Chapter 34 The Beginning of a Wonderful Misunderstanding
Chapter 34 The Beginning of a Wonderful Misunderstanding
"…I stole his pistol and forced him into this building. Now this guy should have nowhere to escape!"
The hedgehog-headed man looked a little excited.
Akai Shuichi frowned slightly, "Oh? Very impressive... He's alone? Where are our people?"
He could tell that this person was probably also an outside member.
The prickly man shook his head: "There is no one else. I am the only one who followed here... But there is only one person on the other side, and now he has no weapon."
"Is that so..." Akai Shuichi narrowed his eyes, "Since you are injured, then stay downstairs... Don't let anyone escape. I will go upstairs to deal with him."
"Okay, then this gun..."
"No, I have it."
"Then you should be careful, that traitor is an important member with a code name..."
Shuichi Akai held the gun in his hand and walked into the building step by step without saying another word to the prickly man.
The latter didn't think anything was wrong. After watching Akai Shuichi go upstairs, he dragged his injured arm dutifully and stared at the exit without blinking.
……
Inside the building.
Scotland panted and leaned against the second-floor window, watching the situation below with his peripheral vision.
He touched the burnt hair on his head and felt a surge of fear - it was just a little bit, just a little bit, and the bullet would have pierced his head.
Scotland's heart pounded as he heard the faint exchange of words coming from below.
He couldn't understand why he was discovered after handing over the intelligence. He had been very careful and had confirmed that there were no suspicious members in that place.
"...No, this handover was problematic from the beginning!"
Originally, his position was to be a nail that could not be used without urgent matters, and he knew it in his heart...
But just as Gin felt, the Scots are too kind-hearted - they always let down their guard when they meet their own people, and even ignore some issues of principle.
Perhaps being forced into a desperate situation, Scotland's thoughts were clearer than ever before. "It can't be the person who took over. That person also received the order..."
——There’s something wrong with the people above!
But who could it be?
After thinking for a moment, Scotland smiled bitterly, "What's the point of thinking about this now? There's not even a signal in this place, and the information can't be transmitted..."
He didn't expect that the peripheral member was so skilled that he could withstand the bullets and take the gun from him.
Tonight, this place will be his burial place.
"It's okay. Zero is still here."
Scotland looked up at the ceiling, muttering to himself: "Zero will definitely do better than me..."
ta~ta~
The sound of light footsteps came into the corridor, and Scotland's heart tightened.
Hearing the footsteps still going upstairs, even though he was ready to die, he still ran upstairs without hesitation - he couldn't just wait to die there!
There are still some traces, he must find a way to clean them up!
……
downstairs.
Just as Shuichi Akai took a few steps up the stairs, he could clearly hear hurried footsteps coming from upstairs.
At this moment, he suddenly had a premonition that he might meet someone he knew...
After all, he had only come into contact with four or five members with code names, and as far as he knew, there were only these few who were mainly active in Tokyo.
"There's only one member downstairs... As long as we can deal with it before Gin arrives, there will be no problem. We can do it." Akai Shuichi immediately deduced a route in his mind, gripped the revolver tightly in his hand, and quickened his pace to catch up.
One chase, one escape.
The building only reached its top on the seventh floor, but there was an extended window sill with an iron escalator outside that led to the rooftop... Shuichi Akai calculated that he was almost at the top, hesitated for a moment, and fired a shot into the air.
Scotland, who was running in front, paused when he heard the gunshot. When he found that the bullet did not hit him, he clenched his teeth, quickened his speed, and ran up to the rooftop from the iron stairs on the side.
"...went upstairs?" Akai Shuichi was a little puzzled.
He also wanted to wait for someone to stop and have a good chat with him...
"Forget it. He has nowhere to run even if we go to the rooftop."
Akai Shuuji calmed himself down and continued chasing.
There are only three such stand-alone buildings in this factory area, and they are several dozen meters apart, so it is basically impossible to escape by climbing over the buildings.
Shuichi Akai rushed to the top floor, but unexpectedly, just as he stepped onto the roof, Scotland, who had been hiding at the edge of the roof, suddenly jumped up and punched him in the face.
Being attacked, Akai Shuichi reflexively used his best Jeet Kune Do: he split Scotland's fist with a palm, tripped his leg with a kick, and then used an elbow to knock Scotland away...
This set of actions was completely a subconscious reaction of Akai Shuichi. His brain didn't even react before his body had already made the most appropriate response.
When he saw Scotland's face clearly and found that it was indeed an acquaintance, it was too late for him to think of his purpose and stop, because the man had already been thrown out.
but……
Shuichi Akai felt the empty palm of his hand, and suddenly smiled when he saw Scotland quickly standing up from the ground and pointing a gun at him.
"As expected of you, Scotch." He raised his hands above his head, not only showing no fear, but also smiling, "You attacked me on purpose and I threw you away. Actually, you were aiming at my pistol..."
Seeing that Scotland was still glaring at him fiercely, Akai Shuichi shrugged and continued: "I'm not saying this to ask you to beg for mercy... I just think carefully. Shooting me now is not a wise choice. Why don't you listen to me..."
"I'm not shooting you with this gun, but..." Scotland suddenly interrupted him with a determined look on his face.
After staring at the revolver for two seconds, he suddenly pointed the muzzle of the gun at his chest pocket!
Just as Scotland was about to pull the trigger, Shuichi Akai grabbed the cylinder of the revolver with his amazing reaction speed.
Scotland pulled the trigger hard, but was surprised to find that it didn't move at all.
"It's useless. Once the revolver is fixed, it is impossible to pull the trigger with human strength."
Even at this time, Shuichi Akai still did not forget to be a commentator.
However, his words only aroused the indignation of Scotland, "Damn it!"
"Give up your suicide, Scotland. A man like you shouldn't die here."
Akai Shuichi's face got closer and his voice became deeper.
Such strange words made Scotland visibly stunned.
Shuichi Akai pursued the enemy with sincerity in his eyes: "My identity is the same as yours... I am an FBI agent named Shuichi Akai, and I am also a hound trying to bite those guys. If you understand, put down your gun. It's easy for me to let you go..."
Akai Shuichi's words made Scotland hesitate for a moment.
But his previous guess made it impossible for him to trust a member of an organization with whom he had only cooperated a few times.
'Is this person telling the truth?'
Or is it just a deliberate delay?
Just as he was hesitating, as luck would have it, someone stepped onto the iron stairs, and judging from the sound, that person was about to come up.
Akai Shuichi was also a little surprised and subconsciously wanted to turn around to see who it was.
But no one expected that in this short moment, Sugra had already made a decision - no matter which possibility it was, his death... could make everything perfect!
emmmmmmmmnext chapter! (╥ω╥`)The result will be announced in the next chapter!
(End of this chapter)