【Quan Zhen】According to the script, we should kiss now?

【19】

{Have achieved "Phantom Thief World·Bad Ending" and obtained 100 points}

{Do you want to inherit the archive and start over? }

"Yes."

What responded to Yuki was the white light flooding into his field of vision.Different from the dim storage room in the first week, he is now in a well-decorated office suite, with huge French windows in front of him, and a middle-aged man sitting in front of the window and looking at him against the light.

The loyal assistant plug-in told him that this is the director of the police department, Yumu's immediate boss, and he trusts his ability very much. The several important tasks that Yuki participated in before were all decided by the director.

"...Then just like what was said at the meeting, Yumu Jun managed to infiltrate Knights. This group of thieves has become more and more rampant recently, and even disturbed the social atmosphere. It must be eradicated from the root!"

The system prompt box flickered in front of his eyes, implying that he should salute at this time, and then made a promise to accomplish his mission.But Yuki was still immersed in the BE atmosphere just now, his mind was full of the pained and rejected expression of Sena before he disappeared.He took a breath and told himself not to think about it anymore, he had obtained important information from the bad ending, and the most urgent thing to do was to play the real ending.

"Definitely complete the task."

The director is very satisfied with his attitude: "That's right, I believe in you Yumu-san, you can always blend in perfectly with the role you need to play, not only can you fool the eyes of those villains, even I-- say Get up, in view of the insidious and cunning opponent this time, I specially asked the R&D department to prepare a little gift for you."

Yumu took the small box on the table, inside was a chip the size of a fingernail.

"Usually it'll be as quiet as a hibernating bug, and those people won't notice it's there. You just have to turn it on periodically and it'll tell us you're all right. It's just a backup, a rainy day, but it doesn't mean I don’t trust you—we always believe in you, you are not someone who can’t get stuck in a ‘role’—only because Yumu-kun is an indispensable person, we must confirm your safety.”

The man sitting in the boss's chair exaggerated his sincerity with body language, but it only seemed more pretentious.You Mu thought to himself, in fact, he was worried about the defection of the undercover member, so he found an excuse to insert a monitor for the other party, calling it protection.

"One last thing," when Youmu was about to leave, the director suddenly said quietly, "Although the consensus in the department is to find out the dens and arrest the thieves, that's just a public statement. If there are special circumstances, you are allowed to shoot .”

His tone was dark and cold, and the shooting was just an undertone of "permission to kill."You Mu turned his head suddenly, the light outside the window was frighteningly bright, as if a searchlight was stinging his eyes presumptuously, the director's figure hidden in the light was as eye-catching and disobedient as a stain on a white cloth.

The howling cold wind and the sound of helicopter propellers rang again in Youmu's ears.He opened his eyes in panic, realizing that what had just happened was just a dream.

Cold sweat drenched his pajamas, he got out of bed to pour water for himself, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the laptop that was not closed, and there was a flashing warning window in the center of the screen, which was making a "beep" sound.

Just as Youmu took a closer look, the system popped up two options: {Activate the chip; no report for now}

Youmu glanced at the date on the UI frame, it was earlier than the time node of the first week, and he hadn't even performed the task of stealing the account books from the office building.You Mu hesitated for a moment, and decided to report it first. The director doesn't seem to be easy to provoke. If you want to explore more clues, you'd better appease him first.

The warning window at the forefront finally disappeared, and the code on the screen continued to scroll rapidly, probably trying to crack some firewall or password. Just when Yumu was about to go back to sleep, the system option suddenly popped up in front of him: {research chip ;go to sleep}

Intuition tells Youmu that researching chips is a deadly act now, and his knowledge is not rich enough, and he can't even solve all the puzzles in the card, but those four words planted seeds in his heart, before the time is right, He decided to maintain the status quo.

The next day, when Yuki was looking for a classroom for a new course on campus, Sena rode a motorcycle whizzing by in front of him. Just when he thought the other party would leave just like that, the silver-haired youth suddenly made a big turn and stopped gracefully at the Beside the flower bed, lifted the windshield of the safety helmet, and looked at Yuki with a clear goal.

He heard the exclamation of the girls beside him, the whispers of curious passers-by, and the restless engine sound of the locomotive under Sena's crotch when it was waiting. Among the noisy voices, he could vaguely hear Own intensified heartbeat.Yuki walked forward pretending to be calm, and the other party was looking at him with a smile, that was clearly the expression Sena often made when facing him, but at this moment he missed it very much.Youmu pursed his lips, suppressing the original impulse to hug each other.He can't screw up anymore, no matter how much he misses Sena Izumi, this time he has to play the role of a good hacker.

"You Jun came so early, can't you find the classroom?"

Yuki greeted Sena politely.They stood on the main road leading to the teaching area, with students coming and going behind them.People who dress stylishly and ride motorcycles are not common on campus, so Sena and Yuki, who looks familiar to him, become the focus of everyone's attention.

"Do you need my brother to take you there? I come here often." Sena said with a bright and kind smile, and Yuki heard someone gasp behind him.

