Chapter 143 Government Mission
Chapter 144 Government Mission

"But Bing, how come you have time to eat with us today?" A group of five drove to a not-so-big barbecue restaurant. After eating and drinking, Jingliu sat next to me and started asking questions.

"Well... I took a leave from school today to do some things, but when I got home in the evening, I found that my whole family stood me up and I didn't have dinner, so I came out to have dinner with you. I'll give you the tickets so you don't have to go there again next time." I said lazily while lying on the sofa in front of the grill. Anyway, the three Ningxue sisters are here, so even if I want to grill meat myself, I don't have much chance. I might as well relax and enjoy the comfort of the eldest young master.

"But, isn't this too conspicuous?" Jingliu gently held me in his arms and asked. "Will it cause any trouble if we appear in public so easily?"

"Well, I have indeed thought about this, but this time I have a reason. I have to go on this stage no matter what. Well, I will only sing one or two songs. Besides, I am just an unknown kid. If I keep a low profile for a while, people will forget me. After all, the protagonist is TWO-MIX." I shrugged and said frankly. It is true that I should not appear in front of the public casually. If my strength is exposed one day, I am afraid that the spearhead will be pointed at Minami and the others. But then I thought about it, it seems that all the people who knew my strength before were either my family and friends, or people I have killed. Of course, except for the government's minion last time. But I also believe that they will not do anything to me. After all, he is the only one who has seen me, and he does not have any information in his hands. In addition, the connections that Shoulang has made now and my skills are all means to limit the government's further investigation of me. "By the way, let's not talk about this. I remembered another thing." I changed the subject. "Axue, I owed the government a favor last time. Did Shoulang tell you about this?"

"Yes, Mr. Mingya." Ningxue nodded to me. "The boss has someone contacting the government officials and has sent us many private tasks, waiting for you to complete them."

"Well. Read it out loud." I found a comfortable position lying on Jingliu's legs. Ningxue took out a notebook from her bag and began to read quietly. However, the first task she read almost made me laugh.

[Assassination of the current Prime Minister's companion Jin An] (Pfft... everyone understands)

"Ha! How much do our partners hate us?" After hearing the first task, I couldn't help but smile and shook my head.

"The task given to us by the government is to kill this person and then support a puppet to take power. This will help them control most of the situation."

"I see..." I smiled and motioned Ningxue to continue reading.

【Assassinate the leader of the Han Kingdom.】

"How did Han Guo offend our boss again?" I was puzzled.

"Political disputes, this is something the government is always reluctant to explain." Ningxue also smiled helplessly.

"Oh, then move on to the next one."

【Assassination of the President of the United States, Lucian】

"Huh? Isn't the United States our immediate superior? Is our partner so arrogant? How dare they give us this mission?"

"Actually... these missions are all ranked in the top ten of the killer list. They are either S-level or SS-level. They are the top targets of not only our country, but also other countries and some black forces. So it is normal for such missions to appear here, right?" Ningxue thought for a moment and replied.

"Uh... forget it. Don't give me any of these top-level missions or the top 100 assassin missions. They're not something I can do right now." I held my forehead and said, "Let's do something simple."

"Hmm." Ningxue replied softly, then flipped back and continued reading.

[Kidnap the Minister of Property Jiang Shouzhe's help. Rank: B]

[Assassinate American IT King Thomas Schindler. Grade: A]

[Ninth on the assassination list, Zangxin. Rank: S]

[Assassinate architect Moriya Teiji. Level. . . ]

"Wait." I sat up and stopped Ningxue's report. "I can understand the rest, but what's going on with this Moriya Teiji?"

"It's like this. This Teiji Moriya was originally the urban designer of Nishitama City. Later, the mayor of Nishitama City, Okamoto, was imprisoned because of a car accident, which led to the collapse of the design of the new town of Nishitama City. Teiji Moriya was very dissatisfied with this and protested to the government many times. He also used his influence to put pressure on the government many times, causing our partners to pay a heavy price for this. However, our partners cannot do anything about this person for various reasons, so they can only publish this assassination mission on the list. This mission is ranked B on the killer list."

