Jiang Lai: We agreed to be the only two of us! How could someone suddenly come? ! qvq

Vermode... the witch with a thousand faces. Jiang Lai thought to himself. He wondered how likely it was that the other party would discover his disguise.

However, whether it was discovered or not, it didn't really matter. Jiang Lai curled his lips. Isn't it normal for a little sheep who usually runs away with money to change his appearance from time to time? =w=

Moreover, some members of the organization also like to disguise themselves. These are personal preferences. Generally speaking, they will not pursue them too much and will not require the other party to show their true appearance.

However, adding Vermode will cause trouble later. Jiang Lai rubbed his temples with a headache. Is it too late for him to send a message to Matsuda Jinpei to confess his identity...?

I don't know if Vermode is with the other party now, so it's still dangerous to send a message rashly. Jiang Lai thought. Besides, Xiao Mianyang's character is also a computer expert. Matsuda Jinpei might think that Jiang Lai's email address was pretended by Bingjiu and was deliberately testing him.

Jiang Lai: ...I wanted to take off the disguise mask offline and let Matsuda pinch my face to confirm it was me, but now that Vermouth is here, I can't do that_(:з)∠)_

I don't know if Matsuda can recognize himself by feeling...but this is too metaphysical.

The current situation is actually not that bad. Jiang Lai thought slowly. He can still get remote assistance.

Everything depends on the meeting later.

After arriving at the hotel and putting down their things, Jiang Lai turned on the TV in the room for Kurosawa Zhao and told him, "Watch TV first, Xiao Zhao~ I'm going to go out for a walk, get familiar with the surrounding environment, and wait to take you out to play~"

"Okay..." The silver-haired boy responded obediently. He was always very obedient. But after he finished responding, his dark green eyes blinked, as if he was hesitating about something, but he didn't say it.

Jiang Lai noticed Kurosawa Akira's expression, so he turned his head and asked, "What's wrong, Xiao Zhao?"

"Hmm..." The silver-haired boy put his fingers together and whispered, "...Brother Jiang Lai, can you come back earlier today? I'm a little hungry."

Jiang Lai was slightly startled, and walked back from the door. He looked serious and said with a smile: "If Xiao Zhao is hungry, I will accompany Xiao Zhao to eat first, and then go out."

He touched the other person's head and said, "If you have anything to say in the future, just say it directly. Don't keep it in your heart. This way others can know your true thoughts."

Kurosawa Akira looked up, blinked and replied: "Okay~"

——Because he didn't know how long it would take him to find Matsuda Jinpei and Vermode, but he couldn't let the child go hungry no matter what, so Jiang Lai decisively decided to have a meal with the child first.

As for that... let's put it off for now. They are all adults anyway, so they don't need to eat with me (?)

Jiang Lai typed back: [I might be a little late, you guys can eat first. ]

After dinner, the message on the other side was still [Unread]. Maybe the other side was concentrating all his attention on dealing with Vermouth and had no time to check his phone.

Jiang Lai changed into his disguise in a public restroom cubicle and adjusted his voice changer before setting off. He then successfully arrived at his destination nearly 40 minutes late.

He did as the email instructed, knocked three times and pushed open the door. The woman with wavy blond hair and the man with black curly hair were already sitting inside, and their eyes turned to him.

Jiang Lai gave a playful smile: "Sorry for the long wait, here I come~" He walked briskly to the seat, and the fluffy brown curly braid behind his head swayed gently like a tail.

There were a few side dishes on the table, as well as an opened bottle of champagne.

Matsuda Jinpei's sunglasses were stuck in his shirt pocket. He raised his eyelids and said, "I sent you a message, telling you not to be late." His voice was low.

"I also replied to your message, telling you not to wait for me." Jiang Lai responded immediately. On the surface, he still had that smiling look, and with his youthful and immature face and sweet voice, he looked like a soft and cute high school student.

A more childish disguise was suggested by Morobushi Kagemitsu. On the one hand, in the non-existent memory, Ice Wine seemed to be young, and with his habit of speaking, he looked more like a teenager. On the other hand, a relatively young age would easily make people relax their vigilance.

Although everything seemed flawless on the surface, Jiang Lai was secretly complaining on the screen.

How come it's like this, Zhen Ping! You're the one who's making things difficult for me!! qvq

What kind of tacit understanding is this! He couldn't help but glance at Matsuda Jinpei with his black contact lenses.

Matsuda Jinpei looked at the brown-haired boy sitting down. The other person's face looked like an underage high school student. He couldn't help but frown in his heart - the organization actually didn't even let go of minors. A child of this age should appear in school with his friends, not in a place like this where life and death are at stake.

Inexplicably, Jinpei Matsuda felt that the young man in front of him who always had a bleating habit was strangely familiar. When the other's black eyes looked at him, he always gave him the feeling of being stared at by an old friend.

But Matsuda Jinpei didn't show anything. He still looked lazy, but he didn't mean to embarrass the other party: "Really? I didn't check my email. Call me next time if you have anything."

