After a pause, Gin turned around and said, half reminding, half advising:

"Remember, it's better to be kept in the dark than to trust Pisk."

"He is a hypocrite who speaks lies all the time and betrays your father."

"....Boss, you seem to know something."

Sakaki Makoto said calmly:

"If you don't mind, could you tell me about it?"

"Boss is very secretive about the incident 17 years ago. This is a banned past event."

Gin shook his head:

"I advise you not to investigate further."

"Whether it's for you or the organization, the consequences of revealing the truth will do more harm than good."

After saying that, Gin said no more.

The reason why he specifically reminded Sakaki Makoto was that he didn't want to see him step into the abyss step by step.

These days...

Loyal and capable younger brothers are rare...

Thinking of this, Gin put a blood pressure pill into his mouth to relieve his blood pressure which was gradually rising due to Pisco.

At 3 pm, Volga GAZ returned to the new institute.

If nothing unexpected happens...

There was nothing to do today, so Makoto Sakaki was getting ready to go home after get off work.

On the way back in the taxi, Sakaki Makoto took out a business card, stared at it for a while, typed the numbers on it into his mobile phone one by one, and pressed the dial button.

beep...

beep...

It was like the slow beating of gongs and drums that had been sealed for thousands of years. The sound of waiting coming from the microphone gradually lifted Sakaki Makoto's heart.

Click!

The call was connected, and after a short wait, Pisk's dry voice sounded:

"Suz?"

"It's me."

"I didn't expect you to contact me so soon..."

Pisco held a cigar, walked to the French window, looked at the setting sun, and said:

"That's right, I have something to say to you too."

"Put yours aside for now."

Sakaki interrupted him:

"Tell me, what happened 17 years ago?"