Chapter 114: Shinso Occasion

289.

Half past eight in the morning.

The sniper rifle without a silencer was aimed at the target this time. After a tiny flash of light, the trigger was gently pulled.

"Bang!"

What traveled faster than the sound was the target's falling figure.

Chianti retracted the sniper rifle and blinked his somewhat dry eyes. The butterfly tails at the corners of his eyes fluttered suddenly, bringing out a hint of bloodthirsty excitement.

She loaded the sniper rifle swiftly, and the smile on her face turned into impatience the moment she turned around and saw the person coming.

"Bourbon!" she yelled, "What are you doing here? I'm telling you I don't fucking want to eat your food!"

The blond man was dressed in black, leaning against the door with his arms folded across his chest. His expression froze for a moment when he heard the words, but he quickly came to his senses and continued to show that mystical smile that was enough to make Gin want to hit him with the butt of his gun.

"I'm not interested in you." He said simply, "Does the target you just sniped have the intelligence I want, or did you already collect it in advance?"

Chianti's face was confused for a moment, she calmed down and said: "What nonsense are you talking about? My mission is to kill that person, do you understand? If you can't get the intelligence, you are useless!"

"Also, you've been following me around dozens of times. If you don't rely on me, do you like Cohen? Are you afraid that I'll mess with him?" Chianti looked disdainful. "That's impossible. Forget it. Even if that guy likes Canadian whiskey, he won't like you."

The blond man was silent for even longer this time. It was hard to describe his feelings at the moment. After a while, he asked, "Why do we have to consider the emotional aspect?"

Chianti was immediately shocked: "You are from the intelligence team, don't come and steal my job! I will never give you the sniper rifle even if I kill you!"

"Okay, don't bother me. Let's keep our distance. Got it?"

She said that and quickly walked out with the gun.

As a sniper, the most important thing is to move quickly after killing someone. Chianti feels that he does not have the time to stay here and chat with Bourbon, who has a mental problem.

"Mud Club." The man behind me suddenly said a word.

Chianti couldn't stand it anymore and turned around, finally spitting: "Fuck you! If you bother me again, I will tell Gin that you want to break the unspoken rules of the workplace!"

Watching Chianti hurriedly leave in his leather boots, Furutani Rei rubbed his temples with a headache, and left slowly.

Chianti’s attitude…could it be possible that it was her?

Over the past year, Furuya Rei has been secretly trying to figure out the information revealed to him by Kuroda Hei, his comrade who fought alongside him in the organization.

It's not about seeking the sense of security of being in a group or exchanging intelligence, but - for Shinsou.

He wanted to help her break away from the organization.

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After Shinsou and Shirley were forced to separate, Furuya Rei became the middleman who barely managed to connect the two sides.

However, due to his status, he seldom had the opportunity to see Shirley. Every time they met, he could only watch the girl who had grown up under his watch become increasingly thinner and paler and more silent.

There was nothing Fūya Rei could do about this and he could only try to find more things to talk about during each brief meeting, but there was really nothing he could say.

It's simple. He is not familiar with Miyano Akemi, and Shinsou is like a rare NPC in the game, even the time of his refresh is extremely random.

He took advantage of Chianti's absence to look for Cinsou, and eight out of ten times he was in a coma; even Sleeping Beauty would have to admit defeat.

Furukaya Rei knew that the organization's attitude towards Shinsou was strange. They seemed to not care about her life or death, but in fact they investigated her every few days. He was able to get close to her only because he had a report to the organization under Gin's orders, not to mention other behaviors.

He originally wanted to delay and find a suitable opportunity to instigate rebellion, but before he could even open his mouth, something unexpected happened.

Two months ago, something happened to Miyano Akemi and Shirley was detained unexpectedly. Furiya Rei went to find Shinsou as quickly as possible and happened to meet her when she was awake, so he immediately told her about it.

"…You said that Miyano Akemi was killed because she wanted to leave the organization, and Shirley was taken into custody?"

The person leaning on the bed was shrouded in a darker shadow. She was stunned for two seconds before she spoke in a hoarse voice that had not been spoken for a long time: "Bourbon, the only thing I can advise you now is to ignore this matter."

