Chapter 35 My Poor Scotland

Scotland had been feeling a sense of inexplicable anxiety that afternoon, and this anxiety reached its peak when he received a call from Gin from the organization. The other party calmly asked where he was, then gave him an address and informed him to meet there in half an hour.

There was no doubt about the call, so Scotland suppressed his panic and went out.

As soon as he closed the door of his apartment, he felt a strong sense of being spied on.

This apartment was his regular residence during his undercover period, so it was not surprising that the organization could find this place. Scotland paused in the corridor. A mother walked downstairs with her child. She lived in an apartment across the street. Scotland helped her pick up the child twice. The mother greeted him.

"Mr. Midorikawa, tomorrow is Xiaohua's birthday, you must come and participate."

The little girl waved her hands at him excitedly, "Come on!"

The shadows slowly lengthened and went away, mixed with the shouts of drunken office workers and the meows of a few cats.

There is no moon tonight, but the stars are shining.

The area nearby was a busy residential area, not suitable for assassination. The meeting place was a base of the organization. Scotland pulled up the map in his mind and found that the organization's arrangement seemed very considerate. It took exactly half an hour to walk from his apartment to the base.

His cell phone vibrated. It was a text message from the police.

[Identity exposed, escape quickly]

Not yet, at least not around here.

Scotch walked down the steps of her apartment building.

When Yuzi rushed to Scotland's apartment, it was empty. She pried open the door and took a look. The water in the teacup was still warm, so he must have left not long ago.

She chased in the direction of the base.

On the other side, Akiyama Kanade received Gin's order to stand by. His ambush location was on the only way from the Scottish Apartment to the organization's base. Akiyama Kanade looked around and judged that the top floor of a nearby shopping mall was an excellent sniper point.

There are still two or three second-best sniping points.

Gin's plan was to catch Scotland off guard and kill him with one strike. Even if he managed to escape, the encirclement would close quickly and strangle him.

There are many office buildings nearby, and the traffic is sparse at night, making it a perfect hunting location.

Gin set up his sniper rifle at the best sniper spot on the top floor of the mall. From this spot, he had a panoramic view of several nearby streets. Chianti's real-time report came into his earphones.

Gin had arranged people to keep watch at several places where Scotland might appear in advance, and the person who was following him at the Scotland apartment was Chianti.

As soon as Scotland left the apartment, his whereabouts fell into Gin's ears.

Now, just wait for him to fall into the hunting point.

The man's long silver hair was blown up by the strong wind in the sky. He smiled and said, "I can't wait... to see the traitor's blood splashing everywhere."

There were still five minutes before Scotland would be within sniper range. Chianti's voice in the earphone suddenly became anxious and angry, "That guy seems to have discovered me! He ran into the alley! I'll go chase him first--"

Gin made an irritable "tsk" sound and switched to the public channel to inform everyone, "The rat has woken up, the hunting ground is open, whoever can kill him tonight will get the credit."

Scotland checked the ammunition in his hand. He only brought an H&K P7M8 pistol with 13 rounds of ammunition and no replacement magazines. These were all the weapons he had.

The Chianti who was chasing him was holding a shotgun with fierce firepower. He could only use the terrain to dodge.

There were a lot of cardboard boxes piled up at the entrance of the alley. He hid behind a box and steadied his breath. He heard Chianti's voice lingering not far away, yelling at him to get out quickly.

The longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for him, as other members of the organization will come to support him immediately.

While thinking about countermeasures, Scotland suddenly felt a hand patting his shoulder. Almost as if it was a conditioned reflex, he subconsciously gave an elbow strike, and the opponent quickly let go of him and took a step back to avoid the attack.

"Tsk—I mean no harm."

A female voice was heard in a very low voice.

Scotland turned around and saw a woman wrapped in black. She was wearing a Noh-men Tengu mask. The blood-red color looked very strange in the darkness. A pair of dark pupils were revealed behind the holes in the mask's eyes.

She made another snort and took Scotland's arm, "Come with me."

At night, a mysterious woman wearing a very strange mask suddenly appeared and said to you "Follow me", I don't know how many people would choose to sprinkle salt on it. But Scotland, he really followed.

