More than fifty years ago.
Karasuma Renye remembered that it was a cloudy day.
This is nothing unusual. Country E has cloudy skies almost all year round, humid and cold, with sporadic raindrops nourishing the moss growing wildly in the darkness.
Renye Karasuma didn't like this kind of weather. The dampness and coldness would make his prematurely aging body ache from the bones.
Through the window of the car, he observed the dirty and dilapidated streets from a distance.
It was obvious that his mission target was much more accustomed to the weather than he was.
Even though the other party was just a thin, weak and weak researcher, he had been stubbornly resisting for so many days in the cold weather without a fixed place to live.
Japanese, born in a foreign country with unfamiliar land, his name is Lin Xingji.
A few days ago, this researcher with a mysterious background was still at the top of the biomedical community and was in the limelight. Unfortunately, his brain was not working well. He left the relatively safe Japan and was invited to participate in the academic summit of country E.
As a result, at the summit, the organizer who warmly invited him suddenly launched an attack and used a series of solid evidence to expose Lin Xingji's countless crimes -
He was conducting private experiments on humans.
Actually it's nothing, Karasuma Renya thought. Powerful organizations in various countries are doing it, but when it comes to individuals, they arrest you without any discussion, especially when the person who violates the red line is a genius.
Then, like a movie rehearsal, the police who had been waiting for a long time took away the confused researcher who was still yawning in his seat. As expected, Lin Xingji will spend his life in anonymity in a "non-existent" research institute.
If nothing unexpected happens.
Unfortunately, reality is not a movie rehearsal, and the subsequent development was beyond everyone's expectations.
Lin Xingji just ran away from the heavy blockade - Ji Lingjin was almost the opposite of when he was tricked into coming to country E, and he escaped for several days without being caught.
"Keep driving forward. This location is too obvious and he will find you." Karasuma Renye ordered.
"Yes," his driver whispered back.
But no matter how hard Lin Xingji runs away, he can only stay in country E:
Identities are illegal, accounts are frozen, and all kinds of cross-border smuggling channels have been prepared early, waiting for others to fall into the trap - you don't know who will be caught. "Recruiting talents" depends on everyone's ability, but country E has the home field advantage.
Who will win is a question that only the hunter needs to consider, but for the prey, he cannot choose his own fate.
The car is parked in a corner, which is a visual blind spot. Karasuma Renye stared out the window attentively.
He is waiting.
According to the intelligence, this researcher appeared on a remote and dirty street just like yesterday.
He was bent over, his black hair was messy, and his white research coat was extremely dirty, showing an ugly brownish gray color.
But Lin Xingji is very energetic and has obviously adapted to street life like a duck to water——
In this area where there are hordes of homeless people, hidden gentlemen everywhere, and outlaws crouching tigers, hidden dragons, they have not been eaten alive, but they still have a place. From all angles, this researcher is quite impressive.
Lin Xingji headed straight for the trash can that had just been dumped with a clear goal, faster than the other two scavengers——
They quarreled - seemingly about to start a fight, but no, Lin Xingji seemed to have won and gained temporary exclusive rights to the trash can, while the other two looked on...
The researcher quickly stuck his head into the trash can and began to pull out what he wanted.
Lin Xingji's movements were as skillful as if he had grown up crawling on the streets since he was a child.
This reminds Karasuma Renye of the cats abandoned by humans - the heartless kind. It doesn't take long for them to return to their wild nature and adapt to the environment: fighting, dividing territories, catching rats on the streets, climbing trees to catch birds... and others. They are no less impressive than their native counterparts.
So far, Lin Xingji has not discovered them——
Before the researcher jumped up like a spring and seamlessly switched between grabbing the trash can and escaping. Karasuma Renya feels the same way.
Bottles and cans scattered on the ground hindered the pursuit of the pursuers. Lin Xingji shuttled through the intricate streets at extremely fast speed——
Fifteen minutes later, Karasuma Renye received a trembling message from the stalker:
"BOSS, we...we seem to have lost track."
"Keep looking, don't waste time." Karasuma Renye replied.
He felt anger rising in his heart, but he didn't reprimand his men too much.
This is the prime time to hunt down Lin Xingji. If you lose him now, it doesn't mean you can't catch him. If he is alerted, Lin Xingji will definitely move his position, and maybe he will fall into the hands of others...
Renye Karasuma was thinking deeply until someone knocked on his glass window with his knuckle——
Then a head with disheveled hair popped into his field of vision. Lin Xingji looked at him with a smile, but he was panting heavily and was exhausted after strenuous exercise.
For fresh air, Renye Karasuma opened the window a crack, so he could clearly hear the researcher's enthusiastic and excited voice.
"Let me confirm first, will you be my future collaborator?" Lin Xingji said.
…………
What was more magical than the prey coming to the door was that Lin Xingji opened the back door of the car without any notice, sat on it, and then lay down, occupying the entire back seat of the car.
The researcher closed his eyes.
Start sleeping.
Soon, the small space of the car was filled with dust and rain, moss, garbage, and the smell of rotting food mixed with the stench of sweat.
Maybe it was because of this smell that Karasuma Renye's brain shut down for a moment.
The displeasure of having his personal space invaded made him instinctively want to kick the researcher out, but his reason stopped him - Lin Xingji was the prey he had tried every means to get, and now that he had obtained it, there was no reason to let him go...
But the current scene is really weird. Or should someone come over and put a hood on this guy and tie him up? But this is not necessary...
As if aware of Karasuma Renye's inner struggle, Lin Xingji yawned, opened his sleepy eyes in a dignified manner, and explained in a low voice:
"I've lost my temper, Mr. Karasuma. But I haven't slept a wink since the moment I started escaping, and now I'm terribly sleepy...so can you allow me to take a nap first?"
"The Sword Comes"
The tone was polite, but Lin Xingji didn't mean to ask for his opinion. The guy muttered a few words in a low voice, as if talking in his sleep, and then fell into a sweet sleep.
Karasuma Renye silently opened all the windows to allow air to circulate inside and outside the car.
The stalkers sent the latest news in fear: they did not find the mission target, and Lin Xingji ran away——
"Call it off." He ordered directly.
The car started slowly, deliberately driving smoothly under Renya Karasuma's instructions. He took off his coat, threw it back, and put it on the researcher. The latter thanked him vaguely and wrapped his coat tightly.
Quite a surprise, Karasuma Renya thought.
When Lin Xingji called out his last name, Karasuma Renye completely overturned his previous judgment about this researcher——
This is probably not a fight to the death, but a selective two-way hunt.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
Volume 2 still has no outline, so I started to write in a Guapi style... The plot will slide wherever it goes. . .
