Saturday, December 25, 1993, Christmas Day.
It was said that there would be no events, but Kuroki Jin still made a small decoration in the store that day, and it looked decent.
This year's winter vacation started two days ago, on the 23rd. Students in high schools, junior high schools and elementary schools were all sent home by their schools. This winter vacation is also an annual vacation, so you can put your studies on hold for the time being.
Kuroki Jin received a text message from Suzuki Sonoko yesterday, saying that Xiaolan won the karate competition, and then complained that Kudo went to solve the case at such a critical moment. He was really a crazy detective.
Kuroki Jin asked Sonoko to convey congratulations, and then informed that the new Christmas candies will only be on the shelves for today.
So early in the morning when there was no school, Suzuki Sonoko brought her friends and childhood sweethearts together.
Last night, Kudo Shinichi took Wakagi Onto to stay up late and read mystery novels. The two of them looked sleepy, one inside the counter and the other outside the counter, and neither of them ran away.
Suzuki Sonoko was the only one left in the whole store, shouting that Kuroki Jin closed the store too early.
What can Kuroki do? The list of members organized to participate in the annual meeting was distributed yesterday. In addition to the cadres, the responsible ministers also received a complete list. Kuroki Jin is not only responsible for the arrangement of members of his headquarters' operations department, but also We need to help Gin handle the arrangements of the Supervision Department.
Being able to postpone it until Christmas is already a big deal on his part.
"I'll give you a Christmas outfit." Kuroki Jin selected candies with Christmas hats, Christmas clothes, elk and other styles from the new candies and put them into a package.
"Mr. Kuroki's hands are getting better and better." Suzuki Sonoko happily took it.
"The time was a bit tight, so I didn't get much done." Kuroki Ren smiled helplessly, "That's what I meant anyway, Merry Christmas."
Christmas kits are set aside for regular customers and the remaining candies sell out quickly. Kuroki closed the store door and checked the safety measures, and also announced that subsequent sales were suspended.
"It's really hard work, Potter." Mead Anayuki sighed as she watched Kuroki Jin sitting there and writing and drawing.
"Why did the number of people suddenly increase so much this year?" Kuroki Ren was helpless. According to the final statistics of the Intelligence Department, there were as many as 279 people participating in this year's annual meeting. Three of the nine SS-level officials confirmed their participation, and they were two of the three major cadres. Gin and rum, and Johnnie Walker from the Inspection Department.
As for the other cadre Brandy, he is a much more mysterious figure than Rum. At least Kuroki Jin has only heard of this code name so far and has never seen him in person.
A character even rarer than the Boss.
The annual meeting requires the wearing of masks. You can prepare them yourself or report them to the organization for them to prepare. If you book a week in advance, you can also provide your own style. The same goes for clothing. You can wear any style of clothing, but if you don't wear clothes... I'm afraid it won't work without clothes.
Even those who are more daring and are not afraid of people sneaking in at the annual meeting can not wear masks. Kuroki remembers that one year, Belmode participated in the entire annual meeting with eight different faces.
Regardless of what others thought, Belmode said afterwards that she had a great time.
The location of the annual meeting will be announced on the same day to prevent "unknown persons" from getting involved. Since Kuroki Jin is responsible for the coordination of the Supervision Department, and the Supervision Department is responsible for the security of all members, he will know the location of the venue half a day before the others.
Friday, December 31, 1993, eight o'clock in the morning.
On the last day of the year, even the streets are filled with a festive atmosphere.
All Kuroki felt was busy.
The location of the annual meeting was set in a hotel owned by an unknown company. The entire hotel was booked under various names to ensure that all the people inside were members of the organization throughout the night.
In addition to Gin, the other forty-nine inspectors also arrived at the venue. Before coming here, they had all communication equipment taken away and went through several entrance inspections to ensure that there were no problems.
The same goes for Kuroki Jin, who wears the most common black tuxedo and a little devil mask that covers most of his face and only exposes his mouth. People like him who have social status outside are most taboo about exposing their appearance.
The members of the Inspection Department spread out to familiarize themselves with the terrain. They were the only department that could bring guns into the entire party, and they were also an important link responsible for the security of all members.
Kuroki Jin had long ago felt that it was a bit too lenient for the security department to rely only on these people, but thinking about the two old silver coins of gin and rum in this regard... Well, the wily person should have considered it a long time ago, and has been Didn't question this aspect.
In fact, there was nothing wrong with him arriving early. He was not from the Inspection Department and couldn't even bring in a gun. His cell phone was confiscated. After a whole morning, he was almost bored to the point of being autistic.
Fortunately, in the afternoon, members of the logistics department began to arrive one after another. They are responsible for all the food, clothing, housing and transportation for a normal party. They are responsible for all the food and drinks displayed, and the taste and safety are guaranteed.
Kuroki Jin was bored and had no one to chat with him, so he had to eat to pass the time.
Kuroki, the head of the logistics department, happens to know him. He often helps Gin handle communication issues between various departments. He has basically met all the high-level personnel who are often stationed in Tokyo.
Stinger, an S-class member, is responsible for organizing the Tokyo Logistics Department. Because there is always a manager named Rum, there has basically been no major mistakes in these years.
Since things were spread out, Stringer had nothing to do, so he ran over when he saw Kuroki Ren eating and drinking here.
"How about it? We spent a lot of money to get these delicacies this year." He brought over a plate of sushi arranged in a flower shape, "Try this, it's the best recommendation this year."
Kuroki Jin had doubts about the effectiveness of the mask on his face.
But he still took the sushi plate and commented that it looked really nice. He casually grabbed a cherry blossom-shaped one and put it in his mouth. The aroma immediately filled his mouth.
"Not bad, where did you get it?" Kuroki Ren had some idea of the capabilities of the Logistics Department.
"Our department started tasting food around the world half a year ago. We have been to all kinds of restaurants with several Michelin stars and wineries around the world. Plus some hot food that can be delivered on the same day, this constitutes Today’s scene.”
Stringer waved his hand casually, and the work of the logistics department in the venue had come to an end. Kuroki Ren saw a variety of delicacies and pastries placed around the conference hall, and he could recognize no less than Features of seven countries.
Kuroki Ren: "..."
No wonder half of the organizational funds were given to the logistics department. It turned out to be because of this...
What a piece of wool! They are working hard here to make money while traveling around the world and tasting delicious food. Think about it, it’s totally unfair!
Kuroki Jin felt that the lemon-flavored sushi he had just eaten was too sour.
