Chapter 70 The First Player

"I just can't understand why you wanted to be 'friends' with those two policemen? Doesn't this sound ridiculous to you?"

Zhu Fu Jingguang frowned: "What have you prepared?"

"Of course it's miniature bombs, locators, monitors, recorders, and guns. What else could it be?"

Xi Haiqingdou said confidently, "For a weak and frail logistic technician like me, I need to use something to protect myself when I go out."

Morofushi Kagemitsu: "..."

Excuse me for being frank, but I don't see how he is weak at all.

"Well, seeing the police here is just a small accident. Nothing happened, right? I just met those two policemen by chance. It won't have any impact on the organization... Don't you think it's fun to tease such naive policemen? And the organization doesn't have a rule that we can't make friends with the police, right?"

Said Saikai Haruto, looking directly at Morobuchi Kagemitsu, a hint of impatience appeared between his brows, the corners of his lips slightly raised, but his eyes were cold: "I promise you, if there really is a problem in the future, causing your or Shirley's or my identity to be doubted... even if it's just a little bit, I will personally bring their police badges back to the organization, how about it?"

——In other words, he would kill them himself.

After saying that, he tilted his head again, clasped his hands together, and once again maliciously put on an innocent expression: "Of course, now, can you please keep this secret for a while, Scotland, and don't tell Gin? Otherwise, if he finds out, he will probably ask you or me to kill them both right now... But I haven't had enough fun yet."

He gave Morobushi Kagemitsu a sincere, genuine smile: "Besides... Officer Matsuda and Officer Hagiwara, these two officers are also very interesting. I really like them. It would be a bit of a pity if they died like this. What do you think, Scotland?"

However, Morofushi Kagemitsu did not sense his "sincerity" at all, and subconsciously regarded it as a malicious "provocation".

Zhufu Jingguang's heart skipped a beat, and his mood suddenly became heavy because of his words. Finally, he said with a grim face: "If something really happens, it will be too late... But I can keep today's incident a secret from Gin for the time being, but Jundu, you'd better pray that you don't get into trouble."

Then he stood up and hurried away from his seat.

Xi Hai Qing Dou said coldly, "This Scottish guy... is really a spoilsport."

Miyano Shiho was so frightened by the tense atmosphere when they were talking that he dared not breathe. It was not until Morobushi Kagemitsu left with an unhappy expression that the atmosphere suddenly relaxed. Miyano Shiho looked at him strangely and said, "You like those two policemen...are you serious?"

"Of course." Saikai Haruto turned to look at her and smiled, his voice soft, "Don't you think both Officer Matsuda and Officer Hagiwara are very interesting?"

Miyano Shiho was speechless, pursed her lips and wanted to sigh, and said in a faint voice: "...You think it's 'interesting', but I don't think it's a good thing."

Although she also felt that the two policemen were very "interesting" people - funny and likable, interesting in the secular sense.

She could feel that both of them were very gentle and kind people - even though she had remained silent at the dinner table just now, the young policeman with medium-length hair would notice her, not only smiled at her, but also carefully and considerately helped her pick up some food.

But she also felt from the bottom of her heart that what Cointreau thought was "interesting" and what she understood as "interesting" were definitely not the same "interesting".

Xi Haiqing Dou also wanted to sigh: "...Don't say that? What kind of strange image do I have in your heart, Shirley?"

His attitude seemed to have calmed down again, which was completely different from the sharp confrontation with Scotland just now. So after hesitating for a while, Miyano Shiho asked: "Cointreau, are you really... going to take action against those two people?"

"Hey, Shirley, you like them too. Don't you want them to die?"

Saikai Haruto looked at her with a bit of curiosity, but he didn't care whether she would answer his question or not. Instead, he smiled and said, "Is that so... Then I'll tell you one person secretly. As long as it doesn't affect the organization, I won't do anything to them. Of course, remember not to tell Scotland about this - otherwise, if he secretly tells Gin to tell on us, we'll be finished."

While speaking, he lowered his head slightly, and his voice was exceptionally gentle and soft, as if he was telling her some little secret that no one else could know. His golden eyes rarely revealed a genuine tenderness that was different from the usual coldness and sharpness.

This also made Miyano Shiho feel a little uncomfortable for a rare time.

Gentle Cointreau... no matter how you look at it, it seems a little strange. Damn, she actually thinks that the cold and mean Cointreau before is the normal Cointreau? This is too scary.

"...Are we leaving now?" she asked, turning her head.

Saikai Haruto pretended not to notice that she was trying to change the subject: "Hey, Shirley, are you full?"

Even if I wasn't full, I was scared enough by the terrifying atmosphere before... Miyano Shiho nodded silently.

"Let's go, then." He stood up.

"Sorry, sorry, I ruined your good mood today, sister." He handed her the small white gift bag he had been holding in his hand. "This is the gift I promised you before...ah, it's best not to open it outside now."

As he spoke, he leisurely and leisurely swallowed the last strawberry pudding on the table, as if nothing had happened, and then left the hotel with Miyano Shiho.

When Morofushi Kagemitsu left, his face was still a little grim, but he adjusted himself on the way back, and tacitly followed Saikai Haruto, pretending that nothing had happened today.

——He had no choice but to do this... to protect the safety of his two good friends from the same period.

Everyone said that Jundu had a bad character, but he always kept his promises, and Morobushi Jingguang had no doubt that the words he had said to him before were "big talk" that did not threaten him at all.

