Chapter 532
There was no sound from Usaku Saiki on the other end of the phone, but Furuya Rei knew he was listening, so he took a deep breath and continued.
"Rum died in a car accident while delivering food."
Usoya Saiki: "...Are you sure?"
—Wasn't his death a little too casual?!
To Rei Furuya, these words carried a deeper meaning, and he calmly replied.
“Of course I wouldn’t be that stupid. According to the truck driver’s testimony, Rum had already fallen off the bicycle before his truck hit him. The driver said that perhaps the other person had a heart attack… The police are currently reviewing the surveillance footage.”
Usaka Saiki exclaimed in surprise, "There's a surveillance camera! And it's still working!"
It was a perfectly normal sentiment, but to Rei Furuya, it sounded like mockery... Okay, it's true that during routine investigations, surveillance cameras are either missing or broken... but there's no need to be so surprised this time!
As they were talking, Furuya Rei's spare phone sent a new email. He opened it, glanced at it, and reported it to Usui Saiki.
"Just like the driver said, Rum was acting strange before that, he really looked like he was having a heart attack... What did you do?"
Rei Furuya couldn't help but ask again.
Usaku Saiki had never felt so innocent in his life.
"You blame me for Rum's illness? Should I blame the Emperor for not being able to have a son?"
“This is not the time for jokes.” Furuya Rei casually ignored Usui Saiki’s explanation, thinking it was just his usual trash talk. “The police are going to do an autopsy now, and I don’t know whether I should stop them or not. What exactly is your plan? Tell me quickly, or I’ll blame you later if I accidentally ruin your plan.”
Bo Yezhai: "…………"
Would you believe me if I said I didn't have time to do anything this time?
Judging from the trust score in the backend, I doubt they'll trust it.
As the suspicion system listened, a sudden sense of foreboding crept in: "What were you originally planning to do?"
Usoba Saiki said expressionlessly, "[Buying unlucky charms for Rum was just a way to give everyone a hand, to let them settle their scores and get revenge...]"
The last time he passed by the sushi restaurant, he specifically opened the all-in-one navigation app to check the tags of people nearby. He found that one of the waiters had a particularly strong murderous intent, so he wanted to push him.
So what does this even mean?
【—What is this?!】
Bo Yezaki was stunned for a moment before realizing that the guy shouting so excitedly was the Suspicion Value System.
But there was no way around it; the suspicion system couldn't help but get agitated: [Is this the unlucky charm you've been planning to buy recently?]
"Yes... I'd like to find a suitable opportunity." Bo Yezaki pondered, "Now it seems to have saved me trouble."
The skepticism system completely collapsed.
[Damn rice cakes! Damn rum! Why did you have to have a heart condition?! Can't you be stronger?! Why can't you hold on a little longer for me?!]
Usoppei, unusually, spoke up for Rum: "[This isn't Rum's fault...and I've never heard of Rum having a heart condition.]"
The Suspicion System, its eyes wide with rage: [Autopsy! An autopsy is imperative! I want to see how Rum died! Damn it, I'm calling the police to arrest the culprit!]
"Alright, alright." Human hearts are made of flesh and blood, and Bo Yezaki also had some affection for the Suspicion System. He could tolerate bullying it occasionally, but now that the Suspicion System, which had been with him for seven years, was on the verge of being driven mad by Rum, he quickly reassured it. "I'll arrange an autopsy right away."
As a result, Rei Furuya received a response from Saiki Usaba.
"If an autopsy is required, then an autopsy should be performed. Just follow the normal procedures."
Rei Furuya understood: "Okay, I'll tell the police not to get involved for now."
—It seems Pottnis is very confident that no one can tell that he's done something wrong!
As expected of Potness!
Usoya Saiki watched Furuya Rei contribute trust points incessantly, somewhat speechless.
...Never mind! Maybe we can clear his name after the autopsy!
Although he enjoys raising suspicion levels, he always feels awkward taking the blame for something he didn't do for no reason...
After hanging up with Furuya Rei, Usui Saiki noticed that Edogawa Conan was still on the other end, waiting for him to switch over.
He thought for a moment and then switched to the Edogawa Conan channel.
When Conan Edogawa heard the phone connect again, he quickly said, "Brother Usopp, you..."
Do you remember that one-eyed guy at the sushi restaurant?
The topic suddenly shifted to a serious one, and Conan Edogawa suspected that Saiki Usaba was feeling guilty: "Don't try to change the subject!"
Bo Yezaki ignored him: "He's dead."
Conan Edogawa: "?!?!?!?!"
Huh? Huh? ??? Isn't that the guy who's most likely Rum, the organization's second-in-command?! Dead?!
"How did he die?" Conan Edogawa felt it was all too real.
"A car accident," Bo Yezaki kindly reminded him. "If you go now, you should still be able to see the excitement."
Conan Edogawa: "…………"
Conan Edogawa forgot to continue questioning Saiki Usaku about Kaito Kid, and hung up the phone in a daze, starting to search for news online.
Sure enough, there was a car accident in a certain area of Tokyo. Apparently, a food delivery person was hit and killed, and sushi was scattered all over the ground.
He quickly went next door to call Shuichi Akai, and together they drove over.
Shuichi Akai was driving, his mind unusually muddled: "Rum is dead...?"
