Conan Rick's Investigator

"For example, why are you trying to find out about Gin's whereabouts?"

Bourbon's eyes trembled slightly as he recited the answer he had prepared in his heart long ago, "For some reason, I happened to be in the twin skyscrapers of Nishitama City, and I happened to see Gin's beloved car appear nearby, so I was a little curious about why Gin was there..."

"But you know, Gin and I don't have a very good relationship, so I thought of you."

Vermouth looked closely at Bourbon's confident face and knew that the man in front of her was not lying.

Because when Bourbon, who was using the alias Toru Amuro, was heading to Nishitama City, she happened to be there as Tomoaki Aide.

Gin's favorite car is very conspicuous, so it's normal if Bourbon happens to recognize it.

but……

"You were there when Gin blew up that skyscraper, right?"

Vermouth's expression suddenly turned serious. "If you weren't there, you wouldn't have chosen to ask me about Gin's whereabouts on the day of the opening ceremony..."

Bourbon's heart trembled, but he remained calm on the outside. He said calmly, "I was in the skyscraper that day. I was curious about Gin's intentions, so I wanted to investigate alone..."

"But when I discovered that the entire building was bombed, I felt that the situation was beyond my control, so I thought of asking you for help, just like you originally asked me to investigate that matter..."

Bourbon specifically mentioned "that thing" to remind Vermouth that he still had something on her.

However, that level of leverage is not enough for him to completely control Vermouth. The safest scenario is to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Vermouth, which will be more conducive to his future activities within the organization.

Vermouth's organizational connections, disguise abilities, assassination methods...are all what he needs.

This is also Bourbon's purpose this time.

At this time, two waiters brought two bottles of wine, one bottle of vermouth and one bottle of bourbon, and poured bourbon and Vermouth respectively.

"Thank you." Bourbon nodded.

After pouring the wine, the waiter stepped away consciously and Bourbon continued talking.

"If possible, we can establish a long-term cooperative relationship."

"I'm not bragging. You're fully aware of my intelligence gathering capabilities. You won't suffer any loss from our cooperation."

Vermouth smiled slightly, shook the glass gently, and tasted the bourbon with the tip of her tongue.

"呲-"

"I will never cooperate with anyone who threatens me. On the contrary, I will have a sniper shoot that guy in the head, letting him see his brains splatter everywhere..."

Vermouth seemed to still be concerned about what happened last time, but Bourbon still analyzed Vermouth's true meaning from the subtext.

"The fact that my head is still intact proves that I'm still useful to you, doesn't it?"

"Of course, this may also have something to do with the 'afterlife' I've prepared for myself."

Bourbon once again started with praise and ended with criticism. He first admitted that Vermouth did have the ability to kill him, and then explained that even if he died, he still had a backup plan.

Just as I said last time, if I die, the relationship between Vermouth and the organization's boss will spread within the organization.

"You are really good at speaking~"

Vermouth took another sip of bourbon and said bluntly, "It seems I have no choice but to cooperate with you..."

"It just so happens that there's someone I'm concerned about recently. You can investigate..."

After the cooperation was reached, Bourbon felt relieved.

Don’t be fooled by the romantic scene of candlelight, wine glasses, and beautiful women. In fact, it is full of dangers and you may be killed at any time.

If it weren't for Vermouth's consent, he wouldn't even dare to touch the glass of vermouth that had already been poured in front of him.

Bourbon drank a glass of Flavorful, a confident smile on his face.

"Who do you want to investigate?"

Vermouth replied: "I am a member of the organization. I don't have a code name yet, but I will get one sooner or later..."

Bourbon was stunned for a second and asked doubtfully, "Is he an outside member?"

Vermouth's fingers gently fiddled with the wine glass, letting the bottom of the glass rub back and forth against the silk tablecloth. "From the perspective of the organization's rules, it should be considered..."

"His name is 'Michael Bay', an American who once claimed to be a third-rate film director, but his true identity is most likely someone sent by 'that Lord' himself."

"He's been working for Gin recently. I want you to investigate his identity, background, and purpose of coming to Japan..."

"In short, I want to know everything about him."

Vermouth said a lot in one breath, all of which were information about Michael Bay's identity that she had previously speculated.

After receiving this information, Bourbon's brain was also thinking.

I followed the arrangements from above and recently came to Qin Zhibo's detective agency to work as a detective assistant.

The reason behind this is that Qin Zhibo may join the Black Organization in the near future, so the public security department sent me to contact him.

Is it...

Is Qin Zhibo a double agent?

Chapter 623: Detective Assistant Returns to the Office

Qin Zhibo's background doesn't seem to be simple, as he was able to gain the trust of the leader who came from heaven.

This is a serious matter, so Bourbon wants to be more cautious.

"Did the member of the organization you are talking about join the organization in the past few days?"

Vermouth nodded lightly, "It seems to be..."

This answer seemed nonchalant, but it made Bourbon even more suspicious.

In recent years, as the organization has grown larger, investigative agencies around the world can no longer ignore it and have sent undercover agents to infiltrate the organization.

In addition, members of the organization often defect, which leads to very strict employment rules in the organization. Basically, they only remove people but do not hire them. Gin is either looking for traitors or catching traitors.

Anyone who can join the organization at this point in time must be very extraordinary.

