Chapter 22 The winery scene

Not long after the last mission, three summoning messages from Gin were sent to their mobile phones.

The reason why there are three is probably because it is their tacit consensus.

From time to time, the girl would hear the man's code name. He was obviously a follower of Gin's faction. It was normal for him to receive Gin's order to intercept the traitor in the organization earlier than them.

Toru Amuro glanced at the moving red dot on the locator. The guy who was only concerned with escaping had not yet noticed that he had a little gadget on his body that could take his life.

The shared location has been sent in real time to the mobile phones of every organization member participating in this operation.

With the presence of the locator, the success rate of escape was completely reduced to zero. The code-named members appeared nearby and ambushed at various sniper points.

Now, the member of the organization who is unaware that his whereabouts have been exposed is unable to escape.

Rather than asking them to cooperate in the operation, it is to hunt down the traitors.

Toru Amuro is more inclined to believe that Gin wants to use this easy action and the tragic betrayal of the organization to deter other people's secret restless thoughts.

Cold, cruel, ruthless and ruthless towards traitors... This is consistent with his usual impression of Gin.

Before taking action, Gin glanced in their direction and saw that the four-man team was split into teams of two, and he and Scotland were assigned together.

This decision is extremely reasonable, as it can ensure that there is at least one fighter in the team. For Toru Amuro, working together with his colleagues who are also public security undercover agents will definitely save him a lot of unnecessary trouble.

only……

His eyes uncontrollably fell on the two people who were leaving together.

There was a clear height difference between the two men. The young man wearing a knitted hat and carrying a sniper rifle walked in front, and the figure behind him, who seemed to be on a spring outing, followed him briskly.

He did not make any gesture that suggested intimacy, but when she looked up at Lei and spoke, he naturally leaned forward and tilted his head to listen. From the perspective of others, they seemed like a pair of partners who had been working together for a long time and had built up a high level of tacit understanding with each other.

Of course, as a temporary teammate of both Lei and Fushimi Kyoki, Amuro Toru didn't think that two people who rarely spent time together alone in private would develop a tacit understanding in a short period of time.

Such behavior is nothing more than one party accommodating the other.

Amuro Toru didn't care what Lei was up to. Was it a honey trap? Or was it simply his hormones that were taking over his brain? Strictly speaking, those things had nothing to do with him.

His attention was more focused on Gin.

The silver-haired man in a long windbreaker, with one hand in his pocket, was so sensitive to gazes that he was frightened. As soon as his gaze fell on his face, it met his deep pupils that were so gloomy that no light could enter.

The terrifying feeling of being stared at by a wild beast suddenly exploded from the back of his head, but Amuro Toru did not show it on his face. He responded to him with a meaningful smile belonging to "Bourbon" and had no intention of taking the initiative to explain.

Gin frowned habitually, and when he saw that it was Amuro Toru, he gave him a warning look, then looked away coldly.

That's really interesting.

Taking advantage of the fact that Gin was now focused on the traitor and had no time to settle accounts with him for his offensive behavior, Toru Amuro simply glanced back and forth between Gin and Lei.

Although the four were divided into two groups, there was a 50% chance that Lei and Fushimi Kyo would be grouped together.

But the person who gave this order was Gin, who also had long hair, acted coldly, and was always unkind. Amuro Toru didn't mind speculating more deeply about Gin's intentions.

Among them, Rye, who is a replica of Gin, is probably the most favored candidate by Gin.

Some people will unconsciously project their preferences onto similar beings. Toru Amuro is not sure whether the actions of the Gin team are mixed with personal likes and dislikes.

Is it a coincidence, or something else?

“…Bourbon.”

There were only two of them left nearby, and after checking for possible eavesdropping devices, Zhu Fujingguang took the initiative to speak.

Due to the sensitivity of their identities, out of caution, they rarely call each other by their real names or nicknames even in private.

This time, Zhu Fujingguang called out the code name of his friend's wine in the organization.

"You... seem to be paying too much attention to Fushimi." This was the conclusion that Zhufushi Jingguang came to after observation.

Not knowing the specific reason, he couldn't help but feel worried about his friend's abnormal behavior, but he just couldn't find an opportunity to be alone with him.

Taking advantage of being assigned to work with Zero, Morofushi Jingguang decisively seized the opportunity, and Amuro Toru also understood and cooperated with him to turn on the signal jammer, and did not notice the presence of a bug in the dark.

The turned-on signal jammer will indiscriminately block signals within a dozen meters around it, risking not receiving Gin's instructions in time while checking for eavesdropping devices. Morofushi Keimitsu and Amuro Toru now have an environment that is confirmed to be safe from eavesdropping, allowing them to exchange information with each other.

"From the first time we met Fushimi, you showed an unusual level of interest in her."

Amuro Toru didn't think so. He spoke in a relaxed tone, even teasing his friend with his Bourbon personality: "If you hadn't been paying attention to her, how would you have known I was paying attention to her?"

"Zero." Zhu Fu Jingguang called him in a serious voice.

Seeing his friend getting serious, Toru Amuro also consciously stopped his frivolous disguise.

Amuro Toru himself knew that his observation of Fushimi Kyoki was mixed with complex feelings of resentment.

