Being in Detective Conan, being officially part of the organization is just too awesome!

If you're talking about Akemi Miyano, or even Ireland, Binga, and the like, they're dead, so be it.

Akemi Miyano is an outsider, while Ireland and Binga are official members and have decent skills, but they are not irreplaceable.

Pisco, however, is different.

In terms of status, he is a veteran member of the organization, and even the current second-in-command, Rum, is not as senior as him.

In terms of importance, Pisco, who owns the Masuyama Motors Group, is himself a leader in the Japanese automobile manufacturing industry.

Although the organization is large and powerful, the addition of such a large group has provided considerable financial assistance.

Moreover, this is different from other company presidents; Masuyama Motors Group is an industry completely controlled by the organization.

Pisco has been rooted there for many years, and if he were to die suddenly, it's not like you can just find anyone to fill his place.

Ireland?

Stop it.

You just killed someone's father, and now you're letting your son inherit the family fortune? How can he possibly be on the same page as the head office?

Gin?

He's good at killing people, and he's decent at managing a small team, but putting him in charge of an unfamiliar industry...

Please, please treat Master Qin like a human being.

Even the donkeys in the production team weren't used like that!

Rum?

hehe......

In short, Pisco has a high status and seniority, and is essentially a non-renewable resource within the organization in the short term.

His death will send shockwaves through the organization.

Therefore, Pisco's death was definitely not due to the exposure of that foolish murder.

At that time, the police hadn't even fully returned to the Metropolitan Police Department when Gin had already spotted the reporter.

Instead of wasting time killing Pisco, wouldn't it have been more efficient to kill that journalist instead?

Who keeps pointing a gun at their own people?

Chianti and Vodka have done plenty of stupid things before, but Gin has never been this harsh on them.

Furthermore, Gin subtly mentioned this when he killed someone—'Pisco, you're getting old...'

Does this "getting old" simply mean that Pisco's skills aren't what they used to be, or does it refer to...?

In short, Gin's killing of Pisco was more likely due to internal organizational reasons than to the murder being exposed.

Either Pisco harbored rebellious intentions, to the point where killing him was unavoidable.

Or it could be a power struggle within the organization, with Pisco siding with one faction, forcing that man to signal Gin to eliminate him.

However, it seems that for that gentleman, both situations are essentially the same...

“My child,”

The synthesized voice seemed to sigh softly.

“Pisco is someone I watched grow up.”

"When he was young, he was very energetic and quite capable."

"Furthermore, like you, he is very willing to learn new things, which is why I had him establish the Masuyama Motors Group under those circumstances, and that's how he got to where he is today."

"But......"

The synthesized voice once again became completely devoid of emotion, speaking each word with utterance.

"He's getting old after all."

"Originally, he could have just been content being the chairman of the board, and nothing would have happened."

"However... his aged heart caused him to have many things he shouldn't have."

“My child, investigate him thoroughly.”

"I want to know if he is still... the same person he was back then."

"Yes, sir."

Lin Jiayou responded expressionlessly.

And so, the screen slowly turned off, and the synthesized voice disappeared into the claustrophobic little room.

Lin Jiayou was left to slowly stand up, as if nothing had happened, and walk out of the basement.

The gentleman said a few words, but it was as if he said nothing at all.

He wasn't even told what Pisco's situation was...

Never mind, I'll go check it out in a couple of days...

"Out?"

Shiho Miyano lay on the sofa and casually remarked as she watched Lin Jiayou walk out.

Lin Jiayou nodded and said calmly,

"Out."

"...With that gentleman?"

After thinking for a moment, Shiho Miyano asked with a slight hesitation.

What did that gentleman and Cherry say?

Could it be that, like me, you've been rambling on and on for ages?

Or is it......

Sherry felt inexplicably blush when she thought about what that gentleman had said yesterday.

At the time, I didn't really feel anything when I heard it.

After I came back, the more I thought about it, the stranger it seemed...

But she just couldn't figure out what was strange about it...

"Um,"

Lin Jiayou nodded slightly, but didn't say anything more.

Sherry didn't ask any further questions; she kept having unpleasant thoughts on her mind.

Before those random ideas could take root and sprout, she would immediately flaunt them...

After a brief moment of thought, Lin Jiayou put on the human skin mask again, preparing to disguise himself and go out.

"Going out again?"

Shiho Miyano raised an eyebrow.

That gentleman came to see Cherry personally, so it must be something important. Is he on a mission?

"Um,"

Lin Jiayou said calmly,

"I'm a bit tired today, so I'm going to the arcade."

Ah this...

Sherry blinked.

Could it be that the gentleman's task for Cherry was to play video games?

She started to have doubts...

Lin Chia-yu, on the other hand, didn't care at all.

We can discuss investigating Pisco's case tomorrow; we need to have some ideas first.

Let's relax and have some fun today.

Procrastination equals high work efficiency...

And so, Lin Jiayou went out to the arcade.

Shiho Miyano continued watching the TV series, thoroughly enjoying herself.

We'll have to put the online battle on hold for now, lest my identity be exposed and I end up getting slapped to death by an enraged Cherry...

Time passed by, second by second...

......

Jingle bell—jingle bell—

The phone rings.

Shiho Miyano subconsciously looked toward the source of the sound.

It was a black cell phone, probably Cherry's, and I don't know why it ended up at home.

Should I answer or not?

Sherry hesitated for a moment.

Let's take a look first...

She checked the caller ID; there was no contact name, so it probably wasn't someone she knew.

Or, how about we give it a try...?

"Hey......"

With that thought in mind, Sherry still answered the phone.

The communication equipment provided to members of the organization and above has a world-class level of security; she's never heard of anyone getting arrested for answering a call they shouldn't have...

"Hello, is this the Kurosawa Detective Agency? I'm looking for Detective Hayashi..."