Kawakami began to miss Armagnac's crispness.
At least the other party laid out their hostility and murderous intent nakedly, letting him know what to choose. But something like Scotland... tsk.
What seemed ridiculous to Kawakami was that Scotland trusted him.
Of course, this is the result of Kawakami's subtle work for more than a year, so he is not surprised by this. But now Kawakami wanted to end this trust but failed to do so, which made him very angry. After all, he has always been good at manipulating other people's emotions.
And... Scotland wouldn't think he was helping him.
Kawakami just tested it out. If Scotland could really match his brain circuit, it would be disgusting...
Kawakamiji stopped and looked around.
Now that he has left the organization's stronghold, Kawakami Tsumugi remembered an embarrassing fact: he was brought here by Gin and had no means of transportation. As usual, the organization's base is in a relatively remote place.
Well...if we turn back and try to pry a motorcycle away, we will probably collide with Scotland...
Kawakamiji silently took out his mobile phone and began to call Nishimoto Miko.
"Miss Nishimoto, you haven't gone far yet, have you?" asked Kawakami Tsumugi, "Not far? Just in time. Can you take me for a ride?"
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Kawakami didn't return to the safe house. He asked Nishimoto Miko to take him to the transit base, and then drove to his private base in the unfinished building.
This base is completely open to Scotland, but he is sure that Scotland will not come here now.
In fact, Scotland's whereabouts are quite regular. When he is not on a mission, he will go to this base to train physical skills and sniper one-fifth of the time.
Kawakami entered the room on the far right, his study. After closing the door, he became decadent and lay down sleepily on the computer desk.
Not only was he sleepy, Kawakami Tsuyoshi was also so hungry that his eyes turned black.
Better have something to eat.
Thinking of this, he reluctantly stood up and pulled out a box of instant noodles and a bag of lemon candies from under the computer desk.
After adding water to soak, and pressing the lid of the instant noodles with information, Kawakami turned on his mobile phone and played a few games of Xiaoxiao Lok. At this moment, he received a message from Miko Nishimoto.
[Lord Kashasha, I have sent you another piece of information you asked us to investigate. ——Miko Nishimoto]
【Thank you. 】
After receiving the email from Nishimoto Miko, Kawakami took a long breath.
Soon, he would learn why Bourbon got into this situation.
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Toru Amuro woke up from a restless sleep.
He opened his eyes and saw the ceiling of the infirmary. Toru Amuro couldn't feel any pain, because his brain was numb due to the anesthetic.
It seemed that the abdominal injury had been treated, and the men sent by Rum took him away.
Toru Amuro tried to sit up. When his vision became higher, he saw a woman sitting on the escort chair opposite him.
The woman had long silver hair, big eyes, heterochromatic pupils, thick lips, and an expression as cold as snow.
It was Curaçao, Rum's confidant, and Toru Amuro had only met her a few times. It is said that this woman has an extraordinary memory.
Seeing Bourbon struggling to sit up, Curacao's right arm shook unnaturally, but she did not step forward to help and chose to sit where she was.
"Rum wants to talk to you, Bourbon," Curacao said.
"Got it, thank you."
Amuro revealed Bourbon's usual fake smile, but his heart had sunk to the bottom.
This is not at all the organization's procedure for interrogating suspicious persons. According to the usual practice, there are not even handcuffs or other things to restrict movement.
Why is this happening? Could it be that Rum was playing hard to get, or was there something wrong with Katori Mie?
No...if Katori Mie was caught by the organization, he should have been confessed.
It's not that Toru Amuro doesn't trust the loyalty of his own people, it's that the organization's interrogation methods are too vicious, and there are almost no secrets that they can't pry out.
I don’t know what kind of medicine is sold in the rum gourd, so Toru Amuro still maintains the calmness of a mystic.
On the other side, after notifying her boss of her wishes, Curacao started her work: she picked up the inconspicuous iron frame at her feet, separated the lower end, and placed it on the ground, with the upper end facing Toru Amuro.
Then, Curacao took out a small camera from his pocket, fixed it on the upper end of the iron frame, and turned on the switch.
The camera's red light suddenly turned on.
"Bourbon, explain today's situation." Rum's mechanical voice was mixed with electricity.
"Yes, I will tell you everything I know. But..."
Toru Amuro said tactfully, and he glanced vaguely at Curacao on the side. This small action was naturally captured by the camera and Curaçao. The silver-haired woman with strange eyes rolled her eyes, but did not make a sound or leave.
"You can leave, Curacao." Rum ordered, "Good job this time."
Curacao left calmly and closed the door before leaving.
Toru Amuro calmly explained: "I made a mistake in judgment this time, sir. I didn't recognize that the person who was chasing me was actually an organization, so I didn't notify him in advance."
Apologize first and admit your incompetence, so that you can make up the lies later.
"I found the locator before I was chased. Unfortunately, I couldn't be sure who put it on me. Therefore, I chose to stand still to relax the pursuer's vigilance. Unfortunately, I didn't expect... The people behind that locator are the organization."
And it's not tracking, it's chasing.
"I don't know the details, Mr. Rum."
Toru Amuro said respectfully,
"However, according to my guess, this locator was probably transferred to me by the organization's real mission target. As for whether the other party knew my true identity when it was transferred, there is too little information and it is difficult to analyze."
"As for Scotland... I met him by chance. He didn't have the ability or conditions to predict my evacuation route. It must have been accidental. I don't know why he was there. Maybe it has something to do with Kashasha who came later."
After thinking about it, he mentioned Scotland lightly and tried to give Kashasha eye drops as usual.
After listening to Tohru Amuro's explanation, Rum did not respond.
There was only the white noise of electricity in the silent ward. Toru Amuro felt his mouth and tongue were dry, and cold sweat had soaked his back, but he still looked calm and at ease.
Toru Amuro didn't intend to add any more detail to his explanation.
"You can't confirm how this bug got to you?" Rum asked, with an unexplainable meaning in his voice.
"There are suspects, but they cannot be confirmed."
"Is that so? Tell me who the suspects are." Rum ordered.
It seems that the situation is not as bad as he thought... Amuro Toru thought.
Rum must not know the specific people he interacts with in his daily life. Asking this question shows that Rum probably already knows who "transferred" the locator to him.
This is more like a test to see how much water there is in his "unconfirmable".
When being hunted by the organization, Toru Amuro had already determined that the organization did not know the true identity of their mission target was Katori Mie.
Katori Mie had an intersection with his apparent identity. If the organization had confirmed it, the call would have been made to him long ago.
Likewise, Mie Katori should have been caught. Otherwise, Tohru Amuro's place now would be in the torture chamber.
The most likely scenario now is that the organization has confirmed Katori Mie's identity through some channel. Rum wants to hear his explanation why the organization's mission target hired "Detective Amuro."
With his mind spinning, Toru Amuro paused for less than a second, and then spoke slowly a list of names and general information about their owners.
These are the people who have interacted with him today, including Katori Mie.
"These are the suspected candidates." After reporting the names, Toru Amuro concluded, "I still need to continue investigating who the specific person is."
"There is no need to investigate," Rum said. "The person who transferred the bug to you was Katori Mie. The noble lady who hired you."
Amuro's pupils tightened: "Is it her? I originally wanted to use her identity to get closer to the mission target... Did she see it?"
"Yes, Katori Mie can see that you are from the organization. But there are no big flaws left. The organization has already taken care of her."
