"Thank you, please come again!"
Rum smiled warmly as he saw the customers off at the sushi restaurant.
Although this uncle looked a bit fierce, his smile was kind and amiable, and coupled with his sushi-making skills, he was quite popular with customers.
Only after the sushi restaurant was empty did Rum wash his hands in the back kitchen.
He used a towel to dry the water from his hands, then took out a laptop. His expression changed, and he quickly transformed from a sushi chef into the decisive Rum.
"Has Akai Shuichi's death been thoroughly investigated?"
Rum did not have absolute trust in Toru, so he sent his subordinates to investigate Shuichi's death.
"Rum-sama, according to our intelligence from the Central Intelligence Agency, Shuichi has been confirmed dead. The burned body's DNA confirms that it is undoubtedly Shuichi."
"At the same time, we investigated Central Intelligence Agency investigator Jodie Sterling. She was Akai Shuichi's partner. Recently, she has been going to bars to drink every day."
"According to our professionals' judgment, her expression and emotions do not seem fake. She is truly sad, which indirectly corroborates Akai Shuichi's death."
"During this period, the members who were investigating and tracking Akai Shuichi have not seen any trace of him again. Based on various factors, we have concluded that Shuichi is dead."
As a vast Organization hidden in the shadows of the world, the Black Organization has many professionals.
Rum's subordinates would not judge whether Shuichi was alive or dead based on simple circumstances. He provided the investigation results of Shuichi's death based on corroboration from multiple sources.
Rum looked through Toru's information again.
From the information, it could be seen that whether it was Toru when he was in the Central Intelligence Agency, or Toru after coming to Japan, he had no contact with Shuichi.
In other words, in Rum's judgment, the two could not be acting together.
According to investigations from all sides, even Rum had concluded that the bullet the Organization had always been wary of had died just like that.
"This is too simple, isn't it? Is Gin too incompetent, or were the methods we used in the past problematic? Shuichi was actually killed by Martini with just one rocket launcher?"
Even after confirming Shuichi's life and death, Rum still felt it was unbelievable.
In the end, he could only conclude that this was Toru's strength.
If an ordinary person wanted to kill Shuichi, Shuichi would be able to detect them just from setting up a sniper rifle hundreds of meters away.
But Toru used a rocket launcher, and Shuichi only detected the danger and ran just before the rocket was about to hit. If this was not Toru's strength, then what else could it be?
This made Rum increasingly satisfied with Toru, feeling that he was a talent, and an important person who could help him get rid of That Person and seize control of the entire Organization.
What is most important in the 21st century? Of course, it's talent!
Rum immediately made a decision. He looked at another report on the computer.
These were all the Organization's investigation reports on the Unification Church.
As an important sect in Japan, it was impossible for the Black Organization to know nothing about it. They had started collecting information on this sect a long time ago.
It was just that the Black Organization, or rather Rum, had always looked down on the Unification Church, believing that their methods were heretical and not worth taking seriously.
No matter how much the Unification Church controlled officials and used brainwashing methods to gain the trust of the public, compared to the Black Organization's violence, these were all child's play.
No matter how powerful your brainwashing ability is, can it block a bullet?
This was Rum's view of the Unification Church. He had always scoffed at it.
It was just that in the past, the two sides did not interfere with each other, and the other party did not touch their interests, so Rum was too lazy to bother.
But now Toru had given him greater benefits and a reward that was hard to refuse, so he could only make things difficult for those people in the Unification Church.
The intelligence Rum was looking at contained the gathering points of all the high-ranking members of the Unification Church in Japan, as well as the places where they held mass gatherings.
In addition, even the personal information of those Unification Church fanatics was marked down.
"The number of people is a bit large."
Rum also started to hesitate a little.
According to the investigation data, the high-ranking members of the Unification Church in Japan, plus the fanatics, totaled up to a thousand people. If they eliminated a thousand people in one go, would it cause too much of a stir?
However, this thought was suppressed by Rum as soon as it surfaced.
What he feared least was a big commotion. This was also Rum's strength, and the reason the Organization's cadres were convinced by him, he dared to do anything.
If he did not know he could not win, he would even dare to attack the American military stationed in Japan, or go rob the Self-Defense Forces.
"It's just a thousand people. Let it cause a stir if it does. The reward Martini gave is too high. Killing a thousand people will make him even more satisfied."
