Chapter 98 Chapter 98 Borrowing a Knife Shark Wine
"Lingling, you said..."
"Um?"
After repeatedly failing to capture Sherry at the organization's experimental base, Olga stumbled upon Miyano Akemi outside the base one day. She seemed to be talking to Gin. Gin's dominant left hand was still in a sling, the wound he'd received from Olga's blast still not fully healed.
That was the first time Olga saw Akemi Miyano in person. Of course, before that, she had already known what she looked like from various sources, such as surveillance footage and photos.
Overall, Miyano Akemi appears to be much more subdued than her younger sister, Shirley, both in appearance and temperament. Of course, to put it another way, she's a lot more ordinary.
She looks like an ordinary, gentle sister next door, and has no connection with any criminal organization at all.
At the time, she was chatting with Gin in the parking lot, the two of them standing not too far away from each other, and the atmosphere didn't seem too good, but it wasn't too bad either. The combination of these two people seemed awkward no matter how you looked at it.
Meeting Miyano Akemi here was a coincidence, and Olga didn't think much of it at the time. It wasn't until dinner, while twirling her fork and looking across at Furuya Rei, that something suddenly occurred to her.
"Lingling, tell me—is it legal for cousins to marry in Japan?"
"ah?"
Rei Furuya clearly hadn't expected Olga to ask such a question. He finally shifted his attention from the steak on the table to Olga, looking up, a bit bewildered, a rare sight.
Fortunately, after all, Furuya Rei had been with Olga for so many years that he had developed a good deal of resistance to her sudden whims. So, after a brief moment of confusion, he quickly recovered and resumed cutting his steaks.
"Why do you ask?"
"Hmm—it just suddenly occurred to me." Olga seized the opportunity and quickly snatched away the steak that Rei Furuya had just cut. She didn't intend to tell Rei Furuya that the Akai family and the Miyano family were actually related.
Of course, this kind of information is actually not difficult to check, but under normal circumstances, no one would think of checking it.
Furuya Rei pondered for a moment and explained to Olga, "Actually, it is possible."
"Huh?" This time, it was Olga who was confused.
Furiya Rei placed the freshly cut steak on Olga's plate. "In Japan, blood relatives within the third degree of kinship cannot marry. However, cousins are considered collateral relatives, the fourth degree of kinship."
What this means is that in Japan, cousins can marry each other and it is completely legal.
“Hmm…”
Olga picked up a piece of steak and put it to her mouth when she suddenly had an interesting idea.
It's Shuichi Akai, right?
snort.
*
the next day.
Olga had actually intended to go to the organization's experimental base to look for Gin, but she happened to run into Shirley, who had rarely appeared at the base recently. So she decisively changed her plans and went to see Shirley first, intending to inquire about the progress of the previous generation of drug A that she had asked her to replicate.
As luck would have it, Olga entered the lab without knocking and the first thing she saw was Shirley's computer screen. On the table that listed the individuals who had taken APTX-4869, Shirley was changing Kudo Shinichi's status from "Unknown" to "Dead."
Then, Shirley heard the door open, realizing someone was coming, and hastily closed the form. A second later, as if realizing her actions were too deliberate, she reopened it. Then, in front of Olga, she picked up a stylus and proudly signed "Sherry" in the "Editor" column.
"So, what's the matter with you coming to see me?"
After signing, Shirley slid her chair, walked to the laboratory table, and started fiddling with her pile of bottles and jars.
"The medicine I mentioned before—"
"Not so fast. It's still in the preliminary stage." Shirley dripped something into a test tube and shook it. The transparent solution in the test tube quickly turned blue.
“…Oh. And that 1/4 thing—”
"I'll keep it a secret." Shirley put down the test tube in her hand, picked up another test tube, and shook it. This time, the transparent solution in the test tube turned purple, and there was a flocculent precipitate.
"……oh."
The air fell silent for a moment. Olga really had nothing else to say to Shirley.
