The sky was dark and gloomy, as if a heavy rain was about to fall.

Hurried footsteps echoed through the abandoned building as a hooded man, panting, rushed up the stairs. He abruptly flung open the rooftop door, the wind blowing off his hood to reveal a young face—dark blue eyes, double eyelids, and slightly upturned brows.

Footsteps echoed in the stairwell behind him. Morifushi Kagemitsu's expression changed slightly. He then raised his hand to his chest, where his phone, containing information about his friends and family, lay.

Morofushi Hiromitsu is an undercover agent sent to the organization by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Division. He had already gotten very close to the organization's inner circle, but unexpectedly, he was suddenly exposed, and now the organization has issued a kill order. Morofushi Hiromitsu is not afraid of death, but regrets not being able to find out the organization's secrets and... about Zero.

The pursuers had arrived. Morofushi Kagemitsu stood on the rooftop and turned to look. The person who came was wearing a knitted hat and had long hair.

“Ray, I didn’t expect you to be the first one to come to me.” Morofushi Kagemitsu smiled slightly at him. Ray took a few steps forward and stopped. “There’s still a chance, Scotland.”

Zhu Fujingguang shook his head: "What other chance is there? I am indeed an undercover agent. Let's make our move."

“We are actually on the same path; you are my companion, Scotland,” Rye said cryptically.

Morofushi Kagemitsu was slightly taken aback, but immediately understood the meaning behind the other party's words. He hesitated for a moment: "You..."

Footsteps sounded again, and both of them heard them. Rae's tone became urgent: "Scottish, don't hesitate! It's just one person. As long as we take care of him... what are you going to do!"

Morofushi Kagemitsu knew how suspicious the organization was. He had already been exposed, and he couldn't let them take the risk again.

"boom!"

The rooftop door was suddenly flung open, and Bourbon, dressed in black, appeared at the entrance. He saw Rye Whiskey holding a gun, the muzzle pressed against Scotland's heart.

He came late.

Suddenly, a heavy rain began to fall...

In the corridor on the second floor of the cruise ship, a standoff between the red and black teams was unfolding. Divided by the kidnapped guest, Jiang Jin and Furuya Rei stood on one side, while Akai Shuichi and the woman with fox-woman makeup stood on the other.

Rei Furuya stared coldly at Shuichi Akai with his gray-purple eyes, the scene from three years ago replaying in his mind once again.

"Shuichi Akai, how dare you come back to Tokyo?" Rei Furuya's murderous intent emanated from his tone.

Jiang Jin raised an eyebrow slightly, his gaze sweeping between the two of them. He curled the corners of his lips and tentatively asked, "What's wrong? Ah Ling and Akai-kun seem to know each other quite well? Is there... something between you two?"

"There is a grudge."

Shuichi Akai glanced at Jiang Jin, who had a look of anticipation on his face. He then looked away and said to Rei Furuya, "I have already apologized for Scotland's death, and... I have also said, do you really think it was my fault?"

Rei Furuya seemed to be provoked by Shuichi Akai's words, his expression turning extremely gloomy and his emotions somewhat broken: "Why not you! If I had gone, Kagemitsu wouldn't have died!"

"He's already been discovered by the organization. You've gone there. Do you want to let him go or protect him?" Akai Shuichi glanced at Jiang Jin again, his words carrying a hidden meaning. "Or are you planning to betray the organization?"

Jiang Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, his dark red gaze sweeping over Furuya Rei. He could tell that Akai Shuichi wanted to sow discord between the two of them at this time.

"Ridiculous! You're still as despicable as ever. When will you Americans ever get out of Japan?!" Furuya Rei naturally understood, and he said viciously, "I won't let Kagemitsu go. I just need him to stay in the organization forever, and the secret won't be leaked. But no matter what, I will never let him die! So, it's you again! You kill him!"

Shuichi Akai scoffed, "You're just fooling yourself. Someone like him would rather die than be trapped by you."

"Ha, how long have you known Jingguang? Don't talk to me like you know him so well."

After listening to the gossip for a while, Jiang Jin finally couldn't help but interject, "I never imagined that Akai-kun and Zero had such a complicated history. I like it."

Rei Furuya gave Jiang Jin a cold glare, while Jiang Jin grinned and leaned closer, putting his arm around Rei Furuya: "Don't be angry, Rei. Since you two have a grudge, then kill him. I can help you."

"I don't need you, I'll do it myself." Furuya Rei said, brushing aside Jiang Jin and attacking Akai Shuichi. Akai Shuichi went to meet him, while the fox girl next to him scratched her head and went towards Jiang Jin.

