Chapter 61 Twelve Shota

There was only one bedroom in the safe house where Bottle of Whiskey lived. Although it was easy to provide A with other daily necessities and a small bed, where to put the bed became a problem.

A couldn't stay in a room alone, and the adults couldn't let a five-year-old sleep alone in the living room, so in the end A's crib would definitely be placed in one of their rooms.

Bourbon looked around and his eyes stayed on Scotland for a little longer. He then took the initiative to say, "Put it in my room."

Scotland's voice rang out almost at the same time as his: "Put it here with me, okay?"

After the words fell, the two looked at each other, with doubts in their eyes.

Scotland was surprised that Bourbon seemed to be wary of A all the time, so why did he suddenly ask A to stay in his room temporarily?

Bourbon quickly stopped staring at him and looked away.

No one knew what had happened, but after they finished their task in the morning, erased their traces and left, Bourbon noticed that Scot had suddenly started to consciously stay away from A. It wasn't that he ignored him, but whenever A showed any signs of getting close to him, Scot would stiffen up reflexively, showing a hint of resistance.

It was unbelievable that the Scots would suddenly become hostile to a child, even though they were so worried about him that they almost tied him to their belts to prevent him from getting lost.

Bourbon had seen the number on that landline before Scotland, and he recognized it as Nagano's number, but when he met Scotland as a child, the latter's parents had both passed away and he was adopted by relatives, so Bourbon didn't know what the number represented.

What he could guess was that the number might be related to Scotland's real identity before he went undercover, 'Zhu Fu Jing Guang', otherwise, Scotland would not have such an almost uncontrollable performance.

Because of this, Bourbon took the initiative to suggest that A live with him to avoid Ley discovering the clues before Scotland's emotional fluctuations calmed down... There was another reason.

Lei, who had no intention of participating in the whole process, leaned against the wall nonchalantly, his hands in his pockets, his eyes lowered in a daze, his fingers subconsciously stroking the cigarette box in his pocket.

A small hand grabbed the corner of his clothes.

"It's okay, Master, Mr. Bourbon." The child who could not change the way he addressed him ran to Ley's legs and said quietly while looking at the two people opposite him, "I can live with Mr. Ley."

Lei stood up straight suddenly, his eyes sharp for a moment: he just felt a strong murderous aura!

When he realized what was happening, he was stunned.

Ley didn't want to let this ill-fated child live with the members of the two organizations, Scotland and Bourbon. However, he knew that he had only spoken a few words to A and the other party would not choose him. Unexpectedly, it was different from what he guessed.

Scotch looked as if he had not expected this option at all, but Bourbon did not look too surprised.

Another reason why Bourbon took the initiative was that he could see that after being inexplicably alienated by Scotland, the 'master', in the morning, A was in a low mood for a while and even refused to eat the lollipop he casually stuffed into his hand.

The little boy sat in the back seat of the car with his chin in his hands, staring blankly all the way. The ends of his hair fluttered in the wind, and he looked very pitiful.

Bourbon knew that A had definitely discovered Scotland, but hadn't recovered yet and didn't know how to face him. A had always shown to be good at observing people's words and expressions. In this situation, he would not stick to Scotland like he did at the beginning. Instead, he would take the initiative to distance himself from Scotland for a while to give Scotland some space.

What he didn't expect was that A would choose Lei.

Bourbon thought: Never mind, it doesn't matter. The Lei family doesn't seem to like children anyway, so they will definitely refuse...

"Can."

Gala.

This is the sound of the can being crushed in Bourbon's hand.

Click.

This was the sound of the small luggage that Scotland had just bought for A falling to the ground.

Lei, who had won the game by chance, turned his eyes away and pretended nothing happened.

In fact, Akajinazuki is mainly implementing A's "character script" which has not yet been fully discovered by the people in front of him.

Among the whisky group, the person A should be most familiar with and closest to is Scotland, followed by Bourbon, who has a close relationship with Scotland, and finally, Ley, who A knows the least and has green eyes.

