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These words are nothing special on their own, but why do they sound so magical when they come from the mouths of Granburrch and Gin?
Could it be that they really encountered a team-building event this time?
It’s really hard to imagine organizing a group of people to compete on the beach to see who is not afraid of the heat while wearing black clothes!
And Granburch!
Are you just going to put your arms around Gin's neck and say he has a bad temper?
Why didn't Gin shoot you with a gun?
When did the world become like this?
It was not until Chu Ming and his group walked away that Vermouth and Lafitte began to laugh out loud like they were farting.
“Hahaha, hahaha Kurosawa, you can actually endure the name of Gin, hahaha, I can’t take it anymore, my stomach hurts…” Lafitte pulled Vodka’s arm, originally pretending to support him, but now he relied on the hand on his arm to prevent himself from falling to the ground with laughter.
Vermouth's mouth and eyebrows were full of smiles: "Gin, who is Miss Bailey? When did you have a girlfriend without telling us? It's not kind of you to hide such big news from us."
Chu Ming suddenly cleared his throat, covered his face and pretended to be shy, and said in a sweet voice: "Oh, how can I tell you about this kind of thing——"
Vodka, who was originally laughing secretly, looked at Chu Ming with disbelief, then at Gin: "This, Brother, you, this, no, I, I, I..."
He stared in astonishment for a long time without being able to utter a complete sentence, with an expression as if the sky was falling.
Gin felt his brain pounding. He looked at the crowd of people who were just watching the fun and sneered, "If you are bored, go run around the beach with weights instead of going crazy here."
Seeing that Gin could no longer suppress his murderous intent, everyone's expressions suddenly became expressionless and they looked around and talked about other things.
Lafitte: "This hotel is pretty good..."
Chu Ming: "Yes, it's good. The luxury suite has its own swimming pool. I'm going to go back and swim a few laps later..."
Vermouth: "Well, I have to go back and take good care of myself later. My face is insured, so I don't want to get tanned~"
Chianti: "Oh, the sun can shine on your face even through your disguise? You are pretty thick-skinned."
"..."
Everyone came into the hotel noisily. Gin let out a breath slowly and followed them in.
I'm not angry. If I had known what kind of people they are, there would be no reason to be angry.
At most, I can go back to the training ground and focus on the key points.
Chapter 564 Why is he here?
After staying in the room for a long time, Chu Ming finally came to his senses. He looked at the bright sunshine outside without any obstruction and was extremely reluctant to go out.
If he had known earlier, he should have gone out alone. What else could he do with this bunch of idiots except hurt each other? Waste his money?
Moreover, all the clothes he originally brought were replaced by Lafitte and Vermouth. When he looked through the suitcase, he found that it was all black clothes, and even the styles were the same...
Chu Ming found a random piece of clothes to change into, and wandered off to look for Vermouth, ready to see if he could trick someone into going diving with him.
After all, we are here now and there is no rush for any mission. It would be nice to go play under the sea.
At this time, Vermouth was maintaining her face worth tens of millions. When she came to open the door for Chu Ming, she still had a green mask on her face, which looked scary and funny.
"This look..." Chu Ming looked up and down, a little speechless, "You were wearing a disguise outside, are you still afraid of getting tanned?"
Vermouth snorted, her words were a little unclear with a mask on her face: "What do you men know about refined life?"
"Then, young lady who lives a refined life, would you like to go diving with me?" Chu Ming leaned against the door frame and did not go in, his tone teasing.
"Call Lafitte to come with me. I just finished applying a facial mask. If I go out again, it will be a waste of time."
Vermouth was not very happy. She felt that the worst decision she had ever made in her life was to want to go out and play with Granburch. Which killer would gather in a group, wearing black clothes, on the beach to see who could get the longest sun exposure?
Fortunately, it was not her own face, otherwise it would be so embarrassing if someone else saw it.
"No, I just saw that the girl you like made an appointment with her friends to go diving together, so I came to call you out of kindness. If you don't want to go, then I'll call Lafitte. He should be very happy." Chu Ming turned around and prepared to leave.
Vermouth was stunned for a moment, then she pulled the mask off her face: "Wait, I think I suddenly want to go again!"
She still remembered that Lafitte was eyeing Xiaolan's skeleton and was thinking about how to seduce Xiaolan.
