Chapter 40: 200 Overlord Tickets (Two-in-One) I think I should...
If the sound was a little louder, it would serve as a timed reminder for the alarm. Zhu Fujingguang first took out the beef that had been stewed until it was soft, and then put the whole pot of cooked beef soup directly into the refrigerator.
1207 noticed Zhu Fujingguang's low mood and tried to cheer him up: "Why put it in the refrigerator? Wouldn't it be better to cook the rice noodles while it's still hot?"
"There's no kitchen utensils to filter the soup here. It's easy to remove the grease after it solidifies at low temperature." Zhu Fujingguang's voice was unexpectedly calm.
Seeing that Zhu Fujingguang seemed fine, 1207's voice became lively again. "Just now, I saw that Jiang Gu was very excited about your pot. You can enjoy this delicious food together later! After all, you only had one golden pancake this morning, so you must be hungry already, right?"
Actually, I'm not hungry.
Not only was I not hungry, I even felt vaguely nauseous.
Zhu Fujingguang couldn't explain how he felt. For someone who wouldn't hesitate to shoot himself in the heart, knowing that his other self had lost his life due to some unforeseen circumstances, what was there to be so much reaction from him?
Even if the person who took action was Rei Furutani, the other party could not have known that the potion was fatal to Scotland, and he had a good reason to take action - if it was not for Morobushi Kagemitsu who replaced Scotland, it would be unpredictable what the boss would use this to do to Bourbon. If you think about it carefully, Rei Furutani's move can actually be regarded as self-protection.
Even if the person who did it was Rei Furuya.
The air conditioner was on in the apartment, of course, but the cool breeze couldn't take away the discomfort that remained on Zhu Fujingguang's body.
He frowned: "It's still too sunny here during the day. Maybe I have a little heatstroke."
Just when 1207 advised him to go downstairs to buy some heatstroke medicine, Zhu Fujingguang's mobile phone showed a call from Jiang Gu Ling, or to be more precise, the phone that belonged to "Cat".
He didn't know why Furuya Rei called him at this time. He quickly and silently took off the cat hairpin and returned to his room to answer the phone, while trying to recall whether this mission was related to the information he had previously provided to Furuya Rei.
But unexpectedly, after answering the call, Fūya Rei came straight to the point in a serious tone: "Mr. Cat, that material is still too dangerous. If possible, please don't investigate further."
"What's wrong?" All the complicated emotions he had previously felt were temporarily suppressed, and Zhu Fu Jingguang instantly switched to business mode. "Did anyone discover your investigation?"
Fūya Rei didn't expect this to be Morufushi Keimitsu's first reaction. After a pause of two seconds, his tone softened, "No, I'm just glad Mr. Cat cares about me like this."
Hmm, Morofushi Jingguang thought angrily, caring about Zero so much that he wanted to pour the medicine he had confiscated from Hagiwara Kenji into the beef noodles he was going to make so that someone could taste it.
Impossible to guess what was being muttered on the other end of the line, Furuya Rei continued, "The infiltration into the Tottori branch went relatively smoothly, though we've had to pause for some reason. Mainly with the research team. Gin had a huge outburst last night, even putting some people in solitary confinement."
After hearing this, Zhu Fujingguang's tense nerves relaxed a little. Given Gin's style, such news showed that this matter could be big or small. Considering the importance of the research group, as long as the attitude over there softened, this matter could be turned over.
But I don't know if this has anything to do with what he asked Shirley to do...
Zhu Fujingguang frowned. There was one thing he didn't understand: "How did Zero know the information about the research group?"
You have to remember that in the original world, Morobushi Kagemitsu's childhood friend complained to him more than once about the lack of information about the research group, to the point where he sometimes doubted the department existed. This was enough to prove how thoroughly the organization had suppressed information about the research group. Even if Gin got furious, the powerful silver-haired killer wouldn't let such news leak out easily.
Furiya Rei chuckled, "That guy Lei may be completely useless, but at least he's close to that sister."
It’s over, it really does matter.
Feelings of unease and guilt spread simultaneously within Morobushi Kagemitsu. The information he had previously asked Miyano Akemi to pass on to Shirley was something he had learned from the medical team, or rather from Sambuga, that day about a drug related to his own experiment called "Safray."
Zhu Fujingguang could not find any clues related to this medicine in the logistics team's data, and he could not obtain information about this medicine from the medical team under Sambuga's jurisdiction. He could only see if he could get some information from the R&D team - after all, this kind of medicine directly used for human experiments is most likely to be developed by the organization.
According to the current news, Shirley had nothing to do with the research and development of this medicine, but she did find information related to this medicine and was discovered.
After calming himself down, Zhufu Jingguang continued with what Furuya Ling had said, "It seems that your cooperation with Lei is going well. If that's the case, then it seems that Shirley is also in solitary confinement?"
