Chapter 413 What kind of wine is this? Ask for monthly votes ()
Thinking of this, Amuro Toru was silent for a moment, and then tactfully suggested: "If you like it, why not raise one yourself." Then don't accept such commissions and harm other people's cats...
Amuro Toru remembered that a few days ago, he brought back a familiar cat lying on the street to his office. The cat might have found him familiar, and was too lazy to run away when he approached... If this continued, these cats might gradually get used to the life of wandering, from house cats to street cats, and then to town cats, city cats, prefectural cats, and even national cats... It was not good for the cats, and it was not good for the reputation of the office.
However, Jiang Xia shook his head regretfully: "There is no time, and no manpower - you are rarely in the office, and I often have to travel."
Amuro Toru: "...Who said to raise him in the office? Raise him at your home."
"No." Jiang Xia still shook his head.
He thought about the ghost mint ingredients at home and gestured the shape of the flower pot: "I have a lot of potted plants at home."
Next to her, the mermaid poked her head out from behind Jiang Xia and nodded in agreement - those potted plants were the raw materials for making ghost mint and must not be scratched by cats.
And she didn't like cats either. She always felt that her tail would be dangerous in front of a cat... Thinking of this, the mermaid turned around to look at the cat in the cage, then quietly crawled in front of Jiang Xia, using Jiang Xia's body to block the possible gaze of the cats. Then she touched her beautiful fish tail with care.
Toru Amuro seemed to be thinking, is it inconvenient to keep a cat at home?
...Could it be that my guess that "Jiang Xia accepted the commission just to get the client's cat" is true?
Although it sounds a bit absurd, think about it carefully - these cats come in all varieties, are well taken care of, most of them are clingy, and the few rebellious ones will only try to escape when being petted, and will not scratch people... Since you don't have to worry about catching cats yourself and someone else can do it for you, it seems very reasonable for Jiangxia to maintain the cat-finding business.
…I just feel a little sorry for the customers.
but……
Toru Amuro turned his head and looked at the chocolate mountain on the other side of the living room in silence.
…Even the cat’s owner doesn’t mind, so he should just stop meddling in other people’s business.
Moreover, Jiang Xia is not a cat abuser. The cats all like him quite a lot. Except for a few lively ones who particularly love freedom, the others have become familiar with Jiang Xia.
Toru Amuro then temporarily stopped thinking about these trivial matters.
He remembered the purpose of coming to the office today, and asked Jiang Xia casually:
"I remember that you received a commission letter from Moon Shadow Island a few days ago, and you said that the wording of the letter looked like a murder notice. Why didn't I see any reports about you solving the case on the island?"
Toru Amuro would be interested in this matter, and it all started early this morning.
Early morning.
When he handed over the information about Inoue Real Estate to Gin who had rushed back from somewhere, he habitually glanced into Gin's bag - for an intelligence officer, paying attention to everything that passed by was the most basic operation. This little action might be annoying, but it was not too suspicious.
In the past, it was difficult for Toru Amuro to get information from Gin in this way.
But today, for some reason, Gin's mental state seemed not so good, and he felt a slight fatigue after being tense for too long.
So this time, Toru Amuro successfully found an unfinished mission report in the bag.
Then I saw an unfamiliar word on it - Ouzo.
As an undercover agent of the organization, Toru Amuro is familiar with the names of various types of wine.
He searched his memory briefly and quickly remembered that this was a Greek liquor - it would appear in the organization's mission reports, and it was undoubtedly a code name for an official member.
But strangely, Toru Amuro discovered that he had never heard of a person called "Uzo" before.
This concerned him a lot.
——In Toru Amuro's impression, those who can go on missions with Gin, except for some cannon fodders who are scheduled to be cleared out by the organization and employees who are in urgent need of retirement, are mostly old people who have been in the organization for many years and whose loyalty has been confirmed.
During the years that Toru Amuro was undercover, he had come into contact with many organization cadres with code names and was familiar with a large number of wine names.
Especially in Tokyo.
Even though they had never met, he had a rough list in his mind and could even vaguely guess each person's area of expertise...but this "Uzo" who suddenly appeared was completely unknown and had never appeared on his list once.
...But Ouzo was able to go on missions with Gin. And judging from the position of his name on the mission report, "Ouzo" was indeed a participant in the mission, not a target.
In other words, he cannot be an incompetent cannon fodder.
...Could it be a new face who was just transferred from another branch?
Or, has Uzo always been a permanent member of other branches, and was just responsible for cooperating with Gin while Gin was on business trips?
…It’s possible that both are possible.
The former - the organization has many affairs in the Tokyo area and the turnover rate of members is also high. It takes a lot of time to train suitable cadres and it is difficult to replenish manpower. Transferring people over is quite common.
The latter speculation is not without reason - in Amuro Toru's impression, Gin does not have a procrastination problem. But this time, after Gin got the relevant information about Inoue Real Estate, he came to him half a day late to hand over the relevant information... This shows that Gin is probably busy with something.
Tokyo has been unusually quiet these days, and there has been no news of any important deaths.
Therefore, Toru Amuro is more inclined to believe that the thing that caused Gin to be "involved" happened outside the city - that is, Usa was a cadre of another branch.
…
After questioning the new sake in the file, Toru Amuro thought about it. It was no secret that he liked to observe other people's information.
So he simply asked Gin openly: "A new face? Why haven't I heard of him before?"
Gin's reaction at that time left a deep impression on Amuro Toru.
——The thoughtful organizational cadre paused for a moment while collecting the information, turned his head and glanced at him. There was an indescribable strange joy and a kind of inexplicable sense of superiority in his eyes.
After this positive emotion, Gin seemed to remember something, and his expression showed a hint of subtle complexity and fear.
...Maybe it’s because there are too many factors or the awareness of confidentiality is too strong.
In short, after Toru Amuro asked Gin about the information in his bag, Gin did not mention anything about "Uzo", but just took out his gun and pointed it at Toru Amuro as usual, leaving a threat like "Watch your eyes, if you can't help but look, I will help you dig it out", and then strode away with the information and vodka.
Toru Amuro also slowly put down the gun that he and Gin had just taken out and pointed at each other.
He looked at Gin's back, then shifted his gaze to Vodka next to him, and his expression gradually became solemn.
(End of this chapter)
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