How to file a resignation with Gin

California dusk.

The sun sprinkled the afterglow without hesitation, adding a warm orange color to the sky; the palm trees beside the road were arranged in an orderly manner, guarding the setting sun loyally and silently.

Hojo Natsuki was very unhappy, but Gin was quite satisfied.

For a while, no one spoke, and the atmosphere in the car was sticky.

In the face of research, Hojo Natsuki has always been objective and fair, and will not let the slightest error go; but this matter is not as simple as recording the data one by one. He still has very little, and Gin refused Open your mouth.

The evidence is solid, but he wants to presume innocence for the murderer out of selfishness; like every fool indulging in self-deception fantasies, he wants to prove that he is something special.

Xia Shu clearly knew that when this idea came up, he was already hopelessly stupid.

He was hoping that the moon would fall into the ocean, that the planets would be out of orbit, and that the program would resist the instructions of the code.

Opening the window and blowing the cold wind for a while, rationality once again took the lead, extinguishing Xia Shugang's luck of burning into a small flame.

The mind will follow advice, but the heart will not.

He hesitated again, pretending to keep his eyes on the road, and took the opportunity to sneak a glance at Gin; Gin reached for the cigarette case, Xia Shu reached out and patted him.

Gin: "?"

Hojo Natsuki looked at him cautiously, and was about to say "I won't smoke unless you answer", when the other party stepped on the brake.

Accompanied by the sharp rubbing sound of the tires against the ground, Xia Shu fell forward due to inertia and was barely restrained by the seat belt.

Qin Jiu snorted coldly: "You recently..."

As soon as the other party started talking, Xia Shu was immediately enveloped by a huge sense of crisis, and moved faster than thinking, and went to hold his hand-this description may not be accurate, Asians have small skeletons, so from the facts Said, he just put his hand in the palm of the gin.

It's like jumping into a trap with the word "dangerous" written on it.

Gin: "..."

The sarcasm he hadn't uttered disappeared in Xia Shu's overtures.

After a while, he clicked his tongue, held the steering wheel with one hand, and stepped on the clutch again.

Hojo Natsuki reacted slowly, and suddenly his body froze, a little embarrassed; he wanted to withdraw his hand quietly, but the other party had already firmly clasped it back.

His palms were about to start sweating.

In order to hide his embarrassment, Hojo Natsuki looked down at his phone and checked Twitter absently.

But the touch of the palm was so distinct that he couldn't pretend not to feel it.

Brush up on the forum?

This scene seems to be quite suitable for taking pictures.

Xia Shu quietly took a picture, and then took another look at the gin, like a little mouse after stealing cheese to confirm whether the owner has discovered his bad behavior; His sensitivity is nothing more than acquiescence.

He thought about it, but he still didn't plan to browse the forum under Qin Jiu's nose, so he had to wait until he went back tonight to discuss this.

Before turning off the screen, Xia Shu glanced at the photo. Blessed by the orange-pink sunset in California, this picture does not require any filters. The tone and atmosphere are excellent, as beautiful as an oil painting.

He thinks of ordinary classmates in college, and he also likes to post photos of himself and his lover on social software.

This flash of thought made Xia Shu even more restless. He pretended to focus on the scenery and looked sideways at the road. The car gradually approached the northeast suburb of Los Angeles, Pasadena.

Caltech is located in the center of the city, and restaurants and shops line the streets.

"I remember driving along this road, and in 10 minutes, I will reach a Chinese district." Xia Shu gestured with one hand, "I went there for dinner, because of my appearance, the boss thought I was a compatriot, and spoke to me in Chinese. communication, so I can only apologize in embarrassment... Thinking about it, it's been three years since I graduated?"

"Your protectors don't know about this."

"Oh, I slipped out in the middle of the night and went to the Chinese district to eat hot pot. I had a bad stomach. I was taking medicine for a while, and the guards always taught me..."

Xia Shu explained confidently, and then suddenly widened his eyes, "Wait, what did you say?!...Why do you know?"

Gin didn't answer.

Xia Shu scratched the back of his hand with fingertips: "Have you been paying attention to me?"

Still no reply.

Xia Shu said sincerely, "Tell me."

"..."

Silence spread, and when Gin refused to reveal anything, no one could pry his mouth open.

"Okay." Xia Shu deliberately said in a very mysterious tone, "Actually, he doesn't know that I have been in love with a girl in the same class, and the underground relationship... hiss!"

