hostage

"boarding!"

A familiar black private car stopped in front of Miyano Shiho, and he took a closer look. There was no one else in the car, but Rye who hadn't seen him for a long time.

"What's wrong? Sherry? Shiho?!"

Noticing Miyano Shiho's distraction and hesitation, Rye called her again with full of doubts, only then Miyano came back to his senses leisurely, Rye unbuckled the safety belt, stretched his body and stretched out his hand to open the passenger door. Miyano Shiho moved a few steps, got into the car, closed the door numbly, and waited for the Rye to start the car before she slowly took a breath.

"What's wrong with you? It's just a phone call from him..."

"I'm fine, do you think I'm afraid of him?"

"Oh, no, then you..."

"Zhu Xingda, to be honest, how much do you know about Mingmei?"

"……What's up?"

"For the second time, she appeared on the HBS scene, but the funny thing is, every time I heard that she appeared, you will appear in due time. What guess do you want me to make? Rye?"

"She'll be fine."

"Don't tell me that Mr. Tao has something to do with Mingmei?!"

"..."

"Ah……"

Miyano Shiho sighed softly, as expected, she knows Rye's character too well, he won't say more nonsense when he should say, and he won't say too much when he shouldn't say, silence at this moment is the best answer, undoubtedly a This kind of bluntness told Miyano Shiho that her sister Miyano Akemi had something to do with Mr. Tao.

"Rye, Tao, he is..."

"……Yes."

Everything was confirmed in her own speculation, and then what else can she say, she is someone who can't even control her own destiny, what the BOSS has to do, no, even GIN She is powerless to fight against things that she can control with one hand, so how can she protect Miyano Akemi? In other words, Miyano Akemi is protecting her in the end.

Rye turned her head and looked at Miyano Shiho, with the same indifferent expression, but she couldn't hide the helplessness and loss accumulated in her eyes, she was trying to be calm.

Rye tossed and stared ahead, with his hands on the steering wheel, the silence had to infiltrate the two of them again, he could no longer say, not only the rules of the game stated by the organization, but also his own mission...Mingmei will be fine , He promised so resolutely, but the irregular echo of the heartbeat told him that every word and every word carried a guilty conscience that might not be fulfilled.

The matter has come to this point, and everything that can be connected has been firmly controlled by him so far, and he can no longer turn back, so he can only pray that those people who have already surpassed their calculations can be blessed by God.

At an intersection, he stared at a row of red lights, stopped, opened the car window, lit a cigarette, and put his elbows together as usual.There are rows of sycamore trees on the side of the road, and the warmer sky is full of greenery, which reminds him of that day, that unique field, the flourishing camphor tree, and the man called "Ares".

Ares, the god of war in ancient Greek mythology, the son of Zeus, the king of the gods, and Hera, the queen of heaven, is a symbol of strength and power.What does such a code name mean to the group named BlackSwan behind him?

He has been involved in the Black Organization for many years. He has seen too many people and experienced too much. How he climbed to this point and got the name of Rye, and how he was able to deal with Vermouth and GIN with ease. He understands the hardships too well .So on the other hand, he will also speculate on Ares' experience and ability based on himself.

However, from the very beginning when he knew this character, until now he has been in close contact with him, he has been unable to see through this man. In the organization, he is as simple and rude as GIN and easy to understand, but also has a dark and unpredictable personality as elusive as Vermouth.But Xu Mo, or Ares, is even more frightening. He seems simple and innocent, but in fact he is unpredictable. For such a person, he can't see what kind of dark forces the BlackSwan group hides from behind him.

Heh... It's just ridiculous, and I'm also not sure about the power of the Black Organization, so how can I talk about BlackSwan who has been involved with the organization for many years... But, Ares...

"Ares!"

The signal light changed color, Rye took a deep breath of cigarettes, letting the smell of tobacco smoke through his nostrils, then started the car and drove forward again, but the day of the first confrontation was reflected in his mind.

He remembered that day that man held Miyano Shiho tightly to the uncle tree, no, to be precise, it was himself under the tree, and he, meeting his deep and emotionless purple eyes, suddenly lost The most basic composure in the past has exposed himself first.How could he not feel that at that moment, there should be sparks in his eyes, and all the emotions burst out, not so much hostility, but rather confusion and anxiety about the unknown.

Preemptive attack has never been his inherent style, but that day, he lost control slightly, however, the man called Ares raised a cold but unruly smile, he said,

"Don't worry, we are not enemies, and she is not a hostage I want to hold you back. She is the partner you choose to fight alongside me in order to achieve the goals of both parties..."

When he said that, he still held Miyano Shiho's wrist tightly, but he could see his subtle movements through his eyes. When Ye looked at him in surprise several times, he gradually lost consciousness, and only the two of them knew the words that followed, he continued,

"Or, you are not in the so-called two parties, am I right, Rye, oh, or, should I call you, Akai Shuichi!"

