Chapter 65 Sixteen Shotas

When Bourbon and Chijiang got off the sightseeing cable car that month, a sudden gust of cold wind almost blew the child, who was not even as tall as Bourbon's legs, off balance. Fortunately, Bourbon quickly grabbed the hood of his down jacket and saved him from falling into the snow again.

After standing firmly, Chijiang Nayue stared at the palms of her tender hands rather depressedly, and began to miss the days when she had long arms and long legs.

This depressed mood came and went quickly, and his attention immediately shifted to the scene in front of him.

Mount Asera is located in the southwest of Kitanosawa Village. It welcomes a large number of tourists every October. Due to the influx of these tourists, not only a larger and more complete new ski resort has been opened on Mount Asera, but also many new recreational facilities and shopping streets have been built at the foot of Mount Asera, and there are many bars and the like.

Chi Jiang Na Yue had only read a few words about the shopping street in the guidebook, and he had no interest in knowing more about it. But when Bourbon secretly suggested taking him to "a place you are not allowed to go to in Scotland", he immediately thought of the bustling shops at the foot of the mountain.

During this period, the snow festival in Kitanosawa Village was about to be held, and the number of tourists increased sharply. So if I had to say, Scotland would not agree to let them take A, a five-year-old child, to a crowded place, otherwise the child might be squeezed away by mistake.

However, after being picked up by Bourbon and stolen away and sprinting 100 meters to board the tourist cable car, Chijiang Nayue realized that she had thought too much and overestimated Bourbon's determination in "rebellion" against Scotland.

He buried his face in his scarf and took a deep breath, then looked up at Bourbon beside him: "Is this the place that the Master forbids us to go to?"

Bourbon crossed his arms over his chest, with a sly smile on his face, pretending not to understand the meaning of the child's words, and said innocently: "Of course, how could I lie to you?"

A's expression didn't change, but his round eyes were full of "that's it?", which made Bourbon's hands itch. He couldn't help but take off the child's woolen hat and ruffle the fluffy black hair.

The tortured A said nothing. He tried hard to keep his center of gravity under Bourbon's palm and not to fall to the ground in the snow. It was not until Bourbon rubbed his head that he slowly raised his arms and hugged Bourbon's troublesome hand above his head, conveying his protest with his eyes.

Seeing him like this, Bourbon stopped bothering him and simply squatted down and picked up A's whole potato with one hand, letting A sit in his arms like when he was held by Lei. "Well, actually we still need to walk a little further." The intelligence officer raised his index finger with his other hand and put it in front of his lips, his purple-blue eyes curved, "Well, since we are here anyway, you can't go down the mountain alone now, you can only follow me obediently, okay?"

Potato, who was taken away without any resistance, did not want to express any opinion about this. He patted his arm perfunctorily, yawned, and skillfully changed himself into a more comfortable position.

Where on earth was Bourbon going to such great lengths to steal him and take him to? Ten minutes later, Akae Nazuki, who was put on the ground again, could give the answer.

It is the top of Mount Asi, on a remote and cold cliff deep in the woods - just looking at the edge of the cliff here, there is not even any wooden fence, and the ground is covered with a thick layer of snow, which is enough to illustrate how remote this place is.

Chijiang Nayue took two steps in that direction symbolically, and Bourbon behind him grabbed his hand to stop him from moving, as if he was worried that he would roll down after almost falling into the snow several times today.

"When I left Lake Sawajiri, I saw a little-known post on a travel forum in Kitanosawa Village where someone mentioned this place. But they said it would be beautiful to climb to the top of the mountain in the early morning on a snowy day to watch the sunrise, but unfortunately I thought someone else would come by then."

Bourbon held A's hand and stood against a tall tree on the cliff. He said lightly, "I don't think you would like to watch the sunrise with so many people, so why not bring you here to see the scenery now?"

Bourbon is very good at observing a person's personality and habits from the details, and this skill has only been blocked with A so far.

A coming out of the research base is like a book whose thickness is unclear. Every time Bourbon thinks he knows A very well, new things will appear in the book.

However, A doesn't like to be alone or in a noisy environment, so Bourbon discovered it easily.

Chijiang Nayue was speechless. He looked quietly down at the cliff that was just a few steps away.

