Chapter 50: 3000 Nutrient Solution Plus (Two-in-One) Please Protect Me...
It was five days later that Morofushi Kagemitsu received a reply from Fūya Rei from the public security department.
This timing surprised him a little, and he even suspected that Hagiwara Kenji was trying to trip up the public security department.
But by observing Jiang Gu Ling's condition, Zhu Fujingguang knew the answer to this question was no.
These days, Furuya Rei and Morobushi Kagemitsu still go out to eat or play with the Kato couple from time to time. Apart from this, Furuya Rei is very busy.
Although he was busy, Zhu Fu Jingguang could see that this person was not in a bad mood, and could even be considered in a good mood.
But the strange thing is that during these few days, Furuya Rei did not call "Cat". When Zhu Fushigami called using "Cat's" number, the call would be picked up and he would say "I'm a bit busy lately. I'll contact Mr. 'Cat' when I'm done later."
This made Zhu Fu Jingguang's appetite whetted and his competitive spirit inexplicably aroused.
He knew what Furuya Rei was working hard for and felt that he couldn't fall too far behind.
Their state made 1207 despair. "Am I really a love system? Have I really not switched to a work system?"
It opened its "Jingguang Research Notes" and secretly wrote something on it.
"Wei Jun, you seem to be in a good mood lately?" Kato Chinana, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and a bohemian long skirt, curiously leaned over to see what he was drawing.
During these days of getting along, Kato Chinana has changed her way of addressing Morofushi Kagemitsu from "Midorikawa-kun" to "Yui-kun", expressing her closeness to Midorikawa Yui, but at the same time there is a chance that she will see Amuro Toru who is secretly unhappy.
But today, the extremely possessive Amuro-kun was not present due to some matters. Kato China was worried that Midorikawa would be lonely, so she invited him and the couple to go to the beach to enjoy the breeze.
Midorikawa Yui said that she didn't want to disturb their world of two, but she could take the opportunity to collect materials, so she took her painting supplies - in the end, Furuya Rei left the set at the door of Morobushi Keimitsu's room, and went to the beach with the Kato couple, where she sat alone to paint.
By the time the Kato couple returned from their water sports, Morufushi Kagemitsu had just finished a painting.
The painting is dominated by a vast expanse of blue, with the sea and sky almost merging into one. However, a touch of gold suddenly appears at the dividing line that is blurred to the point of disappearing, turning the tsunami-like depression around, making the entire picture look like the sun is shining after the rain.
The cat's eye curved slightly, and Zhufu Jingguang nodded. Aside from the fact that the mission given to him by 1207 was nowhere near completion—and Zhufu Jingguang had no intention of completing it—everything else was currently progressing in a positive direction.
Hiroyuki Kato was making a phone call from a distance, so China Kato simply sat on the beach chair next to Keimitsu Morobushi and chatted with him.
There was no particular topic for their conversation; they just talked about whatever they saw. At this moment, a man with gray hair and a hunched back passed by, supported by a boy who was either his grandson or great-grandson.
Zhu Fushigaku sighed: "It is said that there are many long-lived people in Japan. Perhaps the people here are not inferior."
Kato Chinana followed his gaze and said casually, "Are there more long-lived people in Japan? I've had a few long-lived people in my ancestors... but that was hundreds of years ago, so I don't know if it's true or not."
Zhu Fushigami was curious: "Ancestors? Are Mrs. Kato's ancestors also here in Tokyo?"
She shook her head. "No, our family only moved to Tokyo decades ago. My grandmother said we used to live in Tottori—"
Before he could finish his words, an urgent and angry male voice rang out: "China!"
Kato Chinana and Morofushi Kagemitsu both looked towards the source of the sound.
It was Hiroyuki Kato who came over after finishing his phone call. After hearing what his wife said, he shouted her name before he even got close.
From what Morobushi Kagemitsu could see, the relationship between the Kato couple was indeed quite good, at least Kato Chinana's happiness was not fake. This was the first time he had seen Kato Hiroyuki speak to his wife in such a tone.
