Chapter 131 Twenty-five Cats
Strictly speaking, what Vermouth said about Gin failing in that mission was not wrong.
As Lei's girlfriend, the FBI naturally began to suspect Mingmei, who had recommended her boyfriend to join, after Lei defected. Fortunately, Mingmei's deceased parents were both highly respected scientists in the organization, and her sister was the most important researcher in the organization, so she did not encounter much trouble.
At the same time, because Karasuma Renya attached great importance to the project in Shirley's hands, and Akemi's identity was sensitive, the organization finally sent Gin, the lone wolf who was least likely to be betrayed by Raito, to investigate.
And Karasuma Renya gave Gin two options to choose from.
If Mingmei hadn't betrayed, then everyone would be happy, and she would still be allowed to stay outside the organization and live a good life with her sister, but if she really chose to betray...
They are an organization with a clear goal. Their purpose from the beginning to the end has been to change the world and give themselves the opportunity to live freely. Now that they are about to achieve this goal, Karasuma Renya will never allow any mistakes to occur at such a critical juncture.
All the preferential treatment she received as a peer will be stripped away, and then Mingmei, whose prototype is a cat, will become the first tester of the aptx4869 made by her sister.
There are only two possible outcomes for her: either she turns from a cat into a dog to redeem herself and continue to serve the organization, or she loses her memory under the influence of drugs and can no longer reveal any confidential information within the organization.
Karasuma Group and Organization are both legal enterprises, Karasuma Renya will certainly not kill people casually, but he has lived in this human world for one hundred and forty years, and he has countless ways to test the edge of the law but never cross it.
After all, no matter what, Akemi is one of the few like them. How could Karasuma Renya allow someone to kill her to silence her? Boss Crow has never thought of such a cruel thing.
Besides, the prototypes of the Miyano family are all cats. If it weren't for the fact that Shirley and the Miyano couple are really capable, Karasuma Renya, who has a certain degree of resistance to cats, would never have taken the unprecedented step of recruiting them into the organization to work for him.
——Since you are here, you are his subordinate. Is there anything wrong in working for him with the salary he pays you?
After receiving the task, Gin went without saying anything. Now, more than a month has passed, and Gin still can't forget all the details of that day.
He remembered that he had just returned from the killer city of Hakata after completing his last mission the night before. In order to convey the mission to Mingmei in person in time, he went to find her as soon as he got off the car. He also had the rare patience to explain the other party's current situation to the woman seriously and directly.
Considering that he and Shirley had some friendship and that Akemi didn't seem to have the guts to be a betrayer, Gin even encouraged her in the end.
Then, a few days later, Gin realized for the first and last time that Akemi was not without courage. She was very courageous!
He let her figure out how to prove her identity and regain the trust of the organization. As a result, she planned a robbery without saying a word and stole 1 billion yen from the bank where she worked under her fake identity.
When he first found out, even Gin was shocked to the point that his pupils trembled for a few seconds. Even though he remained expressionless, others could see that his cold face was broken at that moment.
Why?
Gin couldn't figure it out, Vodka couldn't figure it out, and after knowing the news, Karasuma Renya was even more confused.
Gin, who had always thought that they were in the same chat channel, at most vaguely discovered that Mingmei seemed to have misunderstood something, but even he couldn't guess what Mingmei had misunderstood.
The truth is, since she is always an outsider, Mingmei actually has no idea what the organization does or what its purpose is. She just found out a little bit of what she thinks is the truth from some clues and the actions of the organization members she has come into contact with.
She thought the organization was a global terrorist organization that had absolute power in the country - and Gin was the number one killer in the organization.
Not to mention that when Gin came to see her that day, he still smelled of gunpowder and his expression was so cold that ice chips could fall off. Not only did he mock her for the difficult situation she was in, he also hinted that if she didn't do something, her sister would be dragged down by her. In the end, he even asked her to do something to let the organization see her value.
What does it take to make a terrorist organization see its own value?
Mingmei is a gentle person. She doesn't want to disrupt her barely peaceful life, but she also doesn't want to be a burden to her younger sister.
So she made her choice.
Of course, Gin has no way of knowing what Akemi is thinking. However, if Akemi Miyano goes to jail, not only will Shirley's work motivation be affected, but the reputation of the organization may also be damaged, and the boss's plan may be affected.
In any case, Akemi was on a business trip after Gin took over her mission target, and Gin had to hold his nose and deal with the consequences. Probably because of this, Gin was not in a very good mood during that time... It's better to say that he hadn't slept for a long time before that, and he had to find Akemi while doing missions everywhere. The extra workload squeezed Gin's few rest time.
As a result, when the two met at the agreed warehouse, the pressure around Gin was so low that it was about to explode, and his tone naturally couldn't be any better.
"Do you know what you are doing? Hirota Masami... no, Miyano Akemi." Gin stood at the door of the warehouse, with no intention of moving forward, and asked coldly.
"Of course I know." Mingmei stood a few steps away from him and answered without hesitation, "Isn't this what you want to see?"
Gin could hear the invisible Vodka inhaling behind him, and he became even more irritated. This irritation suddenly made him want to smoke again.
His fingers trembled, but he still didn't touch the cigarette box in his coat pocket. He just said in a more annoyed tone: "Where did you put the money?"
One billion yen is nothing to the organization, let alone Gin, who has never been interested in such things. His most urgent priority is to return the 10 billion yen she stole, so that the organization can deal with subsequent matters more easily and find a way to get her out.