The snow-covered forest was blown by the freezing wind, and it was like a sea of ​​snow, rolling and gently rolling. The sky, which had gradually darkened at some point, cast a shadow on the sea of ​​snow. The light snow that had started falling when they went up the mountain was turning into a heavy snow, but it did not affect the snowflakes in the air that were being blown into a vast white mist.

Just by looking at this natural painting, Chijiang Nayue could imagine how beautiful this place would be at sunrise.

In the vast gate between heaven and earth, everything in the mountains and forests became insignificant, including the two of them. Thinking of this, the excitement that had risen in his heart after everyone successfully entered the play subsided a lot.

Bourbon's hands are big and A's hands are small, so it is more accurate to say that Bourbon is holding A's fist with one hand rather than holding A's. Even through the gloves, the latter can feel the warmth of the former's palm.

But Bourbon didn't look at A, his eyes were only on the snow-covered mountains and forests.

"I don't really care how you escaped from the organization's research base, nor do I care whether you are still under the control of the organization."

As he said this, his expression faded, and the sudden change in tone was completely different from the fact that he had specially considered A's personality and thoughtfully arranged this unexpected trip.

"In front of such a huge organization, you and I are just snowflakes that can't change anything." Bourbon said as he let go of A's hand, took two steps forward, and turned to face A.

"And precisely because nothing can be changed, when a rope that I can climb up appears in front of me, I will use any means to catch it." Bourbon clenched his palms nonchalantly, as if he had finally removed all the pretense of kindness, "And you, to me, happen to be that rope."

He lowered his eyes and looked at the little black-haired child. After a while, he showed a cruel smile: "Mr. A, your 'brothers' taught you so many things outside the institute... So, before they asked you to come to Scotland, did they teach you that not everyone in the organization is a good person like Scotland?"

Bourbon looked extremely arrogant, and he was still talking.

"Scotland and Ley would have saved you, but I wouldn't." He curved his lips hypocritically. "As an intelligence officer, I only need to squeeze out the information I want to know from you, and then I can send you back in a useless way. This is a great achievement. You actually believed that I really wouldn't report you."

The intelligence officer leaned forward slightly, and his shadow almost enveloped A, creating a strong sense of oppression.

He suddenly revealed a brilliant smile, but the coldness in his words became stronger: "But tell me, if I tell Scotland before sending you back that you and your brothers are just products of the organization's cloning research project, what will they think?"

The child tilted his head and looked at him. Apart from the facial expression that never changed, Bourbon found that there was no alertness in those eyes because of his words. Instead, there was only a nearly cold rationality. The red color of those two watery eyes was so transparent that it was frightening.

"You guessed it." A said calmly, and even asked back, "So, you brought me here, so you're ready to send me back to the organization?"

Bourbon's heart sank, but he remained calm and kept that bluffing smile on his face: "Or, I can silence you here? You know, there is no shortage of experimental subjects in the organization, and it doesn't matter if one of you dies."

He is testing.

All his words were tests.

What kind of position does A have in Crongrandi's research project that made A say "After I escape, everyone can choose freedom"? Did A choose to find them because he knew Scotland's undercover identity? If so, did A also know his identity? Did A just want to use their hands to escape from the organization, or did he have a bigger plan...

These are the real reasons why Bourbon deliberately used his personality mask in front of the members of the organization to "intimidate" A.

The boy blinked his eyes that seemed to see through all his thoughts, and there was a hint of frost on his eyelashes.

A stared at Bourbon and answered all the questions: "All of them."

"Everything you suspect," said the boy who had been acting harmless all this time, "whether it's that Granty is my clone, that I have special meaning to the organization, or that I know your secret identities, it's all true."

The long, dull and numb laboratory life had long made A forget how to make various vivid expressions. Even at this time, he could only show his emotions in his eyes.

Bourbon was surprised to find that A's eyes were smiling, and he was smiling happily and contentedly.

“It’s great that you can see this.”

Bourbon thought that what A wanted to say was——

It's great that you can see me.

This time it was A's turn to stretch out his small hand towards the blond young man who had just threatened him, and flatten his gloved palm in front of him. This scene was very similar to the first time he met Scotland, but what A said was no longer "Can you be my new master?"

He asked, "So, if I tell you what I'm going to do, will you choose to believe me for once, Mr. Furuya?"

Looking at A like this, Bourbon suddenly had an illusion.

It seemed that A should not look like a child, but an adult who could stand shoulder to shoulder with him. That small body seemed to contain a mature soul.

...Is this really an illusion?