Chapter 24 The First Player
Aside from Passetto's suspicion of Bourbon, Canada and Scotland are both snipers, and these two spent most of their time following Miki, who left with the organization's ship yesterday, and Saikai Haruto himself.
And vodka is even more needless to say——
Xi Hai Qing Dou only glanced at him casually, and he immediately raised his hand to prove himself: "Jun Du, you know me. I have always been by your side and have never left. I am loyal to the organization and cannot be a traitor."
Passetto raised his hand again and emphasized: "Cointreau, you know me - if I had betrayed the organization, you would not have been able to find me in Yokohama, let me alone sitting here now."
Asahina looked left and right, and followed their example, raising her hand and speaking actively: "Kundu, you know me well. If it were me—"
"No, I don't."
Saikai Haruto interrupted him coldly, "I only know that if you are the one colluding with Takase-kai, you will end up in a terrible situation."
"…Oh." Asahina put down her hand in grievance.
Damn it, why can't I just listen to him finish his words? He still wants to show off himself!
As for the possibility that Saikai Haruto himself was an undercover agent - he was the one who led this mission, and the gentleman who went to see him first when something went wrong. Moreover, he had someone by Yokohama's side almost all the time, so everyone knew that his possibility in this mission was the lowest of the lowest.
It was naturally impossible for Lei, who had just arrived, to be suspicious at all.
"If that's the case, then the problem really lies with the Port Mafia itself?"
Vodka asked.
Xi Hai Qing Dou touched his chin.
"Don't worry - aren't there two members of the Takase Society upstairs? We can carry them over to the Takase Society's headquarters and ask them. We should be able to find it, right?"
"I did interrogate him yesterday. One of the two men is called Maruno Shunta, and his brother's name is Maruno Ryota. Although he said he was just a small captain, I got it out from another person that Maruno Ryota is actually the captain of the personal guard of the boss of the Takase Society. It is said that the two brothers have been dependent on each other since they were young and have a very good relationship."
"What are you going to do?"
Lei was the first to look up at him, and immediately had a bad feeling in his heart: "Jun Du, don't mess around."
Although his tone sounded nonchalant, it wouldn't be that easy to enter an organization's headquarters, right?
"How can this be called chaos?"
Xi Haiqingdou shook his head in disapproval: "I have been working diligently, doing my best, and facing challenges head-on in order to find the possible undercover agents in the organization. What's wrong with me?"
Furiya Ling was stunned: "Kunto, you want to get into the inner circle of Takasekai? There are only a few of us. Are we crazy?"
Lei was silent for a moment, then ruthlessly pointed out: "I guess you just want to go to Takase for revenge?"
Xi Haiqing Dou was silent for two or three seconds, then turned away from Lei's gaze as if nothing had happened and smiled: "...No way."
Is this the truth? Is Cointreau's revengefulness too strong?
Asahina cracked.
Vodka tried to stop him: "No! Cointreau, Big Brother said that you can't do anything else! Our deal with the port mafia has been completed, now we just need to go back to Tokyo, right? This is too risky."
"Don't worry, I won't really do anything dangerous... I still value my life very much and want to continue living. I don't have any thoughts of ending this life for the time being."
Nishimi Haruto analyzed it carefully with a well-behaved look on his face, trying to trick them into agreeing with his idea: "And don't you think this is indeed a good opportunity? The Takase Society is still being pursued by the Port Mafia for revenge, right? Even if they have been prepared to deal with it, there will definitely be more internal omissions than before and after. Isn't this a perfect opportunity for us to take action and cooperate with the Port Mafia again, and work together from inside and outside to severely damage the Takase Society?"
Asahina: "Is this how you use internal and external cooperation?"
Saikai Haruto: "Isn't this important?"
"I don't think the Port Mafia will think that our actions are a gesture of goodwill to them... If what Pasetto said before is true, judging from the current situation of the old leader of the Port Mafia, I guess he will only regard it as a provocation, right?"
Morobushi Kagemitsu tried to persuade him from the perspective of rational analysis.
