To be honest, when Mary invited Shirakawa Qing to London again ten years ago, she actually had the idea of pulling him to join MI6.
In addition to Bai Heqing's excellent ability, the friendship between the two is also one of the reasons.
It was only after hearing Shirakawa Qinghe telling her that she wanted to retire and live a peaceful life on the flight to London that Mary quietly gave up on the idea.
[Would you like to stop by to see Director Stewart? 】
Just after getting off the flight, she asked Bai Heqing this question.
Stewart, when Bai Heqing came to London last time, as the director of MI6 at the time, he provided great convenience for Bai Heqing's actions in London.
However, ten years ago, Stewart had already retired from the position of director, and Mary would still call him director in private just out of previous habits.
[Is Mr. Stewart still alive? 】
When Bai Heqing heard her question, his expression was a little surprised.
[Of course, after retiring from MI6 more than ten years ago, the director has lived in London and has always been in good health, but... the major died in a mission a few years ago. 】
Mary replied sadly.
Major was the calm man sitting next to Mary whom Shirakawa Qing had met in the bar when he first went to London. He was also Mary's superior when she first joined MI6.
This person has an irreplaceable importance in Agent Mary's growth. It is a pity that Bai Heqing never knows his name.
[It’s better not to go. 】
Bai Heqing replied like this at that time.
[After all, with my current status, if Mr. Stewart sees me, I may not live a stable life in the future. 】
Bai Heqing's meaning is obvious. Stuart has an extraordinary relationship with the Hatoyama family where Bai Heqing used to live. The reason why he takes such good care of Bai Heqing in London is also due to this relationship.
Therefore, if Stuart knew that Bai Heqing was still alive, it might not be a good thing for Bai Heqing, who wanted to live a peaceful life at that time.
After understanding this, Mary no longer insisted, but there was still something curious in her mind.
[Shirakawa, after our last farewell in London, have you seen that woman again? 】
She was referring to Black Rose, the East Asian woman with the weird disguise technique, and the things Shirakawa Kiyoshi experienced the last time he came to London: recovering stolen cultural relics, Paris mafia transactions, the legacy of the British Empire... almost It's all related to this woman.
Even so, the friendship between Mary and Black Rose only ends there.
After the three of them parted ways in London, she never really saw the black rose again. She only occasionally saw reports related to it in some foreign media and newspapers. The content was basically about black roses and some kind of Using incredible methods, he stole some special cultural relics and toyed with the country's police...
A few years later, Mary could no longer see these related reports. Black Rose seemed to disappear out of thin air and never appeared in public view again.
The only thing Mary was sure of was that this person was probably fine.
After all, this woman caused so many "bloody troubles" in various European countries in those years. If she was really caught, the police would definitely do their best to report it in order to wash away the shame of being teased in the past.
It was after seeing Bai Heqing again that Mary suddenly remembered this person again, so she wanted to ask him out of curiosity.
When she asked, she didn't expect Bai Heqing to really know.
【Are you talking about Mina? 】
When Mary asked about this matter, Bai Heqing's expression suddenly became a little sad, but his tone remained calm.
Okino Mina, according to Black Rose, this is her real name. She mentioned it once when Shirakawa Kiyoshi last came to London.
However, since the two were not very familiar with each other, Mary was more accustomed to calling each other black rose.
But Bai Heqing directly called her name... Due to the keen intuition of an agent, Mary immediately realized that the relationship between the two people was probably unusual, and Bai Heqing's subsequent answer also proved this.
[She died more than ten years ago. 】
【More than ten years ago? ! 】
Mary was quite surprised by this answer.
At that time, only twenty-two years had passed since the last time the three of them parted ways in London. This time was used to subtract the more than ten years of Shirakawa Kiyoko, and the time when Black Rose continued to be active in Europe after their London reunion. several years……
In other words, did she die within a few years of disappearing from public view?
【Um. 】
Bai He counted his head and continued to explain in a calm tone:
[After I left London last time, Mina seemed to have continued her activities in Europe for a few more years. After that, she found someone she wanted to marry, and gave up her identity as a black rose, and got married to him. We moved to Japan together and found me...]
This is not surprising. After all, Shirakawa Kiyo was still a dazzling star in the Japanese police circles at that time. As long as Black Rose moved to Japan for a little longer, she would definitely see reports about Shirakawa Kiyo in the newspapers. Naturally, she would not I can't find him.
[Although she was no longer a phantom thief at that time, she started working as a folklorist again. Even though she was married and had children, she still traveled all day long to remote mountain villages in Japan that were isolated from the world and had various legends. 】
This is very consistent with Mary's impression of Black Rose. As early as when she was in London, she could tell that Black Rose definitely had a heart that was unwilling to be lonely.
Of course, the "unwilling to be lonely" here refers to the fact that Black Rose is definitely not the kind to be a housewife at home. To put it in more two-dimensional terms, she is a born adventurer.
[In the beginning, she only occasionally asked me to assist her in investigating. After all, there are always many feudal customs in the folk mountain villages she likes to go to. Affected by these customs, the villagers in those mountain villages generally They also tend to exclude outsiders. 】
[Sometimes when she encounters aggressive villagers, her life is often in danger. Whenever she has such a premonition, she will call me to come with her. Although she ostensibly says that because of my status as a police officer, she can She felt reassured. 】
[But I always feel that this is just because I am better at fighting and good at reasoning. For her, I can be regarded as a very useful tool. 】
[It sounds like, Baihe, you have never refused her invitations? 】
Mary once again heard the hidden message in Shirakawa's words.
After hearing her question, the expression on Bai Heqing's face became even more gloomy, but then he swept away this emotion and said with a smile.
[For me at that time, she was willing to come to me often, which already made me very happy. Why would I refuse? 】
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(End of chapter)
