Chapter 81: Cointreau Chapter·Variation

Asuka Mizuki dared to point his gun at the opponent so blatantly because he guessed that this scene would never be drawn in the comics.

At least not now.

Judging from the situation in the comics, he probably didn't want to expose Matsuo Kazushi's identity now. If this scene was drawn in, the gentle and elegant image of Matsuo Kazushi that he had worked hard to cultivate before would be all in vain.

After all, this bodyguard is his man.

Seeing that there was no intention of drawing this situation in the comics, Asuka Mizuki simply let it go. He raised his gun to force the bodyguard to turn around, and then, the boy held the gun in both hands and smashed the back of the opponent's head with the gun body, knocking the man to the ground instantly.

Done.

Fearing that the other party would wake up midway, the boy simply used the stun gun that was still beside him to give him another shock. The man's communicator fell to the side, Fei Niao Wu picked it up, and read all the communication records in it.

[Don't forget to move the goods that night]

[Let's go to the front lounge to look for it, you guard the back door]

Goods? Things on this cruise ship are a little more complicated than I thought. And...it seems that this guy was originally guarding a secret back door in the corner inside the utility room, but he was driven by profit and wanted to try his luck in a nearby room.

He flipped through the entire phone again, and all the other messages were deleted. At this time, the person who reminded him to move the goods sent a new message. The reminder sound exploded in the dim space, and Fei Niao Wu was so scared that he almost threw the phone away.

[Hey, how are you doing over there?]

The white-haired boy bit his lip lightly, and flipped through the chat records between the two of them. He tapped the interface lightly with his fingers, and replied in a rude tone imitating the man, saying that he found nothing here.

After sending the message, he thought for a moment, and still copied and pasted a swear word from the previous chat record and sent it over.

This way there shouldn't be any flaws.

There's nothing to find on the phone, so let's see what he has on him.

Based on the principle of 'since I'm here, I might as well take it', Fei Niao Wu squatted beside the man, and after searching his pockets from top to bottom, he found that the most valuable things on this man were probably the stun gun and the knife on his waist.

"Tsk." The young man was a little unhappy. He was about to stand up and walk out, but his eyes fell on the knife of the right size on the other's waist, and he paused.

The control of guns and knives in Japan is actually quite strict. Although everyone in the organization has guns, and Gin's guys can sit in a helicopter to shoot at the Suzuki Tower, it is still difficult for ordinary people to get such things. Who knows what will happen on the cruise ship, and it is inconvenient to have no self-defense weapons on you.

Then this knife belongs to me.

Asuka Kiri happily took the dagger and the strap on the man's waist, tied it to herself, and covered it with clothes. He narrowed his eyes slightly because of his gain this time, and when he pushed open the door of the utility room, he restrained all his emotions and turned back into his previous icy face.

After going out, he first turned to the back door and pushed it open, then ran back to the banquet hall. "Inspector Megure!"

"Ah, it's Kiri." Inspector Megure was arranging for Takagi Wataru to go to the investigation lounge again, when he suddenly saw a familiar white-haired boy running towards him. The expression on his face relaxed a little, "I was busy solving the case before and didn't have time to ask, how are your wounds?" "

They're almost healed." The boy showed him a few light scars on his wrists, "When I came, I saw that the back door of the utility room was open, and a bodyguard fainted in the utility room."

"What?!"

Hearing this, Kogoro Mori and his group quickly rushed to the back door, and indeed saw the open back door and the poor bodyguard fainted in the utility room.

Maori Kogoro went up to check on the unlucky guy, "He just fainted. It seems that the person who smashed the phone with a gun took advantage of the fact that he was the only one guarding the door, knocked him unconscious and hid him in the utility room, and then escaped from the back door."

Because they didn't catch the gun suspect, the police on the scene showed unwilling expressions on their faces.

Edogawa Conan frowned and put on a classic pensive expression.

Who was the person who smashed the phone with a gun, and -

among the three of them, which one was Cointreau.

The boy standing behind the others saw the forum through Tsukiyama Asari's line of sight. Today's comic has stopped at Conan Edogawa in deep thought. The background also shows the infernal expressions of the three candidates. Obviously, this chapter has come to an end. The replies below are all wailing about how long they have to wait to see the next chapter of the cruise ship.

[Mainline!! Mainline Modo Modo, I'll go bankrupt that Black Heart Honey is Cointreau!! Cointreau is a Cointreau fruit liqueur. The taste is a natural fruity aroma of fresh fruit mixed with sweet oranges, but the alcohol concentration is very high. Isn't this very similar to Black Heart Honey!! Although he has a face like honey, he is actually a killer who kills people without batting an eye.]

