Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

At 10:17 pm,

An international flight from Vienna arrived safely at Vladivostok International Airport.

After walking out of the jet bridge with other passengers and passing through the customs checkpoint, Karasuma Soshin, who did not have any luggage, did not leave the airport directly.

Instead, he produced a VIP card and entered the airport VIP room.

After verifying the identity, the front desk receptionist respectfully handed back the VIP card that Karasuma Soshin had handed over with one hand with both hands.

Karasuma Soshin reached out to take it, and the female receptionist's eyes naturally fell on Karasuma Soshin's outstretched hand.

After noticing the ruby ​​and silver snake ring on the little finger of Karasuma Soshin's left hand, the receptionist's gaze paused slightly.

But he quickly looked away as usual.

As soon as Karasuma Soshin turned around and walked into the VIP room, the female receptionist immediately took out her cell phone and sent a text message to a certain number.

Sitting on the sofa in the VIP room, Karasuma Soshin opened his mobile phone mailbox and saw that there were no unread emails from Vermouth.

There was no surprise in his eyes.

Perhaps because there were not many people in the VIP room late at night, the receptionists' service attitude was particularly thoughtful and considerate.

They would either bring him snacks or kindly ask him if he wanted anything to drink.

Some people also came to ask him if he needed travel and accommodation services, and said that they would try their best to provide him with the best service.

Karasuma Soshin looked up at the business card handed to him by the man dressed as a receptionist, and his eyes lightly swept over the golden pattern on the lower right corner of the business card, which seemed to be just for decoration.

She reached out to take the business card, but rejected the man's suggestion.

The man did not show any abnormality. When he saw Karasuma Soshin accept the business card, he respectfully said that he could contact him anytime if he needed anything.

Then he turned and left.

Karasuma Soshin looked down at the business card in his hand, took a look and then turned it over.

After seeing the phone number engraved at the bottom of the back of the business card, which was completely different from the one on the front.

He reached out and put the business card into his coat pocket.

Then he leaned back against the sofa and closed his eyes.

More than an hour later, Karasuma Soshin opened his eyes when his phone beeped with a new email.

【TO：Whiskey

See you at Crystal Palace in the Las Vegas Strip at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.

From: Vermouth

It seems that Vermouth has encountered a special situation.

After coming to this conclusion effortlessly, Karasuma Soshin put away his phone, stood up from the sofa, and walked out of the VIP room.

...

In a brightly colored, magnificent palace-style building,

The butler in a dark suit walked through door after door, and after getting permission from the people inside, he pushed open the door of the study under the watchful eyes of the bodyguards outside.

He handed the documents in his hand to the desk.

In the dim study, the only light sources are the desk lamp and the computer with the lit screen.

The warm light made the butler's white court-style gloves embroidered with gold patterns very clear.

The woman behind the desk picked up the document and briefly flipped through it.

When I scanned the face in the file, I couldn't help but sigh:

“I didn’t expect that Jia Ke’s new behind-the-scenes power holder is so young.”

But he came here at this time, he must have heard the news and wanted to get a piece of the pie.

Thinking of this, the woman sneered with contempt.

"If that loser Alexei knew that this news had attracted the person behind Jia Ke's back, he would probably jump for joy."

First, the things were taken away right under their noses by the Crow's people, and now new predators have been attracted to the scene.

It's getting more and more interesting.

The housekeeper thought about it for a while and felt that there was something fishy going on.

“This matter has been kept secret from everyone, and all channels of information have been blocked from the outside.

The only thing that could have leaked it is the crow that suddenly intervened."

The woman didn't think that Jia Ke had any relationship with the crow. Even if there was, Jia Keke, who was led to the table, was not a paper tiger who would allow the crow to manipulate her.

"It doesn't matter. No matter why the person behind Jia Ke is here, we are not the most anxious ones."

"Are you planning to disclose this information?"

"Do not."

The woman's face was full of a look of watching a show, and her eyes were cold and condescending.

"If you reveal it, this play will be meaningless."

If you want to sit at the table, it depends on your ability.

"But if Jia Ke wins..."

Hearing the butler's concerns, the woman looked at him sharply, anger showing on her face:

"Why, you think I will definitely lose."

"No, of course not."

The housekeeper hurriedly began to explain, but the woman had no interest in listening.

