Chapter 557
Dr. Agasa's rented small boat successfully picked up Ai Haibara and the programmer on the Pacific Ocean buoy.
Conan Edogawa breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two of them had escaped danger. After the outsiders left, he exclaimed, "That's great! I knew that Bo Ye would be fine. He really is on our side!"
Ai Haibara: "...Hmm."
Judging from the conversation she overheard, Brother Bo Ye is doing... really well in the organization.
Vodka privately complained a lot about Bo Ye, but when they actually met face-to-face, he was incredibly timid and obliging...
As long as someone keeps an eye on Brother Bo Ye and prevents him from doing anything reckless, there shouldn't be too much concern about his situation within the organization.
After Morofushi Kagemitsu and Ai Haibara changed their wet clothes in the cabin, they started a meeting: "Let's not send the other one back to the Pacific buoy for now. The organization's goal this time is to destroy the Pacific buoy. If we go back now, we might have to go through the evacuation later. It's better to send them ashore together."
Conan Edogawa was taken aback: "Aren't you going to stop it?"
"...The target is a Pacific buoy, an Interpol facility," Morofushi Kagemitsu said tactfully. "In this situation, it's better to let Interpol retaliate in self-defense..."
They look down on Japan.
Furthermore, they couldn't easily leak the intelligence they obtained from their infiltrators to Interpol, who might not even consider it a big deal...
As it turned out, the person in charge of the Pacific Buoys did indeed think their facilities had good defensive and counter-attack capabilities, and generally did not expect any organization to dare to attack their organization. Therefore, Kuroda Hyōe's hints were not taken seriously, and he was more concerned about who the mole was who was colluding with outsiders to kidnap the programmers.
Kuroda Hyōe was also helpless and could only watch them make a mess of things.
As it turns out, when even the internal situation is unstable, don't expect to be able to handle the external situation—Binga simply shut down the defense system through a backdoor he had installed in the system.
No matter how strong Interpol's facility's defense and counterattack capabilities were, they were all useless now, and everyone instantly entered emergency evacuation mode.
Kuroda Hyōe was speechless.
Fortunately, despite the many problems, everyone successfully escaped the Pacific buoy. Even the programmer who was initially kidnapped was only frightened, but his family was safe and he was rescued. The only unlucky one was probably Interpol, which had invested heavily in the project...
Shuichi Akai had initially considered taking the opportunity to destroy the organization's submarine, but considering that Saiki Usui was still inside, he gave up on the idea.
In any case, given the organization's financial resources, losing a submarine is like losing a hair; it won't cause any serious damage. Besides, there are escape pods inside the submarine, making it difficult to eliminate all members of the organization at once.
Most importantly, if it really comes to the point of activating the escape boats, who knows if Usaku Saiki will hold a grudge... Being held a grudge by Usaku Saiki is even more terrifying than being hunted down by the organization.
He said he believed that Usaku Saiki would not die, and that Usaku Saiki would never forgive him.
As for the CIA undercover agent, Rena Mizunashi, even if she really died because of this, she would probably understand him.
This demonstrates the difference in awareness between an organized undercover agent and a mentally ill person acting solely on their whims.
It's really hard to trust someone who lacks awareness.
However, Usui Saiki doesn't need Akai Shuichi's trust. He's easygoing now; people contribute their doubt points if they have doubt points, and they contribute their trust points if they have trust points. He's not picky or discriminatory; everyone is a kind person.
While Conan and his friends were busy, Saiki Usaba was leisurely lying in the submarine. Since no one attacked the submarine this time, he followed Gin all the way back to the organization's base.
During this time, Vermouth, disguised as Shiho Miyano, traveled the world, leaving countless images on the cameras. She used these images as evidence that the system was incompetent, treating anyone who looked similar as the same person, thus clearing Ai Haibara of suspicion. Everything seemed to have happened.