Furuya Rei replied, "She wasn't put in solitary confinement, but was simply restricted from contact with the outside world—including her sister—for a short period of time."
It seemed that the fact that "someone was investigating 'Shapley'" had been discovered, but at least Shirley had not been directly suspected.
No matter how concerned he was about the "Shapray," Morifushi Kagemitsu had to suppress his concerns for the time being. He couldn't let the Miyano sisters get into any more danger. He should wait until the incident died down and see how the sisters fared. He was currently abroad, and he didn't feel comfortable handing this matter over to a subordinate he had only just met.
Zhu Furufushi Jingguang said "hmm" to indicate that he understood what Furuya Zero meant. "I understand what Zero means. It's just that the research team is too dangerous, so the core materials related to the research team are also dangerous, right? Ultimately, Zero believes that continuing the investigation is not cost-effective..."
Pointing out the core meaning of Furuya Rei's phone call, Zhu Fu Jingguang changed the subject: "But what if I tell Zero that the results developed using this material are important enough to be placed on his desk?"
In fact, when he first discovered this material, Zhu Fujingguang just wanted to take this opportunity to see if he could spy on the core secrets of the organization from the R&D side. He did not hold much hope. Just like what Furuya Ling said, if there is danger, just stop, there is no need to invest too much.
But when he saw the glass bottle with the same mark as the material at his boss's house that day, Zhu Fujingguang realized that he seemed to have been lucky for once.
I didn't expect the boss to be involved. Even the intelligence expert took a few seconds to digest the news.
Fūya Rei did not ask Morufushi Kagemitsu about the source of his information. Although they had exchanged a lot of information before, they had never mentioned the core figure of the organization.
Zhu Fushigi Jingguang didn't know how Furuya Ling would react to the signal behind this statement. He only heard the voice on the other end of the phone become very cautious but very gentle: "I understand. I will help you follow up. But, Mr. Cat, please pay attention to your safety. This is very important to me."
A hint of astonishment and nostalgia appeared simultaneously in the pair of blue cat eyes.
During the countless days they'd been undercover together, Xiao Xunran would always, when no one was looking, use her purplish-gray eyes or gently pat the back of his hand, silently telling him to "be careful." Even that night on the rooftop, when everything was still calm, she did so.
Before the joy of being cared for by his beloved had time to spread from the bottom of his heart to the corners of his lips, the words he heard in the stairwell today suddenly emerged in Zhufu Jingguang's mind.
So the corners of his lips and eyes drooped: "Well, I will pay attention."
Hearing this, Fūya Rei on the other end of the line found it a bit amusing: "Mr. Cat, don't you like being told off like this? Do you feel like you're being treated like a child? Why does it feel like your 'cat's tail' is about to droop?"
Zhu Fujingguang hummed and responded vaguely: "It's okay, maybe it's because the weather has started to get hot recently."
Perhaps hoping to cheer him up, Rei Furuya started chatting, "I have more say in this matter than Mr. Cat. I'm currently in a place much hotter than Japan, and it's already midsummer here."
"Then Zero must also prepare for the summer heat." Zhu Fujingguang asked with concern.
"But the sky here is also very beautiful, scorching, but a very bright blue." Not knowing where Fūya Rei was, Zhufu Jingguang could hear the faint sound of wind in the receiver.
Ever since Morobushi Kagemitsu recommended the sky of Nagano to Furuya Rei, the latter would share his feelings with him whenever he saw the beautiful sky - and occasionally he would secretly hint to Mr. "Cat" when he could take him to Nagano to see it.
For example, now.
Furiya Rei's voice was tinged with laughter, as if it was just another casual test, but Morofushi Jingguang could sense the underlying seriousness: "Mr. Cat told me before that it's not the right time yet. So when can we go to Nagano together?"
Zhu Fujingguang, who felt that he was 100% going to break his promise: "..."
He felt guilty and was thinking frantically in his mind whether he could let his brother take Zero to visit Nagano after the organization was destroyed.
It doesn't matter that the little cat is gone, the big cat is also familiar with Nagano, and Zero doesn't have to face a Scotland that he doesn't like. It's a win-win situation no matter how you think about it.
Morobushi Kagemitsu, who had naturally shaped himself and his brother, thought this and regained his composure. "It hasn't been long since I said wait a little longer. Zero is an intelligence expert, how can he be so impatient?"
Suddenly, Fūya Rei was flattered: "..."
He was so angry that he laughed: "Mr. Cat, what you said is a bit unreasonable. Besides, the time frame of 'wait a little longer' is really vague. If Mr. Cat doesn't want to see me, you can make such an excuse for as long as you want, right?"
Oops, I've been discovered.
Furiya Ling was both aggressive and persuasive: "Why don't you give me an exact time, Mr. Cat?"