Sure enough, the system gave two completely different answers, Yuki did not hesitate this time, politely declined Sena's kindness.

"Quan Sang is very busy, isn't there a seminar going on soon?"

Sena raised her eyebrows, seeming very happy: "I just complained once casually, but You Jun remembered it in my heart. Sure enough, you just didn't say it, but you really care about me, right?"

"It's Quan Sang who is overwhelmed." You Mu stopped lingering, and prepared to run away with a thick reference book in his arms.Unexpectedly, as soon as Sena's arm was blocked, Yuki was hijacked by him, and in the eyes of others, he threw himself into his arms like flirting.

"Go to the library after class?"

Yuki seemed determined to avoid Sena this time, as soon as the system options came out, he nodded.

"That's right, I'm going too."

"..."

"That's why you don't want to be with me?" Sena looked at his expression carefully, and said meaningfully: "Although You Jun doesn't like to talk to me, in fact, what's in your heart is written on your face?"

Yuki's body froze.

Sena continued: "Please let me go...do you think so now?"

Yuki frowned, he felt that the strength in his waist and abdomen had disappeared, and his inertia made him stagger half a step forward, but fortunately, Sena grabbed his wrist in time, so that he would not be dragged down by the book and fall down.

"Don't worry, I'm just going to the library to get some materials, and it won't hinder You Jun's reading."

The bell tower struck the hour to announce the hour, and if you don't leave, you will be late.Sena also realized this, and let go of Yuki's hand: "Room 520, Block I, You Jun wants to go to Internet Security, right? It is said that the professor has a bad temper, so don't be late."

Yuki went straight to the library after class.He got out of class early today, and usually there are not many students in the library at this time, but today it seemed that it had been specially negotiated, and all the seats he usually sat were taken up.In desperation, he had no choice but to walk around the self-study area, and finally found an empty seat. Turning his eyes, he found that the opposite was Sena Izumi, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and when he met Yuki's eyes, he showed a triumphant smile.

"If you don't come again, the last seat will be gone."

Yuki sat down awkwardly, before the book was opened, Sena eagerly helped him turn on the small table lamp.

"Thank you Quansang..."

Sena smiled gently, and lowered her head to read the yellowed old book.Yuki has been trying to keep his attention on the codes in the book, but those familiar characters have become obscure at this moment, forcing his thoughts to go astray, from the textbook to the desk lamp, and then to sitting on the opposite side of the table on that person.Seto supported his chin with his hands, lowered his eyebrows, and lightly brushed the paper with his fingertips. The warm light sprinkled gold powder on his silver-gray curly hair. Behind him was an oak-colored bookcase, like an upright and affectionate knight in a picture book, sealed in In a sad and meaningful fairy tale.

The scene in front of him overlapped with the memory, and Youmu couldn't help but think of the winter semester that had just ended successfully. At the end of the year, all the important things were crowded together, and he was so busy that he had to go to the library to review and prepare for the exam.That was probably one of the few times when Youmu was separated from his companions. He stayed in the corner of the reading area and read books as if no one was there. When the sun set in the west and the moon rose in the east, the crowded library became empty, and it was so quiet that the administrator’s voice could be heard. There is a light cough, and then someone will come across to him with a freshly made bento, gently open the seat, and concentrate on doing his own things like a stranger, until Yuki gets tired from reviewing and stretches Then, that person would smile and push the bento and water bottle in front of him, and say gently, are you tired, let's go to eat together, You Jun?

Yuki never told Sena that that period of unspoken co-existence was a rare and peaceful time before he prepared for the big competition at the end of the year-the corner of the somewhat worn desk in the library, the desk lamp with insensitive buttons, The bento box exuding the tempting aroma of rice, and Sena who seems to have endless patience waiting for him-they are a warm nest built in the bottom of Yuki's heart, allowing him to hide in and take a breath at critical moments of nervous tension.The competition is over and the New Year is coming. Everything is a thing of the past. He no longer has to spend every day in the library and study hard, and he doesn’t have to worry about counting down the game schedule every day. The one who silently accompanied and supported him.

Longing drowned Yuki like a tide, and when he realized that he was still in the game again, Sena who was sitting opposite had already leaned over to look at him.

"You Jun?"

Yuki came back to his senses, hurriedly lowered his head and pretended to look up the information, but he stared at Sena unconsciously for a long time!Sena let out a chuckle unceremoniously, and Yuki's head was buried even lower, almost squeezed into the thick spine of the book.

After two days of ordinary daily life, Sena found You Jun during the break and told him that he would perform a task the day after tomorrow.

Youmu knew that they were going to steal the confidential account books of that company.This time, he made preparations in advance and learned about the background of the consortium and the information of its internal personnel. This skyscraper was the earliest high-rise building in the entire city. It was old, but it had been renovated internally. It was extensively renovated before.So in the first week of the week, the room where Sena was located had many advanced anti-theft warning equipment, but the ventilation duct where Yuki was staying was quite old, but thanks to the old duct, the guards who were chasing him failed to catch him. He was also knocked back to the ground by a playing card from Sena.

