Chapter 49 Chapter 49 You've found a treasure this time...
Early in the morning, Rei Furuya received a reminder that Hiroyuki Kato was going out alone.
He turned on his cell phone and saw from the surveillance footage at the Kato couple's home that Hiroyuki Kato left the apartment very quietly, obviously not wanting his wife to know.
After finishing his morning run on the spot and putting on his baseball cap, Furuya Rei followed Kato Hiroyuki from a distance. He originally thought that the other party was going to meet his lover, but he didn't expect that he would end up in a very narrow and difficult alley that was not suitable for hiding a beautiful woman.
In such an environment, if Fūya Rei followed in, he would be easily exposed, so he just observed from a distance to see if Kato Hiroyuki left the alley and went somewhere else.
No. About an hour later, Kato Hiroyuki emerged from the alley with a cheerful expression, a dark yellow paper bag in his hand.
Looking at Kato Hiroyuki walking into the apartment after buying breakfast, Furuya Rei took out his cell phone, sent the location of the alley to a number, then changed into formal clothes and went to another place.
Today, as the painter's agent, Rei Furuya met with the vice president of the local Artists Association, hoping to find out the specific information about the acquisition meeting that was forced to be stopped due to the theft of information that day, as well as the origin of the painting on the corridor outside the observation deck.
The intelligence he finally obtained was worth the trouble he had taken to contact the vice president. It turned out that Kato Hiroyuki's painting was also on the acquisition list, but it was said that he didn't actually want to sell the painting, but was using it as a pretext to find someone who could interpret it.
The painting on the corridor outside the observation deck was brought from Japan, but it has passed through several hands and its origin is no longer clear.
It seems that this puzzle is only missing the last few pieces to be completed.
Just as Rei Furuya was thinking about how to dig out the key information he was missing from Tennessee, he received a call from "Cat".
When he saw the incoming call notification, Fūya Ling's purple-gray eyes unconsciously bent slightly, and his brows, which had been furrowed due to thinking, naturally relaxed.
He walked quickly to the shade of a tree and answered the phone.
"Zero, today I want to tell you something very important."
It was still the familiar gentle voice, but the tone was more serious than ever before.
Furiya Rei, who had originally wanted to chat with the "cat," immediately switched to business: "Please go ahead."
"It's been more than half a year since we first contacted each other."
This seemingly nostalgic sentence suddenly made Furuya Ling's heart rise: What does it mean? "Cat" is not going to say that they have cooperated happily all these days, and hope there will be a good ending between them, and this is the last time they contact each other?
Thinking of what the "Cat" said, "We will meet eventually", Furuya Rei almost wanted to interrupt the "Cat" first.
The person on the other end of the line, not knowing what Rei Furuya was thinking, continued, "Let's be honest. My contribution to Zero, or rather, to you, must have been significant."
you.
This word made Rei Furuya's heart skip a beat. In fact, he had long suspected that "Cat" had already noticed his true identity - it was even Rei Furuya who took the initiative to hint at it in the beginning.
But even so, for such a long time, they had tacitly agreed not to really touch upon this dangerous topic. This was the first time that "Cat" almost pointed out directly that there was someone behind Furuya Zero - someone standing opposite the organization.
His heartbeat gradually quickened, the pounding heartbeat almost drowning out the chirping of cicadas. Fūya Rei took a few deep breaths before calming down again.
After a quick analysis, he decided whether to continue playing dumb and skipping the topic, or to ask the "cat" about his intentions. Thinking of the "cat's" initial tone, Furiya Rei ultimately chose the latter: "Mr. 'Cat', do you want fish or a fishing rod?"
The fish refers to the reward or benefit, and the fishing rod refers to the identity.
Furuya Rei hoped to be the fishing rod. He also knew that in so many "intelligence exchanges", the "cat" was generally at a disadvantage, and he could never figure out what the other party really needed.
"Cat" once frankly said that he and himself were not on the same side, but Jiang Gu Ling was always waiting, waiting for the day when the other party would take the initiative to walk towards him.
Such a person should not be trapped in darkness, but should stand upright under the blue sky of Nagano and introduce his hometown to himself with a smile.
Sadly, the "cat" did choose the fishing rod, but not for himself.
"A codename member?" As if he couldn't believe his ears, which could accurately identify the direction of bullets, asked in disbelief, "Mr. 'Cat' wants to exchange his long-term help and the important map you just mentioned for the identity of a codename member?"
As if startled by Rei Furuya's rare emotional swing, the person on the other end paused before continuing, "I know you won't so easily trust a member of an organization who won't even reveal their codename. But they'll first submit a pledge of allegiance. You can inspect the goods before deciding whether to proceed with the transaction. By then, you'll know who they are. Regardless of the final outcome, it won't be bad for you."
