Chapter 62 Death is Coming? But the Mazda version!
As the car pulled up in front of the apartment building, Takanashi Chinatsu immediately noticed Hagiwara Kenji, who was standing downstairs looking at her.
Over the past few months, Kenji Hagiwara's training has yielded remarkable results, and the area around the building has become his territory. He would come here to greet people on weekdays, but recently his mood has become noticeably more anxious.
"Chika, Chika, something's happened!"
"Go upstairs and rest, don't think too much."
"Xiao Zhenping was in a car accident, and I want to go see him!"
"If you want to help, you can let the ghost investigate; don't do it yourself."
Kenji Hagiwara's shout and Gin's admonition rang out almost simultaneously.
Takanashi Chika's mind was in a mess. She had already stepped off the car, but then quickly pulled back and closed the door.
"What's wrong?" Gin asked, his gaze unconsciously sweeping over the spot where Kenji Hagiwara was floating.
"Brother, let's go to the hospital, please hurry!" Takanashi Chinatsu said, already quickly binding herself to Hagiwara Kenji.
Gin didn't ask any more questions and drove to the hospital.
Along the way, Kenji Hagiwara quickly explained to Chika Kotori.
It was 2:30 PM. At 10:30 AM, Kenji Hagiwara received a call from Jinpei Matsuda, who complained to him that someone had hit him while driving under the influence.
At the time, Kenji Hagiwara wasn't too worried. He could tell that Matsuda Jinpei was alright just from hearing him make sarcastic remarks. It seemed that he had injured his leg and was limping to the hospital.
But then, a loud "bang" came from the phone.
Dull and frightening.
Kenji Hagiwara was furious. His phone had been disconnected and he couldn't get through no matter what he tried, so he was so anxious that he wanted to fly over immediately.
Unfortunately, it wouldn't work; his territory was too far from the hospital, and he couldn't fly there at all.
He called Qiannai again, but no one answered several times.
Kenji Hagiwara was so anxious that he jumped up and down, almost lifting the roof off, but in the end he had no choice but to wait for China downstairs.
As Chizuru Takanashi listened, her heart sank deeper and deeper, and she truthfully relayed the story to Gin, who was standing nearby.
"10:30?" Gin suddenly asked.
“That’s right, it was 10:30 at the time,” Kenji Hagiwara replied immediately.
Chika Takanashi nodded, then noticed that Gin's expression had become quite subtle.
The car was going even faster than before, but Gin was still using his peripheral vision to observe Takanashi Chinatsu's expression, looking her up and down.
"Brother, what's wrong with 10:30?"
"It's time for you to be tested."
"What kind of test?"
"So what if it's a test?"
Kenji Hagiwara and Chinatsu Kotori both pressed for an answer.
Gin didn't answer, his increasingly sour expression reflected in his subtle gaze.
Takanashi Chinatsu was even more confused. Why did she feel that her brother's personality was so unpredictable? What was he angry about this time? Didn't she already know that she and Matsuda-nii were good friends?
After taking Chinatsu Takanashi to the hospital, Gin, unusually, did not avoid the police, but instead pulled his hat brim down and followed Chinatsu Takanashi upstairs.
Inside the operating room, Matsuda Jinpei is undergoing emergency treatment.
Five or six police officers and Matsuda Jinpei's family were anxiously waiting at the door. Hagiwara Kenji was also pleasantly surprised to see his parents and sister.
But after the initial surprise came a deep-seated fear.
"My parents are here? Just how badly is Xiao Zhenping injured? Could it be that we're really going to be reunited?"
"Shut up, stop jinxing me." Takanashi Chika glared at him.
Gin leaned against the wall, his hat almost completely covering his face, standing out from the anxious crowd around him.
Only when someone approached did he remove his hat and give the newcomer a cold glance.
The person who came was actually looking for Takanashi Chinatsu.
"You must be Matsuda's girlfriend? I'm his boss, Junichiro Yokoyama." The other person spoke very cautiously.
Takanashi Chinatsu let out an "Ah!" and her cheeks instantly turned red.
Girlfriend...?
No, Matsuda-nii is just her brother.
