The man whose cigarette was taken away by Akemi was momentarily stunned.

Then he said, "Oh."

He seemed to want to say something more, but Akemi immediately interrupted him with a smile.

"Sir, what would you like to drink?"

"Oh, by the way, perhaps you're not here for a drink, but rather to request something from our detective agency?"

The greeting was quite warm, but it carried a clear air of keeping people at arm's length.

The man reached out and touched the brim of his wool hat, looking somewhat bewildered.

He immediately replied, "Black coffee, thank you."

He sat down on the bar stool in front of the bar, staring directly at Akemi without any attempt to hide it.

Not to be outdone, Mingmei smiled and said, "Okay, please wait a moment." Then she got to work.

At the same time, he poked Yoruichi Toyama, who was still staring blankly at the kettle.

"Oh, oh, black coffee, right? Please wait a moment."

As if waking from a dream, Yuanshan Yeyi agreed.

In any case, since the young lady hasn't lost, he can't afford to falter at this crucial moment.

Even if the ex-husband came to ask for reconciliation, still...

Is that so? ...

While the coffee was being brewed, the man rested his hands on the bar counter, intently watching Akemi as she worked alongside Yoruichi Toyama.

Until Akemi gently pushed the steaming cup in front of him.

"How have you been lately?" the man suddenly asked.

The question was very casual, but the person being asked could tell he was concerned.

But Akemi didn't buy it at all.

“I’m doing well, happy and fulfilled,” she said. “I feel like I’m living a second life compared to before.”

The man's eyes flashed, but his expression darkened.

"Really? Even after losing your closest family members?"

This statement was so offensive that both Yoruichi Toyama and Akemi became alert.

I thought he just wanted to reminisce, or perhaps go a step further and see if there was any possibility of reconciliation.

Out of respect for Akemi, Yoruichi Toyama remained silent.

On the one hand, her ex-husband didn't even see her as a person.

On the other hand, he also didn't want to prevent or restrict Mingmei from making choices as her current boyfriend.

Only she knows who she loves and who she should be with.

But it seems that the ex-husband wants more than just to get his ex-girlfriend back.

What he wanted was information about Shiho Miyano; that was the most important source of information for the liquor company, the FBI, and the Japanese Public Security Bureau.

He must not know that Shiho is still living as Ai.

“Sir,” Yoruichi Toyama interrupted, “it is extremely rude of you to speak like that.”

"You have no right to interfere in my girlfriend's life."

"And what about you?" the man quickly replied, and for the first time, he looked Yoruichi Toyama directly into her eyes.

"You should know she has a younger sister, right?"

"Have you done anything for them?"

"Or are you actually happy to see this outcome? Because if she's all alone, she'll have no choice but to rely on you for a living?"

"You..." Even though she knew these were all baseless accusations, Yoruichi Toyama still couldn't help but get angry.

What angered me wasn't that I was seen as a manipulative emotional swindler taking advantage of someone's vulnerability.

On the contrary, he felt that his ex-husband also believed that the truth was not like that, but was using such words to provoke him and Mingmei in order to get the information he wanted.

As expected of a well-trained intelligence agent, their purpose was too clear and their ruthlessness too great.

In this situation, even someone else, such as Yoruichi Toyama who doesn't understand the plot and has relied entirely on her own hard work to get to where she is now, would probably argue back with some dissatisfaction.

And there's also Akemi...

"Your Majesty... no, Mr. Moroboshi, what do you mean by all this?" Akemi said angrily.

But Yoruichi Toyama immediately grabbed her arm.

Thanks to her partner's tacit understanding, the young lady realized that it wasn't stopping her from jumping out of the counter to beat up her ex-boyfriend.

But their momentum did not falter.

"Yoruichi has done enough for me, at least compared to that Mr. Moroboshi..."

“By the way,” she chuckled coldly, “you see, I know this isn’t your real name, but other than that, I don’t know how to address you.”

"Someone who won't even reveal their real name..."

“Akai,” the man spoke quietly, interrupting her accusation, “Akai Shuichi.”

It seems that Akemi's intense words earlier were just to ask for his name.

"Mr. Akai, right?" Yoruichi Toyama put her arm around Akemi and spoke first.

“I’ve heard from my girlfriend that you’re a secret agent.”

"So, is there something you need our help with this time?"

Shuichi Akai, who was directly asked about his intentions, looked at the young man standing opposite him with slight surprise.

Despite being attacked so sharply by himself, his anger was fleeting, and he quickly grasped the key to his own arrival.

This cannot be explained by mere luck or intuition.

“In that case, I’ll be frank.” Shuichi Akai spoke more cautiously than before.

"Before coming here, there was the matter of Mr. Toyama, including Akemi..."

“Lin Mingmei,” Mingmei corrected coldly, emphasizing the pronunciation of her name.

"...Alright, as for Miss Lin's matter, I have of course already investigated it."

"I am personally deeply grateful to Mr. Yuanshan for risking his own safety to save Miss Ming... Lin..."

“No need,” Yoruichi Toyama waved his hand. “It was just a moment of impulse.”

"I'm not doing this to please you..."

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