stonecrandall Chapter 125 How Dare You Try to Steal My Money?
Chapter 125 How Dare You Try to Steal My Money?
Unexpectedly, today, Miyano Akemi's behavior suddenly became strange.
She actually arranged to meet someone at a coffee shop in the shopping district.
Vermouth was worried that the person Miyano Akemi wanted to meet might be an FBI agent or a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau, which is why she came to the rooftop.
While monitoring her, she also set up a sniper rifle, ready to fire immediately if she confirmed that Miyano Akemi showed any signs of betraying the organization or joining the FBI or the Japanese Public Security Bureau, thus eliminating this minor problem for the organization.
But what Vermouth didn't expect was—
The person Miyano Akemi met was actually a close acquaintance she knew very well!
Lin Xiuyi!
The witch's pupils contracted slightly, and her fingers gripping the binoculars tightened unconsciously.
That bastard!
How did he get involved with Akemi Miyano?
Vermouth, who had been with Hayashi Shuichi for six or seven years under the identity of Sharon, knew his strengths and weaknesses very well.
She naturally understood that Lin Xiuyi was someone who had absolutely no connection with the organization.
That's why she was so puzzled to see him meeting with Akemi Miyano.
Could this guy have fallen for a honey trap?
Is that woman from the Miyano family not planning to rob a bank, but instead trying to seduce Hayashi Hideichi to get that billion yen?
Thinking of this possibility, Vermouth couldn't help but curse "bastard" in her heart.
Her murderous intent toward Miyano Akemi surged even more fiercely at that moment.
Although she had officially broken up with Lin Xiuyi, it was still a relationship of seven or eight years, and it wasn't something she could just let go of so easily.
Moreover, a year ago, Shuichi Akai was chasing her, and if she hadn't happened to run into Yukiko and been saved by her friend, Vermouth might have died back then.
A year later, Akai Shuichi's lover tries to seduce Hayashi Shuichi again and even tries to cheat him out of his money.
The intertwining of old and new grudges made the coldness in Vermouth's eyes grow even deeper.
But before that, she had to teach a man a lesson for being unable to walk past beautiful women.
"I'm doing this out of kindness," the witch thought to herself, a meaningful smile playing on her lips. "At the very least, I want him to know that some women are off-limits. So he won't suffer in the future."
After convincing herself, Vermouth was about to continue observing when she suddenly noticed some unusual noises around her.
Someone is coming.
The witch's gaze sharpened slightly.
She quickly bent down, put away the sniper rifle that was propped up on the edge of the roof, then turned around and slid down the rope ladder that had been prepared.
Not long after Vermouth left, the iron gate on the roof was kicked open.
Two tall white men rushed up, their eyes scanning the empty rooftop warily.
A gust of wind blew from the rooftop, carrying a few scraps of paper that seemed to have drifted from somewhere, which swirled on the ground.
The rooftop was deserted.
Only the rope ladder was still swaying slightly outside the wall, like a snake that had just been startled.
……
"Boss, there were indeed people on the roof of the building across the street, but they've already left." Li Long put away his phone, quickly walked back to Lin Xiuyi's side, and reported in a low voice, "They only left a rope ladder against the wall."
Lin Xiuyi nodded slightly, her gaze passing through the coffee shop's glass window as she looked towards the rooftop of the shopping mall across the street.
The gray-white cement railings gleamed coldly in the sunlight, showing no signs of anything unusual.
He turned his gaze to Li Long: "Ask the people around here, did they see the other person's face? Was it a man or a woman?"
His tone was calm, but his mind was racing.
In his memory, at this point in the original timeline, it seemed that Gin was the only one among the Black Organization's members in Tokyo who was somewhat capable.
But now, because of his involvement, Vermouth has already arrived in Japan ahead of schedule.
I wonder if the other two snipers from the Black Organization, Chianti and Cohen, have arrived yet.
And then there's Vermouth's loyal sycophant, Calvados.
If it were Gin on the roof today, he would never have just watched without taking action.
That madman's style of doing things has always been to rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.
So... it's Vermouth?
Li Long's phone rang soon after.
He answered the call, gave a brief reply, and then turned to Lin Xiuyi:
"Boss, someone saw a woman wearing a leather jacket, carrying a long bag, climbing down the rope ladder outside the wall."
"Did you see what he looked like?"
"No, not at all." Li Long shook his head. "The witness said the woman was wearing large sunglasses and her collar was pulled up very high, almost covering half her face. All that could be seen was that she had a great figure and long blonde hair."
Blonde hair, leather jacket, great figure.
Lin Xiuyi's lips curled into a slightly enigmatic smile.
It really was Vermouth.
"I see." He pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze to Miyano Akemi, who had been listening quietly beside him.
The girl's face was still a little pale, but she was much calmer than before.
Her hand was still gently resting on Lin Xiuyi's arm, as if she had grasped some kind of support.
"Let's go." Lin Xiuyi gently patted the back of her hand. "Let's go with Miss Miyano to get our things first."
……
Judy had disappeared somewhere, and Lin Xiuyi didn't bother with her.
He led Akemi Miyano out of the coffee shop and got straight into the black car that Li Long and his group had driven.
The train doors closed, shutting out the noise of the street, and the carriage immediately became quiet.
The car slowly drove into the traffic.
Following Akemi Miyano's directions, the group quickly arrived at a luggage storage shop in front of the station.
It was an inconspicuous little shop, sandwiched between a convenience store and a ramen shop, with a narrow storefront and a somewhat faded signboard.
The shelves inside the store are filled with lockers of all sizes, like silent walls.
Akemi Miyano took the brass key from Hideichi Hayashi's hand.
Her fingers trembled slightly when they touched the key, then she gripped it tightly, as if she were holding not a key, but some heavy destiny.
She walked to the innermost corner of the shop and stopped in front of a row of gray lockers.
Lin Xiuyi followed behind her, his gaze falling on the cabinet door numbered "037".
Insert the key into the lock and turn it gently.
With a click, the cabinet door opened.
Akemi Miyano took a deep breath and reached into the cabinet.
When she withdrew her hand, there were three old cassette tapes in her palm.
The cassette tapes were carefully wrapped in transparent plastic bags, the labels on the edges were yellowed, and the writing on them was somewhat blurred.
The girl turned around and handed the items to Lin Xiuyi: "Mr. Lin, there are three cassette tapes in total."
Lin Xiuyi took it and glanced down at it.
The tape was light, yet it felt heavy to him.
He asked Li Long to go to the electronics store next door and buy a small tape recorder that could play cassette tapes...