Gin likes me?

"Of course, I have already finished reporting to the boss. I thought you would be worried about the situation here, so I calculated the time you landed and called you. How about that? I am considerate, right~"

"Yes, you are so thoughtful."

Ignoring the joke in Vermouth's tone, what Uozuka Saburo wanted to know was the boss's attitude towards the outcome of this action.

"So, what did the boss say?"

"The boss also felt it was a pity that we failed this time, but after I repeated the mission in detail, the boss also knew that we had done the best we could under that environment, so he didn't care too much about our failure."

A smiling voice came from the phone, and it was obvious that Vermouth was in a very relaxed mood.

"However, the boss is also ready to make some arrangements for the organization that has repeatedly interfered with our operations."

"Oh, are they finally going to take action? If so, it will be a big deal for the organization. From the several encounters, we can see that the strength of that organization is not bad."

"Yes, that's why the boss is preparing to make a good arrangement. At least, there shouldn't be any big moves in the short term. After all, such an important mission cannot be without the participation of powerful members like us two."

"Tsk, that's really troublesome, but if I can get revenge, I'm looking forward to it!"

A cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Uozuka Saburo did not have any good feelings towards that organization.

"That's it, I need to rest now. Without Uozuka-san to cook for me, the room feels empty all of a sudden. I'm a little uncomfortable with it~"

"You really think of me as a chef? If your previous injury wasn't really serious, I wouldn't bother to take care of you so much. Go and be grateful."

"Yes, yes~ I am very grateful to Uozuka-san. I look forward to seeing you next time. Bye, my dear Uozuka-san, huh~"

"Tsk."

Hearing the sound of the call ending on the phone, Uozuka Saburo clicked his tongue with a troubled expression, put away the phone and looked at Suzuki Ayako, who was smiling beside him with squinted eyes and without saying a word.

"That woman just now, is she the terrifying Vermouth in that organization that you kept talking about, Mr. Uozuka?"

Seeing Uozuka Saburo looking at her, Suzuki Ayako asked curiously.

"Yes, it's her, a witch who is good at playing with people's hearts. Her dangerousness cannot be demonstrated by force. At least in my opinion, there should be no one more dangerous than her in the organization."

Nodding seriously, Uozuka Saburo expressed his opinion about Vermouth very frankly, but he did not notice how strange the look in Suzuki Ayako's eyes was.

"From the sound of her voice, she's a very mature lady. What does she look like, Mr. Uozuka?"

"Well, why are you interested in this?"

Looking at Suzuki Ayako strangely, without noticing anything wrong on her face, Uozuka Saburo answered subconsciously.

"She is very beautiful, with outstanding looks and temperament. Although I really don't want to praise her, she can indeed be called a male killer. Oh, by the way, her apparent identity is the film queen of the United States, Sharon Wynyard, but that is the result of her putting on some makeup to look older."

"Is that so? She is indeed a rare beauty."

Her eyes narrowed even tighter, and as she watched Uozuka Saburo speak unconsciously, Suzuki Ayako's mood suddenly became not so good.

I have heard about Vermouth from Uozuka Saburo before, but every time it was just Uozuka Saburo's complaints and ridicule.

This also made Suzuki Ayako feel that the relationship between Uozuka Saburo and Vermouth must be very bad, and they only maintained the most basic communication because of the middleman Kurosawa Hotaru.

But after the recent phone call, Suzuki Ayako, who had listened to the general conversation, found that she seemed to have made some big misunderstandings.

Although Vermouth didn't say anything ambiguous in her previous words, just the state revealed by her tone and the final flying kiss that Suzuki Ayako absolutely could not ignore were enough to make Suzuki Ayako feel like she was facing a formidable enemy.

The only thing to be thankful for was that because his previous impression was so bad, Saburo Uozuka was not at all affected by the change in his attitude towards Vermouth.

But is this really a good thing?

If Saburo Uozuka was completely unaware of the changes on Vermouth's side, it would give Vermouth many opportunities to maneuver.

But if Uozuka Saburo knew about Vermouth's change of mind, Suzuki Ayako would not even have the chance to set up the final line of defense.

"Isn't it just that someone pulled me out of the sea? Is it necessary to be so moved? Aren't women supposed to be more reserved?"

Unable to help but shake her thin lips, Suzuki Ayako complained in a rare low and resentful tone.

Although she had never seen how beautiful Vermouth's true appearance was, the mention of 'Sharon Wynyard' by Uozuka Saburo was enough for Suzuki Ayako to understand what a disaster this new rival was to the country and the people.

As for whether she had made a wrong judgment, Vermouth had no such intention towards Uozuka Saburo at all.

Please do not question the intuition and judgment of a girl in love who has more than one rival, and all of them are outstanding in all aspects.