Damn, I didn't expect Cointreau to have such an idea…
Normally, wouldn't a normal person just leave Yokohama? But Cointreau is retreating instead of advancing, and even wants to continue interfering in Yokohama's underworld... Isn't he afraid of really turning over and being discovered by the Takase Society or the □□, resulting in being attacked from both sides? This guy is really crazy!
Morobushi Kagemitsu gritted his teeth secretly. Although the people of Takasekai had seen Zero in disguise, Zero also revealed his true face that day in order to lure Passetto...
"Ah, so what?" Saikai Haruto said in a very natural tone: "We just need to express our stance, no matter how he interprets it. Whenever I think about the Takase Society also tricking me, I feel very unhappy."
——He finally said what he really wanted, didn't he? He was just seeking revenge, wasn't he?
Everyone present fell silent.
"...Which one, Cointreau, let's talk about this. If it's the Takase Society, you guys should just go, right? I'm a weak intelligence agent, so I won't go and hinder you guys, right?"
Passetto smiled weakly, "Besides, I am still an undercover agent of the Port Mafia. The possibility of being exposed if I go with you guys is too great. It would be too unsafe if I were accidentally seen by the Port Mafia. What do you think?"
——Just kidding, if you want to die, why don't you drag him along with you? He still wants to live a good life!
"Of course I'm not taking you there. You have other things to do."
Xi Haiqing Dou turned his head and blinked, "I told you before, didn't I? I asked you to come here because I need your help with something else."
Passetto said righteously: "What is it? You tell me, and I promise to complete the mission well and give my all to the organization!"
As long as you don't take him to the Takase Society to die with them, everything will be fine!
Saikai Haruto: "You don't have to sacrifice everything. Before that, I have one more question for you... How much do you know about the chief's doctor in Maifa, the port?"
"...I only know that his last name is Mori, and he used to be an underground black doctor with a daughter. Because of his good medical skills, he was taken to the leader's side to become his personal doctor a few years ago. His personality seems to be okay, but I can't quite figure him out. And although he looks a little weak, he is very tight-lipped about the information about the leader and won't reveal any more."
Passetto said hesitantly, as if he had realized something: "Gentleman, do you know him? Or does he have any relationship with the organization?"
"Ah, that's not the case. I just happened to meet that Mori Oogai doctor a few days ago. As far as I know, the information should match... It seems that I should thank Canada and Bourbon for their 'good deeds'."
Xi Haiqing Dou smiled slightly: "That's easy - I need you, Paseto, to help me contact Dr. Mori."
As he spoke, he became thoughtful: "Ah, it seems that there is truth in the idea that good people will be rewarded! It seems that I can try to do some good deeds besides my missions in the future?"
...There were so many flaws in this sentence that the others were unable to say anything else for a while.
"Good people and good deeds?"
Fūya Ling couldn't help but sneered at him, looking at him questioningly: "Kundu, do you still remember what kind of organization we are?"
“I remember.”
Xi Haiqingdou nodded, smiling brightly without a trace of gloom, and even advised him: "But this does not affect doing some good things outside of the mission, and there is no conflict. Who stipulated that we can only kill people and not save them? That adult should not have said so, right? Bourbon, you have to learn to be flexible. If you only know how to kill people, your heart will easily become twisted, right?"
Fūya Rei was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.
——A member of a black organization with countless blood on his hands is persuading an undercover police officer to be a "good person and do good deeds"? Is he crazy or is Cointreau crazy? Or is the world crazy?
This is ridiculous. It's even funny.
Vodka shuddered: "Cointreau, this is not good, right?"
If he really did that, wouldn't Big Brother peel off his skin and throw him into the sewer?! He didn't want to make Big Brother angry, Big Brother would kill him first!
Lei pressed his brow.
He had known that Cointreau was sometimes out of tune, but he had never thought that he could be so "bold". When he thought that such words came from the mouth of a member of the organization, especially Cointreau, he felt goosebumps appearing on his skin.
Fortunately, he knew a little about Cointreau and had figured out how to get along with him, so he didn't dwell on the issue and asked him, "Cointreau, do you mean you and 'Dr. Mori' have met before? Or was it because of Bourbon and Canada? Did something happen in between?"
