Gin likes me?

Leaning on the railing, while the cigarette was finally burning, Uozuka Saburo went over again the course of action he had planned in his mind.

All preparations are for tomorrow, and he doesn't want to fail at the last minute.

Glancing sideways at a floor-to-ceiling window not far from the side of his balcony, Uozuka Saburo blinked, turned around, put out his cigarette and walked back to his room.

If his feeling was correct, the woman named Vermouth had been sitting by the window all the time.

According to her habit, she should be drinking red wine.

"The damn thing is, this woman is so tight-lipped."

After returning to his room angrily and throwing himself on the bed, Saburo Uozuka was unable to close his eyes and fall asleep immediately.

Although it may not be nice to say this, but as a killer for so many years, Uozuka Saburo has always trusted his intuition about bad situations.

And on the eve of the mission, Saburo Uozuka's premonition became even stronger!

"I hope tomorrow's mission will go smoothly."

. . .

“Finally, welcome all friends to come today. I hope everyone can spend a perfect day here today.”

Warm applause rang out in the restaurant 30 meters below the sea level. Saburo Uozuka clapped his hands with a peaceful smile on his face. He seemed to be enjoying this grand ceremony, but in fact his eyes were always wandering over the guests in the venue.

"Did you find anything else?"

Vermouth, who was standing next to Uozuka Saburo and also observing, lowered her voice and asked softly.

"Not yet, but I'm not familiar with these guests. If I look at them with a critical eye, they all seem to have big problems."

Without changing his facial expression, Uozuka Saburo quickly gave his answer.

"But there's actually no need to worry too much about the main exhibition hall. What we really need to pay attention to is the secondary exhibition hall where the 'Azure' is placed. Even if they want to take action, they'll target that gem."

"That's right. I'll go find Nicole after the event officially starts. This is what I agreed with her. You should pay more attention to these people in the convention center. We can find a way to sneak in, and I believe the other party will do the same."

"We were able to investigate and find out that the other party sent someone here, but we couldn't get more detailed information. The intelligence department of the organization is worse than I thought."

"Don't say such obvious questions to disgust others. The truly useful intelligence is never obtained by our action team members themselves. How can we expect them to be of any use?"

Gently stroking her hair and looking at Nicole who was waving at her not far away, Vermouth released her arms around Uozuka Saburo and waved to Nicole.

"Then, according to the original plan, we will have an hour of free time, and then we will meet our friends in the main hall in an hour to discuss the next steps."

"Got it. I will focus more on the vice-guild hall. You should also pay more attention, especially to some remote places. I always feel that Wilson's trust in his security guards is not very reliable."

"OK~ Then I'll go find Nicole, yeah~"

"Have fun, Julie."

556: Chaos

An hour of 'wandering' time passed quickly, and when Uozuka Saburo met Vermouth again in the main exhibition hall, the two found that the expressions on each other's faces were not so relaxed.

"Go and talk over there."

Pointing at the sofa set against the wall in the exhibition hall, Vermouth took Uozuka Saburo's arm and walked over slowly.

"Let me first tell you about my situation."

Taking a glass of red wine from a passing waiter, Vermouth looked at the many guests who were still browsing around or stopping to admire the exhibition hall, and spoke in a low and subtle voice.

"When Nicole and I were walking around, I also took a special look at the exits you marked for me as evacuation points. They were all guarded, and judging by the configuration, if there was a problem, they could immediately block the gates and prevent the movement of people inside. It's too difficult to escape from the seabed 30-40 meters deep."

"Sure enough, when I first discovered this problem, I knew Wilson would definitely deal with it."

He nodded in understanding. As half the security chief of this exhibition hall, Uozuka Saburo knew very well how much thought Wilson had put into this exhibition hall.

"... Then did you also look at the number 2 mark I gave you?"

"Well, although it's not very convenient, I still took the time to take a look."

Speaking of this, Vermouth winked at Uozuka Saburo, as if to say that he had done a great job.

"Although that location is not the best choice, its defense has indeed been neglected. If the most urgent moment comes, we can only evacuate from there."

"You can evacuate, but the waters there are dangerous."

Although he discovered the evacuation point himself, Uozuka Saburo was not as optimistic as Vermouth.

"I found that location the night before yesterday and tried to dive to take a look. The water there is surging with undercurrents. It is an undersea backflow hole. The current is powerful, and the surrounding rock walls are rugged and protruding. Even a person with good swimming skills cannot guarantee a safe evacuation from that exit."

