Chapter 38 Thirty-eight Ghosts Behind

As Toru Amuro ran in the cabin, he kept thinking about the corresponding action plan in his mind.

When he went out with the black sweater, the more than 200 people had already evacuated one after another. The only ones left on the deck were his original two targets - the captain and the deputy captain - as well as Ida Hang and several crew members.

Only Toru Amuro knew that everyone except Kou Date was a member of the organization, so he couldn't pin the blame on them. He also remembered that when he asked Kou Date about his appearance, Kou Date, who was always at the exit, told him that Gin did not appear.

One possibility is that Gin evacuated with the people from the institute, while the other possibility is that Gin is still on the ship, but his purpose is unknown.

Under such circumstances, Toru Amuro would not let Kou Date come along and take the risk.

Amuro Toru even began to doubt whether Blackcoat could really install bombs on the ship without anyone noticing. Even if the place he chose was not monitored, this was still the organization's ship. How could it be so easy for Blackcoat to sneak into important places and cause trouble?

Toru Amuro didn't believe that Gin had no hand in this.

I'm afraid Gin still wants to use this opportunity to kill him on the cruise ship.

In order to avoid risks, they wrote down the locations of the remaining bombs as quickly as possible, and finally split into two groups. Date Kou evacuated quickly with the others, while Amuro Toru stayed behind to find the dangerous goods.

It was definitely too late to defuse the bombs. Amuro Toru knew very well that the bomb defusing technique he learned from his good friend Jinpei Matsuda was easy to use under normal circumstances, but it was impossible for him to find and defuse all the bombs within 20 minutes.

After all, he didn't think he was a genius like Jinpei Matsuda who could defuse a bomb in five minutes. Besides, his shoulder was injured and he couldn't do the delicate work of defusing a bomb.

Fortunately, they are still in the vast ocean, so there is a second way to choose.

Toru Amuro kicked the door open with a bang, rushed in, and saw at a glance that something was flashing red light on the box covered with waterproof cloth.

He pursed his lips and looked serious. He took two steps at a time and picked up the bomb that was still counting down. Then he turned around and rushed out of the room, trying his best to make his running less bumpy.

This bomb was located in the storage room next to the elevator closest to the deck, so Toru Amuro returned to the deck soon. He estimated the distance between the lifeboat and the yacht, and used his arm to throw the bomb far into the sea.

——If there is no time to defuse the bomb, then this method is the only way to eliminate the risk of the cruise ship sinking faster as quickly as possible.

"You'd better be thankful that the special rescue team came here faster than the police in their helicopter." The spirit behind him suddenly said when Amuro Toru went back to look for other bombs, "The Shizuoka police helicopter doesn't have all the tools that the Coast Guard has."

Toru Amuro could understand the meaning behind Akae's words.

Generally speaking, the Coast Guard will dispatch a special search and rescue team to carry out rescue operations, but that takes time, and the police received the news and arrived earlier than the Coast Guard, so it is very likely that the latter will arrive first.

However, even if the police arrived first, Toru Amuro would not be able to directly board the police helicopter and leave, after all, they are not in the business of marine rescue.

Not to mention installing lifelines and power devices, it is incredible to find a rope ladder in the cabin.

The sea is not so peaceful at night. Even for regular rescue operations, one has to worry about the howling sea breeze that may appear on the sea surface at any time, not to mention the police helicopters that are not for rescue purposes.

Amuro Toru took the opportunity to take a look at the spirit behind him who finally spoke to him, and half-jokingly tried to ease the atmosphere: "I am still alive today, which shows that my luck has always been good. There are only two bombs left on the cruise ship. It will take more than an hour for it to sink completely. It is definitely not too late to retreat."

Toru Amuro quietly wiped the sweat off his forehead.

After the little devil suddenly possessed himself in the distribution room and beat the man in the black sweater hard, and then suddenly left, Toru Amuro never heard him speak again.

If the situation wasn't urgent, Toru Amuro would really suspect that Akae Natsuki was thinking about something bad.

[Book] If you hear this sentence, you will definitely agree: After all, Xiaohong is quiet and must be making trouble.

But this time Chi Jiang Na Yue was really wronged. He really wasn't thinking about "throwing the black sweater into the sea to feed the fish", but was thinking about something else.

Now, after hearing what Amuro Toru said, he couldn't hold back his urge to be sarcastic. The young man snorted coldly from behind and said rather jokingly, "Good luck? So good that you almost got stabbed to death just now."

