Chapter 53 The First Player

After dinner, Cointreau took her back to where she currently lived, packed up her things, and then went somewhere else. Miyano Shiho didn't have the time to think about it.

Before, she accidentally hung up the phone from the laboratory while Cointreau was driving. Later, they called again and sent a few messages, but Cointreau was always by her side. He seemed to dislike her talking about work all the time. Miyano Shiho had to reply to a few messages hastily, and only now had time to return the call to continue asking about the laboratory.

After finishing the call, Miyano Shiho looked at the time - 8:40. She would usually be doing experiments in the laboratory at this time, but today she had some rare free time because of Cointreau's action.

The time difference between Japan and the United States is 13 hours. She should have taken advantage of this free time to get some sleep and adjust to the time difference. But Miyano Shiho lay in bed and began to daydream, which was unusual for her.

There were too many shocking things that happened today. First, Cointreau, whom she hadn't seen for three years, became her guardian. Then there was Gin's bullet. And then there was Cointreau's surprise that she could meet her sister... One scene after another intertwined in her mind, and finally stopped at Cointreau's words that seemed to have a deeper meaning, "Don't be afraid."

Cointreau's words not only failed to relax her, but made her even more nervous and tired, and she fell into a deep sleep in the middle of the night.

"Don't be afraid" is not as strange as saying it to Cointreau, even if it is said to the boss.

After all, although the boss is also very scary and his face has never been revealed, at least so far the boss still gives her the feeling of a scary "person", unlike Cointreau, who gives her the feeling of a "madman" who does whatever he wants - it is normal for normal people to be afraid of madmen, right?

When Cointreau said that, Miyano Shiho almost got goosebumps from being frightened.

But it seemed that she was really overthinking this time.

It was also as if Cointreau wanted to prove what he said about "getting along well", so during the next few days of "living together", Miyano Shiho unexpectedly felt that...she seemed to get along well with Cointreau?

Although in Miyano Shiho's unobjective impression, Cointreau is an arrogant, cold-blooded, crazy, and selfish bad person, but as a "cohabitant" and "guardian", he is unexpectedly considered "not bad" -

Cointreau doesn't smoke or drink much, and Miyano Shiho has never seen him drunk. Perhaps it was also due to his ego and indifference that he set some requirements for her that she had to fulfill, such as "don't get close to wake him up after he falls asleep", "get home on time from get off work and report if you are late", "do your own housework", and "don't bring other people over".

It doesn't sound too much. Besides, Cointreau doesn't care what she does in her life and work, and it hasn't really "punished" her.

If it was a real 14-year-old ordinary JC, she would probably feel that his attitude and behavior were too cold and feel uneasy, but for Miyano Shiho, this kind of relaxed distance made her feel a little relieved.

As for Cointreau himself - although Shiho Miyano subjectively did not want to get too close to this guy whom she was a little afraid of, due to the current relationship between the two of them and Cointreau's position in the organization, she still had some other understanding of him - for example, this person is not in the action team now - to be honest, this news surprised Shiho Miyano. After all, Cointreau's first impression on her was too deep. She thought that this guy and Gin were of the same type. For example, when Cointreau is not crazy, he is still a human being...

——How should I put it, getting along with Cointreau was much better than she had initially expected.

Although it is difficult to say whether it is because she lowered her bottom line too low and made too few demands in the beginning that Cointreau's attitude became a little better and she felt that "he was not too much", but at least Miyano Shiho's resistance to the fact that "Cointreau is her guardian and cohabitant" has been basically eliminated.

As long as Cointreau doesn't go crazy at her, and at least pretends to be a normal person, Miyano Shiho thought that she could still get along well with Cointreau.

Time passed slowly until Sunday. It was the weekend, and judging from the situation on Saturday, Cointreau would not wake up until after 10 o'clock, so she had to make breakfast by herself.

Maybe a simple sandwich?

If I don't work on weekends, what should I do?

"Good morning, Shirley."

Xihai Qingdou sat on the sofa in the middle of the living room, resting his chin on his hand and half-closing his eyes, a rare moment of silence. It was unknown what he was thinking about.

After hearing her movements, the young man half-raised his eyelids and glanced over, then lazily greeted her, "Oh, it's rare that you woke up late today, Shirley."

Is she not dreaming? Or is it already Monday?

Miyano Shiho glanced at the clock reflexively - nine o'clock and five minutes later; the calendar - January 6, Sunday.

"…Is there anything important today?"

Cointreau is up early!

Miyano Shiho sat on the chair in front of the dining table, which actually had a sandwich and a glass of milk on it.

Not only did he get up early, he even made breakfast!

Miyano Shiho was shocked.

"Yes, I have."

