Gin likes me?

While cooking, Saburo Uozuka told Kurosawa Hotaru the plan he and Thompson had devised.

"Do you trust them?" Hotaru Kurosawa asked with twinkling eyes after quietly listening to Saburo Uozuka's explanation of the entire plan and swallowing a piece of beef jerky.

"Well, apart from the previous cooperation, it seems to be OK. I also did some research and found that they are still in a cooperative relationship with the organization. Although there are not many transactions, there have been no conflicts either."

Sprinkling the last handful of salt into the boiling beef soup, Uozuka Saburo answered Kurosawa Hotaru's question with a smile.

"And the most important thing is that the people behind Thompson don't want the chaos to continue, so this time we have the right time, place and people."

"Okay, I understand." After hearing what Uozuka Saburo said, Kurosawa Hotaru stopped asking questions.

As before, as long as Uozuka Saburo gave a confident and complete plan during the operation, Kurosawa Hotaru didn't like to say much.

She trusted Uozuka Saburo, just as Uozuka Saburo was willing to risk his life for her.

"Hey, let's just eat something simple first. When the mission is over tomorrow, I'll take you to a better restaurant to eat something delicious."

After bringing the steaming and fragrant beef soup to Kurosawa Hotaru, Uozuka Saburo took out a spoon and handed it to Kurosawa Hotaru.

Kurosawa Hotaru did not stand polite with Uozuka Saburo. Knowing that if she did not take the initiative, Uozuka Saburo would even feed her, Kurosawa Hotaru skillfully scooped up a spoonful of meat and soup with a spoon, and after smelling the fragrant meat, slowly put it into her mouth.

"How is it? It tastes good, right?"

Smiling as he watched Kurosawa Hotaru start to drink the soup and eat the meat, Uozuka Saburo's mood also improved a little. After taking a few mouthfuls of soup with a spoon, he spent more time eating dry food.

Of course, after being discovered by Kurosawa Hotaru, he could only smile foolishly and start eating meat.

"Oh, by the way, big sister, your hair is almost down to your waist, isn't it inconvenient to move around with such long hair?"

They were almost full and looking at Kurosawa Hotaru who was still sipping soup, Uozuka Saburo slowly shifted his gaze to look at Kurosawa Hotaru's black hair that was naturally draped behind her.

"Why not find a place to cut some of them off after you leave."

Putting down the spoon for soup, Kurosawa Hotaru pursed his lips and glanced at Uozuka Saburo with a calm look.

"It was you who told me to grow my hair long, Uozuka."

"Yeah, you're right, big sister, you do look better with long hair!"

His eyes trembled, and at this moment, Uozuka Saburo realized once again that this girl, who was younger than him but whom he called "big sister", had always spoiled him in this way.

"It's a shame to cut your hair off after so much effort. But if it goes past the waist, it will be too long. We'll trim it a bit then. We won't accept missions in the mountains and forests anymore. We'll let others do it. In the city, long hair won't be a problem."

With deft hands and feet he moved the used cooking utensils. Looking at the darkening sky, Uozuka Saburo edited a message to Thompson to decide the time and exact place for the reunion tomorrow, while helping Kurosawa Hotaru arrange future work.

If someone else wanted to interfere in Kurosawa Hotaru's affairs, he would have been greeted with a sharp dagger or a yellow bullet.

But here with Uozuka Saburo, Kurosawa Hotaru could only lean against the inside of the tree hole, expressionless, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised as he listened.

However, after half an hour when Uozuka Saburo was still mumbling with no sign of stopping, Kurosawa Hotaru said coldly, "Shut up and rest," and made Uozuka Saburo lie down obediently in the tree hole.

"Big sister, you are not comfortable sleeping like this, please rest your head on my arm."

How could Uozuka Saburo do that when he saw Kurosawa Hotaru silently shrinking at the edge of the tree hole and giving more space to himself without making a sound?

