Stay away from Conan.

France, ICPO Headquarters

While it was late at night in Tokyo, Japan, it was just dusk in France. At that moment, as most of the people in the office began to leave and prepare to go home, a figure in this seat was holding a mobile phone and sending a text message to someone who was nowhere to be found.

Soon after he finished sending the data, the other side replied in English, "Very good, happy cooperation." The person in the room then turned off the screen on his phone and the computer in front of him, before getting up and joining the flow of people leaving get off work.

However, after the figure left the ICPO headquarters and got into a car, choosing to drive away, some time later, the driver in that car removed the long hair disguise from his head, revealing a man with a long, thin face and blond dreadlocks.

Without a doubt, this person is Binga, a member of the organization who appeared at the hacker competition!
Just then, as Binga was driving to his base in the area, his cell phone, which he used to contact the organization, rang—

It's an email.

Then, when they stopped at a traffic light, Binga checked his emails. As usual, it was his daily email to Rum to report on the mission's progress. Binga smiled slightly, casually replied "There's progress," tossed his phone onto the passenger seat, and continued driving along with the traffic.

At this moment, for him, who had been in Europe for quite some time, after successfully infiltrating ICPO, the mission he had been following and was responsible for finally made some progress. He knew the approximate location of the system he had been searching for. If everything went smoothly, he should be able to successfully infiltrate ICPO through the existing network.

In this way, my mission will finally be completed.

only……

Even so, what will be the outcome after successfully completing this mission?

It must be said that this operation has already consumed a lot of my time, and even if the mission is eventually completed, it will only be the completion of one mission.

During this time, I personally witnessed Gin and his buddies go from being ostracized to being called back to Japan to take charge of the overall situation...

In fact, from the time Gin and the others were suspected and sidelined to do random tasks outside of Japan before being called back, the time they spent outside Japan was shorter than the time I spent. In other words, it seems to me that I was the one who was sidelined and unable to stay in Japan permanently, meaning I was never really in the organization's core circle...

As things stand now, with that guy around and Rum having Curaçao as his right-hand man, even if he managed to climb to his current position after Camus was purged, he would ultimately be unable to enter their core team...

As Binga thought this, he couldn't help but recall the time he had just contacted another person—

The mysterious assassin codenamed "Prumia".

Based on the information I've gathered during my operations in Europe, this mysterious assassin is quite capable. If I could recruit him, or even just have him occasionally handle some tasks for me, he might be a valuable asset...

After all, someone like that is a rare talent for the organization!

Moreover, you don't need to put in too much effort yourself.

In this way, if you can demonstrate more value outside of your assigned tasks, then opportunities for further advancement will definitely arise!
If there is no opportunity, then creating one is certainly an option!

Thinking of this, a smile involuntarily appeared on Binga's lips—

After all, Gin, the preparations he's made to go even further go far go far beyond this!
You're not the only one in the organization who's dissatisfied with you...

……

In a bar near a port in Tokyo—

The bar counter, which wasn't very spacious to begin with, was now completely occupied by two dark figures.

They were one tall and one broad-shouldered, both wearing black trench coats and black hats, which they didn't even take off after entering the bar. The two of them were quietly waiting for something in the small bar.

Soon, after waiting for a while, the burly man finally received a message on his phone. He picked up his phone, which he had been idly tapping on the bar, and started reading the message.

After reading the message, he, still wearing sunglasses, turned to the tall man with long silver hair beside him and said:
"Brother... you were right to have foresight. Sending the 'Irish' this time was a brilliant move! Sure enough, this unexpected situation now has a starting point that can be addressed together!"

Thus, it is clear that the two men in black present here are Gin and Vodka from the organization.

Upon hearing the news from Vodka, Gin couldn't help but smirk, and said with a hint of confidence:

"Of course... If we're really talking about it, it would be much easier to get clues directly from those cops!"

"Even for mystical types like Bourbon and Vermouth, getting information directly from within the cops wasn't as easy as it is now!"

Hearing this, Vodka couldn't help but laugh. Then, somewhat curious about Gin's unexpected move, Vodka asked:
"But brother, how did you come up with this idea?"

"Ah--"

Thus, in response to Vodka's question, Gin smirked and said:

"Haven't Shirley's appearances always involved her with the police? This time Vermouth and her team failed, and I don't know if their report is truly accurate. So instead of listening to them, let's see how the cops record these events! Maybe we can uncover some unexpected clues!"

At this point, Gin's expression softened slightly, and he began to speak—

"However, we cannot let our guard down in this unexpected situation. If we fail to retrieve that item before the police arrive, dealing with the aftermath will not be so easy!" (End of Chapter)