Drowning in a sea of ​​moonlight

Zhong Ye and I looked at each other in blank dismay, he let go, and the telegraph pole in his hand fell to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

But without squinting, he just patted the dust on his hands like this, the cold murderous intent on his face faded and became peaceful, and then a little smile appeared, and he walked towards me.

"...Not bad. Did you use your ability to solve it just now? I haven't seen you before. Did you just join the New York City?"

I remembered.

I am now in disguise.

Then, just pretend not to know him.Although this is not absolutely necessary, it will save you from facing the vigilance and investigation of Hong Kong and gangsters later, and save you from the detective agency's questions.Save yourself a lot of trouble.

"...But there are still a few fish that slipped through the net, you go back first, and wait for your superiors to notify...

......etc. "

However, at this moment, Chuya seemed to have noticed something, and suddenly raised his head, the alienation of facing strangers in his eyes disappeared in that instant, leaving behind a familiar temperature and extreme astonishment.

"...you, shouldn't it be...now?!"

That was an extremely absurd idea.

After all, it has been four years since I saw each other, and I thought it was very likely that I would never see him again.If it is an undercover agent in the New York City, the possibility is even higher.

But when I saw the momentary stupefaction of the person in front of me, and saw the subtle but real "knowledge" in his eyes looking at me, that name flashed like lightning. mind.

Then, all of a sudden, he seemed to see a familiar outline on that completely unfamiliar face, a fleeting surprise, and a long, long time ago, the man who was with him overlooking the city below his feet. shadow of man.

Intuition told him, "That's right."

Although it is absurd, although it is unreasonable, although if the person wants to see him, he will come naturally, and he does not need to confirm it himself, but——

——Sure enough, this person is——

Before, before reuniting with Dazai, I thought about it and rehearsed it in my mind. If I saw Chuya again, how should I react and what should I say.

"Are you calling me? Sorry, you may have misunderstood someone. I don't call you by that name."

...and that's fine.

But now, I watched him bewildered, shocked, and seemed to have a little bit of hope in his eyes. I watched him take off his hat and take a step towards me. His hair fluttered in the wind like a bright flag, and his voice carried A trace of excitement that he may not even be aware of, asked:

"Is that you, now?"

I found that I only had one word to answer.

"......Yes."

"Long time no see, Chuya."

He stared at me blankly, blinking his eyes in disbelief.

Then he raised his fist and strode towards me.

"...sorry for leaving in that way..."

I smiled bitterly, thinking that it would be fine if he wanted to punch me a few times to vent his anger.

He walked up to me and raised his hand.

Then he turned his fist into a palm and slapped me heavily on the shoulder.

"......haven't seen you for a long time!"

Zhong also said that he raised his head and looked at me with a wanton and unrestrained smile in his eyes, like the sun pouring on the sea.

"It's fine."

......Angel.

After so many years, once again, the word came to my mind so naturally.

Seeing the person in front of him blink his eyes, revealing a somewhat dazed and very touched look, Zhong also felt the corners of his mouth rise uncontrollably——

——Then he rushed over, striking out with a combination of punches like a storm.

He beat until the other party bent down with a pained expression, and he just stopped with satisfaction.

It's the best way to hit him when he thinks I won't hit him.

As the saying goes, surprises often have miraculous effects.

"...Chuya...you actually made an unexpected attack...you have changed."

Said out of breath now.

"...You also know that an accidental attack has this effect! How dare you give me such a fake death, what a fucking 'surprise',——

Do you know how many days I was sad before I saw your little torn note!two days!Two full days! !

And it's been four years, and you don't even know to come to me for a drink! "

Chuya spoke viciously, and slapped him on the shoulder a few more times, with great force, until the corner of his mouth twitched——

Speaking of which, why is it so hard to even pat him on the shoulder now? To be precise, why is his shoulder almost as high as the top of his hat?

How did this kid grow so tall? ?

A few bullets flew towards his back, he caught them with one hand behind his back without looking at them, threw them back, took out his phone with the other hand to check it, and continued talking.

"Come on, the rest of the bastards have been caught, and I'm done here. My flight will be in a few hours, and there are good bars nearby. Which one do you want to look at? Want to make an apology to me If so, this time it's your treat."

Now—not to mention, he did a really good job of disguising, and it’s no wonder that I couldn’t recognize him at the time. Now, except for a little bit of his original facial contours, he basically can’t see anything——

He froze for a moment, then straightened up, and laughed softly, even the voice was so much lower than before, it could almost make the person listening to him feel the resonance of the chest cavity.

