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"Underground garage..."

Rye Whiskey, that is, Shuichi Akai, who has been confirmed to be an undercover agent, also received the meeting place from the FBI at this time.

His olive green eyes stared at the white screen, his naturally natural lower eyeliner rising along with his eye shape, making his whole temperament look stern. He didn't say anything, but just closed his phone, touched the equipment in his pocket, and drove in this direction.

The road was very quiet. Abandoned shopping malls usually had few people. Shuichi Akai drove straight in and stopped at the designated place.

The underground garage was completely dark, except for the fact that it had just been abandoned and someone would occasionally do some dismantling work, which left electricity on in some corners, emitting a few tiny glimmers of light in the darkness.

"I'm here." He took out his cell phone and reported. Before he finished speaking, a sudden loud noise broke the silence of the underground garage.

"Beng——"

Shuichi Akai quickly opened the car door and jumped out, then looked at the driver's seat where he was sitting. There was a bullet hole on the top of his head.

"Don't you FBI officers wear seat belts when driving?"

A man in black was squatting on the hood of a car. His voice was muffled by the bandage and mask, and his age could not be discerned.

"Grappa."

After seeing who was coming, Shuichi Akai called out his code name without any surprise in his tone. After all, he knew that Grappa was in the United States. As an undercover agent, he was still confident that the organization would send the top-level person to hunt him down.

In the moment just now, Grappa jumped directly onto the hood of Shuichi Akai's car from somewhere above, and fired a precise shot at Shuichi Akai's head through the glass. If he had not dodged quickly enough, a hole would have been made in his head by then.

[Is this what is called letting the water go? This is the first time I have seen this. ]

[If he can't avoid this, he doesn't deserve to be the highest combat power. 】

"Looks like we have to check it out too." In this situation, Shuichi Akai naturally understood that he had been betrayed. He slowly stood up and glanced at the activities around him.

Since Grappa is guarding here, there should be quite a few people outside.

"Bang--" A bullet suddenly attacked and grazed Akai Shuichi's cheek. Scarlet blood slowly flowed out of the wound, adding a bit of beastly feeling to this usually calm and self-restrained FBI ace.

"Are you sure you want to be distracted and think about those things while playing with me?" Noel asked somewhat unhappily, while quickly adjusting his position to ensure the next accurate shooting point.

"That's right, that would be a bit too disappointing." Akai Shuichi smiled, quickly dodged and hid behind a pillar beside him, then fired several bullets in the direction of Noel.

Noel dodged to the side and also found a pillar as a hiding place.

[I thought you guys were going to start a hand-to-hand fight, but it ended up being a gunfight.]

[You are talking nonsense. Who the hell is fighting melee if the bullet is not missing? Are you looking for death? ]

[What qualifications do you have to say that others are seeking death? ]

【That's right...】

"Speaking of which, I'm grateful for your care during my time under your command." A sound suddenly came from the pillar opposite, causing Noel to fire two shots immediately, and then he slowly replied:

"Why, you wanna chat?" He quickly replaced his bullets, then said, "I didn't abuse you back then, did I? Do you want to take this opportunity to get revenge?"

"Indeed not." Akai Shuichi also fired a few shots, and the two of them seemed to be playing a turn-based game, with one of them saying something in between.

"But I remember you said at the time that I could just call you Noel. Is that your real name?"

"bump--"

The bullet hit the connection point of the mirror at the corner, causing it to fall down instantly and successfully hit Noel, who was distracted for a moment because of his name. Although it only hit the side of his shoulder, it had little effect on Noel.

【How does he know your name? 】

[Not only him, I've told everyone I've met in the organization that, but they prefer to call me Grappa.]

Noel replied in his head unhappily, and at the same time, he emptied a magazine in revenge.

"It's my real name, what's wrong?"

"Just a last name?"

"What? Any advice?"

Is this considered a tacit admission? Akai Shuichi thought to himself. Coupled with the gray-green eyes, it can be basically confirmed that he is the one who...

"call--"

The pupils of the olive eyes shrank rapidly as they met the pair of gray-green eyes. At that moment, Noel rushed over at lightning speed with the sound of breaking wind, and stabbed towards Akai Shuichi's neck with a dagger in his hand. If it wasn't for his instinctive reaction to block the attack with the gun in his hand, looking at the deep marks left on the gun by the dagger, it was obvious that he would have almost died.

"How dare you let your mind wander, mouse?"

Shuichi Akai quickly stepped back and pointed the gun at the opponent. He did not shoot quickly, and there were only two bullets left in the gun. It was impossible for him to reload the bullets while confronting Grappa.

Surprisingly, Grappa did not dodge, but just stood in a tense attacking posture. Obviously, as long as Akai Shuichi made a move, he could quickly dodge and attack.

