Chapter 25: The Mystery of Naomi

The wooden houses at the "Yamayoshi" pier look some years old. The white-painted exterior walls have been yellowed, the exposed drains have been corroded by the sea breeze and peeled off, and the satellite TV antenna on the roof is covered with a thick layer of guano. Pushing open the door, a musty smell came to my nose, a layer of damp moisture on the gray antiseptic wood floor, and two forty-watt energy-saving light bulbs lit up the room, which was not like the palace of the Ryukyu prince, but a poor bachelor's dwelling at all times.

"Where's Madame?" Gu Tie asked strangely with a wave of his hand to drive away the two flies. After meeting in the war in Cuba, the two are similar in some aspects, and often get together to talk about the topic of ancient martial arts, Asada This unsmiling man will show a frightening warm smile whenever he mentions his wife and daughter, and he frankly told Gu Tie that he still has the self-esteem and pride of the Ryukyu royal family, and is not related to "100 million broken jade" The main cadres live together in the African headquarters, and have a secluded and lovely hut in the port of Yokohama, Japan, and only meet up with their partners whenever they are on a mission. "Why don't you live in Okinawa?" Asada shook his head when Chinese asked, "I am a prince who has lost his country, how can I live in a fallen hometown? As long as I can be close to the sea, it is enough......"

At this moment, just one glance at the "legendary cute cottage", Gu Tie knew that the hostess had been gone for quite a long time, there was not even a pair of slippers for guests in the shoe cabinet in the entrance, and the garbage placed at the door had been accumulated for several days, and the smell of food was rotten.

"She's gone. Asada sat down on the sofa with her head down, spread out her long hands and feet, and grabbed a bottle of beer that no longer bubbled: "She said that she couldn't stand the dullness and eccentricity of this family, the days of gathering less and leaving more, and the poverty...... She's been gone for seven months. ”

"Poor?" Gu Tie couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He does not know the situation of other IPU radical organizations, but the "100 million jade crushed" Hasegawa Honsaka once asked him and Xiao Liping for help in the construction of African bases, the Chinese are very clear about the financial strength of this organization, the organization itself has amazing wealth reserves (including Swiss bank dollar savings, negotiable securities and physical gold), will generously reward the members of the organization who participate in each action, it can be said that every "100 million jade crushed" high-level cadres are real billionaires, to say dull, eccentric, It is understandable to gather less and leave more, but the word "poverty" is too unreliable.

Asada pursed her lips, her brows furrowed into the shape of "Chuan": "I know that such a simple life is not what she wants, so I have already bought an apartment unit in the Xinping River Senban Building, and secretly decorated it, hoping to surprise her on the New Year." But she didn't wait for that day. ”

"Damn, such a luxury!" Gu Tie was startled. Built in 2046, there are four well-equipped apartment suites for sale on the top floor of the Xinping River Senban Building, which was known as the "highest apartment in the whole day" at the opening, and the price of the smallest one is more than 100 million yuan. Instead of spending all this thought, how good should it be to confess to your daughter-in-law about the content of your work? Chinese don't know how to comment.

"It doesn't matter. Asada waved his hand and poured the beer in the bottle into his stomach for an unknown amount of time, "It's good to have a daughter who lives with me." But sixteen days ago, she disappeared. If you consider me a friend, sit back and listen to me. - Oh, I'm sorry, I should have asked you why I was here first. What are you going to do?"

Gu Tie walked to the refrigerator in the open kitchen, opened the door and took a look, a foul smell came out, the refrigerator was actually powered off, almost all the fresh food was rotten, fungus with strange shapes grew on the green onions, wisps of white objects hung down from the partition, and the refrigerator looked like a pristine tropical rainforest. "......" Gu Tie held his breath speechlessly, picked up two bottles of beer from the refrigerator door, and carefully closed the door.

He tossed a bottle of beer to Asada and opened another bottle himself, taking a sip, the taste of warm beer was annoying even though it was winter, "I'm going to investigate one thing, and if I need to, I might have to make a big fuss." Gu Tie spit out the foam in his mouth and said frankly, "Besides, where is the madman Hasegawa? I have an account to settle with him." ”

Asada Yuyama didn't reach out to take it, letting the beer bottle thrown by Gu Tie fall on his belly, the abdominal muscles in the crumpled long-sleeved shirt began to rise and fall like waves, pushing the beer over his chest, his chest muscles shook, and the wine bottle actually stood up, "Hasegawa? That guy is still alive, right? He must be hiding in that corner and fooling around with a woman, how do I know?" he flicked the cap of the bottle with his thumb and took a sip without interest.

"Even you don't know his traces, who is in control of the '100 million jade fragments' now?" Gu Tie was a little surprised. Asada is a man who doesn't lie, if he says he doesn't know, then Hasegawa Honsaka has indeed disappeared from this world, where did this guy who was coerced by the listener of the ghost's right hand, kidnapped Gu Tie in a state of ignorance, and was shot and wounded by Gu Tie at the same time?

