Chapter 110 Chapter 110 He was already out of sight...
A long silence fell in the private room.
The amount of information contained in Date Ko's words was so vast that even Morofushi Kagemitsu needed quite some time to digest it.
He didn't know how long it was before he asked his first question: "What was the price the squad leader paid with his life force?"
Unexpectedly, Zhu Fushi Jingguang was the first to care about this. The tall detective pointed to the bandage on his head that had not yet been completely removed and said: "The percentage of life force I need to sacrifice is not large, within 20. If I'm not mistaken, even if it's not enough for this explosion, it won't be a big problem. Don't worry."
Zhu Fushiki Kagemitsu nodded, then looked at Gaimori Arisato, who had remained silent, only occasionally adding to Date Kou's remarks. "Arisato... can I call you that now?"
Arisato, with her almond-shaped eyes, responded, "Well, I'd like you to call me that, too, Jingguang. Actually, I knew you were back in Nagano... but I didn't dare to look for you."
It turned out that at the end of the mission, Arisato, who was still the outer guard of 1207, felt that she should not put Morifushi Kagemitsu, who survived the sea of fire, next to Furuya Rei, who had hurt him deeply before. She was afraid that Furuya Rei would suspect that Morifushi Kagemitsu's amnesia was a disguise, and then torture him, so she used the last energy of the system to put him next to Matsuda Jinpei, and exchanged his identity and deposit for him.
"If Jingguang had met Furuya sooner, your memory would have returned sooner. I've done something unnecessary..." She lowered her head slightly, avoiding Morufushi Jingguang's gaze. Her face held the uneasiness of someone who had done something wrong. This expression and tone finally made Morufushi Jingguang see the shadow of 1207 in her. "Just like when I took the initiative to make your inhibitor disappear."
The cat-eyed young man stopped her from blaming herself in a gentle voice: "No, at least this time, you did nothing wrong."
This certainly delayed his meeting with Furuya Rei and also delayed the process of his memory recovery, but even if Morobushi Kagemitsu had lost his memory at that time, his body still instinctively resisted Furuya Rei's pheromones and touch. If there was no slightly calmer environment for him to transition, the situation between him and Furuya Rei might have been much worse than it is now.
As for the previous issue of the inhibitor, Gaimori Arisato was still very young when she was 1207, and she was even invited by them to help, so Zhufu Jingguang really couldn't blame her.
Thinking of this, he became curious: "How did Yuri change from 1207 to the same age as me in just a few months?"
Gaimori Arisato looked at Date Kou with a hint of gratitude. "After the mission was over, I was deactivated from the system and sent back to that dimension. When the screen was about to project the two of us into our current world, Date-san used the excuse that 'she and Morobushi are the same age, and projecting us like this might attract the world's attention.' He petitioned the screen to allow me to go to another world first, where I could go to school, work, and live like a normal child until I was 25, and then return to this world with him."
Yi Dahang waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to thank him. After all, he had only helped by mentioning it and hadn't contributed much. "Before I came back, the screen indicated that although the mission was successful, it might take another month or two for the world to be completely stable. We were not sure when it would be considered stable, so just in case, we didn't tell you all about this."
Zhu Fujingguang understood his implication: "What has made you sure now?"
Without directly answering the question, Date Ko brought up another matter: "Did you visit Hagiwara later?"
Zhu Fushigami shook his head: "Originally, Zero and I were planning to go see Hagiwara together, but we just received a message from the squad leader, so we postponed it until tonight."
Date Ko understood: "I was very worried about Hagiwara after his accident and visited him often. I was there when he was transferred from the intensive care unit to the general ward. That was the first time I saw him after his operation. Hagiwara must have just woken up at the time, and the moment he saw me, he mouthed "Squad Leader."
Kenji Hagiwara did tell Keimitsu Morofushi that he "had a feeling that he could have become close friends with Jinpei Ko, and even become good friends with you, Bourbon, and Date," but that was just a vague feeling, and he probably didn't remember such specific information as "Date Kou was the class leader."
The reason why Furuya Rei investigated Date Kou before was because in the eyes of others, Date Kou was a contemporary of Furuya Rei and Matsuda Jinpei. There was no mention of Hagiwara Kenji who did not attend the police academy because he joined the organization.
Then the fact that Kenji Hagiwara was able to call "Squad Leader" to Ko Ida even though he was not fully conscious proves that he had at least recovered some of his memories from his previous life.
"So, based on the fact that Hagiwara has partially recovered his memories from his previous life, you're judging that it's safe to tell me all this now?"
Ida Ko's expression took on a meaningful tone. "If I don't tell you all this soon, Furuya might even ask me to cooperate with the investigation."
Zhu Fujingguang's eyes moved slightly: You "you", I don't know if you mean that he will tell everything to Furuya Rei after he goes back, or you guessed that Furuya Rei is eavesdropping at this time.
As if unaware of the cat-eyed young man's thoughts, Yi Dahang continued to tease, "He's probably already checked my information several times, that guy."
Zhu Fu Jingguang: "..." The squad leader has been watching the lives of the four of them in space throughout this life, and it seems that he has a deeper understanding of them.
Acknowledging Date Kou's speculation, Morobushi Kagemitsu continued, "Since after you entered the world, the world can slowly fill in the gaps between your relationships and past experiences in your original world, why didn't Jinpei and Zero remember the squad leader before?"
"We've discussed this before," Date Kou and Sotomori Arisato exchanged a glance. "We suspect that people with whom we have a strong connection will remember more slowly."
...No wonder Zhu Fuyoushu couldn't remember that there was someone guarding the outside.
