Chapter 37 The Whiskey Trio's Daily Life 4 [VIP]
After completing the mission, the group returned to the organization. Furuya Rei finished writing the mission report and handed it to Gin. From afar, he could smell Gin smoking, and Furuya Rei couldn't help but frown and mutter, "They're all smoking..."
Upon hearing this, Gin raised an eyebrow, but simply said, "I'll give you three days off."
"Oh." Furuya Rei nodded indifferently. He wasn't really looking forward to this holiday, after all, that guy Lei had been pestering Scotland a lot lately.
He said that Scotland was the most satisfying partner he had ever had, but Furuya Rei always felt that the other party had ill intentions. He was also afraid that Rae would suspect Morofushi Kagemitsu's identity, but he thought that Morofushi Kagemitsu was so cautious and capable that it was impossible for Rae to find out easily.
Back at the parking lot of the organization's base, sure enough, they saw Lei with an electric cigarette in his mouth and a cigarette case in his hand, seemingly about to offer a cigarette to Morofushi Kagemitsu.
Falling Valley Zero:! ! ! Alarm bells ringing! ! !
"Hey, what are you doing?" Furuya Rei quickly walked up to Morofushi Kagemitsu and snatched the cigarette case from Rai's hand. "Don't bring Scotch to smoke!" His purplish-gray eyes swept over Rai sternly.
Shuichi Akai shrugged. "Okay, my bad." He took the cigarette case back from Rei Furuya.
"Secondhand smoke is even more harmful!" Furuya Rei stared wide-eyed at Rai, who was still chewing on a cigarette.
Lai stubbed out his cigarette and fell into deep thought.
"You've had a few days off, where are you going in Scotland?" Furuya Rei nodded in satisfaction and looked at Morofushi Kagemitsu.
"Hmm... just wandering around. Actually, I was thinking of going to the music museum." Morofushi Hiromitsu thought for a moment and said, "Want to come along, Bourbon?"
"good."
Ray thought for a moment: "What are you going to the music hall for?"
“Listen to some music, play some bass,” said Morofushi Kagemitsu.
"You can play bass?!" Shuichi Akai exclaimed in shock. "Why don't you teach me too? I'll go with you guys."
Rei Furuya: "...Forget it, you have no talent."
"..." Shuichi Akai asked, "How did you know?"
“I’ve studied music a bit, and I can tell at a glance that you have no talent,” Rei Furuya shrugged.
In the end, the three of them went to the music hall together, with Shuichi Akai acting as their driver.
However, Shuichi Akai really has no talent. When they played together, Hiromitsu Morofushi played the whole thing with a smile, while Rei Furuya started to fall behind towards the end, and Shuichi Akai just played casually the whole time, and he was still very satisfied.
When the music ended, Morofushi Kagemitsu maintained his smile, seemingly still immersed in his own musical world, unaware of the subsequent chaotic playing.
Rei Furuya said expressionlessly, "Ray, you played really well."
Shuichi Akai smiled and said, "You flatter me."
Zhu Fujingguang smiled and said, "It's alright, I'll teach you slowly."
"Wow, it's rare to find such a great partner. I really like him." Shuichi Akai smiled and gave Rei Furuya a provocative look. "My great partner~"
Jianggu Ling: "..."
On the other side of the wine, Cheng You held the extracted blood, unsure how to test it. The research institute's influence was expanding rapidly, and he was unsure if they had any informants in the hospital in Beika Town.
After thinking for a moment, Cheng thought of someone reliable who knew him.
——Matsukawa Yuichi.
When they first met in the first year of Ke Xueyuan, Yuichi seemed to recognize him. Although it is unknown how he recognized him, perhaps it was as Yuichi said, that he recognized him by his eyes, but it is certain that Yuichi recognized Matsukawa Yuki and trusted him.
"But... how do we find him?" Cheng You lay on the sofa, frowning, muttering to himself.
This is no easy task. Cheng You and Youyi have only met twice by accident, and both accidents were dangerous, involving the research institute and the winery.
Yuichi Matsukawa appeared at those locations to investigate these matters, so where is he now?
"Wait a minute!" Cheng You suddenly realized, "I know his phone number!" When he and Youyi became brothers in the first year of Ke Xue, he deleted Youyi's original account and changed his phone number. But just to be on the safe side, Cheng You still wrote down Youyi's original phone number.
Cheng recalled that although he wasn't sure if Youyi was still using that phone number, he could only give it a try.
This is the easiest and safest method.
On a whim, Cheng You sent a message to that phone number: "[Hello, Yuichi, let's meet tomorrow night at Cafe X in the center of Beika Town. This is Matsukawa.]"
