Songjiang Shiyu ate the apple with lifeless eyes, and he almost ate the bitter apple core because he was thinking too deeply.

The system thought he was really emo and was about to comfort him.

The player suddenly sighed and said solemnly, "Things in the world are unpredictable, so why not just go with the flow? Wonderful, wonderful—"

System: After thinking for a long time, this is it?

"…Are you just daydreaming?"

"What do you care about me?"

Seeing the door was opened, Songjiang Shiyu swallowed back the words that were about to be refuted. He threw the apple core into the trash can, stood up and looked at the two people who walked in.

Akai Shuichi walked in front. Even though he was wearing Okiya Subaru's disguise, it couldn't dilute his cold temperament. Behind him, Haibara Ai had red eyes and looked like she had been crying.

"Are you two done talking?"

——Is this a quarrel?

Matsue Shigure was a little surprised. He looked at Akai Shuichi. Doesn't this guy look like the kind of person who would bully children?

"Xiao Ai, are you okay?" He pulled the little girl aside and stroked her ahoge. "It's almost twelve o'clock. Go to bed early. Don't think too much, kid—"

"I'm fine." Huiyuan Ai let him pull her, and said sullenly, "What dangerous things do you want to do next? Are you going to take the initiative to find the organization again?"

Matsue Shigure's sharp eyes immediately focused on Akai Shuichi. He didn't expect that this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes would actually betray him!

Akai Shuichi: “…”

The man spread his hands to show that he had nothing to say.

"It's not really a dangerous thing." Matsue Shigure said with a smile, "It's mainly about discussing the previous work. As for the actual action, the organization is not under the jurisdiction of our Security Bureau."

"Really!" He vowed, "If you don't believe me, ask Mr. Akai if I am just a technical member!"

Technical members...

The pink-haired man clenched his fists unconsciously and narrowed his green eyes behind his glasses.

The words that Haibara Ai had just said were still echoing in his mind, and Akai Shuichi felt a little gloomy.

It is precisely because Matsue Shigure is only a technical member of the organization, so once he is discovered to have betrayed, he will not even be able to escape.

Now I can still smile brightly at him. Do I really no longer care about the past and only care about the goal?

But the words have been spoken, and there is no chance to take them back.

Shuichi Akai could only think of other ways to compensate and reduce Matsue Shigure's risk as much as possible.

"I will protect Songjiang." He said to Huiyuan Ai seriously, "I swear."

Haibara Ai: “…” Why did she inexplicably have a feeling that she had to entrust Matsue Shigure to someone else?

Damn FBI!

The brown-haired girl was already tired of being angry. She sighed and motioned for Akai Shuichi to take out the medicine box.

"I can't persuade you anyway, but if you want to overthrow the organization, you should at least ensure that you are alive, right?" She pulled the corners of her mouth reluctantly and muttered softly, "It's really difficult to talk about this kind of thing in person."

Matsue Shigure was inexplicably stuffed with a box. Thinking about the two of them inexplicably mentioning something about "reagent" at the beginning, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

…

Ten minutes later, Matsue Shigure was sitting in a chair, holding the pills, looking a little dazed.

Songjiang Shigure was furious: "Isn't that the one in the second episode of Love a nutritional supplement? They actually poisoned me!!!

So, how does this thing work? The effect is totally unscientific."

System: "When it comes to science, you'll be the first to disappear."

Songjiang Shigure was furious: "What are you doing? Are you planning to rebel?"

System: "I remember you initially treated this as a daily task to improve your favorability, right? You were quite happy at that time."

Matsue Shigure: “…Isn’t that so?”

So who still remembers that this is a strategy game.

The game gives him daily tasks to meet people. Is there a problem?

no!

But looking back now, Songjiang Shiyu feels that this game is simply a wolf in sheep's clothing!

A good strategy game has now turned into a spy movie. Who can he complain to?

Songjiang Shiyu was desperate: "Ahhh, you said I can take it and pretend it's ineffective?"

System: "It's not impossible. Anyway, everyone thinks you are going to die, but you just won't die. Will the harm last for a thousand years?"

Matsue Shigure: "Go, go, go!"

It is impossible to eat it. Matsue Shigure does not intend to pretend to be crippled now, but he has to accept it. After all, it is the "life-saving medicine" that Haibara Ai has spent so much time researching to make.

Then let's just use the "drag" trick, Songjiang Shiyu thought.

****

The blond young man lowered his eyes and looked at the pills in his hand, as if he was immersed in the memory of the organization and couldn't extricate himself for a long time.

During the past five years, countless people came and went around him, and anyone could have injected poison into his body, adding another step to the already short deadline.

It's so ugly...

The warm water next to it gradually cooled down, and he finally closed the lid.

Huiyuan Ai sat aside and subconsciously clenched her hands: "Matsue..."

"I'm fine now." Songjiang Shiyu forced a smile at her, his eyes a little dazed, "It's not time to eat this yet."