Perhaps only Potts's level of madness was even higher than the rumors in the organization, to the point that even the Boss emailed Usakata Saiki to ask what was going on.
Of course, Usoppō Saiki was getting impatient and wanted to find something more exciting.
After seeing this, the boss remained silent for a long time before replying: "You still need to be careful about your safety."
However, he felt more at ease with Usoppō Saiki, because someone who might commit suicide at any time was less likely to covet his organization.
After replying to Bo Ye Saiki's message, Boss suddenly noticed a new notification in the group that was badmouthing Gin; it turned out a new member had joined.
Upon closer inspection, he realized it was Binja, whom he had only met during this mission.
Because of Usui Saiki's involvement, and fearing it would affect Usui Saiki's plans, Conan Edogawa did not return to the Pacific buoy to help find the traitor, which resulted in Binga having to evacuate with the main force.
Furthermore, since Shuichi Akai didn't blow up the submarine, Gin didn't need to activate the submarine's self-destruct device to destroy the traces. Therefore, Binga escaped the fate of exploding along with the submarine in the original work because Gin hadn't replied to his messages.
Previously, Usoppai thought Binga might die, so he didn't do anything. Now that he's still alive, Usoppai certainly wouldn't let Binga off the hook, since Binga was already hostile to Gin without him having to say anything. He directly pulled Binga into the group.
Binga was shocked to find that there were groups dedicated to badmouthing Gin, and commented, "It feels like returning to a warm old home."
Then, under the guidance of Usui Saiki, she began to criticize Gin relentlessly, such as exposing some little-known tricks Gin had done.
Even the organization's boss frowned as he watched.
Gin has really bad interpersonal relationships, but he's still a very useful knife. However, it's not good when a knife has too many ulterior motives.
I thought that what they found out before was all there was to it, but now it seems that Rum's investigation didn't even know as much as Gin's haters.
Although the Boss knew that the trolls' words were definitely exaggerated and distorted, he was still somewhat affected.
Fine, considering Gin's mission was a complete success this time, I won't say anything this time.
The organization's boss thought, "Why not let Bortens know, and have Bortens give Gin a hint? That way, Bortens will have another reason to mess with Gin, which will make him happy, and Gin will be unhappy and hold a grudge against Bortens. It's a win-win situation..."
After receiving the Boss's hint, Usoppei ignored it and put it out of his mind.
He enjoys tinkering with Gin, but he won't do it if someone tries to order him to.
There's no way around it, that's just how strong my rebellious streak is!
Besides, he's "injured" and needs to recover; he doesn't have the energy to work!
As a result, after Usui Saiki went home and lay in bed for a day, Edogawa Conan called and came to his door.
When Conan Edogawa answered the phone, he was stunned for a moment: "Usui-nii, I thought you were going to disappear again..."
"Why did I disappear?" Bo Yezaki said lazily, lying on the bed. "Sherry owes me a life-saving debt, and so do you. If I hadn't kept it a secret, the organization would have come knocking on my door long ago. If you really want to say something, it's that you two are too embarrassed to see me."
Conan Edogawa: "...??? You've kept this from me for so long!"
How come after what Brother Bo Ye said, it seems like he doesn't even have the right to settle scores with Brother Bo Ye anymore?!
He was clearly deceived emotionally!
Actually, it would be one thing if Brother Bo Ye simply kept his identity as a member of the organization a secret; he could completely understand Brother Bo Ye's caution.
The main problem is that the more Conan Edogawa thinks back, the more he realizes he said a lot of stupid things in front of Usui-san, and Usui-san even used those things to manipulate him many times... It was completely unnecessary! Would manipulating him really make it harder for the organization to find him?!
"Akai has been keeping this from you for a long time, hasn't he?" Saiki Usui said matter-of-factly. "I've already told you, it's because your acting is so bad! Nobody dares to tell you the truth!"
Conan Edogawa, at his wit's end, exclaimed, "But you're still playing me for a fool!"
