Chapter 71 The Eve of the Mission
Chapter 72: The Eve of the Mission

When I woke up again, it was already afternoon. I rubbed my sleepy eyes and found that Shiho was still sleeping beside me. There was still a hint of fear between her eyebrows. This girl had just recovered from Gin's shadow. It seemed that she needed a lot of time to recover. If she was really hit by Gin's murderous aura that day, I think it would take at least a few days or even weeks for her to recover. Fortunately, I used part of my aura to protect her at that time, otherwise... Forget it, let's not talk about it, it's all over anyway.

Without disturbing this sleeping beauty, I quietly left the room and went to the cafeteria to get some food. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. I hadn't eaten for a day, so my stomach was already empty. Since the mission time of each killer was not fixed, the cafeteria was almost open 24 hours a day. This gave us a lot of convenience. We could go to the cafeteria to get whatever we wanted at any time. Even if we wanted to eat hot pot late at night, the people in the cafeteria would find a way to get a table for you.

I took some bread and milk, sandwiches, eggs, and some vegetables and fruits. Actually, I originally wanted to get some steak, roast chicken, etc., but Shiho seemed to seldom eat these greasy things, especially breakfast. Although it was already afternoon, her stomach was empty after all, and Shiho definitely wouldn't want to eat those greasy things directly.

Holding a tray of food, I turned and walked towards the room. Ah, I really miss the time when Jingliu was by my side. Every morning, I could have a hearty breakfast in front of me. I didn't have to do this myself. With a self-deprecating smile, I suddenly found that I was getting lazier and lazier. I remember that in my previous life, I cooked for myself, and not only for myself, but also for Mingya. And after coming to this base, it seems that I haven't cooked anymore, right?
Cooking? An image suddenly flashed through my mind. It was a blurry shadow, vaguely a woman, "I'll have to trouble you to cook when the time comes."

hum! ! !
The scene suddenly stopped, replaced by severe pain. My hand loosened and the whole tray fell to the ground. My painful appearance made many people in the cafeteria look at me. Feeling the gazes of the people around me, I released my murderous aura in an instant and pushed back all those gazes one by one.

"Brother IceWine." On the other side of the cafeteria counter, a boy about my age looked at me with fear. He was a teenager in the cafeteria, named Xingyu Piaoling. (Thanks to Gemini for the interlude) Although our interactions were only at the cafeteria when we were eating, I was still quite interested in this boy. He was about my age but he was a good cook and was proficient in various cuisines. All the Chinese dishes I had in this organization were made by him. Maybe because of me, after I was promoted to the gold medal a few days ago, he was immediately transferred to the cafeteria exclusively for gold medalists. I guess the cafeteria staff arranged this for me.

"Ah. Xingyu, please ask someone to clean up this place and then make the same food for me."

"Yes, Brother IceWine." After a brief reply, Xingyu quickly brought me another plate of the same food.

I shook my head gently, and shook off the memories in my mind. Cooking? My childhood memories are actually related to cooking? This is a bit hard for me to understand? Did I have to cook for my family before I was six years old? How much child abuse is there in this family? I smiled faintly and walked towards the room with the newly brought food.

When I returned to the room, Shiho was already awake. When she saw me, her cheeks turned slightly red. I guess she was still a little shy about what I said last night. Anyone would be embarrassed if a girl said those words.

"Are you awake? Then come and eat. You've been hungry all day." I put the tray on the table in the living room and smiled at Shiho. Shiho didn't object. She sat opposite me and started eating. Shiho must have been starving after not eating for a day.

Holding a glass of ice water in my hand, I felt a little lost watching Shiho eat. No matter how hungry she was, this girl would always eat one bite at a time, and her elegant posture never changed. Unlike me, I completely ignored my image when I was hungry.

"You pervert, have you seen enough?" Shiho saw me staring at her with fiery eyes, and her cheeks flushed again. She scolded me coquettishly.

"Hehe, no, I can't see enough of them in my lifetime." I also grinned at her.

"Let's talk about serious matters. Will you accompany me today?" Seeing my answer, Shiho had no choice but to change the subject.

"Of course. After you finish eating and get ready, we'll set off. It's quite a distance from here to Beihua City." I said with my hands behind my head, leaning back on the sofa with a relaxed look. Indeed, according to the development of the plot, Kudo should have been smaller for quite some time now. I need to find out the truth. I can't miss the plot of Mingmei's confrontation with the organization, otherwise it will kill Mingmei.

Upon hearing this, Shiho just shrugged casually and quickened her eating pace.