"Then Mr. Uozuka, please go see Rum as soon as possible. I will be waiting at home. Mr. Uozuka, please be sure to contact me when you have finished your work~"

"No problem, you can go back first Ayako."

With a smile and a nod, Uozuka Saburo opened the car door and walked out again. After a few steps, he saw the car belonging to Kimura Takashi parked not far away.

As she watched Saburo Uozuka get into Kimura Takashi's car and leave the airport, Ayako Suzuki, who was sitting in the back seat of the luxury car, did not give the order to drive, but just concentrated on thinking silently.

"Neighborhood female security guard Chitose Hagiwara, talented singer Reiko Akiba, former arms dealer Andrea Vitels from Magnesium, and now there is another witch in the organization - Hollywood actress, Sharon Wynyard, winner of the world's most beautiful actress... Oh, and Miss Kurosawa Hotaru."

"Really? I just fell in love with a good man. Do I need so many hardships and so many opponents?!"

564: They are all people who can make the organization feel at ease

Saburo Uozuka had no way of knowing what Suzuki Ayako was thinking.

After parting with Suzuki Ayako, Uozuka Saburo quickly found Kimura Takashi's car, opened the door and got in.

"Why, are you done being affectionate?"

With a cigarette in his mouth and one hand on the steering wheel, Kimura Takashi looked at Uozuka Saburo who got into his car and said jokingly with a smile.

"Why, are you jealous? Forget it. You won't be able to find a girlfriend as good as Ayako."

After a blunt retort, Saburo Uozuka threw the backpack in his hand onto the back seat of the car and shook his finger to signal Kimura Taka that he could drive.

"Why did I ask you to pick me up this time? Isn't this kind of job usually done by the gatekeeper?"

Sitting in the moving car, Uozuka Saburo took a cigarette from Kimura Taka's cigarette box and lit it and asked calmly.

"That's generally true, but the gate has a mission on hand that needs to be completed, and I feel that Rum probably doesn't want the members of Neon to know what you and Vermouth did in Magnesium, so in the end they chose to let me come."

Shrugging innocently, Kimura Ying felt that he was actually quite sorry for Rum sometimes.

He is also considered a direct member of Rum. From the time he joined the organization until now, he was promoted by Rum himself.

Although he is only the deputy minister of the Neon Organization's Intelligence Department now, the minister is an old backbone of the organization who is almost 60 years old. Although he holds the position of minister, he rarely manages the affairs of the intelligence department.

The current intelligence departments are basically headed by Kimura Takashi. Although there is another deputy minister in name only, in terms of the degree of trust and the delegation of important tasks, Kimura Takashi is still vaguely in the position of "boss".

But what did I do?

Although he had the trust of Mr. Rum, he did such a treacherous thing behind his back. The information that passed through Kimura Takashi's hands had basically nothing to do with confidentiality.

Such a betrayal! Kimura Ying is really deeply involved in it, and he is so happy that he can't help himself!

Are you kidding? I no longer consider myself as Rum's subordinate or a member of the organization.

What cherry brandy? I don't like it at all! I don't want it!

"I see. So after receiving the news that our mission failed, did Rum show any special behavior?"

"You are asking too much. I am not the mysterious personal secretary of Rum, Kusora. How can I know what changes in Rum's expression are?"

Pointing his finger at the steering wheel, Kimura Ying said lightly.

"But from what I can see, Rum is not in a good mood."

"Oh, how do you know that?"

"After I received the news that the mission failed, I handled a batch of documents processed by Rum. There were obvious wrinkles and coffee marks on the documents. I think our Mr. Rum couldn't control his emotions after hearing the news~"

With a fox-like smile on his face, it was obvious that Kimura Takashi was very happy to see Rum's mental explosion and he wished it would happen every day.

"Really? It seems that Rum really takes this operation very seriously. Unfortunately, he was not given any chance to participate in this operation."

Upon hearing this, Uozuka Saburo couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Although it is still unclear what Rum is thinking, judging from Rum's many actions in recent years, Saburo Uozuka knows that he cares very much about the organization's legendary research.

If according to the assumption in Uozuka Saburo's mind, due to various coincidences, the person in the organization who has truly achieved an effect similar to 'immortality' because of that research is Vermouth, then, even before the real research results are obtained, would Rum envy Vermouth for being able to maintain her 'youth', unlike him who will gradually become old and lose the peak functions of her body?

In Uozuka Saburo's opinion, this is very possible.

Moreover, Saburo Uozuka was certain that any research related to the organization must have been strictly prohibited by the boss from being touched by any irrelevant personnel, not even Rum, so he wanted to perform hard and strive to make merit in front of the boss so that he could also "remain young forever"!

But unfortunately, with the help from Uozuka Saburo, he is always one step behind.

"Speaking of which, I have already given the gem that you asked Kasai to retrieve to Miss Suzuki. So, have you found anything?"