For some reason, Takanashi Chika didn't want to explain.
"Hmph." Gin snorted coldly.
“Who is this…” Junichiro Yokoyama looked at Gin with a puzzled expression.
Gin covered his face with his hat again, completely ignoring him.
"He's my friend, what happened to Matsuda-nii?" Takanashi Chinatsu glanced at the operating room with some concern. Wasn't he just limping to the hospital by himself? How did he end up in the operating room?
“This…it’s a bit strange. He was just accidentally grazed by a drunk driver, and his leg was scraped. We were going to take him to the hospital, but he said he could go by himself. It was really nothing serious at the time; some liniment would have been enough. But…” Junichiro Yokoyama’s expression turned strange.
Takanashi Chika's heart was in her throat; she knew the other person was about to get to the point.
"He was on the phone on his way to the hospital when a flowerpot suddenly fell from upstairs and smashed his phone."
Junichiro Yokoyama's words stunned both Chinatsu Takanashi and Kenji Hagiwara.
Kenji Hagiwara murmured, "So it was just a broken phone."
"How did your phone end up in the operating room?" Takanashi Chinatsu was completely baffled.
Kenji Hagiwara looked at Junichiro Yokoyama in bewilderment.
"Falling objects from high places are dangerous, so he planned to go upstairs to see what was going on, but the elevator was broken."
Chinatsu Kotaro: ? ? ?
Hagihara Kenji:? ? ?
Am I really that unlucky?
"Because he didn't have a cell phone to call the police at the time, and no one came for a long time, he used tools to try to create a space to crawl out. As a result, he was able to leave the elevator smoothly. The family that threw objects from the high-rise building was actually a couple fighting. They fought from their home to outside, right in front of Matsuda. The man was holding a knife."
Takanashi Chinatsu caught the key point: "So Matsuda-nii was stabbed? Was he hit in a vital spot?"
Kenji Hagiwara also looked worried.
Junichiro Yokoyama shook his head and sighed, "Matsuda is very skilled. Even with his leg injured, he wouldn't have been stabbed by an ordinary person. He subdued the man in an instant."
Chinatsu and Kenji Hagiwara looked at Junichiro Yokoyama with confusion.
So how exactly did Matsuda Jinpei suffer such severe injuries?
"He had already called the police using the woman's phone and was waiting for the police to arrive. The woman said he saw her neighbor go out to take out the trash and then chased after him."
Takanashi Chinatsu was completely bewildered. The neighbor who was chasing after a woman?
“Although he had a leg injury, he managed to catch up with the person and pin him down. Just as he was about to handcuff the man, a dilapidated floorboard suddenly collapsed, hitting Matsuda directly. The person he was holding down took the opportunity to escape. Matsuda endured the pain and chased after him out of the building. A driver, who seemed to have just bought the car and hadn’t even gotten his driver’s license yet, stepped on the gas and hit him.” After finishing his story, Junichiro Yokoyama looked towards the operating room with a complex expression.
Chinatsuko: ...
Hagihara Kenji:…
My anxiety was instantly interrupted.
How could this be... so outrageous?
Is this some kind of Final Destination movie? Do they really have to kill him?
Chinatsu Kotori and Kenji Hagiwara make eye contact.
It's a certain death!
They had been on guard for a long time, but they found that Matsuda Jinping's bomb disposal work was carried out without fail every day, and the bomb disposal process was meticulous, with no indication that anything was going to go wrong.
Several months have passed, and although everyone is still not completely relaxed, they are all a little less cautious than at the beginning.
So it's today?
Matsuda Jinpei couldn't dodge, does that mean he's really beyond saving?
"No, I have to go check on her." Kenji Hagiwara said as he went into the ward.
Chinatsu Takanashi also wanted to go, but she wasn't a ghost, so she couldn't turn invisible or walk through walls. She could only wait anxiously outside.
"Have a glass of water." Hagiwara Chisato's eyes were clearly red, but she thoughtfully handed Takanashi Chinatsu a glass of warm water.
"Thank you." Takanashi Chinatsu took the cup.
"That brat, he's never told me he has a girlfriend." Hagiwara Chisato cursed, tears welling up in her eyes again. She hurriedly turned away to wipe them.
