Conan: I'm really not the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 104 Crow and Egret

"At 11:14 this morning, a female body was found in a park in Minato Ward, Tokyo. She was suspected to be the sixth victim of the red-haired serial murder case..."

The TV hanging in the corner of the private room was replaying the news. Zhu Fu Jingguang looked up, and at the same time he felt the phone in his breast pocket vibrate slightly.

It was the one used for undercover liaison. He lowered his head as if nothing had happened, ignored it for the time being, and continued to look at the table.

At this time, Anicet was sitting opposite him. There was a round table between the two of them. There was a chessboard on it with black and white chess pieces scattered on it. Next to them were their respective wine glasses.

There were only two of them in the private room.

……

They were originally here for a drink today, and as usual it was Anicet who asked him out.

But when they were halfway drinking, she suddenly asked him if he knew how to play chess. He said he could play chess a little bit, so she took him into this private room alone, took out the chess box from her bag, and said she wanted to play chess with him.

Zhu Fu Jingguang thought it was strange to do this in a bar, so he asked her not as a test, but out of pure curiosity: "Why are you playing chess here?"

"No reason, I just did it as soon as I thought of it." Anisette replied casually.

The chessboard is a folding chessboard, the kind you can buy in supermarkets for children who are just starting to learn Go. The surface is a little skewed, and it looks like it has been used for many years.

The cover on Anicet's right contained the chess piece that she had eaten, probably because she had an absolute advantage at the moment, and she had a brisk smile on her face.

Zhu Fu Jingguang didn't care about winning or losing at all. He didn't think about the chess game. All he thought about was how to lead the topic to the news he wanted to know.

While he was thinking, Anicet ate another one. She happily accepted the piece, picked up the glass at hand and took a sip.

What she ordered today was a glass of scotch.

"After meeting you, I discovered that Scotch whiskey tastes very good. I had never tasted it before."

After finishing the drink, Anicet licked her lips and praised Zhu Fu Jingguang.

Perhaps this is the disadvantage of using the name of a wine as a nickname. Zhu Fu Jingguang feels like he is being teased, but he doesn't like to retaliate with rhetoric, no matter whether the other person is a boy or a girl.

He just looked at the chessboard seriously and put back the chess pieces he had picked up: "I lost. Your chess skills are also very good."

I don't know if it was an illusion, but when she said the second half of the sentence, the smile on Anicet's face faded.

"You are the first person to praise me like this." There was still a smile on her face.

"Didn't other people who played chess with you say that?"

Zhu Fu Jingguang was a little surprised.

He was taught Go by Zhu Fu Gaoming, and his brother liked this kind of intellectual competitive game very much.Even though the brothers were later adopted by different families, they would still discuss each other occasionally when they met, and his brother praised him for his good skills.

"Not one," replied Anicet.

"...Including gin?"

Zhu Fu Jingguang originally wanted to ask how her father Goldwasser was doing, but suddenly mentioning the third-in-command was a bit abrupt. It was already risky enough for him to ask about his mistress when they had a drink last time.

"He has never played chess with me, and his patience will never be put on this kind of game that has nothing to do with the organization."

After Anisette finished speaking, he quickly added: "However, if I ask him to comment, his evaluation will only be that I am a complete waste in terms of chess skills."

Zhu Fu Jingguang, who has never been exposed to "trash": "..."

He laughed dryly: "Then he is really strict."

Anicet laughed, and then said in a gentle tone: "This is not harsh, this is fact."

Zhu Fu Jingguang was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, the door to the private room suddenly opened - the visitor was rude, he didn't knock at all, and he was in a bad mood, so he pushed the door rather rudely.

The undercover police officer from the Metropolitan Police Department immediately looked up warily. He saw Gin standing at the door, looking at them expressionlessly.

Aniset turned her back to the door and began to put the chess pieces back into the box.

"Come, Scotland, do you want to do it again?—We can pretend he doesn't exist."

……

It turns out that no one in the organization can really ignore Gin.After Scotch left quietly and resignedly, Gin sat where he had been.

The organization killer looked at the remaining chessboard, compared the number of captured chess pieces in the lids on both sides, and commented calmly: "It seems you won."

"Won't you congratulate me?"

Gin sneered: "Congratulations on finally ending your losing streak?"

He watched Aoyagi Binguang put away the chess pieces. He could see that his colleague, who was getting closer and closer to his scheduled death date, seemed to be in a good mood. He took out a cigarette and lit it.

"How's it going with what you're about to do?"

"It has come to an end for the time being, and the expected results have not been fully achieved."

"That's a complete failure?" Gin sneered again.

"Don't be so harsh on me. Except for fools and arrogance, no one can be sure that their plan will be 100% successful." Aoyagi Binguang sighed softly, "There are always accidents."

Gin bit his cigarette and looked at the unfamiliar face through the smoke.

"Is this accident good or bad?"

"do not know."

Aoyagi Binguang answered honestly, and added quite honestly: "I can't even be sure how many accidents there are. There are too many uncertain factors."

After saying that, he faced Gin's gaze and began to sort out the rest of the chess game.

Go is his third hobby after music and cooking. He was in a good mood after winning a rare game today.

On the rough and inferior chessboard, the pieces of the black and white sides intertwined and engulfed each other.

In the ancient Eastern countries where Go is fond of, Go has another name called Wulu.Because the chess pieces are divided into two colors: black and white, the black piece is like a crow, and the white piece opposite it is an egret.

Aoyagi Binguang chose to collect the white pieces he held in this round first.

Except when placing one-color chess pieces, at other times, he is an egret.

……

Zhu Fu Jingguang held his gin and left the bar with a look that not only looked at the undercover, but also sent chills down the spine.

Whether by luck or misfortune, shortly after he left the bar, he encountered another noteworthy member of the group: Rye Whiskey.

The man whose real name is Morohoshi is waiting for the bus. He is browsing some article on his mobile phone and carrying a guitar bag behind his back.

Both of them knew that this was not a musical instrument, but a weapon that could kill people from a hundred meters or even a thousand meters away.

"Scotland." Rai took the initiative to greet him.

Zhufu Jingguang was a little wary, but on the surface he smiled in a friendly manner: "Have you finished your work in Minato?"

Under the bright lights of the station, the two looked at each other, and Zhu Fu Jingguang felt Rai looking at his eyes and face.

"No, leave it to someone else."

The organization colleague put away his mobile phone coldly. From beginning to end, Zhu Fu Jingguang did not see what was on the mobile phone, but he accidentally caught a glimpse of the Shinkansen ticket in the other person's hand.

We are heading to Nagano Prefecture.

……

In the port area, inside a high-end tower apartment.

Rabbit was left alone in the apartment after his teammates went to a dinner party with colleagues.

Thick black fog floated around his neck, allowing him to see and hear the news replayed on TV.

When the picture of the deceased was shown on TV, he tightened his clothes uneasily.

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The next chapter is the review summary of the protagonist, and the next chapter... I may take a day off, and I have to deal with the following plot.

I’m curious, if you don’t have many perspective of the protagonist, and switch to multiple perspectives for narration, will it be confusing for everyone_(:з」∠)_
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