Chapter 22 The First Player
"But speaking of it, Lei, what did you do to him? Why is he still not awake after such a big commotion?"
As if not noticing the expressions of others, Saikai Haruto asked nonchalantly.
Lei stood up, took out his pistol, loaded it, pointed it at Pasetto, and said in a cold voice: "Don't bother, he will wake up naturally after one shot."
"Lei, you still like to act violently like this."
The sound of metal hitting each other was heard, and Xi Haiqingdou just smiled and shook his head to pretend to stop it - as expected, it was Lei, he liked teammates who cooperated like this.
"So now that you're awake, stop pretending to be dead, Pasetto. I don't believe that you're still not awake by now with your abilities."
The person on the ground didn't move at all from beginning to end, and even his breathing rate didn't change - he didn't look like he was awake at all.
He had just been so close to Pasetto and he hadn't felt any change in his breathing or even heartbeat... Could he be faking it? Was Cointreau just guessing?
Asahina was still hesitating, she saw Cointreau also took out a pistol, facing Pasetto, and began to count down while loading bullets into the gun: "I'll count down to three. If you don't wake up, I'll attack you together with Lei. Three, one——"
"I say, did you eat the middle number, Cointreau? Can't you just count down properly once?"
The person lying on the floor opened his eyes silently and spoke softly, his eyes were clear.
Different from all the various appearances he had pretended to have before, he now looked just an ordinary man with brown hair and black eyes, and seemed to be about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. His appearance was so ordinary that one would not be able to recognize him in a crowd in a second. There were deep dark circles under his eyes, and dark blue stubble on his chin that he had not had time to shave. ago.
"It's scary to have so many people surrounding me. It's as if I'm already dead. It's almost suffocating me. Can you please untie me first? I'm not a traitor. I don't need such high-level treatment, right? It's uncomfortable to be tied up like this."
As if he was completely unaware of the depressing atmosphere around him, Pasetto remained calm and composed, speaking in the same casual tone as usual.
"Ah, what a pity." Xi Hai Qing Dou put away his gun, his tone regretful.
"There's nothing wrong with your disguise. I just know you a little bit and applied my previous experience. Besides, even if you've really degenerated so badly that you don't wake up, you'll wake up naturally if I shoot you. You won't die anyway."
The corner of Pasetto's mouth twitched, and he said without surprise: "I knew it."
Pasetto was not familiar with Ley, but he was familiar with Cointreau - this guy really did what he said, without any hesitation.
When Jundu was mad, he even injured his old partner of many years. Not to mention that he now suspected him of being a traitor, even if there was no problem with his identity, he would dare to shoot him directly.
When he heard this guy skip "two" and count down directly to "one", he knew that this guy was definitely serious now. Since they had known each other for several years, he stopped pretending.
...Of course the more crucial thing is that if he really continues to pretend, he will really have to use his face to take Cointreau's bullets.
"Really? We are all colleagues, can't you be gentler? You attacked so violently right away, I was so scared that I thought it was some organization that came to silence me. Is there anyone who would ask for help like you? And is this place safe?"
His hands and feet were still tied with ropes. He struggled to sit up from the ground and looked at Xihai Qingdou with resentful eyes, as if he had some hidden meaning.
Xi Hai Qing Dou glanced at him, his tone calm, as if he was innocent: "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Why don't you just untie yourself? Why do you need help? I just asked Lei to bring you here. Lei is the one who tied you up, don't look for me. Is it safe... guess?"
Lei put away his gun and sat back down. He was silent for a moment, then glanced at him, his eyes seemed to be speechless: "You didn't say who he was."
The information he received from Saikai Haruto was simply to go to a certain location this morning and bring the man over by any means necessary, with no other restrictions other than ensuring that he was alive.
In order to prevent him from not recognizing the person, he was given a super clear frontal headshot of Pasetto, and no other information including his name, reason for the arrest, and the opponent's combat strength was revealed.
...Under this circumstance, it was naturally difficult for him to confirm the other party's identity and origin. In order to prevent the other party from escaping, he hesitated before using a gun directly.
"Oh, my memory is not very good. I forgot it accidentally."
Xi Haiqing Dou tapped his head casually, his expression not matching his words, "But it's not a big deal. Look, there's nothing wrong."
He sat down at the first seat on the right side of the long wooden table in the middle of the living room, just in the same row as Lei. He sat upright and said seriously, "Although this is not a round table...but can we have a square table meeting today?"
