Chapter 67 The Cruel Raven of Karasuno Prison
You can't make phone calls, you can't go there, and you can't even contact other people.
...even Gin.
In Scotland's current state of vulnerability, there's nothing she can do.
A familiar feeling of powerlessness.
Just like facing the test that day, although the death was fake, the helplessness at the time could not be faked.
She was so lucky, with everything going smoothly for her, but every obstacle she encountered could drive her to the brink of despair; all the obstacles she faced were designed to kill her.
But she couldn't really do nothing.
She had to do something; there was always something she could do, something she could help with.
Holding her phone, Takanashi Chika opened the chat window, but did not chat with Scotland, nor did she send any warning signals.
Reason rebounded under immense pressure, connecting with unparalleled clarity in her mind.
This was indeed a dead end, but she believed that nothing in this world was absolute, and that there must be other solutions to this dead end.
for example……
Black Cherry: Father, I've discovered a big secret!
She contacted Karasuma Renya.
She wasn't staring at Karasuno Goku, nor was she looking at Hagiwara Kenji; the passersby around her became a blurry background.
All Chizuru Takanashi could see was the chat box on her phone.
Sir: Is that so?
Black Cherry: Father, do you think it's possible that Scotland might be an undercover agent?
Without any hesitation, she typed the message and immediately clicked send.
"China!" Kenji Hagiwara looked at China in shock.
Chinatsu still didn't look at him.
To protect herself? If she makes that choice, Kenji Hagiwara would definitely understand.
Others can forgive her, but she herself cannot.
She was determined to fight to the death!
Sir: What if he is?
Chika Takanashi continued typing without even blinking.
Black Cherry: I hate him so much, and I'm heartbroken. Father, you have no idea how good and gentle he is to me, how handsome he is, and how well he cooks. There's no subordinate in the organization who suits my taste as well as he does. I was even planning to promote him to be my second-in-command, and he dared to betray me! I will never forgive him!
Sir: He's an undercover agent sent by the police. He made you so angry, I'll have him taken care of right away.
Black Cherry: Can you make him listen to me? Make him stop thinking about the police and only listen to me.
Black Cherry: Father, you must have a way.
For a long time, Karasuma Renya did not respond.
Did it fail?
Chinatsu Takanashi stared intently at the chat box.
Brainwashing? Threats? Torture?
No matter what it is, as long as it can temporarily save Scotland's life, Chinatsu Takanashi is willing to try.
She knew, of course, that this could make life in Scotland worse than death, but her life experiences had taught her that life is only once, and anything is possible as long as you are alive; death is the only true defeat.
"Chika, behind you," Kenji Hagiwara suddenly warned.
Takanashi Chika immediately put away her phone and turned to look at Karasuno Goku, who was walking towards her.
"Has Miss Takanashi not left yet?" Karasuno Goku asked with a smile.
Takanashi Chika took a step back, staring at him warily.
Karasuno sighed and said, "Even if you're going to act, you should at least make your acting more perfect."
"I don't understand what you're saying."
“If you acted as if you didn’t know my identity, your intentions wouldn’t be so obvious.” Karasuno Goku leaned closer to Chizuru.
China instinctively stepped back, but Karasuno Goku grabbed her head and forced her close to him.
Their lips touched.
Instantly separate.
Karasuno Goku was very tough and completely ignored China's attempts to dodge.
Karasuno Goku was very restrained, only making a slight touch with his lips, without overstepping any boundaries.
“You know my identity, so you said that just to cover up your betrayal. You are not seeking revenge against Scotland, but rather protecting him. You cannot fail to report this to the sir, because if you do not, I will report you.”
Chizuru Takanashi's struggle froze, and a chill ran through her heart.
Karasuno Goku has a pair of water-green eyes, a lighter shade of green than China's, clear and gentle.
Despite the chilling words he uttered, his eyes remained gentle, even carrying a faint smile.
This person... is a monster.
