Chapter 55
Kenji Hagiwara knocked on the door a little harder. Normally, given Shinryu Hagiwara's alertness, he should have woken up even if he was asleep. Even if he didn't want to see anyone, he would have asked who it was. But the room remained silent.
It can be basically confirmed that Hanchuan Fukuri is indeed not there.
He asked for leave to go back to his dormitory, but he wasn't actually there, and most likely he wasn't even on campus. If he were at a police academy, this would be considered a serious violation of discipline.
If Kenji Hagiwara were merely a police academy teaching assistant, he should now ask the administrator for a spare key, open the door to confirm if the person is inside, and report it to the instructor.
But Kenji Hagiwara simply stood in front of the closed door, quickly guessing where Shinryu Suzukawa had gone.
Unable to take leave normally, he had to sneak out of the police academy in this way to do things; Xiao Shenliu's recent unusual behavior; the points that will continue to bother and entangle Xiao Shenliu...
Before considering all this, there is a very serious question before us—should this matter be reported to Instructor Onizuka?
Kenji Hagiwara is not a good student in the traditional sense. He did a lot of disciplinary problems while studying at the police academy and also helped his friends hide a lot of things from the instructors. However, he had one idea when he was a student, but another idea after becoming a teaching assistant.
Now, he needs to be responsible for the reputation of the police academy, the safety of the students, and many other things.
Kenji Hagiwara returned to his office.
Instructor Onizuka casually asked him, "How's Hanchuan doing?"
In that instant, Kenji Hagiwara instinctively flashed his usual smile and answered nonchalantly.
"Let Shinryu have some peace and quiet. It's not really appropriate for me to disturb him right now."
He will take responsibility for the judgments and decisions he makes.
Usaku Saiki set Hagiwara Kenji to be under special attention, so when Hagiwara Kenji initially contributed a lot of doubt points, he received a reminder.
He glanced at the amount and immediately understood: [My second year of graduate school discovered I was skipping classes.]
The system couldn't help but say: [This isn't just a simple case of skipping school, is it? This is a police academy! Instead of properly requesting leave, he sneaks away. It's suspicious no matter how you look at it… He's still your friend, so let him off the hook while you're building up your suspicion level. Didn't you say you'd treat your friends well?]
I didn't intentionally try to arouse his suspicion, although it wasn't entirely unexpected that he would come to visit me.
Bo Yezhai pondered: "But he chose to trust me after what happened last time, so sometimes I can't help but want to test just how much he trusts me..."
The system reminded him: "Human hearts cannot withstand testing, especially those of friends. It seems you don't have the same level of trust in him."
I wasn't intentionally testing him this time; wasn't it just a coincidence?
Usakabe Saiki said with dissatisfaction: "[Besides, it's not that I don't trust Kenji, I just feel like I'm not trustworthy enough, so I'm curious about just how much he trusts me.]"
System: 【…You're quite self-aware.】
For me, being doubted is the norm. It's normal to feel a little uneasy when someone suddenly trusts me so much.
system:【……? ? ? 】
You little brat, what exactly happened before you died?!
[Anyway, we'll know what the second-year graduate student is thinking when we get back.] Usui Saiki skipped over the topic. [Let's deal with the organization's affairs first. Morofushi Kagemitsu keeps pressuring us; he has such a short patience.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu himself does not consider himself to have a poor patience.
Most snipers are very patient and can maintain the same posture for a long time until their prey is caught.
However, as the key figure in this operation, Usui Yasaki did not show up when he was supposed to assemble, but only appeared on the day of the operation. Gin had already been blacklisted, and Vodka did not want to get involved, so he could only ask Usui Yasaki's partner to urge him, which made him send emails 30% more frequently, and he was also very helpless.
...However, Morofushi Kagemitsu himself was indeed worried that Usaku Saiki would stand him up, because Usaku Saiki looked like the kind of person who would do such a thing.
If that's the case, then his partner will have to make up for the mistake and snipe the target.
Then he had to write a report reflecting on why he let Usaku Saiki go on Friday and failed to keep him.
With only half an hour left before the scheduled operation, Gin glanced at his watch, while Vodka, understanding the implication, questioned Fu Jingguang.
"Midori, are you sure Potness will come?"
Some members of the organization are used to doing their own thing, the process is not important, and it doesn't matter if someone is replaced, as long as the task is completed. But Gin is used to controlling the overall situation and scouting ahead in advance. Usui Saiki's behavior of being late is already dancing wildly on Gin's bottom line.
Morofushi Kagemitsu maintained a cold smile, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. The silver cross necklace on his black shirt was particularly eye-catching.
"That's what he said, but I can't guarantee what will happen in the end—you should know Potts' personality better than I do."
“But you’re his partner,” Vodka said, half warning and half reminder. “You have to take responsibility for the mess he made.”
"...I knew that I was prepared for this when I became his partner."
Morofushi Kagemitsu glanced at the time, then picked up the bass bag that was at his feet, intending to start assembling the sniper rifle.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
This time, instead of choosing the rooftop, they opted for a room in a building near their target hotel. Given the nature of Japanese neighborly relations, it's normal for no one to knock on the door.
Is it Usaku Saiki?
Vodka was close to the door and was about to go closer to look through the peephole when he heard people talking outside.
"Hello, is anyone there? I'm from NHK television—"
Vodka's lips twitched as he opened the door and let the person in: "Forget all that nonsense! Why is it NHK TV?!"
Usui Saiki: "Because only NHK TV came to my door to collect fees, I actually originally wanted to pretend to be a missionary..."
"No need for all this. Just knock normally. Why make such a fuss?" Vodka's sarcastic side resurfaced whenever he encountered Usui Saiki. "With your outfit, no one would believe you're a missionary!"
