Give Bourbon a Break

However, Gin did not take issue with that harmless lie.

To him, it signaled that Uzo had finally begun to take the organization's serious needs to heart. Even while having fun, he had not forgotten to bring in some funding for the organization.

Granted, considering what had happened before, Uzo's purpose in doing this was probably just to trade for some Assassination Lists from him... But from another perspective, dealing with targets for the organization was itself work for the organization.

And he had to admit that although Uzo's vile tendency to get carried away once he started playing made it seem as though he might someday lose his "Righteous High School Student Detective" Persona—

So far, Uzo had never made a mistake on any Assassination Mission. Without exception, the targets had died in all manner of "accidental murder cases." The Stages arranged by this new executive were always flamboyant and spectacular. The murderers elevated into the center of attention used ornate methods, their motives were jaw-dropping, while Uzo moved among them as a Detective, swaying between front stage and backstage without anyone ever suspecting him.

...Oh, Bourbon did not count as a person.

That sly intelligence agent was inside the organization, so he could more or less hear information beyond the assassination scenes. That was cheating.

And even so, Bourbon had only developed the faintest trace of suspicion. After this week of mutual probing, that tiny sprout in his heart had probably long since withered into a scrap of dry husk.

In short, Gin had not often given Jiang Xia Assassination Missions before because he had feared that the young man would be unable to keep his composure, lacked experience, and would become too immersed in his murder Theaters and expose himself. A genius, a secret weapon like that,