Chapter 83083 Chamber of Commerce
083 Chamber of Commerce
Let's make this place even more chaotic.
Although Christie said she was going to discuss it, she actually already had a pretty good idea of how the discussion would end.
After all, Christie has spent so much time with the UN team.
For Christie, given this premise, the inability to predict each member's thoughts, actions, and words would be proof that she wasn't focusing her attention on the UN.
Just as Christie was letting her thoughts wander, the UN members finished a discussion and fell into a brief silence of two or three seconds as no one raised any new topics.
The discussion on this topic took about the same amount of time as predicted, and Christie nodded in satisfaction.
As for why the discussion time should be controlled... well, it's simply a personal preference of Christie's.
It feels similar to grinding for achievements in a game.
With that thought in mind, Christie prepared her words and waited quietly for Cervantes' question.
3, 2...
Cervantes, who had been quietly reading comics, was clearly not keeping up with the discussion. Only when everyone fell silent did he raise his head, as if realizing something.
1.
After looking around to get a clear picture of the situation and confirming that everything was alright, Cervantes was about to continue reading his comics. However, something suddenly occurred to him, and he casually asked, "By the way, who was the one who leaked the information this time?"
The question itself has no practical significance; Cervantes asked it simply to satisfy his curiosity.
Previously, everyone was discussing serious matters, so he didn't ask. But now that the atmosphere has relaxed, Cervantes is asking more casual questions.
Just as Cervantes had posed his question, and his voice had barely faded from the last note, Christie's voice rang out.
"If we look at it from the perspective of motivation and activity, it is undoubtedly Osamu Dazai."
Barry frowned slightly as Cervantes began to speak, and his expression instantly turned bitter when Christie's voice rang out seamlessly after Cervantes finished.
"So, K..."
However, this time Christie didn't wait for Barry to finish speaking.
"I don't need to be welcomed, and I have perfect and strong friendships that won't break for that reason."
James Histrionic Personality, Social Enthusiast Barry: "Okay."
Barry's little episode of promoting his friendship theories (mainly because it failed again) didn't elicit much of a reaction from the UN members. Apart from Vladimir's habitual sneer, everyone's attention remained focused on the "arrival of the group."
Verne clicked his tongue in displeasure and briefly summarized the current situation.
"With ASA, Gakuen, and the Gatekeeper all present, the group with an open identity certainly won't act as recklessly as the UN. However, the group's presence can also restrain the UN's actions..."
Verne snorted coldly.
"That's a very good judgment."
It must be said that this was a fairly accurate judgment. If the existence of the alliance were to be taken into account on the basis of the Joint Major Crimes Unit, then even Christie would have made a mistake.
Unlike Verne, who showed obvious annoyance, Christy's disappointment did not affect her—or rather, it was not apparent from the surface that Christy was upset.
"This is my problem. I was too focused on Zhou Shuren and Sherlock Holmes before, and I didn't pay attention to this part."
"This is an issue beyond our control..." Cervantes, who had been listening in on the meeting and finding the comics less interesting, remarked. "There are four 'smart people' on the other side who are on par with Christie. Christie, there's nothing to be upset about being at a disadvantage against four opponents by yourself."
In the Joint Major Crimes Unit, four people worked together to devise the plan: Sherlock Holmes, Zhou Shuren, Dazai Osamu, and Edogawa Ranpo.
Although the four of them may not have a completely collaborative relationship, even if 1+1=1.5, the sum still exceeds Christie's.
Although the high combat effectiveness of the UN personnel managed to salvage the score somewhat, the disadvantage was still obvious.
—Not to mention that Dazai Osamu has now brought in the group members again.
In a chaotic situation, it's hard to say that having more people necessarily has an advantage, but it's still better than having one person.
When Cervantes described the situation in a sarcastic tone, the meeting room fell silent.
Cervantes, realizing he had said something wrong, shrank back into his seat, pretending he didn't exist.
Christie closed his eyes in deep thought, Romain Rolland frowned as he scribbled in his notebook, and Verne had a gloomy expression on his face, his fingers unconsciously tapping on the table.
Currently, Lewis' Stevenson is still discussing something in a low voice with Shelley, and judging from their expressions, there is no progress.
Even Vladimir and Barry didn't argue for a moment, but instead tried to think things through.
Pu Songling and Exupéry, as always, were oblivious to the situation. One was lost in thought, while the other was contemplating the plot. They dutifully fulfilled their only role in the meeting room—to make up the numbers.
—Here, Defoe, busy cutting fruit, looks up blankly.
Finally, seeing that everyone was racking their brains in vain, Christie stepped forward.
"In that case, I do have a solution."
Defoe instinctively chimed in, "Do we call ourselves people too?"
Then, seeing Christie nod, Defoe was shocked: "Christie, you don't mean to use that communicator, do you?"
Christie continued to nod.
Defoe's expression now looks like he forgot to peel a durian after eating it.
Shelley and Roman both looked like they suddenly understood, Verne's face darkened and he picked up his calculator and started frantically pressing the buttons, while Vladimir clicked his tongue in annoyance.
The others stared at them blankly, completely bewildered by what they were talking about.
Christie, Romain Rolland, and Jules Verne were the original proposers of the UN; Defoe and Shelley were among the first members; and Vladimir and Stevenson were among the first recruits.
Vladimir joined earlier than Stevenson.
Judging from Vladimir's displeasure (clearly aware of the situation) and Stevenson's bewilderment, this topic must have been discussed quite some time ago.
Stevenson began to quietly ask Shelley what was going on.
"Huh? It could be... a communicator?" Shelley was confused for a moment before realizing what she meant. "Oh right, Stevenson, you weren't here back then."
"Because it's not something important, we didn't mention it specifically. We just heard about it when we were chatting with Christie before."
Shelley then launched into a long tirade against Stevenson. However, after all that complaining, Stevenson (along with Barry, Pu Songling, and Cervantes who were eavesdropping) didn't get any useful information.
All we can know is that it was an "extremely expensive item," the kind that "would never be used in a lifetime if it were in the hands of a farming fanatic and hoarder like Defoe."
Why is Defoe involved here?
While the unsuspecting group exchanged glances and discussed the matter, Christie, Romain Rolland, and Verne had already reached a conclusion.
Christie gently turned to the side, facing Vargrave, who had been standing quietly like a statue.
"Wagrave, bring me that communicator."
Upon hearing this, Vargrave nodded, then nodded to the UN members in the circle before slowly walking out.
Barry, along with the equally bewildered Pu Songling and Cervantes, exchanged glances before hesitatingly speaking:
"Um, Christie, what kind of communicator are you talking about?"
Amid Vladimir's disgruntled complaints and Verne's frantic calculations, Christie smiled calmly: "It's the designated contact for the Smiling Chamber of Commerce."
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