Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

At night, the secret news that the heir of the Karasuma Group left Neon on a private plane quietly reached the ears of certain people.

Under the same moonlight,

Ichihara Yoshi looked down at the black and white chessboard under the lamp and gently placed a black piece.

Hojo Lianmune looked up at the crescent moon outside the window, thousands of thoughts running through his heart, and finally turning into a calm silence like a still well.

After receiving the latest news from the Public Security Bureau, Toru Amuro checked the time on his mobile phone, breathed a sigh of relief, and opened the email from his boss, Heibei Kuroda, again.

There is a simple time and place written on it.

Overseas, in an unknown house somewhere.

Rum, who was already worried about Karasuma Soshin leaving Neon, received a scheduled email at exactly seven o'clock.

There is no text in it, just a compressed video attachment.

When Rum saw Whiskey written in the sender column, he knew that there would be nothing good in it.

When he clicked on it, he saw a woman who had been tortured to the point where her face was almost unrecognizable.

But even so, Rum recognized the woman at first sight.

The international wanted criminal codenamed Iris, also recruited by him and given a codename by him, is another Fugana.

Yes, the owner of the code name Fugana is not just one person.

But a pair of twin sisters.

The two sisters are from the same mother and are almost identical in terms of height, appearance, and blood type.

It is precisely because of this that police forces in various countries, whether in their investigation of the dismemberment maniac or in their profiling of Iris, all unanimously believe that the criminal is a man.

In fact, whether it is the dismemberment maniac who caused panic among the people of Berry Country, or Iris who specializes in killing female police officers.

Both roles are played by two sisters.

When playing the role of a corpse dismemberer, the elder sister was the leading actress and the younger sister was the assistant.

When it came to playing the role of Iris, the younger sister became the leading actress and the older sister became the assistant.

The two sisters use the same identity to the outside world and never appear in public at the same time.

Their identical looks and weak female identities made it easy for them to go beyond the suspicion of the police and commit crimes one after another.

It also portrays the two identities of the corpse-slicer and Iris as disgusting but completely different images.

But all this did not escape Rum's eyes.

No matter how much the two sisters looked alike, Rum could easily tell them apart.

Afterwards, Rum, who was excited to see the prey, put a lot of thought into it.

Eventually, he recruited the two sisters under his command.

For the purpose of confusing others and also to keep a hidden card.

Rum did not apply for different code names for the two sisters.

Instead, the two sisters share a code name.

As a result, a person named Fujina appeared in the organization, whose promotion speed was astonishing, even Bourbon could not reach her.

But Rum didn't expect that even Gordon could save his life from the FBI, while Fuganari's sister, who was on the mission together, was killed by the Avengers.

After this, Rum hid the other Fugana and prevented her from showing up as Fugana in front of other members of the organization.

Only after getting Karasuma Renya's permission did he send people to Neon and let this other Fujina, in the identity of Iris, issue a murder notice to Sanada Yuki.

However, the confident Rum did not expect that he would end up like this.

What was even more unexpected was that both Fujinas were killed by Karasuma Soshin.

The Fugana in the video is no longer in human form.

After nearly three months of torture, he was able to survive thanks to a professional medical team behind him who rescued him from the brink of death time and time again.

The attending physician in this professional medical team is none other than the daughter of a policewoman who died tragically at the hands of Iris.

An outstanding female doctor who was determined to avenge her mother and used to work at Massachusetts General Hospital in Berry Country but resigned a few months ago.

Of course, this female doctor did more than just save the life.

He also participated in the torture of Fugana by the families of other victims.

Rescue is only to prolong Fugana's suffering.

Another thing is to wait for Karasuma Soshin to come and meet him in person after the punishment is completed.

Adachi Ward in Tokyo is a chaotic area that is not only poor but also has very poor public security.

The extremely low land prices have led to a large number of lower-class people gathering here, forming a slum named after the valley, which is well-known far and wide.

Slums, where good and bad people mix together, have always been a perfect breeding ground for crime.

There, armed fights are commonplace and theft and extortion are commonplace.

If you are unlucky, you may run into wanted criminals carrying firearms when you go out.

Corresponding to this is the booming development of various black and gray industries.

Nightclubs with bright lights and wine, casinos full of extravagance and luxury, and those restaurants, hotels, and clinics that are disguised as decent...

The three major industries of customs, gambling, and powder are flourishing here and business is booming.

