Chapter 71

Three people who knew each other, with three opposing identities, pretended to be ignorant of each other and looked at each other in bewilderment. The scene was a little funny that was difficult to describe for a moment.

Fortunately, the phone call broke the awkward atmosphere.

Matsuda Jinpei took out his vibrating cell phone, glanced at it, and picked up the call without hesitation: "It's me. Is the call outside over?"

"Nothing, I'll be there soon."

The police officer put away his phone, nodded to the blond young man opposite him, and put on his sunglasses.

As he was about to leave, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and Matsuda paused, turned around and looked at someone and said, "Don't forget what I just said."

Kono Seira nodded and said, "I will go if I have time."

"goodbye."

The black-haired police officer curled his lips slightly, walked around the ill-fated door panel on the ground and left.

Furutani Rei, who witnessed this conversation, said: "..."

He was in a complicated mood and almost wanted to grab Matsuda's collar to make him sober up. The man opposite was not an acquaintance we knew but a criminal! What were they doing chatting so enthusiastically?

Moreover, words like "don't forget" and "I'll go" were used in such a familiar tone that excluded others as if they were air, which made Fūya Rei feel a sense of crisis.

Why do Matsuda and Seiza look so familiar? Have they met before? Even if the face is very similar, he doesn't think Matsuda Jinpei is a half-baked policeman who will easily trust suspicious people - is he being fooled?

Besides this, what is the purpose of Shengjiu approaching Matsuda? Is it related to the organization?

Three years of undercover experience was enough to turn the once honest and conscientious first-place student in the police academy into a person who was accustomed to doubting the intentions of others, especially when one of them was a member of the organization, even the most malicious speculation would not be an exaggeration.

Countless complicated thoughts flashed through Rei Furuya's mind, but he managed to maintain his superficial calm with his superb acting skills.

He remembered the note with contact information in his pocket, so he decided to find time to contact Matsuda as soon as possible...

He was lost in thought and didn't notice for a moment that there was another person who was also in a daze, staring blankly at a dot in the air. After a long while, he moved as if waking from a dream.

"Is Ley still waiting outside?"

Fūya Rei saw the white-haired young man turn his gaze towards him, his brows and eyes indifferent, without the slightest hint of explanation.

It was natural that Saint Wine's status was much higher than his, and even though he was a code name member of the organization and had a close relationship with a policeman, Bourbon had no doubt about his rights.

"That's right." Fūya Rei calmed himself down and smiled with a hint of sarcasm, "How do you deal with the mission?"

"It failed. As I said before, it has nothing to do with you and Lei."

Kono Seira wanted to say, "Actually, I don't think it has anything to do with me," but he thought that Gin would definitely not agree with this statement. There is no need to frame someone for false accounts, and someone must be held responsible for the failure of the mission.

When they returned to the business hall, they happened to encounter a media interview. The police inspector with a friendly face shook Lai's hand tightly and praised him generously: "Mr. Morohoshi is the pride of our Beika Town. We should learn from his spirit! Of course, ahem, citizens should also trust the police!"

The expressionless face and cold eyes of the long-haired man were also interpreted as "not good at speaking" and "quiet and reserved" in the media's short cannons and flash lights.

Kono Seiryoshi: “…”

I don’t know where Lei came from as an undercover agent. If his real colleagues could see this scene in the newspaper, they would definitely be very moved.

Furutani Rei: “…” He suddenly felt fortunate that he had escaped early.

The two of them didn't come out from the back until the media left.

He caught a glimpse of Shengjiu editing an email with his head down, and Fūya Ling was already alert enough to watch his every move carefully.

He pretended to be unskilled in the job and asked, "Who should we report to regarding the mission?"

"Um?"

Kono Seiryoshi finished the message in one go, pressed send, and replied without even looking up, "No need, I've sent it."

Recipient:Gin

Text message: "Mission completed, but failed."

He received a reply quickly and Kono Seiryoshi opened it to take a look.

"Gin:?"

A cold question mark indicates that the mood of the person who sent it can no longer be described in words.

Kono Seiryoshi felt that if possible, Gin might rather fire a bullet.

"Vin Santo: I encountered a bank robbery on the way and the check was taken away by the police. But it was not a complete loss. See [picture]."

The attached picture was taken secretly by him just now. The quiet and reserved Lai was shaking hands cordially with the police, with media carrying cameras and microphones in the background.

"Vin Santo: By the way, does the organization buy personal accident insurance for its members? I feel like the crime rate here is quite high, and it's a bit dangerous."

Gin on the other side of the screen seemed to be shocked, and was silent for a full minute before sending a reply.

This time the content is not a question mark.

"Gin: Now, immediately, get back to the base."

Kono Seiyoshi: ...It seems that he didn’t buy insurance.

He put away his phone, and when he thought of Gin's cold eyes, he felt his head start to hurt again.

