Chapter 140
Rei Furuya was deeply shocked and could not accept it.
Everything is just his own speculation. Preconceived notions are a major taboo in reasoning. He now needs someone who can understand him to help him analyze the situation.
Kazami Yuya... isn't very good. Although he has been cooperating with his undercover work, his understanding of Usuiba Saiki is limited to written records. Moreover, many of the things that sounded strange at the time but are now terrifying to think about in retrospect were not written in his report. This definitely has an impact on understanding Usuiba Saiki as a person, and you could even say that these are the key points.
After concluding this rendezvous, which should have contained little information but had brought him great stimulation, Furuya Rei returned to the safe house and contacted Morofushi Kagemitsu.
Although both of them were undercover agents in the organization, they didn't actually have close contact. They only communicated occasionally, which was to avoid one of them accidentally exposing themselves and implicating the other.
After all, the organization is actually quite loosely connected. They basically cooperate on a task and then there may be no further contact. Few people like to have in-depth relationships with others. Someone like Usakabe Saiki, who makes harassing phone calls to people everywhere and says that everyone is a friend as soon as they meet... would be an oddity in normal society.
In the eyes of the other members of the organization, Furuya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu were probably "people who joined the organization around the same time, were persecuted by Potness together, and were familiar with each other because of their shared dissatisfaction with Potness." This impression supported the fact that their level of communication would not arouse suspicion. If anyone was exposed and their contact frequency was investigated, it could be explained as complaining about Potness.
...Thinking about this, Furuya Rei's feelings became even more complicated, and he didn't know whether he should thank Usui Saiki.
Morofushi Kagemitsu answered the phone very quickly.
The two exchanged a pre-arranged code to confirm that they were both in a safe environment before communicating.
Rei Furuya cut to the chase: "The police department has previously sent undercover agents into the organization."
"...Why are you suddenly bringing this up now? Is there some problem?" Morofushi Kagemitsu asked cautiously.
Because Furuya Rei's tone was so strange, it didn't seem like he simply knew how his comrades felt. Therefore, at this moment, some unpleasant guesses popped into Morofushi Kagemitsu's mind.
For example, the undercover agent has passed away, or the undercover agent was killed during a mission because neither side knew the other's identity, etc.
To prevent Morofushi Kagemitsu from being swayed by his initial reaction like he was, Furuya Rei carefully revealed the information little by little: "This senior has been out of contact for more than ten years..."
Morofushi Kagemitsu was taken aback and asked cautiously, "Could it be that they've betrayed us?"
This is not uncommon; undercover agents who stay in an undercover organization for a long time will inevitably be affected to some extent.
After all, people are complex and cannot be simply categorized as good or bad. Even an assassin might help an old lady cross the street. During an undercover operation, one might have had many interactions with other people, witnessing their softer and more righteous sides, and perhaps even having their life saved. In addition, there are a lot of unspeakable scandals in the upper echelons of Japan. These factors can gradually influence an undercover agent's psychology, leading to doubts about their self-worth and ultimately, defection.
But the worst off are those who were originally loyal to the government, but ended up with an idiot and were betrayed in exchange for benefits...
Morofushi Kagemitsu was just imagining things when he heard Furuya Rei speak.
"No, it's because the contact person was in a car accident more than ten years ago and has been in a coma ever since. To be on the safe side, that senior colleague even deleted his file, so we still don't know his identity."
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "…………"
That's terrible. If this single contact doesn't wake up, no one will be able to verify and restore this undercover veteran's police identity. But no news is good news; maybe he's still alive and well.
He guessed at Furuya Rei's purpose in calling him: "Are you trying to ask me if I have any potential candidates? The information you provided is too little. The only useful thing is that they've been in the organization for at least ten years, but that's not enough. Is there anything else?"
That gets to the point.
Rei Furuya took a deep breath quietly, then said in a calm and collected tone, "There's one more thing, that undercover senior may have been transferred to the Middle East more than ten years ago, because the contact person's notebook had words like 'Middle East' and 'contact' written on it."
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "…………"
Jianggu Ling: "…………"
A deathly silence filled the space between the two.
After an unknown amount of time, Morofushi Kagemitsu finally spoke, his voice dry and strained: "Why aren't you saying anything?"
Rei Furuya replied, "I'm waiting for your reaction."
Morofushi Kagemitsu said blankly, "I have a very incredible idea in my mind right now..."
"...I roughly know what you're thinking, but don't be incredulous yet."
Rei Furuya realized with great sorrow that Hiromitsu Morofushi probably hadn't escaped his preconceived notions either: "This might just be a coincidence. We should investigate all the Asians who went to the Middle East more than ten years ago... What if our predecessors were disguised as people from other countries to infiltrate?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu managed to calm down: "You're right. We can't look for evidence in the conclusion; instead, we need to find clues that can refute this hypothesis..."
But that's what he said; right now, all he can think about is Middle Eastern rye!
More than ten years ago! The Middle East! Asians! By the way, Alex Wine even provided aid to the Middle East. That's incredibly disorganized! Even if it was to appease suppliers, there's more than one way to do that!
It feels more and more like they're just using this as an excuse to fleece the organization in order to give benefits to their Middle Eastern allies... But would the education system in Japan really produce such a strange personality? I feel like Alex might actually be a Soviet spy.
