Matsuda Jinpei had long known about Jiang Lai's basic situation from Kurosawa Akihiro and Morobushi Kagemitsu. This time, being assigned to go on a mission together with that gentleman was a suitable opportunity for him to get in touch with and observe him.

...Luckily, Jiang Lai's teammate arranged for him to take on this mission. Matsuda Jinpei's heart sank. He had heard Jiang Lai talk about this before, so he naturally knew the true situation between Samuster and Jiang Lai, and knew that the pervert had always been obsessed with Jiang Lai's eyes.

Therefore, this mission, although seemingly just an ordinary data acquisition mission, actually contains great dangers... The gentleman asked Jiang Lai to go with him, which was most likely some kind of request from Samuster.

Jiang Lai, who obeys the gentleman's orders, may not resist. We have to adapt to the situation and protect him to leave safely.

With this thought in mind, Jinpei Matsuda lit a cigarette and leaned against the wall beside the alley, temporarily relaxing his mind and preparing to face the tense task ahead.

"Sorry, there was a traffic jam on the road, so we are a little late." A familiar clear voice sounded.

"Ah, nothing happened." Matsuda Jinpei turned his head and caught a glimpse of someone following the black-haired young man through the slightly hazy smoke.

Purple eyes, light beige hair, and that signature cat smile, it's Yuu Komiyayama!

The cigarette between his fingers trembled and almost fell. Matsuda Jinpei stared at the man behind him: "You...!"

"Oh, I forgot to introduce you. This is Pinot Noir." Jiang Lai gestured, "He will be with us on this mission."

Damn it, why did they add Pinot Noir!! He shouldn't be on the mission list! Samuster, a high-tech pervert, is already troublesome enough, and now there's another guy with endless means...

Jinpei Matsuda took a long puff of his cigarette.

Suddenly Komiyama Yuu was added. Could this be the intention of that gentleman? Was he still worried about me, so he sent someone to supervise me? Or was he using Jiang Lai as a bargaining chip to make a deal?

He remembered what Yu Komiyayama had done to Hagi and Jiang Lai.

Thoughts quickly passed through his mind. Matsuda Jinpei narrowed his eyes slightly behind his sunglasses, but his voice remained the same, still in a lazy tone: "Pinot Noir? I don't remember this person being among our mission team members."

"Indeed not, Pinot Noir is the foreign aid I brought here." Jiang Lai said in a natural tone.

Matsuda Jinpei: “???” Pull in foreign aid? !

Is it really okay to bring a pervert in as an external aid? Could it be that Jiang Lai was deceived by this guy?

"Did you bring in the foreign players?" Matsuda paused for a moment and put out his cigarette. "I didn't receive any message from you in my mailbox."

"Yes, I didn't inform you in advance." Jiang Lai nodded, "It's okay to tell you now. Wouldn't it be better to get to know each other offline? This way, your first acquaintance will be more formal."

That's right... Jinpei Matsuda, who was almost led astray by the rhetoric, hesitated for a second, and then a long string of thoughts popped up in his mind: Wait, this is actually planning to completely ignore my opinion!

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"Having one more teammate can help us complete the mission." Jiang Lai said with a smile, "Then it will be the three of us working together."

He looked at Matsuda Jinpei, and the information that just happened to come to mind was still fresh in his mind: Canadian whiskey, combat member, good at shooting and boxing, as well as installation and disassembly (especially bombs). You also knew each other before.

Know him before? Anyway, his skills are pretty good. Jiang Lai thought in his heart with satisfaction. Combined with a guy like Komiyayama Yuu who is good at underhanded tactics and psychological hypnosis, we have both an inside and outside tool man.

"Something is going on between Samuster and I... this is a good time to resolve it." Yuu-neko Komiya's smile remained unchanged, but his voice was deep and solemn. He gently raised his hand and touched the artificial eye consciously, and a dangerous aura spread over him.

Then, his tone changed again, with the last syllable rising: "Besides, it's a rare opportunity to go on a mission with Lai Jun!"

"Thank you, Komiyayama, for your willingness to help." Jiang Lai said this, also curling up the corners of his lips.

However, Matsuda Jinpei, who knew the other party well, could see the calmness and calmness in Jiang Lai's eyes.

...Is this a show? Is Jiang Lai planning to use the pervert to fight each other this time?

"It's okay, good friends are there to help each other!" the light beige-haired young man quickly responded.

After observing for a few days, Jiang Lai also realized that Komiyayama Yuu was obsessed with his and his "good friend" status. At this time, he naturally nodded and admitted, "Yes, good friend."

The other party inexplicably lacks a sense of security and needs repeated perception and confirmation. In this case, in order to complete the task, it is okay to comfort them more at this time.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lai continued: "By the way, if you like the cherry jam this time, I'll make something else for you next time." He smiled, "Or, I'll teach you so that you can learn how to make jam too."

"Hey? Will you teach me, Lai-kun?" Komiyayama Yuu blushed, "Okay, okay."

Jiang Lai smiled and didn't reply, thinking in his heart: I didn't say I would teach you personally.

Teaching in person is a very troublesome thing. Jiang Lai planned to collect some handmade jam videos from the Internet after the matter was over, and then send them to the other party in a compressed package, with a sentence "These are all carefully selected by me for Komiyayama~"

Well, it's perfect.

"Regarding the distribution of tasks, according to the information that gentleman gave me, I will be in charge of the most important negotiations and coordination, and the rest of the unexpected incidents with relatively low probability will be left to you." Jiang Lai said slowly and imposingly, his lowered brown eyes giving off the feeling of a decision maker.

