Code Name and Car Accident
That night, in Tokyo.
Inside a bar with unremarkable decor and slightly dated architecture, there was no upbeat music or dim lighting, and even very few customers.
The bar counter was quiet with soft music and dim lighting, making it difficult to see the general outlines of the people sitting in the booths. A woman with long, wavy hair was sitting on a high stool to the right of the booth.
She curled her fingers to look at the glass counter, a charming smile playing on her red lips: "A glass of absinthe, please."
Two seats apart, a man in a black trench coat and top hat paused, his large hand holding a wine glass. Beneath the brim of his hat, a pair of sharp, emotionless, and icy eyes glanced at the woman.
"Absinthe, why are you here?" Gin's voice was low, cold and domineering, with an extremely dangerous undertone.
The woman, known as Vermouth, tossed her hair, leaned on the bar, and looked at him with a bright smile. Her smiling eyes were incredibly alluring, and every move she made exuded charm.
Vermouth picked up her drink, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Gin, you're still the same as ever after all these days. I had to come back to report to the BOSS after completing the mission, but who knew that I would hear good news as soon as I got back."
She took another sip of her iced drink, her cheeks flushed with an alluring blush, and gazed at Gin with dreamy eyes as she continued, "That new recruit, codenamed Suz, is supposedly brought in personally by Rum."
Gin snorted coldly, temporarily setting aside the question of why Vermouth was there. He recalled the newcomer he had met two days ago, a cruel glint flashing in his cold, sharp eyes.
"We recently cleaned out a batch of rats, and hopefully the new recruits won't be the next ones to be cleaned out."
Vermouth chuckled and shook her head. She swirled her glass, the crystal-clear ice clinking against it. "You've already met the newcomer, haven't you? To be honest, I'm a little curious about where Rum got him from. He doesn't seem like someone from the organization at all."
Gin seemed to have thought of something, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "I hope he still remembers his job."
Vermouth narrowed her eyes, a dark glint flashing in them, but no one noticed at the dimly lit bar.
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After completing the codename assessment mission, Tsurumi Kawakami successfully obtained his codename in the Black Organization—Suzukuri.
He was among the fastest codenamed members to receive his codename, but considering his second-in-command, Rum, some members who had grievances about it didn't dare to show it on their faces.
But for Tsurumi Nagare, getting the code name seemed no different from before. Apart from Curaçao and others starting to call him by his drink name, life went on as usual.
Until one day, Tsurumi Kawakami encountered Midorikawa Hikaru within the organization—
Hikaru Midorikawa had been in the organization longer than him, but time spent in the action group does not equate to competence. After nearly a year of hard work, Hikaru Midorikawa finally reached the pinnacle of his life.
If he completes this codename assessment mission, he will obtain the codename and rise to the pinnacle of his life, becoming a core member of the Black Organization.
During the reconnaissance mission, Hikaru Midorikawa finally met the leader of the action team—Gin. The moment Hikaru saw Gin, his danger radar went off.
He was like a cat with its fur standing on end, his entire body desperately urging him to get away from this extremely dangerous man. Midorikawa Hikaru gritted his teeth and suppressed the urge to escape, imprinting Gin's face in his mind, grasping this valuable piece of information.
As an undercover agent, Midorikawa Hikaru's abilities stood out among the lower-ranking personnel. His exceptional sniping skills caught the attention of Gin, who also possessed excellent sniping abilities, leading to his successful assignment to Gin's team after completing his assessment mission.
After completing his mission, Hikaru Midorikawa, who had been given the code name "Scottish Liquor," returned to his organization to report for duty. In the corridor illuminated by incandescent lights, he unexpectedly met the gaze of Nagaru Tsurumi, who was walking towards him.
Tsurumi Kawa was pleasantly surprised to see him, after all, Midorikawa Hikaru was the first good friend he made after joining the organization.
Since that mission, Tsurumi Ryu has been kept by Curaçao's side to learn how to gather intelligence, and he rarely goes anywhere except the floor where the intelligence team is located.
Upon suddenly bumping into someone he knew, Tsurumi Kawaru's eyes lit up and he jogged forward: "Midori Kawaru, long time no see."
Hikaru Midorikawa was somewhat surprised to see Tsurumi Ryu rushing towards him. He thought of the rumors circulating in the organization recently about Suz's sake, and then of Amuro Tooru, who had already joined the Black Organization. He suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Tsurumi River ran excitedly to Midorikawa Hikaru, greeted him, and then looked at the bass bag on his back with a hint of curiosity before leaning closer to ask him a question.