[I really want to know how that gun disappeared, 73 please don’t forget this foreshadowing, okay? I scratched my head as if there were a hundred washing machines shooting anesthesia needles at me... How on earth did you do it! ! (Conan going crazy.jpg)]

[It doesn’t feel like he ran away. It’s probably that Kasugawa made it look like this when he came out of the utility room, just to make them think that the man with the gun had run away, so that he could run away openly... Didn’t Xiaowu go to the bathroom? Why did he pass by there? ]

[Maybe it was for the camera (dog head.jpg) He hasn't appeared in a long time since his wrist was cut last time. It's a shame that he finally appeared and then left midway. He came back to rub the camera]

[Hey, Xiao Wu is so cute, sticky!!!]

[But I feel that his state is quite different. Even if he was paralyzed before, his expression would not be so cold. It's just... ah, I can't describe it, but he is very handsome! I must have thought too much, um, Xiao Wu sticky]

The corner of the boy's mouth twitched, and he flipped a few times. After seeing that no one was suspicious of him, he closed the forum.

What happened next should not be included in the comics. Asuka Mizuki lightly lifted his suit jacket and returned the ** to the person next to him behind a few people.

Kasugawa Shugo, whose suspicion level was rising, took the ** and put it on his waist skillfully, not forgetting to wink at the other party when making contact.

The task of this banquet has been completed. Next, he only needs to report the clues collected today to the seniors in the General Affairs Office, and then help send painkillers to Yugu Miu, and then he can go home and sleep.

The round-eyed man who had been working non-stop for several days said goodbye to a few people, stretched his lazy back and got on his motorcycle. The rice flower hotel was far from the destination, so he hurried to the general affairs office to hand over the clues to his senior, and was caught and taught a lesson about taking care of his body. He changed back into the casual clothes that the general affairs office always prepared. When Kasugawa Shugo finally came out of the general affairs office, most of the hotels were closed.

I'm so hungry————

What? I've been busy all day and I can only go back to eat instant noodles. When I delivered medicine to Yu Gu Miao, I went to the convenience store to buy oden.

Complaining in my heart, the chestnut-haired man rode his motorcycle and passed by the street. When he glanced at the street casually, he suddenly saw a store with lights still on.

Kasugawa Shugo's eyes suddenly lit up, he parked his motorcycle casually beside him, took off his helmet, and walked towards the store.

.

"I'm so tired--"

Because a regular customer was going to hold a birthday party in the store today, the business hours were extended by two hours. After sending them out, Xia Benzi wiped the sweat from his head and sighed, "It's finally over."

"Miss Zi, please go first. It's not safe to go back later. I'll take care of the rest."

"But..."

"It doesn't matter, because I often take leave and cause a lot of trouble to Miss Zi. When I'm here, of course I have to do more work to make up for it." The blond-haired and dark-skinned man smiled, showing no signs of fatigue.

His hands kept moving, and he was still working energetically.

Seeing the other party was so determined, Xia Benzi no longer refused. She took off her apron and hung it in the back kitchen, then put on her coat, "Then I'll go first."

Ding bells -

Amuro Toru's smile froze on his face, and he looked at the door blankly.

His friend whom he hadn't seen for seven years pushed open the door hesitantly. At first glance, he seemed to be exactly the same as he was seven years ago. He still had fluffy chestnut curly hair and round eyes, like a student who had just entered college.

But... he has lost weight. The fat on his cheeks that used to pull his age down has completely disappeared. Isn't it said that the General Affairs Office treats people very well? How come even the fat on his face has disappeared?

At the moment he opened the door, there was no expression on the man's face, so the original warm temperament like a little sun disappeared completely. His well-defined eyebrows and eyes brought a sense of oppression, and he finally changed from a big boy to a man. The bruises on his face are quite heavy, as if he hasn't had a good rest for a long time. On the back of his hand... are those pinholes?

"Sorry, sir... we are closed." Xia Benzi, who had already put on her bag and was about to leave, reminded him.

"Ah——" His friend asked a question in a pitiful tone, with drooping eyes and honey-colored pupils shining under the light, like a teddy bear who can't eat honey. "Are there any leftover sandwiches or something? Or leftover cakes, I can just pack them up and take them away. Please ,

please——I didn't have dinner because I worked too late, and I'm going to starve to death on the street soon."

Humph, I don't believe that after saying this, you are still hiding at the back door of the kitchen and refusing to come to cook for me. The man who looked miserable on the surface thought in his heart.

