Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 181 The Winery's Corporate Culture

Xia Chuan expressed his deep resentment, wondering who invented this cutting-edge technology.

If all the women on the street wore this thing, the beautiful scenery would disappear.

This thing must be the most disgusting invention of the end of this century. I hope it won't be sold to the general public.

Amuro Tooru watched the whole thing with indifference; he had 200% resistance to Serenity.

Perhaps it was because of his righteousness, or perhaps it was because he knew that the other party was actually a ruthless killer from a distillery.

"Alright, now that things are over, I need to get back to my business. Don't call me unless it's absolutely necessary; I'm very busy."

Amuro Tooru waved his hand, preparing to leave.

He should go back and get some rest today. Tomorrow or the day after, he needs to find time to contact the police. While gathering intelligence for the boss, he will also hand over some of the information to the police.

Now that we've gathered a lot of information, it's time to hand it over to the police and ask for some more funding.

Doing intelligence work is very expensive. The organization's funding is simply not enough, even with the addition of funding from the public security department. This forces him to work several jobs to make ends meet.

Sometimes he would also extort money from companies that were secretly doing illegal business.

Constantly navigating between red and black, even justice has had its edges smoothed out.

He didn't intend to take legal action against the president of this unscrupulous company.

Money can make the devil turn the millstone, let alone a person.

While gathering intelligence, he also had to work from dawn till dusk on these trivial matters. If it weren't for his dark skin, his dark circles would probably look like a panda's.

Amuro Tooru got back into the taxi and was about to start the car when Baileys opened the back door.

He turned to look at Baileys, waiting for an explanation, his eyes revealing hostility.

"Don't do that~" Baileys gave a charming wink, and after realizing that her mental attack had failed, she said seriously, "Gin said he wants to see you, so let's go to Shiraiu Pharmaceuticals first."

Baileys bent down to get into the car, her ample bosom revealing a magnificent valley. However, this woman seemed to have some sense of shame, as she actually covered herself with her hand just before she was about to be fully seen.

She leaned out and waved to signal Xia Chuan to get in the car.

Xia Chuan pointed to the GTR next to him, which had been fitted with a black Keji color-changing film and a fake license plate, and said, "I'm driving this one. There are also 1 billion yen obtained from this operation in the car that I need to hand over."

After saying that, Amuro Tooru couldn't wait to start the car, as if he would miss his next job if he waited any longer.

The taxi and the GTR left one after the other.

A few minutes later, two motorcycles appeared on the scene. Looking at the empty port with no one in sight, Cohen and Chianti were puzzled.

What about people?

Hasn't it arrived yet?
Baijiu Pharmaceutical.

Just as Xia Chuan was about to get on the elevator, he saw Vodka hurrying out to leave.

"Vodka, what are you going to do?"

Vodka, who was looking down at the card in his hand, heard someone call his name. He looked up and saw it was Tequila, who gave him a friendly smile: "Go deliver Kid's notice and inform Suzuki Jirokichi to pay the ransom."

Xia Chuan leaned forward and glanced at the card in Vodka's hand.

The card's material is the same as the announcement letter issued by Kaito, so it seems that Kaito's card is not custom-made, or perhaps the brewery can develop this material on its own.

Upon closer inspection, the content of the notice is quite simple:
[Lupin and the jewel are in my hands. To redeem Lupin and the jewel, I need to raise 8 billion yen tomorrow.]

The bottom right corner features Kaito Kid's signature and a portrait. The fact that the card was prepared quickly and the content and signature were written in Kaito Kid's style shows that the Black Organization has some understanding of Kid.

Below the notice is a high-tech mobile phone, presumably used for communication.

"Tsk tsk!" Gin really did ask for an exorbitant amount, offering eight billion right off the bat.

"It's so expensive, aren't you worried that Jirokichi Suzuki won't be willing to spend the money?"

Vodka was full of confidence. In the past few days, he had specifically investigated Suzuki Jirokichi. This old man was a well-known fool who had no children. Lupin was comparable to Suzuki Jirokichi's own son.

Her status in the Suzuki family is equal to that of Sonoko Suzuki.

Sonoko Suzuki: ? ? ?
"Don't worry, I've already inquired. Eight billion yen may seem like a lot, but it's nothing to Suzuki Jirokichi, who comes from the largest conglomerate in Japan."

Vodka patted his chest to indicate that there was no problem, and then patted Natsukawa on the shoulder, saying, "This time you not only completed the robbery plan, but also killed Miyano Akemi, and finally helped us retrieve Lupin. I'm very happy, just wait for the reward!"

"Alright, I'm looking forward to the reward."

Xia Chuan appeared pleased, but inwardly he was disdainful.

He didn't care about rewards or anything like that. If he really needed money, he could just extort money from Jirokichi Suzuki himself. Why would he hand Lupin over to Gin?

After seeing Vodka off, Xia Chuan took the elevator to the underground base.

He consulted with the researchers and learned that Gin was having a meeting with Bourbon and Baileys, and told him to go directly there when he arrived.

Instead of heading directly to the conference room, Xia Chuan took a side path in the corridor and headed towards Sherry's research lab.

Upon arriving at the research lab, he first took out his phone and pressed a few buttons before entering.

