Chapter 89 Chapter 89 "So you hate me so much,...
"When I went through all the trouble to get medicine to Scotland, where were you, Bourbon, who had just marked him?"
This sentence hit Fūya Ling's head so hard that his mind went blank for a moment.
Among all the people Scotland has come into contact with, only two people have ever made Rei Furuya feel a sense of crisis. One is Lei, with whom Scotland has spent a long time and has a good understanding, and the other is Mescal, who asked Scotland to leave special information for him before the decisive battle in order to clear his name.
However, after Scotland left for Europe, they had rarely interacted. He was unaware of Scotland's true stance, and Scotland didn't owe Rye any favors. Although Rye, or rather Akai Shuichi, had asked Furuya Rei for information on Scotland after the organization's fall and the realization of Bourbon's true identity—which Furuya Rei naturally didn't respond to—that was all.
Mezcal is different.
While Rei Furuya was indifferent to Scotland's daily sharing because he felt that Scotland was "of little use", Mezcal was fighting alongside Scotland in Europe.
After Fūya Rei temporarily marked Scotland and wanted to persuade Scotland to rebel but held off because of Ley's fake death, Mescal, who was being hunted by the organization, guessed Scotland's plight from thousands of miles away and sent Scotland key medicine.
For those who Furuya Rei didn't lend a helping hand, there were others who wanted to save them even if they were not at home.
The person he was supposed to protect was protected by someone else.
Mescal's existence is like a mirror, reflecting the debt that Rei Furuya owes to Keimitsu Morobushi and the embarrassment of Rei Furuya.
When giving the restaurant list to Morofushi Keimitsu and Matsuda Jinpei tonight, Furuya Rei was too busy with the rum issue to spare much attention, so he sent them all the restaurants that he had inspected for environment, taste and safety - among them was the Italian restaurant he had specifically visited when he was about to go to Scotland in Europe.
When he finally finished interrogating Rum and was preparing to go to the banquet, he saw the message from Morofushi Kagemitsu saying that he and Matsuda Jinpei were in this restaurant. He couldn't help but think: Could it be that even if Hiro lost his memory, he would subconsciously miss the time in Europe?
With such an uneasy mood, when Ling Furuya was driving to the Italian restaurant, he saw nephrolepis plants displayed outside a flower shop on the road.
Just a hint of blue in the peripheral vision successfully captured the attention of the blond policeman.
It looks too much like Hiro.
Putting such a bouquet of flowers on the passenger seat and imagining how Morobushi Jingguang would hold it, Fūya Ling's originally slightly depressed mood was lifted again by anticipation.
Nephrolepis is indeed very suitable for Zhufu Jingguang. The similar blue and white colors complement each other and make Fūya Ling's heart soften.
But his good mood didn't last long. Seeing the young man with cat eyes lost in thought over his cheese, tomato, and pico de gallo pasta, Furuya Rei couldn't help but wonder: Was it the memories of his past dining experiences in Europe that were influencing Hiro? Or was Hiro already remembering how Bourbon hadn't paid any attention to the daily life he shared with him in Europe?
Distracted by this mentality, Rei Furuya, who was unable to fully concentrate, handed the report on Kenji Hagiwara to Jinpei Matsuda at the wrong time.
Even though he later used the atmosphere-adjusting skills he had developed during his undercover work to successfully adjust the atmosphere at the dinner table—he wanted to see a genuine smile in those cat eyes—Furuga Rei still felt that this dinner was a little unsatisfactory.
This uneasy feeling reached its peak when Mezcal appeared.
Rei Furuya knew that Mezcal was doing well at AISI, but his desire to leave Italy or even Europe and come to Japan as a free agent was obviously not within reasonable procedures.
The blond policeman felt angry, but at the same time, panic rose uncontrollably in his heart, as if something was about to get out of control.
Because he knew what Mezcal had done for Scotland, he knew that Mezcal liked Scotland as much as he did, but he still grabbed Morobushi Kagemitsu's hand in such an inappropriate manner. After using force to force the other party to distance himself from Morobushi Kagemitsu, Fūya Rei tried to suppress his anger and speak as politely as possible at the beginning.
Rei Furuya wanted to suppress the matter. Mescal, who had been cooperating with Rei Furuya to provide information to find Scotland's whereabouts, and now learned that Rei Furuya had found Scotland without telling him, did not have such a good temper and directly threw out the most sharp question.
At this moment, Furuya Rei's world seemed to become silent. Except for the cat-eyed young man standing beside him, all other people and things almost lost their sense of existence.
But everything seemed to become very noisy and chaotic. The sound of his rapid heartbeat, the words spoken in that chaotic and ambiguous moment, and the aroma of coffee and grape oolong that were once entangled together... all filled Jiang Gu Ling's senses.
The evidence of his past crimes was suddenly placed before him, but the victims around him were still unaware of it because of his selfishness.
Yes, selfish.
When Morufushi Keimitsu called him and said that he could recall his memory by contacting related people and things, in addition to being subconsciously happy that Morufushi Keimitsu could regain his memory, Furuya Rei also had various worries, some of which were from Morufushi Keimitsu's perspective, and some were due to his selfishness.
