Conan: I'm a zaibatsu in Tokyo

Before Curaçao was even found, Gin was already eager to kill those suspected undercover agents.

Many members from countries such as Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom have been purged by Gin, and the Asian region has not been spared either.

Gin didn't even want to listen to their explanations, shooting them one by one, thoroughly enjoying himself.

He was having a great time killing, but the other members of the organization started to feel terrified.

Japan was the last place Gin dealt with. After killing people all over the world, he returned and arrested three people, causing panic within the organization.

Tequila couldn't sit still any longer, so he quickly went to find Zheng Yi.

"Shoichi, do you know that Gin has gone mad?" Tequila shouted.

"What's wrong with you?" Zheng Yi asked.

Tequila said, "He's been killing undercover agents all over the world, nearly a quarter of the organization's codenamed members. And that's without him even having the complete list. I can't even imagine how many people that guy will kill once he finds Curaçao."

Zheng Yi fell silent.

Although he knew the organization was riddled with infiltration, he still hadn't expected there to be so many spies inside.

They killed a quarter of them before they even got the full list.

Hiss~
Tequila said, "I don't think Gin is killing spies; he's more like eliminating dissidents."

He simply didn't believe there were so many undercover agents within the organization.

If there are so many undercover agents, how can the organization possibly function?

Tequila looked at Zheng Yi with concern.

Ever since that explosion, he has been working for Zhengyi. When Gin gave orders, he basically obeyed orders but not directives, and was a staunch Zhengyi lackey.

Gin already disliked him a lot.

This time, Gin, under the pretext of eliminating undercover agents, has been carrying out a large-scale purge, and Tequila feels that she is in some danger.

“Gin isn’t that kind of person,” Shoichi said, shaking his head.

Agave gave an awkward smile.

He had previously thought Gin wasn't that kind of person, but given the current situation, he couldn't help but overthink it.

Zheng Yi said, "Didn't Gin only arrest three people this time in Japan?"

"Only?" Tequila's lips twitched.

Only three people were arrested, but two of them were codenamed members and one was a technician valued by the organization; all of them were the backbone of the organization.

How many codenamed members are there in all of Japan?
The Japanese codenamed members, Vodka Chianti and Cohen, are both close associates of Gin.

Zhengyi and Vermouth have special identities.

Gil and Bourbon, who were taken away by Gin, were not very close to him.

Isn't this just eliminating dissidents?
Tequila felt that once Gin had dealt with those two people who weren't close to him, he would turn his attention to him, the lackey of the Zhengyi.

He wants to establish a one-man rule in Japan!
Tequila said, "Shoichi, only you can stop Gin."

Zheng Yi shook his head: "The boss and Rum still trust Gin. If I doubt Gin now, it would only cause trouble."

He looked at the tequila and said, "The most important thing is to find Curaçao first. Once we find her, we'll know whether Gin is eliminating spies or removing dissidents."

Tequila became anxious when she saw that Zheng Yi wasn't interested in Gin's behavior and only wanted to find her bodyguard.

He said loudly, "Maybe Gin deliberately hid Curaçao in order to eliminate dissidents, and will only release her after he has killed her."

"Shoichi! If you don't make a move, Gin will destroy the organization!"

Tequila practically placed Zheng Yi in the position of the organization's savior.

Zheng Yi said, "Gin shouldn't be like that, right? He's been in power for so long, and the organization is still doing fine, isn't it?"

"Are you really alright?" Tequila asked in return.

Under Gin's leadership, the organization has become weaker and weaker.

In that one year alone, countless codenamed members were executed.

Gin claimed he was killing undercover agents, but he actually wiped out the organization's talent pool, and this time it was especially excessive.

Tequila regrets that it cannot reach the ears of the emperor and let the boss know that Gin is a sinner.

He couldn't understand why, even after all this, the boss still trusted Gin, that scoundrel.

“At least Gin did put in the effort,” Shoichi said.

Seeing Tequila's worried expression, Zheng Yi softened and said, "Alright, then I'll go check out Gin's place."

Agave finally breathed a sigh of relief.

……

The iron gate of the abandoned warehouse was tightly closed.

In the center of the warehouse, on that rusty steel pipe, Kir, Bourbon, and Subaru Okiya were handcuffed.

