Chapter 74 Please Walk by My Side

"Why did you bring him here?"

In the apartment in Meguro district, at the same moment, Kamiya Aoi hit the enter key on the computer.

Gin, wearing a black waistcoat, pushed the door open and dragged in a terrified middle-aged man wearing glasses like a dog.

When Vermouth frowned and asked, Shen Youkui's eyes fixed -

This middle-aged man was the mastermind behind the blackmail case against the Metropolitan Police Department. He was also the culprit who, out of anger after his companion's accidental death, detonated a bomb, killing more than a dozen bomb disposal police officers including Hagiwara Kenji.

How did Gin bring him here?

No, it should be said that the Black Organization is indeed the mastermind behind this extortion case.

Because it has been guessed for a long time, now the answer is just confirmed.

Kamiya Aoi had a blank expression on her face, and was not disturbed by the appearance of the middle-aged man and Gin.

"Is that him?"

Although it was a question, Gin's tone was firm.

Seeing that Gin avoided the previous question, Vermouth didn't ask any more questions, and didn't even look at the frightened middle-aged man.

"How is he? Not bad, a child that suits my taste."

To your taste... When Shen Youkui heard this description, her eyelids twitched and she glanced at Vermouth.

Gin threw the middle-aged man aside like he was some merchandise and looked at Kamiya Aoi with cold eyes.

This was his first meeting with Shen Youkui.

Gin was not surprised by Bermode's interest in Kamiya Aoi. She was always good at finding some fun for herself while on a mission so as not to get too bored.

That kind of interest, which is similar to that in street cats and dogs, will not last long and will not affect her mission.

But this time, her "little fun" actually attracted the attention of the BOSS - with the direct order from the BOSS, even Gin had to treat it seriously.

No one can remain calm when being evaluated as a commodity.

Especially for some people who have outstanding talents and are arrogant but unaware of it, being looked at in this way is almost a shame.

Gin is waiting for Kamiya Aoi to show an emotional change.

However, Kamiya Aoi had seen his cold gaze too many times, as if he was looking at a dead object... and he had seen even more frightening looks as well.

Therefore, just a glance when they met could not have any intimidating effect on Shen Youkui.

Witnessing the two of them staring at each other in expressionless silence for a long time, Vermode's newly rising anger immediately disappeared.

"If I don't say anything, how long will you keep looking at each other like this?"

The teasing question ended the meaningless stare, and Gin finally spoke up, "Is this the person you exchanged for Rizawa and Aino?"

Bermode lifted the ends of her hair, and every move she made showed that she didn't care. "Those two guys... were already discovered by Aoi-chan. There's no point in them staying."

Rizawa and Aino...the two spies of the Black Organization lurking in the police academy.

Shen Youkui glanced at Bermode again - it was obvious that he thought of checking the identities of the two people only after he reached a deal with Bermode and received a hint from Bermode.

But after hearing the words from Vermouth, it seems that Shen Youkui had already discovered that the two were traitors. In order to stop them from betraying the organization, Vermouth not only used Shen Youkui to get rid of them, but also "invited" him to come, as if he had successfully turned a loss into a profit.

Gin didn't comment. If things hadn't developed this way, he wouldn't have spent extra energy dealing with the follow-up.

He was not saying these words to blame Bermode for his minor mistake.

Tilting his head slightly, Gin looked down at the middle-aged man who was about to shrink himself into a ball to reduce his presence, and said coldly: "Take it out."

He had no idea what was going on and was just planning to blackmail the Metropolitan Police Department, but the man brought here by Gin panicked and took out the remote control of a bomb from his pocket and handed it to him.

Shen Youkui's expression changed slightly when he saw this - he felt that something was wrong with the current plot!

Gin took the remote and pressed the detonation button without a pause. He pressed it a few more times to prevent any accidents.

The "click, click" sound was like the sound of a lighter being lit again and again, echoing continuously in the silent room.

When Gin reached out his hand, Kamiya Aoi took a step forward to try to stop him, but he was still a step too slow, "You!"

He had finally found the only save file before Hagiwara Kenji died. If Gin pressed the buttons a few times and the bomb exploded again, how could he achieve a full HE effect?

There is no hope for the limited-time achievement. I can’t lose the red team’s HE-free ending!

