How to Become the Organization's Steady Number Three Through Rumors

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Recently, rumors have been running rampant in a certain distillery organization.

Member A: I've got a juicy piece of gossip. I heard the new member who looks a lot like Gin got his Rye codename by stalking, faking an accident, and throwing himself at Margaux.

Member B: That's nothing. I heard Gin and Margaux have been going on more missions together lately because Gin's planning to be the other man for love.

Member C: You call that juicy? I heard Bourbon and Scotch have already joined forces. Someone saw the three of them leaving a love hotel together.

When the people at the center of the rumors found out...

Rye remembered being electrocuted unconscious, dragged into a car, and held at gunpoint while being told to act as someone's boyfriend. He fell silent.

Gin, whose mission credit Margaux had forcefully stolen, had veins bulging on his forehead as he crushed a wineglass on the spot.

Bourbon and Scotch, forced to go in only to carry out a mission, were dumbfounded when their two dear friends from the police academy, now senior codename holders, questioned them. They swore they hadn't fallen that far.

The culprit was quite pleased with how the rumors had spread, and went on to stir up a few more big scandals in front of the boss.

So when Rum reported the list of undercover agents obtained from the Public Security Bureau, the boss crossed Bourbon and Scotch off the list: those two were black cops trained by the organization.

The two undercover agents preparing to flee: Huh?

When Kaito Kid and the Zoo fought over a jewel, the distillery sent people to help with the handoff, saying they were all part of the same organization and had been sent by the boss.

Kaito Kid, who had at most one assistant: Huh?

When the Osaka Black Chicken was attacked by a criminal, Matsuda, a member of the organization, came to help. So your dad was an undercover agent the organization planted in the police too?

The Osaka Black Chicken, whose father was a Superintendent General: Huh?

Notes:

1. Detective Conan only. The timeline and character settings may be adjusted slightly as the plot requires, especially the four members of the Police Academy Five who are organization executives.

2. The heroine on the Black side is a charming succubus adored by everyone, a troublemaker who's sweet and innocent on the outside but utterly wicked in character. The list of victims will keep growing.

Theme: Find salvation in the darkness and head toward the light