The sky was clear and the afternoon sun was warm.
At 2:15 p.m., Kogoro Mori drove a white car to the neighboring Ginza 3-chome. As the most luxurious commercial district in Tokyo, there are many densely packed high-rise buildings, and only a little sunlight can shine in through the gaps.
The car arrived in front of a hundred-story commercial building that towered into the sky, turned around and drove into the underground parking lot.
Sakaki Makoto, who was far behind and hiding in the traffic, saw this scene and immediately turned on the turn signal and parked the car in the parking lot of the shopping mall next door. Then he found a cafe on the street, ordered an iced American coffee, and passed the time while listening to the situation on Kogoro Mouri's side through headphones.
When something like this happens to Akai Tsutomu, we can't make it too deliberate. We have to create a sense of chance, like something that seems like a coincidence but is destined to happen.
After all, Bourbon is not a fool. If Makoto Sakaki jumped in front of him like a fool and said, "Hi, do you know me?" Bourbon would probably think he was a psychopath.
Anyway....
It would be best if Bourbon could think that Akai Tsutomu was following him secretly.
Doing this will not only scare him, but also achieve the original purpose, which is killing two birds with one stone.
"Here's your coffee, sir."
Soon, the waiter brought a cup of brown-black American coffee, with crystal clear ice cubes floating on the surface, translucent and smooth.
In the warm coffee shop, Sakaki Makoto took off his thick coat, snuggled into a corner, and while observing the commercial building, he took out his cell phone and called Gin.
beep...
beep....
Click.
"Boss? It's me. What happened?"
As soon as the call was connected, Sakaki Makoto couldn't wait to ask. As the saying goes, one has to play a role thoroughly, he couldn't act as if he knew it all.
"The night before yesterday, someone hacked into the organization's database and stole confidential information. The culprit was Kaito Kidd."
Gin's cold voice came:
"The location of the headquarters is hidden in the intelligence, which is of great importance. The boss requires us to act immediately, capture Kaito Kidd, and interrogate the person hiding behind him."
"Headquarters location?!"
Sakaki Makoto said in surprise:
"Boss, what you mean is that Kaito Kidd stole the information under someone else's orders?"
"Of course, our organization has no past or present grudges against Kaito Kidd, and we have no connection with him. Why would he target our organization?"
Gin was very tired and exhausted, his tone was a little impatient, but he still patiently explained:
"Someone must be secretly directing Kaito Kidd."
"Well, but Boss, why would the person standing behind Kaito Kid know where the organization's database is?"
Sakaki Makoto acted like he was completely clueless but very keen to help his boss solve the problem:
"I think this is the key! I have fought against Kaito Kidd before. He is a very difficult and hard to catch thief. He is very alert. If we focus on him, I am afraid it will take a long time to get any results. In this case, why don't we change our thinking and investigate the other party's source of information?"
“Well said.”
In the microphone, Gin breathed a sigh of relief and his tone softened:
"Boss and Rum have also thought of this. The location of the organization's headquarters has always been highly confidential. No one knows the exact location except for a few fixed people. Since the other party has found the database, it means that they have found some traces left by the organization."
"As for the source of the intelligence, Boss does have some clues and has already sent people to investigate. We don't need to worry about it."
"Boss wants us to split up and have one group investigate the source of the intelligence, and another group track down Kaito Kidd. We must work on both fronts to uncover his identity."
Hearing this, Sakaki Makoto's heart trembled.
What he thought of, the shrewd boss must have thought of as well. Looking at the Black Organization, although most of them are traitors and useless people, as the saying goes, there is a top talent among fools. People like Gin who can command and suppress this group of traitors and useless people must be much stronger than ordinary people.
Just like a decadent and dying dynasty, the emergence of one elite can extend its life by 30 years, the emergence of two elites can extend its life by a hundred years, and the emergence of three elites at the same time...
Maybe there will be a flash of brilliance.
Now in the Black Organization, there are three elites: Boss, Rum and Gin.
Even if they acted together and pooled their wisdom and resources, it would be a difficult problem to solve.
Fortunately, before leaving Gunma Prefecture, Sakaki Makoto asked Hiroki to delete all the surveillance records along the way. Even if the Black Organization wanted to investigate, it would be impossible to trace it back to them.
Under normal circumstances, the people sent out by the Black Organization can only find the villa in the mountains, but it has completely turned into a ruin. Everyone who has seen Makoto Sakaki is dead, except...
The hunter who led them into the mountains, Ohta Shozo, and the Ogawa family who lived in Gunma Prefecture...
Sakaki Makoto was not worried about them leaking information. With the old woman around, his descendants would be able to unite and fight against foreign enemies together. Ohta Shozo was a hunter with a sense of justice. He played a crucial role in the investigation. Moreover, Domon Yasuki had reminded him that it was not a big problem...
After thinking it over, Makoto Sakaki couldn't find any flaws that he had missed, and he felt relieved.
"So what should I do?"
Sakaki Makoto asked:
"Are you going to investigate Kaito Kidd?"
"No, investigating Kaito Kid is Vermouth's job, and you are responsible for observing Maori Kogoro..."
There was silence in the microphone for a moment. Gin seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he said:
"Boss suspects that other forces are involved, but the identities of the other parties are unclear. There are not many targets worthy of suspicion. You have been keeping an eye on Maori Kogoro for so long, and you even accompanied him to Kobe a few days ago. Have you found anything?"
"No, he's still as carefree and unfocused as ever."
Sakaki Makoto replied:
"Boss, do you suspect that the person who ordered Kaito Kid to steal the information was Maori Kogoro?"
"He is just a suspect, but it is not certain yet. Where are you now?"
"In Ginza, Maori Kogoro received a commission to investigate a mistress. The client is a wealthy man named Akutagawa Ichimoto. I took the initiative to follow him. Bourbon is also here."
"Ichimoto Akutagawa? Didn't his father just die three months ago?"
Sakaki Makoto was stunned:
"Yes, Boss, do you know this person?"
"Oh...of course I know."
Gin sneered:
"Akutagawa was originally a newly recruited peripheral member of the organization. The boss wanted to train him and let him replace Pisco. As for his father... he was killed by someone sent by the organization."
"What?!"
Sakaki Makoto's eyelids jumped:
"If we kill his father, will he still be so devoted to the organization? This is a time bomb!"
"Don't worry, the person who commissioned the organization to kill Akutagawa Ichimoto's father was himself."
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