Chapter 15: One Stone, Twelve Birds

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The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Outside the organization's base, a young man was lying in the shadows. He had a thin figure, a face as white as snow, and a look of confusion in his golden eyes.

But at that angle where the moonlight couldn't reach, a faint smile was hidden on his lips.

1. Send the little girl away from him and back to a free place.

Second, send a message to the police.

On the note he gave to the little girl, he briefly wrote about his current situation.

——Actually, it would have been more convenient to let the mother and son deliver the letter last time.

But before Miyagawa Ryo could say anything, the terrified woman, fearing that something else might happen, picked up the child and rushed out.

And Vermode was still there, so Miyagawa Ryo could only watch the woman run away and thus missed the opportunity.

3. Get permission to join Group X.

Fourth, demonstrate his ability and mental state to the organization and further gain the trust of the organization.

5. Get close to the Miyano sisters without arousing the organization's suspicion.

After all, there was the pretext of "getting close to Sulli in order to join Group X".

6. Use Aida Jōji as a hook to gain the favor of Miyano Akemi.

After Aida Jōji's murderous intention towards Miyano Akemi was exposed, his previous hints and his actions of "exposing" Aida Jōji would inevitably increase Miyano Akemi's favor towards him.

——It will be convenient for him to investigate Miyano Elena in the future.

7. Better understand the style and strength of the organization.

8. Determine how the organization views you.

At present, it seems that the organization still attaches great importance to him and will not give up easily in the future.

9. Test the extent of the organization’s surveillance of him.

As a result, the organization may be monitoring him most of the time, but the monitoring is only incidental.

For example, when we went to the boy’s home, the organization monitored him in some unknown way.

When he got out of the car and communicated with the traffic police, the organization had no idea what was going on.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone to investigate and test him.

Also, during the mission of tracking the traffic police, the organization deliberately made him wear a camera - if they were already using some means to monitor him, then this device would be redundant, and without the camera, he would be more exposed.

10. Test Shirley’s status.

This step is just a by-product, but the benefits are unexpectedly great.

Vermode obviously has some grudge against Shirley, and Shirley, although just a young girl, holds a very high, or at least a special, status in the organization.

As for the eleventh point...it will be realized in a moment.

There were only two unexpected things in this whole plan.

First, the organization had such clear intersection surveillance that even the expressions of the traffic police were analyzed to not miss any clues.

And used Belmode to deceive him.

Secondly, how could the organization be so decisive and quick that it sent code-named members to kill two traffic policemen who, in the eyes of the organization, knew nothing, just one day later?

When he received the task of following the traffic police, Miyagawa Ling was indeed very nervous.

But - when the bullet hits the heart, he wins.

"Miyagawa-kun!!" The system suddenly shouted in surprise: "You haven't played the game recently, why do two players have increased fear points?"

When Miyakawa Ling heard this, the chaos in his golden eyes dissipated a lot, and he immediately opened the panel to take a look.

It shows:

Gin: 5. (Last time: 5)

Vodka: 10. (Last time: 3)

Belmode: 12. (Last time: 10)

After a brief moment of shock, Miyakawa Ling said meaningfully: "It seems that it is one stone and twelve birds."

The system didn’t understand, but was shocked: “Could it be that in their eyes, what you do is already a horror game?”

"Maybe... But the fear value doesn't increase that much."

System chaos: "Increasing by 1 point is not normal! After all, horror games are about [unexplainable and beyond common sense]! Miyagawa-kun, the fear of seeing a ghost is not comparable to the fear of seeing a murderer! What did you do to make Vodka think you are a ghost?!"

“……”Ah, this.

Miyagawa Ling was silent.

"Besides, a person's fear value has an upper limit, which is 100... I have never experienced the game from a first-person perspective, but vodka can actually directly increase it by 7 points??"

Miyagawa Ryo remembered the term "first-person perspective experiencer" and had some understanding of why gin had a higher fear value than vodka.

"I guess it's because Gin told him about my intentional contact with the traffic police."

"?" system.

"Anyway, an increase in fear is a good thing, System-kun."

"It's a good thing...but..." I always feel that the game was originally used to help the host make money, but now, it has become the host making money by reversely investing in the game!

Weird.

The system asks sincerely: "Are you a bug?"

"..." Miyakawa Ling: "No, that's not the case."

The system was a little suspicious, but it certainly didn't detect anything wrong.

"Okay... But, Miyagawa-kun, this is not a proper way to gain fear points. The points you gain are much less than those gained by playing the game. Please make sure that the players have a better experience next time!"

"Better experience", this sentence really makes people want to complain.

But...if the target is those people, he would be very happy, "Okay."

After I finished chatting with the system, I happened to hear footsteps not far away.

Miyakawa Ling tilted his head slightly and said in a weak voice, "Senior, you are here."

Miyano Akemi, who had rushed to the base because she had received a message from him an hour ago, looked at him in surprise: "What's wrong with you?"

The young man gave a wry smile, and for a moment, he looked like a child who had been treated unfairly and rudely, and was complaining to his elders about his grievances: "I just came out of the interrogation room. The reasons are a bit complicated... First, because I had contact with the traffic police, the organization suspected me."