Kato Hiroyuki realized he had lost his composure and put on a smile. "I'm sorry, Midorikawa-kun. Because of this incident, our family was harassed by some tabloid reporters before, so I'm quite disgusted by this matter being known to others... I just overreacted."
Kato Chinana curled her lips and did not refute her husband.
Zhu Fujingguang quickly said that it was okay and he would never talk about it with anyone else.
Then when he returned to the apartment and saw Rei Furuya, he immediately told him about this matter.
The blond youth raised an eyebrow: "This is an unexpected gain. Look at this."
As he said this, he handed a report to Morobushi Kagemitsu: "Kato Hiroshi spent an hour there the past few days."
The cover of the report was a picture of an old shop that looked very old. It had no sign and only a small door that was wide enough for only one person to pass through.
The following text is interspersed with pictures, introducing that the main business of this store is to use very ancient local traditional medicine - to some extent, it can also be said to be a metaphysical method, to enhance people's physical fitness and thus achieve the purpose of prolonging life.
Zhu Fujingguang: "..."
He looked at the names of those "drugs" and wondered if this really wasn't a scam?
Kato Hiroyuki, a financial elite, actually believed this... However, Morofushi Kagemitsu quickly thought of the various abnormalities revealed by Kato Hiroyuki.
This is a person who has a morbid pursuit of health, or rather, longevity.
"Kato Hiroyuki wants to find someone who can explore his painting through this art association."
There was no need for Zhufu Jingguang to say the rest directly, and he also understood what Furuya Ling meant: the painting that the organization wanted was most likely related to "longevity".
Morobushi Kagemitsu gestured, "The focus of the previous mission was on Kato Hiroyuki. Now it seems that Kato Chinae is the breakthrough point."
Maybe even the painting could be Kato Chinara's.
The blond intelligence expert nodded and ran out like the wind to look for information.
Zhu Fujingguang returned to his room to deal with the affairs of the logistics team while trying to find intelligence from it.
...As a result, he actually found some information that seemed insignificant but was closely related to the former Zhu Fujingguang.
The task force's purchase list included the expensive drug selumetinib. Organizational regulations require that the intended use of such medications be clearly stated, but Gin had used his authority to conceal its intended use, suggesting its use was a highly confidential matter.
Selumetinib is by no means a common drug, but Morifushi Kagemitsu knew clearly that it was suitable for neurofibromatosis type 1. This was because when Morifushi Kagemitsu was working undercover, his contact, Takeda Kengo, had a son who suffered from the disease.
After his son was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type I, the police evaluated whether Takeda Kengo was still suitable to continue serving as an undercover contact. In the end, considering that Takeda Kengo had performed well in the past and his wife had a high annual salary, the couple could afford the child's treatment costs with their efforts, so they did not change the contact person.
To this day, Morufushi Kagemitsu still doesn't know how he was exposed. Was it some minor oversight on his part, or was there a mole within the Metropolitan Police Department? It's all unknown. After arriving in this world, he no longer has an undercover identity, and the person he met, Rei Furuya, is affiliated with the National Police Agency. This leaves him with no way to investigate, or even to ask Rei Furuya to investigate, whether there's a mole within the Metropolitan Police Department.
After clicking the confirmation button, the blue "√" with the cold light of the screen was reflected in the eyes of the same color, making the cat's eyes look cold and rational.
The phone rang at this moment.
It was Rei Furuya who the "Cat" had not been able to contact these days.
"Mr. Cat, I have something very important to tell you today."
Although Fūya Rei's tone was serious, his behavior of imitating the "cat's" opening line during the last call still made Morufushi Kagemitsu burst out laughing.
"Zero has brought me good news, right?" Zhu Fujingguang exposed the other party's intention, which he did not try to hide.
"Yeah. After seeing the letter of surrender and Mr. 'Cat's' document, we were all shocked. The weight of these two things is really too heavy. On behalf of this group, I would like to thank you, Mr. 'Cat'." Furiya Rei's voice was as gentle as a breeze blowing through the branches in late spring.