"Okay. Since I am treating guests, go to the one you want to go to the most. The more expensive the better. I just want to drink noble rot today."

"Hey, are you proud? It seems that you have been doing well in the past few years?"

Zhong also squinted and smiled, "Then I won't be polite."

Ten minutes later, they sat face to face in a bar, and Chuya couldn't help laughing as he looked at the decanter with a milliliter scale that came with his Patus.

"I've never met anyone as creative as you. The eldest sister wanted to keep me from drinking, but she didn't even think of such a way."

"...That may be because she is soft-hearted and didn't plan to really control you too strictly."

Jinji paused for a moment, then continued to sip the botrytized sweet white wine in the glass, "You have to cherish it."

"Haha, that's for sure."

Zhong also raised his head and took a sip of wine.

——When it comes to Big Sister Hongye, as expected, he is not completely innocent.

Well, even though it was Dazai who plotted against everyone at the time, the elder sister and Akutagawa brothers and sisters did indeed do that.

If he didn't plan to meet them now, he naturally didn't need to tell them that he met him this time.

Although they felt guilty, they didn't have such a deep friendship after all. Knowing that he was still alive was probably enough for them.

He put down his wine glass and looked at the light and shadow of the glass hitting the table. "You...and the people in your organization, have everything been okay these past few years?"

"Everything is fine, don't worry. I was really busy before, and I was a little afraid that you would get angry when you saw me. I didn't go to you. I'm sorry."

He smiled now, and his eyes, which had turned gray again at the moment, still seemed to be beating with sunlight when he laughed. "And you, is everything okay?"

"Yeah. Except for Dazai's defection and the addition of a few capable newcomers, it's still the same."

Zhong also put down his wine glass, pondered for a few seconds, and said again.

"I don't know exactly what happened... If you don't want to tell me, I won't ask.

...But, does that bastard Dazai know you're still alive? "

"Although I hate him very much, and I don't want to say how much I know him... But I don't think he planned to kill you. There must have been some accident at that time."

Zhong also said that the expression in his eyes was frank without any trace of haze.

"...Well, you're right. He knows I'm alive, too."

I smiled slightly.

At that time, I still thought "He is happy only when he knows that I am dead", but now that I think about it, it really seems like a lifetime away.

"Actually, we met two years ago. It's a long story, so let me make a long story short."

"......I go?!"

Zhong also said that the hand holding the wine glass was shaking slightly.

"Yes, it is like that."

I say.

"...Are you sure that bastard is sincere?...But indeed, even if it is pretending, I have never seen him pretending to this extent for anyone except Hong Kong? Hei. "

Zhong also murmured.

"Don't worry Chuya. I know. He also told me 'I love n——'"

"Stop! Stop! Just make up your mind!"

Zhong Ye almost roared, and I felt like I could see goose bumps all over his body slowly, and his hair stood up one by one like an electric shock.

......hey-hey.

Although I knew he was worried about me, this reaction was too funny.

"Okay then. In fact, there are many other things that are not suitable to be said here—" I pretended to look around, watching his eyes start to go blank, revealing "Where am I? What are you doing?" expression, and then pretended to change the subject, "But since you believe it, I won't say it."

"...I believe, come on. I don't want to hear anything like that coming out of that guy, anything."

Zhong also recovered from the state just now, shook his head again and again, and took a sip of wine to suppress his shock.

"Just be happy. As for that guy, the leader didn't issue a hunting order, so he's dead here, so you don't have to worry about it."

"That's really good news."

I said with a smile.

"It was a smooth ride back in the afternoon, and I might be able to go back to Yokohama in a while. Afterwards, I will drink like this over there. Cheers?"

"Naturally. Would you like a message?"

Zhong also raised his wine glass and showed a spirited smile.

"Then, cheers to our reunion here."

I say.

"Cheers to our reunion here!"

Zhong also said that when our wine glasses collided, we raised our heads and drank the wine in the glasses at the same time, and then looked at each other and smiled.

Before leaving, Chuya still couldn't help asking the question that had been buried in his heart since he recognized him.

"...Today. How tall are you now??"

Why is it so difficult to even look up at him now? ?This man's chin is higher than the top of his hat?How did that happen? ?

Maybe it was because he didn't expect to ask this question, so he froze for a second now, and then showed a look of uncontrollable laughter.

"Well, Chuya, did I tell you that I am actually older than Shuzhi-kun? I am 189, but I am three years older than you, right, so although you are an adult, you still have growth space, so, um, don’t worry too much, normal heart—”

"Okay, shut up! You might as well not say it so perfunctorily! Ghosts can tell that you don't believe what you said!!"

