Whose personality mask's power comes from the heroic spirit?

The main feature is a non-stick pan.

Fortunately, Fōtani Rei had long since adapted to the 'genius' operations performed by those guys who were just sitting there doing nothing.

So I took on the job without any hesitation.

[Z: Who are you? What do you want?]

[K: Mr. Zero, I provided such important information, but I still can't get a respectful address from you. This is too disheartening.]

Fūya Rei just felt a tingling sensation in his heart.

My real name has been discovered by others!

[Z: Sorry, I just woke up and I'm not in the right state. I'll start over.]

[Z: Dear Sir, who are you? What is the purpose of sending this document? Do you want me to do something for you?]

[K: The tone is much better this time, but it’s not quite sincere.]

[K: As for who I am... Mr. Zero, have you forgotten what job you took recently?]

[Z: The Phantom Thieves of Hearts?]

[K: You are indeed an elite undercover agent sent by the National Police Agency to that organization. It is hard to understand why you are still only a police inspector. Did your superiors take all the credit?]

[Z: This is not something you should know, dear sir.]

Fūya Rei felt his breathing becoming rapid.

How much does the other party know?

[K: Please stop all your investigations into the Phantom Thieves. After all, a real elite searching us would make us sleep poorly. I guess you don't want to wake up the next day and find this undercover list in Gin, Vermouth, or Rum's mobile mailbox, right? You also don't want the Prime Minister, or all the candidates for the next Prime Minister, to come out and expose all the dirty laundry of all the officials in Japan, leading to the collapse of the national regime, right?]

[Z: ...Are you threatening me?]

As Fūya Rei read every word in the text message, veins popped out on his forehead and his teeth were almost broken by his own biting.

At the same time, he also understood how dangerous the Phantom Thieves of Hearts were.

If the Phantom Thieves changed their target of attention from ordinary people at the bottom or middle class of society to people in the upper class who controlled the political power and the economy... just imagining it made Furuya Rei feel his scalp tingling.

[K: Of course you can understand it that way. How about it? Please make your choice. Do you want to fight to the death? Or do you want to part ways? I think the cases of Kamoshida, Jincheng and others should be enough to warn you.]

The corners of Fūya Rei's mouth began to bleed.

But he still raised his fingers and pressed the keys one by one with a heavy heart.

[Z: Okay, you win, I choose to go our separate ways.]

joke!

He is an elite cadre of the police department who goes undercover in a dark organization. His main feature is to act according to circumstances and have a flexible moral bottom line.

There are options that are mutually beneficial, so how could he take the initiative to commit suicide!

[K: Then, I'll leave it to you to sort out Ms. Niijima's situation... For example, have her 'forced' to resign voluntarily.]

[Z: Sure, I will show my sincerity as soon as possible.]

Fūya Rei saw it quite clearly that the opponent was currently holding the initiative.

I can only obey, there is no room for resistance.

After all, the only information he currently had about the Phantom Thieves of Hearts were those few thin, unconfirmed documents.

It is not even clear how many members there are in the Phantom Thieves.

Unfortunately, there is not enough time.

Plus, there are a lot of other messy tasks on my side...

The more Fūya Rei thought about it, the more suffocated he felt.

What kind of lover is this? They are even worse than my cousin!

After taking a screenshot of the communication and sending it to his boss, Fūya Rei threw the phone aside, sighed, and collapsed on the bed weakly.

For a moment, he felt that life was lonely and everything he did was meaningless.

But soon, he remembered his good friends.

Every one of them died in the line of duty.

Even before Jingguang's death, there were only a few seconds left and he could catch up.

Snapped--!

He slapped his cheeks with both hands and pulled himself together again.

"No, it's not time to despair yet, we have to cheer up... ZERO!"

After the self-hypnosis was over, Fūya Rei stood up, dragging his slippers on his feet, and walked towards the living room.

No matter what kind of difficulties we will face next, let’s eat first!

