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"Kill me and report to the operative..."

After hearing these words from the young man's mouth, and considering what he had just seen, the other party shooting at him, Morobushi Kagemitsu immediately realized something.

He didn't ask about what Noel had just said. Instead, he glanced at the bandaged fingers and asked an irrelevant question.

"Are you good with a gun?"

"I don't mind your direct way of asking for information." Noel was happy to change the subject and gave an answer with a smile: "I'm good at close combat or sniping."

"How old are you?" The policeman with cat eyes was not embarrassed after his purpose was revealed, but asked more directly.

"A man's age is also a secret," Noel said, even though he is not really old enough to claim that.

"You are not yet an adult." Morobushi Jingguang said affirmatively.

"?"

Noel's expression was slightly stunned. He really didn't expect that the other party could guess this. After all, the maturity bonus of European blood was very obvious. Even when he went to the bar, no one stopped him.

"Voice, Adam's apple." Zhufu Jingguang said, "Your voice is a little hoarse, but it's probably not intentional. It's probably the voice change period." The voice change period for boys usually ends at the age of 20, and generally speaking, the Adam's apple becomes obvious after the age of 18. Although he said so, Zhufu Jingguang couldn't be sure. After all, the other party might not be Asian, and the data might not be applicable, so there was a bit of a gamble involved.

Grappa always covers its neck in front of outsiders, and the hoarse sound will be obviously distorted through the mask, so no one has ever discovered that this bottle of grappa was only produced about sixteen years ago, or maybe even less.

"As expected of a police officer, you have strong observation skills." Facing the other party's serious and solemn expression, Noel's momentum weakened a bit, which was considered as confirming the other party's guess.

"So how old are you?" Zhu Fu Jingguang unexpectedly did not stop while he was ahead, but asked again.

"Boring, are you going to vent your kindness in a place like this?" The other party's questioning made Noel feel uncomfortable, and he subconsciously began to mock with a somewhat irritable tone.

"Don't worry, I'm over fourteen, and I guarantee that the blood on my hands will not result in a death sentence in Japan, but it's definitely enough to keep me in prison forever." Under the mocking tone, the boy's thorny shell, with malicious intent, carefully revealed a bit of his soft belly, although he himself didn't notice it, "So using me to complete the task is very important."

"Where did you grow up?" Jingguang did not comment, but continued to ask.

“I guess so.”

"Why did you betray me and save me?"

"I'm happy with it."

"Why all those bandages?"

"I like it!"

A series of questions and Noel's increasingly impatient answers made Morobushi Jingguang silent for a moment. He was definitely not a reckless person. On the contrary, sufficient caution and strong observation ability allowed him to remain lurking until now. Therefore, he discovered something.

Noel is not good at communicating with others.

Even if he is smart enough and can detect my routine, whether he just tells me the whole situation or answers all my questions, whether they are meaningful or not, or even some questions that obviously make him uncomfortable, it shows that he is not very experienced in communication, or normal communication methods... Moreover, the more direct and clear the questions are, the more he will answer them immediately. This is more like a conditioned reflex developed through long-term training.

"You rarely communicate with people?" Morofushi Jingguang came to a conclusion and said it out loud. Although it was a question, it was in the tone of a statement, and it was obvious that he had already confirmed this point.

"Hmm..." After answering subconsciously, Noel finally realized that something was wrong. He quickly stopped talking and called Xiao Hei frantically in his heart.

[How did I get exposed, Xiao Hei! ]

[After all, a person's experiences are always reflected in their behavior. This is not difficult for the meticulous Morobushi Kagemitsu. You can communicate with your mind, right?]

It's rare for Xiao Hei to talk so much.

In most cases, Grappa acted alone in the organization. At most, he would team up with a code member or occasionally find a low-level member to drive him. Zhu Fu Jingguang recalled some of the information he knew. Except for a few code members, few people had direct communication with Grappa. Coupled with various negative rumors, his image became mysterious. Now it seems that he grew up in the organization and was doing killing missions. He lacked normal communication with others, reacted more to imperative sentences, and had an overly strong tendency to self-destruct. The organization really didn't care about him.

But this also makes people more confused about why the other party saved themselves.

"For me, this is good news." For policeman Morobushi Kagemitsu.

"Congratulations..." Noel said dryly, not caring that the other party had not agreed to his plan yet, and turned around to leave. But just as he was about to leave, he heard the other party ask,

"Where do I sleep tonight?"

Morofushi Jingguang knew that he had provoked the other party a little, so he changed the topic to a lighter one to prevent the other party from turning the table over due to excessive provocation. In any case, he was in a weak position now.

"Well, you can sleep in this bedroom." Noel pointed to the bedroom where Morobu Jingguang had just slept.

"Then..." Zhu Fu Jingguang was about to say something when he saw the other person walk into the bedroom.

"Is there only one bedroom?" Morofu Jingguang thought about the layout of the house and thought this was a bit doubtful, but he also said, "Then I'll just sleep on the sofa."

"No need. You can sleep on the bed." Noel walked towards the bedroom. Morofu Jingguang had to follow him with a puzzled look on his face. He saw the young man skillfully open the cabinet and fold it neatly.

Yes, it was a wooden cabinet used to store clothes. Although it was very large, the moment the door was opened, Morobushi Jingguang clearly saw that the partitions inside had not been removed, so Grappa would not be able to stretch his limbs if he lay down in it. There was also a large cushion in the cabinet with a very cute black and white panda pattern. Looking down at his own pajamas of the same style, Morobushi Jingguang felt that he had learned another piece of seemingly useless information.

