Chapter 9 "Good morning, Ms. Miyano."

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"Tsuruta, you're here? We..."

The woman's soft voice suddenly stopped.

The young man in a white shirt and black trousers raised his hand naturally and said hello: "Ms. Miyano, good morning."

He has soft, fluffy short hair and a delicate and handsome face. When he greets me with a smile, there is a warm and transparent feeling like the sunlight shining into the house through the glass window.

However, the mission partner who was originally scheduled to meet here did not show up, and instead an unfamiliar person showed up. Miyano Akemi found it difficult to have a good impression of him.

"Who are you?" she asked warily.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Yu Renling, and I'm your new partner for this mission."

Miyano Akemi calmly put her hand in her pocket and said, "I haven't received any notice to change my partner."

The black-haired young man blinked in confusion: "Huh? Didn't Ms. Tsuruta tell you?"

Such a natural attitude made Miyano Akemi stunned.

Is it true?

The young man was considerate and did not move closer. Instead, he gestured, "You can call Ms. Tsuruta first. In fact, she volunteered to exchange with me because she could not participate in this mission."

Miyano Akemi: "Please wait a moment."

She made a call, which was quickly answered and Akemi Miyano explained the situation.

"Ah... yes, that's it! Because something happened on my side, I'm asking Hane-kun to switch tasks with me..."

Miyano Akemi frowned slightly, but she didn't ask any more questions because she had to complete the mission today no matter what.

"Okay." Miyano Akemi was about to hang up, but Tsuruta's hesitant voice came from the other side: "Um...Miyano, do you remember what I told you about the newcomer to Group C?"

Miyano Akemi's heart beat faster. Of course she remembered.

Because Tsuruta had just told her yesterday that a scary newcomer had joined Group C, who was suspected to have had contact with some big shots above and was someone who should not be provoked.

"It's him." Tsuruta said and immediately hung up the phone.

Miyano Akemi's pupils shrank - what does that mean?

Is Yu Renling that person?

So what is he going to do when he takes over Tsuruta's position?

Is the target... yourself?

Or——Shiho?

"Are you done asking?" The black-haired young man didn't notice her change of mood, and said in a clear voice: "Let's go, let's do the mission now."

He behaved normally, and even his aura was cleaner than most people in the organization, but Miyano Akemi found it difficult to let down her guard.

She nodded: "Yeah."

The two walked for a distance, and the young man suddenly said, "I'm sorry, it may be a bit presumptuous to say this... But, Ms. Miyano, are you a little nervous?"

Miyano Akemi gripped the gun in her pocket tightly and smiled: "Anyone would feel uneasy if they suddenly found out that their partner has been replaced by a stranger before taking on a mission."

"Is that so..." The young man said apologetically, "I'm sorry, but I will try my best to complete the task and not hold Ms. Miyano back."

"Actually, I can complete the task by myself," said Akemi Miyano.

"But the organization sent two people to do this mission, just to prevent any unexpected situations, right?"

Miyano Akemi was silent, but she heard the young man laugh again:

"No. 12, 4-chome, Beika-cho. If I remember correctly, where is the target?"

"Yes."

"Ms. Miyano, where are you going?"

“Drive to the vicinity, get off the car early, and walk there.”

"So... where is the letter? Is it with Ms. Miyano?"

Miyano Akemi's hair stood on end at this question.

She drew her gun and pointed it at the young man. "What do you want to do?"

The young man was stunned.

There was a brief silence at the scene, and the atmosphere was tense.

Miyano Akemi held her breath and stared at the young man fiercely.

Is he trying to steal the trust?

Is he going to betray the organization? Or is he going to use this as a pretext to frame himself? And is he going to involve Shiho?

Various conspiracies flashed through her mind, and Akemi Miyano became nervous.

But the next second...

The stunned young man opened his eyes wide and said in shock: "Of course I want to make sure you brought the letter! If you didn't bring it, wouldn't we have made a wasted trip?"

"?" Miyano Akemi.

"Do you think I want to steal your message?"

The young man pointed at himself and asked doubtfully, "Do I look like I have a serious illness?"

"..." Miyano Akemi.

"Actually, I'm very healthy, Ms. Miyano. If you need, I can show you my medical examination report." His tone was extremely serious.

"..." Miyano Akemi.

"Then please bring it with you next time." She put away the gun expressionlessly.

"Okay, I remember that!"

He actually agreed seriously...

Miyano Akemi felt a little unreal. There was a new guy in the rumor who was ruthless...what kind of personality did he have?

Just as I started the analysis, a mask was handed to me.

"We are bad guys. We must protect ourselves outside. Remember to wear it when we get off the bus."

"..." Miyano Akemi.

ah?

No, just, huh?

She took it, stared at the mask for two seconds, then looked up at the young man who had already put on a mask and carefully flattened the edges to try to cover more information about his appearance.

“…”

When we first met, the image of "seemingly smiling and talking, but actually smiling with a dagger hidden" suddenly collapsed.

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"Let me drive." Miyakawa Ling opened the driver's door.

Miyano Akemi glanced at the young man and did not refuse: "Okay."

Driving means that you have to focus on the front, and it would be very dangerous if there is an unknown person in the car.

In that case, why not let him drive?

Miyakawa Ling smiled and said, "Is it okay for you to sit in the passenger seat?"

He also didn't want to show his back to another member of the organization.

"Can."

Miyagawa Ryo smiled, politely went around to the other side, and opened the door for Miyano Akemi: "Beautiful lady, please."

"Thank you." Miyano Akemi got in the car.

Miyakawa Ling walked to the driver's seat, fastened his seat belt, and started the car.

"By the way," Miyano Akemi said suddenly, "I have a bug on me."

"Oh?" Miyagawa Ling tilted his head.

"Every word you say to me, everything you're about to do, will be heard by the person on the other side of the wire."

Miyagawa Ling and the beautiful-faced woman made eye contact.

Both pairs of eyes were calm, but underneath the calmness, there was a sharp edge.

After a moment, he retracted his gaze and stepped on the accelerator: "Really?"

"That's really...disgusting."