Hearing Fujiwara Shunsui say this, Miya Harukiko's heart trembled slightly in the back seat.
She had forgotten how long it had been since she heard someone say something like that.
At this moment, Miya Harukiko had so much she wanted to say to Fujiwara Shunsui,
but in the end, she swallowed her words,
finally responding silently, "I believe in Shunsui-kun the most."
Today's events made Miya Harukiko realize that this was their life, and these were the things Shunsui-kun had to face every day.
At first, she thought it was just Shunsui-kun's own trouble and that she just needed to cooperate silently,
but just now, she learned that the fuse for everything this time was herself.
This made Miya Harukiko's heart feel heavy.
She probably had too much to say and too many things to clear up; she even felt that if she could sacrifice herself for everyone's peace, she would be willing.
But Shunsui-kun said I am the person he cares about most.
Then I must cooperate well.
I'll do whatever he says.
In the back seat, Miya Harukiko could no longer think of how to handle her relationship with Fujiwara Shunsui.
Even though she liked Shunsui-kun very much,
the occurrence of such things,
forced her to re-examine their relationship.
Was she really a burden to Shunsui-kun?
"Will it really be okay?"
Miya Harukiko asked tentatively while lying in the back seat.
Fujiwara Shunsui didn't notice her low mood and even thought Kiko-chan was just simply nervous.
Shunsui turned around,
taking a photo of Miya Harukiko using the dim light inside the car.
Looking down at the photo in the camera, Fujiwara Shunsui said with some dissatisfaction:
"It's better to just lie on the seat and close your eyes, otherwise people won't believe it!"
To put on a full act, since he already had the person, he naturally couldn't forget about taking photos.
[I've already set off, the person is in my car.]
Fujiwara Shunsui attached a newly taken photo.
Immediately after, Fujiwara Shunsui dialed Kojou Yuna's number.
"Just find a few trustworthy people to set up a simple perimeter. I want to see what they're actually up to."
Shunsui understood.
Actually, looking for trouble with him was perfectly fine; after all, when you have too many lice, you stop worrying about the itching—one more enemy or one less enemy made no difference.
But what kind of person would target Miya Harukiko?
That was what he wanted to know.
He didn't believe there were such coincidences in the world,
that two people in one room would simultaneously end up on Dark Web bounty missions.
If I can't find the person behind that Black Dragon,
can I still not find you?
Fujiwara Shunsui tightened his grip on the steering wheel.
Kojou Yuna's voice came through the phone again.
"I've already made arrangements. As long as there's a suspicious vehicle, our people will lock onto it immediately."
"Oh right, Kojima Bin is also here."
Kojou Yuna could sense that Fujiwara Shunsui seemed to have some issues with Kojima Bin,
so she needed to mention it in advance for this kind of matter,
to avoid any unnecessary minor friction.
Fujiwara Shunsui nodded to himself.
He felt that Kojima Bin had some issues as a person, but he had never said he looked down on Kojima Bin's lack of ability.
Now, he just needed to handle what he had to handle.
Central Street, public parking lot.
A black Maybach was quietly driving in and parking.
Two people were sitting in the car,
the driver and the boss.
"Sir, we have everything arranged. Once the handoff is successful, we'll arrange the surgery as soon as the sedative wears off."
The person in the back row thought for a long time and didn't respond directly.
"Are you sure there's no problem with the person?"
The boss was clearly still a bit uneasy,
but the driver confidently patted his chest and guaranteed,
"I've had the other party update their status every half hour, and they've already sent me the photos. Look."
The driver in the front had already handed the phone to the boss in the back.
The other party took the phone and carefully flipped through the records of both sides,
finding nothing suspicious,
and eventually handed the phone back to the driver.
"The people receiving the goods are also arranged, right?"
The boss probably hadn't expected that something he had been worrying about for so long would finally be handled by his driver.
It seemed that after tonight ended, it would be time to arrange for him to do some important things.
"I've arranged two groups. One group is responsible for the lookout, and the other for the handoff."
"No matter what, we will move Miya Harukiko immediately; there won't be any accidents."
The more the boss looked at him, the more he admired him.
He even felt that he had truly underestimated this man for so many years.
Fifteen minutes later,
Fujiwara Shunsui pulled down the mask on his head. Perhaps because of the mask, his voice sounded even deeper.
"We're here, Kiko-chan, don't be nervous."
