Chapter 115: Shinso Occasion
When something unexpected happens, the whole thing collapses like a domino effect.
Furuya Rei originally thought that he could take the long view and play the emotional card with Shinsou and take things slowly, but who would have thought that not long after they met that day, news spread in the organization that Shirley had defected and disappeared.
——Under Gin's command, he mysteriously disappeared in a closed gas chamber.
He was still on a mission with Bermode at the time. After the blonde hung up the phone, she began to laugh in a gloating manner. After laughing for a long time, she revealed a complex expression of half resentment and half relief, and said to him firmly: "Shirley is definitely not dead."
"A helpless researcher disappeared from the gas chamber that Gin was in charge of. Isn't this too much to ask for rescue?" Furiya Ling raised his eyebrows. "Which organization can do this? Or did Gin let it go?"
"Which organization... well, it's hard to say."
Bermode approached him, tapped his shoulder, and raised her red lips: "But Bourbon, your next point is good, I like it very much. But Gin is very angry now, you'd better not say this in front of him."
Fūya Rei thought to himself that he would not be so stupid as to say such things in front of Gin. The blond man remained calm and said, "It has nothing to do with us anyway. Let's just finish the task ahead."
"No - maybe it has something to do with you." Bermode smiled meaningfully. She pressed down with her fingertips, making a distinct wrinkle on Bourbon's clothes. "If Shirley had a plan to defect, who would she most likely tell?"
Fūya Rei blinked his eyes, his heart sank, but he smiled slightly on the surface.
"Shinso?"
"Bingo~" Bermode said slowly, "I advised her not to take on this hot potato, but now she has made herself miserable and has to take the blame for Shirley."
She said gloatingly, "At first I advised her to live longer and mind her own business, but she said it had nothing to do with me. But then it all went wrong, didn't it?"
Furutani Rei took a deep breath in his heart, and put the mask belonging to Bourbon on his face without any fluctuation.
"They haven't seen each other for several months, right? If they occasionally communicate, they communicate through me. I have also reported the specific content. There is no problem."
"Shinso's abilities are not as limited as she shows."
Bermode changed her posture and put her arm around the blond man's shoulder in a more ambiguous manner. "You don't know? Her disguise skills are no worse than mine, including her voice changing skills. That brainless guy in Chianti was fooled by her. It's possible that she could slip away."
Furiya Rei didn't care about her behavior for the moment. He frowned secretly: "But she can't see..."
"That's not my business. Why are you always speaking for her?" Bermode was a little surprised. Suddenly he reacted and teased, "Oh, Bourbon, you and Shenso are having an affair - that's fine."
Fūya Rei felt that he was not feeling well. He pulled away the hand that Vermode had placed on his shoulder and frowned as he asked, "Where did you hear that?"
"Everyone says so, isn't it? I don't believe you don't know."
Vermouth shrugged and said slowly, "Oh, you may not know yet. Gin asked you to get close to her because of this idea. He wanted to sever his relationship with Shinsou, so he asked you to cultivate feelings with her."
Furuya Rei: “?”
"But I didn't expect that Rye - Akai Shuichi also got in at that time. The competition between you two was very fierce, right?"
Jianggu Ling: "??" Fart! Does he still use competition?
"But it doesn't matter. You're the one who stays in the end anyway... Don't show that expression. There are so many fun things to do in the organization. Anyway, if you can prove that you are not partial, you won't be dragged into it with Rum as your protection."
Although Furuya Rei tried to remain calm, he couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.
I originally thought that it was just the lower-level members spreading gossip, but now even Vermouth is saying so!
He was sure that he had no relationship with Shinsou beyond the normal scope, but Gin and the defected FBI were more ruthless than each other. If the news was correct, what sin had Shinsou committed to get involved with these two people? !
Well, when Akai Shuichi defected, Gin personally interrogated Shinsou. If you look at it from another angle... no wonder she became even more closed off after that, not even wanting to go out, looking dejected.
