He stopped awkwardly halfway through his sentence.
Right, what was the reason you went to save Mingmei in the first place?
Are you really not trying to boost Shuichi Akai's favorability? ...
...
"Although I have Japanese ancestry, I am now a U.S. citizen and work for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). My main job is to investigate the transnational criminal organization that is marked by black clothing."
After they stopped testing each other, Shuichi Akai spoke frankly.
“I approached Mingmei with the intention of infiltrating the organization. Everything was for the mission. I believe that personal feelings should not be mixed with the mission.”
Akemi found this attempt to completely distance herself from the situation understandable.
"Indeed, it's always been just wishful thinking on my part," she said with a light laugh.
Shuichi Akai shook his head.
"But from a personal standpoint, I deceived you and ultimately put you in danger."
"I'm sorry," he said sincerely.
Mingmei's expression shifted.
She thought the tears had stopped, but they welled up again. She turned her head away, trying hard not to cry in front of her two ex-boyfriends.
Yoruichi Toyama took the opportunity to move closer to her and let her lean on his shoulder.
"So, Mr. Akai, this time you've come..."
“I want to take Akemi with me to the United States,” Shuichi Akai said.
Yoruichi Toyama stared at him in surprise.
Dude, that's way too blunt!
He just said he wasn't interested in her, and now he's going to take my girlfriend away?
Do you think I'm a locker at a train station?
“Akemi isn’t safe right now,” Shuichi Akai said. “If the organization finds out she’s still alive…”
"Will you silence her?" Yoruichi Toyama countered. "But she's just an outer member without even a code name, and she knows nothing about the organization's secrets."
“If you’re referring to absinthe, she’s already been in contact with us.”
"That auntie personally promised not to cause us any more trouble."
As expected, Shuichi Akai must have been aware of their contact with Vermouth.
Because he merely raised an eyebrow and repeated, "Auntie?"
They seemed a little unaccustomed to the casual way of addressing Yoruichi Toyama.
Then he waved his hand, dismissing this pointless entanglement.
"The organization won't just test us once."
"Besides Vermouth, another excellent intelligence officer, Bourbon, should also have information about Minmei's situation."
"I just don't know why they all chose to keep it a secret."
That's because Bourbon and I are best buddies!
Yoruichi Toyama thought smugly.
On the surface, however, he appeared surprised and worried.
"Bourbon... Vermouth also mentioned this name, who exactly is he?"
"Are they people close to us?"
This left Shuichi Akai somewhat confused.
He looked at Mingmei and asked, "Didn't you tell him about Bourbon?"
Mingmei's face turned bright red.
"Uh... I'm not sure... You only pointed it out to me once, and it was so far away..."
She stammered, lying through her teeth.
Shuichi Akai looked at her and sighed.
"So, you're thinking of your boyfriend..."
"You've always been so gentle..."
Hey bro, what's going on?
Don't praise my girlfriend like that!
Yoruichi Toyama tightened his grip on Akemi's hand.
Shuichi Akai looked at him seriously.
"In short, you should still be careful and not trust that person too much."
"It was Gin who decided to get rid of Akemi on his own. There were probably many people in the organization who disliked his independent actions, which is why they didn't warn him."
"But Bourbon, that man is the organization's best intelligence agent."
"Mr. Toyama has a close relationship with the police, doesn't he? We can inform them in the future so they can be on guard."
Yoruichi Toyama raised an eyebrow.
Although Shuichi Akai never revealed Bourbon's true identity, his words were still quite thoughtful.
Perhaps it was to gain his trust as a condition for him to take Akemi away.
"So, who exactly is Bourbon...?"
Akemi glanced at Shuichi Akai, then answered herself.
"It's the waiter at the coffee shop downstairs from Mr. Mori's office, Tooru Amuro."
"Mr. Amuro...?"
Yoruichi Toyama was caught off guard and didn't know whether to express extreme shock or to deliberately suppress it.
That blank and conflicted expression surprised Shuichi Akai.
"You must be quite familiar with that guy who calls himself a detective apprentice, right?"
Yes, we're more familiar with each other than you can imagine.
Yoruichi Toyama thought silently.
Did you know that his affection level towards me is 79?
Just two more points and we'd be true love... oops, I mean, bosom friends.
"No, we're not that close..." Yoruichi Toyama said with a frustrated expression.
"It was when he came out with Detective Mori that they investigated several cases together."
"That person is also part of the organization?"
"Your organization has someone who can cook so well..."
Shuichi Akai initially seemed to intend to offer him some advice, but as he listened, he became increasingly helpless.
What, can't our organization have someone who can cook?
Don't even mention Bourbon, it's me...
Oh, I can't cook.
That's alright then.
Shuichi Akai, whose train of thought had been led astray by the husky, tried to steer the conversation back on track.
"Therefore, Mr. Toyama, no matter who Akemi is dating, her safety is the top priority."
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