Thinking of this, Morofushi Kagemitsu quickly said, "When the Soviet Union collapsed last year, Potts' strange reaction... could it be that Ariel was actually a Soviet spy?"
"He could be a Soviet spy and a Japanese public security spy at the same time. That's not contradictory. The Soviet Union... was very good at subversion."
Morofushi Kagemitsu reminded him, "You're again speaking on the premise that you're tacitly acknowledging that Ari is a public security spy."
Rei Furuya sighed, "Well, how should I put it, I'm a bit... Do you know what Potts told me today?"
"What? He suspects you're an undercover agent again?" At this point, Morofushi Hiromitsu suddenly realized something. "Wait! Speaking of which! You said he's been testing everyone to see if they're undercover agents, and he even suspected I was a Japanese Public Security agent. Could it be that he's trying to find someone to contact? After all, his adoptive father's sole contact has gone missing. He might have information his adoptive father collected, but he's struggling to hand it over..."
Rei Furuya reminded him, "So you've also assumed that Ariel is a police officer."
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "...This was subconscious, I'll restrain myself."
Rei Furuya sighed: "I understand. Let's just keep analyzing it like this for now. Maybe we'll find something that can be refuted as we analyze it."
Morofushi Kagemitsu chuckled dryly: "I'm wondering now, every time Potts asks someone if they're a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau, does he actually have the idea of finding one of his own?"
"...I don't think most people would admit it. His question is an invalid inquiry. He even asked if Moroboshi Dai was an FBI agent. Does that mean Alex is an FBI undercover agent?"
Rei Furuya was quite polite to Alex, who might be an undercover senior, but he was much less polite to Saiki Usaba: "He's probably just having a fit of madness."
Zhu Fujingguang thought for a moment: "He suffered a brain injury in the Middle East. How do you know he's not pathologically mentally ill? What if he really thinks this will lead him to his own people? As for asking others if they are other undercover agents, it could also be a cover..."
Jianggu Ling: "…………"
He thought about it seriously and couldn't really guarantee that Usaku Saiki's thought process was normal! Morofushi Kagemitsu's guess actually made some sense!
but……
“Let’s stop discussing Usui Saiki for now. It feels like we’re just making excuses for him. Excuses are easy to find, and they don’t help us find the truth; they’re just distractions,” Furuya Rei said painfully. “This process is wrong!”
Morofushi Kagemitsu also realized the problem.
The main problem is that there are just too many inconsistencies in the character of Usui Saiki. If Ariji is a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau and Usui Saiki is an insider, it can actually explain a lot of things.
People always like to seek a clear answer. They had been suffering for a long time, and now it seemed that there was finally a reasonable explanation. They couldn't help but want to explain everything that they couldn't understand before.
...But if they overthink things and the other person is just mentally ill, they'll become a laughing stock, so it's best to restrain themselves.
So Morofushi Kagemitsu asked, "Let's not talk about that then. What were you trying to say earlier?"
Rei Furuya paused for a moment, but fortunately he had a good memory and quickly remembered the topic that had been veered off course: "...Ah, it's like this, because my current mission target and I have been involved in a case, if he gets arrested, our mission will fail, so I said something like the police won't solve the case so quickly, and then Usui said something like I should trust the police more and told me to apologize to the Japanese police."
Morofushi Kagemitsu remained calm: "Hmm, that's normal. Is it because he trusts a returned overseas Chinese so much that he feels you, a native of this country, should be trusted even more?"
This interpretive ability is so excellent, it's very much like Usaku Saiki's. Even Furuya Rei felt sorry for him, wondering how long his childhood friend had been tortured by Usaku Saiki to develop this level of understanding.
"...He was after the organization's funds, but that's not important. The point is, after I argued with him that he liked the police so much, why didn't he become one himself, Bo Ye said that there were people who wanted him to become a policeman before."
Rei Furuya was extremely conflicted: "I initially thought it might have been something someone said casually without knowing the facts, but if the person who said this was Ariel... then is it possible that Ariel is a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau...?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "………………"
After Furuya Rei finished stating his guess, he noticed that Morofushi Kagemitsu was still silent.
"scene?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu hesitated, then said, "Well... I'm not entirely sure... but... I think I know someone who said something to Usaku about why he didn't become a policeman... Of course, I don't mean that only this person said it; maybe Ariji also said it, but I think it's better if you don't take this to heart."
Rei Furuya had a bad feeling: "Who are you talking about?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "...Vodka, he was actually being sarcastic."
Jianggu Ling: "…………"
Usoppei! Can't you even play by the rules anymore?! How could you bring this up?! Do you know how long I've thought about that?! You don't know! You're just going crazy!!!
Hopefully, the final investigation will reveal that Ariji wasn't a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau! He clearly doesn't want to see Usui Saiki again!
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Extra chapter tonight
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Because Usui Saiki's erratic behavior was so irrational, the two of them couldn't help but start trying to decipher whether there was any deeper meaning behind his actions, which was hilarious.
But they restrained themselves; they were worried that this might be a genuine case of mental illness, making them look like clowns.
The tissue has been bitter and thin for a long time
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