Conan wants to lie down but won't let him

Vodka's long-time rival, Kusuda Rikudō, was killed. For Vodka, there was nothing more joyful than this.

After Vodka left, he notified everyone one by one, asking them not to have any horizontal contact in the near future and to give up the use of all their original bases.

When this notice reached Calvados, he was shocked and thought he was exposed.

But on second thought, Calvados felt that he was overthinking it. If he was really discovered, they would not notify him and would definitely attack him directly.

Ever since he betrayed the organization and joined Fujiwara Hiroshi, and paid his dues, Calvados has been living in fear and anxiety every day.

He was afraid that the organization would discover his secret. After all, he knew the organization's methods. Now he could only hope that Fujiwara Hiroshi would protect him.

Calvados had no choice. If Vermouth knew what he had done, his fate would not necessarily be any better than betraying the organization.

Of course, a better way is to silence Fujiwara Hiroshi. This is the most difficult situation to achieve at present. If he has the ability to silence Fujiwara Hiroshi, then he will not be afraid of Vermouth.

If Calvados had such strength, wouldn't Vermouth have to worship him every day and actively cater to his various preferences?

"Ah, in the final analysis it's because I'm not strong enough!" Calvados sighed helplessly in his heart. Without sufficient strength, he could only be bullied by others.

Calvados, who understood this truth, has been training hard and strengthening himself during this period, and even his visits to Vermouth have become less frequent.

As expected, under the high-intensity pressure, the effect is still very significant. Calvados' strength can now be said to have made great progress.

He slowly began to narrow the gap with Vermouth, relying on the idea that hard work can make up for one's shortcomings. Before, the gap between them was huge, and Calvados didn't even have the ability to protect himself.

Calvados's current skills, in addition to sniping, close combat and pistol shooting have all been greatly improved.

Although he is not yet a match for Vermouth, he already has the ability to fight back against Vermouth, which gives Calvados great confidence.

The efforts you put in are rewarded, so that will definitely motivate you. If you don’t get any feedback every time you make an effort, even the strongest will will be worn out.

Of course, another person who felt confused after receiving the notice was Vermouth. She felt that she had not been organized much during this period, and perhaps something had happened that she didn't know about.

"Vodka, why did you suddenly issue such a notice? Are you going to give up so many strongholds just like that?" Calvados doesn't know how to use tricks, but she, Vermouth, does!

Knowing that Vodka is not a smart person, and basically speaking, every time she answers him, it's accurate. Vermouth is quite experienced in this regard.

After all, Vermouth is good at disguise, and her frequent task is to disguise herself as other people to obtain relevant information. This can be regarded as Vermouth's classic skill.

Cameron, the professional racer on the red team corresponding to Vodka, was also disguised as Judy by Vermouth and his information was instantly taken away.

So, didn’t Vodka also enjoy the same treatment as Cameron? As expected, Vodka revealed all the information he knew to Vermouth without reservation.

"Well, after Gin-sama finished talking to the boss on the phone, he suddenly issued this order, strictly prohibiting lateral communication and assigning tasks to personnel transferred from all over the country. That's all I know!"

"Okay, thanks, Vodka! I'll treat you to a drink next time I have the chance!" After getting the information she wanted, Vermouth hung up the phone.

Vodka listened to the busy tone coming from the phone, shook his head, and lamented how quickly Vermouth's expression changed. Then Vodka started to notify the next person.

"Talking to the BOSS, a call with the BOSS..." Vermouth pondered the key information of Vodka's words over and over again, and slowly came up with an idea.

"Could it be..." Vermouth seemed to have captured the key information. It must be the boss who gave Gin some advice, which is why Gin gave this order.

"It seems that the enemy had been targeting the peripheral members of the entire organization for a long time, which is why they were able to strike so many peripheral members of the Destruction Point Organization so accurately.

However, the other side did not wipe out all of us. It seems that they are preparing to play the long game and catch the big fish, waiting for us to replenish our personnel.

Once a new person is targeted, one person can obtain the movements of a group of people, and then grasp the movements of everyone to carry out a roundup operation.

Obviously, although the BOSS doesn’t know who was first captured by the other party, which then caused a series of losses, this method should be roughly the same.

That's why Gin specifically ordered that all members be prohibited from making horizontal contacts, abandon all previous bases, and only arrange new members and completely new faces to carry out the mission.

This set of tactics was indeed very effective in curbing the other party's methods. No, it should be a backup plan, using the remaining peripheral members to set a trap.

However, what was the point of keeping those people silent and dormant now? Since we had decided to counterattack, shouldn't we let them move, observe those following them, and then use the same method to counterattack them in return?

Why would this group of people remain silent at this moment? Is there something brewing that Vodka doesn't know about?"

Vermouth had guessed the reason behind Gin's order almost exactly, but it was not her fault that she couldn't figure it out.

After all, Vermouth didn't know that Rum was going to intervene, so the boss planned to listen to Gin's advice and let Rum in to fight with the opponent and reap the benefits.

Unfortunately, Vermouth hung up the phone too quickly. Vodka had not yet passed the message to her because she hung up herself, so she was unaware of the situation.

Without this information, Vermouth would have been unable to come up with a conclusion even if she racked her brains.

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"Boss, I know you favor Gin, but the mess Gin made this time was too big. So many peripheral members in the entire Tokyo area were wiped out.

According to the information I received, only one in ten peripheral members in the entire Tokyo area are left, and all of them have gone into hibernation.

In this situation, is it really appropriate to let Gin continue to lead the overall situation? How many people can withstand Gin's tossing and turning?"