While driving, Morobushi Jingguang was thinking about how to deal with this difficult matter next. Suddenly, he heard the sound of something being dismantled and Cointreau and Shirley talking from the back seat.

"…What is this?" This is Shirley's voice.

"Eh, can't you see it?" This was Cointreau's voice, and he seemed puzzled. "It's a gun."

"…Is this a real gun? You just kept it in the bag? Is it a model?"

"Ha, how could I possibly carry a model gun with me? Of course it's real. This is the gift I prepared for you, Shirley. It's the only one of its kind in the world. Does it look good? Of course it's also very useful. Let's try it out tomorrow to see how it performs."

"Wait, wait a minute... You didn't keep it next to you while you were eating, did you?"

"Of course you have to keep something this important with you to be safe. Otherwise, what if someone steals it?"

"…That's not the point." Miyano Shiho couldn't help but raise her voice a few degrees.

The point is that this guy had been holding this thing in his hand while eating, and he almost showed it to the policeman named "Hagiwara"! Wasn't he afraid that the policeman would really open it at that time? !

She glanced at the confused Xi Hai Qing Dou, opened her mouth, and swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth - well, in Jundu's eyes, maybe this is really not the point.

So what this guy said to her before, that he "liked" the two policemen, was just a casual remark? She really shouldn't have expected Cointreau to be "serious".

Miyano Shiho, I don't know how many times today I feel like sighing.

"...Ah, I see. The point is that you have a date tomorrow. Don't worry, I will wait until the day after tomorrow to take you to the base for the test."

Xi Hai Qing Dou clenched his fist with one hand and knocked it on the open palm of his other hand, and suddenly realized something.

Miyano Shiho: ...Thank you so much for remembering to bring her to see her sister tomorrow.

***

After returning that day, the next morning, Morofushi Kagemitsu left Saikai Haruto and Miyano Shiho as he had agreed before, and returned to the action team, becoming "Sniper Scotland" again.

To be honest, Nishimi Haruto still felt a little reluctant - because Morobushi Kagemitsu's cooking was really, really delicious... at least much better than his, Miyano Shiho, and Akai Shuichi's cooking. If he hadn't still had some rationality, he would have wanted to ask Gin to give him Morobushi Kagemitsu so that he could continue to be his "deputy".

Of course it was obvious that even if he really went, Gin would never agree to his wild idea - after all, although on the one hand Morobushi Kagemitsu selfishly wanted to be closer to him (cooking meant that at least the kitchen and the surrounding area were accessible to him), but being able to take care of him and Miyano Shiho so carefully for half a month and occasionally cooking for him was already a matter of conscience on Morobushi Kagemitsu's part. After all, "Scotland" was still an official code name member of the organization, and compared to this, the possibility of Gin shooting him was definitely higher.

Because of the attitude that Saikai Haruto showed in front of Morobushi Kagemitsu, Morobushi Kagemitsu was unable to use Matsuda and Hagiwara to "threaten" him. Of course, he was even less likely to tell this to Gin, Rum, or the boss... He could only pretend that nothing had happened, as Saikai Haruto said, which was also a disguised form of "being cautious before throwing a wedge".

In short, the matter passed quietly without causing any impact - at least on the surface.

Miyano Shiho also quickly put the incident behind her - meeting Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji was just a small episode for her, and it would be normal for her to have no more contact with them.

...Of course, at this moment, Miyano Shiho would never have thought that three years later, she would encounter such a bizarre thing... and because of someone, she would get to know these two policemen who were supposed to have "no more intersections" again with new identities.

After taking Miyano Shiho to complete the biweekly "meeting with Miyano Akemi" check-in, the next day, Nishimi Haruto took Miyano Shiho to the organization's training base to "inspect the new gun."

After he spent half a month remodeling the rifle, its appearance had not changed much. It still had a silver-white body, a strong sense of technology, and was engraved with a pattern of blooming entwined roses. It was extremely beautiful.

After the modification, the effective range is stabilized within 100 meters, and it is smoother and has less recoil, making it suitable for women. Considering Miyano Shiho's age, the size and weight should be smaller and lighter, and it looks more like a beautiful model than a real gun.

All in all, it is a rare gun that combines "good-looking" and "easy to use" in one.

Although during the test, Nishimi Haruto also discovered that Miyano Shiho's shooting skills were simply terrible in his opinion...but at least it was comforting that at least she learned the correct posture to shoot and dismantle the gun, and she did not miss the target when shooting, so Nishimi Haruto turned a blind eye to it - of course the most important thing was that he cleared the training ground that day and no one saw it, so he barely saved his face.

As for shooting skills, if you practice when you have time, you will get better over time. Anyway, it doesn’t matter if scientific researchers are not good at shooting - Xi Haiqingdou comforted himself.

Therefore, Nishimi Haruto specifically emphasized to Miyano Shiho that no matter where she goes or what she does in the future, she must carry this gun with her, and protests will be futile.

...It is worth mentioning that one day, after seeing this gun, Belmode was also attracted by its appearance and even contacted Saikai Haruto. Of course, she did not want the same model as Miyano Shiho, but the "Belmaud Special Edition" with the same style but different shape. However, Saikai Haruto still remembered the previous grudge, and after half a year of hard work and extorting half a million US dollars from her, he reluctantly customized a new gun for her.

On the fourth day after Saikai Haruto, Miyano Shiho and Morofushi Kagemitsu met Matsuda and Hagiwara in the hotel, Saikai Haruto finally got the news he had been waiting for these days - a new chapter of the manga was finally updated on the forum.