Shuichi Akai felt dizzy and his body was a little numb, but he no longer felt the soul-burning pain he had felt before.

When he regained consciousness, he quickly recalled the important things in his mind and found that they were still intact.

The scene in front of him gradually became clear. Standing in front of him was a young boy with long silver hair. Akai Shuichi raised his dark green eyes, and his heart paused, and he roughly understood what had just happened: "...It's you again."

"The organization's medicine is always very effective." Kurosawa Akira replied with his head tilted to the side, his voice calm, "I said I would help you recover during the cooperation period, take it on time next time."

"…Since we are just a cooperative relationship, the imperative tone is not reasonable." Akai Shuichi's voice was still a little hoarse, but he still raised his eyebrows and taunted the other party.

"You are very energetic, Mr. FBI." Kurosawa Akira remained calm and said with a smile, "Keep it up."

"..." Akai Shuichi rubbed his temples, stopped talking to Kurosawa Akira, and began to analyze the clues calmly.

Although he was a little confused about what had just happened, his strong observation and analytical abilities allowed him to know that he was fed medicine and then woken up again.

But I can't remember the whole process.

Shuichi Akai didn't know whether he collapsed because he couldn't hold on or was held down by someone. And where the real medicine came from - he still knew that what he was carrying with him was just vitamin tablets.

There seemed to be a black-haired young man in his memory... Was he Akira Kurosawa's brother? What role did he play in this incident? Shuichi Akai couldn't remember their interaction just now.

Faced with the unknown, the FBI ace instinctively became alert and made deeper guesses.

Since he is Kurosawa Akira's guardian... then could he also be on the side of the organization or be connected to the organization? Or if we think about it more deeply...

Akai Shuichi was concentrating on thinking when a figure suddenly appeared from the side. The black-haired young man walked out step by step, and there was no sound when his shoes landed on the ground. His brown eyes looked even calmer from the side.

As if noticing the situation here, the black-haired young man stopped and tilted his head slightly, casting a faint shadow under the light above his head.

Seeing the sober Akai Shuichi, the other party raised his lips, locked his brown eyes on the target, and smiled a smile that was hard to tell whether it was real or fake, and said:

"——You're done! Come on, come on, here's a rag, wipe this place, remember to use the hand soap on the counter, or the cleaner in the corner. I'll go mop the floor again."

Akai Shuichi: “???”

His expression froze, and his eyes moved to the rag in the other person's hand.

"What are you daydreaming about? Come and clean the sink. If you want to mop the floor, that's fine too." Jiang Lai urged, "What if someone comes and sees the blood-soaked scene like a murder scene? How are we going to explain it?"

Shuichi Akai: “…” Too down-to-earth.

But what was said... is indeed true.

"I was the one cleaning up just now. I'm so tired - it's your turn." Jiang Lai kept mumbling, then tilted his head, "Why are you still sitting there? You don't want Xiao Zhao to do it, do you? Is this how the FBI bullies the weak?"

The atmosphere created by the reasoning and analysis just now was gone. Akai Shuichi's mouth twitched slightly. He stood up, straightened his clothes slightly, and nodded: "...I'm here."

He was not too surprised that Jiang Lai shouted out the word FBI. After all, the other party was there that night, and Kurosawa Akira would definitely tell him.

Jiang Lai looked at Akai Shuichi approaching, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Well...why don't you clean the blood on your face and body first? It's a bit scary."

"Weren't you scared just now?" Akai Shuichi quickly began his test, staring at Jiang Lai with his dark green eyes. "My condition just now must have been worse than it is now." His voice was steady.

"Although I'm scared, you're not a zombie. You can get up and bite me even if you faint." Jiang Lai laughed, "So I'm not that scared."

Akai Shuichi extracted the key points from it - so he fainted just now because his body couldn't support him? There didn't seem to be any obvious wounds on his body (Jiang Lai: He still had to control the strength... and he didn't fight for long).

Is the other party telling lies?

Shuichi Akai glanced at Jiang Lai, making a precise analysis of his micro-expressions.

Jiang Lai still had a laughing expression on his face, and there didn't seem to be any sign of lying.

"So..." Akai Shuichi narrowed his eyes, "Where did you get the medicine from and why did you save me?" He asked the most important question directly.

Based on these two conditions, one can roughly judge the opponent's camp and identity... Akai Shuichi had his own criteria floating in his mind.

"Money makes the world go round..." Jiang Lai muttered in a low voice, then widened his brown eyes and said, "Let me make it clear first, you are not allowed to report me! I have not done anything illegal."

"..." Akai Shuichi didn't know whether the other party was pretending or being sincere, but nodded and said, "You say."

"It was a mission I received from an informal website." Jiang Lai sighed, "I felt that this mission was legal and could save lives. After seeing the photo the other party sent me, I knew it was someone I knew, so I agreed."

"What mission?" Akai Shuichi quickly became alert.

"Ah... that's it." Jiang Lai found the email in his mobile phone mailbox and showed it to the other party. "This [Mr. Wool Pulling] said that he felt you were about to die, and said that it would be better to rescue you, and then let the FBI pay you. It was also him who gave me the pills, which were delivered in the form of a blank delivery package without an address or phone number."

Akai Shuichi was suddenly startled!

