Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

I don’t know if it’s because the criminals also have their own year-end KPI assessments to complete, but as the year draws to a close, all kinds of criminal cases have popped up in large numbers.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has entered its busiest period of the year, and even the police dogs equipped by the Mobile Squad have become more busy.

However, when faced with the leave application report submitted by Yuuki Edogawa, Director Hakuba did not ask any additional questions.

It took less than 5 minutes from the time I went in with the application form to the time I came out with the signed application form.

Not long after that, the news reached the ears of many interested people.

Almost no one was happy, but many were frowning because of this.

To be precise, Hojo Yoshinori, who received the news, was not one of the above two people, but he just looked calm.

The damp atmosphere of impending storm has already begun to show through the various frequent gatherings in recent days, and now this news only further reveals the clues.

Just like a cloud quietly descended among the fluffy clouds in the sky.

Anyone who looked up at the sky carefully could see that the weather would change soon and a storm was about to come.

The official documents waiting to be processed are piled up in a pile, and the double-digit unread emails in the computer are still lying quietly in the email mailbox.

Hojo Yosomune, who should have been getting into work mode and handling these matters, just sat there in silence for a long time.

In sharp contrast is his old rival.

After some thought, Ichihara Yoshi picked up the phone and dialed. Although the brief call lasted less than two minutes, it made his face look much better instantly.

And then... Karasuma Soshin, who had just finished drawing half of the design, received a second call from Ichihara Yoshi.

The ringing of the phone broke the quiet atmosphere in the study and also attracted a glance from Karasuma Renya.

Karasuma Soshin glanced at the incoming call number, put down his pen, and answered the phone.

"Good day, Karasuma-kun."

"Karasuma-kun, do you know how many eyes have been staring at Chief Inspector Edogawa recently?

With your action, Superintendent Edogawa is safe, but you have transferred a lot of risks to me."

"I understand that you are worried about your mother's safety, but this is not the only way to keep Inspector Edogawa away from these things, right?"

"Karasuwa-kun, your behavior this time is not very friendly to the cooperation between me and your father, Karasuma-san."

After a brief social exchange, Ichihara Yoshi made no secret of his intention to bring charges.

He spoke in a gentle manner, and his words were not sharp. Rather than questioning or expressing dissatisfaction, it sounded more like he was instructing and teaching a young and rash child of his good friend.

But in this moment, this situation has nothing to do with warmth or even emotion.

After all, in a cooperative relationship built on interests, every confrontation will only be a game between reason and interests.

Talking about feelings is as ridiculous as wishing for ever-blooming flowers to grow on a machine made of steel and iron.

In this regard, Karasuma Soshin did not feel any guilt at all. He lowered his eyes and stared at the half-finished design, and replied in a light tone:

"It's great that you can understand."

"I have no choice. The situation in Tokyo is much more complicated than in Kanagawa. I am abroad and I don't have anyone to help me take care of it."

"If she were still in Kanagawa, I wouldn't have resorted to such a desperate measure."

When he heard Karasuma Soshin mention Kanagawa, Ichihara Yoshi immediately understood that this guy was dissatisfied with the fact that Edogawa Yuki was transferred to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

This was deliberately used to interrupt him.

"Besides, the wind leaves a sound behind, and the wild geese leave a trace behind. Those who should know have already smelled the trace. The risk has existed since the first day you cooperated with us.

If we really want to calculate, the risk we take is much higher.”

The two ways of launching an expedition to hold the culprit accountable were completely blocked by Karasuma Soshin's few casual words. Even if Ichihara Yoshi wanted to use this as an excuse to do more, he could only think about it.

It was his selfish idea to transfer Yuki Edogawa to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and there are those rumors that have not stopped until now.

And if we really want to talk about the risks, the two parties who have now put the most important things on the table as bargaining chips for cooperation can be said to be on the same side.

One glory and one glory.

If you are unlucky enough to lose, then your chances of surviving by cutting off your tail will all depend on luck.

Ichihara Kinoshita's phone call to question the emperor ultimately came to nothing, but Karasuma Soshin, who had solved the problem with just a few words, showed no joy in his eyes.

His slightly lowered eyelids blocked the sunlight from the window, and also prevented Karasuma Renya from seeing the slight gleam that flashed across his eyes.

After hanging up the phone, Karasuma Soshin picked up the pen again and continued to draw the design that was more than half completed. Karasuma Renya, who had previously cast a glance at him, also returned to the documents at hand.

The quiet atmosphere prevailed again, and no one mentioned the phone call from Ichihara Yoshi.

Outside the window, the sun is shining, the breeze is not dry, everything is just right.

What no one noticed was that a wisp of dark clouds had quietly gathered and formed on the horizon, waiting for the opportunity to bring about wind and rain.

...

Tokyo-Haneda Airport,

The gradually colder weather has not affected the airport's throughput at all. Even late at night, there are still many passengers coming in and out.

With the arrival of another flight, the brightly lit airport exit welcomed another wave of outgoing passengers.

The sound of the suitcase wheels rolling on the smooth tile floor was heard before the sound of footsteps, and then a group of passengers of different heights and weights came out one after another.

With just one glance, Toru Amuro saw a man in the crowd dragging a small suitcase, wrapped tightly in clothes, with a warm-colored scarf around his neck.

The young man who just turned 21 has changed a lot compared to last year.

At least in Toru Amuro's eyes,

The young man walking towards him, who could no longer be called a teenager, had undergone a drastic change from the one he remembered last year.

Thanks to a healthy diet and the supervision of Kim Bin, Hibiki's height is now only less than half a palm's length away from that of Amuro Toru.

However, Xiang's fluffy, curly flaxen short hair has always been a natural height enhancer.