He yelled in pain, trying to break free from the more ruthless shackles of the other party.

Gin: "Keep talking."

"I don't have a girl in the same class, I just want to trick you into talking to me." Xia Shu frowned, "It hurts so much, let me go."

Gin: "Oh."

"Since you know everything." Xia Shu stared at him, "Why didn't you come to see me when I was in college? Before I went back to Japan, I only saw you once."

He doesn't speak.

A few minutes later, the car parked in a parking space not far from the restaurant.

The manager of the restaurant is still the same, years of age have carved a few wrinkles on his forehead and the corners of his eyes.

"It's you, Mr. Lance, long time no see." The store manager had good eyesight and smiled, "How have you been these few years?"

Hojo Natsuki greeted him a few words, and the store manager led him to the second floor, introduced that the chef was still the Italian, and handed over a menu that was quite different from before.

"You used to be alone." The store manager said, "Is this your partner?"

His movement of turning the page froze for a moment, and he raised his eyes to meet Qin Jiu's, and found that the other party was also looking at him.

This glance actually lasted less than half a second, but it was enough for Xia Shu to understand what he meant.

Xia Shu shook his head resolutely, and replied: "Not yet."

Feeling chilly all over his body, he lowered his head and flipped through the menu, casually pointed to a set meal for two, and said that he wanted this.

The store manager left with the menu in his arms. Today was a working day, and they were the only ones at the second floor of the restaurant, and the record player played a melodious tune.

"One day." Gin said.

The time limit agreed at that time for him to think carefully is only tomorrow.

Gin's expression was quite comfortable, as if he was sure that he could not escape.

Xia Shu rested his palms on his hands, and turned his head to look at the sky with more and more colorful colors; he has seen the sunset in California many times, and he was alone, and he did not feel lonely, accepting this as a gift from fate.He thought about it, earlier, he should have watched more with Kurosawa.

"Do I have anything else left at the previous base?" he asked. "Did it get lost?"

Gin said succinctly: "There."

"Then are you free tomorrow? Let's go together." Xia Shu said happily, "I want to get my things back."

……

After returning to the safe house, Hojo Natsuki found that the whiskeys were chatting around the living room again.

"Good evening, everyone." He smiled politely, "How is the mission going?"

Xia Shu stared at Bourbon, and Bourbon responded frankly with a questioning look. It was hard not to admire his seamless acting skills.

Then Bourbon went on to say: "Thanks to you, Mr. Xia Shu, we have tracked down Mrs. Shen's network and found a suspect."

The other party's expression made Xia Shu feel ominous subconsciously, so he said vaguely, "That's good, you guys work hard", and walked quickly to the room.

Then Akai Hideichi blocked his way calmly and asked, "Would you like something to drink?"

Xia Shu: "..."

Resigned to his fate, he walked to the edge of the sofa and sat down, leaned back coolly, folded his hands on his knees, full of godfather demeanor, but his tone was unlovely: "Say, what do you want me to do again?"

So far, Natsuki Hojo hasn't found any evidence that Bourbon cheated him, but he firmly believes that his 'encounter' with Mrs. Shen is inseparable from this guy, and maybe even Zhu Xing is an accomplice.

"Beforehand, it is impossible for me to meet Mrs. Shen again." He gritted his teeth and said, "If you still let me hold her back, I will not go to the artificial intelligence exchange meeting tomorrow afternoon and fly directly back to Tokyo."

Akai said sincerely, "It's not Mrs. Shen."

Bourbon nodded and handed over a document: "Don't worry, we're sure that Mrs. Shen doesn't have the money. Look."

There are a lot of miscellaneous information in the document, such as the contract of the foreign trade company controlled by the organization, the asset appraisal and audit report issued by Ernst & Young... He flipped back and finally found the investigation records of the whiskeys. The last content was a personal information.

Natsuki Hojo glanced over at a glance. This is a very successful Asian female entrepreneur who is friends with Mrs. Shen.

After he finished watching, he suddenly realized something, and twitched his mouth: "Bourbon, you don't want me to go to a rich woman like honeytrap, do you?"

Bourbon let out an 'ah', as if he was very surprised and said: "You also think this method is faster, don't you? Then please..."

"I refuse." Hojo Natsuki coldly refused, and then started talking nonsense, "Although I am here to help you as a support, I am not affiliated with your operation team, and Gin has arranged for me for the next two days. task, his order has higher priority."

