Chapter 89 Chapter 89 aha~Sherry
Olga met Shirley in the organization's largest laboratory in Tokyo.
This laboratory was located in a place that was difficult for ordinary people to imagine. At least before this, even Olga had never known its location. And from the outside, no one would ever associate this laboratory with any illegal organization.
Olga followed Vermouth into the lab, observing the process without hesitation. The cold white lights, the various experimental equipment, the busy researchers in white coats, and—the numerous combination locks along the way.
Rather than calling it a laboratory, it is more like an experimental base with excessively high security standards. Its land area is considered to be oversized in Tokyo, where every inch of land is valuable.
"here."
After walking around the experimental base for nearly ten minutes, Vermouth suddenly stopped and pointed at a nearby door with her chin.
Olga understood and took a step forward. Just as her fingertips touched the door handle, someone grabbed her wrist.
She turned her head expressionlessly and looked at Vermouth.
The standoff lasted less than three seconds before Vermouth was the first to withdraw her hand. She crossed her arms again, leaned back against the wall, and, avoiding Olga's gaze, said,
“Remember, don’t do anything unnecessary.”
Despite her relaxed posture and tone, there was an undeniable sense of anxiety. Clearly, no matter how well Olga acted, Vermouth instinctively felt she would not settle.
Olga shrugged and walked in without paying any attention to Vermouth who seemed to want to give her more instructions.
*
This was the first time Olga met Shirley, the excellent child from other families that she had heard about since she was a child.
Shirley's appearance was different from what Olga had imagined, but not much. She had short brown hair, blue eyes, and skin that was lighter than the average Japanese person's, a look that betrayed her mixed-race identity. She sat at her computer, wearing only a simple white lab coat.
Pretty and aloof—this was Olga's first impression of Shirley.
Shirley didn't react to the uninvited stranger, paying Olga no attention. Her fingers kept tapping away at the keyboard, as if the outside world had no bearing on her. The screen's fluorescent light reflected in her pupils, further filling her with a sense of alienation.
In addition to Shirley, Olga also met someone who could be considered an unexpected person——
"Arthas, what are you doing here?"
Gin, who was originally leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, stood up straight and frowned deeply the moment he saw Olga clearly.
It is worth noting that even though Gin's first language is Japanese, and he is now in Japan, and Olga can speak Japanese, after seeing Olga, Gin still subconsciously spoke English, the kind of person who was influenced by Olga's PPT without knowing it.
"you guess."
Olga spread her hands, ignored Gin's unfriendly look, walked into the house leisurely, and unconsciously "visited" everything around her.
Gin naturally doesn't understand scientific research. He is one of the members of the organization responsible for monitoring Shirley.
"Bang--"
As Olga let go, the heavy metal door of the laboratory was automatically pulled shut by the traction device, making a muffled sound.
It seemed that because of this unpleasant sound, Shirley finally drew her attention away from the endless data. She glanced at Olga with her emotionless eyes, then quickly turned back to the computer screen.
Olga suddenly seemed to remember something, and as Gin stared at her, she opened the door again. She looked at Gin with a smile, saying nothing, but from the way Gin's brows were furrowed, it seemed he had understood what Olga meant.
Arthas lets him go.
So this kid came all the way to see Shirley?
Why? Arthas and Shirley should have had no connection before this.
What's this kid's conspiracy?
Countless speculations flashed through Gin's mind in an instant, but his face remained calm, and he said with a hint of displeasure: "Arthas, are you ordering me around?"
"Champagne is the one commanding you," Olga corrected.
Champagne.
Gin pondered the name, then narrowed his eyes dangerously. "Oh? I haven't received any messages from that person. How do I know if you're fabricating his orders?"
Champagne, the absolute core member of the organization, was rumored to be even comparable to Rum, the second-in-command. Gin had never seen Champagne, just like he had never seen Rum.
But this does not prevent the code name "Champagne" from being intimidating enough for gin.
Facing Gin's question, Olga's smile widened: "Maybe I really did make it up. And then? Will you obey?"
Gin met Olga's gaze.
Champagne rarely shows up in person. Anyone who has interacted with Champagne knows that Alsace is Champagne's subordinate and, moreover, his mouthpiece.
Gin couldn't refuse Champagne's order, nor could he ask Champagne for confirmation. But——
Gin glanced around the room. Shirley was still processing data, seemingly unaware of what was happening in the room, or perhaps, she didn't care at all.
