Chapter 64 I Remembered Matsuda [VIP]
The comments section for this task is also chaotic. Some people are sighing that the "Iced Coffee Master" has accepted another order, while others are mocking him, since it's foolish to accept an order without knowing who the assassination target is. Some also say that the task poster hasn't changed the task status yet, which seems to indicate dissatisfaction.
Shuichi Akai accepted the task with a try-it-out attitude. He sent a message to the task poster in the background, hoping that he could take the order this time, as he was more capable than that iced coffee guy.
Of course, this statement is not very convincing. Moreover, the account "Night God" has not taken any orders and its proficiency is zero. Although Ice Coffee has not taken many missions, most people in the Gray Fox Assassin Dark Network know that Ice Coffee is a top assassin.
So Shuichi Akai thought for a moment and then added, "Of course, I can waive the bounty for this mission."
I don't know if this will work.
But that means I can't have iced coffee, which is a real shame.
However, we still have to fight for it for the sake of the mission.
Meanwhile, Cheng, still on the high-speed train, checked the news on the Gray Fox Assassin's website to see if Shuichi Akai had accepted the job.
After switching accounts, he indeed saw the private messages in the background. When Cheng saw the person's account name, he was stunned for a few seconds: 【Black Overlord】.
This... such a chuunibyou name... it seems... somewhat familiar. Hmm, if he remembers correctly, this is Yagami's username.
So, on the other end of my phone, is the person who accepted this task either Yagami or Shuichi Akai?
Cheng was hesitant to gamble. If Yagami took the job, the mission might not be completed. The reason was simple: Yagami lacked Akai Shuichi's sense of justice. It wasn't that Yagami wasn't just unjust, but his constant attempts to infiltrate the Japanese mafia made it difficult to guarantee he would always act righteously.
What if their ideals and desires conflict? We can't say that Yagami will choose his desires without hesitation when he attends the meeting, but we can only say that he will most likely choose that way.
So Cheng didn't immediately agree to the other party's request. Instead, he projected the system interface onto his phone, typed on the keyboard, and retrieved the current location of the "Black Tyrant".
Moving... It looks like the destination is—Guan Valley.
Moving at lightning speed, that speed is definitely that of an airplane.
Upon seeing this, Cheng You couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Just as he had expected, the FBI would fully support Shuichi Akai in completing this mission and then joining the Invincible East.
Cheng You was also puzzled: why did the FBI insist on joining the Dongfang Bubai Pavilion? And why did they accept such a troublesome task without hesitation?
Whether Cheng thought about these things again or not, once Shuichi Akai joins the organization, we can analyze his behavior to see what he really wants to do.
What puzzled Cheng even more now was why Akai Shuichi was using Yagami Kamisan's account to take orders? Yagami Kamisan's account had no activity, no followers, and no proficiency. Who would be willing to entrust a task to such a three-no account?
But why doesn't Shuichi Akai use his own account?
Wait, did I pass Shuichi Akai's application on the website? Oops, I forgot. I seem to remember passing it.
Cheng thought back carefully and finally remembered that he was busy working with Curaçao at the aquarium that day and had mixed up the replies from Shuichi Akai and Kamishiro Yagami. He originally wanted to accept Shuichi Akai's application to join the website and reject Kamishiro Yagami, but he mixed up their replies, so...
Shuichi Akai has not yet joined the website.
No wonder.
Cheng felt a pang of guilt. Who was Shuichi Akai? An FBI ace! Yet he was repeatedly rejected by the website. At first, it was just because of incorrect replies, but later Cheng assumed that Shuichi Akai had already joined the website, so he handed over the website's affairs to Yuichi.
He figured he'd already taken care of most of the main characters, and he had too many aliases to handle everything, so he found an assistant for himself as the website administrator, Nifedier.
When Yuichi was first approached with the idea, he refused because he felt he wasn't up to the task. What exactly was Yuichi's job? But what if he brought in obstacles or other problematic individuals while recruiting for the website?
However, Cheng You still comforted him and tried to persuade him: "It's okay, just don't accept those who don't suit your taste. I'll check the people you recruit, don't worry, there won't be any obstacles. Besides, who do you think your brother is! A genius! What's there to be afraid of?"
Indeed. Youyi thought about it carefully and realized that Brother Cheng was too busy with so many things every day, so she should really help him more.
Besides, this job isn't too difficult. I'm only responsible for filtering out some nobodies. The rest of the resumes that I hire need to be checked by Brother Cheng You himself. It's not difficult, and it can also save Brother Cheng You time from looking at those nobodies' resumes.
So Yuichi agreed.
So Cheng You only checks those that Yuichi deems acceptable, even though Akai Shuichi applied several times but was rejected by Yuichi each time...
You can't blame Yuichi for this, after all, he had seen Shuichi Akai's application to join the station and the application to join the East Invincible Pavilion. It was indeed not a perfect application form, and it was full of arrogance between the lines.
Forget it, we can't give this person special treatment. Cheng You thought, let's just wait until he satisfies Youyi before letting him in.
Cheng stopped thinking about these things and instead focused his attention on the chat interface where he was accepting orders from Shuichi Akai.
