Gin likes me?

But now it seems that Kogoro Mori's will is still very firm.

Well, I'm not bragging. Maybe in the eyes of Kogoro Mori, I have to be more determined, which also serves as an encouragement to him.

When he thought of the tall image that was misunderstood by Kogoro Mori and Chisuga Hagiwara, Saburo Uozuka felt that he was under a lot of pressure.

Shaking his head and looking at the back of Kogoro Mouri who had already left, Uozuka Saburo took out his cell phone and decided to focus on what he was going to do at the moment.

After glancing at the closed door of the room next to his, Uozuka Saburo dialed Asai Narimi's number without any hesitation.

"Hello, Mr. Kurosawa~ You called me so early, is there something you need me to do~"

The phone rang twice before being connected. Listening to the happy voice coming from the other end of the phone, Uozuka Saburo suddenly wondered if he had been too harsh on Asai Narimi, who was nominally his first subordinate?

Just a phone call made him so happy, and it might be a mission call that would bring him trouble, which made Uozuka Saburo feel really guilty.

But unfortunately, now Uozuka Saburo does not have much time to communicate with Asai Narimi.

"Chengshi, Kimura will come back to find you in a while, and then take you to the port and take a boat to my place."

"Oh! Mr. Kurosawa is going to take me with him to do the mission! I'll ask for leave from my instructor right now. Is there anything you need me to prepare?" His tone became noticeably higher. Although he didn't see Asai Narimi, Uozuka Saburo could imagine that he must be jumping in place with his hands clasped together and a happy smile on his face.

Although Uozuka Saburo has always disliked this action as unmanly, it has to be admitted that when Asai Narimi, who looks androgynous, expresses his happiness in this way, even Uozuka Saburo is reluctant to disturb him.

Ahem, I just think it's cute. There's nothing wrong with boys being cute.

Men can’t do that!

"You don't need to prepare anything, Chengshi, you just need to come over."

"I know, which island it is~"

"...Moon Shadow Island."

"...Ah, I've heard of this island, but I didn't expect that Mr. Kurosawa's mission this time would be here. Hmm, what is Mr. Kurosawa's mission?"

"Investigate some things, and then kill a few people... For example, the three drug dealers who burned to death the pianist on this island seven years ago and Aso Keiji's family."

"...Mr. Kurosawa, do you understand?"

"Ah, I see. After all, Chengshi, you told me your real name before."

"Have you found all those people, Mr. Kurosawa?"

"...It seems that you haven't told me everything over the years, Chengshi."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Kurosawa, I just..."

"No need to apologize, Cheng Shi. I don't mean to blame you. It's too troublesome to talk over the phone. Let's talk about the details when you come to the island."

"I understand. I will contact Mr. Kimura immediately."

"Well, then I'll wait for you on the island." Listening to the call that remained silent for a long time but was not hung up, Uozuka Saburo shook his head helplessly and took the initiative to hang up the phone.

"Come out if you've heard enough, Ms. Aso."

"I really don't know what you did to deceive my brother so much." Aso Kasai pushed open the door with a pout, and looked at Uozuka Saburo with a critical look after being discovered.

"You're wearing sunglasses so early in the morning. Are you so afraid that someone will see your face?"

"It's just the principle of being a killer. More importantly, it's a kind of protection for you." Not paying attention to Aso Kasai's sarcasm, Uozuka Saburo put the phone in his trouser pocket with a smile.

"Protection for me?" Raising her eyebrows, Aso Kasai was obviously disdainful of what Uozuka Saburo said.

"Well, although for Chengshi's sake, I don't want to be hostile to you, not letting you see my face is the most effective measure. Otherwise... if there is really something that needs to be settled, and you see my true face, I will have no choice but to kill you~" The smile on the corner of his mouth proved that Uozuka Saburo was not that generous, and Aso Kasai also shut his mouth obediently.

At this moment, she remembered that this guy, who had spoken of her sister so tenderly that she almost forgot his identity, was the humanoid beast killer who had brought her an unparalleled sense of despair last night.

