Chapter 40 The First Player

The latest chapter of the comic is still about them completing their mission and just returning to Tokyo from Yokohama, as well as some "small dramas" - including Saikai Haruto's illness in recent days, and the various eating, drinking and entertainment of Furuya Rei, Akai Shuichi and others; it seems that nothing new has happened in the organization in recent days that can be drawn in the comics.

Xi Haiqing Dou thought about it and felt that it was true - after all, they had just completed a big task, so they would always have more time to rest. Besides, some ordinary small tasks would probably not be drawn in the comics.

The discussion and opinions on "Cointreau" on the forum were generally within his control. The deviation was not large and could be considered a positive deviation. The audience's impression of "Cointreau" had already been initially established.

Then he could focus a little more on Asahina.

First of all, he has to ensure the player's safety - yes, although his goal is to "kill" him and send him back to the real world, he also has to ensure that he does not die for other reasons - if the player dies in this world due to other reasons, then he will really "die" and can never go back to the real world.

Maybe he will be reincarnated as an ordinary person in this world, or he will disappear completely... but in any case, there is no way for him to return to the real world. Only when Saikai Haruto, who is also from the real world, "kills" him personally and uses the power of the system, can they be sent back to reality.

Out of a little selfishness, Xi Haiqing Dou thought it would be better to send them back to the real world - after all, not everyone in the real world is an orphan without any relatives or friends.

And the second thing is how to kill Asahina and send her back as soon as possible - this kind of thing is always better to be done sooner rather than later. He wants to kill Asahina himself, and the best choice is to use the "Cointreau" alias. After all, "Mochizuki Kaoru" has retired, and he currently has no other aliases.

But "Cointreau" cannot kill members of the organization for no reason... The identity chosen by Asahina is indeed a bit tricky and a bit clever, a double undercover agent. Currently, the only person who knows his full identity is Rum, besides himself and Saikai Haruto. Even the audience on the forum only knows his undercover identity of "police undercover".

In that case... Nishimi Haruto bit his finger. He had to find a way to "expose" Asahina's "undercover" identity. And he had to do it without Rum knowing, so that he could get rid of him "legitimately".

It's a bit difficult. You have to find a perfect time.

Xi Haiqing Dou rubbed the fingers in his mouth with his teeth.

Don't be in a hurry... just think about it slowly, he still has time.

***

At 9:30 in the evening, in a hidden bar in an inconspicuous dark alley.

When Xi Haiqingdou opened the door from the outside and walked in, it was like walking into another world. The outside was small, shabby and inconspicuous, but the space inside the bar was very empty. The ambiguous and dim golden lights radiated from the ceiling and walls to the surroundings, shrouding the entire space in a warm golden atmosphere. The furnishings in the bar were deliberately old-fashioned, and the background music was "When I fall in love" covered by Celine Dion and Krieger Fen.

As soon as he entered the door, the warm breeze in the bar surrounded him, carrying with it the intoxicating aroma of alcohol. Xihai Qingdou frowned unconsciously.

The music was soothing, and the space was filled with lights that swayed slightly like flowing water. The bar chairs, booths and circular sofas were filled with circles of half-drunk young men and women, whispering or laughing together. On the table, different colors of wine were placed in large and small transparent wine glasses, sparkling under the lights.

Xi Hai Qing Dou glanced around casually, his eyes passed through the crowd and locked on a booth in a quiet corner. He folded his coat and walked straight over.

There was only a sturdy man sitting in that booth, wearing a black coat and a black top hat. His long golden hair flowed down behind his coat. His face was half hidden by the collar of his coat and the hat on his head, so his features could not be seen clearly. One could only vaguely sense from the dangerous and cold aura emanating from him that he was definitely not a good guy.

Xi Haiqing walked to the opposite side of the man calmly, threw his coat casually on the back of the sofa, and then sat on the sofa opposite him in a relaxed manner, crossed his legs, and smiled beautifully at the person opposite him with a smile on his face: "Dear, long time no see, did you miss me?"

The cigar in the man opposite shook, he raised his head, revealing the cold and stern face that was unique to Gin.

Gin glanced at him with murderous eyes, and said in a voice as cold as if it came out from between teeth: "Cointreau, what are you crazy about?"

