Detective Conan: Becoming a Zaibatsu - Starting with Joining the Winery

Beika Town, inside the manor.

Vodka, who had come again, began to give a detailed report.

After listening to the conversation while holding his coffee, Lin Mo couldn't help but let out a deep sigh.

After a long silence, he spoke again.

"The three organization members who died should receive death benefits."

"One hundred million yen per person."

"You submit the report, I'll approve it!"

"Also, check if they have any family members. If so, give each household one spot and place them in my property."

"As for the position, it's middle management!"

"If you have children at home, sponsor them to complete their studies."

"They can have priority in hiring them after graduation, if they wish!"

hiss!

As Lin Mo spoke, Vodka looked completely taken aback.

He looked at Lin Mo with a strange gaze, but still couldn't help but say, "Actually, there's no need at all. The peripheral members are just cannon fodder. Even if you don't give them a single penny, they're still willing to risk their lives for the organization."

"This wasn't forced by the organization; they volunteered!"

"After all, if they didn't have an organization, they would have been forced to commit suicide by other forces long ago."

Obviously.

Vodka was afraid that Lin Mo wouldn't understand the situation, so he quickly started to explain it to him.

And, in response to this.

Lin Mo rolled her eyes at his words: "You think I don't know?"

"Then you..." Vodka was stunned.

Lin Mo sighed softly, then said in a low voice, "No wonder Gin won't let you work independently. Although you're a good assistant, you still find it difficult to stand on your own!"

"Out of respect for Gin, and also because I find you agreeable, I'll give you a little pointers."

"The organization definitely won't want these peripheral cannon fodder. Lose a hundred today, and we can recruit two hundred more tomorrow!"

"Gin, Rum, and Vermouth don't even look down on them!"

"After all, they've been in the organization for so long that their own power base is already fully established, so they don't need many core members. Therefore, they can use these peripheral members as cannon fodder!"

"People like Chianti, Cohen, and even Vodka and Curaçao, are inherently incapable of becoming leaders; the organization defines you as executors!"

"Spiked, Irish, and Tequila—they all have their own influence in those regions."

"Therefore, these people are completely unnecessary!"

"Do you know why people like Bourbon and Kiel couldn't gain the organization's trust?"

"These people are quite intelligent. In terms of interpersonal skills, methods, and planning abilities, they are absolutely no less capable than me, Gin, Rum, and the like."

"So, here's the question!"

"They were determined to climb up the ranks within the organization, but had no intention of building their own power base. Even though Bourbon's various reimbursements were a bit higher, it was actually just a small amount of money for the organization."

"So, what's the purpose of these guys?"

"Vodka, get this straight!"

"This organization isn't a legitimate institution; you won't gain a reputation here, and you can't even operate openly."

"Every normal person has aspirations."

"Money! Power! Women!"

"You're saying these people don't want anything, they're only focused on climbing up the ranks of the organization, and they even put on an act of loyalty to the organization..."

All I want to say is—are you sick in the head?

"Normally, people are willing to work for an organization because they can get what they want from it—power, status, money, women—that can be used to whitewash their image..."

"Anyway, loyalty is inherently ridiculous to an organization!"

"I have no loyalty to the organization, nor do Gin, Rum, or Vermouth, but we are still trusted by the organization's boss."

"But isn't the behavior of Bourbon, Kiel, and their group quite interesting?"

"This is why, no matter how hard they try, even if the organization can't find evidence that they are undercover agents, they are still unwilling to truly trust them."

"Now, back to me, what do you notice?"

"Although my status within the organization has indeed improved, I am now roughly on par with Gin."

"But, similarly!"

"Because I haven't been in the organization for very long, I don't have my own power like Gin and the others."

"I'm short-staffed right now!"

"I desperately need to build up my own faction's influence, and as for the small amount of compensation I just distributed for the fallen soldiers, and things like helping them with their jobs, do you think I care about that little bit of money, Vodka?"

"Not to mention, there's organized reimbursement!"

"But if word gets out, won't other members of the organization be incredibly grateful to me?"

"Gin and his group have no shortage of core members, so they can use the peripheral members as cannon fodder; perhaps after I have built up my own power in the future, I will also not take these peripheral members seriously."

"But that won't work right now!"

Only after Lin Mo spoke did Vodka finally understand.

Yes!

No wonder the organization boss never paid any attention to Gil and Bourbon's hard work, and Gin always looked down on them. Rum, though he offered a few words of comfort, saying that if they kept working hard they could get promoted and receive a raise...

But in reality?

Bourbon has remained a basic codename member all these years, which is basically Rum just making empty promises to get him to work!

In reality, all of Bourbon's efforts as an undercover agent were ultimately futile!

Thinking about this, Vodka couldn't help but ask, "Amaretto, you're saying Kiel and Bourbon are undercover agents?"

"Most likely, about 80%," Lin Mo shrugged, his tone quite casual. "Although I have no proof."

"But, it doesn't matter!"

"Whether it's me, Gin, or anyone else..."

"Nobody really cares about this kind of thing. Just keep using it until you find evidence. As long as you feel there's something wrong with him, just don't let him access the organization's core secrets."

"Found it? Then take it down!"

"Until it's discovered, we'll use it like cattle!"

Lin Mo spoke quite casually, which was his true thought.

In fact—that's true!

In the original work.

Bourbon had been in the organization for so long, yet he didn't even know Miyano Akemi, his childhood friend. He didn't even show up when Miyano Akemi died, which is enough to show how little importance he was placed in the organization.

otherwise……

Given his relationship with the Miyano family, if he knew about Miyano Akemi, saving her wouldn't be too difficult.

However, Bourbon never appeared at all. From an anime perspective, that's because Bourbon hadn't been designed yet at that time.

But from a realistic perspective, it only shows that he is of a low level!

Even things like Sherry, APTX-4869, and the concept of de-aging were things that Bourbon learned about from Conan in the original manga.

This alone is enough to prove that Lin Mo's statement is most likely true!