But in order to achieve A's goal, A must understand all of them in all aspects, so taking this opportunity to get close to Lei is the best option.

Of course, this is why 'A' chose Lei. The most important reason why Chijiang Nayue chose Lei was that she wanted to get Lei's black coffee.

That night, Lei, who was preparing to work late at night, returned to his room in his pajamas with a cup of strong black coffee. He found A sitting on the crib, holding the planet night light he bought for Scotland, and staring at him.

Lei was silent. He moved the cup to the left, and A's hairy head turned left as well. He moved the cup to the right, and A also turned right as well.

Well, the case was solved, it all depended on his coffee.

The investigator had a calm expression and did not ask any further questions. He went back and brought in the children's porcelain cup bought in Scotland and gave A a few sips of the drink.

"Drink less," Ley explained calmly, "Scotland usually wakes up very early."

What he meant was that if he drank too much coffee and went to bed late, Scotland would find out if he started late tomorrow.

The child obviously heard it. After two identical expressionless faces faced each other for a few seconds, the younger one held the cup and nodded solemnly.

It’s okay, he’ll just take a sip.

Hundreds of millions of bits and pieces.

Chijiang Nayue sighed deeply in her heart: Who told the other two standard Japanese police officers that they would never let a five-year-old child drink black coffee? But Lei's coffee taste is really good. After returning to the main world, I will go to Xiuyi's house to get a few cans of coffee beans.

It's not that I'm short of the money, but it's mainly because it's very fulfilling to touch FBI stuff.

He sipped the long-missed coffee contentedly, his heart bubbling with joy.

It's so exciting to become a child again and eat something secretly from the strict adults.

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What is it like to move a five-year-old into your bedroom?

The day after the mission in Hakata was completed, Lei felt that he still had no right to speak. It was because the five-year-old child who moved into his room behaved in a way that had nothing to do with his age.

He is quiet, quiet and not willful, and apart from being a bit clingy, he can definitely be called the best-behaved five-year-old child of this century.

Lei recalled how much his brother hated cats and dogs when he was five years old, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Whatever, isn't it just following him wherever he goes? Much better than Hideyoshi.

For some reason, A didn't try to avoid Bourbon and Scotch that day, but at the same time, he wasn't alone with them for even a moment.

Lei was not completely unaware of this, but he still thought that A was captured by the two Scottish men. He was happy to see it happen and was not prepared to ask any questions.

The only thing that bothered Lei was that every time he was about to smoke during the day, A would look up at him quietly.

Did nothing but watch, but Lei couldn't ignore A's gaze.

Lei looked at the child, and the child looked at him.

Leyton realized.

Then he moved his position and ran from the bedroom window to the balcony to smoke. The child, who didn't like being alone, separated him from the balcony with a glass door.

In the living room, Chijiang Nayue stared at Lai Yi's guilt-free back and was speechless for a moment.

This guy is really addicted to smoking...

The next day, Ley found six sheets of paper stapled together on his bedside table. The title on them was very eye-catching: "On the Harms of Smoking."

Lei, who had basically no tasks to do during this period and had the time to stay at home with his children all day, took a deep breath.

It was because he had been stared at with the death gaze of Bourbon and Scotland too many times in the past few days that he smoked a few more cigarettes out of stress.

Could it be that the boy wanted to go out and play? No, that's not possible. Scott and Bourbon had said before that someone was still chasing the boy, and going out would expose his whereabouts.

Thinking of this, Lei turned around and saw A hiding outside the bedroom door, with half of his face exposed, carefully observing his reaction.

The two men's eyes met, and the black-haired child slowly stepped back, as if pretending that Lei didn't see him.

A few minutes later, Scotland, who had just finished his mission and was carrying a gun in a guitar case, came back from outside. He met Ley at the elevator entrance with a child in his arms.

Scotland, with a tired look on his face, looked closely and saw that the child held in Lei's arms had his limbs hanging limply and swaying in the wind.

