Tangze was being a little unfair to them by saying that.
When the partnership had been established, no one had doubted Thomas Sindora's abilities. Before Noah's Ark was unveiled, no one had imagined that Sindora Company's true technical backbone at the time was a ten-year-old child.
By the time they realized the problem, Hiroki Sawada had already been drugged. To the Organization, that made him even less likely to escape their control, so naturally they would not have tried to dissuade Thomas at that point.
Thomas Sindora, driven by fear and jealousy, overdosed Hiroki Sawada, causing him to choose to end his own life in agony. That was an outcome no one had expected either.
But precisely because the Organization had had chances to stop every step along the way, Tangze's rebuke had not been wrong.
So Vodka could only hold his breath for a moment, pretending not to hear him as he pointed at the subway entrance. "It's almost time. Go make the exchange."
There were only two code-named members of the Organization who had actually met Taku Itakura: Tequila and Kumeru.
Vermouth had known Taku Itakura back when she was Sharon, but he had never realized who she was. The Sharon identity had since been discarded, so that was even less relevant.
There was no harm in exposing fewer people. Having Kumeru continue the contact was the normal course of action.
Tangze raised an eyebrow but did not refuse, taking the lead toward the subway.
Vodka followed behind him. When they reached the pitch-black subway passage, he switched on a flashlight and headed down.
Tangze, who needed no flashlight at all, stayed several steps ahead. In the darkness, his eyes changed from gold to red, and the entire area became visible to him.
Including, of course, a tarot