Chapter 68 The First Player

Matsuda Jinpei looked at Morobushi Kagemitsu's cold face, his eyes changing from doubtful to sharp.

"Little Zhenping, don't you see it?"

Hagiwara Kenji blinked his eyes, spoke at the right time to easily break the suddenly somewhat subtle atmosphere, and revealed the answer: "It's Inspector Arami. Don't you think he looks like him?"

The young man with medium-length hair smiled calmly and gestured with interest: "Especially this... Midorikawa-kun's beard. The more I look at it, the more I feel that it is exactly the same as the beard that Arami-kun had before. What do you think, Jinpei? And Arami-kun also has black hair and blue eyes like this Midorikawa-kun."

"Officer Huang Hai?"

Matsuda Jinpei's doubtful eyes met Hagiwara Kenji's determined eyes for a moment, and then suddenly he said, "Ah, I remember... It was Officer Arami who was transferred to Shizuoka Prefecture last month."

He turned his head, touched his chin with one hand, and looked at Morobushi Kagemitsu seriously: "But no matter how you look at it, the only similarities are the beards, the hair and eye color are the same! And it's obvious that all the guys who are too lazy to shave have beards that look pretty much the same!"

So the topic of the two people gradually shifted to "Desolate Sea Police Officer" and "Beard".

...The crisis is over.

Morofushi Kagemitsu breathed a sigh of relief, although he was not sure whether Hagiwara and Matsuda really recognized him (he was more inclined to believe that Hagiwara probably recognized him), but since they took the initiative to propose another person, it meant that, at least at this moment, there would be no problem with "his identity".

Fortunately, his two friends from the same period were smart and reliable enough, and whether they recognized him or not, they did not compare him with "Morobushi Kagemitsu". In this case... Cointreau would not have noticed anything wrong.

——"Officer Arami" is a real person. He is from the 5th Division of the Third Criminal Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department. He has black hair and blue eyes. He was transferred back to his hometown in Shizuoka Prefecture from Tokyo last month. However...Officer Arami has a strong and upright appearance, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Not only does he not look like "Midorikawa Yui", he has never grown a beard.

Moreover, although the relationship between "Officer Arami" and Hagiwara and Matsuda cannot be said to be completely unfamiliar, they have hardly had any dealings with each other. Their personalities are not very compatible, and they can't be considered "friends" at all.

Therefore, as soon as Hagiwara Kenji mentioned "Arami Police Officer", Matsuda Jinpei noticed something was wrong.

Although Jinpei Matsuda felt that this "Midorikawa-kun" was actually more similar to another mutual friend of theirs in some ways, after knowing each other for many years, the two had always worked well together. The moment Hagiwara mentioned "the deserted sea", Jinpei Matsuda understood that the other party wanted to change the subject and "fool around", and he immediately followed suit, pretending to be serious and starting to "talk nonsense".

Xi Hai Qing Dou smiled, as if he was completely unaware of the controversy.

As they were talking, the topic changed, intentionally or unintentionally, and turned to Xi Haiqing Dou again.

"...Come to think of it, I don't know what you and Midorikawa-kun do for a living?"

Kenji Hagiwara looked curious: "I saw that you seem to be quite good at fighting before...but I guess you are not an athlete or a coach by profession?"

After all, they don't look alike at all.

Xi Haiqingdou's eyes narrowed slightly: "Hey, two officers, do you want to guess? This shouldn't be difficult to guess."

Matsuda Jinpei sat up straighter. "Is it related to car repair? For example, car mechanical engineer?"

He still remembered what Saikai Haruto had told him before about "car modification", as well as the feel of the modified Porsche 356A that he had personally tried.

Xi Haiqing Dou hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "It is slightly related, but it is not true."

Hagiwara Kenji: "Hane looks more like a consultant."

He looked at Morobushi Kagemitsu again and joked, "Come to think of it, Midorikawa-kun and Yuen are in the same department? They seem to have very different temperaments."

Morobushi Kagemitsu spoke in a Scottish tone and said calmly, "No. I am just temporarily responsible for taking care of him and Miyano."

Xi Haiqingdou sighed again: "I told you at the beginning that you only need to take care of your sister."

Hagiwara Kenji made another wild guess: "From your temperament alone, Yuyuan, you seem to have the potential to be a star. Hmm, are you a star and his assistant?"

Compared to the "silent shadow" Morobushi Kagemitsu, Saikai Haruto is like a "luminous body". No wonder Hagiwara Kenji and Matsuda Jinpei never suspected that there was anything wrong with his identity after meeting him before - what kind of extremist organization member or criminal would be like him, walking in the sun without any scruples, not worrying about attracting attention, and being enthusiastic and outgoing enough to make friends with police officers without even showing any negative emotions?

Even Hagiwara Kenji had met him twice, and he helped the police successfully catch criminals both times; Matsuda Jinpei even took him to the police station to take a statement.

When he wanted to deliberately conceal the identity of "Cointreau", even the most experienced police, without knowing his background, could not connect such a "friendly citizen" with a "criminal" at the first meeting.

Therefore, it is no wonder that Kenji Hagiwara speculated in the direction of "star and assistant" - although this speculation sounds a bit far-fetched, it is also possible.

Needless to say, the appearance and temperament of "Yu Yuan Chiaki" are naturally first-rate; and judging from his performance when he met him in the convenience store and Beihu Mall before, this person's ability to "change temperament" and "change face" is also first-rate, and it makes sense to say that it is because "he is an actor who can act."

Then there is the "Midorikawa Yui" beside him - Hagiwara Kenji is 60-70% sure that this person is his friend "Morobushi Kagemitsu" from the same period of the police academy. Although he doesn't know why he turned into "Midorikawa Yui", he is lurking beside Yuen in the identity of an "assistant". Maybe he encountered some case that needs to be investigated secretly? This also makes sense - after all, they have encountered similar situations before when they were police officers.

Xi Hai Qing Dou was amused by his guess, his eyes widened slightly, and he was obviously a little surprised: "How could it be? Of course not."

"Although this sounds interesting...I'm not a celebrity." He smiled brightly.

Morobushi Kagemitsu almost choked up - how come he never knew Hagiwara was so imaginative before? Cointreau becomes a star - what kind of new horror joke is this?

Miyano Shiho, who was sitting next to Saikai Haruto, shuddered a little - she felt like getting goosebumps and wanted to laugh at the same time. What was going on?

Hagiwara Kenji blinked and threw his hands up in a very bashful manner: "Ah, then I can't guess."

Matsuda Jinpei made an irresponsible guess: "A medical consultant? You really look like a frequent visitor to the hospital."

"Neither. I'm an information engineer." Seeing that the speculations were becoming more and more outrageous, Saikai Haruto stopped pretending to be mysterious and revealed one of the superficial identities of "Yuen Chiaki".

"I work at Xihezi Information Technology as a registered engineer, so I can be called a 'consultant'. As for cars, it is both my personal interest and my previous job."

He smiled and said skillfully, "As for Midorikawa-kun, he and I are not in the same company. In fact, he was introduced to me by another former colleague of mine, his current boss. Midorikawa-kun's main job is... a great security guard."

Due to the requirements of the mission, "Midorikawa Yui" was indeed listed in a certain "security company" in the outside world; the "former colleague and current superior" was Gin; "sniper"... can also be regarded as "security" to some extent?

How should I put it… what he said is also a kind of “truth”, right? It cannot be said that he was wrong—except that some places were over-packaged.

Miyano Shiho lowered her head and pretended to eat, but her expression became distorted uncontrollably.

——Hold it in. If you really cough, you’ll be doomed!