Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 381: Bourbon is the only loyal servant in the distillery now
Vodka is over two meters and three meters tall, with an extremely strong build, and he has to crouch down to enter the door.

The hotel suite was over four meters high, so he didn't feel cramped after entering the room. However, his ferocious figure and confused look around made people feel quite uncomfortable.

Gin frowned slightly when he saw him hesitating.

"What did Vermouth say?"

Vodka paid attention to Gin's expression and said carefully: "She said there is a woman in Big Brother's room."

"Oh, what do I do?"

Gin threw two pieces of mint gum into his mouth, "Is my relaxation worth gossiping about? What's the matter with Vermouth contacting you?"

"It's not just me. She hacked into the organization's communication channels and said it publicly."

Vodka scratched his head, "Um... She also said that the woman had short black hair. There's a high probability that she was the Firefly girl. You guys... slept last night."

Gin looked calm as he checked the door and the lunch boxes left by room service to make sure there were no bugs.

"Send someone to find the waiter who just delivered the meal to this room and ask him who he was chatting with. Vermouth might also be staying in this hotel and happened to overhear it."

Vodka hurriedly did as he was told, and after notifying the peripheral members over the phone, he looked at Gin who was already sitting on the sofa.

"Brother, Rum said half an hour ago that you have definitely betrayed the organization and that you will be subject to a loyalty review."

Gin raised an eyebrow, "How do you know this? Did the organization send you to investigate me?"

Vodka hurriedly shook his head, "How could I possibly doubt you, brother? Actually, it was Boss who sent me an email telling me about this and asked me to come over to see what's going on with you, brother."

"Rum is an idiot. Isn't he in charge of the organization's affairs in Singapore? Why are there loopholes everywhere? Even the communication system has problems."

Gin looked through his phone but found no emails or phone calls. He threw it on the sofa and turned on the TV with the remote control.

"Boss asked you to come here, which means he also thinks Rum is an idiot. Tell me what else you know."

Vodka glanced at the TV. It was a random interview of passers-by by a local Singaporean TV station, and the current target was a hot Eastern European girl.

She said she was very satisfied with the place and had partied all night last night and almost reached heaven.

The only flaw is that she was too drunk at the time and could not remember the handsome guy's appearance. She hoped that he would contact her after seeing this interview, as she wanted to have a long-term relationship with him.

When the host asked her what general impression she had of that person, she thought about it and said that she felt it was Liuying who hosted the martial arts conference.

Seeing this, Vodka couldn't help but complain inwardly, has Mizutsuki Hotosuke become a popular lover now?

Gin raised the corner of his lips slightly and changed the channel.

It was showing the process of Kuroba Kaito assisting the Singapore police in solving a case, and a red warning was scrolling at the bottom of the screen, reminding people to abide by the law.

Vodka turned around and said, "Rum sent many people to look for Curacao, but they couldn't find it. He also asked the senior members of the Japanese police to propose to Interpol that Singapore's police surveillance network be incorporated into the ocean buoy as soon as possible. This will be very helpful in combating criminals."

"He should have left a backdoor. It will be much easier once the organization has control of the ocean buoy." Gin said, "But Binga's disguised identity Glass was seriously injured in the eyes of Interpol. Can he sneak back in so quickly?"

"The organization took him away from the Japanese police in disguise and told Interpol that his injuries were not that serious." Vodka said, "Also, Binga made no progress in his investigation of Vermouth this week, so Rum let him return to the Ocean Buoy."

"Didn't he establish a cooperation with Vermouth?"

"That's not clear, but..."

Vodka lowered his voice, "Bourbon said that Binga might not be unable to find Vermouth, but is still working with her. Vermouth can easily hack into our communication system because Binga is the insider."

Gin also thought this was a possibility, but Bourbon and Binga both belonged to the intelligence team, and they had no good intentions in making this assumption.

"Does Binga also have a loyalty check?"

