Chapter 21: The Winery ^ ^

[Kenji Hagiwara: Last time, I saw the promotion gift that Fushimi-kun brought to his colleague, and then I tried some bourbon whiskey with Jinpei-kun.]

[Kenji Hagiwara: Well, I personally think it's pretty good, but it seems that Jinpei doesn't get along well with bourbon. He even complained to me about the taste. ^ ^]

[Kenji Hagiwara: I didn't know when Fushimi-chan would get off work, so I didn't send a message during the hours he might be working. I hope I didn't disturb you.]

Kyoki Fushimi received the message from Kenji Hagiwara while he was in the car with three bottles of whiskey on his way to the mission location.

How should I put it...

A little unexpected.

Fushimi Kyoji thought about the next time he would interact with Hagiwara Kenji, such as by chance running into each other when they were alone.

People who are popular among the opposite sex usually focus on their social circles in real life rather than managing their personalities on social platforms.

Kenji Hagiwara seems to be a very popular type.

So even his social etiquette in private is perfect?

Hmm... In that case, it's no wonder that I'm so popular.

[Kenji Hagiwara: Although Jinpei isn't used to it, the taste of this sake should be suitable for most people.]

[Kenji Hagiwara: What kind of colleague is Kofushimi?]

The reply sent by the player earlier was immediately shown as read, but it took several dozen seconds before the text above the conversation bar changed to [Inputting...].

Fushimi Kyoji guessed that he was holding his cell phone and suddenly encountered something that needed to be dealt with.

As for the reason... probably, Hagiwara Kenji doesn't seem like the type of person who would deliberately read a message without replying.

Looking at the message about Kenji Hagiwara on the screen, Kyoji Fushimi lowered his phone slightly and glanced at Toru Amuro, who was also sitting in the back row, with his computer on his lap and his fingers tapping on the keyboard at the same rhythm.

When the player asked Toru Amuro if he liked the gift, what did he answer?

The blond man's pupils first constricted, then returned to normal. An unfathomable smile played on his lips, and he paused for a moment before answering: "...Of course."

Although the favorability list has not been opened, according to the interactive setting in the novice guide to give gifts to the conquerable characters to increase favorability, Amuro Toru's favorability towards the player should be the highest among all the characters!

Fushimi Kyoki firmly sent a positive reply to Hagiwara Kenji.

[Kenji Hagiwara: Receiving a promotion gift that was carefully prepared is a pleasant surprise, especially when it has special meaning.]

"Huh?" Matsuda Jinpei drawled out in displeasure, his sunglasses making him look even more like a Yakuza member. "Who would be happy to receive a work-related gift?"

Having just sent a text message, Hagiwara Kenji turned his gaze towards his friend, his eyes curved softly. "Hmm... I'm just trying to tease him out, but who knows, there might be people who really love their work?"

For example, it seems that Xiao Jiangugu will immediately become a workaholic who exploits himself and wants to stay at his post all day without sleeping after taking office.

Thinking of his blond classmate, the smile in Hagiwara Kenji's eyes deepened, and in his ears he heard Matsuda Jinpei's louder "Haa!?", just like the gangsters you would occasionally see on the streets with poor security.

No wonder Fushimi-kun thought he was a bastard before.

"Well, in that case..." Hagiwara Kenji used their work as an example, "It's like receiving a bomb during lunch break that poses no risk of detonation but is very difficult to dismantle. Would Jinpei-kun think it would be more troublesome or more of a surprise?"

“…Tsk.”

Jinpei Matsuda turned his head away.

Verbal confrontation is not his strong point.

It just so happened that his good friend was the type of person who was very good at observing and grasping the key points.

Normally, he is the one who is persuaded.

Thinking of this, Matsuda Jinpei let out another light "tsk" sound, glanced casually at the screen, changed the subject, and urged Hagiwara Kenji to get down to business.

To be more precise, it refers to the news about Furuya Rei's current situation that was obtained from Fushimi Kyoki.

The Public Security Bureau and the Metropolitan Police Department do not communicate with each other in terms of internal intelligence, operational deployment, personnel allocation, etc., and the explosives disposal team they are in rarely comes into contact with public security police.

This directly resulted in Hagiwara Kenji and Matsuda Jinpei having no way of knowing the current situation during the same period.

Since they accidentally caught a glimpse of the photos from the same period on their mobile phone that day, Hagiwara and Matsuda immediately conducted a secret investigation. Whether it was his name or his life story, they could hardly find a single photo with Furuya Rei's face.

The same situation also happened to another of their contemporaries: Zhu Fujingguang

It is basically certain that the two of them were wiped out by the public security and sent undercover in an unknown dangerous organization.

Their true identities are only kept in S-level confidential files and are protected by layers of protection.

