"..." Akai Hide—did not reach out to touch the medicine bottle on the bedside table. He just clenched his hands and dug his fingernails into the flesh of his palms to make himself more awake.
He raised his dark green eyes, which looked like sparkling fire on his slightly pale face: "...No."
The voice was low, but expressed a firm refusal.
Kurosawa Akira tilted his head: "Still not eating? I thought you came to me for this."
Akai Hide—glanced at Jiang Lai who was standing there, and said lightly: "Just find a place to rest temporarily." He closed his eyes.
Jiang Lai understood.
At that time, Akai Hide was in a very bad condition. It looked like he would fall to the ground in the next second. He didn't know how long he could hold on. And there were a few scums following him.
If I hadn't met him, I probably wouldn't have been able to return to my safe house in a sober state.
Of course, although he is more sober now, he still looks terrible.
Whether it's real wine or the FBI, Akai Shuu--has a very strong willpower and a higher pain tolerance than ordinary people, but at this moment he still can't suppress the slight trembling in pain.
...So, why is the other party in this state, what is the relationship between him and Kurosawa Akira, the side effects of the medicine, and Akai Shu-'s memories.
All these doubts were rolling in his mind, and Morobushi Kagemitsu, who was floating on the side, also focused his eyes. He was thinking about the conversation between Kurosawa Akira and Akai Hide, and extracting useful information.
"Well, hang in there. Don't take any medicine, and don't die. --FBI."
Hearing the last word, Akai Hide suddenly opened his eyes, and his dark green wolf pupils were like flickering lights.
Jiang Lai's heart also beat violently, but on the surface he still maintained a calm expression.
Kurosawa Akira's voice was calm, and he chuckled: "After all... everything is far from over. Come on."
"..." Akai Hide—didn't reply.
"Let's go~" Kurosawa Akira jumped off the stool.
Jiang Lai subconsciously pulled him back: "Wait..."
He still has many issues he wants to communicate with the other party.
However, the second personality just raised his face, his gray eyes showed everything, yet nothing. He showed a strange and brilliant smile: "I should go clean the floor, Brother Jiang Lai."
The silver-haired boy approached Jiang Lai and said softly, "... Let's talk next time."
This guy——
Before Jiang Lai could finish his next sentence, he saw the young boy in front of him with a bewildered look. He blinked and his dark green eyes slowly focused on Jiang Lai: "Hey? Brother Jiang Lai?"
"..."Xiao Zhao came back.
"Wow, I got caught. I came over to take a look because I was too curious." Kurosawa Akira stuck out his tongue, "Not because I was lazy!"
He became his usual self again, with the innocence and liveliness of a child.
He still didn't remember what had just happened and automatically jumped over to see what was going on. He didn't remember what happened in between, but that doesn't bother kids.
Jiang Lai was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, I believe you. Now go and mop the floor. Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Zhao. I'll take care of the guests."
"good--"
After Kurosawa Akira left, Jiang Lai looked at Akai Hide again, and the other person's expression was calm.
Jiang Lai was silent for a second, then pointed to the cup of water that he had just placed on the bedside table: "Hey, do you want to drink some water?"
The person in front of me looks very weak. Since ordinary painkillers are useless, the only thing I can do is drink some water.
Akai Hide—didn't hesitate, picked up the water cup and took a few sips to moisten his dry throat.
After all, he had already chosen Jiang Lai, so there was no need to be on guard anymore. Moreover, given his current condition, the young man didn't need to add anything to the water.
So he freely chooses the approach that is most beneficial to him at the moment.
The two's current relationship is subtle and strange. They act like ordinary friends, but they haven't even exchanged names.
Jiang Lai looked at the scars on Akai Hide's hands and estimated that they were all caused by him himself, so he paused, walked out of the guest room and quickly came back with a few more dolls in his hands.
Under the watchful eyes of Akai Hideaki, he handed the yellow Screaming Chicken to the other person: "Don't pinch yourself, if it hurts, just pinch it." He pressed it with voiceover, and the Screaming Chicken made a unique babbling sound, "How is it, very relaxing, right?"
"..." Akai Hide's expression froze for a moment.
"If you think it's noisy, there are a few silent ones here." Jiang Lai smiled and raised the pink plush sea urchin and green rubber slime in his other hand. "They both feel good. Xiao Zhao and I always have them in our hands when we watch horror movies."
"..." Akai Hide's eyelids twitched slightly.
"Have a good rest." Jiang Lai put the doll on the bed without asking any questions.
Anyway, he wouldn't tell me even if I asked him. Akai Shu's continued silence showed that he wouldn't reveal anything.
And of course I won't say much.
——People subconsciously associate mystery with power.
It's just a mystery teller, if two people can be mystery tellers, I can be one too!!
Jiang Lai maintained his attitude of being both ignorant and seemingly omniscient, and closed the door with an elusive smile, leaving Akai Shu alone in the room surrounded by dolls.
After the door closed, the soul body Zhu Fu Jingguang floated to Jiang Lai's side.
"…That sentence is true." This was Morobushi Kagemitsu's first sentence.
"What?" Jiang Lai was stunned.
"They said Lei Yi was from the FBI." The man with blue-gray eyes looked calm. He glanced at Jiang Lai and said, "This is true."
"..." Jiang Lai blinked.
"Micro-expression analysis." Morobushi Jingguang only explained it this way. "It can roughly determine it."
Akai Shuu, who was under the weakness buff, didn't have much energy to control his expression. In addition, Kurosawa Akira's words caught him off guard, leaving him no time to react.