Gin, Vodka, and Vermouth looked at the three of them, a cold smile on their lips.

Gin said, "It seems your names are on the list of undercover agents that the organization obtained from the police department this time."

Gil and Bourbon had little expression on their faces, but Okiya Subaru's face showed more helplessness.

He'd only just infiltrated the organization, and the undercover agent list had already been leaked. When will Japan ever be any more reliable?

“For the sake of our past relationship, if you confess honestly, I can give you a quick death,” Vodka said.

"and many more!"

Subaru Okiya looked at them innocently and said, "You forced me into the organization, so why do you want to kill me as soon as you've brought me in?"

Gin just sneered at him without offering any explanation.

You can't say he had bad judgment, that he brought in an undercover agent.

Bourbon and Kiel, on the other hand, seemed much calmer.

Bourbon looked at Gin and said, "Since you didn't kill us immediately but instead kidnapped us here, it means your intelligence is incomplete. Am I right?"

“Very clever indeed.” Vermouth said with a smile, “That person stole the list very smoothly, but disappeared when he tried to escape.”

"Then the most urgent task right now is to find the missing person and confirm the list of undercover agents, isn't it?" Kiel said loudly.

"Oh."

Gin sneered, spat the cigarette from his mouth onto the ground, then stomped it out, and pulled out a pistol, pointing it at them.

He said, "What you said makes a lot of sense."

Gin stared coldly at the three of them and said, "But my style is to rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free."

"Now, it's time to punish the undercover agent."

"Oh!"

The bullet was fired and hit Kiel in the shoulder.

He looked at Kiel and said, "Hey, Kiel, why did you stop? Weren't you unlocking your handcuffs?"

To openly use wire to remove handcuffs in front of him—did they think he was blind?
Bourbon said angrily, "Is this how you treat your comrade, just because you have suspicion?"

Gin said nonchalantly, "Whether someone is an ally or not is not up to you to decide. I'll give you one last minute, and I'll only let the one who betrayed the other see—the traitor's death."

After Gin finished speaking, Vodka started checking his watch. "60 seconds."

"50 seconds."

Vodka was shouting about time there, creating a palpable sense of oppression.

While handcuffed, Shuichi Akai said, "Hey, hey, hey, I have no idea what happened! Can you let me go?"

“Do you think I would play this kind of game with you?” Kiel asked angrily.

Bourbon angrily retorted, "If I identify them as undercover agents, wouldn't that mean I'm an undercover agent myself?"

Gin ignored their explanations and the vodka countdown showed no sign of stopping.

Hello~

The warehouse's iron door was kicked open, and a refined-looking man walked in, followed by a burly, strong man.

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Gin frowned.

Even though his disguises were different each time, Gin could still recognize that annoying aura very quickly.

“Jundu? What are you doing here?” Gin asked.

Zheng Yi didn't answer immediately. Instead, he looked at the three people handcuffed to the steel pipe and saw that Gil's shoulder was still bleeding. He then said to Gin with a reproachful expression:
"How could you treat the organization's talented people like that?"

"Heh." Gin said coldly, "It's still unclear whether they are talents of the organization or talents of other forces."

"You haven't answered my question yet. What are you doing here?"

Zheng Yi still didn't answer him. He looked at Gin and said, "Gin, you've killed a lot of people."

"How dare you say I've killed a lot of people?" Gin looked at Masakazu strangely.

You're even more bloodthirsty than I am, okay?

Throughout Japan, who doesn't know that you, Shoichi Sumitomo, are a ruthless killer?

Zheng Yi's next words were stuck in his throat.

This, this, this...

He could only pretend not to hear: "This time you killed undercover agents all over the world, killing nearly a quarter of the codenamed members. It's simply insane, and it has caused panic in the organization."

"What?" Gin mocked Shoichi, "You pity those dead undercover agents?"

"It's still uncertain whether they are undercover agents," Zheng Yi said, looking at Gin.

He continued, "All I know is that these members are valuable assets to the organization, and you killed them before you even determined whether they were bad assets."

"assets?"

Gin savored the word, feeling that it truly had a certain flavor.