He replied, "Sorry, we wanted iced coffee to take this order. What are your skills? This is a very difficult task for us."
The other person replied quickly: [Black Overlord: My abilities aren't bad. I know your mission is in Guangu, and I'll be there soon. Ice Coffee, on the other hand, doesn't even know where the mission is yet. This is a win.]
Cheng You: ...You really managed to pull it off.
[Black Overlord: I'm almost there, the mission will begin soon. Hurry up and tell me. I don't want the bounty, I just want to prove my abilities.]
Should he send it or not? Things didn't go quite as Cheng You had expected, but not by much. He had thought that Shuichi Akai would ask to take orders along with the iced coffee, but the other party didn't.
Cheng replied while tapping his phone: 【Hmm... okay, anyway, a lot of people will join this mission.】
Then, Cheng sent a document over.
The gist of it is that the research institute has recently set its sights on someone, I think his name is Matsuda Jinpei. I don't know why they've set their sights on him, but no matter what, we can't let the research institute succeed.
Akai Hideaki was completely bewildered after reading the mission document. Wasn't it supposed to be an assassination mission? However... he stared at the somewhat familiar name again and again: Matsuda Jinpei, a very familiar name.
He casually instructed the technician beside him to check this person's file.
The technician tapped on the keyboard: "Mr. Akai, this person appears to be from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. To investigate further, we would have to breach their security network, but that would be discovered. We shouldn't get into a conflict with the Japanese government."
“Hmm, no need to investigate further,” Shuichi Akai said. Speaking of the Metropolitan Police Department, he finally remembered who that person was. A friend of Rei Furuya, a public security officer; although they hadn't been in contact for years, they remained close friends. It seemed to be from the bomb disposal unit.
But why is he involved with the research institute?
Shuichi Akai had some doubts: perhaps the person who posted the bounty had checked the wrong information, and it wasn't a research institute?
He couldn't help but chuckle. How could he possibly make a mistake? The person who could post such a high-priced bounty on the dark web, and whose posts weren't taken down despite the barrage of criticism in the comments section, was definitely no ordinary person.
If the research institute really has connections with Matsuda Jinpei, then... isn't there another line of investigation we can explore?
Shuichi Akai carefully reviewed the mission document again, confirming it several times before replying, "[Black Overlord: Should we protect Matsuda Jinpei?]"
【yes. 】
Is that so? Then... what about the mission of the Invincible East Pavilion? They want me to do the opposite of what Iced Coffee did? Does that mean I shouldn't protect Matsuda Jinpei? How could that be? Matsuda Jinpei must be protected.
Shuichi Akai was at his wit's end. He decided to ask that person from the East Invincible Pavilion about this matter again, just in case.
The person who posted the task only asked me to do it, not Ice Coffee.
After waiting for a long time, there was still no reply. Shuichi Akai grew increasingly agitated. This unease stemmed from his uncertainty about the mission. What if the people from the Invincible East ordered him to kill Matsuda Jinpei? Should he really go ahead and kill him?
Or, if he doesn't take action, will the FBI do it for him? The FBI values his infiltration of the Invincible East Pavilion highly.
However, the other party still replied, and the weight in Shuichi Akai's heart disappeared.
The other party replied: "Alright, then protect the mission target well and see if there are any clues about the research institute."
Shuichi Akai breathed a sigh of relief, but if Jinpei Matsuda really had some connection with the research institute, he would keep it a secret from the Invincible East Pavilion.
However, he was also very fortunate that he had infiltrated the Dongfang Bubai Pavilion and that he was the one who had done this mission.
Shuichi Akai is now even more curious about the Invincible East Pavilion. What kind of person is the boss of this organization, who has such good information?
After replying to the message, Cheng You felt relieved. Given his current identity, he had no right to question Matsuda Jinpei after rescuing him. Akai Shuichi might know Matsuda Jinpei, but he might not be able to get any information from him.
If Furuya Rei were to ask, things might not be so clear.
Therefore, Shuichi Akai's visit to protect Jinpei Matsuda will not have any other impact.
Seeing Cheng You smile with relief, Zhu Fujingguang paused for a few seconds and asked, "What is it?"
“Someone went to check it out for us first.” Cheng You smiled. He suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to tell Zhu Fujingguang about the Dongfang Bubai Pavilion, but now was obviously not a good time to talk about it on the high-speed train.
Conan, on the other hand, seemed unfazed. He trusted Conan completely; if Conan overheard, so be it, he might even be able to help him out.
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "Someone went? Can we trust them?"
Cheng nodded: "You can believe it." He grinned mischievously, then leaned closer to the two men and said, "Hehe, it's actually Shuichi Akai."
Both Morofushi Hiromitsu and Conan were stunned. Morofushi Hiromitsu didn't immediately recognize Akai Shuichi, but after careful recollection, he realized it was Moroboshi Dai, also known as Rai. Conan was shocked that Cheng You knew Akai Shuichi, but just a few days ago, Akai Shuichi had suspected Cheng You and followed him. How could this be so sudden?
Conan: "You and him? You know each other?"
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