Chapter 35 The First Player

The journey back was incredibly smooth.

In order to prevent Maruno Ryota from finding out that he was just lying and that the "Hong Kong Mafia Special Operations Department" they mentioned was completely fabricated, Saikai Haruto also urgently contacted Mori Ogai and sent him a message, informing him that the current president of the Takase-kai had passed away, and also kindly noted that it was a special gift from him to celebrate the "reconciliation" between the port mafia and the organization.

He didn't know what Mori Ouwai was thinking or what he would do, but he felt that he had done another good thing.

"Ah, I am such a kind-hearted person, and I have done a good thing."

Xi Hai Qing Dou narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Oh my, I have done too many good things today."

Lei turned to look at him: "What did you do again?"

"Wait, I'll drive!"

Taking advantage of the fact that Xihai Qingdou was a second slow because he had things in both hands, Lei quickly stepped past him and stepped into the driver's seat with a solemn expression.

"I'll drive this car."

If Cointreau were to drive... he wouldn't want to experience for a moment what it was like to be in the clouds.

Although his driving speed and skills were not much better than Cointreau's, at least it was not as exciting as his. Besides, the steering wheel was in his own hands, which made him feel more at ease than if it was in Cointreau's hands.

Without being able to speed, much of the fun was gone, and Xi Hai Qing Dou said "huh" in a very low voice.

"You drive if you want. Why are you in such a hurry? I won't compete with you for this. Didn't I expect that you would still want to compete with me for this?" He sat in the passenger seat.

"Of course I did another good deed. I helped Doctor Mori... oh no, now he should be called Chief Mori. I did him a small favor and gave him a free merit and a person with special abilities. Don't you think this is a great thing?"

He smiled and said, "It's a pity that people with special abilities can't easily go to other cities except Yokohama, and there are official organizations like hyenas monitoring them all the time. It's really annoying. Otherwise, if I could bring them back to the organization and present them to that adult, I think this mission would be perfect."

People with special abilities, as beings with special abilities beyond those of ordinary people, have always been given great attention by all countries, while at the same time they try their best to keep it secret from the public.

The situation in Japan was a little more special. After the Third World War[1] ended a few years ago, Japan, as a defeated country, reduced Yokohama to a concession, and the victorious countries, like jackals, bit off pieces of autonomous regions from it, thus gaining extraterritoriality. The Japanese government was forced to lose its administrative power, and order was almost completely lost in the land of Yokohama.

Under such circumstances, not only do ordinary criminals and illegal organizations like to go to Yokohama, but people with special abilities also like it more.

However, even though it became a concession, Yokohama was still a part of Japan. In order to maintain order in this special land and to prevent people with special abilities from endangering ordinary people, the government came up with a plan to consciously designate Yokohama as an area for people with special abilities to survive. At the same time, the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' secret special ability management department, the Special Ability Service, was also set up in Yokohama. Since then, all people with special abilities found in the country have been sent to Yokohama.

In a sense, it can be considered a new type of "imprisonment by drawing a circle on the ground"?

"Take the special ability people back. Do you want to bring the special ability agents over as well?"

Lei replied: "It's better not to come to Yokohama from now on."

He finally understood why the FBI was reluctant to come to Yokohama.

It's really too chaotic here, it can be called a real-life alternative "Gotham", but there is still no Batman version of Gotham.

Let's not talk about other things. On his way back to the villa, in just about 30 or 40 minutes of driving, he saw a small explosion and three fighting scenes. Even the road that was fine when they walked on it in the afternoon, now there was a deep pit on the way back, which looked like it was caused by a fight between people with special abilities, forcing him to take a small detour.

The citizens who can live in the city of Yokohama are not simple people.

At least when they encounter danger, they run away with great skill and speed.

"Unless it is absolutely necessary, I don't really want to come here again." Xi Hai Qing Dou shrugged noncommittally, then broke off a piece of Rebapat from the pocket of his black coat, swallowed it with a frown, then took out two pieces of chocolate, tore them open and swallowed them, then leaned against the car window with his eyes slightly closed.

Lei glanced at him casually and understood: "Your stomach problem hasn't healed yet?"

No wonder it looked like that on the rooftop.

"Ah, it's an old problem, it's always like this. I don't think it will get better." Xihai Qingdou answered dejectedly with a frown on his face.

He didn't expect that he would suddenly develop a stomachache on the rooftop... Fortunately, the God of Sniper was powerful enough to help him make a successful sniper attack without missing a beat.

I haven't touched a sniper rifle for more than two months. My physical condition is not good at all. I also have a stomach problem. Under such circumstances, Jundu's sniping skills are still very stable on the rooftop...

Lei asked himself, if he hadn't touched a sniper rifle for more than two months, his level would definitely not be as good as Cointreau's.

To be honest, regardless of his position, he also admired Cointreau's sniping skills - if his skills were based on his own talent and endless efforts, then Cointreau was undoubtedly a true genius in this regard. Guns were born to be suitable for him.

It's a pity that their positions are different. As an enemy, Lei has only infinite hatred towards Jundu.

Whenever this happened, he couldn't help but be thankful that Cointreau's physical condition was really holding him back - no matter how skilled or talented he was, if the hardware level couldn't keep up, he wouldn't be able to hold on for long, let alone provide greater help to the organization.

And outside the position, as a sniper himself, he couldn't help but feel a little bit of sympathy for Cointreau - if he wasn't held back by his body, Cointreau would definitely reach a level far higher than it is now, and would be more likely to reach the height that all snipers want to pursue.

I can only say it's a pity.

In this somewhat contradictory situation, Lei finally let out a faint sigh.