"So that's it." Bourbon was considerate, "I thought it was because you wanted to avoid contact with the mission target, but if you think about it carefully, you won't be able to. After all, Xia Shu-kun is unexpectedly good at honeytrap."

That's too much tea, Bourbon, this man is just out of character.Hojo Natsuki gritted his teeth and smiled hypocritically: "How is it possible? I have no relevant experience before."

Bourbon: "It's so talented."

Xia Shu: "No, not at all."

Bourbon: "Maybe it's because they are born easy to be favored by rich women."

Hinting again.

Hojo Natsuki didn't change his face: "Really? But I don't like women, and it would be very uncomfortable to come into contact with women."

Bourbon paused: "...Really?"

Then he immediately showed a confident smile, stopped talking, and there was a certain "sure enough" in the smile.

Natsuki Hojo felt weird, and Bourbon looked like he had already guessed that he didn't like the opposite sex.

He thought in horror: [Is it obvious that I am gay?When did it start?Do you all know?Could it be that there are also CP knockers in the organization? 】

However, what Bourbon thought was: [It is very likely that he and Shuji Tsushima were once lovers. 】

In this regard, the Japanese public security and the FBI he hates the most.

Hojo Natsuki suspected that Bourbon already knew more. He stared at the other party cautiously, imitating the way Belmode told riddles, and showed a mysterious smile; a few seconds later, Bourbon returned the same smile.

……

Back in the room, Hojo Natsuki opened the forum.

【personal information】

[Ice American Righteous Way [Modify Nickname]]

[Forum popularity: Lv4 rises to fame [2566/8000]]

A lot of experience points are needed to upgrade from level [-] to level [-]. Based on his experience growth rate, at least six or seven themed posts are needed.

Looking at the functional modules again, Natsuki Hojo found that there was an extra line on the homepage "[Knowledge Section]"... The ability to unlock the new section should be due to contact with Kudo Shinichi, and he deserves to be the hero of the main storyline. It's just too much.

But it also indirectly shows that the identity of the player bound by Natsuki Hojo is likely to belong to the red side, and he is indeed a second-five boy; this makes Natsuki feel a little heavy, but at present his curiosity has firmly gained the upper hand .

He clicked on the [Knowledge Section], and after the page was refreshed, a hyperlink to the [Chat Section] appeared at the same location, which was the one he had been looking at before.

[Love Letter/Output] Campus paro, school bully x student god

【Love Letter/Output】Father's next year if

[Love Letter/Discussion] New mainline! !Did Schoolbag really know Qin before?

[Chiqin/Output] Enemies and lovers, a shot of fate

[Love Letter/Amway] I will never allow anyone to write this article

[Love letter/discussion] The young couple posted again when they were on a mission, I am so tired of saying that you love him, big brother

[Quick New/Output] 99 Times I Love Him/Quick New High Sugar Mixed Cut

【love letter】……

Xia Shu: "..."

He was shocked by the high concentration of CP posts, and in descending order of post popularity, there were more and more exaggerated high-rise buildings here than the [chat forum] next door.

No wonder in the [Soap Bubbles] post, some people said that the [Knock Scholar Forum] is the hometown of Love Letter CP, so they should not come to chat about the enclosure movement in the forum.

However, this is a new subdivision where he has never observed the ecology. Out of caution, Xia Shu did not post rashly, but poked open the chat box of [Soap Bubbles].

[Ice American Righteous Way]: Are you there?want to ask you a question

[Soap Bubbles]: I have never loved before, keep it big, don't tear it down

[Ice American Righteous Way]: What?

[Soap Bubbles]: You look like a schoolbag, so happy

Xia Shu in front of the screen: "?"

Why was it attacked inexplicably?

[Soap Bubbles]: Just ask, Mommy's big boy (kindly)

[Ice American Righteous Way in the World]: I want to ask, can my cosplay post be posted on the [Knowledge Forum]?

[Soap Bubbles]: Why not?Everyone was wondering why you didn't post Knockout. Are you asking if there is a format?Anla, this is not super chat, you don’t need to bring an entry, see the pageviews, wash the square or something, just post it directly.

Xia Shu didn't understand the second half of the slang at all, but he knew that the second half was a supplement to the first half, maybe it was a section he hadn't unlocked yet, so he wasn't in a hurry to understand it right now.

