Chapter 17 The First Player

As soon as Furuya Rei spoke, the atmosphere in the room became so solemn that it was almost frozen. For a moment, the space was so quiet that it seemed as if one could clearly hear everyone's breathing and heartbeat.

Zhufu Jingguang put down the gun in his hand without saying a word, his muscles tensed, and his eyes looking at Fangtani Rei were full of surprise; but unexpectedly, Nishikai Haruto, the accused person, not only did not show any surprise Instead of being angry, his eyes were full of interest.

The tips of his eyebrows were raised high, and the corners of his lips were also gradually raised in a subtle arc. His golden eyes were slightly curved, and his eyes were too bright. He seemed not to notice the slightest tension in the extremely oppressive gray-blue eyes, and his muscles showed a lazy and relaxed state.

Not only does he not look angry, but he looks more like... a little excited.

But before he opened his mouth to say something, Furuya Rei took the lead and made a new move.

"——If it's you, Jundu, then of course it's impossible."

The young man with a natural baby face and innocent looks blinked his beautiful gray-blue eyes, which were mixed with a little purple tones to show a sense of depth and mystery. Like a glacier melting into spring water, the coldness on his face melted into a smile as sweet as honey in an instant.

The sticky and stagnant atmosphere was instantly broken. Fūya Rei relaxed his body and bent forward slightly, resting his hands on the sofa. He spoke in a brisk, somewhat deliberate tone of innocence and intimacy:

"I was just joking to liven up the atmosphere... I think you wouldn't mind, Cointreau?"

He looked as if he and Saikai Haruto were close friends for many years and he was just playing a simple and light-hearted joke on him.

"Oh, is that so?"

Xi Haiqingdou licked his upper palate, not hiding his disappointment, his eyebrows drooped, and he turned to show a playful smile to Furuya Ling: "You scared me, I thought you really doubted me, Bourbon, what a pity... But if I say I mind, what are you going to do, Bourbon?"

After saying this, she tilted her head unconsciously, and tapped the tabletop lightly with her fingers, her golden eyes staring at him without blinking, her eyes filled with malice.

The words that were brewing in his mouth were thrown into confusion by Furuya Rei's action, and Xi Haiqingdou was extremely unhappy.

With that look and action, no one would take his words as a simple question.

Especially when the only sounds left in the space were the rhythmic and crisp sounds of Saikai Haruto tapping the table with his fingers, even though he knew that Jundu might be deliberately creating a sense of tension in this way, at least Morofushi Keimitsu on the other side frowned unconsciously, breathed lighter, tried hard to control his heartbeat to keep it steady and slow, and began to feel a little nervous.

For a moment, the positions of Furuya Rei and Saikai Haruto seemed to have reversed.

And Furuya Rei was just like Saikai Haruto before, and he was not afraid at all when facing his questioning: "But Jundu, you clearly don't care, right?"

"If you really cared about this, you wouldn't be standing there and saying these things to me. This is not the behavior of a normal, angry person."

After saying this, he tilted his head and smiled, imitating Xi Hai Qing Dou's behavior.

——In short, if he was really angry just now, then he is not a normal person.

"Of course."

Xi Haiqingdou stopped tapping on the table and brushed his arm calmly, with a semi-permanent smile on his face: "Just like what you did just now, Bourbon, it was just a little joke."

None of the three spoke any more.

Saikai Haruto and Furuya Rei had the same smile on their faces, even the curvature of the smile was so similar, it was as if they were competing to see who could smile more brilliantly, and for a moment the room seemed to be filled with spring and flowers in bloom.

It was not until a few seconds later that Vodka opened the door and came in with a phone in his hand, and the inexplicably subtle atmosphere in the room began to relax a little.

The blond, dark-skinned, short-haired, baby-faced young man and the silver-haired, white-skinned, long-haired, thin young man were sitting on the sofa and standing in front of the table, smiling at each other. They didn't look alike at all, but they had an odd sense of similarity. For some reason, Vodka had the illusion that he saw two identical smiling Buddhas looking at each other in the mirror.

This feeling was so strange that Vodka shuddered and shook his head quickly to get rid of the unreasonable associations in his mind.

I just don't know if something happened just now, I always feel that they seem to know something strange...Vodka, who was completely out of the situation, said dryly: "Cointreau, you woke up too? How was your rest?"

After Vodka walked in, Toru Amuro and Haruto Nishimi looked at each other, then looked away at the same time and put away the smiles on their faces.

Saikai Haruto said calmly, "I'm fine. I rested well. Did you talk to Gin on the phone?"

At the same time, he heaved a sigh of relief - luckily Vodka arrived in time, if he had appeared a few minutes later, he might have been unable to hold back his laughter and would have been paralyzed.

He never thought that the difference between the two-dimensional and three-dimensional worlds was so big. He obviously didn't dislike seeing Furuya Rei's smile in the anime, but when this person turned from a paper man into a real person and appeared in front of him, why did he find his hypocritical smile so annoying?

Bah, she even imitated his movements to act cute, so disgusting! It gave him goosebumps!

"Yeah." Vodka nodded and smiled innocently: "Brother just called me to ask about the progress of my mission..."