"The side effects of this drug don't last as long as the tissue." Huiyuan Ai said nervously, "If it's just to maintain the body, don't you happen to be fine these few days?"

"It's different." The blond young man touched her head out of habit and said gently, "Since you have promised to keep it a secret for me, then if I eat it and become unable to move, how will I explain it to others?"

"Absolutely, absolutely not to be discovered by Amuro and the others." He emphasized to the two of them once again, his cobalt blue eyes full of stubbornness, "You promised me."

Huiyuan Ai's lips trembled slightly: "More important than your life?"

Matsue Shigure exhaled slowly: "At least... this is the case now."

There are many things that are more important than life.

Huibara looked into his eyes and suddenly became angry. Some sharp words came to her lips, but she stopped them just in time.

——You are just worried that Bourbon will blame himself!

Matsue Shigure is not afraid of death now, and he is calm when explaining A's past to Akai Shuichi, just because they understand each other's personality.

Similarly, students with whom he has a closer relationship will naturally not distance themselves from him or dislike him because of that experience.

Then why did they repeatedly emphasize that Amuro Toru must be kept a secret?

It's just that I'm worried that Toru Amuro, as a "Bourbon", will feel guilty.

For the sake of their emotions, even their lives can be put aside. How... partial!

So what about her?

"Okay." Huibara Ai responded with her head lowered, then turned around and rushed out.

"Hey?! Ai!" Matsue Shigure was about to chase after her when he was stopped by Akai Shuichi.

"She lives at Dr. Agasa's house. Let her calm down and go back to rest." The FBI said in a gentle tone, "As for your suggestion, give me two days to consider it."

"Okay." Songjiang Shiyu rubbed his brows, "Then I'll go back first."

"It's so late, it's very troublesome to go back and forth." Akai Shuichi said, "The guest room is available, why don't you stay here for one night and leave tomorrow morning?"

Songjiang Shigure hesitated: "But..."

Akai Shuichi: "Is there any problem?"

Matsue Shigure: "Mr. Akai, aren't you still going to ask me about the details of my confrontation with the organization?"

Akai Shuichi paused and said, "That's right."

Songjiang Shiyu looked at him with a focused and affectionate gaze: "Then why don't you consider writing a summary report?"

Akai Shuichi: "???"

********

The night wind was cool. Toru Amuro walked out steadily, but his mind was a little confused.

Matsue Shigure only revealed his identity as a public security officer during the day today, and Rum urgently summoned him in the evening to discuss killing the former.

It was too fast, which was not like the style of Boss and Rum at all.

Although Subaru Akabane's defection is related to Matsue Shigure, Matsue Shigure himself should not have any major conflicts with the organization.

If there was, there is no way he wouldn't have known about it for so many years.

But...

Toru Amuro recalled the time when he took Matsue Shigure to the abandoned factory.

At four o'clock in the morning, at the gate, Gin twisted a strand of Matsue Shigure's left blond hair with an unclear expression. Now that he thought about it, he should have identified Matsue Shigure.

This time, "Youl" disguised himself as "Akabane Subaru" to test Matsue Shigure.

Matsue Shigure seemed to know something as well. He was not panicked at all when he ran into the organization, and even quickly adjusted his strategy to fight back.

——Something must have happened between the two parties, or in other words, Matsue Shigure knew something, and the organization wanted to silence him.

Toru Amuro quickly came to a conclusion.

But this is not the point for now.

He first called the organization's henchmen and asked them to pick up the bomb in his name, and then called Yuya Kazami.

At 3:30 in the morning, the police officer suddenly woke up from his sleep and hurriedly answered the call from his boss.

"Mr. Fūya!" Yuya Kazami touched his glasses while panting, and for a moment he didn't know if he was dreaming.

"Prepare this type of optical simulated bomb as soon as possible." Amuro Toru gave the size, "At least thirty, with more flash bombs, and the power can be appropriately reduced."

Kazami Yuya: "Ah? Now?"

Amuro Toru: "Yes, let's prepare now. Oh, and please send me the list of all the guests invited to the marine press conference held by Suzuki Group next week, as well as the structural drawings of the Victory Goddess."

Yuya Kazami hesitated to speak: "Has the organization taken any action?"

Amuro Toru said simply: "As soon as possible."

The call was quickly hung up, and the confused police officer stared at his phone in confusion, his head a mess after just half an hour of sleep.

Mr. Fūya!! Your schedule is really unbearable for a normal person!

He is really going bald!

****

Out of caution, Toru Amuro changed his clothes and car and wandered aimlessly on the street. His sleepiness was taken away by Rum's incident, so he decided to stay up all night.

Regardless of the process, Rum has now set his sights on Matsue Shigure and has given him the mission, which means -

Rather than pretending to fail in the mission to keep himself safe for a while and then waiting for the organization to send people to continue to target him, he decided to find a way to finish the mission once and for all.