[Ice American Righteous Way]: Okay, thank you

[Soap Bubble]: Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

He switched back to the Scholar section and edited a theme post. He was really ashamed to type the word 'hand in hand' on the title, put a full stop on it, and threw the new photo taken today on it.

【Love Letter/Output】.

[Ice American Righteous Way: (Photo.jpg)]

[1L: Ahhhh! ! ! 】

【2L: Holding hands is so awkward...】

[3L: This is the end of today's forum]

[4L: Good God, this cos! ! 】

[5L: Porsche interior, black windbreaker sleeves, long silver hair, gun calluses on knuckles, palm size gap, the degree of restoration is so high that I suspect it is an official release]

【6L: @红黑官方The next mainline update will be like this, and the payment code will be taken]

[7L: It's the ice American teacher ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ! !The fairy is here again! ! 】

[8L: Correct, tied Q, a handful, Jiu Min, objective, belongs to yes, cut jiojio, stable and good, absolute, storm inhaled, mullet roe, sisters Ours, retreating, delirious! ! ! ! ! 】

【9L: Dad】

Xia Shu was horrified to find that the CP fans here seem to be crazier than those in the chat forum, and the screen swiping speed is comparable to AI...

[10L: I gave Ice American-style teacher's picture Anli to my enemy, and the enemy immediately knelt down and kowtowed to me after reading it, and thanked me for recommending Ice American-style teacher to her, and immediately called the declaration number of the world intangible cultural heritage! ! 】

[11L: Love letter, oh my love letter (wipes saliva) (appears with a rose in his mouth) I can sleep under your bed and listen to you... (beaten up by big brother) (leaves hastily) (comes back) (shakes red wine glass) Oh my love letter can I be your dog?Just let me sleep under the bed (big brother smashed the wine glass with a shot) (leaves in a hurry) (returns) good evening love letter (wipes a dirty face) can I be your watchdog?bedroom door. 】

In the private message, [Soap Bubble] was also screaming and screaming, obviously very excited, and sent fifty messages in just a few minutes.

[Soap Bubbles]: Wife, I want to play escape room with you, you escape me hehehehe

[Ice American Righteous Way in the World]: ...Calm down, I still have a question for you.

[Soap Bubbles]: Good wife! ! ! ! ! !

Xia Shu didn't want to, nor was he interested in learning about the ecology of the Kectologists section, so he decided to use the laziest way.

[Ice American Righteous Way in the World]: Love letter CP fans here

[Soap Bubbles]: Here!I'm here!it's me!I am the little security guard of love letters!

[Ice American Righteous Way in the World]: Uh, what do you guys prefer to look at schoolbags and big brother?Like a date or something?

The other party didn't reply in a second, maybe they brushed the post, Xia Shu added a sentence to cover up: [as a reference for the next cosplay]

[Soap Bubbles]: Oh, Mr. Bing, it’s like this

[Soap Bubbles]: We all love watching you do

Xia Shu held his breath, thinking that he would be waiting for a long list of dating items such as "100 Things Couples Must Do", thinking that if they like to watch, how can they fool around with gin...

But he waited for 5 minutes, and there was no reply, which is very unusual for [Soap Bubbles].

[Ice American Righteous Way]: Are there many?You haven't finished playing yet?

[Soap Bubbles]:?

[Soap Bubbles]: It's over, I like to watch you do it

Natsuki Hojo: "..."

He thought in a daze that he really underestimated these CP fans.

[Soap Bubbles]: Woohoo, I just tasted your new pictures again. Even the old scars on the old violinist can be restored in this way, and the interior of the car is exactly the same. Are you a car enthusiast?By the way, can I ask the makeup artist politely?

Makeup artist, what is it?

Xia Shu was silent.

[Soap Bubbles]: It's all right, it's all right, if you feel inconvenient, you don't have to answer

[Soap Bubbles]: Speaking of which, have you cleared up Qin's strategy line now? (with tears streaming down his face) Or is it stuck?All right, all right, hurry up and pass the level

This question made Xia Shu even more confused. He didn't have a player system at all, so he couldn't check his "strategy progress".

[Ice American Righteous Way in the World]: I'm sorry, I really bought this account, and I'm not very good at playing games

[Soap Bubbles]: I don't believe you when you say something angry, so don't say it if you don't say it

[Soap Bubbles]: I'm going to sleep, let's talk tomorrow, okay?

