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Chapter 519 That was the first time Miyano Shiho met Shirakawa Kiyo
That was the first time Miyano Shiho met Shirakawa Kiyo.

Ten years ago, Japan.

Shirakawa Kiyo had just returned to San Francisco from London. After only one night's rest, he hurried to Japan the next day.

He was in such a hurry just to pick someone up from here as soon as possible.

"I didn't expect you to accept the proposal of the family leader this time."

The sun shines in from the window, and in the corridor with the sound of reading loudly, two figures are walking forward side by side.

One of the figures was wearing regular clothes. He looked to be no more than 30 years old. He always had a gentle smile on his face. He was undoubtedly Bai Heqing.

The other figure was much shorter and fatter than him, wearing a decent suit, a top hat, and a pair of monocles on the bridge of his nose. His appearance was very similar to the later Vodka...

Or should we say it the other way around, it was the younger brother who followed Gin who had a strong walk-on aura, and his appearance was very similar to this man.

He is Rum. Before Bai Heqing took over the European and American divisions, Rum was still the second in command under the boss in the organization, and his position was above Bai Heqing.

But to be fair, in Bai Heqing's view, Rum's ability is not particularly outstanding.

He doesn't have the ability to fight with one against ten, and his reasoning level is sometimes super godly, sometimes super ghost, and his performance is extremely unstable.

To be honest, his management ability is just that. In the past, his eyes could still exert quite unique abilities. However, in recent years, as he grows older, Rum's unique ability, which can be called a "human camera", seems to be gradually declining. The only thing worthy of praise now is probably his loyalty to the boss...

So why is it that Rum, who has gradually become "ordinary", can still hold the position of second-in-command in the organization?

Shirakawa Kiyoshi thought about it seriously, maybe it's because Rum is the descendant of the Karasuma family, right?
The so-called "gedaizhong" is a special vocabulary in ancient Japan, specifically referring to those retainers who have served the same master's family for generations and have a strong feudal master-slave relationship.

As far as Shirakawa Kiyoshi knows, Rum's lineage seems to have been "retainers" serving the Karasuma family for generations. Even the code name "Rum" was inherited by the current Rum from his father.

Compared with people like Shirakawa Qing, who are "one of the same clan" but have not been fully trusted because they have only been in it for a short time, people like Rum, although their abilities are not outstanding, have the skills of several generations. The "retainer" who has established a trusting relationship with others may make the boss feel more at ease...

Of course, there are also reasons why Bai Heqing did this deliberately.

"Why do you say that?"

The footsteps of the two people continued to echo in the corridor. Listening to the sound of children reading in their ears, Bai Heqing smiled and asked.

His leisurely and comfortable expression at this moment made it completely impossible to tell that he had just experienced an emergency trip to the hospital yesterday...

Also thanks to Ah Jing's careful handling yesterday, no third party other than their father and daughter knows about Bai Heqing's true physical condition.

"Because you and Belmode have been on missions less and less recently, right?"

As if he had discovered some incredible truth, the corners of Rum's mouth raised slightly, and a proud smile appeared on his face that looked like the future vodka god.

"There are rumors in the organization recently that you two have the idea of ​​​​leaving the organization..."

This is what Bai Heqing did deliberately. Originally, he and Sharon did have this idea and have been working hard in this direction.

That's right, originally...

A hint of sadness flashed across his eyes, and Bai Heqing lowered his eyes.

Elena's child does have great hope, but she is too young after all, and he cannot put all his chips on her alone.

This time in charge of the reconstruction plan of the European and American branches is indeed a rare opportunity for him to restart the original research...

Not noticing anything unusual about him, Rum continued to talk to himself:
"So when I heard that the head of the family wanted you to take charge of the reconstruction plan of the European and American branches, I thought you would definitely find a way to refuse."

"Just kidding, I haven't thought about leaving the organization just yet." Bai Heqing said smoothly.

"Will Belmode also go with you?" Rum continued to ask.

However, Bai Heqing suddenly fell silent. "Doesn't she still know about this?" Rum was stunned for a moment and looked at him in surprise.

"...I will tell her later." Bai Heqing replied, his tone a little low.

He has indeed not told Sharon these things, whether it is the European and American branch, or his physical condition.

You don't need to think about it to know that if he tells her about the reconstruction of the European and American branches now, given her character, even if she doesn't want to stop it, she will definitely get to the bottom of it.

Instead of doing this, he might as well wait for the matter to become a foregone conclusion before telling her, although this is indeed very sorry for her...

As for his current physical condition.

At that time, Bai Heqing hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to hide it from her.

Because at that time, he still had a lot of hope. Although the medical test had announced the countdown to his life, Elena also told him the final solution in the note.

As long as the research on the "silver bullet" can be successfully completed, all his problems will be solved.

Bai Heqing does not think this is an unattainable goal.

Just as he was able to find the Miyano couple in the first place, he believed that he would be able to find someone who can advance this research again now.

With luck, he might even need only three to five years to perfect this research and save his body, which has entered a countdown.

[Before that, let’s hide this matter from Sharon for now...]

Suddenly, his mind recalled Sharon's helpless and desperate expression in front of Keiko's hospital bed 20 years ago. Shirakawaqing, who didn't want her to show that expression again, silently made this decision in his heart.

"I thought you two would always act together...Okay, no more talking, this is it."

Finally, the two people chatting stopped in front of a classroom.

This is a classroom for primary school students. There are twenty or thirty young children sitting in it. The teacher on the podium is holding a textbook and leading them to recite the poems in the textbook repeatedly.

Among them, there is a girl who is very conspicuous.

The girl seemed to be of mixed race, with slightly curly brown hair, and a cool and somewhat lonely look on her young face.

"That's her." Rum said next to Bai Heqing.

For some reason, the girl did not study with the other classmates, but just looked at the books on the desk in trance.

"The Miyano couple's little daughter, I don't need to explain her name anymore, right?"

"of course."

Just standing by the window, Bai Heqing looked at Miyano Shiho in the classroom with a smile in the corner of his eyes.

"It's not like I've never seen this kid before."

In the classroom, Miyano Shiho, who seemed to be feeling something, who was still in a daze, suddenly turned his head and looked over.

"what……"

The two people's eyes met. Miyano Shiho looked at the man looking at her with a smile outside the window, and subconsciously let out a soft breath.

This strange man gave her a very familiar feeling of intimacy.

She had only felt this feeling from her sister before...

　(﹃) By the way, I looked up Dr. A Li’s real name again today, hiss!It turns out that the name Tsuchiya Yamakasa is just a title? !So is Dr. Ali really called Dr. Ali? !
　　Damn it, I should have looked twice at Du Niang yesterday, it was so sloppy...

　　
　
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