Ming Ke: When the villain accidentally mixes into the protagonist group

Bourbon and Angostura talked a lot last night, and the content kept Amuro Toru awake all night.

The morning sunlight shone through the gap in the curtains and fell on Amuro Toru's face. He glanced at his phone, curled his lips in self-mockery, and muttered to himself, "My sleep has become shallower."

After breakfast, Toru Amuro, dressed in sportswear, glanced in the direction of the Scottish safe house, turned around and ran in the opposite direction towards the Tsutsu River, but his mind was still recalling what Angostura had said during dinner.

"Bourbon, why do you keep paying attention to her?" Angostura folded the tablecloth on his legs and placed it on the dining table.

"she?"

Angostura stared at Bourbon with her deep brown eyes, and she opened her red lips and uttered a name: "Mona Mingyue."

"Lord Rum asked me to investigate her, so naturally I am concerned about her."

"Ha." Angostura sneered, not believing a word Bourbon said. "If you had reported her as Subject 237 to Rum, I wouldn't have come to Japan."

Bourbon's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Angostura with a serious face.

"Don't look at me like that." Angostura looked at Bourbon inquiringly. "Even if I don't tell anyone, someone else will report it."

Bourbon lowered his eyes, hiding all his emotions and pretending to be thoughtful.

"If you really care about her, stay away from her. Do you know what the relationship is between the guardian and the ward in the organization?" Angostura did not wait for Bourbon to reply, but continued to speak to himself, "Before I got the code name, my guardian was Rum."

Bourbon was slightly startled.

Angostura's eyes were unfocused, as if he was recalling something. "Guardians not only have the right to supervise and manage, but most importantly, they have the right of veto. If the ward does something that annoys the guardian, the guardian can kill the ward and the organization will not ask anything. Or you can understand that the ward is the guardian's property, and the guardian can execute him at will."

For a moment, Bourbon felt his blood was about to freeze.

"So, stay away from those members of organizations with guardians. This will be good for everyone." Angostura raised his lips when he saw Bourbon like this. Feeling the dull atmosphere at the table, he changed the subject and said, "It's quite interesting to have dinner with you."

"Does that mean I can still date you in the future?" Bourbon looked up at Angostura, thinking about how to get more information from her.

"Alas." Angostura sighed, "There may not be another opportunity like this. I'm about to return to the United States. After all, Lord Rum has already suspected me. If we meet next time, I might forget everything about this meal, whether it's the deliciousness of foie gras or the tenderness of steak. I will forget everything."

Bourbon frowned slightly.

Angostura smiled. "Rum ordered you to kill me."

Bourbon didn't expect that Angostura knew this. His breathing stagnated slightly, as if he had guessed something. He stared at Angostura, but didn't know how to start.

"I saw you enter my ward after I escaped from there." Angostura held her chin in her hand and tilted her head to look at Bourbon. "Guess what I will experience when I return to the United States?"

Bourbon didn't know how to answer Angostura's question for a moment and fell silent.

"Brainwashing, or brain surgery, or becoming a test subject. I might forget the past and those precious memories like many people in the organization." Angostura tilted his head to look at the night outside the window, the neon lights flashing colorful lights.

Those lights are like a brilliant painting, dreamlike. Every color seems to be given life, jumping in the darkness, full of vitality and vigor.

After a moment, Angostura exhaled, "Bourbon, do you know how precious those memories are to me? And for someone like me who grew up in the organization, those orders are something I cannot refuse."

Bourbon saw something flash across the corner of Angostura's eyes, but it was quickly wiped away.

"Really? Why am I telling you so much?" Angostura laughed at himself, then said seriously, "Don't let Rum doubt you. This is my advice. Next time we meet, please introduce yourself again."

After saying that, Angostura left the table first.

At this time, the waiter came over and handed over the bill.

Bourbon watched Angostura walk away and took out his card. When everything was over, Bourbon walked out of the Columbo Western Restaurant and looked around but could no longer find Angostura.

In the blue sky, white clouds are floating slowly, and the wind shapes them into different shapes, some like butterflies, some like a bird imprisoned in a cage.

The morning breeze carried the fragrance of the earth and blew away the sweat on Toru Amuro's cheeks. After running back and forth across the Tiwujin River for who knows how many times, Toru Amuro finally stopped, and beads of sweat dripped down his chin onto the grass at his feet.

Amuro Toru breathed slightly and threw a punch, shattering the sweat beads in the air. The scattered sweat beads reflected the colorful sunlight, just like the neon lights last night.

what should I do?

