Gin likes me?

After asking about the target's basic information and location, except for the three hours wasted on the journey, it only took Saburo Uozuka one hour to find the man drinking and singing with a heavily made-up woman in a KTV.

After spending a little time to confirm that what Lei Qiang told him was correct and that the man in front of him was definitely a scum who deserved to be put to death, Uozuka Saburo waited patiently until the other party had eaten and drunk his fill and left the KTV. With a faint smile on his face, he watched the man drive out and was killed in the sky with the sound of an explosion before he had even driven 20 meters.

So when he returned to Lei Qiang the next day, Uozuka Saburo also received Lei Qiang's undisguised praise.

Then, he got Lei Qiang's promise very smoothly. After resting for a day, he left Heihu City with a trusted younger brother of Lei Qiang.

"Hello, it's me. Yes, the person has left." Standing in the office on the second floor of the repair shop, Lei Qiang, with a cigarette in his mouth, spoke in a flat voice into the phone that was already talking. He looked at Saburo Uozuka who left with his trusted younger brother.

"Well, I won't get involved in what happens next. I'll leave it to you guys."

"Have I been exposed?" Slowly exhaling a puff of smoke, Lei Qiang silently turned his head to glance at the photo provided by Uozuka Saburo that he had placed on the coffee table, and laughed with his eyes narrowed.

"Who do you think I am?"

. . .

"Don't worry, brother. Since Brother Qiang has spoken, I will definitely help you arrange everything properly. You can rest assured."

Sitting in the passenger seat of the jeep, I have been following a man named Liu Hu for two days. Although I don't know how Liu Hu chose the road, according to him, now he and he have left China and arrived in Russia further north.

After spending the past two days together, it can be said that Uozuka Saburo and Liu Hu have a good relationship.

Originally, Uozuka Saburo was a person who could not sit still, and Liu Hu next to him had hardly stopped talking since getting in the car. They chatted back and forth and soon became familiar with each other.

Plus, since both of them have carefree personalities, they seem to be getting along more and more.

Now, after seeing the co-pilot Saburo Uozuka squinting his eyes and looking around at the snow-covered trees and the empty environment except the slope, Liu Hu smiled and spoke to comfort him.

"You are much younger than me. This can't be your first time working here. Then your boss really trusts you to let you be in charge of such a difficult business for the first time." With a cigarette he had rolled during his break in his mouth, Liu Hu teased Uozuka Saburo with a smile.

"That being said, I am an outstanding member of our organization. My task completion rate is 100%, and the evaluation within the organization has always been full stars. However, this kind of task is indeed the first time I have done it." Smiling and shaking his head, Uozuka Saburo retracted his gaze.

Just as he entered the forest area, Saburo Uozuka always felt there was a strange atmosphere.

Although it was only a fleeting thought, for Saburo Uozuka, who had been on high alert since entering Russian territory, this slight feeling of something being wrong was enough to make him enter a fighting state.

"Is it Liu Hu?" Looking at Liu Hu in the driving seat with a smile, Uozuka Saburo temporarily suppressed his suspicion.

The purpose of spending these two days together was not only to build a closer relationship with Liu Hu to facilitate the next task, but more importantly, for Uozuka Saburo to have a clearer understanding of Liu Hu's character and behavior patterns.

In Uozuka Saburo's mind, he already had his own profile of Liu Hu. If he ruled out the possibility that the other party could really deceive himself through acting after receiving many tests from Vermouth, Uozuka Saburo would have nothing to say.

"If it's not Liu Hu, then who is it? According to Liu Hu, we still have half a day to reach the agreed meeting place. Is it the other party's sentry? Is it placed so far away? Or has our action been noticed by others?"

Continuously recalling the information he had obtained from Rum, and thinking about what happened in the two days after he entered Russia, Saburo Uozuka slowly took a breath of the cool air to clear his mind.

So far there are no problems and everything is going smoothly.

Therefore, I should be more vigilant.

His fingers subconsciously stroked the pistol on his waist that was covered by his clothes. It was in a position that he was very familiar with and could be pulled out at the fastest speed. Saburo Uozuka calmed down a little.

Today, he was going to meet with the arms dealer that Vodka had introduced him to. In addition to continuing the transaction that the organization wanted, Saburo Uozuka also had something very important to find out from the other party.

. . .

"This village?" As Liu Hu drove the jeep forward, the surrounding trees began to become sparse. Uozuka Saburo looked at the still flat scenery ahead through the windshield of the jeep with some surprise.