Chuya couldn't bear it anymore and lowered his hat angrily.

"You were quite a normal person four years ago, if you are assimilated by that bastard mackerel again, be careful I will beat you and him together!"

"Well, forget it, I don't envy Mr. Xiuzhi at all in this regard."

Jin said this with a smile, and then suddenly seemed to remember something, put his hands together, "Speaking of which, please don't beat him if you really see him, tell me what he did, I will take care of him ,May I--"

"...Heh. Then I will look at your face and beat him as lightly as possible, no more."

Zhong also saw that this reliable friend showed a dreamy smile at the moment of mentioning a certain fish, as if there were flowers floating all over his body, and felt unprecedentedly tired.

He recalled that he was clearly the one who criticized the fish with the current united front, and he lost all the strength in an instant.

Back then, he could confidently say "I'm definitely stronger than me now!", but now, it's too obvious that this guy's preference for that fish has already gone to the Pacific Ocean.

"...Fuck. Why do I suddenly feel so miserable."

After Yiyi said goodbye to Chuya, I went to join the other three.

For the next two days, the four of us lived in a mansion in New York under Adam's false identity and walked around New York City.

On the night of the third day, we came back from Central Park, changed into formal clothes, took a short rest, and then headed towards our destination tonight.

The car stopped in front of the huge carved iron gate, and the guard carefully checked our invitation letter.

Then there was a "squeak", and the steel made a slight friction sound, and the two doors slowly opened to us, revealing a tree shadow in the manor that was so thick that there was no end in sight.

Adam gave a slight nod to the guard, and we walked through the shadows of the trees on both sides of the road in silence, only the moonlight occasionally leaked through the leaves and splashed on the ground.

——Then, after turning the next corner, an ivory-white building came into sight just like that.

Every baroque line is fully stretched under the night. On the terrace, men and women in gorgeous clothes hold wine glasses and cover their faces with smiles. The music from the open windows is elegant and cheerful. This place gathers the ultimate luxury in the world Everything is so calm and radiant.

Adam parked the car, we climbed the white steps, the doorman bowed to open the door, laughter and the sound of the piano blowing like warm wind.

Temporary chat room "American Squad" (4 people)

Cloud Atlas: Are you ready?

Secret History: Hmm.

When breath becomes air: Mmm.

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Of course.

Yun Atlas: ...Then let's go.

With the news from the headquarters, according to the results obtained by the two people who eavesdropped, it is basically possible to determine Fitzgerald's motives, which are almost consistent with their original guesses.

——In order to revive his daughter who had been lying in the freezer for a year.

During the freezing period, the biochemical activity of the cells is reduced, and the time for being judged to be "dead" is also slowed down. However, Suzuki's "Pianigen flower" is not so much a supernatural power, but a concept of "resurrection", which was once frozen Three-year-old mice can also take effect.

After that, all the damage to the body can be handed over to the "Flower for Algernon".

And the goals of the rest of the group don't require the "book" they're after that sounds a lot like Milton's notebook.

Therefore, the purpose of the four of us is probably the same as Italo's guess.

—Yes, we are going to smash the scene.

The author has something to say:

Well, the chapter where the two archangels drink.

In the last chapter, I played a small narrative trick...Because the narrator is now, he is very guilty and thinks that Zhong also recognizes him, so the description is like that.

...but Chuya's telephone pole was thrown by him after beating someone up, and his expressionless face is also because he has not yet escaped from the state of killing people.

In fact, if Chuya hadn't recognized him, he probably wouldn't have gone to him now.

Because one is that it will only cause trouble for the other party, and the other is that it is not clear what the other party thinks and whether they have forgiven themselves.

But here are two people who are just too good for each other.Zhong Ye can still recognize the disguised today (of course, there is also the blessing of the intuition system in it), and he doesn't plan to tell others after knowing it, because he thinks that the present will not be bad for the Mafia, so they friendships have nothing to do with the organization;

At present, it is clear that he can not admit his identity at all, and there is no need to worry about telling Mr. Mori and attracting unnecessary inquiries and suspicions, but he still admits it, because he can't bear to disappoint Zhongya.

However, Chuya still feels very aggrieved when it comes to facing Dazai.

This is an illusion.You will see when Zai and Zhongya face each other later...

(Compared to the scene when he reunited with Zai... If Zai knew Jin Jin and told Chuya so easily, what would he think?)

In the next chapter to solve the "combination", you can guess why it can be resolved peacefully but still "smashing the field" hhhhh

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!