Chapter 459
Although he was already used to Shinryu Hagiwara's occasional outbursts, Kenji Hagiwara was still full of questions at this moment.
Using the term "accomplice" to describe Matsuda Jinpei and the suspect is a bit too much...
Matsuda Jinpei rolled his eyes: "That's the Public Security Bureau."
He couldn't say anything more right now, since Furuya Rei was unfamiliar with and didn't trust Hanakawa Shinryu. He could only tell Hagiwara Kenji in private... so bringing up the Public Security Bureau was enough.
Kenji Hagiwara raised an eyebrow.
The police specifically asked Matsuda Jinpei to help verify his identity... Okay, he roughly knows what's going on.
After pondering Matsuda Jinpei's succinct explanation, Hagiwara Kenji understood Matsuda Jinpei's meaning.
"I see, it's the police. Well, there's nothing we can do about it then."
Kenji Hagiwara glanced at Shinryu Kanakawa.
He believed that although Matsuda Jinpei and he hadn't said anything, Samikawa Shinryu had already guessed what was going on.
However, perhaps Shinryu Sugawa himself is a person full of secrets, so he doesn't seem to mind him being the riddle master with Jinpei Matsuda, and even says it very considerately.
Do you need me to give you some space to whisper?
Matsuda Jinpei said very casually, "It's very useful, thank you."
Kenji Hagiwara sighed and tried to smooth things over for Jinpei Matsuda: "...Uh, I didn't mean to exclude you..."
“I understand.” Han Chuan Shenliu reached out his hand. “Give me the car keys. I’m going back to get some sleep.”
"Who goes to sleep now? Wouldn't that be a waste of time to drag you out here?" Kenji Hagiwara disagreed.
Finally, Shinryu Samakawa went to find a suitable place for a picnic, while Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara stayed behind to chat.
"So, which one is it?" Kenji Hagiwara watched Shinryu Hachikawa's departing figure and then got down to business with Jinpei Matsuda.
“The blond bastard,” Matsuda Jinpei replied. “I invited him to the wedding on behalf of the class president… but it was probably a bit of a stretch. He seems to be in a dangerous situation; there were people watching him from over there just now.”
Kenji Hagiwara sighed, "It's good that you're still alive."
Ever since he went with Kankawa Shinryu to solve the case of the police officer's suicide, he has been filled with worry about his two friends with whom he has lost contact.
Although the occasion for this meeting is a bit awkward, it's still good news.
But if the suspect is Rei Furuya, then a very serious problem is facing them.
"...Could it be that the organization he infiltrated is the one where Matsumoto was replaced before...?"
Matsuda Jinpei was somewhat irritated: "Probably. After all, disguise is a skill that's easy to learn, but there probably aren't many people who can master it to this extent."
Kenji Hagiwara couldn't help but sigh again.
He felt he had sighed too many times today, but considering the organization impersonating Matsumoto's manager was so arrogant as to shoot at the Tokyo Tower, he was very worried about Furuya Rei's safety.
Even when infiltrating ordinary yakuza groups, betrayal by one's own people can lead to an inability to clear one's name even after death, let alone infiltrating a troublesome organization like that.
I'm really afraid that one day he'll suddenly get a case, go there, and find out that the dead person is his colleague.
“He doesn’t want us to get involved.” Matsuda Jinpei took a deep breath to calm himself down. “All we can do is pray that they return safely from danger.”
Because they were worried that this unexpected meeting, in which they would not even be able to see each other's true faces, would be their last meeting, both Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji felt somewhat sad and anxious.
However, Matsuda Jinpei's sadness ended the next day.
He was still on vacation. Unlike Han Chuan Shenliu, who was a shut-in, he often went out during his vacation. This time, he passed by a coffee shop and suddenly heard a suppressed scream coming from inside.
The screams weren't filled with panic, but rather excitement, so Matsuda Jinpei didn't pay much attention, only subconsciously turning his head to glance at what was going on inside the store.
Then he saw a blond, dark-skinned waiter.
Matsuda Jinpei: "…………"
The blonde waitress, noticing the gaze, looked up and stared back at them: "…………"
Matsuda Jinpei stared at him expressionlessly, remained silent for a few seconds, then changed course and walked into the coffee shop.
The blonde waitress's lips twitched slightly, but she still greeted him with a standard smile: "Welcome."
After leading Matsuda Jinpei to a seat, Furuya Rei lowered his voice and asked, "Did you just happen to be passing by, or did you come here specifically for this?"
"Just passing by, I didn't expect you to live in such danger."
Jianggu Ling: "..."
He straightened up, his face stern, and adopted a businesslike demeanor: "What would the guest like to drink?"
Matsuda Jinpei casually ordered a coffee, then pretended to be daydreaming while secretly observing Furuya Rei's busy work.
Of course, he couldn't possibly believe that Rei Furuya's undercover mission was as simple as working as a waiter in a coffee shop.
He had been thinking about his colleague all night after hearing him say that his situation was dangerous, and even when he was walking in a daze, he was worried about him. But when he turned his head, he saw his colleague smiling at a female high school student...
This psychological gap made it hard for him not to complain.