With her naive personality and cruel methods, Takanashi Chinatsu is increasingly able to experience the horror of brainwashing. It's like putting a sheep's skin on a jackal and making it look completely natural.
“Why are you protecting Scotland? I’m disappointed, Chika.” Karasuno Goku called her affectionately.
Takanashi Chika tried to back away, but Karasuno Goku wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into his embrace.
No matter how hard they struggled, they couldn't break free; the other person's hand was like an iron clamp, with astonishing strength.
"Damn it!" Kenji Hagiwara's expression changed, and he kicked Karasuno Goku in the face.
Karasuno Goku, though unable to see Hagiwara Kenji, uttered a chilling remark: "You're protecting Scotland, yet you come to visit Matsuda Jinpei. Chika is far too fickle."
Hagiwara Kenji's feet stopped abruptly.
A small battle!
He knows Kojinpei!
Has he reported this? Does Karasuma Renya know? Is Kojinpei in danger?
The worry for Chinatsu, for Matsuda Jinpei, for Morofushi Kagemitsu, and for Furuya Rei reached its peak in an instant. Despite being a ghost, beads of sweat slowly seeped out.
"What do you know?" Takanashi Chika stopped struggling and stared at him sharply.
“I can know everything, or I can know nothing.” Karasuno Goku’s words were strange.
Takanashi Chika frowned and said, "Explain it more clearly."
"Ravens are beings superior to crows. All crows are under the control of ravens, and I am the king of ravens." Karasuno Yu's eyes sparkled, showing neither cruelty nor gloom.
Bright as stars, brilliant as fire.
"It was destined from the beginning, China, that you belong to me."
Takanashi Chinatsu turned her head away in disgust, warning him, "Aren't you afraid your father will kill you for talking nonsense like that?"
"In fact, he thinks so too."
Chizuru Takanashi turned back again, her expression one of disbelief.
Was this specified by Karasuma Renya?
Did Karasuma Renya choose a boyfriend for her from the very beginning?
"I am the best one."
This did not convince Chika, even if Karasuma Renya's private soldiers were excellent, he had never mentioned them before.
“I understand. You’ve been misled by cunning and treacherous people. I won’t blame you. As long as you keep your distance from them, I can forgive you for everything. None of them will be in any danger.” Karasuno Yoru spoke confidently, as if he could already see Chizuru’s compromise.
Takanashi Chinatsu was indeed tempted: "Everyone?"
“That’s right, including Scotland. He can still be your subordinate without being brainwashed or tortured. If he’s willing, he can even continue to pass on intelligence to the Public Security Bureau. I won’t mind those trivial matters.” Karasuno Goku gazed tenderly at Chika, as if looking at the only treasure in the world.
Takanashi Chika's tone turned cold: "You're trying to trap me because your position isn't secure, right? If I refuse my father's matchmaking, he might not insist, and you can forget about holding onto your second-in-command position."
Karasuno Goku looked bewildered.
"You don't like me at all. The reason you're so eager to trap me is just because I'm the organization's sole heir. Of course, everyone would want to get close to me."
Karasuno Goku hurriedly explained, "No, Chika, it's because..."
"I agree."
"You agree!"
"Chika, no!"
Karasuno Goku's surprised voice rang out at the same time as Hagiwara Kenji's attempt to stop him.
"Why shouldn't I agree? If I'm not with you, do I really want to be with the cops? Wuyeyu, don't forget your promise to me: everyone around me must be safe and sound, or I will definitely kill you!" Her eyes hardened, and she finally broke free from Wuyeyu's embrace.
Karasuno Gaku didn't continue to imprison her, and nodded repeatedly with a bright smile on his face.
Chinatsu Takanashi pushed him away and walked off with a cold expression, ignoring even Kenji Hagiwara's persistent attempts to dissuade her.
Of course she had to agree; she absolutely had to agree.
Karasuno Prison's sudden show of goodwill could be another test, but that's unlikely.
If Karasuma Renya knew that he had chosen Karasuno Goku, even if Karasuno Goku was carrying out Karasuma Renya's orders, he would most likely be angered.