Jiang Jin narrowed his eyes, raised his hand and fired, but the woman was very agile and rolled to the side to dodge the bullet, shouting in standard Mandarin, "One of us!"

[Winery Livestream]

"What kind of pure black yandere bourbon is this? Take a bite!"

"I was worried that since Bourbon is a black man, he wouldn't be that hostile to Shuichi Akai."

"I laughed, but after turning black, I hated it even more."

"Red Bourbon is still a personal grudge, and we can still cooperate. Black Bourbon, he's all gone!"

"I'm also curious about Ah Ling's experiences in this storyline."

"I'm guessing that Ah Ling met Sister Bei while looking for Elena and joined the organization. Then she met Jing Guang and later went undercover in the police force."

"Exquisite pure black bourbon".

"I'm out of my depth. He's got that overwhelming yandere vibe."

“Shuichi Akai is deliberately provoking us, hahaha.”

"Since it's the villain Bourbon, then there's bound to be a villainous matriarch."

"The Baptist God is that villain, hehe."

"What excellent standard Mandarin."

"I also heard my mother tongue."

"It seems that after time travel, everyone automatically learned a foreign language."

"Fortunately, they don't understand Mandarin."

"This 'one of our own'...could it be Kawano Kiyoshi?"

"Sister Long, you seem to have a strange feeling about stealing."

"This time, it's Shuichi Akai who's surrounded."

"You think it's 2v2, but it's actually 1v3."

……

Jiang Jin frowned, sensing that something was amiss. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Shuichi Akai and Rei Furuya were locked in a fierce battle. Jiang Jin put away his gun, slid out a dagger, and moved closer.

When the male guest saw that the two sides were fighting, he slammed the door shut and hid.

"Immersed in God, that is me, Kawano Ki."

"What's going on with you? Why didn't you send a message when you arrived?"

Kawano Ki answered in a low voice, feigning evasion, "I haven't had a chance to act alone. I finally got on the boat, but then my phone fell into the sea."

"?" Jiang Jin looked shocked, clearly not believing that a highly intelligent international fugitive would do such a thing. "Are you serious?"

Kawano Kiri nodded in anguish. Sometimes things just happen that absurdly. Just as she took out her phone to contact Jiang Jin in the group chat, she was bumped into by someone wearing a mask upside down.

The phone fell straight into the sea.

"Is the person wearing the mask alright?" Jiang Jin asked.

"Why did something happen to him? It was my phone that was damaged," Kawano Ki said.

The two fought like puppets, while Shuichi Akai and Rei Furuya on the side were delivering punches with real force, fighting extremely fiercely.

“You didn’t hit that person,” Jiang Jin said.

Kawano Ki suddenly realized, "Oh right, I didn't even throw him into the sea to keep my phone company. I'm getting kinder and kinder."

"Let them fight here, shall we talk somewhere else?" Kawano Ki said, giving him a wink. Jiang Jin nodded to her, then pulled out his gun and shouted, "Witch, where do you think you're going!"

Kawano Kiri raised her hand and screamed, then ran wildly in a certain direction, with Jiang Jin chasing after her, gun in hand. They passed by Akai Shuichi and Furuya Rei, who were fighting, startling them both.

"What...did they just say?" Furuya Rei asked blankly, staring at Jiang Jin's retreating figure.

Shuichi Akai shook his head: "I didn't understand."

The two exchanged a glance and then continued tearing at each other...

Jiang Jin and Kawano Qi ran away like fake people until they could no longer see Akai Shuichi and Furuya Rei before they stopped.

"By the way, what's your plan this time?" Jiang Jin stopped and leaned against the wall of the corridor to ask. Kawano Qi looked around and replied, "Judy's target is Vermouth. They want to capture her. Before coming here, James contacted the Metropolitan Police Department and said that this ghost ship is involved in illegal transactions. My task is to send a signal when the time comes, and the Metropolitan Police Department's ship will come over."

Jiang Jin stroked his chin: "I'll go find Shinichi Kudo first and see what's going on over there. I don't know if the Bourbon solution has been resolved yet."

"And what about me?" Kawano Kiri pointed to herself.

"Did you bring the badge that Bu Xuexi made?" Jiang Jin asked.

Kawano Kiri touched herself and rummaged around for a while before finding a black, metallic badge shaped like a raven: "Luckily, I put it in my pocket after I opened the package."

“Go to the fourth floor. If Judy’s target is Vermouth, then she must be on the fourth floor. Go and keep an eye on her. We’ll contact you anytime.”

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