For a big man in danger.

It's not impossible to prepare a character for yourself, a stand-in, a shadow, etc., specifically to block disasters at special moments, right?

And correspondingly.

Prepare one for the people you care about, reasonable?

“…… Sano !! ”

It's a pity that he didn't wait for Sano to taunt further, so that he could test the result.

The man gritted his teeth and rushed again.

…… But looking at it like this, Sano estimates that it is not bad.

But in everything that seems reasonable, there is a small problem.

That's "I guess you don't remember either".

Seen, faced, identity, hatred, these may all make sense for the time being.

But why do you feel like it's normal that you don't remember?

It's kind of intriguing......

"Click!"

Retreat and dodge again, but this time Sano couldn't fully dodge.

…… The umbrella handle in Sano's hand was cut off.

"Tsk."

Sano, who felt that he seemed to be holding up a little too much, secretly smacked his lips and threw away the small umbrella handle he was holding in his hand and held the pole on it instead.

Then he pressed the button on it again, and after the umbrella was folded, he turned his wrist and poked the umbrella in the face like a knife and gun.

The stand-in messenger was also on the side of his head, dodging the stabbing blow.

However, before he could make the next move, Sano pressed the button again.

The umbrella immediately rebounded and "smashed" in the face of the stand-in messenger.

The damage is not much, mainly because it obscures the vision.

…… Damn it!

Helpless, the stand-in messenger could only hurriedly retreat.

As a result, in the next second, the cold light had already torn apart the umbrella surface and rushed to the face.

"Wow!"

After a backflip dodged the throwing knives, the stand-in messenger swung three more knives in succession, and then looked ahead, Sano's two fingers were holding three knives between each of his fingers.

Finally.

After drenching himself in the rain without an umbrella, Sano began to officially enter the counterattack phase.

"Sen!"

A few more throwing knives were thrown.

So that the stand-in messenger can only be busy dodging defenses, and he can't even solve them all.

Sano is already close to melee.

"Ding!"

Slender knives and daggers intertwined, knocking out sparks.

…… Obviously, it's just a knife like this, and it's still a finger-gripping method.

How can you still have such a fierce force?

After a fight, the stand-in messenger quickly fell into disadvantage.

…… Be reasonable.

This person's strength is not weak, and it may not be much different from Amuro's level.

In general.

Sano may be the same as his five-five?

But with Sano's own skills, he gradually absorbed the inner of the martial arts bandage subtly, even if he didn't mention that the martial arts bandage was also improving with Kyogoku's real ascension, then he became a lot stronger...... Especially in a special environment such as rainy days, the advantage of flexible attributes will be more advantageous.

Not to mention that Sano also directly took out Rye's exclusive melee mode.

In the face of such a sideline, it can even be said to be an evil thing.

has been suppressed a lot of strength, and the ability to play is even lower.

Therefore.

After narrowly dodging Sano's stab again.

Without hesitation, the stand-in retreated frantically as he drew his pistol and took aim.

"Bang bang bang!!"

The bullets flew towards Sano, and even though it was impossible to hurt him, it did cause him a lot of obstacles, so that he could not immediately pursue him.

…… It's a rainy day after all.

Although it is said that Sano was less affected, it was somewhat affected.

Dodging bullets increases the difficulty a lot.

"Playing melee combat, playing melee combat, and actually pulling out a gun, isn't it a bit unmartial arts?"

After opening his mouth to taunt, Sano only heard the stand-in messenger respond: "Is it that I don't talk about martial arts, I'll just use a dagger, and your knife will be like rain when you throw it up, it's completely the weapon you played with first, right?" ”

"Huh."

Sano didn't talk nonsense anymore.

It's just that in the gap between dodging bullets, he took the time to throw a throwing knife out.

The result was naturally easily evaded...... It's a pity.

This time, Sanno threw it was not an ordinary flying knife.

"Boom!"

The throwing knife suddenly exploded.

It wasn't too powerful, and although it didn't cause much actual damage to the stand-in messenger, it still had an impact on his movements.

Especially the impact of pouring into the ears.

It's hard to say whether it will be deaf or not, but at least for the moment, it's a burst of tinnitus.

So much so that the whole head seems to have turned into a mess of mush, and I am dizzy.

