Chapter 560
The news that Potts had become the organization's successor was initially known only to the elders, but the elders also had trusted confidants, and since the Boss hadn't explicitly forbidden the news from spreading, it quickly spread in small circles.
Vermouth was one of the first among the executives to know about her.
Even though she had a good relationship with Usakabe Saiki and always knew that the Boss was biased, she was still stunned when she heard this news.
Vermouth: "Huh???"
Potts? Heir?
No, the boss was researching how to achieve immortality, or at least rejuvenate and work for another ten years or so. How come after he successfully took the medicine, survived, and became younger, he started working on the successor thing instead?
Isn't this going backwards?!
The elder who tipped off Vermouth remained calm: "He had already sent Potness to visit us on his behalf, so it was only a matter of time before it came to this."
Vermouth was unaware that this elder had been saved by the list of traitors given to her by Usui Saiki, and only assumed that he was unaware of the inside story of Boss's rejuvenation, which led to this misjudgment.
Others may not know, but doesn't she? Boss says he trusts Potts, but he's never even met him, so his trust is limited.
Until just now, Vermouth had thought that Boss was using Potniss as a shield to show his face in front of the elders... but it turns out he was serious?!
After all, given Potts's passive attitude, there's no need for the Boss to specifically offer the position of heir to bribe or appease him. If we're talking about a shield, the previous approach was enough. It can only be assumed that the Boss willingly made Potts the heir...
Can the side effects of that drug alter a person's brain circuitry?
Vermouth was silent for a moment, and seeing that the elder didn't seem to object, she tentatively asked, "Your impression of Potness seems quite good?"
This elder was quite tactful; even though he did favor Potts, he wouldn't show it too obviously to the Boss's people: "The successor chosen by the Boss is naturally without any problems."
Vermouth: "…………"
Does Potts treat people differently based on their status?
It seems like she's never lost her temper with the elders before, which is why the elders reacted this way. Otherwise, upon hearing her question just now, they would at least have remained silent for a moment, even Gin was no exception.
But Potts wasn't one to bully the weak or fear the strong; he even went crazy at Boss and made harassing phone calls in the middle of the night...
Vermouth was puzzled, but on the way back she suddenly understood.
Although Potts often goes crazy and recently attempted suicide inexplicably by shooting himself and jumping off a cliff, a madman is not the same as a fool.
At least in Vermouth's view, Potts was a genius with mental problems.
The things that Pottnis does when he's not insane are worth pondering. For example, is it because Pottnis feels that the elders need to be won over, which is why he's being so friendly?
As for the Boss, which idiot would try to win him over? Judging from the current results, the Boss doesn't fall for being won over, but he does fall for manipulation.
Potts is really good at judging people!
We can clearly see who should be manipulated, who should be won over, and who should be suppressed!
Although Potts had been a member of the organization for seven years and was known for his accurate judgment of people... it was only today that Vermouth gained a more accurate understanding of his insight into people and his methods.
Vermouth thought about it and realized that she seemed to be categorized by Potts as the appeasement type. Moreover, they shared a common secret: both were protective of the Kudo family and not particularly loyal to the organization. Plus, Potts was biased towards women...
Well, regardless of how Potts became the heir, there's no need to worry about her.
As for the others...
Even before he became the heir, Potts wasn't exactly polite to certain guys, and he's probably even more so now...
Not only Vermouth thought so, but Vodka thought so too.
Gin also had familiar veterans, so he naturally received relevant tips, and Vodka benefited from this, gaining secondhand information as well.
"What?! Potts?! The heir?!" Vodka was shocked, even blurting out, "Has the Boss gone mad?!"
Gin, unusually, didn't reprimand Vodka for his mistake, because Vodka had expressed his true feelings...
"Is it a shield?"
Vodka, true to his reputation as a fanboy, knows quite a lot. Seeing that his older brother didn't correct his word choice, he made a bold guess.
"Potnis doesn't seem like the right person to inherit the organization at all. Is Boss also fed up with Potnis's torment, but doesn't dare... cough, it's inconvenient for him to take action, so he's waiting for Potnis to be assassinated through this method... or is he directly hinting to others that they can take action..."
Gin: "…………"
He never cared what Vodka did on his holidays, and even when he heard a lot of people making calls on Vodka's end during emergency calls, he couldn't be bothered to care.
But now he's genuinely curious about what Vodka usually watches... his imagination is running wild.
However, he did agree with Vodka's point of view—that there was something fishy about Boss suddenly announcing that Potts was the successor.
Gin has Boss's contact information, unlike Bottega Veneta who harasses Boss all the time. He doesn't usually contact Boss unless necessary, but this time he really couldn't hold back.
"Boss, I heard some news, I don't know if it's true or not, about Potts..."
However, Gin was unaware that his boss had gone offline and was being taken over by the undercover system.
The undercover system will naturally speak well of its host.
Then Gin heard a series of evaluations that made him want to go deaf: "Bottenis is very good, smart, considerate, has a good eye for people, helped the elders find many hidden dangers, and the elders all like him."
Vodka waited for Gin to end the call with a blank expression, then cautiously observed Gin's expression: "Big brother..."
Gin silently lit a cigarette.
So, from now on, Potts will be his boss?
Is this organization even fit anymore...? He prayed that Potts would die suddenly tonight.
Damn it, Rum died too soon! Otherwise, this should be something that the ambitious Rum would be worrying about!
But Rum died, so Bourbon from the intelligence team took over the intelligence in Rum's place.
"...?"
