Gin likes me?

"What nonsense am I talking about? I know all those girls you know. Although they are excellent people in all aspects, I tell you, none of them can beat Suzuki Ayako." As if to prove the credibility of his statement, Kimura Ying's tone slightly became heavier, but soon he became playful.

"But I'm really curious now. If Miss Suzuki knew that the thing she wanted so carefully and carefully was not taken away by those girls she was so cautious about, but was taken away by a woman you only knew for less than four days, then, Uozuka, do you think you would be able to keep Neon?"

"Kimura, I have great confidence in your skills and abilities, and I don't want to lose a computer expert who can work closely with me."

"...You only appear to be particularly manly when you threaten me, Uozuka." He clicked his tongue in annoyance, but Kimura Takashi was not really depressed. He liked the current way of getting along with Uozuka Saburo, which meant that he was more important and trustworthy in Uozuka Saburo's heart.

"I have been searching non-stop. I am in a passive tracking position, and I have to be careful not to let the other party discover my whereabouts and alert them. The workload has increased a lot all of a sudden."

"I know. I could hear that the keyboard on your end never stopped, so I didn't rush you." Uozuka Saburo would never doubt Kimura Taka's ability.

Although the other party's personality is a bit speechless, he is an impeccable intelligence agent in terms of ability.

He was brought up by Rum and has always been entrusted with important tasks. Although he has always been a deputy minister, anyone with a discerning eye knows that Kimura Takashi's position as deputy minister was a position specifically requested by Rum, and it was not because Kimura Takashi lacked qualifications and abilities.

"I have to admit, I've never dealt with this black rat before. This guy's methods are really clever. No wonder he hasn't been caught for all these years." The crisp and continuous sound of keyboard tapping came from the phone. Just by listening to the speed, Saburo Uozuka imagined the high-speed working scene of Kimura Takashi.

"It's too much effort to catch him directly by the tail. Give me some more time. I'm on vacation now anyway. You've left Neon, and there's no one in the organization worthy of my personal service and help." After biting the lollipop into pieces and holding the stick in his mouth, Kimura Ying switched the screen and pulled out an email sending window.

"I'll give you another list first. This is all the people who have made appointments for your classes in the next few days. I did a simple investigation and found that there is nothing wrong with their identities. Those marked with black stars are bosses with official identities. Although I don't rule out the possibility that they are black rats, I think the possibility is not high."

"I got it. Well done, Kimura." Looking at the word "receiving" displayed on the phone screen, Uozuka Saburo nodded with satisfaction.

Sure enough, the more I experience working with a team of outstanding members, the more I realize how much easier team tasks are compared to acting alone.

Although acting alone has its advantages, Uozuka Saburo said that he was being spoiled by excellent helpers such as Liu Hu and Kimura Ying.

"Yes, and you need to pay attention to the fact that I checked the background of your current base and found that your appointment list for the day after tomorrow and the day after tomorrow had been changed. However, the source code and program have been cut off, and it is difficult for me to quickly make up for it. You can only pay attention to it yourself."

"Oh, so it means that Black Rat most likely didn't sign up, and just scheduled himself for these two days?" Blinking with some surprise, Uozuka Saburo directly opened the email, and looked through the course list for the day after tomorrow and the day after the day after tomorrow with some difficulty on his mobile phone.

"It's possible, but who can say for sure." His tone became playful. If the tasks that Uozuka Saburo had assigned to Kimura Takashi before only made him feel that they were time-consuming 'monotonous work', then this fight with the black rat really made Kimura Takashi excited.

"Maybe that guy was careful enough to deliberately change the formation for only the next two days, and then disguise himself and come to you tomorrow to check on the situation~"

"Tsk, what you said makes sense, but as a grown man, please stop using the trailing consonant when speaking. It's quite disgusting."

"Heh, now you are not the one who asked me for advice on how to say corny words to make an angry girl happy?"

"Ahem, um, if you need anything, please contact me. My communication is always open!"

"Ah."

. . .

"You got the list already? That's pretty quick."

"It's not a difficult task. The defense work of that police station is ridiculously simple. Moreover, with the cooperation of Cain, the son of the police chief, it is too easy to get the login path of the file." With a cigarette in his mouth, Liu Hu looked at Cain, who was lying on his bed in the window of the telescope, grinning as if he had survived a disaster, and curled his lips in disdain.

"I have sent the route to your friend in Japan. He said he will take care of it. Cain's comments were not beyond our expectations. Now we just have to wait for an opportunity to remove the eavesdropping devices and surveillance cameras I installed."