"Haha, don't be in a hurry, Shiho. A lurking mission like this can't be rushed. Take your time." I smiled slightly, walked to the piano, turned on the piano that hadn't been turned on for a long time, and casually swiped it. A string of moving notes rang in Shiho's ears.

"How about I play a song for you?" I turned to look at Shiho. At this moment, Shiho picked up a cherry tomato with a fork and brought it to her mouth. She looked so cute.

"Haha, great. I haven't heard the sound of piano for a long time." Shiho smiled slightly, put down the fork in her hand, clasped her hands across her chest, and sat on the sofa with great enjoyment.

"Well...how about a song called "Kiss the Rain"? " I thought about it and said.

"Ah, I want to listen to 'Where the Stars Are'."

"Huh? That was the one I played on my harmonica." I was a little surprised. Besides, that piece of music is only played when one misses someone who has passed away. Why does Shiho want to listen to it now?

"Can't you just use the piano instead?" Shiho narrowed her eyes.

"Well... OK. I'll try." I thought about it, then pressed the piano, and a pleasant sound rang out. But it soon stopped.

"Shiho... it's really hard for me to play that feeling on the piano." I smiled at Shiho. "If it's the place where the stars are, the piano playing it now is the same as the accompaniment." There is no song called "The Place Where the Stars Are" in this world. This is something I brought from my memories in my previous life.

"Indeed." Shiho also held her forehead with her hand in frustration. "This piece of music is not suitable for piano. Let's try another one."

"Kiss the Rain?" I asked tentatively.

"No." Shiho seemed to be against me.

"Well... let's do this." I was a little helpless. "I guarantee you haven't heard it before." I smiled slightly, took a deep breath, and a clear and spiritual note appeared in my hands again.

The dance on the ground is down and the feathers are on the ground.

[The feathers falling to the ground are extremely light]

The wind has passed the wind

[Flying to who knows where on the occasional breeze]

なつかしいbiの下书きも

【Those nostalgic graffiti on the wall】

3つの星が和ぶオリオン
[Orion with three stars aligned together]

I've never forgotten anything

[I still remember every stroke clearly]

Why is it happening now?

[Today seems so lonely for some reason]

キミがついたやさしいush「心の雨はあがった」と
[You told that kind lie "The rain in my heart has stopped"]

だけどそれを知らぬフリで动かない Needle see つめてた
[But pretending nothing happened, like a needle that has stopped moving]

空に愿いを込めてつないだあの二つの手はホントだね
[Put your wish to the sky, those hands clasped together are true]

People are confused and step by step, they are divided into different ways, and they go out to meet each other.
[Lost passers-by meet at the fork in the road]

No number, no strong one

[I've been through this many times and now I'm strong]

I want to sleep in a place where I want to sleep

[Where memories sleep]

Tanしても见つからなくて

[Searching is always in vain]

Draw out the scenery of the dream

【The scenery in the dream that was once drawn】

Sound is good

[It is slowly disappearing here quietly] キミがそばでLaughing うだけで finger にMagic がfall りてきて

[As long as you smile by my side, magic will come to your fingertips]

メロディにほら包まれたらあの灮ように2人だけ

[Surrounded by the melody, it seems like we have returned to the time when we were just the two of us]

The night is bright and thin, the vow is "forever" and the "future" is negative.

[At the dawn of the day, I vowed to never lose to the future]

キミがずっと気づかずいた頬をつたったしずくさえ

[You didn't even notice the raindrops running down your cheeks]

The rain is gone, the escape is gone, the weeping is gone, the restraint is kept
[Escape into the rain and disappear, keeping the promise of "not crying"]

Kimi is so...

【Stay by your side...】

Kimi is so...

【Stay by your side...】

きっといつかFutureへ続いてAll「thinking out」と火べるから

[I will definitely get all the "memories" back one day in the future]

Shiho was also slightly stunned when she heard this song just now, because the song I was playing now was not among the songs she had heard before. Yes, this song was also brought by me from my previous life. The name is "Memories After the Rain". At first, Shiho just enjoyed the beauty of the notes, but after I started to sing while talking, Shiho gradually closed her eyes and raised a gentle smile at the corners of her mouth. At this moment, she has completely integrated into the song, as if a ray of warm sunshine has shone into her heart.

After a long time, the music stopped and Shiho also broke away from the slow music, but there was still a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Princess, are you satisfied with this song?" I turned and smiled at Shiho. Looking at her gentle smile, I could tell that she must be very satisfied with this song at this moment.