Sure enough, Toru Amuro was hiding in the kitchen. When he saw Azusa Natsumoto, the thought of asking her to leave disappeared instantly. He walked out from the back and said with a smile, "It's okay. There are some ingredients left. I'll entertain you. Miss Azusa, please go back first."

Azusa Natsumoto walked out of the store. Toru Amuro seemed not to know the man in front of him. He smiled gently, "What would you like to eat?"

"It's okay, it's okay. Just make whatever you want. It should be spicy and with a stronger taste." Kasugawa Shugo searched the store and finally found a seat that could not be seen from outside the store. He quickly nestled into the soft sofa.

"Okay, please wait."

Less than ten minutes later, the rich curry rice was served. The other party obviously knew his taste very well, and it was very spicy. Kasugawa Shugo's eyes lit up as soon as he took a bite. He quickly finished the whole plate of curry rice without paying attention to his painful ulcer.

Delicious! Survived, but...

While he was eating, Toru Amuro was tidying up the store nearby. He secretly observed his friend whom he hadn't seen for seven years. Seeing him put down his spoon with a satisfied look on his face, he couldn't help but smile and walked over. "Dear guest, how does it taste?"

"Delicious--" Kasugawa Shugo smiled, and then the smile on his face froze, and even the end of his words became a little vague. He became a little uneasy, "Can you help me?"

"Hmm...?" Toru Amuro paused. He saw that his friend even showed a somewhat painful expression because of this question. His heart tightened, and countless speculations surged in his mind, and even his expression became serious, "What happened?!"

"I..." The other party bit his lip, and the painful expression became more obvious.

"Tell me what happened, and I'll help you find a solution." Amuro Toru said, and as if to reassure him, he reached out and held his right wrist.

It seemed that his friend didn't just happen to pass by, but really came to see him for something. But what could have happened that made him seek help despite the fact that he was still undercover?

Just now, he definitely felt that his voice was not right, very hoarse, which made people wonder if he was in a bad mood.

Did something go wrong in the mission? Was he targeted by drug dealers? Or...

"Please put an ulcer patch on me!"

"......Ah?"

Amuro Toru's expression was blank for a moment.

"Please!" Kasugawa Shugo put his hands together and put on the same pitiful look as before, "This is my lifelong request! It really hurts - help, help!"

It really hurts too much. He can't poke it, and Asari probably doesn't have the energy to stick it on him now. Xiao Wu has gone to the police station to take a statement. He can't go to Yuya Mia's safe house. It's too weird to stand on the street and let the latter stick it on him. After thinking about it, it turns out that only this person in front of him can do it.

Anyway, it's just an ulcer patch. This guy who hasn't seen him for seven years won't punch him like those gorillas.

Amuro Toru silently clenched his fists and responded to his friend's pitiful request with a "kind" smile.

So why did he worry about this guy just now!

Really...

"So you have an ulcer and you still want me to make you spicy curry?" The blond man took the ulcer patch handed to him, asked him to lift it up and face him, and frowned, "I shouldn't have made it for you. You should have eaten

vegetarian noodles." "I really want to eat it." Kasugawa Shugo, whose chin was pinched, whispered back, "It won't be a problem if you eat it once."

Because it was just an ulcer, Amuro Toru was not angry because of the other party's greed. At most, he was a little amused by the misunderstanding just now. He asked the other party to open his mouth, wiped his fingers clean and inserted them, touching the soft mouth, "You will know when it hurts... Go up a little, otherwise the light can't get in."

"Hmm... "

He responded vaguely and raised his head a little higher. The other party's cold fingers were pressed against the inner wall of the mouth. The movement was very light, but it made the skin a little itchy.

"Hmm!"

"I know, I know." Amuro Toru actually didn't understand what Kasugawa Shugo was saying, but according to his experience of applying ulcer patches on him during the police academy, he just had to pretend that he understood.

The blond man deftly put the ulcer patch on the right spot with his fingers. He pulled his fingers out, wiped them with a tissue, and suddenly paused.

"Thank... what are you doing?"

Kasugawa Shugo was interrupted by the other party's strong action just as he was halfway through saying thank you. The hand that was just putting the ulcer patch on him suddenly clamped his jaw and lifted his face again.

...That's right!

The chestnut-haired man froze and quickly shrank back to avoid the other hand that was reaching out, but it was too late. The other party quickly pulled open his collar, and the hideous scar that was no longer covered by the gauze was exposed under the light.

Against the light, he saw that Amuro Toru's expression suddenly turned cold, and the blond hair cast a heavy shadow on his face.

Kasugawa Shugo couldn't help but shudder.

