Conan's Distillery: A Semi-Workaholic's Slacking-Off Life

Chapter 92 Organization Application for Exploitation

After finishing his meal and saying goodbye to Kaito, Byakuya spent the afternoon fooling around outside. As soon as he returned to his apartment, he removed his disguise, saw the sofa, and fell asleep immediately.

Amuro Tooru, who had bought the groceries and was on time to cook, opened the door to find a figure sprawled on the sofa, and shook his head helplessly.

"You'll catch a cold like this," Amuro Tooru muttered to himself, picking up a blanket and covering the sleeping Hakuya Xiu with it.

Although he knew that the person in front of him was a member of an organization that had committed numerous evils and even killed countless people, and that Amuro Tooru would undoubtedly be deceived by his appearance, he believed more that Byakuya Xiu was not a purely evil person, and that such a child might be missing someone who could redeem him.

And judging from the strange smell on the clothes, Cointreau's situation was clearly not that simple.

Amuro Tooru's gaze shifted to the suspicious garment again. He hesitated for a moment, then walked over.

He finally decided to steal one of Jundu's clothes to have it tested. There were security cameras in the apartment, and it was difficult to take it without Jundu's permission when Jundu wasn't there. But now that Jundu was there, he could just tell him he was going to do laundry and it would be normal for him to take the clothes.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he picked up the clothes, Bai Yexiu on the sofa suddenly opened his eyes, startling Amuro Tooru.

Seeing Bai Yexiu looking at him with some confusion, Amuro Tooru quickly explained with a smile, "The tag on this shirt hasn't been removed yet, so it's probably brand new and hasn't been washed. You have to wash your new clothes before you can wear them."

“…Then thank you, Tou-chan.” Bai Yexiu paused for a moment, then gave a naive smile.

Then Amuro Tooru went to the bathroom and picked up the undershirt and trench coat that Byakuya had changed out of that morning: "Don't leave the clothes you changed out of today until tomorrow to wash them, Jundo."

"Okay..." Bai Yexiu yawned and gave a perfunctory reply, letting Amuro Tooru go.

Why not have someone do your laundry?

Bai Yexiu tucked the blanket up further, closed his eyes, and went back to sleep.

He woke up again when Amuro Tooru shook him awake. The air was filled with the aroma of food, and he could hear the washing machine running.

After the meal, Amuro Tooru carried the remaining groceries out of the apartment. Since Amuro Tooru paid for the groceries himself and the organization didn't reimburse him, Byakuya Shu didn't feel it was inappropriate for him to take the extra groceries.

But what he didn't know was that the problem lay with the ingredients that had been taken away.

Amuro Tooru found a secluded place and contacted Kazami Yuya, giving him the clothes that were hidden under the food.

"Clothes? Take this for testing?" Kazami Yuya felt that Amuro Tooru was completely baffled—until Amuro Tooru brought the clothes close to his face.

Kazami Yuya took a step back in astonishment, his eyes somewhat dazed.

"What's going on? This smells like alcohol? And..."

Kazami Yuya's "and also" caught Amuro Tooru's attention... Could it be that Kazami smelled something else?

"What else?" Amuro Tooru asked expectantly, grabbing Kazami Yuya's sleeve.

Kazami Yuya shook his dizzy head and said:

"……celery."

These were the two words that Kazami Yuya managed to utter despite the darkness before his eyes.

"..."

The quiet alleyway fell silent for a moment.

It wasn't until Kazami Yuya noticed that Amuro Tooru had just taken out a bag containing some celery that he realized where the celery smell came from.

Seeing that Amuro Tooru remained silent, Kazami Yuya laughed awkwardly: "Ahahaha..."

"Can't you get down to business?"

"Ahaha, sorry Furuya..."

……

As night approached, the underground bar remained deserted. Bai Yexiu, wearing a chained vest, sat in a corner booth, waiting for night to fall.

Yesterday's holiday went by very quickly, and today he was extremely busy all day long—so busy that he wondered if Gin had gone on strike and dumped all the work on him.

He's finally got a chance to relax and maybe earn some extra cash. He's accumulated a lot of intelligence during this time and is worried about not being able to sell it.

A short man entered the bar and began looking around, until his gaze settled on Bai Yexiu, at which point a look of joy appeared in his eyes.

The short man strode forward, but the moment his buttocks touched the chair, the bar fell into a deathly silence.

—He's here! Gin, carrying a terrifying aura, walked in this direction from the doorway.

The short man was somewhat at a loss. Before he could say a word, Gin had already walked up to him, grabbed him by the collar, and thrown him to the ground. Without even looking at him, he sat down in the spot where the short man had been sitting. The whole sequence of actions was smooth and effortless.

Just then, one of the drunkards who had been lying in the bar woke up and let out a series of incoherent cries, breaking the silence of the room.

Bai Yexiu frowned, raised his aura, and said in an unfriendly tone, "Are you two gentlemen here to cause trouble for my place?"

“As expected of the renowned Mr. Chain, I wonder if you have any ideas about deepening our cooperation? We can offer you…” Vodka spoke first.

"I have no idea." Bai Yexiu interrupted Vodka without any mercy.

Judging from this, the BOSS definitely wants to recruit "Bound Chains" into the organization, but how could Bai Yexiu agree? He'll probably be the one who gets exploited all day long without his feet touching the ground.

Furthermore, Bai Yexiu envisioned a scenario—Gin: Join our organization! (Actual meaning: Let us exploit you!)

“We have broader channels and greater intelligence needs…”

"Not interested," Bai Yexiu interrupted Gin.

Bai Yexiu's indifferent attitude made the atmosphere somewhat awkward, and it was obvious that Gin was getting impatient.

“We can make your income even higher,” Gin said patiently.

“My chain is neutral. I will not join any individual or organization, and I haven’t even pursued the matter of you interfering with my business.” Bai Yexiu took a sip of his refreshing cocktail, showing no fear of Gin, and glanced regretfully at the short man who had just knocked his head to the ground and fainted.

Gin felt that the young man in front of him was becoming more difficult to deal with. Not removing the chains was tantamount to letting someone who might leak the organization's secrets roam freely. Although he didn't know how the chains obtained the information about Sherry, letting someone who could find out about the organization's secrets roam freely was a major hidden danger. The chains could sell the information about the organization at any time.

"Is that so? Then you might be in some danger." Gin's eyes had turned somewhat cold at some point.

"Are you threatening me?" Bai Yexiu revealed a somewhat arrogant smile. "Do you think I'm someone who lacks resourcefulness?"

There was a moment of silence, then both of them stood up simultaneously and drew guns from inside their clothes, their movements remarkably synchronized.

The two men simultaneously pointed their dark gun barrels at the person opposite them, and even the models of their guns were exactly the same.

As soon as this dangerous scene unfolded, the people in the bar scattered and fled. Soon, only three people remained in the corner. Even the short man who had been lying on the ground quickly ran away after waking up.

The two were on the verge of a sword fight, as if they were about to snipe each other at any moment.