Then there are only two choices.

First, arrange for Matsue Shigure to fake his death - the biggest obstacle is not Rum, but himself.

Amuro Toru knew with his toes that Matsue Shigure would never be willing to hide in the dark, and the purpose of the security bureau behind him was also unclear.

Second... deal with Rum.

Although getting rid of Rum cannot stop Matsue Shigure from confronting the organization, the fall of a second-in-command will make the organization carefully consider his value.

Moreover, only the two of them knew that Rum had asked Bourbon to take action. As long as Rum died, no one would be held accountable for his failure in the mission, and there was even a possibility of him being promoted and replaced.

Of course, based on Toru Amuro's understanding of Rum, the possibility of this extremely sinister guy showing up in person is extremely small.

——We should try to start from Songjiang first.

Toru Amuro drove around the unfamiliar streets a few more times and parked the car in the underground parking lot. Then he turned over his double-sided jacket and covered his pocket with the hat, and his appearance changed again.

He walked along the street to Songjiang Shiyu's door, and before knocking on the door, he suddenly reacted -

It's four o'clock in the morning.

"Matsue should be sleeping...it's better not to disturb him."

He muttered to himself, leaning against the door somewhat tiredly, looking at the gloomy sky, completely forgetting that he had just made a phone call and had devastated his poor subordinate.

****

seven o'clock.

Winter is coming soon. The sky is only dim at seven o'clock, and the air is filled with cool dew.

Toru Amuro sat at the door of Matsue Shigure's apartment with his face covered, thinking quietly for more than two hours about what to say next.

When he got up, stamped his feet and looked back, the lights in the room were still off.

... Songjiang is not in good health, so he should sleep a little longer.

Amuro Toru rubbed his swollen and aching head and decided that he should be prepared for both scenarios.

One is to see if he can convince Matsue Shigure to fake his death so that he can find a chance to kill Rum; the other is to cooperate with the FBI, use their intelligence hidden in the dark, trick Rum onto the ship and then find another chance.

The main purpose of contacting the FBI is to blur the personnel layout. Even if Rum is aware of the movement, "Amuro Toru" will definitely not be involved.

So let's go find Akai Shuichi first, so that Matsue can have a little rest.

The blond-haired public security officer thought of it and immediately drove to the Kudo residence where Okiya Subaru was temporarily staying. After arriving, he rang the doorbell without hesitation.

******

“Ding Dong—Ding Dong—”

The clear and continuous sound of the doorbell entered my brain, as if it was urging me to die.

Matsue Shigure threw back the quilt with a look of despair and sat up: "Who is this so early in the morning?"

Last night, he told Akai Shuichi about his "rewritten details of his battle of wits and courage with the organization" and got a handwritten mission report for free, but he didn't finish it until after four o'clock...

Wait, how did he get into bed yesterday?

He couldn't figure out where the memory gap was, and the man, who was in a bad mood, thought drowsily as he walked to the door in his slippers.

At first glance, oh, it’s Toru Amuro.

Since he was an acquaintance he trusted, Matsue Shigure simply opened the door, rubbed his eyes, turned around and walked inside.

He was so sleepy that he fell asleep while walking. He had no energy to deal with this group of Saiyan gorillas.

"Matsue?!"

Amuro Toru was shocked to see the blond young man who shouldn't be here.

Matsue Shigure was wearing a very loose light grey pajamas, which were perhaps a little too big for her. She was unkempt, so some of her shoulders were exposed. Her messy blond hair was not tied up and was now hanging in disorder.

Those cobalt blue eyes were narrowed, making people worry whether they could see the road.

He opened the door, just glanced at him blankly, said nothing, and walked straight inside.

...very natural.

Toru Amuro looked at the house number suspiciously—Kudo House!!

"Why are you here?" He hurriedly chased in, grabbed Matsue Shigure's hand at the entrance, and forced him to stop.

"Hmm?" The latter still looked like he hadn't woken up yet, and was almost pulled to the ground by him.

Toru Amuro held his back with one hand to prevent him from falling, and his other hand happened to stroke his wrist.

The uneven touch under his hand made Amuro look down consciously.

“!!!!”

After spending a whole night outside, the policeman, whose brain had lost so many brain cells from thinking, stopped thinking and opened his eyes wide.

There was a half-circle mark on the young man's thin wrist, at the wrist bone. It looked like it was made recently, very fresh... and very deep.

He grabbed Matsue Shigure's wrist and lifted it in front of the latter, and found that the angle of the teeth mark was not caused by him.

"You-what's wrong with you?!"

The blond-haired, dark-skinned young man could hardly speak clearly. He looked at his instructor who was usually extremely eccentric and felt suffocated for a moment.

"……ah?"

Matsue Shigure was startled by the cold hand of Amuro Toru, and looked down belatedly.

But it was that stinky kid Matsuda Jinpei who was biting—

Wait...where's his bandage? It was still wrapped around him last night.