Christmas Extra, Red

When Jinpei Matsuda hurried to the Polo Cafe, he saw Noel happily eating a table full of sandwiches.

"Hey, Brother Jinpei!" Seeing Matsuda Jinpei outside the door, Noel waved and greeted him with a sandwich in his mouth. No matter how good-looking his face was or how fashionable his clothes were, he exuded a silly temperament, which made Matsuda Jinpei, who was standing at the door, twitch his mouth, and then pushed the door open and walked in.

"Welcome," the dark-skinned, blond-haired waiter said with a smile. "It's Officer Matsuda. Are you with a friend?"

Apparently, he also noticed Noel who had just greeted Jinpei Matsuda.

"I guess so." Matsuda Jinpei said nothing more. He stood up and walked to the opposite side of Noel and sat down. He looked at Noel who was eating happily and finally asked, "Why did you come to Japan?"

"Something. Anyway, I'll be in Japan for some time." Noel swallowed the sandwich in his mouth and exclaimed, "I didn't believe it when I read the reviews. I didn't expect it to be so delicious!"

"That's true," Matsuda Jinpei picked up the one next to him and started eating. He didn't even have breakfast this morning when he was busy investigating the case, so he was hungry now. "What's the matter with calling me out all of a sudden, great painter?"

The last title was a bit teasing. After all, except for the first meeting, the two of them had communicated online. It was a bit uncomfortable to meet each other suddenly now. Especially since Jinpei Matsuda had seen the interview video of the painter Noel. The man who talked eloquently in front of the camera was not similar to the extremely nagging internet hacker Xiaobai he knew, who bombarded him with messages every day. They were just completely unrelated.

"Merry Christmas, have you found a girlfriend?" Noel asked mercilessly, ignoring the painter's greeting. Then he took a look at the other person's unchanging black suit and added, "Well, I definitely haven't found one."

"You have the right to criticize me?" Matsuda Jinpei gritted his teeth and said, "I think you spend all your time playing games except for painting."

"Of course I'm doing something useful," Noel thought of something, took out a CD from his pocket and handed it to him, saying proudly, "The information related to the organization you are investigating, it would be a good Christmas present."

Obviously, this disc was the same one that was given to Shuichi Akai for Christmas before. Neither of them could have imagined that the carefully prepared gift they received was a copy of the other.

"You contacted them again?" Matsuda Jinpei frowned and said in a serious tone, "Even if you have enough skills, you will be targeted sooner or later if you continue like this."

"What does the hacker Xiaobai investigation organization have to do with me, the painter Noel?" Noel laughed and made a joke, then pointed at the CD and asked, "Are you sure you don't want it, Brother Zhenping?"

"I will use it seriously," Jinpei Matsuda took the CD and felt helpless about the young man in front of him. Although he caught him invading the Metropolitan Police Department that year, he only warned him a few words because he didn't have time to get in. Who knew that he would be entangled after that and he saved his life. He even took the initiative to ask for help when he investigated the criminal organization of the winery later. But no matter what, he didn't want to drag this promising young boy into this vortex.

"Noel, you've done enough," Matsuda Jinpei's tone softened for once, and his stern aura subsided slightly, like a mature elder, saying, "Regarding this organization..."

"By the way, Brother Zhenping, I haven't had time to congratulate you on your promotion to superintendent," Noel suddenly changed the subject, his eyes revealing a bit of cunning, "So I'm going to tell you a secret."

"What secret?"

"I'm also planning to join MI6, so this shouldn't be considered illegal entry now."

Looking at those gray-green eyes full of smiles, Matsuda Jinpei felt his fist itching again, "Why did you suddenly join MI6?"

"My family is well-educated," Noel pretended to be serious, but soon he couldn't help laughing and said, "So don't worry, Brother Zhenping, I won't act rashly."

"You think I will believe you?" Matsuda Jinpei snorted and said.

In the few years they had known each other, although they had mostly chatted on the Internet, Matsuda Jinpei had already sensed that the other person's nature was not a stable one. Every time he investigated the information, he felt nervous and even considered simply reporting the person's identity and having him locked up in an official agency. This would be better than going to the underworld to gather intelligence every day. But now it seems...no matter which country's official agencies, they are not clean.

Noel rubbed his head guiltily, then looked at the empty plate on the table and waved to the waiter, "Miss, three more ham sandwiches, one cup of black tea with double sugar, and one tuna salad."

"Can you finish it?"

"No problem," Noel said confidently, then smiled brightly at Enomoto Azusa and said, "Excuse me, the food in your restaurant is really great."

"It's great that you like it." Enomoto Azusa was also happy that the food in her restaurant was recognized, and then sighed: "It's been a long time since I saw Officer Matsuda come to eat with his friends. Enjoy your meal."

"Do you come here for dinner often?" Noel turned to look at Matsuda, but saw that he was looking at the kitchen, wondering what he was thinking.

