I brought him here to take advantage of his desire to see Mingmei and to play a trick on him.

Disrupt his calm mindset to maximize profits in the transaction.

This is also a very common tactic in trading.

In a transaction, if one party becomes emotional, they are likely to hand over the initiative to the other party.

The cost and the success of the transaction will depend on the other party's decision.

Or perhaps the man in the black robe simply knew about this incident.

And Akemi had actually died several months earlier.

The man in black robes used technology to forge a recording to make a deal with him.

These are all possibilities.

He actually preferred to believe the former.

However, what he didn't know was that his guess was mostly correct.

The man in black robes...

No, Kōsuke does know where Akemi is, and he brought Akai Shuichi here because he really wanted to persecute him.

But Guangyou did not intend to use this matter to gain any benefit.

He didn't intend to use Akemi's information to make a deal with Shuichi Akai, nor would he do such a thing; he simply wanted to join forces.

But in order to persecute Shuichi Akai, he had no choice but to conceal his true purpose.

He has a clean background.

Even if they suspect him, they can never be certain that he is the man in black robes until he takes off his mask.

The identity of the "man in black robes" appeared suddenly, like a ghost.

There's no way to investigate even if you want to.

They used the identity of "the man in black robes" as a cover and a transaction as a pretext for meeting.

Then they put on an act that says, "I am the villain."

Execute the pre-established plan and adapt to changing circumstances.

Although the fire was unexpected and there were unforeseen circumstances, the results were still quite good.

If he didn't want to reveal his identity right now, he really would have picked up his phone and taken a picture of Shuichi Akai at that moment.

As one of the "silver bullets" known as capable of posing a deadly threat to the organization, Shuichi Akai's strength is beyond doubt.

A calm mind, formidable skills, and powerful intelligence gathering abilities...

There aren't many things that can really frustrate him.

Only him...

No, there are probably only a handful of people who can make him lose face, and Akemi is one of them.

He used Akemi's information to stir up Shuichi Akai's guilt and feelings for Akemi, successfully causing him to suffer a setback.

Seeing Shuichi Akai's demeanor so different from his usual aloof self, Kōyū felt a pang of regret.

"The plan was successful, but it's a real shame we couldn't take photos."

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