Zhu Fu Jingguang chuckled softly, his tone gentle.
"Zero, you broke your promise last time, so what qualifications do you have to make such a request?"
After hearing this, Furuya Rei was obviously stunned for a moment.
That time, because Rei Furuya was busy searching for his "marriage partner," he didn't call "Cat" the next day as agreed. In their first call after that, Rei Furuya sincerely apologized to "Cat." And Morifushi Kagemitsu didn't dwell on the incident, not even blaming Rei Furuya.
But it was not until now that Furuya Rei realized that the other party actually cared about it, so much so that he could use this matter to refute him without hesitation.
This made it difficult for even the eloquent intelligence experts to find a reason to excuse themselves.
"But these are obviously two different things." In the end, Fūya Rei could only make such a weak protest, but it was not easy to insist on such a request.
After the call ended, the young man with cat eyes stared at his phone for a long time before he got up and went back to the kitchen, put his hairpin back in place, and took out the beef soup that was refrigerated in the refrigerator.
After skimming off the condensed fat on the surface, Zhu Fujingguang poured the broth, which still exuded fragrance at low temperature, into the pot to reheat it, and at the same time began to slice the beef, prepare fresh rice noodles and spices.
He originally only took out half a portion of rice noodles, but after thinking about it, he decided to take another portion.
The soup base and beef, which take the longest time, have been prepared. Now all these steps together take less than twenty minutes.
Two bowls of freshly baked beef noodles, one large and one small, were placed on the table.
In hot weather, such steaming noodles should not be popular, but looking at the smooth beige rice noodles soaked in the clear soup, the emerald green exotic spices dotted with a few red peppers, and the palm-sized beef slices evenly spread in a circle, even Zhu Fujingguang, who felt a little uncomfortable, was not so resistant to eating.
Although he prepared a portion for Rei Furuya, Morobushi Jingguang did not think that the other party would come back to eat it. Given the personalities of Rei Furuya or Bourbon, once they get into work, food and other things will be forgotten - even if the other party had high expectations for this pot of beef soup on the observation deck not long ago.
The reason he did this was to prepare to take a photo. After Furuya Rei finished everything and came back, he showed it to him very casually: I actually did your share just now, but it's a pity that you missed it.
As a result, I had just turned on the camera on my phone and hadn't even raised it above the food when I heard the sound of the door lock being turned.
Rei Furuya said with a smile as he closed the door and walked in, "Looks like I came back at the perfect time. Thanks for doing my part, Scotland."
Scotland put down his phone with a look of regret.
Jianggu Ling: "?"
He took off his gloves and put them aside, sat down on the dining chair next to Zhu Fu Jingguang, picked up his chopsticks and began to taste the food.
"Delicious!" His purple-gray eyes lit up, and he showered praise on the dish without hesitation. "The broth is rich and fragrant yet refreshing. The scallions on top further enhance the aroma of the broth. The beef is stewed until tender without losing its original flavor."
Zhu Fujingguang accepted his praise calmly.
Fūya Rei took two more bites, his expression becoming confused. "But it's even better and more unique than the ones we ate at yesterday. Is it because the beef is of better quality?"
Finally, the answer to this question was found when Furuya Rei spooned celery out of the soup.
Bourbon, who once swore, "I don't like celery": "..."
Bourbon decided to eat quietly.
Just when he was about to finish the soup, he found that the Scotchman next to him had not even finished half of it, and the other person's portion was only half of his.
Scotland himself was staring at his bowl in a daze with his eyes downcast.
Bourbon raised an eyebrow and joked, "Scotland sets such high standards for itself, so it seems like it won't be easy for me to become a master."
After hearing these words, Zhu Fu Jingguang looked up at him.
But the movement of raising his eyes was very slow. First, his long eyelashes lifted up, and then his pupils, as clear as the blue sky, slowly took in the figure of Fūya Rei.
It was like a misplaced soul and body, which made Bourbon slightly stunned.
Zhu Fujingguang leaned back slightly in his chair and used his hands to sign language: "I have a bit of heatstroke, so I have no appetite. Did you go to look for Tennessee just now? Did you find anything?"
Bourbon, having brought up business, temporarily put aside the man's anomaly and spoke sarcastically, "This isn't the first time I've seen this, but I'm always impressed by the higher-ups' decisions. This mission is clearly crucial, yet for the sake of so-called checks and balances, they're letting Tennessee, who's supposed to be playing a supporting role, obstruct it."
Then he accused Tennessee of getting the scroll related to the target scroll but refusing to exchange relevant information with him, and even dragged in Jinpei Matsuda - for some reason, when Bourbon found Tennessee, the latter was handcuffed together with Jinpei Matsuda - and asked Officer Curly to fight with this illegal intruder, but he ended up being beaten first.