"...!"

"What? Are you surprised?"

Indeed, his mood at the moment is not only described as surprise, it is not wrong, his code name in the organization is Rye, a name that is enough to make all the organization personnel retreat after hearing it, of course, he also has his own first and last name, no It's not the Morohoshi that the Miyano two sisters said, every word of Ares is correct, his name is Akai Shuichi.

At that moment, his brain was running at high speed, which set of plans should he use? For the organization, Ares can be regarded as a friend, but for himself?

"You must not use firepower against me here. In any case, you don't want Dr. Miyano to be in any danger."

Akai Shuichi fell into silence again, he feared that there would be 1000 million impulses to deal with Ares directly first, and he would not dare to act rashly, and regardless of Shiho's safety, it was only him and him who were facing each other, and now was definitely not the time.

"Hmph...you're worrying too much."

"I still say the same thing, don't worry, I won't hurt Dr. Miyano, and we are not enemies."

"Oh?"

"Not everyone wants to have extraordinary abilities, and not everyone wants to be on top of the world."

"I don't understand these things, and I don't want to understand them. The path I take with you will eventually be the opposite, even if you have no choice."

"So, what about her?"

When he asked, he couldn't forget the look Ares gave Miyano Shiho, which seemed to be a hint to discuss conditions with him, but more, the emotion he could read, there is such a word to describe it, sympathy.

"Or, what about Miyano Akemi?"

"you……"

"Protect Miyano Akemi, or in other words, no matter what you do, don't hurt her." He saw Ares looking at Miyano Shiho who seemed to be asleep and said, "Only in this way is the real salvation for Sherry."

"I know that even the FBI's purpose is to kill crimes, not to hurt people."

"Heh... Dr. Miyano, I will take her back first. I have something to do. I will not surrender to any party. Believe it or not, as far as the present is concerned, we are indeed not enemies, and you are the first What we should deal with is that man named GIN..."

"So... what happened to GIN?"

The sudden appearance of a cold female voice interrupted all of Rye's memories. Rye suddenly came back to his senses and found that Miyano Shiho was looking at him curiously. Staring at him made him panic and hesitate.But Rye is Rye after all, he glanced at her without changing his face, turned back and continued to concentrate on driving, cleared his throat and said,

"He took the box of semi-finished medicine you made and went out to perform the mission... All of them were confirmed dead, except for one case, and no body was found."

"what?!"

On the other side, Xu Mo took Tao Youran on the bus bound for Lianyu University.Sitting in the back compartment, Tao Youran was always looking at the moving scenery outside the window, trying to avoid Xu Mo's sight.But Xu Mo, stretched out an arm, jumped over Youran's shoulder, but spread his palm, shallowly blocking between Youran's side face and the glass window.

Xu Mo seemed to be afraid that he would fall asleep in the car and hit the glass window with his gentle movements, which slightly touched Tao Youran.She was full of apologies, but she didn't know where to start; she was full of questions, but she didn't know whether to ask.As the car passed by the suburbs, Tao Youran's eyes lit up, and she suddenly thought of something, and softly said the first words the two of them got into the car.

"Xu Mo, I don't want to go back to school."

"Then where do you want to go?"

"After two stops, there is a playground, can you walk with me?"

"Ah... well."

"Ah, Xu Mo, you are so kind!"

"Silly girl, apart from investigating your father in private, when did I refuse you?"

"I'm sorry, I know you are afraid of my danger."

"Know it and still do it?"

Tao Youran blushed, and turned her head to look out of the window again. Seeing this, Xu Mo also sighed slightly, then smiled again.

After two stops, under the guidance of Tao Youran, the two arrived at an amusement park.The playground is small and sparsely populated. The two of them shuttled side by side in the amusement park. They didn't seem to have the idea of ​​playing the amusement facilities, but just visited the house full of destinations.

"I remember that there used to be a cotton candy seller there, and they were colorful, pink, green, yellow, and blue. In fact, I always secretly guessed what they tasted like, but I never ate them. Pass."

"Unfortunately, it may be closed now."

"Well, not necessarily, the boss who set up the stall has always been very casual, but the mood of the boss is always different from mine. Every time I come, he is not there when I want to eat, and I don't want to eat sweets when he is. .”

"Haha, you are so naughty and cute."

"what the hell……"

"Well, if you were given a chance, which color would you most like to try first?"

"Hmm...it's a fan."

"Okay, I'll take it down."

"Why remember these, will you come with me next time?"

"it is good."

"Hey..." Tao Youran smiled sweetly, pulled Xu Mo to sit down on the bench beside the fountain, and then said, "Actually, I always seem to do such stupid things..."

"what?"

"You know, I ran away from home once when I was a child, because I failed the exam and my father couldn't keep his promise to bring me here to play..."

"Ah."

