The Corpse Collector in Conan
Chapter 1775

Commendation Ceremony Begins

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Gin pondered for a moment, then ultimately decided to pretend he had not noticed and said nothing.

He might have intervened if it were someone else, but this time, Councilman Takada, whom Uzo had his eye on, happened to be one of the Organization's targets. Even if he died, it would not affect the Organization's plans.

Besides, Uzo had prepared so carefully for so long. Even if he were forbidden from killing now, could that really stop him?

Rather than have him knowingly defy orders, it was better to pretend everything was an accident. As for that unlucky bastard who also wanted to assassinate the councilman... Organization members were so well concealed that it was normal enough for Uzo not to recognize a colleague and accidentally injure one or two of them.

Elsewhere, someone was also racking her brains over this banquet.

Curacao had originally planned to make a move against the councilman in the next few days, but a sudden commendation ceremony had been inserted into the schedule due to a plane malfunction.

Following orders from above, the assassination had therefore been postponed until after the commendation ceremony, after Uzo had left. This was to prevent a scene where Uzo, the Detective, put justice above family and caught the assassin, or where the assassin fled and damaged Jiang Xia's reputation as a detective.

But it could not be delayed for too long. The commendation ceremony was the finale of Jiang Xia's live broadcast, but for the councilman, it was merely the beginning of his publicity campaign. Per Rum's instructions, it would be best to find an opportunity to kill the councilman that very night, not letting him see tomorrow's sun.

"It won't be difficult to lure the councilman away. The only problem is that I'll have to take

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