Chapter 98
Vodka dared not refuse Usaku Saiki's call, but he also did not want to talk to Usaku Saiki. The whole time he just said, "You're right, then let's do it this way," trying to resolve the battle quickly with a charade.
However, Usoppō Saiki would not let him off so easily.
Sensing Vodka's escapist tendencies, Usoba Saiki, who hadn't initially intended to hang up, suddenly stopped: "Speaking of which, what have you guys been up to lately? Why haven't you contacted me at all? Are you trying to ostracize me?"
Vodka was incredulous: "Why don't we look for you? Don't you know why? How are we supposed to find you if you're always disappearing?"
"But my phone is working! I haven't blocked you, so why don't you call me? I'd love for you to come visit me!"
Bo Yezhai felt that he should get to know more people. He was gradually becoming desensitized to familiar faces, and he couldn't just sit around doing nothing; he had to actively develop new markets.
So he planned to find out if there were any missions with a lot of people in Vodka's area recently, so he could go and join in the fun and get to know more people.
What is human resources? This is it! It's all resources!
Vodka, after hearing what Usaku Saiki said, just wanted to complain. He wasn't a masochist, so why did he need to build a relationship with Usaku Saiki? Maintaining a relationship where he wouldn't get blocked was enough!
But he certainly couldn't say that, so he could only vaguely reply, "I've been too busy lately..."
"But didn't you answer the phone immediately this time?"
"I was just checking my emails." Vodka silently wiped away some sweat. "I'm really busy. Is there anything else?"
Bo Yezaki asked, "What are you busy with? Do you need my help?"
Vodka was taken aback.
Is this something Saiki Usaba would actually say? Could it be that Vermouth has somehow returned to Japan and is currently playing with Saiki Usaba's phone?!
"This...this..."
From his own perspective, Vodka really didn't want Usui Saiki involved in the mission, feeling the pressure would be too great and the mental strain immeasurable, but...
But since Bo Yezaki was unusually proactive in offering to help, he directly refused. What if his older brother found out?
Bo Yezaki was still urging, "Do you want my help or not? If you refuse this time, don't keep whining that I'm not working. It's all because you guys don't have any work for me."
Vodka, feeling anxious from the pressure, said, "Wait a minute, I need to check this out. I'll call you back in a bit."
After saying that, he quickly hung up the phone, and then subconsciously sent an email to Scotland to ask if they knew why Usui Saiki was acting so strangely all of a sudden, before setting off to find Gin.
Gin is watching TV.
It is also necessary to keep abreast of major events happening in the country from news reports. Often, seemingly insignificant intelligence can have a huge impact, and sometimes a piece of unintentional information can change the course of a mission.
When Vodka entered the living room, the television was reporting on a series of murders targeting police officers.
Using a corpse as bait, planting a bomb nearby, and detonating it while people are examining the body—it's somewhat creative, but not very common.
Especially considering this guy painstakingly killed two homeless men as bait, yet failed to kill even a single policeman, he seems even more idiotic.
Even more idiotically, Vodka only realized after listening for a moment that this guy had already been arrested, and it hadn't even been that long...
[...When interviewed by reporters, his relatives and friends said that his childhood dream was to become a policeman. Therefore, he was deeply hurt when he was rejected by the police academy, which led him to harbor hatred and a desire for revenge against the police force...]
Vodka walked over, complaining, "This is love turning into hate. Love is so worthless. It's perfectly normal to fail the interview."
After reading the previous report, Gin casually remarked, "There was no interview; he didn't even pass the written test."
Vodka: "...??? So isn't this entirely his own problem? Why are these reporters making it seem like the police academy sent this guy to commit a crime?"
Gin sneered: "They've always been like this."
Vodka exclaimed, "Thank goodness we're not the police!"
Vodka glanced at the news again and noticed it was reporting on an illegal group of bomb enthusiasts who had apparently connected secretly through the internet. The perpetrators in this case were from this group, and the police would continue their investigation…
These small hobby groups are so easy to spot, unlike their organization, which is so mysterious that no one can figure them out.
Vodka felt that he wasn't a policeman, nor was he in such an unreliable little organization, and his boss was very capable. He was truly fortunate—he would be even more fortunate if Usakabe Saiki weren't in the organization.
Stopping his attention from the news, Vodka began to explain his purpose: "Potnis just called and mentioned two things. One was that he planned to hand over the sniper he said was from the FBI to us, and the other was that Potnis wanted to help and asked if I had any missions recently... I think the latter is a bit unusual, and I'm not sure whether to agree to it."
After saying that, Vodka started to add his own opinion: "Looks like he's been really free lately... He can even wander around aimlessly on weekdays. I guess his previous 'part-time' job finally couldn't stand it anymore and fired him."
Gin didn't refute it; he somewhat agreed with the statement, so he didn't dwell on it too much. Instead, he asked, "What happened to that sniper?"
Vodka, who often complained to Gin about Usuiba Saiki and whose mind was a bit muddled from all the complaining, suddenly remembered that Gin didn't know about Usuiba Saiki taking kickbacks, he only knew that Usuiba Saiki had slandered his brother as an FBI agent... He had been so busy that he forgot to tell his brother about such a big juicy story, what a sin! He quickly started telling the story from the beginning.
"It's about that outsourcing thing, brother. You don't know, Potts is a real scoundrel. He said it was compensation for introducing people to jobs, but he ended up taking kickbacks from them!"
