stand-in creed

Stealth?

Or play with your own body weirdly like your own "soft machine", hiding in a corner of the room?

Considering the strange abilities of the stand-in, Mario has no way of judging what kind of means Nero used to hide, and what kind of means he used to kill Sha Lei.

However, while Mario was speaking, Nero Zeppelin also made a natural decision.

Time to touch.

The game of hide and seek is too tiring to play.

Thinking of this, Nero left the ward without the slightest obsession.

Mario Ziquero in the pipeline didn't know this, and was talking nonsense to Nero who was separated by the wall. However, after a while, Mario finally felt something was wrong.

5 minutes.

10 minutes.

half an hour.

……

For an entire hour, Mario walked out of the pipe with a dark face until the black doctor returned to the ward again and let out a scream.

"What the hell is going on? There was no movement for an entire hour? It's definitely not patient enough to watch me quietly for an hour, but someone is gone! This person sees me hiding Run cleanly!"

what is the problem?

But it's a very simple matter.

"Suzumi, has this guy moved on the map?"

"no!"

"What a patient guy. Since he is so patient, let him hide for a while."

"Nero doesn't like playing hide and seek with people?"

"Yeah, I'm more inclined to determine an approximate location than hide and seek, and then directly smash the location to pieces. The only problem is that there are too many ordinary people in the bar where this guy is, so it's not easy to do it."

"What if he calls someone?"

"What I want is him to call someone. Although that guy has a pair of eyes that haven't woken up, but the eyes can be seen at a glance-this is a man whose mouth is locked like a zipper, no matter what. It is possible to get information from this kind of man, so we can use some simpler methods this time."

"Easier means?"

"Japanese high school students should have had similar illusions, such as one person overthrowing the entire Yakuza organization and dismantling the group alone. What we have to do is similar, one beats one, two beats two, this organization always It's impossible for everyone to be tough, right?"

Speaking of it.

Nero gently hugged the girl's shoulder.

"Suzumi, don't forget what day it is today.

"... White, White Valentine's Day?"

"So, it's already dark, it's time to enjoy our Valentine's Day."

"satyr!"

"Any comments?"

"……No."

That's it, Nero slipped away.

The moment Mario Zquero escaped into the exhaust pipe, Nero realized that it would be exhausting if he wanted to play hide-and-seek with this guy. If this is the case, he might as well learn from the combat experience his predecessors gave him——

Angelo's combat experience.

To put it simply, it is to let the other party hang out for a few days until the other party's spirit gradually numbs, relaxes, and loses due vigilance.

It was just the opposite of what happened in Moriohcho. At that time, Angelo was in the dark and Nero and Higashijosuke were in the light. But now this gangster named Mario Ziquero doesn't know the details of Nero, but Sugimoto Suzu The beauty of my heart has locked the other party forever.

The enemy is clear and we are dark, and there are only two choices left.

Waiting for the opportunity.

Or lead the snake out of the hole.

On weekdays, Nero would probably choose the latter, but on White Valentine's Day tonight, Nero chose the former.

Back home in Rome.

Nero and Suzumi Suzumi cooked together, made a sumptuous candlelight dinner, and then took a shit together, took a bath together, and enjoyed a wonderful White Valentine's Day night without even wearing clothes, until the first day The first ray of sunlight shone into the bedroom the next morning, and the two got up hugging each other.

It's been a great night.

"I don't know how the honorable Mr. Mario slept that night."

Nero thought apologetically.

At the same time, Mario Ziquero, who was still locked by Suzumi Sugimoto, was hiding in the room of the stronghold with his eyes wide open.

The eye circles were black, and the eyes were faintly bloodshot.

Probably did not sleep well that night.

"...how about resting for two hours first?"

Mario is a little sleepy.

Just as Mario was thinking this way, a reminder of a new email from "Passionate Intranet" popped up on the laptop beside him.But when I saw the sender of this email, my whole body trembled, and my sleepy spirit was instantly dispelled by another emotion——

fear.

Because the sender has such a note——

——Boss.

Chapter 8 Soft Machine Part [-]

When he saw the message from the sender who had been marked as "boss", Mario admitted that he was a little panicked.

Trembling, he clicked on the email, and all Mario saw was a string of phone numbers.Without thinking about it, I know that this number is not the boss's phone number, but a phone booth or a landline in a hotel room that I don't know for the time being.

As for the meaning of this string of numbers...it must be for me to call it!

"Gollum."

Tremblingly, Mario picked up the landline and dialed the series of numbers.

After beeping for three seconds, the call was connected.

"Old, boss?"

"Mario Ziquero."

