Guns and Coffee in the World of Science

In a shabby Tokyo apartment, Miyano Akemi slowly opened her eyes. She was a bit dazed, but then her pupils constricted as she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly sat up. She found herself sitting on a bed, recalling the events before her coma. She looked around and saw that although the room looked a bit old, it was remarkably clean, and a look of delight crossed her face.

"Did Mr. Wuchen's plan... succeed?"

"Well, it succeeded. You are already a dead man in the eyes of that organization." Chen Shuo's flat voice came from the door.

Miyano Akemi turned around and saw Chen Shuo appear at the doorway, his arms folded, looking at her expressionlessly. Excited, she threw back the covers and tried to stand up, but suddenly felt a chill. Looking down, she realized she was completely naked.

"what!"

Miyano Akemi hurried back to her bed, wrapped herself in the quilt, and retreated into the corner. Meanwhile, her mind was swirling with thoughts.

"Mr. Wuchen gave me... This doesn't make sense. The book says it's painful, but I don't feel anything. What should I do? If Mr. Wuchen really wants it, should I agree or consent? What if I have a baby?"

Chen Shuo looked at Miyano Akemi's increasingly red face and felt that if he didn't interrupt her fantasy, this woman might burn out her CPU.

"Calm down! Your commission isn't over yet." Chen Shuo's low voice interrupted Miyano Akemi's wandering thoughts.

She glanced at him shyly, then lowered her head, not daring to look him in the eye: "Mr. Wuchen... may I ask... what is my current situation?"

Chen Shuo's eyes remained calm as he stared at her. "Don't overthink it. It's just that the fake blood I made got your clothes wet. I didn't want the safe house to get dirty, so I took off your clothes. Don't worry, I didn't do anything unnecessary."

"Really..." Miyano Akemi breathed a sigh of relief, a look of gratitude on her face, "Thank you so much."

Chen Shuo nodded and threw a shopping bag on the bed: "I'm going to save your sister now. There are clothes in the bag, but no underwear or anything like that. You have to buy them yourself. As for now, don't go out until I come back. This safe house has more than enough supplies. Also, call me Chen Shuo from now on." After saying that, Chen Shuo closed the door.

Miyano Akemi sat blankly on the bed, listening to Chen Shuo's fading footsteps. Suddenly, she laughed, "Mr. Chen Shuo, I really don't know how to repay you..." Her smile gradually faded, revealing a hint of anxiety. She quietly peeked under the covers, pouting and muttering to herself, "I'm not a bad figure, after all..."

After leaving the apartment, Chen Shuo stopped at the entrance of a dark alley. The atmosphere in the alley was a little strange. Just then, a staggering homeless man suddenly appeared from the corner. Chen Shuo was not surprised by this. He just stared at the homeless man quietly without saying a word.

The homeless man staggered past Chen Shuo and, when he reached him, a piece of paper appeared in Chen Shuo's hand. Glancing down at the contents of the note, Chen Shuo nodded slightly, flicked his finger, and the homeless man caught a gold coin.

"Give my regards to Ms. Shihezi for me." Chen Shuo said calmly.

The homeless man immediately perked up a bit and said respectfully, "Greetings, Mr. Wuchen. I hope you enjoy yourself tonight."

"I hope you have a good night too." Chen Shuo responded, watching the homeless man gradually disappear into the darkness, secretly thinking about what to do next.

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Aoyama Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Miyano Shiho finally finished a day's experiment, stretched herself, and flipped through her lab report, thinking that she could finally get some rest tonight. Suddenly, a loud noise outside the lab interrupted her moment of peace.

She frowned, stood up unhappily, and walked towards the door. Opening the door to the lab, she saw several men in black hurrying down the hallway, even talking loudly to one another. Miyano Shiho instantly became furious, and she stopped one of the men in black, coldly demanding, "What's going on? Didn't I say no noise is allowed in the lab? What the hell are you doing?"

