Chapter 215 The Last Mission in Memories
Chapter 216 The Last Mission in Memories
On that day, I turned down my work at the institute early and returned to the organization's base in the evening. I knew that whether Bing could complete the task or not, he needed me to be by his side. At night, I looked out the door. I hoped, but I didn't want him to appear. I didn't know how to describe the entanglement in my heart. One hour, two hours. One o'clock, two o'clock. Very late, close to three o'clock in the morning, in the corridor, I heard a slight sound of footsteps. It was Bing's footsteps. Soon, Bing appeared in my sight. However, Bing was covered in blood at this time, and there was a wound on his left hand. Although emergency treatment had been done. But you can still see the scarlet blood soaking the bandage wrapped outside. And beside him, the person who went out with him did not come back.

"Bing..." I called him softly. I also knew that he was in a very bad mood at the moment, so I didn't say anything more.

"Shiho?" Bing asked calmly. "Sorry. Please ask Mary to come to my room." I nodded without denying his words, and walked to the next room. Because Mary lives here now. Then, Mary and I went to Bing's room, because Mary had to treat Bing at this time, and Bing asked me to leave temporarily on the grounds that he needed a quiet rest. He said to come back to see him in two hours. I looked at the time, it was already three o'clock. I nodded and went back to my room to rest. I will come to see him again in two hours.

Although I went back to rest and set the alarm early, I didn't fall asleep even though I was sitting on the bed. I just sat there with my hands on my knees. I didn't know what to think in my heart. I didn't know what to think in my mind. It wasn't until the alarm went off that I realized that I had been in a daze for two hours.

I walked to the outside of Bing's room, and saw Vermouth coming out. She must have been discussing the mission process with Bing. She frowned and looked at me, then left. I passed her by and walked into Bing's room.

"Shiho?" Bing asked towards the door when he heard footsteps.

"Yeah." I replied softly.

"Haha. Come and sit down. But please don't turn on the light. I want to be quiet for a while." After listening to Bing's words, I slowly walked to his bedside. Bing was lying on the bed at this time. His injured left hand was spread out on the edge of the bed. His right hand was already on his forehead, covering his eyes. It seemed that he didn't want me to see his sad look.

I sat down on the bed, reached out and pulled away his hand that was on my forehead, held it in my arms and lay down, hoping to dispel his sadness.

"Is this how Sister Jingliu holds you while sleeping?" I asked softly.

"No. She prefers to put her hands through my neck and hang on me." Bing's mouth corners slightly raised, I don't know if it was for my action or for the memory of Sister Jingliu. At least, it was a smile.

"... like this?" As I spoke, I put my arms around his neck and gently leaned on his chest. I originally hoped to give him some comfort in this way, but I never thought that the feeling of leaning on his chest like this would be so comfortable.

"Haha. No wonder Sister Jingliu likes to hold you like this when sleeping." I smiled gently.

"Hmm? Did you find anything?" Bing asked.

"Yeah. This position is not only comfortable, but I can also smell the faint scent of lavender on you. It's very comfortable and warm."

"Haha, is that so?" Bing hugged me gently.

"Bing, can you tell me what you and Sister Jingliu did today?"

"You want to listen?"

"Hmm. I want to know. How do you make such a difficult choice?"

"Okay." As he spoke, Bing turned on the starlight lamp on the bedside and caught the weak light. Bing took out a brand new photo album and began to tell me about today's entire mission. Those were the photos he took with Sister Jingliu at the amusement park. From taking Sister Jingliu out, to the streets and alleys, to the amusement park, and finally to the beach, and... the words he said at the end. Looking at those happy smiling faces. For some reason, every time he pointed to a photo, my heart would beat faster and my nose would become more sour. Unconsciously, when Bing finished describing the whole process, my tears had already wet his chest.

"Probably... that's it. In the end, I didn't choose to use a gun, but a dagger. I didn't want the gunshot to taint the peaceful atmosphere at that time." As Bing's choked words ended, this mission also came to an end.

"Bing, I'm sorry." At this moment, I didn't know what else to say except to apologize. I didn't know if my apology was because I lost my temper with Bing last night or because I didn't help with this matter. I thought that my current position could save everything. But I never thought that the final development would end up like this.

"Shiho, do you believe me?" Bing suddenly asked me.

"Of course." I gave him this answer.

"Remember the letter I wrote to you four years ago?"

"Ah."

"As long as you are willing to believe. One day, I will take you out of this hell."

"You want to betray the organization and escape?" I was slightly surprised by this idea. But after thinking about it, it made sense. It's better not to stay in such an organization. But...

"I never said that." Bing smiled lightly.

"But...is it because of Sister Jingliu?" I asked.