Bourbon carefully examined the emails he received, flipping through them over and over, even checking the sender's address to see if it was a fake number with an extra decimal point or a changed letter.
He suspected that Potts was playing a joke on him.
Registering a fake account and sending these prank emails feels like something Potts would do.
Especially since Potts has been missing for several days, everyone is guessing that he might be up to something big, so now is the perfect time to make this kind of joke.
Even he believed it for a moment just now; as expected, Potts' grasp of human nature has always been accurate.
However, Bourbon was also very rational and quickly realized that even if it was Potts, it was unlikely that he would become the heir so easily, otherwise the progress would be too absurd.
However, after studying it carefully, Bourbon's mood gradually became serious.
That's strange, how come he couldn't find any flaws in this email address no matter how many times he looked at it?
Could it really be the boss's email address?
Could the big thing Potts has been up to these past few days be stealing the Boss's email address?
What kind of new way of acting crazy is this? Are they really courting death?!
I feel he should discuss with Jingguang what exactly triggered Potts recently, since he seems to have serious suicidal tendencies.
Just as Bourbon was about to try calling Potts's cell phone, Vermouth called.
“Bourbon,” Vermouth said, “do you know what’s happened to Potts lately?”
Bourbon was still covering for Potts: "I haven't seen him since the last mission, what happened?"
"It's nothing." Vermouth's tone was relaxed, as if she was just a friend who came to chat with her about gossip while sharing the organization's budget. "I'm just curious why the Boss suddenly made him his successor."
Bourbon: "...Huh?"
Vermouth was puzzled: "You haven't received the news yet? Didn't you already get promoted?"
Bourbon: "...I received it...wait, is it for real?!"
Bourbon couldn't understand it; Bourbon was utterly shocked!
Vermouth understood: "So you didn't believe me before?"
Bourbon was belatedly dazed: "I thought it was some kind of prank email..."
“I understand how you feel, but it’s true,” Vermouth said with a smile. “That’s why I wanted to ask you, the cook, what has Potts been up to lately to make the Boss suddenly come up with this idea? It seems you don’t know anything either.”
Furuya Bourbon Zero, a veteran undercover agent who had been working undercover in the organization for seven years and was eagerly awaiting a promotion, now deeply regrets his actions.
"No, I haven't cooked for him lately. I've been busy with the work Rum left behind..."
If he insists on cooking for Potts every day, wouldn't he get firsthand information?!
Would that allow us to find out how Potts did it, and maybe even learn from him?
As a result, he got promoted, but he's oblivious to the crucial things! He's so busy he's completely overwhelmed... It would have been better if he hadn't been promoted at all!
Bourbon barely managed to suppress his emotions and spoke with Vermouth, confirming that it wasn't just an email issue; an elder had specifically confirmed that Bortenis was indeed the Boss's chosen successor.
After finally hanging up the phone, Bourbon stood there stunned for more than ten seconds, then suddenly grabbed his phone and, without even looking in his contacts, dialed Morofushi Kagemitsu's number.
At this moment, Morofushi Hiromitsu was having a small meeting with Akai Shuichi and Edogawa Conan, mainly to ask each other who had contacted Usui Saiki and to confirm that the others were not lying or hiding anything...
After guessing that Usaku Saiki might have found the Boss's location, contacting Usaku Saiki became the top priority.
Since there was no evidence, everyone tacitly refrained from reporting to their superiors, instead anxiously inquiring about Usoppō Saiki's movements.
After seeing the caller ID, Morofushi Hiromitsu nodded apologetically to Edogawa Conan and Akai Shuichi before going outside to answer the phone.
Conan Edogawa is still worried: "It's been five days since Usui-san went missing... I feel like I'll never be able to get back the feeling that I wouldn't worry even if he went missing for half a month before..."
After all, he thought that Bo Ye Ge just wanted to lie down peacefully for half a month before, but now he might have died somewhere that no one knows!
He was genuinely afraid that Brother Bo Ye would go and kill the Boss all by himself.
Even though Mr. Akai is always suspicious, Conan Edogawa still believes that you shouldn't look at what people say, but at what they do!
Although Bo Ye's personality is somewhat wicked, he still has a strong sense of justice; otherwise, he wouldn't have saved the FBI, protected the CIA, and tipped off Japanese public security and MI6 undercover agents.
Isn't this enough to prove Bo Ye's stance?!
He did more than any legitimate undercover agent ever!
Thinking that Bo Ye's adoptive father died while infiltrating the organization, Conan Edogawa felt that Bo Ye's desire for the organization to fall was probably no less than his own.
Although Shuichi Akai said he couldn't believe it, after being brainwashed by Conan Edogawa and Kagemitsu Morofushi for so many days, and given that Saiki Usaba's actions over a long period of time did seem like those of the Red Team, he also began to suspect that Saiki Usaba was going to assassinate the Boss.
If this fails, we'll really lose contact forever...
He was thinking about how to comfort Conan Edogawa when Hiromitsu Morofushi returned after finishing his phone call.
Morofushi Kagemitsu's expression was strange; he seemed somewhat dazed, incredulous, confused, and even a little self-doubting.
"What's wrong?" Shuichi Akai asked.
Morofushi Kagemitsu remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking: "Usuba, he..."
Conan Edogawa's eyes lit up: "You have news about Bo Ye? How is he? Is he alright?"
“…He’s doing well,” Morofushi Kagemitsu said with difficulty. “He’s even become the organization’s successor.”
Akai Shuichi: "???"
Conan Edogawa, who was just worried about Usui Saiki's heroic sacrifice: "...Huh???"
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