Chapter 216 Killing Two Birds with One Stone
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Then I'll go check inside the computing center; maybe they need a check-up too.]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: It's possible, but you need to submit an application first...]
Before he could finish speaking, the lamb was slapped on the head.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: ...You don't have to apply. You're already mature electronic beings; you should know where you can and can't touch.]
The astute No. 205 changed his tune, but when he said the last sentence, he clearly emphasized the direction of No. 26.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: If someone is jumping around like that, I think I also have the right to force them to undergo a medical examination and get a thorough check-up.]
Upon hearing this, Morobuchi Kagemitsu poked Number 26's furry body, and Number 26 nimbly twisted and turned his little sheep tail toward him.
Eh...
He sighed, waved his hand, and muttered something to a few anti-fraud trolls, as if he were trying to persuade them.
After a while, number 26 reluctantly stepped forward and expressed his opinion.
Alright, these stubborn little devils have finally made up, albeit reluctantly.
Morofushi Hiromitsu then turned his attention back to the battlefield of internal strife within the organization. While instructing the anti-fraud team to keep a close watch on the manor, he also told Vermouth about Pisco's actions before his death.
Regardless of how Vermouth stirred up a bloody storm in the United States after receiving the news, domestically, the news of Pisco's sudden "accidental" death touched many people. Those secretly watching this struggle were amazed by Melo's swift and ruthless actions, but a small number were very dissatisfied, believing that Melo should not have resorted to assassination.
Yes, before the intelligence team's investigation yielded results, everyone agreed that the person behind the deadly attack was Melo.
When the news reached Melo's ears, she didn't care that she had another life on her hands, and even mocked, "Just because you're a corporate entity doesn't mean you can act like a law-abiding citizen. We're a criminal organization, a criminal organization."
Gin wiped the gun in his hand and snorted disdainfully. He was increasingly convinced that there were too many useless people like this in the organization, and it was indeed time to clean out a batch of "backup thieves" to stop that Scottish guy from constantly nagging him about funding, losses, reimbursements, and so on.
An hour later, another large-scale gunfight broke out between the two sides.
While the two sides' formidable black-clad squads were exchanging fire in the outskirts of Kyoto, Melo and Gin, along with Scotland, drove a low-profile Jeep into the city.
According to intelligence Ethan obtained from Black Guest, Brandy is currently in command of operations from one of his card rooms. Now, they are undoubtedly going to take Brandy down.
However, the old fox who had been operating in Kyoto for a long time was no pushover either. He had already set a trap and was waiting for them to show up.
"I told you, don't come here so impulsively. Brandy couldn't have come unprepared." Morofushi Hiromitsu parked the car next to the street with the best greenery. After confirming that there were no ambushes around, he took out his violin case from under the seat and prepared to sneak towards the sniper position he had scouted beforehand.
"...So self-aware? I was actually planning to introduce you to Brandy; this is your first official meeting, isn't it?" Melo was checking his equipment, and seeing that Scotland seemed completely uninterested in Brandy, he even had the mood to tease, "Could it be that you've been holding a grudge against him for cracking down on the Cyber Cult?"
“…Well, what can I do? I’m the leader of the Shoe Cult.” Morofushi Kagemitsu put one hand in his pocket, thinking about how Melo had been subtly probing him about why he was focusing his attention on the Cyber Cult again. He thought for a moment and said, “Probably because he doesn’t want his subordinates to have any secrets from me.”
Melo looked at him and smiled without saying a word.
"Alright, alright." Morofushi Kagemitsu slightly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender and said, "I'll just give you a copy of the highest access level for that surveillance system later."
Melo then chuckled and peeled a lemon candy, waving his hand to tell him to hurry up and go provide support at the sniper position.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Sure enough, she's been paying close attention to your electronic cult. I always thought this kind of joking cult would collapse one day, but unexpectedly, Melo has quietly become a pillar supporting it.]
[Anti-fraud expert #66: This was probably instructed by Karasuma Renya. If it were really as we suspect, he wouldn't have ignored such an obvious clue in her religious name.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu arrived at the low-rise new shop, looked at the details where someone had deliberately erased any trace of his presence, quietly drew his hidden blade, and vanished without a sound.
The next time his figure reappeared, two figures in the room separated by a wall fell to the ground.
“That message must have been released by them,” Morofushi Kagemitsu said into his headset while examining the body. “There are two people lying in ambush at my sniping position here.”
"Understood. Stay put." Gin spoke as concisely as ever, showing no leniency just because he controlled their action group's finances.