"Shut up."

...

In a private apartment somewhere in Vladivostok,

Seeing that the sent email showed that it had been read but there was no reply, Vermouth knew that Karasuma Soshin must be unhappy that she replied to the message so late.

But she didn't want to.

She originally planned to arrive at her temporary accommodation after the plane landed.

While Karasuma Soshin has not arrived yet, use this time to check the relevant information.

Otherwise, when Karasuma Soshin arrives and I call to ask, he will say he knows nothing about the matter.

But when she arrived at the booked hotel, she found that the situation was more complicated than she had expected.

"Hello, ma'am. There was a problem with our hotel's room management system. It is currently under repair. Please wait for a few minutes.

You can sit in the rest area over there for a while.

I am so sorry. ”

After taking the ID handed over by Vermouth, the front desk receptionist pointed to the inoperable computer screen in front of him and said apologetically.

At this time, Vermouth didn't have any doubts.

She glanced behind the computer screen the receptionist pointed out to her.

He also glanced at the few guests sitting in the lounge area who were unable to check in due to problems with the hotel system.

Carrying the bag in hand, she sat down on the sofa by the window in the rest area not far from the front desk.

But just a moment after she took out her cell phone, she noticed someone was observing her with hidden eyes.

There is more than one sight.

Vermouth did not act rashly, but instead found an opportunity to touch up her makeup and used a makeup mirror to observe her surroundings.

She noticed that the gazes came from the front desk receptionist, from the guests sitting not far from her who were also waiting for the system to be restored, and from outside the window.

Ten minutes later, the hotel system returned to normal.

After completing the check-in procedures, enter the hotel room.

Not only did Vermouth find eavesdropping devices and pinhole cameras in the room, she also discovered that the suitcase she handed to the hotel doorman after getting off the car, who then delivered it to the room, had been touched.

It looked the same on the outside, but the contents had been carefully checked.

Moreover, her laptop which was packed in the box was tampered with and could not be opened at all.

A locator and a listening device were installed in a hidden location of the box.

At this moment, Vermouth finally realized how dangerous and tense the situation here was.

The reason she was put under this level of surveillance was not because anything was found to be wrong with her.

Instead, the people behind the scenes are suspicious of everyone who enters Vladivostok from outside.

Such a feat would require a lot of manpower and material resources.

Moreover, this is not something that can be achieved simply by having money.

Vermouth took out some clean clothes from her suitcase as usual and went into the bathroom.

She turned on the shower head in the bathroom and filled the bathtub with water. After checking that there were no hidden cameras in the bathroom, Vermouth took out her cell phone by listening to the sound of the water running.

But I found that the mobile phone signal was disconnected at this time.

At that moment, Vermouth was so angry that she almost laughed.

If she hadn't known that there was a bug in the bathroom, any sound she made would have been heard by the person eavesdropping behind the scenes.

Vermouth really could sneer out loud.

At the same time, she also understood that this was the other party's preliminary means for the next test.

Sure enough, not long after Vermouth walked out of the bathroom in her bathrobe and slippers, the lights in the room suddenly dimmed.

The air conditioning in the room also stopped working.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door.

After opening the door, a young man wearing a hotel staff uniform appeared in front of Vermouth.

Without waiting for the young man to apologize, Vermouth, wrapped in a thick coat and with her hair wrapped in a shower cap, angrily questioned:

"What kind of hotel is this? The power went out just after I finished taking a shower. Are you trying to freeze me to death here?"

"Ma'am, I'm so sorry."

While apologizing, the young man explained that there was a heavy snowstorm a few days ago and the temperature dropped sharply in the past few days.

The voltage is unstable, so there are always problems from time to time.

Unfortunately, this time, a power outage occurred on the floor where Vermouth was located and the two floors above and below.

It also caused the signal of the entire hotel to be disconnected.

Hearing this, Vermouth took out his cell phone, checked the cell phone signal, and his face became even more angry:

"What! There really isn't even any signal!

What a lousy hotel this is. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have listened to Maverick and chosen to vacation here.”

Hearing this, the young man immediately put aside most of his suspicions and treated Vermouth as a wealthy tourist.

He said with an apologetic smile:

"Ma'am, how about this? I'll move you to a luxury suite on the sixteenth floor for free.

How about I refund your prepaid room fee?"

