17

"See you at the bar tonight at nine?"

Bourbon looked at the message on his phone and confirmed once again that the sender was Grappa, the man who had refused his invitation to drink two months ago.

"So this is recognition of me?"

Although he said this, Bourbon was thinking about the other party's purpose in his heart. The two of them cooperated very well in the recent mission, and the partnership was already set in stone. No matter what, this was a good invitation to get closer.

It is also a very suitable invitation to solicit intelligence.

Bourbon thought silently. It was still early, and when he saw that no one was around, he took out another cell phone, edited the latest undercover mission report, and added a sentence:

Strengthen the management of bars and strictly prohibit minors from entering with false IDs.

Although he knew that this trick would be useless against Grappa, Rei Furuya said that he was just concerned about the young people of his motherland and wanted to see if he could cause any trouble to the other party.

But he didn't know that this was Grappa's first time to invite someone to the bar.

Nor did he know that if he wanted tonight he could know all the information that Grappa knew.

However, neither of these two points was successful, because he was stood up by Grappa.

———

"Grappa." Gin's voice came from the mobile phone, successfully allowing Noel to experience the temperature outside before going out in this cold January.

"What?"

"With no missions to accomplish during this time, how could you have the leisure to go to the amusement park and kill people?!"

"Oh, how did you find out?" Noel's tone was not panic at all, and he was in a good mood to ask slowly.

"You left your dagger at the scene and allowed the media to take photos and print them in newspapers for publicity."

"Hahaha, I was careless." Noel found it a little funny, so he laughed out loud, even though it was a little un-Grappa.

"Explain why."

"He looks like a bomber preparing to blow up the amusement park, but his murderous aura is impossible to ignore in the crowd. He's too conspicuous~"

"Oh, he provoked me first."

How could an ordinary person go and provoke Grappa when he saw him like that? Vodkat, who was standing next to Gin, couldn't help but wonder when he heard this.

"I used the original body. Maybe he was attracted by my face." Noel was very skilled in making up lies. He mixed half truths and half lies without any guilt, except when facing the policeman.

"You killed him, dismembered him and threw his body in the trash."

"That's right." Noel admitted readily.

"The organization has always kept a low profile..."

"Are you sure, Gin?" Noel felt that only Gin was not qualified to say this. Flying a helicopter to shoot at Tokyo Tower is not called Zhang Yang?

"Lock him in a solitary cell!" Gin didn't want to say this to Grappado, who was obviously not in good condition today.

"Let's make a deal. How about tomorrow?" Noel thought about his appointment with Bourbon today and explained with a headache:

"I'm going to the bar tonight for a drink with Bourbon."

Noel was not worried that Gin would find out. Instead, he was ready to expose the fake Furuya Rei's identity. This would not only force the other party to agree to his conditions, but also give himself some credit to get more information. Going to the bar tonight could be explained as testing Bourbon's identity afterwards.

As for how Bourbon escaped? Well, it seems that he has to take care of his body.

"Do you want to extend it?" Gin paused and then threatened.

"How many days?" Obviously, Noel understood the threat as a question.

Gin really didn't expect Grappa to ask this. He was very sure that Grappa was ill today, and then he heard him say:

"Hahaha, just kidding. Let's extend it. See you tomorrow."

Noel quickly hung up the phone.

“Ding ding ding—”

The phone was hung up with a busy tone. Vodka's originally dark skin was still pale. He looked at his elder brother and said carefully:

"Brother, Grappa seems to be even more arrogant."

"Let Murakami examine his brain while he's in confinement."

Gin thought about the schizophrenia that Grappa had experienced before, and he really felt that this guy's brain needed treatment.

"When he talks about the original form, does he mean its real appearance? I haven't seen it yet." Vogt couldn't help his curiosity.

"Don't believe what he says. He can't use his original body to go to a place like an amusement park."

Gin snorted coldly. He knew very well how much Grappa hated to see his body. Asking him to untie the bandages was like skinning him.

"But......"

"If he can't control himself anymore, he'll end up staying in the lab sooner or later."

Gin's speculation is simple. Grappa has had a bloodthirsty tendency for a long time. Now he is very likely dissatisfied with those low-level personnel and wants to find stronger prey, so he found the bomber and tortured him to death.

No one would believe that a dagger dropped "accidentally". It's just that the hunter wants to leave his own mark on his prey.

The organization has always kept a low profile. If it were exposed to the public because of Grappa's high profile, even the best weapons would be scrapped.

"Notify Murakami and have him stay in the confinement room for a week starting tomorrow. I will have his brain thoroughly examined and treated."

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In a restaurant in Ginza shopping mall, a girl with chestnut hair is looking out the window.