"The organization is a mess. The three factions at the African headquarters are at loggerheads, and a civil war is about to begin. Even within the revolutionaries, there will be endless power struggles, and this is the ugly root nature of being human. Look what has become of Raul Castro?" said the Ryukyuan man gloomily, "I have temporarily severed ties with the '100 Million Jade Fragments', and the person sitting in front of you is just an old man who has lost his daughter, and is no longer the No. 2 cadre of the IPU organization. ”

Gu Tie sat on the sofa opposite him, and his buttocks were stabbed by the spring exposed in the sofa cushion, "That's better, maybe the two of us can do something together, let's talk about your daughter's problem first." ”

"I don't really like to rely on other people's strengths. With a twist of his wrist, Asada pulled out a short sword out of nowhere, the hilt of the shark skin with gold and the cold light shining on the edge was the "Kitaya Nakiri" that he had seen many years ago. The old man's eyes were cold and penetrating, and his pupils were dangerously constricted, but his eyes swept two turns on the Chinese sitting there on all fours, and his expression gradually relaxed: "But if it's you, you may be able to help." I'm a proud person, and I have to admit that the only person in the Cuban rainforest who feels a threat to me is you. My daughter, named Naomi Asada, works in Tokyo. Fourteen days ago, Hanako Kinoshita, a girl who shared an apartment with her, called me and said that Naomi hadn't returned to the apartment for two days and that she was a little worried. At that time, I had just returned to Japan from the African headquarters, and when I received a phone call, I immediately went to Tokyo and met Kinoshita in my apartment. This girl, I've seen before, is a twenty-two-year-old university student working in an art gallery, and there is no doubt about it. ”

"She didn't call the police?" Gu Tie said strangely, "Ordinary people will choose to call the police first when they encounter this situation, and then call the family of the missing person." ”

Asada shook his head and said, "Naomi's job is quite special, and it is related to the police, and Kinoshita thinks that it makes no sense to call the police." And when Naomi left Yokohama to study and work, I ordered her to list me as the first emergency contact, and no matter what happened, the people around her should ask me for help as soon as possible. ”

"What kind of job? With a dad like you, it's really more useful than the police. "The Chinese put their legs on the coffee table and moved their butts. The stove in the house was burning hot, and he unbuttoned his coat and felt comfortable.

"She works in the Intelligence Investigation Office of the Japanese Cabinet. The name may not be familiar to you, but its responsibilities are similar to those of the CIA in the United States or the ...... in Israel."

"What?"

The Ryukyuan narration was interrupted by Gu Tie. With an exclamation, Gu Tie jumped up suddenly, jumped over, and reached out to grab Aada's shoulder. Asada naturally bounced up and bent his arms to defend, Gu Tie slid forward and grabbed into the opponent's arms, kicked his elbows to break the defense, and continued to grab the opponent's shoulders with his claws, Asada threw his long arms "brushed" the ground, and attacked the back of Gu Tie's head at a strange angle, Gu Tie could only turn his shoulders and waist, and squeeze the enemy out with a method to avoid losing both. "Bang!" This leaning was stopped by Asada , the tall and thin man sat down on the sofa, Gu Tie stood in front of him, and two handfuls of hair ripped from the back of his head slowly fell. "Don't get excited, I'm just a little surprised. You don't need to explain, of course I know what the Cabinet Intelligence Investigation Office does, continue to talk, I didn't expect that the goals of the two of us this time actually overlapped!" the Chinese touched the back of his head and said urgently.

Yuyama Asada raised his eyelids and glanced at him, "What exactly are you investigating?"

"The same as you, a woman. ...... A woman who is very important to me. Gu Tie let out a long breath and sat back on the sofa.

"Good. Asada played with the short sword in his hand, his eyes so cold that it seemed to be dripping water. "Naomi joined the investigation room not long ago, and was in charge of the work related to quantum networks, and because of her beautiful appearance, she was known as the 'flower of the investigation room'. I ordered her to report to me every day, but my daughter was tired of being a dad like me, and I didn't know exactly what she was doing. ”

Despite the other party's serious face, Gu Tie couldn't help but be happy. "Isn't it a bit ironic that your daughter could be the flower of the investigation room, and that the daughter of a senior executive of the IPU activist group works for GTC?"

"Shut up. The Ryukyuan man said with a gloomy face, "I contacted the officials of the investigation office through my agent, and they claimed that Naomi had not appeared since she had been off work normally, and that she was also troubled by the lack of staff. There are no clues in her apartment, and I have walked the path to and from work ten times, and I have also seen the surveillance footage, which does show Naomi walking out of the Metropolitan Police Department building, walking towards the subway station as usual, and then disappearing into an alley in a blind spot. ”