While Cointreau and Vodka were talking, Furiya Rei quietly rubbed his cheeks - he felt that his face had become stiff from smiling, and he had just been holding it up with a strong will not to admit defeat and not to show weakness, but it was a failure.

I don’t know what it means for a grown man like Jundu to laugh so much every day, and he even tilts his head maliciously to act cute. Bah, so disgusting!

And Cointreau just now quietly rubbed his forearm again. Don't think he didn't see it... Could it be that the guy hurt his hand on the road? Or is there an old injury there that has recurred? In any case, I hope it hurts him to death.

Morofushi Jingguang, who had been trying hard to reduce his presence, also breathed a sigh of relief.

As a child who had been influenced by him for many years, he could understand what Furiya Rei did, but he was really too risky. The atmosphere had just been up and down several times, and if it happened again a few more times, he would definitely have a heart attack.

"...Ah, by the way, Jundu, there is one more thing I want to tell you."

Vodka slapped his forehead and laughed as he dropped a thunderbolt: "Big brother said that Lei's mission happened to be completed ahead of schedule, so we can call him over to help... Big brother has already called him over here, and he said that if you have any questions, you can contact Lei directly."

Lei is also going to intervene? Why does this matter involve so many code members? Is there some other secret that he doesn't know yet?

As if hearing a familiar name, Furuya Rei's heart suddenly skipped a beat - Lei's shooting skills were even better than Kazuma's, and he was also on good terms with Gin. The situation had already become a little chaotic, and if Lei joined in, there was no telling if there would be other unexpected changes...

"I see... I understand. I will contact him if I need anything."

Xi Haiqingdou blinked, her thick and long eyelashes fluttered a few times, and replied lightly, "What else? Is this all Gin told you?"

“…”

Vodka's eyes wandered, and the rest of the words suddenly got stuck in his throat, not knowing how to say them out. But his elder brother's order was more important, so he still spoke haltingly:

"Brother told Jundu to... be careful, don't get hurt... and don't take risks, don't get into trouble..."

Furiya Rei's eyes were subtle: "Would Gin say that?"

That's totally unlike him.

Of course not, Gin certainly wouldn't say that, these were all "processed" by him.

Vodka smiled awkwardly, but it seemed strange to ask him to convey Gin's exact words to Cointreau as Gin said.

"What are you afraid of? I'm not a cannibal... Speak properly and don't tamper with your boss's words."

Xihai Qingdou glanced at Vodka and got goosebumps again.

"What did he say, don't let me run around or don't do anything to get myself killed?"

"It's almost the same." Vodka said, and this time his words were much smoother: "Big brother told you, Jundu, not to do anything unnecessary, and to go back early after solving the problem. You are not allowed to take action, and you are not allowed to deliberately use your injury as an opportunity to take a vacation after the mission is completed. He will find you."

Of course, Gin's original words also included "Otherwise I wouldn't mind turning around and sending him a bullet so that he really has to lie in bed and rest for a few more days", but he really didn't dare to say this in front of Cointreau.

"Do I look like that kind of person? Did he say anything else, like he would tell the boss when I got back, or that he would come back and give me a bullet?"

Xi Haiqingdou raised his eyebrows and said bluntly: "What else is superfluous? I didn't realize that Gin has the potential to be someone's mother now? Forget it, never mind him. He's not here anyway. I have the final say here."

He looks just like a scoundrel.

"This, this is not good. What if my brother asks about it?"

"Why should you listen to Gin?"

Furugaya Rei interrupted, smiling and looking innocent: "Obviously, the person in charge of this mission is Cointreau, isn't he? Cointreau doesn't work under Gin."

"In the end, Gin sent you over and asked Ley to come over, and also told Cointreau to 'stop doing unnecessary things'... What did he mean?"

This is a much more sinister statement, as if blatantly saying that Gin is overreaching and meddling in too many matters, wanting to control Cointreau, and that Vodka and Rye are the "monitors" sent by Gin.

"Bourbon, don't talk nonsense!" When it comes to gin, Vodka's expression immediately becomes much more unfriendly, and he says in a menacing manner: "My eldest brother didn't mean to order Cointreau at all!"

Furiya Ling crossed his arms and smiled nonchalantly: "Who knows? You are not a worm in Gin's stomach, how do you know what he thinks? Gin said those things, and normal people don't care what they think. Otherwise, you can just think of me as a sinister villain who likes to think about everything in a dark way."

Of course, those words were just his casual remark, and he wasn't sure whether they were true or not, but it didn't prevent him from saying them to upset Gin or Cointreau. Of course, it would be even better if the two of them could quarrel over this in the future.

"Bourbon you!" Vodka was speechless and angry. He had said all the good and bad things by himself, what else could he say?

"I have been with my elder brother for so many years, of course I know what he thinks!"

Xi Haiqing Dou looked around and suddenly clapped his hands: "Okay, stop arguing. What is there to say?"

"Since Vodka is here too, I think we can continue the topic we left unfinished - who is the undercover. Canada is here too... so everyone can speak freely... as much as they want."

Said Saikai Haruto while smiling and waving at Asahina Kazuma who was walking down the stairs.