After quickly stating his judgment at the time, Uozuka Saburo looked at Vermouth beside him with some concern.

He had discussed this matter with Vermouth when he returned to the villa. She knew very well how dangerous that place was, but obviously, she didn't take it to heart.

No, it cannot be said that she didn't take it to heart. It was Vermouth's desire to complete this mission that completely overshadowed her vigilance against danger.

"I agreed with you that because we felt that the location was too dangerous when we were testing it, I didn't install the diving equipment. That means if we really need to evacuate from there, we have to hold our breath to pass through that dangerous water area and then swim to the sea surface 40 meters above."

"Of course I understand, but if things really come to that, we have no choice, right?"

She smiled and narrowed her eyes. Although her face had a bright and cheerful expression, what Vermouth said was indeed so frightening.

"Then let's try to get the gem with other methods as much as possible."

After taking a sip of red wine, Uozuka Saburo took a deep breath, adjusted his state, and began to talk about his findings.

"The security device of that gem is functioning normally. If you want to open the entire structure, only Wilson can enter the password himself."

"I don't know the 26-digit alphanumeric password. If we want to infiltrate, neither of us has the ability to do it."

Glancing at Wilson, who was happily telling guests the story behind a collection in the main exhibition hall, Saburo Uozuka continued.

"The glass covering the gem is Class B 4 bulletproof glass. It cannot be broken by a gun. Although I have a small bomb on me, it is not enough in terms of firepower."

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be difficult for us to act?"

His eyes kept flickering. Because this was a completely away operation, Vermouth also anticipated how troublesome this mission would be.

But when all the difficulties came one after another, Vermouth felt a little depressed.

"Technically, that's the case, but we still have a chance, and that's the most important thing I want to say."

After rubbing his thumb and index finger for a while, Uozuka Saburo turned his gaze inconspicuously towards the man who was standing in front of an exhibit closest to the entrance of the secondary exhibition hall, admiring it with his arms folded.

"The entrance to the secondary exhibition hall, our 10 o'clock defense line, have you seen that man?"

"See, he's from another organization?"

Making a gesture to reduce the intimacy, Vermouth took the opportunity to bypass Uozuka Saburo's cover and quickly observed the man.

"Almost. Although there is a possibility that Wilson arranged secret security, I prefer to trust my intuition."

"I also trust your intuition, so shall we give it a try?"

"Of course, now that we've discovered it, how can we not get closer to it~"

. . .

The opportunity was not easy to find. Judging from the man's actions, he was obviously assigned the task of guarding the door to the secondary exhibition hall. If he acted carelessly, it would likely alert his other companions.

Although during the previous browsing process, Saburo Uozuka had discovered several of his suspected targets, but since he had no way to tell Wilson about it, he could only pretend that he had not seen them.

Finally, after almost half an hour, Uozuka Saburo keenly noticed that a man walking out of the sub-exhibition hall nodded slightly to the original man as he passed by, and then the man who had not moved much also naturally left his position.

His eyes flickered slightly, and based on his familiarity with the terrain, he knew that the other party was heading towards the bathroom, so he stood up decisively and approached from behind very naturally.

Almost at the moment when the other party walked into the corridor leading to the bathroom, Uozuka Saburo, who was following behind the man, stepped forward suddenly. In the blind spot of the surveillance camera and a position where people around were not paying attention, he pressed the man's mouth with one hand and held the man's throat with the other hand. With a burst of strength, he forcefully and directly pulled the man to a tool room not far from the bathroom.

"boom!"

The moment he entered the tool room, Uozuka Saburo did not loosen his hands that were covering the man. Instead, he more swiftly turned the man's body over to face himself, dodging the elbow the man wanted to resist, and raised his right knee to hit the man's abdomen hard.

"vomit!"

The violent impact made the man's eyes pop out and his body instantly lost power. After Uozuka Saburo let go of his hand, he fell to his knees uncontrollably on the ground, holding his abdomen and retching.

"sieve!"

Without giving the man a chance to relax, Uozuka Saburo picked up a rope and a rag from the side, first blocked the man's mouth, and then used the rope to tie him tightly to the tool rack beside him.

"Okay, now I ask the questions and you answer them."