Zhu Fujingguang naturally knew how important the map he gave was, but he was very curious about the remaining letter of surrender handed over by Tennessee.
Even if he didn't say anything, Furuya Rei guessed what he would ask, so he took the initiative to reveal the answer: "It's a very complete list - the organization's noc."
This short sentence was followed by a long silence.
Someone's breathing was disordered, just like his uneasy mood.
If this list is exposed to the public security, it will greatly accelerate the process of the organization's destruction.
Zhu Fujingguang is no longer an undercover agent, nor even a policeman, but destroying the organization has always been his most determined goal, even if it means he will be torn to pieces.
He never expected that the token of allegiance given by Tennessee would be so important, and he had no idea how the other party got such a list.
Although Tennessee was well-known in the organization for his strong abilities and seniority, he did not have a special Scottish background, and he did things as he pleased and was definitely not obedient, so he was not valued.
If Tennessee had a little ambition, with a roster that is so deadly to the organization, it could definitely use it to climb to a high position.
It is no wonder that Jinpei Matsuda would approach Keimitsu Morofushi for Kenji Hagiwara, considering that he is a person who is neither loyal to the organization nor has any ambition but is still so capable.
After a while, Zhu Fu Jingguang replied with a slightly hoarse voice: "That's really great."
This was the first time he had lost his composure since contacting Rei Furuya as "Cat." Fortunately, they were both now fully aware of each other's stance on the organization, so Morifushi Kagemitsu no longer had to suppress his emotions.
He took two deep breaths before continuing, "Can I tell them now that the transaction can officially begin? What's your current progress?"
"We're already coordinating the contact. Once that's done, I'll give you a one-time contact number. Once they're successfully connected, there'll be nothing for the two of us to do."
Hearing the word "contact," Morofushi Kagemitsu instantly thought of Takeda Kengo. Before he could sort out his thoughts, he heard Furuya Rei's gentle voice ask, "Mr. 'Cat,' are you willing to officially become my...our informant?"
Zhu Fu Jingguang's heart skipped a beat at these words.
Before, he was worried that Tennessee's pledge of allegiance would make the public security hesitate to take the risk, and he also needed to find a reason to send this information out, so he took the opportunity to hand over the map to the public security.
Unexpectedly, the result was so good that while agreeing to let Tennessee change his identity, the police also extended an olive branch to the "cat" who had always done his work without seeking credit.
1207 ran out excitedly: "Wow! This is much more trustworthy than if you took the initiative to contact the police. What a pleasant surprise!"
It had never considered the possibility that Zhu Fu Jingguang would refuse. After all, in the conversations it had heard before, Zhu Fu Jingguang's attitude had always been "to save enough capital to negotiate with the police and then retire. Using a clean identity to attack Jiang Gu Ling will be more effective." Now that the opportunity has come to its doorstep, there is no reason to refuse.
Zhu Fujingguang felt guilty for a moment, but still refused according to his own ideas: "Sorry, Zero, I know this sounds like an excuse, but now is not the time."
After saying this, he quickly reassured 1207 in his mind: "I need to return to Japan and contact the Miyano sisters before I can make a judgment."
This time, it was Rei Furuya who remained silent for the longest time. It was so long that Morobushi Kagemitsu called him "Zero" a little uncomfortably. He finally spoke, "Mr. Cat, although this may be a bit subjective, sometimes you give me the feeling that... you don't care enough about yourself."
Although the person who said this was Rei Furutani, who had never experienced the death of his childhood friend in front of him, in a trance, he seemed to see how the 26-year-old Rei Furutani was blaming Morifutani Keimitsu, who had been with him for 19 years, for cruelly abandoning him and escaping to another world alone.
"I..." Zhu Fu Jingguang tried in vain to defend himself, but he didn't know what to say after he started talking.
He wanted to say that he didn't care about himself, but there were more important people and things that needed his protection than himself, so he just moved his position a little further back, that's all.