"Chengshi will be here this afternoon, so you can greet her however you want, Ms. Aso... It's not impossible for you to just throw yourself into your brother's arms and cry like a spoiled child."

"I didn't expect Mr. Vodka to have such a bad taste. Could it be that he really wants to see the girl's tears?"

"Girl's tears? Didn't I see that kind of thing last night? Oh, it's not just the girl's tears, it seems there's also the girl's saliva."

"Ah! I'll fight you, devil!!"

494: Troubles ensue

How does it feel to set foot on the island where you grew up again after seven years?

This was an answer that Asai Narumi had never imagined before.

She had been weak since childhood and she really didn't have any deep feelings or impressions about Moon Shadow Island where she grew up.

While other children were playing outside, she had to stay at home due to her weak body. She could not enjoy the sunshine as much as other children.

However, Asai Narumi felt that she was actually quite lucky. Although she could not play with other children on the island, her parents loved her very much. When she was three years old, her lovely sister was born. As she grew older, her clingy sister also made Asai Narumi feel happy as an older sister.

But unfortunately, as she grew older, her health did not improve significantly, even though her parents had superstitious expectations and raised her as a boy.

In the end, there was no other way. As a father, Keiji Aso did not want to give up his eldest daughter, so he had to let Asai Narumi live in a friend's house in Tokyo where the medical environment was better. She usually received checkups and recuperation in the hospital, and could only return to her home on Tsukikage Island for a short time a year to live with her family.

Then, came the despairing news that made Asai Narimi feel like the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing.

His parents and sister all died in the fire, his boarding house also collapsed due to the bubble economy, and given his own frail body, Asai Narumi felt that it was a blessing from God that he was still alive.

"Mr. Kurosawa." Muttering to himself, Asai Narimi didn't think there was anything wrong with the fact that the first thing he thought of when he set foot on Tsukikage Island was Uozuka Saburo.

Just as Asai Narumi had always said, Uozuka Saburo was the one who pulled her out of the abyss, and was also the motivation and support for her to survive in the future.

Therefore, Asai Narimi was really worried that one day Uozuka Saburo would feel that he was of no use to him and give up on him, or... that he would disappoint Uozuka Saburo by doing something that Uozuka Saburo hated.

Looking at Saburo Uozuka, who was standing lazily against a tree trunk with a cigarette in his mouth not far from the port, Asai Narimi's eyes kept changing, but his steps quickly ran to Saburo Uozuka.

"Mr. Kurosawa, I, I'm here."

"Well, do you feel uncomfortable on the boat? With your small physique, I'm really worried that you'll get seasick and vomit all over the place."

He smiled and nodded. Looking at the unnatural expression on Asai Narimi's face, Uozuka Saburo thought that the other party was excited and uneasy about what he was about to face, so he reached out and gently rubbed Asai Narimi's hair.

"Come with me."

"Yeah!" She followed Uozuka Saburo obediently, and her originally uneasy heart finally calmed down a little.

Although he didn't know how he would face Uozuka Saburo's questions later, based on the current situation, Uozuka Saburo was not dissatisfied with his actions behind the scenes, which made Asai Narumi breathe a sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Kurosawa, I didn't really mean to investigate behind your back."

The rapid exchange of footsteps made Asai Narumi, who was only 160cm tall, unable to keep up with Uozuka Saburo, who was over 185cm tall, even if Uozuka Saburo slowed down his pace.

"I'm telling you, Chengshi, I'm not angry at all about your investigation." Looking helplessly at Asai Chengshi who was looking at him cautiously, Uozuka Saburo thought for a while and still felt that he should say something to comfort him.

"If something like this happens at home and you don't figure it out, I believe you will never be able to accept it. I can understand you on this point... and we have agreed before that if you need to deal with it further, you will definitely come to me for help, right?" Pushing the sunglasses on his nose, Uozuka Saburo looked at Asai Narimi with a smile.

"Yes, Mr. Kurosawa, I will never go back on our agreement!" Nodding seriously, Asai Narimi smiled with relief.