The man in black who was called stopped in a panic, his forehead covered with sweat. He hurriedly bowed and apologized: "I'm sorry, Director Miyano, something serious has happened!"

Miyano Shiho still frowned and looked at him coldly: "What's the big deal?"

The man in black took a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied hastily: "Boss Gin and Brother Vodka were shot! Brother Vodka is still in danger!"

"Oh?" Miyano Shiho raised an eyebrow, a strange smile on her face, as if the tired expression just now was swept away, and there was even a hint of joy in her tone: "There is such a good thing?"

The man in black was momentarily stunned by her reaction, speechless. Miyano Shiho ignored him, waved him off, and walked briskly toward the treatment room. She felt a small sense of anticipation—she truly wanted to see Gin in such a state of disarray.

In the treatment room, Vodka was lying on the bed, surrounded by doctors in white coats. While giving him first aid, the doctors worried that due to insufficient equipment, they needed to immediately transfer Vodka to a specialized hospital by helicopter for treatment.

Gin leaned against a corner of the treatment room, his expression stoic and impassive, and nodded. Though he was severely weakened, the bullet already removed, the blood loss had left him looking pale and haggard. He didn't give up on Vodka. After all, Vodka was his longtime partner in the organization, a skilled hacker who was also obedient, so he had to do everything in his power to keep her alive.

"Oh my, isn't this Gin? How come he becomes so disheveled after just one day's absence?" Suddenly, a gloating voice came from the door.

Gin looked up, and a cold light immediately flashed in his eyes. He saw Miyano Shiho standing at the door with her arms folded across her chest, a sarcastic smile on her lips, and her eyes did not hide her gloating.

"Hmph." Gin snorted coldly, revealing a mocking smile: "You are laughing so happily, are you commemorating your sister Miyano Akemi?"

"Memorial service?" Miyano Shiho's face changed instantly when she heard that. She rushed forward, grabbed Gin's sleeve, and said in a trembling voice, "What do you mean? What happened to my sister?"

Gin looked at her coldly, a cruel smile on his lips: "A big hole was opened in her chest, and then she was blown to ashes by the bomb."

"Why? Why do you want to kill her!" Miyano Shiho broke down in an instant, tears instantly rolled down her cheeks, and she grabbed Gin's collar and questioned him.

Gin pushed her to the ground, his voice still icy and piercing. "Hmph, my principle for traitors to the organization is—kill without mercy." He had absolutely no mercy, and didn't even feel the need to explain anything. He had originally intended to personally kill Miyano Akemi, but someone else had gotten there first.

Miyano Shiho got up from the ground, her vision blurred by tears, her voice filled with pain: "I want an explanation! Without an explanation, I refuse to continue researching for the organization!"

Gin glanced at the slowly descending helicopter outside. He was anxious to get Vodka to treatment, and his patience had already run out. His eyes grew even more ferocious, and he coldly ordered the man in black beside him, "Lock her up! Don't let her leave until she figures it out. I'll deal with her when I get back!"

After saying this, he no longer paid any attention to Miyano Shiho on the ground and turned to walk towards the helicopter. The sound of the helicopter propeller gradually drowned out Miyano Shiho's desperate cries, and Gin's figure finally disappeared into the night.

---

It was raining heavily, and Chen Shuo walked alone on the deserted streets, holding a black umbrella. He hadn't disguised himself, for Gin's suspicions were correct—he simply didn't like the feeling of disguise. Right now, he just wanted to rescue Miyano Shiho; acting wasn't necessary for him. If anyone discovered his whereabouts... well, let them keep it to themselves!

Chen Shuo arrived at the address provided by the intelligence, looked at the unremarkable pharmaceutical company, and nodded. "This is it." He circled the building and found a low wall. He easily jumped over it, thinking to himself: Secret infiltration is not that difficult. The next step is to be cautious and not be discovered.

"That guy over there? Who are you?!" Suddenly, several flashlight beams shone on him, illuminating him brightly. Chen Shuo was stunned: "Σ(っ°Д°;)っI've been discovered already?????"