Coupled with the involvement of various underworld forces.

No one cares whether the person you met yesterday is the unknown body that appeared in the alley today.

Is the person lying on the roadside really drunk, or was he knocked unconscious after being robbed of all his belongings?

Except for those who are obviously rich or good-looking, people here usually don't care about the identity of the new faces that appear here or who they were in the past.

Therefore, Karasuma Soshin had Iris placed here.

They also sent people to anonymously contact the families of the victims whose relatives and friends died at the hands of Iris and who have not yet let go of their hatred.

Select those who have the intention of revenge, tell them the city where Iris is located, and arrange for them to treat Iris well during this period.

The video was not long and Rum finished watching it in just a few minutes.

But the impact of this video on Rum is far from over.

At the end of the video, a hand wearing a black full-finger glove quickly and efficiently twisted Iris's neck.

An inaudible "click" sound was followed by a darkening of the sky, and Rum's face also darkened.

Apart from a tightly wrapped hand, there was no trace of the murderer who killed Fugana in the video.

But Rum could swear with his only remaining eye that the hand was definitely Whiskey's.

The bright light coming in from the window made Rum's ugly face particularly clear, and even more clearly illuminated the darkness in his eyes.

Having just finished his confinement punishment period, Whiskey would not easily provoke a dispute with him in the short term, but obviously, this time would not be long.

Iris's death is the best example.

Rum realized it clearly ever since he saw the announcement on the mission forum that he would be kicked out of the core cadre position and demoted and reduced in power.

In the past, there had been a never-ending fight between him and Whiskey, ever since Whiskey joined the organization.

Karasuma Renya, who had always been biased towards him, not only withdrew that bias.

She almost gave up on him completely.

All Whiskey needs to do is wait patiently for a while and behave himself during this time, and completely expose what happened before to his husband.

Then, Fugana's today will be his Rum's tomorrow.

Right now, his only way out is to regain that person's protection during this period of time.

But it's not that easy.

Thinking back to his situation during this period, Rum couldn't help but secretly hate Vermouth again.

One is just a canary who relies on the favor of the master, but he dares to dream of competing for the power of the core cadres.

Since he is an experimental subject, he should stay in the laboratory obediently and cooperate with the core experiments of the scientific research team like other S1-level experimental subjects.

The important thing is to help the scientific research team develop drugs that can bring about rejuvenation and immortality as soon as possible.

However, Rum only hated it for a while, and soon turned his thoughts back to how to get the protection of Karasuma Renya.

After all, even if he really won the fight with Vermouth, Rum didn't believe that Karasuma Renye would allow Vermouth, who was related to him by blood, to become a core cadre.

Allowing a test subject to acquire authority that is sufficient to affect the operation of the entire organization.

But if he doesn't quickly obtain the boss's protection, he will lose his only life the next time he fights Whiskey.

...

Ten thousand meters above the sky, a private plane was flying to Ying Country at a normal speed.

Under the warm yellow light, after a simple dinner, Karasuma Soshin sat on the soft and comfortable sofa and opened the pages of the book at hand.

Next to him, a limited edition football in black, white and red quietly occupied a small space on the sofa.

The ball not only has a unique code printed on it, but also has visible stitching marks.

A few hours later, the plane landed smoothly at a private airport in the capital of Ying State.

The cabin door opened, and the damp and cold air that rushed in instantly dispelled the warmth in the plane.

Xiang, who had received the news long ago, was waiting at the airport exit three hours in advance.

Karasuma Soshin, holding a football, just walked out of the private passage.

At first glance, I saw a particularly eye-catching flaxen curly hair.

"grown ups!"

Xiang stared at Karasuma Soshin with sparkling eyes, and when Karasuma Soshin came closer, he looked up and down at Karasuma Soshin, who had a new look.

In Xiang's memory, he had never seen Karasuma Soshin with short hair.

Of course, in addition to looking at Karasuma Soshin's image, he was more looking at Karasuma Soshin's face to see if he had any injuries.

The punishment period is nearly three months, which is almost half as long as the punishment period when the church was destroyed.

Even though he was well protected by the equipment team, Xiang had attended the organization's training camp and witnessed countless torture methods.

He is just young and impulsive, but he is not stupid.

Plus there are commentaries by Toru Amuro and others.

Xiang knew clearly that this time his master's trap against Rum and Champagne had successfully pulled Rum and Champagne down from their positions as core cadres.

