The Corpse Collector in Conan
Chapter 699

Gin, I'm Here to See You - Please Vote

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And this way, for quite a long time at least, Uzo's excess energy and prank-like Killing Intent would be firmly directed at Bourbon, giving everyone else considerably less to worry about.

Besides, although Bourbon had not died, he certainly had not won either. Rumor had it that he had practically fled in disgrace in the end, leaving Uzo's area overnight. And somehow, he still had not found anything wrong with Uzo... Perhaps Bourbon, that mysterious lone wolf, had instinctively sensed the danger around Uzo, yet ultimately failed to see where it came from. Given Bourbon's keen nose for intelligence, that was already quite rare. If Vermouth had not stepped in at the end, Bourbon might not have made it back so easily.

No matter what, this contest—which Gin considered a waste of time and manpower, though fairly entertaining—had come to an end.

Next...

Sure enough, after a while, Gin's phone buzzed. He received a message from Uzo.

Gin remembered that a week ago, Uzo had sent an email saying that he had "picked up" 100 Million Yen and acquired some decent weapons, and wanted to bring them over for them to inspect.

...Though there was an eighty percent chance that this was merely an excuse for Uzo to ask for a mission list in person, Gin thought of the other executives who spent money like water. Then he thought of how Uzo's current assignment was clearly only to "raise his profile and gradually infiltrate high society," yet he had already learned to raise funds for the organization on his own and even take on Assassination Missions... Gin could not help feeling there was no need to refuse such behavior.

And merely meeting Uzo in passing would bring in 100 Million Yen. Compared to other missions, the cost-effectiveness was not

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