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Mizunashi Renna's mood is very complicated.

As Grappa's most recent and trusted subordinate, Aingawachi, she was also brought in to participate in this secret mission.

Of course, she also guessed that Aingawachi and others, who were low-level personnel, would be silenced when they returned.

Before leaving, she was seriously warned by Grappa not to show any behavior that was inconsistent with the behavior of an organization member in front of those black-clad servants. So she spent most of her time organizing some paperwork reports and staying in her room.

She had some guesses about the man in black who followed her, but Grappa's warning made her realize that she must not test him lightly. Moreover, although all her face-to-face communication with Grappa could only be as a dialogue with Aikawa, the documents and materials she had access to were already completely confidential to the organization.

Apparently, his identity was used as a temporary assistant to Grappa but it didn't matter if he gave it up, so he was able to come into contact with these things. Of course, this was not possible without Grappa's indulgence.

At this time, a man named Ikaros found her, or to be more precise, sent her an email.

The other party directly stated his identity, and then took the certificate issued by the CIA and proposed to cooperate with him. The first step was to pretend that the two code-named members of the New York base were undercover agents of the CIA and then expose them, and then push the real undercover agents up.

The plan was successful, so successful that the undercover agent was even promoted to the position of second-in-command.

Originally, Mizunashi Renna thought that Grappa, the biggest variable in this plan, seemed to be interpreting the script written by Ikaros completely.

From discovering the information leak, to screening the suspects, and finally locking up the confidants after going through twists and turns, everything was performed one by one according to the rhythm of the script, and even the real undercover was naturally led to Joseph's side in the end, and then congratulated with one click, it was all so smooth. If at this point, Mizunoshi Renna still thinks it is just a coincidence, then she is not worthy of being a spy.

Bringing me to his side was not something that could be explained by Grappa's interest. It was probably to cooperate with Ikaros's actions.

In other words, Grappa not only knew Ikaros, but also trusted him very much and would act completely according to his plan. This made Mizuno Renna realize that Ikaros, as the leader of the two, might have saved her in the first place because of the latter's intention.

If that's the case, then Grappa...was he instigated by Ikaros to atone for his crimes?

Mizuno Renna didn't suspect Grappa was an undercover agent because of what he had done. Even if he was an undercover agent, he would still be brought to court in the end. But as a tainted witness...if the benefits were really great enough, Mizuno Renna didn't think that her superiors were righteous, moral and law-abiding people.

But if this is the case, the CIA should at least give itself a reminder, but why does it seem that the CIA does not know about it? Or has maintained a strange silence?

As part of her job duties, Mizuno Renna included Grappana's unintentional cooperation in the report.

/Continue monitoring./

The CIA simply replied, and Mizuno Renna frowned, "Indeed, as an undercover agent, you only need to pass on information, not report your own uncertain guesses."

But if Grappa wasn't working with an official organization, and was only working with Ikaros, what was his purpose?

Mizuno Rinna thought for a moment and felt that she must talk to Grappa.

She was not naive enough to think that Grappa would suddenly change his ways and decide to drag the organization along even if it meant death, but she was also very clear that for some people, death was not something to be feared, and if it was for the sake of belief, life could be used as a bargaining chip.

So...what is grappa for?

Mizuno Renna picked up her phone and sent a message to Grappa through the channel agreed upon in advance, saying that she needed to talk, but the other party did not reply.

Shui Wu Liannai sighed, stood up and opened the door, but unexpectedly saw Grappa who had just walked past in front of her.

It was normal that Grappa himself didn't notice it, but the two men beside him also didn't make any sound... Mizuno Renna buried her doubts in her heart and looked up at Grappa who turned around after hearing the sound.

"Aikawa, finish writing this report tonight and send it to me."

Mizuno Renna was stunned, not because of the content of the words, but because she saw the other party turned his head, said the command, but smiled at the end, raised his index finger to his mouth, and said silently:

"Keep it a secret."

———

Noel was naturally not surprised that Mizuno Renna discovered that he and Ikaros had a close relationship. Although they had not talked in person in the past two days, as Ikaros, he could also guess Mizuno Renna's current dilemma through their conversations.

It can only be said that what Mizuno Renna can think of, the CIA can also think of. After all, the fact that Grappa was also assisting in this was mentioned as early as when Ikaros went to negotiate with the CIA. As for whether Grappa would be rewarded for this, that was naturally impossible, let alone being pardoned. The CIA did not even give up the idea of ​​​​Grappa's body. After getting the guarantee from Ikaros that "Grappa will definitely cooperate with the plan", after being ignored in a tactful test, the CIA directly proposed the idea of ​​​​"treating" Grappa.

Of course, although Noel is now thinking of using any means necessary, he has no intention of using his body as a bargaining chip. Rather than letting them continue with this completely unnecessary research in the hope of gaining something by chance, it would be better to destroy it directly.

Therefore, after Icarus firmly refused, the CIA temporarily put aside the idea of ​​making it public.

As for Mizuno Renna, she will probably realize their thoughts soon, and then guess that there is another purpose for them and the CIA to decide to let Mizuno Renna stay with Grappa, which is to put part of the credit directly on Mizuno Renna after the organization is destroyed.

