Chapter 74 One Year After the Dinner
Karasuma Renya kept his promise.
The action team and the intelligence team are both owned by Gin.
It was as if nothing had ever happened; there was no pursuit by the entire organization, no defection, and the "Kasuno Prison" was nowhere to be seen again.
"Kasano Prison" was a fleeting phenomenon, appearing only briefly within the organization. Then one day, Karasuma Renya suddenly ordered the intelligence group to be handed over to Gin's management. The organization members who did not participate in the raid were shocked, and those who did were even more shocked. Everyone was caught off guard by this turn of events.
A year later, Gin consolidated his power and practically ruled the organization.
Even if Karasuma Renya were to announce his defection again, Gin would not be afraid. He could even lead his organization to launch a counterattack against Karasuma Renya.
But everything was peaceful.
Karasuma Renya simply retreated back into his shell, as if he had never appeared before, and nothing in the organization had changed.
In winter, Chizuru Takanashi prepared a huge rotating round table at home, with various side dishes laid out, and a super large hot pot in the middle.
Gin and Vermouth chatted about the organization, while Vodka, along with the machine-like Yuuki Takanashi, prepared drinks.
Kenji Hagiwara is now able to appear in public, performing "appearance" and "disappearance" in front of his peers, passing through walls and floating.
The hot pot broth was a Scottish special. Bourbon helped out while cheering for Kenji Hagiwara's performance, while Jinpei Matsuda sat to the side, looking dizzy with a wet towel on his head.
None of them called out to Date Hang, after all, they didn't want to drag their class monitor, who was about to get married, into the organization's vortex.
They also tacitly avoided giving Rye any information, as the FBI was unpopular with both the Japanese police and the organization.
Takanashi Chinatsu held the thermometer up to the light, her eyes filled with anxiety: "It's almost 39 degrees!"
Matsuda Jinpei mumbled comfortingly, "It's alright, I'll have some clear soup later."
Takanashi Chinatsu was both anxious and speechless: "Is it a problem with the broth? You need to take your medicine!"
Matsuda Jinpei nodded, his tone ambiguous: "I've already eaten."
"But the temperature hasn't dropped at all!"
Matsuda Jinpei looked at China and smiled helplessly. Yes, her condition hadn't improved at all, so it probably wasn't due to illness at all.
It was bad luck, but it was also a way for him to extend China's luck once again.
But what about this time?
Matsuda Jinpei, unaware of the situation and unwilling to explain to Chika, simply pulled out a form to change the subject: "Everyone, my application to transfer to the First Investigation Division has been approved!"
"Wow, Jinpei, Yokoyama-sensei actually let you go!" Kenji Hagiwara was the first to express his shock.
Matsuda Jinpei snorted lightly, his face full of smugness.
Why not let him go? What's the point? He applies every year, every month, and eventually, he'll wear down Yokoyama to the point of losing his temper.
Once he was in the First Investigation Division, it became easier for him to investigate the bomber who killed Hagi.
Although Hagi is still alive and has achieved some success in his cultivation, hatred is hatred, and it cannot be erased simply because Hagi is doing well now.
"You should rest well." Takanashi Chinatsu handed Matsuda Jinpei a glass of warm water, her eyes filled with deep concern.
Beside her, Vermouth gently nudged Gin's arm, gestured towards Matsuda Jinpei with her chin, and asked, "Has it been a year?"
"It's been almost two years."
"Ha." Vermouth let out a merciless laugh.
Gin glared at her irritably, then glared fiercely at Matsuda Jinpei.
Of course he wasn't in a hurry to marry his sister. He always found his brother-in-law disagreeable. But it had been a year since he made his stance clear to Matsuda Jinpei that he wouldn't stop them from being in love. He had been worried that Matsuda Jinpei would be too eager to steal Chinatsu away, but she hadn't confessed her feelings yet.
He suffered injuries time and time again, and bad luck kept piling up, but he couldn't get a word out of it no matter how hard he tried.
Most importantly...
It seems that China really likes him.
You can't hide the look in someone's eyes when you like them, like right now—the look of admiration, concern, worry...
Gin's face grew darker and darker, he practically wanted to punch Matsuda Jinpei flat. Did he, a grown man, expect Chika to take the initiative to confess?
Besides Matsuda Jinpei, Gin also dislikes Hagiwara Kenji.
Matsuda Jinpei is holding back from confessing, while Hagiwara Kenji has jokingly shown his affection for Chinatsu many times, though each time it ends in a joke.
He's already a ghost, so what's the point of confessing to a living person? If they're not a good match, can't he just date a ghost?
He was genuinely worried that one day Kenji Hagiwara would suddenly "stop joking" and seriously confess his feelings to Chinatsu. Would Chinat accept him or not? In short, Gin couldn't accept a ghost as his brother-in-law.
Ultimately, Matsuda is no good!
Gin gritted his teeth and gave Bourbon a look.
Bourbon received the signal, blinked, and walked towards Chizuru with a smile.
"Look, Chika, here's a gift for you!" Bourbon handed Chika a plush apple.