Gin: "…………"
At this moment, Gin's thoughts overlapped with Scotland's—was this a transfer of hatred towards him onto that guy who was supposedly somewhat similar to him?
They only know how to use such petty tricks. Ha, how boring.
"Then Scotland didn't know about this. He accidentally let it slip while chatting with Moroboshi Dai, and that's how it got discovered. This guy is now making trouble with Potts... Potts was in the wrong to begin with. This isn't compensation for the car accident; it's basically getting a free ride from a working-class person. Scotland even tried to explain that Potts just wanted to give it to him as a surprise at the end... Ah! I get it!"
As Vodka spoke, he suddenly realized, "Bottenis doesn't want to experience what it's like to embezzle like an ordinary person; he wants to experience what it's like to be a capitalist! Brother! Don't you see? Withholding a portion of his normal salary and distributing it as a year-end bonus, then expecting people to thank him—isn't that what a capitalist is like?!"
Gin: "...Never mind what he thinks, let's get to the point."
He's a bit mentally exhausted right now. Vodka is usually quite normal, at most his mind works a little slower, but when it comes to the matter of Usoya Saiki, his thinking becomes a bit strange.
Is Usoppei Saiki some kind of virus? Anything associated with it is bound to be bad.
What Gin appreciated most about vodka was its obedience. Just then, Scotland's reply arrived. After reading it, he immediately extracted the key information: "Scotland said that Moroboshi Dai suggested switching to an intermediary with lower kickbacks. Since Potts was getting impatient with Moroboshi Dai constantly mentioning kickbacks, he planned to pass the buck to me."
He closed his phone and said, "They said they'd pass this on to me, but Potts doesn't seem willing to let this person join the organization. He keeps emphasizing that he only wants to outsource."
Gin didn't bother asking why.
They're just like him, like the FBI, like an undercover agent—not a good person.
The thought that these comments might be based on Usaku Saiki's feeling that the person resembled him made Gin feel that the credibility was a bit low.
But he still cautiously asked, "Hasn't Rum's investigation come out yet?"
Vodka was also puzzled: "No, I'll urge them later. Brother, what about these two things now? Taking over that FBI... oops, I've already agreed to take over that sniper, anyway, at worst we'll just kill him, but Potnis wants the mission..."
Refuse, refuse, refuse...
Vodka prayed frantically in his heart, but his face remained expressionless, as if he had no personal inclinations.
Gin frowned and thought for a moment: "Isn't the mission next week short of people? Let him come. Once Rum's investigation is done, we'll add that sniper. I'll personally vet him."
Although he had a very bad impression of Usaku Saiki, it must be said that the bad impression mainly came from his personality, the fact that he couldn't find him, and the fact that he would complain after forcing him to work overtime. Usaku Saiki was still very efficient at completing tasks.
Since Usoya Saiki took the initiative to suggest it this time, he must really be bored. He should do the task well and won't complain about it anymore. Opportunity knocks but once again. And it has to be said that with Usoya Saiki around, the difficulty of the task has dropped significantly.
This wasn't the first time Gin had fantasized about Usui Saiki's abilities. If they cooperated well on missions, everything would go incredibly smoothly. Now that he finally had the chance, how could he possibly refuse?
Vodka was the only one disappointed. He always felt that nothing good could come of teaming up with Usoppai on a mission, but his older brother had already spoken, so he could only reply in this way.
Of course, he just sent the email silently; he didn't make a phone call.
Avoid chatting with Usakabe Saiki if you can avoid it; this is a lesson he learned through a year of experience, learned with blood and tears.
But Usoppei Saiki seemed very dissatisfied and called immediately: "You said you would call me back, how can you try to get rid of me with just an email?"
"A bit busy, a bit busy..." Vodka realized what it meant to say something carelessly; he shouldn't have mentioned calling back. He could only use being busy as an excuse. "So, are you going to take on that mission?"
"Why did you choose Christmas to do the quest? Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
Vodka's heart skipped a beat—oh no, he'd forgotten that Usoppō Saiki was an undevout but seriously ill believer. Could it be that he thought doing missions on Christmas would taint the holiday with the smell of blood, so he was making a fuss about changing the date?
Usoppai didn't think that much about it, but he hesitated because the police might have to work overtime on Christmas. "Who will go on this mission?"
“Quite a lot.” Vodka hoped that Usoppai would become furious and refuse to go on the mission because of his lack of sincerity. “The mission must be kept secret before it begins.”
When Bo Yezaki heard that there would be a lot of people, her previously wavering heart immediately became firm: "Then I'll go too. It's definitely better to spend Christmas together with everyone!"
As for the police work...
Bo Yezhai thought to himself, "I'll find a way to get a reprimand and be confined to my room to reflect on my mistakes. Perfect!"
So next, he has to figure out how to cause trouble. How should he do it?
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I wasn't late today! I updated at 29 minutes and 28 seconds, then spent correcting typos…so touching! I'd like to ask for some nutrient solution at the end of the month~
Extra chapters at night featuring landmines
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If I updated every day on time, you wouldn't have any surprises today, right? (x)
(Thin Leaf gave it a thumbs up)
And I want to emphasize that although I wrote about someone like Bo Ye, I am perfectly mentally sound! Full of energy! Extremely energetic!
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Thin Leaf Dictionary: Human Resources, referring to resources that can be used to inflate suspicion levels.
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Vodka: He didn't want Dai Moroboshi to join the organization.
Gin (too lazy to ask why, I think it's all Usuha's personal grudge)
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