Jiang Lai didn't expect to see Gin here.
Gin should not be involved in this mission. Moreover, as the top killer of the organization, Gin is deeply trusted by that gentleman, and that gentleman would not deliberately send Shuichi Akai to test him.
It can't be that they came here to play mahjong because they were short of one person, right? If they were to explode at the same time by accident, the organization would lose its precious model worker! Jiang Lai made a joke and then calmed down, thinking about other possibilities.
Since it was not arranged by that gentleman, it was most likely Gin's own decision to come here. Gin had not made any moves before, so is he finally planning to lend a hand and help the hidden BOSS?
That's good news. It also shows what's really in this entertainment club.
Jiang Lai thought for a moment and sent a message in the "Loving Family" group.
[#江錦鯉萊#: Has anyone among you contacted Furuya recently? Tell him about Akai Shuichi's situation. ]
[#常年行事的镜菡#: I didn’t take the initiative to contact Fūya, as the subordinates have told me.]
[#景光大貓貓#: I told Zero about it. What's wrong? 】
【#江錦鯉萊#: That's good. I saw Furuya at the location of this mission... I don't know if he came as Bourbon or was arranged by the Public Security Bureau. 】
【#江錦鯉萊#: Gin is here too, it's really lively here (sigh). 】
[#常年行事的镜菡#: This number of members is a bit too much, right? How would the organization arrange the candidates like this? ]
[#小昭, who studies hard#: Gin probably knows something, you can pay attention to his movements. But your safety is still the most important, Brother Jiang Lai. ]
【#江錦鯉萊#: Don’t worry (make an OK gesture.jpg)】
Little sheep Jiang Lai put away his phone.
Since Morobushi Kagemitsu had already told Furuya Rei about Akai's situation, there was no need for him to go up and remind him. He planned to continue his search and try to find anything unusual here.
Little Sheep Jiang Lai stuffed his computer bag into the locker and locked it with the key. He caught a glimpse of a figure approaching from behind and instantly became alert.
"Watanabe...?" The golden-haired man behind me stopped and looked a little surprised.
"Mr. Amuro." Little sheep Jiang Lai also showed a somewhat surprised expression and tilted his head to respond.
Jiang Lai: He was just chatting with the woman in the red dress, but he finished the information extraction and withdrew so quickly? He is indeed Bourbon!
"Why are you here..." Amuro Toru paused and continued, "Organization mission?"
——Why do organizations always send minors to places like this? ?
"Yes, Lei and I came together." Little Sheep Jiang Lai first pointed out this important news, "I just saw Gin coming in from the door."
Amuro Toru's expression froze, his purple-gray eyes scanned the surroundings, and he said, "Let's talk inside, not in the hall."
This entertainment club was chaotic and bustling, with the background being the agitated drum music, but apart from the places where the crowds gathered, there were naturally relatively quiet and secluded places. The two walked all the way to a deserted corner.
Toru Amuro first looked around and asked Little Lamb Ice Wine to check himself. After making sure there were no surveillance or eavesdropping devices, he said, "The organization sent me a message and asked me to come here as well, but they didn't tell me what specific work I was doing. They only told me to get [information that I think is valuable]."
Jiang Lai: ...This mission sounds a bit strange.
He paused, and said in a soft voice, "The organization assigned Lei and me a mission to trade data with the owner of Tiantian Yizi Entertainment Club. Because of the boss's rule of one-on-one conversation, Lei went there by himself. I stayed here on standby."
Amuro Toru narrowed his eyes and said, "That guy from Lei... Keep a distance from him and don't believe what he says."
Morofushi Kagemitsu and Amuro Toru had greeted each other in advance and said that Little Lamb Ice Wine was their own.
Toru Amuro was not aware of Bingjiu's blackmail against the FBI and the content of the handover. He thought that Bingjiu was pulled into the organization and was a temporary undercover agent of the public security, or a temporary cooperation and protection target of the public security.
But despite this, certain intelligence information cannot be disclosed at will, not because of distrust, but to prevent the possibility of accidental leaks.
Therefore, Toru Amuro did not directly say that Shuichi Akai was brainwashed, but only reminded Bingshu to be cautious.
Jiang Lai: In fact, I am the communicator of the first-hand information (hands on hips)!
"Okay, got it." The little sheep Jiang Lai tilted his head, as if he remembered something, and continued, "By the way, there is a black thing on Lei's neck... It seems to be a collar?"
Neck, collar? ?
Amuro Toru's expression froze for a moment.
Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, just imagining Shuichi Akai wearing a collar is very ()! That gentleman is really sick! !
Then his thoughts quickly continued.
...That gentleman couldn't have put a collar on Shuichi Akai for no reason. If it was the kind for dogs, it would have contained some kind of insult, contempt, and desire for control, but it couldn't have been just that. It probably had other functions as well.
