Chapter 32 Izanagi [VIP]

"Next, we just have to wait for that traitor N to appear~" Cheng You leisurely lay on the sofa, casually opening the Gray Fox Assassin's Web to see what interesting posts were on the forum recently. It would be great if he could find out about this traitor N or the research institute.

Sure enough, the most popular post on the forum right now is about the research institute. They are discussing the institute's deterrent power, fearing that their organization will become the institute's next target. They have joined gangs and know that one day they will die in the dark, in hatred and resentment, but they cannot leave their organization and cannot be tortured to the point of wishing they were dead in the research institute.

[#gshj: It's said that their leader is a follower of the Izanagi sect.]

[#FHH55: They're trying to create a god! This news has spread so far, but we don't know if it's true or not.]

[#hahjF: For some reason, the Sakura Blade Pavilion organization has gotten into a conflict with the research institute, and now they've already suffered an economic defeat.]

[#vbG55: Sigh, the Japanese yakuza are different now than they used to be. The old-school yakuza were very loyal to their code of honor. Now, even the last of the old-school yakuza organizations, Sakura no Blade, has fallen. The Japanese yakuza have truly become purely black; in this situation, gang honor will eventually become history.]

[#vhsj: I agree with the comment above. I'm getting old too, and I really miss the days when my buddies and I carved out our own territory in the gangster world; it was very fulfilling.]

[#hzn88: I agree with the comment above. Absolutely. We used to never talk about fighting and killing. I remember our leader saying that a leader who doesn't care about the members doesn't deserve to be the leader! It's just a pity the organization has disbanded.]

Cheng You didn't really pay attention to what was coming next; his gaze lingered on the words "Izanagi," which seemed somewhat familiar.

He had once seen the man wearing that hideous mask...

Before he could think about it any further, Cheng You's attention was suddenly drawn to the notification sound of his phone.

The special care notification sound he set up using code was specifically for Morofushi Kagemitsu.

Cheng hesitated for a moment, but finally opened the email.

Think hard, you stubborn fool! How do you explain this?!

[Morofushi: Where are you?]

Cheng You: !!!

Three simple words, without any punctuation! I don't know why, but it felt very oppressive. Cheng held his phone away (like an old man on the subway looking at his phone). After seeing those three words, he blinked uneasy and refreshed the page several times.

No! Just three words, and that was it! The other party really found out...

Cheng sprang up from the sofa with a somersault and decided to honestly explain to Morofushi Kagemitsu.

Cheng You: I'm in room 1303 of the xx Hotel.

He hesitated before pressing the newline key, but accidentally pressed send. Cheng You: ...

He continued typing, explaining why he was there. He had already typed a hundred-word essay but hadn't sent it yet when the other person replied: 【Zhu Fu: Oh.】

Cheng You: ...Now that you've added punctuation, does that mean things have eased up?

He didn't end the chat; instead, he explained the reason and sent it to the other party. The gist was that they needed to be wary of the research institute; their mission was to obtain information about the Black Organization and the research institute from the traitor N.

The other party did not reply for a long time, and Cheng You still stared at the email chat interface with unease. The other party did not even type anything. Well, maybe Morofushi Kagemitsu was not available.

Consoling himself like this, Cheng You sent another message: [Cheng You: Are you on a mission? Your organization certainly wouldn't let traitor N live, would it?]

After a few seconds, Morofushi Kagemitsu replied: [Morofushi: I'm in room 1503, also for this mission.]

Cheng You: Wow! What a coincidence. I'll be careful and won't expose you to your companions.

[Zhu Fu: Don't greet me when you're outside.]

Cheng You: Okay.

Upon seeing the nodding chick emoji sent by the other party, Morofushi Kagemitsu put away his phone. He didn't want Cheng You to get involved with him, and he didn't want to cause trouble for Cheng You because of him.

After going undercover, he lost contact with his fellow police academy students. Even if Matsukawa Yuki knew he was an undercover agent, he wouldn't take the initiative to contact Hagiwara Kenji and the others.

Morofushi Hiromitsu felt that having no weaknesses exposed was the safest approach. Even though he didn't completely trust Cheng You and Matsukawa Yuki, he trusted Hagiwara Kenji's friends and would unconsciously care about him as well. Cheng You had an innocent appearance, and Morofushi Hiromitsu didn't know how he got involved. He also knew that Cheng You was far more complex than he appeared, but his innate kindness wouldn't allow him to implicate others.

Shuichi Akai leaned against the wall and looked out the window at the scene outside. People were coming and going, and it was quite chaotic. He had to pay close attention to everyone's expression, as he was unsure if anyone in the research institute was already in plainclothes disguised.

The doorbell rang; their takeout had arrived. Zhu Fujingguang, with a gentle smile, went to open the door to collect the food. Upon returning, he sent Cheng Youyou a message: [Zhu Fu: Check the security footage. Can you monitor everything here in real time?]

Cheng You replied quickly: [Cheng You: Send me the traitor's photo. We can use big data to track and find him, including the area around the amusement park.] Actually, the system had already sent him the traitor N's ​​photo, but to be on the safe side, he pretended not to know.

Cheng You: I'll keep an eye out, find him as soon as possible, get the information, copy it and send it to you. Then I'll report the location to you, and you can take the information from traitor N to hand in the report, and kill him while you're at it.

