nycdaug Chapter 204 "We'll fight to the death, but you can't really die"
Chapter 204 "We'll fight to the death, but you can't really die"
Remaining issues...
Baichuan Qiu remembered.
Because he was expelled from the police academy for "drunk driving and speeding", the academy began to strictly manage the trainees, and many instructors even used him as a negative example to criticize and educate the new trainees... In the end, he was regarded as a very bad character in the eyes of all young police officers.
Although he's been vindicated for the car accident, few people know about it. The Special Investigation Department hasn't done anything to publicize Shirakawa Akira, and the police academy hasn't officially apologized for the mistake.
In other words, Shirakawa Qiu's current reputation is still very bad.
Shirakawa Qiu: "...Actually, I don't care that much about this matter."
He really didn't care. The police officers who had a good relationship with him all knew the truth, and he didn't bother to prove himself to the police officers who had a bad relationship with him.
"That won't do." Matsuda Jinpei said firmly, "Shirakawa was originally with us. I'm going to show them what an excellent police officer they've missed out on."
Baichuan Qiu was speechless.
In other words, he doesn't care about his identity as a police officer. If it were someone else, these words would be a bit heartbreaking.
Hagiwara Kenji also felt that this was inappropriate and nudged Matsuda Jinpei with his elbow: "Have some coffee. In order to prevent you from becoming famous at the Poirot Café, I have to supervise you closely."
Matsuda Jinpei: "..."
He coughed lightly and took a big sip with a fearless attitude. His originally cold and handsome face almost couldn't hold back.
Baichuan Qiu pursed his lips to prevent himself from laughing out loud.
Matsuda Jinpei swallowed the "Chinese medicine" and slammed the table with a hoarse voice: "Ahem, another glass of water, thank you."
Toru Amuro was very considerate and took a glass of water and handed it to Jinpei Matsuda.
Without saying a word, Jinpei Matsuda picked it up and took a big gulp.
Azusa Enomoto walked up to Kensuke Wakida with the meal and placed the sandwich and coffee in front of him.
"Please enjoy your sandwich and coffee."
"Thank you." Wakita Kanenori took the sandwich and smiled kindly at Enomoto Azusa.
Azusa Enomoto bowed politely and prepared to go to the kitchen.
Baichuan Qiu glanced over there, the smile on his face faded a little, and with a slightly commanding tone, he said to Amuro Toru beside him: "Amuro, the water in the kitchen seems to be boiling, go to the back and take a look."
Amuro Toru received Shirakawa Akane's hint and looked at him with some doubt, but out of caution as an undercover agent, he only replied with a little distance: "Okay, Mr. Manager."
Then he picked up the kettle, turned around and walked towards the kitchen: "Miss Zi, you go to the front, I'll come to the back."
Azusa Enomoto was a little surprised, but didn't say anything. He turned around and went back to the counter.
Seeing this scene, the smiles on Hagiwara Kenji and Matsuda Jinpei's faces faded a little, and they looked at each other with inquiring eyes.
Bai Chuanqiu just smiled and didn't answer. Just like before, he asked in a gentle voice, "When is the celebration banquet?"
"This Friday." Hagiwara Kenji answered first, "That is, the day after tomorrow."
Baichuan Qiu thought about it carefully, then nodded: "Okay, I understand."
Since that's what Hagiwara and the others wanted...he didn't mind.
"Then don't forget, Matsuda and I will come pick you up when the time comes."
"Good good."
While Bai Chuanqiu was dealing with it, he asked the system: "Tongzi, continue what you were saying."
System: "Received! Host, after my tireless peeking, I finally saw the answer you wanted to know! There is indeed something wrong with this Wakita Kanenori!"
Sure enough.
Bai Chuanqiu raised his eyebrows: "Don't tell me, he is Rum?"
The system was surprised: "Eh? How did the host know?!"
Damn it! This explosive topic was clearly what it wanted to talk about! How did the host answer it first?
Baichuan Qiu chuckled, "Rum was badly screwed by Gin because of the Green Chat incident. He will definitely seek revenge through other means. As the 'suspicious person' from before, I naturally became his target."
Besides, there is also a suspicious Maori Kogoro above, which is a perfect match. Rum can keep an eye on Maori Kogoro and Shirakawa Akane at the same time. If one of them does not produce any result, there is still the other one. It is very convenient anyway.
Of course, Rum might be disappointed, as it is impossible for him to find any information from here.
"I just didn't expect Rum to actually take on this mission himself... I was just saying it casually." Bai Chuanqiu stroked his chin in thought. "And I can guarantee this face is his own—I didn't expect him to actually go all out for this mission. It's really surprising."
It seems that part of the US operation was leaked, which made Rum guess that one of them could disguise himself.
System: "Rum's intelligence is considered secretive within the organization. We were lucky to have come across him this time."
Shirakawa Akane: "But according to the information I've learned, he always likes to hide behind the scenes and doesn't seem like someone who would personally take part in the battle."
——Just like the organization’s boss, Karasuma Renya.
The system defended Rum: "He certainly doesn't have many opportunities to personally take action, but he is still in charge of intelligence. When it comes to collecting and investigating intelligence, Rum is indeed an expert."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have come up with such a brilliant move when the FBI was arresting Gin, destroying all the hard work Shuichi Akai had done undercover for many years.
Bai Chuanqiu pondered: "Speaking of this, rum and gin really have a delicate relationship."
The two sides confronted each other, argued back and forth in the organization, and tricked each other from time to time, but when it came to a life-and-death situation, they did not dare to really take each other's life.
There is a sense of absurdity in it, as if "we will fight to the death, but you can't really die."
Baichuan Qiu guessed that this was probably their way of survival.
Perhaps "checks and balances" is the real reason why they exist for so long.
The system didn't think too much about it. It was only worried that the fact that Wakita Kanenori was Rum would bring trouble to the host: "Host, he comes to the store every day to eat breakfast, and then goes to work next door. Will he really discover something?"
After all, this is Shirakawa Akane's territory. Amuro Toru was very relaxed after coming here. From time to time, people like Matsuda came to the cafe to join in the fun. The years of familiarity among everyone might be noticed by Rum if he was not prepared.
Shirakawa Qiu was very calm: "Don't worry, Furuya is also a veteran who has been undercover for many years. Now that I have reminded him, he will definitely not reveal his true identity. Matsuda and the others are also smart people and will cooperate with Furuya's work."
Everyone is not a fool, so Baichuanqiu is still very relieved.
It's just that being targeted by Rum always makes me feel a little annoyed...
Shirakawa Qiu stroked his chin and thought: When Gin comes next time, I must make him make some compensation.
——Don’t think he doesn’t know that Rum’s targeting him must be due to Gin’s involvement.
The system proposed its own idea: "In this case, host, why don't you contact the police and arrest Rum directly?"
Shirakawa Akane: "Hiss, good idea. So I have to tell them, there's a little black system that knows the plot and told me that Wakita Kanenori is Rum, you guys go catch him quickly?"
System: “Uh——”