He pulled out the dagger from the ankle strap, placed it on the man's cheek and tapped it gently. Uozuka Saburo's tone was gentle, as if he was inviting the man to play a fun game.

"Your organization sent several people this time. Start answering from the moment I pull down the rag."

"Fu... Ugh!!"

"I'm sorry, wrong answer. The pronunciation of the first word is obviously not what I wanted."

With his left hand, he pushed the rag back into the man's mouth, and at the same time, with his right hand, he grasped the dagger and stabbed it hard into the man's thigh until the end of the dagger.

Looking at the man twitching violently in pain, but only able to make whimpering sounds because of the rag blocking his mouth, there was no trace of pity in Saburo Uozuka's eyes.

He knew very well that such people, if not none of them were inhumane, at least nine and a half out of ten did not care about human life.

"Then I'll give you another chance. I think we are destined to meet. Look at all the people in the exhibition hall, and I found you, right?"

Pulling the dagger at an angle, he enlarged the wound and pulled it out bit by bit. Uozuka Saburo held the blood-stained dagger in his hand. With his left hand, he firmly controlled the man's face as he tried to move. With his right hand, he held the dagger and placed the tip of the dagger vertically above the man's left eye.

"On the second chance, I hope you can give me an answer that will make me happy and make you happy too, sir."

"Ugh! Uh-huh!"

. . .

"Did you ask?"

Almost as soon as Saburo Uozuka returned to the exhibition hall, Vermouth, who had been with Nicole before, immediately found an excuse to come over and asked in a low voice about Saburo Uozuka's progress.

"Ask out part of it."

Nodding slightly, Uozuka Saburo raised his arms for Vermouth to embrace naturally, and walked slowly towards the sub-exhibition hall.

"There are seven people in total, one leader and six team members. All of them got their identities by murdering some 'social figures' who received invitations for publicity. They also found the deputy head of the logistics team of the restaurant, figured out the structure of the restaurant, and commissioned him to deliver weapons to the restaurant in advance."

"Weapons, a lot?"

Her eyes kept flickering, and Vermouth felt that she had miscalculated. Her movements were already very fast, but there was actually someone who was more prepared and thorough than her.

"I don't know. He just received the news of the succession and is going to get the weapons. This shows that the organization is ready to start the action. If he doesn't show up, the remaining people will definitely realize that something is wrong and may even speed up the action."

He walked into the secondary exhibition hall with big strides. Looking at the aquamarine gemstone surrounded by people in the center of the exhibition hall, Uozuka Saburo adjusted the expression on his face and glanced around calmly.

"There are two people here now, which means there are four more people who don't know what they are doing or where they are."

"No, in this case, the number of people will be equal."

As soon as Uozuka Saburo finished speaking, Vermouth who was standing next to him spoke.

"If there are still four people left, I have already found them in the main hall. They occupy the two connecting exits of the main hall, and there are two other places where they can carry out all-round fire suppression as soon as a conflict breaks out."

He told Uozuka Saburo all of his findings in a quick but clear tone, which made Uozuka Saburo's eyes light up.

"Well done, this is your level."

He couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth slightly. If Vermouth could perform normally, then things would be much easier for him.

Although the enemy has more people than us, sometimes having more people is not necessarily useful.

"So, what are you going to do?"

"Do you have any ideas?"

"I think if they really want to take action, we might as well let them do it first. I also want to know how they want to open this protective shield and take away the gems inside."

With her eyes slightly narrowed, Vermouth expressed her thoughts without much hesitation.

"If they really have the means to take out the gems, we can take action and snatch them from their hands. This will be more convenient."

"It's a feasible plan, but I'm a little concerned. With their number, if they want to take action, it will definitely cause chaos in the exhibition hall. How will they escape then?"

"Not sure, but...it looks like the chaos has already begun."

Hearing the sudden exclamations and panic coming from the direction of the main exhibition hall, Vermouth's expression also changed.

The other party's decisiveness was obviously beyond their imagination, and they took action as soon as they realized something was wrong.

"I'll keep an eye on this place, you go check out the situation outside first."

"it is good."

The division of labor was immediately clear. Vermouth was left in the secondary exhibition hall, along with some confused guests who had no idea what was going on. Uozuka Saburo quickly rushed out of the secondary exhibition hall. As soon as he arrived at the connecting corridor of the main exhibition hall, he saw thick smoke billowing out not far away.