EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 222 220. The First Dead Person Appears
"Major Katsuragi."

The three pilots were about to start training. Ritsuko Akagi was in charge of the progress of the training at the training ground. There was no invasion of the Angels, and Misato Katsuragi, who had nothing to do, was bored and slacking off in the office, reviewing various documents for the development of aircraft weapons. Suddenly, someone pushed open the door of the office.

Two men in black suits walked in.

"Please come with us."

This is a colleague from the Intelligence Department.

It's no good to be found by them. Katsuragi Misato raised her eyebrows. She is the director of the Operations Department after all. There is no way she can follow the people from the Intelligence Department just based on these two sentences. At least she needs an explanation. At this time, one of the two colleagues from the Intelligence Department has already explained:

"Someone has kidnapped Vice Commander Fuyutsuki. Ryoji Kaji, we suspect he is the mastermind behind this."

kidnapping...

So Vice Commander Fuyutsuki disappeared for a few days, not because he was on a business trip, but because he was kidnapped? No wonder Ritsuko didn't tell me.

Misato Katsuragi was stunned.

But would this guy Jiaji kidnap Deputy Commander Dongyue?

Damn it, him?

Can he do such a thing?
She subconsciously felt it was unbelievable and wanted to say that this guy would not do such a thing, but what could she do? Her colleagues in the Intelligence Department could not understand her feelings. Misato Katsuragi took a deep breath and realized the reason why she was approached by the Intelligence Department - she and Ryoji Kaji were ex-boyfriend and girlfriend.

...What a bastard.

There is nothing good about it, and I am definitely responsible for all the bad things.

Katsuragi Misato felt a little pain in her head, but she didn't make any excuses and quickly handed over her gun and authorization card. She had nothing to fear because she had been staying in the headquarters all this time and had never done anything bad. The two colleagues in the intelligence department also gave her face and didn't restrain her with handcuffs or anything like that.

After all, she is not a criminal suspect, but more like a summoned witness.

The two men escorted her to the interrogation room like door gods.

Misato Katsuragi stayed in the interrogation room for a long time.

About two or three hours.

No one came to question her.

It was not until a long time later that someone opened the door of the interrogation room and let her out, saying respectfully to the Minister of War,

“Thank you for your cooperation.”

"Are we ready to go?"

"Yes." The colleague from the Intelligence Department said, "Because the problem has been solved."

Solved...

Is it Deputy Commander Dongyue who is back?

What about Kaji Ryoji? Katsuragi Misato couldn't help but worry. No matter how you look at it, this matter reveals an unusual meaning. Anyway, she didn't believe that the man would kidnap Vice Commander Fuyutsuki, and for several days... The intelligence department of the headquarters is not just for free, so they can't respond for several days.

She left and returned to the office.

The drivers had just finished their training and were chatting and laughing, not noticing that Katsuragi Misato had been locked up in the interrogation room for a while. She also did not show any abnormality, but just completed her work as usual and then left work normally.

Blessing...

On her way home from get off work, Misato Katsuragi glanced at the stars in the sky.

Hope others are okay.

What on earth did he do during these days? Did he really go to kidnap Deputy Commander Dongyue? She shook her head in her heart. She never knew when Kaji Ryoji would suddenly appear from the corner, bringing a local gift. This man always looked so careless. Should I call him again when I get home tonight?
Forget it. From now on, even if Jiachi calls her ten times, she won’t answer.

The anger in Misato Katsuragi's heart has not yet subsided.

The lights were on in the apartment.

After she came back, she had dinner with Asuka and didn't even think about calling her.

After everything was cleaned up and she took out a beer from the refrigerator, she took a few sips and looked at the empty apartment. The loneliness in her heart surged up again. Asuka said that going to bed early and getting up early is good for the eyes, and she went back to her room to sleep. How about calling and asking?

Maybe not.

Katsuragi Misato, wake up. This guy Kaji is not a good guy. Last time, he took you to violate the confidentiality regulations and go deep into the Central Dogma District. I don’t know what he will do this time. Are you possessed by the devil? Can you wake up? How many years ago was your ex-boyfriend? You deserve to be played around by a man like this! She cursed herself for hesitating in her heart, but her eyes were inadvertently on the landline of the apartment.

There was a light on the landline that was always on.

It shows that there is a recorded call waiting to be answered.

Misato Katsuragi's hands suddenly began to tremble. A sense of uneasiness was lurking in the darkness. She took a deep breath before picking up the phone and listening to the recording.

"Hey, Katsuragi."

There was a familiar male voice on the other end of the phone.

He used an unfamiliar name, calling her Katsuragi instead of Misato, but his tone was extremely intimate.

"It's me. When you hear this, I may have already..."

Kaji Ryoji on the other end of the phone rarely had such a happy moment. Although it was just a recording, she felt that this man must have been very happy and proud when he was recording. It seemed that he was saying, look, I am so powerful that I can even find out such a secret matter.

The content of the recording is not long, it is all farewell words.

I wanted to give her something, but I just gave her an address.

"..."

Misato Katsuragi slowly put down the phone.

She suddenly felt her eyes dry and wanted to rub them, but as soon as she put her hands on them, tears could not stop falling. This man really went to do something dangerous. Sometimes. That person is still in this world, even if you haven't seen him for many years, you feel that you have a stable anchor in this world. But one day he suddenly died, and suddenly you feel that you are the only one left in the world, all alone.

She might never see this man again.

"...Woo..."

Misato Katsuragi felt like her chest was churning. She choked and took deep breaths to ease the discomfort in her heart. The tide of emotions was washing over her beating heart. She raised her head sadly, trying to hold back her tears, but her tears kept coming.

My heart seemed to be broken into pieces.

"Woo——"

Finally, she couldn't help crying anymore and uttered a few sounds. Then, like a dam opening and releasing water, the sound became louder and louder. The whole living room was filled with her crying and soon it disturbed her roommates.

Asuka came out of the room with sleepy eyes.

Misato Katsuragi's crying was really too loud.

She could hear it in the room, so it didn't let anyone get a good night's sleep.

"Miri, why are you crying so hard?" The German lady subconsciously comforted her, "Okay, okay, if it really doesn't work, I'll stay a little longer. Really, you are just a child."

However, Asuka soon discovered something was wrong.

Misato's crying didn't seem to be because she was going to move out, but because of something else. She lay on the table and cried loudly, as if she had let out all her tears at once. She cried until her voice became hoarse, but she still didn't stop. Her whole body was shaking and convulsing violently. Asuka had never seen anyone so sad. The girl couldn't help but panic.

"Miri, what happened?"

But Misato Katsuragi continued to cry.

I didn't even have the energy to answer her. The night outside was terribly dark, and Misato Katsuragi curled up in the living room and cried her heart out. Asuka was worried about her, so she stayed with her in the living room all night. I don't know how long she cried, but at some point she stopped crying and fell asleep.

What happened?

Asuka was extremely sleepy and felt quite confused.

The first thing she thought of was to call Shinji Ikari and ask him for advice, but seeing how dark it was outside, she decided not to disturb the boy's sleep at this time. Asuka looked at Katsuragi Misato who had fallen asleep, and the girl sighed and struggled to move the grown woman into the room.

I'll ask what happened tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)