For example, electric shock, eavesdropping, issuing orders? Amuro Toru thought. It could even be an explosive collar to prevent Akai Shuichi from escaping brainwashing again. In this case, the collar should not be taken off at will.
Little sheep Jiang Lai noticed the thoughts that flashed in the blond man's eyes. He smiled in his heart, knowing that he didn't need to say anything more, as the other party would be able to deduce a general idea.
After exchanging information, the atmosphere relaxed a little. Jiang Lai half leaned over the railing on one side, and said playfully with a sheep-like smile: "I didn't expect Gin to come here. He actually went to the entertainment club. I will take some wrong angles to take pictures of him later! If he threatens me with wages again, I will fight back with photos."
Amuro Toru: "Gin probably won't care..."
Little Sheep Jiang Lai followed up: "It's not over yet, let's make up some gossip and add evidence of treason! The sisters here are very enthusiastic, I'll go and get some information from them later."
There was a hint of smile in Amuro Toru's purple-gray eyes, but it froze on his face when he heard the last sentence.
"You don't need to go looking for information from people here, information is our job." Amuro Toru put his hand on the other's shoulder. It's really inappropriate to set up a honey trap for minors.
"I can do more, not just technical staff. Last time, I carried out a combat mission with Gin, and after the mission was over, I got a lot more salary!" Little Sheep Jiang Lai blinked his eyes, "If I work more, I can apply for more small money~"
Toru Amuro never understood why Little Lamb Ice Wine was so obsessed with money. Even if it was the organization's distorted value education, there must be a reason that attracted him.
But he didn't ask directly "Why do you like money so much?" Instead, he slightly curved his lips and tempted her by saying, "How much money do you want to save?"
"Hmm..." Little Sheep Jiang Lai raised his head and thought for a moment, then exaggeratedly spread his arms and gestured, "I don't know. But anyway, it must be a lot, enough to buy a big company."
"You want to be the boss of a company?" Amuro Toru said with a smile. He thought. The other party is indeed a high school student who has just started out and has dreams.
"No," Little Sheep Jiang Lai shook his head, paused for a few seconds, and then said sullenly, "...My good friend is in there. I want to buy the company so I can find him to go to school with me."
Amuro Toru was slightly startled when he heard this: "Can't he come out normally?"
"No." Little Sheep Jiang Lai showed a disappointed expression, "His adoptive father runs the Schindler Company and has very strict management, which is simply oppressive to him. We were acquainted when we were young, but since he went to the United States, I have never seen him again."
Schindler Corporation of America? Amuro Toru's heart skipped a beat. He vaguely remembered the boss of this company because he had been sent out by the organization to carry out a related mission.
Toru Amuro has a very good memory, and the impression he left on the intelligence he gathered at that time was so deep that he was able to reproduce some of the information in his mind at this time.
He still remembered that this company held the unannounced "Noah's Ark" artificial intelligence, which was said to be created by President Schindler's adopted genius son. However, President Schindler said that his adopted son had committed suicide by jumping off a building a long time ago, and his explanation was depression (but Amuro Toru felt that there might be other reasons for the death).
With heavy thoughts flowing through his mind, Amuro Toru showed nothing on his face. He asked casually, "Have you been in touch with your friends?"
"Yes, we have been chatting online." Little Sheep Jiang Lai tilted his head, letting his curly ponytail fall down. He smiled and said, "I wanted to give him a surprise and didn't want to make him worry, so I didn't tell him that I was saving money."
… Logically, the adopted son has passed away. Amuro Toru lowered his eyes. How did he maintain contact with Ice Wine later? Artificial intelligence?
This seems very reasonable. As a child prodigy who can develop the "Noah's Ark" artificial intelligence, it is very likely that he can develop another system to implant some consciousness into electronic devices to accompany his childhood friends.
Schindler & Co. would not publicize the death of the adopted son and would keep the news secret. Before his death, the adopted son left an artificial intelligence program to accompany his childhood and kept in touch with him online. Therefore, Icewine still does not know that the adopted son has died.
The truth he deduced was too cruel, and Toru Amuro crossed his hands and kept it silently in his heart.
"Although he has already skipped a grade and graduated from university," said Jiang Lai, the little sheep, curling his lips, "but it was too fast and too hurried. He hasn't enjoyed his student life yet."
"——I want to experience the best campus life with him." The boy with brown curly hair looked forward, his dark eyes flashing with bright hope, "When I buy the company, we can study together and play happily together."
"..." Amuro Toru was silent for a second, then put on a perfect mask of smile, "Are you going to America to find him?"
"Yes!" Little Lamb Ice Wine said cheerfully, "When everything is over, I will go to America to see him. I have never been to such a far place before."
"Really?" Amuro raised the corners of his lips, his golden hair shone with warmth in the light, "Then when everything is over, I'll go to America with you - I've been there before, so I'm somewhat familiar with the place, and I can even take you around for a tour."