And Arthas—he regarded the annoying brat calmly. A subordinate, a mouthpiece. Like... a puppet and a manipulator.
Yes, puppets and manipulators.
Gin lowered his eyes to hide his suddenly sharp gaze. He just snorted coldly, then took a step and strode out the door.
Olga maintained her fake smile.
However--
When passing by Olga, Gin suddenly pulled up the corners of his mouth, revealing a creepy expression.
He moved his lips and whispered something to Olga, something short and simple syllables.
“——”
It was a volume that only the two of them could hear.
That's a short word.
Suddenly, the smile on Olga's face disappeared. She tilted her head, and her eyes, as bottomless as the abyss, locked directly on Gin. Her emerald eyes appeared dark in the dim light of the room.
Gin met Olga's gaze without fear, straining his facial muscles to widen the curve of his mouth. He seemed to confirm something through Olga's reaction.
"Good-bye, then—"
He uttered the word silently again, then pulled hard from the outside of the door and closed it heavily.
Olga was still holding the doorknob, and when Gin suddenly pulled on her, she stumbled and nearly hit her head on the door. After regaining her balance, she stared gloomily at the closed door for a long moment, then suddenly laughed.
Then, the smile on her face grew wider, but she suppressed her laughter, so even her shoulders couldn't stop shaking.
After a long time, she raised her hand and rubbed her facial muscles, which were a little sore from smiling.
"interesting."
Olga adjusted her facial expression and put on her impeccable fake smile again. She turned around and saw Shirley sitting at the computer desk with her arms folded. She took a sip of coffee from the mug in one hand, and her eyes looked at her without any hesitation. She must have been observing her for a while.
Even Olga was stunned for a second. Shirley had always acted like an outsider, but now she took the initiative to react, which was beyond Olga's expectations.
Olga sensed something hidden in those indifferent eyes, but she did not understand that emotion and had no interest in exploring it.
She quickly regained her composure and was about to speak when Shirley spoke first:
"Are you Arthas?"
"uh-huh."
"What do you want to talk to me about?"
It seems that because Olga and Gin were talking in English just now, Shirley also spoke English.
Shirley's words were concise and her timing was perfect, allowing her to seize the initiative in the conversation.
It was definitely intentional, right?
Olga didn't care too much. She took her hand out of her sweatshirt pocket and threw the contents to Shirley.
Shirley saw something flying towards her. She instinctively raised her hand to catch it, but frowned when she saw what was in her hand.
It was a red and white capsule.
This color combination of capsules is very common, but Arthas of the organization - although Shirley had never seen her before, she had heard many rumors about her, both true and false - would never give her an ordinary capsule.
"APTX-4869."
In just a moment, Shirley said the code name of the medicine in a positive tone.
Olga just shrugged: "Maybe."
"perhaps?"
Shirley's brow furrowed slightly. She looked at the capsule twisted between her fingers again, but even Shirley couldn't tell anything more from its appearance.
"Is it APTX-4869? Please analyze it."
Of course, Rum couldn't tell anyone about the fact that he lost an APTX-4869. Even if Olga hated Rum, she could still tell the difference between the important and the unimportant.
Shirley realized there was something she shouldn't know, so she didn't ask any further questions. She put on her gloves, turned around, and walked to the lab table. While preparing the equipment, she turned her back to Olga and said, "The results will be out in three hours."
Olga remained noncommittal. She didn't understand biochemistry, but Shirley didn't need to fool her. It was just—
"There's no need to be so anxious."
"What?"
Shirley raised her eyes and looked at Olga in surprise, but could not get any more clues from her expression.
Olga continued:
"We can talk about other things first."
"for example?"
Shirley was very cautious about Olga's words. After all, Arthas wasn't exactly praised within the organization, but at least he was notorious.
At this moment, looking at Olga approaching her, Shirley finally realized——
Yes, this was Arthas. How could this person appear here just for her to analyze an APTX-4869 whose authenticity was unknown?
Shirley put down the experimental equipment in her hand and faced Olga, ready for battle.
Olga finally stopped half a step away from Shirley. They were almost about to collide. But Shirley was behind the lab table, so she couldn't increase the distance between them.
Even though she appeared calm on the outside, Shirley's body language had already betrayed her. The unconscious leaning back revealed her inner nervousness.
Olga pushed herself further forward, forcing Shirley to lean back even further. Only when she saw Shirley frown did she burst out laughing and took a step back, widening the distance between them.
"Like, I want you to do me a little favor."
At this point, Olga took control of the conversation.
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