"Only B-level." I frowned. "Forget it, my mission this time needs to be at least A-level. Ignore it for now, Axue, help me see if there are any A-level missions that don't require going abroad and aren't assassinations of government officials..."

【So Thank You For Everything，ここから変わり开める．真っすぐな道などないと気づいた强さ见つけた. . . 】

Halfway through the conversation, my cell phone rang with a pleasant ringtone. I took out my phone and saw that it was Xiaolan calling me. I looked up at the clock and found that the clock hand was almost pointing to twelve. Xiaolan would naturally be worried about me so late at night.

"Moshi Moshi? Sister Xiaolan?" I signaled the four girls to be quiet and then answered the phone.

"Xiaoxun! Do you know what time it is now? Why don't you come home?" Xiaolan's angry shout on the other side of the phone almost deafened my ears.

"Xiao, Xiaolan, I'm sorry..." I begged for mercy. "I was eating barbecue outside, but I thought Uncle Maori was out on a case and might not have dinner, so I wanted to grill some more and bring it back for you. If I don't pay attention to the time..."

"Eh?" Xiaolan was slightly stunned on the other end of the phone. "This...really, Xiaoxun. If it's a barbecue, you can only bring back raw meat ingredients. If you bring it back after it's been grilled, the meat will be cold and inedible." After listening to my reasoning, Xiaolan also let go of her previous anger, which also made me wipe the cold sweat from my forehead.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoxun, I yelled at you without even understanding your situation." Xiaolan's momentum suddenly weakened.

"Ah, no, it's okay, Sister Xiaolan, I'll pack some materials and take them back. I'll be home soon." I said with a giggle.

"Okay, I understand, Xiaoxun. Please be careful on the road." Xiaolan hung up the phone.

"Hu..." After Xiaolan hung up the phone, I also let out a long breath. "Huh? You, what are you looking at?" Looking up, I couldn't help but squint my eyes at the different expressions of the women around me. Sitting opposite me, Ningxue looked at me with a dull look, as if she didn't know me. Next to her, Ningshuang was slightly stunned, and Ningyue was already surprised. But what worried me most was Jingliu next to me, with a sly and playful look on his face.

"Xiaoxun~~Is that girl just now Xiaolan?" Jingliu changed his tone instantly and looked at me with a gossipy look.

"Gulu, yes... yes." I swallowed, Jingliu actually called me Xun. . This sudden word made my neck feel a little cold. "What, what's wrong?"

"Hehe, nothing." Jingliu laughed. "I suddenly became curious about your current living environment, Bing, let me go to your house to see what kind of girl can make my Lord Bing turn back into a child again~"

"Hey, hey..." I narrowed my eyes and quickly changed the subject. "Well... I won't take you back later. You can take my car and go back with me first, and then drive back. I can send the car back the next morning." I said embarrassedly. But the four girls in front of me didn't make any moves, just looked at me quietly.

"You, why are you looking at me like that?" I uncomfortably picked up the ice water on the table and took a sip to hide my embarrassment. "That..." Ningxue was the first to break the awkward situation. "Actually, I am also curious about what Miss Jingliu just said. If possible, I also hope to go to the place where Mr. Mingya lives now."

Ningyue: "Me too."

Ning Shuang: "Me too."

"Pfft... ahem, Boss! Three servings of special tenderloin set meal, take away!"

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

"Hey... Bing, this is where you live now." At the entrance of Maori's office, Jingliu and others got out of the car and looked up from below.

"Yeah." I answered weakly with my eyes narrowed. "I will be staying here for the time being. If there is anything urgent, just come to me. Okay, okay, go back now after confirming. If someone sees me, I will have a hard time explaining it."

"Hmm... okay." Jingliu thought about it and agreed. "Then we'll go back."

"Hi~Hi. Be careful on the road." I responded. "Shuang'er, Axue's injury hasn't recovered yet, so I'll trouble you to help me drive the car back tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Mr. Mingya." Ningshuang nodded and then drove her family back home.

