Chapter 147 The crows that were secretly watching rushed to the backstage...
The players who rushed to the backstage happened to see Yoko Okino introducing the final four contestants of the MasterChef competition.
To the players' surprise, the light-gray-haired young man who used molecular cuisine, after passing the daily lunch box test, actually made it all the way to the top four and was eager to try the unknown test.
The elimination of Toru Amuro, who was said to be a staff member of Poirot Cafe and whom Dr. Agasa and his team were paying close attention to but actually had as many identities as onions, was within the players' expectations.
It wasn't the players' turn to go on stage yet. They sat in the lounge, munching on the fruit laid out there while watching the four contestants' self-introductions on the screen.
The red curly-haired girl named Pajian, who looks about the same age as the player, is good at cooking Chinese food; the light-gray-haired young man named Pamia is good at cooking French food; the dark-brown bun-haired woman named Hanamoto Sarina is good at cooking Japanese food; the short-haired young man named Ricardo is good at cooking Italian food.
"The age limit is good. It makes people look young and energetic!" The players are very satisfied with their decision to set an age limit for the MasterChef competition.
Not only can it attract a wave of ratings, but it can also screen out those old veterans who rely on their seniority as much as possible.
"So this is why Chiyo-chan has set an age limit for the MasterChef competition..." A resentful voice came from behind the player.
"Teacher, what are you doing behind me? Come out and eat something." The player had expected this, and he stood still as a mountain. He ate a few more bites of fruit.
Dazai Osamu slipped out from behind the leader, casually forked a piece of apple and took a bite, saying, "I thought I could give you a big scare this time, but it's really boring—"
"I'm trying very hard to study the Death Flame." After saying that, a ball of indigo flame suddenly appeared in Dazai Osamu's hand, and at the same time, a piece of apple slice that was exactly the same as the fruit he had just forked away appeared in the fruit bowl.
Despite the player's very abstract description, Dazai Osamu still relied on his flexible brain to quickly master the use of the Death Flame and began to apply it in his daily life.
"Great Teacher, you can actually use the Flame of Death?!" The player rushed over in surprise, grabbed the curly-haired boy's hand, and shook it happily several times. "That's great! I finally don't have to worry so much about your safety!"
Otherwise, considering the fact that the Great Teacher likes to provoke others and likes to walk on the line between life and death, players are really worried that he will be put in a sack by other NPCs one day!!!
Dazai Osamu, who had never expected the leader to react like this, said: "..."
"...Ahem, I didn't expect Chiyo-chan to care about me so much." Dazai Osamu pulled out a flower from behind his back and said exaggeratedly, "Flowers go with beauties. Only a flower this beautiful can match your bright face. This is for you, Chiyo-chan!"
"Although I like flowers very much, but..." The player took the flowers from Dazai Osamu with a smile, and then gently squeezed them. The bouquet instantly turned into a gray mist like a dandelion blown away by the wind.
"This flower transformed by the flame of death is fake after all." Looking at Dazai Osamu's lost eyes, the player smiled and took out a bunch of real flowers from his backpack and stuffed it into Dazai Osamu's hand.
"I'll give the flowers to the teacher first this time, and next time it'll be your turn to give them to me."
"...I was really defeated by Chiyo-chan. I made it very carefully, so how come I didn't fall for it?" Dazai Osamu, holding a large bouquet of flowers, didn't know what expression to make.
"Because... I'm immune to illusions!" The player opened his arms, spun in circles, and finally revealed the final answer!
The evolved Eye of Transparency not only becomes more powerful in discerning illusions, but also becomes more flexible over time. Players can now flexibly control the Eye of Transparency's on and off!
"I am the nemesis of the owner of the Mist of Death Flame, whose physical skills are useless!" The player put his hands on his hips, smiled to the sky, and was very confident.
Dazai Osamu, who lacks physical strength, is not good at physical skills, and possesses the Death Flame of the Mist: ...I am speechless.
So this is actually possible? Doesn't that mean he'll never be able to deceive the leader? Luckily, the others aren't like the leader...
A player suddenly sneezed: What's going on? I suddenly feel like someone is trying to harm me! Alert.jpg
After some banter, the discussion finally got down to business. Knowing that a highly intelligent NPC like Dazai Osamu wouldn't come looking for someone or even stake out a position when the leader was so busy, the player asked, "Did you come here this time because something happened at 'Gourmet One-Stop Service'?"
"According to the previously established plan, I remember that you seemed to be in charge of a part of the area?"
"Indeed, the area I'm responsible for is located west of the Special Food Building." Dazai Osamu sat upright and said solemnly, "In fact, I did come to see the leader because of an emergency."
Players who had never seen such a scene from Dazai Osamu sat up straight for some unknown reason.
"Captain, do you remember the messages those careless subordinates of mine sent you earlier? They should have mentioned a man," Dazai Osamu prompted, "a silver-haired man wearing a long black trench coat and a wide-brimmed hat."