“Wait a minute!”
Asahina spoke stutteringly. He opened his mouth and suddenly doubted his life: "Kundu, how did you know that Dr. Mori was the doctor of the leader of the Port Mafia? When did you get in touch with him?"
"…Ah, well, isn't Dr. Mori just an ordinary doctor? He didn't show anything wrong at the time, so I didn't notice it?" he quickly added.
It's so weird. When I think about the connection between Cointreau and Mori Ougai, it feels so weird. They are even characters in different games, right? How can they be connected like this?
——Wait, it seems that they met because of him? So could he be the source?
Asahina's feeling was even more strange.
— Was it the doctor who saved them when they happened to pass by when they went out at night on the second day after they arrived in Yokohama?
Furuya Rei's emergency brain storm: To be honest, he did realize that he was not an ordinary person, but he didn't take it seriously at the time. It turns out that he has connections with Hong Kong gangs? But how did he and Cointreau get to know each other?
Damn it, he left home too early the next day and I didn’t run into him again, and Kazuma and Hiro obviously didn’t notice anything wrong…
"It was after that day that I got along well with Mr. Mori, and I chatted with him a little more afterwards, and I happened to guess it. He actually had nothing to do with the organization."
Xi Haiqing Dou smiled, "I need you to help me contact Dr. Mori after you return to Port Mifia, Pasetto. It's very simple, okay?"
Mori Ouwai left him a business card after leaving that day. He later called the number out of curiosity - and found that he could actually get through.
Passetto swallowed his saliva, and had a bad feeling in his heart, as if something bad was going to happen - this premonition had saved him many times before. This matter was definitely not as simple as Cointreau said, it was definitely dangerous!
He knew that Hong Kong gangs couldn't go back now!
"What do you want to do, Cointreau?" he asked. "It won't be dangerous, right?"
Saikai Haruto: "I want to try to see if we can get the organization and Port Mifia to reconcile. You also said that Dr. Mori is the exclusive doctor of the leader of the Port Mifia, right? And he is very loyal to the leader. If that's the case, the leader of the Port Mifia should trust him. Then we can leave Yokohama smoothly, right?"
After thinking for a while, he said considerately, "How about this? I'll let Canada take you back? Canada is very good at fighting and shooting, so he should be able to protect you on the way, and Dr. Mori also knows him. In this way, there shouldn't be any danger, right? And Dr. Mori is just a famous doctor, so he shouldn't be able to kill you, right?"
"Isn't that safe?" Pasetto tried to struggle desperately, and even began to talk nonsense: "What if Canada is an undercover agent? If I let him send me back, I will be dead. Or let me go alone?"
"You are in trouble, Pasetto—"
Xihai Qingdou narrowed his eyes, drew out his tone, and glanced at him listlessly with his overly bright golden eyes, as if he was a little impatient.
"Well, how about Bourbon and Canada send you back to the underworld together? They shouldn't both be undercover, right? If you still can't return to the underworld safely, how about I let them both be buried with you? Two people accompany you for one, you won't lose anything, right?"
Pasetto shut up.
"Well, how can I be an undercover agent? Don't worry, Jundu, I will definitely send Pasetto back to the Port Mafia safely."
Asahina smiled dryly, "What? Just forget about being buried with the dead? Aren't you going too far?"
Let him go too? That's just what I want... If he doesn't help you mess things up, he won't be a qualified undercover agent.
“——I don’t quite agree with that either.”
Furiya Ling sneered in his heart, but pretended to be unhappy on his face: "I am just a weak and incompetent intelligence officer with no fighting power. Why do you want me to go with you? If something unexpected really happens, do you really want Canada and I to lose our lives to Pasetto? Besides, isn't the port mafia still looking for news about us? What if Pasetto is fine, but Canada and I are discovered?"
"Why not?"
Xi Hai Qing Dou raised the corners of his mouth, but there was no smile in his eyes, revealing a metallic, inorganic indifference.
"You don't have to worry about being discovered by Mifia at the port. Pasetto can disguise himself. Although his disguise ability is not as good as Bermode's, it is not bad. And with him covering for you, nothing will go wrong."
