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Grappa, this code name was given to Noel when he was in his early teens. Of course, at this age, due to his physical limitations, no matter how talented he was, he could not really surpass the organization's top killers. The bigger reason was the recognition of his talent and the meaning of serious training.

Therefore, Xia Tian's memory made this promising criminal star become addicted to self-destruction. His mentally ill behavior forced the organization to give up on this talent and throw him into the laboratory. However, unexpectedly, when he came out, not only his strength was enhanced, but his messy behaviors were also somewhat restrained. However, this did not make the organization choose to believe him.

So Noel was transferred to Dr. Murakami in the spiritual realm. After some small experiments, he was finally reused by the organization, given the name Grappa, and also loved by the boss.

[That’s why BOSS is a very troublesome creature. It has a strong desire for control and is very cautious. Few people have seen what it looks like, including me.]

Noel drove the car with one hand and explained to Xiao Hei:

[He is extremely suspicious and cannot even fully trust Gin, since Gin has a high reputation in the organization and has a lot of power.]

[But because of this, he likes Grappa very much. The obedient and powerful weapon is very suitable for his extreme desire for control. Most importantly, Grappa has no actual power and will not pose a threat to him.]

He won't live long, Noel added silently in his heart.

[So this time I told him about Gin's punishment. In his eyes, Gin had exceeded his authority, even though he was the one who gave Gin this authority.]

[Then why didn't you avoid Gin's punishment like this before. 】

[After all, Murakami's hypnosis and brainwashing target his loyalty to the boss. What if the boss suddenly wants to meet me one day and then test the brainwashing effect? ​​It would be embarrassing if it fails.]

Even though he had somehow escaped some brainwashing because of the memories of summer, he didn't want to gamble on the possibility of his most core loyalty.

[Then why are you in contact with him again now? ]

[After all, it seems that there is a possibility of completely getting rid of brainwashing now. Even if I really see his true form, I can rush forward with a single sword...]

Noel shared his thoughts with Xiao Hei with a smile. The madness that flashed across his eyes sank into his heart but did not disappear.

[But from what he said, even if Gin can't put you in solitary confinement, he will still punish you.]

[It doesn't matter. He won't come to see me in person. With his suspicious nature, I'll have to observe him for a few more years, old turtle.]

[But you still can't escape punishment! ]

Xiao Hei repeated it again, and it was obvious that his focus was on the punishment itself, not on whether the BOSS would come or not.

【Oh, I didn’t intend to escape. 】

Noel said calmly that in his logic, being punished for not completing a task was a very normal phenomenon.

【This is not good! 】

Xiao Hei retorted weakly. He felt that in terms of common sense, Noel was not as good as himself. How come he didn't find anything useful for himself after receiving Xia Tian's memories? He really wondered how he learned it.

[Okay, I can probably guess what kind of punishment the boss wants to arrange.] Noel probably knew that he had upset Xiao Hei again, so he explained in a comforting way:

[Electroshock training, desensitization therapy, yes.]

【What?!】

[After all, it's not good to keep this weakness. Even if he didn't tell me, I would have done it myself. Otherwise, if the stun gun hits me a few more times, I will lose my ability to resist, and then it will be useless.]

[You were just careless this time. It would be easy for you to dodge with your skills.]

Xiao Hei said this with anger, which made Noel a little confused.

【But if it can't be avoided, just discard it. 】

【You TM......】

This conversation once again ended with Hei's angry and frustrated reaction, which made Noel lament even more that he couldn't understand the thinking of ghosts.

———

"Are you awake?"

Hiroki Sawada walked out of the room in a daze, and saw a boy about his own age standing there with a gentle smile on his face.

"Xiao Guang?" Hiroki Sawada called out uncertainly. He seldom hung out with people his own age, and he came to America very early, so he was somewhat unfamiliar with the Japanese way of addressing people. Moreover, he felt that Noel's younger brother had a very mature aura, which made it difficult for him to regard him as a younger brother than himself.

Zhufu Jingguang nodded in acknowledgement of the title, handed him a set of clothes, and said:

"Although your clothes have been cleaned, it is better to cover them up a little. Let me give you my clothes to wear first."

Although the Sindor Company did not make public the news of its adopted son's disappearance, it was inevitable that it would be exposed in the end.

"Thank you." Sawada Hiroki was also very knowledgeable in these aspects. He took the clothes and found that it was a sweatshirt with an orange cat printed on it. He also saw that Xiaoguang was wearing a sweatshirt with a gray cat printed on it. He instantly felt the other party's tolerance for himself, and happily put it on, exclaiming:

"I really didn't expect you were so young. Sometimes when I heard Noel mention it, I thought he was talking about his guardian. Very mature." Hiroki Sawada couldn't help laughing when he thought of Noel's complaints in the text message, and the initial nervousness disappeared a lot.