Rei Furuya quickly brewed coffee and served it to Jinpei Matsuda.
Aside from Furuya Rei's "Please enjoy your meal," the two didn't exchange any words, acting like ordinary strangers.
Even though they were two people who used to sneak out at night to fight back in their police academy days, they are now mature adults who know when to do what.
Although the cafe seemed safe, Matsuda Jinpei did not try to continue the conversation there.
He quietly finished his coffee, then packed two sandwiches, paid the bill, and left, turning back to his apartment—the apartment next door belonging to Kenji Hagiwara.
Kenji Hagiwara didn't go out today. Sometimes he wants to stay home and laze around for a while, but when he learned that Jinpei Matsuda was going to go to the supermarket, he asked Jinpei to bring him some food on his way.
Matsuda Jinpei brought over the sandwiches he had packed himself.
Kenji Hagiwara washed his hands and came over, only to find Jinpei Matsuda standing blankly by the dining table.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Kenji Hagiwara asked, taking a sandwich to eat.
Matsuda Jinpei glanced at him sideways: "Is it good?"
"It's pretty good." Kenji Hagiwara blinked. "Which restaurant is it?"
"Poirot Cafe".
Kenji Hagiwara suddenly realized, "Oh! That place! Fukami and I even went there once, but their best-cooking waitress wasn't there, so we didn't get to eat there..."
Matsuda Jinpei's previously forced composure finally crumbled.
Seeing his reaction, Kenji Hagiwara took back the rest of his words and cautiously asked, "Is there something wrong with that store?"
“...the blond bastard.”
"ah?"
"That waiter who's really good at cooking, he's the one from yesterday."
Hagihara Kenji: "…………"
He fell into a long silence, silently calculating how long he had known that the waiters at Poirot's Cafe had delicious food.
...Did Rei Furuya create a fake identity for himself while infiltrating, or did the organization send him to work as a waiter?!
I always felt that if someone could work steadily as a waiter, they wouldn't have much time left to do dangerous things, so was it really the organization's requirement?
What a bizarre organization.
After suddenly meeting Matsuda Jinpei in his true form, Furuya Rei felt that he had been having a lot of bad luck lately.
He tried to find out about the FBI, but ended up getting involved in a case and becoming a suspect. He was so busy that his disguise was almost torn off, and he was arrested by the police in front of Vermouth. When he came back to work, he was caught by the same colleague who rescued him yesterday, who mocked him by saying, "You live such a dangerous life."
I have a feeling that Matsuda Jinpei might bring Hagiwara Kenji over tonight.
Although they know they can't talk to him as freely as before, watching him work as a waiter will probably become their new hobby...
The problem was that he actually had an appointment with Usakata Saiki that evening.
Usoppō Saiki was already someone prone to accidents, and if this bad luck were to pile on, he couldn't even imagine what would happen.
But standing up Usui Saiki was out of the question, and besides, he had important business to attend to, so he could only regretfully miss out on Hagiwara Kenji.
Rei Furuya took leave as planned and then went to the home of Saiki Usui.
Usoya Saiki leaned against the study doorway, watching Furuya Rei standing in front of the bookshelf searching for something, and asked him, "What are you looking for?"
“Shuichi Akai’s fingerprints,” Rei Furuya answered honestly. “I asked Akemi what books he was reading at the time… You didn’t throw them away, did you?”
"No, I have just as many books as I did seven years ago."
Rei Furuya breathed a sigh of relief.
Indeed, just look at Usakata Saiki's house. He has more than a dozen of the same things and he hasn't thrown them away, let alone his books.
In fact, Bo Yezaki never bought any books; he got them all from lucky bags... Since they provide attribute bonuses, he certainly wouldn't just throw them away.
Usakabe Saiki opened the universal navigation, entered "[books with Shuichi Akai's fingerprints]", then followed the navigation to the bookshelf, took out a book, and handed it to Furuya Rei.
"Try this one."
Rei Furuya looked like a wild animal that had been suddenly fed, his expression full of wariness as he looked at Saiki Usaba.
How could Usui Saiki even remember what books Shuichi Akai had read at his house?!
I always felt that Usaku Saiki didn't care about such trivial matters at all! In fact, according to Akemi, Usaku Saiki didn't come back to see Akai Shuichi very often, and was often missing.
There is only one explanation: Bo Yezaki may seem to care about nothing, but in fact everything is under his watchful eye... Indeed, it was a huge mistake to have treated him as an ordinary madman before.
Shuichi Akai was expelled from the organization because of this mistake, but he was still able to continue his undercover work, and in this strange place, he felt that Saiki Usaba was letting him off the hook.
But this doesn't mean that Rei Furuya would readily accept Saiki Usaba's help—he fears it's a gift with a price already set in advance.
Rei Furuya didn't immediately take the book, but instead asked slowly, with a hint of probing.
"...Why do you want to help me this time?"
Bo Yezhai: "Guess."
Jianggu Ling: "…………"
Very well, it has the flavor of Usui Saiki, but his heart is dead after all.
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In the early days, Bo Ye was seen by many as an ordinary eccentric.
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