
Not long after, they found Kosuke Mizutani near Tokyo Tower, and he immediately turned himself in.
“We know you’re not the real culprit.” All the negotiation experts we could find were with Matsumoto’s team, so Hagiwara Kenji had to take charge of the negotiations first—even though Kazukawa Shinryu hadn’t said anything, he had some guesses about Mizutani Kosuke’s situation based on the current information. “You may not know, but Ms. Honjo actually gave up her elevator seat voluntarily.”
Kosuke Mizutani's eyes widened: "What?"
That's good, as long as you don't refuse to communicate.
Kenji Hagiwara has exceptional emotional intelligence. He initially only made a guess, but through subtle questioning, he confirmed that the real culprit was indeed Ms. Honjo's older brother.
Even during the negotiations, Honjo and Shu called each other directly, and the conversation was so intimate that it was as if they were handing evidence to the police.
Everything went so smoothly that Inspector Megure almost cried... Then the lights on Tokyo Tower suddenly went out, and then Tokyo Tower was suddenly shot at.
Since Kosuke Mizutani's original destination was to meet up with Kazuki at Tokyo Tower, the location where the police found him and chose to negotiate was not far from Tokyo Tower. The group stared in disbelief at the devastation of Tokyo Tower and quickly got into the police car and drove over, but unfortunately, they were still a step too late.
Things had developed to this point, and it was no longer a problem that the Criminal Investigation Department could solve. When the police showed up and said they wanted to take over the case, the detectives were surprisingly calm and didn't have any negative emotions. Instead, they felt that this was the way things should be.
On the way back to the Metropolitan Police Department, Inspector Megure turned to Kenji Hagiwara and asked, "Speaking of which, where's Kankawa?"
This time, perhaps out of concern for the presence of out-of-town police officers, Shinryu Hanchuan claimed he wanted to keep a low profile and give all the credit to the First Investigation Division, forbidding Inspector Megure from mentioning his name. Inspector Megure even tried to dissuade him.
Kenji Hagiwara was a little worried, but he calmly replied, "I can't get in touch with him; his phone is off."
They actually went so far as to shoot at Tokyo Tower... What kind of illegal organization is this?! They're so arrogant!
Little Fukami has been dealing with this kind of organization for so many years and has managed to refuse to join them... so there shouldn't be any problems this time either, right?
The person that Kenji Hagiwara was worried about was currently swaggering around the organization's base eating fried chicken.
Seeing Gin return, Usui waved to him in a good mood: "Long time no see. It feels like I never see you. Have you been this busy lately?"
Gin: "…………"
Vodka: "…………"
Don't you even have a clue why you can't see your older brother?!
Gin entered the room with a cold face, intending to contact the Boss. Ireland had a lot to say, but when he actually met Usaku Saiki, he didn't know what to say.
Scotland remained calm: "Where's Vermouth?"
"I'll be back in a bit, right?" Usakabe Saiki swallowed a piece of fried chicken. "Are you hungry? Want something to eat?"
“…I can’t eat much right now,” Scotland said sincerely. “What’s going on? Why did Vermouth suddenly disguise someone as Ireland?”
Usoppei: "Oh, I just felt that my new friend Ireland's situation was a bit dangerous, so I went to discuss it with the Boss. The Boss thought I was overthinking it, but still agreed to let me do whatever I wanted."
So he approached Vermouth and asked her to select someone from the organization's sycophants who was similar in build to Ireland. This person was then disguised as Ireland and put to Vermouth's orders. Because he was a sycophant, and the organization never explained the reasons for their missions to its lower-ranking members, simply telling them to do as they were told, the member, despite being puzzled about Vermouth's intentions, obediently complied. And then he died in Ireland's place.
Ireland suddenly perked up: "Wait, Boss thinks you're overthinking it? So Gin really wanted to kill me without consulting Boss! Gin is so arbitrary!"
No, the part that Boss thinks is an overreaction is that he doesn't think Gin would go too far in silencing them.
But Usui Saiki wouldn't defend Gin, so he just went along with it, saying, "Gin has always been this kind of person."
Ireland gritted his teeth for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Is Gin really an undercover agent?"
He'd heard that Potts was particularly good at judging people...
Bo Yezaki smiled shyly: "I hope he's an undercover agent, so I can openly oust him."
Vodka: "...???"
There's no need to say things like that so openly, is there?
Boss! Boss, come listen to this! Is this even acceptable?!
Ireland paused for a moment, then asked, "...Is this something I can say?"
“What’s there to hide? Gin knows it himself.” Usakata Saiki waved his hand. “Otherwise, why would I talk bad about Gin to the Boss every day? It’s just because I don’t like him.”