He initially had a good impression of the people's goodwill, but was suspicious of Bourbon Whiskey. However, all of this turned into anger at being fooled after Gin brought the person to him and introduced the other person's identity.

This growing rage prompted him to capture that deceptive face, unconsciously observing and guessing the true intention of her good intentions.

Did even Hiro notice it...

"I've met her before." Amuro Toru briefly described the first time he met Fushimi Kyoki. "It was only after Gin said she was a member of the organization that I..."

Without personal experience, it is probably impossible to fully empathize with the person involved.

Zhu Fujingguang hesitated and said, "Perhaps it really is a gift. Congratulations on getting the code name."

There were just some problems with the expression.

For example, she forgot to disclose her identity as a member of the organization, and was not, as Zero thought, an ordinary female high school student who grew up in a peaceful society and shared joy with strangers.

"Heh..." Amuro Toru sneered, but the mockery in his smile was not directed at Zhufu Jingguang.

He will never forget the absurdity and even a sense of separation he felt when he learned that the other party was a member of the organization.

The guy who fooled him asked him what he thought of the bourbon when they met next time.

Amuro Toru didn't think his friend would be fooled by the other party's harmlessness, but with his precedent, it would be better to let Hiro be on guard in advance.

"Maybe it's her disguise, or maybe she's integrated some of her personality into it... Anyway," Amuro Toru paused, his purple-gray eyes clouded over, "She's definitely a troublesome person, no less troublesome than Vermouth."

“…”

The other person's silence seemed particularly abrupt after Amuro Toru's voice fell and disappeared.

"Hiro?" Amuro called out to his friend in confusion. Seeing the pensive look on Scotland's face, and considering the previous discussion about the girl, he suddenly thought of a possibility. He looked at Scotland again in surprise and doubt, "Could it be that you..."

Zhu Fujingguang understood his friend's unfulfilled intentions.

Are you asking him if he has the intention of turning the other party against the other party and making Fushimi an informant for the public security?

In order to fight against this behemoth organization, they lack not only the understanding and intelligence of the organization, but also, when necessary, they will apply to their superiors to allow those members of the organization who are willing to help the police defeat the organization to be officially protected as witnesses.

Has he ever thought about bringing the other party to the same front?

Zhu Fujingguang could even recall every detail of that night in his mind, including the other person's eyes sparkling in the moonlight, his hesitant expression as he wanted to comfort him but then retreated, and...

'Feel? '

The girl at that time was a little confused by his question and replied to him nonchalantly.

'I just don't feel anything.'

Zhu Fu Jingguang paused.

“…No, I’ve never thought about it.”

If one only harbors a vague, perhaps even childish, concern for someone's age and behavior, and then blindly assumes that someone has good intentions and can be guided toward good...

It will only put both himself and Zero in danger.

He would not make such an irreparable mistake.

It was obvious that Toru Amuro wanted to say something when Gin suddenly called out their codenames over the intercom: "...Bourbon, Scotland, the traitor is heading in your direction, stop him."

He faintly heard Gin curse someone in a low voice as if he was a waste.

The flashing red dot on the locator was indeed moving at a rapid speed and was about to overlap with the green dot representing them.

Did he actually break out of the ambush?

No wonder Gin got angry.

The rumbling sound of an engine rang in their ears, and the face in the information that Gin had shown them before setting off appeared in the sight. He accelerated the motorcycle regardless of anything, and thick clouds of dust splashed on both sides.

Toru Amuro and Scotland immediately raised their guns, aimed in the direction of the sound, and locked onto the target.

Gin did not give the order to capture him alive or kill him on the spot, so Toru Amuro was distracted and tried to guess what Gin was thinking.

Should I hit the head or the limbs?

In the sight that moved back and forth around the target, a pair of calm green eyes revealed the full picture from the gradually dispersing dust - a girl in tight clothes raised a gun, without any emotion or hesitation on her face. She did not need to close her eyes to aim, and even her eyelashes did not tremble, and she decisively pulled the trigger.

'Bang.'

The gunshot was clearly inaudible due to the distance, but the moment the shot was fired, all the blood in my body seemed to freeze, and I suddenly felt an indescribable fear of being targeted by a hunter, as if I would be shot and fall to the ground in the next second.

Squeak——!!!

There was a sharp friction sound, and the bumps caused by the blown rear tire of the motorcycle and the high-speed driving caused it to roll over, and the target was thrown off the motorcycle.

“…That was a close call!”

Unlike Lei, who immediately ran towards the fallen traitor, the girl chose to jog towards them first, looking them up and down, then quickly calming her breathing, panting slightly, and insisting on checking their condition: "Are you okay?"

Her concern was so obvious, so sincere, so pure... for a moment it overshadowed the calm and indifferent inorganic eyes he saw through the scope.

Gazing at those moist green eyes that were a little damp from exercise and looked even clearer than if they had been washed by water, my heart skipped a beat without warning.

“*(……)”

At this moment, the thoughts of Fūya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu were in sync with each other.

He finally became more certain of his inner judgment/he finally had an intuitive understanding of the statement that 'she is as dangerous as the Thousand-Faced Witch'.

If even the look they saw at this moment was part of the disguise.

Should I be shocked by her superb acting skills... or be glad that I never completely let my guard down and didn't show any inappropriate expression?

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