"The topic of today's meeting is - who is the undercover agent."
Unfortunately, no one seemed to understand his dry humor. He looked around, but no one was talking to him... Even Asahina was silent. Saikai Haruto was disappointed.
"That's because I'm smart."
Passetto shook his wrists, and before Furiya Rei and Asahina beside him could even see his movements, his hands struggled out of the ropes.
Then he untied the ropes around his legs, complaining with shaking hands: "What a terrible tying technique! The bruises are so severe that I feel like my wrists will be weak for the next month."
He unceremoniously pulled open the chair opposite Xi Hai Qing Dou and sat on it, stretching his muscles as well.
"What? There's an undercover here? Jundu, are you capable of this? No, this is too unsafe. How about you just throw me back to the Port Mafia?"
Lei remained silent, and in his heart, his opinion of Pasetto was raised by two points - he was the one who knocked the man down, and he was the one who tied the rope, and no one knew his strength better than him. It was not as easy as it looked to wake up so quickly and untie the rope so quickly.
And coupled with the fact that he pretended to be unconscious without even a trace of flaw, it was simply impossible to guard against him.
Originally, he thought that this person was just an ordinary person with some skills... It seems that he can be wrong sometimes.
"Stop talking nonsense." Xihai Qingdou raised his eyelids and looked at him with a smile. His voice was soft and his tone was smiling. There was not a trace of anger in his voice, but his words were not very polite.
"I didn't bring you here to listen to your nonsense, Pasetto. Now tell me, how much do you know about what happened yesterday, what is the information you didn't tell me, and are you still loyal to the organization?"
"…Eh, so direct?"
Asahina, who was facing this kind of situation for the first time, seemed to be in a trance and suddenly interrupted and asked, "Do you want us to avoid it?"
However, even though he said this, he honestly pulled a chair and sat on the other side of Lei, causing Lei to tilt his head slightly and look at him again.
Vodka touched his hat, moved his buttocks and sat on the chair next to Pasetto, a little hesitant: "I don't need to avoid it, right?"
He also has to protect Cointreau personally, what if Pasetto does something bad to him?
“So why avoid it?”
Saikai Haruto asked back, looking at Asahina strangely: "It's not like you're going to do anything shameful. What are you thinking about?"
Asahina blinked, her eyes clear and innocent: "Hey, I thought there couldn't be too many unrelated people present during the interrogation?"
Isn't that how it's usually played out in TV dramas? First kicking everyone else out, and then conducting a one-on-one interrogation?
Xi Haiqingdou was silent for a moment: "Unrelated personnel? Who are you referring to?"
Where are the “irrelevant persons” among them?
Is this guy some kind of atmosphere destroyer?
"Since everyone is seated, I'll sit here." Furuya Reika stood up and sat next to Asahina, interrupting the conversation between Saikai Haruto and Asahina as if unintentionally.
Morofushi Kagemitsu sat down next to Lei in silence.
Saikai Haruto looked around and ignored Asahina, satisfied - he said this was a variant of the "square table meeting"! Now everyone sat down, didn't they?
Passetto laughed. "Really... Where did you find such an interesting member during the time I was away from the organization? Won't you introduce him to me?"
“Canadian whiskey, rye whiskey, and Scottish whiskey.”
Saikai Haruto said with a smile, "I don't need to introduce the remaining two to you, right? Bourbon and vodka, you know them all. So can you answer my question? The organization, the Port Mafia, or the Takase Society... Which one are you loyal to right now? Pasetto - or would you be more comfortable if I call you 'Imai Akito' now?"
"Imai Akito" was Pasetto's pseudonym in Yokohama.
"Jun Du, I didn't betray the organization."
Pasetto's smile faded, and there seemed to be anger in his eyes: "It was the organization that sent me to Yokohama to be an undercover agent, and now it is you who suspects me of betrayal... What, what do you mean? I voluntarily followed you here not to listen to this."
"If I were a traitor, why would I have gone to the trouble of telling you about the movements of the Port Mafia and the Takase Society yesterday?!"
What you said seems to make sense.
Saikai Haruto nodded and said, "I admit that the intelligence you sent yesterday was indeed somewhat useful... It helped us avoid the Hong Kong gangsters who were chasing us."