……

"Is this all right?" asked Akane Shinjo, lying on the sofa and looking at the content on Taiyi's mobile phone.

"Of course not." Taiyi rolled his eyes and replied, "The other party is an elite of the police department. If I believe everything he says, I'm afraid I'll lose my life without knowing why."

"Then how do we confirm whether the other party is keeping their word?" Xinjo Akane turned her head and looked at Taiyi and asked.

"Of course, we have to trouble our reliable friend for this." Taiyi tapped the smartphone in his hand and replied, "Right, Aix."

"...I really owe you." Axel's slightly depressed voice came from the speaker.

Chapter 71: Is it more important to change one's mind than to regain youth?

"What did you say? The National Police Agency withdrew from the investigation team?" Standing in his boss' office, the look on Niijima Sae's face changed from bewilderment at first to indignation. "What a joke! Can you just intervene and withdraw from this kind of thing?"

"Well, actually, the National Police Agency does have this privilege." Niijima Sae's boss reminded with his eyes slightly narrowed.

"However, the other party did not ask us to stop the investigation, so the investigation team is still under your charge, Niijima-kun."

“What a joke!” Niijima Sae couldn’t help but clench his hands into fists and slammed them heavily against the wall.

To be honest, after witnessing the work efficiency of Furuya Rei, Niijima Sae has given up on his expectations of the subordinates around him.

The work efficiency is not even on the same level.

The results of several months' work cannot even reach what others can achieve in just three or two days.

What can be accomplished?

Nothing can be done!

If it weren't for the suspicious candidates identified by Mr. Fūya in the early stage, Niijima Sae felt that he might not be able to catch any clues about the Phantom Thieves even if he worked until retirement.

"That's enough, Niijima-kun, please leave my office and get back to work." Glancing at the cracks on the wall caused by Niijima Sae's fist, the boss' face turned pale, then he sat behind his desk and looked at Niijima Sae solemnly, admonishing him, "Don't embarrass our Special Investigation Division in front of the National Police Agency."

"Yes!" Niijima Sae suppressed his inner depression, tensed his spirit, turned around and left the office.

After a while after Niijima Sae disappeared, the prosecutor stood up and walked to where Niijima Sae was just now, looking at the tiny cracks on the wall with flickering eyes.

"It can't be that... my office is a shoddy construction, right? When did Niijima become so strong?"

In the empty corridor, Niijima Sae strode forward with heavy steps.

And on her forehead, purple-black aura was gradually overflowing.

"Power, strength, status, sister..."

An unclear sound came out of Niijima Sae's mouth unconsciously.

When she returned to her office, the aura on her forehead had disappeared, but a diamond-shaped purple outline gradually appeared between her eyebrows.

……

Naruto Taichi: Everyone, we have received Furuya Rei's sincerity. The public security officers of the National Police Agency have already evacuated, and Furuya Rei has also left Shibuya.

Ryuji Sakamoto: The person who should have been the easiest to deal with is the most difficult to deal with, but the person who is the most difficult to deal with is the easiest to deal with.

Amamiya Ren: It can be seen that the Japanese public security officer was very concerned about the job he was doing.

Yusuke Kitagawa: In other words, in the eyes of the other party, the benefits of continuing to lurk in that dark organization are far greater than the results of tracking down our Phantom Thieves.

Yukinoshita Yukino: So, is that organization so attractive to the National Police Agency and the higher-level cabinet? They even have to continue their undercover work despite the risk of the Phantom Thieves changing their minds in the future.

Sakura Futaba: Taichi, you should know something about that organization, right? Tell us about it?

Naruto Taichi: Actually, I don't know much. At most, I know that they have a lot of ambitions. Not only have they infiltrated the business and political circles of various countries, they are also secretly developing a "special drug". As for the final effect of that drug, although it is still unclear, at present, the side effects of that drug, in addition to causing death, also have a certain chance of rejuvenating people.

……

Yukinoshita Yukino: Wait! Rejuvenation? Is this the kind of rejuvenation I understand?

