Chapter 12 The First Player

At around six in the morning at Yokohama Shinko Pier, the orange sun had just risen from the sea, casting a golden glow on the floating sea surface, and was visible in the distance from the nearby red brick warehouse which had just darkened.

A thin layer of mist still hung in the early morning air, slightly concealing the cargo ships near the dock, the people moving large and small containers on and off the cargo ships, and the people in black clothes patrolling the surrounding area with vigilant eyes.

Xi Haiqingdou was standing at the pier wearing a black coat. The fishy and salty sea breeze blew in from the sea, occasionally blowing up the corners of his clothes and his long white hair, which was not tied up at all and was casually draped behind his head, and hit his face, which he brushed away with his hands.

He squinted his eyes and put his hand on his forehead. He looked at the only cargo ship near the pier and yawned. He turned around and asked, "Vodka, how long do you think they will take to move the goods?"

Vodka, wearing a black suit, a black hat and a pair of black sunglasses, stood behind him. After thinking for a moment, he said uncertainly, "It should take another twenty minutes, right?" But this speed was indeed quite slow.

"It shouldn't take that long, right?" Asahina Kazuma, who was originally standing on the other side of the West Sea Haruto, shook her head and turned her gaze towards the direction of the cargo ship.

As a sniper, his sight extended further than Vodka's, and his tone could hardly conceal his excitement: "At this rate, it should be over in fifteen minutes."

This transaction between the organization and the Hong Kong underworld was carried out by sea transport. All the arms were loaded on ships and transported over. The deal was then concluded on the spot and the money was transported over. Cooperation like theirs used cash or goods transactions between each other. The number of US$150 million was too large, and it was difficult for the organization to insure the land transportation method.

Yokohama's geographical location is a rare natural advantage. As long as the other party does not go back on their word, once the deal is concluded and the company goes to sea, they can rest assured.

The transaction time was scheduled at 5 a.m., and more than an hour has passed.

"It's so slow." Xi Haiqingdou was not satisfied with this answer. He yawned lazily again, walked towards the Hong Kong Heiren member who was standing not far away and counting the supplies in the container, and said with a gloomy look: "Yamashita--can you speed up a little? With such a slow speed, you will be "fired" from our organization... I don't have time to watch snails move here. Let's save each other's time and finish it smoothly as soon as possible so that we can cooperate happily, right?"

Because of his pale skin, the light blue color under his eyes was particularly obvious. When those golden eyes swept over, Yamashita, who was about to say something, couldn't help but lower his head slightly, his mind was blank: "Okay, okay... I'll ask them to speed up."

After the order was issued from the mountain bottom, seeing that the opponent's speed had more than doubled, Xi Haiqing Dou raised the corner of his mouth in satisfaction: "This is the right way."

Seeing Xi Haiqingdou finally turn around, Shan Xia couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He touched his forehead and was surprised to find that he had just broken out in a cold sweat.

The other party obviously didn't say anything harsh, but when he stopped smiling, Yamashita suddenly felt as if he was seen through and reprimanded by several senior officers... Wasn't he just a member of the equipment department of the opposing organization who was in poor health?

Originally, Yamashita just wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Hong Kong underworld was strong and the other side didn't seem to be dissatisfied with the fact that no cadres showed up in this transaction, so he developed a contemptuous mentality and the speed was so slow.

After Xi Haiqing Dou mentioned it, only five minutes later, both parties had silently and quickly counted all the traded goods smoothly.

Xi Haiqing Dou smiled and shook hands with Yamashita, his expression happy and natural: "Yamashita-kun, I think everything has been confirmed correctly this time?"

"Yes, there is absolutely no mistake." Yamashita answered stumblingly, blinking nervously, looking a lot more restrained. "If Mr. Cointreau also confirms it, this deal is over."

"Of course, there is no problem on our side." Xi Hai Qing Dou let go, took the transaction form, opened it, quickly read it, and said.

Then he ignored Yamashita's stiff body and patted his shoulder: "There's no need to be so nervous, Yamashita-kun."

He said in a light tone, "I'm not some man-eating monster, relax. Happy trading."

"Okay." Yamashita forced out an awkward smile that looked as ugly as crying. An inconspicuous man in a black suit approached him and said something to him. Yamashita immediately breathed a sigh of relief and left in a hurry with the gangsters, looking as if something was chasing him.

Of course, Saikai Haruto didn't notice these scenes, his eyes had already shifted to the freighter that was preparing to turn around and set sail.

"Let's go, everyone, let's go back." He glanced at Furuya Rei and Morobushi Kagemitsu who had just gotten off the freighter, but he didn't say anything, with a bored expression on his face and a calm voice. This made Morobushi Kagemitsu, who had prepared a speech in the morning and wanted to explain, feel a little lost.

Fūya Rei secretly gave him a look, indicating that he should talk about it later.

The freighter that came to transport the arms came silently and took back boxes of containers. Except for Miki Naoya, Saikai Haruto and the others had no intention of leaving on the freighter - after all, this trip to Yokohama had more than one mission.