"If you were really lucky, you wouldn't have happened to be tied to me, nor would you have been dragged into an incident that had nothing to do with you, and you wouldn't have boarded the ship yesterday." Chi Jiang Na Yue's tone was unremarkable, as if he was just stating the facts. "If you were really lucky, you wouldn't have encountered these things."

Toru Amuro has been worried about Akae Nazuki's mental health for over a month, but this is the first time he's been "worried" about her.

He kicked the door, held the bomb, and threw the bomb without stopping, but pointed out in a serious tone: "If I hadn't been tied to you, I would have been sent to the FBI by Bermode more than a month ago."

Another bomb sank into the sea. Amuro Toru leaned against the wall to endure the pain from the wound. He took a deep breath and turned to Akae Nayue.

"Being tied to you is the best luck that has happened to me in recent years." The blond policeman smiled helplessly, "As for the incidents we encountered together... although they were a bit frequent, it was nothing."

He pointed at himself and showed the confident expression of the former top student in the police academy: "I am an elite after all."

The savior from the main world had an inopportune desire to complain: This seems to be happening too frequently. What should I do if I meet Shinichi in the future?

Chi Jiang Na Yue swallowed the complaint that was about to come out of his mouth, still looking angry: "Oh - the public security has fallen to the point where the elites can be almost stabbed to death by sneak attacks?"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Instead, Chi Jiang Na Yue smiled and then spoke mercilessly.

"Then hurry up and find the last bomb, you elite san with a face like a super liar."

Amuro Toru stumbled, his mouth twitching: "Super, super liar?"

What kind of comment is this? This is the first time in his life that he has been told that he looks like a liar!

Did he ever lie to the little devil about anything?

Chijiang Nayue ignored him and floated ahead to explore the way.

—

The last bomb was installed in the cockpit.

When Black Sweater said the address, Toru Amuro saw that the captain who was listening next to him had a very bad expression on his face, and he couldn't help but worry that Black Sweater would be secretly punched by them - this was normal, after all, although that guy wanted revenge, he still blew up the Linorea in the end. As a captain, he would definitely be very angry.

Toru Amuro could guess why the man in the black sweater chose to take the risk and stay in the cockpit.

Because the captain and the deputy captain are both veterans who have been on the ship for eight years. At the same time, they are also the accomplices of the researchers who are most capable of confirming the identities of the organization's members on the ship.

Toru Amuro paused and looked at the spirit behind him that was parked at the door of the cockpit and did not move. His intuition made him not ask any questions.

A few seconds later, the black-haired boy who had used the same trick of sticking his head through the door panel to check the situation came back and looked at him gloomily, saying in a gloomy tone: "Sure enough, it's here."

Here? Who——ah, I remember.

The confusion on Toru Amuro's face didn't last long before it turned into understanding.

Gin.

Toru Amuro's alertness was immediately raised to the highest level, but he had no weapon on him at the moment, so he could only move closer to the door more quietly.

The cabin door slowly opened.

Right now!

Toru Amuro's eyes dimmed, and he leaned sideways and threw a punch, but it was caught by the opponent as expected. He immediately closed the distance and turned his other hand into a claw, attacking the opponent's jaw with the base of his palm.

Without a single word of communication, Gin and Toru Amuro immediately started fighting in the cockpit.

As an undercover police agent, the most likely thing to be exposed is fighting skills. In order to prevent himself from being exposed in this regard, during the initial undercover training period, Toru Amuro and his childhood friend Keimitsu Morobushi exchanged fight videos with each other to find out the places where each other's moves had shadows of systematic training.

The police academy mainly teaches judo, kendo and arrest techniques, but after joining the organization for four years, there is no trace of police in Toru Amuro's moves.

However, no matter how superb his melee skills are, he will still be at a disadvantage when facing Gin.

But they didn't have time.

While the two men were fighting, Chi Jiang's Yue Xie went in and quickly found the time bomb hidden in the corner. It was wasted like this, and the timer on it had already...

"Only twelve minutes left!" Akae Nazuki raised her voice to remind Amuro Toru who was still fighting.

After receiving the information, Toru Amuro focused his mind, and when the two separated next time, he quickly retreated and stopped the attack first.

Gin had no intention of stopping and threw a fierce punch.

Bang!

Amuro Toru caught the fist, and the wound on his shoulder opened again in an instant, and the smell of blood filled the cockpit.