Furiya Ling thought he had heard wrongly. He took two steps closer, stood beside the bed, frowned, and asked, "Why?"

"No reason. Just be a good member of your intelligence team. The organization is optimistic about you."

Shinsou pushed his long black hair back, revealing his fair face and neck, and his smoky gray eyes looked in the direction of Furiya Rei, but the latter did not feel offended by being stared at.

If someone else said this, Furuya Rei would definitely think that the other person was being weird, but when it came to Shinsou, there was only one possibility - she really thought so.

The distance was separated by Shinsou's initiative.

Although Furuya Rei had taken the initiative to tell Shirley that he would maintain a relationship with them in the future, he felt inexplicably depressed when Shinsou said this to him instead.

His eyes were dark, and he emphasized deliberately, wanting to take the initiative back into his own hands: "Shirley will definitely ask to find you, and this matter will be related to you."

"Well, then?" Shensuo's tone was so calm that it seemed as if he was saying that the weather was really good. She asked back, "What is your request?"

Fūya Rei was stunned. He didn't expect Shinsou to be so calm when it came to his own safety.

He felt that this was a good opportunity to propose a deal with Shinsou. He would be responsible for temporarily negotiating with the organization to protect Shinsou's safety, while the latter would provide some information that he had not yet been exposed to.

As an intelligence collector, unknown intelligence is enough for them to pay a price to satisfy their curiosity. It is not considered out of line, and they don't worry about exposing their identities.

But before he could say anything, he saw Shensuo waving at him, as if he was going to tell him a secret.

Fūya Rei came to his senses and sat next to her, but before he could say anything, she pinched his face accurately.

A cool hand touched his cheek, and there were pinhole marks on his overly thin wrist under the sleeve. Before Furi Rei could recover from this unusual behavior, Shinsou suddenly spoke.

"You're...Zero, right?"

"What?"

"Little Furuya?"

In an instant, while Fūya Rei's mind was still blank, he had already taken quick action and pinned the Shinsou against the wall.

His right hand tightly gripped Shinsou's neck, feeling the man's suddenly rapid breathing and the beating of his hand's pulse. Fūya Rei didn't even have the slightest thought of deceiving himself that it was a coincidence.

Kofukuya—that bastard Hagiwara likes to call him that.

Zero——the name that Morofushi Jingguang called him.

"You..." He gritted his teeth, his mind so confused that he didn't know how to speak.

Could it be that Shinsou had already contacted Chiyodani Toru? Did the siblings pass on information about him to each other?

But Toru shouldn't know his position in the organization, let alone describe his appearance to Shinsou.

Even if he really said it, the possibility that Chiyodani Toru didn't tell him was almost zero.

And the premise of all this is whether the siblings had ever had any connection - even Rei Furuya couldn't be sure!

But he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart, and just said coldly: "Did someone tell you?"

Shinsou didn't respond. She frowned slightly and her breathing was sometimes light and sometimes heavy. Only then did Fūya Rei realize that he was still pinching her neck. He quickly let go of his hand and instead grabbed her arms and restrained her under him.

This way, he could observe her facial expressions closely, and if anything unexpected happened, it would be a good idea to kill her and silence her.

"Cough..cough cough cough."

Due to lack of oxygen, Shinsou's face flushed. Her pale and lifeless face seemed to come alive in an instant. She turned her head and coughed a few times. She showed no anger at being offended. Instead, she raised her lips with interest and said, "Isn't it obvious enough?"

"What?"

"Your voice hasn't changed much - well, that's what those kids call you, Zero." Shinsuo said calmly, "Come to think of it, I also want to thank you for helping me catch that thief eight years ago."

Fūya Rei couldn't contain his astonishment.

This happened too early, so early that he didn't even know that Chiyodani Toru was looking for his sister, and he didn't know that the organization and the path he would choose later were completely impossible to hide - the past.

Unexpectedly, the other party also remembered this incident very clearly.

Then wouldn't all his disguises over the years be completely transparent in front of Shensuo?

Yet, he continued to be promoted smoothly in the organization without any signs of suspicion. He even said that some things that he thought would lead to him being held accountable were simply glossed over.