"Then I'll go first—"
Shirley placed the bubbling test tube back on the test tube rack, turned her chair halfway, and faced Olga, clasping her fingers in her lap.
"APTX-4869, which I'm currently researching, has different effects from previous-generation drugs, but it's not developed as a poison."
"Hmm?" Olga withdrew her right hand from the door handle and turned back. "I know, and then?"
Shirley seemed to consider it for a moment. "This drug currently appears to be extremely toxic. Ordinary test subjects have died after using it. You just saw it."
That's right, just now when Shirley was changing Kudo Shinichi's status, Olga saw the chart. However, to say that all of them died wasn't quite right. Wasn't there one person who survived and even managed to rejuvenate?
Wrong?!
Olga suddenly realized what Shirley meant. She looked at Shirley, who gave her a clear look.
"That gentleman has been urging me to speed up my research more and more recently."
Shirley turned her chair back, picked up the bubbling test tube again, and dropped something into it. The purple liquid turned red. She stared at the test tube intently, her tone seemingly casual, but also seemed to be deliberately emphasizing,
"It's just that the experimental results of the drug on 'ordinary people' have never been ideal."
Olga completely understood what Shirley meant.
Walking in the dim and enclosed corridor of the experimental base, Olga's thinking was unusually slow.
Given the old man's condition, it's reasonable to urgently need APTX-4869 to succeed. However, the drug's effectiveness in the average person is suboptimal. No, rather than being suboptimal, it's a complete failure.
Well, taking the risk of turning back into an embryo, the old guy would definitely give it a try.
Saying he could just test the drug himself was overestimating that old man. So, there were only two perfect candidates left, extraordinary individuals who shared some of the same genes as that old man.
“Tsk.”
It’s easy to imagine who will be chosen as the lucky guinea pig in the end.
Olga was a little irritable and was about to kick open the door of Gin's office, but suddenly she heard a female voice coming from inside, which seemed a little angry.
Miyano Akemi?
Olga had never spoken to Akemi Miyano, so she wasn't entirely sure it was her voice. It wasn't until she listened at the door for a while that she was sure it was Akemi Miyano in the room.
Actually, the soundproofing of this experimental base is quite good. Fortunately, Olga's five senses are much better than those of ordinary people.
"How can I and Shiho be separated from the organization?"
After a dangerous silence, Gin's voice came from inside the house:
"If you can successfully steal 1 billion yen from the bank tomorrow, I can consider letting you two sisters leave the organization."
It was obvious it was a lie. One billion yen was a drop in the bucket for the organization, not even enough for Olga to go shopping once. Besides, Gin had no power over who could leave the organization.
But Miyano Akemi believed it. Or rather, in this desperate situation, she had no choice but to take a gamble and choose to believe.
"Okay. I'll do it. Just wait for me to bring 1 billion yen tomorrow, Gin."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was the sound of high heels getting closer and closer.
Olga took a decisive step back. The next second, the door was pushed open from the room, and a woman who was not tall, even a little thin, walked out of the room. She walked towards the exit of the base in a hurry, without stopping for a moment.
At that time, her slightly thin back seemed extremely sexy.
"Hmm——" I don't understand, I don't understand at all.
At this moment, Gin finally discovered Olga outside the door.
"Arthas?" Gin, whose arm was still in a sling, frowned, his face showing disgust. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, don't you want to invite me in and sit down?" Olga looked as if she had just noticed Gin.
The look of surprise on Gin's face became even more intense, but he still took a step back to make room.
So, Olga swaggered into Gin's office, took the only chair in the office, and casually picked up a document on the desk to look through it.
Well, the hit list.
Along with the sound of Gin slamming the door, the documents in Olga's hand were also snatched away and slammed on the desk.
"What the hell do you want to do?" Gin's voice came from the front. He bent over the other side of the desk, his good hand resting on it, and approached Olga, his voice full of warning.
Olga smiled and leaned back in her chair. "Don't get so close. I don't like guys who cheat on women."