The more you investigate the company's information, the more Youmu feels something strange.It is true that this is a large consortium, and it is understandable that the security facilities are perfect, but some places are a bit too perfect, such as the president's office with several alarms installed outside the glass wall.Speaking of which, I don’t know if I can crack the firewall of the siren this time. Youmu quickly tapped on the keyboard, doing the final debugging of the software. He learned a lot of new things in the last week, and this time it should improve his efficiency.

As the first game mission of this world line, the difficulty is not high. In addition, Yumu has gained experience and is much more skilled in operation.Soon, he fixed all the automatic locks leading to the president's room, obtained the control authority of all the monitors, and successfully escaped the patrolling guards.Under his guidance, Sena arrived at the office easily all the way, and began to look through the paperwork in the office.

With extra time, Yuki was able to search the company's electronic information database more carefully.He found that the control right of a computer in the finance department was grayed out, so he began to focus on breaking through the firewall of this computer.Sena has already entered the president's office, looking through documents and reports, while telling Yuki about the president's flirtatious gossip.

"——Although this guy staged a Shura field in the restaurant, the restaurant he went to looks pretty good. After the mission is over, Pocky-kun and I will try it?"

It was a long-lost branch choice. Yuki still remembered Sena's reaction, and said, "I'm not interested in seafood."

"It's a pity," Sena's tone was very regretful, obviously he liked the dishes of this restaurant, "Then what dish is Pocky-kun interested in?"

{instant food; semi-cooked food}

At first glance, he answered the other party's question, but after careful consideration, none of them would be the food that the CEO would like. In this way, Sena could not take the opportunity to invite him to eat together.Youmu silently made a note in his heart, this hacker Youmu is really good at counter-routines.

Suddenly, the firewall of the desktop computer in the accounting room was breached, and the financial statements filled Yumu's screen like blooming white petals.He typed in a few lines of instructions, and the computer began sifting through bills that didn't match the amounts.

On the other side, the last electronic lock on the president's desk was also unlocked by Yuki. Sena took out the account book that was wrapped in a cover, and browsed it roughly. It was full of money transactions secretly colluded with many high-ranking officials on the surface, bribery, Illegal trading, even implicated in bank money laundering.This is obviously not an account book for routine financial records, but a crime book that contains evidence of violations of all relevant parties.As long as this "trump card" is in hand, those high-ranking officials will have to let the consortium do its thing, and the consortium will use this to intensify its crimes.

Because there was still plenty of time, Sena looked through it carefully again. He found that a page of the account book had been cut off carefully, and after careful inspection, he could not find any clues related to the missing page.It seemed that someone had come here before them and secretly erased the evidence against them.

"Aki-san, please leave the president's office as soon as possible. The patrolling guards are about to arrive at the office, but they haven't found anything unusual yet."

"Okay, Mr. Pocky retreat first, take the secret passage I told you, and I will pick you up at the exit."

Yuki responded, and the secret passage Sena mentioned was discovered from the original floor plan of this building when he was browsing the materials in the library a few days ago.It was much easier than crawling through the ventilation ducts against the cold wind, and you didn't have to worry about being overheard by the patrol.

However, before he left, he had to copy all the financial statements in that computer.With limited time, he couldn't find the financial loophole here, but it was a windfall that he didn't want to miss.

Just when he was about to complete all the copies, the alarm in the president's room suddenly rang.Yuki hurriedly checked the monitor in the office, but Sena had already escaped smoothly, so why did there still be an alarm?However, he had no time to think about it. The guards were rushing by on the other side of the door, and he had to urgently mobilize multiple monitors to keep an eye on the movements of the guards while rushing to the entrance of the secret passage.

"Mr. Pocky, where are you?" Sena's voice was a little anxious, and he also heard the alarm bell.

You Mu gave the coordinates, he has arrived near the secret passage, but he hasn't found the entrance yet.A patrolman spotted him and rushed over brandishing his baton.

Yuki shrank subconsciously, protecting the computer on his chest.

A puff of thick smoke enveloped him and the patrol.Yuki, who inhaled the smoke, coughed violently, and suddenly a gloved hand covered his mouth and nose, dragging him out of the mist.

"Sorry, I was discovered again..." Youmu said intermittently.Sena squeezed his hand tightly.

"No, you did a great job." He said, leading You Mu through the secret passage and to the familiar rooftop with ease.The guards hadn't noticed that the two had already reached the roof, and there were only two of them on the wide roof, hugging each other intimately, standing on the edge of the narrow eaves.

Although Yuki has experienced bungee jumping once, when he stands on the top of the building overlooking the street view, he still cannot avoid feeling apprehensive.Sena seemed to have sensed Yuki's nervousness, wrapped his left arm around his lower back, and held him tightly in his arms.

"Are you scared?"

Yuki didn't make a sound, silently clutching Sena's lapel.He heard Sena chuckle in his ear.

"It's okay, leave it to me."

The familiar falling, the familiar feeling of weightlessness, the familiar warm embrace, Youmu looked at the sky that was getting further and further away, this time, he no longer panicked.

-TBC-