"Not only that, I also provided you with the safest, fastest and most convenient way to leave Yokohama." Pasetto said unhappily, "But you turned your back on me by having someone kidnap me and accusing me of being an undercover agent? You are not in a hurry to leave Yokohama at all, are you?"
"Are you still dreaming of maintaining 'friendly' contact with the port mafia?" Passetto continued to taunt: "Let me kindly remind you that although I am not sure whether the 'loss' of that batch of goods has anything to do with the organization, since that incident has already happened, given the character of the 'Night Tyrant', he will blame the organization."
A deep wrinkle appeared between Pasetto's eyebrows, and he looked earnest. "I told you yesterday that the Port Mafia has issued a kill order. The guerrillas and the black lizards are dispatched together. Time is running out. If you don't leave now, you will really be unable to leave - after all, this is Yokohama."
Except for Quexi Haiqingdou, it was the first time for the others to hear such a long speech from Pasetto. After hearing the content of the speech, although the others did not change their expressions and no one spoke, all of them had different thoughts in their minds.
No one would choose to interrupt at this time.
Xi Haiqing Dou recalled the old leader of the Hong Kong gang in the comics, who was lying on the bed with a sick face but could not hide his anger, and nodded thoughtfully: "Ah, he should be very angry."
Pasetto: “?”
Is this guy's focus wrong?
"Nothing - I mean, I need to leave, but now is not the time. At least I need to get rid of the rats that may be around. The organization never suffers losses, of course - and neither do I."
Xihai Qingdou crossed his hands casually on the table, crossed his legs and leaned back in the chair, his voice was slow and his expression did not change.
"The time and location of our transaction with Port Maifa were completely set by them. Although the location was fixed, I only learned about the time several hours in advance - in order to facilitate our ship to enter the transaction location. But the actions of the Takase Society don't seem to be based on temporary information."
"So you doubt me?" Pasetto said sarcastically.
"That's why I suspect there's a mole. Everyone is a suspect, I'm just making a reasonable guess. Now isn't it time for you to clear yourself of suspicion?"
Xi Haiqingdou corrected him, his expression unchanged, his eyelashes slightly blinking, only his thin lips moving up and down: "Since you came here with Lei Yi, you must know that there are clues in this matter. The problem is either the organization or the Hong Kong underworld, so you are naturally a suspect... So of course I have to ask Lei Yi to bring you here for questioning."
"Passetto, you are a professional intelligence officer... Now I need you to tell me what exactly happened with the Mafia at the port after yesterday. Since you said you came here on your own initiative, you must have important intelligence to pass on, right?"
"nice."
Passetto suppressed the anger on his face and said calmly, "The equipment was hijacked yesterday. There was more than one organization involved. There were people from the Takase Society and the GSS. According to the people who came back, some of the other party's actions were swift and very well-trained. They looked like they had been specially trained. Therefore, it is very likely that they had learned the news a long time ago. Afterwards, the port mafia immediately sent out an action team, but they didn't have time to recover much equipment... nor did they find any trace of you."
"As a result, the leader was furious and believed that this incident was related to the organization. He immediately issued a kill order and dispatched the action force and one-third of the guerrilla force directly under the leader himself to turn Yokohama upside down... It is said that they are still sending more people and even sending ships to recover the organization's ship. I don't know if there is any news yet."
Pasetto pressed his temples and looked at Xi Haiqingdou with a tired face: "Now you understand how critical the situation is, right?"
Xi Haiqing Dou looked lost in thought: "Well, there's no need to worry about the situation on the sea. I have already arranged for my subordinates to transfer the things on the ship in batches and take them away. Now there is only an empty ship left."
After all, he came with a group of undercover agents, so naturally he had to make several preparations, and the cargo ship's backup plan was just one of them.
"Heh, the Port Mafia is indeed extremely powerful." Furuya Rei said cryptically, "From this perspective, the government here in Yokohama is really, quite a waste."
Asahina nodded in agreement, saying, "Yeah, that's true. They are really useless."
The Yokohama Special Forces Division, the Armed Detective Agency and Port Maifa divide the world into three parts. Does the Yokohama government have anything to do with it?
Morofushi Kagemitsu glanced at Asahina covertly, feeling a little helpless - why did he suddenly interrupt at this time, and why was he so sincere?
Only Passetto shook his head and analyzed seriously: "I guess it's because the old leader is seriously ill now...so he is acting more recklessly. Even if the government intervenes, they dare to take a bite. The current style of Hong Kong gangs is very different from the past few years."
