Before boarding the ship, Spiatus told Jing Baiye that each of them had different tasks.
He only needs to follow him during the banquet, and can move freely at other times. If he wants to disembark early, he must inform him; and Shirley's task is to analyze the virus before being allowed to leave.
Spiatus gave her a week, but in fact it was only one day. If Shirley did not return the studied virus samples to Jerez in time beyond this time, the undercover colleague would most likely be planning to use the virus to do something.
The zoo's organization was exposed there.
In fact, Jing Baiye had wondered why Shirley was asked to analyze the virus on the cruise ship. He used the system map to check the interior of the cruise ship. The laboratory was a secret room with ordinary equipment.
He once thought that Jerez could only temporarily hand over the virus on the ship, but he didn't expect...
"Gray?"
Shirley walked towards them. She yawned again and didn't notice anything unusual about Jing Baiye.
Jing Baiye moved to the inside of the four-person table and gave her the seat outside.
Jerez has already installed bombs on the ship. The upgraded map clearly shows the models and specific locations of the bombs. The cargo hold at the bottom is almost full, which is enough to blow up the cruise ship even more violently than the Titanic.
And he has a mission and cannot protect Shirley. As for Spiatus, he last night...
Shirley sat down next to him. She raised her head and glanced carefully at Spiatus, then whispered hello: "Good morning, BOSS."
"Good morning, Shiho." Spiatus' attitude was much more natural, "Gray happened to have not ordered yet, and the two of you happened to be ordering together... How was your analysis?"
"...Because of that woman's obstruction, I waited until late at night yesterday to have the opportunity to enter the laboratory. In order to avoid being discovered by her, I went back around five o'clock in the morning."
There was no one else around, so Shirley briefly explained the situation. She looked tired, and the dark circles under her eyes proved that she was telling the truth.
"It is expected to be completed by this afternoon."
"As expected of you." Spiatus praised.
Shirley nodded. Jing Baiye, who was sitting next to her, was keenly aware of her hand on the table and quietly tightened the hem of her skirt.
She is afraid.
Jing Baiye is very familiar with Shirley's state. She often did this when facing Gin in the past.
At the banquet last night, I don't know what Shirley saw that made her fear Spiatus, so it is impossible to expect her to seek help from him when she encounters trouble.
On one side are the friends I have known since joining the organization, and on the other side are the subordinates I gained after returning to Japan.
He likes them and wants to protect each of them, but the current situation does not allow him to take care of either side.
He must make a choice.
…
Miyano Shiho lowered his head, not daring to look at the boss sitting opposite him.
She stayed up until late last night, not only for the organization's tasks, but she herself couldn't sleep. As soon as she closed her eyes, she would feel all the darkness turn into a pair of crimson eyes looking down at her.
She began to feel lucky that Miyano Akemi didn't come. Originally, she thought she could ask her sister to enjoy the cruise without using force... Now it seems that she was too naive.
The hand holding the skirt became tighter and tighter, and every finger of hers was trembling.
The BOSS had never killed anyone in front of her, nor had he even given any cruel orders, but just the look in his eyes that she saw occasionally gave her a sense of fear far greater than that of anyone else in the organization.
Suddenly, Miyano Shiho felt his hand being held.
She was stunned by this familiar feeling, and she knew who it was without turning her head.
Countless times in the past, whenever she was afraid of someone in the organization, there would be someone like this who was also from the organization by her side.
From now to last night, from last night to the further past, it has always been like this. Always again and again, never losing patience, accompanying and comforting her tenderly.
【Don't be afraid. I will stay here.】
He wrote softly in her hand.
Angstra...yes, Angstra is still by her side.
He said he would protect her, and she was grateful, so in the same way, she shouldn't hold him back for trivial matters.
Miyano Shiho lost his fear immediately. As soon as she moved her fingers, Angstra let go of her. She picked up the menu and spread it between the two of them.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
"What do you want to eat? The brochure recommends milk coffee and roast beef sandwiches."
She is the Sherry who still got the code name without any force in the organization, not the weak Miyano Shiho in the past.
As a member of Codename, she should respect BOSS, but she should never be afraid of him just because of his looks.
It's so embarrassing, she really needs to work harder!
Miyano Shiho secretly cheered himself up and discussed with Angstra what to have for breakfast. While flipping through the menu, she raised her head and glanced at BOSS quietly.
He did not intervene in their conversation and just looked at them with his chin propped up.
He didn't look angry, more like... he was observing something with interest.
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Germany, Berlin.
On the street in the early morning, a woman dressed in black ran past quickly.
"Bang!"
A bullet from behind hit her feet, forcing her to stop.
The street lights brought some light to the dark street. She looked back and saw that the light-colored long-haired woman who had been chasing behind him finally slowed down. Even though they were far apart, she could still see clearly that the other person had a pair of strange-colored eyes.
“Curaçao!”
"Aren't you going to run away?" Curacao held a gun and approached her with an extremely cold expression: "Riesling, you only have one minute to explain."
"I told you, I'm not an undercover agent!" shouted a female member codenamed Riesling.
"Yeah?"
A soft male voice sounded from behind her, Riesling was startled, and she suddenly turned her head to look at her original escape route.
A strange man walked out of the darkness. He was handsome and had a friendly smile on his face.
That blond hair reminded her of the sunshine in Freiburg, the warmest city in her beloved country. But the gun in his hand, pointed directly at her, completely extinguished her last hope of escape.
…
Fangtani Ling looked at the German undercover with increasingly desperate eyes, walked towards her step by step without any emotion, and forced her under the streetlight.
"Bang!"
A second gunshot rang out, this time from a tall building in the distance.
A bloody hole appeared on Riesling's face, and the bullet penetrated her right eye from behind and hit Jiang Guling's feet, bringing with it a smell of gunpowder smoke.
Fang Gu Ling glanced at the bullet holes and lowered his gun-holding hand.
He stayed in the darkness and stopped, never getting closer to the light in front of him.
In that dim light, there was only a dead undercover agent.