"Shiho. Don't ask anymore. As long as you are willing to trust me. One day, you will know everything."

"Bing... I don't want you to take risks anymore. I just want you to stay with me safely. Sister Mingmei is gone. Sister Jingliu is also... I don't want to lose her again." I grabbed Bing's clothes and leaned tightly in his arms. "Silly..." No more words. Bing left me with this evaluation. Then he gently closed his eyes.

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

When I woke up again, Bing was no longer in the room. He just left a note saying that he was going out to do a task, which would take some time. I didn't know how he felt at the moment, but since he was gone, there was no point in me staying here, so I rushed back to the institute to work and planned to come back in the evening.

Back at the institute, I took out the information about the drug I had been researching. The drug has entered the stage of live experiments, but a few days ago, among the poisons issued by the organization to the three gold medalists, there was a problem with a batch of drugs. Bing has been recovering from his injuries for some time, and Vermouth also disdains to use that thing. The only one who has used it is Gin. Many of the victims are dead, and only one is still missing. That is a high school student named Kudo Shinichi. Speaking of this person, he is quite famous. He is known as the high school student detective in Kanto, and he has appeared in newspapers many times, saying that he helped the police solve many cases. But in my opinion, he is just a kid who relies on detective skills to get attention. He was so ostentatious, but he was finally spotted and eliminated by Gin. However, so far, the newspapers have not reported Kudo Shinichi's death. For this reason, I followed the members of the organization to search his apartment last month. But there was no sign of anyone living there. So I was puzzled by this, because during the animal experiment some time ago, there was a little white mouse whose features, except for the nerves, had completely degenerated into the form of a young mouse. This experimental result surprised me. At the same time, I also kept this information and the same batch of drugs. The drugs I distributed have been recovered, and the young mice have been secretly disposed of by me. I think such data cannot be known to others before reaching a conclusion.

When I returned to the organization's base, I found that Bing had not returned yet. It was probably because of the mission. However, I ran into Mary at the door. After understanding, I learned that Mary followed Bing's order today and went outside the organization to find a job to conceal her identity. She just came back. After thinking about it, I felt that the matter of Kudo Shinichi could not be delayed any longer. It needs to be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise it will affect my rights in the institute. But after all, the name on the door of Bing's room has now become a gold medal. This means that even if I am interested, I cannot influence Bing's affairs. So I asked Mary if she could accompany me to Kudo Shinichi's home again. And Mary readily agreed. After all, we studied together in the United States for four years. She had already classified Bing and me at the same level. I originally planned to go back to prepare. But in the corridor. I saw someone I didn't want to see. Gin.

Gin passed by me, and the moment he saw me, greed suddenly burst out from his eyes. I couldn't help but frown. That aggressive look made me uncomfortable.

"You, come to my room right now." After saying these cold words, Gin left without looking back.

Go to his room? Haha, MDZZ. I ignored his words and started to prepare things for the night. However, not long after, there was a noise outside my door. Then, my door was blasted open by a huge force, and then Gin, with a ferocious face, walked in, grabbed my arm and pulled me out.

"What are you doing! Let me go!" In an instant, I suddenly realized what Gin's greedy eyes meant, and hurriedly took out the Magnum that Bing had given me from my arms. However, how could I be a match for Gin? Before I even opened the safety, Gin used brute force to take my gun from my hand. Although Mary had rushed over after hearing the noise, it was a pity that her punch was blocked by Gin, and she was shot in the shoulder. Outside the door, Vermouth looked at all this coldly, but remained silent. I struggled hard, but it was of no use. With my strength alone, how could I compare with Gin, who had been immersed in the career of a killer for decades. Fear, terror, and panic all invaded my mind at once.

Bang!
As my consciousness was disintegrating, a figure suddenly appeared and punched Gin in the face. Gin suddenly let go of my hand. I looked up and saw the man staring at Gin angrily. A cold murderous intent suddenly erupted. Perhaps, this was the only person in the organization who could confront Gin. And that person's name was IceWine.

Bing, he is back. At the critical moment, he saved me from danger again. Two strong murderous auras kept surging around me. Although I was protected by Bing, I didn't know what happened next. My consciousness was hit by the two murderous auras after Bing rescued me. When I reacted again, Bing had carried me back to his bed. After Mary and Bing chatted for a while, Bing walked out of the room. About an hour later, he came back, and he was injured. After he came back, I also heard him say that no one would bother me anymore. Did he kill Gin? I don't know. At this moment, I just want to snuggle up to him.

"Bing... take me. I don't want to fall into the hands of others." This is the only thing I remember saying. But Bing didn't do that. Maybe it was because the atmosphere was not right. He just held me quietly and comforted me. That night, I didn't want to leave his arms for a moment. Gradually, my consciousness began to clear up. I also recalled what happened just now. But at this moment, nestled in Bing's arms, the fear has slowly dissipated.

