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

Chapter 15 Inquiry into Heiwa Heitaro's Mental State

"It's like this, the person you sold it to me was found dead on the street in the middle of the night, so I came here this time to buy another one from you." Heichuan Pingdai bowed his head to the young man in front of him.

Today, Bai Yexiu went to the same bar as last night again, wearing the chain-bound vest.

The person who contacted him last night to buy information was named Heikawa Heitaro, a fact that Bai Yexiu only learned today.

Bai Yeshu feigned surprise: "Oh? Is that so?"

Heihei looked very sad. He closed his eyes, seemingly trying to suppress his grief, and nodded: "Yes, so I wanted to ask if you have any other information."

"Yes, we do have some, but it depends on whether you're willing to buy them." Bai Yexiu flashed a standard business smile. Is this the joy of being a sucker?

Heihei pulled a check directly from his pocket: "This is what my superiors gave me to buy intelligence. Is this enough?"

Bai Yexiu glanced down at the amount and nodded: "Of course it's enough. I still remember your email address, I'll send it to you directly."

Actually, Bai Yexiu quite liked Hechuan Pingdai. He paid quickly, didn't haggle, and was a very honest person. He really didn't understand why their gang would send someone like that to negotiate with a "cunning" information broker.

Is this just a case of people being foolish and having too much money?

Bai Yexiu then sent over the file of another person on the undercover agent list, because this person was his next target for assassination.

He didn't plan to dump the body in front of them; instead, he intended to find the man and then snipe him. After all, they wouldn't suspect him; he was just an informant. (￣▽￣～)~

All we need to do is shift the blame to the organization, saying they are purging undercover agents and scum.

Bai Yexiu secretly agreed with his own idea, sent the information over, and took the check from the table.

"Good luck."

Bai Yexiu made a polite remark as usual. But Hechuan Pingdai inexplicably broke out in a cold sweat; he had a bad feeling.

……

The next evening, in the same bar, Heiwa Heitai sat opposite Bai Yexiu, her face full of worry.

"He...was killed again."

Bai Yexiu suppressed a laugh, feigning shock: "Really?"

“Bound Chains, the information you sold me…” Heihei seemed to want to say something, but Baiye Xiu didn’t give him a chance to question it: “What? Do you think there’s something wrong with my information?”

Seeing the serious expression on "Bound Chains'" face, Heikawa Heitai quickly waved her hands: "No, I didn't mean that..."

Rumor has it in the underworld that if you question or anger the Chain, you can forget about getting any information from him. Therefore, most gangs treat the Chain with utmost respect.

"Then tell me, what exactly happened?" Bai Yexiu took a sip of his cocktail, looking like he wanted to hear the gossip.

“That’s how it is,” Heikawa Heiyo sighed and continued, “I had just made an excuse to enter that person’s apartment when he was sniped and killed by an unknown sniper right in front of me.”

Bai Yexiu took another sip of water, trying his best to suppress his laughter.

That "unidentified sniper" was himself. He had been waiting at the sniping location for Heiwa Heidai to come to him.

Looking at Bai Yexiu before her, Heikawa Heitai wondered, "Why is it that every person I buy information from him gets assassinated? Could it be intentional...?"

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Heikawa Heitai rejected it. Fulian was an information broker; why would an information broker go through such trouble for him? If Fulian didn't want him to meet the person in the intelligence report, he could simply refuse to sell it to him.

After perfectly eliminating the correct answer, Heihei Dai pulled out a check from his pocket: "Do you have any files on the organization's members?"

Bai Yexiu was overjoyed and took out his phone: "Of course, but I'm not sure if the situation you described will happen again?"

"It's alright! Such a low-probability event wouldn't happen three times in a row." Heihei's emotions became agitated again. "If it does, then someone is definitely manipulating things behind the scenes."

Bai Yexiu smiled without saying a word.

Okay, that's me.

Bai Yexiu then sent him the file of a third person, and Heihei seemed very confident.

This time, no one will die!

Hechuan Pingdai left Bai Yexiu with an inspiring silhouette.

"Good luck!" Bai Yexiu waved to his back, and Hechuan Pingdai turned his head to look at him, his eyes full of determination.

……

On the third night, it was the same bar.

Heihei looked very dejected. He staggered over and sat down opposite Baiyexiu.

"He...died again."

Heihei's eyes were lifeless, as if he was about to collapse at any moment.

"Don't rush, don't rush, here, have a drink." Bai Yexiu pushed a cocktail that the waiter had just brought over in front of him, as if to comfort him.

After drinking the cocktail in one gulp, Hechuan Pingdai took a deep breath and began to explain to Bai Yexiu.

"When my men and I were following him, he was poisoned to death by a venomous snake that darted out of the roadside bushes."

Bai Yexiu smiled, his right hand, hidden by the table, was stroking Camilla, who was wrapped around his left wrist.

Yes, that venomous snake was Camilla. Bai Yexiu instructed Camilla to lie in ambush in the bushes beforehand, so that she could send the target away as soon as he arrived—she even sent the target away in front of Heikawa Heidai.

After being trained by the Boss, Camilla became very obedient to him and could even understand his complex commands.

"Really? Well, you're really unlucky. My condolences." Bai Yexiu then ordered a waiter to bring over a cocktail and pushed it towards Hechuan Pingdai.

Heihei lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought, but his expression clearly showed his deep frustration.

Why does everyone I buy information from die for various reasons? Why is that...?

Heihei sighed heavily. "I think I need some time to calm down. I suspect I might be cursed."

Inquiry into Hechuan Pingdai's mental state —

Bai Yexiu took a sip of wine and said ambiguously, "Maybe."

Hechuan Pingdai left, leaving Bai Yexiu with a sad and unsteady figure.

Bai Yexiu felt happy as he touched the three checks in his pocket.

This guy is really easy to manipulate, Bai Yexiu genuinely thought so. However, it seems that Heikawa Heidao's mentality has been completely shattered. After all, Bai Yexiu didn't want any members of the organization to be captured and interrogated by other gangs, even if they were undercover agents.

It seems we'll have to wait a few more days to continue exploiting this gang. How can we let these easy prey slip away?

At this moment, Bai Yexiu received another email from Gin, asking how the progress was. Bai Yexiu replied quite naturally that he had completed half of the list.

[Perfect timing, that's what they said. The remaining three need to be interrogated. You handle it. —Gin]

Bai Yexiu was stunned.

If only the first person on the list needs to be interrogated, that's fine. But why do we need to interrogate the other three?

He suspected that Gin was deliberately increasing his workload.

All three must be interrogated, and then silenced. Bai Yexiu felt he was heading down the same path as Gin.

Actually, Gin is the hardest working person in the organization, hence the title of "model worker," while Byakuya, the "slacker," comes in second. He appears to work very hard, and his performance is usually quite impressive, but in reality, he's secretly slacking off.

Bai Yexiu felt that his ever-increasing workload foreshadowed his path to becoming like Gin.

What a shady winery.

Feeling agitated, Bai Yexiu left the bar, intending to start working.

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