Sano seized the opportunity, went up and kicked it in the chest of the rickety stand-in messenger, helping the other party who wanted to sleep successfully lie down.

"It's a pity that I'm not interested in learning about you, but I won't kill you, because your business has nothing to do with me, and if you kill someone, I will send you in."

“…… No, you won't. ”

But when the stand-in messenger eased up a little, his eyes became clearer.

But so he said.

"Huh?"

As soon as Sano raised his eyebrows, he felt the phone in his pocket vibrate.

…… Hey, no.

There is no signal here, how can I get a call?

As soon as the surprise arose, the stand-in messenger who was trampled under Sano's feet laughed.

"Don't pick it up."

“……”

Sano looked at the stand-in messenger and narrowed his eyes.

"Whoever?"

Sano still answered the phone.

"It's me."

On the other end of the phone, there was a distinct voice changer.

…… As far as Sano knew, a certain second-in-command seemed to be accustomed to using a voice changer.

Well......

So this guy is actually still connected to the winery?

This isn't that strange, after all, this guy was originally created by one of the top executives of the winery, and after the original "top boss" was gone, he got in touch with someone higher, so is it reasonable?

But what makes Sanno a little incomprehensible is that.

Since he was connected to Rum, he should know very well that it was impossible for him to rely on this stand-in messenger alone, so why should he ......

Acting privately?

Then Rum doesn't need to help wipe his ass, right?

Or is there something else unknown about this guy, more important?

In the middle of his thoughts, Sano deliberately asked, "Who are you?" ”

The other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds, and said helplessly: "...... I'm your boss. ”

…… Boss?

This time it was Sano's turn to be silent.

…… I thought that the initiator of everything was Rum, but now he says.

Is the winery boss?

Hasn't this guy "retired" for many years, why did he pop up now?

Under the eerie silence.

Sano didn't bother to engage in those twists and turns, and went straight to the point: "So, my good boss, can you explain why you arranged for someone to keep an eye on me first, and then let this guy come to provoke me to fight alone." ”

"No, I didn't arrange for someone to keep an eye on you, you should know, I haven't been involved in the organization's internal affairs for a long time, and I don't know about the latter, I just received a regular message from him, so I contacted you."

And in the face of the boss of his own organization, he is sincere and extremely patient, explaining.

Sano raised an eyebrow, but just smiled.

"So, what the hell are you trying to say?"

"Spare him."

"I need a reason, why."

"There's no reason, I didn't say you had to spare him or anything, I just wanted to make a fair deal...... If you are willing to spare his life, then the follow-up battle between you and Rum, I can turn a blind eye, and the other is that we will meet sooner or later, at that time this kid will be one of the links you want to know, the real truth, whether he is alive or dead now, it is only up to you to decide, I will not force it. ”

Another patient explanation.

Such a consultative tone is still quite comfortable for Sano.

In particular, the pros and cons of this boss show that there is indeed some truth.

The battle between Sano and Rum.

Although the two sides are completely unequal, Rum doesn't need to pay too much attention to the rules at all, but Sano is not really an ordinary cadre in the end.

Therefore, rum can only go through the process.

Find Sano's flaws, and then "deal with them according to law".

What Sano has to do is to prevent Rum from finding a flaw until he finally reveals his flaws on his own - but the two are different, so the fundamental flaws are not the same meaning, simply put, he must not be found to be unruly, and there is a wave of unruliness.

This piece of Sano personally feels that the difficulty is not very high.

After all, there are so many plug-ins on the body, and they are not all useless decorations.

It's just that now that this boss has brought it up.

That means that even if Sano does a good job, I'm afraid he won't be able to get over there.

And the saying of turning a blind eye to one eye.

It's a little intriguing...... Sano raised his hand to wipe the rain from his forehead.

"What limit?"

"Infighting is limited."

The answer given by the other head surprised Sanno a little.

This shows that even if Sano kills Rum as Rye for no reason, as long as he can convince some people to support him, so that the situation does not develop to the point that he betrays the organization and is on the opposite side of the organization in terms of fundamental position, then the final result will be inclined to him?

…… It's also a dignified second-in-command, so insignificant when converted into chips?

Sano glanced at the stand-in messenger at his feet again.

