Skylight
The beautiful actress smiled charmingly, but if you look closely, you can tell that her smile does not reach her eyes. Tokiwa Hiiragi can see that Kurosawa Jin is wary of her.
But at the same time, the green-eyed boy might have had a conversation with her beforehand, and reached some subtle consensus. In short, the former seemed to still believe the other party for the time being.
Tokiwa Hiiragi didn't think that Kurosawa Jin was a fool. Just based on the fact that he was the future Gin, one could tell that the boy was not a simple person.
In general, Vermouth's reputation in the entire winery is not good. In fact, from what Weimar learned in the future, there are countless rumors about this immortal witch, including "Gin-sama fell into Vermouth-sama's hands" or the opposite, "Vermouth was deceived by Gin-sama".
Shi Niang Shuu didn't know to what extent Kurosawa Jin and Vermouth had shared information, so he had to be cautious and didn't speak. But he was sure that Kurosawa Jin had definitely not revealed his special ability, otherwise Vermouth would definitely bring it up.
"..." The long silence was almost a torture for Huashan Lina, who was concerned about her friend. She couldn't help but ask, "Where are we going, ma'am?"
"Oh, don't be so hasty, dear." The blonde drawled, sounding lazy and affectionate. "Come with me - this is about your brother."
Shi Ting Shu's heart was immediately filled with turmoil. Before Vermouth said this, he could still deceive himself and tell himself that Hua Shan Zhao Ze might just be catching up on sleep or waiting for them somewhere.
But when Vermouth said this in such a tone, Tokiwa Hiiragi suddenly felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet, and he had a bad premonition.
He had no idea how Huashan Zhaoze could have offended the members of the organization. He had never even considered that his friend might have fallen into the hands of the organization as punishment.
He couldn't be sure which camp Vermouth represented at this moment - did what she said represent her own will or the organization's will?
And Huashan Zhaoze. Shi Ting Shu tried hard not to think about the worst possibility.
...Could it be that something went wrong when discussing the escape plan yesterday, leading to Huashan Zhaoze being controlled by the organization?
Tokiwa Hiiragi felt a chill all over his body at this speculation, and he rarely showed a bit of restless anxiety.
The experimental building was complicated, and there were not many areas for the children to live in. Vermouth took them away from there and entered the place where the researchers were doing experiments and studying drugs.
Logically speaking, this behavior is not allowed, but this is Vermouth, the woman the boss favors the most, so everyone pretended not to see it and turned a blind eye to it.
After turning a few corners, Shi Ting Shu could no longer hear anyone talking to him. The quiet and narrow place made him feel a little suffocated. Tang Lichu, who was controlling Shi Ting Shu's vest, could vaguely feel that this was a sequelae of the first experiment.
Even though the brain's self-protection mechanism blocks the terrible and unwanted memories from the mind, some indelible sequelae still stubbornly remain.
He took a breath and walked faster to catch up with the codenamed intelligence member in front of him.
The blonde walked to a room and slowly opened the door.
The pure white wooden door was pushed open silently. Tokiwa Hiiragi couldn't help but take a step back, and his heels made a very tiny friction sound when they collided with the floor.
Inside the room, a damp smell blew in the face. Huashan Zhaoze knelt on the ground, stroking his neck with both hands and coughing hard, gasping for breath like an old bellows.
"Cough, cough..." He seemed to feel the light slowly shining into the room. He raised his head silently and opened his mouth to say something.
The dark room made the corridor outside seem even brighter and brighter. The light shone on the blonde girl, and her wavy hair reflected an incomparably beautiful glow, so charming that people dared not look directly at her.
"Hush, boy, take a break." Vermouth put a finger in front of her red lips and made a gesture of silence, "I'm here to help you."
"If I'm not mistaken—" She chuckled, "You want to escape from this sinful corner, right?"
Huashan Li, who was outside the door, had not yet recovered from her brother's weakness. When she heard such a question, her eyes suddenly widened. She couldn't imagine what cruel things the organization would do to them after their plan was exposed. She raised her head in panic, and her tone was a little hurried: "No, ma'am, I'm afraid your guess is not correct..."
Before she could finish her words, Kurosawa Jin put his arm around her right shoulder.
His characteristic cold boyish voice rang out beside her: "You are absolutely right, Lady Vermouth."
Vermouth laughed with an ambiguous tone: "Oh, don't call me that, Jin, it makes me look like an old woman... Wow, Jin - what a good name that fits the organization." She showed a moment of pleasure and emphasized the pronunciation of "jin". Tokiwa Hiiragi knew what she meant. Being in an organization named after wine, the pronunciation of Jin in Kurosawa Jin is almost the same as that of Gin, one of the six base wines. It was really an interesting coincidence.
After she finished speaking, she narrowed her eyes and nodded her red lips: "And of course I will help you see the light of day again."