He's smart; a smart person wouldn't do something so stupid.
They hailed a taxi, and Chizuru Takanashi got in.
From afar, Karasuno Goku kept smiling in her direction. His smile was so innocent that it revealed no trace of malice, but Takanashi Chinatsu already knew what kind of devil he was.
"You shouldn't have agreed to him, Chika! We can't sacrifice you to protect ourselves!" Kenji Hagiwara shouted from the side.
Chinatsu Takanashi gave the driver the address without answering Kenji Hagiwara.
Sacrifice? Perhaps, but not just for them.
Karasuma Renya thought his private soldiers were loyal, but if what just happened wasn't a test aimed at her, it meant that Karasuma Goku also had his own ulterior motives.
He was not entirely loyal, and Karasuma Renya's private army was not a monolithic force.
Karasuno Prison is powerful; he is the leader of that group of private soldiers and will soon become the organization's second-in-command.
Chinatsu Takanashi is well-known; she is the organization's future successor and, moreover, the only successor personally recognized by Renya Karasuma.
As long as they join forces, their prestige within the organization will be unmatched, and they can easily control the power of the entire organization.
Since she wanted to rebel against the organization, she had to first gain control of the power. She couldn't just rebel with words; empty talk was useless.
Karasuno Gaku thought she had captured her, but in reality, hadn't she also captured Karasuno Gaku?
In the afternoon, the organization convened a meeting of its codenamed members in Japan.
The intelligence team, in particular, rushed over even though they were on a mission, and there were many faces that Takanashi Chinatsu had never seen before.
Chinatsu Kotori stood quietly on the east side. Her surroundings were no longer empty. Bourbon, Scotland, and Ray were there, not to mention some codenamed members who had sided with her because of her status as the "heir." In total, there were more than thirty people.
Gin, who was in the north, had the largest number of people behind him. Almost all the members of the action team stood behind him, and the crowd that surrounded him occupied almost half of the base.
Vermouth stood facing south, with only Calvados behind her. In fact, she was not so weak; she could summon a bunch of people with a snap of her fingers. However, she had always hated organizations and wished she could get away from them completely.
Rum didn't come.
Rum was absent from such an important meeting and such a solemn occasion.
Not only that, but Curaçao, who has always been kept hidden from public view by Rum and has been out of sight for a long time, has arrived today.
Curaçao and Bacardi were positioned on the west side, one on each side. The intelligence team was not united, and each member stood in a separate line behind the two.
Some people know what will happen today, while others know nothing about it.
But everyone's expression was gloomy.
"Buzz—" "Buzzing—"
The roar of motorcycles could be heard from outside the door.
Everyone looked toward the door when, with a loud bang, the door was slammed open by a motorcycle, and the door panel slammed onto the cement floor.
Like a drop of water suddenly splashing into boiling oil, the entire base instantly erupted in chaos, with some people even drawing their weapons and aiming them at the newcomers.
The car didn't stop at Karasuno Prison, and its speed didn't decrease.
He sped along, heading straight for Chinatsu Kotori.
"careful!"
"Get out of the way!"
A variety of voices arose at once.
Interspersed among them was a gunshot.
"Bang--"
The bullet was ejected from the Beretta gun, carrying a chilling killing intent, and pierced straight towards Karasuno's back.
Karasuno Goku happened to turn around, his gaze meeting Gin's sinister eyes. The front wheel of the car suddenly lifted up, and the wheel slammed into Scotland, who was protecting Chika. The bullet also just happened to grazed the car body.
"Scottish!" Takanashi Chinatsu exclaimed, but her hand was grabbed forcefully, and she was lifted into the air and placed on the motorcycle by Karasuno Goku.
"hold me."
"You..." Before she could finish speaking, the motorcycle started moving again, and Takanashi China slumped down, instinctively grabbing the other person's waist tightly.
The car didn't stop; instead, it turned around and rushed towards Gin, who had just fired the shot.