For the CIA, it would not look good on the files if they really admitted that it was Grappa, a person who committed an unforgivable crime, who colluded. However, if it was Mizuno Renna, who was absolutely trustworthy, it would naturally be very good.

For Noel, this is a good way to eliminate his traces. At the same time, it is also a way to compensate Shui Wuliannai. After all, he changed the plot and caused so much trouble for the other party.

Of course, this compensation was completely unilaterally given by Noel, and he knew that the other party would definitely not be willing to accept it, just like Xiaoguang was unwilling to accept exchanging himself for credit. Even if Mizuki Rennai didn't spend much time with him, he should not be interested in credit that was not his own.

But...who made him spend so little time with Mizunoshi Renna, Noel thought lamely, after all, the other party is a good person, he will definitely not blame himself, he will only think that the CIA is weird, and maybe he will take the same idea as Hagiwara and be determined to climb up and clean up the corrupt upper echelons.

This is naturally the best. There are so many good people in Conan, it would be a pity not to climb up. Power in the hands of the right people is never a bad thing.

After happily settling the matter, Noel looked at his next target, the Chicago base... the dark world over there is quite chaotic, just right... it's time to test the effect of the drug. Noel gently stroked the collar around his neck and sneered.

———

Chicago Base, USA

"Master Grappa, that is the territory of the Moses family. If we enter without permission..."

Genna, the person in charge of the Chicago base, is on the verge of collapse. He knows that Grappa is a bloodthirsty person, but he never expected him to be so cruel.

The person who was found out had indeed betrayed the organization and was preparing to join another force. He had obviously been prepared for the exposure of his identity. The moment he was discovered, he led several of his subordinates to choose to defect. He even secretly made a deal with the neighboring Moses family and hid away. The Moses family had a friendly relationship with the organization on the surface. Even if the other party protected the traitor, as long as there was no clear evidence of the other party's sheltering behavior, Gena could only maintain the superficial friendly situation.

In a city like Chicago with many criminal organizations, some tacit rules are naturally formed, one of which is that you cannot carry heavy weapons without permission and intrude into the opponent's territory.

Although Lord Grappa actually only brought two pistols, Lord Grappa himself is a heavy weapon! Gena wanted to cry but had no tears. At this time, he could no longer track the opponent's figure and was in a state of panic.

After all, he was the new person in charge. The previous person in charge was assassinated by someone else. He was appointed to the position in a critical moment, but he encountered this situation right after he took office. He was so panicked that he was like a sieve.

It's so hard for me...

Gena thought with great sorrow that he had certainly heard of Grappa's reputation. If the other party killed people who were in the way during the pursuit, such as people from the Moses family, then it would be a big problem. A direct gunfight was possible. Could he find a place to crash into the enemy's body in advance?

"In the warehouse on the right side of the bridge in the southwest, Master Grappa is there."

A voice suddenly sounded beside him, as if the person had not spoken for a long time. The unfamiliar punctuation and repetition made the sentence quite strange, but Gena felt like a life-saving straw and hurried to look at the person who spoke.

He was a ghostly man in a black suit who came with Grappa.

Gena didn't know how the other party knew about it, and he didn't bother to pursue it at the moment. With a lucky mentality, he negotiated with the Moses family and went to the warehouse with a small number of people in the name of investigating a traitor.

However, the next scene made the person in charge silent for a while.

In the dim warehouse, Grapa, dressed in black, was leaning weakly against a shelf with his eyes tightly closed. He seemed to be in a coma. His face looked sickly in the dim light and he was trembling slightly.

Gena immediately asked the people he brought with him to retreat, in order to avoid them seeing Grappa in such a ferocious state and being silenced afterwards. As for himself...it can only be said that it is a blessing in disguise, and misfortune cannot be avoided, Gena thought completely terribly, but the next scene made him even more numb.

The two men in suits who came with Master Grappa walked forward without hesitation, pulled the man up without any gentleness, and rolled up his sleeves. The other man took out a syringe and injected the medicine directly into him.

Gena felt that he would be silenced this time.

Noel slowly opened his eyes and looked around.

Just now, when he was hunting down the traitor, he deliberately acted like he was crazy with rage, and then he slightly disobeyed the order from Big Trash to stop. After killing a guard from the other family, he felt a slight stinging pain in his neck for a moment, and then his limbs gradually began to lose strength.

Is this the drug inside... After achieving the purpose of the test, Noel was in a good mood and felt that he could safely pretend to be unconscious... What the hell.

He dealt with the body with great difficulty, leaving a scar on it so that the Moses family could find out that it was done by the organization. Then he used the pain to keep himself sane and hid himself in a rather secluded warehouse. He kept reflecting on himself to Big Trash and explained that he was only blinded by anger towards the betrayer. Finally, he fainted next to the cargo rack in the warehouse.

He wasn't worried about the location, after all, there was a locator in the earring.

So far, the effect seems quite good, but why does the person in charge of the Chicago base have a paler complexion than mine?