Fūya Rei just felt his anger rising, and he hated those FBI guys who were willing to do anything to such an extent even more.
Needless to say, Gin will send him to prison sooner or later for all the new and old grudges!
Seeing Bourbon's indifferent expression, Bermode curled his lips in boredom: "Anyway, there's nothing to mix. Shirley will be found sooner or later. Shinso is just a hook. Gin has already transferred her to another place for custody. It's boring."
Furiya Rei admitted that he was a little dizzy after hearing this information, but under Bermode's gaze, he still smiled and said lightly: "Let's go do the mission."
He couldn't act rashly and couldn't go look for her.
Because he had helped Shinsou and Shirley pass the message, he was destined to have a very long observation period.
All Furiya Rei could do was to clench his hands tightly in his pockets to prevent himself from revealing any more emotional fluctuations.
290.
Even under such circumstances, he was still able to complete the task in an orderly manner. Even Rei Furiya admired his own calmness. Perhaps he had already experienced the biggest emotional fluctuation in recent times with Shinsou, and even his threshold had become much higher.
After some hesitation, he decided not to tell the ignorant Chiyodani Toru about this information. Instead, he tried to explain the value of Shinso through the Public Security Bureau and tried to get help. However, in this matter, the Public Security Bureau did not express any other opinion except to let him act independently.
Furukaya Rei doesn't know what his superior is thinking, but his identity has been exposed by Shinsou. For his own sake, he has to find a way to get Shinsou out.
There are two problems now. First, Shinsou is most likely unwilling to leave with him, so he can use Chiyodani Toru to play the emotional card. Second...how can he take the person out without leaving any trace?
It is impossible to increase the risk of exposure for oneself. After all, this is Furutani Rei's bottom line. Without PlanABCD, he will definitely not take action.
Then we have to think of another way and find foreign aid who is more familiar with the situation.
Furuya Rei still remembered what Kuroda Hei had told him, that he could contact another undercover agent when necessary, but because the two were in different departments, Kuroda Hei could not directly give the order to connect. Unless the other party voluntarily exposed himself, Furuya Rei had to find him himself.
The person who has been undercover longer than him, who is capable of obtaining a lot of intelligence and replacing the rescue mission with another one, is very likely a woman...
Fūya Reiichirō pondered for a moment and ruled out Shinsou first.
Then, among the few women in the organization, Kiel, Bermode, and Chianti became his three choices.
Bermode had a special relationship with that gentleman, so it was impossible; Gil entered the organization with him, so that was ruled out; then the only option left was Chianti!
If you think about it carefully, Chianti really fits the image of that predecessor.
A sniper must be equipped with both intelligence and force; his outgoing personality, which is in stark contrast to his undercover image, is used as a disguise; he has a good relationship with Shinso and may know many of her secrets...
Moreover! He failed several times in important sniper missions!
With so many clues, it seemed more and more reasonable to Rei Furuya, but every time he tried, Chianti would respond with an impatient tone, until today - the most ruthless time.
He first went with Granmani and others to deal with the aftermath of the Silence Mud Meeting. When he went there the next day, he found that the scene had been cleaned up in an orderly manner. The person who did it should be the undercover senior.
But it was still rejected.
Furiya Rei rubbed his temples again. When he remembered that Akai Shuichi seemed to be the one introduced to Shinsou by Chianti, his mind began to shake again.
But other than that...are there any other candidates? Could it be that the senior is really a man who uses a voice changer?
Then why did she ask Hiro if he has a girlfriend? ! !
At this time, Furutani Rei had already walked downstairs, and Chianti had already driven away. The red Maserati was shining luxuriously in the sunlight.
He sighed, opened the car door and was about to go back when his cell phone rang and he picked up the call.
"Bourbon, where are you now?" Gin's gloomy voice sounded, chilling to the bone.