Therefore, when Xiang walked in front of Amuro Toru, the heights of the two were almost the same.

In response to this, Hibiki raised his chin and looked at the top of Amuro Toru's head several times, confirming that he was now at the same height as Bourbon, and expressed great satisfaction.

Amuro Toru, who saw Xiang's gaze and facial expression clearly, silently shattered the thought that had arisen earlier.

He must not have seen this kid for a long time, so he filled up the filter unconsciously.

Apart from growing taller, this little bear cub is still as easy to understand as ever, and everything is written on his face.

How good were the team that Whiskey equipped for Xiang in the first place? How come even after they were released for a year, we can still see through them at a glance?

On the way to the underground parking lot, Toru Amuro followed his thoughts and without hesitation cast his suspicion on Yamazaki and other senior executives of the equipment team.

But as soon as he got in the car, he immediately put away his idle thoughts.

The enclosed space inside the car effectively isolates most of the outside noise, and also allows the two to talk frankly about topics that are not suitable to be mentioned in public.

"Are you coming here at this time because of the organization's mission or because of the adults' wishes?"

Toru Amuro asked as he started the car.

Amid the car's engine, Xiang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, did not answer directly, but asked back:

"Does it make any difference?"

"Of course there is a difference."

"If your visit to Tokyo this time is for adults' sake, then I won't ask anything else."

“But if you are here to complete the organization’s mission, and the highest commander of this mission is not you, sir.

Then you must tell me the details of your mission."

As they were talking, the car came to a bend. Looking at the exit sign in front of him, Toru Amuro turned the steering wheel to the right.

"Someone has been deliberately stirring up trouble in Tokyo's underground black market recently, and there has been close communication between high-ranking government officials and major financial groups.

Two days later, Tokyo will welcome an international exchange group."

"According to the initial intelligence I have gathered, the purpose of this group of people coming to Tokyo is not as simple as just exchanging ideas and studying. The information of a small number of them is kept highly confidential.

Until now, I don’t have a single clear photo of the image.”

"The situation in Tokyo will soon become a hundred times more complicated than before. If the organization gets involved and the target happens to be that international exchange group, the risk factor will only be higher."

The light went from dark to bright, and the moment the entire car body entered the sunlight, Xiang turned his head and looked at Amuro Toru.

I didn't miss the solemnity and flash of worry in his eyes.

"It's a mission from the organization. During the mission, I will follow Rum's orders. Your Excellency will not be involved."

After trying to figure out the answer, Toru Amuro thought to himself that it was indeed the case.

Before receiving the email to pick someone up, Toru Amuro had a rough guess about the purpose of Xiang's visit.

In the previous life, the news that the Karasuma Group quietly changed its leader was only spread in a small circle among the top circles. Although there were personnel changes in its subsidiaries, they were not announced to the outside world.

Compared to this, what the public was more familiar with and remembered vividly at the time was a major vicious case that triggered international public opinion and was reported by countless television media for more than a week.

A group that takes protecting human security and maintaining world peace as its ultimate goal, and regards the existence of the arms smuggling market and the rampant smuggling of weapons as important obstacles to achieving this goal.

After many years of establishment, it has called on all countries to crack down on the arms smuggling market and curb the rampant black market phenomenon of smuggled weapons.

An international exchange team composed of members from different countries, different age groups, different genders, and different backgrounds and professions.

In the two days after arriving in Tokyo, various accidents occurred one after another.

On the third day, which was the day when the person in charge of the Karasuma Group was replaced, a carefully planned murder occurred in full view of the public.

Several people died on the spot and more than half were injured.

Once the news came out, it quickly sparked numerous heated discussions internationally.

Afterwards, officials from various countries sent people into Japan on the pretext of investigation.

At that time, the whole Tokyo was in turmoil, and the situation was so complicated that even Toru Amuro, who had lived his life again, felt a headache after recalling and analyzing it countless times.

But he did not gain nothing.

at least,

He could now confirm the arrival and attack of the international exchange group in his previous life, as well as the subsequent fuse that led to the official forces of various countries gathering together to start a war of destruction with the organization.

It was a scheme carefully planned by the organization from beginning to end.

A thorough reshuffle that cleans out the organization inside and out all at once, freeing it from its heavy body and retaining its core elite forces hidden deeper in the darkness.

Those who are qualified to lead and participate in it are only the core cadres of the organization, "insiders" from the training camp, and... partners with common interests.

Grasping this point and combining it with other known information and clues from his previous life, Toru Amuro immediately analyzed that the highest commander of this mission must be other core cadres besides Whiskey.

After all, in comparison, Whiskey not only has the most special background among the core cadres, but also the most unstable.

If the supreme command of this mission is in Whiskey's hands, with his ability and the secret manpower he must have deployed in Tokyo.

There is no need to let Yuuki Edogawa take his annual leave early.

Therefore, there can only be one reason why whiskey does this.

——The person who has the highest command authority for this mission is Rum.

A mortal enemy who was pulled down from the position of second in command by him, kicked out of the core cadres, and became his mortal enemy.

A cornered dog will jump over a wall or bite someone. How could Rum, who was forced to this point by Whiskey and whose life was on the countdown, not take advantage of this opportunity to do something?

Then, Toru Amuro learned that Hibiki was coming to Tokyo.

All my guesses were verified the moment I received the email.

At this critical moment when the wind and clouds were about to rise and huge waves were brewing, Xiang's arrival alone was undoubtedly Rum's intention.

As for whiskey, it may be due to other calculations or it may be a compromise due to limitations.

He tacitly placed the child he raised, Hibiki, as a bargaining chip to replace his mother, Edogawa Yuuki, in the gambling game that was about to begin.