"Big brother!" Vodka exclaimed.
Gin stood still, calmly aiming his gun at Karasuno Goku's head, and pulled the trigger when the car was only a meter away from him.
"Bang--"
The wheel slipped just before Gin pulled the trigger, the bullet missed, and the wheel slid diagonally toward Gin's legs.
Gin reacted quickly, dodging almost at the same time as firing. He felt a gust of wind, and the two faces were quickly pulled closer and then further apart, so close that they could almost see the pores on each other's faces.
"Whoosh~"
A clear whistle.
"quack"
A raven flew in through the dilapidated gate of the base, let out two low cries, and quickly landed on Karasuno Goku's left shoulder.
The car was already parked upright; although the engine wasn't turned off, it didn't move any further.
Chika Takanashi was still holding him, unable to recover from the terrifying experience for a long time.
"This is my raven, its name is Xiao Yi. You all should have heard of my legend, right?" As he said "you all", Karasuno Goku's eyes only swept over Gin.
Gin pursed his lips, the muzzle of his gun hanging down.
“Of course, the code name Raven is a thing of the past. Now that we’re among a flock of crows, we should naturally have a crow’s name.” Karasuno got out of the car and whispered to China, “How about we call it Sake? I’m mostly active in Japan, and sake is considered Japan’s national drink.”
It seems that no matter what, he always has to be one step ahead of others.
Takanashi Chika finally came to her senses and got off the bus in a panic.
"You dare hurt our people!" Bourbon angrily gripped his gun, ready to fire at Karasuno Prison.
Karasuno Goku didn't dodge, but just smiled at Chizuru.
Takanashi Chinatsu snapped to attention and quickly snapped, "Bourbon, stop!"
"Black Cherry, he has hurt Scotland!"
"I told you to stop!" Takanashi Chinatsu quickly stepped in front of Karasuno Goku.
Bourbon froze, staring at Takanashi Chika in disbelief, a look of shock and betrayal on his face.
Karasuno Goku smiled contentedly, gently resting his chin on Takanashi Chinatsu's shoulder, and announced to all those who were watching this scene in shock: "Kuro Sakura is my girlfriend."
"boom--"
a bolt from the blue.
Deep-sea bomb.
Too bold, too unrestrained.
Since Chinatsu Takanashi didn't refute it, no one dared to criticize her.
"Also, Rum has already boarded a plane abroad. He's getting old and his mind isn't clear anymore. It's time for him to retire. I'll be handling the intelligence group from now on." Karasuno Goku revealed his true identity.
Only a few high-ranking officials knew about this; most people were unaware and looked at each other in bewilderment.
“The gentleman didn’t mention it,” someone said loudly.
Karasuno Gaku glanced at the other party indifferently: "The master has already issued the order. The fact that you did not receive the message means that you are not capable enough and do not have enough status."
The man was immediately angered, but dared not say anything more and lowered his head in frustration.
but……
"Bang"
The bullet pierced through the skull.
With a muffled thud, the body fell to the ground.
Karasuno Goku fiddled with his pistol, his eyes devoid of any emotion, the smile gone.
“I don’t like being contradicted. If you stand up and question it, you have to pay the price.” With Karasuno Goku’s words, the entire base fell silent, as if even breathing was being suppressed.
Chinatsu Takanashi, forced to stand next to Karasuno Gaku, trembled. Karasuno Gaku stood behind her, and when he fired, the gun extended from her side like a cold, venomous snake.
That wasn't even a rebuttal; it was just a question.
After asking the question, the person didn't press the matter further.
It was just a normal inquiry, with no intention of causing trouble, yet Karasuno Goku killed him like that?
He used to be a flustered rookie editor, but now he's ruthless and even more so than Gin.
“You killed him, and the master won’t let you off.” Bacardi said, the man who had just died was the one standing behind him.
"Are you kidding me, Bacardi? Believe it or not, even if everyone here dies, the Master won't punish me for it. If you want, you can send him a message right now to denounce me and see if he'll listen to you." Karasuno Goku's eyes were indifferent, as if all life except his was an ant.
