Chapter 78 The First Player

As soon as Xi Haiqing Dou finished speaking, Vodka immediately turned his head and asked: "What happened?"

"Something... a little unexpected, but also seems very interesting."

Xi Hai Qing Dou hummed without further explanation. He put his index finger in front of his lips and made a "silence" gesture, and continued to listen to the sound coming from the headphones.

Being found carrying a bomb, and in front of Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji, Asahina's voice became obviously flustered: "What is that, Matsuda, let me explain!"

"Jinpei, don't be so impulsive!" Hagiwara Kenji put one hand on Matsuda Jinpei's hand, shook his head at him, and signaled with his eyes that he should not get angry or take action directly.

He took a step forward, smiled and put his arm around Asahina's shoulders. "I think Asahina can give us a reasonable explanation, right?"

The conversation with Asahina that happened late at night made Hagiwara Kenji realize that his colleague was probably doing something dangerous that no one could know about - such as working as an undercover agent in a dangerous organization. But he was still certain, or willing to believe, that he would not abandon the police uniform on his body... At least, Hagiwara Kenji was still willing to trust Asahina at this time.

Although he could also understand Matsuda Jinpei's shock and confusion - after all, he had not told anyone about the meeting that night, not even Matsuda; when his colleague who had left the Metropolitan Police Department and had not seen him for a long time met again with a bomb on him, and in such a place and at such a sensitive time - on the day of the public speeches of Party A and Party B, it would of course be easy for people to associate it with something bad.

Not to mention that Matsuda's personality has always been much more direct... Hagiwara Kenji thought that the fact that Matsuda was able to control himself and not take a step forward to grab Asahina's collar to subdue him was already a great trust in Asahina.

"Ha, haha, of course!" Asahina nodded vigorously.

"Who's anxious? Am I that kind of person?"

Matsuda Jinpei looked at their interaction and said "tsk", with a look of seeing through everything: "I know."

He looked at Asahina sharply and asked directly: "Can't tell?"

He was not an impulsive fool, but was extremely sensitive. Hagiwara Kenji's shoulder grab was a test. If he wanted, he could always put Asahina in a uniform. Even if he was really doing something illegal...he was in Hagiwara's hands, and the two of them could just take him back to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Asahina didn't even show any subconscious resistance or vigilance, which showed that he had complete trust in Hagiwara Kenji's actions and even in his people, without any guard against him at all.

It was just as defenseless and unprepared as when I was in the police academy.

No matter what "job" he is doing now, Jinpei Matsuda believes that at least his "core" has not changed from two years ago to now, and Asahina is still the same Asahina.

If that's the case, then Matsuda Jinpei guessed that he might be doing something "unspeakable" right now? And Hagiwara Kenji also knew that this guy had been hiding it from him before. Matsuda Jinpei temporarily recorded this account in his small notebook.

Hagiwara Kenji smiled and patted Asahina's shoulder. His tone was frivolous and lively, but his words were considered and tentative: "Asahina, have you encountered any problems that you can't solve? For the sake of our acquaintance, if you are professionally related, you can ask me and Xiao Zhenping for help. I can give you a 99% discount."

Asahina is now faced with two options - one is to snatch the bomb from Matsuda Jinpei without explaining anything and run away. Of course, whether he can snatch the bomb from Matsuda Jinpei and run away smoothly remains to be seen; the other is to explain everything honestly in front of Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji, but of course this will expose his undercover identity.

After much thought, Asahina's eyes moved back and forth between Matsuda Jinpei and the bomb in his hand, and finally made up her mind - why couldn't he have both?

"I think, actually, it's not impossible to say it..."

Asahina scratched her hair, her tone hesitant and uncertain.

"But I'm in a hurry now. If I'm any slower, I might not be able to catch up. Anyway, let's talk while we walk! Matsuda, put this away first!"

As he said that, he casually grabbed Matsuda Jinpei with one hand and Hagiwara Kenji with the other, and started heading towards the department store that Saikai Haruto had mentioned before.

"Wait, wait a minute!" Hagiwara Kenji only had time to put "Passerby B"'s wallet on the sink before he was forced to move out with Asahina. Not only did he not seem to be worried about encountering any danger, but he was also very excited: "Oh, are you taking us to your base?"

Matsuda Jinpei was also confused: "Hey, Asahina! What on earth are you doing?!"

We were discussing something so serious just now, and he hadn't even explained what he was going to do with the bombs. Why did he suddenly act as if nothing had happened?!

