Chapter 666 The moon is coming
“Ah, Teacher Judy is resigning?! Why so suddenly!”
“Yes. I heard this news as soon as I came back from vacation, I I have no motivation to go to school anymore," Suzuki Sonoko said listlessly, holding her chin.
Tang Ze, who was taking the book out of the drawer, looked at her drooping eyebrows, then at the rest of the class who were panicking, tilted his head and said nothing.
Although being a teacher at Didan High School was only a job that Judy applied for to facilitate the investigation of Bellmode, due to her own personality and preference for children, this job was only a springboard for the investigation. Very seriously.
Not only did Judy obtain a specialized teaching qualification, but she also wrote her lesson plans very carefully. Anyone who took a few of her English classes would recognize that she was a good teacher.
To be so loved and reluctant to leave by students is enough to reflect her excellence as a teacher.
"Did something happen at work?" Mao Lilan became worried, "She always said before that she liked Japan very much and she also liked her current job... I really hope nothing happened."
"Speaking of this..." Suzuki Sonoko, who remembered something, tapped her palms and turned to look at Karasawa, "Isn't Teacher Judy's sweetheart your brother? Do you know what happened? ?”
“Well, it seems that she needs to return to the United States in the near future because of something going on at home.” Tangze shrugged and reassured, “Don’t worry, Teacher Judy will definitely come. Come back.”
It was just that after temporarily dealing with the problem of Belmode, they returned to their headquarters for a while to resume their duties.
As a member of Akai Shuichi's team, since Akai Shuichi is still working tirelessly to track down information about the organization, it is only a matter of time before he comes to Japan.
After all, Japan is where they have the deepest penetration and can be regarded as their base camp.
Tang Ze, who has joined the black organization’s base camp luxury package, shrugged lightly.
"Yes, I have never heard her mention her family." Suzuki Sonoko, who has always fully trusted Karasawa's news, was relieved, "Teacher Judy has such a good personality, cheerful and capable To accept new things that we students like, her family members must be very good people.”
"Yes, someone who can teach such a good teacher Judy must have a happy and kind family, right?"
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The moon, through the thin screen window , shining into the small living room.
The woman squatting on the ground has long golden hair that is brighter and more brilliant than the moonlight.
She was facing away from the door and was slowly arranging her scattered hair into a bundle and rolling it into the brim of a black hat.
The bright red color slipped from her gloves, like dewdrops falling on white petals, leaving no trace.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, the woman turned her head in the direction of the person.
Her delicate and beautiful face was covered by a peaked cap, and only her thin red lips could be seen under the brim of the cap.
Blood-like, bright red lips.
The lips opened slightly, and the moonlight flowed out.
"Shh.Asecret——"
"Crack!"
The frame in her hand fell on the table, waking Judy up, and she raised her head suddenly.
"Teacher Judy, are you okay?" Another teacher standing beside her noticed her movements and asked with concern, "You look very bad. Are you too tired from work?"
"...There are some." Judy pinched the bridge of her nose, unfolded the retro-style frames in her hands, and put on her glasses again.
In the past two days, although the school was on holiday and she had no teaching duties, Akai Shuichi's team was basically at full workload. She could only take time to rest while integrating data and waiting for review, and she was indeed very tired mentally.
Every time like this, that hazy, even somewhat poignant dream would hit her heart again.
After so many years, she could no longer tell the details of those vague old past, but about that woman, the woman who destroyed everything about her under the bloody moon, she felt that her memory Getting deeper and deeper.
Sometimes, she is the little girl standing in front of the door, barefoot and wearing pajamas, staring blankly at everything in the room, but sometimes, she seems to be the one with blood-stained hands, taking her time. The blond woman who handled the scene methodically wiped everything in her hands, took off the glasses from the face of the dead man with wide eyes, and wiped them gently like a lover.
She couldn't tell whether she had been trapped in this nightmare for so long that she had completely integrated into the scene, or whether she was completely distorted by the emotion and had turned into a demon...
But Judy knew very well that she needed an answer and an end to her long solo journey.
She has gone too far on this road and can hardly find a way to stop.
"These naughty guys in Japan are really a headache, right? I can understand." The middle-aged teacher standing at her desk laughed a few times and comforted her gently, "Don't bury your head alone. Come to think of it, this kind of work is really hard.”
“No! We are all very good children, and I get along well with the students.” Judy rolled her eyes and smiled back. "I have a lot of personal matters to deal with, so I am not qualified for this job."
"The students you teach like you very much. Now, the teaching teacher has to worry about how to arrange the next teaching work. ”
"Well, thinking about having to say goodbye to everyone soon, I'm really, really sad..." Judy smiled helplessly and sighed.
Since Belmode killed her father and burned her home to the ground, as the only witness to this mysterious organization member, she accepted the FBI's witness protection program as a special witness.