After I relaxed, I started to ask Bing questions. In the following time, I also hoped to have his company. In response to my questions, Bing said that there was plenty of time. But when I told him that I wanted to investigate an experimental subject of the drug, Bing suddenly said something that shocked me.

"Kudo Shinichi?"

"Eh? How did you know?" I was slightly surprised. The intelligence in the organization is strictly sealed, and Kudo Shinichi is a special case. How did he know? But Bing just smiled at me and didn't tell me. He also knew that I wouldn't mind him knowing something. After confirming Bing's consent, we fell asleep one after another. After a night of events, my energy had reached its limit. I just relaxed and fell asleep.

When I woke up again, it was already afternoon. Bing had gotten up before me and brought me some food from the cafeteria. Perhaps to relieve my stress, Bing played a song on the piano for me before today's mission. It has been a long time since I last heard the sound of the piano. Since I separated from Bing, I haven't been in contact with art such as music and painting for four years. I spent the time before the mission with Bing in a pleasant way. At night, he drove me to Tokyo Rice Flower City, the residence of Kudo Shinichi. With Bing's company, the mission was naturally not as serious as with other members of the organization, but very relaxing. Along the way, I thought that maybe it would be nice to continue like this. At least, except for the work at the institute, I can be with Bing for the rest of the time. However, I didn't expect that this first cooperative investigation would become our last mission together.

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

Bing parked the car in front of a cafe in Sanmachi. After getting off the car, he took me to Kudo Shinichi's villa. Just like the previous period, there was no change here. Following Bing, we walked into the door of Kudo's house. After several months, the room was covered with dust. Enduring the smell inside, Bing and I began to investigate. Compared with my rough search, Bing was obviously much more professional. The things I just flipped through returned to their original state without any traces after Bing's hand, and even the traces of dust were not spared. However, the only flaw was that Bing spent most of the time looking at me and did not help to find any useful clues. It was not until I called him a pervert that he reacted and pointed out that he found several small footprints in front of the cabinet behind me, which seemed to verify what I told him about the case of the white mouse becoming smaller. But when I wanted to investigate the cabinet, Bing suddenly rushed to my side and covered my mouth. Motioned me to be quiet. In other words, in addition to us, there were other people who came into this villa.

[Can you read lip language?] Bing's lips moved, and from the shape of his mouth, I could read what he wanted to say, so I nodded slightly.

[What happened?] After Bing let me go, I asked using lip language.

[Someone is coming, hide in the closet first, don't make a sound until I come back] Bing quietly opened the closet and handed me his Magnum [Keep the gun for self-defense, my guns don't have silencers, don't shoot unless it's absolutely necessary, I'll go out and check the situation.]

"Be careful," I said, and then I got into the closet, loaded my gun, ready for anything.

After a long time... Bing didn't come back. I listened carefully to the situation outside and only heard a girl yelling. But I couldn't hear the content clearly. But it seemed that she was calling Shinichi. Was she Kudo Shinichi's girlfriend? Or was she talking to Bing? No, if that girl saw Bing, there would be basically no possibility of talking. Bing would definitely kill her at the first opportunity. But why at this time? Is it a coincidence? I was thinking and wanted to move my body, but I kicked the box at my feet. I thought it would make a loud noise, but I found that the box was surprisingly light. I remember... This box should have been full when I came last time, and... It was clothes from when I was a child! I squatted down in a hurry to check the box, but after opening it, I found that the clothes that were there last month were now gone. Could it be that Kudo Shinichi has really become smaller?
"Shiho, you can come out now. She's gone." Just as I was thinking about it, Bing had already returned.

"I just checked this closet and found that all of Kudo Shinichi's clothes from his elementary school days are gone." I said to him as I crawled out of the closet.

"Really?" Bing seemed distracted.

"Bing, are you okay?" I asked in confusion. This was the first time I saw Bing distracted during a mission.

"Shiho. Go wait for me at the place where I park my car. There is a cafe there. Have a cup of coffee and take a rest. I have something that I must find out right away. It is very important to me." Bing suddenly said to me very seriously after coming out of a trance.

"Is it about the girl just now?" I thought about it and asked. From the beginning of the mission to now, the only change was the girl who just appeared. But what could make Bing so dazed all of a sudden?
"...Right. I have to investigate some things about her."

"Okay. I understand. I'll wait for you." After some hesitation, I gave Bing a positive answer. Although I don't know why, I believe that once things are clear, I will get all the answers. But who knows. This answer took several months.

(End of this chapter)