Chapter 42 New Mission
Chapter 43 New Mission

Shiho and I left the room together. She went back to her room, while I walked towards the coffee shop.

"Sister Bei." I found Vermouth drinking coffee at one edge of the coffee shop.

"Ah, Bing, you're here." Vermouth put down her coffee and greeted me.

"Well. Sister Bei, do you have something to talk to me about?" I sat opposite Vermouth and asked the bartender for a glass of ice water.

"Yeah. Today I heard from Morgan that you took away Shirley's firearms teaching rights from him?"

"Morgan? Is Sister Bei talking about that big fool?" I pretended to be stupid.

"Eh? Haha. Yes, that's him." Vermouth smiled after hearing what I said. "Why do you want to teach her? Is it because she lives across from you?"

"...No." I answered. After thinking about it, I decided to tell Vermouth everything. If I really escape from the organization one day, I will definitely have to face Vermouth because of Shiho. I think telling her something now will be helpful in the future.

"No, because she is my girlfriend now, of course I have to teach her myself." I said with a grin.

"What?" Vermouth's hands trembled violently. "Why is she your girlfriend?"

"Sister Bei." I pretended to be stupid. "What's wrong? Sister Bei, don't you want me to fall in love too early?" I put my hands behind my head. I squinted my eyes and acted like an unhappy child.

"You...ah...forget it." Vermouth frowned and then sighed helplessly.

"Sister Bei...are you okay?" I asked, tilting my head.

"Yeah. It's okay. I just didn't expect Shirley to be your girlfriend." Vermouth leaned back in the chair and took another sip of coffee. She lit a lady's cigarette.

"Why do you say that? Sister Bei doesn't like Shirley?"

"It's not that I don't like her. It's that I don't like her parents."

"Her parents?"

"That's right. And, it's not so much that I dislike it. It's more like I hate it. I hate Shirley's parents, and I hate the drug they developed even more. If it weren't for that damn drug, I wouldn't..." Vermouth's hands began to tremble again as she spoke, and she even snuffed out the cigarette in her hand.

"Sister Bei..." I frowned. APTX has already started research. Shiho hasn't participated in the research yet. But... she will definitely participate in it in the future. How can I help Vermouth resolve this hatred...

"Forget it, let's not talk about this." After a few minutes, Vermouth took out another cigarette and lit it. "Bing. Although you passed Gin's assessment, are you sure you have the ability to teach Shirley?"

"Hehe. Why not? My shooting skills are very accurate." Seeing Vermouth turn over the page, I could only give up and then apologized with a grin.

"Hey~ What a cocky kid. But you know what? Morgan is an excellent shooter. He was the American underground shooting champion before he joined the organization. Although he has not been with me for a long time, he can hit a target 150 yards away with a pistol." Vermouth shook her finger at me. "If that's the case, wouldn't you want her to teach Shirley?"

"Well, I don't want to. Even if he is a good shot, it's useless if he doesn't have courage, right?" I shrugged. "What's the use of being a good shot if he is scared to death by the enemy? He is still a useless person."

"Eh? An embroidered pillow?"

"Well. There's a Chinese proverb that goes, 'An embroidered pillow looks good but is useless.'" I closed my eyes and took a sip of the ice water I've ever had in my life with disdain.

"Hmm? Hehe~ Hehehe~ Hahahahaha~" Vermouth laughed happily. "Bing. You know so much." I didn't say anything but smiled at Vermouth with my little white teeth bared.

"Well, Bing. Since you are a good shooter and can scare Morgan..." Vermouth took out a letter from her pocket and handed it to me.

"This is an assassination mission I gave Morgan. Go and complete it. As long as you complete it, your firearms training can be cancelled, and Shirley's teaching rights can be handed over to you."

"Am I going on this mission alone?" I asked.

"Yes. If you accept, I will put your name on the task list. As long as you complete the task, 30% of the commission will belong to you. The remaining 65% will be given to the organization, and there will be a 5% agency fee.

"Oh, I see." I opened the envelope. There were two pieces of paper inside. Since Sister Bei gave them to me directly, they were both in Japanese and I could understand them directly. [Assassination of Kikumaru Kenshu. Commission of 1000 million yen.] The other piece of paper had the location of this mission and the character information written on it.

"Can I earn 300 million yen by killing this guy?" I laughed helplessly. This is too easy to earn. "Hey, Sister Bei. Is there a time limit for this mission?"

"Oh? You are very professional, Bing. You know that the task has a time limit." Vermouth looked at me playfully.

"Um... I think there should be one. Otherwise, if I run away to play somewhere while on a mission, Sister Bei won't be able to find me, right?" I said a little guiltily.

"Ah, if you really dare to sneak out, it won't just be Sister Bei who will look for you." Vermouth smiled at me. "There is indeed a time limit. The time limit I gave Morgan is two days starting from tomorrow. Since you have accepted this task, I will give you three days. But you have to remember. Don't come back late. Otherwise, you will be treated as a defector." Vermouth looked at me with a little seriousness.

"Well. What if I get hurt or die?" I asked naively.

"Well...if you are injured and cannot come back within the stipulated time, just use this phone to call me. I will arrange for someone to pick you up." Vermouth took out a black mobile phone from his leather jacket and handed it to me.

"Hey? Isn't this equivalent to a tracker?" I said while looking at the phone with dissatisfaction.