Furuya Zero asked himself this question, but he couldn't think of the answer to it...

The originally green grass has now turned withered and yellow, with the grayish-yellow soil exposed outside. There are no noisy insects or birds, and except for the sound of the wind and heavy breathing, the surroundings are quiet.

The morning sun shines on the road, and the dewdrops sparkle with crystal light.

Mingyue walked into the campus she had not seen for a long time, stood in front of her shoe box, raised her eyebrows, and had not been there for a few days. She wondered if there would be any surprises inside. Although Suzumiya Ye had already warned them, Mingyue didn't think those people would obey.

However, when Mingyue opened the shoe box, a pair of clean indoor shoes were quietly placed inside.

Mingyue was confused for a moment, she looked at the name written on the shoe box to make sure she didn't open the wrong one, and checked her indoor shoes, finding nothing wrong.

When she changed her shoes and prepared to go to the classroom, a boy with a crew cut ran over and said to Mingyue with a smile, "Good morning."

Mingyue looked at the classmate in front of her and was slightly stunned. "Good morning."

The boy with a crew cut quickly changed his shoes and ran to the classroom.

"Why, are you scared by his transformation?" Yuuki Caiji walked to Mingyue with her schoolbag, opened the shoe box, and bent down to change her shoes. "He has become like this since Mr. Suzumiya went to his home for a home visit. You were away for the past few days, and I don't know how many changes have taken place in our class. Be careful not to scare him."

Mingyue blinked and asked curiously, "What happened? Tell me."

Yuuki Saiki gave a meaningful smile, but it made Mingyue feel uneasy.

"Kikuchi put white chrysanthemums on your desk, and was discovered by Suzumiya teacher, and was severely criticized." Yuuki Saiki had a smirk on his cold face, "Ibuki Shouta is not as sloppy as before, and he is not afraid of mice anymore."

Mingyue lowered her eyes and looked at the ground beneath her feet. "Yeah, when I saw him just now, I almost didn't recognize him. Has he changed so much in just a few days?"

"That's the charm of our Suzumiya teacher." Yuuki Saiki said with a smile, "By the way, Uno is no longer the math representative. The math representative of our class is Maori. The study committee members for vocal music and art have also been replaced."

Mingyue looked at Yuuki Saiki with a puzzled look.

Yuuki Saiki placed one hand on her chest and introduced herself seriously, "I am now the art committee member of the class."

"Congratulations." Mingyue looked at Yuuki Saiki with a smile. The closer she got to the classroom, the more uneasy she felt when she thought of Suzumiya Yoruichi wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you something." Yuuki Caiji looked at Mingyue, "Tanahara Rika has transferred to another school. There are several fewer girls in our class, so many classmates are saying that you are also going to leave the class. People from other classes call our class the cursed class."

Mingyue remained silent and didn't know what to say.

Yuuki Saiki smiled and said, "I am a shrine maiden. I am not afraid of curses or anything like that. I am glad that you can come back to school. Welcome back."

"I'm sorry for making you worry." Mingyue walked into the classroom from the back door and was stunned when she saw her desk.

The table was clean and slick, as if someone helped wipe it every day. The dirty words that were originally written on the table had long since disappeared.

"The person who wrote on your desk was found out by Teacher Suzumiya. Teacher Suzumiya didn't say who it was, but just ordered them to wipe off the writing. There are private rumors that those people rubbed their fingers red in order to erase the writing. They really deserve it. If they had known from the beginning that this would be the outcome, they probably wouldn't have done it." Yuuki Saiki guessed that Mingyue wanted to know these things, so she told him.

Mingyue touched the smooth tabletop and said with a smile: "Hearing what you said, Mr. Suzumiya did a lot of things during the few days I was away from school. These changes in the class seem to be related to him."

"Of course. Students from other classes are jealous that we have such a homeroom teacher. Although his approach is different from that of Mr. Shirakawa, he is very popular with everyone." Yuuki Saiki walked to her seat with a smile.

Seeing a hint of excitement on Yuuki Saiki's face, Mingyue felt that some things were gradually out of her control, and she felt very uneasy.

"Ming Yue!" Suzuki Sonoko's voice came from outside the door.

Suzuki Sonoko ran in like a gust of wind, and then Mingyue felt a pair of warm arms hugging her.

"You know, I'm so worried about you. If you don't come to school, I will... I will go to every hospital to look for you until I find you." Suzuki Sonoko's voice was muffled.

