Gin likes me?

"You need to take a break for a while? I see. Do you need me to go back?"

Putting the phone to her ear and listening to the familiar voice that she hadn't heard for a while, Kurosawa Hotaru's mood slightly improved and she became a little happier.

"Hey, Big Sister, do you want to rest too? Aren't you on a mission with Vermouth now?"

"I can speed it up."

"Well, don't be so anxious. I should have a long rest this time. It seems that the organization is very satisfied with my performance in the past two months. When I was giving a regular report on the phone today, the voice on the other end couldn't help laughing. So, big sister, just finish your mission quietly and then come back. Then we can go out and relax together."

"Okay, then you wait for me." She nodded gently. Although she had not had much contact with Uozuka Saburo in the past two months, Kurosawa Hotaru was always the first to get any information about Uozuka Saburo.

In two months, 29 tasks of various types were completed. Such an achievement was shocking to the eyes of not only the other members of the organization, but even Vermouth, who had been following him and paying attention to the news about Saburo Uozuka, and Rum, the current leader of the organization in the Neon region, were so shocked that they almost dropped their eyes.

"What are you doing now? In the supermarket?"

"Well, I am in the supermarket right now, preparing to buy some ingredients."

"Oh, you're going to the Miyano sisters' house? I see. I'm still on a mission here. I'll hang up now."

Raising an eyebrow, not caring how much fear the news he easily judged brought to Saburo Uozuka on the other end of the phone, Kurosawa Hotaru put the phone back into his pocket, and then continued to draw a route map for tomorrow's action with Vermouth on the desktop.

"Brother Uozuka, are you finally ready to stop? Yes, if you continue, Rum will also take the initiative to call a halt."

With a cigarette between her fingers, Vermouth, who was sitting on the other side of the table, spoke up to break her previous silence.

It would have been fine if Uozuka Saburo didn't mention me on his own initiative, but if I took the initiative to speak up, wouldn't I be asking for Uozuka Saburo's ridicule?

The most important thing is that in the face of the crazy achievements that Uozuka Saburo has achieved after two months of hard work, Vermouth feels that she has no capital or room to refute.

Are you kidding? 29 tasks in two months. Not to mention myself and Rum, even the boss who heard about this was quite interested and contacted Rum to inquire about the situation!

"Seeing that Brother Uozuka has become so famous, don't you feel anxious?" Vermouth, who was secretly glad that she had escaped a disaster, her eyes changed quickly. After making sure that she was safe, she immediately looked at Kurosawa Hotaru with a playful look.

"I just feel happy, because those people with poor eyesight in the organization finally realized how shallow their vision is." He glanced at Vermouth jokingly, and after the other turned his head away guiltily, Kurosawa Hotaru smiled triumphantly.

That's right, although the level with Uozuka Saburo has been passed, Kurosawa Hotaru will not miss the opportunity to jump in front of Vermouth and taunt her.

"Okay, let's skip this topic." Vermouth shrugged. After Uozuka Saburo started to explode, she was thick-skinned enough. This was not the first time that she was ridiculed by Kurosawa Hotaru.

Well, she's used to it.

"Tell me about the other things. For example, did you really let Uozuka-san get in touch with the two sisters of the Miyano family?"

"I've said this before, Vermouth. I'm not you. They're sisters. It doesn't matter to me."

293: Don’t be so enthusiastic, Sanlang?

"Phew, I haven't eaten your cooking Mingmei for a long time. It tastes really good."

After eating and drinking, he sat on the sofa in the apartment. Saburo Uozuka touched his stomach with satisfaction, and at the same time kept trying to pinch the hair of Shiho Miyano who was sitting next to him.

But of course Miyano Shiho would not give in. Although she sat next to Uozuka Saburo without moving, she still raised her hands and kept slapping away Uozuka Saburo's hands that were trying to approach her hair, one hand at a time, as if they were playing a game of whack-a-mole.

"As long as Uozuka-san likes the food." With a happy smile on her face, Miyano Akemi, who had just cleared away the dishes, walked into the living room. Looking at Uozuka Saburo who was still "fighting" with Miyano Shiho, she sat down on the single sofa on the other side with a smile.

"I didn't expect Brother Yuzhong to come here so suddenly today. Really, he didn't even call me in advance to let me prepare in advance."

"What's there to prepare? I brought all the ingredients with me. Mingmei, you just need to be responsible for cooking. It's easy." Smiling and shaking his head, Uozuka Saburo came here on purpose without saying hello.

Otherwise, this girl, Miyano Akemi, would definitely run out to buy himself some drinks, and Uozuka Saburo didn't want Miyano Akemi to spend money on this.

Besides, if he couldn't drink and stayed at the Miyano sisters' house, it wouldn't be a big deal, because these two girls are not old enough to drink.

What? How can I buy alcohol if I’m not old enough?

It's simple. Just find the person who is monitoring the Miyano sisters. Miyano Akemi believes that as long as she asks for it, they will help her with this small favor that does not violate the organization's requirements for the sake of Saburo Uozuka.

After all, Uozuka Saburo already had certain connections in the organization, and after these two months, Uozuka Saburo's name had become known to everyone.