The other party's typing speed is really too fast, Hojo Natsuki next sentence [Can you teach me the general clearance skills of the strategy line? ] Just finished playing, [Soap Bubble]'s avatar has been blacked out, showing [Offline].

He could only support himself, and searched for the topic posts with [Kurosawa Array], but there was no useful information from the post name.

In the final analysis, Gin still maintains a relatively mysterious image. A cold-blooded killer and the organization's interests are his personal labels. He will suspect and threaten anyone he thinks is suspicious, even if it was the last second that he went through life and death for the organization. companion.

Therefore, his eccentricity towards [Hojo Natsuki] is like a bean of light in the dark, so special that it cannot be ignored, especially from the player's perspective.

If you consider it from the perspective of 'Kurosawa Array'...

If he wants to become Gin, he must dedicate all his loyalty to the organization;

But he was still Kurosawa, so his bullets were offset a bit.

What a contradiction, this man.

Xia Shu sighed, he thought of his game identity which was probably Red Fang's undercover agent.

How can we break the game?

……

The next day, the California training base.

Gin probably said hello in advance. When they arrived, the storage box belonging to Xia Shu had been turned out, and it was neatly placed on the table.

"Do you want to send it back to Japan?" the person in charge said, "It will take at least a week for international mail, but tonight a group of members will return to Japan by private jet. The route has been reported, and the luggage compartment is still free. I will help you along the way." Bring back."

Xia Shu had no reason to refuse, and nodded happily: "Then trouble you to arrange."

He glanced sideways at the gin, knowing that he was in his favor.

The person in charge rummaged around and found several square stickers with adhesive backing.

"Write down your contact information and name," he said, "and someone will let you know."

Hojo Natsuki was looking at the box distractedly, and wrote it twice, only to realize that he only had one piece of luggage, and suddenly felt a little stupid; he quietly stuffed another sticker into his pocket, and returned the pen and sticker together : "Thank you, can I check the contents of the box first?"

The person in charge nodded and said yes, and left the small workshop tactfully, leaving the space for him and Gin.

"It's all trash," Gin said.

And Xia Shu read it with relish, and retorted: "That's not it."

Inside are mainly gadgets that Natsuki has remodeled, such as the eggshell hair dryer that Kurosawa Jin once strongly rejected, a clockwork frog that can jump and memorize pi, and a duckling equipped with intelligent voice software...

Xia Shu is sure that he doesn't remember these gadgets, their functions are tasteless and funny, but he just needs to look at them to know that they are made by his own hands.

Just like the first year Gin Jiu met, he firmly believed that the other party was Kurosawa Jin.

"This hat looks familiar."

Xia Shu took out the only thing that had nothing to do with smart products, read out the brand name on the inside of the hat brim, and asked curiously, "When did I buy it?"

Gin: "I don't remember."

He was not surprised to get such an answer at all. After observing it carefully, he said, "Do you have a similar one?... On the day we first met."

Jin Kurosawa, who was wearing a black flat-brimmed hat, came to visit him, but left only a thin introduction about himself.

"En." Qin Jiu responded, and then retorted in a low voice, "...It's not the first time we meet."

Xia Shu pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Can you wear it for me to see again?"

He handed over the hat and hopeful eyes, and Gin glanced at him, a little disgusted, and fell silent after receiving his expectation, as if he was thinking about something.

After a moment of confrontation, Gin finally lost to the puppy's eyes, raised his hand to take off the top hat that never left his body, and put on the white flat-brimmed hat instead.

Xia Shu took his top hat, looked at him carefully, and came to a serious conclusion: "You still look good in black...don't take it off, I want to keep this by my side, so you can wear it."

Gin Jiu lowered his head and let out a hoarse laugh, then got up and went out to answer the phone.

And Natsuki in the room counted the things one by one. When he met these gadgets for the first time, he felt like reunion after a long absence, as if he should have been with them for a long time; he put the things back one by one Inside the box, it feels like something is missing.

Gin was answering the phone outside the door, and a few deep voices filtered through the half-closed door.

Xia Shu was stunned for half a second, and suddenly realized.

The most important almost forgot.

He took the sticker with his name on it from his pocket, tore off the adhesive, and stuck it to the inside of Gin's top hat.

Recipient: Natsuki Hojo.

Satisfied, he thought, there was nothing missing.

The last lost item will also go against time and memory and return to him.