Mingyue patted Suzuki Sonoko's arm and said, "I'm sorry for making you worry."

"How are you now? Is it serious? I see you seem to have lost weight." Suzuki Sonoko looked at Mingyue again and again, her eyes full of worry.

"I just accidentally got food poisoning. The situation was a bit serious, so I stayed in the hospital for a while." Mingyue showed a reassuring smile, but cursed White in her heart. What kind of excuse did this guy make up? It was so far-fetched.

Mao Lilan, who had just come in from the back door, heard the conversation between the two and said seriously, "You should eat less fish recently. I saw a report in the newspaper a few days ago that said a river was dyed red. It seems that it was because of heavy rain that the dye flowed into the river and polluted the fish. You must have eaten poisonous fish, which caused the poisoning."

Mingyue nodded thoughtfully. She didn't expect that someone would believe White's reason. She said seriously, "Mr. Maori, what you said seems to make sense."

After giving Mingyue a sweet smile, Mao Lilan walked to her seat and sat down, taking out the books for the upcoming class.

Yuno Xingyao walked quickly to Mingyue's desk with a notebook in his hand, staring at her without blinking, "It's great that you can come to school. Teacher Suzumiya, my brother and I are all worried about you. If you're not feeling well, you can rest for a few more days. This..." Yuno Xingyao handed the notebook to Mingyue, "These are my notes from the time you were away. I hope they will be helpful to you."

Mingyue took the notes and thanked him.

"You...if you don't understand something, just ask Kudo..." Yuno Xingyao looked at Kudo Shinichi who was standing next to Mingyue.

"Huh!?" Kudo Shinichi pointed at his nose, looked at the notebook in Mingyue's hand, and then looked at Yuno Xingyao. He thought to himself: Maybe Mingyue can find the wrong record in your notebook.

Yuno Xingyao clenched his fingers into fists and then slowly loosened them, looked at Kudo Shinichi and said, "Aren't you the study committee member? Who else should I ask?" After that, he turned around and went back to his seat.

This series of strange actions made Mingyue a little confused. It seemed that a lot of things happened during the days when I was away from school. She glanced at Kikuchi Sagiri who was sitting by the window and found that she didn't look at her at all. She also glanced at Tachibana Saki who was near the front door. She didn't seem to notice the movement at the back door.

A very beautiful rectangle wrapped in wrapping paper and decorated with colorful flowers appeared in front of Mingyue.

"A belated gift." Kudo Shinichi handed the item in his hand to Mingyue and explained, "This mystery novelist unfortunately passed away yesterday, and we will never see his mystery novels again. On the last page of this novel, he left a puzzle, and I haven't figured it out..."

Mingyue took the gift and said with a smile, "Thank you, I'll take a look. As for the puzzle you mentioned, Uncle Yusaku should have solved it."

Kudo Shinichi shook his head, "Dad said that some conditions are missing."

Mingyue blinked and tilted her head to think for a moment, "A puzzle that doesn't have all the conditions? That would be really interesting."

"I guessed you like it." Kudo Shinichi showed a bright smile on his face.

Before the bell rang, Suzumiya Yoruichi walked in from the back door of the classroom with a textbook under her arm. When she saw the position closest to the back door, she grinned.

My dear student, you are finally here. I thought you had run away.

The dark eyes behind the golden glasses sparkled with excitement.

Suzumiya Yoruichi walked quickly to Mingyue, bent down to be at eye level with Mingyue, showed a concerned look, and asked softly: "How are you? Are you feeling better?"

Mingyue looked at the pair of black eyes so close to her and felt that they were like two black holes, which contained something creepy. However, she still smiled and replied, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Suzumiya. I am fine now."

"I've been to the hospital several times, but unfortunately your attending physician rejected me every time on the grounds that you needed to rest. When I saw you come to school for class today, I was finally relieved. I almost thought I was going to lose another student." Suzumiya Yoruichi narrowed her eyes into crescent shapes.

When Mingyue was about to say something, the bell for class rang.

Suzumiya Yoruichi walked quickly to the podium and started the first math class of the day.

However, Mingyue discovered that in addition to Satoshi Kobashi who was taken away by the police, and Rika Tahara who had transferred to another school, there was an empty table in the classroom, and the owner of that seat happened to be Ehime Hosou.

What happened to her? Was she sick? Did she transfer to another school?

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Preview of the next chapter: Where did the missing students go?