"Are you alright? Don't be sad, Matsuda-nii will be fine," Takanashi Chinatsu instinctively comforted her.
Even as she said this, Takanashi Chika's nose tingled, and her eyes slowly reddened.
Even if the process was absurd, and even if the feelings were complicated, the deeper emotion was still sadness.
Matsuda Jinpei is being resuscitated. Even though Takanashi Chinatsu is used to life and death and has even seen ghosts, she understands that Matsuda Jinpei can immediately begin his training after death and still meet with her. But death is death, and no matter how well Takanashi Chinatsu gets along with ghosts, she doesn't want Matsuda Jinpei to die like this.
Matsuda-san... if Matsuda-san really doesn't make it...
"Chinatsu-chan~" Kenji Hagiwara floated out.
Hearing his cheerful tone, Takanashi Chinatsu breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that Matsuda-san had escaped unscathed this time.
Sure enough, Kenji Hagiwara came out beaming and said, "The doctor said he has a very strong will to live, and the surgery went very smoothly. Chinatsu-chan, don't worry, he'll be fine. I saw his vitality; he's full of life!"
Takanashi Chinatsu is surprised. "Looking at vitality? When did Hagiwara Kenji learn this?"
“We can’t just train for nothing.” Kenji Hagiwara said smugly, as if he had seen through Chika Takanashi’s thoughts.
"Looks like everything's alright." Gin couldn't see Kenji Hagiwara, but he could sense Chinatsu Takanashi's emotions. He straightened up and left.
Hagiwara Chisato stared at Gin's retreating figure, his brows furrowed.
Junichiro Yokoyama quickly said a few words to his subordinates, and two policemen immediately followed.
Takanashi Chinatsu was speechless. Her brother's aura was indeed dark; he was clearly trying to stalk her to death!
Kenji Hagiwara was already laughing wildly, and was even cheering on the police officers.
Unfortunately, the police soon returned empty-handed; Gin was not so easy to track.
The doctor also came out at that moment, and a group of people crowded around him.
Chinatsu Takanashi didn't go over; she already knew the outcome, and she could see the relaxed expressions on those people's faces from afar.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her, Takanashi Chinatsu turned and left.
"Chinatsu-chan, aren't we going to wait? Jinpei is about to be pushed out." Kenji Hagiwara hurriedly followed her.
Chinatsu Takanashi shook her head, she wasn't going to wait any longer.
Matsuda-nii will be fine. He has so many people who love him waiting for him. It won't matter if she's not here. Her staying here would only cause trouble for Matsuda-nii.
Stepping out of the hospital and standing at the bustling entrance, Chinatsu Takanashi reached out and caught a fallen leaf.
The cherry blossom leaves, once lush and green, have long since turned yellow. Their vitality slowly drains away from the leaves, and with the urging of the autumn wind, they finally disappear completely and fall to the ground.
Matsuda-san is someone surrounded by love, and so was she originally.
Her brother will love her, her adoptive father will love her, and all the friends she made when she was little will love her too.
But ever since she was taken in by the organization, she subconsciously began to avoid her friends. Gradually, only Touya and Yukito, whom she could not avoid, remained by her side.
It would be better if the organization didn't exist.
She hopes the organization will disappear completely, that it will no longer affect her, and that her adoptive father will return to her side.
She didn't want Karasuma Renya's favor; if a relationship was wrong from the start, it would never end right.
"Is Chinatani-chan unhappy?" Kenji Hagiwara placed his hand on Chinatani's shoulder.
It has weight, it's heavy.
"I... won today." After Gin's explanation, Takanashi Chinatsu finally understood what a risky battle she had won.
"oh?"
Takanashi Chinatsu held Hagiwara Kenji's hand as they left the hospital, her voice finally cracking with a bit more cheerfulness: "You know what? Rum got ousted from the organization. He used to be the organization's second-in-command."
Kenji Hagiwara didn't say anything, just listened quietly.
“Bourbon, Scotland, and Rye, all three of them are undercover agents.”
Kenji Hagiwara gently placed his hand on Chinatsu Takanashi's head.