"And if there are still problems with three codename members together, then they are too useless. What are they still doing in the organization? Is it a waste? And I remember that the members who can get codenames are better than most ordinary members, no matter how mediocre they are, right? If you really have no fighting ability and can't even shoot a gun, then I have to doubt how you got the codename in the first place."
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere suddenly turned cold.
Furutani Rei suddenly realized again that although he seemed easy to talk to on the surface, smiling at all times and able to casually say things like "not only can he kill people, he can also save people", Jundu's heart was still full of darkness, and he was a qualified member of the Black Organization who could turn his back on people at any time.
In his heart, he secretly raised his guard again - even though he had long known that Cointreau was essentially a ruthless and dangerous member of an organization, his performance and behavior would sometimes confuse him unconsciously, causing him to gradually become a little lax in front of him... This was really not right.
"Ahem, but Cointreau, we won't have enough manpower here, right? Didn't you say you were going to look for trouble with the Takase Society? If we send Canada and Bourbon out, won't we only have three or four people left here?"
Vodka looked at him and said cautiously.
He wasn't here specifically to help Bourbon out... He just thought that if he did this, maybe he could use the lack of manpower as an excuse to dissuade Cointreau from taking on the Takase Society?
Ultimately, he still felt that Cointreau's idea was unreliable and a bit too risky.
He promised his elder brother that he would keep an eye on Cointreau! He couldn't let him mess around! He had to live up to his elder brother's expectations of him!
"How about we just forget about it? Our mission is complete, wouldn't it be nice to just leave Yokohama and go back to Tokyo?"
Xi Hai Qing Dou silently retorted in his heart: No, he felt that if they threw those two undercover agents out, the success rate of their operation would actually increase greatly.
"With me, Ley, and Scotland as a sniper."
Saikai Haruto flexed his fingers and counted, "We are not going to destroy the Takase Society... We are just sending the lost brother of the boss's personal guard captain back in a friendly manner, and asking him a few questions by the way. Don't worry, nothing will happen."
I see, that seems fine...wait, you call this friendly? And why didn't you count him?
Vodka hesitated to speak.
Lei raised his eyes and said, "Gin, I just came to take you back. Gin told me that he would keep an eye on you, not cause trouble with you."
He came to Yokohama just to watch the show... No, he just wanted to take a look at the scenery of the port, but he didn't agree to let Gin get involved in their mission.
Xi Haiqingdou smiled shyly: "Since we are here, we are all colleagues. You even called me 'teacher', so why not help me? I don't believe you didn't bring a sniper rifle with you."
Lei's face was expressionless.
As expected, he knew that if he went with Jundu, there was no way he would not be cheated by him... If he had known this, he would not have come to join in the fun.
Now it seems that the show is not that good after all. If you want to see a good show, you have to pay a price.
Saikai Haruto's summary: "We split into two lines. One side is mainly the Port Mafia, and it is handed over to Pasetto to ask Dr. Mori for help; the other side is the Takase Society, and it is handed over to Maruno-kun's brother Captain-kun."
"Don't forget, the organization sent people to Yokohama for more than just trading with the Port Mafia... If they return directly to the organization, the mission will only be half completed, right? I'm not used to this kind of mission failure, and I'm sure you guys are the same, right?" He smiled and said, "Then why don't we try harder? If we fail again, I'll take the blame. What do you think?"
...His statement directly shut down the others. If they disagreed, wouldn't it be suspected that they were not working hard and were just slacking off? The others could only shake their heads.
"Okay, then it's settled." Xi Haiqingdou stood up from his chair, put his hands on the table, and said cheerfully: "Thank you for your support~ Then this 'Square Table Meeting' has come to a successful conclusion! Pack up, get ready and set off as soon as possible, shall we?"
***
Pasetto felt a little uneasy.
Even he himself couldn't explain why.
It was just as Cointreau said. It was impossible that both Bourbon and Canada were undercover agents. His luck was really bad.
If the three of them go together, even if there are undercover agents between Canada and Bourbon, they can check and balance each other. Besides, Cointreau has said so, so his safety should be guaranteed - unless the two of them really want to be buried with him.