Rum immediately issued orders to the Black Organization members in Japan.
...
At the Western-style mansion in Tokyo's North District, Toru sat in the living room drinking coffee. A laptop was also placed on the coffee table in front of him.
Since joining the Black Organization, Rum had given him the internal contact information for the Organization's cadres.
On the left side of the communication software, from top to bottom, were all names of alcoholic beverages.
Toru roughly counted, and the number of people was quite large. Aside from the possible moles among them, Toru estimated that there were actually dozens.
Especially since these cadres were all enforcers, which meant they did the same kind of work as Gin.
According to Rum, besides these people, there were other core members, but they were not in the same department as Toru, so Toru did not need to contact them.
Beside Toru, Haibara sat close to him, looking at the familiar chat software. Her expression wavered, and her eyes held fear.
"Have you met all these people?"
Toru asked while holding a cup of coffee.
Haibara shook her head. "The Organization is divided into departments such as combat, research, and politics. The core members of each department do not interact with other departments."
"When I was in the Organization, I also used the same software to communicate, but in my chat group, everyone was a research lead from the Organization's research institutes around the world."
"And the people here, including Gin, are all assassins. As for the political department, they are probably the Organization's personnel within the official bodies of various countries."
Toru nodded to himself.
Good, good, this was more like the capability of a dark Organization that had been active for decades, dared to research immortality elixirs, and possessed vast power.
The Black Organization in the anime was a bit too weak. With just those few people, and all of them assassins, how could the Black Organization possibly have such strength?
Only the tip of the Organization's iceberg now revealed before Toru allowed him to truly feel the Black Organization's power.
The stronger the Black Organization was, the more Toru wanted to take it for himself.
Besides the chat software, Rum had also sent Toru a detailed document containing all the information about the Unification Church in Japan.
After roughly flipping through the document, Toru sighed, feeling that if he had to do this investigation work himself, it would probably take several years to complete.
Even if Rena and Curaçao did it together, it would likely still take years, because their numbers were too small, and detailed intelligence work required a large number of personnel.
In the past, when Toru was a Central Intelligence Agency member, these tasks were handled by dedicated personnel.
Before every mission, he received the most detailed information, and was even told what color underwear the target was wearing that day. This was also where Toru's invincibility lay.
Because behind him, he had the support of the world's most powerful intelligence organization.
Now that he had lost the Central Intelligence Agency's powerful intelligence capabilities, Toru's strength had actually been greatly reduced.
Although the Black Organization was not as good as the Central Intelligence Agency, it compensated for his current shortcoming in this area.
This was the importance of an Organization, this was the capability of a group. Unless Toru could become Superman, he needed a large Organization to serve him.
"The Organization has a new mission. The mission targets have all been sent to each of you. Eliminate all target members and get rid of the Unification Church's high-ranking members in Japan."
Rum's voice, distorted by a voice changer, came from the computer.
He did not explain why the mission had to be carried out. He just issued the order directly.
Toru carefully observed Rum's every behavior pattern. These were all key points.
If he eliminated Rum someday, he would also learn Rum's style to issue missions.
The good news was that the Black Organization's enforcers did not need to know why they needed to complete a mission. They just needed to do the work, which was great.
"This mission will be commanded by Martini. His orders are my orders. Each of you must complete the mission according to his requirements, without any errors."
After Rum finished speaking, he quickly went offline, handing over the command authority to Toru.
Haibara said in astonishment, "Rum trusts you that much?"
Toru thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "He must have received intelligence and believes that Shuichi is dead."
"On the other hand, he probably also thinks highly of my abilities, so he is showing his trust in this way, while also giving me a sense of belonging to the Organization."
Since Rum was prepared to delegate authority, Toru naturally would not refuse. He immediately contacted Gin.
Get to work properly, model worker Gin!
...
On the side of a street in Tokyo, a Porsche 356A was parked.
Vodka in the driver's seat said indignantly, "Brother, who is this Martini? Where did he come from? How come I've never heard of him before?"
"Rum actually wants us to listen to his orders, Brother. This Martini wants to steal your position."
Gin smoked silently with a cold face. Just then, his phone rang.
He picked up the phone and pressed the answer button.
"Gin, I am Martini."
Toru, with his voice changed, said this over the phone.
(To be continued.)
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