What do you mean?
"For example, when we were in England, you dressed in black and scared me!"
Usoppei still argued vehemently: "Because your parents only said it was the Black Organization. Look at my usual style of dress, do I look like a member of the organization? Can you blame me for not making that connection?"
Conan Edogawa choked for a moment, then said, "Why didn't you tell me you were going to participate in the mission to kidnap Ai Haibara?"
Usoya Saiki: "Didn't you say it was just to mess with you?"
Edogawa Conan, waiting for Usui Saiki's excuses: "…………"
So sincere, so incredibly sincere! Usoya Saiki suddenly deviated from the expected pattern, leaving Edogawa Conan speechless.
It is only after all these years that the impression of Usaku Saiki's fondness for playing tricks on people has become deeply ingrained in Edogawa Conan's mind. Otherwise, if it were someone else, Edogawa Conan would not have been able to accept reality so quickly.
And thinking about it carefully, it seems that Brother Bo Ye didn't actually lie to him. At most, he used various euphemisms... what "returned overseas students"! His Mandarin level has already surpassed most people!
After a moment of silence, Conan Edogawa sighed: "You sound pretty energetic, Usopp-san... How's your injury healing? Is it convenient for me to visit you now?"
"It's not very convenient," said Usakabe Saiki. "I'll probably be quite busy lately."
Conan Edogawa's expression turned serious: "Is the organization up to something again?"
"Hmm...aren't you curious why I participated in this mission?"
Conan Edogawa was quite curious, because he heard from Mr. Akai that Usui-san could choose not to participate in missions he didn't want to...
"Isn't it because you don't want others to kidnap Haibara?" Conan Edogawa, based on the context, offered this seemingly incorrect answer in an attempt to elicit the correct one.
Bo Yezaki sighed: "Use your brain and think about what the organization is going to destroy this time?"
"Pacific buoys... Ah, that cross-age recognition system!"
Although the programmer is alive, the system can still be reproduced, but without access to global surveillance, the system is useless. Interpol likely doesn't have the funds to build a new facility for the time being, so with the Pacific buoy destroyed, it's only usable for the few days it was activated before.
If Brother Bo Ye wants to use that system, he really needs to hurry.
Conan Edogawa guessed a possibility, and his heart suddenly pounded: "Brother Usopp, could it be... that you know the Boss's identity?"
“Yes, that system can find the locations where the Boss frequently appears now,” Bo Yezaki replied with a smile.
Conan Edogawa couldn't sit still any longer and started pacing back and forth, making phone calls: "Usui-san! Have you told the Japanese Public Security Bureau about this? Can I tell Mr. Akai?"
"I've only told you this for now. I suggest you don't tell anyone else either, because I don't trust their level of confidentiality. Their internal systems are like sieves."
Conan Edogawa gave an awkward laugh: "But Usopp-nii, don't you need help?"
"The boss trusts me a lot now, so I don't need anyone else's help. Just wait for my message."
Conan Edogawa was somewhat confused.
Knowing the Boss's identity and finding the locations where the Boss frequently appears, shouldn't the next step be to call in more people to build an encirclement and capture him? What can Brother Bo Ye do by himself?
Is Brother Bo Ye planning to assassinate the Boss?!
"Bo Ye-ge, calm down..." Conan Edogawa quickly tried to dissuade him.
Bo Yezaki calmly said, "I don't know what nonsense you're thinking. I'm very calm. You'll understand when you see my results. I'm hanging up now. Don't worry."
Conan Edogawa: "...!!!"
How could I not be worried! You're the one who attempted suicide! Isn't it normal to worry about you trying to assassinate the Boss?!
Bo Ye, you've clearly watched a lot of movies and often use movie plots to criticize reality, so why don't you understand when it comes to yourself?
A character who possesses exclusive intelligence and refuses to share it with others is likely to get into trouble! Don't make any promises you can keep!
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