Although Uzo's email sounded like complete nonsense, on second thought, there was no need for him to lie about something like this.
Amuro Tooru: "..." And that malicious "PS" in the email made it seem as though Irish's confidant really had been turned into Uzo's subordinate by some means.
...Did Irish know about this?
He probably did.
Come to think of it, such an unusual transfer—could this actually be the higher-ups warning Irish?
Back when he saw Pisco's gruesome death, Amuro Tooru had guessed that Irish would probably suffer for it. Unless Irish could restrain himself and stop pursuing the death of that old wine, but clearly, he hadn't.
Still, Irish had shown some restraint. He hadn't directly opposed the organization; instead, he had targeted the executive who killed Pisco.
Unfortunately, that so-called restraint and tolerance seemed to have had no effect. The organization had still grown disgusted with him—they had even given away one of his important subordinates.
"Even in an ordinary company, transferring a confidant can cause plenty of trouble for their former boss. Much less in an organization where intelligence is life itself. One careless mistake, and that confidant could bring about his death. After all, the organization has no confidentiality agreements... Though this Hashimoto Maya looks honest enough, that's only an appearance. I can't let him fool me—none of the people Uzo takes an interest in are simple."
With that thought, Amuro Tooru put away his phone and studied Hashimoto Maya thoughtfully.
He wasn't all that interested in Irish's subordinate. As long as he wanted to, he could even contact Irish directly. The intelligence a subordinate could provide clearly wasn't enough to outweigh the annoyance... Ahem, the risk of keeping him close.
But now, this man was Uzo's subordinate...
Amuro Tooru hesitated for a moment. Uzo