“Well, don’t worry about that for now. After we find the black rat, Cain can deal with it.” He nodded expressionlessly. As for Cain’s fate, it was actually already determined when Liu Hu and Uozuka Saburo found him.

Such a person who has been used and had long-term contact will not stay outside.

It was also because of Saburo Uozuka's good luck that the target that Liu Hu found was a good chance to be shot, considering the cases and crimes suppressed by his father, the police chief. Neither Saburo Uozuka nor Liu Hu felt any psychological pressure to take action against him.

"Let's talk about the rest after I get off work. Brother Shi Yong is here." His eyes flickered slightly, and he noticed Shi Yong walking from behind him. Uozuka Saburo quickly interrupted the conversation with Liu Hu and hung up the phone when Shi Yong was about three meters away from him.

"Hei Ze, hehe, you are quite good." Without saying anything, he came up and patted Uozuka Saburo on the shoulder, then put his arm around him. Shi Yong leaned forward, winked at Uozuka Saburo and laughed strangely.

"What's wrong? Did all the evaluations for this morning's classes get full marks again?" Raising his eyebrows, Uozuka Saburo was somewhat puzzled by Shi Yong's attitude.

"Course evaluations and such are not important. What's important is that your first romantic encounter is about to come~" Shi Yong waved his hand in disdain, with a more playful expression, signaling Uozuka Saburo to follow his gaze, and then he looked at a woman standing not far away wearing a large sun hat, who just standing there seemed to represent what a 'beauty' is.

"Scarlett Calista, she is the guest of your first class this afternoon, and the point is, she is very interested in your news~"

"Oh, I'm very interested... That's interesting!"

449: Belmode, you have no heart

In fact, Uozuka Saburo was not unfamiliar with the member that Shi Yong mentioned.

After he officially started his business yesterday, this very attractive woman who looked to be in her 30s appeared in his sight.

To say that she is charming is not simply to compliment her excellent looks, but during his observations yesterday and this morning, Saburo Uozuka discovered that this woman named Scarlett is acquainted with many members of the base, and every member she meets will chat with her with a smile.

If it were just this, Saburo Uozuka would not be concerned about this woman's performance, but the magical thing is that every man who talked to Scarlett did not hide his admiration in his eyes, and even couldn't help revealing a little possessiveness. However, during the entire conversation, everyone maintained a high level of respect for Scarlett, as if they were afraid of something.

After returning to their residence yesterday, Uozuka Saburo and Liu Hu re-verified the information of this woman, but unfortunately they did not find anything strange.

But this is the strangest part, because judging from Scarlett's identity as shown in the information, she is completely unqualified for so many members to be cautious of her.

What aroused Uozuka Saburo's suspicion the most was that this woman followed his actions throughout the entire process when he was working yesterday.

No matter which client she was responsible for or which project she was preparing, she would gather in the same training ground, and while practicing on her own, she would keep her not-so-disguised eyes on Uozuka Saburo.

"Could it be that this woman is Black Rat? Didn't we determine that he would take the initiative to contact you?"

This was a possibility that Liu Hu proposed while smoking after the discussion last night.

"That shouldn't be the case. Even if you want to observe me, you wouldn't be so blatant."

"Normally you would say no, but the obvious situation right now is that you have no idea that Black Rat is investigating you. If she really is pretending to be a woman who is simply interested in you, or even lusting after your body, to get close to you, it's not impossible."

"...Brother Liu, the possibility of what you said is not zero, but it's too ridiculous." Looking at Liu Hu with trembling eyes, Uozuka Saburo did not expect that Liu Hu's thoughts would jump so much.

"How is it impossible? Yuzuka, you still don't understand these women's thoughts well enough. Although appearance is an important part, there are more things that can replace the shortcomings in appearance." With a wicked smile on his face, Liu Hu signaled with his eyes that Yuzuka Saburo should think about it carefully.

"Not to mention, your performance after arriving at the base, Uozuka, can be said to have added a lot of points to you. Now your reputation on this island is that of a super macho. Macho, you know? That's much more exciting than a man who is just good-looking."

"..."

The recollection ended here, and Uozuka Saburo no longer wanted to recall the scene in which he and Liu Hu argued.

But in the end, Uozuka Saburo still couldn't completely deny the possibility raised by Liu Hu, not to mention that this woman followed him throughout the morning's class, as if she was his ghost.

'This woman must be plotting something against me.'