Gin only needed one hand to tightly grasp Kamiya Aoi's wrist bone and forcibly fix the latter in place.

The deep, cold green eyes slowly fixed on Shen Youkui's face, "Two people, of course we have to exchange them for two people."

Before coming, he had already confirmed the deaths of Rizawa and Aino.

Since it is an exchange, how could the person that Shen Youkui cares about allow him to escape?

Shenyou Kuidun felt his heart bleeding - this was the first time he encountered a situation where he couldn't even perform a full HE attack. He immediately pulled out the game panel and prepared to load the file again.

But when he opened the game panel and glanced at it inadvertently, he found that the limited-time achievement that he thought had failed actually showed a completed status.

“Limited-time achievement: [The Last Minute] completed. Description: One day, one hour, one minute. This is a battle for only you.”

Done…?

Unable to figure out how this limited-time achievement was completed, Shen Youkui couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

His expression was naturally interpreted as the dull silence caused by a huge blow.

As someone who had actually made an agreement with Kamiyakui but broke the agreement due to the intervention of other people in the organization, Vermode was more or less offended and unhappy.

Besides, she is indeed very interested in the current Kamiya Aoi.

"You're really good at making things awkward. Look, you scared him."

While speaking, he seemed to move forward a little, expressing his stance of defending Shen Youkui.

However, she was also very clear about Gin's style of doing things, and understood that now was not the time to waste time. The important thing was to take Kamiya Aoi away.

So she stood between Gin and Kamiya Aoi, and at the same time, she raised her hand and hit Kamiya Aoi on the side of the neck like lightning.

The silver-haired boy suddenly groaned, and his body slid down softly, falling into Bermode's arms.

Looking down at the peaceful sleeping face in the crook of his arms, Vermouth raised his eyebrows slightly, hoping that his intuition would be as reliable as before.

"Let's go." Gin took the unconscious Kamiya Aoi with one hand and glanced dangerously at the middle-aged man curled up on the ground.

"No! Don't kill me! I, I can join you! I can make bombs! Please, don't kill me!"

The middle-aged man, who felt the threat of death, was almost about to hug the two people's thighs and beg for mercy.

Gin originally had no intention of killing him right now, and ordered him coldly to follow him. Vermouth finally looked for any signs of activity in the room.

When it was the turn of the computer that God Yuuki had briefly used, Vermouth's heart suddenly moved when he saw the information on the true identities of Riza and Aino on the screen.

The slender fingers lightly pressed the mouse.

"Belmaud."

At the urging voice, the beautiful lady smiled, closed her computer, and left quickly.

The door opened and closed gently, and the house fell into a long silence and darkness again.

He seemed to be in a coma, but in fact his perspective had changed to a ghostly God's perspective. Shen Youkui also quietly followed the three people and got into the car.

Taking this opportunity, Shenyou Aoi can think carefully about how the limited-time achievement is completed.

The achievement was triggered before Kenji Hagiwara was killed in the plot. Kamiya Aoi would never believe that this achievement has nothing to do with Kenji Hagiwara.

Obviously, whether the limited-time achievement is completed or not is linked to whether Kenji Hagiwara survives.

The limited-time achievement was completed... Does it mean that Furuya Rei and the other two not only believed the information given by Kamiya Aoi, but also successfully acted and saved Hagiwara Kenji from being killed in the plot?

I actually believed him so easily...Kami Yuuki thought, and always felt that the plot development of this reading was very strange.

Recalling his "chance encounter" with Morobushi Kagemitsu not long ago, Matsuda Jinpei was also puzzled.

Shen Youkui pondered for a long time, and suddenly a thought came to his mind that even he himself found a little funny - could it be that the NPC did not update with the level, and still retained the memory of the previous round?

The absurd thought emerged for a moment, and his eyes fell on Gin, the co-pilot. Kamiya Aoi, who was in a floating state, shook her head and denied this guess first.

If the memory was not covered by the gear, it is possible that only the people on the red team would carry the memory of last week.

And if Gin still remembered what he had done, he would have shot him right back and eliminated this huge hidden danger quickly and efficiently.

Why would he wait until Vermode's message arrived before appearing?

Sure enough, the plot is still hidden.

Kamiya Aoi shook her head, put aside her curiosity about the strange behavior of Furuya Rei and the others, and turned her thoughts elsewhere.