But he felt that once these words were spoken, there would be something beyond Morufushi Jingguang's control. So, he finally accepted Furuya Rei's accusation: "Maybe a little."
From his own perspective, Furuya Rei couldn't persuade him any further. His countless sighs finally turned into a promise: "Please take care of yourself. This invitation is valid forever, and I guarantee it in my name."
Just before the lengthy call ended, Zhufu Jingguang, recalling the shocking news that had just interrupted his thoughts by Furuya Rei's invitation to become an informant, said, "Regarding the contact person for that person, I'm not sure if the one you've chosen is the one I had in mind. I have some inaccurate intelligence on him that needs to be verified. I'll get back to you once I get the results."
"Thank you for your hard work during this period, Zero."
After hanging up the phone, Morofushi Kagemitsu was thinking about how to tell this matter to Matsuda Jinpei or Hagiwara Kenji.
Perhaps it was because of the consideration of future contact with the public security, or it might be because Tennessee's mission here had been completed, but the biggest reason was probably that the two explosives disposal officers had used up their vacation time. Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda returned to Japan a few days ago, and the latter sent a message to inform Morobushi Kagemitsu at that time.
The young man with cat eyes looked at the time. It was already past six in the evening. If they were not out on business, the two should be having dinner now.
So he edited an encrypted email and sent it to Jinpei Matsuda's mailbox, and then edited a normal text message, suggesting that he show the email to Kenji Hagiwara.
The content of the encrypted email mainly talked about two things: the public security department had approved the informant plan, and he hoped that Tennessee could check whether the organization had detained or imprisoned a three-year-old boy with a serious rare disease in recent days.
Shortly after the email was sent, Morofushi Kagemitsu received a call from Matsuda Jinpei.
To be precise, it was Jinpei Matsuda who relayed what Kenji Hagiwara said on the phone.
According to the previous agreement, Jinpei Matsuda, as the middleman, could not reveal that the person in contact with the public security was Keimitsu Morifushi, so after Kenji Hagiwara read the email, Jinpei Matsuda had to convey it on his behalf.
Kenji Hagiwara naturally had no doubts about the first part of the email, but he expressed great concern about the following message: "Hagi asked what happened to the little boy? Is the organization planning to use him to harm him? Besides the part in the previous email, do you have any more specific information?"
Zhu Fujingguang: "..."
True enough. But to be precise, the organization was only trying to find the traitor, and they had no idea that the new "rat" was Tennessee.
According to Morifushi Kagemitsu's speculation, it was probably because the National Police Agency's Public Security Department had invested too much manpower and material resources in the organization in the past six months, and now a new informant had become vacant, the National Police Agency could no longer send a suitable person to make contact, so they had to urgently draw people from the Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Department - and then carefully selected Takeda Kengo, who had an excellent past resume and abilities.
Before the police received the SD card, a mole within the police force had already discovered the informant's plan and passed the information on, waiting for a personnel change to reveal the new informant's contact person, Takeda Kengo. Furious at the appearance of a new traitor, the organization immediately seized on Takeda Kengo's weakness to force him to reveal the traitor's identity.
But this is just Morofushi Kagemitsu's guess after all. At present, apart from that special medicine, there is no other real evidence, so Hagiwara Kenji needs to investigate personally - he is the most suitable person.
Zhu Fujingguang picked out some things to say, rewrote an encrypted email and sent it over. This time, the latter replied with a very concise "Got it".
*
The news that Kato Hiroyuki had to return to Japan for something arrived even earlier than Hagiwara Kenji's reply.
At that time, the four of them were eating in a Korean restaurant - for some reason, there were a lot of Koreans living here, and therefore there was a Korean restaurant almost every few steps.
The table was filled with various small dishes in stainless steel plates. Zhu Fujingguang, who had just finished a fried chicken leg, picked up a small piece of kimchi to relieve the greasiness.
Hiroyuki Kato was obviously not grateful for these pickled dishes. He put down his chopsticks after finishing a bowl of cold noodles, and then said in a very ordinary tone that he was going back to Japan.
