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Chapter 261 Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule
The momentary reverie vanished quickly. Amuro Tooru blinked, masking his emotions, and politely smiled back, "Then I'll take your kind words."
"Mr. Kuromon—"
Hanzawa happily hugged Hiromi Taro and ran over enthusiastically. When he saw Amuro Tooru there, he stopped in his tracks and said, "Ah, Mr. Amuro Tooru is here again? What are you doing here?"
Even Fanze Zhenren couldn't count how many times Bourbon had tried to find out their true identities.
Amuro Tooru didn't care about his disdainful gaze: "We just chatted for a bit after we bumped into each other."
"That's it."
Fanze Zhenren naturally didn't believe it. Did he think he hadn't received training from the intelligence department's instructors?
"The parent-teacher conference is about to start, and Ms. Kobayashi seems to have something to ask Mr. Amuro. You'd better hurry."
The intention to see them off was quite clear, and Amuro Tooru, seeing this, did not linger, smiling and waving goodbye to the two.
Once he was sure he was far away, Fanze immediately searched for listening devices near himself and Kuromon Haruya.
His dark face was unusually serious. After examining the situation, he spoke in a deep, dissatisfied voice: "Bourbon's recent behavior has gone too far."
"The intelligence department is weak. Does he think he can take advantage of this opportunity to become Rum's confidant and act like a tyrant? Although our rapid reaction team is newly established, it is still a joint organization of two departments. What right does he have to investigate us!"
As Fan Ze said, since Pisco's collusion with the FBI, the intelligence department's strength has been greatly reduced.
The two pillars of the department, Pisco and Vermouth from the political and economic group, one betrayed and died, and the other was closely monitored, which seriously hindered the flow and acquisition of funds.
Sugrid has been dismissed, Binga is lying in wait on a Pacific buoy, the effects of the brainwashing in Curaçao are not yet fully confirmed, and Kiel's role is also questionable...
Rum turned around with alarm; the only capable member he had left was Bourbon!
“Indeed.” Kuromon Haruya agreed, arms crossed. “He’s conducting a stress test. If we really are codenamed members, having our superiors issue a warning would actually be a way of getting things done.”
But this is also one of the reasons why Amuro Tooru was able to successfully infiltrate the organization's upper echelons.
Ordinary undercover agents wouldn't dare to be arrogant after gaining power, but he did; ordinary undercover agents would feel some resistance to killing, but he didn't.
By retreating in order to advance, and by demonstrating ambition, the mistakes are proactively handed over to Rum, thus reducing doubts.
"Then what do we do?" Fan Ze's gray pupils turned red with murderous intent.
Kuromon Haruya remained calm and composed, raising his hand to press the call button for Gin's number on the screen: "Of course, I can't let him have his way."
The call was answered within seconds, and a calm, cold voice came through: "Butbel, what is it?"
Kuromon Haruya briefly outlined the recent situation.
Gin sneered: "So what are your thoughts?"
"Attack." The two sharp words were spat out between clenched teeth, and malice flashed in Kuromon Haruya's eyes: "Attack is the best defense."
As a mystic, Bourbon should understand the importance of privacy better than anyone. Since he wants to probe the rapid reaction force's intelligence, as the team leader, I should naturally reciprocate.
“I remember Bourbon, Rye, and Scotland all joined around the same time, right? Since two undercover agents have been discovered in the group, who’s to say he won’t be the third?”
On the other end of the phone, Vodka scratched his head, "Huh? Then isn't rum just like a pig's head?"
Gin gave him a cold glance, understanding what Kuromon Haruya meant: regardless of whether Bourbon was an undercover agent or not, the Whiskey Group would always be a tainted stain on his resume, and it was enough to cause him trouble.
Furthermore, Gin recalled the boss's direct order he heard on Sugarled's phone: 'I will arrange for the single malt to officially debut; it's time to complete the whisky lineup.'
He was curious about what connection Amuro Tooru had that made that gentleman pay special attention to him.
“Sure, I’ll pull out the relevant files from the whisky group for you.”
After hanging up the phone, Kuromon Haruya turned her attention back and was instantly enveloped by the adoring gaze of Hanzawa Masato:
"Mr. Kuromon!! Offense is the best defense, that's such a brilliant statement! How did you come up with such an excellent strategy!"
"It's not as exaggerated as you make it out to be..." Kuromon Haruya coughed lightly.
"How could that be! You're too modest!"
Fanze, holding Pomeranian, and the two of them, their eyes shining, excitedly leaned forward: "This counterattack was truly incisive and hit the nail on the head! It will definitely teach Bourbon a lesson, just thinking about it makes me feel so good."
"You are simply a genius in planning and strategizing!"
"Hey, really?"
Kuromon Haruya looked away and couldn't help but smugly twirl her phone around.
“Really, really!” Fan Ze nodded vigorously.
"Well, then I'll take that. Thank you for the compliment."
......
On the bleachers of the playground, Conan activated the magnification mode of his tracking glasses and observed the interior of the classroom through the glass.
Among a group of middle-aged men and women in business attire, the handsome young man, radiating energy and sporting a smug smile, stood out, prompting some to comment:
"His fingers were tapping out a 4/3 rhythm during the meeting; Kuromon seems to be in a good mood!"
"Conan, pay attention to the important part! Do my parents look like they're about to kill someone?" Genta urged anxiously from the side.
"Okay, okay, wait a moment."
Tired of taking care of the children, Conan responded and turned his gaze to the front row.
Ayumi's mother looks very gentle; Genta's father is very tall and is an unexpectedly handsome and tough man; surprisingly, Mitsuhiko's older sister appears in his place, perhaps because their parents have something to do.
As for the second to last row on the right...
Kuromon sat alone between Ai Haibara and Conan at the same table, acting as a substitute parent to both little adults, and seemed quite content.
There's nothing we can do about it; after all, something like this happened to Aunt Eri, so it's normal that Ran can't find the time to participate.
He lowered his head, looked at Ai Haibara sitting alone in the corner, and sighed irritably:
Women, especially those from organizations, are really hard to fathom.
Ran has said she doesn't care about that incident anymore, but Haibara is still so withdrawn. She hardly ever comes to school, doesn't she?
Mr. Amuro, a volunteer, stood near the stands, while Mr. Hiromi watched Mr. Hanzawa and the other children. Several unfamiliar adults were chatting and laughing as they slowly approached from a distance.
"Hmm?" Conan frowned, realizing something was wrong.
Among the adults, one of the men seemed to have discovered something and quickly approached, his target Ai Haibara!
Alarmed, Conan immediately slipped away from Genta and Ayumi's room and jumped off the metal stands.
"Excuse me, are you Shiho?"
The unfamiliar man, like a shark that has found its prey, had excitement in his eyes, and his words shocked Conan and Amuro Tooru.
"Shiho Miyano is Akemi Miyano's younger sister."
"I never expected to run into you here! This is quite a surprise!"