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Noel stood alone in the deserted courtyard, looking at the dead silence around him, which contrasted nicely with the dry landscape in the center of the yard.

Anyway, it doesn't go well no matter how you look at it... He made a rough conclusion, not caring how much of it was due to anger.

This yard is a temporary residence for big garbage. It is located in the suburbs of Tokyo, Japan. People who can live in this area are all well-known people in society. This yard nominally belongs to the Karasuma family, a low-key but wealthy family.

Noel had naturally done some research a long time ago, but there was very little information he could find. He was only surprised to find out that the most famous Sunset Villa in the Conan series was originally owned by the Karasuma family. As there were no casualties in that case, Noel didn't have much memory and didn't interfere. Just like in the original work, the annex made of gold revealed its true face in the sunset. As for how the Japanese government handled it afterwards, it was a good thing that the organization didn't get it.

Servants dressed in black and with wooden expressions were walking back and forth in the corridor of the Japanese courtyard, but they ignored Noel. Although it was because the big trash had increased his trust in him, the more likely possibility was... that they regarded him as one of their own.

After all, they are all tools that have been brainwashed to the point where they have no self.

Noel seemed to be walking around casually, as if he was just looking for the room he needed to go to, but his brain was quickly recording the layout of the yard. The fingers in his pocket touched the mobile phone equipped with special instruments, detecting the situation nearby.

Although the signal is not shielded, those detectors are troublesome... Obviously, the weapons inspection here is strict enough. Not only is there necessary monitoring at the entrance, but every space is covered with various hot weapon metal monitors without blind spots. Obviously, the big garbage is afraid of death enough, so he is cautious enough.

Noel recalled that the core control room of the organization's branch was also filled with various detectors. It must be said that the organization has been able to survive for so long with so many undercover agents inside. It must be due to the caution of the top leaders. The most core part has never been infiltrated, so the foundation has not been damaged.

“Here.”

A tall man in black with a blank expression suddenly turned and walked towards Noel, speaking respectfully but without emotion. Noel said nothing, turned around and walked in the direction the man was leading, stopping in front of a metal door. Noel adjusted his expression and pushed the door open.

Behind the door of a typical Japanese-style house is a standard conference room layout, but the inspection density is more than twice as high as the usual setting, because the person sitting at the end of the long table is the leader of the entire organization. That gentleman is also the final villain in the manga Detective Conan.

The people who can make this big trash show his true face are the people sitting on both sides, Bermode, Rum, and Gin, the senior executives who really hold power in the organization. Noel's entry seems to have broken the original subtle atmosphere, but this has nothing to do with him, and Noel knows best how he should behave.

"Boss, this is Grappa reporting in." Noel, dressed in black with a bandage on his face, half-knelt respectfully in front of the man in the lead. His neck exposed when he lowered his head showed his loyalty. Apparently, this look satisfied the other party very much.

"Grappa, you have done a good job on your recent mission."

The boss was in a good mood and praised Noel for a few words, then motioned for Noel to sit at the end of the long table. However, this attitude made everyone at the table change their expressions. Gin just frowned slightly, and the smile on Bermode's lips faded a little. Rum, who was always impatient, couldn't help but said, "Boss, this is not convenient."

The last position is usually the lowest status or the position held by the juniors in serious situations. However, the scene at this time is a high-level meeting. Those who can sit at the table are the actual rulers of the organization. Although Grappa has a prominent reputation in the organization, the senior executives know in their hearts that he is just a weapon. Letting a weapon sit at the table that symbolizes power, even if he is the last position, the meaning behind it... It can't be that the boss of this organization is merciful and allows the other party to have human rights.

The meaning is self-evident.

The boss decided to let Grappa take control of some power on the surface. Of course, everyone who knew Grappa's identity knew that this was just a cover. The more power Grappa got, the more power the boss took back.

Rum, who had just had some of his rights taken back because of the "mistake" of his intelligence team, naturally couldn't sit still. Obviously, if this was really the case, the rights given to Grappa must have been taken away from him. If the few rights that were taken back before were still within his acceptable range, then this was a bit beyond his bottom line.

"Rum, don't be so anxious. I'm just helping you share some of the work." The boss sat in the first seat with a normal expression, as if it was really just a kind gesture as he said, but his attitude was obviously extremely tough, and Rum seemed to suddenly calm down and gritted his teeth and nodded to accept this kindness.

