Recently.

The night is getting darker, and the time is earlier than the normal end of work.

But the lab, like all scientific and technological innovation enterprises in recent years, is still lit up.

From morning to late at night, Lin Shinichi and Miyano Shiho looked faintly and significantly tired.

And after a full day of biological research, their joint efforts finally bore fruit:

"The experiment was successful!"

"Using the modified chelex-100 method, we were able to extract DNA samples from 12 years of old blood... All 16 loci required for DNA identification are detected! ”

Lin Xinyi couldn't help but be a little excited.

He used to be a half-man who could only use tools, and he had never been involved in the research process of such an inventive tool.

Shiho Miyano was willing to take him to the test by hand, and he really benefited a lot.

"Miyano, thank you."

Unlike in the morning, Lin Xinyi's tone at this time already carried a trace of cordiality.

He was already familiar with Miyano Shiho before, but Miyano Shiho had a cold face, few words, and a withdrawn personality, which made him feel that this girl was a little difficult to get along with.

But now, after spending a whole day with this previously unapproachable iceberg beauty, Lin Xinyi's impression of Shiho Miyano can't help but change a lot:

It turns out that the character of this genius girl is not so withdrawn.

She can patiently accompany him to extract DNA, do PCR, run electrophoresis with gel, develop silver dyeing, and observe the results together.

She also taught him how to inject the tail vein into the mice, accompanied him to observe the poisoning reaction of the mice, recorded the dosage, and converted the data.

From morning to night, he was busy all day, and Shiho Miyano was not impatient.

Yes, speaking of which, Lin Xinyi also noticed:

This obviously has nothing to do with her.

But she was willing to spend so much energy for him.

This Miss Miyano....

"What a brother!"

Lin Xinyi was very grateful.

Based on his life experience over the years, there are very few people on this overcrowded planet who can spend a whole day with him patiently:

In addition to parents and family, police colleagues, trolls in the game, and bars in the comment area, there are only a few good brothers with strong relationships.

Miyano Shiho can accompany him in spite of fatigue like this, which shows that this cold-faced and hot-hearted genius girl has a deep enough friendship with him.

"Thank you, Miyano."

Lin Xinyi expressed his gratitude again from the bottom of his heart.

But Shiho Miyano was in no mood to listen to these polite words.

"The process and conclusion of the test, I will organize it into a paper in the next two days and find a way to send it to you."

"The author of the paper writes your name, and you can take it and publish it."

Shiho Miyano tried to make a final remark for today's experiment in a calm tone.

The experiment was successful, but her blue pupils, which were always indifferent, were quietly covered with a layer of lost gloom:

"I can't help you with the rest of the matter..."

"That's enough." Lin Xinyi nodded contentedly:

The tutor teaches the experiment by hand, and only the student's name is written in the paper after completion, where can I find such a good thing?

Thinking of this, he was even more grateful for Shiho Miyano's selfless help.

Compared with the simple-minded Lin Shinichi, the emotions hidden under Miss Miyano's cold face are like the biomes hidden under the calm sea, which are far more complicated.

"Forest."

After being silent for a long time, looking at Lin Xinyi, who had not expressed anything directly until now, Shiho Miyano finally couldn't hold back and asked a question:

"Will you come back to the lab after today?"

"I..." Lin Xinyi's original heartless expression of gratitude suddenly became stiff.

Will he come back to the lab in the future?

Definitely not.

The reason why he came to the lab today was entirely because he couldn't tell the date and accidentally disobeyed Gin's order.

Of course, this kind of pit Lin Shinichi will not step on it a second time.

After all, he now just wants to find out the status of the organization in a low-key way, save enough funds to escape, and find an opportunity to escape from the organization and live a new life of safety and freedom.

In order to achieve this goal, if it is not necessary, he will never touch the mold of gin and find himself unhappy.

So...

"I won't be coming back."

"This time... It's really not. ”

Lin Xinyi sighed deeply.

He also realizes now that tonight's farewell is probably a farewell to Shiho Miyano.

Unlike the last goodbye... This time, he has already regarded this Miss Miyano as a true friend.

Saying goodbye between friends often makes people feel uneasy.

Lin Shinichi is like this, and Miyano Shiho is even more so.

It's just like Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in "Farewell to the Long Pavilion"...

He still treats her as a brother, but she is a completely different emotion:

"You're not coming back..."

"Sure enough, reality is reality after all, and it still is the case in the end."

The corners of Miyano's mouth twitched, and he sighed in a low voice.

The sound is like snowflakes falling under a gloomy sky, light, soft, cold, and fragile.

I'm afraid it's the first time in her life, she didn't hide her heart at all, and she didn't put on that cold mask.

Those complicated and indescribable emotions are written on his face.

"Miyano..."

Lin Xinyi understood the loneliness on the face of this genius girl.

Somehow, the thought that he was going to say goodbye to Miyano forever also welled up with a sense of loss in his heart that he had never felt before.

