The ghost painting talisman on Kawakami's notebook has been deduced from seven to sixteen. The latest version of anti-C750 is much more stable than before, but the effect is still not enough.
He had no choice but to stop his research, not because he was exhausted. But the body is already close to its limit.
In order to test the effect, Tsumugi Kawakami first injects himself with C750, and then injects anti-C750. After the injection, he needs to take a sustained-release drug.
Putting aside the trouble for himself for the time being, Kawakami Tsumugi tried the 16th version of the potion on Kawajo Kazuo in the last half hour and recorded the results:
"The effect is still unstable, which is quite troublesome. Fortunately, Barolo gave enough medicine..."
Putting down his notebook, Tsumugi Kawakami slowly stood up from the table. The objects in front of him were all double-imaged. This was because of hunger.
However, Kawakami is unable to eat in his current state. The C750 sustained-release agent will cause great damage to the stomach, and eating will make him unhappy.
He gave himself a glucose injection.
Holding the water in his left hand, Tsumugi Kawakami typed with his right hand. During a short break, he contacted the hacker Mad Hatter. As usual, the hacker replied to him instantly, faster than the auto-reply function that came with the email.
[How did you check out the information about Dr. Ali that I asked for before? ——SUMI]
Reading Network
[I haven’t started checking yet, you know, because it’s not an urgent need, I’m at the bottom of all schedules. ——】
Before he started checking... After receiving this answer, Kawakami twitched the corner of his mouth. He reflexively wanted to get the lemon candy from his pocket, but belatedly remembered that he had an infusion tube fixed in his left hand.
[...I am urgent now. I hope you can give me the information today and the money will be sent to you later. ——SUMI]
After knowing that Dr. Agasa thought he looked familiar, Tsumugi Kawakami conducted a preliminary investigation on him and asked the Mad Hatter to buy information. Then the hacker didn't give it to him until now. Because I didn’t think this line was too important before, Kawakami didn’t push it.
Now, after getting the magazine from the organization, Kawakami became interested.
[Even more money...are you suddenly rich? ——】
On the contrary, not only did he not get rich, but the small treasury that Kawakami saved before was almost used up. However, money is something that comes and goes, and Kawakami doesn't feel bad about it.
Moreover, all things considered, he has had this memory for two and a half years, and after Armagnac, the gentleman will definitely cleanse his memory in advance, and he will not be able to use it if he saves too much money.
But I was still offended.
[Check your information. ——SUMI]
After sending this message, Kawakami set an alarm, closed his eyes and fell asleep for a while. Anyway, what is left in the hand is the built-in needle, and the blood will not return after the infusion is completed.
Various molecular formulas are still arrayed and swimming in his brain, and the research on anti-C750 seems to be far away from success.
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The next morning, Scotland understood where that glimmer of something amiss he'd sensed had come from. Because there was a notification from Gin.
The notice was concise and concise, conveying only one message: In subsequent missions, Scotland will be integrated into Gin's action team. In other words, he and Kashasha terminated their partnership.
Scotland began to read the notice carefully, and halfway through, he couldn't help but contact Kawakami Tsumugi on his mobile phone.
After the call was made, Scotland did not speak. Kawakami Tsumugi didn't speak either, and for a while all he could hear was his breathing with white noise.
"Kashasha, Gin notified me of a message." After a few seconds, Scotland still spoke.
"Ah, it seems that it will take quite a long time for the approval to be approved." Across the space, Scotland heard Tsuyoshi Kawakami yawn, "Since I've been informed, let's follow that notice."
"But why?" Scotland's voice was still calm, but he couldn't help but hold the phone tightly, "Aren't we regular partners?"
"Approved" means that Tsumugi Kawakami knew about this matter, and it is likely that he applied for the dissolution of the partnership.
According to Scotland's understanding of Kawakami Tsumugi, Gin couldn't force this guy to do something he didn't want to do. If Kawakami Tsumugi didn't want to terminate the partnership, he would have had an affair with Gin a long time ago, and his reaction would not have been so bland.
"To be honest, there is no fixed partner within the organization. Including Chianti and Cohen, Chianti has been working with another sniper Calvados before, but then that guy Calvados -"
"Don't change the subject." Scotland interrupted Kawakami.
"Because this is the normal process. In the initial running-in period for newcomers, the organization tends to choose an old person to lead the newcomer. But now that the running-in period has passed, there is no need for this."
Kawakamiji said softly,
"In other words, you have already graduated. I have nothing more to teach you. You have to think about your own future."
"But... it won't make any difference if we continue to be partners, right?" Scotland continued to ask, feeling his mouth and tongue were dry.
In fact, there have been little signs of this happening:
During the mission, Tsumugi Kawakami gradually loosened his control over him; Kawakami Tsumugi's emotional instability after being taken away for interrogation; when he picked up injured Bourbon on the road, Kawakami even deliberately told Scotland that he had been monitoring him. …
Mainly after Kawakami Tsumugi was taken away for interrogation... Scotland analyzed calmly.
Thinking back carefully, it was obvious that Kawakami Tsumugi meant to distance himself from him after this. It's just that Scotland always thought he was just emotionally unstable.
"Indeed, our partnership has no influence, but do you really think so, Scotland? If it is just a polite courtesy, it is unnecessary."
Judging from the voice, Kawakami should be smiling. Scotland could even see the other person's pupils without highlights in his imagination.
"After all, the Japanese action team belongs to Gin. You can get a lot more by joining his team than following me alone. After all, that guy Gin hates me."
"What you can get", Kawakamiji obviously refers to not only the future in the organization, but also... Scotland's access to stolen intelligence as an undercover agent.
In the early days of partnering with Kawakami Tsumugi, Scotland actually thought about whether he would be able to send more police officers to the police if he had followed Gin like Rye instead of Kashaxia, a guy who is so pervertedly sensitive and guarding against any information. Big use.
"Have you made up your mind?" Scotland asked.
Kawakami didn't answer his question and directly started arranging follow-up matters:
"I took you to those safe houses before - except for my private stronghold, they are all your territory. But my room is still mine, and I may still live there in the future. Don't enter me, I always ask. s room."
After a pause for a few seconds, Kawakami continued: "Don't worry, we will meet often in future missions."
The frequency of "often" was mentioned casually by Kawakami Tsuyoshi. In fact, he felt that Gin might be inclined to assign some solo tasks related to the intelligence team to him, completely marginalizing him in the action team.
"...Okay." After a long silence, Scotland said.
"That's it for now, I'm hanging up~"
After hanging up the call, Kawakami took a sip of instant noodles from the bowl of instant noodles beside him. There were a few lemon candies floating in the red tomato soup base.
Kawakamiji is currently staying in the study of his private base.
He sat cross-legged on his office chair and videoed someone on his camera. Kawakamiji. . He originally planned to reject Scotland's communications, but the person he was video chatting with said he didn't mind.
"Sir, we are done talking."
Putting down the instant noodle bowl, Kawakami said to the camera.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
Suddenly I realized that if the Scottish incident were to happen, it would be impossible to bring these two people together (meditation)
