Chapter 83: Dark Clouds, Dark Clouds, Go Away! - Promotions can be costly and bloody...
Night, inside the safe house.
Just like when they first entered the safe house, the three arrived at almost the same time.
The lights were on in the house, and the faint aroma of food wafted in.
There was a record player in the corner of the living room, playing light and cheerful music.
The restaurant next door is filled with all kinds of food, and the aroma of the food emanates from these foods; the warm yellow light shines on the crispy fried chicken, tempura, pizza covered with melted cheese, and bubbling and steaming Sukiyaki, making these foods look more tempting and appetizing.
In the large glass bowl next to it, there was fruit tea filled with ice cubes. A small glass wine glass hung on the edge of the bowl, surrounded by stacked large glasses.
The three of them looked around but didn't see Lin Xi.
They looked at each other and walked towards the secret passage in the basement of the safe house at the same time.
The basement door was indeed open.
When they walked in, Lin Xi was picking and choosing among her pile of weapons.
She held a dagger and a scimitar in her hands, looking at this one and then that one, enjoying the selection.
Seeing them coming, she waved at them: "Come quickly, help me with some ideas——"
"What kind of cold weapons do you think are suitable for children between the ages of five and twelve?"
Akai Shuichi:......
Dear, our suggestion is to keep children between the ages of five and twelve away from cold weapons.
Toru Amuro:?
When Punch mentioned this "suitable" weapon, did he mean a weapon suitable for children, or a weapon suitable for killing children?
Only Zhu Fu Jingguang calmly stepped forward and carefully helped Lin Xi choose. "Children between the ages of five and twelve don't have much strength, are small, and aren't very tall. Therefore, you should choose a weapon that's lighter, shorter, and more maneuverable."
"For example, daggers, Chinese short swords, and rapiers..."
Zhu Fu Jingguang picked up the dagger that Lin Xi had just placed there, avoiding the sharp edges of other weapons, and handed it to Lin Xi. He also picked out several different types of light weapons and placed them on the display stand next to Lin Xi.
Lin Xi picked it up and looked at it carefully.
This is a very small dagger, the color is beautiful silver, the handle is made of animal bones, and it emits a cold and fluorescent light.
She felt that the weapon's ornamental value far outweighed its practical value.
But it looks pretty good, and it would be a good gift, right?
Coconut jumped from Zhufu Jingguang's shoulder to Lin Xi's arms and meowed.
Irresponsible shit scooper, you’ve already left me with someone else for a day?
"Haha, sorry, Coconut..." Lin Xi hugged Coconut.
Akai Shuichi looked at the dagger that disappeared from Lin Xi's hand with a flip of his hand, and said thoughtfully: "Senior, are you going to pick a self-defense weapon for the child?"
"Yeah." Lin Xi said, "I told you before, take what you need here. But I guess you probably prefer the hot weapons over there?"
She pointed to the guns lying on a rack nearby.
"Not bad." Akai Shuichi thought, he liked his own AWM the best.
"Senior, I have something I want to ask you privately," he continued, with a confused expression that was half real and half fake. He waited until the footsteps of the other two people ascending the stairs disappeared before speaking: "Are you carrying out a mission with Miyano Shiho?"
"Ah, Mingmei told you?" Lin Xi thought about it and decided to tell the truth, "It's not a mission, it's just that I like that child very much, and I want to find a place to stay after retirement."
Akai Shuichi:?
"Are you retiring?"
Lin Xi: "Uh, most of the time? If you encounter any difficulties, I will still show up, don't worry."
Shuichi Akai: I'm not really worried about that.
He was just thinking, wasn't Punch training them just for the purpose of retiring early?
The more I think about it, the more I feel that this is the case.
His former FBI colleague used to work on the same front line with him, performing dangerous missions. However, because his wife was pregnant and the family was about to welcome a new member, he immediately applied to be transferred to the logistics department.
Punch's desire to retire immediately was exactly the same as what he had seen in his colleagues before.
It seems that Miyano Shiho is really important to her.
"Will you take us on missions in the future?" he asked.
"You'll be on your own soon. You can carry out missions on your own without me leading you, okay? Oh, I bet you've guessed it. I called you here today to talk to you about this... Come on up first. I've got some delicious food. We can talk while we eat."
The food on the dining table upstairs was all bought by Lin Xi from other places and kept in the system backpack. It was still warm when he took it out.
Akai Shuichi:......
Oh no, he had already eaten Mingmei’s cooking at home.
If this continues, he will have to increase his exercise tomorrow, otherwise he may face the risk of gaining weight.
They went upstairs together, and Lin Xi took three bottles of wine from the wine cabinet next to them.
One bottle of bourbon, one bottle of rye, and one bottle of Scotch.
They're all strong liquor.
A casual cocktail like punch is simply out of place in it, although in theory, bourbon and Scotch can both make delicious punch, except for rye whiskey which is too strong.
For example, the most classic bourbon milk punch is made with bourbon whiskey, syrup and milk.
It has a certain alcohol content and appears to have a sweet and harmless milky taste, but in fact, drinking too much can make you drunk.
She handed three bottles of wine to three people.
"Well, we're gathered here today to celebrate my three dear subordinates officially becoming members of the organization's cadre." She spoke amidst the bubbling white mist of the Sukiyaki pot, her face showing three parts solemnity, three parts seriousness, and ninety-four parts smug joy. "The boss is very pleased with your performance recently and has decided to give each of you a code name."
