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It was already late when Morofushi Jingguang woke up.
The thrilling experience yesterday had exhausted him physically and mentally, and as a child, he not only lost his long-trained habit of light sleep, but also had a strange dream, such as he turned into a child and was saved by Grappa, etc.
“It wasn’t a dream after all.”
When his fingers touched his body, the soft touch made Zhu Fu Jingguang resign himself to his fate. It was pitch black in front of his eyes. Zhu Fu Jingguang got up and groped his way to the door. He tiptoed and reached out to turn on the light, and then looked for any trace of Noel.
Looking around, the bedroom was the same as yesterday, with the curtains tightly drawn. In the dim light, Zhu Fu looked at the closet where Noel slept last night. There was no movement at all. He must have left. After all, Grappa had a lot of work to do as a member of the organization.
So Zhu Fu Jingguang decisively opened the closet without worrying about being discovered.
Just as he imagined, there was a big panda mattress and a small blanket of the same style. Does he like pandas? Morofushi Jingguang looked at the panda mattress and blanket in the cabinet and his pajamas, and couldn't help but think of the neighboring country represented by this animal.
Suppressing all the possibilities that had crossed his mind, Zhu Fu Jingguang continued to look around the interior of the closet.
The cabinet is decorated in the same style as the entire house. The minimalist dark brown color only becomes more depressing when the cabinet door is closed. Even though there are gaps for ventilation, a normal person would never be able to accept sleeping in it. Even though the cabinet is indeed not small, a teenager would still need to curl up to get in completely.
The closet on the other side was functioning normally, containing a few black clothes and several bundles of white bandages, which were obviously Grappa's daily attire.
It looked like he had been living here at least recently.
After confirming all this, Morofushi Jingguang suddenly remembered something and walked carefully to the window, preparing to open the curtains.
After all, for a member of a criminal organization and a traitor of a criminal organization, this house should be Grappa's safe house. The reason why he didn't open the curtains was probably because he was worried that someone would catch his eye from the window.
Morobushi Kagemitsu just wanted to check the situation outside, and had a hunch that it should be in a more secluded place, but when he actually opened the curtains and peeked outside, he was still scared by the various passers-by in the park.
So, I just found a normal residential area and bought a house? If so, wouldn't it be easy for me to leave? !
Morofu Jingguang didn't know what to complain about for a moment, so he decided to leave the bedroom and see what the situation was.
All the attention was on Grappa last night. Morofu Jingguang only now carefully observed the house. It was a common two-story small western-style building with a minimalist decoration without any breath of life. It was a typical model room at first glance, but the water and electricity were in good condition and the cushions on the closet also showed that Grappa often came here. Except for the bathroom and bedroom, there were no signs of use in other rooms, so it should just be a place to sleep.
There were no surveillance or photographic equipment. After all, it was the 1990s and there was no such extremely covert equipment as in later times. Morofu Jingguang confirmed it with just a simple check.
Coming downstairs, Zhu Fu Jingguang briefly looked around and found that the door was locked as expected, and the windows were tightly closed behind thick curtains, as if to block out all sunlight. However, for a trained public security policeman, it would be easy for him to get out even if his body became smaller.
But... no need.
Regardless of whether it was true that there was a traitor in the Metropolitan Police Department and contacting them now would be a suicide mission, or whether the information the police had been trying so hard to obtain could be easily obtained from Grappa, Morofu Jingguang decided to hold off and stay here.
I don't know what happened to Zero. After confirming that he has found the target, his tense mood eased a little. Morofushi Kagemitsu immediately thought of his childhood friend, Rei Furuya, who was undercover in the organization with him.
He should be thankful that he and Zero belong to different groups. The traitor probably only knew about his situation, and probably only knew that "Scotland is an undercover agent" instead of "Scotland is Moroki Kagemitsu", thus not involving Zero. Otherwise, Grappa would not have used his situation to threaten him.
He had to find a way to let Zero know his situation. Morofu Jingguang was a little depressed. The other party was still on an undercover mission, and the previous means of contact had long been destroyed. It was not easy to contact the other party as a child. Grappa obviously would not agree. After all, the news that he was not dead was equivalent to that there was something wrong with Grappa who was in charge of the mission.
"Gurgle--" The sound from his stomach finally reminded Zhu Fu Jingguang that he had not eaten since he was being chased at noon yesterday. He looked up at the clock and it was already half past eleven.
"Dingling——"
The sound from the door made Morofushi Keimitsu stand up instantly, and his whole body tensed up like a frightened bird.
Who is it?
Grappa? He shouldn't have rang the doorbell.
Obviously, whoever is outside the door right now will not be good news for Zhu Fu Jingguang.
"Hello, this is the takeout ordered by Mr. Xiachuan." The voice outside the door carried the youthful vigor and enthusiasm of the service industry.
Ordinary people?!
