latelenovela Chapter 85: Great teamwork, but you might die.
Chapter 85: Great teamwork, but you might die.
Cup House Restaurant.
"Would you like a glass of juice?"
"...No." Bai Yexiu sat on the sofa in the corner, glancing sideways at Pisco, who was holding a juice and looking kindly at him, with a look of utter despair.
He could easily sleep soundly in his apartment until dawn at this hour!
"What memorial service? I think it's more like a memorial service for myself who will die from overwork," Bai Yexiu complained to Pisco in a low voice.
Pisco is a veteran member, but even veteran members can make mistakes during missions, and Bai Yexiu really doesn't want to clean up other people's messes right now.
Since arriving in Tokyo, I've been constantly called upon to assist with supervision, whether there's a reason or not. To put it nicely, it's assisting and supervising; to put it bluntly, it's cleaning up other people's messes. Even though this kind of task is only assigned to members of slightly higher rank.
However, this kind of task has one advantage: as long as the member you are assisting does not encounter any problems with their task, you can legitimately slack off.
"Also, if you make any discoveries, don't keep us in suspense. Gin doesn't have much patience," Bai Yexiu reminded him, although Pisco found the reminder meaningless.
Pisco just smiled after hearing this, and it's unclear whether he took it seriously or not.
The memorial service was about to begin, and Bai Yexiu and Pisko, not wanting to arouse suspicion, dared not stay together for too long and separated.
Bai Yexiu sat alone on the sofa in the corner—
He wants to catch up on his sleep now.
"Oh my, isn't this the eldest young master of the Longze family? I was talking to your father about the suggestion last time, but I don't know if your father..." A fat uncle suddenly walked over, very enthusiastically.
"No need. Thank you," Bai Yexiu said coldly.
"..."
The obese man walked away with a displeased expression, muttering "brat" under his breath.
My father mentioned that uncle earlier when they were chatting; he was trying to swindle money from my father.
Sure enough, once you have a high status in the business world, all sorts of strange and unsavory characters will come looking for you.
Bai Yexiu continued to sit in the corner, waiting for the various demons and monsters to appear. This seemed to add a bit of enjoyment to the wait.
However, it's uncertain whether Pisko will obediently listen to him. If she does, then Bai Yexiu's goal will be half achieved.
After the host delivered an impassioned opening speech, the lights went out and the slideshow was turned on. Bai Yexiu immediately focused his attention on the target and Pisco, who was about to carry out the mission.
Pisco seemed to have some failing eyesight. Bai Yexiu watched him hesitate, occasionally squinting as if trying to see something clearly.
Bai Yexiu silently shook his head in the corner. At the same time, he noticed that his target was trying to leave the venue during this period of darkness…
Shigehiko Tunguchi was tiptoeing toward the back door.
He didn't want to attend this memorial service, but it was a memorial service for a movie star, and all sorts of bigwigs were there. As one of those bigwigs, not showing his face from beginning to end would give people something to talk about.
His political career is in serious trouble now because he accepted bribes from that mysterious organization, which has led to constant rumors about him. Even the police have found a lot of evidence and are just short of issuing an arrest warrant.
But there was nothing he could do. He could only try his best to appear completely innocent, since the mysterious organization had said they could find a way to prevent his arrest, provided he acted normally.
As Shigehiko Tobuchi pondered this, his gaze turned fiercely toward the tightly closed main entrance—
Those lousy reporters, always meddling in other people's business, they're so annoying...
But now that he's done with the formalities, all he needs to do is quietly leave the venue and get rid of these annoying reporters...
"Mr. Tunkuchi, our men are waiting for you."
A boy's voice suddenly appeared in Tonguchi Shigehiko's ear, followed by a hand grasping his wrist.
A few beads of cold sweat instantly trickled down Shigehiko Tobuchi's cheeks, but the boy's next words brought a smile to his face.
“We are confident that you will not be arrested. Please come with me, I need to take you to see someone.”
Bai Yexiu pulled Tunkou Shigehiko by the clothes and led him into the center of the venue. Near the center of the venue, Pisko, who was hesitating, happened to make eye contact with Bai Yexiu as they passed by.
Pisco was just worried about not being able to find anyone, but Coindus actually brought the target over—Coindus is indeed a smart kid.
Pisko praised himself inwardly, then smiled and pulled out a gun and a purple handkerchief from his pocket.
He had already devised a method to kill Shigehiko Tobuchi, but Shigehiko was still a little distance away from the chandelier he intended to use for the murder—
Without hesitation, Bai Yexiu went around to Tunkou Shigehiko's back and kicked him in the butt.
Yeah, if you don't get arrested, then you can avoid being arrested if you die, right?
Next came the loud crash of the chandelier falling.
As the lights in the venue were turned on, someone let out a sharp popping sound.
Bai Yexiu and Pisko exchanged a smile, almost giving each other a high five in front of everyone to celebrate their teamwork.
Panic erupted among the crowd, and Pisco seized the opportunity to send Bai Yeshu an email—
[Excellent teamwork, commendable. Cointreau truly deserves to be called the brightest kid in the organization. — Pisco]
Bai Yexiu smiled.
[But Pisco, you absolutely have to listen to me today, otherwise it won't be a perfect collaboration between us. — Cointreau]
Upon seeing the reply, Pisco looked at Bai Yexiu with some suspicion.
He naturally remembered what Jundu had told him today: "If you make any discoveries, don't keep us in suspense."
Why would Cointreau say that, and even emphasize it to him twice? What was his purpose in reminding him of this seemingly random statement?
[Would Little Coindu kill me for this? — Pisco]
Bai Yexiu frowned upon seeing the reply. It seemed he had been a bit too eager; as a senior member of the organization, Pisco was bound to be suspicious.
But I won't, Gin Club.
Bai Yexiu sighed and rubbed his forehead, deciding to put the matter aside for the time being. Then, he turned his head—
He and Conan made eye contact without warning.
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Some might ask why the protagonist doesn't tell the organization that the drug shrinks people. The reason is that doing so would inevitably raise suspicion about his motives. After all, the protagonist can't guarantee to the organization that the drug will definitely shrink people based solely on his own experience (he has no evidence to prove it). However, if other members experience it or discover some evidence and are thus guided to deduce this, it would be more convincing, and the protagonist's goal would be achieved. Furthermore, Sherry is currently connected to Conan, and the protagonist fears that rashly moving Conan in might lead to the organization eliminating him, resulting in the scenario he dreads.
By the way, there are quite a few troublemakers in the organization. If the protagonist rashly proposes something that seems absurd to them, he will definitely be caught red-handed, even if he is the boss's adopted son.