"Yeah. Not bad." Shiho looked at me with amusement. "Did you write this song?"

"Eh?" I was stunned. "Uh... no." I stretched out my hand and swiped my cheek. Actually, it doesn't matter if I say yes, there is no such song in this world anyway. But... who can blame me for being honest?

"Humph. I knew it." Shiho narrowed her eyes and looked at me unscrupulously. "I was wondering how you could write such a good song.

"Hey, hey..." I narrowed my eyes. "Although I didn't write it, at least I interpreted this song for you."

"Yes, yes. Great musician." Shiho chuckled, then stood up, picked up another cherry tomato with her fork, walked to my side, and put the cherry tomato into my mouth. "This is your appearance fee." With a slight smile, Shiho left my side, put her hands behind her back and said playfully. "Get ready to go."

"Um. Okay." I was also slightly stunned. This kind of Shiho has never appeared in my worldview. Perhaps, under her cold face, there has always been such a charming aura hidden, but no one knows it.

"By the way. What's the name of this song?" Shiho suddenly turned around and asked.

"Name? "Memories After Rain" I closed the cover of the piano keyboard, stood up and said.

"After the rain? Haha. It sounds very nice." Shiho turned and left my room.

Seeing Shiho like this, I believe she has completely gotten rid of the shadow of yesterday. Haha, as long as you can keep being happy like this, I believe that one day, you will find your own beautiful memories in the future. With a faint smile, I took the remaining food out of the house, and then began to prepare for tonight's mission.

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

At 6pm, Shiho and I left the base on time. Judging from the distance, it would take us about three hours. That means we would arrive at Rice Flower City at 9pm. (Since we were not driving alone, we could not drive too fast.)
"Hey, Shiho, who did you come with last time you came to investigate?" In the car, in order to kill time, I started chatting with Shiho.

"I came here with some investigators from the organization a month ago, when you were recuperating from your injuries. At that time, dust had already begun to accumulate in the house of that person named Kudo, but I couldn't let it go, so I decided to come and take another look." Shiho answered lightly, holding her rosy cheeks and looking at the scenery outside the car window.

"Ah? What are you worried about?"

"There was a special case during the animal experiment of this drug. A little white mouse shrank when it was injected with the drug. Through testing, it was found that all cells of the mouse, except for the nerves, degenerated to the form of a young mouse. So..."

"So you suspect the same thing is happening to Kudo Shinichi?"

"Well, although I think it's unlikely, we have to find out." Shiho, who was looking at the scenery, suddenly turned around and looked at me with a playful look, "Oh, Mr. Killer, you seem to be very interested in Kudo."

"Haha, actually I am interested in that medicine." I said with the corners of my mouth slightly raised.

"Eh? You also want to start killing people with poison?" Shiho asked in surprise.

"How is that possible?" I squinted my eyes and looked at Shiho. To me, there is no killing tool in the world that is more convenient than a pistol, a sniper rifle, and a dagger. "You know Vermouth, right?"

"Your sister Bei?" Shiho's face changed slightly when she heard the name, and she said to me with a hint of displeasure.

"..." I was speechless. It seems that Shiho still has some taboos about Sister Bei. "Um, well. I once asked her some questions, one of which was about that medicine."

"Hmph. I knew it." Shiho turned her head away angrily and ignored me.

"Well, don't be angry, Shiho." I smiled awkwardly. "I'm doing this for your sake."

"Me? I don't think I have anything in common with your sister Bei."

"Why do you hate her so much if we have no intersection?"

"I..." Shiho was speechless after being asked this question.

"Haha, let's stop chatting here, we've arrived." I smiled and parked the car in front of a cafe in Beihua Sanchome.

"Eh?" Shiho was also stunned by the environment in front of her, "Shouldn't we go to Beihua 2-chome?"

"Please... How can you park your car right in front of the target?" I tapped Shiho's forehead and walked out of the car, then opened the Renault door for her. I extended my hand very gentlemanly and said to Shiho, "We have to walk the rest of the way. And I want to take you somewhere later."

"Don't touch me, pervert." Shiho was still upset about what I had just said about Vermouth. She slapped my outstretched hand away.

"..."

ps: Phew... The graduation project has finally come to an end. The next step is to wait for the results and revisions. I came back to dedicate a chapter to everyone. Today is the CET-4 exam. I hope all the readers who are taking the CET-4 can get a good score.

ps2: The lyrics in the article do not count. Apart from those, the article is still over 3000 words. It does not affect your reading.

(End of this chapter)