"Huh... Really." I smiled helplessly as I watched the car going farther and farther away. Then I turned around and walked back to the office.

"I'm back~" I opened the door and shouted inside.

"Ah, welcome back, Xiaoxun." Xiaolan hurriedly came forward.

"Huh? Where are uncle and Conan?" After handing the packed barbecue to Xiaolan, I looked around the house but did not see any trace of the other two people.

"Oh, Dad went upstairs to rest because he was too tired. He said I would wake him up after dinner is ready." Xiaolan took the ingredients and walked towards the kitchen while saying to me.

"Tired?" I was slightly stunned. It is impossible for Conan to solve the case without using an anesthetic needle on my dad? But after using the anesthetic needle and sleeping, my dad should be very energetic now. Could it be that my dad solved the case himself this time?
"Yes, the murderer who killed Mr. Jiujiu finally turned himself in." Xiaolan said regretfully.

"Eh? I see." No wonder, if he turned himself in, Conan would be out of trouble. "But where is Conan?"

"He was taken away by Aunt Yukiko."

"What?!" I was surprised. Let's not talk about when Sister Yukiko came back from Los Angeles, but why did she take Conan away? Did Xiaolan already know Conan's identity?
"Eh? Xiaoxun, why are you so surprised?"

"Ah, no. Nothing." I waved my hands hastily. "But who is this Aunt Yukiko?" I can't care about Conan anymore. It's better to expose one than two.

"Oh, she is Shinichi's mother." Xiaolan replied.

"Shinichi?" I pretended to be confused.

"Oh, by the way, Xiaoxun, you don't know Shinichi yet, right?" Xiaolan suddenly realized. "Shinichi is a high school student in the same class as me. I have a photo of him in my room." Xiaolan said with a smile.

"Is he also Sister Xiaolan's boyfriend?" I raised my eyebrows.

"Eh... Eh?!?!" Xiaolan's cheeks instantly turned red when I asked her this. Her plan to divert her attention was a success! "No, I'm not your boyfriend. We just grew up together."

"So you're childhood sweethearts?" I continued cunningly.

"Little kid, don't ask so many questions!" In the end, Xiaolan was still defeated by my offensive, and had to lecture me with a red face. "But speaking of which, I haven't seen Shinichi for a long time." At this point, Xiaolan's eyes became dim. "Today, I almost mistook Conan for Shinichi and made a big fool of myself in front of Aunt Yukiko. Haha, Xiaoxun, do you think I'm stupid?" Xiaolan smiled reluctantly. "That's right, it's normal to think I'm stupid, Shinichi is already seventeen years old, and Conan is only seven years old. And how could there be a drug in this world that can make a person's body and age smaller? So, Conan must not be Shinichi, right?"

"..." Looking at Xiaolan's sad face yet forcing a smile, I don't know why, but I was suddenly speechless at this moment. I could only look at Xiaolan in front of me quietly, watching her tears moisten her lavender eyes.

"...Ah, sorry." Xiaolan quickly turned her back and rubbed her eyes. "I accidentally treated Xiaoxun as a peer. Hehe, Xiaoxun, please forget what I just said."

"...Sister Xiaolan." I looked at Xiaolan intently.

"Huh? What?"

"Can you give me a hug?"

"Eh?" Xiaolan hesitated for a moment, but still knelt down beside me and gently hugged me. Instantly, a faint scent of lavender lingered between Xiaolan's nostrils.

"I once heard my mother say that the scent of lavender can make people's hearts peaceful, so my mother has always let me have the habit of using lavender perfume. I also hope that this smell can calm Sister Xiaolan down. So..." Without giving Xiaolan a chance to speak, I took the lead in explaining.

"Is that so?" Xiaolan smiled and tightened her arms. "Thank you, Xiaoxun, thank you."

Being held like this by Xiaolan, I could feel her heartbeat and emotions fluctuating slightly. However, just as I wanted to reach out to comfort her jade back, a drop of warm tear quietly fell on my shoulder.

"...elder brother."

"!!!"

(End of this chapter)