Chapter 182 Sharpening the Knife, Ready to Target Old Deng
After arranging these things, he remembered the violin case in his closet that was about to gather dust.
It's been a long time since he's touched these things; it seems like he hasn't touched them in ages.
Since the equipment hasn't been upgraded yet, then...
Morofushi Kagemitsu readily submitted a request for supplies to the weapons inventory, targeting the latest models and requesting three at once.
He then switched the computer interface to the background, waiting for the lower-level review to be approved before approving his own.
At this point, the assistant hadn't had time to stir up trouble, and Gin and Mello were temporarily on the same side, so they probably wouldn't stop him.
"beep-"
"...I understand, I'll let you know later."
Vodka hung up the phone, turned to look at Gin, who was resting with his eyes closed in the back seat, and asked in a deliberately low voice, "Big brother, the people over there said someone has applied for the newly arrived sniper rifle... Should we approve it?"
Although the big guy was asking Gin if he needed approval, he didn't think his older brother would agree at all. This batch of goods was already expensive, and one of the sniper rifles was specifically kept by his older brother for his own use; why would he just give it away so easily?
Gin snorted coldly, about to refuse, but then suddenly remembered something and asked impatiently, "Who applied?"
His voice wasn't loud, but it traveled precisely to Vodka's phone. Upon hearing Gin's cold voice, the person on the other end became even more respectful and replied, "It's Sir Scottish."
Gin clicked his tongue, while Vodka wanted nothing more than to crush his phone right then and there.
Just when he thought his older brother would firmly reject this glib-tongued, smiling tiger, Gin frowned and said, "Give him the rest, except for the one marked."
"good!"
“But, brother…” Vodka didn’t want to let Scotland benefit from this, and wanted to add some more slanderous words.
But Gin ended the conversation by urging Vodka and the others that their break time was almost up: "Drive."
“Yes…” Vodka replied reluctantly, and decided to write another short essay tonight to criticize Scotland’s womanizing ways.
After getting the answer, the person on the other end of the phone hung up, showing no respect whatsoever to the vodka.
Of course, Vodka wouldn't notice this little detail; his hatred had been largely solidified by Scotland.
"Ding~"
The back-end review that Morofushi Kagemitsu had been waiting for finally came through all the way up. He quickly got his permissions approved and was now just waiting for the devices to be delivered to his other address in Tokyo.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: You've been approved for two guns. A promotion is great, and your salary has gone up too. Aside from the one Gin initially reserved, all the best guns delivered this quarter are now yours.]
That's definitely a good thing.
However, this action also reveals something. Melo's current scheme essentially grants Gin most of the authority; otherwise, the matter wouldn't have been resolved so efficiently.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: However, we haven't seen Gin appear in the current plan yet. Does this mean that when you're playing Goto Shunsuke, the person who keeps pointing a gun at your head will be him?]
...Can't you think of something better?
Gin isn't exactly known for his good temper; he'd always cover for his colleagues' mistakes. The reason he's now siding with Melo is because that woman promised him many benefits.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Besides, Melo doesn't seem like the type to reveal your conspiracy to impersonate someone. We can't let Vermouth find out, let alone Gin.]
Having satisfied his curiosity, No. 26 stopped asking questions and went straight to his computer to do his own thing.
Zhu Fujingguang flipped through the company's accounts for the past few months and, after a quick glance, noticed the discrepancy between the reported taxes and those during his tenure. He planned to add a large sum when the annual tax return was filed.
Then, through the organization's back-end access, he focused on the transportation between Tokyo and Tottori, and also retrieved records from before he took over Tokyo.
By tracing the data back to its source, he discovered that these seemingly normal transportation records concealed numerous "accidents." The losses and compensations reported through these accidents had accumulated to a considerable sum over the past six months.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: I've investigated. The personnel investigating these cases are all different, and some are even from different factions, making it very difficult to find the mastermind.]
What about the person who used to be in charge of logistics in Tokyo? He must know something, right?
[Anti-fraud expert #214: The person who used to be in charge of logistics was named Kurokawa Taro. I don't know if it's a coincidence, but he died a month ago.]
They were silenced?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: That's right, one shot, one kill. And the person who carried out this mission was Paloma; this was also her last mission in the organization.]
Paloma...
This intricate connection made it hard for Morofushi Kagemitsu not to overthink it. He then pulled up the interrogation records sent by the police, trying to find the peculiarity of this final mission.