"I don't know. Even if there is, they will probably wait until the organization secretly controls the ocean buoy." Vodka said in a strange tone, "Bourbon also said that Curacao might have betrayed. Because with her skills and vigilance, even if she was ambushed by Vermouth, she should not be able to issue a warning at all."

"Oh, so everyone in the organization is a traitor, with only Bourbon and Rum as the two loyalists." Gin looked at her with a playful look, "Vodka, stop pretending, you must be a KGB agent."

"...Brother, the Soviet Union has been disintegrated for who knows how many years. There is no KGB anymore."

"So, you are the kite with the string cut off, and the Russian Federal Security Service has not contacted you?"

"........."

Vodka was speechless. He looked around and saw that there was no chair suitable for his body size, so he simply sat cross-legged on the ground.

"Brother seems to be in a good mood today."

"Since the hole in my head was opened, I feel much better."

Gin touched the right corner of his forehead. Although there was no sign of anything unusual there, it was softer than the surrounding area.

There was no skull inside.

"After all, the organization basically doesn't allow me to participate in any affairs now. Vodka, you should be in charge of the Tokyo branch from now on."

"No, no, no, I'm just a substitute at most. I still have to ask big brother for help if I have any questions." Vodka paused, "Also, the organization suffered a great loss before, and now its existence is semi-public, it seems..."

"There's nothing to do."

Vodka's eyes were a little vague. "Especially after the establishment of Kurosawa Pharmaceutical Company, the organization seemed to have given up even its core research goals."

Gin frowned slightly, "Isn't there only one result, the Qingli Resurrection Pill? This is still far from the resurrection and immortality that the organization pursues. Could it be that the organization has discovered something else?"

Vodka nodded. "That company has reached a number of cooperation agreements with the Suzuki Group, with the main research area being life sciences. The intelligence team said that this was the result of a conversation between Mizuki Hoto and Suzuki Shiro yesterday afternoon, but the agreement has not yet been formally signed."

The organization's intelligence capabilities satisfy Gin as always, but the organization looks like it has given up just when others have expressed an intention. What's going on?
"I don't think that gentleman would pin his expectations on others," said Gin.

"Well, the main thing is that they seem to be more likely to produce some research results." Vodka scratched his head and said, "Yesterday afternoon, Suzuki Shiro went to see the IT emperor, Thomas Schindler. No one knows what they talked about, but it is probably related to Kurosawa Pharmaceutical Company."

"Because the Suzuki Foundation also rented the K Computer from the RIKEN Institute in Japan for a long time, they even planned to buy it."

"According to the intelligence team, the first software that the Suzuki Foundation tested on the supercomputer was a shogi game."

"That game..."

"It is most likely the work of Itakura Taku."

"After that, they used supercomputers to deduce the formula of an unknown material, and we don't know what happened after that."

Gin narrowed his eyes slightly, "In other words, the software that the organization asked Itakura Taku to develop has already been in the hands of Mizuki Hoto? He is now running the software on a supercomputer, and he is also using Schindler's AI to deduce the perfect drug A?"

"It is speculated that this is the case. In fact, Rum also has reasons to suspect you, brother. Mizuki Hotaru should never have known about this, especially more than half a month ago."

Seeing his brother's unhappy expression, Vodka added hurriedly, "I also told Rum that it was Tequila who neglected his duty, so you sent Shuiyue Yingsheng over, and you definitely didn't say anything else."

"Tequila also admitted this, and said that he had not seen Mizuki Hotaru during that period, but he had seen Bourbon. I suspect that he leaked the secret from this aspect."

"Bourbon said that Tequila must have been corrupted by that Flower Shadow Hope, and she told others about it, and they told Shuiyue Yingsheng."

When Tequila was driven to ecstasy by Huaying Hope, she called many people and told them about the slave declaration. This kind of thing could not be concealed at all and had already spread within the organization.

