Chapter 75 Shocking! I've become the target of conflict between two sides! [VIP]
Cheng You looked at the distillery crew descending from the sky on the other side, especially Gin, who was leading them, and he felt exhausted. He never imagined that one day he would become the target of a struggle between the two top yakuza organizations in Japan.
This place, which could be used as a criminal organization's base, must be extremely remote; only the area near the small gate is slightly more bustling. Therefore, the members of these organizations act with even greater impunity in such sparsely populated areas.
Cheng is exhausted.
What should we do?! Will the distillery just kill him off? And then shift the blame to the research institute, drawing the police's hatred towards them?!
Oh! That's terrible.
Cheng thought for a while and decided to escape before the other party could silence him. If he was exposed, so be it; he could still clean up the mess, it would just take some effort. The most important thing right now was, of course, whether he could survive.
Cecil's other subordinate exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible?! Wasn't this a secret mission?"
Cheng You then realized something: there was an undercover agent from the winery inside the research institute.
The Black Organization is indeed powerful. Even the FBI and other American organizations and the police have been unable to plant spies in the research institute, yet the Black Organization managed to infiltrate them silently.
Presumably, after this incident, Cecil will also be looking for that rat within his organization.
Led by Gin, the members of the Black Organization walked up to Cecil, their expressions arrogant: "The boss of the research institute... is he afraid to show his face?"
"I'm the head of the research institute. What are you to the Black Organization?" Cecil remained seated, speaking calmly, though his tone carried a hint of arrogance, pride, and contempt.
Hearing this blatant provocation, Gin's expression remained unchanged: "Heh." His gaze swept around, finally settling on Cheng You. "Training a newcomer?"
Cecil scoffed at this, "You really don't know what's going on here?"
Gin simply gave a faint "hmm".
Vodka, standing next to his older brother, chimed in, "We're here to discuss a collaboration. We came over to check out what was going on."
Cecil nodded politely. "Oh? Is that so?"
Cheng stood still, head bowed, not wanting to attract too much attention. Gin's words were unlikely to be true; it sounded more like he was trying to clear the undercover agent's name and prevent Cecil from becoming suspicious. However, Cecil, that old fox, certainly wouldn't dismiss his suspicions. Someone who could become the leader of the strongest organization was naturally no pushover.
What is Gin's purpose in coming here? Gin's gaze towards Cheng You was calm and unfazed, not like someone who came to silence him.
Cecil glanced at Cheng You, and the moment Cheng You looked up, their eyes met. He could see a hint of resentment in Cecil's eyes.
Did Cecil think that Gin was there to sabotage his undercover operation?
That makes sense. What else could Gin be doing here? Besides that, Cheng You couldn't see anything else.
Vodka took a folding chair from his subordinate, unfolded it, tidied it up, and placed it next to Gin: "Big brother."
Gin nodded indifferently and sat down in his chair with an arrogant air: "It seems that your cooperation today is very important, that you actually came out in person."
Cecil chuckled softly: "I never imagined that one day our two organizations would be able to sit down and talk like this."
Cheng You listened to the two men's conversation, stunned for a few seconds. What? They're not really going to talk? He thought their first meeting would be a bloodbath. But he didn't let his guard down. Who knew what kind of mischief Gin was up to?
"A conversation? You call this a conversation?" Gin scoffed. "Don't try to change the subject, blondie."
Yellow hair?
Upon hearing this title, the faces of everyone at the research institute turned sour. They stiffly turned to look at Cecil, but Cecil remained calm and collected, leaving one wondering what kind of expression lay beneath his ugly mask.
Cheng You really didn't expect that Gin would be so ruthless to everyone. He could just barge into the research institute's activities without hesitation, plant undercover agents without a second thought, and confront the blond guy in the institute without hesitation.
Cecil finally spoke after a short while: "What an arrogant member, but I like it." There was indeed a hint of anger in his voice.
Gin was even more delighted to hear this voice: "You said we're here to talk, so why don't you tell me," he said, glancing at the innocent-looking Cheng You standing to the side, "Who is he? What are his abilities like? How do you recruit new people?"
Cecil followed Gin's gaze and looked over, his cold eyes landing on Cheng You, making Cheng You shudder involuntarily.
"Him? His abilities are average. He's just a bit cunning and sly, not suitable for an upright organization like our research institute," Cecil said.
Cheng You: ... speechless.
I'm cunning and treacherous?! You're upright and honorable?! You're a traitor to the Heavenly Order!!
Cecil did acknowledge Cheng You's intelligence. However, the cold tone made Cheng You wonder if Cecil really intended to kill him. After all, he had already been exposed by Gin and was no longer of any use to him.
However, Cheng You chose to remain silent, knowing that saying more would only lead to more mistakes, so he decided to stay silent and wait for the next detail.
