Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 145 Gin's Abandonment

"I have too many tasks to do, which has seriously delayed my work time."

After hearing what Furuya Rei said, Gin was about to curse.

Listen to this! Listen to this! Is this even human language?!

There are too many tasks, which has delayed Bourbon's work. Gin was almost laughing when he heard about it.

There are countless cadres in the winery who are not doing their jobs, and those who are obsessed with climbing the ladder are the exception.

Apart from various undercover agents, the rest of those who are bent on climbing up the ladder are either overambitious or fools who don't know how to keep a low profile.

But this is the first time Gin has seen someone like Furuya Rei who openly says that he wants to slack off.

Why can this person live so shamelessly?

Gin wanted to hang up the phone and find someone to investigate on his own, but Bourbon's ability to obtain intelligence was top-notch in the distillery, second only to Vermouth.

Vermouth can directly change her face or even her appearance. It is very good that Rei Fūya, who does not know how to disguise himself, can do this.

To put it bluntly, what Bourbon could find might not be found by Gin's men. Rather than waiting for Bourbon to mock him and raise the price, it would be better to agree to his request now.

Isn't it just sharing some tasks with Bourbon? Then let Vodka work overtime!
"I agree, Bourbon. You'd better come up with valuable intelligence, otherwise you'll be doing the same number of missions as me."

Our big brother Gin is still an honest man after all. Listen, when he threatens people, they only do the same number of tasks as him.

How kind!

"Don't worry, Gin is definitely your winner this time." Furuya Rei's voice was visibly relaxed, and he sounded like he was in a very good mood.

"I have to say that your vision is really sharp. This kid Tachibana Jingsi is really hard to understand.

First of all, he’s an orphan.”

Gin's heart was moved when Furiya Rei said this. Orphans are good, orphans are so good. Just this attribute is a perfect match for the winery.

Orphans with no ties are like natural cattle and horses for the winery. Not only do they have plenty of working hours, but they also have no worries.

He didn't have to worry at all that Tachibana Shizuka would be influenced by his family at some point, or that his family would find out when he was doing a mission.

Orphans are a clear advantage for the winery's recruitment criteria.

"Don't be too happy. Although Tachibana Shizuka is an orphan, his network of contacts is not simple at all.

According to my investigation, he has a very good relationship with Suzuki Sonoko, the second daughter of the Suzuki Group; he is also close friends with the only son of the Chief of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters. They have a relationship that is almost life and death.

Furthermore, he has close ties with many detectives in the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division, and that's not all."

"And more?" Gin was really starting to lose his temper. How on earth did an orphan like Tachibana Shizuka get to know the heir to a wealthy conglomerate, the son of a police officer, and a whole bunch of detectives?
Does this fit in with the social circle of a normal high school student?
Is this reasonable?

From what Bourbon said, these are nothing?
"Of course there is. Now let's talk about the gun license in his hand." Furiya Rei snorted lightly. It was time for Gin to feel the same surprise he had felt at the beginning.

"According to my investigation, the gun license in his hand was not obtained with the help of any of the above parties.

Also, although he is currently in high school, his household registration information and many other documents show that he is already an adult.

It's obvious that this age was changed so he could get a gun license. "Furugaya Rei's word choice was very careful, using the word 'alter' rather than 'tamper'. 'Tampering', in this context, carries a somewhat surreptitious and shady connotation.

However, the changes are just slight corrections of previous mistakes, which are a way to set things right and are both legitimate and reasonable.

"Who changed it for him?" Gin keenly grasped the key points in Furuya Rei's words. If nothing unexpected happened, this should be another new "force" in Ikiya.

"I don't know." Furuya Rei told the truth.

"You don't know? Didn't investigate it, or didn't have time to investigate it?"

"Neither, I just can't find it." Lying outright is the worst form of misleading. Sometimes telling the truth is the most clever disguise.

What Rei Furuya is telling Gin now is the truth.

"The age change and gun license approval were top-down orders, and during my investigation I only found that the order came from Kyoto.

But who exactly was it, and which faction issued the order, is unknown."

For some reason, Gin suddenly felt a toothache: "Is this kid still connected to Kyoto?"

"From the information, there's absolutely no evidence of this. He's even only been to Kyoto once in his life. Could it be that he made contact during his visit to Kyoto?"

".Where are his parents?"

"I also have no background in Kyoto and have never even been to Kyoto."

After talking to Bourbon about this, Gin no longer had any intention of getting Tachibana Shizuka to join his team.

What Gin needs is a reserve cadre with a "clean background", and the complexity of the relationships within Tachibana Shizuka is simply outrageous.

Such a person means trouble for Gin, and it also means that he has no intention of getting Shizuka Tachibana to join his team.

The winery recruits people by appealing to their emotions and alluring them with benefits.

Love is the second generation of gangsters. People like Miyano Shiho and Miyano Akemi belong to the category of persuasion through love - their parents are members of the winery, so they are naturally the winery's own people.

It is absolutely impossible to leave the winery. Only by working hard for the winery all their lives can they repay the kindness shown to them by the leader.

This is called persuading people with their emotions.

It's even easier to persuade them with profit, just use money to win them over. The salary and benefits at the winery are all maxed out, as can be seen from the lifestyles of Vermouth and Bourbon.

If they are so short of money that they have nowhere else to go, and have a special skill (murder, arson, robbery, pharmaceutical manufacturing, etc.), then the winery is their warmest home.

But Tachibana Shizukazu is not a second-generation gangster, and his family has such a good relationship with the Suzuki Group, it is conceivable that they will never lack money in the future.

The most important thing is that he was able to get 6 million yen through a bounty while still in high school. Gin can't possibly hand over the distillery's account to Shizuka Tachibana for safekeeping, right?
What kind of Mikado behavior is this?
Forget it, it’s better to stay away from such a troublesome person. The organization needs to keep a low profile recently. We can talk about the reserve cadre issue when there is a chance.

Although Gin's initial HR attempt was not successful, at least he avoided a big pit through Bourbon.

People like him would not talk nicely to Bourbon. Hanging up the phone so decisively showed his attitude to some extent.

After hanging up the phone, Fūya Ling also breathed a sigh of relief. At least his own saplings were saved.

Competing with the old squad leader of the explosive ordnance disposal squad for people is a matter for the future. At least he didn't let the saplings turn black, right?
(End of this chapter)