Chapter 481

Bo Yezaki's eyes crinkled into a smile.

In natural light, his eyes were a tender light green, like tender leaves in the morning, with a soft, moist, and harmless feel. A bright smile spread across his handsome face, and the originally heavy atmosphere seemed to lighten up a bit.

His carefree demeanor always made him look several years younger than his actual age. Even Furuya Rei, who already knew him well, often fantasized that he hadn't graduated from university.

"Huh? Why would you ask a question so obvious that it makes me question your intelligence?"

Silver-haired youths are always frank and cheerful, and rarely come across as aggressive—if you don’t consider the content of their speech.

"Did I give you the wrong impression?"

Ryouya held her breath.

He looked at Usaku Saiki with a complicated expression.

The other person forked a piece of fried shrimp tempura, put it in their mouth, and casually glanced at him, their eyes seemingly innocent, as if they genuinely had no idea where his "misconceptions" came from.

...Weren't they all provided by Usui Saiki himself?!

Based on his understanding of Usui Saiki's ability to see through people's hearts, Furuya Rei didn't believe that all of his wild thoughts were really his own problem.

Even if he did have some misunderstandings, he believed that in most cases, Bo Yezaki was aware of the situation, or even acted intentionally.

Could this guy's personality be any worse?!

They've known each other for seven years, and for three or four years they've been agonizing over whether he really knows that he and Morofushi Kagemitsu are undercover police officers. Perhaps realizing that there's nothing left to play with in this area, in the last six months or so, Usaba Saiki has started a series of actions that make them—mainly Morofushi Kagemitsu—doubt whether his stance is actually on the side of the police.

Looking back on the time spent with Saiki Usaba over the years, Rei Furuya doesn't know how he survived. He feels that his heart has endured a level of pressure that he never expected before coming to infiltrate.

Furuya Rei knew he couldn't afford to waste any more time on internal conflicts. According to the relationship tips given to him by Morofushi Kagemitsu, he was overthinking everything because of a single sentence from Usui Saiki, which was no different from not talking things out before!

Having undergone professional spy training, Furuya Rei knew very well that in this situation, he should try to test the waters with a conciliatory approach first. However, when facing Usui Saiki, he always felt that using those insincere methods would only make Usui Saiki treat him like a piece of cake.

I guess I should just say it directly.

You know in your heart whether it's just your imagination or not.

Rei Furuya said curtly, "This turned out exactly as you expected, didn't it? What exactly do you want?"

Usakabe Saiki slowly swallowed the food in his mouth, then said with a smile, "My thoughts are very simple. Sometimes I feel that your thoughts are overly complicated."

Rei Furuya suppressed a sneer: "Simple? You're not going to say you're just an ordinary person with no interest in these things, are you? You've already gotten so deeply involved..."

"Can't ordinary people do these things?"

Perhaps because he had just woken up, Usakabe Saiki was only wearing simple home clothes and no fancy headdresses, which made him look even more gentle than usual. The way he looked at Furuya Rei was as tolerant as if he were looking at an ignorant child.

"The rule that runs in this world is profit. I do these things because it's in my best interest... I didn't expect I would have to teach you even this."

Rei Furuya frowned.

Although Morofushi Kagemitsu had advised him to speak frankly to Usaku Saiki, asking every question would make him seem foolish, so he subconsciously tried to analyze the passage himself first.

This would benefit Usoppō Saiki... What does "benefit" mean?

Currently, it seems that this averted a major blunder by the Japanese Public Security Bureau, prevented them from suffering significant losses, saved Morofushi Kagemitsu, and concealed his undercover identity, thus preserving strength for the Japanese Public Security Bureau in its struggle against the organization.

Based on these observations alone, it seems that Usaku Saiki is on the side of the Japanese Public Security Bureau.

But Usoya Saiki's attitude was rather subtle...

Rei Furuya said thoughtfully, "If you're trying to help us, I suggest you change your attitude... If you're offering help but your attitude diminishes others' gratitude, it doesn't fit the profit-driven model."

This personality is so awkward. Is it because his guardian died too early, resulting in an exceptionally long rebellious period, or was his brain actually damaged?

Bo Ye Zaiji sighed: "I can now confirm that you have indeed misunderstood something."

"Hmm?" Furuya Rei had a bad feeling.

"Everything I did was for myself."

The silver-haired youth asked, puzzled, "What makes you think that the benefits the Japanese Public Security Bureau can bring me are greater than those from the organization?"

His words were plain and his tone was not aggressive at all, yet they startled and frightened Rei Furuya!

Because Rei Furuya suddenly realized that the two-way constraint he once thought he had had probably disappeared the moment Curaçao sent out the fake list.