"Okay." Jinpei Matsuda nodded, and Yu Komiyayama naturally agreed.

Matsuda Jinpei added in his mind: Logically speaking, the most likely scenario for this mission is an unexpected incident...

After a few seconds, he realized: The other party had assigned them this way on purpose! Negotiation and coordination sounded so high-end, but in reality, it was just a matter of talking, and fighting was entirely up to them...!

Moreover, if the final mission really failed due to an unexpected incident, Jiang Lai would not be blamed. Because Samuste would definitely come up with a roundabout way of speaking before taking action, and at this time, the part that Jiang Lai was responsible for would have been perfectly completed.

Jinpei Matsuda was shocked.

...Although I also think so and try my best to protect Jiang Lai, I always feel that it might be better to let Jiang Lai persecute someone else in this mission.

Such a thought popped up randomly in his mind, but Matsuda Jinpei slightly raised the corners of his lips and felt much more relaxed.

——It’s good. Jiang Lai didn’t seem to be tricked at all. Instead, he was preparing to trick others.

Samuster's research institute is located in the suburbs. There are specific security personnel and fences outside a certain range to prevent other idle people from entering.

Jiang Lai and Matsuda Jinpei had permission to enter and followed the guide all the way inside.

Komiyayama Yuu was not with them, after all, he was not on the list of members notified to Summerst. And he himself had a grudge against Summerst.

Therefore, it is not an appropriate way to go out directly.

Komiyayama Yuu stopped outside the range and said, "You guys come together, I'll go in later."

Jiang Lai was not worried. He knew that the other party had hypnotic suggestions and various drugs on him, and he would definitely be able to sneak into this research institute smoothly.

So he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you inside, Komiyayama."

Jiang Lai and Matsuda Jinpei walked all the way to the gate of the institute. It was still a very sci-fi structure, with smooth and beautiful mechanical lines. A golden-haired gentleman was standing at the door waiting with an elegant smile on his face.

"Hello, Mr. Jiang Lai, Mr. Shen Na." Samuster nodded slightly and said politely.

"Hello." Jiang Lai went straight to the point, "We are here to get the information. You can give it to me now."

Jinpei Matsuda: “!” So ​​direct!

He glanced at Jiang Lai from behind his sunglasses and saw the casual expression on his face. It seemed that he was too lazy to say anything.

...The other party must have guessed the real danger and deal behind this mission.

Facing Jiang Lai's direct words, Samuster was also startled, then he adjusted the frame of his glasses, curled his lips and smiled: "Mr. Jiang Lai... has changed a lot compared to before."

The details are not clear.

"Really?" Jiang Lai was still casual, not taking the bait and continuing to focus on his task. "So where is the data?"

"Don't worry, the most complete data has just been supplemented after the experiment was completed." Samuster replied, and he glanced at Matsuda Jinpei, "Then, Mr. Kanna, follow this researcher to get the fresh data. I will take Mr. Jiang Lai to get the other one in the archives."

This was meant to get him out of the way, and Matsuda Jinpei knew it.

Jiang Lai didn't look back. He walked forward and said, "Okay, let's find the fastest solution."

Matsuda Jinpei curled his hands, his mind thinking about the plan he was going to make later. He first withdrew his gaze and said, "Okay, let's separate first."

Samuster led Jiang Lai along the long corridor, and barriers opened for them one after another.

When passing by an inconspicuous small door, Summer stopped. The blond gentleman smiled and said, "Do you remember this place, Mr. Jiang Lai?"

"Hmm?" Jiang Lai looked over and a few fragments of silhouettes popped up in his mind, "...your collection room." He replied.

"I didn't expect you still remembered." Samuster brushed his hand on the door and looked at him with an ambiguous smile. "Back then, you used a certain identity and your acting was really excellent... I was kept in the dark all along."

Jiang Lai didn't respond, but just stared at the other person.

"But, I didn't expect that you would become like this now?" The blond gentleman put his index finger on his chin, "This is really different from your previous position."

Samuster kept saying some suggestive fishing words, but Jiang Lai remained calm: "So where's the information?"

Samuster paused for a moment, then smiled exaggeratedly: "Is it really possible to reach this level... That gentleman's skills. Has the only thought in your mind now been working for a former enemy?"

Jiang Lai was unmoved by the blond gentleman's words.

Samus crossed his hands and said in a long voice: "Oh, of course, if you want data, I will cooperate with you. But... you know, experimental research consumes a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources, and I am not a philanthropist."

After listening to the other party's rambling for a while, until Samuster finished his roundabout words, Jiang Lai slowly spoke: "So?"

"So... the real deal requires giving me what I want." Samuster finally said, "How about one of your eyes?"

He stared at the warm brown in front of him with a slightly infatuated look, and continued, "I only need one... Just give me one, whether it's data or some of your past memories, I can give it to you."

The blond gentleman smiled. "As long as you get the information, that gentleman will definitely praise you. Of course, I think you will be more interested in the things in the past that you have forgotten... so that you can stop the loss in time and turn things around smoothly. Moreover, I will also install a new artificial eye for you - it's a very reasonable deal, isn't it? This is a real deal without any deception or disguise."

Jiang Lai tilted his head slightly: "It sounds good."

The smile on Samuster's face widened.

"—do you think I would say that?"

Jiang Lai's next words made the blond gentleman's expression freeze again.

The black-haired young man standing there lowered his eyes and yawned slightly: "I am not interested in what you said. After all, this mission..."

He raised the corners of his lips.

"I've made full preparations and came here with the mentality of slacking off."