Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 735 IRS Intelligence Leak

Vermouth composed herself, but the thought of what happened at the dock still sent a chill down her spine.

It's like someone is observing the organization from God's perspective, watching its every move.

She wouldn't even agree to have a godson, let alone an unknown and mysterious force.

This will be the organization's key objective going forward.

Moreover, this mysterious force is likely related to Xia Chuan and spies within the organization.

"Excluding Baileys and vodka, there are only a few codenamed members in the Japanese branch of the organization."

"Cohen, Tequila, Ireland, Kiel, and Bourbon, and Kusuda Rikudo, who just passed the boss's review but doesn't yet have a codename, is eliminated. Of the remaining five, who do you think is the undercover agent?"

Gin lay reclining on the sofa, muttering to himself as he looked over the faces of all five people with his eyes closed.

Honestly, he couldn't see anything wrong with any of the five people.

Two of his trusted lieutenants, one being the boss's intelligence officer, and the other, an Irishman whom Pisco had groomed since childhood, were unlikely to cause any problems.

As for Kiel, she's practically invisible, and if there's a spy, it couldn't be her.

Vermouth remained silent; she had no clue what was going on.

When he can't figure something out, Gin usually puts it aside and turns to ask, "What has Rum been up to lately?"

"Why did you suddenly ask about him?"

With a cigarette dangling from her bright red lips, Vermouth asked indistinctly, "Internal strife aside, he wouldn't do something so disgusting to you."

Clearly, she believed that Gin was suspicious of Rum.

"It can't be him. Instead of suspecting him, I think you should suspect someone else."

"who?"

Gin looked back, but there was little surprise or curiosity.

"I already sent this intelligence to the organization's intranet some time ago, as you should know. The IRS seems to be interested in us."

"Isn't this normal? I guess the FBI has spent too much money on us and is now under investigation."

Gin couldn't help but laugh when this was mentioned.

The reason why the FBI's investigation into them is limited, consisting of only a small team led by Shuichi Akai, is that in addition to the FBI having to deal with other countries and international organizations, another reason is that the IRS has been conducting very strict tax investigations on the FBI in recent years.

The reason there were so many people in the past was because of the large amount of funding. Even after the FBI executives had eaten their fill, they were still able to support a large number of people to do the work.

Things are different now. With limited funds, Shuichi Akai is struggling to make ends meet.

As he spoke, Gin paused for a moment, then added, "It could also be because you were too powerful to control before."

"As a celebrity, I always pay my taxes on time, okay?"

"When you were running the branch in the US, you must have evaded a lot of taxes, right? They claim they even tax illegal gains."

Before the US branch was destroyed, it must have evaded a lot of taxes, and Gin, as the Japanese branch, knew this perfectly well.

That's not what I meant.

"This time they found outside help, the infamous spy Twilight. The dark web only knows this code name; no one has ever seen his real face, or even knows his gender."

In fact, Gin had heard about this as well, but he didn't know as much about it as Vermouth.

"Dusk? I vaguely remember it."

"Just a spy, what's there to care about?" Gin said dismissively. "Even the assassin Princess Thorn couldn't do anything to me, a spy can't cause any trouble."

"Hmm, have you seen him before?"

"I've met him before. I encountered him during a mission a few years ago, but he was no match for me. That mission ended with me completing it."

Vermouth declined to comment. What Gin usually remembers are his defeats, but since that's what Gin says, she doesn't call him out on it.

"Do you remember if it's a man or a woman, tall or short, fat or thin? Do you think this spy, Twilight, could be Xia Chuan?"

“His background has never been clearly investigated. I always felt that he was very suspicious and quite powerful.”

"And his girlfriend is no slouch either; I have no idea she just appeared out of nowhere."

Vermouth's ideas were wildly imaginative; despite having no evidence, she still suspected Natsukawa and connected the two.

Gin rubbed his forehead. It didn't matter whether it was Natsukawa or not; he was going to kill him anyway.

But what did he just hear? That stupid woman Vermouth actually thought that Joel was not weak?

Is that not weak?
Gin almost burst out laughing, not because he found it funny, but because he was so angry he laughed.

In a one-on-one fight, he is no match for Xia Chuan if he doesn't unleash his full power. Although he can suppress Xia Chuan once he unleashes his power, the cost is too high.

Even more terrifying is Yor. I wonder what kind of humans they are. Could it be that they have been tortured by scientists like the "scholars"?
However, he clearly had no intention of discussing the wording with Vermouth.

That said, so much time has passed and there's still no good news, so it's likely that the Ooka family hasn't done anything to Natsukawa.

Natsukawa's trip to Kyoto comes to an end.

To sum up the trip, the distillery had wasted its time, while he himself had both gains and losses.

Gin failed to find the gold and lost the evidence as well.

Although he obtained the evidence, he handed it over, but the Ooka family took notice of him. There was also the issue of Shinichiro's identity, so he needed to be wary of him in the future.

As for the good news, the addition of Shinmei Kaori is one thing, and her understanding of the Ooka family's background is also good, not to mention the Kawasaki family.

There's a difference between businessmen and politicians, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries is easier to manage, which could be a helpful asset in certain situations, which is good news.

However, having the powerful and influential Ooka family watching over him still made Natsukawa somewhat uncomfortable.

He was even considering whether to find a way to deal with Ōoka Toramasa.

After all, he's a retired prime minister; no matter how long his reach, he still needs to be alive.

If he dies, his cronies will probably be too busy taking care of themselves to have a chance to get rid of him.

There's only one thing I'm worried about.

Natsukawa was unaware of the relationship between Karasuma Renya and Ooka Toramasa over the past few years, and whether the two sides were in a stalemate and mutually restraining each other.

If he were to forcefully disrupt the delicate balance, he might end up shooting himself in the foot, causing Karasuma Renya to have more power available or become even more unrestrained in dealing with him.

That Hawkeye is no pushover either. Although we only met once, he put a lot of pressure on him. He's probably a character like Shuichi Akai or Gin.

It's a pity that I'm getting old and my manual dexterity has declined.

Besides that, there was one other thing that concerned him.

Does Iori Muga's presence by the other's side mean that Ooka Toramasa intends to groom him into a next-generation figure similar to Hawkeye?

This is not impossible.

"Xia Chuan, what are you thinking about?"

Yor's voice interrupted Xia Chuan's thoughts.

She was somewhat worried about Natsukawa, and even suggested killing Ooka Toramasa.

Beautiful women are very vengeful, especially someone as simple-minded as Joel. If you threaten me, I'll kill you. It's that simple.

"It's alright, we'll see when we get back to Tokyo."

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)