But the gentleman was very angry.

The seemingly biased and vague statement of severe punishment of confinement in the announcement is by no means a casual remark.

If they weren't in a public place and there weren't people watching, Xiang would definitely have been able to pull off Karasuma Soshin's clothes and take a closer look to see if he had any injuries.

Of course, Xiang's idea did not escape the eyes of Karasuma Soshin.

So, when the two of them walked to the car in the underground parking lot, Karasuma Soshin handed the football in his hand over and opened the driver's door.

"According to the laws here, you are already an adult.

But in my opinion, you will not be considered an adult until your birthday next month."

Sitting in the driver's seat, Karasuma Soshin blinked at Xiang, who was holding a football in a daze outside the window, and added the second half of the sentence with a smile in his eyes:

"Don't worry, I'm not seriously injured, I can drive a car easily.

So, your seat is in the front passenger seat, you are a child who is not yet an adult. "

Xiang, who was coaxed into a daze, sat in the passenger seat, holding the football in his hand obediently.

Just like that, we let Karasuma Soshin drive the car quietly all the way to his private residence in London.

It was not until the passenger door was opened from the outside and the damp and cold air rushed in, hitting his face emotionlessly, that he finally came to his senses.

"Okay, get out of the car and go back to the house."

Looking at Karasuma Soshin, who had stood by the car door at some point and whose expression had softened with rare sincerity, Xiang quietly got out of the car holding the football.

What caught his eye was a house that was so familiar to him that it couldn't be more familiar.

When he opened the door and entered the house, the moment the lights came on, Xiang seemed to have returned to the day when he was brought back to Ying Country from Mei Country by Karasuma Soshin.

At that time, Xiang, who was only 9 years old, knew for the first time what the outside world looked like, and saw London shrouded in fog for the first time.

It was the first time I felt the warmth of a fireplace.

However, whereas Xiang would feel uneasy in the past, he is no longer hesitant or afraid now.

Because he has a home that will never drive him away, and he has a faith that supports him to move forward bravely.

"My Lord, what is this?"

After taking a shower, I changed into the home clothes in the closet in my room.

Xiang returned to the living room in slippers and asked curiously about the tricolor football that Karasuma Soshin brought back from Neon and held all the way in his arms, which was now placed on the low table in the living room.

Karasuma Soshin, who had also taken a shower and changed into home clothes, stopped moving the mouse and focused his eyes on the tricolor football.

"It's my stuff. I lent it to someone else before, and I just happened to pick it up on my way."

Xiang took a look at the stitches on the football and quickly guessed that the ball had been pierced by a bullet before, and his expression immediately became unhappy.

"That man is really bad. He actually ruined the ball that the adults lent him like this."

He didn't know much about football, but he knew that a patched item would definitely not be as useful as the original one.

Karasuma Soshin did not explain anything about this, and only replied lightly:

"Yeah, so I took it back."

After getting the answer, Xiang did not ask any more questions, but remained silent for a long time, hesitating.

Seeing the look of wanting to say something but stopping, Karasuma Soshin stopped what he was doing again and shifted his gaze from the computer screen to Xiang again.

"Do you have any other questions for me? Tell me."

"grown ups?"

"Ah."

"How long will you stay here this time?"

Will you stay for a few days and then go back to Neon?

"Celebrate your birthday."

Xiang's eyes dimmed for a moment.

He didn't know when he was born. Ever since he could remember, he had been living in the slums, living from one day to the next and from hunger to fullness.

The harsh living environment forced him to struggle hard to survive. Not to mention his birthday, he didn't even know his last name.

Tom is also the most common name. Just by shouting it on the street, countless people will turn around instantly.

Therefore, when asked about his birthday, Xiang firmly regarded the day he was picked up by Karasuma Soshin as his birthday.

December 8th, that was a day that Xiang would remember for the rest of his life.

But this date is only ten days away from today.

This means that Karasuma Soshin only stayed in Ying Country for ten days.

"After celebrating your birthday, I will go to the core base. If nothing unexpected happens, I will stay in various core bases for a while.

As for Neon, I won’t be going back anytime soon, and even if I do, I won’t stay for more than a month like I did last time.”

Xiang looked up with surprise, and saw Karasuma Soshin looking at him expectantly:

"By the way, how is your report going? Can you hand it in at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning?"

!!!

"I have to submit a report too?"

Xiang looked shocked.