"Well, then we can only start with Kofushimi." Hagiwara Kenji smiled bitterly and said helplessly, "I feel so guilty trying to get information out of girls..."

especially……

Kenji Hagiwara looked down at the message that was being replied to enthusiastically, and the phone in his hand suddenly felt like a hot potato.

Matsuda Jinpei, unable to understand his friend's thoughts, said nonchalantly, "Then why not just treat her as a criminal?"

"Hey...sometimes I really envy you, Zhenping-kun."

"ha?"

Perhaps only a man like Jinpei Matsuda, who has no sympathy for women of the opposite sex, could say such unromantic words and then look at me with a puzzled expression.

After deleting and retyping the text in the chat box, Hagiwara Kenji put down his phone in annoyance. "No matter how I look at it, the turn of events feels abrupt. They're deliberately trying to steer the conversation towards Kofuku."

Conversations with personal purposes are confined to a fixed area, which makes it impossible for Kenji Hagiwara to freely bring up topics that he is good at.

It could probably be added to his few painful experiences with communication.

Matsuda Jinpei opened his half-moon eyes and made a decision for his friend. He snatched the phone and pressed the send button decisively.

"If that girl had been even slightly smarter, she wouldn't have sat at the same table with the police. Don't think she's too smart."

After completing a series of actions with great initiative and execution ability, he waved the word "delivered" on the screen at Kenji Hagiwara.

Although it's not surprising that he would do this, but... it seems that he made the decision very decisively, as if he didn't care about the consequences and would not regret it, Xiao Zhenping.

"Ah, I haven't heard from Kofuruya and Komorobushi for a long time. I have no idea if I have the chance to see them, will I greet them first or just stand there in a daze."

"That kind of thing is fine." Matsuda Jinpei said sinisterly, cracking his hands. "Anyway, I'm going to beat them up and make them feel better!"

"Hehehe... I went undercover but there wasn't even a single piece of news. I disappeared like vaporizing the face of the earth, causing others to worry about their safety for so long. Hey, Hagi, don't stop me when the time comes."

Kenji Hagiwara mourned for his two classmates in his heart and said he would hit them less harshly.

"What about little Fushimi?" he asked.

If the police's goal is to destroy that unknown criminal organization, the members of the organization have only two options: one is to be recruited and assist the police in the operation, and the other is...

ah.

It's a dead end.

…………

…

Speaking of which.

Fushimi Kyoji stared at the (changeable) behind the "Black Organization" faction on the game panel, which meant that players could change their faction at any time.

Under the premise of high freedom, it is not ruled out that they will be captured by the police, reform themselves and betray the organization, and naturally join the side of justice.

Being caught or something like that, I feel so bad...

Although, up to now, the only Red Team characters players have encountered are Hagiwara Kenji and Matsuda Jinpei, two police officers from the explosives disposal team, it sounds like they have nothing to do with fighting a large-scale transnational criminal organization...

Hagiwara Kenji: Does Fushimi-chan work at the brewery? What department is he in charge of?

department?

Maybe... the action team?

Any member of the organization who intends to defect, any scientific researcher whose research has not made any progress, or any money bag that cannot bring benefits to the organization...

All of these are on the to-do list of their makeshift team.

The player pondered for a few seconds and replied to Kenji Hagiwara.

Mainly working with my seniors, ah, and now my colleagues, to sort out the unsold defective products piling up in the company warehouse.

[Kenji Hagiwara: Huh? There are so many defective products that they need to be destroyed manually. Could it be a company that's already listed?]

If it refers to a listed company controlled by an organization...

Maybe that's how it can be understood.

I'm not particularly familiar with the company's scale, but I think it's quite competitive. Can you say it's basically monopolized the domestic market?

The only organizations that the organization truly regards as thorns in its side are official organizations such as the Japanese Public Security Bureau and the FBI. No code-named member would really regard the likes of the Nimchankai and the Shingi-gumi as hostile forces that could pose a threat to the organization.

[Kenji Hagiwara: Oh, in that case, the sake I bought might actually be produced by the company that Fushimi-chan works for. ^ ^]

Um……

Are you talking about the 'wine' produced by the organization?

It’s better not to meet Officer Hagiwara…

"arrive."

Toru Amuro spoke as the car stopped at the destination. He glanced at the players. He had been aware of people looking at him frequently since a while ago.

A flawless and easygoing smile appeared on his face: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with me?"

"Eh...it's not that, I just suddenly felt..." Fushimi Kyoji denied it vaguely.

Confused, he lowered his head to look at the emoticon at the end of the last message sent by Kenji Hagiwara on his phone, then looked up at Toru Amuro.

[Hagihara Kenji:......^ ^]

Amuro Toru's smile remained unchanged, his eyes curved into harmless arcs, and he tilted his head in her direction: "Hmm?"

I always feel...

Toru Amuro and Kenji Akihara gave her a somewhat similar feeling.

Is it an illusion?

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