He is tall and strong and doesn't need any rest, but Kurosawa Hotaru is a wounded soldier.

"No need. I can just use the backpack as a pillow." She glanced at Uozuka Saburo coldly. Although they had slept together for warmth during missions before, at this moment, Kurosawa Hotaru still wanted to know what was going on in Uozuka Saburo's mind when he said this.

"Are you still being polite to me, big sister... Well, if it gets cold in the middle of the night, you can just hold me up."

"Fish mound."

"I'm here."

"You go to keep watch."

"..."

509: Vermouth, I hope you can bring me some good news

Of course, in the end, Kurosawa Hotaru did not really let Uozuka Saburo go on night watch.

After all, in the jungle which is quite silent at night, even if Uozuka Saburo and Kurosawa Hotaru are asleep, they can wake up instantly and be on guard if there are any unusual sounds around them.

Although she did not verbally agree with Uozuka Saburo's subtle statement, when she found herself waking up from Uozuka Saburo's arms the next day, Kurosawa Hotaru did not feel shy or annoyed at all, and Uozuka Saburo was also used to it and acted natural.

Of course, regarding the fact that he had felt the feeling of 'growth', Uozuka Saburo felt that there was no need to tell Kurosawa Hotaru about it.

After a simple meal of dry food, Saburo Uozuka and Hotaru Kurosawa quickly set off to the location given by Thompson. They smoothly met Andre who was waiting for them outside the meeting point at the agreed time and place.

Seeing the figures of Saburo Uozuka and Hotaru Kurosawa, although Andre's eyes flashed with curiosity, he was wise not to ask any extra questions at this time. Instead, he quickly took Saburo Uozuka to the container truck that Thompson had prepared in advance.

"The boss asked me to ask if there is anything else we need to prepare. We can only communicate secretly on the phone until the car starts and our plan officially begins."

Seeing that Uozuka Saburo and Kurosawa Hotaru were both hiding, Andre asked a few questions before closing the door.

"No, let's do everything according to the plan. By the way, tell your drivers to drive faster when evacuating."

"Well, do you really not need us to support you from the outside?"

"No need for that. We have a way to escape here. We may be able to evacuate faster than you."

He smiled and waved. After Andre closed the car door with a smile, Uozuka Saburo turned on the light of his mobile phone and looked at Kurosawa Hotaru who was sitting quietly without saying a word.

"Big sister, when the plan starts, let me go find Oscar. You stay outside and help me block those approaching soldiers."

"You think I have no way to kill him." Glancing at Uozuka Saburo and seeing that Uozuka Saburo was talking about this issue that the two had not argued about since they met yesterday, Kurosawa Hotaru's tone remained calm.

"No, how could that be? If it was you, Big Sister, who took action, Oscar would certainly not survive. It's just that I really want to kill this man with my own hands."

He smiled and shook his head. Of course, Uozuka Saburo would not confront Kurosawa Hotaru about this.

"Look at Big Sister, that bastard schemed against Big Sister, who I care about the most, and made me spend so much time and energy running from Neon to this remote mountain area. If I don't kill him with my own hands, I will never be able to get over the anger in my heart! Besides, with Big Sister watching over me outside, I will be more confident when I take action."

"...I give it to you." In the dimly lit carriage, looking at Uozuka Saburo who was talking to himself indignantly, Kurosawa Hotaru curled the corners of his mouth, showing an attitude that he didn't want to listen to Uozuka Saburo's nonsense anymore.

Although he also wanted to kill the target of the mission who caused him a lot of trouble with his own hands, since Uozuka Saburo requested it so strongly, he had no choice but to give it to him.

After all, since they met, Kurosawa Hotaru rarely disagreed with anything that Uozuka Saburo asked seriously.

"Well, leave it to me without any worries."

. . .

After solving the last problem that he found troublesome, things became really convenient for Uozuka Saburo.