"I really didn't expect that you, Brother Yuzuka, could actually do such an amazing thing. Now everyone in the organization is talking about you, Brother Yuzuka. You are really amazing."

Her eyes sparkled with admiration, and Miyano Akemi did not hesitate to express her praise.

"It's OK. I just did it on impulse. Now it seems that the effect is quite good."

Smiling and touching his head, Uozuka Saburo didn't want to explain too much to Miyano Akemi about his 'crazy two months'.

Although she didn't know the specific reason, Vermouth had openly expressed her disgust for the word "Miyano" in front of her.

Now that Vermouth is in Tokyo, Uozuka Saburo thinks it would be better not to cause trouble for the Miyano sisters.

"Okay, stop talking about me. I haven't come to see you for two months, and you two have changed a lot." Looking at the Miyano sisters, who had changed a lot compared to two months ago, Uozuka Saburo smiled and touched his chin.

"Shiho has grown a bit taller, and Akemi looks a lot more mature."

"By the way, girl, you have already started studying under the organization, right? Where do you go to school?"

"Originally, they planned to let me study directly with the members of the research group in the organization, but because of the sudden reduction in personnel, and the organization wanted me to study at a university in Magnesium in the future, they still arranged for me to enter a school in society."

Seeing that Uozuka Saburo finally gave up the "attack" on her hair, Miyano Shiho also put down her little hand and answered Uozuka Saburo's question in a faint voice.

"Oh, is it elementary school?"

"No, it's junior high school, and the plan is to transfer to high school courses in a year."

"...That's really impressive." Blinking his eyes, Uozuka Saburo suddenly felt that he might be completely suppressed by Miyano Shiho in terms of academic qualifications in the future.

After all, strictly speaking, I have never been to school in this life, and in my previous life... I didn't even graduate from high school.

Of course, Uozuka Saburo was not the kind of person who would particularly care about such things. After changing the topic, Uozuka Saburo and the Miyano sisters chatted happily.

The Miyano sisters were also very happy that Uozuka Saburo, whom they hadn't seen for two months, came to play at their home today. Miyano Shiho even took out the game console calmly and put it in front of Uozuka Saburo, and almost said directly, "Play a few games with me."

"Shiho really had a lot of fun today."

Miyano Akemi walked beside Uozuka Saburo with a cheerful step, and she was determined to send Uozuka Saburo to the station. She put her hands behind her back, looking as happy as a deer.

"Well, no matter how smart she is, she is still a little girl after all. She will still be obsessed with playing." Thinking of the cold little girl who was so sleepy that she fell asleep on the sofa while playing, and finally had to be carried to the bed by herself, Uozuka Saburo also smiled and shook his head.

However, this smile did not remain on his face for too long. After Uozuka Saburo's eyes swept over Miyano Akemi beside him, his expression gradually became gloomy.

"Mingmei, have you started training according to the organization's arrangements?"

"Well, after all, it has been decided." She chuckled and nodded. Although Uozuka Saburo's expression was serious enough, Miyano Akemi did not seem to be affected by him.

"The conditions offered by the organization are not bad. Although it is training, it is not dangerous or hard. After all, although there is no problem with my identity, the organization will not use me too much, and I don't have the ability. I guess I will just be a low-level field staff in the future, and I may not get a mission all year round~"

"But for me, it's quite suitable, and the organization is very relaxed. They also allow me to go to college normally and start working after graduation. I think it may be because of my parents' care in the past~ Oh, it may also be because of Brother Uozuka's face~"

"Amei, you don't need to think too much about the mission. If the organization asks you to go to school, then just go to school normally. As for training, there's no harm in exercising, but don't hurt yourself. If you have any problems, contact me. Don't forget, your brother Uozuka is now a big celebrity in the organization."

His eyes changed slightly, and Uozuka Saburo swallowed back the words of persuasion he was about to give, and chose to agree with this girl who faced her life with strength.

"Well, of course I won't be polite to you, Uozuka brother~"

. . .

After quickly parting with Miyano Akemi, standing at the station entrance, Uozuka Saburo did not buy a ticket immediately. Instead, he turned around and walked towards a car on the street.

As he walked, Saburo Uozuka held his hidden pistol and kept approaching the car with no concealment of murderous intent.

When Uozuka Saburo came to a distance of about three meters from the car, perhaps feeling that his action was inappropriate, he released his pistol.

Then, he took out a small and exquisite object commonly known as a "grenade" from his inner pocket and pointed it at the car in front of him with a smile.

"I know we haven't seen each other for a long time, but you don't have to be so enthusiastic, Sanlang!"

"Hey, hey! Don't pull the ring, sir! Don't pull it!"

294: Shut up

"I didn't expect you to come back alive, Master."

In a bar where Saburo Uozuka can be considered a regular customer, sitting at the bar seat that the owner always reserves for Saburo Uozuka and vodka, Saburo Uozuka held up the glass and clinked his vodka enthusiastically.

Well, it was the same enthusiasm as when he was pulling Vodka and wanted to throw a grenade into his car.