To be honest, Tokiwa Hiiragi had reservations about the truth of this statement. It wasn't that he thought Vermouth would go back on her word, but just based on the word "see the light of day again", Tokiwa Hiiragi suspected that she didn't mean to let them escape from the organization and gain freedom.
Taking advantage of loopholes in words to make specious promises is something that intelligence personnel from organizations that love to tell riddles always like to do.
Vermouth is not an absolutely righteous and kind person. She does yearn for light, but it is just a yearning. If she is asked to choose between indulging in the darkness or struggling to death in the sun, she will probably not choose the latter without hesitation.
"Give us some blood." Huashan Zhaoze's voice was hoarse. He tacitly agreed to Kurosawa Jin's decision to cooperate with Vermouth.
"Blood?" Belmode's tone rose, his eyes deepened for a moment, and he smiled, "Of course."
She did not try to ask them what they wanted her blood for, but it was precisely this attitude that made them feel even more uneasy.
——Because they had no idea from her attitude whether she had malicious intent or good intentions.
The smile on Vermouth's face was always so calculated, as if everything that happened before her was within her expectations. When she heard the word "blood" just now, she was surprised for a moment, but it was quickly replaced by deep thought.
"I'm sorry, ma'am." Huashan Lina was really concerned about her friend. She couldn't wait for the boys to argue with Vermouth, so she interrupted them and asked, "Excuse me, do you know where He Jingting is?"
Vermouth looked at the girl for a while, until her heterochromatic pupils were trembling slightly.
"Why don't you go and see for yourself, girl." The blonde's eyes were filled with an inexplicable nostalgia. "She's right next door. I believe she would be very happy to see you all come to visit her, right?"
Huashan Li clenched her fists in worry: "...Thank you, ma'am, in that case I will go see if Ting is here."
She took a few steps back, feeling a bad premonition. She ran to the next room in two or three steps. The identical white wooden door made her feel timid for no reason.
There was a hint of hesitation in her strange eyes, her fingers rested on the wooden handle, and her intuition made her feel as if something terrible was about to happen.
Gritting her teeth, the girl with blue-white eyes turned the doorknob. The door was slowly pushed open, and she heard a low roar like a beast. The one who made the sound had no human rationality at all, just a machine or beast venting its anger.
When Huashan Lina saw the scene inside the door, he heard a "boom" in his head, and the world was spinning in an instant.
"Ting-chan...?" She asked uncertainly, but only received a roar in response.
What's going on?
Is that He Jingting?
Huashan Rina heard footsteps approaching from behind, and she keenly recognized that it was Tokiwa Hiiragi, but she no longer had the heart to talk to him.
Her roommate, best friend, closest girlfriend...has been transformed into a beast by the organization.
Tokiwa Hiiragi in the back was completely shocked by the scene. He didn't even think that the person inside, who was tightly entangled in the restraints and struggling in a disorderly manner to break free, was the girl who was weak but could still speak normally the day before.
The organization's experiment on her...failed.
There are thousands of children like her whose lives have been ruined due to failed experiments, and as the organization's power expands, this number will continue to grow.
Tokiwa Hiiragi couldn't explain what he felt, but he thought he now understood why Huashan Zhaoze was so excited about escaping from the organization's laboratory.
He also began to hate this place, just like countless experimental subjects in the past, present and future.
And he has a trump card that the researchers of the organization have never known, that is, his ability. Although the medium required for this ability is very troublesome, he believes that it will definitely come in handy.
He turned around, as if avoiding looking at the girl who had suffered a mental breakdown and looked like a monster.
After a while, German Beer came out and kicked Huashan Li, who was still stunned, with a contemptuous smile. The girl stared at the code officer in front of her without saying a word, and punched him hard.
German Beer was obviously stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the experiment would dare to resist him. After a moment, he laughed in anger and kicked Huashan Li Na in the abdomen: "Are you rebelling? Who brought you here? This is not a place for you to come!"
"It's me." The female voice behind me was clear and pleasant, with a hint of laziness and charm, "I like these kids very much. I'm bringing them out to see the world. Is that a problem?"
German Beer was suddenly stunned. He approached Huashan Rina, who was curled up on the ground due to a blow to the abdomen, and took two or three steps forward: "It's Lord Vermouth! No problem, no problem."
Vermouth snorted coldly, and when he turned around, German Beer's expression also darkened.
Shi Ting Shu whispered, "He is sending a message to a man named Rum like you. Is that okay?"
Kurosawa Jin listed Vermouth as a temporarily trustworthy partner, so Tokiwa Hiiragi didn't mind acting nice in front of the other party to see if he could increase her favorability.
Vermouth laughed: "Thanks for the reminder, boy, but - I already knew that there was nothing I could do to someone like this except telling my superiors."
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