After Gin changed the channel, he gave the order: "Vodka, take the rest of them and take care of them."
"Yes, brother," came the enthusiastic voice of Vodka.
"Gin, listen up, the brandy is here." Melo's voice was the softest; she didn't say it in the public chat, but spoke to Gin privately.
Although these people had switched frequencies, it wasn't difficult for Morofushi Kagemitsu to find out what they were saying, as the anti-fraud guy diligently kept the connections going behind the scenes.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Sure enough, the driver can't do without his loyal customers. I knew it; Vodka was definitely hiding somewhere, watching everything.]
Melo brought me along, and Gin naturally brought his loyal underlings as well. The alliance between Melo and Gin wasn't as solid as we might imagine, so it was perfectly normal for them to be wary of each other from behind.
[Anti-Fraud King #19: Bai Lan and his trusted men are currently waiting for Melo on the second floor. Hmm, this old man is really going all out; he's even planted a lot of explosives in this building. I must say, having a high vantage point has its advantages; overlooking everything, they can see through all their little schemes clearly.]
Morobuchi Kagemitsu informed Gin about the situation with the explosives.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Then I'll prepare some "small gifts" for them as originally planned.]
...I need to reiterate, you are not allowed to play that song "The Leather Factory".
[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: I know, I know, do you think I'm the kind of person who can't tell what's important...?]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: On the surface, it's a 2-2 tie. Even considering the inevitable casualties, it's barely balanced. Unless a miracle happens, the other side has no chance of turning the tide.]
yes……
Morofushi Kagemitsu lowered his head slightly, watching the scene from afar through the scope as usual, and even had the leisure to give Zero a live text update on the scene. Even after the negotiations broke down, he didn't forget to describe the scene of gunfire in front of him.
He mentally counted the casualties based on the gunshots, and when he felt the time was right, he swept his crosshairs across the faces of the three main codename members in turn, and then pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Melo and Brandy fell to the ground one after the other. Although Brandy had been shot twice more, it was Melo who died more thoroughly.
"Right between the eyebrows..." Gin casually delivered the fatal shot to Brandy before checking on Melo's condition. He already knew who had done it.
"This is the least painful way to die, isn't it?" Morofushi Kagemitsu's voice came through the earpiece. "It's just a pity that Cyber God doesn't accept someone like her."
“Scotland, do you know what you’re doing?” Gin hid on the stairs, wary of the next bullet piercing his forehead.
“I know, but Vodka doesn’t, and neither does the ground beneath your feet.” Morofushi Hiromitsu’s words were full of implications. He believed that Gin could understand his meaning and make the right choice.
“…I told Melo before that we can’t let someone like you continue to grow so powerful, but that guy must have lost his mind to give you so much power.” Gin rarely spoke so much.
"We're criminals, you know. It's ridiculous to think of me as a law-abiding citizen." Morofushi Kagemitsu said with a smile as he looked at the message "Ambush resolved" sent by Zero. "Besides, she was just not as skilled."
He's already plotting to kill Melo, how could Melo not have feelings for him?
He didn't think Melo was the kind of person who could calmly accept losing a piece of territory; she was only willing to swallow her anger for the time being because the temptation of brandy was still in front of him.
Sure enough, as soon as Brandy died, all the schemes she had laid out were immediately used against him. If Zero hadn't stabilized the situation with his men, he probably would have driven out of the suburbs no sooner than Secretary Miyamoto and his men would have questioned her about all the landmines she had planted on behalf of the BOSS.
Gin was silent for a moment before saying, "Brandy made a last-ditch effort, and Mello died by his gun."
He then quickly left the building and gave orders to Vodka.
A few seconds later, the explosion gave Morofushi Kagemitsu a satisfactory answer.
"...Ah, as you wish."
Morofushi Hiromitsu then put away his gun and said with a smile, "I actually told Melo that we can't just hand everything over to you because we think you're easy to control, but that guy must be out of his mind to believe that you'll always support her."
The only response he received was the sound of the channel being cut off.
"Big brother...?" Vodka, who had just narrowly escaped death, cautiously looked at Gin, whose face was not looking good, and said, "The building has been blown up, and the BOSS's side..."
"Just do as I said. Anyway, the explosives are packed in brandy." Gin glanced at the vodka's coat covered in silver dust, and coldly told him to take off his coat and burn it.
Vodka was puzzled, but he did as he was told. For once, he thought for a moment, and as he walked towards the car, he tentatively asked, "So, from now on, we'll be dealing with Scotland..."
"Maintain the status quo," Gin said coldly as he sat down in the back seat.
"yes……"
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