"I know. I know you too well." He continued walking forward. After making a slight detour and making sure that there were no suspicious looks or people following him around or behind him, Uozuka Saburo brought Asai Narimi to their safe house on the island.

"Chengshi, how do you feel right now?"

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Uozuka Saburo handed a bottle of mineral water to Asai Narumi, with his hands on his knees, he asked the doubts in his mind with some curiosity.

Although after becoming a killer, Saburo Uozuka has killed many people, maybe Saburo Uozuka is just lucky enough. Not to mention that Saburo Uozuka will not confuse his mind with words like "this is a just act", but in reality, all the people Saburo Uozuka has killed so far have not made him feel guilty.

Therefore, after learning about the hatred that Asai Narimi carried, and after telling Asai Narimi that he had found the murderer who killed his father, Uozuka Saburo had been curious about how Asai Narimi felt as he was about to get his revenge.

"...I'm not sure. There may be excitement, excitement, hatred, nostalgia, something like that? Or there may be other emotions that I can't describe." With a blink, Asai Narimi, holding the horizontal bar in both hands, looked straight at Uozuka Saburo, thought for a while and then expressed his current feelings.

"Oh, aren't you confused or uneasy?" He raised his eyebrows. Although he would not let Asai Narimi kill anyone himself, Asai Narimi was about to witness the death of his enemy with his own eyes.

This situation is very different from the dead bodies that Asai Shigemi saw when he was performing autopsies at the medical school. Even though Asai Shigemi was resistant to corpses as a medical student, he certainly had never seen such a smooth process of a living person turning into a dead person.

Not to mention ordinary people like Asai Narumi, even the killers trained by the organization would experience intense emotions when they saw real death happening in front of them for the first time.

Well, except for some perverts, the kind of guys who can laugh even when looking at a corpse, Uozuka Saburo doesn't mind shooting them in the face.

"Confused, uneasy? No." The corners of his mouth, which were originally pursed, relaxed slightly. Hearing the concern for him in Uozuka Saburo's words, Asai Narumi felt that his previously somewhat unreal and ethereal spirit had stepped foot on the ground again and felt steady.

"Because Mr. Kurosawa is here, I believe Mr. Kurosawa will arrange it for me!"

"It's not a good thing to trust a killer like this." Shaking his head, although Uozuka Saburo was very happy about the trust shown by Asai Narimi, considering the dull feeling that Asai Narimi had always shown, Uozuka Saburo really hoped that Asai Narimi could increase his vigilance a little.

"Ordinary killers can't do it, but I'm lucky enough to meet Mr. Kurosawa~" Facing Uozuka Saburo's lesson, Asai Narimi laughed happily.

“This is the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me.”

"Really? I don't deny that. Knowing me is indeed something you should be happy about. But today, there are even more worthwhile things waiting for you." He boasted nonchalantly. In the puzzled eyes of Asai Narimi, Uozuka Saburo had a playful smile on his face and looked towards the closed door of the living room.

"Where have you been standing since the beginning? Aren't you ready to come in now?"

"Huh?" Confusedly, he followed Uozuka Saburo's line of sight towards the living room door. Asai Chengzhi, who was still wondering what he was about to see, suddenly pushed the door open and saw the girl standing at the door with her eyes staring at him, not saying a word and her eyes gradually turning red. His eyes also widened.

"It's me, Kasa! I finally see you!" Not to mention that Asai Narumi and Aso Kasa look very similar as sisters, the blood connection alone makes both of them recognize each other's identity the moment they see each other.

Unable to restrain herself, she rushed towards Asai Narimi, and Aso Kasai tightly hugged her sister who was still standing there with a look as if she was doubting her life.

It took great self-control to hold back the words "sister" from coming out of her mouth, but when Aso Kasaai hugged Asai Narimi with her own hands, the feeling of warmth and nostalgia instantly broke down the strong emotions that had been forged from a killer's many trainings.

"Kasai, is it really you? Is it really you! It's great that you're still alive!" Feeling the wetness coming from his shoulder, Asai Narimi's eyes were instantly filled with tears.