Amuro Toru poured a bowl of kelp soup and handed it to Midorikawa Yui, then asked, "When are the two of you scheduled to fly?"
Kato Chinana waved her hand. "Hiroyuki is going back alone. The project he was previously in charge of now needs to be connected with other companies, so he, the person in charge, needs to go back and take charge of the overall situation."
His words were full of resentment of "Can't people be given a good vacation?"
Kato Hiroyuki touched her long hair helplessly and said to Amuro Toru and Midorikawa Yui, "I'll be back here in two or three days, so I don't want to trouble Chinana to follow me around so much. If you two are still here, please help me look after Chinana."
Amuro Toru and Midorikawa Yui naturally agreed.
But after returning to the apartment, Bourbon told Scotland, "The painting is indeed Kato Chinana's, or rather, it was passed down from Washimi Chinana's ancestors. It came into the Kato family as part of their only daughter's dowry. Kato Hiroyuki somehow learned that the Washimi family had such a painting, and after obtaining it, he tampered with the painting's origins, saying, 'I'm here to protect it.'"
They have been staying here with the Kato couple for a while, but have not made any substantial progress. The impatient Rum has urged them many times and hinted that if the peaceful route really doesn't work, they should use force.
Kato Hiroyuki's return to Japan was Bourbon's last attempt. If he still couldn't pry the painting's whereabouts out of him, he would never be allowed to return.
Since the origin of this painting is related to Kato Chinae, Bourbon plans to let Scotland stay here, so that he can take advantage of Kato Chinae being alone to ask the other party for information about the painting.
Naturally, Morofushi Kagemitsu had no objection, so Amuro Toru bought the same flight for Kato Hiroyuki on the grounds that "the art museum where Yui-kun held his last exhibition contacted me a few days ago, saying that a big customer wanted to buy Yui-kun's exhibits in bulk, and it just so happened that he could go back with Mr. Kato."
Kato Chinana must have been reminded by her husband many times not to mention the painting to outsiders, but she has a very good impression of Midorikawa Yui, and after spending these days together, she has already regarded Midorikawa Yui as a good friend.
So when Morobushi Kagemitsu casually took out the picture of the painting that Tennessee had taken and shared it with her, and regretfully said, "I heard there's a painting in the same series, and it would be great if I could see the other one in person," she hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, I have one too, but it's being kept by Hiroyuki now. It's in the safe of a good friend back home, a bit far from Tokyo..."
She seemed to have thought of something, her eyes lighting up. "Let's go there together in October, and treat it as a vacation. His hometown has beautiful maple leaves, maybe you'll get some inspiration!"
There are still four months left until October, which is too long. Rum or those above him must be unable to wait, and Bourbon has also returned to his country with Hiroyuki Kato.
Zhu Fushigure then acted distressed and said, "Ten months is too long. I will be so eager to see it that I won't be able to eat or drink for the next four months, and my creative inspiration will be seriously affected."
Kato Chinana was amused by him. After thinking for a while, she said decisively, "Then let's go back to Japan together! Anyway, Hiroyuki only came here with me because I like the food here, and I've eaten enough recently. Even if I get hungry again when I return to Japan, Wei-kun, your excellent cooking skills, will satisfy my appetite!"
The cat's eyes blinked. Morobushi Kagemitsu hadn't expected his plan to go so smoothly. Kato Hiroyuki would likely object to his wife's idea, but with the help of the painting's true owner, the chances of a peaceful resolution would be much higher.
He quickly finalized the travel plan with Kato Chinae. Morofushi Kagemitsu booked two tickets back to Japan, and agreed that he would first send Kato Chinae to Aomori, the hometown of Kato Hiroyuki, and then he would return to Tokyo to find Amuro Toru and Kato Hiroyuki to go together, so that Kato Chinae would not have to run around and someone would be able to explain the matter to the two of them.
In this way, half a month later, Zhu Fushimizu set foot on Japanese soil again.
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