"Hey, sister, don't push yourself too much for me. You should have a good rest. Lafitte can accompany me~" Chu Ming waved his hand without any reluctance.
"…Of course not. I'm not reluctant at all. How about I buy you two sets of clothes? It's not good to always wear black. And the money for the diving suit is all on me."
After getting the benefit, Chu Ming stopped and said, "Hey, sister, why bother spending money? But since it's a kind gesture from sister, I won't refuse it~"
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Diving shop.
Vermouth turned to look at Chu Ming expressionlessly: "Why is he here too?"
Chu Ming looked innocent: "He said he wanted to go diving, so I let him come along."
"When did you become so easy to talk to?" Bell's face showed disbelief. He almost gritted his teeth at Lafitte, who had a cold face but was able to get along well with Xiaolan and Sonoko.
"After all, Lafitte said that all the funds for this operation will be borne by him personally~" Chu Ming smiled like a little fox asking for a bargain, "He will treat us to a big dinner later~"
"Really? I don't think I have much appetite..."
Vermouth didn't bother to complain about being tricked by Chu Ming. She walked straight forward and squeezed between Lafitte and Xiaolan, and held Lafitte's arm. "Honey, why can't you walk when you see a beautiful girl? Didn't you say you would accompany me diving?"
?
Lafitte's face was no less confused than Xiaolan and Sonoko. He tried to pull his hand out calmly, but Vermouth was holding him tightly, so he couldn't pull it out. He could only stand in this stiff position and grit his teeth, "When did I agree to this?"
Vermouth is indeed an actress. Hearing this, disbelief, sadness, resentment, and grievance flashed across her face. A tear was about to fall: "So you have been lying to me all along? How could you deceive my feelings? While you were keeping me hanging, you were also flirting with beautiful girls outside?"
Whether Vermouth's words had any impact on Lafitte or not, it definitely made Sonoko very angry.
She dragged Xiaolan away from Lafitte, her face filled with indignation: "Scumbag! Why are you still so affectionate to Xiaolan when you have a girlfriend?! You're worse than that crime-solving geek."
Lafitte had no way to defend himself and could only look at Chu Ming. However, Chu Ming would not help him clarify. If he had not taken his money and had not had to eat the dinner he invited him to in the evening, he might have stepped forward to step on Lafitte.
Looking at Chu Ming who was destroying the bridge after crossing it, Lafitte's eyes gradually lost their luster, and he could only let Vermouth hold his arm and pull him away from Xiaolan.
Chu Ming almost laughed his teeth out.
On this side, Vermouth and Lafitte were tugging at each other, on the other side, Xiaolan and Sonoko were holding hands, and Chu Ming was strolling behind them. As a result, a small figure suddenly appeared from not far away, ran over with a clear goal and grabbed Xiaolan's empty hand.
——It’s Conan.
Chu Ming couldn't help laughing as he watched him struggling with his short legs: "Little Conan still likes to stick to your sister."
Yuanzi rolled her eyes and said, "This kid wants to hang himself on Xiaolan's waist and follow her wherever she goes."
Conan's eyes swept over the three people from the winery next to him, and he lowered his head pretending to be embarrassed: "I like Sister Xiaolan, I just want to be with Sister Xiaolan~"
"Didn't Conan make an appointment with your friends to go treasure hunting?" Xiaolan turned slightly and looked at Conan who was holding her hand.
"But I also want to go to the bottom of the sea, is that okay with you, Sister Xiaolan~" Conan twisted his body and acted coquettishly, but his eyes were always on Chu Ming and others.
He was on his way to treasure hunt with a few kids when he saw Granburch and two members of the organization surrounding Xiaolan and Sonoko. At that moment, he thought his identity was exposed and the organization sent people to find Xiaolan to silence her...
He rushed over in a hurry and saw the diving equipment in their hands and the two female clerks from the diving store. Then he realized that Xiaolan and the others must have met people from the organization when they went to rent diving suits.
But he was still very worried. After all, Granburch knew his identity, and he would not feel at ease if he did not follow behind.
Vermouth looked at Conan who was protecting Xiaolan behind him, and then looked at Chu Ming who seemed to be smiling. She held Lafitte's arm tightly, fearing that Chu Ming would see Conan and do something again.
Lafitte felt the pain in his arm and tried to pull his arm out of Vermouth's hand, but failed again.