Glancing at Xi Haiqing Dou who seemed to be in a bad mood, Vodka drove the black Mercedes quickly over and skillfully reduced his presence - he was familiar with this situation, it was just like when his elder brother was angry. He just had to be quiet and act like a transparent person and not say anything, because his elder brother would not vent his anger on him anyway.

Saikai Haruto looked at Furuya Rei and said, "Bourbon, is it okay for you to drive back alone?"

"Of course, it's better to say it this way." Fūya Rei shrugged in a relaxed tone.

Asahina Kazuma looked at Furuya Rei and Saikai Haruto and raised his hand nonchalantly: "Then Scotland and I will follow Cointreau."

Asahina Kazuma and Morofushi Kagemitsu quickly sat in the back seat. Saikai Haruto, who was sitting in the passenger seat, thought for a moment, then leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes after playing a song.

Soothing and lively music sounded. The female singer's voice was soft, low and a little hoarse. The melody of the song was lively and smooth, and the atmosphere around Xihai Qingdou also became soothing.

Asahina Kazuma in the back seat couldn't help asking, "What song is this? Is it sung by a foreign singer?"

The melody of the song and the singer's voice were nice, and he wanted to record it, but he didn't understand a single word of the lyrics.

Morobushi Kagemitsu thought: "It sounds like Russian." He had heard some similar languages ​​before... He silently memorized the tune of the song.

"This is a folk song." Xi Haiqingdou leaned back in the car seat and replied lazily, "It's normal that you haven't heard of it. Few people would learn Russian. This is a folk song from the Soviet Union. But the singer is not a singer, she is just an ordinary person.

Last year I was on a business trip in Moscow and heard her singing this song in a bar, so I asked her to record it again. "

Feeling that Saikai Haruto seemed to be in a good mood, Asahina Kazuma asked curiously, "Is she the one you like, Jundu?"

"No."

As if he hadn't guessed that he would make such a guess, Xi Haiqing Dou turned his head and half-raised his eyelids to look at him strangely: "She is my mission target."

"As for the person I really liked...she died two years ago."*

“…Hmm, that’s it. Sorry. …May I ask for your condolences?”

Asahina Kazuma was caught off guard by this answer and answered dryly.

Morobushi Kagemitsu couldn't help but think - so this song reminds Cointreau of his lover? But asking the mission target to record a song... isn't that a bit too much?

"It doesn't matter. She committed suicide and no one expected it at the time. It's sad, but after all, death cannot be resurrected," said Haruto Nishimami.

Asahina Kazuma stole a few glances at Saikai Haruto's face and found that not only did he not look angry but he also did not look sad. His tone was light, his expression was relaxed and natural, and he even began to hum a song with interest.

It felt like this attitude wasn't like talking about his dead lover, but rather like he was joking with him.

——Could it be that Cointreau was deliberately deceiving him?

Asahina Kazuma couldn't help but think this way. But before he could ask again, he was pulled by Morobushi Kagemitsu.

——"Don't ask." This was clearly revealed in Morobushi Kagemitsu's eyes.

——"Why?" Asahina and Shinto gave him a puzzled look.

——"Cointreau is about to get angry."

Zhufu Jingguang couldn't help but want to sigh again.

His contemporary was probably born with a screw loose in the brain and could only see the superficial emotions of others, but was blind to the various hidden emotions contained within.

Morobushi Kagemitsu was born with a strong ability to perceive emotions. He could clearly feel that although Jundu appeared to be smiling and relaxed on the surface, his mood was obviously much lower... Although he could not be sure of the truthfulness of Jundu's words, it was very likely that what Asahina had just said had touched a sore spot for him.

Kundou's personality is completely different when he is in a good mood or a bad mood. Morobushi Kagemitsu doesn't really want Asahina to continue to test this topic.

Suddenly, Zhu Fujingguang's eyes fixed, he looked out the window, and then said calmly: "Cointreau, Vodka, pay attention, we are being watched."

"Are you sure? How many people are there on the other side? Can you tell which side they are on?"

Xi Haiqingdou's eyes opened wide, and the smile that had just appeared on his lips disappeared in an instant.

There was no emotion in those golden eyes that looked at him, and Zhu Fu Jingguang suddenly felt a great pressure.

He nodded, his voice remaining restrained and calm: "Ok, the other party probably didn't start following us near the dock, but they followed us for more than a while. There were about two cars, a white Nissan and a black Honda. It's hard to tell which side they are from for now." He quickly reported the license plate number of the car on the other side.

Xi Haiqing Dou looked a little disappointed: "Just these few people? Forget it...

Vodka, speed up and leave them behind on the roads ahead. Scotland, call Bourbon and tell him the news."

Vodka: “Got it!”

Xi Hai Qing Dou laughed softly, his voice full of amusement: "It's really interesting. We just finished the deal with the Hong Kong gang, and someone followed us right after. What a coincidence... Do you want to guess which side they belong to and where did they get the information from?"