"You heard it." Gin stood up and sneered, "Cheating a woman? You're just a stupid rat with delusions."
"Oh, that's a really rude description."
Olga said this. But she and Gin both knew that Miyano Akemi's desire to leave the organization was unrealistic, and it was not wrong to call it "delusional."
Miyano Akemi is just a low-level member of the organization, without even a code name. The only difference between her and other members is that her younger sister is Shirley.
In reality, Miyano Akemi usually remains in a semi-transparent state. She's a member of the organization, but the organization doesn't actually assign her any missions. It's like being in a Schrödinger's state of being out of the organization.
But Shirley was different. She was a core member with a code name, knew too many of the organization's secrets, and was in charge of important work like drug research and development. Whenever she went out, she was accompanied by at least two members of the organization, or rather, monitored.
Therefore, as long as the organization exists, Shirley will have only two choices - stay or die.
Of course, Olga didn't come this time to talk to Gin about Miyano Akemi or Shirley, but rather——
"Are you interested in joining me in killing Akai Shuichi?"
Olga said the name that Gin couldn't refuse: Shuichi Akai.
She saw Gin's eyes narrow, clearly interested.
However, after hearing Olga's plan, Gin showed that disdainful expression again: "Do you think that man would risk his life for such a stupid woman?"
"Why not?" Olga shrugged.
Gin's good right hand was tucked into the pocket of his black coat, and Olga could hear the sound of a lighter opening and closing inside his pocket. He must have been eager to light a cigarette, a habit he had when he was considering a solution.
Unfortunately, Olga is here, so I can't light a cigarette.
"It won't be a big loss anyway," Olga said, her voice soft and gentle. It didn't look like she'd been trying to kill Gin just a few days ago, but now she seemed like a close ally. "One billion yen or something, you don't really care, do you?"
That's right, regardless of whether Akemi Miyano can snatch the 1 billion yen, Gin plans to kill her.
Kidnapping Miyano Akemi would at most cost her the 1 billion yen she had little hope of stealing in the first place. However, there was a small chance that Akai Shuichi would be drawn to him. In the worst case, if Akai Shuichi didn't show up, he could just kill that foolish woman, Miyano Akemi.
After a moment's thought, Gin had already made up his mind. But he just couldn't stand Olga's expression. Did he really think he hadn't guessed who was behind the explosion?
So, Gin raised the corners of his lips maliciously: "So, are you suggesting this plan to me from the perspective of Arthas, or-"
Olga's eyes instantly turned cold. Gin continued to speak slowly:
"Giving orders on behalf of Champagne and asking me to cooperate with this plan?"
After two seconds of silence, Olga suddenly laughed out loud, as if Gin had really hit her funny bone.
"Gin, you're really interesting."
Gin's expression of surprise became even more intense. He watched the annoying red-haired brat stand up from his chair, open the door of his office, and walk out with a smile on his face.
"Anyway, I'll leave Miyano Akemi's side to you. I'll send the time and place to your phone later."
Olga left, leaving Gin staring at her back for a long time, then he snorted viciously.
He found that the little brat was becoming more and more like Bourbon, just as self-righteous and annoying. No matter what you said to her, she would just ignore it, making people feel like they were punching cotton.
*
Olga's plan was simple. She simply kidnapped Akemi Miyano, found an abandoned warehouse that matched the style of a criminal organization, contacted Shuichi Akai, and asked him to come alone to exchange for Akemi Miyano.
Then?
Then Olga's plan might be a little different from what Gin knew. Now Gin was injured and his dominant hand couldn't move. In a 1v1 situation, it was impossible for Akai Shuichi to not kill Gin.
Olga planned to wait for Shuichi Akai to kill Gin first, and then have the sniper in ambush from a distance kill Shuichi Akai. The plan worked.
As for whether Shuichi Akai will go?
I guess so. After all, he had already revealed his undercover identity in a text message with Miyano Akemi, so I guess he was really in love with her.