He paused, then added, "My map serves as leverage for that person. I also hope that after inspecting it, you can tell me what his pledge of allegiance is—no specific information needed."
No matter how you think about it, there is no reason not to agree to such conditions. Even the suspicious Jiang Gu Ling can't find any fault at this stage.
But the uneasiness in my heart continued to grow, not because of the code member whose identity was still unknown, but because of the "cat".
Fūya Rei had mentioned "Cat" more than once when submitting reports to his superiors, hoping that one day when "Cat" needed help, he could give the other party a good identity.
...But the "cat" has always had multiple sources of information, so presumably the path the other party leaves for itself would be safer.
Suppressing the complex emotions in his heart, Furuya Rei asked another question: "Does he know?"
The question was vague, but the other party answered firmly: "Don't worry, Zero, he doesn't know you."
Rei Furuya's mission was simply to connect this codenamed member, ready to betray the organization, with the public security, while Bourbon remained the organization's ambitious intelligence expert. These two sides of a person could never, and could never, be linked together.
The blond young man really wanted to say that compared to me, I want to know more about the relationship between the other person and you.
But considering that person wasn't even willing to reveal his codename, this question wouldn't be answered for now. Fortunately, undercover agents have plenty of patience. If they could find a new informant like this, Furuya Rei believed he could slowly extract information from them.
"Cat" has already given all the information it can provide at the moment. The rest requires Jiang Gu Ling to report to the higher-ups first and obtain preliminary permission before he can proceed to the next step, which is to accept the other party's letter of surrender.
Fūya Ling was very efficient because of his special status and power within the public security department. In addition, the word "cat" was mentioned many times in the previous report. This matter skipped some tedious written procedures and was handled specially. An accurate answer was given in just one day: Yes.
After receiving the reply, Rei Furuya immediately contacted "Cat" and got a specific time and place soon after.
Rei Furuya himself was not in Japan due to the mission, but his inseparable relationship with this matter made him wear headphones before that time started to understand the situation on the scene in real time.
The item was placed in a locker compartment at a swimming pool. To be on the safe side, the police secretly dispatched a large number of personnel to repeatedly check the area around the venue, but aside from the destruction of all the surveillance cameras, everything seemed normal.
The police took out an SD card with the words "Okakura Masaaki" on it from the locker.
After returning to the National Police Agency, some public security officers began investigating Okakura Masaaki, while others began carefully reading the SD card.
Masaaki Okakura is a secretary to a member of parliament (representative parliament). His identity does not seem to be special, but he has been in a very anxious state recently, as if he has lost something very important, which is obviously this SD card.
And this SD card... made everyone present feel cold in their hearts.
After cracking the password and opening the SD card, there was a long and densely packed list of names. Except for some of the management of enterprises or institutions that have close cooperation with the Japanese government, the rest are basically officials of different ranks, from various counties, various institutions, and various ranks... and the year and month are marked after the names.
If it weren't for the extremely irregular distribution of people, it would look more like a list of attendees of a large conference, until a public security officer present pointed at one of the names with a trembling finger and said, "Mr. Koike, isn't that the undercover agent from the organization we found out last week? We even found out that the time he came into contact with the organization just matched the date after his name." It's just that it's not time to close the net yet, so Koike still doesn't know that he has been discovered by the police, so his name is still on the list.
Everyone present, including Rei Fūya, who had been following the situation with headphones, understood what this sentence meant. Besides being shocked by the weight of this "pledge of allegiance," they were also frightened that the power of the organization had penetrated so deeply and widely.
Kuroda Heibei's face was as gloomy as water. He asked his subordinate to open a document that had just been delivered to the designated mailbox. Upon opening it, he found a map covered with markings, with the depth of color representing the date. At the top of the map, the "Location of Intelligence Transfer Station" clearly explained its purpose.
The one-eyed director bent down slightly, his sharp gaze shifting between the list that seemed to ooze ink and the map that was so red it stung his eyes. He said to Fūya Rei on the other end of the headset, "You've found a treasure this time, Bourbon."
The blond young man was stunned for a long time on the other end of the headset.
There was no need for Rei Furuya to follow up on the list of undercover agents within the government, and the map was simultaneously transmitted to Rei Furuya's mailbox, requiring the assistance of Bourbon, the ace of the intelligence team, to verify its authenticity.
The undercover list kept Team Zero busy for several nights. The authenticity of the map was much easier to verify. Fūya Rei, who had an excellent memory, found all the parts he had come into contact with on the map in just two hours.
Along with the news that the undercover list had been confirmed, the police also allowed the member, whose code name had not yet been revealed, to become an informant.
And an invitation to "Cat" to become an informant.
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