The first thing that caught his eye was the frozen lake on the east side that was sparkling in the sunlight. With his good eyesight, Uozuka Saburo clearly saw more than a dozen figures wearing thick fur clothes, digging holes in the ice lake to catch fish.

On the west side of the ice lake is a small village that has no regular pattern but looks very comfortable. Uozuka Saburo took a rough look and found that there were no more than 30 houses in total. Except for some white smoke floating out of the chimneys, the entire village has been completely integrated into the ice and snow, appearing particularly natural.

"How about it? It's a pretty nice view, isn't it? Although I will never settle here, I have to admit that every time I come here in winter, the scenery here is always eye-catching."

With a cigarette in his mouth, Liu Hu, who was a little tired from driving, was also in high spirits.

"Is the person we are going to meet in that village?" His eyes kept scanning the village and the surrounding environment. After constructing a three-dimensional map around the village in his mind, Uozuka Saburo asked softly as he habitually thought about the optimal retreat route.

"He may be here, or he may not be. It depends on his mood and whether he wants to come here to fish or ice skate or something like that." Holding the steering wheel with one hand, Liu Hu had noticed several figures appearing at the end of the road leading to the village and at the village gate. He grinned and spoke to Uozuka Saburo with interest.

"Lao Lu, do you remember what we talked about yesterday?"

"Of course." His eyes narrowed slightly, and as he looked at the four men standing at the entrance of the village who became clearer and clearer as the distance between them shortened, Uozuka Saburo also grinned.

"If there were only these four people, you wouldn't even need to get off the car, Lao Liu."

308: Very dangerous person

"Ahahaha, you really made me wait too long. I have been waiting for your arrival!"

Accompanied by a hearty laugh, Uozuka Saburo slowly raised his head and looked at a man wrapped in thick leather clothes who was slowly walking out from deeper in the village.

"Old friend, I miss you so much." The white man walked quickly and enthusiastically to Liu Hu, who was standing not far from Uozuka Saburo, smoking a cigarette and smiling. He stretched out his arms without any hesitation and hugged Liu Hu, who had an obviously conflicted and disgusted expression on his face.

"Okay, okay, I get it. We've known each other for so many years. Please don't do this every time we meet. I'm not one of you foreigners. I'm not used to two grown men hugging each other at every turn." Patting the man on the back politely, Liu Hu directed his gaze to Uozuka Saburo not far away, and a smile appeared on his face again.

"Let me introduce you. This is the person we are looking for this time, Thompson Crowley. We usually call him Old Thompson."

"And this one is the person our brother Qiang asked me to bring, Lu Da, brother Lu, let me tell you, you are old and powerful, you know what it means that heroes emerge from youth."

"Hello, Mr. Thompson, nice to meet you at last." He let go of the arm he was holding and stepped over the man who had lost his strength and fell into the snow. With a friendly smile on his face, Saburo Uozuka extended his hand to Thompson. From Liu Hu's previous introduction, Saburo Uozuka knew that Thompson's Chinese was very good, so he did not speak any English to communicate.

"Haha, I've been looking forward to this meeting for a long time, and you didn't disappoint me!" Thompson's smile became even more intense as he casually looked at the four men behind Uozuka Saburo who were lying on the ground, covering their painful parts and groaning but not daring to shout out. He took the initiative to step forward and stretch out his arms for a hug.

"Okay, you're so enthusiastic this first time we meet, don't be afraid of scaring people, just shake hands." Liu Hu quickly grasped Thompson's wrist, and smiled as he placed his right hand in front of Uozuka Saburo's outstretched right hand, speaking with a forced smile.

"Oh, Old Liu, you are really boring." Thompson looked at Liu Hu with amusement and did not force him. He shook hands with Uozuka Saburo and shook them up and down.

"Welcome to this lawless and indulgent zone. I have always been looking forward to doing business with your organization~"

"Of course, this is also the reason why I came here, isn't it? I believe we will have a pleasant talk." Nodding with a smile, Saburo Uozuka's eyes flashing with thought.

Just this one sentence from Thompson was enough for Uozuka Saburo to know a lot of things.

"Come, John, take our good friends to the prepared room to rest for a while. I'll call you to eat in the evening. We'll have fish caught from the lake today and game just hunted in the woods. They're all rare delicacies on the market~"

Of course, Uozuka Saburo and Liu Hu had no objection to Thompson's arrangement. They followed one of Thompson's men and quickly arrived at a wooden house that looked quite old, but the interior decoration and warmth surprised Uozuka Saburo.