Sakamoto Ryuji: This, this doesn't just extend a person's lifespan by many years, it also allows them to return to a healthy period! No wonder this organization is still active in the dark side of the world, with so many undercover agents lurking in special agencies of various countries, but they can still roam in various countries. It's hard to say that there aren't some old antiques who are about to die or are old and outdated operating behind the scenes!

Kitagawa Yusuke: The richer and more powerful a person is, the more he fears aging and death. We have found the reason why that organization can so easily infiltrate the business and political circles of various countries.

Amamiya Ren: Well, in the eyes of those privileged people in the upper class, our Phantom Thieves are not worthy of being compared with that organization in terms of importance.

Sakura Futaba: With this list, then we can do whatever we want before that organization succeeds in developing the drug without having to worry about being held accountable afterwards, right?

Yukinoshita Yukino: Everyone, calm down. No matter what you do, there is a bottom line. If you touch the other party's bottom line, you are likely to be retaliated.

Yuigahama Yui: Koyuki is right!

Amamiya Ren: Wait, Taichi said that there is a chance that the side effects may cause the person taking the medicine to rejuvenate, which means there is a precedent?

Taichi Naruto: That's right. There are currently two confirmed examples of this potion being able to rejuvenate people. Of course, it could be three.

Sakamoto Ryuji: Who? Who is it?

Naruto Taichi: One of them is someone whose name you must have seen or heard often in newspapers or on the news. The famous high school detective, Kudo Shinichi.

Sakamoto Ryuji: The famous detective is the nemesis of a criminal organization? What kind of detective story is this?

Yuigahama Yui: Wait! Generally speaking, in this kind of plot, there should be a contestant who is a cadre of a criminal organization, but due to various accidents, he defected from the organization and became a partner with the detective!

Taichi Naruto: Uh, Yuigahama, you have learned to answer questions quickly.

Kitagawa Yusuke: No way... is it true?

Naruto Taichi: Well, the second contestant who successfully rejuvenated after taking the drug is a codenamed member of that organization. It's no problem to say that she is a cadre. At the same time, she is also the main researcher responsible for the development of this drug. However, she is no longer a partner with the detective.

Ren Amamiya: Novels shine into reality... This real world is becoming more and more ridiculous.

Sakura Futaba: Stories need logic, but reality obviously does not.

Yukinoshita Yukino: Indeed, reality is illogical. Because even if I rack my brains, I still can't understand why that organization would force the most important scientific researchers who developed the drug to rebel!

……

Just when Taiyi was indulging in the group chat, a tentative text message from 'Z' was sent.

Although it is a long-winded message, if you simplify the content a little, you can understand that this text message is from Rei Furuya to express the sincerity of the National Police Agency and to take the initiative to find 'K' to 'pay the balance'.

[K: Mr. Inspector, you have successfully expressed your sincerity. Naturally, the undercover files will not leak out of our hands. By the way, I have a suggestion for you. Destroy those files internally as much as possible to avoid being intercepted by people from that organization.]

Chapter 72 Bourbon: Am I being excluded again?

Furuya Rei did not react at all to Mr. K from the Phantom Thieves' mocking remarks about the National Police Agency's security system.

To be honest, if he was not within the system, Furuya Rei would even hope that the other party would curse him more foully.

He had long been fed up with those people behind him who were good at holding him back.

Oh, except Kazama.

Apart from his lack of ability, Yuya Kazami is good in every other aspect, and is very much loved by a certain person named Zero.

For example, now, he, Ling, had just come out of the fact that he was threatened and lost face for the Police Department, and Feng Jianyu brought him good news.

"We found the whereabouts of FBI agents, including the one named Akai Shuichi."

The expression on Fūya Rei's face was quite grim.

He repeatedly told his subordinates not to follow too closely, just make sure the other party was not out of sight for a long time.

After all, he knew very well how difficult Akai Shuichi was and how useless his subordinates were.

In the entire Zero Team, I am the only one who can exchange a few moves with Akai Shuichi.