"Ah? You think too much, Bing. Indeed, there is a locator in this phone. It is for your safety. Just like you said just now. If you are killed by accident, we can deal with it in time. Of course, Bing, Sister Bei doesn't want you to get into trouble. So it's best not to let me hear the phone ringing during your mission." Sister Bei looked at me gently. I read the sincere emotion in her eyes. She really didn't want me to die. Even if she is a Thousand-Faced Witch, she can never fake such a look.

"But Sister Bei, I don't like being followed." I said coquettishly. "I originally wanted to complete the task early in three days and have some fun outside." I puffed up my face and looked angry. "Hahaha. Bing, you are still a child. Okay. Sister Bei approved." Vermouth reached out and poked my puffy cheeks.

"As long as you complete the mission, you can go anywhere you want in these three days, but you must come back after three days. Got it?" Vermouth smiled at me. "Here's the card. As long as you complete the mission, take a photo and send it back to me, and I will receive it. In two hours, your money will be automatically transferred to this card. The password is six zeros, and you can spend the three million as you wish."

"Hehe, I knew that Sister Bei is the best. Then I'll go now." I said excitedly.

"Haha, don't be anxious. The mission doesn't start until tomorrow, so get a good sleep tonight." Vermouth looked at me with a smile.

"Oh, I see. I'll go back first then." I said unhappily. Of course, I was just pretending to be unhappy.

"Well, go ahead. Remember to bring some local specialties back for Sister Bei."

"Yeah, sure." I grinned, showing my little white teeth. Seeing how happy Vermouth was, I thought I should take the risk and ask again.

"Sister Bei, what is the reason why you hate Shirley's parents so much?" I put away my smile and looked at her innocently.

"A secret makes a woman more feminine." Vermouth gave me a mysterious smile. "Okay. Go and have some rest. You can set off early tomorrow morning."

As expected, she still didn’t tell me. I said goodbye to Vermouth and returned to my room.

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

"I am back."

"Ah. Bing. Welcome back." Jingliu's weak voice came from the bedroom.

"Huh? Sister Jingliu. Why are you lying in bed so early?"

"Yeah. My stomach hurts a little. I just want to lie down and rest for a while."

"Stomachache? Is your good friend here?" I joked.

"Hate it, you're still asking even though you already know the answer." Jingliu lay on the bed with red cheeks, looking at me with a reproachful look.

"But. You were so energetic just now, how come you are in so much pain in just a moment? And I haven't seen you in this state in the past two years."

"Because... I suddenly wanted to eat ice cream. I just took a box of Haagen-Dazs from the cafeteria's freezer. As a result... As a result..."

"Really? You know you're eating something so cold during this special time." I flicked her forehead lightly. "Idiot. Then you take a rest. I'll get you some painkillers and brown sugar water."

"Well, thank you." After saying that, Jingliu shrank back into the quilt.

I found the painkillers in the cupboard. I took a cup of hot water from the cafeteria and sprinkled some brown sugar on it. I went back to the bedroom and helped Jingliu up so she could take the medicine. I watched her gulp down half a cup of brown sugar water against her will. Then I took off my coat and lay down beside her. After all, I didn't sleep much last night, so I had to make up for it now. I had to go on a mission after finishing the training for Ling and the others tonight.

Soon after I lay down, Jingliu came over like a koala bear. Finally, she hung on me. Since I started to grow taller, Jingliu no longer hugged me to sleep. Instead, she liked to hang on me like a koala with her arms around my neck. Even though I was not taller than her. Because, in her words, the light scent of lavender on my body helped promote sleep. Sometimes I wondered, is she really a 17 or 18-year-old girl?

Watching her frown slowly relax, I could only smile helplessly, closed my eyes, and fell asleep while inhaling the faint jasmine fragrance from Jingliu's body.

After sleeping for about three hours, I vaguely felt some vibrations around me. I opened my eyes and saw Jingliu getting up.

"Ah? Sister Jingliu. You're awake."

"Yes. Thanks to you. That half cup of brown sugar water told me that I needed to go to the bathroom." Jingliu squinted at me. With the dim light in the bedroom, I looked at Jingliu who was wearing pink silk pajamas. I have to say that if Jingliu participated in the Miss Japan pageant, she would definitely be in the top three.

"Hehe. Sister Jingliu." I said with a smile.

"what..."

"Your first button is unbuttoned."

"Eh?" Jingliu looked down, and then her cheeks flushed. She turned around and quickly buttoned up her clothes. "Humph. No wonder Shiho always says you're a pervert."

"Hey, hey.. why do you know all this?" I sat up and squinted my eyes at her. "Besides, I'm reminding you with good intentions."

"Haha, is that so?" Jingliu suddenly laughed wickedly, and a bad premonition followed.

"Um... Sister Jingliu, don't you want to go to the bathroom?" I quickly changed the subject.

"We'll talk about that later. Before that..." Jingliu returned to the bed and knelt in front of me.

"Um. Sister Jingliu. Are you feeling uncomfortable?" I asked guiltily.

"Hehe. Because of the painkillers, it doesn't hurt that much now. So. To thank you. Bing. Come into your sister's arms." Jingliu hugged my head and pressed it into her arms.

"Wuwuwu..." I struggled painfully. To no avail. I retreated.

(End of this chapter)