The adults with code names were having so much fun that the little shrimps and peripheral members below were all stunned!
"And Vermouth could also be a leak. This kind of thing is hard to explain. Now the organization has decided not to take action against Mizuki Hotaru, so..."

Vodka hesitated for a few seconds, "Rum still thinks that you, big brother, have had private contact with Mizuki Hotaru for a long time, but you just stopped pretending because of the accident you had recently."

"And the starting point is not just that time, at least it was before the incident with Watanuki Credit Co., Ltd., because... Big Brother, you got the money but didn't hand it over."

Gin's eyes twitched and he felt that the organization was probably finished.

Damn it, it’s better to be done with it!

"I bought armed helicopters from the Americans for the loan sharks I collected later, and one was even abandoned by Curacao. How dare Rum say that?"

Vodka nodded in agreement and scolded Rum, "He is just slandering me. He is just making irresponsible statements without any evidence."

"Tsk, what do you mean there is no evidence?" "Oh, it never happened. Rum is an idiot." Vodka quickly changed his words. He had always been with Gin, so of course he knew what the real situation was.

"And considering the torture in the abandoned warehouse that day, I really don't know what Rum is thinking." Vodka was indignant and sighed, "Anyway, that's it."

"Hoshio Mizuki has Shirley, Itakura Taku's software, and has also started cooperation with the Suzuki Group. He is more likely to develop the perfect drug A than the organization."

"The organization has evaluated the risks and costs of regaining these achievements and feels that it is indeed the same as what you said, brother. Cooperating with him now is the best option."

"Then……"

"The boss plans to share some of the organization's information with them and send some researchers from the organization over there."

Gin glanced at him and said, "So you came here to tell me about this. Why did you come to me when you could have just contacted Mizuki Hotaru? The organization should be able to find out. I have nothing to do with that company. It's just that guy's bad taste."

Vodka silently opened a document on his mobile phone and showed it to Gin.

Gin only took a glance and his eyes twitched.

It clearly stated the shareholding structure of Kurosawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and a man named "Kurosawa Jin" clearly held 5% of the shares.

Because of the Qingli Rejuvenating Pill, this company is now at its peak. Next to Kurosawa Jin's shares, the current valuation is written, which is over 5 billion yen!
It can be predicted that with the implementation of the subsequent cooperation with the Suzuki Group and Schindler Company, the price will rise even more significantly!

Gin closed his eyes and rubbed his brows, "What if I say I know nothing about it?"

"I absolutely believe in Big Brother!"

Vodka answered without hesitation, but after two seconds, his tone weakened again, "It's just... the amount is a little large, others may not believe it."

"Damn, that guy is really crazy."

Gin was feeling complicated now. He raised his hand to turn off the TV. Kuroba Kaito just happened to solve the case in the live broadcast.

"Is there anything else you can do?"

Gin was about to kick the guy out. He really wanted to go to the bedroom and ask someone for answers.

Vodka said hurriedly, "Because the A drug issue has been outsourced, and Leon Law had previously demonstrated the ability to almost manipulate lifespans in the Metropolitan Police Department, the organization's attention has basically shifted here."

"In fact, you are not the only one on vacation now. The organization has mobilized many codename members. Most of them are on vacation now, waiting for the final result of the martial arts competition."

"With all the countries making such a big fuss, it is very likely that something extraordinary will happen at that time."

"But the organization absolutely does not dare to confront the power of the state head-on. It only hopes to get a piece of the pie when the time comes."

"so……"

"We'll have to ask Mizuki Hotaru for help in this regard. The organization hopes to strengthen cooperation with him."

Gin snorted, "First he was arrogant, then he was respectful. What on earth happened? The organization's attitude today has changed 180 degrees compared to yesterday."

"On the one hand, it's what I said before, and on the other hand... it seems that all countries have obtained some kind of verification. The Fist of Blue Sapphire is related to magic. It is confirmed without a doubt." The megaphone Vodka said everything he knew. "Just this morning, it is said that many people in the competition group encountered mysterious events."