Haruto Nishimi wore a light brown sweater today, and her temperament looked much gentler.

He smiled and nodded, saying casually, "I told you before, Shirley, that I could let you meet Miyano-san... Today's weather is good, it should be a good day to go out, what do you think, Shirley?"

"Really? But, but doesn't it mean once every two weeks..."

Miyano Shiho paused in her movements, and her surprised eyes immediately focused on Saikai Haruto.

She thought...she thought that what Jundu said to her before were just threats?

The surprise came so quickly that Miyano Shiho felt dizzy for a moment.

"Have I ever told a lie?"

Nishimi Haruto raised his eyebrows, "I sent a message to Miyano-san yesterday, and it just so happens that she is also free today. Of course, if you, Shirley, have something else to do in the laboratory today..."

"no!"

Miyano Shiho said quickly: "I'm free all day today."

She was afraid that if she hesitated for a second, Cointreau might "cancel" the matter - fortunately, she was very "obedient" in the past few days, and except for the weekdays, she canceled the idea of ​​working on both weekends.

"That's good."

Xi Haiqingdou was not angry when she interrupted him, but just yawned lazily: "After you finish breakfast and pack your things, I will take you out to meet your sister."

Originally, according to his habit, it was normal for him to sleep until 10 o'clock. However, for the "date" with Miyano Shiho and Miyano Akemi today, he resisted the urge to stay up late yesterday and got up at 8 o'clock this morning - it must be said that this price was really heavy for him.

Different from what Miyano Shiho thought, in the eyes of Nishimi Haruto, the past few days of interaction were simply terrible - in nearly a week, Nishimi Haruto had never seen Miyano Shiho smile once!

Miyano Shiho is independent and too quiet.

It's not like Saikai Haruto hasn't lived with someone before. A few years ago, when Akai Shuichi just joined the organization, because the reason for his joining the organization was related to him, Saikai Haruto lived with him for a while; even earlier, when he was a partner with Gin, the two lived together for several years.

But Miyano Shiho is neither Akai Shuichi nor Gin, so Saikai Haruto naturally cannot treat Miyano Shiho in the same way as when he was with the two of them.

Even Akai Shuichi and Gin, two guys with cold faces all day long, have smiled when Saikai Haruto was with them - but Miyano Shiho never did. In addition to the necessary daily communication, the 14-year-old girl was not even willing to exchange a few more words with him.

Doesn't this mean that Miyano Shiho and him get along very badly, even worse than Gin and Akai Shuichi? !

Xi Haiqingdou suffered the biggest setback in his "cohabitation" career.

In order to restore Miyano Shiho's impression of him, Saikai Haruto learned from his mistakes and decided to take appropriate measures - he can make you two sisters get along well, so you should have a better impression of him and see from the bottom of your heart that he is a good person, right?

What's more... January 6th is also a very "appropriate" time.

Although Kenji Hagihara did not die in the explosion four years ago, the explosion still destroyed an entire building and killed several police officers four years ago, and the police have received faxes four years ago continuously - that is to say, there is a great possibility that the case in the original work will still happen as usual today.

This week, two new episodes were updated in the forum. Although the content of these two episodes is not long and mainly revolves around the 3+1 undercover agents, in addition to the shot of Gin, him and Miyano Shiho at the end of the previous episode, Gin, Vodka, Furuya Rei, Vermode, etc. appeared... almost everyone except Saikai Haruto.

In other words, there has been no footage of "Cointreau" in nearly two episodes.

This is not acceptable. Popularity is something like that... although having a camera does not necessarily mean you are popular, but people without a camera are definitely not popular.

Since the manga didn't actively give him shots, Saikai Haruto had to create them himself.

If there are no conditions, then make them yourself. Saikai Haruto thought, this time the bombing case should be important enough to appear in the manga, right? Then it should be reasonable for Cointreau to appear in the bombing case because he "accidentally" and "just happened" to see the scene, and therefore appear in the manga, right?

Even if only Matsuda Jinpei and the bombing are not significant enough to appear in the "Memories", then adding Cointreau and sherry should be enough, right?

Taking a step back, even if he really doesn't appear in the currently updated comics, he has already appeared in the original comics in these few episodes, so at least he can get a few shots in the main comics a few years later...

At least he won't suffer any loss.

The clock passed 9:30, and Miyano Shiho had finished her meal and packed her things, changed her clothes and prepared to leave. Nishimi Haruto picked up the black coat on the coat rack and took Miyano Shiho along the planned route.

Along the way, Miyano Shiho had thought about asking him some questions - for example, where were they going, why didn't he tell her about this news in advance, and what did he say to his sister...