Before, when Amuro Toru was still Furuya Rei, he would also have a blank expression when he was angry, but it was completely different from now. Now Amuro Toru's expression turned cold, and the aura that was smoked out by the organization could not be hidden. The man in front of him was more like the famous Bourbon in the organization than his good friend.

In short... it's over.

Amuro Toru's cold fingertips rubbed the outer edge of the scar, and he repeated the words that the man had just said expressionlessly, with thunder and lightning in his voice that was about to explode, "I want it spicy, with a stronger taste?"

He thought that Kasugawa Shugo's voice was hoarse because he was under too much pressure recently, or too tired, so his voice would be a little hoarse, but he didn't expect it was because of this wound that almost took his life.

There were also needle holes on his hands, with a large area cleaned up around them. It was probably because the needle was forcibly pulled out while he was on an IV drip...

Really amazing. Let's not criticize him for getting injured on a mission, but the fact that he didn't take care of his body and was jumping around despite being injured deserves him to be sent to the ICU!

No... try another way.

Kasugawa Shugo was originally waiting tremblingly for the other party to drop his righteous fist, but he only saw that his blond friend suddenly sighed and sat down opposite him.

"Forget it..." Amuro Toru pursed his lips, his face very serious, "Can you tell me about these injuries? If you tell me, I'll let you go."

"I..." He subconsciously wanted to refuse.

"We haven't seen each other for so long, I'm... worried about you."!

Kasugawa Shugo's breathing almost stopped.

His good friend had never said such words in front of him. Was he really too aggressive? They hadn't seen each other for many years and when they finally met again, he saw that he was covered in injuries... He felt a little guilty for a moment and agreed subconsciously.

"This is to save the hostages... Well, because the situation was urgent, I..." He spoke intermittently, "This is... There was a bomb in the hospital at that time, and I had to rush over to defuse it, so I pulled it out, and then went back to hang it up! This was quite early, I have forgotten about it... Okay, okay, is it still okay? This is..."

He finished speaking carefully, drank the water that Amuro Toru poured for him, and said with a long tone, "That's it, can you let me go, I'm so sleepy, I want to go home and sleep--"

Let me go quickly, I'm in a hurry to deliver medicine to Yu Gu Miao. Kasugawa Shugo thought with a sigh.

I shouldn't have wanted to taste Amuro Toru's cooking skills. I could have come anytime, but I chose today. I also forgot the injury on my neck.

"Well, I'll keep my promise. I won't do anything to you." Amuro Toru smiled very gently. He raised his hand and shook the phone in his hand, "But..."

"When did you take it?!"

Kasugawa Shugo was stunned and subconsciously reached into his pocket. The phone inside had disappeared.

"I just took it. It seems that Officer Kasugawa's vigilance is far from enough." The other party smiled and returned the phone to the person opposite.

The chestnut-haired man looked at his phone. The recording of himself confessing the origins of his various scars had been sent out by Amuro. He looked at the recipient column with trembling hands, praying in his heart that it was not Matsuda Jinpei.

There was no name, just a string of numbers representing a mobile phone number.

It was Matsuda Jinpei.

Damn it. Damn

it!!!

"Okay, this customer, our store is closed." Ignoring his friend who froze in his seat, Amuro smiled happily and drove him away.

Kasugawa Shugo walked out of the store in a trance.

Is this Bourbon's honey trap... Damn it! Why did I fall into his trap? ! !

His cell phone vibrated rapidly, and it was still the familiar number. Kasugawa Shugo hung up the phone, but the person on the other end kept calling him several more times, and even sent him emails in between calls.

[You bastard!]

[Hello, answer the phone for me.]

[Answer the phone, do you hear me?]

[Answer the phone, immediately!]

[Answer the phone quickly, if you dare to hang up again, you're done!]

...Since I've hung up these few calls, I might as well hang up the next ones! Anyway, I'm in the General Affairs Office these few days, and I'm going to the cruise ship in a few days. This gorilla with sunglasses can't chase me onto the cruise ship.

Thinking of this, Kasugawa Shugo, who found that he could easily escape to the cruise ship, suddenly felt confident, and he quickly hung up every call from the other end.

After an unknown amount of time, the phone vibrated only once before finally returning to normal.

[Kasugawa Shugo, wait for me.]

I can imagine the expression on Jinpei Matsuda's face when he said this...

Kasugawa Shugo looked at the last email, and the image of the guy with glasses typing this line of words with gritted teeth appeared in front of him. It feels like my whole body has started to hurt in advance.

It would be great if I could stay on the cruise ship for the rest of my life. Kasugawa Shugo thought bitterly.

The next time we meet, I will definitely be admitted to the ICU... I will definitely.

Matsuda Jinpei: Wake up, it's time to hunt!