Shinsou definitely didn't tell on him, so did he hide other information for him?

Furuya Rei was speechless for a moment.

His mood was like a roller coaster. He was confident at first that he had everything under control, but was shocked when Shensuo revealed everything. Now, he felt mixed emotions.

He lowered his head, trying to find the flaws on Shinsou's face that even he himself didn't understand why he wanted.

Shinsou's thin and gaunt body was trembling slightly beneath him, as if it could be broken easily. Her misty smoky-gray eyes were shrouded in a layer of mysterious fog, making it impossible to see her true thoughts.

"Shinso..." He said in a somewhat complicated tone, "What on earth are you thinking about?"

If she said she was loyal to the organization, she kept silent about her undercover identity from the beginning, and even took Shirley in and provided her with a normal living environment. If she said she wanted to rebel against the organization, she had never taken any action. She would complete all the tasks assigned by the organization and was particularly cooperative with her identity as an experimental subject.

At least in all the years they have been together, Shinsou has never made any moves to spy on Rei. He just stays in the safe house all day and grows mushrooms. Shirley is more active in going out than her.

"What am I thinking about?" Shensuo said slowly, and she tilted her head. "Well, call me sister first."

"ah?"

Fūya Rei wondered if he was hallucinating.

Seeing that Furuya Rei didn't respond, Shinsou patiently repeated, "Call me sister."

Furuya Rei: "...You are younger than me."

"You and Toru are classmates."

For the first time, the blond man showed an expression of toothache, but looking at the marks on Shinsuo's neck left by his pinching, he still felt a little guilty.

Not to mention, he wanted to ask more questions.

then--

"elder sister."

A sound as thin as a mosquito was heard and disappeared in the room in an instant.

Furiha Rei felt as if there was a ball of fire on his face, burning directly from the side of his face to behind his ears. Even his heartbeat quickened. He was extremely thankful that his skin was very dark and that Shinsou could not see his appearance at all.

"Get up."

Fūya Rei unconsciously let go of his hand, stood up and took a step back.

Without his support, Shensuo slid down uncomfortably. She grabbed the quilt, lowered her head deeply, buried herself in the soft quilt and started coughing heavily. The woman's thin and weak body was shaking all over, as if she was enduring some severe pain.

"Are you okay?" Furukaya Rei immediately forgot the shame in his heart. He subconsciously walked back to the bed, wanting to help Shinsou calm down, but stopped when his hand was about to touch her back.

"No, ahem, nothing's wrong." Shinsou's tone was strangely raised. She stood up, her long hair slipped through Fūya Rei's hand, causing the latter to retract his hand reflexively. The very young woman said in a gentle tone, "You can go back. You don't need to worry about this matter."

Why are we back to this question again!

Fūya Ling frowned: "Since you know my identity, why are you just sitting there waiting to be killed?"

"What do you mean by sitting there and waiting to die?" Shinsuo asked him again, "Then what do you want to do? Can you afford the risk?"

"I……"

Shinsou leaned against the head of the bed, his hands folded on his abdomen, his calm and relaxed posture like a palace painting hanging on the wall of an ancient castle for hundreds of years. "I'm glad Shirley is okay. The organization won't do anything to me."

"Don't try to get my attention. I won't get involved in anything you do."

All of Furuya Reiichi's plans were ruined from the beginning. From beginning to end, he never made any appeals, but they were all seen through by Shinsou.

The other party even considered the consequences for him.

This feeling of security that was arranged was inexplicably familiar, and reminded Rei Furiya of the skilled and quick movements of Chiyodani Toru in the convenience store robbery during his time in the police academy.

I can only say that they are truly a family...

Fūya Rei knew how stubborn Shinsou was, so he didn't waste any more time. He changed the subject and asked bluntly, "Have you met him? So how much does he know about this organization?"

Both people present knew clearly who this "he" was referring to.

But this simple question made the usually decisive Shinsou silent.

The woman who had not shown any emotion even when she heard about Shirley's incident, now seemed to be suddenly poured with a basin of water while walking on the road, and her whole body became a mess.

Her back slumped slightly, her arms resting on both sides, and her long black hair swayed to the front along her lowered head, covering half of her face.