"Keep your voice down!" Asahina lowered her voice, "Do you want everyone to see that we have bombs in our hands? It will scare passers-by!"

"Whose problem is this?"

Matsuda Jinpei subconsciously lowered his voice and retorted: "It's obviously your fault!"

Asahina turned her head and muttered nonchalantly, "But I'm not holding that thing now."

"That's right, so now the person with the problem has become Xiaozhenping." Hagiwara Kenji smiled gloatingly and nodded heavily in a serious manner.

"Oh, but don't worry, I didn't do... um, no, although I'm going to do something illegal, I'm still a good policeman from the Metropolitan Police Department."

Asahina thought about it carefully, and she really didn't think there was anything she couldn't say——

He is not like Rei Furuya, who is overly cautious in everything he does. Sometimes he seems to be a little too cautious, and it is really unnecessary. There are only three of them here. Could it be that Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara would tell others about his identity? No matter how you think about it, it is impossible.

Besides, he just hadn't thought about whether to notify the Metropolitan Police Department yet, as Jundu had temporarily changed the mission plan... Matsuda and Hagiwara happened to be there, so he might as well tell them directly.

Having made up her mind, Asahina simply laid it out: "Kenji, you should have guessed it last time, right? I am currently working in a very dangerous organization, and this is the mission I received - if it wasn't me, it would have been someone else, so don't get tangled up here. My current mission is to place this bomb in the department store near Chuncheon Park."

“Wait, wait…! Is this something you can say?! And there are too many flaws here!”

Matsuda Jinpei looked at him in surprise, his eyebrows knitted together, and said in a serious tone: "So, you are going to drop bombs in department stores now?! What kind of organization have you joined? Tsk, I know, but why do you need to keep it secret?"

"Yeah!" Asahina nodded. "Anyway, it's a very dangerous organization. Matsuda, don't ask any more questions. I can't tell you."

"But you've said a lot yourself now."

Hagiwara Kenji mercilessly exposed him and then straightened his face: "Have you ever thought about what to do with the people in the department store?"

"Well..."

*

"A serious and good policeman from the Metropolitan Police Department...what a surprise."

Hearing the voice coming from the other side of the headset, the white-haired, golden-eyed young man sighed, and the gentle smile that was always on his face disappeared. The coldness in his golden eyes was revealed without any concealment, and his voice was as cold as Gin's.

"Canada, Asahina...are you too lazy to even change your name? You are so arrogant."

He chewed on Asahina's name playfully and took off one of the earphones from his ear.

Gin narrowed his eyes and said, "It's confirmed. Canada is a rat from the Metropolitan Police Department?"

Saikai Haruto nodded and sighed, "Yeah, Canada admitted it himself. I thought he would be smarter... What a pity, he turned out to be such an idiot."

"When I think about how such an idiot could have been hiding in the organization for two years and still not been discovered, I can't help but want to laugh."

As he spoke, a genuine smile appeared in his eyes, his eyebrows curved, and he looked like he really found it funny.

Gin responded quickly: "Is he connecting with his upline now?"

"When he comes back, let Bourbon take care of him."

His tone was nonchalant, not like he was talking about murder, but rather like he was throwing away some garbage.

"No, I'll go."

Xi Haiqingdou shook his head and stretched his waist: "I'm going to get sick after standing here for so long... I'm going to take care of Asahina, so I can relax my muscles and take a look at Bourbon's situation to avoid any accidents."

Gin bit the cigar in his mouth and looked at him in surprise: "You go? When did you become so diligent?"

"Yes, I'll go play. I'll leave this to you." Xi Haiqingdou waved at him, picked up the gin from the table and turned it around between his fingers twice, and said cheerfully: "Your gun and car can also be lent to me."

"Remember to bring it back to me safely."

Gin frowned but didn't say anything more. After his figure disappeared from the room, he picked up the lighter and lit the cigar.

Xi Haiqingdou put the Beretta in his arms, took Gin's car key, and walked slowly out along the stairs, at a steady pace.

"Asahina, Asahina, you should just be an undercover agent. Why do you suddenly reveal your identity to strangers? Are the professional ethics of undercover agents so poor these days?"

"Since you like to publicize your undercover identity so much...haha."

He suddenly stopped talking and the fake smile disappeared, revealing his true expressionless face. His eyes were as cold as ice, which made people feel a chill in their hearts.

Since you insist on spreading your undercover identity everywhere and dragging unrelated people into this, heading for your own death...then just do it and let him kill you directly.