As if he didn't feel any pain, he looked at Gin and asked calmly, "The bomb here is about to explode. Do you want to die with me, Gin?"

Gin's murderous aura seemed to be even stronger, and he said in a mocking tone: "Really? I thought the FBI lackeys had thought about how to escape before doing anything."

Amuro Toru was stunned, and then immediately understood what Gin meant.

Akae Nazuki gleefully said it for him: "It's Mr. Amuro from the FBI who took the blame for Tetris."

No wonder Gin was aiming to kill him just now...

Amuro Toru knew with his knees who told Gin this news - Vermouth. He gritted his teeth.

Vermode's plan was really good. He took full advantage of the information gap between Gin and the truth after the explosion, as well as Gin's zero-tolerance attitude towards traitors, and trapped both of them in this infighting.

Amuro Toru really underestimated the extent to which Vermode protected Akae Nazuki. That woman didn't want to use Gin to get rid of Bourbon, who might "use" the dead? She clearly wanted him to die together with Gin, who "witnessed Kalua's death"!

If we think about it this way, the one who gave the Black Sweater a backdoor was probably not Gin but Vermode.

…But why did they make up a story that he was from the FBI? Is it okay for a natural mixed-race person to be black? He is a pure Japanese!!

Amuro Toru gritted his teeth and his face became even gloomier.

It's better to accuse him of being from MI6 than to say he's from the FBI... Bermode, he'll remember this grudge!

Amuro Toru's eyes were starting to go dark due to excessive blood loss. He didn't want to waste time fighting with Gin anymore, so he blinked hard to refocus his vision. Then he said to Gin, "Don't worry about what that woman Bermode lied to you about. If you don't want to die, you'd better stop fighting now and deal with the bombs here."

Gin looked at him coldly for a long while, then curled his lips and revealed a cruel smile: "No, Bourbon, whether you are a traitor or not, you are the only one who will die here today."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gin didn't give Amuro Toru any time to react and threw him to the ground.

Afterwards, the killer left the cockpit without hesitation and closed the door behind him.

Amuro Toru was even more confused: Why did he suddenly run away? Wasn't he going to kill him just now?

"Idiot!" Akane came over angrily and punched him on the head, but unfortunately her fist could only pass through Amuro Toru's head, which made Akane even angrier. "This is the organization's ship. Gin must know where the research institute escaped to!"

It seems that excessive blood loss has affected Toru Amuro's thinking ability. It was not until Akae Nayue pointed it out that Toru Amuro suddenly remembered this.

"As for leaving suddenly."

Chijiang Nayue looked towards the door with cold eyes: "Gin never completely believed what Vermouth said from the beginning. He was just testing you. No matter what result he got now..."

"Congratulations, Mr. Amuro." He turned his head, his expression becoming unpredictable again, "You have been fired by the organization."

For a moment, Amuro Toru didn't know what expression to show. But he didn't have time to think about it. When he picked up the bomb and was about to open the door to leave, he found that Gin had locked the door from the outside before leaving.

Why can the cockpit door be locked from the outside? !

Amuro Toru's eyes went dark.

—

In the empty cockpit, Toru Amuro sat next to the bomb that was flashing red light, leaned back with his head against the wall, and took a few deep breaths.

He tried to break down the door and get out, but he no longer had any strength left in his body. There were no tools in the cockpit that could help him, not to mention the surrounding glass, which was simply not thick enough to be smashed open.

"Oops." Amuro Toru looked at the bomb, then looked at his hands, and said with a wry smile, "It seems my good luck has come to an end."

The wound left by the dagger had torn off its harmless appearance at this moment. Even after being bandaged, after such intense movement, the bandage on Amuro Toru's shoulder and the clothes had already been soaked with blood.

His vision had become blurred, and he weakly raised his hand to press his forehead, but he still felt top-heavy. He could only hold his breath as hard as he could, then turned to look at the boy next to him who was still spotless.

Chijiang Nayue didn't look at him, but tilted her head to stare at the empty glass.

"you……"

Amuro Toru suddenly felt a strong sense of déjà vu in the spirit behind him. He immediately stopped talking and at this moment he understood why he always felt that his attitude towards the other party was strange and familiar during this period of time.

Yes.

When he was in front of Akae Nazuki, he was not the 'Bourbon' he had played for many years, nor was he the Amuro Toru who existed as Bourbon's superficial identity, but his true identity, Furutani Rei, which he had not recovered for a long time.