Bacardi did not release this message.
Regardless of whether Karasuno Goku's words were true or false, he would never send them.
Finally releasing Takanashi Chika, Karasuno Goku walked toward the intelligence team, his eyes growing colder with each step.
Finally, he stood before Bacardi and Curaçao.
"I don't like teams that are constantly fighting amongst themselves."
The people standing behind the two men looked at each other in bewilderment.
“Everyone stand here.” Karasuno Goku stretched out his arm and drew a line between Bacardi and Curaçao.
No one moved.
"Five seconds." Giving no one time to think, Karasuno Goku counted down: "Five, four, three, two..."
The last "一" (one) fell.
Without hesitation, Karasuno Goku pulled the trigger on the intelligence team members.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
In the blink of an eye, three people had fallen to the ground.
The others looked terrified and hurriedly ran between the two, but Wuye Yu did not stop. Even if they ran according to his instructions, anyone who had not reached the middle would be mercilessly shot by him.
With a "thud," the bullet missed.
Karasuno Goku lowered his head to change the bullets. By the time he had loaded the bullets one by one, everyone had stood in line as he had instructed, including Curaçao and Bacardi.
He sighed regretfully and instructed the team members beside him, "Hurry up and clean up the body."
The members of the action team looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Go do it," Gin ordered in a deep voice.
Only then did the task force send a few people to deal with the bodies, each one trembling with fear.
The intelligence team's work is far less dangerous than the action team's work. In previous years, they would lose no more than a dozen people a year, but today, more than a dozen lives were lost in just a few minutes.
"Sake, you've only just taken over and you've already killed so many of your own people. Aren't you afraid that the Master will be unhappy about this?" Gin coldly questioned.
Karasuno Goku's voice was indifferent: "I am the sword in your hand, and I will naturally follow your principles. Those who disobey should die."
Bloodbath!
Among the codenamed members, some had already turned deathly pale.
They hadn't seen their husband for a long time, but they had experienced the last bloodbath. Even though they survived that purge, those days of fear and anxiety became their nightmare, constantly tormenting them in the middle of the night.
Raven belongs directly to Mr. [Name], and naturally inherits his style.
Now that this knife has become the organization's second-in-command, it has made everyone in the organization feel insecure and uneasy.
“Bacardi, let’s talk about the intelligence group.” Karasuno Goku gestured for Bacardi to follow him.
Bacardi was heavy-hearted, but he still quickly followed.
As he mounted the motorcycle, Karasuno Goku turned back to look at Chizuru.
Gin stepped forward and stood in front of Chizuru.
Karasuno Goku, however, seemed oblivious to Gin, and continued chatting with Chinatsu with a smile: "Chinatsu, go find Curaçao later, I have a gift for you."
Chinatsu immediately refused: "I don't need it."
"You'll need it, don't be stubborn." The tone was gentle but left no room for argument.
The motorcycle roared away, and Bacardi was stunned for a moment before he had no choice but to run after it.
Everyone in the base breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from their foreheads.
Curaçao, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, stepped forward and said with eyes full of guilt, "China, about that gift..."
Chika didn't even glance at Curaçao, but hurriedly ran to check on Scotland's condition, and together with Bourbon and Ray, took Scotland to the organization's hospital.
Outside the operating room, Chinatsu clenched her fists tightly.
She was wrong.
She actually believed that Karasuno Goku would let Scotland go. That was a demon that Karasuno Renya had kept for many years, and you couldn't believe a word he said.
"Don't worry, Scotland will be fine," Bourbon gently reassured Chizuru.
Chinatsu Takanashi looked at Bourbon, only to find that Bourbon's gaze wasn't even on her, but fixed on the operating room door for a split second.
Her nose stung with tears. Bourbon should be the one most worried about Scotland right now, but instead she had to come and comfort her. Sure enough, no matter what, she was always the most immature one.
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