"So not only did he not show up for this transaction with the organization, but even his high-level officials did not show up. This makes sense. Because the 'Night Tyrant Emperor' is about to die violently."
Xi Haiqing Dou held his chin with one hand, and said in a leisurely and slow voice, "Ah... You haven't told me this information before."
Passetto rolled his eyes. "Come on, even if I'm an undercover agent, I'm just an ordinary intelligence agent in the port mafia. I only have access to a few things. How can I be sure of such inside information?"
"Only the doctor who treated the leader knew the leader's true condition, but he was surrounded by the leader's direct subordinates who followed and protected him. He was also very tight-lipped and only responsible to the leader and obeyed his orders. He could not get any information from him. Until now, everything is just my guess."
"A personal doctor? Is that so..." Saikai Haruto nodded thoughtfully.
"What about the Takase Society? You have been undercover in Yokohama for three years, but you haven't always been in the port mafia, right? How much do you know about the Takase Society?"
He asked again, with a serious expression on his face, not like a gang member, but more like a police officer, "Takase has caused such a big loss to the Hong Kong mafia. As a good partner and loyal ally of the Hong Kong mafia, how can we just stand by and watch?"
This guy is really good at lying with his eyes open... Seeing his sanctimonious look, they would think Jundu is an absolutely good guy. It is obvious that the organization was framed by the Takase Society and he is unhappy and wants to deal with them, so he has to use the Hong Kong underworld as a cover, right?
Everyone was silent for a moment.
"...I don't know much about the Takase Society. I just know that their leader was replaced by a new one some time ago, and the current leader has only been in office for a short time."
Passetto's eyes flickered twice, and he said calmly, "They chose to target the goods of the port mafia because they were probably eager to establish their prestige. If you are willing, you can find out quickly."
"That's basically all the information I've been able to gather so far... The possibility of the traitor appearing on that side is not very high. The greater possibility is naturally that the traitor came from the organization."
After Pasetto finished speaking, he looked back at Asahina, Vodka, Morobushi Kagemitsu and Furuya Rei with a meaningful look, and then changed the subject: "Cointo, you know me. I have been undercover in Yokohama for three or four years, and I have never thought of betraying the organization. But what about the other people you brought here? Can you guarantee... that they didn't betray the organization?"
Before anyone else said anything, Xi Haiqing Dou blinked and suddenly became curious: "Which one are you referring to?"
Pasetto choked, and the atmosphere that had just been brewing suddenly dissipated.
"I said, now I am the one who suspects them, how come I have to testify?" Pasetto almost laughed in anger, "What if I said everyone is a suspect?"
"Hey, who's advocating, who's providing evidence? Isn't this a very simple truth?"
Xi Haiqing Dou looked innocent.
Although he has a gentle, pure and innocent appearance, he can always make people angry. I have to say that this is a kind of skill.
Pasetto became even angrier: "Why didn't you say anything when you were talking about me just now!?"
Xi Hai Qing Dou suddenly felt inexplicably embarrassed: "Oh, sorry, I'm old now, I accidentally forgot it."
"Actually, I also think the probability of you betraying the organization is very small, but other people seem to have some objections, so I asked you that just now to help you clear the suspicion. Don't be angry."
Saikai Haruto leaned forward, trying to let Pasetto see the sincerity in his eyes.
Passetto was getting goosebumps all over his body.
"Get lost! Don't get so close to me! I'm a straight man!" The words came out of his mouth subconsciously without thinking.
The expression on Xihai Haruto's face suddenly became distorted as if he had eaten a fly.
"Passetto, I really don't know if you've lost your mind after staying in Yokohama for four years. What the hell are you thinking about?!"
He quickly retreated far away, wishing to be a million miles away from Passetto. He gritted his teeth and lowered his voice, his mind full of questions: "When did I stop being a straight man?"
Shit, he felt dirty!
Asahina at the side couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Cointreau, I really didn't mean it, uh... I just happened to think of something interesting! That's right! I definitely didn't mean to say that you are not straight!"
Asahina pressed the corners of her mouth downwards crazily, and frantically defended herself, almost raising her hands to swear to the sky: "Believe me! You are obviously a straight man! The most fierce among the fierce ones! How could you not be a straight man?"