The confrontation between the two reached a stalemate, and they stared at each other.

[Noel, is this really called letting the game go? ]

Xiao Hei couldn't help but ask weakly, but Noel ignored him and stared at his prey.

Akai Shuichi looked at the other party, his gray-green eyes full of excitement, like a lone wolf that had encountered top prey, the murderous intent and cruelty in his eyes were so bright that they seemed to be overflowing.

Should we say that he is worthy of being a person who grew up in the crime alley?

Akai Shuichi sighed, concentrating all his energy and focusing on the situation. He fired the last two bullets in an instant.

"Bang——"

"Bang——"

Noel dodged the first shot quickly, and attacked quickly like the most ferocious beast on the grassland, while Shuichi Akai hit the second shot.

In other words, Noel did not dodge at all, allowing the bullet to penetrate his right arm, and then quickly switched the dagger in his right hand to his left hand in the air, without any pause, and rushed up directly.

“Sizzle, sizzle—”

The sound of electric current suddenly rang out, and a string of silver light flashed under the dim light. At the moment when Noel rushed over, Shuichi Akai took out a stun gun from his inner pocket and stabbed it hard into the exposed skin at the opponent's collar.

"Bang——"

Noel fell to the ground, his gray-green eyes full of surprise, his hands and feet twitched, and he slowly lost consciousness.

"Sure enough, even if the wound can heal quickly, will the ability to withstand electric shock still be the same as that of a normal person?"

Shuichi Akai looked at the unconscious Noel on the ground. The boy was curled up on his side, and his originally good height suddenly shrank into a ball.

He took a few seconds to adjust his rapid breathing caused by the tense battle just now, then bent down and carefully pried open Noel's eyelids with his fingers, making sure that the other party was indeed in a state of coma, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"There must be a lot of people outside. It looks like they're going to take you hostage." Even Akai Shuichi found it a little funny when he said this.

Taking Grapa as a hostage is indeed a dark joke.

But it is indeed the most appropriate choice. After all, Grappa's value to the organization is definitely more important than hunting himself down.

Shuichi Akai picked up Noel and placed him on the passenger seat. His hat had fallen off during the fight, revealing his head with a small pompadour. He actually looked quite docile.

After all, if you calculate his age, he should be sixteen or seventeen years old now.

Akai Shuichi thought so, looking at the other person's tightly covered face, and wanted to reach out and take off the mask to confirm the other person's appearance.

Noel moved slightly, interrupting Akai Shuichi's movements.

It seems uncertain how long he will be unconscious.

Akai Shuichi turned around and looked behind him. The car he drove was a random member of the lower level. Just in case, he checked to make sure there was no tracking device or anything like that. Remember...

He went to the trunk of the car and saw, as expected, a large bundle of nylon rope and a stack of sacks. It was obvious that this bottom-level member was most likely responsible for dealing with the corpses.

Akai Hide guessed it consciously and reached out to take the bundle of rope.

———

For Morobushi Kagemitsu, one of the most dramatic turning points in his life was definitely when he became smaller due to a strange drug and began living with a code name member of a criminal organization.

Now, more than half a year has passed, and the two have been living in peace and harmony. When Noel is out on a mission, I am responsible for buying groceries, cooking and doing housework. It feels like a strange newlywed couple.

He quickly shook his head to get rid of the messy thoughts in his mind, and returned to his residence with a few bags of vegetables. He greeted the enthusiastic neighbors on the way. He had also become somewhat accustomed to this kind of life.

In the eyes of outsiders, the parents of this pair of brothers have been busy with work. The elder brother is in very poor health and seems to have some disease. He seldom goes out. Instead, the sensible and well-behaved younger brother has been taking care of him. As for why he doesn't go to school, Noel has registered Xiachuan Guang's student status in a private elementary school. As long as the money is in place, everything can be discussed. Of course, it is also because Xiaoguang's grades are good enough.

Xia Chuankong's identity was also carefully designed. He was registered in an art university. With the help of money, he just had to make sure to submit his work on time.

By the way, in the eyes of their American friends, they are brothers. After all, we cannot expect them to distinguish the difference between cousins ​​and brothers, nor to be prosopagnosic to foreigners.

All in all, the two brothers, especially Xiaoguang, are quite popular among their neighbors.

"Guang, you have letters today!" Uncle John next to him always observes the people coming into the community, and he will certainly not miss the chance to see the postman delivering letters.

"Got it, thank you!" Xiaoguang replied, walked to the mailbox at the door, and looked at the cover of the letter.

Publisher? Was Noel's comic selected?

Morobushi Jingguang felt happy for him in his heart. Thinking that he might not be able to come back tonight because of his mission, he decided to prepare a big meal for him tomorrow.

I hope Noel's mission goes well.