Ireland slowly looked at Scotland, who seemed completely unfazed.
Ireland:"…………"
They really don't know what they should or shouldn't say at all!
The way she openly expresses her dissatisfaction with someone is just too much... So innocent and unpretentious, it's baffling. I wonder what the Boss is thinking.
The boss didn't think much of it; he just wanted to sigh.
In front of the Boss, Usoppō Saiki maintains a persona of speaking his mind openly and honestly, and he will tell the Boss in advance not to believe him.
The Boss never believed that Gin was an undercover agent, but not believing that Gin was an undercover agent did not mean that he would not be disappointed in Gin.
...Keeping someone quiet is one thing, but to actually open fire on Tokyo Tower just because it was one person?!
Although Japan's airspace control is somewhat abnormal due to the presence of US military bases, Gin dares to fly out in a helicopter and is confident that the police cannot find him. However, such simplistic approach is usually dismissed if not taken seriously, but becomes truly baffling when taken seriously.
The Boss recently reviewed Gin's logistical support for his mission requests and found that, just as Usui Saiki had pointed out, Gin is becoming increasingly high-profile in his mission requests.
Although when Usoppei complained about Gin in the group chat, he went to extremes, saying things like Gin was trying to expose the organization, he toned it down a bit when he actually complained to the Boss, reluctantly adding, "But most likely he's just too lazy to think and wants to solve everything with bombs and firepower."
The boss felt he was quite intimidating in front of Usuha Saiki, and his nonsense decreased by half, and he was even willing to give serious analyses.
Then, somewhat prejudiced, he looked at the reinvestigation of Gin's mission and felt that what Usuo Saiki said made sense.
Gin remains loyal to the organization, but his attitude has indeed become somewhat lax.
Some missions don't actually require bombs; a little more thought could have led to a discreet assassination. But Gin insists on choosing a simpler yet more conspicuous method—if he continued like this, it wouldn't be so bad. The problem is that compared to his methods when he first joined the organization, the current approach is far too crude.
In other words, they always manage to clean up the mess properly so as not to be investigated; otherwise, they probably would have been in trouble long ago.
This time it's the same. To silence a member of the organization, does it really have to involve shooting down the Tokyo Tower? What would have been better if they had lured the person back before killing them?
From these details, the Boss realized that Gin seemed to be becoming increasingly arrogant.
As for Ireland.
“Gin has the power to silence him, but I’m also acting on your orders to protect him. Ireland will surely believe that Pisco also acted on Gin’s own initiative.”
As long as Ireland believes that the organization and the Boss are good, and that the problems lie with Gin, there's no need to silence him; he can still be used. After all, Ireland is a second-generation member who has been trained by the organization since childhood, so silencing him would be a waste.
The boss was half convinced.
"It's mainly to annoy Gin," Usakabe Saiki continued bluntly. "Boss, you favor Gin too much, which is why he's become so arrogant and increasingly simplistic and crude in his actions, unwilling to use more complex but subtle methods! A blow might bring him back to humility. It's a win-win situation for us, Boss!"
Boss: "…………"
Although he made no attempt to hide his personal motives, what Usuo Saiki said did make some sense.
Moreover, if Gin had just kept a low profile this time and proven that he was indeed willing to use his brain, Boss wouldn't have said anything. Unfortunately, Gin went and did something like shooting at Tokyo Tower, and Boss immediately felt that Usaku Saiki's suggestion was very useful.
Give advice when you need to, and use people when you need to. Let Gin know that someone is always causing trouble for him, and that the only person he can rely on is the trust from the Boss. This is also a way of using people.
After being comforted and hinted at by the Boss, and after being explained and lectured for a long time, Gin, whose position remained unshaken but whose mood was extremely bad, finally left the room.
Usoppai had already left, but Ireland was looking at him with an inexplicably proud expression.
Ireland said sarcastically, "Heh, you dared to try and silence me on your own? You've really betrayed the Boss's trust. I'll be keeping an eye on you from now on! And Potts too!"
Having been lectured and realizing his own inadequacy, Gin, now forced to take the blame for the boss, was speechless.
Think of Chianti, look at Ireland...
Even Gin couldn't help but sigh.
—Does Potts not only enjoy inciting others to dislike him, but he's even planning to gather his enemies?! He only used to urge Potts to do things; he doesn't deserve this!
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I'm going home on the 24th. Things have been very unstable lately, I'll update more when I get home.
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As mentioned before, the boss does trust Gin to some extent; what Usui Saiki did was only to shake Gin's reliability in the boss's eyes...
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Thin Leaf: I said Gin was an undercover agent, but Gin himself didn't say anything.
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Gin: My crime doesn't warrant this...
Thin Leaf: You're being modest.
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