What to do...what else to do.
At the time written on the silk cloth, Akai Shuichi arrived at the agreed place.
This is a cannery that has been shut down. At night, in the cloudless sky, the bright white moonlight shines down from the sky, giving the deserted factory a mysterious halo.
Just from the appearance, there is an inexplicable dreamy beauty here——
"Proceed with caution." Mari Akai's advice came at the right time on the phone.
"I will." Akai Shuichi stood in front of the metal fence door of the factory, paying attention to the details on the door.
Due to a period of neglect, mottled rust has appeared on the fence. Looking inward, some weeds have begun to grow on the hardened road.
Is it just a temporary place? While Akai Shuichi answered the phone, he was distractedly speculating.
"If I fail, you will follow the established plan and contact the father...that person."
He knew that this trip was a near-death experience. Considering that the reason why the organization came to the UK this time was because Miyano Akemi was forced to take the life of Akai Marie, so in these several operations, Akai Shuichi insisted on excluding her from the operation. List of personnel——
You can assist from the rear, but absolutely not on the front line.
"I think there's a problem with your judgment."
On the other end of the phone, Akai Marie's voice sounded quite unhappy. She was excluded from the operation to rescue her daughter, which made her, an old agent who was active during the Cold War, feel unhappy.
"He knows about Hideyoshi's existence. You should know that the organization cannot know this information."
When he adopted Akai Hideyoshi into the Haneda family, he had the intention of avoiding disaster. Now that Haneda Hideyoshi is shining brightly in the shogi world, it only shows that the original decision perfectly evaded the organization's arrest.
"But!" As for Toru Amuro pretending to be Akai Takeru, Akai Mari had no evidence that could expose him. Now her inference has only one source, which is intuition, "If he is really Takeshi, as long as he thinks of me, no Maybe you won’t come to meet me!”
"..."
Akai Shuichi was speechless and could only sigh when he climbed over the metal fence gate, "Yes, yes, I know that you two have a good relationship, so my son is incidental."
"I know what you mean, but if I don't succeed, will you choose to walk away? If not, the only person you can rely on is...Zi——"
Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden noise on the phone and the communication was interrupted.
Signal interference?
Akai Shuichi quickly put the phone into his pocket. When he stretched out his hand again, he already had a loaded pistol in his hand.
"I'm here as promised, won't you show up?" He looked around warily.
The cannery was built along the river in an overall direction. Starting from the gate he climbed in, there was a straight road leading directly to the assembly line workshop of the factory. On both sides of the road, there were squares and dormitories for security, employees and other staff.
"Dang——"
The sound of large lighting turning on was heard, and within Shuichi Akai's field of vision, the dark factory building in the distance suddenly lit up, dispersing the moonlight falling from the sky.
Following the guidance, Akai Shuichi moved forward and soon pushed open the iron door of the factory and entered the building.
As soon as you enter the door, the most obvious thing you notice is the stalled assembly line. Various automated sterilization, filling, and can-sealing machinery are incomplete. It seems that when the factory was abandoned, the removable things here have been dismantled by unemployed workers. .
At least you don't have to worry about the assembly line suddenly moving when the fight breaks out later.
In classic film and television dramas, the scene where the protagonist is tied to an assembly line and threatened by industrial machines is a famous scene.
"Why don't you come out and see me? Or should I just do it directly?"
The moment you enter, in addition to the most conspicuous assembly line machines, there is a waist-high platform deliberately cleared in the center of the factory.
Akai Shuichi's target, Sera Masumi, is on the platform.
"Let's meet him."
The sound came from above and in front.
This factory building can be considered to have two floors. The columns supporting the first floor go straight to the roof. At the height that should be the second floor, a specially designed corridor surrounds the room. With the cross in the middle, it exactly forms the character "田".
Asakura took a few steps forward, letting his figure appear in Akai Shuichi's field of vision.
"Long time no see, rye whiskey." He pressed his hands on the handrail of the corridor, his eyes fell condescendingly on Akai Shuichi, with a warm smile on his face.
"I don't want to see you at all." Akai Hide glanced at Sera Masumi on the platform, and then looked at Brandy in the corridor on the second floor.
"Don't be so cold. Before we start, let me ask you if you are interested in helping me work?"
"Help you?" Akai Shuichi raised his eyebrows, "Will you believe me?"
"Of course I will." Asakura answered, "As long as there are hostages, it's fine. Look, your sister is in my hands, so why don't you just come here obediently?"
"I think, together with your mother, I should be able to control you at will."
"Indeed." Akai Shuichi nodded in approval, "But unfortunately, she is not here now, and you can't find her..." At this point, he paused and glanced at Brandy's side. He guessed how many people would be hidden behind the corridor where he couldn't see.
After a while, he continued: "Let's get down to business. You made it clear in your letter that you won't change your mind after I arrive, right? Can I start with that bomb?"
Even if he fell into the opponent's spider web, Akai Shuichi did not panic too much. This kind of useless emotion was really unnecessary for him. He had already abandoned it to an unknown place the moment he decided to act.
"Of course, please. The time limit is fifteen minutes. Wait until the last ten seconds. If you decide to seriously consider my proposal, I can give you a little more time."
"Let's talk about it then."
Shuichi Akai jumped over the base of the assembly line conveyor belt and came to the bomb——
The bomb was a silver box, and Sera Masumi's head emerged from the box, revealing the identity of the person inside to Akai Shuichi.
Even so, before Akai Shuichi started to act again, he reached out and touched Sera's face to confirm that she was not disguised by someone else.
Then, he started to check.
On the second floor, Zhen Asakura was leaning on the railing and watching. At this time, a subtle voice came from behind him.
"That's what you're after, you want rye whiskey in your hands?"
Belmode was extremely puzzled. What was the purpose of Brandy spending so much time and effort on this - to pick up a bomb that had been thrown out of the organization?
"No, I really just want to have fun. Compared to the boring island country now, wouldn't it be more interesting to stay here and watch undercover agents go through fire and water for love and justice?"
"Is it interesting?" Belmode didn't find it interesting. She just thought there might be something wrong with Brandy's brain. "If you stay here for a long time, the situation over there won't change for you."
She was talking about Rum. Without Brandy, the headquarters would only be destroyed in front of another powerful person.
"The change is good, Belmod." Asakura looked back at her, then turned back to Akai Shuichi, and seemed to be saying to himself, "Change requires someone to bleed."
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