"Toru Amuro is Bourbon, Hiroshi Shirakawa is Scotch, and Dai Moroboshi is Rye. From now on, you can just call each other by your code names within the organization." She smiled brightly. "I said you could form a whiskey band, three bottles of whiskey~"
Toru Amuro put down the bottle in his hand.
Bourbon was too sweet, and he actually preferred rye to it.
Bourbon...
He will have a new identity from now on.
Akai Shuichi, who was standing next to him, had the exact opposite idea. He glanced at the rye whiskey in his hand and decided that he simply couldn't get used to the taste.
He prefers a rich and mellow wine like Scotch whisky or a strong and mellow wine like bourbon whisky.
rye……
So bitter.
He thought so in his heart, put the wine aside, and felt a sense of relief in his heart.
Along with this feeling, there also arises the ambition and motivation that stirs in my heart.
He couldn't help but chuckle.
Zhu Fujingguang also stroked the bottle of Scotch whisky, but what he was thinking about was the intelligence he reported, the public security and organization, and his brother whom he had not seen for a long time.
Life seems to be a road on which one has no control. The code name Scotland is a boundary marker on this road. In front of the marker is his past, and behind the marker is his future.
From now on, Shirakawa Hiroshi will be Scotland.
Lin Xi on the side: ...
No, all three of them have comic filters.
Just now, they all looked at the whiskey in their hands in a very gloomy way. Not only were their eyes completely covered by shadows, but the smiles on their faces also became eerie.
This didn't match her table full of food and the warm atmosphere at all.
no.
She also wants to use some hell filter.
She coughed lightly, thought for a moment, opened the system panel, pulled down the story mission and took a look.
Then his eyelids drooped, he shook the ice juice in his hand, the corners of his lips curled up, and his tone became dangerous: "Rye, Bourbon and Scotch. Congratulations on your code names."
"You will enjoy the greatest freedom within the organization. You can do whatever you want, as long as it doesn't hinder the organization. You can accept tasks on the organization's intranet, dispatch members outside the organization, and use the organization's funds."
"Look at this world. People live on the ground like weeds, following the law of the jungle. The strong rule over the weak, and the strong exploit the weak... But there are no eternal strong people, nor are there eternal weak people. Things ebb and flow like the tides, and the strong will eventually be overthrown by the new strong."
"But we are neither strong nor weak, and we don't have to follow the law of the jungle." Lin Xi blinked at this point, "We are order itself. Even if Japan disappears one day, the organization will exist forever."
Zhu Fujingguang looked at the red-haired girl.
The confidence with which she said these words showed that she was truly convinced.
He once again clearly realized the difference in their positions - Punch stood on the side of the organization, with a clear position that was beyond doubt; while he himself and Zero, who was sitting next to him, stood on the side of public security, and wanted to infiltrate deeply and destroy the organization.
One day, such a happy and beautiful scene will be broken, and they will eventually meet with weapons, performing a clumsy drama of trust and betrayal.
It’s okay, it’s okay…
He would remember everything he had gone through now, and keep Punch in his memory, just like all the people he had killed...
Amuro Toru grinned.
The fire deep in his heart suddenly burned fiercely, but he remained silent on his face. He was only determined to uproot the organization in the future and let them see how arrogant and ridiculous their so-called order was.
As for Punch...is this hypocritical relationship between superior and subordinate finally coming to an end? One day, he will personally send her to prison.
Lin Xi seemed oblivious to the fluctuating moods of his subordinates. He raised his head and cast aside his underworld filter: "Okay, I've finished what I said. Work hard from now on. Now it's time to eat. I'm almost starving."
Three people: ...
Just a few words will make you tired.
Coconut jumped lightly onto his high stool and began to nibble on the freeze-dried food that Lin Xi had prepared for him.
Only humans pray before meals, or say some strange words. Cats don't do that. Cats just eat and don't do those nonsense things.
As a result, it was stared at by the blonde two-legged beast.
Amuro Toru: "Punch, there's something..."
Lin Xi:?
No, buddy, you don’t even call me senior after you just got the code name?
Oh, it seems she just said that the members of the organization call each other by code names...
"What?"
"It's time to neuter your cat."
Hearing this, the coconut hair exploded.
Damn golden-haired biped!
The head can be broken, blood can be shed, but the cat's balls cannot be lost!
That's not just any testicle. For a cat, it's a symbol of dignity! He's so young, he doesn't want to be a father-in-law yet! And he hasn't even hooked up with a cute little female cat, so why would someone want his testicles?
Lin Xi was thoughtful after hearing this: "Yes, he is almost one year old."
coconut:!
It stared at Lin Xi vigilantly and didn't even eat the freeze-dried food in its mouth.
"I'm just kidding, Coconut. Am I the kind of person who doesn't care about human feelings? Don't worry, I won't hit your balls."
Coconut was skeptical, but finally couldn't resist the temptation of freeze-dried food, and the fried hair gradually smoothed out.
It doesn't know yet how painful a price this trust will bring it in the future.
Amuro Toru looked at the calmed Coconut with pity and thought:
Being young comes at a price, poor little kitty.
He was very sure that Punch would take it for sterilization as soon as he had time.
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