Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 681 The More You Live, the More You Go Back

Three poles in the sun.

It's a great day for a nap.

——However, there are always people who haven’t gotten up yet at this time.

such as……

...Oh, well, today Gin didn't sleep until noon.

At this moment, he was preparing his sumptuous lunch, but a phone call happened to come in, so he simply turned on the speakerphone and put it on the table.

As soon as the call was connected, before Gin could even ask who it was, a hurried voice came from the other end:
"Sir! I found something here..."

Gin paused while tearing the seasoning packet.

The voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who it belonged to for a moment.

Gin remained silent, but that did not stop the caller from continuing to report: "Those people you asked us to pay special attention to before took action today.

Not long after the person I was following arrived at the Rice Flower Hotel, the police arrived... and they were standing with the police. There must be something fishy going on."

Gin listened, silently poured the seasoning packet into the box, and asked coldly: "Who are you?"

“…Ah! Yes, I’m Kusuda…”

The voice on the other end of the phone was slightly tense.

Maybe he thought that he didn't tell his name right away and was afraid of making Gin unhappy.

When Gin heard this familiar name, he was immediately relieved and immediately said:
"You hit the wrong person."

Kusuda Rikudō's voice was a little confused: "...Ah?"

"The one who should give you the order should be Angostra, not me. He is the main person in charge of the mission operation, and I am responsible for assisting." Gin was in a good mood now. He didn't mind explaining a few more words, and his voice was not so cold and ruthless. "If you have any problems, you can report to him... Forget it this time, but be careful next time."

After giving a brief explanation, he reached out to hang up the call.

But Kusuda Rikudō was silent for a few seconds, then he replied in a daze: "Ah, but Master Gin, I didn't receive any dispatch orders from above?"

Gin: "..."

how to say……

In a sense, this 'spy' that the boss had planted next to him was really simple-minded.

Besides, now that it has come to this, Gin couldn't just throw him over to Angostra, so he said indifferently, "That's fine, if you want to stay here, then stay. But send an extra copy of the report to Angostra, you should have his contact information."

"Yes! Then I will contact Mr. Angostura immediately..."

Gin could feel that the other person's voice quickly became clearer, and there was a hint of joy in it.

After the call ended, Gin shook his head and continued with his lunch project.

Seasoning packet, sauce packet, vegetable packet...fill with boiling water.

It’s time to wait for instant noodles for the third time a day.

"Gin, didn't you say before that Kusuda Rikudo was the boss's man?"

Opposite the water room is the lounge.

On the sofa, a huge Belmode cat wrapped in a blanket was curled up in a corner of the sofa watching a TV series. It poked its head out and asked in confusion, "How dare you keep it in your hands?"

"What's there to be afraid of?" Gin sneered, "I've been investigating him for quite a while. At the beginning, I was indeed very wary of this guy, but..."

Vermouth paused the drama and pricked up her ears. "But what?"

Gin took the instant noodles and sat down opposite Vermouth. "But I found that I was too worried. This Kusuda Rikudo has no other characteristics except that he is a true 'loyal minister'." Vermouth looked relieved: "You finally realized that you are a traitor?"

Gin suddenly became serious, "Nonsense, I am also a loyal subject."

"You're talking nonsense." Vermouth rolled her eyes, indicating that she didn't want to listen to such meaningless nonsense.

Gin didn't keep the secret any longer, "You heard what he just said, this Kusuda Rikumichi is just a worker assigned to my side, and apart from being responsible to me, he only follows the orders of the unscrupulous boss.

For example, the changes in the members under me and Angostura were completely unknown to him because the unscrupulous boss did not tell him in advance...

In short, this guy is a pure part-time worker. As long as he is used properly, he poses almost no threat. And judging from his attitude towards me, as long as the unscrupulous boss has no objection to me, this Kusuda Rikumichi is my pawn. "

Gin calculated the time, opened the lid of the instant noodles, scooped up a forkful of noodles - hmm, hard.

Soak for a while longer.

“…Oh, I think I understand what you mean.” Vermouth’s face showed understanding. “You want this Kusuda Rikudō to play around between you and Angostura? Aren’t you afraid that Angostura will just break up with you?”

Gin had told her not long ago that Angostra had discovered some of his other intentions and he was unsure when the two would come into conflict.

"What's that?"

Gin shrugged, "No matter what, the situation is temporarily in my favor... Kusuda Rikudo is the boss's man, I know that, even if that guy doesn't know, but with his personality, he will definitely check it out...

When the investigation is finally completed and it is discovered that Kusuda Rikumichi is the unscrupulous boss, what expression do you think he will have?
As for tearing your face apart…"

Gin grinned:

"If we really want to fall out, we can't wait until then."

Belmode: "...?"

She got up from the sofa and asked, "What do you mean? Are you going to do it? When?"

Gin opened the lid of the instant noodles again and asked strangely, "Do it? What do you want to do? Don't slander me."

"Don't tell me you're just pretending to be stupid!" Vermouth's face was dark, and she almost threw the tablet at him. "When are we going to act? Why didn't you notify me?"

"…So didn't I say there would be no action?"

Gin innocently held a mouthful of instant noodles of moderate hardness in his mouth and shrugged, "You should do whatever the organization tells you to do. Don't act recklessly if you are not told to do so."

"…Which organization are you talking about?"

"Nonsense, whichever one you are in now is the one."

“So you’re not going to tell me, right?” Vermouth pulled back the blanket, revealing… Hello Kitty’s pajamas, with an angry look on her face. “Okay, then if I end up helping the organization to turn the tables, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

"..."

Gin looked puzzled as he slurped his instant noodles.

He looked at the pattern of Belmode's pajamas, then looked at her tablet, and thought for a moment:
"Vermouth, I think... watching Hello Kitty is better than watching other messed-up dramas."

Gin's tone was extremely sincere and full of true feelings.

But Vermouth didn't buy it. She snorted and said, "What a messed up drama? How is it messed up?"

She opened the tablet, and the subtitles that caught Gin's eyes were very glaring:

[Kamen Rider Episode 233…]

Gin: "..."

Tsk, Vermouth is really going backwards as she gets older.

(End of this chapter)