Morobushi Jingguang paused for a few seconds and told Jiang Lai his analysis after observation: "The relationship between Lei Yi and Kurosawa Akira's second personality is not good, but they have reached a certain agreement and are temporary partners who will not betray each other."
Indeed, Jiang Lai thought. So after seeing him, Akai Hide chose this place as a temporary resting place.
However, the second personality did not shy away from talking to Akai Hide in front of him - and mentioned the matter, and the word "FBI".
"His current condition must be related to the organization... The pain occurs every once in a while, and there are specially prepared painkillers." Zhu Fu Jingguang said slowly.
"But it has more than just a pain-relieving effect. According to what the second personality said, it sounds like it will affect some of the memories."
"If I don't eat, I'll feel extreme pain. If I eat, my memory will probably become blurry."
"..." Jiang Lai was slightly stunned, and then some guesses emerged in his mind.
The organization wants to affect Akai's memory...
It seems that the organization may have known his FBI identity for a long time, but the organization still wanted to use him, so they did something to make Akai Shu temporarily forget his original identity, commonly known as brainwashing.
However, the suspicious organization also added a layer of insurance, perhaps some drug was injected that would cause the attack to occur at a fixed time, and then the drug that would affect memory was mixed into a special painkiller, so that Akai Shuji would have to take it every once in a while.
"Perhaps his previous memories were affected, and then awakened by Kurosawa's second personality." Morobushi Kagemitsu continued to speculate, "So they reached some kind of cooperation."
"But he still doesn't trust Kurosawa's second personality 100%." Jiang Lai added.
That was why he had just refused to take painkillers and let his second personality help him remember the incident. Because when it comes to remembering things, who can guarantee that his second personality won't do anything?
"To be honest... can brainwashing really be done?" Jiang Lai couldn't help but complain.
"..." Zhu Fu Jingguang was silent for a while, "No one knows what the organization is developing now."
"But it can also be seen -" Morobushi Kagemitsu continued, "no matter what they do, there will always be people who break free from their constraints and are not controlled by them. Directly or indirectly."
Jiang Lai was awakened on the cruise ship at that time.
At this moment, Akai Shuu is sticking to himself.
Yes, Jiang Lai thought. Nothing can restrain and define a free soul, whether it is drugs, experiments, some enhanced psychological suggestion ability, or the will of the distant world and three fantasies.
——Neither.
The real life is always in your own hands.
Jiang Lai recalled the last look he took before the door closed. Although Akai Hideki was in a very weak state now, his back was still straight with the pride and indomitable spirit of a lone wolf. Nothing could crush him.
Akai Hide—Silver bullet.
He would endure the periodic attacks of pain, avoid painkillers that could affect his memory, and conceal the organization's probing and observations to obtain valuable intelligence.
He couldn't and wouldn't forget.
The pain will never make him bow his head, never.
He would hide in the darkness, take advantage of everything that was aimed at him, and strike back at the right moment.
"Since he has already recovered his memory, he is now using this identity in reverse." Jiang Lai smiled softly, "Pretending to be a member of the organization who has been successfully brainwashed, he has actually already remembered his true self."
He appears to be evil but is actually red. He obtains intelligence and continues to be undercover in the organization.
"That's right." Zhu Fu Jingguang paused and continued, "If that's the case, then the position of the second personality..." Zhu Fu Jingguang glanced at Jiang Lai and did not say the second half of the sentence directly.
But Jiang Lai could understand what he meant.
——The second personality seems to be standing on the opposite side of the organization.
The second personality knows that Akai Hide is the FBI, and the two of them reach a temporary cooperation, pointing their common spearhead at the organization.
Akai Hide - As the FBI, he is naturally the enemy of the organization. So what is Kurosawa Akira's choice?
Jiang Lai's thoughts paused slightly.
Is it simply revenge for the experiments the organization conducted on him? Or will he do something after the great purge?
After a brief silence, Morobushi Kagemitsu said, "We know too little about the second personality right now."
"Ah, that's true." Jiang Lai nodded, "I hope Matsuda can find out something. And next time the second personality comes out, I'll try to talk to him again."
"After all, they are still children. It should be easier to communicate with them, right?"
"Don't be too relaxed, Jiang Lai." Zhu Fu Jingguang shook his head. "They were cultivated by the organization..." He blinked his blue-gray eyes gently, and finally did not say the second half of the sentence, "There are very few normal people."
Jiang Lai looked ahead, still wondering when the second personality would come out this time.
Could it be that Akai Shuu-chan had some secret code with him? Just by giving the secret code, he could bring out the second personality?
He walked towards the living room and casually put his hand into his trouser pocket, but he touched something that looked like a small piece of paper.
"?" Jiang Lai was slightly stunned. He took out the note from his pocket. On it was written in childish and neat black handwriting:
[I have been watching.]
—Through his eyes. 】
"!" Jiang Lai's footsteps suddenly stopped.
When was this put in there?! Was it when the second personality approached me and said "Let's talk next time"? ?
Jiang Lai narrowed his eyes. Zhu Fu Jingguang, who was standing beside him, noticed his sudden pause and also came over.
…No wonder the other party said "Let's talk next time" instead of "See you next time".
Jiang Lai had already caught a glimpse of the silver-haired boy mopping the floor in the living room.
——Because he has always been seeing.
Jiang Lai himself thought that the second personality was usually in a dormant state and would only be awakened at special moments.
Now it seems that if the words left by the other party are true...
That means the second personality is always there.
When the first personality is awake, he is also awake. He just hides in the body, silently watching everything outside with his eyes.
— and then chooses the moment he wants to come out.