He would have forgotten about it, but now hearing him talk about the bottle of wine, Riya suddenly realized the problem.

At that time, I didn't pay much attention to the code name of the wine, and I didn't think it had anything to do with me, so I just took it out as a gift-but thinking about it now, the meaning suddenly became very scary!

She couldn't help but shivered, and her scalp felt numb for a moment.

No, just calm down.

Think about it carefully, the code name "Ania" is currently only known by Furutani Rei and Sawada Hiroki, neither of them will have frequent contact with Matsuda, nor will they disclose it at will, so it should be fine...

"Hiss—" As she was walking, a sharp, slightly tingling pain suddenly came from the inside of her wrist, instantly calling back her distracted attention.

Ruyi raised his hand and rubbed the teeth marks left by him, the curly-haired youth straightened up again, and looked at her with a smile that succeeded in mischief: "Have you recovered?"

Matsuda-kun, why can you do such childish things so naturally, with a cool and handsome face.

"About the gift of that bottle of wine," his eyes wandered for a moment, and he subconsciously pulled his hand but did not break away. Liya couldn't help coughing lightly, "Actually, I can replace it with other things."

"Don't change the subject, the focus is not on the wine at all."

Knowing this guy's eloquence in language skills very well, Matsuda Jinping didn't give her a chance to talk about him at all, and leaned slightly to look directly at him: "Tell me, are you a righteous idiot who hates evil and has a passion for justice?"

"...No." Although, Liya felt that this sentence was a bit too familiar.

The curly-haired youth did not relax, and continued to ask: "So, do you think that if you tell me, I will ignore your affairs and abandon them?"

"...I didn't." Riya shook her head quickly.

But this completely question-and-answer dialogue is too passive, she leaned back slightly uncomfortably, and wanted to explain: "Matsuda-kun, but I am not your responsibility, and you don't have to demand that you shoulder the obligation to protect me ..."

"...Because no one can be fully responsible for another person's life, you want to say that?" Matsuda Jinhei continued very smoothly.

Having to admit that she was completely guessed, Riya opened her mouth and nodded helplessly.

Looking at the dark-haired woman's tight lip line, Matsuda Jinhei breathed out, his expression eased, and he raised his hand to rub her soft hair: "But I still feel worried, you understand."

"Speaking of which is worrying," he smiled wryly, "Riya, you said you would trust me, but you still want to save everything by yourself. Your attitude is the most unreliable, isn't it?"

She raised her eyes suddenly, but found that she couldn't refute.

Because of the dice, he has always maintained the attitude that nothing will really happen, and doesn't care about possible threats... Isn't this kind of approach too much for someone who really cares about himself?

"Even if you want to pursue the truth, you can't be driven by a sense of justice recklessly. Don't put yourself in danger easily...Can you promise me this?"

With one hand still on her shoulder, the curly-haired young man spoke in a low voice, couldn't help but get closer, looked deeply into the clear green eyes in front of him, and asked her for a promise gently and persistently.

Within such a close distance, Riya inevitably met the bright black eyes that were frank and earnest with complicated emotions, and then couldn't help holding her breath.

——How can you be so unmoved?

The moment their eyes met, she almost instantly realized the questions that had not been answered in another world before.

This favor and love, this sudden strange feeling, whether there is an influence from another self...is not as important as she thought.

For the sincere and undisguised fiery emotion in front of her, she clearly felt her first reaction of jumping with joy and impatiently wanting to give an answer, and this was already a sufficient answer.

Should I say that it is my own vision, it is very, very accurate.

Amid the gradually accelerating heartbeat, she finally took the initiative to turn her eyes away, and sighed softly: "It's not a sense of justice."

She should have realized a long time ago, if it wasn't for being different from ordinary people's favor, why would she be so particular about this person.

It's not that she is full of justice, or on the contrary, her upright and gentle personality is just the self-restraint brought about by the profession of "policeman". In essence, she doesn't care about the life and death of insignificant people at all.

The reason why she is willing to spend time and energy to actively complete the illusory panel tasks is that her purpose has always been clear-to change the fate of her brother and Matsuda Jinpei successively.

What she really pursues and wants to protect is the important person under her own selfishness.

But it was also the same awareness that made her realize that now is definitely not the right time to indulge in love... On the contrary, before going to see Shirley, she had better keep her distance and not give wrong signals.

Never want to put this person in danger of their own making.

Determined, she broke free from the heated atmosphere, suppressed all inappropriate emotions in the blink of an eye, and regained her composure: "Matsuda-kun, I'm sorry."

Matsuda Jinpei, who had already seen the vacillation in her expression and couldn't help showing a smile, was immediately discouraged when he heard the words.

This is no different from oil and salt.

Staring at his disgruntled expression, Riya felt sorry, but she didn't change her mind.

It's also for his safety—huh?

"Matsuda-kun..." The curly hair that came close to her suddenly, as well as the warm breath across the side of her neck, almost caused a slight shudder, and she subconsciously wanted to back away, "Don't get so close suddenly."