But after thinking about it, she gave up these questions - she would always know where the destination is. Not telling her in advance must be to test whether she has been really "obedient" in the past few days... As for his contact with Miyano Akemi, it would be better for her to ask Miyano Akemi instead of asking Jundu when the two sisters meet.

The black BMW sped all the way and stopped steadily in the parking lot of Beihu Shopping Mall.

Miyano Shiho opened the car door. Perhaps because she was gradually getting used to Cointreau's speed, the feeling of "stepping on marshmallows" this time was much lighter than the first time.

On the way, Nishimi Haruto and Miyano Akemi called each other again to exchange messages. Therefore, Miyano Shiho got out of the car and took a few steps before she quickly locked her eyes on a figure with long black hair and a gentle and beautiful face. She rushed straight over, and the two sisters who had not seen each other for a long time immediately hugged each other.

"Miyano-san, long time no see."

After the two sisters finally separated after their excitement, Nishimi Haruto slowly walked over and extended her hand to greet Miyano Akemi, "How does it feel to meet as sisters?"

"Thank you, Master Jundu." Miyano Akemi half-bowed to him gratefully, her eyes still a little red, and her voice was sincere and gentle: "Thank you for allowing me and Shiho to meet."

To be honest, Akemi Miyano and "Cointreau" didn't spend much time together. After all, with her status and position in the organization, there were very few places where she could have any intersection with this famous code member. Except for the time when he took the initiative to offer to bring some things to Shiho Miyano for her before flying from Japan to the United States three years ago, the two had only met once or twice before that.

Under this premise, Haruto Nishimi took the initiative to suggest yesterday that Shiho Miyano meet her today. As expected, in addition to being surprised, Akemi Miyano also had a great liking for him - in her heart, Haruto Nishimi has now become the most "kind" and "clear stream" in the organization.

"You're welcome. Just call me Yuyuan outside."

Xi Haiqingdou accepted her compliment without hesitation: "After all, it is my sister's wish. As her current 'guardian', I can still fulfill this wish. If nothing unexpected happens, you are free today."

"...What about you?" Hearing this, Miyano Shiho's eyes lit up and she was excited for a moment. Then, after watching him standing there motionless for a long time, she asked hesitantly, "Do you want to play around here too?"

"Of course I'm going to go with you."

Xi Haiqing Dou said as a matter of course: "Otherwise, what if you, my sister, run away secretly? But you can also pretend that I don't exist."

...So what kind of "freedom" is this? Miyano Shiho showed half-moon eyes.

The little girl couldn't help showing an unwilling expression on her face, but Miyano Akemi was prepared for it. She took her hand, ruffled her hair, and comforted her softly: "It's okay. Even so, it's good enough as long as you can spend more time with Shiho. Thank you, Yuen-kun."

However, although Saikai Haruto said he would follow, he had no intention of eavesdropping on the sisters' private conversations, so he just stood behind them at a distance and acted as a qualified "shadow", only occasionally stepping forward to say a few words - after all, his purpose was just to ensure that "Cointreau" and "Sulli" happened to appear at the scene of the explosion, and he was not interested in the content of the conversation between the Miyano sisters.

At first, Miyano Shiho would pay attention to look back to see if he was still following her, but as time went on, her childish nature and the excitement of not seeing Miyano Akemi for a long time made her gradually forget about him and focused on chatting with Miyano Akemi.

It wasn't until they unknowingly walked to the amusement park in the mall that Saikai Haruto suddenly appeared between the two sisters and said quietly, "Miyano-san and sister-chan, do you want to ride the Ferris wheel?"

"!"

Miyano Shiho was startled by his sudden movement, and when she saw him, she couldn't help but twitch her lips: "You are... marshmallows?"

The tall young man with a handsome face had a marshmallow in his mouth and two untouched ones in his hands, giving people an extremely soft feeling, which was quite different from the impression he really gave people.

Although she knew that he liked sweets, knowing is one thing, but seeing Cointreau eating the soft marshmallows with her own eyes still gave Miyano Shiho a big shock - she always felt that this scene had a strange feeling of being both suitable and incompatible.

This is too awkward.

Haruto Nishimi stuffed the two extra marshmallows in his hand to Miyano Shiho and Miyano Akemi, and then he had time to take a bite of the marshmallow in his mouth and hold it in his hand.

"Yes. Give each of you one. It tastes quite sweet."

"Ferris wheel...you don't want to ride it yourself, do you?" Miyano Shiho was forced to hold the marshmallow in her hand, and in a flash she couldn't help but cast a suspicious look at him.

She hadn’t thought about it in this direction at first…but when she thought about it, if Cointreau liked eating marshmallows, then it didn’t seem impossible that he would like riding a Ferris wheel?