Several men in black came forward, their expressions fierce. The leader, his face filled with anger, asked, "Hey! Who are you? What are you doing sneaking around? How did you get in?"

Facing their questions, Chen Shuo didn't answer. Instead, he sighed softly and muttered to himself, "Sure enough... I can't be like that bald guy... Damn it! How on earth did he do it?"

"Asshole! How did you get in here?" The leading man in black grew increasingly angry when Chen Shuo ignored him, reaching out to grab Chen Shuo by the collar. But he stopped mid-stretch, horrified to see a gun pointed at his head.

Chen Shuo looked at him calmly and said lightly: "You say... how good would it be if you hadn't seen me?"

Before he could finish his words, Chen Shuo decisively opened fire, sending the leading black-clad figure crashing to the ground, blood splattering everywhere. Taking advantage of the chaos, he quickly used the corpse as cover and fired at the other black-clad men. The entire building instantly resounded with gunfire, and a tense atmosphere spread.

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Miyano Shiho sat slumped in a utility room, her hands handcuffed to a water pipe, her head lowered, her eyes empty. Her mind replayed memories of her sister, and she couldn't stop crying.

Miyano Akemi was her only hope in the organization. Now that her sister was dead, her heart was dead too. But she couldn't even commit suicide at this moment. The man in black watching her at the door would never let her die.

Suddenly, the alarm in the room sounded, and a commotion could be heard faintly outside the room. After a while, there was a burst of gunfire outside the door, which alerted the man in black guarding the room. He drew his pistol and stared at the door vigilantly.

Miyano Shiho also looked towards the door curiously. Was the base under attack? However, this was also a good opportunity. She quietly took a red and white capsule hidden on her body and put it in her mouth. The capsule had been specially treated so that it would not dissolve immediately. If things turned out well, she could spit it out in time.

After a while, the gunshots at the door stopped, but the guard became more nervous because he could clearly feel that there was a person standing at the door. He didn't know whether his colleague had dealt with the intruder or had been dealt with. He could only point his gun at the door, ready to fire at any time.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the door was kicked open with great force. The bright light from outside shone in, making the guard feel a little dazzling. He subconsciously closed his eyes, but this closure would last a lifetime.

American Iai-style single-action rapid-fire. Chen Shuo's specialty. The moment he saw the man in black, Chen Shuo blew his head off. Entering the room, Chen Shuo looked at Miyano Shiho, who was looking at him in surprise.

"You're... the owner of that cafe?" Miyano Shiho stared in surprise at the impassive Chen Shuo. She had a deep impression of Chen Shuo, the owner of the cafe she and her sister used to love going to. She had a good impression of him as a gentle, handsome man, a quiet but easygoing person. He was completely different from the cold, murderous man who now stormed into the building with a pistol.

"You are Miyano Shiho, right? Your sister asked me to rescue you." Chen Shuo said as he shot Miyano Shiho's handcuffs. "Is this the treatment of scientists in this organization? Can you even walk?"

"Sister?" Miyano Shiho excitedly stood up after hearing Chen Shuo's words. Due to the long period of confinement, she was a little unsteady on her feet, and she staggered and fell into Chen Shuo's arms, but she didn't care: "My sister asked you to save me? My sister is not dead, right!?"

Miyano Shiho's mood had been a rollercoaster today. She'd initially thought her sister was dead, but she'd never imagined there might be a chance for a change. She stared intently at Chen Shuo, completely unaware of the ambiguity between their actions. She was only afraid of hearing the answer that would make her despair.

Fortunately, Chen Shuo nodded in the surprised eyes of Miyano Shiho: "Yes! Miyano Akemi and I staged a play and made her fake her death. Now she is waiting for you in my safe house. Let's go."

"Good! That's great!" Miyano Shiho jumped up excitedly, then suddenly thought of something, her face changed, and she clasped her hands to her mouth. Under Chen Shuo's strange look, she wanted to cry but couldn't: "It's over! I accidentally swallowed it!"