Chapter 667: The Grand Meeting Begins
"Why did you suddenly remember to call me. What's the matter? ”
After adjusting the headphones, Tang Ze changed his voice and asked in a casual tone.
"Kummel, don't accede to any of Belmode's requests in the near future." The person on the other end of the line spoke in a very crisp voice, "Stay away from her, don't make trouble for yourself." ”
Crisp and neat, without any negotiable commanding tone, it is really full of personal style.
Not surprised by what he heard, Tang Ze picked up the soft cotton cloth again and wiped the scope on his hand.
It's a pity that whether it is from Kumail's position or his own position, this is a grand event that he will never be absent from.
Not only that, even if you only consider Kumail's style of doing things, it is really not in line with the character design if you don't pick things out of a few sentences at this time.
"It's funny, I said how she suddenly came to me and said something she didn't have. Why, she has also become a suspicious person and needs to be supervised by the organization? She wasn't ......, I remember."
"Shut up." Before he could brazenly say a crucial secret, Gin interrupted him warningly, "It's not good for you to talk about these things. Settle down a little. ”
"Anfen? Haven't I been safe enough lately? Tang Ze used a tone that you knowingly asked, yin and yang became strange, "There is no more peaceful member of the organization in all of Japan than me now, Ginjiu Senpai. ”
Gin adjusted his headphones and turned the volume down by 10%.
He suspected that if he continued to come into contact with Kumerdo, sooner or later he would suffer from the disease of wanting to pull out a gun when he heard the honorifics.
Although the frequency of direct contact with Kumel has not been reduced recently, it has to be said that when he found that he did not need to hear Kumel at every turn, Gin was indeed a little more relaxed.
This is also what Kummel was satirizing just now.
Now, in the Tokyo area alone, there are six active code name members, and among them, Ireland is investigating Pisco's death openly and secretly, Bourbon is forging ahead, and I don't know when the war between the old and the new will officially start, and even Belmode is eager to try and plan strange things......
Compared with these people, Kumail, who is purely a tool man, in addition to being a detective addict on TV all day, does a good job in completing the tasks of the organization and pretending to be deaf and dumb.
However, because Bourbon clearly included Kumel under his jurisdiction, and only pledged allegiance to the boss, and never participated in the gangs of the organization, it was naturally impossible for him to show favor towards either side.
So he didn't have any psychological burden, and even pulled the mobile phone numbers of Bourbon and Kumel into the blocklist a little briskly, and only dragged them out to contact him when needed.
Like now.
"In short, the organization is not a force that anyone can mobilize at will, and Belmode is crossing the line. Keep your distance from her, or you'll be seen as a betrayal. Gin's voice replied unwaveringly, but the warning was clearly expressed at a glance.
Belmode has a special position in the organization, and even if she acts out of line, the most she can do is to receive a reprimand, a period of confinement, and a small price for her actions as punishment.
This kind of price may be just as cruel, and it may not sound like some kind of preferential treatment, but it is not as simple as being punished for someone else.
"Everything you have now is given to you by the organization. Think about it and don't get carried away by any promises. Otherwise...... I'm looking forward to the day I kill you with my own hands, Kumail. ”
The glamorous detective identity, the envied overseas experience and background, and even the talent of his genius itself......
Kummel is a gifted fellow, and like Curacao, he is a one-in-a-million case, a rare and precious sample.
But that's about it.
They are cultivated by the organization, and the day they lose their effect, they will also be destroyed by the organization.
He is so, and so is Shirley, who can only be regarded as the property of the organization, and the property is not qualified to decide who its owner is.
After saying this, Gin hung up the phone, put the string of numbers back into the block list, and threw the phone to vodka.
"Check the signal and equipment, confirm it and give it to me." Putting down the phone, Gin took out a new cigarette from the cigarette case, lit it with a cigarette lighter and held it.
If vodka is to be evaluated, it is more like re-sealing the demons and monsters and impatiently throwing out the hot potato than asking him to process and check the information security after making a phone call.
But he was very good at reading air, so he didn't dare to mention anything, just lowered his head and connected his phone to the device of the personal computer, and began the routine investigation.
"Halloween party." Just as the vodka in the passenger seat was buried in the front seat, Gin spoke again, "Tomorrow night, you can go for a trip." ”
“…… What? Vodka couldn't help but be stunned.
Not to mention going to an event, hearing the word party come out of Gin's mouth is like seeing the sun coming out of the west.
"Tomorrow night at nineteen o'clock, on a cruise ship at the pier near Yokohama, don't be late." Gin continues to explain the situation.
"Big brother, but, but, why go to such a nonsense place, is there any arrangement?" Vodka couldn't help but ask rhetorically.
Looking at the way Gin spoke, it was obvious that Gin himself was not too impatient to say this arrangement, he was afraid that he would not take the initiative to ask, and Gin didn't even bother to mention a word of explanation to him.
"It's about Belmode." Gin stared at the dark night illuminated by traffic in front of him, and didn't want to say more, "The above ordered us to investigate the inside story. ”
The vodka let out an "oh" and nodded busily.