“I see. Then it’s really not very useful.” Gin nodded. “However, a cunning and treacherous person is quite suitable to follow you.”
“Is that so?” Cecil laughed, and even someone with hearing problems could hear the sarcasm and contempt in his laughter.
“If you really don’t like it, I don’t mind helping you get rid of that newbie… It’s infuriating to see that newbie looking so scared.” Gin continued, his light tone brushing past Cecil’s ears.
Cecil remained silent for a few more seconds. It was clear that he was indeed very angry. Just like his initial statement, he was the owner of the research institute, and Gin was someone who dared to speak to him like that.
He was furious that a mere member dared to act so arrogantly towards him. He had worked so hard to become the leader of the organization, to become the number one gangster in Japan, and to become the strongest person in the world, all because he wanted respect—no, not just respect, but also the groveling and fear of others.
They could only look up to him, admire him, and fear him. What he bestowed upon them was a divine gift, to be given with gratitude, and they could not, never betray him. He hated servants who disobeyed him, and he hated his treacherous dogs.
He was arrogant and conceited, so when the Black Organization arrived, he wondered if there might be an undercover agent. But he was too arrogant. He thought he remembered all his subordinates, knew them all, and that Cecil had already exposed all their secrets. There was absolutely no reason for them to betray him.
As for the newly recruited undercover agent from the Metropolitan Police Department, Cecil really wanted to train him to be one of his own, because the man was weak and timid.
“I only said a few words, and look how scared that guy was. It’s so satisfying to see a dog trembling in front of you, yet having to obey.” That was Cecil’s thought at the time.
Since it was the dog he had set his sights on, he would never easily give it up to someone else. Although there are many dogs in the world, this dog in front of him was different. It was intelligent, it knew how to assess the situation, and its fearful appearance made Cecil extremely satisfied.
Therefore, Cecil absolutely would not allow anyone to disrupt the scene of him recognizing his dog as his relative.
However, Cecil was furious when the Black Organization suddenly broke in, but he believed that there were no undercover agents in his organization.
Cecil only became alarmed when Gin turned his attention to Cheng You.
It turns out someone was trying to steal my new dog.
Cecil thought.
At this point, he really couldn't take it anymore. He didn't want to touch his men, but the thought of someone harming his newly adopted dog made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
He'd searched for so long to finally find a second person this interesting; the first one was nowhere to be found, and even his useless underlings couldn't find a trace of him. He couldn't afford to lose another plaything.
“How can this be?” Cecil suddenly toyed with his pale fingers, his tone elegant. “My people, I will punish them myself.”
Gin didn't speak this time because Vodka received a phone call and seemed to have received some news. He leaned down and whispered a few words in Gin's ear.
Cheng You watched from afar, squinting. He knew a little about lip reading, but Vodka deliberately covered his lips when he spoke, so Cheng You had no idea what it was about. However, he had a feeling that this was definitely not a trivial matter.
After Vodka finished speaking, Gin's complexion visibly improved.
At the same time, Ayers, who was next to Cecil, also received a phone call. After finishing the call, he was shocked and hurriedly went to Cecil's ear to say something.
Cecil raised his hand to stop him, saying, "Stay away from me and speak slowly." His expression was indifferent, as if all his subordinates had become less fun since he met Cheng You.
Just as Ayers was about to speak, Gin suddenly stood up, and Vodka quickly came over to tidy up the folding chair.
"Yellow-haired guy, I won't keep you company." Gin said with a smirk, his joy impossible to hide.
Before Gin had even disappeared from sight, Ayers hurriedly told Cecil about the contents of the phone call: "Boss, something terrible has happened! Just now, one of our strongholds in the Nishino district was raided by the Black Organization, and our brothers suffered heavy casualties!"
"What?!" Cecil stood up, his fingers trembling, and cursed at Gin's retreating figure in the distance, "Baka!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng You raised an eyebrow. Sure enough, the Black Organization's vision was still so far-sighted. They didn't care where the undercover agents from the research institute were sent or what they were doing, because they had their own undercover agents in the research institute, and they wouldn't waste time and energy on other people.
I thought the black-clad organization was just there to cause trouble for the research institute and kill Cheng You, but I didn't expect that the black-clad organization was just trying to delay the people at the research institute.
Gin said that this collaboration is very important to the research institute, which is why Cecil went there in person. Not only Cecil will come, but also the people who have protected Cecil for many years and have extremely high combat power will come.
Therefore, the research institute's strongholds in Nishino Ward are scattered and even unevenly distributed, which gives the Black Organization an opportunity. As long as they find out which of the research institute's strongholds has the fewest people and the weakest strength, they can launch a unified attack there.
Then send another arrogant, ruthless, and taciturn member to stall Cecil's actions.
