Chapter 85
Although Shuichi Akai was deeply shocked, he did not act rashly.
After all, if the other party really knew his identity, they would probably have already laid a trap outside the ward. If he made any rash moves now, who knows what awaited him? It would be better to find another opportunity.
Moreover, although this suspicious guy was holding down one of his arms, his mobility was not actually restricted too much, especially since the other party had so many cumbersome things hanging on him, all of which were weaknesses, so controlling the other party did not seem too difficult.
Therefore, even though Shuichi Akai's heart suddenly started racing, he remained calm and even managed to feign confusion.
Fortunately, Akemi Miyano asked for him, "How did you know he was left-handed?"
Usakabe Saiki said confidently, "Because Gin is left-handed, and this guy reminds me so much of Gin, he must be left-handed too!"
Akai Shuichi: "…………"
Gin is the code name for the organization's members, right? To say he's left-handed just because of that... Is this guy deliberately teasing him, or is he really out of his mind?
Akemi Miyano remained silent upon hearing this answer: "…………"
Her expression was full of urge to complain, because she had so much to say.
First, isn't it a bit too casual to mention the organization's codenames and members in front of outsiders? Second, why is it that just because Gin is left-handed, this guy is definitely left-handed? And why is Bornets able to speak with such confidence about such absurd logic...?
No wonder Vodka said Potts was mentally unstable; she seemed to vaguely understand.
Miyano Akemi probably felt that her expression had given something away, because Usui Saiki suddenly turned to look at her and questioned her.
Don't you believe me?
Akemi Miyano: "Uh..."
“Then let the person involved speak for themselves.” Bo Yezaki stood up and, without any suspicion, examined the medical record book in front of the bed. “This anonymous person, are you left-handed or right-handed?”
Shuichi Akai paused for a moment.
Why can they so confidently and brazenly question the victim? Aren't Japanese people usually very concerned about what others think and feel?
Even someone who had just come from the United States was not used to this kind of questioning that had no boundaries.
But what if the other party is actually testing the waters in this way...?
"So what if I'm left-handed? So what if I'm right-handed?" Shuichi Akai asked, frowning. "Does being right-handed mean you can avoid compensating me?"
Usakabe Saiki said, "No, if you're left-handed, I've decided to hate you."
"……Why?"
"Because I hate Gin."
Akai Shuichi: "…………"
The pronunciation of "GIN" could be interpreted as the pronunciation of some normal Japanese names, and it wouldn't seem out of place. However, he still wondered, wasn't this organization supposed to be very secretive? Why was this guy so brazenly mentioning other people's codenames in front of outsiders? Was he that arrogant?!
Bo Yezaki urged him again, "Quickly tell me, are you left-handed or right-handed?"
"...I am left-handed." This kind of thing can't be hidden for long, and subconscious habits are hard to correct. Shuichi Akai had no intention of gaining the favor of this inexplicable guy.
Why did a perfectly normal staged accident turn into an situation where I had to answer questions from this guy who seemed to have something wrong with his head? If it weren't for the undercover mission I was still carrying, I would have left long ago if I encountered someone like this under normal circumstances.
The fact that Miyano Akemi, who seemed the most normal, was nearby offered a possible turning point, and since they were in a hospital, she shouldn't be able to kill anyone so brazenly, which allowed Akai Shuichi to remain calm.
Shuichi Akai was waiting to see how Saiki Usaba would react to his answer about being left-handed, when he saw Saiki Usaba take out his phone and make a call.
"Vodka! I have something interesting to share with you!"
Shuichi Akai was completely stunned, and even began to observe the placement of the fruit knife on the bedside table, planning to use it if things went wrong and he needed to break out.
—It's only been a few minutes, and he's already heard the codenames of two codenamed members. Is this really something a living outsider like him should know? Could it be that he's planning to silence them, which is why he's being so reckless now?
Although I think it's outrageous to kill someone just because a low-level employee was in a car accident, this guy seems a bit off his mind, so it's not like he's incapable of doing something like this...
Even Akemi Miyano felt something was off. She felt that this Potts seemed to care more about the person she bumped into than about her. Why? Was it because he looked like Gin?
The two watched with a mixture of confusion and nervousness as Usaku Saiki made the phone call.
To everyone's surprise, Vodka was also nervous: "Something interesting? What's interesting? It's not that Miyano Akemi died and you're demanding she be returned to you, is it?"
Usakabe Saiki: "...What do you think of me? Miyano Akemi is right here listening! Don't curse people like that."
Vodka breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, she's already at your house, right?"
"No, she's in the hospital. I came to check on her."
Vodka: "...?!?!?!?!"
He instantly covered the microphone and helplessly shouted to Gin beside him, "Big brother! Potts is really not happy with our arrangements! He even got Miyano Akemi to the hospital!"
They're all hospitalized, so they definitely can't work. He can't keep sending people to be cannon fodder, and the organization doesn't have any surplus resources either!
That means we'll have to compromise and give back Scotland, which we just got our hands on... Damn it! No wonder Potts agreed so readily before; he was waiting for this!
Gin frowned upon hearing this: "Ask him how badly he's injured and tell him to be careful."
Usaku Saiki really doesn't know how to cherish women. Sherry is a scientist that the organization is focusing on cultivating, and Miyano Akemi is also an important hostage. If Usaku Saiki ruins her, even the Boss can't keep protecting her, right?
Vodka quickly let go and asked, "Is Miyano Akemi badly injured?"
Usakabe Saiki said quietly, "Were you secretly talking to Gin just now? Didn't you hear what I was saying? It's not Miyano Akemi who's in the hospital; she's the one who hit someone else."
Vodka was taken aback, somewhat embarrassed: "Oh, is that so? I must have misheard."
That was close; I almost revealed that I had a particularly dark view of Usoppō Saiki...
