Gin likes me?

"Mian Ying!"

"Ah! Don't be angry! I'm just asking, just asking!!!"

230: Remember what I told you?

"So my next mission is no mission? What is this?"

Looking speechlessly at Vodka sitting next to him, Saburo Uozuka, who had already returned to Tokyo from Osaka, was originally prepared to show his martial arts skills vigorously, but he did not expect that after just a phone call, Vodka received his latest mission instructions from the organization.

"Well, it's not like there's no mission at all. Didn't the above tell you to follow my instructions and handle emergency work?"

Patting Uozuka Saburo on the shoulder casually, Vodka turned his head with a smile and shrugged at Daimon Miyuki who had a calm expression on the other side.

"I'm really sorry, Damen. I asked you to play assistant to this brat. It must have been a lot of trouble for you, right?"

"Nothing." With a cigarette in his mouth, Daimon Miyuki, who came over when he heard Uozuka Saburo's call, smiled slightly and shook his head under Vodka's gaze.

"It's actually very easy to cooperate with Uozuka. His ability is among the best among those I've ever worked with. After assigning tasks, not only can we complete our own parts, but we can also complement each other's deficiencies. I should say that I save a lot of effort."

"Oh, haha, I didn't expect that this brat has such a high opinion of you. It's really not easy." Hearing the compliment from Miyuki Daimon, Vodka laughed even more exaggeratedly and gave him a thumbs up in the look of disgust from Saburo Uozuka.

"Heh, I won it with my strength, and I also feel that cooperating with Da Men on missions is a very smooth process, much better than cooperating with you, Master."

He glanced at Vodka with disdain, but this was all Uozuka Saburo could say.

Because, no matter how much he didn't want to admit it, he knew in his heart that the reason why he could cooperate so smoothly with Daimon Miyuki was because their abilities were similar and harmonious.

And perform tasks beside Vodka.

His eyes flickered slightly, and Saburo Uozuka couldn't help but recall the six missions he and Vodka had carried out from yesterday afternoon to this morning.

From receiving the notification, to finding the network through one's own abilities and the organization's limited intelligence, discovering the whereabouts of the target person and completing the mission.

Vodka, who had been cursing and complaining reluctantly about the tediousness of the task, perfectly demonstrated with real actions what the level of an elite cadre with a reputation as a wine in the organization should be.

The overall conclusion is that Uozuka Saburo has nothing to say.

Even though he had carried out liaison assassination missions in cooperation with Kurosawa Hotaru, the difficulty of the mission compared to what Vodka was leading him to carry out this time was simply a world of difference.

Thinking of this, Uozuka Saburo felt a sense of frustration rising in his heart.

Saburo Uozuka admitted that Vodka was better than himself.

but. . .

Looking at the girl holding a cup of coffee in her hand, with a lewd smile on her face, and flirting with Miyuki Daimon, commenting on which girls walking on the street had the prettiest legs, and which girl had the graceful figure, Saburo Uozuka felt a little suffocated.

"Okay, that's basically all the information that needs to be conveyed. As for Daimon, you should continue to keep an eye on the Avenue Group. You know that Tokyo has been a bit chaotic these past few days. You're also a veteran of the organization, so you know what to do."

The conversation between the three did not last long. After drinking the last sip of coffee in his hand, Vodka clapped his hands and left a final instruction.

"Also, from now on, I will be your only superior contact person. The organization will not give you any new orders. Do you understand?"

"...I understand, Mr. Vodka." His eyes flickered slightly, and he understood what Vodka meant. Daimon Yuxing stood up decisively, nodded goodbye to Uozuka Saburo and Vodka, and quickly left the coffee shop.

"Tsk tsk, are they closing the net? They've done the handover so carefully?"

After watching Daimon Miyuki leave, Uozuka Saburo, who did not receive any instructions from him, sat obediently waiting for Vodka's next words.

Anyway, he didn't believe that, at a time when the organization could feel the growing turmoil, the organization would abandon a fighter like him whose ability and status could stand the test and let him wander around outside.