Vermouth did not show the joy of getting a bargain, but asked coldly:

“So you can change rooms even if you have no signal, then why did I have to wait so long before?

Do you think I am easy to bully because I came from abroad? "

The young man didn't expect that the woman in front of him would be so difficult to deal with and bring up old grudges at this time.

Without waiting for the young man to find an excuse to explain, Vermouth turned around and packed up the suitcase that had hardly been moved.

Then she dragged her suitcase up to the young man, said she would not stay there anymore, immediately returned the money to her, and she would find another place to live.

The young man didn't expect that the woman in front of him would be so angry. After trying to persuade her twice, Vermouth still insisted on leaving.

So we had no choice but to compromise.

“Since you insist on leaving, ma’am, we will prepare a car for you.

Of course, before you leave, I hope you can give our hotel another chance to serve you. ”

As he spoke, the waiter extended his hand and gestured for guests to come in.

"For your health, please follow me to the 16th floor. You can dry your hair and change into clothes and shoes in the luxurious suite on the 16th floor.

I will notify you when the car I contacted arrives."

It seemed that Vermouth only then noticed that she was still wearing slippers, and she followed the waiter to the suite on the 16th floor unhappily.

I dried my hair here and changed my clothes, shoes and socks.

While using the hair dryer to blow dry her hair, Vermouth turned on her cell phone and took a look. The signal was full.

She also found that there were no eavesdropping devices or pinhole cameras installed in the suite.

But Vermouth still had no intention of staying here.

Therefore, the young man who originally thought that Vermouth would change her mind could only silently send her out of the hotel and report to his superiors.

She was summarized as a willful tourist who didn't know what was good for her and wanted to go back to Berry Country if she didn't agree with something.

Later, Vermouth, who had originally planned to go directly to the airport to buy a ticket back to Berry Country, learned from the driver that her cell phone signal had been restored in the car.

He angrily called the guy named Maverick, and was persuaded by the other party on the phone, and finally went to an upscale community.

The young man finally let go of his last bit of suspicion and turned his suspicion to other people staying in the hotel.

After all this trouble, when Vermouth finally had time to start the investigation, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.

At that time, Vermouth hadn't started investigating anything yet.

I am not sure whether the entire Vladivostok is under the surveillance of the person behind the scenes.

therefore,

She deliberately did not send any email to Karasuma Soshin right away, as a reminder for him not to act rashly for the time being.

After checking the preliminary situation, I sent an email to Karasuma Soshin at around eleven o'clock.

Looking at the information currently at hand, Vermouth frowned slightly.

I hope I can get the clues about Gin's mission from Whiskey tomorrow.

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(Not related to the main text, just for fun)

Mini-theater 1: Main World Card-drawing Movie-Gin's Weakness (V)

[Gin always maintains a disdainful attitude towards Getsugamaru's insistence on being an ordinary policeman.

So he sneered:

“Who told you to insist on being an ordinary policeman? You were ranked first in the professional group that year, but you finally chose to change your name and become an ordinary patrol chief.

Even an ordinary police inspector can step on your head."

Yueyawan became unhappy when he heard this, and changed from lying position to sitting position in a flash.

"Oh, you should be happy. If I had been in the police force, you would be counting stars in prison now."

As he spoke, Yuegamaru reached out and picked up the glass that Gin had refilled for him and clinked it with Gin's glass.

He poured a mouthful into his mouth and said:

"You're still talking about me, how are you better than me?

I don't know why you are so enthusiastic about working in a garbage organization where four out of ten people are useless, three undercover agents and two traitors.

Gin didn't say anything, but handed over the paper bag on his left hand:

"I'm going to Ouzhou for a while tomorrow."

Yueyawan put down the wine glass, took it without hesitation and opened the package. After opening it, he looked at the shoes inside for two seconds and said happily:

“You have a good eye. I will accept this birthday gift in advance.

I wanted to buy a pair, but there were too many people lining up to buy them. I didn't expect your pendant to be so useful. Lend it to me later. 】

The screen focused on the pair of red and black sneakers.

On the red side, Toru Amuro and others all looked at Yueyamaru's feet.

He retracted his feet, Yueyawan maintained a deathly calm expression on his face, and in his heart he cursed the foreign consciousness with more and more gnashing teeth.