I subconsciously turned around to look at the bedding in the bedroom. Apart from the pressure marks left by lying on it before, there were no other traces. It must have never been used.

A bold idea was born.

Could it be that Noel...has been sleeping in the closet all this time?

After discovering the lack of communication with the other party due to his underage self-destructive tendencies, Morobushi Jingguang once again unlocked the other party's new...hobby?

As an adult, Morobushi Jingguang wanted to pull the other person out and stuff him into the bed, but the other person's true identity forced him to suppress this impulse. Knowing that everything must be done gradually, he prepared to get up and turn off the lights.

"By the way, where's my medicine?" Noel asked from inside the closet as a hand suddenly stretched out.

Are you asking me? Zhu Fu Jingguang couldn't help but wonder, what medicine?

[I put it in my coat pocket.]

"Got it, Xiao Hei, you are so thoughtful."

[......] Mechanical sound, Xiao Hei was silent for a while. For a moment, he couldn't figure out whether the person in front of him was the same as the one who hated his existence so much in the past few days.

And Morofushi Jingguang, after listening to Noel's private conversation in the closet as if no one was around, climbed out of the closet, walked to the clothes rack, took something out of his coat, and then went back into the closet.

Dialogue, is there anyone here?

Grappa's words indicated that the other party responded, but I couldn't hear anything even though I was so close to him. Who was he talking to?

"Oh, I almost forgot. Good night, Mr. Jingguang." Noel in the closet suddenly said again.

"And Xiao Hei."

After hearing the second title from the other party, Zhufu Jingguang fell silent. He couldn't help but think of schizophrenia in the book. He was a little confused. Although he could infer that the boy had not had anyone with whom he could communicate normally for a long time, it was definitely unexpected that he would split himself into another self to communicate!

Organization, it’s fine for minors, but they even don’t let the mentally ill patients go?

Plus the fact that he was taking medicine made him think more. Was he not feeling well? But just like what Noel said, Grappa was also rumored to be very capable in combat in the organization. Was he injured? Thinking of the bandages wrapped around Noel's body, Zhu Fu Jingguang highlighted the key points. According to rumors, Grappa wore bandages to cover his face every day because he was disfigured by injuries. But now it seems that the bandages on his face are more likely to cover up his immature appearance. As for the bandages on his body, it's hard to say. I'll try to ask tomorrow.

[I remember that he only appeared in those few shots in the original novel.]

Inside the cupboard, Noel couldn't help but ask Xiao Hei, how could the other party guess so much just by saying a few words, is this character such a scary person?

[After all, they are elites selected by the Metropolitan Police Department. ]

The cold mechanical sound tells the facts.

Noel thought of another undercover agent who infiltrated the organization, Bourbon Furuya Rei. The fact that he seemed to know everything made him a little fanboy in his previous life. Could it be that Morobushi Kagemitsu was also such a character? It was a bit scary to think about it.

[Have you read comics, too, Xiao Hei?]

【......】

[Speaking of which, Xiao Hei, you know about my past life, the content of the comics, and my previous experiences. That's too much. I obviously don't know anything about you.]

【......】

[Then tell me about my past life. Apart from the content of Conan comics and some skills, I don’t remember much about the rest.]

[I don’t know either.]

Xiao Hei doesn't seem to be good at lying, and even the sound of the machinery can't hide the guilt behind it.

[Can't you say it or don't want to say it? ]

【......】

【What is your purpose then? 】

【Let you live. 】

[Okay, I hope you fail in your mission. I'm going to sleep.] Noel said this perfunctorily, took out a white capsule from the box, swallowed it skillfully, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

Morobushi Kagemitsu lay on the bed, and although his mind was trying hard to analyze what had happened today, he fell asleep quickly, perhaps because he was too tired or because of the child.

It was a sleepless night and it is worth mentioning that both of them forgot about dinner.

The next morning, Noel came out of the closet and saw the boy still sleeping on the bed. The panda pajamas on his body and the child's delicate sleeping face were as beautiful as a painting. He took out his mobile phone and quickly took a few photos, then carefully took the black coat from the hanger and left.

The text messages on the muted phone were enough to show the impatience of the person on the other end. Noel skillfully opened the text message marked "Paranoia Boss". Sure enough, it was a message from someone asking him to come to the headquarters as soon as possible.

I turned around and went to the garage, took a disdainful look at the car I drove back yesterday, and resigned myself to getting in. It was so miserable to have to work so early in the morning. I never had such hard work in my last life, but in this life I have become a social animal. Tsk.

At this time, the bastard boss who was waiting for Noel at the headquarters was in an extremely angry mood.

"Brother, this time when Grappa comes over, you must teach him a lesson," the strong man in black looked at his elder brother and said angrily, "He disappeared right after completing the mission and didn't even reply to your message!"

The man called Big Brother has long silver hair and an extremely ferocious look. He is the man in the Conan comics who once became a psychological shadow for many people, Gin.

"Shut up, Vodka." Gin looked at the data just sent by the laboratory, which showed that the identity of the corpse matched the data in Scotland. The cause of death was suffocation due to smoke and dust blockage caused by the fire set by Grappa. The gunshot wounds on the body should be the marks left during the interrogation. There was nothing wrong with them.

The other piece of information was the news that a member of the lower class that Grappa used as a driver had suddenly disappeared.