"Midori, you also got a codename? What's it called? I'm Suz-sake. But I don't know why everyone has to be called by a wine name. Does the organization sell alcohol?"
Tsurumi Kawakami chattered excitedly around Midorikawa Hikaru, like a bird released from its cage, with endless things to say.
Hikaru Midorikawa: "I am a Scotch wine maker, and I am not familiar with the organization's business."
Tsurumi River read the name of Midorikawa Hikaru's sake aloud, finding it easier to remember than his own Suzu sake.
"Oh, right. Are you in the action team? The leader of the action team, Gin, is really tall, and he's a bit fierce." Tsurumi Kawaru recalled the person he met that day and immediately showed a hint of sympathy for Midorikawa Hikaru. "Curaçao is quite nice to me."
Midorikawa Hikaru didn't miss the sympathy in his eyes. When he thought that Tsurumi Kawa was referring to Gin, he felt embarrassed but also couldn't help but agree a little.
Tsurumi Kawakami was talking to Midorikawa Hikaru the whole way when he suddenly realized he still had a task from Curaçao when they stood in front of the elevator. He gave Midorikawa Hikaru a slightly apologetic smile, scratched his cheek, and said embarrassedly, "I almost forgot, I have to meet the newcomer later."
When the topic turned to meeting the new recruits at the training base, Tsurumi Kawakami had a lot to say. Midorikawa Hikaru stood silently by his side, listening attentively. After the elevator arrived, the two took it down to the basement level of the parking garage.
Tsurumi Kawa was eager to train new recruits for the first time. He remembered the words that Curaçao had told him when he was released, and waited until he and Midorikawa Hikaru arrived at the training base.
The person in charge who was hosting him wiped his sweat and led Tsurumi Kawaru to the shooting range, pointing to the blond, dark-skinned youth who was facing them sideways: "That's the newcomer Lord Curaçao mentioned. His marksmanship and physical skills are quite good, and he's also very quick-witted."
The training base is responsible for training new recruits. They will assign new recruits based on their training results within three months. The new recruits' report cards and various assessments will be reported to the departments that need manpower, and then the department managers will make the selections.
Curaçao has taken a liking to a newcomer, so he sent Tsurumi Kawa to approach and mentor him.
During her time with Tsurumi Ryu, Curaçao finally understood why Rum valued Suz's sake so much. He was like a dog that would destroy the house, with high combat strength that could be used as a secret weapon, and most importantly, he was quite good at execution.
Although the intelligence team usually recruits quick-witted people, it would be a huge loss to send such a highly capable and efficient member to the action team, especially since the intelligence team sometimes needs such members as well.
To fill the vacant position in the intelligence team, Curaçao simply chose a promising newcomer from this batch of recruits.
Tsurumi Kawakami looked in the direction the person in charge pointed and immediately spotted the familiar-looking young man. He blinked, pushed open the door, walked behind the young man who was shooting at targets, looked up at the target with bullet holes in the center, and Tsurumi Kawakami thought to himself, "Oh wow."
After Amuro Tooru fired the bullets from his gun, he took off his earmuffs and turned around. His eyes met those of Tsurumi Kawakami behind him, and the two stared at each other for a while.
Finally, Amuro Tooru was the first to look away and glance at the person in charge standing next to Tsurumi Kawa. He recalled the information he had exchanged with his childhood friend Midorikawa Hikaru and knew that Tsurumi Kawa had already been given a codename by the organization.
Amuro Tooru consciously displayed his intelligence abilities at the training base, so there is a high probability that he will eventually be assigned to the intelligence team.
With his thoughts returning to normal, Amuro Tooru composed himself and walked up to the two people. He respectfully addressed the person in charge as, "Manager Noda."
The person in charge said, "This is Lord Suzijiu from the intelligence team. From now on, you will be working under him."
Amuro Tooru paused for a moment, as if meeting Tsurumi Kawakami Nagare for the first time, and greeted him with the same respect.
Tsurumi Kawaru opened his mouth, his gaze shifting back and forth between Amuro Tooru and the person in charge, then seemed to understand something, but didn't reveal that he and Amuro Tooru had met before.
The person in charge was also very perceptive; he excused himself to work and left the shooting range, leaving the space to the two of them.
