Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator

There are often such tasks in organizations that seem easy but are actually very troublesome.

The bank will transport the cash to the head office within a few days. At the same time, the vault is equipped with cameras that cover all angles and operate 24 hours a day. There are only two ways to withdraw a large amount of cash from the vault in a short period of time without alerting anyone.

First, swap the surveillance footage and secretly take the money away; second, a customer comes to withdraw so much money and give the money to the other party.

The first method was not reliable. After the man hid the counterfeit money, a new president was transferred from Mihua. The new president had been robbed three times before. After arriving here, he strictly increased the security measures and kept staring at the surveillance cameras like a persecuted man, making it easy for him to be seen through.

The second method also has problems. Even if you can disable the money counting machine's money verification function in advance and allow the money to pass the first hurdle of circulation, the customers will still find out that they are fake after they go back and then go to the bank.

Originally, Gin wanted to find someone in the organization who had deposited money in the Imperial Capital Bank and have him withdraw the money - he even asked that idiot to tamper with the money counting machine - but the amount involved was too high, and given the organization's style, it might not be able to compensate for it, so the other party would definitely not be willing to do so.

It is not an option to find a few more people to take it and reduce personal losses. No matter how important the organization’s mission is, it cannot be spread to too many people.

Unexpectedly, Aoyagi Binkou came up with a second upgraded version.

- Let the families of the members who have been punished by the organization take out the money in the form of ransom.

……

When it comes to handling tasks, Gin and Aoyagi's methods are always different.

Gin is more cautious and prudent. He completes tasks one by one and can design several plans for one goal. He is not afraid of wasting time and energy.

Aoyagi is different. If one thing can achieve two goals at the same time, he is unwilling to do a second thing. He often looks for unrelated tasks and then strings them together to complete them.

His approach is efficient, but it also carries great risks.

For example, this time, Gin did not arrange for people to rob the bank directly to take away the counterfeit money in the bank, because he did not want to attract the attention of the police.

As a result, Aoyagi Binmitsu was better. Not only did he attract the police, he even got the police to help him withdraw the money.

Gin smoked a cigarette and began to think about whether there were any obvious loopholes in this operation.

Kidnapping cases require every second to count, and family members are more anxious to confirm whether the amount is accurate, and the money must be handed over immediately. They will not check the authenticity one by one.

The only trouble is that in many kidnapping cases, the police will take pictures of the serial numbers on the banknotes so that they can track the money down based on the numbers after the kidnappers take it away.

However, that is only possible when you have more time.

——Because of the family member’s concealment, there is now less than half an hour left until the stipulated time. It would take this much time to drive from the bank to the transaction location at the fastest speed.

Gin was thinking, and Vodka beside him suddenly said: "Brother, why did Aniseit choose to kidnap his eldest son? Obviously, blowing up the younger one would be more deterrent, right?"

Gin snorted at this question.

"It's just her habit."

"No matter what bad things she does, she likes to pour more dirty water on others and let them take the blame for her."

He was too used to it; this was Aoyagi Akiko's style.

——At the same time, it is also the style of the organization.

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Twelve o'clock noon, near a factory boathouse.

This is a deserted industrial land, and Mrs. Kawajiri got off the car somewhere.

She held the car door and looked left and right. After making sure that there were no suspicious people, she took out two large bags of money from the trunk and entered the boathouse tremblingly.

This abandoned boathouse was built on the water's edge and was two stories high. A motorboat was floating on the river inside the boathouse. The exit door was wide open, connecting to the Tsutsu River outside.

The kidnappers' demand was to leave the money next to the motorboat.

The police believed that the other party planned to escape on a motorboat immediately after getting the money, so they arranged a search and rescue boat on the Tsuchimutsu River, and many police officers disguised as ordinary tourists were on standby on the river bank.

Mrs. Kawajiri's hands began to tremble, and she knew what this meant - the kidnapper was probably in the boathouse as well.

The staircase leading to the second floor was right next to her, but she didn't dare look up any longer, nor did she dare listen carefully to the faint noises coming from above.

Why do you want to do this?

Why should I take such a big risk for a burden?

Mrs. Kawajiri's eyes gradually turned red and her hands were shaking constantly.

She looked down and saw a local wireless communicator pinned to her collar, disguised as a brooch.

This is what the police told her to wear before she got on the bus.

……

"Why should I wear this?!"

"The kidnappers ask you to drive there alone, and our cars will take turns following behind. During this time, the kidnappers may call again, and this device can transmit the content of the call and the kidnappers' voice back."