"Has my brother ever mentioned me to you?" Morofushi Jingguang asked with a smile, taking him to the bathroom to wash up, and then to the dining table.

"Yeah, he likes you very much." Hongshu said without hesitation. Just from the fact that Noel was showing off his brother crazily in the text message, Hongshu knew how much the other party cared about his brother.

Zhufu Jingguang smiled but said nothing. He just put a few more steamed buns on Hongshu's plate, watched him being amazed at the delicious taste, and then smiled without saying anything.

"But you are different from what I imagined. Although you seem very mature, if I hadn't met you, I would have thought you were only a few years younger than him, or even older than Noel," Hiroki Sawada said vaguely, with a bun in his mouth.

"Oh, Noel was his screen name when we were chatting."

"I see. You should have breakfast first." Zhu Fujingguang said skillfully.

———

"So, I heard that you were caught by that Rye, haha..." Toru Amuro saw Grappa standing alone in the corner this morning and couldn't help but go over to tease him.

In a base where everyone avoided Grappa, his actions were unusually conspicuous.

"Yeah, I failed." What Amuro Toru didn't expect was that Gra admitted it very readily, and didn't seem to be angry at all.

"I've come here specifically to tell you that Gin's guy seems to be putting you in confinement again." The blond man's tone became a little more serious, and his pair of gray-purple drooping eyes gave people the illusion that he was doing this wholeheartedly for your own good.

The partners during this period have made Toru Amuro realize the difference in his partner, and he has some guesses about the existence of the confinement room, but he can't get more details. He just confirmed that the organization really doesn't care about human affairs.

As for Grappa's kidnapping, Amuro's eyes darkened. Since he discovered Grappa's face and age, he had instructed the public security to do his best to catch Grappa. However, even if he could find Grappa's whereabouts, Grappa had perfectly avoided it so far. So how did Rye do it? He was really, very curious.

"Akai Shuichi."

"Um?"

"It's not rye whiskey, it's Akai Shuichi."

"I see. I'll remember this name. Maybe I can find a chance to help you get revenge." Toru Amuro wrote down the name and said with a smile.

"As for confinement, it's gone."

"What, have you made up for your mistake?" Amuro Toru asked curiously, as if he was just curious.

"I am no longer under his control." Noel thought of what his boss said this morning and said calmly.

"That's really unexpected?" Toru Amuro had long been curious about the special relationship between gin and grappa. He knew from Rum that gin and grappa were not simply a superior-subordinate relationship, but now it seemed that this not-so-simple superior-subordinate relationship had also disappeared.

"Also, did you receive the message?" Noel thought for a moment and asked.

"What?" Amuro Toru was stunned. He didn't realize what Grappa meant for a moment.

The cell phone vibrated at the right time. Toru Amuro glanced at Noel and opened the text message.

"Yes, our partnership is over." Noel said the same words as the text message.

[Wait, what’s going on? I don’t know why.]

"I'll explain it to you later, Hei."

Amuro Toru turned a blind eye to Noel's schizophrenic behavior. He just narrowed his eyes, and his heart seemed to be calm. He even said with a smile:

"Then I'm very happy."

"Wouldn't it be nice to be my partner?" Noel felt his heart was hurt.

"I don't want to be with an underage partner who doesn't go to bars."

The fact that Toru Amuro knew that Grappa was underage became a topic that he liked to make fun of, although it was more for the purpose of establishing his own character.

"Then I can give you a gift in the end?" Noel thought about his conversation with Xiaoguang this morning and said:

This time, Noel's cell phone vibrated at an inopportune time. Noel was stunned for a moment, then he opened the phone and his pupils shrank when he saw the content on it.

The sender of the letter was Xiaoguang, and he just sent a photo.

In the photo, two cute boys, wearing the same style hoodies with different cats on them, are huddled together and making a V sign to the camera. The atmosphere is as harmonious as it can be, just like brothers.

"Tomorrow, I'll give it to you tomorrow."

After swallowing the drink that was about to reach his mouth, Noel radiated a gloomy aura, which startled Amuro Toru. He was curious about what news he had seen.

And Noel, at this moment, was full of thoughts

[No, I can't keep this Noah. He's trying to steal my guardianship!]

【Xiao Guang is still so nice to him! 】

[How can this be possible! ]

"Oh, then I'm looking forward to it." Amuro Toru agreed while guessing whether the other party had seen any mission. He was still a little curious about Noel's gift.

“Is this a parting gift?”

“No, a parting gift.”