According to what the Tianjiang faction leader had said before, Qin Zhibo would join the organization in the next few days. If all went well, he should have already joined the organization by now.

Michael Bay, a trusted subordinate sent by the boss of the organization, also happened to join the organization in recent days.

Isn't the timing a bit too coincidental?

Can I understand that Qin Zhibo is the so-called "Michael Bay"?

Although "Michael Bay" is an American, according to the entry and exit information that Bourbon had previously found with the help of the public security system, Qin Zhibo is a Japanese American.

American, recently joined the organization...

Bourbon's intuition told him that Qin Zhibo was the "Michael Bay", the confidant of the organization's boss mentioned by Vermouth.

The confidant of the organization's boss actually told the top Japanese public security officials that he wanted to join the organization?

If this isn't a double agent, then what is it?

As far as Bourbon knew, there were not many undercover agents in the Japanese Public Security Bureau organization, and he was the only one left.

After years of hard work, and thanks to the death of his best friend, he finally gained the trust of the organization's boss, and he had just climbed to the position of an organizational cadre.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for someone in the public security department to become the confidant of the organization boss earlier than himself.

The organization's boss's confidant is infiltrating the public security...

After the incident at the twin skyscrapers in Nishitama City, he almost confessed to Qin Zhibo that he was a Japanese public security officer.

Is that so-called sense of justice just an act?

A terrifying enemy...

Thinking of this, a drop of cold sweat unconsciously flowed down Bourbon's forehead, and his expression became more and more terrifying.

"Bourbon, are you okay?"

Vermouth looked at Bourbon's increasingly strange expression, and felt a little confused. "Did you remember something?"

Bourbon forced a smile and raised his hand to unbutton a shirt, revealing the dark skin underneath.

"No, the air conditioner here seems to be a little too hot..."

"I'll look into 'Michael Bay.'

Vermouth raised the corner of her mouth and without saying anything more, she called the waiter and started serving the dishes.

"I prepared a French meal for you, I hope you like it..."

"Cheers~"

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Qin Zhibo woke up in his slightly small bedroom, ruffled his messy hair, and looked around at the unchanging environment.

Strictly speaking, the area of this bedroom is not small, but its original sin is that it contains too many things that should not be here.

A small refrigerator, storage cabinets, wardrobes... and some things that cannot be easily told to others.

Fortunately, starting today, Qin Zhibo will move out of here.

Or you can move upstairs and completely separate the living area and work area.

After regaining the real estate rights on the third floor of the office, Qin Zhibo planned to expand his living space according to the original plan to make his life more comfortable.

Only in this way can one be worthy of the identity of a time traveler.

Turning on the TV, the morning news was still broadcast by Rena Mizunashi, who changed her clothes every day, reporting the case that happened in Tokyo yesterday at a moderate speed and with a standard accent.

"The bus hijacking case that occurred in Tokyo yesterday has been completely solved. The following is the information about the robbers: Jinnai Yoshio, male, 39 years old... Tomino Miharu, female, 34 years old."

"It is reported that the three hijacked the bus in order to demand the release of their imprisoned companion, Kunio Shishima. He has now been recaptured by the police..."

"In this case, the people of Mihua once again demonstrated their fine tradition of daring to fight evil, assisting the police in solving this case..."

"According to those involved in this case, the famous detective Qin Zhibo seems to have played an indelible role in this case."

After some serious and formal reports, the male host next to Rena Mizunashi began to complain.

"It seems that this year's 'Rice Flower Annual Outstanding Citizen' award must go to Mr. Qin Zhibo..."

"The famous detective Kogoro Mori is also a strong contender for this award."

"That's true. After all, these two often appear at murder scenes~"

Rena Mizunoshi was joking with her partner, and Qin Zhibo had just swallowed the last bite of his rice ball, stood up from his boss chair, and stretched his waist.

Walking back to the bedroom and looking at the dazzling array of "junk" inside, Qin Zhibo felt that he would have a busy day today.

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Just as Qin Zhibo was wondering where to start his work, there was a knock on the office door.

I looked at the time and it was only eight o'clock in the morning. Wasn't it an hour early for the door-to-door commission?

It seems that having a high social credit score is indeed a good thing. Compared to when I first arrived, no one was interested in the office the whole day.

However, now Qin Zhibo has inexplicably saved the huge sum of 3000 million yen that he originally wanted to buy a house, and his desire for money is not so strong anymore.

If it really doesn't work out, just close the business today and wait until we finish moving...

Qin Zhibo thought of something in his head, like it was a routine upgrade of the firm, asking for understanding, etc., but when he opened the door, he realized that he was worrying too much.

The person who came was not a stranger, but the detective assistant Toru Amuro who had disappeared for several days.

"good morning teacher."

Toru Amuro still maintained his usual energetic look, holding a lunch box in his hand and smiling.

"I'm here to bring breakfast to the teacher..."

"Oh." Qin Zhibo nodded and pointed at the desk. "Just put it on the table. I'm not too full."

Qin Zhibo is not a foodie, which can be seen from the fact that he can eat rice balls for who knows how many days in a row.

But we have to move today, so it is necessary to replenish our energy with delicious food. What we can’t finish can be saved for lunch.

Toru Amuro walked into the Tomohiro Detective Agency and put the lunch box on the table while observing the environment inside the agency again.

Now that he is back in this familiar place, Toru Amuro feels even more heavy-hearted.