But at the next moment, the hand that had already landed on the back of the head with the curled hair and was about to exert a slight force stopped.

"Riya," the curly-haired head buried in her shoulders rubbed back and forth restlessly, but the voice was sighing with obvious loss, "is it too cold?"

"Or, that guy Jiang Gu can help you more than me?"

Recalling the "reliable knowledge" I found on the love forum for the squad leader back then, it seems that I should praise that guy a few more words at this time, but Matsuda Zhenping hesitated to speak for a while, but couldn't say it, so he skipped this point and went straight to it. Next step.

"Am I so unreliable?"

"...You get up first." Facing Matsuda Jinpei whose style had changed drastically, Riya realized how weak his voice was the moment he blurted out.

Damn, do you think that you will soften your heart in this way?

But the next sentence completely escaped her control by coincidence: "Okay, I promise you."

"You agreed?" Matsuda Zhenping was taken aback for a moment, raising his eyebrows suspiciously.

I didn't expect that the method of the forum is really effective, so "it is difficult for women to refuse requests when they are in close contact", is this actually true?

Next time I see the monitor, I really should invite him to dinner!

Riya frowned angrily, and hastily made amends: "But I still have my own things to do, and this will not change."

"So you have to do what you promised?" Matsuda Zhenping suddenly raised his head, a smile flickered in his black eyes, and there was no sign of disappointment at all.

So, it's really foul, this guy.

Riya secretly gritted her teeth, met his gaze, and nodded reluctantly.

"...Asai-kun, are you sure you want to go back to work as soon as possible, but just now Matsuda called and said you are in the hospital?"

Nomiya Saburo, who was sitting leisurely behind his desk, raised his eyebrows in surprise when he suddenly received a call from his subordinate.

When did this good subordinate who is very capable but not self-motivated love her work so much? Besides, there is no such thing as urgent work that requires her to come back with illness.

"Besides, the specially approved two-week psychological counseling vacation is to wait for the psychiatrist's report..." Nomiya Saburo choked suddenly as he casually lowered his head and sipped his coffee, "What, what did you catch this time?" Is that the original psychiatrist?"

Through the microphone, Riya explained in a low voice with a little embarrassment: "Well, actually, it starts from the last meeting with the doctor..."

On the other side, Nomiya Police Department, who had listened to the succinct description of the whole process, couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

This is not the first time such an accident has happened to her.

He still remembers the previous similar incidents: he went to the library and met the librarian who was dealing with drugs, went to attend the wedding ceremony of his boss’s daughter to expose the groom’s conspiracy, went to see his brother who revealed a mysterious case more than ten years ago, and met him immediately after returning to Tokyo. Serial bombing cases... these are nothing.

An ordinary business trip unexpectedly bumped into Gin, and the seemingly ordinary two-person investigation still encountered Gin, and before that, he casually went to a friend's house as a guest and discovered the drug dealer's account book that eventually led to the undercover of the Metropolitan Police Department——

Although he was dubious about the existence of such an "accident physique" in the world, at this moment, he suddenly understood the source of the strange worry that Rei Furutani repeatedly emphasized to pay attention to Asai-kun's mental health.

Although this guy is very capable and lucky, and he can escape intact every time, but the key is also here.

Even if he appears strong and nonchalant, but encountering major cases so frequently...it really makes people worry about his mental state.

As a reliable and conscientious boss, Nomiya Saburo thought for a while, and cautiously made a suggestion: "Why don't you wait a little longer, and I'll see if I can contact another doctor recently... Cough, even if I can't find it for a while, after the end Still need to conduct a psychological assessment."

Anyway, the report was filed, and the Nomiya Police Department, who was both responsible for criminal police and public security, made a very generous decision: "Why don't you take it as a vacation, and relax and recuperate for two weeks is not bad."

After hanging up the phone, Riya lay back on the bed, and sighed unabashedly in the ward where only her was alone.

Under her euphemistic persuasion, the curly-haired colleague who was temporarily on leave finally decided to go back and finish today's work, as well as the shooting report...and the traffic ticket.

It also gave her time to complete today's self-reflection.

Being so anxious to return to work, of course, is not because of her workaholic spirit suddenly awakening, but she just realized that her willpower is not as unshakable as she imagined.

That being the case, it is best to use external force to create a distance. Of course, an aboveboard work excuse is the best choice.

But since the road didn't work... She sighed again.

Although I was mentally prepared, but when I thought of taking the initiative to reveal the mystery, I actually resisted for a while.

But running away won't solve the problem.

After using [Investigation] to make a safety judgment on the surrounding environment, Riya finally felt relieved, took out her phone, and found an email address that she had deliberately ignored for a long time.

Taking a deep breath, to make sure that she was completely calm, she did not hesitate and quickly dialed the number.

"beep……"

After more than ten seconds of unbearable waiting, the other party finally picked up the call, with a low voice still with a bit of laziness and calmness: "It's really rare, Anya, would you actually take the initiative to find me?"

"Some small things." Recalling the calm and indifferent tone he heard from another self, Riya started the topic smoothly and naturally as planned, "Where is Shirley recently?"

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