Scotland smiled, his eyes raised, and with the bowl of beef noodles he made himself in front of him, he looked particularly harmless. Even his expression could only rely on the waving of his hands, but the content of his words was: "So, Tennessee cares about his curly-haired lover. Why don't you use this to threaten him?"
Bourbon immediately looked aggrieved: "I can't beat him."
Zhu Fujingguang almost couldn't control his expression, and really wanted to record it and give it to the original world... Forget it, he couldn't give it to him.
He actually said this to remind Rei Furuya to persuade Jinpei Matsuda to leave Hagiwara Kenji. Currently, Morofushi Kagemitsu and Matsuda Jinpei had no close relationship, and even if the latter had a strange, perhaps intuitive, trust in him, he was not qualified to drive a wedge between them.
Although Jinpei Matsuda may seem difficult to get along with, once he considers someone to be one of his own, he becomes very tolerant. It's clear that Kenji Hagiwara is now a very important person to Jinpei Matsuda. Of course, perhaps part of the reason he didn't rashly reveal Kenji Hagiwara's situation to others is that he realized the dangers of their organization.
"Really?" Scotland's smile grew more pronounced. He was simply slumped in his chair, a bit exhausted, even wearing his beret and two cat clips. He looked like a lazy cat, unwilling to move, but at that moment, it was as if his ferocious, carnivorous nature was revealed. "It seems that while Tennessee was acting out for me on the stairs, Bourbon also took the opportunity to exchange a few moves with Officer Matsuda."
Endless silence stretched between the two of them.
The chirping of cicadas outside the window and the sound of the air conditioner inside the house are particularly obvious at this moment.
As the cold muzzle of the gun touched Scotland's forehead, the even colder blade touched the edge of Bourbon's carotid artery.
Snipers in the past were not only good at using firearms.
The expression on Bourbon's face was very divided. The lower half showed Bourbon's signature half-smile, which was full of sarcasm and malice, but the upper half of his face still showed his drooping eyes looking innocently at Scotland.
Just like how he's been throughout this whole thing.
Bourbon personally put the two cat clips equipped with locators and eavesdropping devices on Scotland. He clearly heard what information Tennessee revealed to Scotland, but he still returned to the apartment before dinner time as he had shown before about his beef noodles, and ate the food Scotland cooked for him without any suspicion.
"Let's stop together?" After a long confrontation, Bourbon took the initiative to ask for peace.
After counting silently to three, the two men put away their deadly weapons together.
Bourbon looked at his almost empty bowl and said, "Should I be happy that Scotland didn't put anything in it for me even after hearing that?"
"Put the celery down." Zhu Fujingguang, who had put away the dagger, finally had both hands free to sign. "Since you know what I heard, shouldn't you explain something?"
Bourbon's gaze slid across the cat clip still hanging from Scotland's hair. "Even if I wanted to deny it, Tennessee has gone this far. I don't think the Scotland I know would be so incompetent as to not be able to verify the authenticity of the 'drug purchase' story."
"But," Bourbon also didn't think he needed to take too much responsibility for this matter, "since Scotland saw through it and suffered no actual harm, I think I should have a chance to make amends, right?"
He made this inference based on the fact that Scotland still carries the aroma of grape oolong and lingers in front of him at any time. If Zhu Fujingguang did not know that he had replaced the original Scotland, he would probably agree with it.
But it was precisely because Zhu Fushi Jingguang knew the consequences of Bourbon's behavior that he realized that there was no chance to make amends - not to mention, could it really be considered a "fault"?
"1207, tell me, if I tell Bourbon about my feelings now, will he be happy?" Without any warning, Zhu Fujingguang asked 1207.
1207, who hadn't dared to breathe during the confrontation, was completely stunned by this question. It replied hesitantly, "Bourbon is so ambitious, he should be happy, right? Wait, the one who would have a favorable impression would be Furuya Rei, not—"
The rest of the words were spoken too late due to hesitation. The smile on Scotland's face had completely disappeared, and the true emotions of Zhufu Jingguang were vaguely revealed from under the mask: "Do you know how important you are to me? That's why you are so fearless?"
Admittedly, even though Scotland has been promoted to the head of the logistics team, he still does not have the power to decide the life or death of a capable code member like Bourbon. However, given the boss's concern for Scotland's personal safety, as long as he mentions it in front of the boss, Bourbon will definitely not be able to escape unscathed.
Another speechless stare.
Zhu Fushigi Kagemitsu didn't know what Furuya Rei saw in his expression. He only saw that his hand, which had been hanging by his side, unconsciously clenched, and finally avoided his gaze. "I'm so flattered to be valued by Scotland."
Then I heard the clear prompt sound of 1207.
"Reducing the valley's favorability to zero -20!"
Zhu Fu Jingguang smiled.
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