Chapter 46: Overtime Worker's Soul
Late in Shinjuku, Rei Furiya walked across the dance floor filled with perfume, lowered the brim of his hat, and sat down at the bar.
"Is the plan going well, Mr. Furitani?" Sitting next to him, Yuya Kazami, who was wearing a suit, covered his mouth with a wine glass and asked aloud.
“A glass of Scotch whiskey.” Rei Fukaya raised his hand and spoke to the bartender before glancing at Yuya Kazami, “Everything is going well so far, but Akira Karasawa’s transfer plan must be accelerated.”
Feng Jian Yuya was stunned and asked nervously: "Did something unexpected happen?"
"He may have really mastered the key technology." Rei Fangtani recalled the way Karasawa spoke that night and tapped his fingertips on the table. "Even if I am a 'middleman' for him now, he has avoided discussing his parents. The problem of research content. This itself can explain a lot of things."
Feng Jian Yuya shook his glass and said discouraged: "But the investigation progress of the case is very slow, and we only found a few marginal cases. "Well, the information from the top is not clear yet. The main office is short of manpower in Kyoto. If we start the transfer now, the risk of exposure is very high."
Rei Fukutani took the drink he ordered with a confused expression. Relaxed: "Lai's side, I inquired about their recent action plan. He will go out with Gin on a mission in a few days, and there will be a gap in Tang Zezhao's surveillance. This is the best time to transfer, and it is fleeting. . ”
Having worked overtime all day, Kazami Yuya held his forehead and felt that he might have to live in the Metropolitan Police Department in the next few days.
Sometimes it’s anonymous communication on the Internet, and sometimes there’s constant news about solving crimes and rescuing people. This guy is really restless. Now whenever he sees the word Karasawa, Yuya Kazami will start to have palpitations reflexively. A bad premonition that I will be so busy that I suddenly die.
But facing the scrutinizing eyes of his devilish boss, he could only continue to grit his teeth and reply: "I know, and I will start executing it as soon as possible."
"How is the investigation of the ruins of Tang Ze's house?" Feng Gu Zero had no intention of letting go of his subordinates, and started asking about the next mission.
“No useful things were found. The house had probably been emptied before the fire.”
“Furniture, personal belongings, books and information, these things are not small in size. They Didn’t the move attract the attention of the surrounding neighbors?”
“In those days, construction accidents occurred in the surrounding area. Residents’ cables were cut by workers who misread the drawings, and municipal trucks came and went in and out of the entire block. No one noticed the movement. ”
Watertight. Feng Gu Ling's face was solemn, and he guessed whose handiwork this might be.
To spend so much time mobilizing connections just to kill a minor is beyond the scope of simple conspiracy techniques. In these operations, I am afraid that it is not only the needs of the organization, but also the personal tendencies of those in charge. The responsible members may have personal grudges with Tang Ze's parents, and they are using the resources of the organization to torture Tang Ze Zhao in various ways to vent their anger.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that Tang Zezhao is in a difficult situation.
He did not continue talking with Kazami Yuya, and they both drank the drinks in their hands in silence.
Fangtani Rei stood up first, put down the drink money and tip, pushed it to the bar, turned and left.
Kazami Yuya waited for him to leave completely, then reached under the bar table where he had just been sitting, pulled off the folder containing the paper, and stuffed it into the briefcase on his lap.
This is a recording of the conversation between Mr. Furitani and Karasawa Akira after dinner, as well as a rough summary of the characteristics of the case personnel based on Karasawa Akira’s description. The thin folder is not heavy in the hand, but it makes Kazami Yuya felt his spine slump.
Why do you have to do more and more work? What a painful overtime life...
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When two night owls working overtime met in a bar, they fell into a deep sleep. Karasawa who went there was also in his bar.
He looked directly at Leon's face with unkind eyes, gritted his teeth and said, "I am Akai Shuichi's cousin and Miyano Shiho's cousin. What a surprise, huh?"
Leon held on to the bar and smiled. His shoulders kept shrugging: "Isn't this good? You don't need to try your best to make trouble. Your tarots are flying towards you one after another."
"Thank you very much! "Punching the table angrily, Karasawa calmed down his breathing and became a little more serious, "It seems that you know more than me, so it turns out that it's not me who has the ability of the persona, it's the original 'Aki Karasawa' who has awakened. My parents’ research really made a difference, right?”
Leon said that he knows whatever Tang Ze knows, but it seems that his velvet assistant must have mastered it? With some information that he doesn't know now.
It may be that Tang Zezhao has no floating memory. Tang Ze can't remember it, but Leon may know everything about it.
What's more, Leon may not be the velvet resident who only appeared after Karasawa traveled through time, but has been watching Akira Karasawa since he already possessed the "uninhibited" trait that the protagonist only has. "You don't have to always think of yourself as a passerby occupying a magpie's nest. Maybe the overwhelmed 'Tang Zezhao' took the initiative to give up on himself and chose you?" Leon poured him wine and said casually, "Make a velvet room" Being a guest is not an easy task. Just like you now, my guest is not qualified to dream."
"Exchange your life for a beautiful dream? "Tangze looked at the glass filled with whiskey and sighed, "Speaking of which, people living in velvet will have Tarot, right? What is your Tarot?"
Standing? Leon at the bar turned around and lowered his gaze to look at Tangze.
Kangsawa raised his head and looked at those dazzling golden eyes. At this moment, Leon looked a bit like Toru Amuro, who was wearing a mask to talk to him during the day. He was smiling, and if he looked closely, he looked indifferent. Feeling of alienation.
"You are a player who is familiar with this set of rules and is detached from the game. What do you think my Tarot will be?"
"If I guess wrong, you will not send me a Tarot." "?" Tang Ze asked with a smile.
Leon just said: "Just guess."
Tangze held his chin in thought for a moment and said slowly: "'Judgment', I guess, you are 'Judgment' . ”
This is a very important tarot card, often related to major turning points in the plot, important nodes in life, and the final chapter of the journey of the "Fool" Major Arcana.
But now, Karasawa cannot find a character among the Conan characters that can have a major impact on the plot and be called a turning point. So who else is suitable to hold this indispensable card?
Leon smiled and bowed towards Tangze.
The words of the contract that usually came to Karasawa's mind like a whisper were read out by Leon himself this time.
"I am you...you are me..."
"Here you gain a new bond"
"The contract is what is called,"
"Break the shackles in order to gain the wings of freedom"
"I, the first birth of the Judgment Mask, receive the wind of blessing"
"For Flying towards the end, adding more support..."
[cooperation Lyon]
[Arcana Judgment rank 1]
[…]
[Acquired ability "Third Eye"]
Kansawa held his chin and looked at the blue The Tarot cards jumped out from between the two of them, floating in the air and spinning slowly.
"Sure enough, those comments to the assistants were all written by you, Leon." Tangze looked at the description with only ellipsis and pointed.
"I'm too lazy to make it up. You can make up your own mind. If you want to write it, you can write it yourself." Leon put away the wine glass that Tang Ze drank and placed it calmly.
Tang Ze clicked on the six points, erased them from the frame, scratched them in the air with his fingertips for a while, and shrugged: "Because the skills you gave me are very practical."
Leon glanced at the crooked line and "tsk" in disgust, but did not modify it.
【Thank you very much, Leon. 】
(End of this chapter)