Chapter 1948 1956 [Curaçao’s Loyalty]
Rum nodded. "We had a great conversation. I could feel that he admired me."
Curacao: “?”
Rum: "You probably don't know who else I met - Bourbon also went to the food venue, and the female boss who hired him is familiar with Uzo. Ha, looking at his appearance, he probably doesn't know why he is there today."
Curacao guessed the thoughts of this confident boss: "So..."
"So today's explosion was actually aimed at Bourbon." Rum carefully reviewed the course of the explosion:
“My presence at the food festival was completely impromptu. If I hadn’t been there, after Jiang Xia had managed to get himself out of trouble, even if Bourbon had been curious about Uzo’s movements and wanted to leave, he wouldn’t have had the right conditions—because he was the only one in the food truck at the time. According to the professional image he had always maintained while working, he couldn’t leave the female boss’s food truck and act on his own.
“That is to say, according to Uzo’s script, Bourbon should have been the one to bear the brunt of the explosion. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but that kid always likes to use the same method to deal with his colleagues, so that they will realize that it was a bad joke on his part.
"For example, Ireland is always hit by people falling from high altitudes, and Bourbon is always forced to appear at the scene of the explosion and escape death. No matter from which angle you look at it, Uzo's target at this food party was actually Bourbon, but in the end he hit me - what do you think this shows?"
Curacao: "..." Does this mean that you have been holding on to his new little brother and have attracted enough hatred from him, so as soon as he saw you, he immediately shifted his target and let you replace Bourbon so that he could experience his little threat trap personally?
Or does it mean that Uzo had long felt that he could hook you, and considering that you were Bourbon's boss, he finally chose the same explosive series as Bourbon to deal with you?
When Curacao thought about the harassing emails he received from Uzo every day since Rum asked to detain Maya Hashimoto, and how he was always forced to "encounter" Uzo or his images in various forms, he couldn't help but feel resentful.
Therefore, when she learned today that Rum was blown up by Uzo, her first reaction was actually relief: that bastard who had been haunting her finally found the right person, the culprit who prevented him from getting a new younger brother.
At the same time, he couldn't help but pray secretly: I hope Uzo can find the right target and focus on this person, and not involve innocent people.
While his mind was daydreaming, Curacao was still able to skillfully handle boring conversations from his boss.
She pretended to think about it, but did not answer the question. Instead, she asked sincerely, "What does it mean?"
Sure enough, Rum wasn't asking any serious questions, he just needed a straight face at this point.
After Curacao finished praising him as he wished, Rum continued: "The fact that Ouzo hit me instead of Bourbon actually shows that he didn't expect me to appear - I disrupted his layout and plan."
Curacao: “…” Are you really so sure that Uzo is not coming for you?
However, as the words came to her lips, she was worried that as soon as she said it, Rum would ask her why she thought Uzo knew his identity and whereabouts.
- Although this was entirely because the boss took the bait, what if Rum was unwilling to admit his mistake and insisted on putting the blame on her?
So these words were quickly shattered in Curacao's heart: A skilled subordinate must learn to avoid the boss's anger.
She just sneered in cooperation: "After all, he is a high school student. Compared with you, he is still too young."
As soon as she finished saying the word "Curacao", she regretted it and couldn't help but glance at the rearview mirrors on both sides guiltily. At the same time, she looked at her mobile phone as if nothing had happened. She was very worried that the elusive guy would hear her saying bad things and would come to her unexpectedly or send another threatening email or something.
Fortunately, it didn't.
There was no terrifying voice in the car that seemed clear but was actually full of malice. Only the boss's rough voice was still flowing in the back seat.
Rum: "Uzo's layout is indeed traceable. If I can disrupt it once, I can disrupt it a second time. He is not the kind of crazy chess piece that cannot be controlled.
“As for today’s little accident… It’s inevitable that I’ll be unfamiliar with the first observation, so I got a little hurt, but I believe that after a few times, I will be able to quickly grasp the rules of his layout and his usual methods.
"Those exaggerated rumors in the organization actually say that Uzo's stage is elusive. Ha, of course, how can a group of mediocre people evaluate the stage of a genius. Only if you are a genius, you can understand the mystery. And only under my command can this genius play the greatest role."
Curacao: ...You are quite confident.
Curacao's mouth: "Indeed."
After agreeing with her boss's ambition to collect cards, she sighed silently: According to Uzo's habit, will the next person to be bombed serially become Rum?
As his confidant, I am always forced to appear near him. Should I prepare some anti-explosion measures in advance?
But what can be done about this? I can't carry around a heavy explosion-proof suit with me. Even so, the suit can't withstand bombs that are too powerful... Well, I'd better improve my already strong bomb disposal skills, just in case I need to use them someday.
By the way, you also need to train your skills: Judging from the countless times Bourbon has escaped death, Uzo rarely leaves himself in a fatal situation. As long as you are strong enough, there are ways to deal with it.
Curacao: “…” By the way, when is Rum going to give Hashimoto Maya to him?
…
Although the explosion was a big deal, it did not seem that big of a deal in Tokyo, where incidents happen frequently.
Especially in this explosion, there were no casualties, nor were there many murder techniques. Even the murderer was immediately discovered and caught on the spot. Therefore, although the explosion occurred at a police briefing, which caused the Metropolitan Police Department to lose face a little, it was not the first time they had lost face. Even the reporters were not interested in it. In the end, the reporting of this case did not cause much splash and was soon suppressed by various news reports.
The detectives also quickly returned to their daily lives after the case was concluded and went back to their respective homes and did their own things.
In fact, Jiang Xia originally wanted to find Conan to walk around the area together and see if he could meet other colleagues by chance.
Unfortunately, however, this mini elementary school student had just bought the new book he had been dreaming of, and after the matter was over, he even forgot about the suspicious Amuro Toru and quickly went home to open the book and read.
Jiang Xia had no choice but to watch him walk away, sighed, and planned to go back himself.
However, when passing through a hidden alley, his nose twitched, and he suddenly noticed something and turned his head to look to the side.
Then he saw a familiar black car driving over and stopping silently in front of him.
(End of this chapter)
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