Today, Bo Ye Zhai Ji was dressed as flamboyantly as ever, with Buddhist prayer beads, four-leaf clovers, Taoist prayer beads, and crosses, among other things. In particular, this cross necklace was more dazzling than any I had ever seen before. Its sparkly and highly decorative appearance made it clear that she was not a serious believer.
He wore a purple shirt under his bright red haori, and the loose threads on his ripped jeans made someone with OCD want to burn them.
This outfit makes him the most stylish person in the crowd, completely out of character with the organization's low-key style when on missions.
Gin closed his eyes briefly: "...You're not allowed to dress like this when you're on a mission."
"Why should I? I've always dressed like this. Why didn't you say so earlier if you had a problem with it?"
Vodka wanted to say something, but felt he couldn't express himself, so he gave Morofushi Kagemitsu a wink.
Morofushi Kagemitsu paused for a moment, then tried to explain using Usui Saiki's logic: "You used to be in charge of recruitment, and no one cared if you wore your own clothes. But now it's team building, so it's better to wear work clothes to show that we are from the same company... Our work clothes are black, and we have a lot of freedom."
Bo Yezaki clicked his tongue: "Are you sure you want to waste your time on such a trivial matter? There's not much time left before the scheduled time. You really have no sense of time."
Everyone: "…………"
—You are the least qualified person here to say such a thing!!!
Gin laughed angrily: "This is your task. Whether you're wasting time or not depends entirely on how well you complete it."
"My mission is just to assist in sniping, right? You haven't even set up your guns yet. Isn't this a complete waste of my time?!" Bo Yezaki sat down on the sofa in the room, his every move exuding arrogance. "Hurry up, or if the mission fails, it will be your and Vodka's fault."
Vodka slowly looked at Morofushi Kagemitsu, who was in charge of sniping but had not set up his gun and was excluded from the scope of Usui Saiki's accusations.
Facing the look Vodka gave him as if he were a traitor, Morofushi Hiromitsu gave an awkward but polite smile, began assembling the sniper rifle, and changed the subject: "You said you were going to investigate on your own, how's the investigation going?"
"It's alright." Usakabe Saiki picked up his binoculars and looked around. "Where are the people responsible for guiding the movement?"
“No,” Vodka said. “Last time, there was no one to guide the movement either, and you still succeeded, didn’t you?”
This is a lie.
Given the unpredictability of Usui, Gin certainly wouldn't place all the blame for the mission's success on him; he had made all the necessary arrangements.
The reason there was no one to guide the movement last time was simply because the cult leader was sitting on the sofa chair by the bed, which was considered a stationary position. If you did your homework beforehand, you could remember the position of the sofa and snipe from there, which would indeed have a certain probability of success. The problem is, according to Midorikawa, Usoba Saiki was not even present at the time, so how was he sure that such a command would succeed?
The main purpose of this mission is to see what exactly is going on with Usakabe Saiki's command.
If Usui Saiki says that he can't do it without someone to guide his movements, then say that he was just joking earlier and that there was actually a plan in place. In this way, they can gradually determine the extent to which Usui Saiki can actually do it.
However, when Usoppai heard Vodka's words, his reaction was surprisingly calm.
"Oh, never mind if you don't have it, it's not of much use anyway."
Usakabe Saiki picked up the binoculars on the sofa and looked across the street for a while. After Morofushi Kagemitsu said softly that everything was alright, he put down the binoculars, walked to the window, and pointed to a spot by the window: "Put it here."
Morobuchi Kagemitsu cooperated by setting up his gun at that position.
He crouched by the window, with Usakata Saiki standing behind him, one hand on the sniper rifle and the other holding binoculars to observe the other side.
"Move the whole thing half a centimeter to the right, and raise the muzzle a little... a little higher, until I say stop... Stop, that's enough."
Usakabe Saiki's voice, which was always full of various emotions, carried a cold, inorganic quality at this moment.
He spoke in a way that was full of layman's terms, but none of the professionals present interrupted him; they just listened silently.
"Now turn five millimeters to the left, that's too far, come back a little..."
Although Morofushi Kagemitsu was full of questions, he still followed orders until Usaku Saiki said "ok".
"Okay, that's it. Keep this direction and wait a bit."
Zhu Fujingguang hesitated to speak.
Gin silently picked up his binoculars and looked at the other side again.
A few people were scattered in front of the hotel's huge floor-to-ceiling windows, but none of them were the target.
...Hasuke Usoppon had been directing for ages, but was he just aiming at thin air?
Gin turned to look at Usui Saiki with suspicion, his eyes clearly saying, "Explain yourself."
The silver-haired boy put down his binoculars with a bored expression, yawned lazily, and looked away from his destination, seemingly not finding anything wrong with it.
"Wait a little longer."
He made a casual prediction.
"The target will appear there."
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This chapter is an extra chapter for nutrient solution! Landmine bonus chapter! Energy bar is 80/100, so fast…
I've updated another 7,000 words today... I'm so diligent!
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I don't understand metaphysics, but Bo Ye can explain it all; we'll find out in the next chapter.
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Usoba trusted Hagiwara completely, truly. This wasn't a deliberate test, but he was genuinely curious about the extent of Hagiwara's trust in him.
Are you disappointed? Are you disappointed? Are you disappointed in me now?
On the one hand, you trust the other person, but on the other hand, you want to know this... I guess that's a bit of a personality flaw.
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Vodka: Traitor
Gin's eyes sharpened: Who?
Vodka: Midorikawa, why isn't he being criticized by Bo Ye now!
Gin: …………
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