"Well, after all, this is a big move that hasn't been done in decades. As far as I remember, the last time the organization had such a large-scale action was when it decided to establish a branch in Magnesium~" Vodka shrugged with a smile. His attitude was relaxed and natural, which made Uozuka Saburo couldn't help but feel curious about when he and this cheap master would show anxious expressions.

"As for you, Saburo, you should go back to the Suzuki family first. After all, in the organization, they still think that you are acting under the identity of recruiting bodyguards for the Suzuki family. It seems that the organization has other considerations for this identity." Looking at Saburo Uozuka with subtle and teasing eyes, the smile on Vodka's mouth became more and more sinister.

"After all, the organization would never have thought that the guy who seemed to be the least popular with women among the twins they valued would actually be favored by the eldest lady of the Suzuki family~"

"...If I could beat you, I would definitely take a good look at what kind of mouth can always speak such sarcastic words calmly."

"That's really scary~" Facing Uozuka Saburo's direct threat, Vodka smiled and didn't care at all.

Just as Uozuka Saburo said, he couldn't beat him now, so if he didn't seize this opportunity to taunt him a few more times, he would be even more uncomfortable when Uozuka Saburo grew up.

"I'm not going to tease you any more. You do have some things to deal with."

"The day after tomorrow morning, according to the information obtained by the organization, the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family who is passionately pursuing you will represent the Suzuki family to participate in the negotiation of a business contract."

"After the negotiation, the young lady seemed to be interested in choosing a restaurant she had never tried before for dinner."

"Your mission is to tell the organization the location of that restaurant..."

"master!"

"What's wrong? This is not a difficult task. I just gave it to you because of your identity. Otherwise, the organization could just send someone to keep an eye on it and the problem would be solved." Looking at Saburo Uozuka whose expression had become serious, Vodka said in a vague voice.

"Sanlang, do you remember what I told you?"

"...At all times, the organization's mission is the most important."

"No, at any time, do not show such an expression that can be easily seen in front of other members of the organization."

231: We promised each other

Looking at the silent and grim-looking Uozuka Saburo, Vodka's eyes flickered for a moment, and suddenly he shook his head with a smile, took out a cigarette from his arms and threw one to Uozuka Saburo.

"Although I was just joking before, I really didn't expect that you, Sanlang, would actually fall in love with that young lady."

"...I am a normal man with a healthy mind and body. Is there anything wrong with having some feelings for a pretty woman or one I like?"

After a moment of silence, Uozuka Saburo spoke to Vodka in a calm voice with a wooden expression.

However, such a statement only made Vodka raise his eyebrows in surprise.

"Oh! You actually admitted it shamelessly. It seems that I still underestimated the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family. She really has you in her hands, Saburo~"

With a malicious smile on his face, Vodka looked at Uozuka Saburo whose expression became increasingly unnatural. He had no intention of teasing him any further. After lighting a cigarette for himself, his tone became a little vague and subtle.

"But Saburo, are you really ready?"

"I remember that when I first learned about this, Master, you were eager for me to develop this kind of relationship. Why have you changed your mind now?"

Looking at Vodka speechlessly, Saburo Uozuka felt that even though he had followed Vodka for such a long time, he still had no way of figuring out exactly what was going on in his master's mind.

"Well, jokes are jokes and facts are facts." Shrugging his shoulders, facing the questioning of Uozuka Saburo, Vodka frankly said that he was just good at talking big.

"How should I put it? At that time, I didn't know you well enough, Sanlang. I just felt that we had some affinity. Later, didn't we slowly develop a tacit understanding as masters?"

He looked at Uozuka Saburo with some relief. Recalling that he and Uozuka Saburo had only known each other for a short time, the relationship between the two was really mysterious in this somewhat deformed organization where everyone was in danger.

"...After all, in this organization, there shouldn't be any more people with unreliable personalities like us two." Listening to Vodka's self-deprecating words, Uozuka Saburo hesitated for a moment and spoke helplessly.

This is also where he identifies with vodka.

Just as Saburo Uozuka said, in the organization, there are almost no people with personalities like him and Vodka who dare to confide in each other or even exchange leverage.