Pulling his mind away from that memory, Zhu Fujingguang thought of someone: "That——"
"Natalie hasn't thought about it yet," Ida Hang even learned to answer quickly, "but I'm pursuing her again. We officially confirmed our relationship last week. I'll try to invite you to the wedding next year."
Zhu Fujingguang smiled with his cat-like eyes curved: "Keep going, squad leader."
After finishing the business, the three of them chatted for a while, communicating about each other's current situation and plans for the future.
Arisato Tomori works in Tokyo. She has no intention of falling in love or getting married for the time being. She plans to work for a while longer, and then quit her job to travel around after she has some savings. Her ups and downs in life have made her unaccustomed to a monotonous life.
Ida Ko was content with his current situation. Although he'd just been injured, he'd likely have died in the line of duty in his previous life, and even this level of injury couldn't change his resolve to be a good detective. His relationship with Natalie was going smoothly, and he was even planning when he could meet her parents. His only concern, however, was for his four classmates.
Zhu Fushigi Jingguang found it amusing. Ida Ko's tone had a rather funny feeling of "once a squad leader, always a father." "What are you worried about? We are all four of us still alive."
Date Hang: “…”
Date Kou: "Is the only requirement to stay alive, Morofushi?"
However, thinking of what had happened to these people, Yi Dahang could not say any more words of rebuttal. He just sighed and swallowed some words.
Although he just said that, Morofushi Kagemitsu just didn't want Date Ko to worry too much. He was probably worried about whether the other three people could recover their memories of their previous lives and when they would recover. After recovering, how Hagiwara Kenji would deal with his relationship with Matsuda Jinpei and himself... No wonder Date Ko sighed.
The three of them chatted for a long time. When it was almost time for dinner, Gaimori Arisato said that she had a dinner appointment with a friend and had to leave first. Date Ko also took the opportunity to say that if they didn't let Morobushi go back, they would come to kill them in the valley below. They said goodbye to each other.
Zhu Fujingguang turned off the monitoring device. Seeing that it was already late, it was too late to buy ingredients and cook them now, so he bought two bento boxes downstairs and brought them back to the apartment where he and Fūya Ling were currently living.
Because he wanted to monitor the conversation between Zhu Fushigami and others, Furuya Ling did not return to the Public Security Bureau today. He just had someone deliver some documents that urgently needed his review and approval, and he worked in the apartment.
Zhu Fushigi Jingguang thought that after opening the door, he would see the blond police officer working diligently - after all, this was his normal behavior. However, he did not expect that Furuya Ling had his back to the door, holding a cat strip and absent-mindedly feeding a calico kitten.
He was lost in thought, not knowing what he was thinking about. The calico kitten struggled for a long time to get the cat food from his hand but failed. It was getting angry and ready to show its claws, but when it noticed Zhu Fu Jingguang coming back, it meowed at the door as if complaining.
But it probably didn't expect that the blond young man who had just been motionless like a wooden man would stride over more excitedly than it and hug Zhu Fu Jingguang in his arms.
He originally thought that Furuya Rei was just welcoming him back, but he didn't expect the hug to be so fierce that Moruofushi Jingguang only had time to put the two lunch boxes aside to avoid being crushed.
The hug was tight, so tight that it made it difficult for Zhufu Jingguang to breathe. But he didn't intend to push away. He could feel that Furuya Ling was trembling slightly.
Gently stroking Fūya Rei's back and making sure that he was slowly calming down under his comfort, Zhufu Jingguang wanted to ask what was going on, but as soon as he said "zero", he was kissed.
They had kissed quite a few times in the past few days since they confirmed their relationship, but none of them were as eager as this one, as if they were confirming something.
Pain, cherishment, regret, love... these strong emotions mixed together and were passed to Zhu Fujingguang through this kiss.
Morofushi Kagemitsu wondered if Furuya Rei behaved like this because he had recovered his memories from his previous life, but Date Ko also said that Furuya Rei was very likely the last one to recover.
Unhappy with the fact that his lover in his arms was distracted, Jōgō Rō gently bit Morofushi Kōmitsu's lower lip, then kissed him deeper.
When both of them were out of breath and their clothes were disheveled, Zhu Fujingguang held down Furuya Ling's hand and asked, "What happened to Zero?"
"So, the thing I said I could 'make amends' about," said Furuya Rei, without a single tear in his eyes, but in so much pain that he stumbled over even a simple sentence, "almost caused Hiro..."
At that time, Fūya Rei didn't know that there was such a thing as a "system". Seeing Scotland still in front of him, he naturally didn't think that his behavior would lead to such serious consequences, and even took his anger out on Scotland.
Zhu Fushigi Jingguang didn't expect that this was what Fūya Ling cared about the most, but it made sense. Anyone who knew that he almost killed his lover with his own hands would have an emotional breakdown.
He didn't know at the time that he and Scotland were the same person, and mistakenly believed that Furuya Zero had caused Scotland's death by accident, which took him a long time to recover.
However, from the perspective of an undercover agent who was unaware of Scotland's peculiarities, Rei's behavior was impeccable. Moreover, "It was you, Zero, who sacrificed all your life force to save me without hesitation."
Thinking of what Date Kou had relayed, Morofushi Kagemitsu felt indescribably distressed.
Not only did Rei Furuya devote all his life to protecting Morobushi Kagemitsu, but before that, he also tirelessly carried out missions in those dangerous worlds, with no one around to support him, just to hold on to the hope of seeing his childhood friends and classmates again.
Zhu Fujingguang's childhood injuries had already been covered in scars in places he could not see.
After a long time, Furuya Rei rested his forehead against Morofushi Kagemitsu and whispered, "Thank you for staying with me, Hiro."
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