What on earth is wrong with Belmode? She is pinching his hand until it's blue!
Chapter 565 Abdication Ceremony
Chu Ming enjoyed the time dancing with the fish and smiled silently.
The seabed is magnificent and beautiful. This is a scene that Chu Ming has never truly experienced. He made enough money in his previous life but was unable to experience this happiness.
Chu Ming reached out and gently touched the little fish that were swimming nimbly around him, then he drew a heart in the water facing the school of fish from a distance.
When he makes enough money, he will build a base on the seabed for fun.
Lafitte rolled his eyes in the water, turned his head and pointed at the underwater building in front of him, indicating that he would go over there and take a look.
He was being closely guarded by Conan and Vermouth, and he couldn't even say a word to Xiaolan until he got into the water.
He would never do business with Granburch again, even if he was beaten to death. Not only did he lose both his money and his life, but he was also forced to take on Granburch's mission to find the treasure.
At this moment, Granburch and Vermouth were happily enjoying the underwater world, and he had to take the opportunity to see what the so-called underwater palace was all about.
Chu Ming looked at his swimming back and proudly somersaulted in the water. Look, even without Bourbon, he still had Lafitte.
A true salted fish can always find a 'kind-hearted person' to help him complete his task~
Chu Ming looked back at Belmode, who was sticking close to Xiaolan, intentionally or unintentionally, and blew out a series of bubbles with the respirator in his mouth. Sometimes he really doubted what Belmode's feelings for Xiaolan were...
Just as he was secretly using the system's built-in camera to capture Vermouth's little movements, Lafitte, who had just left, came back and made a serious gesture to Chu Ming and Vermouth, meaning that the situation was urgent and they should go up quickly.
Vermouth and Chu Ming looked at each other, not knowing what had happened, but Lafitte would not lie to them about military intelligence and scare them with such a thing, so he dragged Xiaolan and the others straight up and returned to the side of the motorboat.
The shop assistant Qianxia who stayed behind on the motorboat was a little surprised to see everyone surfacing: "Why did you come back so soon? Don't you want to play a little longer in the sea?"
Xiaolan and the others all turned their eyes to Lafitte. Before they could react, they were pulled up to the surface of the sea by Chu Ming and Vermouth. They were biting their respirators at the bottom of the sea and could not ask any questions, so they could only be brought up passively.
Lafitte took off his respirator and said, "There is a group of sharks attacking people over there. When I went over there just now, I saw two men fighting with the sharks while going to the shore. Another man was covered in blood and was probably in a critical condition. They were the men we met in the diving shop before."
Conan's somewhat suspicious eyes flashed across Lafitte. His first reaction was that Lafitte was crying thief, and that he was the one who killed the person and then attracted the shark.
But on second thought, everyone was wearing tight diving suits, and it was easy to tell at a glance whether anyone was carrying any guns or knives. Moreover, they had been together just now, and the member of the organization had only been away for a few minutes. Such a short time was not enough to attract sharks again.
"So should we find someone to rescue those uncles now?" Conan opened his round eyes with an innocent look on his face.
Lafitte climbed onto the motorboat and pulled Conan up with him. "Looking at the direction they're going, they should be heading for their own motorboat. They should be fine. But if we don't leave, we'll probably be the ones in trouble."
Hearing this, Qianxia quickly started the motorboat and drove back after everyone got on board: "Then let's go back quickly and don't stay here too long."
On the way back, Lafitte frowned and thought about something. He didn't bother to get close to Xiaolan and was very quiet the whole way.
After getting ashore, the group went their separate ways. Although Conan wanted to follow these members of the organization to see why they came here, he had no excuse and could only follow Xiaolan, looking back every few steps.
"What's wrong? You've been frowning since you came ashore?" Chu Ming looked at Lafitte who was lost in thought, a little surprised. "You were quite energetic before, what's wrong? Are you scared by the shark bite? Do you want me to comfort you?"
Lafitte stumbled and turned to look at Chu Ming: "What nonsense are you talking about? I just think those people look familiar, but I can't remember where I have seen them before."
"Those bounty hunters?" Chu Ming recalled the unrememberable faces of the three men and shook his head. "I don't have any impression of them. Did I see them on the dark web mission? Could they be the targets of some fugitive mission?"