As soon as the boss spoke, Noel obeyed and sat in the last seat. He did not hesitate at all because of Rum's objection just now. He watched silently. Bermode opposite him gave him a meaningful look, but the former looked like he would accept any order, as if he had nothing to do with the vortex on the table of power.

Noel was not surprised by this. He had guessed that this guy, who had lived for who knows how many years, had become increasingly suspicious when Big Trash allowed Grappa to be with him when he talked to Rum. Rum, who had always been a little aggressive and had been in a high position for many years, naturally became the main object of Big Trash's jealousy. Although it was impossible to revoke all the other party's rights in one go, it was still possible to slowly take back the rights. And obviously, in Big Trash's eyes, handing over Rum's rights completely to another person was essentially no different from before. So he simply prepared to divide Rum's rights, giving one part to Grappa who completely obeyed him, and the other part...

It's transparent.

As expected, the topic on the table went around in circles, and in the end, it was just two things that were done. The first was to improve Grappa's status. Although it was not explicitly stated that Noel was responsible for managing anything, the fact that most bases were unimpeded had already made the attitude clear. The second was to give a small part of the management rights of Rum's intelligence department to Bourbon. Although Bourbon did not have the right to participate in the meeting at this time, this small part of the rights also meant that he valued the other party and even cultivated him to become a senior executive. I believe that when this news is released, there will be many jealous people in the organization who will take action against Bourbon. If the other party can survive this wave and pass the inspection of the big pile of garbage, replacing Rum is indeed just around the corner.

Thinking of this, Noel's expression under the mask became a little solemn. For an undercover agent, being so trusted by the organization was obviously quite amazing. If Toru really got the rights to Rum, even if it was only a part of it, overthrowing the organization would be countless times easier. But before that, Toru was completely in the limelight. You know, there were many people eyeing Rum's position. If Bourbon, who had only joined the organization for a few years, got it, there would be many people who would be restless. A desperate dog would do anything. However, as Grappa, Noel could not only not help, but it was good enough that he did not add insult to injury.

After all, since the rights of rum were specifically divided between Grappa and Bourbon, if the two had a good relationship, it would be tantamount to playing on Big Trash's sore spot. Even if Big Trash thought Grappa was absolutely loyal, if Bourbon approached Grappa without knowing the truth, Big Trash would definitely think too much with his suspicious mind, not to mention... there were some messy rumors about him and that guy before, and now it has the opposite effect.

"Grappa, as for your next mission..."

The topic on the table shifted to himself again, so Noel could only concentrate his thoughts and listen carefully to his own arrangements. However, he did not expect that an unexpected organization was slowly revealed by the other party:

"That White Alliance emerged in recent years, and we were unexpectedly targeted by them," the boss sitting in the first seat seemed to be inadvertently high and mighty, but the fact that he could appear in the highest-level meeting of the organization was enough to show that this organization was not as simple as he said.

"Although the information leaked by the person next to you did not cause any damage, you were careless for not discovering it in time."

Noel lowered his head obediently to listen to the order, but his brain was frantically processing the information he suddenly received, the White Alliance, Xiaoguang... the lower-level members around him?

Noel suddenly remembered that when he woke up, the body next to him that was killed by Grappa was a low-level member of the organization in a black suit. At that time, he just thought it was another defector. Now...

Is that the person who was instigated by Xiaoguang? A member of the White Alliance, why is he by my side... Noel's heart shuddered, and he easily figured out the reason.

Because he had been missing for so long, Xiaoguang was worried, so he wanted to get relevant information about him as soon as possible...

Noel's body suddenly turned cold, because at that moment what he thought of was not guilt, but a despicable fear. Did the bottom-level member who was instigated by the White Alliance tell Xiaoguang everything he did as Grapa?

"Don't let it happen again." The boss looked magnanimous and let it go. Noel also cooperated with a look of loyalty, and then listened to the other party's instructions, "Let Bourbon investigate this organization. Grappa, you will be in charge of supervision."

The meaning of letting the person who had just fallen out with the other party to supervise was self-evident, but for Noel it was barely good news. He lowered his head and accepted the order, his hair hiding the complicated look in his pupils.

After the meeting, the blond man received a new order, and his gray-purple eyes finally flashed a gleam of light.

Finally... have we come to this?