It had been so long since he had regained his identity that he had never thought of this! But this could not be entirely attributed to his decreased vigilance.

Chijiang Nayue is a dead person. He has no position, no mission to complete, and no responsibility to bear.

Therefore, only in front of such a person who is completely independent of all the troubles can Toru Amuro truly relax and not have to consider any unnecessary things. As a result, he relaxes a little too much.

Ahem, I must be more careful next time.

As his mind was full of random thoughts, Amuro Toru's wound was throbbing with pain. He moved his lips and asked without hesitation, "Xiao E, ahem, do you have any wishes that must come true?"

What a close call! He almost called out that nickname. Amuro Toru wiped the sweat off his forehead with a guilty conscience and tried to find the right words for himself, but the blood loss must have really messed up his mind, and he started out with frowning, confused words: "Generally speaking, after a wish is fulfilled, the ghost behind it can also be released, right? You see, while I'm still conscious..."

"It doesn't matter." Chi Jiang Na Yue raised her eyebrows to interrupt him, and said, not knowing whether it was true or not, "There is no such thing for the time being."

After hearing this answer, Amuro Toru felt his wound hurt even more.

He complained bitterly in his heart that he was really crazy. He actually had the urge to tell this little devil his real name at this moment. He also wanted to take advantage of his death to quickly help the soul behind him who was stranded in the human world to realize his wish and send him to become a Buddha and reincarnate as soon as possible.

Even though they had only known each other for a short time, the things they had experienced were even more colorful than what Amuro Toru had experienced in the past six months when he was alone. This situation resulted in him being unable to describe the subtle emotions in his heart.

Toru Amuro's gaze drifted to the glass wall in the cockpit. From his angle, he could just see the bright moon hanging in the dark sky.

He suddenly thought about it.

Is the moon that the young man saw when he was being chased on this ship eight years ago and fell into the sea the same one he is seeing now?

...It is actually true that people become sentimental before they die.

For Toru Amuro, it meant that after the death of his old friends, there were three fewer people in this world who knew him as Rei Furuya. Therefore, after meeting Akae Nazuki, Toru Amuro's nerves, which had been tense as if someone was chasing him from behind, finally relaxed.

The most difficult part of the undercover job is to maintain one's true self in the dark, but before Akae Nayue appeared, Amuro Toru once thought that he had long forgotten what his real self looked like. Only when it was dead of night would he open the several layers of encrypted photos in his computer to cherish the memory of those who had passed away.

To be honest, it is really important for an undercover agent to have someone he can trust regardless of his identity or position.

If he died here, his information would be sealed and even fewer people would remember him - Toru Amuro didn't care about this.

He was an undercover agent, his name should not be remembered by anyone, and his achievements would be buried in the unfathomable depths of the earth along with his urn.

However, he still has many regrets, such as not being able to attend the squad leader's wedding, not being able to find Dr. Elena, not being able to witness the destruction of the organization... and not being able to continue to protect this country.

Toru Amuro's gaze moved from the moon to the silent boy.

By the way, he seemed to have promised to go to the amusement park with Chijiang Nayue.

Thinking of this, Toru Amuro's brain, which had been lacking oxygen and had been in a state of confusion for a long time, suddenly became much clearer.

He suddenly remembered that if he died here at least his squad leader and superior would remember it, but no one was left in Chijiang that month.

He - Amuro Toru - is the only one in this world who can prove that Akae Nazuki still exists.

Amuro Toru recalled the time when they first met, when the little devil was sitting on the sofa and smiled at him nonchalantly, saying, "I'm just a ghost who died a long time ago."

He couldn't die here.

This thought was like spring grass after the rain. Once blown by the wind, it instantly grew uncontrollably in his heart.

Toru Amuro blinked twice, and the blood on his forehead slid down his eyelashes and fell on his collar, as if a flower had bloomed.

"When we were in Manhattan, you said you wanted to go to the amusement park." He coughed for a while, and said to the boy seriously without any joking, "When we get back to Tokyo, let's go together."

He saw the boy's lips move and his watery red eyes light up, as if he was talking about something of life and death. The boy pretended to be serious and asked him, "Really?"

The blond policeman leaning against the side of the cabin touched his face that was described as "like a super liar", relaxed, and laughed so hard that the wounds on his body began to bleed again.

The person who made the promise here at this moment seemed to be neither Bourbon nor Amuro Toru, but the real Furuya Rei.