After a while, she said sullenly, "No."

"What?"

"No, I haven't."

The voice was even softer, even softer than when Furuya Rei called her sister just now.

Fūya Rei felt that he not only had some auditory hallucinations, but also some visual hallucinations. He inexplicably felt that Shinsou, who was curled up on the side of the bed, was like a big black cat with a wronged look on its face, and even its tail drooped down after being asked a question by him.

The next moment, he realized what Shensuo said.

Furutani Rei: “…” He only has six points to say.

How could it be that these brother and sister who had been looking for each other for so many years, and had known each other for so long, had never met each other once?

He previously thought that Shinsou avoided Chiyodani Toru simply because he didn't want to tell anyone about their relationship!

"So many years have passed, I almost forgot what he looked like, there's nothing good to see." Shensuo pursed his lips until they turned pale, and she said, "It's good that we don't interfere with each other."

"You don't look like you think so."

He stood up and walked aside, wanting to pour a glass of water for Shensuo.

Shinsou tried hard to glare at him, but because of the change in position of Furuya Rei, he was staring at the wrong direction and ended up staring at empty air.

When Fūya Rei turned around, he seemed to want to laugh. He coughed lightly and said, "Drink some water."

Shinsou sighed, took the cup, and said sullenly, "Bourbon, don't tell me some things you know."

Fūya Rei was stunned for a moment, but soon realized something from the heavy sound of "Bourbon".

"...Yeah." He responded softly.

Shinsuo said no more, but picked up the water cup and took a sip without any precautions, staining his dry and pale lips with a soft watery glow.

It's like its fur has been smoothed out.

For some reason, Furuya Rei was reminded of Chiyodani Toru's attitude.

The classmate who had a gentle and sincere smile also subconsciously avoided the topic after learning that Chiyoya Saori was in Tokyo.

But he answered them with a smile, saying that he would meet with Soori again after his performance improved.

Later... this year, for some unknown reason, Chiyodani Toru became much quieter. He suddenly started working very hard, and was so busy with cases all day long that even Matsuda and the others couldn't stand him. The tacit avoidance of the brother and sister was temporarily ignored.

Now it seems that the reason why Shinsou was reluctant to meet Chiyodani Toru was so obvious, and the latter must have also noticed something, so he considerately stopped delving into it and invested more energy and emotion into his career.

Time has separated too many things, causing the two people who were once close to eventually become speechless.

In fact, what Shinso couldn't tell was not only the fact that she was deeply involved in the organization, but also her physical condition.

If Toru Chiyodani knew about this, the situation between the two of them would surely become even more embarrassing, right?

When he thought of this, Fūya Rei felt a dull pain in his heart. He had known the siblings for seven or eight years, but he still felt helpless about their predicament.

Shinsou suddenly asked, "Bourbon, do you know the cause of Miyano Akemi's death?"

"Hmm?" Fūya shook his head subconsciously, then replied, "I rushed here as soon as I received the message, but I haven't checked it out yet."

"You can go back now. You don't need to worry about my affairs here." Shensuo said, "Also... don't trust the people around you too much in the future."

Furiya Ling was a little amused and said, "Are you referring to yourself?"

Shinsou put the cup on the bedside table and returned to his cold attitude: "Go out, I want to rest."

"You don't want to eat?" Fūya Ling frowned, "I remember you seemed to have just woken up when I came."

Shensuo said concisely: "There are nutritional injections."

Furiya Rei: “You…”

"Hey!"

Before he could finish his words, a small knife slid past his ear and landed on the wooden door behind him, which was still trembling slightly.

Furukaya Rei took off some golden hair from his shoulders. He looked at the thin blade that Shinsou had been holding between his fingertips. The woman raised her chin slightly and said two words indifferently.

"Get lost."

Jiang Gu Ling: "..." OK.

He could see that this woman probably still held a grudge against him for having strangled her just now!

The door was closed gently, and Shinsuo flipped his hand, and the blade disappeared from his fingertips, returning to his weak appearance with no ability to fight back.

She sighed softly, lying on her side on the bed, reaching out her scarred hand to lightly touch the cold wall of the cup, closing her eyes and whispering, "It's almost there..."