The familiar, calm and solemn voice on the other end of the phone lingered into Mario's ears.Just a voice through the phone made Mario shudder with fear and his legs trembled.

As for the calm opening of the boss on the other end of the phone.

"One night has passed since the death of your companion Sha Lei and a "Stand-In Messenger" who was the backbone of the organization, why haven't you reported it yet, Mario Ziquero? "

"I'm sorry, Boss! I thought I'd report to the higher authorities after defeating the enemy..."

"So, is the enemy defeated?"

"...I'm sorry, boss."

Whether it is the workplace or gangsters, one thing is common, that is, when something goes wrong, you must admit your mistake as soon as possible, and seriously say "I'm sorry" or "I was wrong" out loud, otherwise It will only make the superior feel that this subordinate is someone who likes to shirk responsibility, which is not pleasing.

It seemed that because Mario readily admitted his mistake at this moment, he nodded slightly.

"Immature, but the reason is barely acceptable. The punishment you did not report immediately will be issued by other cadres. I am not interested in dealing with such trivial matters. The only reason I want to call you is to understand what happened.

"Can you tell me what happened, Mario?"

I finally stopped reading my full name.

Mario breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, he said tremblingly, "Boss, it's like this..."

Then he told the boss what happened last night in detail, from Sha Lei's work and sinking his body by the river to receiving Sha Lei's call for help, and then taking Sha Lei to the black clinic for help. The invisible enemy twisted his neck into a twist, and told Diablo every detail.

Diablo fell silent.

"That is to say, even though you lost a stand-in envoy, the enemy is still in the state of "unknown body" and "unknown ability"? "

"……sorry!"

"..."

Diablo on the other end of the phone was a little helpless.

Considering the "speciality" of the recent period, Diablo wondered if the person who did it might be one of the traitors in the organization.If it was them, killing Sha Lei probably just wanted to find out if his daughter was in the hands of these ruffians in Rome, right?

However, there is also the possibility that an "outsider" committed the crime.

"...that, boss?"

Hearing that the boss on the other end of the phone has been silent, Mario panicked a little.

Diablo then spoke again.

"Listen, Mario, I'm going to give you an 'order' next. "

"Order? An order issued by you personally, boss!"

"That's right, I want you to unravel the "real body" of this enemy at all costs.Whether it's male or female, tall or short, fat or thin... everything should be as detailed as possible.Considering the content of your report, whether it is the ferocity of the attack or the sophistication of killing Sha Lei under your nose, the enemy is undoubtedly a "experienced" substitute envoy, if this is the case——

"If you can complete this mission and survive, you will be promoted to the team leader in the Rome area."

"Is there a problem?"

"no problem!"

At this moment, there was no fear in Mario's eyes, only firmness.

The order has been given.

As a pure gangster, there is only one thing he has to do at this moment, and that is to follow orders, gain military exploits, and climb up!

Climb higher than anyone else!

"Then boss, who should I report to if I have information and time is tight?"

"Polpo, I'll email you his cell phone number later."

After leaving the name, Diablo hung up the phone.

pat.

Hang up the phone.

"An order directly from the boss? Hehehehehehe."

Mario laughed a few times, and then walked out leisurely.

Looking at the blue sky, Mario stretched his neck.

"... When I was picking up Sha Lei yesterday, I was undoubtedly followed.

"Obviously, I was sure that there must be no car behind me on the way of driving, but the enemy undoubtedly followed us from the river to the clinic, and then killed Sha Lei in front of my face! So what? tracked?

"When I picked up Sha Lei, I used some ability to hide in the car, such as shrinking or invisibility? Or some kind of intelligence ability?

"In any case, it doesn't match the "ninja-like ability" that Sha Lei said, everyone can only have one substitute ability!It is impossible to have plural abilities!But then again... is there really only one enemy?It seems more reasonable to think that one person was responsible for picking up the sarees, and another person was responsible for tracking them down.

"Then may I conclude that—

"—"now" I'm being followed? "

thought here.

Mario left the stronghold and drove onto the streets of Rome, his eyes became more and more fierce.

"Find it? I'm not a detective, I can't do that kind of technical work.

"But I know it. I knew it from the guy's performance when he killed Sha Lei. This guy will take the initiative! If this is the case, as long as I become the bait, he will naturally appear! Let him follow me !

"It can't be an ordinary bait.

"This guy is a person who hates trouble. Seeing that I used the "soft machine" to hide, he gave up the fight and left without hesitation. I am afraid that he must put himself in a dangerous situation that is "absolutely impossible to escape". Guys take the bait.Just like he doesn’t want to fight me who hides, I also hate fighting enemies who are good at hiding, so——