Chapter 46 The First Player

Haruto Nishimi was walking in front, pulling Miyano Shiho's suitcase. He was thinking as he walked, and before he knew it, he had put a considerable distance between him and Miyano Shiho - he was tall and had long legs, so even though he was carrying a suitcase and a sign in his hands, he wasn't walking very fast, but his long legs could easily take him a considerable distance at a time.

Miyano Shiho was not short among girls of the same age, but when she stood next to Saikai Haruto, she was still a whole head shorter than him. She had to walk hurriedly with big strides to keep up with him and not be left behind, but she was unwilling to ask him to walk slower - maybe this guy did it on purpose, but she couldn't help but curse him in her heart with gritted teeth.

It was only then that Haruto Nishimi came to his senses and realized that Miyano Shiho was not around. He turned around and saw her walking towards him quickly with a tense face. Only then did he realize that his speed was still a little too fast for her.

He stood there waiting for her for a while, and inexplicably found it a little funny, so he started laughing. When Miyano Shiho came to his side, he slowed down and continued walking forward, smiling, "Shirley, do you want to go to the lab first or to your accommodation first?"

Not to mention, he really hadn't walked so slowly for a long time. Even the other female members in the organization, such as Vermouth and Gil, were tall and long-legged, and could keep up with his pace at a brisk pace. Others who couldn't keep up with his pace didn't need him to deliberately slow down to accommodate them. He only had to walk so slowly when he was walking with Miyano Shiho.

This feels quite novel.

Miyano Shiho didn't ask him what he was laughing at just now - there was no need to guess, it was clear that he was laughing at her. She held back again and answered him coldly: "I want to go to the laboratory first."

She knew that the organization had asked her to study in the United States for so long in order to restart an experiment that was extremely important to the organization, and promised that after she returned to China, she would be given a laboratory to restart the experiment and she would be the direct person in charge of the laboratory.

Although she still didn't fully understand the purpose of the experiment, her parents had also conducted that experiment before. Moreover, scientists naturally have a strong interest in experimental research, so she was not so averse to it. She even wanted to go to the laboratory as soon as possible to see the situation.

Xi Haiqingdou walked to the trunk of the car and stuffed her suitcase in. Hearing this, he turned around and looked at her: "Are you in such a hurry? But I'll take you back to meet the boss first, and then I'll take you there later."

Miyano Shiho's steps suddenly stopped, and her body froze slightly. She had never formally met the "boss". The only contact she had was two emails from the "boss" before she went abroad and before she returned home.

[Go to the United States and study hard. I am waiting for you to return to China and take over your parents' experiment after you finish your studies.]

[From today on, you will be in charge of the drug research of the organization. Codename: 'Sherry'. Someone will pick you up at the airport when you return to China. Follow his instructions. Phone number: xxx]

But there is nothing more to say. She has never seen who the "boss" of the organization is. But no matter how you think about it... he is not a good person.

"What's wrong?"

Xi Haiqingdou opened the car door for her and motioned her to get in. He smiled as if he saw through her thoughts: "Are you afraid of the boss? Don't worry, you just have to do your experiment well. The boss won't do anything. He probably just wants to see what you have become after all these years and whether you can take over the experiment."

"Of course, it's best not to mention your parents and your sister, and don't ask too many questions in front of the boss, but you can mention it when the boss mentions it. This is my advice to you, Shirley, if you don't want the boss to impose more restrictions on you." He added leisurely.

“…I understand.” Miyano Shiho replied softly.

Was this a warning or an exhortation? She couldn't guess for a moment, but no matter whether it was a warning or an exhortation, it was not a good thing when it came out of Cointreau's mouth.

"Why are you telling me this?" she asked.

Xi Haiqingdou turned around and blinked at her with a faint smile: "Well, because I still like you, Shirley? And since the boss handed you over to me, of course I have to take responsibility for taking good care of you. I don't want you to do anything to annoy the boss."

"Like"? Shiho Miyano thought the word was ridiculous. She knew that both Bermode and Cointreau had been subjected to certain experiments, which were related to her parents and the experiment she was about to take over.

It is clear from the disgusted and even hateful attitude that Bermode always shows when he sees her that this experiment is definitely not a good thing for them. And as a subject of the experiment like Bermode, how could Cointreau "like" her? Miyano Shiho always thought that Cointreau hated her as much as Bermode did. Was he being sarcastic when he said this?

and……

"The boss handed me over to you? What does that mean? Why did you come to pick me up, and where are the others? Or did you say you were free?"

