98 Chapter 98
◎Why is a safe house called a safe house◎
"Before that, can you tell me what you dreamed about?"
"Okay." Hanano Chiheko tried to recall. "I dreamed that the woods were moving backwards. I was running like crazy, and it felt like someone was chasing me. Oh, and I was even pulling someone along with me."
"Is this person your friend?" asked Yamato Inagaki.
Hanano Chiheko hesitantly shook her head. "I don't know. I was just dazzled by the gold when I turned around, but I can't remember what it was exactly."
Inagaki Yamato nodded. "Actually, we can think of memory as an extremely complex puzzle. The hypnosis we're going to perform can actually help us retrieve certain clues from our minds while we're relaxed, but there's no guarantee that it will completely reproduce the image you desire."
"When the hypnosis begins, rather than being obsessed with finding something, I'd like you to keep a relatively open mind and pay attention to any feelings and images that come to mind. Is that okay?"
Inagaki Yamato spoke so sincerely and clearly that Hanano Chihoko felt a little relieved. "I understand. Let's get started now."
"Okay, close your eyes, relax your scalp, and drop your shoulders."
"Breathe—"
"Exhale—"
“Now imagine yourself looking through an old photo album that you don’t look at often.”
"In the album, there's a photo of a bush. You pick up your pace and start running. It feels like something is chasing you. At that moment, you can try to feel your breathing, your thoughts, your heartbeat, and the person you're holding onto..."
Hanano Chihoko's eyelashes trembled.
Inagaki Yamato has been observing Hanano Chihoko's condition. "Okay, now I will count down to three, and then we can open our eyes."
"three."
"two."
"one."
"Okay, open your eyes."
As soon as she finished speaking, Hanano Chiheko suddenly opened her eyes.
Since the message was sent at noon, Chihoko Hanano's phone has been unreachable, which made Toru Amuro more and more anxious.
Just then, I received a text message from Matsuda Jinpei: "It seems Kazuko was hit on the head. Her phone was broken when she threw it at someone. I don't know where she lives or works. I can't find her anywhere. I asked at all the hospitals in Mika, but she didn't go to any of them. Do you know where she is?"
Amuro Toru: "Okay, I understand. Leave it to me."
Matsuda Jinpei, who received the message, felt somewhat helpless at this moment, even though he was used to Amuro Toru's spy-like and concise replies.
Regarding the hospital where Gin was, Toru Amuro had previously obtained some clues from Shuichi Akai.
On the plane, Toru Amuro glanced at Gin, who was concentrating with his eyes closed, his mind full of thoughts.
When they got off the plane, Gin had already gotten into the Porsche that was waiting for them at the exit.
After leaving a gust of exhaust gas at Amuro Toru, the Porsche quickly disappeared from Amuro Toru's sight.
Amuro Toru coughed lightly, opened the door and sat in the driver's seat of the Mazda.
As soon as the Mazda started up, Amuro Toru's phone lit up. It was a message from an unfamiliar number, "I'm waiting for you in your safe house."
There are only a few people in the organization who can accurately know the time when Amuro Toru will return.
Toru Amuro couldn't help but look in the direction where Gin disappeared. After thinking for a moment, he stepped on the accelerator and headed straight for the safe house.
The streets were exceptionally quiet at midnight.
Toru Amuro quickly went upstairs and opened the door, but there was no light on in the room.
"Wakko?"
Just as Toru Amuro was about to touch the switch, his eyes suddenly blurred and someone jumped into his arms.
The smell of oranges and disinfectant lingered at the tip of his nose, and Amuro Toru's heart was lifted again.
"Matsuda has already told me, let me see where you are hurt?"
Toru Amuro wanted to turn his head to look at the wound on the back of Chihoko Hanano's head.
Chihoko Hanano seemed to have noticed something and hugged Toru Amuro tightly, not allowing him to move.
Amuro Toru could only give up and coaxed softly: "What's wrong? Did you get hurt from the fall?"
Chihoko Hanano remained silent.
Amuro Toru thought for a moment, "I heard that you fought against the criminals despite being injured and brought them to justice. That's really impressive."
But as soon as he finished speaking, Toru Amuro noticed Chihoko Hanano trembling.
Amuro Toru's heart tightened, "Wakko"
When she heard the word "criminals", Chihoko Hanano couldn't help herself for some reason.
"Why?"
Chihoko Hanano finally couldn't hold back her sobs and punched Toru Amuro in the chest with her fist.
"Hmm?" Amuro Toru was a little confused about the situation.
"Why didn't you tell me the truth?!"
Amuro Toru's pupils shrank, and he even forgot to breathe for a moment. He looked directly into Hanano Chihoko's eyes, "You, what did you say?"
In the dim light, something flickered in Hanano Chihoko's eyes, "I already know everything."
"It's the organization that wants to kill my adoptive parents!"
"And... Gin!"
Hanano Chihoko became emotional and reached out to shake Amuro Toru, "Gin, Gin was the one who took the mission to kill my adoptive parents! I read the reports from that year, the fire, that huge fire! Even my mother's body was never found!"
"Why, why would he do this to me?"
Hanano Chihoko's mind was becoming increasingly hazy, she was trapped in her own emotions, unable to extricate herself, even her voice was hoarse:
"I have nothing now, nothing at all!"
What Hanano Chihoko said was a little confusing, but Amuro Toru could empathize with the bone-eating despair.
"You still have me!" Toru Amuro hugged Chihoko Hanano tightly and shouted.
In an instant, Chihoko Hanano was quiet for a moment, and then she slid down weakly.
Toru Amuro half-knelt down and hugged Chihoko Hanano's body, listening to her breathing heavily as if she was about to run out of oxygen.
The silent tears wet Amuro Toru's shirt.
There was a trace of sorrow in Toru Amuro's eyes, "You still have me, and I..."
Toru Amuro repeated it over and over again, as if he wanted to leave a mark of his thoughts in Chihoko Hanano's mind.
After Hanano Chihoko calmed down for a while, her emotions seemed to have really stabilized a lot because of Amuro Toru's words.
"And the Miyano sisters, it turns out..."
Hanano Chihoko closed her eyes in regret, "It's all my fault, my fault."
The tears in Chihoko Hanano's eyes flowed silently in the dark night like a kite with a broken string.
Toru Amuro took out a tissue and patiently wiped Hanano Chihoko's tears over and over again.
After a series of violent shocks, Hanano Chihoko's cardiac nerves showed signs of fatigue.
Chihoko Hanano leaned on Toru Amuro's shoulder, and just as she was about to close her eyes, she heard the door slam open and was kicked open from outside.
The loud noise caused Hanano Chihoko's body to tremble instinctively.
Amuro Toru's heart skipped a beat, and he and the somewhat nervous Hanano Chihoko both looked up at the door.
In the dim light, Gin's long silver hair and the gun barrel with a slight halo in his hand were reflected.
Gin glanced at the two people hugging each other on the ground, his eyes narrowed, and a dangerous aura emanated from his body.
This smell was very familiar to Hanano Chihoko. It was a sign that Gin was going to eliminate the rats.
Amuro Toru stood up, subtly blocking Gin's burning gaze towards Hanano Chihoko, "Gin, do you know why a safe house is called a safe house?"
Taking advantage of Toru Amuro's obstruction, Chihoko Hanano reached out to the gun behind her.
"Stop talking nonsense." Gin suddenly raised his gun and pointed it at Amuro Toru's forehead.
【Author’s words】
[Red Heart][Red Heart]
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