Zhu Fu Jingguang still did not dare to speak.
"Little Hikaru Natsukawa should be at home. Your brother called and said he won't be back until tonight, so he ordered takeout from us to be delivered to you."
"I left it at the door, remember to come and pick it up." The delivery man said helplessly. He was not angry. He just sighed that children nowadays have a good awareness of prevention, which he could understand.
Morofushi Jingguang went out to get the takeaway, but his mood was so complicated that it was hard to describe. It turned out that he was just an ordinary delivery man.
Natsukawa Hikaru, brother? Thinking of the other party's calling him "Xiao Guang", Morofushi Kagemitsu accepted the title.
After opening the big box, although he knew it was a pizza from its appearance, he was still moved when the aroma of cheese and meat, along with the fresh fragrance of pineapple, entered his nose.
By the way, I also lowered the possibility that Noel might be Italian.
———
After Noel came out of the laboratory, there was basically nothing to do. The task given by Gin was tomorrow night, and before then it was all preparation time, and he didn't need to prepare at all. In that case, he would go back and see how Xiaoguang was doing!
[If I hadn't reminded you, you would have forgotten that he needs to eat. ]
Xiao Hei finally couldn't help but complain again. He finally realized that Noel had no awareness of being an individual.
"Xiao Hei, you're the best~" Noel, who was driving, immediately said, "Let's go see how he is doing now."
"But it feels strange that someone is waiting for me at home." Noel suddenly dug out the memories of his past life. When he was in school, his parents would prepare meals at home every time he went home. Although it was only a vague fragment, that feeling should be happiness. However, for Noel in this life, he could not really understand it.
"Should I buy some food?"
【Can you cook? 】
"Although I haven't tried it, it seems that I have done it in my previous life." The corresponding fragment appeared in my mind again, which seemed to be the memory of cooking with my father in the kitchen.
[Then you can give it a try.] Xiao Hei agreed. He actually supported Noel in developing a hobby.
So, in Ginza, Tokyo, Noel stopped the car in a casual manner.
[Wait, you're going to go in like this.] Xiao Hei reacted immediately. He had gotten used to seeing him wearing a mask and a black coat every day. If he really went shopping like this, he would definitely be noticed even in Japan, where chuunibyou is prevalent.
“Looks like I need to do some disguise.” Noel also realized the seriousness of the situation, so he quickly took off the bandage and mask, then found a hat from the car and put it on. After taking off the black coat, although he was still wearing a black shirt, at least he was not as gloomy as the black coat, and finally had some youthfulness.
【I thought you...】
"Oh, you mean the setting that the skin can't be exposed to light outdoors? That's something I made up. There are also explanations for having scars all over the body, hating one's body and not wanting to see it, and often committing suicide but the wounds heal quickly to prevent others from getting suspicious, etc. These are all for different candidates~"
[Then there's no need to wrap so many bandages around it.] Xiao Hei looked at Noel's bandages that seemed to cover the entire passenger seat.
"Because the characters in the bandages are so handsome!" Noel said frankly, "For example, Dazai, Zak, and Kamui are all popular characters. We are in the comic world now, so how can we not add some cuteness to our own characters!"
[Is there more than just this setting? ]
"Of course, there is also fear of the laboratory, the body is highly dependent on drugs, and it is sensitive to electric current, etc."
[Is it necessary? ]
"They won't rest assured if I don't give them more means to control me," Noel said these words directly. Although he made sure that the sound insulation effect of the car was good and there was no monitoring equipment, Xiao Hei always worried that he would fall into this.
[You are well prepared...] Xiao Hei praised expressionlessly, [But I always feel that some of it is true.]
"Half-truths are more effective." Noel finally removed the bandages on his body, opened the car door, got out, and stood in the sun.
"Hiss..." Noel, who had been so confident just now, suddenly shrank his shoulders, rubbed his exposed skin, and sighed: "I haven't seen the light for a long time, and I'm still a little uncomfortable..."
Are you a vampire?
Noel immediately bought a hat to block out some of the light, and finally he was able to adapt and head towards his destination.
At the end of the 20th century, Japan was most famous for its bubble economy phenomenon, and society was about to enter a period of great depression. However, people in 1991 had not yet fully reacted to it. The shopping malls in Ginza were still prosperous. Noel, who was wearing a hat to cover part of his face, was not conspicuous in the surging crowd. He groped his way to the fruit and vegetable area and began the difficult situation of buying vegetables.
"Wait." A voice called Noel.
"Who are you?" Noel said as he turned around and suddenly met a pair of droopy purple peach eyes.
"I'm Kenji Hagiwara, we've met before, right?" The man with peach blossom eyes also had a handsome face, his medium-long hair was unrestrained, and his perfect smile would make any stranger feel like spring breeze, but definitely not Noel.
[Ahhhh, Hagiwara Kenji?! Isn’t he dead?!]
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