"It's not clear what happened exactly, and they kept the information strictly under wraps."

"But the two warships in Changi Bay have already started to move and it looks like they will stop outside the Marina Barrage."

The Marina Barrage is on the south side of Singapore, closer to the National Stadium than Changi Bay in the east.

"I'll tell him, just do your best. If you can win the championship, everything will be easy."

Gin stood up and again expressed his intention to send the guest away.

"what?"

Vodka was stunned. "But I was eliminated in the first round."

"The registration channel has always been open. Who said that you can't re-register after being eliminated?" Gin was a little annoyed that Vodka was still sitting here. He adjusted his sleeves and said, "Let's go see what the results of Vermouth's investigation are."

Vodka nodded quickly, called the outside member on the spot, said a few words and then told Gin:

"The waiter said that he had never seen such a beautiful woman in his life. He showed off to many people as soon as he got home. It was impossible to lock on to her."

"..."

Gin waved his hand, "Beat that guy up."

"I've already beaten him." Vodka replied immediately.

"Don't kill him, and give me some medical expenses."

Although Gin was very unhappy, what the man said were good things after all, and they were undoubtedly true.

Vodka was shocked by his big brother's new benevolent style, and quickly let go of the microphone he was covering and conveyed Gin's meaning to the peripheral members.

I don't know what he heard, but he grinned like a villain, and after hanging up the phone, he looked at Gin.

"Brother, he will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life."

"Be careful when you go out. If Vermouth keeps hiding in the dark and doing small things, it will be a headache for the organization." Gin didn't care how much medical expenses the waiter could get. He just wanted to kick Vodka, who was still sitting there, out.

Unfortunately, Vodka was sitting there like a mountain, and it was not easy for Gin to kick him out.

"Brother, are you going to watch the game in person?" Vodka asked.

"...What other mission do you have?" Gin asked back.

"No, no, it's just... um, big brother, can you let Shuiyue Yingsheng teach me some martial arts? He's said to be a grandmaster on the Internet, and he seems to be quite capable."

"That depends on whether he is willing or not. Is there any more?"

Vodka scratched his head for a while, "Brother, do you want to go to the stadium now? I'll drive you."

"Why are you still driving a car? I'm afraid there's not enough room for one seat." Gin glanced at Vodka's ear. "You're not in constant communication with other people in the organization, are they really going to ask a question, but you're embarrassed to ask?"

The question is naturally:
Who is that woman with short black hair?
Vodka let out a long breath and jumped up all of a sudden, "Thank you for your understanding, brother. I'll leave now."

After saying this, he walked towards the door without looking back, shrank his body and went out, closing the door gently in the corridor.

Gin withdrew his gaze, walked to where Vodka had just sat, and took out a bug from under the sofa next to him.

"Everyone, you're a little boring."

He crushed the bug casually, walked to the door, and took out another bug from under the shoe cabinet.

"That person is Vermouth, absolutely true."

After saying that, he crushed it again.

Gin went to the bathroom to wash his hands, then opened the bedroom door and saw Hotaru still dressed as before, sitting on the edge of the bed, his face supported by his hands, looking at the scenery outside.

The breeze blew the white shirt sleeves beside his cheek, and the soft sunlight outlined his delicate profile.

There was a sense of laziness in his slightly slanted eyes, as if he had been busy for a long time and finally had a little time to relax today.

Gin's heart skipped a beat, but his tone remained calm, "Why didn't you change your clothes?"

Yingsheng didn't even turn his head. "Vodka's five senses are very sharp now. What if he hears the noise? Go out first. I'll be there soon."

"What does that five points of shares mean?" Gin asked again.

Yingsheng smiled lightly, "If you must delve deeper, even if I am very satisfied with your performance."

(End of this chapter)