It really was an accident!
It's such a shame. I wish Akemi Miyano could have taken Saiki Usubaba with her when she drives, and I hope she could have gotten into an accident and seriously injured Saiki Usubaba...
To change the subject, Vodka quickly said, "What interesting thing were you talking about just now?"
"Ah, right, you almost made me forget." Usaku Saiki glanced at Akai Shuichi on the bed. "Didn't Miyano bump into someone? I came to see who she bumped into, and I found that this guy looks a bit like Gin. Both are men with long hair, left-handed, and cold. If he were a sniper, he would look even more like him."
"Hmm, that's interesting, but it's normal for people to look alike in the world." Vodka responded perfunctorily, not thinking they looked that similar at all, but rather suspecting it might be a way of mocking Gin. "Speaking of snipers, it's almost the end of the month, where's your list for this month? You should at least have ten names submitted, right?"
Previously, because Usakabe Saiki's recruitment methods were too wasteful of talent, the organization changed his job duties. From now on, he only needs to submit the list of people he has his eye on on time.
I wonder if Usoya Saiki still remembers.
“Uh… I only have nine people on me, and I’m one short… Oh right, the one lying on this bed looks alright—ah no, this guy looks a bit like Gin, I can’t accept that. I’ll go out and find another one to replace him later.”
Vodka: "...???"
This personal grudge is a bit too much, why can't someone like the eldest brother be treated the same way!
“I almost forgot to mention, could you check on this guy? He doesn’t even have a wallet on him. Is he trying to scam me out of medical bills?” Usui Saiki looked at Akai Shuichi. “What’s your name again? I forgot.”
"...I never told you that. You just called me 'Nameless'. My name is Moroboshi Dai."
Shuichi Akai was speechless. How could this guy describe Gin to his face, a long-haired, left-handed sniper, which immediately helped the FBI narrow down their search.
This was only a few minutes ago. If it had taken any longer, they might have even been able to tell you where the Boss lives. The organization has really picked up a ghost.
He still doesn't know if this guy has sensed something and is deliberately making things difficult for him, because many things don't make sense.
He was just fooled. Actually, if you think about it carefully, his fake identity is perfect. At least in the short period of time since the car accident, it would be absolutely impossible to find out anything wrong with it. But he came up to say that he was left-handed...
Is it really that much of a coincidence?
Does the fact that this guy is mentally ill explain all the questions?
Does someone who looks sick actually have a mental illness? Or could they be faking it?
However, it wasn't until now that he remembered to ask his name, and then, in front of him, he suspected him of faking an accident, and in front of him, he had someone investigate him... Only then did Shuichi Akai reluctantly accept the reason that "it's not surprising for a mentally ill person to say anything."
But Vodka was starting to lose his composure: "What's wrong with you? This guy is right here! Why are you saying these things to me in front of strangers?"
"Oh, I'm not usually like this. It's just that he's too focused on Gin, and I accidentally overlooked it. I'll pay attention next time," said Usakabe Saiki casually.
Vodka took a deep breath: "...Anyway, keep him here for now, and handle him well. I'll have someone check up on this guy's situation."
After Usui Saiki hung up the phone, Akai Shuichi finally spoke.
"Just ask me whatever you want to know," he said calmly. "You don't seem to be ordinary people, do you?"
Usakabe Saiki seemed taken aback: "Huh? Have I been exposed?"
Shuichi Akai couldn't help but exclaim, "You weren't even trying to hide it, were you?!"
"Forgetting means you didn't try to hide it?! Don't label me like that! Be careful, or no one will pay your medical bills!"
Shuichi Akai: "...Are all the perpetrators this arrogant these days?"
Miyano Akemi leaned closer worriedly: "Sir... he was implicated because of me, can you please let him go? He doesn't know anything and will keep quiet."
Usakabe Saiki looked at her, then at Akai Shuichi, and asked with a puzzled expression, "So, you two don't actually know each other?"
Akemi Miyano couldn't understand why Saiki Usubaba would have such a misunderstanding, and quickly emphasized, "I really don't know him! I just hit him with my car!"
Shuichi Akai was also quite surprised: "I really don't know him."
"...I see, I misunderstood you."
Bo Yezhai admitted his mistake: "I thought you looked a bit alike and assumed you were relatives, working together to embezzle money from the organization by claiming medical expenses. So I played a few little jokes on you... Oh dear, it turns out we really don't know each other. Of course, the medical expenses will still be paid, but I'll reimburse you more in my name."
Akemi Miyano: "…………"
How do she and this stranger look alike? And following the logic from before, Moroboshi Dai and Gin look alike, and she looks like Moroboshi Dai, so does she also look like Gin?!
The cool and aloof Shuichi Akai used all his strength to suppress his urge to make sarcastic remarks.
No way, what kind of strange idea is this?! How could it veer to the point of suspecting reimbursement scams?! What gives lower-level employees the right to request reimbursement?! Such a smooth-talking lapse in judgment—you're the one who frequently requests reimbursement, aren't you?!
And they said it was just a few jokes... But those obviously illogical lines, were they acting or were they real? Even if they were acting, they still leaked a lot of information!
How could the organization recruit someone like this?! It's a miracle he's still alive and hasn't been silenced!
—Or is this guy young, but actually a high-ranking, powerful key figure?
Was he lucky or unlucky?
Shuichi Akai is unable to make a judgment at this time.
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Bonus chapter for landmine!
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Soon after—
Akemi: Shiho, do you think I look like Gin?
Sherry: ...? ? ?
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Thin Leaf: I thought you were relatives.
Now--
Akai: Heh, how could that be?
After discovering they were indeed cousins—
Akai: Impossible, absolutely impossible! Was it Usui who fabricated the story to prove he was right?
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