At this time, Shunsui was still comforting Miya Harukiko.
He felt he had everything arranged,
and with his skills not yet on cooldown, with these two sets of preparations, all problems should be easily resolved.
"Shunsui-kun, I definitely won't move around."
After saying that, Miya Harukiko curled up and lay in the back row, maintaining the same posture as before.
system prompt
Miya Harukiko's heart is filled with a sense of chaos right now, and her mind feels like a muddle. The things she is experiencing currently feel as unreal as a dream. However, Fujiwara Shunsui's comfort is like a shot of adrenaline for her, giving her the courage to challenge everything. Favorability Rating toward Host +1
Miya Harukiko Favorability Rating: 96/100
After seeing the system prompt appear again,
a trace of heartache actually rose in Shunsui's heart.
He suddenly felt that his arbitrary actions really hadn't considered Kiko-chan's feelings.
Are you really that nervous?
Shunsui looked at Miya Harukiko when he turned back to take the photo and comforted her again:
"It's my fault for not considering your emotions, Kiko-chan. I hope you believe me; I definitely won't let you get hurt."
Miya Harukiko's eyebrows trembled slightly.
Actually, what Shunsui didn't know was that the more he said this, the more it would intensify Miya Harukiko's internal self-blame.
Miya Harukiko even felt that if it weren't for her,
they wouldn't have fallen into dangerous situations multiple times, and she even attributed everything that happened to Kojou Yuna and Nissho Taro in the beginning to herself.
[I've arrived. Which parking space?]
Fujiwara Shunsui composed a brief message and chose to send it to the bounty client on the Dark Web.
At the same time, he sent over the photo of Miya Harukiko and the parking lot entrance.
Buzz, buzz—
Buzz, buzz—
Fujiwara Shunsui's own phone vibrated.
It was Kojou Yuna.
She pulled everyone who was going to participate in tonight's activity into a group chat for real-time communication.
Such an action allowed everyone to understand any sudden situations Fujiwara Shunsui might face immediately.
"After the call connects, no one is to speak and affect the Department Head."
At a time like this,
Kojou Yuna was still very "objective." Although she wouldn't call Fujiwara Shunsui "Sir" in private,
in such a setting,
and under such circumstances,
she had to give Fujiwara Shunsui enough support.
Helping Fujiwara Shunsui establish his leadership authority was also one of her tasks.
[Parking space B133. Someone will meet you there. Just transfer Miya Harukiko to them.]
Looking at the text message sent to Kinoshita Hisashi's phone,
Shunsui said to his own phone,
"Parking space B133. The rest of you, don't get close. Monitor all suspicious vehicles in real-time and report any potentially suspect vehicles to Kojou Yuna for investigation."
"If there are hackers present, you can appropriately intrude into the parking lot system and pull up the vehicles that entered the parking lot in the last hour or so to help Kojou Yuna with the screening."
"Remember, unless I ask for help, no one is to expose themselves proactively."
Fujiwara Shunsui spoke while turning the steering wheel.
He kept his speed very slow and began to drive slowly through the parking lot.
On one hand, it was to buy time for everyone,
and on the other, he wanted to filter out potentially suspect vehicles himself,
before finally heading towards the location of B133.
Ten minutes later,
Shunsui had planned his route to be sufficiently complex and long.
He felt he had already bought a lot of time for everyone.
Buzz, buzz—
[Why aren't you here yet?]
Fujiwara Shunsui opened Kinoshita Hisashi's phone and saw the other party's inquiry.
He quickly conducted a brainstorm.
If the other party had eyes monitoring him, they should have received a prompt from the moment he entered the parking lot.
But clearly,
the other party didn't seem to have his vehicle information.
After capturing this information,
Shunsui spoke up:
"Attention everyone, the other party should be deep in the parking lot. They didn't gather any information about me at the front of the parking lot. Focus on checking cars in the deep corners of the parking lot."
Seeing that parking space B133 was right in front of him,
what came into view was a small white van parked to one side.
Since this parking space was relatively far in, and it was already late at night with few people in the parking lot, Fujiwara Shunsui was almost certain that the people in this car were the ones coming to meet him.
Buzz, buzz—
[Just hand Miya Harukiko over to the people in the van.]
Seeing this message,
Fujiwara Shunsui was almost certain.
From the other party's chatting habits, this so-called mastermind was not in this van at the moment.
