Chapter 184 Death Game I have nowhere else to go
Secondly, the slightly plump woman wearing the plush bunny mask is the daughter of Sayuri Mizutani's ex-lover. And the woman holding his arm is indeed his wife, the mother of the woman wearing the plush bunny mask.
As for the slender young man wearing a fox mask, called Axin, he is a pair with the woman wearing a plush rabbit mask.
However, although this pair and their elder pair act together, the relationship between them is very delicate.
It's not just the daughter's complaint about her father, but also the distance she always maintains between herself and her parents.
The man called Ah Xin seemed to be accustomed to her complaints about her family. Every time the woman complained to him, he could quickly comfort her with gentle words.
Moreover, he seemed to be in poor health and was always coughing while talking, which was somewhat similar to his father-in-law.
These four people also aroused Lin Xi's interest.
Finally, there was the short man wearing a metal half-face mask who spoke the most. Lin Xi noticed that he seemed very interested in the information about the auction items and used his words to guide others in discussing the information several times.
When the dinner was about to end, Lin Xi saw Yuejiang Hemei again.
The woman slowly walked onto the stage set up for the banquet. The spotlight shone on her, and the gorgeous clothes she wore looked even more gorgeous under the light.
"Welcome all distinguished guests to our quadrennial auction."
"The auction will officially begin at 9:00 AM tomorrow. Before the auction begins, staff will visit the guest lounge to remind everyone to arrive on time and hand out electronic wristbands for bidding."
"We will strictly keep all guests' personal information confidential. After the auction is completed, the items will be delivered to you immediately by our staff."
"At the same time, we will also arrange security personnel to escort guests back to inland Japan through different exits after the auction."
Toru Amuro stood beside Lin Xi, and as the lights around him dimmed, he touched her wrist.
Lin Xi leaned closer to him and listened.
"The young man wearing the fox mask and the short man wearing the metal mask have entered the ancient building that resembles an arena."
Lin Xi was stunned.
They didn't seem to have any interaction at the banquet just now.
"I remember their voices," Amuro said. "They seemed to be exchanging some information, and they mentioned a third person, saying that person had also come here."
"They spoke quietly, and I only overheard a small part of it by chance."
Lin Xi nodded to indicate that he understood.
It seems that everyone at this auction, from the guests to the organizers, has secrets. It's really interesting.
"And that guy..." Amuro Toru continued, his tone subtle, "Is he an old acquaintance of Mizutani Sayuri?"
He was referring to the man with the hollow gold mask.
Lin Xi nodded, then shook her head.
"It's an old acquaintance, but I don't know his identity."
She told the truth.
Amuro Toru: “Will it affect you?”
Lin Xi gave him a strange look and said, "No. We'll leave after we get the shot. What influence can he have on me?"
Toru Amuro:......
It seems so.
He worried unnecessarily.
The main thing is that when other people see Lin Xi's current appearance, they can only think of a plump and beautiful woman, but he still subconsciously thinks she is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl.
But Punch has used disguise to complete so many tasks and come into contact with so many people. He must have seen many old perverts who cheated on their spouses like Sayuri Mizutani's ex-lover.
She would surely be able to get rid of it herself.
but……
"I'll go with you later," Amuro Toru said, "After the dinner, that guy will definitely find another chance to stop you."
Lin Xi didn't care: "Okay."
She smacked her lips, still savoring the taste of dinner. "That dessert is really good... the grapes on top can be eaten with the skins. Is it a Pavlova? I've never had anything like it before."
Amuro Toru was speechless after hearing this.
Every time he thought Punch was an experienced and mature member of the organization with a bad taste, he could always see Punch's childish side.
There was a strange contradiction in her. Even when she was doing bad things, her eyes were always pure and innocent, making it hard to blame her.
"...It's a Pavlova cake," he said. "It's not difficult to make, but it requires a certain level of whipping of the egg whites. You need to whip them until they're stiff peaks, so the cake has both a hard crust and a fluffy, airy core."
Lin Xi gave him a subtle thumbs-up: "Too good, Bourbon, you're obviously a dessert master."
When you Japanese police are undercover, in addition to training your acting skills, you also have to train your cooking skills, right?
Amuro Toru smiled: "Cooking is like a mission. It's something that pays off if you put in time and effort, isn't it?"
"That's different." Lin Xi shook her head repeatedly. "Cooking is for people to eat. As long as the people who eat it find it delicious, the cook will naturally be happy."
"But even if the mission is successfully completed, I don't know for whom it is completed and who will be satisfied."
Amuro Toru was silent for a moment.