"You should be blessing me, why do you seem so reluctant?" Looking at Saburo Uozuka with amusement, Vodka picked up the glass and took a big sip.

He really needs to calm down.

You know, he had just returned from abroad and had just finished reporting to Rum. He didn't even have a good rest for a day before he came to look for Uozuka Saburo.

What happened next? I hadn’t said anything when we just met, but this bastard wanted to give me such a big gift!

TND! Uozuka Saburo's fingers had already been inserted into the pull ring at that time. If I hadn't held the joint where he exerted force, the pull ring would have been pulled out, bastard!

This was his only car, and it was new and less than a year old. If he hadn't lent his commonly used jeep to Uozuka Saburo first, Vodka would never have driven this car that he only used to pick up girls to meet Uozuka Saburo!

He really wanted to blow up his car.

"No, I've been looking forward to your early return, Master." Smiling and shaking his head, Uozuka Saburo looked at Vodka with an expression that said, "I've always been thinking about you, but how could you wish me like this?"

"After all, I have so many things to say to you, Master~"

"Well, let's talk slowly. It's been a long time since we two have had a drink and chat together. Take your time, take your time~"

Vodka keenly noticed the subtlety and flicker in Uozuka Saburo's tone, and immediately grinned, put his arm around Uozuka Saburo's shoulders, picked up the glass with a smile and clinked glasses with Uozuka Saburo.

Although he didn't know why, Vodka was certain that Uozuka Saburo must have a lot of dissatisfaction with him.

So the first thing to figure out now is what exactly made Uozuka Saburo unhappy and why he targeted himself.

This can only be tricked from Uozuka Saburo by Vodka's rhetoric. After all, if Vodka is left to think for himself...

There were too many, and Vodka wasn't sure which one it was. If he accidentally exposed something that Uozuka Saburo didn't know, wouldn't that be embarrassing for himself?

"But let's not talk about anything else for now. Saburo, you really have brought me great surprises in the two months since I left Neon." After two glasses of draft beer, Vodka patted Saburo Uozuka's shoulder as he saw that Saburo Uozuka's expression had eased a lot.

"Two months, 29 missions. You know, when Rum told me this, I was stunned."

"I didn't expect it myself. I just did it impulsively. However, when I handed in the 29th task, I felt that I might have gone a little too far." He shrugged. This was not because Uozuka Saburo was pretending. Uozuka Saburo knew his own character very well.

Although after so many years at the training base and the various things he encountered after officially joining the organization, Saburo Uozuka has grown a lot, the stubbornness in his bones has not changed.

In fact, the reason why Uozuka Saburo made this decision was very simple.

Don’t the people in your organization, including Vermouth, think that I’m bringing shame to the Big Sister by following her?

Well then, I will let you take a good look at this person. The person who you originally thought was able to get by because of someone powerful is actually someone you cannot compare to!

If those people had initially focused their gossip on Saburo Uozuka himself, Saburo Uozuka would not have bothered to pay attention to them.

But he should never have done that. After getting the hint from Vermouth, Uozuka Saburo did some investigation in the organization and found that it was just as Vermouth said. Many people in the organization were slandering Kurosawa Hotaru behind her back by taking advantage of their own affairs.

I'm sorry, but if I don't slap you hard in the face, you might really lose your sense of self-worth.

A very straightforward reason made Uozuka Saburo give up the partnership offered by Kurosawa Hotaru, and even declined the help offered by Daimon Miyuki. Relying on his own ability, he went through all other types of non-long-term surveillance tasks that the organization could currently accept within Tokyo.

Those 29 task completion evaluation sheets were like slaps in the face to those people who were originally gossiping with others enthusiastically.

Of course, Saburo Uozuka had no interest in going to those people to say anything more. After all, when he occasionally showed up at the organization's temporary concentration base, some people began to actively call him "Brother Uozuka". To be honest, Saburo Uozuka felt a little embarrassed.

After all, there are not many people younger than Uozuka Saburo in the organization. People in their twenties and thirties call each other "Brother Uozuka" or something like that.

Well, it feels really good.

"You may not know that even the boss has already asked about this matter. After learning about you, although he didn't say much, he told Rum very clearly that he would focus on training you. This time, even I am proud of you." Looking at Uozuka Saburo with some emotion, Vodka did not expect that the cheap apprentice he accepted at that time would develop to such a level so quickly.

"Uh, that's not necessary. I just completed the task a little faster, and the boss knows about it?" Hearing this, Uozuka Saburo was really shocked.

You know, even the current head of the Neon region, Saburo Rumyuzuka, has never seen him, let alone the mysterious boss who only exists in legends.

"Not paying attention? Brat, do you know who held the record for consecutively completed tasks in the organization before you?" Looking at Uozuka Saburo with displeasure, Vodka felt that he had been fooled by this kid more than once!

"Who is it? It can't be you, Master~"

"..."

"...Really?"

"Yes, before your perverted record, the record for consecutive mission completion in the organization was indeed mine. In 40 days, I completed 17 missions in the same area. This record was set when I was 29 years old."

"Oh, that's amazing, Master! It's really amazing!"

"Shut up!"

295: Oh, if you hadn’t told me, I would have forgotten it!