Everything is just right.
Cheng couldn't help but admire the Black Organization; it was truly a clever move. He wondered who was behind it all. He really wanted to find out.
However, this action could also threaten the safety of the undercover agent sent by the Black Organization to the research institute. It remains to be seen how the Black Organization plans to clear the undercover agent's name.
Or rather, this undercover agent is someone Cecil could never have imagined, so they have nothing to worry about.
Or have they found a scapegoat?
The method was skillful.
That does resemble Bourbon's methods.
The black-clad organization left, and Cecil raged alone. Cheng Yougeng dared not utter a sound, for who knew if this blond madman would take his anger out on him.
Now that the Black Organization, which could potentially kill Cheng You, was no longer around, Cheng You felt much more relaxed and even dared to look around aimlessly.
As I was looking at it, I suddenly made eye contact with an ugly mask.
Cheng You immediately looked away, glancing guiltily at the ground.
Cecil stared at the man in front of him, whom he found very pleasing, for a long time, and said, "Leave your contact information. From today onwards, strive to complete my instructions. I hope you can get into the police force as soon as possible."
"good."
"Don't forget, you're my dog, and you're destined to serve me for life. Don't even think about running away. Otherwise, I have plenty of ways to kill you and everyone around you."
He emphasized the last three words, and his tone suddenly turned cold.
"Yes." Cheng You buried his head even deeper, because he couldn't help but laugh. Cecil, that old fox, had just suffered a setback, and now he was arrogantly lecturing his subordinates again. He really wanted to know the expression behind that ugly mask of his; he must be furious.
"You sound rather pleased?" Cecil keenly noticed Cheng You's tone and narrowed his eyes as he asked.
Cheng was exhausted and found him difficult to please. He didn't want to talk to him, but he still immediately explained, "I'm happy... happy that you've accepted me. From now on, I... can I have you as my backer?"
Cecil raised his head, carefully considering the words "backer" in Cheng You's words...
“This word… is not bad…” Cecil suddenly spoke up.
"What?" Cheng was taken aback. No, what did I say that upset him?
"Hahaha, I remember there's a saying, 'Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner.' So you're... admitting I'm your owner?" Cecil suddenly leaned closer, his tone becoming much gentler.
Cheng felt like a million alpacas were stampeding through his mind, and he got goosebumps. So this is what blondy guy is really like!
"Hmm? Answer me, yes or no?" Cecil wasn't about to give up and continued to press Cheng You for answers.
Cheng You cried out inwardly: Heavens! Has he walked into a wolf's den?!
"Yes...yes," Cheng You stammered.
"Anything else?" Cecil stroked Cheng You's hair and gently breathed into Cheng You's ear in a seductive tone.
Get out of here!!! Get out of here, you lunatic!
And what else?!?!?!?!
Wait, what did he just say? What is he? He called me a dog, and then what? What is he? Is he my master?!
So what should I call him? Master?!
What the hell is this?!
【System! This is an all-ages shonen manga?! How can there be such a perverted person?!】 Cheng You screamed in his heart, constantly calling on the system for help.
System: [Didn't the system already say this? This person is an outsider who has intruded into the world of Detective Conan.]
Cheng You: [Aaaaaah! So he... he's that twisted?! Damn it!]
Facing Cecil's cold, masked face so close, Cheng You's heart pounded. He was so nervous! Terrified! Should he scream? If he didn't, he might die! If he screamed, he'd ruin his reputation! How could he ever work in all-ages shonen manga again?
Cecil noticed his hesitation and nervousness, but she wasn't angry. Instead, she gently patted Cheng You's shoulder and said, "It's okay, let's take it slow."
Cheng was stunned, then cried inwardly: Finally! Finally! We're liberated.
But then I thought: Does that mean I'll have to endure this old pervert's torture forever?! Oh no! I wonder how much torture that undercover agent at the distillery suffered at his hands!
Cecil let Cheng You go. Cheng You looked back to make sure Cecil and his men had left before opening the door and going into the basement.
Cecil watched his new pet's retreating figure, a hint of smugness in his eyes. It wouldn't bark now, but it would later; he loved experiencing that process. Training...to turn someone so proud into that kind of person—it was truly fascinating.
Cheng felt the disgusting gaze behind him and quickly opened the door to go inside; he couldn't stand it for another second.
As soon as he entered, he immediately locked the front door, feeling nauseous.
Then he felt a cold, gloomy gaze fall on him. Cheng looked up in confusion and met You Yi's icy gaze.
"Yuichi..."
Yuichi remained unmoved, simply saying, "The research institute is so dangerous, I shouldn't have let Hirata-nii go there in the first place."
"Huh? It's alright. Look, I've infiltrated the research institute now. I'm kind of an undercover agent sent out by the institute?" Cheng You said cautiously, scratching his forehead somewhat guiltily.