What a horrifying scene of a gangster brutally killing a little boy and preparing to dump his body.

Scotland almost drew his gun, but Ley looked at Scotland seriously, changed the position of the child he was holding so that he sat on one shoulder and held the child steady with his left hand.

The child quickly and skillfully hugged Lei's head, and raised his hand to greet Scotland: "Master, good afternoon."

Scotland: ...

Scotland: "Excuse me, wait a minute. I was just away for a night on a mission, right?"

Ley looked very serious, even too serious, and Scotland almost thought he was going to take A to kill someone. Fortunately, A spoke up in time and prevented a bloodbath.

"Mr. Ley and I are going for a walk," A explained in detail, and then added hesitantly, "Master, do you want to come with us?"

Seeing the expectation in the child's eyes, Scotland almost nodded. However, he quickly remembered that after the last mission was completed, Rum said he would call him later to tell him about the Bodo mission.

It's a job that can't be pushed away.

So in the end, Lei and A went out alone.

The tall, long-haired young man had an unlit cigarette between his lips and a dull expression. The child sitting on his shoulder looked around, also expressionless, with only an eagerness to try revealed in his movements.

As Lei was walking, he suddenly felt his hair being gently pulled.

Lei stopped walking and looked at the spicy curry shop in front of him. He turned around and looked at the child on his shoulder with a puzzled look: "...You want to go in?"

It’s okay to eat this for lunch, but can children’s stomachs accept such spicy-looking food?

A blinked and said sadly, "I haven't tried it yet. I like the taste of spicy curry."

The pair of round, moist, bright red eyes looked at him with understanding, and in return she comforted him: "But it's okay. If Mr. Lei doesn't want to eat, we can go to another restaurant."

…

By the time Lei took out his wallet and prepared to pay, they had already been in the store for half an hour. At this moment, everyone around was looking at the boy opposite Lei in shock. Only Lei, who had been prepared, still had a calm expression.

Lei actually noticed a contradiction, but he didn't point it out.

Two days ago, at the dinner table, Scotland asked A what he wanted to eat for breakfast tomorrow. The child said spicy curry, but Scotland rejected it helplessly, saying, "I know you like this the most, but you can't eat it for breakfast."

Just now in front of the store, A said that he had never tried spicy curry. From what he observed while eating, it was obvious that this was his first time eating it.

But how can you like the most something you have never tried?

Lai Yi suddenly remembered something and turned to ask, "Do you need some digestive tablets?"

A touched her belly which was not bulging at all and shook her head: "No, I don't want to support it."

It's not a question of whether it can be supported or not, right? !

The people around looked at the guest at the next table who cried because of the spiciness after just one bite of the food, and then looked at the little boy who finished a whole plate but still had a pale face and didn't look like he was hurt at all, and they were all in awe.

The clerk's expression froze, and she almost dropped the lottery box she had just brought to the ground.

Lei cast a puzzled look, but from the perspective of others, this man with long hair who looked like a tough guy and was not to be trifled with was obviously impatient!

So the clerk hurriedly and stiffly handed the raffle box to Lei: "Um, um, sir, our store is doing a promotion. Anyone who can finish the whole plate without having to relieve the spiciness can enter the raffle! The grand prize is an all-inclusive trip to the resort..."

A, who had been sitting obediently on the chair and swinging his legs boredly, suddenly jumped down, tugged at Lei's clothes, raised his head, had an expressionless face, and his eyes were shining.

Lei looked at the child again, and the child looked at Lei again.

Ten minutes later.

In the safe house, Scotland sat on the sofa and asked with a gentle smile: "So, this is why you brought back a family travel gift bag after your trip?"

There were four coupons for a hot spring ski resort on the table.

Bourbon leaned on another sofa, thinking and sneering, "I remember another cooperation mission that Gin gave me before. The location is in Niigata Prefecture, right? You really know how to save money for the organization, Ley."

Lei remained calm and composed, saying, "It's just a coincidence."