This idea has basically been formed in Uozuka Saburo's mind, and the biggest question now is whether she is the black rat himself.

With strong doubts, Uozuka Saburo agreed to Shi Yong's suggestion and had lunch with her in the members' dining area of ​​the base.

Then, when the two walked out of the members' dining area and headed for the training ground reserved by Scarlett, Saburo Uozuka's entire expression was tense.

Why? The reason is simple.

"I've told you that your expression should be more natural. If Black Rat is really observing you, your current expression will not match our next actions." With a satisfied smile, Scarlett followed Uozuka Saburo, walking briskly.

"If I hadn't been fooled by a woman who was pretending to be good for the whole afternoon, and if I hadn't been trying hard to maintain my condition and carefully find out something, but was watched by that heartless bastard who was in the mood to play a prank on his companions during the mission, I would be laughing very happily now!" Without changing his expression, Uozuka Saburo lowered his head slightly and glared at the woman beside him fiercely.

"Vermouth, you really are not a human being!"

"Thank you, but it's safest for me to meet you in my current identity, isn't it~"

Vermouth accepted Uozuka Saburo's 'praise' with a smile, and not only her appearance, but also her figure, voice and tone changed, and she slightly narrowed the distance between herself and Uozuka Saburo.

"Also, don't call me Vermouth, call me Scarlett. I'm not sure if the black rat that might be observing you right now knows lip reading. I think, Mr. Kurosawa, you probably don't want to be caught in a place like this~"

"Tsk." Looking at Vermouth's masked face so close to him, Uozuka Saburo curled his lips slightly, and when he raised his head, his face had returned to its usual smile.

"Then please come this way, Ms. Scarlett."

"Of course, Mr. Kurosawa, I am looking forward to today's class."

. . .

"Dad, is that woman a friend of Brother Kurosawa? Why do I feel like they have a very good relationship?"

Coincidentally, Kudo Shinichi met Uozuka Saburo at the same training ground. Although he followed his father, he looked curiously at Uozuka Saburo who was at another shooting point about 30 meters away from him.

Kudo Shinichi, who came here with Kudo Yusaku today to lay the foundation, could clearly feel that Uozuka Saburo treated the women in this class differently from how he treated other guests yesterday.

It seems like they are more familiar and intimate, and they don't just want to treat guests as guests.

"It's possible that Mr. Kurosawa's charm makes Miss Scarlett feel friendly." Shaking his head with a smile, Kudo Yusaku, who already had a guess in his mind, did not explain the mystery to his still young son. He just sighed in his heart that Uozuka Saburo's charm was indeed obvious to all.

Otherwise, Miss Scarlett, who is regarded by many members of the base as the beauty that they most want to spend time with, would not be so proactive.

However, compared to Uozuka Saburo and the casual-clothed Vermouth, Kudo Yusaku's sharp eyes blocked by lenses were more curiously focused on a person who was standing at the edge of the shooting range, and whose eyes were wandering around as if he was taking a break, but he paused every time he passed by Uozuka Saburo.

If he had just happened to see this situation today, Kudo Yusaku might not have paid any attention to it.

But unfortunately, when Yusaku Kudo was training with Shinichi Kudo in the base yesterday, because he wanted to intentionally train Shinichi Kudo's observation and judgment abilities, and also wanted to use small games to regain the admiration his son had lost by Saburo Uozuka, Yusaku Kudo took Shinichi Kudo to analyze every person they met in the base.

Unfortunately, this girl who attracted Kudo Yusaku's attention was met by him three times yesterday. In the three encounters, her attire had changed, and her face and hairstyle had also changed. If she was just passing by, no one would notice anything wrong with her.

Perhaps she had not expected that a world-famous top mystery novelist would go to such great lengths to observe everyone passing by in order to "regain her son's admiration".

"She is paying attention to Mr. Kurosawa? Why? If she is simply looking for an opportunity to get close to Mr. Kurosawa like Miss Scarlett, there is no need to do such a troublesome thing. She is also a member of the base, so she only needs to make an appointment for Mr. Kurosawa's class. "

His eyes kept flickering and his thoughts raced, but Kudo Yusaku didn't show anything wrong. He wanted to continue observing.

. . .

"I think this plan is a bit hasty."

After get off work today, Uozuka Saburo met up with Scarlett who was waiting in the rest area near the gate of the base, and then got into Scarlett's sports car amidst the amusement and praiseful eyes of Shi Yong who accompanied him.