"Oh, I understand. I will carefully select light vegetables and porridge for you in the coming week," he said.

"ha?"

Xi Haiqingdou raised his eyebrows, and no one knew how he understood it. He gave Lei an incredulous look: "You plan to cook by yourself?!"

Lei couldn't help but frown: "How did you come to this conclusion? I don't remember that I agreed to this."

"Oh, it's okay if you just go to the kitchen." Xihai Qingdou breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought Akai Shuichi had the same plan as him, fortunately this guy was relatively normal.

Do you really dislike his cooking skills? Even though he has never cooked for others, he thinks he is pretty good, right?

Lei expressed confusion.

It was almost midnight when they returned to the villa. Furuya Rei and Asahina came back early, and the villa turned on the lights again after they saw them.

"You guys took so long to come back, how is the situation at Takase Club?"

Asahina leaned on the railing and looked at them, asking curiously, "We completed the mission very quickly and perfectly. Oh, no, it's not perfect - it's a pity to let Passetto get away."

At this point, he began to complain naturally: "Speaking of which, that guy Passetto is too good at pretending. I didn't expect him to be able to play a triple undercover, with connections to the organization, the Hong Kong underworld, and the Takase Society. It's really a waste of that guy's talent if he doesn't act."

"Of course everything went well."

Vodka replied naturally: "With Cointreau, there will be no mission that cannot be accomplished or failed."

...This sounds so familiar.

Others couldn't help thinking that, of course, if the name of Cointreau was changed to "Gin", there would be no sense of incongruity at all.

"Because I promised Passetto that I would not kill him and would send him to a safe place - although that was before I confirmed that he was an undercover agent. But I have always kept my word. Even if he betrayed the organization, it would not be good for me to go against my previous oath. I don't want to swallow a thousand needles."

Xi Haiqing Dou made a joke with a smile, his tone was light, and he didn't take this matter seriously at all: "But you don't have to worry about this, Canada. Our dear ally Dr. Mori... No, Chief Mori will take good care of him. Traitors will definitely not have a good end. You can rest assured about this."

“Ah…ah?”

Asahina screamed, and beside her, Rei Furiya's body froze slightly, his expression changing again and again in an instant - due to the time difference and information gap between the two sides, the two of them have not been able to know this information yet. Morobushi Kagemitsu also couldn't pass the information to them with Lei in front and Vodka behind.

"Jun Du, what do you mean by this? Sen Ouwai, no, Doctor Sen, has he usurped the throne?"

In shock, Asahina blurted out the words without even having time to think.

What the hell, did he remember the time wrong? Did Mori Ogai successfully "usurp the throne" happen this year? He thought there was at least another year or two left?

"What do you mean by usurping the throne? Canada, what are you saying? Dr. Mori was personally chosen as the successor by the former leader of the Hong Kong underworld. He took the position legitimately."

Xi Hai Qing Dou was in a good mood and pretended not to notice that something was wrong with him. He smiled and repeated to them what he had said to Zhu Fu Jing Guang and Vodka before.

"Since Imai Akito-kun is a member of the Port Mafia, then naturally the leader of the Port Mafia will handle it. It is not something a qualified ally should do to interfere in other people's affairs."

Haruto Nishimi tilted his head, his loose white ponytail swaying slightly, and a cheerful smile on his face: "Ah, this mission is perfectly completed again! Let's go, take a rest, and we will rush back to Tokyo tomorrow. Of course, if you want to walk around the city a little longer tomorrow, that's fine too, after all, the crisis has been resolved for the time being."

"Ah, Jundu, you're right." Asahina suppressed the obvious shock on her face and nodded seriously, but in fact her mind was elsewhere.

What is going on... He never thought that Jundu not only knew Sen Ou, but also could be involved in his drama of usurping the throne?

Isn't this absurd? Or is it because of the butterfly effect he brought? After all, the original plot also did not have the character "Passetto" highly involved in the Wenye and Science studios.

The player had to admit that he was a little panicked.

If what Cointreau said was true...then their operation in the afternoon could be said to be a complete failure.

Fūya Rei gritted his teeth.

Damn it! He had never expected this possibility - Cointreau had simply given up on the choice of fighting with the leaders of the Port Mafia and the Takase Society, and instead took another almost impossible path - directly killing the leaders of the two organizations and choosing to support new leaders to take the position! In this way, he would naturally be able to achieve his goal as well.

It's just that few people would have thought of choosing a path that is a hundred times more dangerous than walking on a tightrope. Cointreau is a complete lunatic!

In a corner that was unconsciously ignored, Morofushi Kagemitsu gave Fūya Ling a look, indicating that "what Kundu said is true."

Fūya Rei took a deep breath and lowered his eyelashes to hide the sadness in his eyes. When he raised his long eyelashes again, his eyes were relaxed and calm again.

"Oh, that would be great."

Even though he was already filled with shock, Rei Furuya quickly regained the expression that a member of the organization should have. He smiled and said in a lighthearted tone, "After being busy for so long, I finally didn't let an undercover agent ruin the mission. Of course, since the mission has been completed, it's okay to go back tomorrow afternoon, right? After all, I've been in Yokohama for a week, and I haven't had time to enjoy the interesting scenery of this city."

"Oh, by the way, the organization should reimburse you, right?"

"Of course, but the details of the reimbursement are not my responsibility."

Saikai Haruto smiled and said, "And Bourbon, you can probably go with Lei? After all, when he came here, he also said that he wanted to see the scenery of Yokohama."

The two people he mentioned looked at each other, and then turned their heads away at the same time, one with a blank expression and the other with a cold sneer.

"I'm fine alone." "Forget about it."