"My grand plan to destroy the organization has taken another step forward!"
Kenji Hagiwara ruffled Chinatsu's hair vigorously and asked, "Are you sad?"
Chika stopped in her tracks, looking dazed.
"You're sad, Chinatsu. Something terrible must have happened to you." Kenji Hagiwara's voice was gentle, like a feather that lightly landed on Chinatsu's heart.
Some emotions can only be felt by being very, very attentive.
Although Gin is her biological brother, he is far less emotionally sensitive than Kenji Hagiwara, and he was actually fooled by her.
He faces trials, learns the truth, and Matsuda Jinpei is seriously injured.
Everything happened so suddenly and unexpectedly.
The pressure was overwhelming, even though Takanashi Chika ultimately won the battle, and even though everything was going in the direction she had hoped for.
Even if no one gets hurt, even if she has more teammates, even if even if even if...
Even if you receive a series of benefits, it doesn't mean that the intense emotional ups and downs can be soothed.
Since the morning, her emotions had been tense and tense, and now that she had suddenly relaxed, she was almost exhausted.
Tears welled up in her eyes, Takanashi Chika's nose stung, and her mind felt like it was about to shut down.
"Chika, if you're sad, just cry in my arms." In a corner, Kenji Hagiwara gently hugged Chika Takanashi.
“I didn’t… I won, I should be happy.” Takanashi Chinatsu’s voice wavered, gradually choking up. Finally, she couldn’t help but hug Hagiwara Kenji, her voice trembling: “But I feel so wronged, Kenji-chan. I don’t know why, I should be happy, but I just can’t help it.”
Tears fell like beads from a broken string.
Chika Takanashi nestled helplessly in Kenji Hagiwara's arms, releasing all the emotions she had been holding back all day.
She didn't know why she was crying; she felt so dramatic; she hated herself for it.
But she clung tightly to Kenji Hagiwara, refusing to let go, as if he were her last lifeline.
With her tense nerves suddenly relaxed and her pent-up emotions released, Takanashi Chinatsu sobbed, feeling all her strength drained away, and gradually fell asleep in Hagiwara Kenji's arms.
"Honestly, if I hadn't trained for a while, I wouldn't be able to carry you right now." Kenji Hagiwara looked at Chinatsu Takanashi with heartache, his voice low, as if he was worried about waking her up.
He picked her up, but carefully placed her feet on the ground and steadied her with his hands.
wrong!
Even if he could get close to China, if he just carried her back like that, China would definitely seem like she was floating in other people's eyes.
What should I do? Should I show up in front of people?
But……
Kenji Hagiwara shuddered. He had been dead for several years, and he had many acquaintances in Tokyo. If he were discovered, it would become a ghost story.
Left with no other choice, Kenji Hagiwara took out Chinatsu's phone, unlocked it with her fingerprint, and prepared to contact someone to pick her up.
Gin was the obvious first choice, but when Kenji Hagiwara called, he received a notification that the phone was switched off.
He sighed, hesitating over the three code names.
Bourbon, a ruthless social butterfly who rose to power in the intelligence team by any means necessary, the epitome of a white lotus, the epitome of a green tea, is someone China often complains about.
Scotland, despite being a delicious cook, is a scumbag who dared to lay a hand on Chika. Kenji Hagiwara just wants to scratch him to death.
Ray, an FBI agent with a history of staged accidents, and whose last trip abroad made Kenji Hagiwara extremely wary of him, practically wishing he would never appear in front of Chika again.
Choose one of the three.
Kenji Hagiwara remained silent, ultimately choosing to send a message to Scotland.
Come on, let him see what kind of vixen Scotland really is. Anyway, he's right next to Qian Nai. If Scotland dares to lay a hand on Qian Nai again, he'll chop off all of Scotland's claws!
Scotland arrived quickly.
Unexpectedly, he didn't come alone; he was accompanied by two "tagalongs."
Even more unexpectedly...
"Komobushi!" Kenji Hagiwara exclaimed in shock.
Shock followed by shock: "Kuroya!"
"Bourbon, Ray, aren't you two annoying? Chika asked me out alone, not you two."