As he left, he was still thinking, if Ling was here at this moment, he would definitely jump up and hit him on the head, right?

But he really felt that this woman had no ill intentions.

Well... I just came here to help him.

Yu Zizou was also very satisfied with Scotland's cooperation. If the opponent insisted on resisting, he could only resort to some unfriendly coercive methods.

She held Scotland's arm and kept running in the alleys, looking up the organization's personnel arrangements in her mind and trying her best to avoid routes that might run into pursuers.

As long as they can break through the organization's encirclement, Scotland will be saved.

Scotland was carried by her, the starlight was very bright, her hood was blown away by the wind as she kept running, and her long black hair spread out like a cloud.

It seemed impossible to completely avoid the pursuer.

Before Chianti caught up, they ran into Cohen and Calvados. After the two discovered Scotland's whereabouts, they immediately opened fire.

With her excellent hearing, Yuzi realized the danger in advance and pulled Scotland away in time. Behind them, the glass of the shop windows exploded one after another.

Shards of glass sparkled in the starlight, and the dazzling jewelry in the display cabinet sparkled. The store's alarm mechanism was triggered, and a piercing sound broke through the sky.

The gunshots seemed to never stop.

Amidst the sparks and the sirens, Yuzi and Scotland kept running. Occasionally they would fire a few shots back, but more often they would just pull each other and run towards the moon in the distance.

Akiyama Kanade was also rushing towards the target person. According to Gin's original plan, he was a mobile member of the inner circle, and would only be dispatched when the sniper attack failed.

Of course, there is no need to make any decisions in this situation. Scotland is like a piece of meat caught in a school of sharks.

Every shark wanted to bite him off.

Through the sharing of thoughts, Akiyama Sou knew that the situation on Amiko Sou's side was not optimistic. The organization had dispatched a large number of members and a lot of firepower to hunt down Scotland. Amiko Sou had a hard time just ensuring that Scotland was not injured, and it would be difficult for her to get rid of the organization's pursuers for a while.

On their side, Kuroda Hei sent him a message that the public security had been dispatched for support. But Akiyama Kanade waited for a long time and did not see where the support was.

To make matters worse, he suddenly felt a headache, so severe that he had to stop, lean against the wall, and gasp for air.

The connection with the backup body's consciousness suddenly became unstable, intermittent.

This situation has never happened before. Akiyama Kanade guessed that it might be because his current soul condition was too unstable, causing problems with the consciousness connection.

He managed to hold on for a while, but eventually he lost consciousness.

He didn't set up an automatic daily routine for Yuzi, and such a routine was simply not suitable for dealing with such a complex situation.

His consciousness was severed, and Yu Zi would have fainted on the spot.

Akiyama Kanade let out a breath.

"… Isn't this just causing trouble instead of saving people?"

On the Scottish side, the two hid in a shopping mall and temporarily shook off the pursuers. Scottish checked the ammunition again and found that there were only three bullets left.

The woman in black suddenly patted him on the shoulder and handed him the gun in her hand.

"Take...it, run...quickly..."

For some reason, she suddenly started speaking incoherently.

Scotland frowned. "Are you hurt?"

The woman just kept repeating "Run away..." and then fell down unexpectedly. Scotland quickly caught her and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you?"

The other person tilted his head to one side and said nothing.

Scotland thought for a moment, "Excuse me." He lifted the woman's hood and checked her body for any injuries. Then hesitantly lifted her mask.

She was much more beautiful than he thought.

If she had not been wearing a mask when they first met and had shown her face directly, Scotland would probably have been more convinced that she was a female ghost who took people's lives.

It's really rude to think like that.

If it hadn't been for her along the way, he might not have been able to stand here intact.

Scotland checked her breathing. It was steady. It seemed that there was nothing serious, just a fainting spell of unknown cause.

Scotland put the mask back on, picked the person up and carefully hid him in the space behind the cash register.

Before she passed out, she forced the gun into his hand.

Scotland held two guns and whispered, "Although I don't know who you are, thank you very much... If we can meet again in the future..."

He paused. "Anyway, good luck to you."