"The target is not this van next to me. Keep a close eye on every suspicious vehicle. Record any information, even if we can't lock onto them tonight, we can investigate later."
"Copy that."
No one else spoke on the phone; only Kojou Yuna responded to Fujiwara Shunsui.
Just as Shunsui had finished parking his car,
the van parked next to him opened its door like a wide-open abyss, waiting for its prey.
Shunsui made sure his mask was still on his head.
After turning off the engine, he put the phone in his pocket and said to Miya Harukiko in the back seat:
"Wait for me in the car."
Miya Harukiko gave a soft "mm."
Immediately after, Fujiwara Shunsui got out of the driver's seat and used the car key to lock the doors.
Shunsui, wearing his mask, knocked on the passenger window of the next car.
Knock, knock, knock.
The privacy film prevented Shunsui from seeing the internal situation clearly.
He pressed his head directly against the passenger window and placed both hands on his forehead, as if trying to see the situation inside the car with this posture.
But clearly,
he still couldn't see anything clearly.
Although the people in the car knew the purpose of their trip, they were still a bit nervous meeting someone like Fujiwara Shunsui.
The back door had already been opened,
but even after so long, no one had responded.
What's the meaning of this? Why is no one paying attention to me?
With that thought in mind,
Fujiwara Shunsui stepped into the car.
Almost at the same instant,
with a "swish,"
the back door was slammed shut.
A sharp knife was pressed tightly against Fujiwara Shunsui's lower abdomen.
"Where's the person?"
The other party asked.
"Where's the money?"
Fujiwara Shunsui was stalling for time.
The person in the driver's seat ordered: "Go check his car."
Only then did the person in the passenger seat get out. He stood at the front of Fujiwara Shunsui's car and could vaguely see through the front windshield that someone seemed to be lying in the back seat.
"Boss, there seems to be someone in the back seat."
The other party tentatively pulled at the car door and found it completely locked.
"The door is locked; the key should be on him."
Just as Fujiwara Shunsui was about to make a move, the other party's sharp knife pressed closer to Fujiwara Shunsui's position again.
"Don't move. If you don't want anything to happen, the money will be deposited into your account after we've confirmed everything."
Feeling another pair of hands fumbling through the pockets of his clothes,
Shunsui spoke,
"Have your boss come see me."
"You're not qualified to see our boss!"
The man with the knife had a look of disdain in his eyes. He really couldn't imagine how someone could be so foolish as to actually dare to come to the meeting alone.
As for the remaining money, they had already discussed it; it would naturally be used for the brothers to go drinking.
The final payment would not be made,
not in this lifetime.
In the moment his mind wandered,
he only felt a sudden tightening in his thigh,
and a warm liquid suddenly appeared in his crotch,
before he realized that the sharp knife in his hand had disappeared.
After three seconds of processing,
a sharp pain appeared in his thigh.
That knife was now stuck squarely in his leg.
"Ah—"
A tragic scream filled the entire car.
Faster than words can say,
Fujiwara Shunsui threw open the car door beside him, facing the man who had just gotten out of the passenger seat.
Seeing the other party rushing towards him,
Fujiwara Shunsui kicked the passenger door, the powerful force creating a massive impact on the entire door.
The man felt as if a wall had suddenly appeared on his forehead,
and then he fell straight back.
Immediately after, Shunsui stood outside the passenger door and said to the person in the driver's seat,
"Tell your master that I hate people who don't keep their word the most, and I also don't like people holding a knife to me. The deal is off."
The man hadn't even reacted to what had just happened.
At this moment, there was only a chorus of wails in his ears,
along with the sentence from behind: "I'm going to kill you!! Ahhh! I'm going to kill you!"
Fujiwara Shunsui ignored it, quickly opening his car door and successfully locking it,
then sat in the driver's seat,
ignited the engine,
and started the vehicle.
The man in the driver's seat adjusted the Bluetooth headset by his ear and then gave a full account of what had just happened.
He even said that because everything happened too fast,
he didn't know how to say it most safely,
only that the other party wanted to cancel the deal.
Just at this moment,
deep in the parking lot,
another almost identical car rushed out, quickly blocking the path of Fujiwara Shunsui's car.
Buzz, buzz—
At this time,
Kinoshita Hisashi's phone rang.
[Sir, don't be penny-wise and pound-foolish. The final payment will be doubled; hand the person over to us.]