Conan's Distillery: A Semi-Workaholic's Slacking-Off Life

Chapter 100 Binga's Invitation

After placing the four boxes of money in the trunk, Bai Yexiu glanced back at the building billowing black smoke, shook his head, and said regretfully, "Looks like the top floors will have to be rebuilt."

……

A Mazda drives on a highway in the dark.

After a long silence in the car, Bai Yexiu finally spoke softly, "Hey, Tou-chan, I didn't scare you today, did I?"

Looking through the rearview mirror, Amuro Tooru saw that Byakuya Xiu's face was full of amusement, and it seemed that he didn't really care at all.

"No way, to be honest, I still have a lot to learn from Kimihiro," Amuro Tooru said earnestly in flattery.

"Ha," Bai Yexiu smiled, half-jokingly saying, "I'm not exactly a good person. Learn from me? Are you going to learn how to torture people even more painfully?"

"If that's the case, then we're colleagues, so I'm not a good person either, and Gin is even worse." Amuro Tooru continued, subtly taking a jab at Gin.

Amuro Tooru's words successfully made Byakuya Xiu laugh.

The undercover agent actually claimed he wasn't a good person and was even a member of the police, which Bai Yexiu found quite amusing.

Indeed, sometimes killing an undercover agent isn't a good choice; keeping them around and watching them put on a show is much more interesting. The other party was completely unaware that he was now completely naked in front of Bai Yexiu, yet he continued his performance with great enthusiasm. Interesting, very interesting indeed.

Furthermore, Conan is completely unaware that he has been thoroughly exposed. The enemy who causes him daily fear and deep hatred stands right beside him and even knows the secret he least wants others to know.

Life is too short to live well; how can you do yourself a disservice if you don't make the most of it?

Perhaps only by dancing on the edge of a knife can Bai Yexiu truly feel that he is still alive.

"Wait a minute, Tou-chan, let's park here. I'll call Gin over and have him hand over the money. I'm too lazy to go that far. I'll also hand over that Yamauchi Enta to him to deal with." With that, Bai Yexiu yawned, sent a message to Gin, and then began to carefully look through the thick notebook that he had confiscated from Tanaka Shiyo.

……

Overnight, as Bai Yexiu relayed the information from that thick book to the boss, the action team and the intelligence team received a large number of missions. The action team, in particular, was so busy that almost everyone was on the go.

Gin's phone started buzzing incessantly early in the morning, while Vodka stared at his own phone, which was also constantly popping up with task emails, lost in thought.

Meanwhile, one of the action team members, Bai Yexiu, was leisurely sitting in the audience watching Teitan High School's play, completely ignoring his phone, which was vibrating incessantly in his pocket due to dozens of emails.

What? Do a mission? Impossible.

If it weren't for a personal grudge against the mission target, Bai Yexiu wouldn't have taken the mission so seriously as he did last night.

Besides, aren't there other people helping him do illegal work?

Bai Yexiu sorted through the task emails he received, divided them into smaller tasks, and sent them all to Amuro Tooru. This would make his task much easier and save him a lot of work.

On the other side, Amuro Tooru looked at the mission emails that were almost overflowing in his inbox and his expression turned serious.

Has something major happened to the organization recently?

Amuro Tooru recalled the mission he and Kimi had undertaken yesterday—the target seemed to be someone within the organization, and of a very high rank, one of those mysterious "high-ranking" members. It was certain that Kimi's status was even higher than those "high-ranking" members, and he possessed privileges usually reserved for the organization's boss. The thick notebook and several boxes of money confiscated yesterday might be one of the reasons for the surge in missions today.

……

Bai Yexiu glanced at Hattori Heiji next to him.

It's clear that Hattori Heiji's understanding of disguise is still immature. Just a touch of foundation, a styling of his hair, and a hat were enough for Bai Yexiu to spot the flaws immediately, and he expressed deep concern about Hattori Heiji's unusual understanding of disguise.

Noticing Bai Yeshu's gaze, Hattori Heiji turned his head and made a "shh" gesture to him.

Bai Yexiu silently took out his phone and took a picture of him.

"!!" Hattori Heiji immediately bristled and reached out to snatch the phone. Bai Yexiu put the phone behind his back and started playfully teasing him with a smile.

Suddenly, a scream echoed throughout the venue—the murder had occurred as expected.

Hattori Heiji then stopped trying to tickle Byakuya, stood up from his seat, and hurried toward the scene.

Bai Yexiu didn't move. He had no intention of making Kudo Shinichi's case more difficult today, because among that pile of emails, there was one from Binga.

Yes, he's leaving again halfway through this time.

Bai Yexiu looked at Shinichi Kudo, who was dressed in black knight armor, not far away, his eyes filled with reluctance.

He hasn't written an observation report yet, nor has he taken any photos.

Hattori Heiji had already been recognized. Somewhat embarrassed, he wiped off the thick foundation from his face. Bai Yexiu stepped forward and said, "Hey, isn't this Hattori Shinichi? Or should I call you Kudo Heiji?"

"Ryuzawa!" Hattori Heiji blushed, grabbed Shiroyasu, and angrily ruffled Shiroyasu's hair with his other hand.

"Seriously, stop bullying him!" Kazuha Toyama forcefully rescued Byakuya from Heiji Hattori's grasp. "You still have half of your foundation on."

Shinichi Kudo watched this scene silently, secretly pleased.

Because Heiji did what he wanted to do most, it was so relaxing.

……

The police were arriving soon, and Bai Yexiu quietly arrived outside the venue. The reason was—

"Are you in a hurry, Binga?" Bai Yexiu answered the phone from Binga with some impatience.

"I have someone here who I'd like to ask you to come over."

Bai Yexiu frowned: "We're not close, we haven't seen each other for years. You're suddenly saying this to me, I have reason to suspect you might have ulterior motives."

The higher-ups in the action group all knew that Binga coveted Gin's position, and since Bai Yexiu was one of Gin's acquaintances, Binga's mysterious invitation to him made it impossible for Bai Yexiu not to be wary.

"I knew you would say that, but if you come, you definitely won't be disappointed."

Binga left behind a riddle, and Bai Yexiu was too lazy to ask any further questions. He hung up the phone, muttered "mysterious," and then called Kaito again.

Fifteen minutes later, "Longze" returned to the venue.