Tsurumi looked around, then took two steps forward, leaned close to Amuro Tooru, and asked in a low voice, "Why did you join the Yamaguchi-gumi?"
Amuro Tooru looked at the boy who had approached him. His dark skin concealed some of his emotional changes. He paused for a moment, then mentally prepared his words before speaking: "The Yamaguchi-gumi has disbanded. Because of what happened before, I had nowhere to go, so I came here."
Hearing his words, Tsurumi Kawaru looked at Amuro Tooru with some guilt, and immediately understood why Amuro Tooru hadn't mentioned that they knew each other earlier, since it was the Black Organization that had blown up the Yamaguchi-gumi's warehouse.
Thinking of this, Tsurumi Kawakami patted his shoulder and said with a serious expression, "Don't worry, this organization should be able to exist for a while longer now."
Amuro Tooru: "..." Heh.
Amuro Tooru, unsure of how to respond, left the training base with Tsurumi Kawaru.
Tsurumi Kawaru, just like Curaçao had done for him before, first took Amuro Tooru to the safe house and then explained the organization's benefits to him.
While Tsurumi Kawakami and Amuro Tooru were getting along well, Midorikawa Hikaru, who was on a solo mission, had already found his target—Miyano Akemi.
The first mission after receiving the code name was personally assigned to Midorikawa Hikaru by Gin: to monitor the movements of the target, Miyano Akemi, and ensure that she did not act abnormally until she returned to the territory under the organization's jurisdiction.
Hikaru Midorikawa was somewhat surprised when he received this mission. Most of the team's missions were related to assassinations and cleanups; escort missions like this were rare. Moreover, the intelligence on the target was only a few sentences long, and when he asked Gin for information, Midorikawa was even scolded by him.
In the end, it was Gin's confidant, underling, and driver, Vodka, who kindly reminded him of a few things, which gave Midorikawa Hikaru a general understanding of Miyano Akemi's existence.
Akemi Miyano is a relative of a special codename member within the organization. Her parents were also codename members of the organization, but they died in an accident a few years ago.
Based on the limited information available and Vodka's kind reminder, Hikaru Midorikawa finally obtained this additional information.
However, he remained cautious, harboring doubts about Miyano Akemi's family background. Especially after meeting this target, Midorikawa Hikaru discovered that she was just an ordinary person, without a trace of the Black Organization's aura, completely like a young woman who had just graduated from university and entered society.
Because the mission required that the target not discover that he was being monitored, Hikaru Midorikawa followed Akemi Miyano at the mall, carrying a bass bag and keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far.
After watching the other person spend the morning shopping, buying a lot of things, and then having a Western meal at a restaurant on the second floor, they finally left the mall with their paper bags and drove away.
Hikaru Midorikawa breathed a sigh of relief and followed the other car.
However, before they could drive onto the Red Leaf Avenue in the commercial district, Hikaru Midorikawa, who was following behind the mission target, witnessed a "car accident".
—Akami Miyano accidentally hit someone while driving.
Hikaru Midorikawa saw Akemi Miyano hurriedly get out of the car to check on the person who had been hit, and then take out her phone to call an ambulance.
The person who was hit first slammed onto the hood of the car, and then rolled forward two meters due to the inertia. His injuries should not be serious, and he was still able to speak up to comfort Miyano Akemi, who was about to cry.
but--
Hikaru Midorikawa's insight and keenness were not weak, so he had some doubts about the car accident that had just happened. The main reason was that the person who was hit appeared too unexpectedly, as if he had deliberately rushed out of the alley next door.
Moreover, the other person must have deliberately adjusted their movements when they were hit, avoiding vulnerable parts of their body, and protected their head when they landed and rolled.
Hikaru Midorikawa quickly deduced that the car accident had been staged, and that the person hit was Akemi Miyano, the target of his staged accident scam.
Upon noticing this problem, Midorikawa Hikaru's gaze fell on the young man whose body was mostly obscured by Miyano Akemi, with only half of his face and shoulder visible.
With just one glance, Hikaru Midorikawa sensed a familiar feeling from the other person.
Long hair, hat, tall stature.
Hikaru Midorikawa was momentarily distracted, and when he came to his senses, he found that the mission target had gone to the hospital in an ambulance.
He immediately drove after the ambulance and followed it all the way to Beika Town Hospital.
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