Furukaya Ling frowned, quickly reported the address, and casually gave the reason: "Chianti sniped the target I wanted to collect information from."
"I don't care what your goal is." Gin said coldly, "Come to this address now."
Fūya Rei was startled: "What?"
"You'll know when you come." The other party said this and hung up the phone.
Furukaya Ling frowned and sat in the driver's seat. Before he could figure out what Gin was thinking, he received a text message from Rum.
[Did Gin send you a message to come over? Please send me a copy of the information you get. ——RUM]
[Do you know what this is about? ——Bourbon Whiskey]
[You will understand when you go there. ——RUM]
When Furiya Rei drove to the base, he found that Gin was already waiting at the gate of the base. There was a strong smell of blood on his body, but it was not obvious under the cover of his black windbreaker.
Seeing him coming, the silver-haired man shook the cigarette in his hand, his eyes were a little complicated, and he said concisely: "Follow me."
Rei Furuya remembered Rum's order and frowned: "What exactly is this?"
"Shinso wants to see you." Gin didn't stop, he walked straight into the depths of the base, "I think I can give you a chance."
"What does this have to do with Shinsou?" Fūya Rei was inexplicably flustered. He tightened his hands in his pockets and said coldly, "What does this have to do with me?"
Gin stopped, looked him up and down, and sneered, "Bourbon, don't hide it in front of me. I don't care about your close relationship with Shinsou, but I believe you can distinguish right from wrong."
Fūya paused. Gin's words reminded him of the scandal that was rampant in the organization.
Come to think of it, Shirley is always critical of him. Could it be because of this ridiculous thing?
Did everyone believe it except him and Shinsou?
"I am indeed satisfied that you can control her feelings." Gin commented objectively, with coldness in his eyes, "That woman's likes are really annoying sometimes."
This tone, which sounded like an evaluation of goods, or a declaration of a victor to a substitute, made Fūya Rei's face darken. He moved his hand to the gun bag and said coldly, "I'm not here to listen to your bragging, Gin."
Gin: "A man's self-esteem?"
Furiya Rei was so angry that he showed his most skilled fake smile. He noticed that Gin was in a very bad mood.
As for the source - if we look for him, it's hard to say who the loser is.
Gin said indifferently: "I am just explaining it objectively. It doesn't matter if you understand it that way. After all, you are now under Rum's command. You'd better put away that expression like Bermode in front of me."
After hearing what he said, Furiya Ling's smile became more obvious: "What if I say no?"
Gin's cheek twitched for a moment, as if he remembered something, and he took a deep breath and said impatiently: "I'm too lazy to argue with you, I hope you can still laugh later."
"Just tell me, what do you want me to do?" Furiya Reiya answered in an impatient tone. Only he knew that his hand holding the gun handle had begun to sweat and felt cold, wet and slippery.
Gin crushed the cigarette with his bare hands, used his fingerprint to verify and opened a door, then turned back into an exceptionally clean and deserted passage.
This passage is very short, with only four rooms crisscrossing left and right, but each room is separated by an extremely wide and heavy iron door, as if it is holding some kind of beast.
Rei Furuya had never been to this place before, but it had obviously existed for a long time.
The Black Organization's ability to have three burrows makes all other organizations bow down to it. Even if it is just a meeting place, Gin will often indicate it through various codes, being extremely cautious.
This also meant that the police were unable to clip the organization's wings by knowing the location, because in that case the first people to be suspected would be the undercover members who participated in the meeting.
The silver-haired killer looked at the member of the organization who had grown to be on equal footing with him, and said coldly: "Get the information about Shirley's defection from Shinsou, and let her reveal the location of Shirley's stored data."
Fūya Ling frowned deeply: "What's the point of looking for me? Didn't you ask the answer?"
Gin's fingers trembled, and his dark green eyes looked at one of the rooms: "If you can't find the answer, just do whatever you want."
In fact, both people present knew it clearly, but Shinsou probably didn't know.