——Unfortunately, the more he tried to turn his expression back to a serious one and suppress his smile, the more distorted his expression became, and the more unbearable it became to look at. Coupled with these few words that were simply full of the desire to survive, his overacting had the opposite effect.
...At least Xi Haiqing Dou has noticed that the expressions of the others have become a little strange, even Vodka has a bit of obvious fear on his face... Wait, what is he afraid of! ?
"Ahem, well, Jundu, I didn't mean it. I just stayed in the Port Mafia for a long time, and the atmosphere there was a bit weird, so I accidentally thought of it the wrong way."
Passetto also smiled wryly and began to push all the blame onto the Hong Kong gangsters. But he couldn't help but say something sarcastic: "But you can't blame me entirely. I've known you for more than ten years, and I've never seen you have a good relationship with any woman except Bermode. In fact, it's not just me. There are people in the organization who bet on whether you like men or women..."
Saikai Haruto's expression became increasingly gloomy, and Pasetto's voice became increasingly quieter, until the last words gradually died out from his lips.
Xihai Qingdou wiped away the dark air on his face and suddenly smiled, but his smile was still cold, and his golden eyes were full of frost: "Then I will tell you now, the person I like is a woman, but she died two years ago - does this answer satisfy you? Any other questions?"
Fortunately, he had mentioned it before in front of Morobushi Jingguang and the others... No matter whether what he mentioned before was true or false, it has become true from this moment on! It has to exist even if it doesn't exist!
Pasetto shrank his neck and shook his head wildly: "No more, no more."
Honestly speaking, the fact that Cointreau could still smile at this moment was even scarier than his previous gloomy look.
...Ah, so what Cointreau said before, "The person he liked died two years ago," turned out to be true? It doesn't look like he was lying to him.
Asahina's thoughts couldn't help but start to wander.
When Furuya Rei and Rai heard this for the first time, they were slightly startled, as if they had not expected that he actually had someone he liked. This was a bit too subtle for a member of the Black Organization.
It is really unbelievable and strange to hear people in the dark talk about "love".
But looking at Jundu's furious expression, it didn't seem like he was lying - besides, the person he was talking about was already "dead", so there was no need to tell a lie.
...If I think more divergently, maybe Jundu had concealed his orientation and preferences before in order to protect his "lover", but now that person is "dead", so there is no need to hide it now?
...Wait, why is he suddenly thinking about these things for no apparent reason? Zhu Fu Jingguang's mouth twitched, and he instantly dispersed his thoughts.
The discussion was going on properly, but this sudden incident made it look like a comedian meeting...
It can be said that the whole section has collapsed.
It's really... hopeless.
Xi Haiqingdou took a deep breath, quickly calmed down, and spoke again: "In short, the suspicion of Pasetto as an undercover agent has been temporarily eliminated... Does anyone have any objections?"
Although he still gritted his teeth when talking about "Pasetto", he generally remained calm.
Pasetto was the first to raise his hand and responded positively: "No objection!"
Saikai Haruto said coldly: "I didn't ask you."
How can the person under suspicion have the qualifications to speak up?
"Well, this, I thought about it carefully..."
Furutani Rei stretched out his voice and pronounced his words slowly, as if hesitating whether or not to raise any objection.
After receiving Pasetto's gaze, his eyes flickered, and he shook his head slowly: "... I have no objection to it, just like you, Jundu. Pasetto does not seem to be like that."
——Cointreau wanted to keep Pasetto.
Furiya Rei's brain was working rapidly, untangling the scenes just now and thinking calmly in his mind.
The questions and answers just now were just like child's play... How could normal interrogation methods be like this? Just a few random words "dispelled suspicion".
This more or less makes this "confrontation" and the truly shameful interrogations within the Black Organization seem a little ridiculous.
The only explanation is that Cointreau just wanted to find some excuse to keep Pasetto.
Did he really trust Pasetto? He originally wanted to find an opportunity to push the blame onto Pasetto, and get rid of them while making them suspect each other, but it seemed that the things he had in hand might not work... It was better to keep silent for the time being.
He made his decision almost immediately.
Following Furuya Rei, Morofushi Kagemitsu, Vodka, and Asahina also had the same "no objection". Although Vodka still had doubts about Pasetto in his heart, he stopped talking after Saikai Haruto glanced at him seemingly casually.
Asahina said cheerfully, "Since you guys said that about Bourbon and Cointreau, then Pasetto must be fine, right?"
Ley said simply: "I give up my rights."