"Boss." After Uozuka Saburo and Liu Hu were taken away, the bearded man who had been following Thompson slowly stepped forward and followed Thompson's gaze to look at the four men who were struggling to stand up from the snow.

"What do you think of that man, Andre." Thompson took out a cigar from his arms, lit it and took a sip. He just glanced at his four men who were standing not far from him with their heads down and not daring to speak, and then looked towards the lake on the east side of the village, as if he didn't see them.

"Very powerful. I feel that he is no worse than the man who communicated with us before." Nodding slowly, the man named Andre turned his head and looked towards the wooden house where Saburo Uozuka was, as if he could still see Saburo Uozuka's back.

"Compared to you?"

"...It's hard to say. When he started, I felt a sense of danger. Although the danger is less than that of that man, it is real. If we really fight, the outcome is unclear. As for life and death... let's just leave it to fate."

"Haha, this is the kind of evaluation I want to hear. If the people who come here are not strong enough, I will have a headache, right?"

Thompson smiled and nodded, exhaled a puff of smoke, and waved his hand casually. Then the four men who had been standing in the snow left quietly one after another.

From beginning to end, Thompson did not say a word to his four failed men. He just took a few more puffs of his cigar and took out his satellite phone from his clothes.

"Hello, Mr. Lang? Haha, I'm contacting you at this time, of course I want to bring you good news~"

. . .

"So, what's wrong with this guy named Thompson?"

Sitting in the living room of the wooden house, Uozuka Saburo looked at Liu Hu with subtle eyes.

Because he had been informed by Liu Hu in advance and knew that Thompson would arrange people to test his strength in advance because he liked watching fights, so when facing the four strong men, Uozuka Saburo behaved very naturally.

There are only four of them, and their coordination is not very high when they fight. If these people want to cause trouble for me, it is better to bring a dagger and a gun with me.

What surprised Uozuka Saburo was what Liu Hu told him with a smile after he came to the cabin.

"Well, he's just not a normal person. But apart from being a little bellicosous and having some issues with his sexual orientation, he's usually quite normal. Of course, I knew this the first time we met, but that guy always wanted to hug me and Brother Qiang intentionally or unintentionally, and he was too enthusiastic and we found out something was wrong." With a cigarette in his mouth, Liu Hu's expression couldn't be natural when he said this.

"Although Lao Tang is not a good person, he is still very loyal. Otherwise, Brother Qiang and I would not have worked with him for so many years."

"After all, it's a life-saving favor, so it's normal for Mr. Thompson to be more enthusiastic towards Lao Liu and Brother Qiang."

He smiled and shook his head. Although he was disgusted by what Liu Hu said at first, Uozuka Saburo quickly calmed down.

No matter what, now that I have finally connected with the arms dealer, I should focus all my attention on business.

With a plan in mind, Uozuka Saburo chatted briefly with Liu Hu, then, under the pretext of wanting to take a short rest before dinner, he and Liu Hu returned to their respective rooms.

Sitting on the wooden bed in the room, after carefully checking that there were no eavesdropping devices in the room, Saburo Uozuka took out his satellite phone and dialed a number.

What Uozuka Saburo didn't know was that Liu Hu, who was in the room next to him, was doing the same thing.

"Hey, Mr. Rum..."

"Brother Qiang, it's me..."

309: I believe you will be able to complete it, Uozuka

"I have received the news. Mr. Thompson is very satisfied with you."

During the phone call, Rum did not exchange any excessive pleasantries with Saburo Uozuka. After answering Saburo Uozuka's call and hearing his report, he straightforwardly issued the next task instructions.

And facing Rum's attitude, Saburo Uozuka didn't think there was anything strange about it.

After meeting Lei Qiang and following Liu Hu to Thompson's place, Uozuka Saburo had learned that the task he needed to complete was definitely not a simple matter of opening up lines and trading arms.

Such a task does not require Vodka to spend so much energy and time.

Don't say that you are wasting time because you can't find a way. For professional killers like Vodka and Saburo Uozuka who have been walking on the dark side of the world for many years, it is not difficult to find the place where the darkness of this area gathers in an unfamiliar place.

Moreover, from previous conversations with Thompson and Liu Hu, Uozuka Saburo could already judge that the reason why his master Vodka spent so much time was definitely because he was working hard in other areas.