Fūya Rei stood there, feeling strangely cold: "What do you mean?"
"That woman is of no value, but she can't die yet." Gin said, "Since she wants to see you, just talk to her a few more times and calm her down."
"..." Fūya Rei opened his mouth but said nothing. After a while, he asked, "When did Shinsou say that?"
"This morning."
"It's half past twelve now. You must leave here before one o'clock. Remember to restore everything." Gin looked at the time, sneered, took something out of his pocket and threw it to him, "As for Rum - what information does he want you to get from here? Tell him to stop wasting time."
Furiya Rei looked down at the thing that Gin threw to him, a round button key.
"That gentleman handed over Shinso and Granmani to me, and that proved everything."
Before Furiya Rei could understand what Gin meant, the silver-haired killer turned and left, throwing the cigarette butt casually on the ground, showing his irritability at all.
The blond man stood at the intersection holding a gun, watching Gin's back as he left. For a moment, he wanted to raise the gun and shoot him in the back.
Finally, under the restraint of reason, Furuya Rei still looked away, and his purple-gray eyes fell on the focus of Gin's gaze just now.
He walked over.
The white-painted iron door is not opened by simply pushing or pulling, but uses the highest level of facial recognition.
"Temporary authority, Bourbon."
Along with a cold mechanical sound, the heavy white door slowly opened in front of him, revealing a pure white and soft room.
The thick and soft walls felt like sponge to the touch, and even bumping your elbow on them wouldn't cause any pain. There were no windows in the room, only a small vent that adults couldn't pass through. Small round lights lit up when the door opened, but they could only provide dim light in a corner.
Furutani Rei stood at the door, looking at the white floor, and for a moment he had the illusion that he was about to enter another space.
He inexplicably recalled the case he encountered in the police academy eight years ago, the serial murder case that they and Chiyotani Toru solved for the first time.
After the murderer Masato Somura was arrested, the 16-year-old victim, Mari Ukawa, who was rescued from his home, was also taken back to his relatives' home.
However, due to the intense mental stimulation and the neglect of her relatives, she developed severe mania. In order to prevent her from self-harming, her relatives chose to send her to a mental hospital for treatment.
Several years after the incident, Rei Furuya heard the news from Jinpei Matsuda - a trio of Tokyo police officers had gone to visit her, and it was said that Manari was in much better condition.
For some reason, Furuya Rei also went there once later, and the rooms there left a deep impression on him.
But the rooms in the mental hospital have been specially designed with color matching, which will only give people a comfortable and relaxing feeling, but this place...
Whether it is an undecorated space or a cramped and narrow room, it will make people feel uncontrollable anxiety and depression. It is difficult for ordinary people to stay in such a highly saturated room for a long time.
Fūya Rei looked around and felt his hands sweating more and more, and he became more and more anxious.
Where's Shinsou? Is he here to find Shinsou?
The white mass made it difficult for him to see clearly. Fōtani Ling scanned the area carefully inch by inch before he saw a thin figure leaning against the wall with his back to the door in the corner.
Shinsou's originally jet-black, thigh-length hair was loose and hung to the ground. After the dye faded, it turned white, like the softest white brocade, and blended perfectly into the background with the equally thin and white clothes she was wearing.
She was not asleep. Instead, she slightly raised her right hand, which was as white as paper, and poked the soft wall in front of her from time to time, mechanically and numbly.
Even though the door opened loudly and Fūya Rei stood at the door for a while, Shinsou did not even turn around.
She seemed to be immersed in her own world, unable to feel any stimulation from the outside world.
It somehow reminds me of that mental hospital full of abnormalities.
In an instant, Fūya Reiichi felt as if all the blood in his body had frozen, and in the midwinter month, there was a crackling sound that was enough to chill him to the bone. He subconsciously stepped into the room, and before his brain could react, he growled out words mixed with anxiety and panic.
"Shinso!"