"My dad is also amazing. He guessed that I was here. I sat alone on the merry-go-round and saw my dad running towards me. Then, turning around and around, I saw him getting closer and closer. Finally, I finally saw his sullen and anxious expression, his forehead was covered with sweat, and when the wooden horse stopped, he rushed in, hugged me down and put me in his arms, he cried..."

Xu Mo didn't speak, but raised his hand and stroked Youran's head to express comfort. He knew that no amount of words could comfort Tao Youran. After thinking for a long time, seeing that Tao Youran didn't seem to continue to be sad, he just said abruptly,

"Your father loves you very much."

"Well, of course, and ah, when I was studying, there was a black and white version of "Roman Holiday" played in an old movie theater, but that day my father was busy with a big production, and he didn't allow me to go by myself as a girl. I went secretly without telling him, and later he caught me in the cinema right away. He was very angry that time, but he never beat or scolded me, he just told me, don’t run around alone in the future If you have any ideas, you can tell him directly..."

"..."

"But... what about him, why didn't he tell me anything, he could run away from home anyway, but I'm not as smart as him, I can't find him..."

"Youran, don't cry...everything will be fine...No matter what, your father loves you very much, there's nothing wrong with that."

"Actually, I know that I seem to have lost many people and things. I don't know what my mother was like. My father said that she passed away very early. I don't remember it anyway. I still remember that my father had two friends, a couple. Husband and wife, they are very good to me. When my father is busy, they will take care of me. At that time, it seems that they will always live in a place like a park with my father. There are many children there. There is a little boy with yellow hair and blue eyes. Boy, he is very beautiful, but he doesn't like to talk. I also met a big brother who is very good at drawing, but unfortunately I never saw him again..."

Xu Mo's heart was suddenly shaken, he couldn't help interrupting Youran's thoughts, and asked, "You...do you remember his name?"

"I don't remember, it's been too long, and it's just some fragmentary pictures, what's wrong? I'm too nagging, talking about these messy things..."

"No, it's not." Forget it, since she can't remember them all, it's better not to let her remember all those nightmares, "Sometimes, if you say it, you will feel much better."

"Maybe, I just want to comfort myself. There are always many people who come and go in life. They are all passing by. It's ridiculous, but that's my father!"

"Youran, go back and have a good sleep..."

Xu Mo stood up from the bench, stretched out his hand to signal leisurely to get up, and leisurely and naturally put his hand on Xu Mo's palm, was held by Xu Mo, and was led out of the playground by Xu Mo.As it was getting dark, Xu Mo hailed a taxi and accompanied Youran to the school.When getting out of the car, Xu Mo got off first, as before, took You Ran's hand and walked a few steps, then stopped at the school gate, as if thinking of something, turned to Youran and said,

"Youran, I'm going on a business trip in a few days. Be good, listen to Sister Anna, and stop messing around."

Hearing this, Tao Youran immediately let go of Xu Mo's hand for some reason, stared blankly at Xu Mo, thought for a while and asked, "How long are you going?"

"..." This is something that Xu Mo himself can't weigh, how should he explain it to Tao Youran.

"He won't come back! He won't come back... This big brother won't come back!"

Tao Youran suddenly seemed to hear a voice that did not belong to her or even to this time and space, and was stunned on the spot. Why, is this a prophecy?She looked at Xu Mo in a daze and some horror.Xu Mo found that something was wrong with You Ran, put his hand on her shoulder, and called her name softly. Said a sentence:

"I'm fine, I understand, you go out and pay attention to safety, I'm going back to the dormitory."

Xu Mo looked at Tao Youran's fading figure, as if he heard the sound of his heart cracking. He seemed to know that something had changed.

Two days later, Xu Mo stood in the huge airport, feeling the hustle and bustle of the crowd, looking around from time to time. He sent a message to Tao Youran, telling her his schedule and which flight he was on.

For a moment, Xu Mo felt that he was crazy, that he should have just left and never had anything to do with her again, but, unexpectedly... She was right if she didn't come.

Thinking this way, he finally laughed at himself, checked in, and entered the gate.

Miyano Shiho was dragging his luggage and holding the air ticket, and saw Xu Mo entering the waiting hall ahead of her in another security channel with a thousand complicated emotions.

She followed closely, but kept away from Xu Mo's line of sight, standing in front of the large French window of the waiting room, with the boarding luggage at her feet, holding a cup of coffee in one hand, her arms still crossed Holding it to her chest, this seemed to be an inherent habitual action when she was meditating. Staring at the planes waiting to take off outside the window, looking at the rotating spiral, she sighed.

After all, what was supposed to come has finally come, but I gave myself an extraordinary rehearsal, and now, for him, for myself, the dark whirlpool behind each other is entangled and torn, and everyone is involved in a deep and invisible... The spying of the bottom, from now on, may defy the torrent of time...

However, such a nightmare is deeper than the sea.

——TBC——