She hugged Aso Kasai with her backhand, and the two sisters who had not seen each other for seven years hugged each other and cried.

With a faint smile on his face, Uozuka Saburo left the living room lightly and closed the door, leaving this space for the two sisters who needed to vent their emotions and memories.

"Hello, what's wrong? Why are you contacting me suddenly?" Walking outside the wall of the safe house and looking at the street with few pedestrians, Uozuka Saburo took out a cigarette, lit it, and answered the call from Kimura Takashi while holding the phone.

"Regarding the woman that Ms. Miyano bumped into the hospital, I have some investigation results here. I will tell you as soon as possible so that you don't have to keep urging me."

Lazy words came out of the phone, and Kimura Taka said something that made Uozuka Saburo's eyes light up.

"As expected of you, what have you found out?"

"Don't be too happy yet. I have only found out part of it, which is the records of the other party's activities in Japan. I still need time to find out the rest."

"The part in Japan? So, she's not Japanese?"

"No, she is from Japan, but she didn't live in Japan before." Looking at the documents on his monitor, Kimura Ying quickly relayed the information he had investigated.

"I took some shortcuts. This woman named Aya Moroboshi illegally entered Japan half a year ago. Judging from the ship that transported her, she was most likely from Southeast Asia. She has no fixed residence or job in Japan in the past six months, but she often wanders around the edge of underground forces. Well, it can be judged that she is not an ordinary person."

"I haven't joined a club in half a year. This pace is a bit slow anyway."

"Who knows? Maybe she has some unspeakable secrets. After all, she is a rare beauty in appearance. Joining a place like that where all the good and bad people gather, with all kinds of thoughts, is very dangerous." With a playful tone, Kimura Takashi knew that he only needed to tell Uozuka Saburo about the information he had investigated, and Uozuka Saburo would naturally plan the rest.

"I'll tell you this first. I will continue to investigate the overseas intelligence, but I can't guarantee that I'll give it to you soon. Rum suddenly issued an internal order to our intelligence department at noon today. I have to accompany my minister to listen to the instructions later."

"I see. I'll pay attention to this part. What's going on with Rum?"

"I'm not sure yet, but I feel like it has something to do with what you're dealing with. I'll contact you when I know."

"Okay, I'll wait for your news then."

After hanging up the phone, Uozuka Saburo exhaled a puff of smoke, his eyes full of confusion and annoyance about this sudden mission.

Neither murder nor investigation is difficult for Uozuka Saburo, but what Uozuka Saburo wants to find out is what Rum wants to get from it.

What kind of role did I play in this?

"Oh, what trouble!"

. . .

"So that's how it is. It seems that big and strong guy actually has a kind heart. I think I have to change my mind about him."

In the living room of the safe house, the two women, who had both recovered from their sad states, sat on the sofa hand in hand, quickly communicating about their experiences and their longing for each other over the years.

"Don't say that about Mr. Kurosawa, Kasa." Aso Kasa stopped what she was about to say. Asai Narimi, whom she had just recognized, showed her authority as an older sister. However, Asai Narimi could not say anything too harshly to her sister, whom she thought was dead but miraculously recognized her.

"I didn't expect that Kasa Ai would become a killer, but fortunately, Mr. Kurosawa said he would take you out of that organization, so there will be no problem."

"Uh, sister, do you trust him so much?" Her eyes narrowed slightly. In fact, when Aso Kasai was listening to Asai Narumi talking about his experiences over the years, she felt something was wrong.

"Of course, Mr. Kurosawa is a very capable man, a man who makes people feel at ease and trustworthy! I have unconditional trust in Mr. Kurosawa~"

"...Sister, do you like him?"

"...Yeah." His eyes flickered slightly. Facing his own sister, Asai Narumi was silent for a moment and did not try to hide his true thoughts.

"Ha! But he still thinks you are a boy! This is really too much! I must have a good talk..."

"This is my sister's business. Li Ai is a good child~"

"...Yes, I have always been very good!"