Rum took the initiative to propose impeachment of Gin's leadership in Tokyo, expressing his dissatisfaction with Gin's work.

In fact, the boss has already decided to let Rum take over this hot potato, but he can't show it too obviously. If he does, Rum, the old fox, will realize it and fall into the trap.

If you don't work hard at that time, then the effect will be greatly reduced. So the boss uses the tactic of playing hard to get and first comes to protect Gin.

"Rum, Gin's abilities are obvious to both you and me. We can't let him go just because of these few failures. This will discourage the core members who have made great contributions. Who will still work hard for the organization in the future?"

"Boss, you said the same thing last time. You gave Gin one chance, but now not only has he messed things up, but he's also almost wiped out all the people originally stationed in Tokyo.

Shouldn't Gin be held responsible for this? If we don't take Gin down, how can we explain this to those who died? The root of this matter is Gin's incompetence; he didn't even find out who his opponent was.

Rum continued to press forward, saying, "We can't let the boss hold it up any longer," and then he lowered it gently. Seeing that the time was almost right, the boss paused for a few seconds and then said, "I'm not going to let the boss hold it up any longer."

"Then according to your suggestion, after Gin is replaced, who can take over and accept this task?"

Rum was obviously stunned. Originally, Rum was prepared for the boss to protect Gin at all costs, and he had prepared a lot of words to persuade him with both emotion and reason. However, he was caught off guard by the sudden question.

"Let's be frank with each other. If you want Gin to give up this mission and command, what are you prepared to pay?

You don't think you can just let me drink the gin and let you take over, right? Forget about the idea of getting something for nothing. Show some sincerity!"

When the BOSS saw that Rum's rhythm had been disrupted, he took the initiative to attack again, forcing Rum to make a decision without much time to think.

"I am willing to take over this mission from Gin. So, please tell me directly, Boss, what is the price I need to pay?"

Rum knew he had no choice, even though he knew that the boss's sudden relenting at this time must mean there was something fishy going on.

But there is no way. Rum has worked hard for seventeen years and finally has the opportunity to return to Tokyo. He doesn't want to miss this opportunity!

It is impossible for the BOSS to make concessions so kindly. He will definitely have to pay a price. In addition, the situation in Tokyo is definitely not as simple as Rum knows, otherwise there will not be such a good thing waiting for him.

In the core area of Tokyo, in addition to various other situations, the organization's two most important research projects are all in Tokyo. This is why Rum is trying every means to get back.

One is Shirley's drug research results, and the other is the computer software research plan, which is the top priority of the organization and can reverse the flow of time.

Once the reverse growth research is successful, Rum will be able to restore his extremely powerful right eye, which has currently lost this ability due to overuse.

Drug development and software research are the common interests of BOSS and Rum, and are also the basis for them to seek common ground while reserving differences and cooperate for so many years.

Rum didn't dare to reveal his cards easily, and was still wrestling with the BOSS, waiting for the BOSS to propose a price first, and then bargain depending on the situation.

If the boss asks for an exorbitant amount of money, Rum will still try to fight for it. There is no other way. Negotiation is the art of compromise.

After "friendly" negotiations between the two sides, a consensus was reached. (In reality, during the negotiation process, I had already cursed the other party's ancestors for eighteen generations in my heart, but I still had to keep a smile on my face!)

"First of all, there's no problem with you sending someone over to take over Gin's mission. I can approve it, but I hope you can prepare the manpower yourself.

Second, you only have the authority to investigate and eliminate the other party's mysterious organization, and you are not allowed to interfere with the daily tasks and work of the Tokyo area. This area is still the responsibility of Gin.

Third, and most importantly, since you have been given this opportunity, you, the UK in Europe, should also make some concessions.

If necessary, I will send someone over there to carry out the operation, and you must not obstruct it! In addition, I will let Bourbon work under you for a period of time, which can be regarded as a supervisory role.

I'll say it openly, allowing you to accept the mission and interfere in Tokyo's affairs, but it's just for this mission, so I'll let Bourbon watch over it.

If you do anything that is against the rules, don't blame me for being merciless and expelling you and your people from Tokyo again and sending them back to your Europe."

The boss also directly put forward his requirements. To be honest, Rum thought he had heard it wrong. These requirements were not high.

"Boss, I have no problem with these requests, but is this really enough?"

Although Rum still felt it was unreal after hearing what the boss said, these requests were too reasonable, and Rum felt uneasy.

"Rum, there's really no need for us to haggle or quibble. My requests are all reasonable. This will save everyone time and get things done. Don't you always say that? Time is money!"

Although the BOSS's voice was mechanical, at least at this moment it sounded very sincere to Rum!

"I understand! There is no problem on my side, I will definitely complete the task!" Rum also spoke directly and guaranteed.

"Remember! You only have one chance. If you end up defeated like Gin, then I think you know where you should go back, right?"

The BOSS warned Rum again, which made Rum certain of failure and gave him no chance to turn things around.

"I won't fail, please!" Rum replied firmly and forcefully.

After the BOSS and Rum reached an agreement, both sides could make subsequent arrangements. Rum brought a group of his confidants and the team he had organized and recruited in Europe over the years, and arranged to enter Tokyo one after another, ready to take over the mission in full.

This time, Rum is fighting a do-or-die battle. If he succeeds, he can continue to operate in Tokyo. If he fails, all his years of hard work will be ruined.

Rum himself should have no choice but to return to Europe with his tail between his legs. It is hard to say whether he will have a second chance like this in his life.