"Sister," Shirley looked at the newcomer, and her usually cold expression brought a little genuine smile.

"Shiho, how have you been lately?" Miyano Akemi looked at her sister seriously, worry evident in her eyes.

"Just completing some experiments." Shirley said lightly. Today she was not wearing that white coat, but a delicate beige dress, which added some vitality of a young girl.

The visitor was also dressed casually. The brightly colored jacket and neat jeans made this gentle-looking woman look even more energetic.

The two are sisters, which is very obvious from their similar facial features, but Shirley, also known as Miyano Shiho, has obviously inherited the green eyes and chestnut hair from her ancestors, making her look more obviously mixed-race.

Unlike Miyano Shiho, who has lived in the organization since childhood and showed medical talent at an early age and was vigorously cultivated by the organization, Miyano Akemi still had a normal life when she was a child. Even though she was forced to join the organization, unlike her sister who was a code member, she was just an ordinary grassroots member. Even though she was forced to participate in some dark things, she was still able to enjoy a part of normal life.

They have to be accompanied when they meet, both to protect Shirley's safety and for surveillance purposes, so the two can only talk about things that are not too out of line.

"That man hasn't contacted you again, has he?" Miyano Shiho went straight to the point. She knew about her sister's previous boyfriend, Morohoshi Dai, but she was happy to see their breakup.

"No..." This name obviously made Miyano Akemi a little dazed. She shook her head with a wry smile and replied.

"Thanks to Grappa, you can see the truth about that bastard man."

It is said that it was Grappa who directly asked this person whether he or his girlfriend was more important. The choice between his boss and his girlfriend forced Morohoshi to break up with his sister. He was ordered around doing the work without any room for dates or explanations, which successfully led to Miyano Akemi's misunderstanding.

Miyano Shiho did not say anything about this. After all, she was even more worried about her sister dating a strange man who came from nowhere, not to mention that this man had already become a code member, which was too dangerous for her sister.

"Is that grappa really okay?" Akemi Miyano asked her sister worriedly.

"Even though he hates me, I have a code name after all, so he can't really do anything to me." Security guard Miyano Shi stroked his sister.

At that time, she really didn't expect that Grappa's hatred for her would extend to her relatives, but fortunately, the other party only broke up her sister and that bastard man and then stopped. It's just that her mood is a bit complicated.

Why did he think that breaking up with his sister was revenge against her? This was more like a childish trick of a junior high school girl than a revenge of a member of a criminal organization.

At this time, she had never thought that she was only fourteen years old, which meant she was a junior high school girl.

"Anyway, sister, just try to avoid him. He won't attack you again."

Shirley thought about how scared she was when she first heard the news. This time it was just a breakup, but what if he really did something to her sister next time?

She went to find Grappa, but he threatened her that if she gave him drug A, he would not harm her sister again...

"Shiho, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Miyano Shiho said quickly when she heard her sister's concern. At this time, the appetizers had been served, and the two began to share interesting things that happened recently.

Although compared to Miyano Akemi's wonderful college life, all Shiho can say is which mouse's reaction is more interesting.

"Shiho, do you want to go and take a look?" Akemi asked suddenly, and the look in her eyes as she looked at her sister was incredibly gentle.

"Sister, I have graduated."

Miyano Shiho had already completed all her studies under the organization's arrangement.

"You know that's not what I'm talking about." Mingmei said with a smile.

Shiho knew, of course, that her student life was just listening to professors' lectures coldly under the supervision of the organization's personnel, and it had nothing to do with excitement. She was a little confused about what her sister meant.

"How did the blueberry jam taste like?" Miyano Akemi skipped the topic and asked suddenly.

"It's delicious," Shiho couldn't help but think of the can of blueberry jam and asked, "Did my sister make it?"

"You guessed it right."

The meeting between the sisters did not last long. After they finished their meal, they were interrupted by a call from the laboratory. The tall and strong man who had been silent all the time opened the car door and motioned for Shiho to get in.

"That bunch of rubbish..."

Shiho uttered a rare angry word. Apparently, the fact that the group of people in the laboratory couldn't stand it after leaving her for a while reduced the time she had to meet with her sister.

She leaned against the backrest of the car in frustration, and skillfully scattered her thoughts so as not to reveal the grievance in her heart at all.

Drug A, APTX4869, is a poison that can make it impossible to find out the cause of death...

I gave it to Grappa myself.

Perhaps it was not just a desire to prevent the other party from attacking his sister, but also because he knew the boy's experience and his countless suicide attempts, which gave him a sense of sympathy.

She gave him the red and white capsule herself.

Fortunately, Grappa survived.

Thinking of Grappa who was still indifferent in the laboratory two months ago.

Shirley breathed a sigh of relief.