Or is this guy's chip value too high in the eyes of that boss?

“…… What do you mean when you say that he is part of the true truth? ”

Sano asked again.

But this time the boss didn't say anything superfluous, just dropped the sentence "You can watch it yourself", and then hung up the phone directly, making Sano a little speechless.

And then look at the stuntman with an innocent face.

Sano smacked his lips and threw out the throwing knife, grazing the ...... It should be said that the ear of the stand-in messenger was inserted into the dirt below, spreading a little red.

"Okay, let's add some characteristics to you, and it will be easy to distinguish in the future."

Sano smiled mockingly...... This is not light or heavy, but it will make this stand-in messenger's ear missing, even if this guy really intends to use his identity in the future, it is estimated that it will be impossible.

The stand-in messenger's expression stiffened visibly.

But due to the situation, the stand-in envoy didn't say anything more than he could save face, but smiled very flexibly: "Thank you so much." ”

"Heh, you're welcome."

Sano retracted his foot, turned around and walked away.

…… There's nothing to deal with anymore, and rainy days are a good environment.

Even if you don't wipe your buttocks, you can still wash away some important traces.

As for the truth that the boss said.

Sano is still a little curious - it feels like things are not so simple, but to say how much he really wants to explore.

That's not necessary.

The point is that the people behind the scenes are too deeply hidden, and it is impossible to find people at all.

…… Not even a rum has been found, let alone the one above.

Take your time one step at a time, and it will eventually surface.

Although Sano can also try, starting from the body of this stand-in messenger, and touching it along the vine, this guy looks stupid.

Sano really felt like he couldn't count on it.

The only thing that makes Sanno feel uncomfortable right now is that he is drenched in too much rain.

This feeling of wetness is really uncomfortable.

You can consider taking the opportunity to take a group of photos that are tempting to sell and see?

Maybe you can make a small profit.

…… Well?

Sano then remembered that he seemed to have forgotten to ask the stand-in messenger for umbrella money.

Tsk, shit.

The loss of an umbrella is small.

Missing an opportunity to rip off a lot of money is great!

Sano was annoyed in his heart, so he decided to report the reimbursement amount a little higher when he asked Gin for reimbursement next time - since the bosses above were willing to wipe their butts for this stand-in messenger as their parents.

So it's not too much to wipe it clean, right?

With this in mind, Sano walked into the hotel next door, booked the best room, called the most luxurious package, and planned to wash up and sleep for a while.

Book a first-class seat and go home.

……

When Sano returned to Tokyo, he happened to receive a call from Mao Lilan, who asked him if he had returned that day, what was the matter and if he had come back now, and after receiving a positive answer only for the latter.

Maoliran invited Sano to go on a trip.

The destination is a small place called Ueno Prefecture.

…… It's a bit subtle, although the neon people's surnames are more inclined to local materials, so it's not surprising that they collide with the place name, but at this point in time.

Just one Ueno died, and he had to go to Ueno again.

Really...... It's hard to say if that Ueno is talking casually.

Sano, who was wearing a rye vest, smacked his lips, held the mobile phone with amplification in his hand, and after glancing at the gin that was staring at him directly, considering that it was really not good to continue to be lazy after taking leave and just coming back to work for a day, he still politely declined Maolilan's invitation to form a team.

This made Gin nod in satisfaction.

“…… So, was this trip rewarding? ”

When Sano hung up, Gin asked.

"Yes, but it doesn't mean much to the detective identity."

"Oh?"

Gin raised an eyebrow and asked, "Didn't encounter a case?" ”

"I touched it, one person was injured, and finally another person died before the arrest."

“……”

It's really plagued enough.

Gin silently lit a cigarette: "That's not very technical." ”

"Hmm."

After nodding in acknowledgement, Sano looked out the window for a moment, then suddenly looked at Gin and said, "The boss called me, using a voice changer." ”

“…… Well? ”

Gin and vodka looked at Sano in surprise almost at the same time.

So much so that the car almost lost control for a while and hit the street lamp on the side.

Vodka hurried back to the steering wheel and looked ahead.

Gin didn't blame anything, and focused on business: "What did he tell you?" ”

Sano blinked: "Don't you suspect that it may be that Rum called me and just used the name of the boss to fool me." ”

(End of chapter)