In order to investigate everything related to Belmode, the FBI has always been in contact with her. In order to seek revenge and find an exit from the nightmare, it is natural for her to embark on this path.
From a very early age, her life has never been ordinary. This period of life in Japan has been a rare peaceful time in her life so far.
She really cherishes these days and these sincere students.
"Knowing that you are leaving, the students will be very sad." The middle-aged teacher said, motioning towards the door of the office, "Look, someone is looking for you. That's a student from Grade 2 Class B."
Judy turned her head and saw Tang Ze standing at the door raising his hand towards her.
Karasawa's shocking news about his sister-in-law earlier spread the gossip related to Judy to the teachers.
When they see Tang Ze now, they will subconsciously think that he has come to see Judy for something.
"Go ahead, don't leave any regrets." Patting Judy on the shoulder, the middle-aged teacher said sincerely.
Isn’t it a pity that I came to Japan to pursue my sweetheart but had to give up because of my family?
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“Here, coffee.”
Facing Judy, who was approaching with heavy steps and looking like he was going to attack the enemy, Tang Ze As if by magic, he took out a thermos cup from behind.
"...You kid." Judy choked back her words and was very dumbfounded. "It's all your fault for talking nonsense last time. Do you know what version of the gossip in the school has been spread? ?”
Karasawa's mixed-race identity can be seen intuitively from his appearance, so Judy's ambiguous relationship with his brother sounds particularly credible.
In addition, Karasawa's previous close contact with Judy was also explained - her sweetheart's brother seemed to have become a minor criminal, and it was only reasonable for her to have more contact with him and try to help educate him.
Tangze's identity as an ex-convict is already an open secret in Didan, so many legends about Judy have emerged along with it, including but not limited to a lover pursuing love across borders, and the empathic care of Tangze and the disappearance of his sweetheart. There are several versions that use teaching the younger brother who has committed a crime as a test...
After hearing it for a while, Judy felt that it was better to misunderstand that she and Tang Ze were in a taboo teacher-student relationship. At least this was the case. According to rumors, her image is more like a mature and independent woman, right?
"Am I not telling the truth? Don't you like Brother Xiuyi?" Tang Ze looked innocent.
"Who told you?" Rubbing her face that was starting to get hot, Judy said angrily, unable to deny it, "Although there are many of us here, it's only me and Shuichi who have been in contact with you, right?"
"Well, who knows, maybe it's hard to tell because I can see it myself?" Tangze joked with a playful smile, "Aren't there not many FBI agents who know you have been together for a while?"
"It is indeed that Kamel guy." After hearing Karasawa's excuse, Judy immediately locked onto the suspect. "It's not him. Mr. Kamel and I have only met a few times and haven't talked much."
Tangze's explanation was very sincere, but in Judy's ears, it was even more... It has the taste of three hundred taels of silver in this place.
With such a busy schedule, there is still no time to gossip about colleagues. It seems that some people are still not full of work...
With a cold snort, Judy unscrewed the cup in her hand and smelled the hot air. , his complexion softened.
Let’s not worry about it for the time being. Anyway, after finishing the important things, there are many opportunities to free up your hands to deal with talkative colleagues.
“Is the reason why you are leaving your job the plan proposed by Shiho and I?” Tangze, who had successfully dumped the blame, put away his joking expression and asked seriously, “You must have other related work next. , there is nothing wrong with retaining this identity as a teacher."
Judy looked around at the deserted atrium corridor to make sure that their conversation would not be heard by others, and then spread her hands: "This is the only one with this identity. The meaning is to get closer to Shinde Chiaki in a more reasonable way. Now that everything is about to start, it is not a wise choice to distract the energy. Even without your relationship, I will leave here when 'her' problem is solved. ”
"I see that you like this job quite a lot. Do you really want to consider retaining your identity?" Tangze, who clearly knew that Belmode would not be arrested, persuaded him kindly.
Tang Ze is very clear about the feud between Judy and Belmod, and he also knows that wherever Belmod is arrested, she deserves it, but Tang Ze will not fight because of the ideas of a certain intelligence organization. mess up your own plans.
Coop aside, Bourbon and Belmode are the double guarantees of his Kumail identity.
Even if there was no plot inertia affecting him, it would be impossible for Karasawa to support the FBI's arrest of the other party at this point in time.
Belmod can only maximize his benefits by returning to the organization properly. After losing her, it will be too difficult to find another organization member who can provide the same assistance.
You can trust your contacts and you can have trusted informants, but don't trust the team and organization behind the other party, no matter what the size - this is Tangze's work experience over the years.
Whether it is the FBI or the Japanese police, although the cooperation is pleasant, Karasawa will have reservations about them since the Phantom Thieves are not a force that is completely in his own hands.
So, he can basically conclude that there is no chance that Judy will capture Belmod in one fell swoop and retire on the spot.