After randomly finding a restaurant that looked decent and had a delicious dinner, Uozuka Saburo was brought back to the villa owned by Vermouth under her identity as "Scarlett".

"After just one day together, I would accept your invitation and go home with you? Would anyone believe this if I told them?"

"Why not? You think I'm not charming enough to win over a little boy like you within a day?" Raising her eyebrows playfully, Vermouth took out some red wine from the wine cabinet and placed a glass in front of Uozuka Saburo, then opened the red wine and poured some for both of them.

"Oh, I forgot, Brother Uozuka, in your heart you can no longer be called a little boy~" Holding up the wine glass, she saluted Uozuka Saburo. The words from Vermouth made Uozuka Saburo's face become unnatural. He coughed lightly and raised the wine glass to hide his embarrassed expression.

"Okay, tell me your plan in detail. When we were at the base, you just gave me a code and asked me to follow you at night. I still don't understand anything now." After drinking the red wine in the glass in one gulp, Saburo Uozuka looked helplessly at Vermouth who was sitting next to him.

"Also, can you take off your mask? It makes me feel uncomfortable."

"Sure enough, brother Uozuka, do you still like my original appearance? I also think that my own face is better looking than the identity I created." While chatting and laughing, she tore off her mask, and at the same time shook her head to let her long hair fall behind her, and Vermouth casually threw the mask into the trash can.

"Heh." He curled his lips in disdain. Even though Vermouth was telling the truth, how could Uozuka Saburo possibly cater to such a thing that could make this narcissistic woman happy.

Not going up to mock him was already a sign of restraint on Uozuka Saburo's part due to his guilty conscience.

"Are you planning to use today's action to lure out the black rat? I don't think this is a good idea."

"But I think this idea is very good~" Looking at Uozuka Saburo with interest, Vermouth drank up the red wine in the glass and poured out another half glass on her own.

"It seems that even for Uozuka-san, who is nicknamed 'superhuman' by the organization, it is difficult for him to maintain his high concentration in such a high-intensity work and complex environment~"

"What do you mean?" His eyes changed slightly, and Uozuka Saburo realized that there was another meaning in Vermouth's words.

"During these two days when I was using disguise to observe you, I was not the main target of observation~" With the corners of her mouth slightly raised, Vermouth was obviously very satisfied with Uozuka Saburo's question.

"After my observation and elimination, I have locked onto a person who has been hanging around you like me, keeping an eye on you, and has even been in plain clothes several times~"

"If I were being observed like that, there's no way I wouldn't notice it." Feeling subtly unhappy, Vermouth's words represented a lapse in vigilance on Uozuka Saburo's part.

"Of course, this is not your fault. After all, the other party is just looking at you with curious eyes, and there have been too many such eyes around you, brother Uozuka, in the past two days. It is normal that it affects your judgment. If it is a clearer look with hostility and murderous intent, I believe you will be able to judge it, brother Uozuka~" Vermouth, who was in a very good mood, even took the initiative to comfort Saburo Uozuka.

In her opinion, if she had not been a bystander with a broader vision centered on Uozuka Saburo, she would not have discovered the person who was hiding himself and observing Uozuka Saburo.

"But I have already locked onto that person. She is..."

"She started following me yesterday morning and changed into casual clothes three times to avoid being discovered by me. During our class today, she stayed alone at the innermost part of the shooting range. She was the woman who touched the gun the least and spent the most time resting, right?"

"...Brother Uozuka, have you discovered it?" His eyes widened in shock, and Uozuka Saburo's answer really exceeded Vermouth's expectations.

If Uozuka Saburo can still lock onto this person under such circumstances, then Uozuka Saburo's perception and observation abilities are truly terrifying!

"Of course, it wasn't me who discovered it." Thinking back to the call from Yusaku Kudo that he received when he went to the bathroom while having dinner with Vermouth, Saburo Uozuka felt a little subtle.

Is this an accidental success? Someone I just met and with whom I have a fairly good relationship has provided me with such a great help?

"When I return to Japan, I will definitely buy all of Kudo Yusaku's books and read them carefully as a token of my support."

Shaking his head, Saburo Uozuka threw the idea out of his mind and turned his attention back to Vermouth who was still looking at him in surprise.

"But it doesn't matter. Just tell me, what is the possibility that the woman is a black rat?"

"More than fifty percent."

"Then I think we shouldn't waste time here~"

450: It's aimed at you

Although Uozuka Saburo was eager to go find the woman directly, he was stopped by Vermouth in the end.