It was night.
Sautemes sat at the Table Front, drawing, deep in thought.
Disguise Technique, appearance habits of MI6 agents...
Is the Organization planning something within MI6?
Today Raki helped her Disguise. Just by looking at a photo, the Disguise was almost indistinguishable from the real person. This technique is no worse than the Thousand-Faced Witch.
MI6 has intelligence on the 'Thousand-Faced Witch,' but she didn't know the Organization had another person who knew the Disguise Technique. A moment of carelessness, and the Organization might actually succeed. She couldn't help but worry...
As for tampering with the Portrait, she didn't dare.
The Organization might still have other people investigating this MI6 agent. If she dared to tamper with the Portrait, she would be exposed.
The best method is to find a suitable time to notify MI6 to prepare defenses!
...
Chi Feichei and Vodka found a secluded spot to stay.
A Two-Story Building, the owner hadn't returned for a long time, and there were few neighbors around.
There were no locations around where they could be sniped. The First Floor was a Garage, and outside the Second Floor Window was the Next Door shop. Climbing up would definitely cause Movement, but jumping down was easy.
The two terrorists had also silently placed Remote Control Bombs in the house.
If someone blocked them, they could drive away from the First Floor or escape from the Second Floor. And anyone who broke in would definitely be blown to pieces, and the Trace they left in the residence would be annihilated along with them.
It might not be used, but they had to be prepared.
The Next Day, after Chi Feichei contacted Sautemes, he and Vodka went out for a drive again.
It was to avoid being targeted by staying in one place, and also to familiarize themselves with the Environment, continue looking for convenient places to do Bad Deeds, pass the Time, and wait to meet Sautemes.
In the car, Chi Feichei looked at the scenery, waiting for investigation Intelligence, and suddenly realized he was very idle, even carrying out a Task like a Slacker.
He also didn't tell Conan, Haibara Ai, or those people that he had come to Britain, just said he was going to North Kyushu to deal with Group matters and would probably return in a week.
Britain and Japan have an eight-hour time difference, so even if they called from there, it would conveniently avoid his operation time.
Moreover, Conan wouldn't actively Call him. The Mori Detective Agency and Haibara Ai knew he would be busy, so they wouldn't actively contact him either.
Even if the three Child wanted to contact him, Haibara Ai would just Say he was Offline in Tokyo, so they basically wouldn't contact him.
Even if they wanted to contact him, it would probably just be a group of Child making a Phone Call, all talking at once. Haibara Ai rarely Speaks, and he would simply be perfunctory and then hang up. No Need to worry about the Organization's Eavesdropping.
Around nine in the morning, Chi Feichei received a new Email, checked the Time, whispered a few words to Vodka, got out of the Car and went to the Next Door Public Phone Booth to Call.
To call Catherine Dawes' secretary's lover!
The Phone Call connected, and a sweet, cloying female voice came from the other end, "Hello? May I ask who's calling?"
"Miss Lilith," Chi Feichei said in a hoarse voice, "Doing False Accounting and embezzling Company Funds must be very tiring, right?"
"You..." The voice on the Phone Call immediately became nervous and lowered, "Who are you?"
"Don't be nervous," Chi Feichei said, "I want to talk to Mr. Bert. I hope you can help me arrange a Time and Location, and it must be guaranteed that he can be there. Is that okay?"
The female voice on the Phone Call forced herself to calm down, "Please, go on..."
Chi Feichei reported the Time and Location.
That male secretary worked for Catherine. The Organization's people had roughly inquired and hadn't found any Leverage.
If they investigated too much, it would easily attract Catherine's attention.
Then he would just investigate the other party's lover.
This woman was just an ordinary Company employee. Once the Organization's people wanted to investigate, as long as they found a way to inquire about her situation, it would be very easy to find some Information.
For example, the male secretary Bert and this lover were not in a kept relationship...