--

When they were about to enter the base, Furuya Rei was stopped outside. He frowned, but still smiled: "We are here to report the mission, is that not okay?"

The members of the black-clad organization remained silent.

"Okay." He shrugged, but didn't leave immediately.

Furukaya Rei stood outside the base, arms folded across his chest, watching a thin figure walk into the darkness.

It was not until his sight was blocked by a metal door that he withdrew his gaze and drove back to another residence.

The organization has stricter requirements for code members, but also grants them a greater degree of freedom. This property was purchased by him in secret. The location is inconspicuous, but absolutely safe, and it is convenient for him to discuss matters with Zhu Fu Jingguang who is also an undercover agent.

At this moment, the black-haired man who had received his message and rushed over was sitting on the sofa. After seeing Furuya Rei, he handed him a glass of water and said, "Thank you for your hard work on the mission."

Fūya Rei smiled bitterly, shook his head, moistened his throat, and began to tell him what happened today.

For safety reasons, there was only a string of connection codes in the text message, so Zhu Fu Jingguang didn't realize that he had encountered so many shocking events that day until he heard it.

After a while, Zhufu Jingguang seemed to have not recovered from his shock yet, and asked in a daze: "Zero, you mean, holy wine..."

He didn't know how to continue, and his voice gradually faded away.

Fūya Rei said slowly, "I don't know his purpose yet, and if we fail in this mission, I'm afraid Gin won't let us off easily."

He took a deep breath and looked at the young girl carefully: "You will have long-term contact with him in the future, so be careful, Hiro."

Zhu Fu Jingguang responded in a low voice. He sat on the sofa, propping his head with one hand, his fingers and forehead hiding his expression.

He couldn't help but imagine a meaningless question. If he was the one chosen for today's mission, and he saw that face when he opened the door of the conference room - if it was really as similar as Zero said - how would he react?

There is no doubt that Shengjiu and Yuki are two different people. When they were still in the police academy and did not know the existence of darkness, a storm was brewing in another base of the Black Organization.

A slight mistake would result in death, and no one could escape from the base replacement unscathed. Unless Sheng Jiu had the power of splitting, it would be impossible to take care of both time and space.

Since they are not the same person but look so similar, could they be relatives?

Morobushi Jingguang was a little hesitant. His memory was a little fuzzy, but he was sure that Yuki had never mentioned that there were any brothers of similar age in the family.

His thinking hit a bottleneck. He frowned and pondered for a long time. Suddenly, a line of thought connected in his mind, and he suddenly understood - why not ask himself?

Morofushi Jingguang sat up almost instantly, and the moment he met Yu Xunran's gaze, the two smiled at each other tacitly.

Obviously they were thinking of the same thing.

Furutani Rei took out the note from his pocket, and his voice was tinged with a bit of laughter: "Matsuda is much calmer than before."

Giving him a way to contact rather than exchanging them leaves the choice to him while also reducing the risk of exposure for the latter.

Morofushi Kagemitsu found the spare cell phone from the mechanism under the sofa and watched Furutani Rei dial the number.

A lazy "Hello" echoed in the well-soundproof living room, and the voice didn't sound surprising.

Furiya Ling laughed twice: "You didn't just get off work, did you?"

"Yes, thanks to you, I worked overtime for two hours before I finished."

Morofushi Jingguang couldn't help but smile and said gently, "The work is very hard."

"Zhu Fu - why are you here too?!" The voice on the other side was stuck in surprise, and soon turned into helplessness, "Okay, okay, I can guess what you are doing, but I didn't expect such a coincidence that you are in the same organization."

"Yeah, I was also shocked when I saw Hiro just now." Furuya Rei interrupted.

"Same here, Zero."

Although they had just met in the morning, they didn't have time to say anything. Three years had passed between them. At this moment, the voices of the three of them talking and laughing overlapped through the air waves, making people feel emotional for no reason, as if they had returned to the days when they were once very close.

The casual chat came to an end. Zhu Fujingguang paused for a moment and finally asked the question that had been lingering for a long time: "Is everyone... okay?"

"Um--?"

Matsuda Jinpei took a little longer to react, and then he smiled and said, "It's still the same. The squad leader and his girlfriend are in a stable relationship and are about to get married. Hagi is keen on socializing with the female police officers in the hall. He knows the way to the traffic department better than his own department. As for me, I also saw Ling this afternoon."

Furuya Rei nodded and half-jokingly said, "If there is any change, I guess I've become more handsome, and I'm still a detective in the First Investigation Division."

As he spoke, his voice gradually faded.

"Class 1... I remember that Yuki went to Class 2 after graduation."

The smile in Morobushi Kagemitsu's eyes was replaced by another emotion mixed with uneasiness and expectation.

He asked softly: "Matsuda, how is Yuki now?"

As soon as I said this, it was as if the air had dropped to freezing point. There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.