On the one hand, it was because that person actually knew his identity, and on the other hand, the other party actually had the organization's pills!!

Could it be someone from the organization...? !

Akai Shuichi calmed down.

But they might not be the men under that gentleman's command... After all, if that gentleman's confidants knew that I had recovered my memory and was taking medicine secretly, they would definitely not feed me in this way.

It will be a more cruel and decisive measure.

So... he has a detailed understanding of the organization and was able to get the pills, he knows his own status and the address of this mission, and he is aware of his FBI identity but chooses to hide it - this strange relationship with the organization that is close yet distant, what emerges in Akai Shuichi's mind is another figure with only a vague outline!

Another hidden boss in the organization!

Akai Shuichi fell into deep thought.

This [Mr. Wool Pulling] is either the hidden BOSS's subordinate, or the hidden BOSS himself... Akai Shuichi is more inclined to believe that he is the hidden BOSS's subordinate. After all, as the absolutely confidential behind-the-scenes BOSS, he will not easily reveal his identity.

Even his subordinate did not show up, but instead asked another person, Jiang Lai, to carry out the task.

Shuichi Akai now strongly suspects that this news was deliberately broadcast to Jiang Lai by [Mr. Wool Pulling], and no one else will receive this task.

After all, only Kurosawa Akira from Jiang Lai's family can ensure that he can regain his original consciousness.

So... is this hidden boss planning to protect himself as an FBI agent to deal with the current boss? Akai Shuichi narrowed his eyes. He still knew something about the internal struggles of gangs in the organization.

Inexplicably, the idea of ​​"trying to find another way" emerged in his mind. Akai Shuichi paused slightly. He reconsidered the internal strife of the organization and vaguely felt that this seemed to be a good solution.

Since the hidden boss chose to use him, he could certainly use him in return. Akai Shuichi didn't mind being an undercover agent and passing on the news about the current boss to the hidden boss.

The internal friction between the two of them is naturally what they, the outsiders on the red side, want to see.

Shuichi Akai felt that for now, it was a very feasible plan to follow the hidden BOSS, consume some of the organization's capable generals, eliminate one of the BOSS and his subordinates, and then they would turn around and defeat the people under the hidden BOSS.

Although the hidden boss might have guessed this... and was on guard against him. Akai Shuichi's dark green eyes focused, flickering with an everlasting light and shadow.

——Then it all depends on who has the better chance in the end!

Jiang Lai: ...However, at this moment the hidden boss is diligently mopping the floor.

"Mr. Zhuxing, please move your feet. I'll clean up here."

Jiang Lai's words brought the FBI back to thinking, and Akai Shuichi's gaze returned to the black-haired young man.

...Then this person named Jiang Lai is probably just a guy who is at the border of ordinary people and gray areas. His connection with the organization - except for Kurosawa Akira, is probably not very deep.

He noticed Kurosawa Akira walking towards him. There was a hint of warning in his grey eyes, as if telling him not to disrupt his peaceful life.

Akai Shuichi retracted his gaze, his expression indifferent. He turned on the tap and began to clean the blood on his face and hands. Fortunately, he was wearing a black leather coat, so the few drops of blood on his clothes were very easy to clean.

They began to clean up the scene.

After analyzing the identity and subsequent issues, Shuichi Akai started to think about his own affairs. Just now, Jiang Lai seemed to have said that this "Mr. Wool Pulling" wanted the FBI to pay him? ?

Akai Shuichi's men paused, and he suddenly said, "...Jiang Lai."

"Huh?" Jiang Lai turned around. He was just admiring the clean floor he had just cleaned.

"That [Mr. Wool Puller], besides feeding me medicine, did he ask you to do anything else?"

"Ah, and also send him a photo." Jiang Lai blinked, "He said it would be convenient for him to ask the FBI for money."

“…”

"You are very valuable!" Jiang Lai's eyes were full of stars. "I, the one who took over the task, got quite a lot! You are awesome, Mr. Zhu Xing!"

Akai Shuichi: “…”

Suddenly I'm not in such a good mood.

Jiang Lai and Akai Shuichi cleaned up the scene and then left. Jiang Lai breathed a sigh of relief after he left, feeling somewhat relieved.

Good! Looks like it was a great success! The other party should no longer suspect that I am a hidden boss or something like that.

Jiang Lai was worried that the other party's brain would be led in that direction, so he deliberately put on a not particularly complicated performance after the other party woke up.

Now there is one more identity... In the eyes of people in the scientific world, the current identity should be:

[Jiang Lai]: I am myself, the warm and lively Jiang Lai! But in different people's eyes, there seems to be different filter effects...

[HLJ]: A hacker boss who helped Morobushi Kagemitsu and Amuro Toru. He is Matsuda Jinpei's contact and will pass messages to the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department. His camp is grayish red.

[Hidden BOSS]: Another BOSS of the organization, everything is unknown.

[Mr. Wool Pulling]: Suspected to be a subordinate of the hidden boss, currently being paid by the FBI.

Jiang Lai turned on his mobile phone and saw the payment notification for that account with satisfaction.

——Listen, that's the sound of small change! Akai, you are really worth the money!

Jiang Lai suddenly discovered the way to get rich (bushi)!

Author's comments: Jiang Lai: You never expected it! The down-to-earth boss showed up to mop the floor! :-D