Chapter 77

After the mental communication with Douma ended, Gin did not leave the secret room immediately. Instead, he raised his hand and pressed the hidden mechanism.

The originally ordinary-looking white wall silently turned over, revealing a small arsenal hidden inside. Various types of guns and ammunition exuded a cold aura under the illumination of the lights.

Gin's fingers moved across the bodies of his 'favorites', finally stopping at his once favorite Beretta M92F, which he took off and put into his gun bag.

The reason why it was once is because Gin now possesses a more useful vampire magic, which is concealed, efficient, and powerful. The only drawback is probably that it makes one hungry easily after using it.

For various reasons, Gin has not changed his good habit of carrying a gun with him. When he needs to remove his weapon in special occasions, it serves as a good disguise, effectively making the enemy relax their vigilance against him.

Thanks to the frantic efforts of his subordinates, Gin was able to change back to his previous style of dressing, and no one could tell that he had changed at all.

Even Vodka, who always follows Gin, only feels that his elder brother's power has become stronger, and does not realize that his elder brother is no longer a human being.

Gin, who had mastered the disguise skill, refused Vodka's offer to follow him and drove alone to the meeting place agreed with Rum. Not surprisingly, he found that Rum had been waiting for a long time.

"Gin, you're finally here." When Rum saw Gin coming in, he immediately stood up and greeted him eagerly, asking in a fake tone: "Regarding the disappearance of the boss, do you have any suggestions?"

Noticing the impatience in Rum's eyes, Gin, who hated unfaithful people the most, flashed a cold light in his eyes, and the murderous intent in his heart became stronger. The corners of his mouth covered by the scarf raised a cruel arc, and he asked in a cold tone: "I should ask you this question. How do you think we should deal with it?"

Gin's tone of voice was not good when he replied, but Rum was lost in his own thoughts and didn't notice anything was wrong.

Logically speaking, Rum has been in the inner world for many years and has personally participated in countless fights when he was young. He relied on real guns and knives to sit in the position of the second-in-command of the organization. He should not react so slowly.

Perhaps it was the huge benefits that were within his reach that blinded Rum's eyes and made him unable to see the imminent danger. Rum took Gin's question as a concession that showed he was unwilling to compete with him. In his complacency, he almost laughed out loud at an inappropriate time.

After finally suppressing the upward curve of his lips, Rum pretended to be serious and said, "Ever since I heard the news that the boss was missing, I have been very uneasy. I was afraid that something had happened to the boss, so I started investigating without stopping."

After emphasizing his loyalty to Gin, Rum continued, "According to my investigation, the situation is not optimistic. The boss is really missing and it is not fake. The body of the driver who picked up the boss has been found by the police. This is the driver's autopsy report. Take a look."

Gin nodded perfunctorily and took the document bag handed to him by Rum, but he had no intention of opening it. After all, he was the murderer who killed the driver, and no one knew better than him how the driver died, so he didn't need to read the autopsy report.

Although Rum said "missing", he had actually already determined in his heart that the boss was a dangerous person. The organization's intelligence network couldn't find the missing tycoon Karasuma Renya, so he was probably dead a long time ago, and there was probably no body left. He just didn't know who had done it and wiped out all traces, so that even he couldn't find any clues.

It's just that it's not easy to say this to Gin directly, otherwise Rum is really afraid that Gin will turn into a mad dog and bite everyone he sees, and then the first person to suffer will be him who wants to take over the organization. Therefore, he can only carefully avoid some ominous words, trying not to irritate the boss's loyal dog.

Gin's character is a ruthless martial artist, a cold-blooded killer, and an organization's scavenger, but this does not mean that he is not smart. On the contrary, Gin is very smart and sharp.

"The situation is not optimistic, so what?" Gin took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it slowly and took a puff, then looked at Rum, whose face was flushed, with a meaningful look: "What do you want to do by calling me over here?"

"Ahem..." Rum cleared his throat awkwardly, his eyes wandering around and not meeting Gin's gaze.

Of course he asked Gin to come over because he wanted to take off the hat of second-in-command and truly become the new boss of the organization, but he obviously couldn't say such straightforward words, and the matter of succession could only be hinted at and not stated explicitly.

There are many high-ranking officials in the organization, but there are only three people who can decide the succession after the boss gets into trouble: him as the second-in-command, Gin who is most trusted by the boss, and Vermouth who has a close relationship with the boss.

Regardless of prestige or power, the three of them are the most important core figures of the organization. As long as one of them is recognized by the other two, inheriting the organization will be a natural thing.

Gin knew very well what was in Rum's mind, and that was why he was so determined. Rum, who was eager to meet him at this time, regarded the position of boss as a sure thing.