Belmode, who claimed to be coming to help track Shirley, rushed into Rice Flower Town and couldn't come out, didn't reply to emails, didn't answer phone calls, and couldn't get through eight times out of ten.
finally got through, and she said that she was busy looking for Shirley, but when she asked about the progress, there was no progress at all, but she insisted that Shirley was still in Rice Flower Town, so she had to stay for a while.
There are only a few code members in Tokyo who can manage big things.,It's hard to get close to the inner layer.,As a result, I somehow gave up my social identity and soaked in Rice Flower Town all day long.。
Bourbon is vying for power and profit, it is not easy to mix casually, Kumel is held in the hands of Bourbon, it can be used, but not much, Belmode fishes for three days and dries nets for two days, and he is looking for a ...... all day
No wonder Ireland, which has not finished the vacation, was made like that by Gin, the eldest brother didn't react when he looked at it, but he was actually very angry.
"I'm tired of these secretives." Gin, who was tired of being a gendarmerie, snorted coldly, "So, although I don't have the boss's permission, if I find out that she has any deviant behavior, I will never let her go." ”
Sure enough, the eldest brother was really angry.
"Big brother, it's okay if the others dispose of it, Belmode ......," Vodka tentatively persuaded.
"It makes no difference. Even if that woman is favored, it will be the same. Gin narrowed his eyes.
In the final analysis, her "freedom" is just a slight relaxation of the kite string.
They are just derivatives that grow on the root system of tissues.
Some people are plants, some are giant trees, and some people are just clinging to the vines on them, stealing their lives by robbing them of their little nutrients.
Figuring out what you are and distinguishing your status is the way to survive here.
The organization, which is such a layered, simple and effective jungle, grows in it, and only by obeying the cycle of the food chain can you get your own part of things.
If you can't figure out your own position, try to struggle, and try to touch the so-called freedom, then you will lose your nutrients and roots, and you will only be dead.
Stepping on the accelerator and watching the steel cables of the bridge slash through the car window, the thin silk-like shadows quietly tearing apart the bustling traffic, Gin mockingly hooked the corners of his mouth.
All of them, who is not?
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"What are you looking at?"
Walking into the living room, he didn't find the figure that usually appeared there on the sofa, Conan looked around, and saw that Gray Yuan Wai had moved a nest and was in a daze on the windowsill.
He followed Gray Yuan's gaze and looked out, only to see that the creeper planted by the doctor on this side had climbed the climbing frame and was climbing vigorously upward.
From this angle inside the house, its thin branches seem to be born into the infinite sky.
"Nothing, it's a little boring." Gray Yuan retracted his gaze to look at the vines outside the window, and put away the mobile phone that was held in his hands by the way.
[Don't worry, Belmode didn't mean to ask Calvados to test me.]
She had no choice, and she couldn't find any other sniper in the organization to send except Calvados. 】
The handwriting on the phone's screen quickly faded into darkness as the screen went out.
"Do you still insist on going to that weird party, Kudo? It's a trap, and you'll be killed if you go. Gray Yuan Wai turned his head and spoke to admonish according to what he had said earlier, and at the same time, his tone also contained a certain sense of truth.
Belmode's visit to Japan is actually half of giving up her identity as Chrissy Wynyard, and this level of banquet invitation is no longer an event that she can arrange at will.
In other words, whether this masquerade will be the same as Tang Ze said, it is Belmode's old suspicion, it is using part of the organization's resources.
Then this part of Kudo's plan is in danger of causing his identity to be exposed.
Not long ago, he just used his identity to appear at the school festival of the emperor, and once again let Kudo Shinichi appear in front of people, and in front of the organization's vision, which is a very dangerous move.
Just to be deceived into knowing the existence of the temporary antidote, the price is too great.
If the people of the organization had done it before the misunderstanding was resolved......
"I had to go." Conan flipped the letter in his hand over and showed it to Ash Hara, "You see, both the recipient and the invitation are written 'Shinichi Kudo', but the beginning of the letter is like this. ”
“…… Honor, Your Excellency Conan Edogawa. Reading that beginning, Gray Plains pursed her lips, "You mean, Belmode has already discovered your identity?" ”
"Yes, Edogawa Conan and Kudo Shinichi are actually the same person, and knowing this, your identity is also exposed." Conan said in a deep voice, "The other party, maybe you can't wait." ”
"Is this letter really from someone from that organization?" Dr. Asasa, who was drinking tea with a sullen head, finally raised his head when he heard this, "They all found me here, why didn't they kill me directly?" ”
"Who knows." Conan said this, his strong gaze on Gray Plains.
To be honest, he was also very curious about this issue, and so was Gray Yuan's attitude.
Gray Plains, who always liked to emphasize that the organization found out that everything was finished and would bring ruin to everyone, suddenly came up with such a risky plan, saying that this was the most likely plan to catch Belmode......
Abnormal, very abnormal, the organization is on the side, and so is the gray plain mourning.
Gray Plains silently said goodbye.