Speaking of which, the night before the operation began, Olga intercepted a text message from Miyano Akemi to Akai Shuichi:
[Dajun, if I can really leave the organization this time, can you be my real boyfriend and date me from now on?]
Look, Miyano Akemi obviously loves it too. If Akai Shuichi really didn't show up, then Miyano Akemi would be really miserable.
Oh, yes. Olga planned. When the time comes, she will definitely expose Shuichi Akai's relationship with Miyano Akemi before he dies. As someone who has lived in the UK and the US for most of his life, Shuichi Akai will definitely not accept this.
It would have been interesting to see his expression before he died.
In this cheerful mood, Olga laid on the sofa and arranged the snipers for the day. Two of them would be given orders in the name of Champagne; as for the third, she would use the identity of Alsace.
*
I have to say that Gin is indeed efficient.
The next morning, he had already tied up Miyano Akemi and taken her to the designated abandoned warehouse. He used Miyano Akemi's cell phone to make a video call to Akai Shuichi, asking him to come alone.
Gin was a professional at kidnapping. He even deliberately left no lower-level members of the organization with him. The only people in the entire warehouse were Olga, Gin, and Miyano Akemi.
Of course, Chianti and Collen had already been on standby a few hundred yards away under Gin's orders. Gin was not stupid after all, and it was impossible for him to really plan to deal with Akai Shuichi alone, especially since he was injured.
As for Olga? Gin didn't even consider her a fighting force. It was good enough that this brat didn't make things worse.
In the dilapidated warehouse in the early morning, the light was still dim. Only a little sunlight came into the room through the rusty windows high up, illuminating the countless dust particles swirling in the air.
Olga kicked the sandy ground with the tip of her shoe, stirring up a lot of dust.
Akemi Miyano was tied to a chair in the middle of the warehouse, her mouth taped shut.
"Hmph, I don't think Akai Shuichi will come." After waiting for more than half an hour, Gin put the muzzle of the gun to the back of Miyano Akemi's head in a somewhat annoyed manner, "Why don't I just kill you directly."
Miyano Akemi's reaction was quite calm. Although there was an inevitable fear in her eyes, she did not struggle, but just sat quietly in the chair.
"Don't worry, he will come." Olga reached out and pressed down Gin's gun.
Gin snorted coldly, but didn't insist on killing Miyano Akemi immediately. After all, he really wanted Akai Shuichi dead more than Miyano Akemi.
At the same time, a crackling sound of electricity came from the tiny earphones in Olga's ears, followed by a male voice: "The target person is approaching by car and is expected to arrive in seven minutes."
Olga didn't answer the person in the headset. Instead, she complained, "It's so hot! There's no air conditioning. I'm dying of heat."
Gin obviously didn't take Olga's complaints seriously. He wasn't like Bourbon, that worthless guy who spent all day trying to please the annoying brats.
Then, Olga changed the subject: "Gin, go buy me a can of iced Coke. I want Mexican Coke."
Gin turned his head and ignored Olga, pretending not to hear anything.
"Tsk." Olga lowered her head and kicked the pebbles on the ground. Suddenly she turned and walked out of the warehouse. "Then I'll go buy it myself."
Gin didn't bother with Olga. It made no difference whether she was there or not. Gin didn't expect her to be able to deal with Akai Shuichi anyway.
In fact, Gin was hoping Olga would leave, after all, he really thought this brat was an eyesore.
What Gin didn't see was that the corners of Olga's mouth rose quietly the moment she turned around.
*
In fact, just two minutes after Olga left, a small black pickup truck stopped outside the warehouse.
Chevrolet C-1500.
"Akai, Shuichi."
A sneer curled up the corner of Gin's lips. He slowly raised his gun and pointed it at the man outside the warehouse.
He was wearing a woolen hat and holding a shotgun, coming against the light.