For example, this woman's Family Fortune, salary, and her large expenses didn't match. Before she met Bert, she had been spending Money like Water, and hadn't relied on anyone else's help...
Afterwards, find an Underling who worked at the Bank to investigate the cash flow and Track the source.
Then, they mobilized a Core Member to infiltrate this woman's Workplace to investigate the accounts.
The two Members didn't know what he wanted these for; they just needed to do it. The Task wasn't difficult; one Night was enough to investigate and clarify this woman's embezzlement of Company Funds at her workplace.
And even if there was no Leverage, there were still other Methods.
Greedy people are offered benefits, and the other party seemingly benefits, but in the end they will still be dealt with. The Money won't stay warm, and they will also lose their life.
For Cowardly people, they would have two Underlings Track them for two Days, wait for the other party to become unbearable, and then contact them. It would just take a little more Time, depending on the Situation, and maybe they could save their lives.
...
Streetside, Vodka got out of the Car and leaned against the Car Door to smoke a Cigarette, waiting for Chi Feichei to Call back on one side, and waiting to meet Sautemes on the other.
Sautemes had specifically taken a day off from the newspaper office where she worked, carrying a Folder and walking down the Street. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she Glanced at Vodka and very naturally turned into an Alley.
Vodka followed, "You brought the Things?"
"Of course," Sautemes turned her head and looked at the Black Clothes figure making a Phone Call in the Phone Booth over there, and handed the Folder to Vodka, "Just give it to you, and that's it, right?"
"Just give it to me," Vodka took the Folder, opened it and looked at the Manuscript Paper inside, looking at the realistic Portrait on it, "Oh! Very good indeed!"
"Then, is my Task completed?" Sautemes asked, seemingly casually.
"Yes, wait for Raki to contact you," Vodka closed the Folder, "This time, the Rats in the Organization should be rounded up..."
"Vodka!"
Chi Feichei appeared at the Alley Entrance where the two men were standing and interrupted in a deep voice.
"Ah, sorry," Vodka didn't continue, handing the Folder to Chi Feichei, "But it's really drawn very similarly, so this should be fine, right?"
Chi Feichei took the Manuscript Paper and glanced at it, "No Problem."
"Then I'll go back first!" Sautemes smiled, greeted them, and turned around to leave without lingering.
After Sautemes had walked away, Vodka asked, "Are we going to Track her?"
"No Need," Chi Feichei walked out of the Alley Entrance and got into the Car, "Let the Underlings handle it."
Vodka consciously went to drive the Car, "Let those Fellows do the Tracking, I'm afraid Sautemes will easily spot them..."
"It's best if she discovers them, but we can't personally do Surveillance. Let's wait nearby."
Chi Feichei sent a Text Message, telling the Sniper to go to the area where Sautemes' residence was located to standby, then continued to wait for Intelligence, make Phone Calls... to intimidate and threaten.
Gin's Underling is quite useful. He can Help drive the Car, assist, and follow commands. As long as it's arranged well, acting out a scene is also no Problem.
...
After Sautemes left, she went to Commercial Street, strolled around, ate, had afternoon tea, strolled the Street, and went Home. There was no sign of Abnormality, but she also discovered that someone was Tracking her, and she became increasingly certain of her Guess.
Especially important Action Tasks that require a period of Time to prepare, after they start, they will keep a closer eye on the participants to prevent Rumors from leaking.
Raki probably wanted to have someone Disguise as an MI6 agent to infiltrate. The Goal was the Undercover Agent List from Various Countries. She was involved in the Task and had also heard Rumors. It wasn't weird to be under Surveillance Movement before this Task ended.
It wasn't Raki personally doing Surveillance, just some Members with not very good Tracking Level. She shouldn't be under Organization Suspicion; it could only mean that Raki highly Values the Confidentiality of this Task.
She could shake off the people doing Surveillance on the street, but she believed that if she dared to do so, it wouldn't be long before Raki came looking for her with a Gun.