After the car went through a rhythm of stopping and starting, Uozuka Saburo and Kurosawa Hotaru could clearly feel the small 'ammunition box' they were in being lifted up by the machine, then turned around and placed steadily on the ground.

And because of Thompson's advance arrangements, no other ammunition boxes were stored above Uozuka Saburo and the other man, as they were "not suitable for oppression".

Until they reached the ammunition storage site and no sounds of footsteps or people were heard, Uozuka Saburo and Kurosawa Hotaru were not in a hurry to move out.

After waiting for more than two hours, Uozuka Saburo received an email from Thompson saying "GO! GO! GO!" on his phone. Then, Uozuka Saburo and Kurosawa Hotaru opened the box from the inside and appeared in the ammunition room without lights.

After looking at each other, Kurosawa Hotaru and Uozuka Saburo started their respective tasks tacitly without saying much.

Since the email Thompson sent was a very direct "action available", it means that at the previous celebration party, Thompson saw Oscar who came to join Biliban.

Then the plan becomes very easy to carry out.

Saburo Uozuka, who had already memorized every part of the command post in his mind, finally found a barely hidden stealth route with great difficulty, which could lead him directly to the Biliban's safe house.

The reason why it is said to be barely concealed is that if it is a normal infiltration, even with the level of Saburo Uozuka, some problems will definitely be discovered by the patrolling soldiers.

But what if Yare helps Uozuka Saburo gain time and attention from another side?

Then the road will become quite smooth.

With Kurosawa Hotaru's strength, and having prepared the action and retreat routes in advance, it was not a difficult problem for him to lead the group of soldiers to fly a kite in this command post with a lot of damaged buildings inside.

As long as we take advantage of this period of confusion among the soldiers and get to the safe house ahead of time, where Biliban and Oscar will surely go because of their cowardly nature, the problem will be solved easily.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two shots quickly and efficiently took care of the soldiers who were protecting Biliban and Oscar as they walked into the safe house. Looking at the two people whose expressions had suddenly changed when their guns were pointed at them but who did not dare to fire on their own, Saburo Uozuka smiled very happily, as if he had met an old friend whom he had not seen for many years.

"Good evening, Mr. Biliban, and Mr. Oscar."

"Who are you and why are you here? If you can let me go, I can give you a lot of money, and I won't let my soldiers hold you responsible. You can see that in this command post, even if you kill me, it is impossible for you to escape!"

Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. The state of Biliban, who was pointed at by Saburo Uozuka with a gun, made Saburo Uozuka raise his eyebrows.

In light of this comparison, Uozuka Saburo felt that he had made the right decision by choosing Dedemachi of Callisto as his partner.

"Of course, of course, I'm actually a very easy-to-talk person."

He smiled and nodded to Billyban and Oscar. Just when Biliban's eyes lit up and he was about to say something, Uozuka Saburo turned the muzzle of the gun, and with a light click of his index finger, a bullet pierced through Biliban's head, causing him to fall to the ground with huge, terrified eyes.

"So, can we have a good talk?"

Looking at Oscar, whose face was splashed with blood and other indescribable colorful objects, with a smile, Uozuka Saburo made a very kind invitation.

"You are from that organization, right?"

His lips kept trembling. Although Saburo Uozuka was not wearing the organization's standard work clothes, it was not difficult for Oscar to determine who wanted to kill him.

"That's right, so Mr. Oscar, who has caused us so much trouble, aren't you going to express your apologies?"

Listening to the sound of gunfire outside the window that had not stopped, Uozuka Saburo tried to make his expression gentler.

"I only have two minutes. If you can give me a satisfactory answer within two minutes, Mr. Oscar, I don't mind sparing your life. Compared with my 'partners' hiding behind you, your life is not important."

"That's a lie, but I don't mind telling you what I know." Oscar looked at the murderous Uozuka Saburo with bitter eyes. He had no intention of holding on. He had already anticipated how tragic his end might be.

"That's all I know. Before I die, I want to know what will happen to them."