He and Morofushi Kagemitsu had long been troubled by whether Usaku Saiki's claim that they were undercover agents was a test or a code. In the end, they relaxed a little because of the reason that "if he really wants to report us as undercover agents with evidence, we can actually use the fact that he is the adopted son of an undercover agent to threaten him in return."

Later, they realized that Usakabe Saiki's increasingly obvious attitude meant that he was indeed aware of the situation but had not seriously reported it. They breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that whether it was out of personal favor or because Usakabe Saiki knew that his identity was flawed and therefore let them go, it was a good thing.

But now, Furuya Rei realized that, at this point, Usui Saiki's identity was flawless.

Rum and Curaçao went to great lengths to bring back only a fake list from the Japanese Public Security Bureau, and even among the real undercover agents who were included to try and confuse the organization because they had died in battle, there was no information about Alex.

If Usui Seiki tries to take action against him again, even if Furuya Rei wants to fight to the death, he will be completely unconvincing because of this incident—who knows if it's another fake list?

This time, it was thanks to Usakabe Saiki that they saw through the Japanese Public Security Bureau's trap and saved the only remaining loyal members on the list. He had a grudge against the Japanese Public Security Bureau, so it was only natural that the Japanese Public Security Bureau wanted to retaliate against Usakabe Saiki.

As for the fact that Morofushi Kagemitsu was actually the one who tipped off Usaku Saiki, thanks to Morofushi Kagemitsu's "thoughtful" actions, it appears that Vodka made a mistake that led to the exposure, and that Usaku Saiki had nothing to do with it.

Furuya Rei even thought with great fear—he wasn't even sure if Kagemitsu's actions in helping Usaku Saiki clear his name were within Usaku Saiki's expectations.

Besides, Bo Yezaki had already told the Boss that he and Jing Guang were both undercover agents!

By the way, Jingguang now has disguise tools on him, so even if there are any photos or videos as evidence in the future, Bo Yezaki can argue that since Jingguang can disguise himself, maybe the person inside is someone else disguised as him!

He then asked why Usaku Saiki would suggest disguise!

As for the fact that Shuichi Akai is still alive, Kir might be an undercover agent, and Akemi Miyano was suspected of being rescued with the help of Saiki Usuba...

Rei Furuya wasn't sure if what he knew was the whole truth.

If Usakabe Saiki had actually already secretly spoken with the Boss, or had some other arrangements, it would be enough to get him out of the most severe charges. The only flaw is that he was raised by a Japanese public security undercover agent...

Rei Furuya felt a chill run down his spine the more he thought about it.

Jingguang believed that Bo Yezaki was on their side, and his attitude gradually softened, mainly because of these things.

Because you can't judge a person by what they say, but by what they do, he chose to place a certain amount of trust in Usakata Saiki based on this method.

Thinking about it carefully, he had actually tried to teach Usakabe Saiki to change his attitude just now—in fact, the reason he believed Kagemitsu's nonsense was because of Usakabe Saiki's bad attitude!

He subconsciously felt that if Bo Yezaki really wanted to use them, he would have used his identity as an undercover adopted son to use gentle methods to help them kindly, instead of acting like a rebellious teenager who refused to admit his good intentions.

What if this kind of reverse thinking was also within Usui Saiki's calculations...

What if all of Usoya Saiki did was merely to gain their trust, and his ultimate goal was to use this fake list operation to completely eliminate any future worries...

Now that Usui Saiki has achieved his goal, have Kagemitsu, Akemi... and Akai Shuichi, as well as Kir, whose stance is unclear... also lost their usefulness?

What does Usaku Saiki do?

"Judging from your expression, are you thinking I should probably kill you?" Bo Yezaki still appeared completely harmless, speaking in a coquettish tone, "What? You think so badly of me! Aren't you going to consider trying to win me over?"

Rei Furuya's brain overworked from connecting countless details from the past few years in a short period of time, causing him to react a beat slower. His voice was dry as he repeated, "Try it?"

"Seriously, I've already told you the answer, and you still haven't realized it... If the Japanese Public Security Bureau is this incompetent, you really can't blame me for choosing this organization."

Usakabe Saiki rested his chin on his hand, his dark green eyes meeting Furuya Rei's uneasy gaze. A hint of cold, sharpness seeped into his otherwise amused smile.

He softened his tone, speaking in a voice so soft it was almost a whisper, requiring Furuya Rei to strain to hear him clearly. His words were intimate, yet they inexplicably created a cold atmosphere.

“Darling, you have to find a way to prove that you, or the Japanese Public Security Bureau, are more useful to me than the organization.”

After a moment of silence, Furuya Rei didn't refute, but simply nodded: "I understand."

Suspicion value system: [...]?

Why does this situation, where Usaku Saiki unilaterally stirred up a competitive spirit, seem so familiar?