She also raised this question to Tang Ze.
According to her understanding and impression of Belmode, even when she was still organizing work, because her work itself belonged to the part that Belmode hated so much, Belmode's attitude was written directly on her face.
Tang Ze didn't give her a clear answer, but said ambiguously that she would naturally understand if she called Conan to participate in the plan.
So even though she was very puzzled, she still faithfully carried out his request out of trust in Tang Ze, and revealed most of the plan to Conan and Pan.
In short, although the principle is unknown, they will arrange such a play by taking advantage of the principle that Belmode cannot reveal her identity.
Thinking of Tang Ze's reply, Gray Yuan sighed lightly.
Apparently the core experimental manager of the organization, Shirley was not detained in Europe like the Donzawa couple, but was sent to work in a laboratory in Japan, indicating that the organization was aware of Belmode's emotions.
No one could have imagined that Belmode, who had discovered Shirley's traces, would insist on solving this problem alone and go to the meeting alone.
Oh, and not quite alone, strictly speaking......
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“…… She rummaged through the list of members of the organization, and only caught Calvados as a strong man, which shows how bad the organization's workplace environment is. Tang Ze flicked the button on the headset and casually complained to the members of the channel, "In this environment, it is reasonable for the staff to want to change jobs, right?" ”
"Do you want to change jobs?" Asai Narumi, who has nothing to do with the organization and knows all about the organization from his teammates, can't help but complain, "If you treat them as a company, this kind of lifetime employment system is too hardcore." ”
This is not the first time that Tang Ze has used the tone of discussing the company to describe the behemoth of the black-clad organization.
On the one hand, after gradually learning about the past life of Teru Hoshikawa and Akemi Miyano in daily contact, the image of the organization has completely become a terrorist organization that uses high pressure and fear to control all the people involved, which makes people chill.
On the other hand, Tang Ze always uses a special life-like description, complaining about the organization's arrangement and actions in all aspects, as if it is really just an old enterprise that is aging and unbearable, with redundant structure and insufficient execution.
Thinking back and forth on both sides, it's hard not to feel disconnected.
"Yes, you see how old Pisco is and he still has to go to the front line in person, or you can tell at a glance that their hometown is in Japan." Tang Ze especially agreed with his complaint about the lifetime employment system.
Employees set up cards layer by layer, what management studies and management methods are engaged in all day long, and then employees leave the company, it means that life is over or something, and when you hear it, it is an old Japanese company.
"What...... What" Hoshikawa Teru, who was sitting in front of the computer to assist Noah in FM, was a little nervous and turned his head, "You look at Sister Akemi's situation, can this be explained by a lifetime employment system?" ”
If the organization's control over its members is only for profit and loyalty, then it may be more like the form of many gangsters, but the problem is that their suspicions and investigations are carried out in the form of disregard for human life.
As long as the value is insufficient, even if there is no flaw, it will be completely eradicated because of a little doubt, and this is exactly the case with Akemi Miyano.
Strictly speaking, she was basically forced to rebel by the organization, they gave her an almost impossible task, and when she really finished it with difficulty, they flatly denied the promise, so to speak, they rushed to kill her from the beginning.
"No way, she's an accountant." Karasawa continued to joke in a serious manner, "Accountant, it's really difficult to survive, and this is also a Japanese tradition. ”
"Hey, Hey, ......" is completing her daily work, that is, Akemi Miyano, who is sorting out the accounts, has stiff fingers.
"No more small talk, Uncle Maori, they're out."
Stopping the gag with his teammates, Tang Ze, who was sitting in the dark, stared at the street outside the floor-to-ceiling window.
The lights of the two headlights came on, and Kogoro Mori, who was dressed up, and Sonoko Suzuki, who had provided a pick-up and drop-off in a friendly manner, set off.
Maoliran had already gone to Judy's apartment in advance, and Conan had already completed his disguise with the assistance of Yukiko Kudo, and everything was ready to go under the moonlight.
And he rushed to this grand event not to hope how to turn the situation around, how to break the balance between the two sides like a god descending from heaven......
He just wanted to accomplish two simple purposes.
Tang Ze, who was sitting on the stairs leading to the café in the attic, stood up and lifted the well-maintained gun box beside him.
It didn't contain any guns from the Order, and it had nothing to do with the guns provided by Amuro.
Every part in it, every bullet, was taken back from Shuichi Akai's stronghold.
This is both to avoid possible risks and to expose one's presence in the investigation of either side — even if it does have a bullet rifling record — it is counted on the head of the FBI — but also for a sense of ritual.
He who raised this gun was not Kumail, not Akechigoro, not anyone he was pretending to be.
He was the gun he picked up as Tang Zezhao, as the son of Tang Ze Leona.
"Belmode has already left, and I'm going to go. Noah, pay attention to the signal of each channel, and pay attention to adjust the volume. ”
"Leader, connect three channels at the same time, even if I help you adjust the volume ratio, can you really handle it?"
"Don't worry, it's just three channels. I'll take care of everything. ”
(End of chapter)