"No need." Shaking her head, Judy said with a smile, "There is only one reason for me to do my current job, and that is hatred."
She was trapped in this moonlit night In her nightmare for so many years, what she wanted to do, what she wanted to pursue, was only one goal.
Of course she has her own life - after solving that nightmare.
Feeling an inexplicable familiarity from Judy's calm and indifferent expression, Tang Ze's expression was stunned.
"As an FBI agent, but you only believe in your own selfishness, does it sound a bit excessive? But this is what I really think." Judy did not deliberately increase her volume or tone, these few sentences The words fell in Tang Ze's ears, but they were particularly loud.
Although it is more exaggerated and more serious, she can use lines like "in order to prevent the tragedy that happened to me from happening again in more families" to whitewash her expression, but there are some things , you can’t deceive yourself.
"Actually, you don't have to come specifically to persuade me. I understand your good intentions." Judy said calmly, "I think you can definitely understand my thoughts."
Looking into Karasawa's light blue eyes, Judy smiled knowingly at him.
Although there is a big age gap between them, and although Tangze's situation is different from hers, Judy has a vague feeling.
——The guy in front of me, who likes to hide his true self with a gentle appearance, is a similar person who can identify with her.
Judy smiled, but Karasawa put away the smile that had been hanging on him.
When the child no longer maintained a gentle appearance, looking at this expressionless face, Judy felt that Tang Ze at this moment was more kind than before.
What a show, this, those razor-sharp eyes.
She seemed to see the flowing moonlight again, floating gently through the gauze curtain.
"...I can indeed understand. That's why I want to tell you specifically. Calvados, we have arrived in Japan."
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"You really want to resign, teacher?!"
"It's a lie... Oh, no..."
"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet." The academic teacher standing in front of the desk raised his hand and tried to control the situation, "Judy The teacher was helpless. She had to return to her hometown because of family reasons..."
After he said this, he turned his head and looked at Judy as if asking for help, gesturing for the other party to say something to ease his mood.
The silent Judy raised her head, heard the noisy sounds in the classroom, seemed to finally come to her senses, stepped forward and cleared her throat.
"Although the time is short, I am really, really happy to be able to meet you all and spend such a period of time together." With her usual hearty smile, Judy said with a smile, "Farewell It is inevitable that there will be more difficulties waiting for you and me in the future. ”
Having said this, her eyes had shifted to Tang Ze's face, who was sitting upright behind the desk.
“But I believe that everyone and I can get through this difficulty, find the answers we want, and have a bright future. Come on, everyone, good luck!”
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"So, Teacher Judy, is what Tangze said true? The reason for your resignation..."
Judy paused, turned her head, and looked at the two people subtly The worried girls looked over their shoulders and glanced at Tangze, who was two steps behind and tilted his head as if nothing had happened, not looking at her.
How could she know the reason Tangze was talking about...
This guy was making up gossip behind her back.
Clenching her fists, Judy turned to Mao Lilan with a gentle expression, and patted her hand holding her sleeve: "Well, it's really not family reasons. There are other things. You have to do it."
"What's going on? If there's any difficulty, we can help you." Suzuki Sonoko grabbed her other sleeve.
She has not forgotten the help Judy gave them and Tang Ze.
Although many people understood the latter as a case where she took extra care of Karasawa because of his special relationship with her, Suzuki Sonoko never thought of it that way.
Even if Judy did nothing, even if she did not find the student who maliciously slandered Tang Ze behind his back, Tang Ze would not suffer any substantial harm.
It's just a violation of reputation. Even if the source of the rumor is found, the traces left by the rumors that have been spread cannot be healed. This is why other teachers did not intervene in this matter.
What happened later was just as she expected. Even if the culprit was found, Tangze's already damaged reputation would not be back to its original state. He would still look like a transparent and marginalized person.
This shows that Judy's help without hesitation is so valuable, and Suzuki Sonoko is now eager to repay this kindness.
"Thank you, oh, sosweet." After giving a hug to the two weeping girls, Judy smiled and said, "Actually, it's the treasure map I've been looking for, a very, very important treasure. Picture, I finally found it.”
“Isn’t it my first love?” Suzuki Sonoko whispered on her shoulder.
"Ah, Karasawa said that you came to Japan because his brother suddenly disappeared and needed help..." Mao Lilan added on the other side.
"Yes, he also said that the situation was critical at the time. As soon as you heard the news, you rushed over regardless..."
"...Of course not!" Judy grinded. Grinding his teeth, he glared at Tangze, who had an expression that had nothing to do with him.
To be able to say that Xiu's identity was exposed and he was forced to evacuate the organization urgently, so they needed to recruit more people, this guy is really...
"It's just a treasure map, it can guide I found a secret treasure map. Finding treasures is not easy, you must protect your treasures too, girls.”
(End of this chapter)