The research lab was as busy as ever, especially since they were about to secure funding. Gin was providing substantial research support, leaving researchers with no time to rest.

Even at 9 p.m., they were still busy.

I heard that the research institute recently implemented a two-shift system, with the research labs operating 24/7.

Unlike usual, Shirley wasn't busy today. Instead, she sat in her seat, lost in thought, twirling her pen back and forth, unaware that she had spilled ink all over her hand.

She didn't even notice Xia Chuan standing right next to her; it was her assistant who saw this and came over to remind her, "Where's my sister?"

Upon seeing the tequila, Shirley glanced behind her, but not finding her sister, and the joy that had just appeared on her face immediately froze.

She and her sister agreed that as long as the task was completed today, they would meet no matter what.

On the one hand, a day apart feels like three autumns; on the other hand, she and her sister made a pact to confirm each other's safety in this way.

My sister said that if I didn't see her today...

So, the reality is cruel—it means the older sister is dead.
Tears welled in her eyes, but her last glimmer of hope vanished completely after Xia Chuan shook his head.

"She did a great job with her task, now let her go back to sleep."

"Impossible!" she murmured, tears welling in her eyes.

Shirley sat in her seat, seemingly lost in thought, scribbling aimlessly on the data sheet in front of her with her pen.

After noticing the other person's expression, Xia Chuan seemed to understand something. It seemed that Shirley no longer needed him to inform her; she should already know about Miyano Akemi's situation.

Taking advantage of the other person's dazed state, Xia Chuan left directly.

It's better to leave the other person alone at times like this, and besides, Gin is waiting for him, so he shouldn't delay too long.

The video that was originally intended to provoke the other party is now useless.

It seems that Sulli and her sister had agreed on a way to confirm each other's safety.

Based on the question he just asked and the gesture of looking behind him, it's highly likely that Miyano Akemi said she would come to see him as soon as the mission was over.

If he didn't come, the reason is self-evident.

Next, Xia Chuan went to the conference room.

Knock on the door, open the door, enter, close the door.

All three people in the meeting room looked at him.

Gin's eyes held admiration, while the other two reacted with indifference or curiosity, their expressions varying.

Clearly, Tequila deserves the most credit for both projects being carried out simultaneously today, especially for Lupin's handling of the problem, which can be described as perfect.

Although we failed to kill Kaito Kid, there are advantages to not doing so, such as making him take the blame.

Speaking of this, one has to admire Gin's emergency response capabilities. He came up with a solution so quickly, not only removing the distillery but also making Kaito Kid take the blame.

"Tequila, you've come at the perfect time."

Gin pointed to a chair, indicating that Natsukawa should sit down.

After Xia Chuan sat down, Gin finally spoke: "The boss is already aware of the results of today's operation. Each of you three will be credited for this."

Xia Chuan:.
Reward?

What kind of outrageous reward is this, a "one merit" award? Isn't there a physical reward? You can just take the certificate home and hang it in the living room.
Isn't this just a trick used to fool elementary school students?
Could the praise vodka was referring to be just this kind of verbal commendation?

At least give us something substantial. We're all here to work hard, and this way the boss is exploiting us is going too far.

Apart from Xia Chuan, the other two seemed somewhat used to it.

Baileys, in particular, seemed to think that this was the first time Tequila had received such recognition, and even whispered in his ear, "Your merits will be rewarded in the future."

"What's the benefit?"

Smelling the fragrance of the other person's hair, Xia Chuan asked curiously.

However, Baileys did not explain, but simply shrugged.

Okay, that's confirmed. Such a large transnational criminal organization as the distillery actually resorted to this kind of trick.

Judging from Baileys's expression, the other party clearly hadn't seen the reward either.

No wonder so many members are fickle, even the codenamed members don't care about the organization's affairs. The case has been solved.

This kind of corporate culture is unmatched.

The reason why Gin needs to deal with traitors so often has been found. Putting aside salary, just looking at the benefits, even capitalists twenty years from now wouldn't dare to do this.

It would be strange if they didn't rebel.

"These contributions will be recorded. One day, the organization's drug research will succeed, and then you will know how important this contribution is."

Just making empty promises, huh?
Gin spoke these words very quickly and fluently, clearly demonstrating his familiarity with the phrase and indicating that he had said similar things many times before.

Then, he offered a few more words of encouragement.

Bourbon yawned repeatedly during the session, showing little respect for Gin.

Since Bourbon directly deals with the boss, Gin can't do anything about it. Besides, Bourbon's professional skills are undeniable, and he can't easily execute him like he did with Miyano Akemi.

Even someone like Pisco is someone the boss has to protect, and Gin has absolutely no way to deal with someone like Bourbon.

Baileys was quite well-behaved and very attentive throughout, but Gin hoped she could put her phone down next time.

Sure enough, Tequila was more reliable, listening to his speech without blinking from beginning to end, which made Gin's expression somewhat better.

After the speech, there was no need for Baileys and Bourbon to stay. Perhaps they had talked about something beforehand, but Xia Chuan was unaware of it.

After waving goodbye to Baileys and Bourbon, Natsukawa was specially kept behind by Gin.

(End of this chapter)