The message was vague. If it wasn't from Yuichi, he might treat it as spam, or he might treat it with caution. But if it was from Yuichi, he would most likely come to meet him.
Cheng is betting that Youyi will recognize him as Matsukawa Yuki, and that Youyi has a high level of affection and trust for Matsukawa Yuki.
There had been no news for a long time, and Cheng hadn't reacted. He had already prepared for the worst. At worst, he could start learning medical testing techniques now. There was still almost a year until the mission target's death; although his skills might not be top-notch, he could still test the drugs involved.
Although he said he didn't care, he was actually a little concerned about it, though he didn't know if it was because he cared about the medicine or Yuichi.
"Sigh." Cheng You lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. His thoughts were in turmoil, and when he closed his eyes, he would always think of unpleasant things.
[Host, would you like a fast-acting sleep pill? Guaranteed to make you sleep soundly and wake up refreshed.] The system's voice suddenly sounded.
Cheng was indeed very tired, the kind of tiredness that comes from not being able to sleep and being mentally scattered, along with a restless feeling that alternated between feeling cold and hot. He asked, "Well, so how do I get it?"
"Hehe, the system will handle things properly, host. It just requires an exchange," the system said with a grin.
"What will you exchange it for?" Cheng You vaguely guessed what was going on, and felt his right eyebrow twitching.
How about exchanging an optional task for a quick sleep pill?
Cheng You: I knew it, the system's special unit of measurement is a task.
"OK."
The night passed quickly. With the quick-sleep pills given by the system, Cheng You relaxed and slowly fell asleep.
The next day, sunlight streamed down, casting halos of light through the golden silk curtains, creating ripples in the afternoon light.
When Cheng woke up, he did feel full of energy, but when he checked the time, it was already late afternoon.
"This is really good medicine!" Cheng said.
"Of course, one big pill can wipe away all the fatigue the host has accumulated over the past few days. This is a pretty good deal, isn't it?" The system's voice chuckled.
"Not bad. What optional tasks did you assign me this time?" Cheng You asked, squinting at all the optional tasks on the system display screen.
[The host still owes the system two optional tasks. The system will decide these and inform my little host once it has been decided.]
"After holding it in for so long, you definitely won't come up with anything good." Cheng sighed. He had already seen through the system's dirty tricks, assigning him whatever difficult task he could.
Cheng opened his phone listlessly and found that he had received a reply to his message to Youyi: 【#1111: Don't know her, not going.】
"..." Cheng You squinted at these few words, already understanding what was going on.
It's Yuichi Matsukawa.
That tone is definitely his.
Those who know Yuichi will understand his caution; although he says he won't go, Yuichi will definitely go.
Yuichi will go and see who the other person is. If it is really Matsukawa Yuki, whom he knows, Yuichi may appear to meet him. He may not appear because the other person has discovered his phone number and becomes suspicious. Or he may try to kill the other person.
"..."
There are two paths: either don't go and study and research drugs on your own, or go and take the plunge.
Cheng had planned all possible routes, but the success rate for most of them was less than 80%.
But besides the matter of drugs, there is another thing that Cheng is concerned about: what kind of relationship does Youyi have with the research institute or the Black Organization?
As the sunlight shifted outside the window and the sky grew darker, Cheng You got up from the sofa, changed into casual clothes that he thought best suited his student identity, and rode his bicycle to his destination.
————Mini Theater————
The three whiskey enthusiasts went out to buy groceries. For some reason, Shuichi Akai seemed to have a special fondness for beef stew with potatoes, and he went straight to the beef section as soon as he entered the supermarket.
"Is this all you can make?" Rei Furuya couldn't help but ask, remembering the kitchen explosion last time when Rai's beef stew with potatoes turned into a complete disaster.
“Yeah.” Shuichi Akai shrugged and replied naturally.
After buying potatoes and beef, Shuichi Akai went to the black coffee section and bought several packets of coffee powder.
Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't help but remind him, "Actually... you don't need to put black coffee in beef stew with potatoes..."
"Don't you need it?" Shuichi Akai blinked. "Okay, but I like black coffee and beef stew with potatoes. Combining two of my favorite foods will definitely double the deliciousness."
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "..." He actually found this twisted logic...?
“I really don’t want to eat with you anymore, and I don’t want to see that black, sticky, unidentified object on the table,” Furuya Rei frowned. “I don’t know how you managed to turn two delicious foods into unidentified objects that humans have never discovered before.”
"Hahahahaha..." Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't help but laugh, "If the heat is controlled well, Rai might do a better job."
Shuichi Akai nodded: "Ah! Partner! You understand me so well." (Heartbroken chest-pounding image)
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