He quickly told Uozuka Saburo everything he knew, and Oscar's eyes sparkled with some anticipation.

"Go wait for him over there, they'll come play with you one by one."

"Really? Then I am really looking forward to it."

With a hint of resentment and a hearty smile, Oscar closed his eyes and fell heavily to the ground with a gunshot.

"Haha, it's really a fruitful harvest. No wonder I almost provoked the big sister to give birth to this job."

With a grin on his face, looking at Oscar who was lying dead on the ground, Saburo Uozuka pressed the communication alarm button that was originally clipped on his waist, then jumped out of the safe house directly through the window, and ran quickly to a jeep stop that he had already scouted. After using his pistol to deal with the soldiers he met on the road, he swiftly climbed into the car, started the car and stepped on the accelerator in one go.

Following the route recorded in his mind, Uozuka Saburo met Kurosawa Hotaru 20 seconds later, who jumped out of a building and into a car.

Because Kurosawa Hotaru had been hiding here and there before, the soldiers in the command post were quite scattered.

However, the soldiers were able to intercept the car driven by Saburo Uozuka, which was such an obvious target.

But they still need that kind of preparation time.

Just as Saburo Uozuka and Hotaru Kurosawa were about to rush out of the gate checkpoint of the command post, in the dark sky, a missile with a long tail flame drew a perfect arc in front of the horrified eyes of everyone in the command post and hit heavily into their ammunition depot that they had just filled up in the afternoon.

If it was just this small surface-to-surface missile that Andrea Vitels had obtained, the explosive power would definitely not be so amazing. However, who asked Uozuka Saburo to kindly leave the target navigation device of this missile in the ammunition depot?

Feeling the waves coming from the explosion at the other end of the command post even though he had already rushed out of it, Uozuka Saburo grinned and turned to look at Kurosawa Hotaru who had moved to the co-pilot seat.

"It seems they don't have the time or energy to catch up with us."

"Did you get that missile too?"

The look in his eyes when he looked at Uozuka Saburo finally became a little strange. In Kurosawa Hotaru's opinion, although Uozuka Saburo was very capable and powerful, this did not mean that Uozuka Saburo could get something like a missile, which could definitely be called a powerful weapon.

"Is it the weapons dealer from before?"

"No, it's Callisto, the other force on the battlefield. I have some small cooperation with them."

He gave a vague conclusion that Saburo Uozuka was just playing around and didn't dare to reveal Andrea Vitells in front of Kurosawa Hotaru.

Although Suzuki Ayako, Hagiwara Chisuki, and Kurosawa Hotaru are more or less aware of each other's existence, they are all in Japan. At this stage, Kurosawa Hotaru's main activity area is still in Magnesium, so she doesn't have any extra thoughts.

But Andrea Wittels is different. She is a real American and lives in New York. If Kurosawa Hotaru really knew about the relationship between Andrea Wittels and himself, Uozuka Saburo would worry that Kurosawa Hotaru would do something on a whim every now and then.

"The mission is over now. I will return to New York to hand over the mission. You should also return to Neon as soon as possible."

Leaning lazily on the passenger seat of the jeep, when the mission was finally over, Kurosawa Hotaru's tense spirit of the past few days was finally relieved.

Not to mention that the person in the world that he trusts and feels most at ease with is right by his side. After days of fatigue and injuries, Kurosawa Hotaru can no longer bear it.

"Don't worry. I don't have any mission to do when I go back anyway, so I'll just send you back to Magnesium first."

He stated his plan with a smile, and without giving Kurosawa Hotaru a chance to veto, Uozuka Saburo naturally gave another sufficient "reason" of his own.

"It's a good time to go and see Shiho. I wonder how this girl is doing studying alone in Magnesium Country."

"You really like that little girl." With her eyebrows slightly raised, Kurosawa Hotaru was too lazy to say anything about Uozuka Saburo's attitude towards the two sisters of the Miyano family.