Miyano Akemi frowned. Just half an hour ago, she received news that the person who attacked the car was Aida Jōji.

And Aida Joji's target is her.

In other words... Yu Renling not only saved her, but was also implicated by her.

"The second reason is..." The young man gasped, "When I went to the last target to help my predecessor erase his fingerprints, I was monitored by the organization. They thought I had other ideas about the mission target."

——Both points are because of her.

Miyano Akemi stood there with a complicated look in her eyes.

"I told you all this because I didn't want you to keep misunderstanding me." Miyakawa Ryo laughed at himself:

"Actually, Senior doesn't like me very much. But you may not know that I joined the organization not voluntarily, but because I accidentally witnessed Gin killing someone... Gin put a gun to my head. I can only choose to join the organization or die with my family."

"I didn't want my family to die, so... I chose to join the organization."

Miyano Akemi was stunned, with a touch of emotion in her eyes.

So... didn't Yu Renling join the organization voluntarily?

He has family in the outside world, and he wants to protect them...

Even though Miyano Akemi knew that the young man might have said these to her on purpose, the words "I don't want my family to die" still moved her.

"The rumors about me in the outside world are just because I was brought into the organization by Gin... They don't know that I have never stepped into this hell."

"Every day, every day I have to pretend that I don't care about human life, pretend that I am not easy to mess with, try hard to integrate into the organization, and do those tasks that are against the law of nature..."

As the young man spoke the latter part, he choked up a little, and his eyes were so dim that he looked like a dying man.

And his condition was indeed terrible.

There were spider-web-like traces of blood on his pale wrists, his face was pale to the point of being almost transparent, his neck was covered with nail marks, and he looked a little dazed. He lay motionless under the tree, and even his breathing was faint.

One comment after another about him flashed through Miyano Akemi's mind.

"A scary new guy that the code name guys know."

"A demon who kills without blinking an eye."

"They look gentle and easy to get along with, but their blood is cold."

"I heard that he likes to study how people die, and even wants to do a questionnaire survey in the organization."

“…”

None of those words can be matched with today's young people.

There was no difference between him and those who were tortured by the organization. He was even younger, and it was not known whether he had reached adulthood.

Miyano Akemi clenched her palms, stepped forward and whispered, "…Why are you telling me this? I'm from the organization."

“That’s because…” The young man’s voice became even quieter. One had to get very close to hear him clearly. “That day, I saw the expression on your face after you delivered the letter. You must have felt as miserable as I did.”

pain……?

Miyano Akemi's pupils shrank slightly.

Is it so obvious?

yes……

Every day is painful.

Her parents died at the hands of the organization, her sister grew up under the organization's surveillance, and she herself had to help the organization and hurt others...

Miyano Akemi gritted her teeth and held back the tears in her eyes.

"Senior, please don't misunderstand me. I said those harsh words to you that day only because you said you had a wiretap on you. I wanted to remind you that the organization is still watching you. Don't make any mistakes."

Miyano Akemi insisted: "Do you think I will let down my guard against you if you do this?"

"It doesn't matter." The young man showed a sad but satisfied smile, his crooked eyes were as innocent as a child who received candy: "I'm about to die. I'm already very happy to be able to explain these things to my senior before I die."

"What?!"

In the sky, thick clouds gradually obscured the moonlight, and the place fell into deeper darkness.

Miyano Akemi felt cold all over. The person who was about to die was obviously a stranger whom she had only met a few times and had nothing to do with her.

But... at this moment, in this dark world, her tears came and flowed down her cheeks.

I couldn't tell whether it was self-blame, guilt, or association with myself.

Or maybe, he simply didn't want this young man with eyes as bright as the sun to die in the darkness.

At least, he should see his family one last time.

"The organization only gave me three days to prove my innocence, but my predecessors have seen my current condition. The drugs they injected make it difficult for me to walk."

“…”

"Senior, you are the only person who still has a conscience that I have met in this organization. Please live well..."

The young man raised his head and looked towards the sky, with a tone of blessing and relief: "One day, the clouds will no longer be able to cover the light. When that time comes, the seniors will walk into the light... and I will be there too."

Going into the light...

This was the best blessing she had ever received.

Miyano Akemi was silent for a long time, then she raised her hand to wipe away her tears and walked forward to help the person up.

The woman lowered her head and said in a gloomy tone: "It's okay, there are still three days left, I will help you."

She thought this was more or less what he wanted to hear.

But after he finished speaking, he heard a faint chuckle.

Miyano Akemi looked up and saw the black-haired young man looking at her with a look so gentle that it made her want to cry.

The emotion in that look was more real than anything before.

His lips were pale, and even his breathing was unsteady when he spoke.

But he smiled inexplicably and made an incredible promise:

"From now on, as long as I live, I will never let anything happen to you."

Miyano Akemi's eyes widened suddenly and her heart beat faster.

But Miyagawa Ryo had already closed his eyes and allowed himself to pass out.

——Ah, the last goal has been achieved.

The test of Miss Miyano can now end.

It is confirmed that Miss Miyano is just a pigeon in distress in the organization.

The eleventh bird was also shot down, and the suffering he endured was really not worth mentioning.