The police also investigated Paloma's last mission, following her actions, and suspected that it was the trigger for her change of heart. But according to her description, it seemed to be just a very ordinary mission to eliminate "suspected traitors."
Ultimately, unable to find anything, they investigated many previous cases, but without much success.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Should we send another email asking about what happened back then? Anyway, Paloma is still in police custody, and the interrogation won't stop anytime soon. Repeating these questions won't attract any special attention.]
Thank you for your help.
Morofushi Kagemitsu nodded, but his intuition told him that perhaps even Paloma couldn't explain the special nature of this final mission.
[Anti-Fraud King No. 11: ...This is a bit tricky. Perhaps we should consider it from another angle. For example, what was the real reason Melo wanted to silence Paloma? Was it really because she betrayed the organization, or because the incredibly skilled hacker behind her traced her back to the Karasuma Group?]
...Are there any reports about Taro Kurokawa's death?
[Anti-fraud expert #198: No. According to Paloma's mission description, after killing Kurokawa Taro, she imitated the gangsters' style and stuffed him into a cement pillar. His body has not yet been found.]
Could it be that someone discovered her whereabouts?
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Not sure, but I haven't seen anything wrong with Paloma's actions so far. Could it be that she discovered some secret while disposing of the body? Or did Kurokawa Taro say something he shouldn't have, and it got over?]
[Anti-Fraud King No. 19: If you think about it this way, there are too many possibilities, and you can't draw any useful conclusions just by speculating. After all, we can't recreate the situation back then. But I don't think the organization initially intended for Paloma to be cannon fodder. Even if it was to cover up the important Tottori mission, there was no need to sacrifice another codenamed member.]
As Morofushi Kagemitsu stared at the computer screen, he noticed that some of the more important clues had been obscured, which seemed to be a deliberate attempt to prevent people from investigating the truth.
By the way, anti-fraud officers, can you find out who else besides me has accessed this data from the backend?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: I understand what you mean. While we're investigating, we'll also be watching for any methods used to erase records.]
He picked up the coffee Ms. Yuki had made for him, took a sip, logged into the organization's internal task assignment system, and after assigning routine patrols and handovers, issued a separate task:
[Contacted the heads of the Fukuda Group and the Akyukai to confirm their intentions regarding transactions with the organization.]
After the task is posted, someone will assign it to others, and he just needs to wait for the final reply.
His proposal to negotiate with these two criminal organizations was not to expand the organization's trading partners, but rather to use this mission to confirm the situation of the Akyukai, which was located near Kurokawa Taro's territory.
This was the only gang that Kurokawa Taro, despite his extensive network of connections, hadn't cultivated a good relationship with. Perhaps, by not alerting them now, he could glean some valuable information from them.
After dealing with all the backstabbing and intrigue, he patiently handled some urgent organizational matters. When it was lunchtime, he had lunch at the company and then went home.
In the afternoon, he used some simple fitness equipment in the room to exercise. Number 148 also adjusted his training schedule, adding some intensity to the original schedule.
Two hours later, he finally finished his exercise for the day, took a shower, and lay down on the bed to rest.
After all, he had a lot of things to do in the evenings for the next few days, all of which were physically demanding.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: It's so great that there aren't any random mountain trails to climb!]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
You're really bringing up the very thing I shouldn't have said. Just shut up.
Before he could even take the two brand-new sniper rifles, he calmly climbed to the high points he had chosen beforehand, wearing a hoodie and carrying a violin bag.
"Bang!"
The gun barrel that fired the bullet was still warm, but the target was already dead. The silencer covered up the evil voice, and the third stand-in was finally used up.
Morofushi Kagemitsu's hat brim was still pulled low. He put away his pistol and watched as the cleaners brought by Melo quickly cleaned up the murder scene. He just smiled and said, "Not bad. You didn't even have these three act out the same script. After today's banquet, there will probably be a lot of rumors that Goshima Shunsuke is unpredictable."
Wearing a light purple dress, Melo sat steadily on the sofa by the window. Seeing Zhu Fujingguang push open the glass door and walk in, she said, "Isn't this very much in line with his past experience of being a good-for-nothing who never leaves his home? Not labeling him as mentally ill is already giving him some face."
Morofushi Kagemitsu approached and stopped at her location, saying, "Then I'll do it my way. But there's one thing to make clear beforehand: during this time, it's best not to let any news about Asakawa Sora or Goto Shunsuke leak out."
Melo blinked and said to him, "Don't worry, Scottish guy, the forum celebrity."
...Melo's promise is comparable to that of the number 26.
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