Chapter 56: The Distillery Pay Thief's Overtime
Chapter 56: The Distillery Pay Thief's Overtime
Akutagawa met with his shadow clone. After releasing the clone's memories, he couldn't help but feel his mouth water. This attempt at making snacks was quite successful; it had about 80% of the deliciousness of those from the Metropolitan Police Department.
Instead of rushing back, Akutagawa made his clothes and hair a little messy and even cut two slits in his clothes. How else could he show his dedication?
Anyway, the modeling in this life is just as good as the one in the previous life, so it's hard to ruin it.
About fifteen minutes later, Akutagawa Hiko, carrying the still unconscious Conan, began his return journey.
Seeing Akutagawa Hiko return safely, Professor Agasa, who was deeply worried after hearing about what happened, Yusaku Kudo, who was pacing back and forth, and Yukiko Kudo, who was wiping away tears with a handkerchief, all gathered around.
Seeing that Conan was unharmed, with no broken arms or legs, only a little dirty, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why isn't Shin-chan awake yet? Is he alright?"
Looking at his wife, who was clearly worried, Yusaku Kudo sighed, "The amount of anesthetic we used was enough for Shinichi to sleep until the afternoon. It would be abnormal if he woke up."
After comforting his wife, Kudo Yusaku looked at Akutagawa Hiko, who was fixing his clothes and hair, his gaze softening considerably, and gratitude appearing in his eyes: "Thank you, young man."
Akutagawa Hiko waved his hand dismissively, saying, "It's nothing, just a fight. That kid is too green to fight me."
After chatting for a few minutes, Akutagawa Hiko, wanting to go back to change his clothes, said goodbye: "I'm leaving now."
"By the way, Shinichi's current status is special; he can't leave the country unless under my supervision. Please be careful..."
After obtaining a ticket to some places, Akutagawa Hiko climbed over the wall and returned home.
……
In the afternoon, Akutagawa Hiko, who was watching the news with Xiaolongbao and Tangbing, unsurprisingly encountered a resentful Conan.
From Conan, Akutagawa learned that the Kudo couple had explained most of the matter and had a deep and equal conversation with him.
Meanwhile, Conan also retaliated fiercely against his parents' trickery by calling the publishing house in his capacity as Shinichi Kudo, asking them to contact Yusaku Kudo, who had just boarded the plane, to expedite the manuscript.
The lights and shadows on the TV screen kept changing, and the host's voice also drew Conan's attention.
According to the investigation, the mass coma among residents was caused by a gas leak in the vicinity, which then exploded due to an open flame...
The feeling of hearing someone describe it is different from seeing it with your own eyes, even if it's through a television.
After all, even Earth Online experiences numerical inflation.
Conan is quite sensitive to data, but he was still somewhat shocked to see the terrifying destructive power.
It also has the ability to put everyone on an entire street to sleep...
It's hard to imagine what good way to restrain such people from committing evil deeds. Fortunately, there are good people who also wield this power.
Conan glanced at Akutagawa Hiko, who was using the excuse of feeding the dog snacks to amuse it. He temporarily suppressed his worries about this illogical situation, as the most important thing now was to take down the Black Organization.
……
This incident caused quite a stir and attracted a lot of attention. Bourbon, a member of the Black Organization disguised as an ordinary citizen named Amuro Tooru, obtained first-hand information as a core member of the Public Security Police.
Unfortunately, no useful information was found in the analysis.
Amuro Tooru would never believe the news that was being spread to deceive the public and maintain stability. The gas leak caused a coma and an explosion, but in the end, apart from a few unlucky people who caught a cold, there were no casualties.
A gas level that could knock an entire street unconscious, and could blow the whole street to smithereens if exposed to an open flame, could not possibly only affect such a small area.
The intelligence agent, with limited information, couldn't analyze anything, so he wrote two perfunctory reports and took the opportunity to ask the organization for some operating funds. He wouldn't let go of any opportunity to fleece the organization.
Of course, it's basically wishful thinking to bring down an organization with such behavior, but that doesn't stop Amuro Tooru from being the organization's salary thief.
During his years undercover, Amuro Tooru also came into contact with many companies and enterprises related to the organization. Those people were unaware of the organization's existence and thought they were just cooperating with an ordinary criminal gang.
It is these companies and enterprises that continuously provide funding to the organization.
Once they lose their usefulness, or if the company presidents try to launder their money and go bankrupt, specially trained assassins will secretly shoot them.
Amuro Tooru desperately wanted to bring down all these companies that were complicit in wrongdoing, but in order to catch the big fish and maintain his undercover identity, he could only do so secretly from time to time.
It's completely harmless.
However, since these companies could indirectly increase the workload of Gin, a company known for its hard work, their demise can be considered a worthwhile one.
That's right. Although the Black Organization has trained a large number of assassins and has countless peripheral members who can be replaced almost daily, this workaholic prefers to do things himself.
A top assassin and core member who was almost on par with the second-in-command was reduced to a mere brick, moved wherever needed.
Occasionally, while completing a major task, one can also complete a small task and earn some extra money.
The funds he applied for were far less than what Gin earned on his own.
Thinking this, Amuro Tooru silently doubled the number in the funding application form.
When gathering intelligence, it's reasonable to spend a little more money if you encounter greedy and difficult police officers, so the reimbursement should naturally be a little higher.
Facing the Black Organization, Amuro Tooru had no psychological burden whatsoever. His conscience was locked up the moment he became an undercover agent, with only two keys: the downfall of the organization and the exposure of his identity.
Moreover, the target is the Black Organization, so why bother with any conscience? Just feed them to the dogs.
However, despite the perfunctory report, Amuro Tooru, a public security officer with a high level of awareness who considers the land beneath his feet as his lover, still decided to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Unstable factors must be controlled.
There were no casualties this time, but who knows what might happen next time.
Although he mocked Gin for being a workaholic, Amuro Tooru himself wasn't much better.
The undercover life was extremely cautious, especially after being tricked by that damned FBI. Of the three bottles of whiskey that were given code names in the same batch, two were confirmed to be undercover agents. No matter how hard he tried, he still had some doubts.
If he hadn't been so useful and hadn't failed to find a weakness, he probably would have been beheaded long ago.
Thinking of the FBI agent, it was hard not to think of his best friend who had died in the line of duty. Suppressing the urge to shoot someone while wearing a knitted hat, Amuro Tooru continued with his work.
I have a lot of odd jobs to do tomorrow, so I can't put them off. I also need to allow extra time to deal with unexpected situations...
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