Seeing that Rum was still unable to let go of his dignity and was talking about other things, Gin, who didn't want to waste time on a meaningless person, got straight to the point: "You called me here to convince me to support you in taking the position, right?"

"Ahahaha...that's not the case...that's not what I meant." Rum waved his hands awkwardly and shook his head to deny it, but the uncontrollable upward movement of the corners of his mouth betrayed him deeply. It was obvious that Gin's words hit him right in the heart.

Seeing that Rum refused to admit it, Gin continued, "That's good, because the ownership of the organization was transferred three days ago. This was the exchange condition agreed to by Karasuma Renya himself."

After these words were spoken, no one spoke in the empty room. It was so quiet that it made people feel uneasy.

The faint joy on Rum's face faded, turning from red to white, and the smile in his eyes suddenly disappeared. His vicious eyes pierced directly at Gin: "Calling that adult by his name, Gin, what are you going to do?"

The ominous premonition made Rum avoid the more urgent issue of the change of ownership of the organization. Instead, he kept harping on the fact that Gin called the boss by his full name, as if this could erase the uneasiness in his heart.

However, the reality obviously will not change according to Rum's idea. Gin does not give Rum a chance to escape: "The boss of the organization has been replaced, and this person will not be you..."

"What treasonous words are you saying!" Rum interrupted Gin and asked excitedly: "Gin, have you betrayed the organization too?"

"Of course I didn't betray the organization." Gin shook his head in denial, then stared at Rum with a cold gaze and asked the last crucial question. The answer to this question would determine whether Rum lived or died: "So... Rum, are you denying the legitimacy of the boss taking over the organization?"

Even though Gin didn't say more and just asked this question casually, Rum, who was asked the question, felt a chill all over his body. He knew the hidden meaning behind Gin's question. If he refused to acknowledge the legitimacy of the new boss taking over the organization, then he would be regarded as a traitor by Gin.

In the organization, betrayers have only one fate, and that is death! ①

After realizing this, Rum's lips trembled slightly. The dilemma made his hairless head covered with cold sweat. The two ends of the scale were the most tempting power in the world and the serious crisis of being executed by the "Scavenger" if he denied it.

Time passed by little by little. Rum, who was in a fierce struggle in his heart, slowly let out a breath. His expression softened and a warm smile appeared on his face: "Gin, stop joking. How could I refuse to acknowledge the new boss?"

Clearly, Rum didn't even know who the new boss supported by Gin was, but at this moment he didn't mention this sensitive topic at all. He just smiled and spoke well of the new boss with a fawning look on his face.

"Is this your answer?" Gin lowered his eyelids, his voice as cold and calm as ever.

"Of course..." Rum took advantage of the moment when Gin's eyes were away, quickly reached behind him, took out his pistol and aimed it at Gin who was only a few steps away from him. After he had aimed steadily at Gin's head, he revealed a sinister smile: "I'm the boss, go to hell!"

Almost at the same time as he said this, Rum opened fire without hesitation, obviously not intending to leave Gin any chance of survival. In the end, he chose the most tempting thing in the world: power.

Gin, who had already noticed Rum's murderous intention, tried to dodge, but because the two were too close to each other, the bullet still pierced his forehead, leaving a terrifying big hole near his temple.

If Gin was not already a human being, his entire head would have been blown off by this shot.

“Hahahaha…” Rum laughed out loud when he saw Gin’s miserable state, his tone extremely sarcastic: “You damn scavenger, to put it bluntly, you’re just a mad dog, go to hell with your master!”

Gin was shot in the head and was shaken by the impact. After he stood up, he said coldly: "I think... the master will never go to hell, and neither will I. The one who goes to hell is you."

Seeing Gin moving around with a huge hole on his temple like nothing happened, Rum's fragile mind was severely shocked. He stared in disbelief, almost popping his eyeballs out of his sockets. The only clear thought in his mind was to kill Gin.

Rum put down the gun and pointed it at Gin again, but the next second Gin approached quickly and grabbed the gun.

There was a harsh sound of metal rubbing against each other, and Gin casually crushed the gun out of his hand into a ball of scrap iron. Then Rum knew nothing.

The headless body fell to the ground with a bang. Gin threw Rum's head beside his corpse with disgust. A faint fragrance lingered at his nose, not strong but not to be ignored.

Gin, who followed his boss's order not to eat humans, swallowed silently and forced himself to control his gaze, not staring at the delicious (dead) corpse on the ground. Then, he used [Blood Vampire Art] with his unskilled ability to completely erase the last trace of Rum in the world.

At the same time, Belmode, who was far away overseas, finally saw the news that Japanese tycoon Karasuma Renya was missing and suspected to have been murdered.