I don’t know why, but the two of them seemed to have a natural understanding from the moment they met.

"This person in front of me might actually be trustworthy."

Neither Uozuka Saburo nor Vodka knew when this feeling took root in their hearts, but it was this most ridiculous feeling for their identities as killers that promoted their strange master-disciple relationship to this point.

"You're right, there are indeed few people like us." As if amused by Uozuka Saburo's words, Vodka choked on the cigarette and coughed several times before bursting into laughter.

"Let me put it this way, Saburo. After accepting you as my student, I did a lot of research on you."

"When you told me that the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family fell in love with you, I actually thought it was a good idea. After all, although you are now a killer of the organization, that is the Suzuki Group. Judging from their current development trend, even if the organization becomes bigger and stronger in Japan, they will not want to take the initiative to provoke them."

"Our organization has only one most important mission. Before that goal is achieved, the boss will not allow anyone to get into trouble that the organization cannot solve." Leaning back slightly, Vodka looked at Uozuka Saburo with a half-smile.

"So, if you really marry the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family, the organization might be quite angry, but they won't risk offending a consortium that may become the top consortium in Japan in the future by doing anything to you~"

"Wow, now you've said it out loud. Although I know that you have always had strange thoughts, as one of the most elite cadres in the organization, is it really okay for you to just say bluntly that you want to quit the organization?" The expression on his face could no longer be described as conflicted. Although Uozuka Saburo had always had a feeling that his cheap master might not have the loyalty that matched his status, and always complained about the organization's shortcomings in a joking manner.

But today he actually said it himself! The nature of this matter is different!

"What does it matter? We know each other, and you make it sound like you are solely loyal to the organization. Stop teasing me." Looking at the shocked expression of Uozuka Saburo with amusement, Vodka waved his hand in disgust, took a deep puff of his cigarette, and then spoke with a smirk.

"You are loyal to your beautiful, fair-skinned, overbearing big sister who dotes on you. What does this have to do with the organization?"

"I dare say that if it weren't for the girl Kurosawa Hotaru's extraordinary sense of belonging to the organization, you would have taken her away from the organization long ago. Well, you should have taken action the moment you came out of the training base. Am I right~"

"...You're right, Master." Hitting the nail on the head with Vodka's words, Uozuka Saburo lowered his head dejectedly.

What Vodka said was exactly what made him most uncomfortable.

Although in daily life and at critical moments, Kurosawa Hotaru is very willing to follow her arrangements, and even naturally leaves many of her affairs to Uozuka Saburo to handle.

But when it comes to the issue of sense of belonging to the organization, Uozuka Saburo, who has tried countless times to infiltrate and change Kurosawa Hotaru's mind at the training base but has failed, really has no good solution.

"So, after understanding this, I no longer think highly of your relationship with the eldest lady of the Suzuki family."

Looking at Saburo Uozuka who had fallen silent, Vodka shook his head helplessly.

He originally really wanted to bring Uozuka Saburo and Suzuki Ayako together and then use that as an excuse to leave the organization.

Although he always told Uozuka Saburo to take better care of the Miyano sisters, he couldn't let Uozuka Saburo sacrifice his entire life.

"That's true. If I can't persuade the big sister to leave the organization, I won't be able to leave either."

"Well, the point is, even if your big sister agrees to leave with you, you and that big sister are no longer suitable."

"Well, why?"

"You ask me why? Do you think your big sister would approve of you being with another woman?"

"I see. That's right. If I get married, I will have less time to accompany Big Sister. But it's okay. I can bring Big Sister over to live with me. She won't make a difference."

"...Sanlang, sometimes I really don't know whether you are really confused or just pretending to be confused."

"Hmm? Is there anything wrong with what I said? Big Sister and I promised each other that we would always be together!"

"F*ck! Just shut up!"

