Chapter 44 Chapter 44 The person in the painting is Jiang Gu. …
The four of them had a very pleasant conversation.
Originally, Amuro Toru was set up to be very friendly and good at socializing, and Kato Chinae was not an introvert. She was surprised and felt a little pity for Midorikawa Yui because of her identity as a painter. She also gained Kato Chinae's attention, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
At first, Kato Hiroichi just ate in silence, but Kato Chinana, who cared about her husband, and Amuro Toru, who was good at socializing, would bring the topic to him from time to time and slowly guide him to join the conversation.
By the time all four bowls of beef noodles were empty, Kato Hiroyuki was already enthusiastically discussing the import and export trade direction of this coastal city with Amuro Toru.
Kato Chinana glanced at her husband with a smile, then turned to Midorikawa Yui, "Come to think of it, we just saw you upstairs carrying food, and we thought you were going to cook lunch. Why are you coming down to eat again?"
After hearing this, Kato Hiroyuki glanced at Midorikawa Yui, and Amuro Toru replied, "That was indeed my original plan, but after Yui-kun took out the ingredients, I thought about it and felt that the beef noodles I made last night seemed to be missing something, so I decided to come down and have another bowl to see how to improve it."
The gentle-looking female omega looked at Midorikawa Yui with a hint of surprise: "I didn't expect Midorikawa-kun to be so skillful with his hands. Not only is he good at holding a paintbrush, he's also good at cooking."
Amuro Toru rested his chin on his hand, his purplish-gray eyes seeming to sparkle as he looked at the people around him. "Wei-kun is truly an exceptional person. I'm very happy that he's with me."
As he said this, his free left hand naturally grasped Midorikawa Yui's right hand which was placed on the table.
Whether it's his eyes, actions, or tone, it all clearly reveals Toru Amuro's deep affection for Midorikawa Yui, prompting Kato Chinae to offer a few good-natured quips, which also sparked 1207's inner resentment: "If he hadn't been deducting your favorability points last night, I would have believed it. Furuya Rei's acting is terrifying!"
Zhu Fujingguang: "...You haven't watched movies recently, but read novels instead?"
While complaining about 1207 in my mind, the drama in reality still had to continue immediately.
He held Amuro Toru's hand with his right hand, took out his phone with his left hand and started typing: "I'll go back today to study how to improve it. If Mr. and Mrs. Kato don't mind, you can come over tomorrow to try the beef noodles I made."
Kato Hiroyuki thought about his schedule and turned to his wife, "There's no problem with the time. What do you think, China?"
The woman with long wavy chestnut hair curled her lips and said, "Okay, I also want to taste Midorikawa-kun's cooking. I'm just afraid that Hiroyuki will be jealous of Amuro-kun having such a good partner."
Amuro Toru disagreed: "In Mr. Kato's eyes, Mrs. Kato is the most perfect and outstanding person."
Because it was the first day they met, in order to avoid Kato Hiroyuki suspecting that they were deliberately getting close, Amuro Toru took the initiative to say that he had something to do and left after lunch without asking about the other party's schedule.
But they all knew that the Kato couple would go to the observation deck tonight and see the promotion for Midorikawa Yui's art exhibition.
After confirming that the Kato couple had left a two-kilometer radius from the apartment - Furuya Rei had just stuck a locator on Kato Hiroyuki when he got up, the two avoided the surveillance and climbed into the Kato couple's apartment.
The couple's luggage consisted of two suitcases, one large and one small. They were ordinary suitcases, without any secret compartments. Besides the clothes that took up the bulk of the luggage, the rest was filled with some medicine and daily necessities.
Their eyes fell on the pile of medication in Kato Hiroyuki's suitcase. It would be more accurate to call them health supplements: fish oil, various vitamins, Coenzyme Q10, lutein... Looking at just one bottle, it didn't seem particularly special, but then again, most people wouldn't bring so many health supplements on an international trip.
Jiang Gu Ling took out a sealed bag and poured one of the health supplements into it, probably to test the ingredients.
After putting the things back into the suitcase as they were, the two searched the apartment again and found nothing unusual for the time being.
"Since it's a family heirloom, Kato Hiroyuki probably wouldn't carry it with him." Not finding any information related to the scroll, the intelligence dealer was somewhat unwilling to return empty-handed. He leaned against the wall and began to think about where to dig up more information.
Zhu Fushigure looked at him and gestured, "But the painting in the hotel appeared so coincidentally. It's hard to believe that Kato Hiroyuki had nothing to do with it."
And the Kato couple are going to that hotel again tonight. Is it really just to enjoy the night view?
Furuya Rei nodded in agreement with his point of view.
After quickly completing the search of the room, the two climbed back out of the balcony. Fūya Rei carried the bag of health supplement samples downstairs to have someone analyze the ingredients.
Left alone in the apartment, Keimitsu Morofushi opened his laptop and was about to log into the organization's intranet to handle logistics matters when he received a call from Rei Furuya to "Cat".
"Zero." It was a little funny to think that this person would not miss any opportunity to call him when they were alone.
