As the sun slowly sank below the horizon, and the last rays of its light were about to disappear from the grass, the two people, one big and one small, finally arrived at the park that the crystal ball had predicted.

The park was almost deserted. The fountain sprayed water silently, broken only by the occasional chirping of swallows returning to their nests and the rustling of leaves in the wind. A swing swayed gently in the breeze, and on a park bench next to it sat a girl who looked about twelve or thirteen years old.

She wore a plain white dress, which made her look like a lab coat from the Vision Labs; the girl's long, wavy, slightly curly short hair had a warm brown hue, and in her arms lay a black and white calico cat, lazily stretching and occasionally letting out a meow that was full of twists and turns.

Akihara stopped in his tracks. The pirate cat was indeed the little kitten that appeared from the crystal ball, but that girl... that hairstyle... it looked so much like that girl who was supposed to still be studying in America...

The little boy looked overjoyed, and Akihara nodded with satisfaction, indicating that he could go and take his cat.

The little boy shouted "Pretty sister!" and ran over.

Akihara: ...Where's Mimi? So love can disappear, right?

The little boy grabbed Shiho Miyano's clothes and wouldn't let go. Shiho, who was twelve or thirteen years old, was startled. She first looked down at the little boy, whose eyes were swollen like peaches because of intermittent crying, and then looked up at Akihara not far away.

She pondered for a moment; no one knew what judgments and processes went through the mind of this genius young scientist. She quickly pulled out her phone and dialed 110. "Hello, there's a strangely dressed pervert here who seems to be trying to abduct children..."

Qiu Yuan Erkang shouted, "Wait, wait, wait!!"

"So, you were helping this little boy find his cat." After listening to Akihara and the little boy recount the whole story, Miyano Shiho finally lowered her guard, only to become puzzled again. "Then why are you dressed like that?"

"I know that!" The little boy raised his hand frantically. "Sister, I'm only telling you this secret, okay? Actually, he's the ultimate fortune teller, and we found Xiaomi through his divination!"

Qiu Yuan gritted his teeth. This guy forgot everything when he saw a pretty older woman. What happened to not telling a second person?

Seeing the deepening confusion on Shiho Miyano's face, he chuckled awkwardly and replied, "Actually, I was just cosplaying..."

Shiho Miyano nodded, seemingly understanding. She handed the cat back to the little boy, and the fat cat reluctantly clung to Shiho Miyano's clothes with its claws, meowing pitifully.

Like master, like cat... Akihara expressionlessly took out the cat treat he had just bought to bribe the stray cat, and waved it in the nose of the pirate cat. The cat immediately let go of Shiho Miyano's clothes and pounced on the cat treat.

Shiho Miyano smiled for the first time since they met, a smile so subtle it was almost imperceptible, the corners of her mouth turning up a pixel.

……

At the same time, Gin also received a message from his informant.

"Shiho Miyano met with a man dressed in strange clothes. I took a picture of him with my digital camera and faxed it to you!"

Then he heard the fax machine next to him start working, spitting out a face that Gin knew all too well—

Vodka, who was passing by with a cup of coffee in his hand, peeked over and, on behalf of Gin, voiced the complaint he wanted to make: "Isn't that Akihara Kazuhiro? Why is it him again?"

……

The little boy, having found his cat, waved goodbye to Shiho Miyano with satisfaction. Turning his head, he saw Kazuhiro Akihara reach out his hand, making a gesture of rubbing his thumb and forefinger together.

The little boy understood instantly. With a pained and trembling expression, he took out his card and handed it to Akihara Kazuhiro. Akihara Kazuhiro nodded in satisfaction, told the system to keep it safe, and then casually asked, "You can find your way home by yourself, right?"

The little boy paused for a moment, looked around, and realized that he was in an unfamiliar street and an unfamiliar park.

He looked up at Akihara, tears welling up in his eyes again, his lips trembling.

"Wow——"

Akihara: (looks dead).

……

The next day, at the agreed location.

Bourbon, Scotland, and Sutherland stared at each other.

Scotland was the first to step in with a smile and smooth things over: "Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Scotland from the operations team, in charge of the sniping part of this mission."

He deliberately emphasized the words "first meeting" to avoid Su Dai discovering that he and Ling knew each other beforehand, and also to remind Su Dai not to forget their agreement.

This guy... is very perceptive, but his stance is ambiguous. Zero still needs to be careful not to reveal any weaknesses in front of Su Dai.

Bourbon picked up where Scotland left off. “I’m Bourbon from the intelligence team. I’ve investigated the deployment of the target’s defenses, and I’ll distribute the information to you later.”

He was puzzled that Su Dai was actually a newcomer, which completely contradicted his judgment. He was also nervous because this was the first time he had met his childhood friend and police academy buddy, Morofushi Hiromitsu, since joining the organization. He had to be extremely careful not to arouse the suspicion of this suspicious guy's doubts about their relationship.

After listening to the two introductions, Qiu Yuan fell silent. He hadn't done any research beforehand, and no one had told him which group he was in!

The current situation is a company team-building activity. Everyone is introducing themselves. The first few people introduced themselves as the tiger guarding the mountain, the eagle with foresight, the wolf skilled in battle, and the leopard agile. When it was my turn: Hello everyone, I am the fish that slacks off, the horse that spoils the flock, and the drum that retreats?

Akihara's silence made both of them tense, and then they saw Akihara's expression turn strange again, as if he had remembered something funny. Finally, he opened his mouth.

"Hello everyone, I'm Su Dai, from the logistics team's mess hall. What would you two like to eat after the mission is over?"

Toru Amuro:......

Zhu Fu Jingguang:...

Amuro Tooru's pupils trembled. His first thought was: Does the organization even have such a department?! After months of investigation, he was confident that he had thoroughly investigated the organization's surface departments and had never heard of any logistics group or cooking squad...

Zhu Fujing rubbed his forehead. "Su Dai, isn't it a bit inappropriate to joke at a time like this?"

"Hey, I saw everyone was pretty tense, so I thought I'd try to lighten the mood this way." Akihara pouted. "Okay, actually I don't even know which group I'm in. I just joined a week ago. But if either of you gets injured, I can help bandage you up, and if the injuries are too serious, I can even help collect the body..."

Amuro Tooru sneered, "You're already trying to demoralize your own people before even starting a mission. Does Gin, whom you're so obsessed with, even know about this?"

Akihara glanced at Amuro Tooru; this guy was quite vengeful. He ignored the other's provocation and pretended to be deep in thought. "I can also help you hack into the security system of the mission target and disable all their cameras and other intelligent security systems."

Morofushi Kagemitsu, standing to the side, timidly raised his hand. "Excuse me for interrupting, but the mission location is an old-fashioned dojo. Forget about smart security systems, there probably aren't even many security cameras..."

Akihara: ...Damn it, this backward era!

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