If he completed the mission, Rum would be satisfied, and the organization would be happy. He himself... because missions provided intelligence, he was also happy to work.
What about Punch? Why would she do the quests if they didn't make her happy?
Toru Amuro remembered Punch lying on the bed earlier, saying in an indifferent tone, "The organization doesn't need waste," and his eyes dimmed slightly.
"Then why do you want to stay in the organization?" he asked softly, as if it was really a casual question.
Lin Xi was stunned for a moment, thought about Punch's character, and said, "But I don't have anywhere else to go."
Amuro Toru: “Is that so…”
He tried to form a mental picture of Punch's riddle-like identity.
Thinking of what Minetoko Yukinori said, "Don't let Punch be blinded by the mess. The real enemy is right next to her," Toru Amuro lowered his head.
Is it possible that Punch's relationship with the organization is actually different from what he initially thought?
After learning who the "real enemy" is, will Punch turn against the organization?
He glanced at the person next to him.
A mature and charming woman with a seductive face and passionate eyes.
But Toru Amuro saw the quiet soul in it.
He finally uttered the words: "Punch."
"Would you still stay in the organization if there were somewhere else to go?"
He saw the fleeting flash of alertness in Punch's eyes.
An unbearable silence fell between them until Yuejiang Kazumi announced the end of the dinner on the stage, and then he got her answer.
“…I will not leave the organization.”
He heard her say this.
.
Amuro Toru opened his eyes in the darkness.
It met a pair of bright green eyes.
His adrenaline surged instantly and he became tense all over, but then he relaxed because of the slight smile in the fluorescent green eyes.
"Why are you awake so early?" he asked.
He has the habit of getting up early and jogging every morning, so his biological clock will forcibly wake him up at this time every time.
Why did Punch get up earlier than him?
Moreover, he was very confident in his vigilance. Even when he was sleeping, the slightest movement would wake him up and make him alert instantly.
...Is Punch silent when he walks?
Lin Xi hadn't transformed yet. She was wearing loose clothes that were a size too large for her. She yawned and said, "The feng shui here is bad. I keep waking up when I sleep. I might as well just get up."
"It's a good opportunity to enjoy the handsome guy's sleeping face."
She sat at the head of the bed in the secondary bedroom and looked at him curiously: "But you, why are you awake so early? It's still early, go to sleep a little longer."
Toru Amuro:......
How could he possibly sleep with Punch beside him?
"No."
He got up from the bed and crossed the stream to wash up.
After dinner last night, the man really came to see Punch.
Toru Amuro followed Lin Xi closely, making it impossible for the man to talk to Lin Xi alone.
Toru Amuro also mocked him with sarcastic words, which irritated him to the point that he screamed out of control, but he could do nothing about the two of them.
However, during this process, Toru Amuro also noticed that the man was weak, his lips were blue and purple, and he seemed to have poor blood circulation.
He even covered his chest when he was emotionally excited, which scared Amuro Toru, who thought he was going to have a heart attack.
Fortunately, the man’s wife came over quickly, held him back, and comforted him softly, which made Lin Xi and Amuro Toru look at him with admiration.
Generally speaking, if a couple knows that the other party is unfaithful, even if they cannot divorce immediately for various reasons, they will still feel resentful or be unfriendly to the other party.
And if they were a couple who had an agreement or a political marriage where each party played their own cards, they would not take care of each other so gently and attentively.
Moreover, this woman had no objection to the role of Sayuri Mizutani played by Lin Xi, and even smiled apologetically at Lin Xi when her husband caused trouble for her.
"Oh no! I'm getting more and more curious about their identities." Looking at the woman supporting the man as he left, Lin Xi touched his chin. "Could she have any leverage over this guy?"
Toru Amuro felt that her guess was very likely to be true.
After washing up in front of the mirror, he changed his clothes (there were spare clothes for guests in the closet in the room) and walked into the living room.
Lin Xi had already returned to her room, and when she opened the door again, she had turned into the image of Mizutani Sayuri.
After a while, the waiter knocked on the door and brought them wristbands and breakfast.
Breakfast is just an ordinary breakfast, and the wristbands are marked with numbers. According to the instructions placed on the tray, you can bid by interacting the wristbands with the electronic devices on the auction seats.
When auctioneers quote prices, they only say their numbers and not their real names.
What surprised the two was that there were two pairs of these bracelets.
"Strange." Amuro Toru frowned. "Koratani Yo is just someone brought here by Mizutani Sayuri. Logically, he shouldn't be eligible for the auction, right?"
Moreover, looking at the two pairs of metal bracelets on the tray, he always had an ominous feeling in his heart.
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