Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 368, Section 362: Another Unexpected Incident. An Ominous Premonition
"According to feedback from the intelligence support department, Masaaki Okakura should currently be in the rest forest of Nishi-Oizumi, Nerima Ward, Tokyo."

This is the schedule of a member of parliament; every now and then, the members of parliament served by Masaaki Okakura would go to the Recreation Forest for relaxation and enjoyment.

The security countermeasures department is also getting better. When it was still the risk investigation team, all the intelligence had to be investigated by the team itself.

After being promoted to the Security Countermeasures Section, the department's authority was enhanced. Under certain conditions, they could not only command members of the Execution Department, but also demand unconditional cooperation from members of the Intelligence Support Department.

This itinerary of Masaaki Okakura was obtained by the Isshin-kai from the Information Support Department.

If the intelligence support department doesn't want to cooperate, that's fine too; Lin Longma is just worried about how to get rid of this mission.

If the Intelligence Support Department refuses, Lin Longma can simply put the mission on hold—their own intelligence department doesn't even investigate, so why should our Security Countermeasures Section be the bad guys?
Even bad guys need to be capable, right?

The Intelligence Support Department is a solid unit managed by our beloved Lord Rum. How could a small organization like Isshinkai possibly turn the world upside down?
Lin Longma will then embellish these words and send them to the boss's email address, and Rum himself will be the one who suffers.

Unfortunately, the people in the Intelligence Support Department were still a bit more astute than the muscle-bound guys in the Execution Department.

Upon learning of the Yixin Association's request, they immediately reported it, and after going through multiple levels of reporting, they received instructions from their superiors.

We will fully cooperate with the investigation by the Yixin Society.

As an undercover agent sent out by the organization, Okakura Masaaki possessed a considerable amount of organizational secrets, so his itinerary was naturally taken seriously by the organization.

Moreover, this wasn't his first time serving as a member of parliament's secretary; the intelligence department had already figured out the routines of the members of parliament and Masaaki Okakura's daily activities.

Since Yixin had come to ask, he naturally had nothing to hide.

"Resting in the forest, they really know how to enjoy themselves." It was unclear whether Lin Longma was mocking the member of parliament or Okakura Masaaki.

"Let's find a way to get the intelligence support department to bring them back."

The so-called "bringing back" does not mean kidnapping; kidnapping is the job of the execution department.

Generally speaking, the work of the intelligence support department is not this rough.

In the intelligence support department, people are usually brought back by "deception." The department just makes up an excuse and lets Okakura Masaaki return to the intelligence department's base on his own.

"Okay, brother, I'll contact the intelligence department right away." Doi nodded and immediately prepared to make a request to the intelligence support department in the name of the security countermeasures section.

Applications and departmental communication are all bullshit.

Powers not used will expire. Doi is not about to let those bastards in the intelligence support department get away with this so easily.
Lin Longma was fully aware of this, but he had no intention of stopping him whatsoever.

It's better for Yixin Society to have a slightly worse relationship with other departments in the organization than a better one. Although everyone is currently struggling in the mud, Lin Longma doesn't intend for Yixin Society to remain stuck in the mud forever.

Given the chance, who wouldn't want to be a clean and normal person?
"Hello, this is Doi. What? Okakura Masaaki is dead?"

What do you eat?
"I asked your intelligence department to bring him back, and you're telling me he's dead?" Doi made a phone call to the intelligence department.

The first few sentences of the conversation were quite normal, but when Doi suddenly asked the intelligence department to cooperate in bringing Okakura Masaaki back, the intelligence department's response enraged Doi.

They were all agreeing just now, but now that they've brought the person back, they're telling us the person is dead.

Isn't this a blatant provocation against them?
Are those bastards in the Intelligence Support Department really planning to go to war with the Isshin-kai?

Hearing Doi's furious outburst, Lin Longma remained silent, simply reaching out to Doi and taking the phone from his hand. "This is Lin Longma. What's the deal with Okakura Masaaki? Explain everything to me."

At this point, let alone a lowly intelligence officer, even if Rum were on the other end of the phone, Ryoma wouldn't need to give him any face.

At this point, what face do you have left?

The Security Countermeasures Division is now investigating a fundamental matter concerning organizational security, and the Executive Department, Intelligence Support Department, and even the Research Department must unconditionally cooperate with the investigation.

If your intelligence department dares to play tricks and make underhanded moves at a time like this, then you can't blame Lin Longma for being ruthless.

Gin was quite pleased with the purge of the Execution Department; he would be even more pleased if he were to carry out a similar purge in the Intelligence Support Department.

Gin, who had a somewhat unpleasant relationship with Ryoma Hayashi due to a dispute over permissions, would probably have made up with Ryoma Hayashi on the spot if he knew he would have a chance to deal with Rum.

Gin and Ryoma had a falling out because of work, but Gin genuinely disliked Rum.

Gin clearly distinguishes between genuine aversion and work-related discomfort.

Can't you see that the Executive Department is still cooperating with Isshin-kai? That's because that's their job.

Top-tier cattle, horses, and gins would never do something like prioritizing personal gain over public duty.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

When questioned by Ryoma Hayashi, the members of the intelligence department dared not hide anything and simply told the whole story about Masaaki Okakura.

Normally, Masaaki Okakura behaves quite normally, but because of his special undercover identity, the intelligence support department also pays some attention to him.

Now that they know that Okakura Masaaki has been targeted by the Isshin-kai, the intelligence support department naturally dares not neglect its duties.

This demonstrates their reluctance to be negligent; before focusing their attention on Masaaki Okakura, the intelligence department takes the lead in paying attention to him first.

Then they learned something terrible—Masaaki Okakura had died in the Resting Forest!

The reason it's described as "terrifying" is because Masaaki Okakura had only recently died. The police are still investigating the cause of his death.

This incredibly novel murder case directly "killed" the person who was determined to get it. How are you going to explain this to the intelligence department?

Desperate, the group decided to stall for time. However, their stammering was quickly seen through by Doi.

Under intense questioning, he had no choice but to reveal the truth.

Lin Longma was speechless, but he didn't doubt the intelligence department member's claim. It was simply too absurd.
But that's how reality is; often, the more absurd something is, the more real it seems.

Just as Lin Longma was about to say something, his expression suddenly changed drastically: "If I remember correctly, that Okakura Masaaki should have a list of the organization's undercover members, right?!"
Is that list still in Okakura Masaaki's possession—have you sent anyone to retrieve it?!

As fate would have it, Lin Longma had just said that he hoped Okakura Masaaki wouldn't get into trouble, otherwise the list of undercover agents would fall into the hands of some official agency and cause trouble for the organization.

But unexpectedly, this guy died so suddenly.

For some reason, Lin Longma had a bad feeling that something was about to happen.

(End of this chapter)