Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator

If he could live to that day, when the organization was destroyed and could return to the sunlight, he would accept all trials and sanctions against him.

Toru Amuro regained his composure, pressed his temples, trying to clear his mind, and then quickly thought about another thing.

——The reason why Katsutoshi Teraoka joined the task force.

Toru Amuro couldn't be sure why Katsutoshi Teraoka went to the special task force at that time. Was it because the organization asked him to go, or was he simply going to comfort Hakuba out of his friendship with Hakuba?

Rum is the second in command. In theory, he is aware of all the undercover agents sent by the organization. Now that Binga has had an accident, it is reasonable for him to send informants to get information.

But the problem is that the person who pulled Katsutoshi Teraoka into the water was Anicet, the child of Goldwasser who was not on good terms with Rum. Anicet and Gin, who had a good relationship with her, might not tell him about this person.

Now Teraoka Katsutoshi cannot be caught. If he is caught, it will easily affect Morobushi Keimitsu, and even the surveillance has to be cautious; Amuro Toru is even more unable to ask Rum about such things.

In order to prevent him from being sent by the organization, Toru Amuro had to do something that would let down his colleague Hakubato. He asked the Metropolitan Police Department to suspend him from duty for investigation and isolate him from contact with outsiders.

The 10 billion yen insurance policy, he actively let his girlfriend be the bait... Let alone others, if it were Amuro Toru himself, his first reaction would be that it was malicious insurance fraud.

Toru Amuro did this in order to convey a message to the organization through Katsutoshi Teraoka: the Metropolitan Police Department suspected that this was an insurance fraud by a police officer or the murderer of a previous case, and did not notice the existence of the organization at all.

The capture and murder of Kotomine Kina was a "small accident" for the organization. As long as they knew that the Metropolitan Police Department had not noticed it, they would not continue to investigate, and they would not investigate Hakubato meddlesomely.

As for the 0 on her palm, and the friend and "0 (Rei)" called out by Kotomine Jonah, this was the most troublesome - it was Binga who was in charge of the hands at the time, and he actually ignored her clenched hands.

Fortunately, when the police came in, Katsutoshi Teraoka, who was standing at the door, avoided her far away and did not hear what she shouted directly. The police will find a way to help him get away with it.

Finally, it’s… Kotomine Jonah.

The twin sister of the innocent man he killed.

When he saw her, Toru Amuro was inexplicably reminded of the scientist who harmed more innocent people for revenge.

With such a bloody case right before his eyes, even if he felt guilty towards her, he would never let his guard down.

I'm really stuck on this chapter... I wrote it so late, I might revise it when I wake up...

Chapter 104 Crows and Egrets

"At 11:14 this morning, a female corpse was found in a park in Minato-ku, Tokyo. She is suspected to be the sixth victim of the Red Hair Serial Murder Case..."

The TV hanging in the corner of the private room was replaying the news. Zhu Fujingguang looked up and at the same time he felt the cell phone in his chest pocket vibrate slightly.

It was the one used for undercover communications. He lowered his head as if nothing had happened, ignored it for the time being, and continued looking at the desktop.

At this time, Anisette was sitting opposite him. There was a round table between them. On it was a chessboard with black and white chess pieces scattered on it, and next to them were their respective wine glasses.

There were only two of them in the private room.

……

They were originally here to drink today, and as usual, it was Aniseite who invited him.

But when they were halfway through their drinks, she suddenly asked him if he knew how to play chess. He said he knew a little, so she took him into the private room alone, took out a chess box from her bag, and said she wanted to play chess with him.

Zhu Fujingguang thought it was strange to do this in a bar, so he asked her out of curiosity, not to test her, "Why are you playing chess here?"

"No reason, I just did it when I thought of it." Aniset answered casually.

The chessboard was the kind of folding board that can be bought in supermarkets, used by children for beginners to learn Go. The surface was a little crooked and it looked like it had been used for many years.

The lid on Anisette's right hand side contained the chess pieces she had captured. Perhaps because she currently had an absolute advantage, she had a cheerful smile on her face.

Zhu Fu Jingguang didn't care about winning or losing at all. He didn't think about the chess game. All he was thinking about was how to lead the topic to the information he wanted to know.

While he was thinking, Anisette ate another chess piece. She happily took the chess piece and took a sip from the glass beside her.

She ordered a scotch today.

"After meeting you, I discovered that Scotch whisky tastes really good. I never really tasted it before."

After drinking it, Aniset licked his lips and praised Zhu Fujingguang.

Perhaps this is the disadvantage of using wine names as pseudonyms. Zhu Fujingguang felt like he was being teased, but he didn't like to respond with flowery words, no matter whether the other person was a man or a woman.

He just looked at the chessboard seriously and put back the chess piece he had picked up: "I lost, and your chess skills are also very good."

