Chapter 11: The winery scene is correct, I also know a blond bastard...
"It's so uncomfortable to be so formal..."
Jinpei Matsuda held his neck with his hands and said he didn't understand, but he was still led into the restaurant side by side with Kenji Hagiwara.
Hagiwara Kenji raised his hand and pushed aside the floral curtain in front of him. He waited for his companions to enter and then spoke naturally, "Well, after all, it's Fushimi who wants to express his gratitude to us, so it's understandable that he should be a little more formal."
Fushimi Kyoji quickly found an empty seat and sat down, nodding repeatedly: "Please accept my sincerity."
"Huh?" Matsuda Jinpei didn't agree immediately like a friend would. Instead, he looked at the player with suspicion. "That's strange. You seem so impatient?"
"Eh...is it obvious?"
Matsuda Jinpei crossed his arms over his chest: "Hmm."
The scene was like a lecture, and Fushimi Kyoji sat up straight unconsciously.
“It’s mainly the signature dishes…”
Matsuda Jinpei signaled her with his eyes to continue.
Player: "I want to eat."
There is no HP value setting in the game, and eating will not increase the panel data - but you can perfectly taste the taste and texture of the food.
"...Ha." Matsuda Jinpei chuckled briefly, as if amused by the unexpected answer. His unapproachable demeanor suddenly vanished. He sat down at the seat opposite and flipped open the menu. "Then prepare to pay a heavy price."
This is what it means to accept.
Kenji Hagiwara sat next to Matsuda, facing the player.
Although he said that it would make players' wallets bleed, Jinpei Matsuda just glanced at it casually and handed the menu to Kenji Hagiwara beside him.
"Does Fushimi have any dietary restrictions?" asked Kenji Hagiwara.
"Ah, me?" Fushimi Kyo propped his chin up with his hand. "I'm not very good at dealing with gloomy types."
Jinpei Matsuda: ...What does this have to do with dietary restrictions?
After ordering three servings of Japanese cuisine based on the food preferences he'd learned from the players, Hagiwara Kenji handed the closed menu to the waiter. "Well... sometimes I do feel like I'm not compatible with certain personalities, but I guess I rarely run into that type of person in real life."
It is rare to encounter a gloomy and neurotic murderer in real life, but in a criminal organization, it feels like you can form more than a dozen pairs to eliminate them, just like in Candy Crush.
In short, there are unlikely to be any good-tempered people in the organization. Even the honest Vodka seems to be more easy-going than Gin.
Kenji Hagiwara's affinity is so strong that you always feel that at some point, the other party will add an intimate "Xiao" before calling him, just like they do to Jinpei Matsuda.
Is this a deliberate setting to reflect the differences in personalities between the different factions?
"It would be great if the new colleague could get along as well as Officer Hagiwara..." Fushimi Kyoji said sincerely. Although Vermouth's description basically ruled out this possibility, she still held a glimmer of hope, "Even if it's because of the gift I bought him for his promotion."
"Fushimi actually already has a job?" Hagiwara Kenji's tone was filled with obvious surprise, and even his gently curved eyes widened slightly. He quickly composed himself from his slightly rude reaction and let out a long "eh..." "Sorry, sorry, I just judged from her appearance and had a preconceived notion that she should still be in school."
Ah, that's normally the case.
Matsuda Jinpei said, "Could it be that they're employing child labor?"
"..." Fushimi Kyoji silently turned his head and asked Hagiwara Kenji for confirmation, "So Officer Matsuda is the type of person who likes to tell jokes."
"Well..." Hagiwara Kenji didn't confirm or deny it, his gentle eyes curved with a smile.
"Hey, hey...hagi." Matsuda Jinpei warned his friend in a dangerous tone to stop, then glanced at another person with a slightly speechless look, "When you say bad things about someone, at least do it behind their back, right?"
Fushimi Kyoki: Chew chew... chew chew...
Matsuda Jinpei, who had been feigning anger, realized the childishness of his own behavior and tilted his head awkwardly. "...'Officer Matsuda' or something like that, that sounds awkward. Just call me something casual."
"Okay, Xiao Zhenping." Fushimi Kyoji immediately changed his words.
"Don't be so familiar, you guy."
I really don't know if he's pretending to be stupid, or if this is just his natural personality that makes people angry...
"I have no idea what Fushimi's occupation is." Skipping the previous topic, Hagiwara Kenji pointed a tiny distance with his fingertips. "Could you give me a hint?"
"Because I'm genuinely curious." He clasped his hands together without airs, lowered his head, and only raised his droopy puppy eyes, dragging his friend into the water. "I'm sure Zhen Ping-kun is thinking the same thing."
"Huh? Just let me look through her bag..."
"Ahaha, then that's beyond the scope of reasoning, right?"
Once the gun and the retaliatory drug are pulled out of the bag, it will be no different from deducing the identity, the player thought.
When the two people opposite him simultaneously looked at him with a questioning look, the player blinked and said, "I work in a winery."
"Eh..." The unexpected answer was announced, causing the two people to pronounce similar syllables.
"I haven't thought about it in that direction at all." Hagiwara said.
"You didn't just make that up, did you?" He received a suspicious look from Jinpei Matsuda.
"This is a promotion gift I prepared for my new colleague." The player took out the bourbon whiskey he had prepared in advance from his bag, "clang, clang!"
Hagiwara Kenji, who received the signal, said enthusiastically, "If I had received it, I would have been very surprised."
"Also, the color of bourbon is somewhat similar to his hair color, both are beautiful golden."
It’s just that bourbon is more like red gold and a little red.
Toru Amuro is close to Platinum.
"Gold?" Matsuda Jinpei repeated curiously, "I also know a guy with golden hair...that bastard."
The part in the middle that might have been a name was vaguely passed over by Matsuda Jinpei, and only he and Hagiwara Kenji knew tacitly who it was referring to.
Fushimi Kyoji's eyes moved back and forth between the two people, not paying much attention to the person in Matsuda Jinpei's words.
Buzz——
There were two inconspicuous vibrations, and the screen of the player's mobile phone on the table lit up when it received the message.
It also interrupted Matsuda's unfinished words.
Holding the chopsticks in one hand and reluctant to put them down, Fushimi Kyoki used only one hand to tap on the screen. It was a message sent by Vermouth.
In addition to the photo that was originally sent to her to help her remember Toru's appearance, there was also a new location link: - Friendly Assistance. PS: The location will expire after five minutes. PPS: The cost of this information will be charged to Gin's account.
"Oh, sorry!"
Seeing the time limit, the player decisively put down his chopsticks and said sincerely to Hagiwara and Matsuda in front of him, "Officer Hagiwara, Officer Matsuda, I have to leave first to take care of work. Thank you for your help today."
Players who were focused on Toru Amuro failed to notice that no matter it was Kenji Hagiwara, who would not let the atmosphere become dull easily, or Jinpei Matsuda, who would occasionally make a few sarcastic remarks, they all remained overly quiet after a certain point in time.
"...Ah, I almost forgot to take this."
After walking out for half a day, Fushimi Kyoji stepped back, reached out to take the bourbon whiskey from the table, and rushed out of the store again.
"—Don't worry, I've already paid!"
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