Influenced by his years of public security and undercover career, Fūya Ling thinks a lot before doing anything. He is unwilling to apply this attitude to Zhufu Jingguang, but he also has the weaknesses of ordinary people after all.
I will uncover the evidence of my crime myself. But that is too heavy, so at least give me some time to buffer it, and not bring Hiro with me right from the start. This will be better for both our relationship and Hiro's mentality.
If you look into it carefully, there is nothing wrong with this idea, but Jiang Gu Ling should have known that not everything will go according to his plan.
On the day Zhufu Jingguang was found, Zhufu Gaoming warned him that "Jingguang was not the public security action plan planned by you". He listened to it, but still did not do well enough in his stumbling efforts.
Emotionally, Furuya Rei is a novice, but reality will not take extra care of him just because he is a novice - or rather, it is the greatest blessing that Morobushi Kagemitsu is still willing to be close to him after losing his memory.
He took a deep breath to calm himself down, then turned his head to look at Zhufu Jingguang beside him, only to find that the other person's face was terribly pale, even his lips had lost their color, and even sweat began to appear on his forehead.
"...Are you okay?" After swallowing the nickname that would reveal Morifuku Kagemitsu's real name, Furiya Rei looked at Morifuku Kagemitsu who was almost on the verge of collapse. The panic of being exposed by Mescal was instantly replaced by worry about Morifuku Kagemitsu's condition.
He stretched out his hand to support him, but the cat-eyed young man who could tolerate his hug a few days ago was now controlled by his body's instinct to avoid Fūya Rei's touch.
Zhu Fujingguang's movement was not big, but it was very obvious in the eyes of the two people whose attention was on him.
Mescal already had a strong opinion of Furuya Rei, and Morifushi Kagemitsu's resistance to the blond police officer made him understand something. He hadn't originally planned to stop the two from leaving, but he strode forward and wanted to take Morifushi Kagemitsu away: "Scotland, follow me—"
"No need, Mezcal." Zhu Fu Jingguang did not turn back to look at Mezcal. In fact, his condition at this moment was so bad that his eyesight was a little dazed.
Jōgu Rei gritted his teeth and placed his hands loosely on Zhufu Jingguang's side.
Mescal had no idea Scotland could speak, but even if his voice was low, he still heard it. He stood there, stunned by the surprise and the meaning of Zhufu Jingguang's words, feeling so mixed up that he didn't know what to say.
Zhu Fushigi Jingguang made a "let's go" gesture to Furuya Ling, and then said with his back still turned to Mezcal, "Bourbon has your contact information, right? I'll contact you later, Mezcal."
Without time to figure out what he felt when he heard these words, nor willing to look at Mescal's expression that lit up in an instant, Fūya Rei could only follow Morobushi Kagemitsu's instructions and slowly accompany him to the car.
Seeing that Zhu Fushi Jingguang had sat safely in the passenger seat, Furuya Ling walked over to the driver's seat and said, "Hiro, why do you suddenly look so bad? I'll take you to the hospital now."
"It's okay, my mind is just confused right now," Zhu Fujingguang's voice became weaker and weaker, and his eyes slowly closed. "Just let me sleep, don't go to the hospital... Zero."
As the whisper-like "zero" faded into the night, Zhu Fujingguang's eyes closed.
At this moment, Fūya Rei felt like his heart was about to stop, and the endless sea of fire that day flashed uncontrollably before his eyes. It was the stinging pain in his lower lip that barely brought him back to reality.
Not paying attention to the bloody taste in his mouth, the blond policeman quickly checked Zhu Fujingguang's condition. His breathing, heartbeat, and body temperature were all within normal range. He was indeed just asleep.
Seeing that even though he fell asleep, Zhu Fu Jingguang still frowned unconsciously because of his slight and quick inspection, Jiang Gu Ling didn't even dare to do a simple action like gently rubbing his frown.
Seeing from the rearview mirror that Mescal had not left and was still standing there watching them, Furuya Rei finally drove away from the store slowly at a speed as least to disturb Morobushi Keimitsu.
By the time he drove to the downstairs of his current apartment, more than an hour had passed, but Zhu Fu Jingguang had not woken up yet.
Jōya Ling had no intention of waking up Zhufu Jingguang. He just quietly looked at the outline of his beloved in the moonlight.
The moonlight tonight was very bright, making Zhu Fujingguang's originally fair cheeks almost transparent. The eyes that usually looked at Furuya Ling gently were now tightly closed, and only the upturned corners of his eyes still looked sentimental.
His eyes were greedy, because Fūya Rei was afraid that this would be the last time he saw Morobushi Kagemitsu sleeping.
The self-deceiving mentality of luck that he had previously had was ruthlessly shattered by Mescal that night, and then he gradually felt hopeless as Zhufu Jingguang refused to touch him.
...How could Furuya Rei forget the first time Morobushi Kagemitsu refused his physical touch?
It was unknown how long had passed, so long that the moon had moved, before Zhu Fujing's long eyelashes trembled, and then the blue eyes wrapped in water light, with tiredness and sadness, were reflected in Jiang Gu Ling's eyes.
Zhu Fu Jingguang didn't look at him, but spoke very softly, as if talking to himself.
"So you hate me that much, Zero?"
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