"Who knows if you'll do anything to Chika-chan? I came here specifically to keep an eye on you!"
"Scotland, are you trying to run away?"
The three were at loggerheads.
Kenji Hagiwara's brain is about to explode.
Although Chika said that her three subordinates were all undercover agents, is this what they really are?
Putting the FBI aside for now, how did Kofuya and Komorobuchi end up working together as undercover agents?
Wait, the person who touched her inappropriately, as mentioned by Chinatsu, was actually Komorofushi!
Kenji Hagiwara stared wide-eyed, scrutinizing Scotland from head to toe, inside and out.
Scotland shivered; why did it feel a bit cold?
Bourbon clearly sensed it too, but didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just because winter was approaching.
Only Ray reacted the most, taking a step back to create distance between himself and the two, his muscles tense with alertness.
"What's going on? How did you guys end up infiltrating an organization?" Kenji Hagiwara shouted from afar.
Neither of them could hear it.
"Just a reminder, don't lay a hand on Chinai," Lei kindly advised.
“Do you need to remind me!” Bourbon glared at him.
Scotland reached out to stop Bourbon, saying, "She's asleep, and she was calling for me. Let me do it." With that, he picked up Chika.
Lai frowned and said calmly, "Daring to lay a hand on her means offending more than just Qian Nai."
"Don't worry about it," Scotland replied curtly.
Kenji Hagiwara observed the three of them for a while; the relationship between them was quite subtle.
Although China usually says they are "competing for favor," has it really come to this?
"Butterfly" Xiaojianggu.
"Hands and feet" are the little monsters.
Kenji Hagiwara couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing, then clutched his stomach and laughed uncontrollably.
It wasn't until the three of them got into the car with China and the car started moving that he was pulled away by an irresistible force, but he still couldn't suppress his laughter.
These three are hilarious! Is undercover life really this exciting and interesting?
The three of them kept an eye on each other, so there was no need for Kenji Hagiwara to do anything, and none of them dared to lay a hand on the unconscious Chinatsu.
After watching the three of them put China back on the bed and cover her with a blanket, Kenji Hagiwara followed them to the living room, where he saw the three of them wandering around, observing the surroundings as if they had planned it beforehand.
Gathering intelligence? How blatant!
Kenji Hagiwara was puzzled at first, but then it dawned on him. After all, when three people do bad things together, there's no need to worry about being reported.
"Hmm?" Lei walked up to the wooden dog carving, raising an eyebrow slightly.
"Oh no!" Kenji Hagiwara tried to stop him, and since Rai already knew about the ghost, he simply kicked him hard in the butt.
Caught off guard, Ray fell to the ground.
"What's wrong with you? Don't disturb Chizuru." Scotland lowered his voice.
Bourbon sneered, "Karma!"
Lai looked around, said nothing, dusted himself off, and stood up.
It drove away one Rye, but attracted Bourbon and Scotland.
Although the two didn't care about Lai, they curiously began to examine the wooden dog carving. Although it was exquisitely made, a closer look revealed some clues.
Bourbon even reached out to try and take it down to examine it.
Ray immediately warned, "Bourbon, I advise you not to."
Bourbon sneered and grabbed the wood carving.
Nothing happened.
Of course, Kenji Hagiwara wouldn't kick Bourbon. He just covered his head and screamed silently. How embarrassing! His memorial tablet was about to be discovered by his contemporaries!
It's all Ray's fault!
Kenji Hagiwara was so angry that he kicked Rai again.
Seemingly sensing a threat, Ray dodged to the side despite not being able to see him, thus avoiding his attack.
"What's wrong with you?" Scotland asked, looking at the other person with suspicion as they suddenly engaged in a battle of wits across the distance.
Kenji Hagiwara quickly stopped. He didn't dare go too far, otherwise he might be caught by Morofushi and Furuya, who were very perceptive.
Ray steadied himself, shook his head at Scotland with a complex expression, and said, "There are some things you're better off not knowing."
The puppy sculpture was turned around, revealing the memorial tablet behind it.
The name "Kenji Hagiwara" on the memorial tablet was so glaringly obvious that it stung Bourbon and Scotland's eyes.
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