"Okay." Jiang Lai agreed, and tilted his head and said, "Will you reimburse the phone bill?"

Jinpei Matsuda: “…” He couldn’t help but choke.

Bermode had a smile on her face throughout the conversation. She tucked a strand of her golden hair behind her ear and interrupted the conversation between the two: "Okay, now that everyone is here, we can discuss what to do next."

"Come to think of it, why did someone suddenly join us?" Jiang Lai blinked and asked directly.

"Of course it's because it's needed, little sheep." Bermode called him, and she gracefully shook the goblet in her hand. "There's no need to doubt it. It's just the allocation of that gentleman."

These simple words revealed nothing, and at the same time blocked any further questions - asking further questions would be like questioning the gentleman's decision.

So Jiang Lai nodded naturally, without asking any more questions. Instead, he said with a somewhat happy expression on his face: "Okay, this is not bad either."

Bermode raised her eyebrows slightly: "Oh, this is not like your character." She put down the goblet, "I thought... you would object to another person splitting your salary." She smiled, as gorgeous as a butterfly and as dangerous as a venomous snake.

"Meh, why would my salary change?" His dark eyes seemed to show confusion, "I can just give you half of the salary from Canadian whiskey."

Matsuda Jinpei: “…”

The woman with big wavy blond hair chuckled and didn't pursue the topic any further: "So you are happy about this." She pointed her finger at the champagne bottle on the table, "Want some, little lamb?"

"..." Matsuda Jinpei crossed his legs casually. Hearing this, he glanced at the brown-haired boy opposite him, but didn't say much.

Although he thought that minors should not drink, there was no distinction between adults and minors in the organization, so Jinpei Matsuda chose to remain silent.

In essence, he was not familiar with ice wine, but he inexplicably felt a sense of...friendship towards it.

Jiang Lai didn't plan to drink. No matter how much he could drink, it was best to stay sober and not drink a single sip: "Meh, no. This wine doesn't taste good."

"Hmm." Bermode did not insist, but poured himself another glass. "Well, let's continue with the distribution of our tasks."

"This time, our target is the limited-time exhibit at the Hakone Meishaku Exhibition Hall, the 'Rossia Ruby'."

Jiang Lai was slightly stunned when he heard this.

The goal is to snatch the gems directly? Doesn't this overlap with the goal of the zoo organization?

"You just need to put the gem into this small instrument and extract the data." Bermode took out a small black square box from his bag and placed it on the table.

...If it's just data, it's fine. Jiang Lai's eyes fell on the black box. It's similar to the task of Matsuda in the building last time.

"If it's just data, the gems can be put back after extraction." Matsuda Jinpei nodded, "This ensures secrecy and won't cause too much commotion due to the loss of gems."

"Actually, you don't need to pay special attention to it." Bermode smiled sweetly, "After all... we have a good helper this time."

"oh?"

The blonde beauty with big wavy hair put her index finger to her lips and said, "The famous thief Kid has already notified the exhibition hall."

With the thief Kidd around, if the gem is lost, the first person they would suspect is Kidd! Alternatively, they can wait for Kidd to steal the gem and then target Kidd directly!

Jiang Lai: If Kidd is here, Conan won't be in Hakone too. :-D

Jiang Lai was thinking wildly in his mind, but he didn't forget the most important thing. He held his chin and said, "I will help you remotely this time. If you have anything, please contact me by email."

When the two people's eyes fell on him, he continued, "I have other tasks. It just so happens that the job I took not long ago is in Hakone. I want to make a small amount of money all at once."

This is a very reasonable excuse. Yangmaojun's account will take on tasks online to make extra money, which is very reasonable. Jiang Lai intends to use this as an excuse to stay away from the two people and switch identities to provide remote assistance.

"Okay." Bermode didn't object. She raised her red lips and hooked her finger at Jiang Lai, "Come on, ice wine."

Jiang Lai's heart was filled with alarm. He tilted his head and asked, "What are you doing?"

"I'll do you a small favor." Bermode's voice was light and her watery green eyes were charming and mysterious.

"..." There was no reason to refuse, and Bermode's position in the organization was higher than his, so Jiang Lai just walked over obediently, feeling very proud.

"Bend down." The woman with big wavy blond hair looked even more beautiful at a close distance. She took out a tie from her bag, raised her lotus-colored arms, and slowly tied it around Jiang Lai's neck. Then she smiled and said, "This will better cover your voice changer, little sheep."

——The other party really saw through my disguise!

Jiang Lai pressed the confirmation button in his heart, but he was already prepared. He was not nervous at all. On the surface, he still looked like an innocent and naive boy with a bright smile on his face: "Thank you, sister!"

He blinked his eyes and said, "I will change my face later, and I will also pay attention to the bad mouth." The playful little sheep said, "This is my favorite face that I often use. If I want to make some money outside, I will definitely change to another one~"