The leading police officer advised: "It also has a positioning function. The police can keep track of your whereabouts at any time to ensure your safety."

……

...Her safety?

Mrs. Kawajiri gritted her teeth and tears fell.

What a nice thing to say!

This thing can locate and eavesdrop. They are obviously suspecting her!

It is suspected that she directed and staged this kidnapping herself in order to harm her stepson!

Fear, anger and grievance twisted into a ball that filled my entire heart, but within that grievance, there was a hint of guilt.

Because in the past, she had really tried to find a killer, once before her husband went in and once after he went in. She wanted to get rid of the burden that took up more of the property.

One was Silver Fox and the other was named Songshan. She contacted them separately using her private email addresses.

But she didn't succeed. She hesitated for a long time and didn't have the courage to actually place the order. She also cleared all her emails afterwards. The police... shouldn't find out, right?

Mrs. Kawajiri became more and more confused the more she thought about it. She hurriedly threw the ransom next to the motorboat, and not daring to stay too long, she ran out without looking back.

Her cell phone was buzzing in the car, but she didn't pick it up immediately. She only pressed the answer button after she drove away for some distance.

“I’ve put the money…”

Before she finished her words, a shocking explosion came from behind her.

"boom--!!!"

The loud noise hit her eardrums, and Mrs. Kawajiri subconsciously stepped on the brakes.

She was trembling all over, a greater fear gripping her heart. She seemed to realize something, and her body trembled as she looked in the direction of the explosion.

—The boathouse was engulfed in flames.

Chapter 71 Doing Fun Things Together

The style of the organization is to act in secret.

This stealth does not mean that you have to do everything secretly like a mouse, but it means not being caught.

There are many ways to avoid getting caught.

For example, you can leave in time and not leave for detectives or the police to choose; for example, you can attack in the air because some countries do not have complete airspace rights; or...

——Find the perfect person to blame.

This is what Gin likes to do when he assassinates politicians. He first checks to see if the target has offended other gangsters, and then after they kill him, he puts the blame on other black forces.

The same thing happened to Aoyagi Akimichi this time. After learning that Mrs. Kawajiri had once wanted to hire someone to kill her stepson, he chose her as the "real murderer" of this kidnapping case almost without hesitation.

Gin pressed the communication headset and switched to talk mode, then spoke to the member on the other end who was responsible for monitoring the prison.

"…Glenn, what's going on?"

Grain, grain whisky.

This man was adopted from an orphanage by the organization. He has excellent eyesight and has been trained since he was a teenager. He is a sniper under Rum.

The loyalty of such a member is guaranteed, but he is really bad at interpersonal communication and can hardly cooperate with others, so he didn't get a code name until two weeks ago, when Gin and Aoyagi Akiko met.

Grain Whiskey said without any hesitation: "He saw the whole thing."

……

Inside Beihu Prison.

After seeing the TV screen, Congressman Kawajiri let out a wail and fell to his knees. His head hit the floor heavily, and his hands that were holding his head were shaking.

Outside the cell, the prison guard with brown eyes cut off the call and put away the communication headset.

"medicine……"

Suddenly, a faint voice came from the room behind me.

Grain Whiskey looked back again, and through the small window on the door, he saw the congressman's face was covered with tears, as if he was experiencing some great pain. He curled up in a ball and reached out to the shelf on the wall.

"…Give me medicine…"

Congressman Kawajiri tried hard to reach out to the medicine bottle. His pupils shrank as small as needle tips. When he saw the light, he squinted his eyes in fear and couldn't help shedding two lines of tears.

His sleeves slipped down, revealing two clear holes on the veins of his arm, which looked like needle pricks or snake bites.

"........."

The prison guard who saw all the strange behavior of Councillor Kawajiri had a flash of deeper disgust in his eyes.

But he didn't do anything. He just turned around silently, avoided the surrounding surveillance, and left from the cell door.

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Zhu Fu Jingguang was sitting in the car and saw flames rising into the sky in the distance.

He knew that it came from the boathouse, symbolizing the brutal murder of an innocent life.

In this warning mission, he was responsible for picking up Anisette who was going to get the money, and now she hasn't come back. Because there was no one around, he tightened his grip on the steering wheel, but soon relaxed.

For important people who know more, the undercover agent will contact the headquarters to arrange a fake death plan;

But for a teenager who is only used as a threat and has no value other than innocence, the undercover agent will not risk being exposed to save him. It is simply not worth it.

What's more, his death may be beneficial to the public security.

Congressman Kawajiri comes from a poor family, and he owes much of his current status to his wife's family.