"Oh—that long-haired man in black!" The player, finally reminded by Dazai Osamu, pulled out his phone and flipped to the message from a while ago, his expression puzzled. "I heard that more than a dozen of my subordinates were beaten up by that long-haired man in black, so I got angry and arranged extra training for them... Shouldn't that be a problem?"
Could it be that the subordinates couldn't defeat the man in black because he was too strong, rather than because the player's subordinates had been slacking off recently?
"Don't worry about them, Chief. This is what they deserve." The curve of Dazai Osamu's lips disappeared, his eyes were gloomy, and his whole body exuded a strange, dark and dangerous aura. "Those guys couldn't beat them, and they actually told the chief, making him worry..."
He kept his words to himself, and gave the leader an impeccable smile, saying, "Anyway, don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Bring them all back to the training room at headquarters and retrain them!
You said that, I seem to be even more worried...
The player looked at Dazai Osamu speechlessly.
"What we need to pay attention to is the identity of the silver-haired man." Dazai Osamu produced a lifelike document and pointed at the silver-haired man with a fierce look in his eyes and only half of his profile showing.
"Our people investigated this man's whereabouts after entering Yokohama and discovered that he had been secretly searching for information on the Port Mafia. Combined with his appearance, the information previously revealed by the leader, and the previous leader's connections with Tokyo..."
"This person is most likely one of the important members of the organization that has close ties with the previous leader. His code name is Gin." Dazai Osamu moved his fingers and turned the document into a glass of colorless and transparent wine.
"And that blond, dark-skinned Chimney who participated in the MasterChef competition and was eliminated in the final round is also from the same organization as Gin. His code name is Bourbon." After saying that, a transparent glass filled with amber liquor appeared next to Gin.
"The Black Organization... Gin and Bourbon..." The player looked at the two glasses of wine in front of him and moved the bourbon away. "This is an onion spirit. We can start with him."
"So he's an undercover agent? That's certainly an opportunity." Dazai Osamu seamlessly connected with the leader's message. After taking this sentence to heart, he continued with the previous topic, "Gin's skills as a top assassin are enough to kill my incompetent men, but he didn't kill them. It's obvious that he has other motives for coming to Yokohama this time..."
"For example, his organization doesn't intend to be an enemy of the Port Mafia, but rather to test the Port Mafia's bottom line and..." Dazai Osamu's tone became more and more determined at the end, "strength."
What Dazai Osamu said matched the clues about the crows provided by the system after the player completed the reward.
The player said, "The Black Organization, which has been lurking in the dark, has long been wary of the Port Mafia's changes due to the loss of several supply and transportation chains, and will send its men to test their bottom line."
"The Black Organization is an internationally renowned criminal organization. I found out from the contract signed between the old man and them that the Black Organization provided the old man with drugs that could prolong his life in exchange for him giving them free access to Yokohama."
"Our philosophy is totally incompatible with the Black Organization. The contracts that old man signed with them were all torn up by me the moment I took office. They sent people here this time just because of this matter." The player took out a silver note, wrote down the cause of the accident, signed his name at the end, and attached his unique flame to his name.
This flame anti-counterfeiting mark was taught to the player by Uni during a casual chat. It is very convenient and easy to use.
Everything was ready. The player said to the serious-looking Dazai, "We need to be prepared to face them. Let the Great Teacher handle the scouting, right? You must ensure your own safety, okay?"
"I will follow your orders, leader." Dazai Osamu's eyes moved slightly, a smile appeared at the corner of his lips, and he took the silver handwritten order handed to him by the leader with both hands.
After thinking for a moment, the player handed the two phone numbers he had just saved to Dazai Osamu, "These are the victims of the Black Organization that I just accidentally discovered."
"One is a young female scientist with such incredible talent, so proficient in medicine and other fields that I just want to dig her up with a hoe. The other is a high school detective who's a bit of a celebrity in the detective world, but because of the murderous aura surrounding him, I just want to stay away from him once we're done."
"Time was tight, so I didn't get any more useful information. Perhaps you can learn something from them." The player wrote another note. "This is the code we agreed on. They'll understand after seeing this."
"Don't worry, the code is guaranteed to be exclusive and original. No one can be as abstract as mine." The player is very self-aware of this.
After seeing the code, Dazai Osamu said: "...Indeed."
This reminded him of the card activation slogan that the dwarf shouted loudly at the hot spring hotel. Even though that video was later discovered by Zhongyuan Zhongye, he and the leader still kept a backup.
It seems that the dwarf will still have to make a cool appearance this time, and he will definitely thank himself.
"Lord Chiyo, it's your turn." Following three regular knocks on the door, the staff member's call came from outside.
"Coming soon!" the player replied.
"I'm going to present the awards to the top three in the Master Chef competition. I'll leave the investigation of the Black Organization to Dazai for now." The player stood up, gestured to the still-contemplating Dazai, and said with a smile, "Build whatever you want while ensuring your own safety. I'll cover you!"
Looking at the leader's quickly slipping back, Dazai Osamu swallowed the words that were about to come to his lips.
Chief, it seems you haven't told me the addresses of the two victims associated with the Black Organization...
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