But Miyano Shiho pursed his lips tightly, restrained his emotions, and cheered up:

"It's okay, I've been mentally prepared for this kind of result for a long time."

"Go about your business... Don't take any more risks like you do today. ”

"After so many years, I've long been used to being alone."

She smiled with relief, as if she had fully accepted reality.

But Lin Xinyi felt sad for no reason...

Why is it sad?

This must be...

Sympathy, right?

Lin Xinyi's mood quietly became heavy:

Because of the confidence and strength that Shiho Miyano has always shown, he even forgot about it unconsciously...

This high-spirited genius girl is actually just a pitiful prisoner:

Imprisoned and enslaved by criminal organizations, working day and night, without life, and without freedom...

This is the tragic situation that this 18-year-old girl has been facing.

And in this cold prison, the only one who will take care of Miyano is him, and he is Miyano's only friend.

But now, as soon as he leaves, Shiho Miyano will be left alone in this cold and dark corner again.

It's sad.

"I see..."

Lin Xinyi, who finally realized all this, gradually became sharp in his eyes.

It's like a demon sending a god...

He raised his head and said with a determined gaze:

"Miyano, wait for me, I'll take you out of here one day."

"You—" A wave of surprise welled up in Miyano's eyes.

She simply couldn't believe her ears:

"Lin Xinyi, you, do you know what you're talking about?"

Of course, Lin Xinyi knew what he was talking about.

And he knew that he shouldn't have shown his desire to escape the organization to anyone just to be careful.

But he said it anyway, as if instinctively.

Because... As a policeman who shoulders justice, as a friend of Shiho Miyano.

Whether it is from professional ethics or personal feelings, Lin Xinyi can't ruthlessly leave such a poor and helpless girl, and only take care of himself and run away alone.

Even if there is no way to do this girl who is imprisoned and bound now, she should be given a little hope:

"Miyano, you heard me right."

"Sooner or later, I'll get you out and take you out of this prison forever."

Lin Xinyi promised firmly in a tone.

He knew that as a prisoner under the strict control of the organization, the "unstable factor" in Gin's mouth, Miyano Shiho would definitely not stand on the side of the organization.

And now that she is Miyano Shiho's only friend, she is even less likely to report him to the organization.

Therefore, Lin Xinyi simply did not hide his intentions at all:

He just wants to escape, and he has to run away with Shiho Miyano.

"You... You... Crazy? ”

"Betraying the organization, there is no place for you to stand again!"

Shiho Miyano was frightened by Lin Shinichi's madness.

She couldn't have imagined that the proud student who had been nurtured by Belmode's own hands, the perfect little brother who made Gin appreciate and trust, the loyal lackey who once regarded the orders of the organization as oracles...

would utter such "rebellious" words!

How can this be, is this still the same Lin Xinyi?

Don't... For my sake, is he really willing to abandon everything he has done in the past and become the enemy of the entire Order?

Can he really make such a decisive choice between me and the organization?

Shiho Miyano thought about this question in a panic.

And Lin Xinyi's answer did not disappoint her at all:

"I'm not crazy, it's a decision I made seriously."

"I was planning to leave the organization for a long time."

"As long as you want, when everything is ready, I will flee with you."

Revealing his thoughts and thoughts, Lin Xinyi asked Miyano Shiho very solemnly:

"Miyano, you should be willing to run away with me, right?"

Hearing this, Shiho Miyano suddenly fell into a long silence.

Her silence made Lin Xinyi a little nervous:

Girl, you're giving me a reaction...

What is there to hesitate about this kind of question?

You've been imprisoned like a prisoner by the Order, aren't you willing to escape?

In this deathly silence, Lin Xinyi's heart was pounding:

No way...

Could it be that she has been locked up for too long and has been locked up with Stockholm syndrome?

If that's the case, if Shiho Miyano backhanded his inappropriate remarks to the organization, it would be a big problem.

"Damn, what's wrong with me..."

"I shouldn't have been so impulsive just now!"

"Now that the words are out, how do I stop her mouth..."

"Do you want me to kill people?"

Lin Xinyi began to think crankily in his apprehension.

And at this time, Miyano Shiho was like a computer that had finally recovered from the crash, and suddenly woke up from the incomprehensible shock and emotion:

"Yes, yes, I do."

She answered Lin Xinyi's questions incoherently, not at all like the genius girl who was always rational and calm.

The cold and white face, which was originally like a cold jade, actually appeared a cotton candy-like pink at this moment.

"That's good."

Finally got an affirmative answer, Lin Xinyi breathed a long sigh of relief:

"In that case, I'm relieved."

"Miyano, you're still working here like you used to, I'll find a way..."

He was about to give a few more careful instructions, but he ushered in a beautiful white eye from Miss Miyano:

"Why do you still call me Miyano?"

“？？？” Lin Xinyi was a little puzzled:

"What's not called Miyano?"

"Shiho, call me Shiho in the future."