He thought that if Bingjiu really discovered the final cruel truth, at least he could support him. Also, if there was really some hidden secret behind the death of the adopted son, he might be able to find out the truth with Bingjiu, which would be fair.
"Huh?" The brown-haired boy was a little surprised, then raised the corners of his lips, "Thank you, I'm super looking forward to it!" His dark eyes sparkled.
Wait until everything is over. Amuro Toru thought, he patted the other person's shoulder and promised silently. Definitely.
The adopted son and Bingjiu were both gifted young men blessed by God, but one disappeared silently abroad, and the other lurked in the organization. But young men should run in the sunshine and grow in the vastness. They have clear backbones and smart eyes, and they are not afraid of the wind and rain of the world.
Toru Amuro tilted his head slightly, looking at the brown-haired boy, imagining what he would look like in the future.
When everything is over, Bingjiu should be of the right age to take the college entrance exam. I don’t know if he can keep up with his studies after all these years of delay. But he will definitely make more friends and embark on a different and brilliant path from now.
——The breeze will lift the hem of his pure white school uniform, and the chirping of cicadas and the rustling of papers flipping through the pages will echo throughout the summer.
Although the mission assigned to Amuro Toru by the organization was very strange, it still had to be completed. After the two of them had a brief exchange, Amuro Toru waved his hand, gave a few more instructions, and returned to the bustling area.
Little sheep Jiang Lai stared at the other person's back, recalling the conversation just now in his heart. He always felt that Amuro Toru had filled in a lot of things in his mind.
...Although I didn't want to take the initiative to stab you, but according to the new settings that appeared before, I have to answer like this when communicating. Jiang Lai put his hands together and thought silently.
Well, the background doesn't need to be supplemented by the official editing, he has already supplemented and improved it himself!
Before leaving this corner, an email appeared in his mailbox. The sender was Lei Yi. Jiang Lai collected the information according to Akai Shuichi's order and sent it to the other party.
After finishing the processing, he scanned the information he had collected about the entertainment club building again, and then took a step forward, intending to wander around here and look for possible traces.
At the same time, he had already hacked into the surveillance system, quietly set up the relevant programs, recorded Gin's image, and when his position was captured, he would remind himself roughly where he was - in this way, he could know the other party's purpose of coming here, and avoid the other party when necessary. It was perfect!
Little sheep Jiang Lai walked along the edge of the first floor, passing by the lively drums, cheers, laughter and cursing. His eyes with dark colored contact lenses scanned the surroundings indifferently, capturing only the tattooed men and heavily made-up women.
He tried his best to reduce his presence (he learned this from Xiao Heizi. Although he didn't have his natural skills, he could simulate the breathing movements) to prevent those guys from pestering him and causing trouble.
Jiang Lai doesn't want to open a map and refresh a pervert...!
There seemed to be nothing special on the first floor. Jiang Lai looked at his phone and noticed that Gin seemed to be on the second floor underground. He thought for a moment and decided to explore downstairs.
Start from the underground first floor, then go to the underground second floor where Gin has been. This way, we should be able to stagger past each other.
The first underground floor is a casino, and the second underground floor is for black boxing.
Instead of taking the closed elevator, the little sheep Jiang Lai went down the stairs on one side. As soon as he stepped out of the unit door on the underground floor, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure with flax hair in front of him!
Ueda Kariko? ? Why is she here too! ?
Her shoulder-length straight linen hair was casually tied up. Ueda Kariko was wearing an inconspicuous solid-colored dress and was talking to the woman next to her with a smile.
The woman next to her was wearing a veil covering half of her face, but the burn marks from the fire could still be seen, and it could be judged that there would be hideous scars under the veil. But her blue eyes were still gentle, and her eyebrows were as warm as jade.
The woman with half of her face covered sat at the front counter of the casino, apparently responsible for handling the betting and announcement work here.
A strange feeling emerged in the mind of the little sheep Jiang Lai. He wanted to observe the masked woman further, but if he stared directly at her, he would be very conspicuous. Therefore, he first scanned the area and locked onto a semi-hidden corner of the sculpture that was suitable for observation and not noticed by others.
He walked away, turned around the crowd, turned away from the sculpture, and was about to walk towards his destination. However, when he saw the people there, his feet suddenly stopped!
The man with long silver hair chose this position earlier than the little sheep Jiang Lai. It's Gin!
For some reason, an ancient poem suddenly popped up in Jiang Lai's mind:
——【The little lotus has just shown its tip, and a dragonfly has already landed on it.】
This is of course not to say that Gin is a dragonfly!! It just fits the scene of choosing an observation position at this time.
Wasn't he on the second underground floor just now? When did he come up to the first underground floor?
Having sensed someone approaching, he raised his pair of cold, dark green wolf eyes and stared straight at him.
Little sheep Jiang Lai quickly put away his thoughts of complaining, and said in a fan-shaped analytical tone that was three parts surprise, three parts joy, and four parts playfulness: "Big brother!"