232: The safest place is next to Mr. Uozuka~

"Huh, it's finally over~"

After walking out of the meeting room where the contract was signed, Suzuki Ayako asked the other bodyguards to follow her in the dark and only asked Uozuka Saburo to stay by her side for close protection. She put away the decent and elegant smile she had just had at the negotiation table, narrowed her eyes again, and put on the kind of gentle smile that Uozuka Saburo was already accustomed to seeing, but still found particularly comfortable.

"This is the first time I've seen what negotiation is like in a shopping mall. Ayako, you're really amazing."

He nodded with a smile, followed Suzuki Ayako in a suit and sunglasses, and said in a low voice with admiration.

Originally, Saburo Uozuka thought that the time he spent living with Suzuki Ayako had given him enough understanding of her.

But after accompanying Suzuki Ayako to complete the business negotiations today, Uozuka Saburo realized that he was still superficial.

The girl standing next to him who looks like a gentle big sister next door is actually the eldest daughter of the Suzuki Group, which is likely to become the top Japanese conglomerate in the future.

Even though Suzuki Ayako has always been very approachable and has no airs of a young lady at all, it is undeniable that even though she grew up under the love of Suzuki Shiro and Suzuki Tomoko, she also completed the elite education of the children of a large family with a very perfect answer sheet.

To explain it with what Suzuki Ayako once said when she was playing games with herself and Sonoko, she has now completed the general university courses, and even in economics, she can try to get a master's degree.

In fact, in the past two years, after the Suzuki Group has achieved growth and continued progress at a speed that neither Shiro Suzuki nor Tomoko Suzuki could believe, the couple has already abandoned the elite education for their two daughters.

After all, in their opinion, their eldest daughter Suzuki Ayako is already good enough, but because of her personality, she has never been very interested in the family business. In the past, they had to consider the development of the Suzuki family, but now...

Shiro Suzuki could sit on the sofa, take out a cigar, trim it slowly, and speak in a relaxed dialect. Even if he handed over the Suzuki family to Suzuki Ayako to squander, he was confident that Suzuki Ayako would live a rich and happy life until her death.

Not to mention that Suzuki Ayako's change in attitude today made Suzuki Shiro and Suzuki Tomoko extremely happy. Every night when they returned to the room, they would drink a few glasses of red wine together to appreciate their blessings in this life.

Well, although every time when Suzuki Shiro mentioned that the reason for Suzuki Ayako's change was due to Uozuka Saburo, his expression was somewhat unhappy.

That's right, now the Suzuki couple's attitude towards Uozuka Saburo has changed again.

Originally, Suzuki Tomoko was extremely picky about Uozuka Saburo, and her disapproval was almost written on her face. However, after observing him for a period of time, analyzing the situation based on Sonoko's performance and some feedback from Tanaka Flag, as well as Uozuka Saburo's impeccable abilities during the trip to Osaka, she no longer found anything to be picky about.

On the contrary, after seeing her daughter's unshakable determination and her silent efforts to stand with Uozuka Saburo, how could she, as a mother, remain indifferent?

The more the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she likes him.

At the beginning, Suzuki Shiro was tolerant and curious about Uozuka Saburo. He was always calm and kind to help Uozuka Saburo when Suzuki Tomoko complained. Although his attitude towards Uozuka Saburo was quite good, every time he thought about it, he and Suzuki Tomoko were reluctant to let Suzuki Ayako work too hard, so they decided to let Suzuki Ayako live a student life that was supposed to be for her age. As a result, his precious daughter was working hard to achieve the excellent results she had achieved under their education because of another man.

In short, it’s very sad! The unspoken sadness of an old father!

However, Shiro Suzuki couldn't say anything about this. Seeing his eldest daughter performing better and better and applying her abilities and knowledge to the family business perfectly, and although she is still very capable now, she is growing up rapidly like a sponge by constantly absorbing experience from him and Suzuki Tomoko, what else can Shiro Suzuki say except to say with satisfaction, "Our Suzuki family is prospering".

Finally, when they got to the garden, the couple felt more open-minded.

She was not going to receive the same elite education that Suzuki Ayako had received at Suzuki Sonoko's place. With Suzuki Ayako, a good sister who doted on her, taking care of her, she could just play happily every day.