After a pause, he simply explained: "I don't know much about this matter, not enough to make a judgment. It would be bad if I made a wrong judgment. So, regarding the undercover matter, I think it's better for me to give up my rights."
A very reasonable explanation.
All in all, it was a "unanimous approval" that seemed normal and peaceful.
"Okay - then the next one is Bourbon!"
The "suspicion" about himself was successfully cleared, and Pasetto swept away the decadence and laziness that had been all over his body, as if a tightly stretched bowstring could finally relax.
He smiled and cheered himself up, then quickly turned his attention to Furuya Rei and said in a relaxed tone: "I think Bourbon seems to be a bit suspicious."
"Hey, don't talk nonsense!"
Asahina's pupils shrank, and she was the first to sit up from her chair and retort with wide eyes, like a puppy protecting its cubs, and she spontaneously defended her "contemporary friend": "How does Bourbon look like an undercover? He was the first one to vote for you just now, wasn't he?"
This guy turned his back on us so quickly, didn't he? Don't be so outrageous!
All the people in Fu Jingguang remained silent.
"Ah?" Vodka looked confused.
Xi Haiqing Dou didn't say anything either, just watched the show calmly.
Lei leaned back in his chair with his arms folded, his posture relaxed, a hint of interest in his eyes.
Suspecting that Bourbon was an undercover agent? He lowered his eyes slightly to hide the thought in his eyes, which was quite interesting...
Although he didn't think Bourbon was an undercover agent, this guy was as cunning as a nine-tailed fox, and he did everything perfectly. He didn't believe that he would be exposed to Pasetto. But whether he was really an undercover agent or was slandered by Pasetto... Lei asked himself, he would be happy to see Bourbon being suspected.
Anyway, it's all "dog bites dog" for him, and he is outside the game, so no matter what the outcome is, it has nothing to do with him.
I didn't expect that Canada and Bourbon had such a good relationship... Speaking of which, he had occasionally heard some gossip in the organization before, saying that these two people seemed to have known each other before joining the organization. When he met Bourbon before, he did try to test him, but he was fooled by him. Judging from Canada's performance, it seems that there is something groundless?
This trip to Yokohama seemed to be the right one... He hadn't seen such an interesting scene in a long time, it was really a good show.
——Actually, this trip to Yokohama was something he had requested on his own initiative after hearing Gin mention it.
"Gentleman went to Yokohama?"
Lei raised his eyebrows. "Oh, Yokohama is not a good place. What a pity! I thought I could meet him as soon as I came back this time."
"We only met a few times two years ago. I didn't expect you to care so much about him." Gin took a puff of the cigarette in his mouth, narrowed his eyes and sneered disapprovingly.
Lei's eyebrows drooped slightly, his voice remained unchanged, and he did not comment: "That's not what I meant... After all, Cointreau can be considered half of my 'teacher', right?"
"I'm afraid you're the only one who thinks so."
Gin held a cigarette in his mouth and spoke in a cold voice. Smoke rose from the red sparks that were clearly extinguished in front of his body, swirling around and half-covering his expression.
Ley heard him continue, "I never thought I could be wrong sometimes."
"It's just my luck that I met you at the right time." Lei said, as if he remembered something, and turned his head slightly to look at Gin: "Oh, by the way, if you have nothing else, how about letting me go to Yokohama to meet Jundu and the others?"
Gin seemed to have a surprised expression.
"Didn't they say Cointreau went with Bourbon, Scotland, and Canada? Judging by the time, their mission should be almost over."
Ley went on, as if on a whim, "I've accomplished my mission, haven't I? I thought I wouldn't cause them any more trouble."
"Bring three or four snipers on a trading mission?" Gin bit his cigarette butt, his voice mocking and his eyes sharp, "Are you crazy or am I crazy?" This is not the way to waste money.
Lai said, "I don't think I have any other tasks in the next few days. I'll just go to Yokohama to see the scenery. With Cointreau taking care of it, it's not my turn to do anything."
Just think of it as a business trip at public expense.
Yokohama Concession... This is a place that even the FBI is reluctant to set foot in. He is slightly interested in it.
How can a place like Yokohama have such beautiful scenery?
Gin glanced at him and said two words in a cold voice: "Keep an eye on Cointreau and don't let him go crazy."
The second sentence was: "No reimbursement."
"…I'm talking about Bourbon, Canada, what are you in such a hurry for?"