Pasetto has complete faith in Cointreau's promises - although the guy is a bit rotten sometimes, he usually delivers on his promises. So far, there have been no second-rate cases.
If something really happened to him...even if Bourbon and Canada were fine, Cointreau would send them underground to keep him company.
That madman really has such ability and can do such a thing... Pasetto knows it.
But why did he still feel uneasy? What was wrong? Did someone in the Hong Kong underworld discover his undercover identity? Pasetto was simply restless.
"Ah, we're almost there... the Pentagon."
Canada's voice was heard.
Asahina's voice was lively and clear: "Kunto said the location is right next to it... there, I found it!"
Unlike Pasetto, he was in a good mood. He had thought he was leaving Yokohama, but he didn't expect to see Dr. Mori again! Yay!
However, he and Rei Furuya are both in disguise now, and I don't know if Dr. Mori can recognize him.
"Come on, get ready to get out of the car - are you coming with me or are you just leaving?"
The car stopped, Pasetto took a deep breath, calmed himself, and prepared to open the door.
However, Furuya Rei slowly pressed his button.
He raised the corners of his mouth and said casually, "Ah, don't worry... Before getting off the bus, I suddenly remembered something."
Pasetto paused, tensed unconsciously, and asked in surprise: "What?"
"I remembered some information I found about you, Pasetto. Before you went undercover in the Port Mafia, you stayed in Takase for three or four months, right?"
Furiya Rei spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he didn't notice that Pasetto's body suddenly became a little stiff.
"It only took three months, but he climbed to a position equivalent to an executive position... Let me guess, at that time, you, Pasetto, were in a relationship with one of the successors of the then Takasekai boss, the current Takasekai boss, right?"
"So what do you want to say Bourbon?"
Passetto pretended to be relaxed and said, "I did make a small deal with that person at that time, but I left the Takase Society and joined the Hong Kong Black and never had any contact with him again. Do you still suspect that I betrayed the organization? Then why didn't you tell Cointreau about this information?"
"Is there really no contact anymore?" Furuya Ling did not comment: "Then what were you so nervous about just now?"
"The new and old leaders were eager to establish their authority, so they found an 'old friend' who was in the Takase Society three years ago and now joined the Port Mafia. The two hit it off and took a fancy to the batch of goods that the organization was trading with the Port Mafia. Anyway, the incident happened after the transaction between the organization and the Port Mafia was completed, so the organization did not suffer any losses. It was a win-win situation - what do you think of this story?"
…Canada was silent and motionless.
...they are a team.
Damn, he was going to be screwed by Cointreau! There was something wrong with both of them!!
Although he felt bitter in his heart, Pasetto still looked calm and composed - the more critical the moment, the calmer he looked.
"Tell me, Bourbon, what do you want to do? Or should I not call you Bourbon, but something else?"
Passetto asked curiously, "Are you going to tell this fake story to Cointreau? Or do you want to kill me here and make sure there is no evidence?"
He shook his head again and said, "No, if I die, even if you can produce the most genuine fake evidence to prove that I am a traitor and that there is nothing wrong with you and Canada, you will still die - although you may not believe it, Cointreau always keeps his word."
"Of course not." Furuya Ling smiled: "Of course I didn't think of killing you. I didn't make up anything, but as long as I tell this to Jundu, do you think he can still trust you completely? You didn't tell Jundu about your experience in the Takase Society at all."
"An undercover agent who cannot be trusted - what do you think will be your fate?"
Pasetto's heart sank to the bottom in an instant.
"So what did you want to do?" His eyes flickered. "You could have told Cointreau all this… but you didn't."
Furuya Rei smiled innocently: "I just want to make a simple little deal with you."
"For example - don't go see Dr. Mori, or eliminate the possibility of 'reconciling' between the Hong Kong triads and the organization."
He spoke slowly, like the devil tempting Faust, and his words were extremely provocative: "This is very simple, isn't it? After all, the old leader does have a bad temper, and it's normal for him not to listen to advice, right? It's just to maintain the status quo. I'm sure Cointreau won't blame you, and you haven't betrayed the organization."
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