But, at Home, this kind of semi-closed Environment is much more convenient...
In the evening, after Dinner, Sautemes went to the Bathroom.
There should be two people Surveillancing her, one in the opposite Building, watching her Living Room Window and Stairs Exit, and the other watching the Exit Downstairs from her residence. The two people would simultaneously confirm whether she was Home or Offline.
Turn on Light, turn on the shower, Water flowed down with a whooshing sound.
Sautemes quietly went out of the Bathroom Door again, avoided the Line of Sight watching the Living Room Window, lightly opened the Living Room Door, and slipped out.
Surveillance was just Surveillance. She was also a Core Member of the Organization. Without a reasonable Reason, the other party wouldn't do something as excessive as watching her in the Bathroom.
She couldn't wait for a late Night Action. Late Night was too quiet. After waiting for her to go to sleep and turn off the Light in her Room, they wouldn't be able to observe her Movement. There would probably be someone entering the Building to watch her Door, and Surveillance would become even stricter.
Acting now was best, as long as they made the people doing Surveillance think she was at Home, and secretly slipped out...
Half an hour, as long as half an hour, and she could rush back!
In the opposite Building, the person Surveillancing the Living Room Window saw Sautemes go to the Bathroom and the Bathroom Light turn on, and didn't pay it any mind. Less than five minutes later, a Phone Call came through.
"Hello..."
The male voice on the Phone Call was hoarse and unpleasant to hear, "What's the situation with the target?"
"She's taking a bath..."
"Has she had dinner?"
"She's already eaten..."
The Phone Call ended.
Nearby, Chi Feichei said to Vodka, "Let's go to Sautemes's residence."
"Oh?" Vodka drove the Car over, "Has that Woman finally lost her patience? But her location seems to still be at Home."
"Night is too quiet, making Action inconvenient, and moreover, once she goes to the Bedroom, turns off the Light, and draws the curtains, the people doing Surveillance won't be able to confirm whether she's Home or Offline. They'll move the Surveillance Location to near her Home Entrance or the Elevator Entrance, or the Staircase, making it even more inconvenient for her to Go Out," Chi Feichei explained calmly, "If you want to take Action, the best Time is from Evening to before going to sleep at Night. As a Woman, the Method she's likely to consider is using Bathroom Time, because taking a bath means she can be out of the Surveillancer's Line of Sight for a while."
In short, going to the Restroom outside and taking a bath at Home can both put oneself temporarily in a private space, making it difficult for others to discern one's Movement and situation.
When encountering these two situations, it's best to be more cautious.
Not sure if there's a Problem, but still, as they say, Sautemes can win a hundred times, but as long as the Organization of evil he represents wins just once, Sautemes is finished.
Before arriving, Chi Feichei called again, telling the nearby Sniper to find a high spot to aim and check, and after confirming there was no ambush, he let Vodka drive over, parked the Car in a hidden spot Downstairs, and directly took Vodka into the Building.
The Sniper was in the distant Building observing. If a large number of people intentionally or unintentionally approached the Building, they would notify Chi Feichei, giving Chi Feichei Time to withdraw.
After all, Sautemes was an MI6 agent. They had to prevent falling into a Trap and being surrounded.
In addition, he also found three Outer Members. Two went to confirm the Sniper's surrounding Situation and to test whether the Sniper had reported truthfully. The remaining one went to take a stroll around the Building where Sautemes lived.
Driving to the Building Downstairs took nearly ten minutes. According to the report, everything was normal.
Perhaps it was a bit too cautious, but he now represented the Organization's evil forces doing Bad Deeds. In MI6's eyes, he was probably a big target worth catching, and he had to be on Defense against any Situation.
The Organization assigned him a Sniper, not just for Sniping the target when necessary, but also to use as a lookout...
But sometimes, Snipers aren't necessarily trustworthy either. It's always harmless to test them a little more!
(End of Chapter)