"I know this!" Takanashi Chinatsu happily took the apple, and proactively removed the sticker, saying, "Just as I thought, there's a worm hole here, and a worm is inside the worm hole. The worm is connecting the real gift, right?"
"That's right, that's right, open it and take a look."
Chinatsu nods and slowly pulls the insect out, revealing a silver beaded chain with a silver ring on it.
"Wow!" Chinatsu Takanashi exclaimed in surprise.
Those around them also looked surprised, and couldn't help but look at Bourbon and then at Matsuda Jinpei.
Matsuda Jinpei's hazy eyes snapped back to reality, regaining their usual sharpness and vigilance as he stared intently at the ring.
Bourbon gave Matsuda Jinpei a smug look, softening his voice: "Chika, this is..."
“It’s a keychain! Thank you, Bourbon, I just needed it.” Takanashi Chinatsu said, taking out the key and threading it onto the silver chain.
Bourbon: ...
Gin: ...
Everyone: ...
It failed!
Bourbon was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Gin silently looked down at the tabletop, which had been wiped so clean that it reflected his image, and saw his own sorrowful reflection in it.
It was such a failure, really.
When Gin was subjected to experiments, he only felt pain, not sorrow.
When Gin stays up all night working on his mission objectives, he is extremely energetic and never loses heart.
but……
Today, facing his younger sister, Gin felt a deep sense of helplessness.
He had a good plan. Of course, he didn't really want Bourbon to pursue his sister, but at least he wanted to give Matsuda Jinpei a threat. When Matsuda Jinpei started competing with Bourbon, Bourbon would then withdraw.
However……
What the hell is this keychain?!
Bourbon is useless too. He can't even handle this little thing. He insisted on buying platinum. If he had just bought a gold ring, he wouldn't have gotten confused!
“This keychain isn’t very nice, I’ll get you a new one later.” Matsuda Jinpei took the keychain off and put it in his pocket.
Takanashi Chika didn't take it seriously, nodded, and continued to remind Matsuda Jinpei and others not to drink alcohol.
In that case, Plan B.
Gin winked at Scotland.
Scotland understood, her voice gentle, her blue eyes also softening: "Girlfriend, would you like to try today's boyfriend dish?"
He carried over a dish of dipping sauce, deliberately bumping into Matsuda Jinpei, and offered his services with feigned ingratiation: "This is a special sauce I made for you..."
"Matsuda-nii, are you alright?" Takanashi Chinatsu ignored Scotland and quickly helped Matsuda Jinpei up, anxiously checking if he had fallen.
Scotland suddenly laughed.
He wasn't relieved; he was simply at his wit's end.
Scotland shrugged, gave Gin a helpless look, and stepped back.
Gin felt a surge of anger rising in his chest, almost grinding his teeth to powder.
"Chika!" Gin couldn't help but speak, about to personally take the lead.
Takanashi Chika glanced at Gin and immediately smiled, as if she had seen some kind of savior.
Gin's anger subsided by half in an instant.
"Brother, do you have any of the organization's special medicine on you?" Takanashi Chinatsu asked enthusiastically.
The anger that had been extinguished surged up again.
Wildfire spread, leaving ashes for miles around.
In the end, Gin said nothing. He just snorted and tossed a box of the special medicine he carried with him to Chizuru.
His sister grew up and couldn't stay at home any longer; what could he, as her older brother, do? He could only accept it.
During the Red and Black dinner party, Lei woke up from his coma.
This is a very bright room, decorated in a European style, magnificent and grand.
Apart from him, only one other person sat quietly at the table, which was covered with Japanese delicacies.
“Karasuma Renya,” Lei slowly uttered his name.
Karasuma Renya smiled and gestured for him to join them for a meal.
Lai's cutlery had been prepared in advance. Lai stood up, but did not sit down immediately. Instead, he observed the surrounding environment.
"You can't escape. This is my manor, and my people are everywhere here."
Ray raised an eyebrow sharply and reached for the gun at his waist.
He was taken aback.
Are you kidding me? Karasuma Renya had him arrested, and they didn't even search him? They didn't even take his gun.
Ray suddenly drew his gun and aimed it at Karasuma Renya.
Karasuma Renya looked at him with a smile, her voice unhurried: "Of course you can shoot me, that's your freedom, but Ray, Gin's gun can jam, do you think your gun will be any better?"
Ray's heart sank.
“You can’t beat me, even if I do nothing.” Karasuma Renya took a small bite of the pan-fried salmon, his face full of ecstasy, seemingly not taking Lai seriously at all.
Ray's heart sank even deeper.
In a sense, Ray is now helpless against Karasuma Renya. He can fight against vicious bandits, but he is powerless against someone who is so lucky that he is unreasonable.
As Karasuma Renya said, even if he fires the gun, the bullet might jam or even explode.
If he were to use cold weapons or fight bare-handed, not to mention that Karasuma Renya himself is also very skilled in combat, even if Karasuma Renya did nothing, a series of events would still occur that would cause Rai's attack to miss.
The person before him was a powerful figure whom even Mori Ougai of the port Mafia feared.
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