Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 421, page 415: Thank you. My wish has been fulfilled.

Ireland realized he was clearly not up to the task.

It's not that I can't do it, it's just that the benefits are significantly less than staying in the intelligence support department and fighting with Rum.

The boss arranged for him to return to the island nation and come to Tokyo just so he could have a battle with Rum, right?

If he were to back down, what would be the point of the boss bringing him back?

On the contrary, as long as he stays in the intelligence support department and becomes Rum's biggest threat, even if he doesn't get enough benefits from the intelligence support department, the boss won't treat him unfairly.

Well, it's not worth it. Ireland remained silent.

As for Karasuma Renya, Hayashi Ryoma's words truly convinced him. Rum definitely needed someone to keep him in check.

Ireland is the best candidate. Karasuma Renya certainly can't let Ireland "go offline" from the intelligence support department just because of a long-term surveillance mission.

Right there in this conference room, the perfect candidate to carry out this long-term surveillance mission became obvious.

"So it seems that only Vermouth among us is suitable for this mission?"

That's why everyone says our vodka isn't stupid, hey.

Sitting behind Gin, Vodka immediately realized that Vermouth was the only one with nothing to do in the entire conference room!
"Huh? So Vodka is planning to have me follow this little girl around from morning till night?"

Vermouth's unreadable words sent a shiver down Vodka's spine. His older brother was Gin, so Vodka certainly didn't need to fear the other high-ranking members of the organization.

But that didn't stop him from feeling creeped out.

"This...it wasn't my arrangement, was it Lin who started it?" Vodka hesitated for a moment, then forced a smile at Lin Longma, hoping Lin Longma could "help" him out.

"Alright, Vermouth, stop making things difficult for Vodka." Lin Longma was still the same kind-hearted and helpful Kaka.

After receiving a pleading look from Vodka, Lin Longma stepped in to help Vodka out of his predicament.

"This mission is indeed not very comfortable, but for the sake of the organization and the boss, let's try to overcome it?"

Karasuma Renya, who had remained silent since the beginning of the meeting, now agreed with Hayashi Ryoma's judgment and proposal.

Vermouth, who is "idle", is indeed a good candidate - does Karasuma Renya not know that Vermouth went to another place to slack off?
He knows it all too well.

Karasuma Renya had always indulged her slacking off, but now that Vermouth needed to help, Karasuma Renya's request was naturally not to be refused.

“Let Vermouth carry out this surveillance mission,” Karasuma Renya suddenly said, silencing the conference room instantly.

"Don't be impatient when carrying out surveillance missions. As long as Ran Mouri is still around, Shinichi Kudo may be able to go and see his childhood friend."

Young people at this age find it hardest to resist such feelings.

Vermouth, you need to be more careful.

"Yes, boss. I will carry out the mission diligently." Vermouth immediately assured her that she would put her heart into this surveillance mission and would not slack off.

"Then it's decided. Put some effort into everyone except Vermouth; Shinichi Kudo is very important to the organization."

We must find this person as soon as possible!

As Karasuma Renya finished speaking, everyone else in the conference room stood up and assured the curtain, "Yes, boss, we will do our best."

The atmosphere in the meeting room became more relaxed after the projector went out.

There are differences in how meetings are conducted; discussions at the same level are naturally more relaxed than meetings overseen by superiors.

Such meetings are especially agonizing when superiors have the power to make decisions on their subordinates with a single word. What kind of good person would want to attend a meeting with their boss?
"Alright everyone, that's the situation. None of you are idle people, so I won't keep you any longer after I've briefed you on the situation."

Lin Longma stood up, intending to be the first to leave the meeting room.

"Wait!"

Vermouth and Ireland's voices rang out simultaneously, but Lin Longma subconsciously looked at Gin.

There were three people in the meeting room. Two of them called out to me, "If you don't call me, are you being a bit out of place?"

But there's really nothing to say about Gin right now.

What can they say? They have absolutely no clue about Shinichi Kudo, and the Execution Department still has so many tasks to complete.
Gin glanced at Ryoma Hayashi, then at Ireland and Vermouth.

"I have a mission to complete. Call me if you need anything." Gin said goodbye to Ryoma and left the conference room with Vodka.

Gin's words were the greatest expression of his goodwill towards Ryoma Hayashi; to be fair, everyone present was on the same page.

They had never seen Gin treat anyone in the organization, except the boss, with such courtesy.

That's understandable, considering Lin Longma's core group is now the one paying the executive department.
With the help of the Isshin-kai, at least Gin's executive department recovered a lot of losses, and at the same time, it also generated a small amount of revenue for Gin in terms of debt collection.

Even if Gin has a dog-like face, he can't just turn against his "god of wealth" and "sugar daddy" when he has nothing better to do.

That's really not right.

After Gin left, Ryoma asked Ireland and Vermouth, "So, which of you two will go first?"

"Ladies first," the Irish gentleman gestured to Vermouth, indicating that she should speak first.

Vermouth didn't hesitate and said directly, "President Lin has given me a lot of trouble. So how do you plan to compensate me?"

In an organization, power and responsibility are linked. Heads of large outposts like Lin Longma and Pisco wield considerable power, which means they also bear significant responsibility for the organization.

As a typical high-ranking member of the organization who works independently, Vermouth's power is considerably less than that of influential high-ranking members like Lin Longma.

Similarly, the responsibilities she bears cannot be more than those of high-ranking officials like Lin Longma, who have both connections and power.

This troublesome task fell to Vermouth, even if the responsibility and authority were mismatched. It's perfectly normal for Vermouth to want an "explanation."

Most importantly, if Vermouth simply accepts the task without causing any trouble.

Perhaps some of the more perceptive members of the organization will suspect Vermouth and Ryoma.

With Ireland as witness, Vermouth made up for this missed opportunity.

"I'm just a patch-up artist for the organization, and this isn't a task I wanted you to do."

You need to go to the boss to get compensation.

Of course, out of our camaraderie, feel free to contact me if you need any help during the mission.

I'd still be happy to help you.

Vermouth, who had been pushed and pulled by Lin Longma, didn't seem annoyed. She simply stood in the conference room and indicated that she had finished speaking.

Then he looked at Ireland beside him, indicating that he could speak about his own affairs.

Well, just like Ireland, who shamelessly refused to leave, Vermouth also wanted to hear what Ireland had to say to Lin Longma.

(End of this chapter)