"Hmm?" Furiya Rei was a little surprised when he noticed the smile on the other end of the line. "Mr. Cat sounded a little listless from heatstroke yesterday, but it seems he's back to normal today."
It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned it, but as soon as he mentioned "heatstroke", Zhu Fu Jingguang instantly and uncontrollably thought of something he had learned yesterday, and his expression faded: "Yeah, right."
Furuya Rei was silent for a moment. "Mr. Cat didn't really have a heat stroke, did he? Why did you lie to me?"
The word "deception" was spoken in a light tone, but the word had a strong accusatory connotation. Zhu Fushigi, who was familiar with Furuya Rei, immediately recalled those serious yet aggrieved purple-gray eyes.
So similar.
Zhu Fushigami was somewhat dazed to find that their conversations, from some point on, became more and more like the exchanges they had had as children.
But as Fūya Rei just said, there are too many deceptions between Fūya Rei and Morobushi Kagemitsu now.
Furuya Rei did not tell "Cat" that he missed the appointment that day because he got a clue about his sweetheart, and Morobushi Kagemitsu could not tell Furuya Rei that the real source of his bad condition yesterday was not heatstroke but the knowledge that Furuya Rei had caused Scotland's death by accident.
He resisted the urge to ask directly, "Are you willing to tell me who your beloved is, whom you treasure like a treasure and refuse to reveal to others?" He also considered that from Rei Furuya's perspective, "Cat" was fully aware of his identity, but he had no idea who "Cat" was, so it was indeed "Cat" who was hiding more.
Therefore, in the end, Morobushi Jingguang did not refute the charge of "cheating", but simply responded with this understatement: "Is Zero really that fond of accusing others? I just found out yesterday that a nasty colleague was plotting against me, and I was a little unhappy."
Unaware that he was the "annoying colleague," Furuya Rei assumed he was complaining about a member of the organization, so he stopped asking because he knew he wouldn't get an answer. "Then Mr. Cat, you better seize the opportunity to retaliate. If it's inconvenient, you can let me do it for you~"
Zhu Fujingguang thought that Zero was not a self-deprecating person and did not want to continue the topic: "Zero called me this time just to understand my mood?"
Furuya Rei hesitated for a long time, a rare moment, before speaking: "I...there's no one else to ask."
Cat's eyes widened at this remark. Before his heartache could spread, Zhufu Jingguang heard Furuya Ling ask, "Mr. Cat, what do you think it means when someone who takes a different stance from you offers to bandage your wounds several times?"
Zhu Fujingguang's heart skipped a beat.
In the communication between Rei Furuya and "Cat", except for the early mentions of "abandoning his partner" and "reminding to be careful", Scotland did not appear again in their conversation.
Zhu Fujingguang expressed his understanding of this. If he were in his place, he would not want to take the initiative to mention someone who likes him but he also feels disgusted with him.
So, this was the first time that Rei Furutani mentioned Scotland in such a hesitant but serious tone.
The blue cat's eye looks like the rippling surface of a lake.
But before he could even think of an answer, Furuya Rei on the other end of the line seemed to realize that asking this question would be a mistake, and he expertly put on the persona of Amuro Toru again, "This is a test set for me by the mission objective. I shouldn't ask for help. Mr. 'Cat', please forgive me, a student who can't come up with an answer right now."
After skillfully finding a way out for himself, Fūya Rei confirmed that the "Cat" had no information to exchange with him, and ended the call.
Zhu Fujingguang sat at the desk in his bedroom. The afternoon sun shone through a gap in the curtains and onto the number on his cell phone screen, which had no notes but was already well-known to him.
It's been a long time since I saw Zero like this. When I saw Zero again after graduating from the police academy, he had become the versatile Bourbon. The way he looked calm on the surface but was actually so panicked that he hung up the phone in a hurry... was a bit cute.
So when the owner didn't even realize it, the corners of his lips had already secretly curled up.
1207 peeked in to observe his mood, then whistled cheerfully, "Huh, Furuya acted like he was disgusted last night. Could he have been secretly thinking about what he meant by that all night?"
Following 1207's words, Zhu Fujingguang's eyes moved: Zero, who would lie in bed and think about this over and over again, is even more adorable.
As if trying to use a positive attitude to cover up certain emotions that had been churning deep in his heart, career-minded Scotland allowed himself to be controlled by his love for You Xunran for quite a while. When he finally calmed down, he saw the notification light on his phone was flashing.
It was a text message from Jinpei Matsuda.
【I'm with Hagi.】
This guy... Thinking of the look in his eyes when he mentioned Hagiwara Kenji that night, Morifushi Kagemitsu could only suppress his worries and replied, "Congratulations."
After dealing with the logistics team's affairs for about an hour, the doorbell rang.
Judging by the time, it should be Rei Furuya who's back, but he has a key, so he wouldn't ring the doorbell. Could it be the Kato couple?
It turned out to be a courier, holding a large, tightly wrapped box with Midorikawa Yui written on it as the recipient.
Many conspiracy theories flashed through my mind, but when I opened it, I found that it was a half-length portrait with a very familiar style, which was painted by Scotland himself.
The person in the painting is Rei Furuya.
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