Not far away, the bartender who was walking over with a tray just happened to hear this and couldn't help shaking his hands - what happened? What did he hear? "Dear"? Cointreau? ? He had never heard that gin and Cointreau had this kind of relationship? ? It's over. After hearing such explosive news, he will be killed by these two big guys and silenced, right?

"Don't spill the wine."

Xi Haiqingdou straightened up slightly and quickly stabilized the tray. Then he raised his eyebrows and smiled at the bartender: "Be careful, you can't be a good bartender if you don't have steady hands. Are you so nervous? Another glass of Canadian whiskey later."

"Lord Jundu, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop! No, I didn't hear anything! I'll go right away!"

The bartender's face turned pale, and his hands were still shaking slightly as he placed the two glasses of wine on the tray on the table in front of Xihai Qingdou and "Gin". His eyes were full of fear, and when he left, a small spot on the back of his clothes was soaked.

——He should still be alive, right? ?

Saikai Haruto shrugged at "Gin" and said, "Dear, look, you scared him."

Gin sneered: "Weren't you the one who scared him?"

"Also, if you keep saying such hateful things, I don't mind giving you a bullet to wake you up."

Xi Hai Qing Dou said with an innocent face: "Can you really bear it? If I die, you will be without a companion, how pitiful that would be."

There seemed to be some profound meaning in the words.

Gin said indifferently: "I'm about to vomit."

Xi Hai Qing Dou sighed: "Okay, okay, I'll just call you something else. It was you who asked me to call you that before, wasn't it? Now it's you who asked me to change my name... Vermode, you are such a cruel and fickle woman."

Gin, who was sitting opposite him, raised his eyebrows, and the expression on his face instantly changed from cold and disgusted to frivolous and casual. The corners of his lips raised a slightly ambiguous arc, and his voice became completely feminine, soft and charming: "Wow, how did you guess that?"

After being exposed by Xi Haiqing Dou, Vermouth simply didn't want to pretend to be Gin anymore. She leaned forward to get closer to Xi Haiqing Dou and winked at him: "I think my disguise is still perfect this time... What went wrong?"

Now it's the turn of Saikai Haruto's Pain Mask.

His expression twisted uncontrollably, he put his hand over his eyes, and groaned, "Please, Vermouth, either take off your disguise, or continue to pretend to be Gin like you did just now... Anyway, don't use Gin's face to make such an expression and speak like this, you disgust me."

"Cointreau, you are becoming more and more interesting." Bermode covered her mouth lightly and giggled.

However, if this behavior appeared on a woman, it would make people feel that she was flirtatious and seductive, but when it appeared on an obviously tough guy like "Gin", it would only make people wish they were blind and could not see anything. It was simply enough to give people goosebumps all over the floor.

Xi Haiqing Dou wished that he could close his ears. He couldn't look directly at Gin himself.

Just then, the bartender brought up some Canadian whiskey. After seeing the appearance of the "gin" and Cointreau, he quickly put the glasses on the table and said, "Your Canadian whiskey!"

Then he closed his eyes and ran out with a look of terror on his face.

Saikai Haruto took his hand off his eyes and couldn't help laughing this time: "Look, Vermouth, you scared him again. This time you're going to ruin Gin's image."

This ordinary-looking bar is actually a small base of the organization. The bartenders and other staff members inside are all grassroots personnel of the organization. Sometimes members of the organization will also appear in this bar for a few drinks. With Gin's image and reputation, it is enough to leave a deep impression even if you have only been here a few times.

But after what happened today...it's hard to say how Gin's reputation will be spread.

"Don't come on, you should take at least half of the responsibility for this matter." Bermode chuckled softly, and his eyebrows and eyes couldn't hide the smile of schadenfreude: "What does Gin's image have to do with me?"

He was obviously also thinking about seeing Gin's joke... just now he didn't even pretend to be too lazy to reach out to stop him, he just wanted to watch the show in the future.

But...didn't this guy realize that he had also screwed him? Never mind, it was none of her business anyway. She was happy to watch the show from the sidelines and was too lazy to remind him.

"Okay, now we are accomplices." Xi Haiqingdou smiled and spread his hands. "But when you say this, can't you restore your face to your own appearance first? I don't want to see your expression and posture in front of Gin's face... I think it's more suitable to appear on a charming and beautiful woman."

No... He really couldn't help laughing like crazy when looking at the "charming and passionate" Gin in front of him again.