"Hiro, I've given you many chances."

Just when Zhu Fushi Jingguang was at a loss for what to do because of her words, Hoshino Aoi's voice came again from the side, with a hint of coldness, which instantly made his back feel slightly cold.

"Matsuda should have told you this, right? I secretly filmed your meeting with your contact, but what did you do? You didn't do anything."

Having said that, the corners of Hoshino Aoi's lips suddenly curled up, but the words that seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth still revealed her emotions without a doubt.

"Do you have anything to explain to me about this?"

She said almost word by word:

"You once promised me that you would protect my safety, but is this how you protect me?"

Unfortunately, Zhu Fujingguang could only answer her question with silence.

Fortunately, Hoshino Aoi didn't ask this question in order to get him to answer anything.

She continued at her own pace:

"I know what you're thinking. You're simply suspecting that I've escaped the control of brainwashing. If that's the case, then my act of secretly photographing you is clearly sending you some kind of signal."

Because she already knew their identities, if she really wanted to investigate his identity, she didn't need to follow him at all.

Unless she has other intentions.

Of course, this premise is that she has indeed escaped the control of brainwashing, otherwise all speculations are invalid.

"But it turns out that I was right."

Zhu Fujingguang seemed to have finally found his voice. After hearing what Hoshino Aoi said, he lowered his head and whispered.

However, in response to his words, Hoshino Aoi just chuckled and nodded:

"Yes, that's right, you guessed it right."

She simply admitted that Middles had already escaped brainwashing control. However, just as she opened her mouth and wanted to say something, Aoi Hoshino didn't give her the chance and interrupted her directly:

"Then what?"

"What?"

Zhu Fujingguang finally raised his head, but there was a blank look in his eyes when he looked at Hoshino Aoi.

"And what did you do?"

Hoshino Aoi was extremely patient at this time, but this patience only lasted for a short while. After receiving the silent response from Morobushi Kagemitsu, she simply answered the question she had just asked herself.

"You arranged to be the bait to lure the snake out of its hole. What's the purpose? I don't need to explain it, right?"

Her voice became softer, but the coldness in her words grew stronger.

"Have you ever considered that if I haven't regained consciousness and everything is just your imagination, then your actions are undoubtedly seeking your own death?"

Having said that, Hoshino Aoi suddenly recalled his ending in the comics, her expression became even colder, and this time there was a real hint of anger in her expression.

"I remember I should have told you before, right? You're very important to us, not some insignificant person. So is this how you treat us? To have us suddenly receive news of your death one day? And in a situation where you clearly could have survived!"

Seeing that Zhu Fushigaki seemed to want to explain something, Hoshino Aoi interrupted him almost rudely.

"Don't tell me these are necessary sacrifices! I'm telling you, Morobushi Kagemitsu, to me, you, Zero, Matsuda, Hagiwara, and the squad leader, you're all very important in my heart. In fact, the reason I chose to live in this world is to see all of you standing there alive!"

Instead of 5-4=0!

"So in order to achieve this goal, no matter who is sacrificed, even if it's me, as long as you guys are safe, it's worth it in my heart. And if you don't want others to sacrifice for you, then you better protect yourself!"

For a moment, Hoshino Aoi couldn't even tell whether she was following the plan, even if it was moral kidnapping, to change the mentality of Morobushi Kagemitsu who didn't mind sacrificing himself to achieve his goal, or whether she was revealing her true feelings.

Anyway, when she finished speaking, she saw Zhu Fu Jingguang looking at her blankly, as if he had not yet recovered from her sudden outburst.

Seeing this, Hoshino Aoi's tone softened a bit, but while speaking softly, she also added a hint of threat.

"Hiro, I'm not saying that you're being mean, but you're really important to me and Zero, and I believe that in your brother's heart, you're also a very important family member, so don't do this again next time, okay? Nothing is worth getting in this way, and you probably don't want to be traded one for one next time, right?"

Well, she admitted that she was taking advantage of Zhufu Jingguang's kindness.

But since gentle persuasion didn't work and he stubbornly believed that this was the best way, she might as well tell him that if he did this again next time, she would protect him by sacrificing others.

Anyway, in their eyes, she was a child who grew up in the Black Organization, so it was normal for her to have such distorted values.

Hoshino Aoi pondered in her heart, and even when she met Zhu Fujingguang's gaze, her gaze did not retreat in the slightest.

Seeing this, what else could Zhu Fujingguang say? He could only lower his head dejectedly, looking somewhat pitiful and saying:

"I understand. I won't do that again next time."

"You'd better really remember it."

Hoshino Aoi snorted coldly and glanced at him sideways:

"But it doesn't matter if you don't remember. The worst that can happen is that someone else dies. I can always save you."

Zhu Fujingguang's face looked a little ugly, but he also knew that no matter what he said, he could not change Hoshino Aoi's mind.

Therefore, even if it is for the lives of innocent people, he will never choose to use similar methods to achieve his goals in the future.

However, although he knew very well in his heart that all this was because Hoshino Aoi cared about him, because she cared about them, her friends, that's why she did this and threatened him with other people's lives.

But even if he understood it in his heart, he still felt a little awkward. Therefore, Zhu Fu Jingguang just nodded silently and didn't say anything else.

The atmosphere between the two gradually became tense, and neither of them said another word until Hoshino Aoi stopped the car.