Unexpectedly, Mingmei's expression became more serious. She took a step back cautiously: "No, the money is not with me. I hid it."
"Compared to this, what about my sister? Is my sister okay?" Mingmei asked hurriedly, "I was deeply involved in this matter, and I should have been cleared of the suspicion of betrayal... Can I meet my sister now?"
Gin then thought he completely understood Mingmei's thoughts - she believed that as long as she committed a crime, she could clear herself of the suspicion of being an undercover agent for the FBI or the public security organization.
...What's the wiring of this woman's brain?
The big brother of the organization closed his eyes and suppressed the emotions surging in his chest: "No, that's impossible."
Of course, Mingmei's suspicion cannot be cleared by this incident, and before it is cleared, they will not let the two sisters meet under any circumstances, so as to prevent Mingmei from saying something to Shirley and disrupting Shirley's research progress.
Mingmei gritted her teeth and said, "You guys have been lying to me since the beginning?"
"You don't understand what I mean at all." Gin frowned impatiently, but before he could finish his words, Mingmei's anxious voice interrupted him.
"Then, I can use that 1 billion yen to exchange for the opportunity for my sisters and I to leave the organization." She stared into Gin's eyes, "Before that, only I can get them."
Gin narrowed his cold eyes beneath the brim of his hat, and his hawk-like gaze swept over Mingmei again.
Want to take Shirley with you and leave the organization?
"That's impossible." He kept his eyes on Mingmei as he spoke, as if he wanted to see through Mingmei's inner thoughts. "Your sister is one of the top leaders in the organization. The organization needs her very much now."
"Besides, the amount of money the organization has invested in her is far more than the 1 billion yen."
Gin sneered, "Don't be so naive. We are not a charity organization and we don't do business at a loss."
The organization has invested a lot in Shirley, but has not yet gained all the value they need, and the drug she developed is far from successful. At this time, it is hard for Gin not to suspect that Akemi has really chosen to betray when she proposed to leave the organization with Shirley.
Thinking of this, his expression became even colder.
What Gin hates most in his life is betrayal by others.
He finally reached into his pocket and touched the cigarette box. When he was about to take it out, he unhappily gave Mingmei an ultimatum: "This is your last chance. Let's go. I'll send you off."
He had to send this guy back to the organization first, and then he could go and get the stolen money back with peace of mind.
Mingmei on the opposite side didn't know what Gin was thinking. When she saw the man in black reaching his hand into his pocket, she shuddered and her mind flashed through the words that her ex-boyfriend had reminded her of before he left the organization.
Gin is a very dangerous person, and you must be prepared in front of him.
Yes, so she came prepared today.
Swish.
Mingmei held a pitch-black gun in her hand, with the muzzle pointing directly at Gin's chest.
"If I die, you will never know where the money is." She knew that Gin would not leave any tricks up his sleeve, and she also knew that she would not be able to defeat him if a fight really came to a head, so she could only try to continue the negotiations in this way.
Gin looked at the gun in Akemi's hand and fell into a brief silence.
Where did she get the gun? The organization shouldn't have let her get involved in anything like this, right?
In this regard, Gin thought the same as Mingmei. He was sure that he could subdue her without being hurt by her, but no one could guarantee that the gun in the hands of a novice would not go off accidentally. If it attracted nearby patrol police, then this operation would be a waste of time.
Moreover, things seem to be getting more complicated.
Gin tentatively guessed that the gun was the one that Ray left for Mingmei. It seemed that the other party might have been in touch with the FBI... Ha, no matter what, when this woman wanted to take Shirley away from the organization, she really couldn't get rid of them.
Gin had no intention of fighting, nor did he take out his cigarette case. He turned around and walked out without taking the gun in Mingmei's hand seriously.
But before leaving, he stood at the door, turned his head slightly and said sarcastically: "You'd better know what you can and can't say. After all, your sister is different from you, no matter the situation or anything else, you understand, right?"
"The organization will always be watching you, no matter where you are, no matter which side you join..." Gin said coldly, "It won't end until you take the organization's intelligence into your coffin."
He turned and left, leaving Mingmei standing alone in the middle of the warehouse, looking around with a confused heart.
Just like that...it's over?
Gin's words flashed through her mind.
No, it's not the end.
A look of sorrow appeared on Mingmei's face.
She tried so hard to get her sister out of the fire pit because she didn't want to continue to drag her sister down and didn't want to become a handle for the organization to take her sister away.
What is this now? Is she the only one who can leave the organization? And she still becomes a means for the organization to threaten her sister?
She understood what Gin meant.
If she took everything into the coffin, the organization would let her and her sister go...
Bang!
A bullet came from nowhere and accurately shot Mingmei's gun, which was aimed at her temple, away. Then a familiar-looking boy rushed in from the door.
"Conan-kun?" Mingmei covered her weak wrist and asked in surprise, "What are you..."
"Don't commit suicide, Miss Yamei!" the young detective said anxiously, "You still have other choices! You can survive!"
"It's useless." Mingmei smiled sadly and looked at Conan, "Except for death, I can't think of any way to get my sister and I out of the clutches of the organization."
Conan showed a helpless expression and reached out to press the speaker button of the mobile phone in his pocket.
A deep voice that Mingmei was very familiar with came out. He seemed to sigh very lightly, and it seemed to be the listener's illusion: "If you want, the FBI can help you fake your death."
“…Amei.”