“I know exactly what that blond fox looks like, but Hirata-nii-san, I don’t want you to take the risk!” Yuichi’s words became more and more urgent, and it felt like he was about to cry.
Cheng felt a moment of tenderness, unable to bear seeing the enlarged version of his younger brother Yu-Yi cry. He strode forward and hugged Yu-Yi, hoping to comfort him: "What about Yu-Yi?"
"What?" With Cheng You's frail body to lean on, Youyi's mood stabilized considerably.
"Did you ever face life-threatening dangers while conducting your research?" Cheng You asked.
Given Cecil's twisted nature, it's hard to imagine how Yuichi, who was just a child at the time, survived Cecil's coercion and perversion, and even grew into such a righteous person.
"I...I'm not scared at all," Yuichi said proudly.
“But I’m scared,” Cheng replied immediately.
"What? Hirata-nii, what are you saying?" Yuichi couldn't believe her ears for a moment, fearing that what the other person said was not true.
“I said, I’m afraid you’ll be in danger, I’m afraid your life will be hanging by a thread, I’m afraid you’ll leave.” Cheng You looked into Youyi’s eyes very seriously, with utmost sincerity.
Yuichi pursed his lips silently, his joy evident in his heart and eyes.
“I know you don’t want me to be in danger, but I don’t want you to be in danger either,” Cheng You continued. “Someone has to do this to bring down the research institute. I don’t want you to do it, or rather, my other friends. Besides, I have the ability to do it, and I won’t be in too much danger.”
He patted Yuichi's hair: "What, you don't believe in my abilities?"
Yuichi said, "Of course I trust Hirata-nii. If you ever have any trouble in the future, you must come to me."
"Okay, it's a deal."
After the two left, Cheng You took off his police uniform jacket, which was a bit dirty because he had fought with the people from the research institute. Cheng You and You Yi bought laundry detergent, a basin and bottled water from the convenience store outside.
Cheng You was miserably washing his clothes in the basement. Actually, he would have washed them even if they weren't stained with blood, since he hadn't gotten permission to wear them. Although they weren't underwear, washing them would give him peace of mind.
What's more, this clothing reeks of that old pervert Cecil's scent, which is absolutely nauseating.
It's finally clean.
Cheng Youyou and Youyi found a nearby dry cleaner and asked them to help dry their clothes.
While I was drying, a voice suddenly called out from behind: "Mr. Hirata Hirokazu!"
Cheng You's hair stood on end, and his whole body stiffened. Oh no! He'd been caught red-handed.
Upon noticing this, Yuichi acted swiftly, immediately taking off his coat and throwing it to the shop assistant, saying he wanted it dry-cleaned.
Cheng You immediately understood and turned to greet Takagi Wataru: "Mr. Takagi? Where are the others?" Cheng You breathed a sigh of relief when he found that the others were not there.
"They're eating over there. I came here to buy cigarettes; a few friends want some." Takagi Wataru shrugged helplessly. "We were just saying why you weren't here yet, turns out you came here instead. Huh?"
He noticed the boy standing next to Cheng You who was staring at him, and couldn't help but ask, "Who is he?"
Cheng You immediately explained, "Oh dear, I was in a hurry and knocked someone's child down. I just got back from the hospital for a check-up, thankfully nothing serious. His clothes are dirty, so I brought them over to wash them, in a bit."
Takagi Wataru nodded: "Luckily nothing happened, otherwise we would have had to pay a lot in compensation."
Upon hearing this, Youyi's eyes suddenly lit up. After spinning around a few times, she gave Cheng Youyi a mischievous smile.
Cheng smiled helplessly.
Takagi Wataru told Cheng where they were having dinner and asked Cheng to come over later. Apparently, he ran into some old friends.
Cheng nodded in agreement.
After Takagi Wataru left, Cheng You's expression immediately changed, turning ashen: "I almost died, thank you so much, Yuichi, sob sob sob."
"It's okay, Hirata-nii-san."
Hearing the slightly mischievous tone in the voice, and recalling Youyi's wicked smile just now, Cheng You couldn't help but ask, "Hey, kid, what were you grinning about just now? Hmm?"
Yuichi immediately covered his head and backed away.
"Hey kid, tell me!" Cheng You immediately caught up, grabbed Youyi's hands, and asked with a smile.
"I was thinking, if Hirata-nii gets hurt, I'll punish him by making him never leave me!" Yuichi whispered in Cheng You's ear.
Cheng paused for a few seconds, then suddenly spoke up: "But, Youyi, how can being with you all the time be considered a punishment?" The key point is that his tone was very serious.
Yuichi (。)ノ: "...?!!!!!!!!! Ah? Ah! Ah! Ahhh!" Straight men always speak without thinking.
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