Having said this, Kimura Ying, who was driving, couldn't resist his curiosity and turned his head to glance at Uozuka Saburo.

"Nothing was found. No matter what method we used, we could only find out that it was an ordinary gem. I don't know if we are lacking some special research method in our organization, or if the gem is just not special at all."

He shrugged his shoulders. It was a bit of a pity, but Uozuka Saburo felt more comfortable and at ease.

After all, if Suzuki Ayako's research really revealed something peculiar about the gem, Uozuka Saburo would really have a headache about what to do with it.

"Really? That's right. The organization has been investigating and researching for so many years. It would be too fake if we discovered it all of a sudden."

He nodded in agreement. In this regard, Kimura Takashi's opinion was exactly the same as Uozuka Saburo's.

"Let's talk about what's going on in Neon. When Rum sees you later, do you want to act even more miserable?"

"No need. No matter what kind of injury I have, I will take this vacation. And I think that even if Rum is angry, he will not continue to focus on a mission that has already failed."

With a flicker in his eyes, Uozuka Saburo exhaled a puff of smoke, which dissipated in the car.

"I am a little curious about what Rum will tell me besides this mission."

. . .

"Welcome back, Vodka. It seems that your mission this time is indeed not easy."

Under the piloting of Kimura Takashi, Uozuka Saburo quickly arrived at one of the bases given by Rum for the meeting place.

After walking around in twists and turns to a rather remote room, Uozuka Saburo pushed open the metal door and saw Rum sitting inside with half of his body hidden in the shadows so that he couldn't see his face clearly.

Blinking his eyes, Uozuka Saburo complained a little about Rum, who had kept his appearance hidden until now.

You said that I have been working hard in the organization for so many years. I have tried my best to complete every task you gave me, and I have gained your trust early on.

Can't you just let me see what you really look like?

It's no big deal to let me take a look. The most I can do is remember it and ask someone to draw it. Then I'll ask Kimura Taka to hack into Tokyo's cameras, try my best to find your traces, and then send you to heaven for fun.

It’s not a big deal, Rum, why don’t you dare to try it?

"It's okay. It's a near miss."

Smiling, he walked to the chair opposite Rum and sat down. Looking at Rum, who was separated from him by a huge desk, Uozuka Saburo withdrew his gaze and naturally swept towards the southwest corner of the room.

"That person over there must be Kusora, who has been rumored to be helping you, Mr. Rum, with your work. He hides his aura very well. It would be a pity if he doesn't join the action team to do field work."

"Haha, although the action team is short of people, you shouldn't get rid of my only assistant. I should have let you, Vodka, take charge of the action team. Now you're thinking of recruiting people from the action team. Kusora, go make some tea."

"If the action team has more people, I can be more lazy. In general, it's all for my own benefit."

Glancing at the silver-haired woman who responded and walked out from the corner and towards the tea table in the room, Uozuka Saburo curled the corners of his mouth, but did not show too much concern.

"As expected, you are the sharpest knife in the organization, Mr. Vodka. I have heard of your great name for a long time."

Kusora quickly brewed the tea, walked to Uozuka Saburo with the tea tray, and nodded to him with a stern expression.

"I was very confident in my ability to hide. I didn't expect that Mr. Vodka would see through me right away. I am really ashamed."

"That's not necessary. Kusora, you are quite capable. If I hadn't let down my guard from the last mission, I wouldn't have noticed anything wrong with the room in the first place."

Taking the tea from Kusora with a smile, Uozuka Saburo looked carefully at the silver-haired beauty in front of him behind his sunglasses.

"Although I knew that Rum had an assistant named Kusora, I didn't expect that she was a woman, and a beautiful one at that."

He naturally retracted his gaze and did not show anything wrong in front of Rum, but he had already remembered Kusora's appearance firmly in his heart.

As Rum's assistant, the content and information that Kusora can access are definitely the top-level confidential information in the Neon Organization.

No matter from what angle you look at it, it is necessary for you to pay attention to this woman.

"I wonder why Mr. Rum wanted to ask me to come this time? Regarding the report on this mission, I have already sent it back in the form of a report while I was recuperating in Magnesium Country. It was Vermouth who personally talked to the boss of the Magnesium Country Organization. I think everything has been made clear."

Instead of accepting the tea handed over by Kusora, Uozuka Saburo just looked at Rum in the shadows, with a hint of confusion and reckless directness in his tone.

"Well, I have almost understood the matter of the mission, and I have also received new instructions from the boss. I called you here today to talk to you."

With his hands crossed and leaning on the desk, Rum's tone was as serious and low as ever.

"Regarding the organization that interfered with you and Vermouth during this mission, the boss has issued the latest instructions."

"For the time being, slow down other unimportant tasks in the organization and concentrate manpower and energy to search for traces and personnel of their organization within the scope of our organization's influence, and then clean them up."