"That's what they say. I saw the photo, and it really is that waiter who calls himself Wakita Kanenori." Conan Edogawa was still browsing the internet for information from the onlookers. "Usuke-san also said it's Wakita Kanenori."
Shuichi Akai was silent for two minutes, then slowly said, "Is it possible, just one possibility... that we actually guessed the wrong person, that he is not Rum?"
Conan Edogawa: "...Mr. Akai, calm down, you're making a suggestive joke!"
Why do you seem a little out of it?
Shuichi Akai also wanted to calm down, but the thought of the second-in-command of the huge transnational criminal organization that he had been so meticulously investigating for many years dying in a mysterious car accident made him feel that the world was a little unreal.
Conan Edogawa ruffled his hair into a mess: "I understand how you feel, Mr. Akai... I can't believe it either..."
Shuichi Akai suddenly let out a long sigh of relief: "Looking on the bright side, it's better that Rum died than that an innocent ordinary person died."
Conan Edogawa: "..."
That's a bit of an FBI-esque, inhumane statement.
"And...didn't you say that Ai Haibara felt the sushi restaurant seemed to have more than one member of the organization?" Shuichi Akai pondered. "Maybe it's internal strife within the organization, which would make sense."
At the same time, Usoppei called the organization's boss, then quickly hung up and sent an email instead, as if to remind the boss that he had something to say to him.
The boss opened the email with a puzzled look and was shocked to see its contents.
[Boss! Bourbon told me that Rum died in a car accident on his way to deliver sushi!]
Organization Boss: "???"
Such niche language! How come he can't understand it!
Who? On their way to do what? How did they die?
Is it reasonable that Potts' intelligence sources are faster than the entire organization's?!
The organization's boss, unusually, didn't reply to the email but instead called back, using a voice changer to communicate with Potts: "What's going on? Is the intelligence accurate?"
"It should be true, right? After all, Bourbon works at the store next to Rum's. I don't quite understand Rum's human resource allocation plan, but it does seem to have an advantage right now. Bourbon noticed immediately when he got into trouble."
Potts sounded quite puzzled: "Did he know all along that something was going to happen to him, and deliberately have Bourbon collect his body? Does the organization have some kind of compensation program that would make him do something like this?"
Organization Boss: "..."
At first, the Boss was quite shocked, and his mind was filled with the thought that Rum was dead, what would happen to the work that Rum was in charge of, and whether there would be any turmoil in the organization...
But soon, the Boss suddenly realized that, in reality, the impact was not as great as he had imagined.
Because Rum was already on partial leave, his work had been delegated to others.
Rum was trying to be cooperative during the handover because he was willing to apologize, and so far everyone's work has been going smoothly, with minor issues being resolved on their own... However, this stability is only possible because Rum is keeping things under control and could take back the work at any time. Once news of Rum's death gets out, these people might lose their composure, and something bad might happen...
To be honest, Rum has offended quite a few people. Even Rum himself actually wants him dead. But while he may wish for it, taking action without permission still crosses a line. For example, he has some suspicions about Potts; that guy is very bold, who knows…
Just as Boss was thinking about it, he heard Potts say something.
"By the way, can I post this message in the group? Just the small group where we talk bad about Gin..."
"no."
The boss promptly refused.
Seeing how undisguised and even somewhat thoughtless Potnis was, the Boss thought that Potnis probably didn't have that much scheming.
But the boss's paranoia intensified after the death of his second-in-command, so he continued to ask questions about things he cared about.
Why did Bourbon tell you this news first?
Botness: "Because Bourbon's boss was Rum, but Rum is dead, so he probably didn't know who to talk to... He probably only told me because he knew I had your contact information."
The boss continued, "Is there anything wrong with this car accident? Go check on the driver."
Potts paused for a moment: "Boss, do I look like the kind of person who would do this kind of work? You should assign it to someone else."
Surprisingly, he wasn't afraid of being investigated and even seemed quite self-righteous. The Boss's suspicions about Potnis lessened a bit: "I understand. I'll arrange for someone else... When you went to see Rum before, did you find anything?"
"Hmm...maybe Rum isn't very popular at the sushi restaurant? But this time Rum was in a car accident."
Botness said casually, not even bothering to hide his indifference to Rum: "I guess Rum was just really unlucky. Actually, I'm relieved he's dead; I can go eat sushi again now."
The Boss's suspicions about Potts continued to diminish—Potts's behavior didn't seem like he was guilty after killing Rum; he didn't shy away from his desire for Rum to die, which was like a breath of fresh air.
However, an investigation should still be conducted... and now that Rum is dead, many things need to be adjusted. This is a good opportunity to reorganize things, and some trustworthy people should be promoted...
Hopefully, Potts won't let him down.
The autopsy results came back quickly; the forensic pathologist found toxins in Rum's body.
"In other words, he actually experienced the effects of the poisoning before being hit by the car, which is why he fell off the bicycle..."
Kenji Hagiwara stood in the sushi restaurant, facing the owner and staff, and calmly asked, "What are your thoughts on Mr. Kanenori Wakita's poisoning?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu, in disguise, had some ideas.
He suspected it was Usakabe Saiki who did it... After all, Zero told him yesterday that he had urged Usakabe Saiki, and today Rum died. It's hard not to be suspicious!
But how did Usoppō Saiki manage to do that?
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