And this is what Rum will tell me after I have truly gained the recognition of both parties.

Similarly, although Uozuka Saburo was not told the whole story at the beginning, Rum knew very well that with Uozuka Saburo's ability and insight, such a disguise would never fool him.

However, Rum needed some buffer time to give himself and Uozuka Saburo some time to conduct their respective analyses.

"Yuzhong, Thompson has told me that he is very satisfied with your ability. Your next task is only one, which is to temporarily follow Thompson as a partner sent by our organization and help him solve problems when he makes requests."

"To put it simply, I am here to carry out the tasks that I am best at, right?" Rum chuckled and shook his head. His statement was very clear.

I came here to be Thompson's hired killer.

And Saburo Uozuka also knew why Rum needed to be so careful at this point.

After all, from the perspective of other organizations in the world regarding their own organizations, although the organizations will cultivate their own action groups, that is, killer groups, people like Saburo Uozuka still aim to eliminate people and groups that the organization determines will have an impact on the organization.

This is fundamentally different from a killer who can be hired to kill his enemies.

Every line of work has its own rules. Obviously, at the request of the boss, Rum does not want the organization in the Neon area to be misunderstood as an organization with the possibility of employment.

If that happens, things will become even more troublesome.

As for the current situation, something must have happened that left Rum with no other solution. He could only take a different approach and take the risk of letting Uozuka Saburo come over.

"How long do I need to stay here with Mr. Thompson? If he can't finish his work, do I need to stay with him all the time?"

"You don't need to worry about that. He will be more anxious than you in dealing with this matter, Uozuka. You just need to wait patiently and complete the task according to his requirements." The voice was still low and hoarse, as if Rum used the same voice every time he spoke to Uozuka Saburo. However, thanks to his relationship with Kurosawa Hotaru, Uozuka Saburo also secretly heard the voice of Rum when he called Kurosawa Hotaru, and that was a completely different voice.

"Do your best to complete this task. This is very important to the organization. Then, after other matters are dealt with, investigate what exactly happened with Vodka."

"I understand. I will complete this task and find out his situation." Hearing Rum mention vodka, Uozuka Saburo took a deep breath and nodded with a heavy expression.

That's right, for Uozuka Saburo, in fact, the biggest reason why he decisively agreed to take on this task this time, besides the "must" mentioned by Rum, was the loss of contact with Vodka.

Those photos flashed clearly in Uozuka Saburo's mind, but Uozuka Saburo just didn't want to admit that the man who was always flirtatious, made him angry but could drink with him and got along well with him, a relationship that was completely unlike what members of an organization should have, would leave him like this.

"Well, I believe you will complete this task, Uozuka." As if he understood the meaning of Uozuka Saburo's words, Rum was silent for a moment, and his voice became a little more relaxed.

Rum, who has been in charge of the reconstruction of the organization in the Neon region in the past two years, is very clear about the strength of Saburo Uozuka.

Although one can always hear Vermouth praising and commending Hotaru Kurosawa for following her in the organization, in Rum's opinion, Saburo Uozuka would not be much different if he stayed under his command.

Rather, Uozuka Saburo is more important in Rum's eyes.

Because, compared to trying to find a way to control Kurosawa Hotaru, Rum felt that it would be much easier if he could just control Uozuka Saburo, with whom he had created many ties in the organization.

And if he could hold Uozuka Saburo firmly in his hands, Kurosawa Hotaru would not change.

To be honest, if the news of Vodka's disappearance had not come too suddenly and Rum had not been unable to find any other suitable person to replace him in a hurry, he would have been reluctant to release Saburo Uozuka.

As mentioned before, although Rum believed in Uozuka Saburo's ability, he was somewhat helpless about Uozuka Saburo's attitude.

When completing a task, he is absolutely serious and there is no need to worry at all, but this does not mean that Uozuka Saburo will not choose to be lazy when it does not affect the progress of the task, especially when Uozuka Saburo is not interested in this task at all.

But fortunately, in this mission, Uozuka Saburo can be said to have fully demonstrated his strength.

And just like what Uozuka Saburo was thinking, Rum also didn't believe in his heart that Vodka, who had been in the organization for many years and had been praised more than once by everyone, even the boss, would suddenly encounter an accident like this.

He wanted to complete the mission so that he could continue with the next organizational arrangements, and he also wanted to get the truth about vodka.