“They were assets before they betrayed us,” Zheng Yi said calmly. “Besides, how can you be sure they betrayed us? Just based on an incomplete list and a missing person?”

Vermouth stood aside, watching the standoff with great interest.

She tossed her long, golden hair and began to stir things up: "Jun Du, you seem unusually talkative today. Could it be that you have some special feelings for these rats?"

Zheng Yi turned his head and said, "Vermouth, Gin's actions are shaking the foundation of the organization."

“Foundation?” Gin sneered, raising his Beretta again, the muzzle moving back and forth between Bourbon, Gil, and Shuichi Akai.

"My mission is to eliminate hidden dangers within the organization; this is the only way to maintain the organization's foundation. As for your so-called assets, if they are loyal, they should be prepared to sacrifice themselves for the organization."

Bourbon and his two companions twitched at the corners of their mouths.

What kind of damn dedication to the organization is this?

Even if they weren't undercover agents, they wouldn't want to sacrifice themselves for the organization so unwittingly.

Zheng Yi said with dissatisfaction, "You killed Stout, Aquavit, and Riesling, and now you want to kill Bourbon and Gil, as well as this poor researcher you just brought into the organization. If they are all innocent, how will you make up for the organization's losses?"

Gin stared intently at Shoichi: "Are you questioning my judgment, Cointreau?"

“I’m questioning your methods,” Zheng Yi said. “Your methods are too crude and wasteful. You know better than me how many resources and time the organization needs to train a codename member. You’re acting like a spendthrift, squandering the organization’s future.”

"So what do you want?" Gin asked.

"Of course we should release them."

"What if they really are undercover agents?" Gin asked.

Zheng Yi said nonchalantly, "Being undercover doesn't affect their work for the organization."

Zheng Yi gently touched Gil's wound with his finger. "There are ways to use an undercover agent."

He said, "Those undercover agents are often highly capable."

Moreover, since they infiltrated the organization, they were definitely there to gather intelligence, and to get more important information, they had to climb the ranks.

Their work enthusiasm is far greater than that of ordinary members.

Gin narrowed his eyes and said, "So you mean, undercover agents are more useful than organization members. Because they have the need to climb the ranks and won't be like some people who just go through the motions of organizational tasks? So, these people are the ones we need to use desperately?"

Vermouth, who was usually perfunctory, tossed her hair, seemingly not having heard.

The three handcuffed men all had somewhat unfocused eyes.

As soon as this argument was made, the same person suddenly popped into their minds.

It looks like it.

As a henchman of the Zhengyi sect, Tequila is the one who understands Zhengyi's intentions best.

He snorted and said to Gin, "Gin, it seems like Cointreau suspects you're an undercover agent."

"Hmm?" "Hmm?" "Hmm?" "Hmm?" "Hmm?" "Hmm?"

Everyone, including Zheng Yi, looked at Tequila with strange eyes, but Tequila seemed to be backed by someone and was not afraid of Gin at all.

"A diligent guy like Gin really fits the description of an undercover agent that Cointreau talks about," Tequila said.

"Besides, even though you've been working so hard to kill spies, the number of spies in the organization is still increasing, and the organization is getting weaker and weaker. So what have you been doing?"

Furthermore, Gin is particularly ruthless in punishing members of the organization who make mistakes.

Pisco and Ireland could have been alive, but Gin insisted on sentencing them to death, which made many people grumble.

Zheng Yi never expected that Tequila would be so brave, actually daring to say to Gin's face that he was an undercover agent.

So, before Gin pointed his gun at him, Shoichi hurriedly said:

"Don't say anything that could undermine unity!"

With Shoichi's protection, Gin indeed didn't point his gun at Tequila, but at Shoichi instead.

He looked coldly at Zheng Yi and said, "You still haven't answered what your purpose is in coming here."

Gin has been confirmed.

Zheng Yi came here not to say a few words for those traitors, but to target him.

The three people who were handcuffed stared at them in disbelief.

I originally thought the three of them were the main characters today, but it turns out the main character is someone else.

Is this to witness the organization's power struggle in Japan?

Zheng Yi shrugged: "I don't have any ulterior motives. I just came to advise you not to be so bloodthirsty, and to kill only after you've made sure everything is clear." (End of Chapter)