He used a bullet to lure Chianti and Cohen out of the mall.

Akiyama Kanade tried to reconnect with Amago while speeding up his pace. In his heart, he knew that even if he couldn't save him in the end, he had done his best in the matter of Scotland.

It's impossible for him to save people every time as he wishes.

Moreover, this was not the first time he had failed. When he was making cherry brandy, he watched many people become sacrificed experimental subjects but did nothing.

But he still couldn't help thinking that he could have responded to the Scotland incident earlier and could have handled it in a more stable and perfect way.

But he was forced to respond hastily at the last minute.

Akiyama Kanade said, "This is none of your business. Everyone has his own life. Do you have to work so hard to save everyone you meet? Some people may not even thank you."

Another Akiyama Kanade said, "Why not? The death of one person is often linked to countless tragedies. If I have the ability to stop the tragedy, why not do it?"

The more confused his thoughts became, the harder it was for him to separate his consciousness and connect to the backup body.

He climbed to the top of the building and set up his sniper rifle. The mall where Yuzi fainted was nearby, and he should be able to find Chianti and Cohen from here.

The night wind blew her long black hair, and Akiyama Kanade felt her consciousness slowly cooled by the night wind. After her head stopped hurting so much, she gradually regained her composure.

He realized that he didn't need to think so much.

Just as he always does - money can't buy happiness.

Whether to save or to abandon, I can do whatever I please.

Bullets shot out of the gun, and with two shots in a row, he hit Chianti and Cohen in the calves.

Gin is a bit of a direction-lover, and no one else knows about this, but he discovered it secretly. Vodka thought his big brother valued him very much, and he had no idea that he was being used as a living guide.

Vodka is not with Gin today, so it might be difficult for him to find him in the complicated alleys.

There is no need to worry about the remaining members who don't even have code names. Scotland will definitely be fine.

Akiyama Kanade was full of confidence. In order to show Blue Orange Wine's professionalism, he still gave a hint and continued to chase slowly in the direction of Scotland's escape.

When he chased him to the bottom of a building, he ran into a sweaty blond young man. When he heard the tone of his voice, Akiyama Kanade remembered that it sounded like Bourbon's voice.

Bourbon seemed to want to take some of the credit. After seeing Akiyama Kanade, he probably concluded that he was also a member of the organization and rushed upstairs without looking back.

Akiyama Kanade saw this and thought, how could this be possible? That was Scotland, whom he had saved with great difficulty, so he also ran up.

When they reached the rooftop, they were both stunned.

Scotch was sitting against the wall, covered in blood, and looked silent. The long-haired man with a pistol and a knitted cap slowly turned his head and said in a cold and calm tone, "When facing traitors, we must respond with sanctions."

Akiyama Kanade's fists were stiff at that time, and his mind was full of thoughts: "Who is this bastard who wants to steal my head? I am such a big Scotland? ! ! Fuck!"

Before Bourbon could react to the fact that his credit had been taken away, Akiyama Kanade had already rushed forward with his fist raised. The man looked calm, but he used all his strength in each punch.

Lei Yi didn't expect Akiyama Sou to suddenly attack him, and his first two moves were a bit awkward. After reacting, his expression turned cold, "Do you want to betray the organization too?"

The man opposite had a very handsome face, with a crazy arc at the corner of his mouth, "Betrayal? Those in the organization who know about my Blue Orange Wine know one thing - I hate it most when someone steals my head."

Anyway, Blue Orange Wine was an unstable madman, and Akiyama Kanade didn't worry at all that anyone would suspect him afterwards, so he just beat him up first.

However, this damn knitted hat seemed to be a little more powerful than he thought. With his soul injured, Akiyama Kanade was unable to exert his full strength and had to pretend to have a limp, which made the beating very unpleasant.

And he got angrier and angrier as the fight went on, because he seemed to be getting beaten more than the other man.

I'm so angry, so angry, oh no, I'm so angry, so angry!!

Until the blond Bourbon picked up a stick and rushed over, hitting Ley on the back with it, and said with gritted teeth, "I hate it when others steal my head, too."

Akiyama Kanade immediately felt that Bourbon was someone he could get along with.