Pasetto's voice brought him back to reality.
The man with brown hair and black eyes, who looked ordinary and would be forgotten in a crowd in three seconds, had a lazy smile on his face and said jokingly, "Could it be that you are his mistress?"
"You! Everyone you see is a 'mistress'. You can't be the one who likes men!"
Shit! Asahina gritted her teeth. She finally understood why Cointreau was so angry! Pasetto couldn't even say a word!
"Hey, hey, hey, why are you still angry? I wonder if what I said was right. Look, Jundu didn't react like this just now."
Passetto quickly said, "Canada, please don't spread rumors. I like women who are as gentle as water and as soft as a sock. I have no interest in men."
Xi Hai Qing Dou gave him a look with a sneaker.
Fūya Rei narrowed his eyes, his expression half-smiled, and warned: "Paseto, there are some things you can't say carelessly."
Passetto touched his nose awkwardly and said, "Oh, I just said that. It was just a joke."
...With this kind of character, how on earth did this guy manage to stay in Yokohama for four years without being beaten to death?
Zhufu Jingguang couldn't help but look at him again.
Asahina reacted like a machine that was half a beat slow. She extracted the key words from Pasetto's previous words and subconsciously murmured, "But Yamato and Nadeshiko both have flat chests, right?"
Pasetto's eyes suddenly became meaningful: "Ah, I can't tell, Canada, you are so young, but you like big-breasted women? You like older women?"
"Eh? I'm not!" Asahina blushed.
... He still couldn't understand how Kazuma's brain circuits were so long, and his reaction time was too long, right?! Is this the right time to discuss this?
Furiya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't help but close their eyes for a moment.
Vodka and Lei remained silent. It seemed that their "meeting" was becoming more and more improper. Was it not an illusion?
Ley smiled silently: Canada was completely different from what he had imagined. But it was also quite interesting - at least much more interesting than Bourbon.
"Pasetto, you said you suspected Bourbon, what's the reason?"
Zhu Fu Jingguang suddenly spoke up, bringing the topic back to where it had strayed a thousand miles away.
He scanned Bourbon with a cold, emotionless gaze, then turned his gaze to Pasetto and said in a cold, rational voice without any bias: "If there is no evidence, it will not be very convincing."
"Ah, this one is still available."
"Just because you voted for me doesn't mean you're not an undercover agent," Pasetto said. "Canada, you're too naive."
He confidently said, "Bourbon has had contact with people from the Takase Society!"
This sentence was like a thunderbolt that suddenly woke everyone up. Before anyone could react, he continued, "Just three nights ago, outside the "Silver Sands Casino" owned by the Takase Society, I happened to see him walking with someone from the Takase Society."
"He's dressed in black, has blond hair and dark skin. With such distinct features, it's hard to mistake him even at night, right? Even in Yokohama, people with dark skin are rare."
Passetto spread his hands and said, "If Bourbon is not an undercover agent, then why is he standing there with the people from the Takase Society? He can't be asking for directions, right?"
"Silver Sands Casino"... This was also the name of the casino that Haruto Nishimi went to with Vodka and Asahina three nights ago.
"How is this possible?"
Asahina was the one who reacted the most. However, this time, his face became a little flustered and his tone was dry. If you listened carefully, he seemed to be a little guilty, as if he lacked confidence: "That day, that night, I was in the same casino with Cointreau and vodka, and I didn't see any bourbon at all!"
But when he heard what he said, Pasetto laughed.
"—because you didn't see him."
Morofushi Kagemitsu spoke before Pasetto, his voice cold and deep: "Because the transaction with the Takase Society is a secret transaction, there is no way he would appear directly in the casino openly. If he was also in the casino that day but did not meet with you, wouldn't that be even more telling?"
"I remember what Cointreau said the next day. You guys made quite a commotion in the casino that night, and many people saw it. If Bourbon was there, he wouldn't have missed it - but you didn't see him in the casino."
"So..." His voice became deeper, and he looked at Rei Furuya with a sharp look in his eyes: "Bourbon, do you have anything else to say?"
Asahina was stunned, looking at him with confusion and disbelief in her eyes: "Hey, Scotland, you——?"
No way? Aren't you two undercover agents? Didn't you two know each other as children? Didn't the three of us graduate from the police academy together? ! Could it be that Zhu Fu Jingguang, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is also going to turn against us from undercover? ! !
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