Morofushi Kagemitsu hesitated for a moment, his fingertip hovering in mid-air, before replying, [Morofushi: Sure, but if my companions find us first, I can't guarantee your safe and successful operation.]

Shuichi Akai noticed his pensive expression and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?" He only caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of his eye, his gaze remaining fixed on the ground floor.

When Zhu Fujingguang saw the new message from Cheng You, he couldn't help but smile. "It's nothing."

On the screen were Cheng You's proud and impetuous words: [Cheng You: Believe me, big data is definitely faster than human labor! My computer skills are absolutely excellent.] Zhu Fujingguang turned off the screen and sat down at the table.

"You have a really gentle personality, not like someone who would be involved in this kind of organization." Shuichi Akai said casually, as if the two were having a casual chat.

However, Morofushi Kagemitsu suddenly felt a sense of crisis. His heart tightened, but he smiled casually and said, "Is that so? That's because you haven't seen me kill anyone."

“I know,” Shuichi Akai smiled at Hiromitsu Morofushi when he had a moment to spare. “I’ve heard of you. Scotch whisky, disarming genius, ruthless, calm and decisive in the face of adversity. I admire you quite a bit. Ah, I should say I admire every person with a high level of sniping skills.”

"Oh, really?" Morifushi Kagemitsu smiled with a hint of danger.

"Okay, you eat first, I'll continue to observe." Shuichi Akai withdrew his gaze and continued to observe.

Morofushi Kagemitsu ate a little, but didn't have much of an appetite, and soon the two switched.

At night, the two observed different places. The amusement park was brightly lit at night, and there were fewer people, making it easier to observe.

Downstairs, Cheng had deliberately hacked into the hotel's surveillance system, especially room 1503, where Morofushi Kagemitsu lived. If anyone was spotted leaving, he would receive a system warning.

Similarly, he set up a program to transmit the face of traitor N to big data, which would trigger an alarm once the surveillance cameras captured the person.

Cheng thought that as long as the traitor N was discovered, the artificial intelligence system would issue an alarm, and he could sleep peacefully. However, he overestimated the level of artificial intelligence technology in facial recognition and surveillance in this era.

Artificial intelligence is not 100% accurate to begin with, and the dim light at night may make the already unclear surveillance even more blurry, leading to system errors in identification.

Cheng had an unpleasant night.

Just as Cheng You was about to fall asleep, he was suddenly awakened by an alarm. He groggily got up to check the surveillance footage and found a person whose figure did look very much like traitor N, but whose face was different and whose height did not match.

"What's going on? This is no good at all." Cheng You muttered, then went back to his room and lay down on the bed to rest, still feeling groggy.

After an unknown amount of time, the alarm sounded again, startling Cheng You awake. He got up to check the surveillance footage, only to find a person wearing the same clothes as the traitor N in the photo. Cheng You thought: "Is this some kind of artificial idiot?"

Artificial intelligence should not be trusted too easily.

Cheng Youyou modified and upgraded the program. It will retain the monitoring screenshots of people who are 50% similar, and will only issue an alarm when the similarity is 90%. It will also ensure that it does not match people for no reason before it can go to sleep with peace of mind.

The next morning, Cheng woke up exhausted, his eyes sore he could barely open them. He struggled to sit on the bed for a long time before slowly getting dressed. "System, project the screenshots of the surveillance footage I saved last night," he said weakly.

The next second, a huge display screen appeared. Cheng You was lying on the bed, and unconsciously closed his eyes again. His head tilted to the side, and he fell asleep again.

system:【……】

The system decided not to wake him, letting the host rest more. After all, it had already checked the surveillance system last night and found no trace of traitor N. The "Is It Alive?" system considered itself a higher existence than artificial intelligence, a conscious and intelligent advanced system, and would never make a mistake.

About two hours later, Cheng You slowly regained consciousness because his neck hurt from twisting while sleeping on his side. He sat up to clear his head.

The system, without urging, spoke with a hint of pride: [Host, you don't need to review the surveillance screenshots anymore, because the system has already checked them for you; there's no trace of traitor N.]

"Um... thank you, Master Xiao Huo..." Cheng You mumbled in response, still feeling exhausted after being tormented by the artificial intelligence until late yesterday.

He slowly changed into a sweater, got up and washed up. Just then, the phone rang. Cheng answered it with a puzzled look. It was his brunch delivery.

"Takeout?" Cheng asked, puzzled after hanging up the phone. "I didn't order takeout."

At this moment, the system's mechanical voice sounded in his ear: "[I controlled your phone to schedule this for you, host. The system feels you're too tired, and as a considerate subordinate, I naturally want to take care of you appropriately.]"

"..." Cheng You paused for a few seconds, then couldn't help but laugh, his eyes filled with a gentle light, "Thank you so much, Master Little Fire~"

For some reason, the system's voice message today wasn't cold; instead, it had a touch of warmth: "[Ahem, I didn't know what you liked, so I've just ordered what you usually eat. What do you think? Do you like it?]"

"Hmm," Cheng You smiled and opened his phone to see the takeout the system had ordered for him. It was a simple home-cooked meal that Cheng You usually ate, slightly spicy, with a cup of hot milk. "I really like it."

When Cheng went out to pick up her takeout, the deliveryman was a blond man. The moment Cheng saw him, she suddenly remembered something.

Back at the hotel, Cheng woke up with a start, "I remember now, the one wearing the Izanagi mask, it's Gabriel Cecil!"