The black car was driven by Vodka, and soon after leaving Meguro District, Shenyou Aoi saw the familiar road scenery.

Isn't this the secret research institute of the Black Organization that Gin took him to in the BE round after he boarded Gin's pirate ship?

Kamiya Aoi couldn't help but sigh about her fate with this plot, which went around in circles, from BE to HE, and was present in every episode.

...wait, this plot point that cannot be avoided in both the HE and BE rounds is not the obvious main line.

Isn't this a standard hidden plot?

Halfway through sighing, Shen Youkui suddenly realized his omission and felt that he had been too lax. He actually didn't even notice such an obvious clue.

The low-key building with a gray and white background gradually revealed its full appearance. For the first time, Shen Youkui carefully observed this seemingly unremarkable research institute from a third perspective.

As the most secretive research institute of the Black Organization, its location is not hidden at all. It is near residential areas and commercial streets, and pedestrians can be seen everywhere around it.

There were even several different signs hanging at the door, with businesses ranging from private clinics to individual lawyers, all very varied and unremarkable.

It looks no different from other commercial buildings for rent.

Kamiya Aoi took note of the nearby landmarks and road information, and when she turned around she saw herself slumped against the car door, and as Gin opened the door she fell headfirst out.

Then Gin raised his hand coldly, grabbed the collar of the man like a cat and straightened him up. He put one hand on his shoulder and helped Kamiya Aoi into the shop with a sign saying "Personal Lawyer" as if he was helping a drunk person.

Shen Youkui looked at this scene in surprise. He remembered that he went to the dentist's shop last time.

The young man sitting in the private law firm was wearing glasses. When he saw Gin and his group coming in, he greeted them with a smile as if he was really welcoming customers and led them to the back room.

Some old wooden doors opened, revealing a bleak space constructed of mechanical metal.

Gin stayed here and handed the Kamiya Aoi he had been carrying with him to Vermouth.

The man with long silver hair looked cold and said, "It's best not to disappoint the boss."

Bermode chuckled, "My intuition tells me that he will give the boss a surprise."

Shen Youkui looked at this scene without any ripples in her heart.

Becoming a criminal organization's experimental subject is a very classic and clichéd plot. Although it can be considered a hidden plot, Kamiya Aoi prefers to think that it is a cover for the hidden plot.

It doesn’t matter whether you become an experimental subject or not; what matters is why the experiment exists.

Accompanying Shen Youkui, Vermode used facial recognition to pass through countless checkpoints that required authorization, and finally came to a strange room located underground that was decorated luxuriously and extravagantly.

Burgundy carpets, beige leather sofas. There was even a fireplace in the middle of the room, with a crackling fire. Opposite the fireplace was a cozy rocking chair with a blanket on it and a half-read French poem upside down on the armrest.

However, there was no one in the room.

Behind the rocking chair, where the bookshelf should have been, a part of the wall was abruptly hollowed out, with a huge electronic screen embedded inside.

Shen Youkui was still in a strange third perspective. He looked at the electronic screen and clearly heard Bermode respectfully address him as——

"BOSS."

After a moment of silence, the electronic screen lit up.

On the screen that almost took up an entire wall, a young man in a suit appeared, with black hair neatly combed back, cold eyes and a slightly hooked nose.

The moment Shen Youkui's eyes met his, an unbearable pain suddenly came from deep in his mind.

“Hmm…”

The screen in front of him darkened, Shen Youkui held his forehead and found that he had been ejected from the game.

[Special plot is in progress, please wait patiently. 】

Shen Youkui: "..."

The author has something to say:

First of all, let me explain: the dimensional wall in this game is very solid! Aoi and Ke's world cannot merge, he can't enter, he is just a player, this plot is something else.

Secondly, tell me that I am not the only one who was hurt by the M26 intelligence (crying cat head)

Finally, I am a newbie, and I am very sorry to everyone who has been waiting!

I also want to say that the length of Wenye is too short compared to Ke. I feel like writing it after the completed Ke_(:з」∠)_, so I will start a new short story for Wenye and write it for everyone to read for free. The plot is not connected to Ke, so even if you haven't read Ke, you can still read it without any obstacles. It can be regarded as a small compensation for the delay in updating during this period QAQ