Miyano Shiho grabbed the seat belt tightly, with a bad feeling in her heart. Thinking of the message her boss sent her and the fact that the person who came to pick her up was Cointreau, she had a bad guess in her heart. Now she could only deceive herself and pray that it was not true.

"It means that from today on, I will be your guardian assigned by the boss. There will be no one else but me, because I am really free."

Xi Haiqing Dou said with a smile in his voice: "How is it, are you surprised?"

"What?" Miyano Shiho couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Let Cointreau be her guardian?! The bad guess actually came true.

Miyano Shiho pursed her lips tightly.

"The boss arranged it himself. Maybe he thought it was more convenient this way. What, Shirley, do you want to refuse?"

Cointreau's voice was gentle and soft, but Miyano Shiho's hair stood on end. She quickly shook her head and said, "I'm just surprised."

Let Cointreau be her guardian... What is the boss thinking? Isn't he afraid that Cointreau will really do something to her?

"Don't worry, I will take good care of you."

When Saikai Haruto said this, he really didn't have much confidence, so he just coughed and passed it over, and then said: "Besides me, there are actually other options... such as Vermouth, Gin, Rum and others. But I don't recommend you to choose them."

While Vermouth and Gin were away, he began to slander them recklessly: "I won't say much about Vermouth, you know how she treats you; Gin is the head of the action team, his temper is much worse than mine, if you don't mind him threatening you with a gun to your head or using your sister to threaten you if you say one more word every day, then your other life and safety are still guaranteed; and Rum, well... Rum's personality is actually okay, but if you don't want to be reported to him by the organization's intelligence personnel who are hiding somewhere no matter what you do every day, I suggest that you should not choose Rum, Shirley?"

...What kind of death options are these? Miyano Shiho's eyes went dark.

Can't she choose none of them? Does Cointreau think he is a good choice?

"So it seems that I am your best choice, right?"

Xi Hai Qing Dou didn't know what she was thinking, and he was still bragging in a disguised way: "Look, my attitude towards you is much better than that of Vermouth, and my emotions are more stable than Gin. I will not point a gun at you; nor will I be like Rum, who is bent on controlling your every word and action."

...Wow, after comparing himself to others, he felt that he was a rare normal person in the organization. Saikai Haruto felt deeply moved.

But you are not much better than others, right? Inwardly complaining, Miyano Shiho struggled to ask: "Are there no other members in the organization?"

If she had no other choice, she really didn't want to be around Cointreau. And what if what he said was a lie?

"Yes, but Shirley, you have to understand one thing - not everyone in the organization is qualified to be your 'guardian'. These options are the best choices I have listed for you. Do you underestimate the importance of you and that experiment to the organization? The organization has spent so much time and effort to train you for so many years, but not every code member is qualified to be your 'guardian'. And this is also decided by the boss."

Nishimi Haruto spoke nonsense in a nonchalant tone, turned his head to glance at Miyano Shiho, and restrained his facial expression to not let his nervousness show - no, why is she so hard to fool?

Is this a warning?

Miyano Shiho received his gaze, sat up straight, pursed her lips and stopped talking.

These were the only options... She hesitated.

There was no conversation along the way. Haruto Nishimi didn't say much, for fear that the more he talked, the more loopholes would be revealed. He simply drove the car to the organization's base smoothly without saying a word, and took Shiho Miyano with him to verify various passwords all the way and entered the base.

Not far away, they ran into Gin and Vodka head-on.

Gin was still wearing his usual black clothes and black hat, with his hands in his pockets and a cigar in his mouth, but his face looked very unhappy; Vodka, who was following him, had a look of panic and surprise on his face, and no one knew what had happened to him.

Xi Haiqingdou paused and just as a smile appeared on his face, before he could say anything, he saw Gin's face turned extremely gloomy and terrifying the moment he saw him.

Looking at the relaxed smile on Xihai Qingdou's face, Gin's steps stopped abruptly, and a murderous sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. Without saying a word, he took out the Beretta from his pocket and shot the bullet directly towards Xihai Qingdou's brain!

"Bang!"

The bullet passed through the air flow and attacked Xi Haiqing at an extremely fast speed. Miyano Shiho's face beside him turned pale in an instant, and Vodka, who was standing next to Gin, also widened his eyes in horror.

However, Saikai Haruto stood there motionless from the moment Gin raised his gun, and did not even take off the smile on his face. He just tilted his head symbolically and perfunctorily.

The bullet passed through his side and shot into the snow-white wall behind him. Only the long hair by his ears was moved by his movements, swaying slightly in the air.