Miyano Akemi, who had been very quiet until now, suddenly struggled at that moment, constantly shaking her head at the person who came, making a whimpering sound with her mouth.
"You're too noisy."
Gin hit Miyano Akemi on the head with the butt of his gun, and soon a stream of bright red blood flowed down her forehead.
"Humph, since you are so anxious, I will kill you, the traitor, first, and then kill Akai Shuichi."
As he spoke, Gin put the muzzle of the gun to the back of Miyano Akemi's head and pulled the trigger.
"Bang--"
The gunshot rang out, and Miyano Akemi closed her eyes. However, the expected pain never came.
After a moment of shock, Gin's gun, which was against Miyano Akemi, fell out of his hand. Blood was now trickling out of his right shoulder.
The sound just now came from Shuichi Akai's gun.
Gin narrowed his eyes at the gun on the ground and instantly understood. The feel was wrong, it must have been swapped!
It’s that little brat again!!!
Gin took a step back and spoke through his headset to Chianti and Collen, who were waiting in the distance:
"Shoot! Kill Akai Shuichi for me!"
*
At the same time,
"Wait a little longer."
Olga casually grabbed a can of Coke from the convenience store's freezer and made a masculine sound.
She put the Coke on the counter and the cashier scanned the QR code: "The total is one hundred and fifty yuan."
"Ding——" Olga picked up a credit card at random, touched it on the machine, then picked up the Coke and walked out of the convenience store.
Soon, Calvados's hesitant voice came from the headset: "Gin has fallen, why don't you shoot?"
Chianti and Collen also held their headphones with one hand, waiting for the order.
Then, a deep, slightly hoarse male voice came from the headset: "Wait a moment."
Chianti was puzzled: "But——"
"Shh—be quiet, I can hear you." Olga raised the corner of her lips. "Wait until he's outside the warehouse before shooting. Your chances of hitting him will be higher, right?"
Hearing that snake-like voice, Chianti no longer dared to question it, no matter how confused he was.
Olga turned off the microphone function of her headphones and walked slowly back to the warehouse.
Since Gin had already fallen to the ground, by the time she got back, he might have already been killed by Shuichi Akai. Shuichi Akai might have been killed by the sniper she had arranged just as he was taking Miyano Akemi out. Then, she would only need to retrieve Miyano Akemi.
Thinking of this, Olga suddenly felt a little lost. Alas, why did he die before she could tell Akai Shuichi the good news that the lovers finally became siblings?
As for the possibility of missing Akai Shuichi with the sniper? Olga had never considered it at all.
She had arranged three snipers! Although this was largely because she had no confidence in Chianti and Collen's shooting skills...
While Olga was thinking aimlessly, she was walking slowly with a Coke in her hand. The dilapidated abandoned warehouse appeared in her sight, and the air seemed to be filled with the smell of dilapidation and desolation.
Oh, what terrible air quality! Poor Gin, he ended up dying in a place like this.
Then, Olga stepped into the warehouse.
Then--
"Huh?"
Olga opened her eyes wide, looking quite incredulous, and her hand that was opening the can just stopped at the pull ring.
"It's really unexpected."
I didn't expect Akai Shuichi to be such a loser, and Gin is still alive!
"Gin, you're not dead yet—"
Olga ignored Akai Shuichi and Miyano Akemi who were hugging each other in the middle of the warehouse, and walked a few steps to Gin. She used all her acting skills to pretend to be moved, squatted down, and held his unbandaged right hand with both hands, holding it to her chest.
"Great!" That's so bad!
Behind him, Shuichi Akai had already pointed the shotgun at Olga's head.
Olga let go, and in an instant, Gin's hand fell to the ground, causing another minor injury.
"This is not,"
She slowly raised her hands, stood up, and made a gesture of surrender, while the corners of her lips silently curled up.
"Akai Shuichi?"
Olga turned around, seemingly unconcerned about the gun pointed at her head. Her deep, gloomy green eyes met Akai Shuichi's.
"Long time no see."
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