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but when I said the second half of the sentence, the smile on Aniseite’s face faded.

"You are the first person who praises me like this." She still had a smile on her face.

"Hasn't anyone else who plays chess with you said the same thing?"

Zhu Fu Jingguang was a little surprised.

He was taught to play Go by Zhufu Gaoming, and his brother was very fond of this kind of intellectual competitive game. Even though the brothers were later adopted by different families, they would occasionally play against each other when they met, and his brother praised his good level.

"None," Anisette replied.

"…Including Gin?"

Zhu Fujingguang originally wanted to ask about her father Goldwasser, but it was a bit abrupt to suddenly mention the third-in-command. It was risky enough that he asked about his mistress when they were drinking last time.

"He has never played chess with me. His patience is never spent on such a game that has nothing to do with the organization."

After Anisette finished speaking, he quickly added: "However, if he were to comment on it, his evaluation would only be that I am a complete waste in chess."

Zhu Fujingguang, who had never been a "waste" before: "..."

He laughed dryly, "Then he is really strict."

Anisette laughed along, then said in a gentle tone: "This is not harsh, this is the truth."

Zhu Fu Jingguang was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, the door of the private room suddenly opened - the visitor was very rude and did not knock on the door at all. He was in a bad mood and pushed the door very rudely.

The undercover agent from the Metropolitan Police Department looked up vigilantly and saw Gin standing at the door, looking at them expressionlessly.

Anisette turned his back to the door and began to put the chess pieces back into the box.

"Come on, Scotland, how about another try?—We can just pretend he doesn't exist."

……

It turns out that no one in the organization can really ignore Gin.

After Scotch had quietly and obediently left, Gin sat down where he had been sitting.

The assassin from the organization looked at the remaining chessboard, compared the number of chess pieces eaten from the lids on both sides, and commented calmly: "It looks like you won."

"Aren't you going to congratulate me?"

Gin sneered, "Congratulations on finally ending your losing streak?"

He watched Aoyagi Binkou packing up the chess pieces. He could see that this colleague, who was getting closer to his scheduled death, seemed to be in a good mood. He took out a cigarette and lit it.

"How's that going with what you're going to do?"

“It has come to a temporary end and has not fully achieved the expected results.”

"That means it's a complete failure?" Gin sneered again.

"Don't be so hard on me. No one can be sure that their plan will be 100% successful, except for fools and megalomaniacs." Qing Liu Bingguang sighed softly, "There are always accidents."

Gin bit the cigarette and looked at the strange face through the smoke.

“Is this accident good or bad?”

"do not know."

Aoyagi answered honestly, and added quite honestly: "I can't even be sure how many accidents there are. There are too many uncertain factors."

After saying that, he faced Gin's gaze and began to organize the rest of the chess game.

Go is his third hobby besides music and cooking. He was in a good mood today because he won a rare game.

On the rough and shoddy chessboard, the black and white chess pieces are entangled with each other and devour each other.

In ancient Eastern countries that love Go, Go has another name, "Black Heron", because the pieces are black and white. The black pieces are like crows, while the white pieces are like egrets.

Aoyagi Akimichi chose to take back the white pieces he held in this game first.

Except when placing chess pieces of the same color, he is always a egret.

……

Zhu Fujingguang left the bar with Gin's gaze, which was not looking at an undercover agent but also made people's backs cold.

Fortunately or unfortunately, shortly after he left the bar, he met another notable member of the organization: Rye Whiskey.

The man, whose real name is Dai Moroboshi, was waiting for the bus. He was browsing an article on his mobile phone and had a guitar bag on his back.

They both knew that what was inside was not a musical instrument, but a weapon that could take someone's life from a hundred or even a thousand meters away.

"Scotland," Ley greeted.

Zhu Fu Jingguang was a little wary, but on the surface he smiled in a friendly manner: "Have you completed your work in the port area?"

Under the bright lights of the station, the two men looked at each other, and Zhufu Jingguang felt that Lei was looking at his eyes and face.

"No, I gave it to someone else."

The colleague in the organization put away his phone indifferently. From beginning to end, Zhu Fujingguang did not see what was on the phone, but he accidentally caught a glimpse of a Shinkansen ticket in the other person's hand.

We were heading to Nagano Prefecture.

……

In a high-end tower apartment in the port area.

Rabbit was left alone in the apartment after his teammates went to a dinner party with colleagues.

A thick black fog floated around his neck, allowing him to see and hear the news replays on television.

When the picture of the dead was shown on TV, he nervously tugged at his clothes.

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The next chapter is the protagonist’s review and summary, and the next chapter... I may need to take a day off because I have to sort out the following plot.

I'm just curious, if the protagonist doesn't have many perspectives, and the story is told from multiple perspectives, will it be confusing for everyone to read it this way?_(:з」∠)_

Chapter 105 Review and Uncertainties