"What just zipped past?!"
Vodka's attention was drawn by the IES manipulated by Rin, and his gun barrel unconsciously shifted.
In the instant he was distracted, Nicole, who had been lying in ambush, darted out from the side bushes.
Her thick-soled Doc Martens precisely kicked Vodka's gun-holding wrist, making his pistol drop.
Immediately after, Nicole executed a clean grappling hold, using an invincible scissor kick, and with the momentum, slammed Vodka's heavy body onto the ground.
"Ah--"
Vodka let out a tragic cry, his face pressed against the cold ground, and he passed out.
"Done~" Nicole clapped her hands and gestured to Billy with her chin.
Gin's pupils constricted in shock, extremely surprised by everything that had just happened.
He was not only shocked by Nicole's swift and decisive subjugation of Vodka.
He was even more stunned by the appearance of Bangboo earlier.
Vodka hadn't seen the IES clearly, but he had!
That little thing, only knee-high, was clearly a flexible robot!
The Black Organization secretly controlled many research institutes, and their research on robots was already at the forefront of the world.
To put it bluntly, the robots their organization possessed were at least 20 years ahead of similar products on the market.
Yet, even so, in front of the robots from this suddenly appearing mysterious organization, the robots developed by their Black Organization were utterly worthless.
One has to wonder, would a mysterious organization capable of developing such advanced robots lack money?
The research funding alone must be in the tens of billions, if not more?
Sure enough! He was right, the so-called 'black-on-black' was all a lie!
The other party's goal was definitely not for that mere 100 million Japanese Yen, but specifically for him, intending to use him as a breakthrough to obtain the organization's confidential information.
Gin swept a cold gaze over Nicole and Billy, suppressing his anger: "Who... exactly are you?"
"Since you asked so sincerely."
"I will mercifully tell you."
Nicole stretched, the flesh on her exposed belly jiggled, and she put her hands on her hips, saying:
"Listen up! We are the Cunning Hares, a subsidiary of the ZZZ Organization! We specialize in making money! With Cunning Hares in action, you'll have no worries~"
Her tone was light and cheerful as she pointed a finger, her nail aimed at Gin.
"I've been eyeing your little business for a long time, and today I'm here specifically to collect that 100 million Japanese Yen."
Gin frowned, dismissing Nicole's mention of 100 million Japanese Yen, and fell into a brainstorm.
ZZZ Organization? Cunning Hares?
He had never heard of them.
Could it be some newly risen organization? Planning to climb the ranks by stepping on their Black Organization?
No, to have such precise intelligence on their side and possess technology far superior to what's available on the market...
This mysterious organization called ZZZ must have existed for a long time.
It's just that they are good at hiding, like crocodiles in a swamp, always lurking beneath the water before launching an attack.
Gin, according to his understanding,
defined the Cunning Hares as a department similar to the Black Organization's action teams or intelligence teams.
What puzzled him was why this ZZZ Organization, which had previously lurked in the shadows, was so high-profile this time?
It was truly perplexing.
"Boss Nicole!" Billy then pointed to the scratches on his chest and complained, "This guy scratched my pecs! That's a work-related injury, the repair costs need to be reimbursed! Waaah."
Nicole leaned in to look at the metal scratches on Billy's chest, clicking her tongue twice: "Alright, well, work-related injuries aren't my responsibility anymore. Billy, go to the new Boss Phaethon for reimbursement."
Hearing Nicole's words, Gin instantly sobered up, a cold sneer appearing on his face.
He understood!
He completely understood.
No wonder the ZZZ Organization had abandoned its usual hidden style. it turned out they had a new Boss.
That made sense.
Phaethon?
Wasn't that the arrogant son of the sun god Helios in Greek mythology, who caused the entire world to burn and fall into disaster?
What a fitting codename.
Having just inherited his predecessor's legacy, he couldn't wait to expose the ZZZ Organization, truly arrogant!
It seemed the possibility of the other party wanting to climb the ranks by stepping on the Black Organization was even higher.
Heh heh, the humiliation of today, he, Gin, will repay a hundredfold in the future!
"Why are you still smiling?"
Nicole found Gin's smile a bit annoying, so she pinched his cheek, "You dared to lay hands on someone from my Cunning Hares, I'll have to collect some interest first."
She pulled out two inconspicuous white capsules and said.
"These are new poisons developed by our organization. If someone is poisoned by this, even if they die, the toxins cannot be detected in the corpse. We haven't conducted human trials yet, so you two will make good test subjects."
Saying that, Nicole roughly pried open Gin's mouth, shoved in a capsule, and forced him to swallow it with half a bottle of water.
Gin's heart sank sharply.
He thought to himself, 'I feel like I've heard that before.'
Then his head lolled, and he collapsed.
Vodka was naturally not spared. Nicole followed suit, forcing him to swallow a capsule with water.
"Wishing you a pleasant long sleep~"
Dropping the water bottle, Nicole, with Billy and IES, quickly left.
Confirming that the other party had gone far, Gin, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes.
He bent over and retched, and the white capsule was completely spat out onto the ground.
Ignoring everything else, Gin quickly helped up the unconscious Vodka, slapping him twice across the face.
Vodka slowly came to, covering his face, looking wronged: "Brother, why did you hit me?"
"Idiot! You were just force-fed poison, spit it out quickly!"
Gin cursed loudly, seeing Vodka retching for a long time without spitting out the poison, he roared again: "If you can't, use your hand to poke your throat, does someone need to teach you that?"
Vodka, as if waking from a dream, fearfully plunged his fingers deep into his throat and began to vomit violently.
A sour, putrid smell permeated the air, and soon a puddle of vomit appeared on the ground, with a whole capsule mixed among undigested shrimp.
Gin coldly watched Vodka's pathetic state, cursing him a few more times as an idiot.
On the surface, he acted indifferent, but in his heart, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mysterious Organization ZZZ, Cunning Hares, new Boss Phaethon, Billy, Nicole..."
"Very good, I've noted it all down. Just wait for my revenge!"
Gin punched the nearby tree heavily, making the leaves rustle.
Vodka wiped the water from the corners of his mouth and came closer: "Boss, what do we do next? The 100 million Japanese Yen was taken by those people, should we pursue them?"
Gin lit a cigarette, took two deep drags, and exhaled a smoke ring, saying.
"Don't worry, those people from Cunning Hares won't get away. I had already prepared for this kind of unexpected situation. Chianti and Korn are already on standby. If it weren't for the fear of gunshots attracting the police and affecting our evacuation, Chianti and his team would have already acted."
"We'll return to the base to rest first. Chianti and Korn will bring us good news."
After speaking, Gin walked into the depths of the darkness without looking back.
Vodka quickly followed: "Brother, then let's go back to the base and take a bath first. Also, the shrimp in the cafeteria today was quite tasty, it's a shame I just threw it all up."