[For me at that time, she was willing to come to me often, which already made me very happy. Why would I refuse? 】
The expression on his face suddenly became a little sad, but Bai Heqing immediately swept away this emotion and said with a smile.
[I think Mina must have noticed my emotions at that time, so she came to me frequently and took me out to wander around, right? Of course, she herself is someone who likes this kind of life...]
There was a sadness in Bai Heqing's words at that time, and Mary was keenly aware that something special must have happened around Bai Heqing during that time.
But Mary, who was unwilling to touch his sad place at the time, didn't ask any more questions about it.
[However, Mina’s husband’s health has never been very good. 】
Without noticing Mary's thoughts, Bai Heqing continued.
[A few years after the couple settled in Japan, her husband passed away due to illness. They had a daughter who was still very young at the time. 】
[After that, Mina stayed at home to take care of her daughter for a long time and stopped running around outside. 】
[Of course, I don’t know how to describe it. Maybe she is a naturally adventurous person. Only after her daughter got a little older, she started her work as a folklorist again. 】
[However, she is much more restrained than before her husband died. She only goes out to investigate three or four times a year at most. The rest of the time, she stays at home with her daughter. 】
[As for me, since the number of times she works has reduced a lot, she rarely asks me to accompany her. More often, she asks me to take care of her daughter for her when she leaves home. Until the last time...]
At this point, Bai Heqing suddenly stopped talking, and his expression turned gloomy for a moment.
Mary still remembers that Bai Heqing suddenly exuded an almost suffocating chill.
[She died during an investigation. 】
In the end, the chill disappeared, and Bai Heqing simply said this sentence.
[She is a person who cherishes her life very much. Every time before she goes to those places to conduct folklore surveys, she will tell me the specific location and the expected time of her stay. Every time in the past, even when she did not call me to help with the survey, She never went beyond her allotted time. 】
[But that time, not only did she not come back beyond the time limit, she also did not have any contact with me during the period. When I realized that something might have happened, I rushed to the mountain village she went to investigate as soon as possible, but it was already too late... 】
From Bai Heqing's tone at that time, Mary felt an extreme sense of depression and self-blame. It felt as if he was asking:
Why can't I always save the people around me?
[Mina always said that investigating those weird but charming folklore stories was one of her greatest joys in life. 】
[But, is it really worth it to die quietly in a place like that? 】
[…Sorry, I talked about some unpleasant topics, don’t take it too seriously. 】
Bai Heqing looked at Mary with a smile and said apologetically.
After that, Bai Heqing didn't say too much about Black Rose, but simply mentioned that after Black Rose's death, he went through some procedures and finally adopted her young daughter.
However, a few years ago, that is, a few years after Bai Heqing faked his death for the first time, when the Bai He family went to settle in San Francisco, the children of Black Rose did not go with them, but chose to stay alone. Japan……
Although the topic of black roses made the two of them a little depressed at the time, Mary, who originally wanted Shirakawa to join MI6 but changed her mind and wanted him to have fun, still dutifully took on the responsibility of being her "tour guide" Duty, he took him for a walk around the London area where the two of them had walked.
Among them was the late-night roadside ramen stall where Mary once took Shirakawa to eat once. It was a miracle that this ramen stall could survive for so long under the increasingly stringent city rectification measures imposed by the British government at that time.
It's just that the ramen chef from more than 20 years ago is no longer there, and it was his son who made ramen for the two of them.
However, even though Mary hoped that Bai Heqing's second trip to London would not be interrupted, the accident still happened as scheduled.
I don't know if Bai Heqing himself has this kind of physique that is prone to special events, or if it was triggered because the two of them got together again.
In short, the day after returning to London, Mary received an urgent mission from MI6.
There was a terrorist attack in London at that time. The mastermind of the incident was an illegal terrorist organization that wanted to make Scotland independent.
According to the investigative information of MI6, although this terrorist organization has existed for a long time, it has only held member gatherings in private for many years and made some inappropriate remarks that are not conducive to the unity of the British Empire. It has not done anything to the society of the British Empire. No real harm has occurred.
In addition, there are actually many similar organizations in the UK, so MI6 only maintains a certain degree of surveillance on them and has never taken any coercive measures.
Unexpectedly, this terrorist organization obtained a batch of dangerous weapons from nowhere, broke into a shopping mall building in London, and launched a terrorist attack. It took the people in the entire building hostage in an attempt to use this method to force The UK recognizes Scotland's independence.
Absolutely stupid.
The British responded quickly. On the one hand, they used negotiations to stabilize these terrorists. On the other hand, they mobilized some elite agents from MI6 and MI5, and formed a temporary special operations team with the London Police Department to try to deal with this group of terrorists. Terrorists carry out beheading operations.
And Mary, who had just returned from San Francisco and was still on vacation, was naturally among the elite agents selected.
After receiving this task, Mary immediately informed Bai Heqing.
Although this was not in accordance with MI6 regulations, considering that the terrorist attack was a big deal at the time, it was already reported in the news.
And with Bai Heqing's extraordinary reasoning ability, and the fact that he also knew her identity as an MI6 agent, Mary believed that even if she wanted to hide it, she probably couldn't. Bai Heqing would definitely be able to guess her sudden departure soon. the goal of.
In this case, it's better to tell him the truth.
Anyway, whether it was the motive or the friendship between the two, Bai Heqing had no reason to reveal her actions.
And that was indeed the case...or should I say, the development of things was completely beyond Mary's expectation.
After Bai Heqing learned about her next action, he directly asked to act with her, and his attitude was a bit tough.
This was a result that Mary had not expected at all.
At that moment, the idea of "wanting Shirakawa Kiyo to join MI6" came to her mind again, and she agreed to him by mistake.
However, what she also didn't expect was that Bai Heqing had an accident during this operation and almost died.
At the time, Mary did not realize what that "accident" really meant.
But from now on, it seems that this "unexpected situation" that she has subconsciously ignored for ten years may be the most direct reason that prompted Bai Heqing to plan her second fake death...
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