"I used to come here often to eat with Hagi," Matsuda Jinpei said calmly, "and later on, when I was on a mission and didn't have time to go back for dinner, I would still come here."

Hagi? He was the policeman who was often texted by Brother Zhenping, the one who died. I remember they were childhood friends?

Noel knew that one should not poke at someone's wounds, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "After all, the food in this restaurant is so delicious. I want to meet the chef."

"That guy..." Matsuda Jinpei's tone suddenly became complicated. Before Noel could think about it, he heard someone suddenly say, "Thank you for the compliment on my food."

A pair of gray-purple eyes with a faint smile, the blond-haired, dark-skinned waiter who walked over with a smile immediately attracted Noel's attention.

“Are you the chef? The food is so delicious, much better than what my brother cooks!” Noel is never stingy in praising the food. Her Twitter account as a painter is even full of food reviews, and is often mistaken by fans as a food channel.

"It's a great honor for our store to receive the praise of the painter Noel." The blond man said gently, "I have been following your Twitter."

"Really?" Noel looked at the chef with shining eyes. In his eyes, people who cook delicious meals are always great. "By the way, do you have delivery service?"

"Tomorrow is Christmas, and I want to let my family...and friends have a taste of it too!" Thinking of his mother's current condition, Noel could only say regretfully.

"Of course you can, but you need to leave an address."

"As for the address..." Noel thought for a moment, then swiftly wrote down his eldest brother's current location, "Send it directly to my friend's place. I'm staying at his place temporarily since I just arrived in Japan."

Mom and Masumi are living in a hotel now. Noel's identity is recorded at the winery, so he should try not to reveal his connection with his mother and the others. But his eldest brother's identity is a fake identity, Okiya Subaru. If anyone at the winery knew that he was Akai Shuichi, they would have come here with a bomb to kill him. So it's safe. As a painter, Noel met the college student Okiya Subaru on the Internet, and then came to Japan to live for a while and share a house together. It sounds much more reasonable.

So, Noel confidently left the blond man the current address of Shuichi Akai.

"Here..." Amuro Toru's pupils shrank instantly when he saw the address, and then he smiled and said, "Isn't this the address of the Kudo family?"

"Oh, my friend rented his house," Noel said with a smile, "I stayed at his place when I first came to Japan. After I discuss it with him, I will go to the landlord to ask if we can share the house. After all, it will be more convenient to have a friend."

"Indeed..." Amuro Toru smiled even more brilliantly, took the address and turned away.

A friend of Shuichi Akai's guy? He's also related to Matsuda. Haha, I'll drag Matsuda out to exchange information later. Don't think you don't know that this guy is investigating the organization...

At least you can't get into trouble again, Matsuda... After all, you are the only friend left...

"Brother Jinpei, are you familiar with him?" Noel looked at the chef who was leaving, then turned to look at Jinpei Matsuda, whose expression was so complicated that it was difficult to tell. The latter even couldn't help but touch his sunglasses and wanted to put them on.

"After all, I often come here for dinner." Matsuda Jinpei tried to make his tone more natural, and changed the subject under Noel's suspicious gaze, "Do you have friends in Japan?"

"He's a college student whom I met online and now lives with him." After Noel's brief explanation, he himself felt a little confused. Judging from the chef's attitude just now, he obviously responded to the address he left. Could it be that he knew Okiya Subaru and had some grudge against him?

Go back and ask...

Seeing that Matsuda was already full, Noel unceremoniously swept away all the food on the table, wiped his mouth, and then took out two movie tickets and handed them to Matsuda Jinpei.

"Movie ticket?" Matsuda Jinpei took it with a puzzled look and read out the name on it. "Revenge"

"Tomorrow's Christmas movie is released. I recommend you go and watch it. You'll be surprised~" Noel showed a mysterious expression, and then said with some regret: "I thought you would have a girlfriend, so I specially booked two tickets. Hey, just find a friend to go and watch it with you."

"Why are you so kind all of a sudden?" Jinpei Matsuda looked at the movie ticket. Revenge means revenge. He had seen the promotional video of this movie. After all, it was a big-budget movie shot by a famous director and starred by a famous actress. Even the supporting roles were all big-name actors. It was said that there were mysterious guests helping out. The promotion was everywhere. He was confused when Noel suddenly recommended it to him.

"Just go and watch it, Brother Zhenping." Noel stood up, put on his windbreaker and prepared to leave. Then he said with a worried look on his face, "You shouldn't be without a friend to watch a movie with, right?"

"Get lost." Matsuda Jinpei felt his fist itching. Seeing the other party running away quickly as if his evil plan had succeeded, he felt amused and helpless. He looked up at the blond man who had been secretly watching, raised the two movie tickets in his hand and shook them, saying, "Hey, waiter, I need a friend to watch a movie with. Do you want to go together?"