Phi-Fic Chapter 42 Acquiring Amuro Tooru as a "Helper"
Chapter 42 Acquiring Amuro Tooru as a "Helper"
Amuro Tooru has been taking on the task of taking care of Jundo's meals for a week now, but he still hasn't managed to get a single piece of information out of Jundo.
He couldn't tell if his probing intentions were too obvious, or if Cointreau was just too tight-lipped.
Now, after waiting for so long, a ready-made opportunity has finally been presented to Amuro Tooru—Kundo is on the sofa making a phone call.
He was cooking now, and the dining table was very close to Jundo's sofa, just behind Jundo. Amuro Tooru thought he could use the excuse of arranging the food to get closer to Jundo and eavesdrop on the phone conversation.
"..."
"Didn't you tell me to hide well?" Bai Yexiu said sullenly, crossing his legs. He suspected that Gin was spying on him. How could Gin know that he had stayed at home for two days? What else could this be but surveillance?
“I didn’t tell you to hide it like that.” A bead of sweat trickled down Gin’s cheek as he was far away in America. He felt that Jundo must have misunderstood Vermouth’s meaning. Sigh, it’s not his fault. Vermouth didn’t explain it clearly.
"Vermouth meant that you should keep your identity hidden, not that you should hide your whole person."
"Isn't that pretty much the same?" Bai Yexiu argued. "If I disappear, they're even less likely to notice me. Besides, who would notice a kind, considerate, innocent, and adorable middle school student?" Bai Yexiu cupped his slightly flushed cheeks, not forgetting to annoy Gin at this moment.
“…” Gin fell silent. How thick-skinned does Cointreau have to be to say he’s “pure, considerate, innocent, and adorable”? Anyone who believes that might get stabbed in the back by Cointreau one day and not even know how they died.
After a long pause, Gin finally managed to utter five words through gritted teeth: "Go do your mission." Then, he decisively hung up the phone.
Amuro Tooru, carrying a plate of shrimp, had just approached the table when he saw Jundo put down his phone, apparently having hung up.
"..."
Amuro Tooru fell silent. He regretted not going there sooner, otherwise he wouldn't have missed a single word.
Before Bai Yexiu could even turn off his phone, Gin sent him a task list.
Seriously? I haven't even finished the previous list, and you want me to do the next one? Damn Gin, they're exploiting their employees.
Bai Yexiu frowned as he opened the list.
Amuro Tooru originally thought that he would have another chance later, but he didn't expect that after hanging up the phone, Kimito didn't immediately turn off his phone, but instead looked at something.
As an undercover agent, his intuition told him that he couldn't miss this opportunity.
After placing the shrimp on the table, he pretended to plate them, but in reality, his eyes were fixed on Jundu's phone screen, trying to figure something out.
From Amuro Tooru's perspective, Cointreau's phone screen was glowing white, and if you looked closer, you might be able to make out the words on it.
However, at that moment, Bai Yexiu seemed to realize something and suddenly turned around.
Poor Amuro Tooru was quite frightened. He hurriedly turned his head to look at the food on the table and continued to pretend that he was arranging the food. On the surface, he looked very natural, but in reality, his heart was beating so fast that he could hear it himself.
He had been undercover for many years, and this was the first time he had ever been so nervous.
However, Bai Yexiu's gaze did not fall on Amuro Tooru, but instead bypassed him and looked straight at the sumptuous meal on the table, and said in surprise, "Eh? Tooru-chan's meal today seems to be a bit more lavish than before."
Amuro Tooru breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile, "Oh, really? Then let's eat quickly."
Bai Yexiu happily put down his phone and skipped to his seat at the dining table. Soon, he realized that he had made a lot of food today.
"Hey, Tou-chan, you seem to have made a lot of food today. Can the two of us finish it?"
Amuro Tooru, who had just recovered from his panic, was caught in a dilemma upon hearing this.
Because he somehow recalled something from before while cooking, he unknowingly made a meal for five people, and he only realized it now.
"Oh, sorry, it's okay. You can just throw away what you can't finish." Amuro Tooru laughed and brushed it off, then sat down opposite Kimi to start eating.
Just as he took a bite of his food, Amuro Tooru noticed that Kimito was simply sitting there watching him with interest, without touching his chopsticks.
"What's wrong?" Amuro Tooru put down his chopsticks, looked up and asked politely.
"Toru-chan must have had some really good friends before, right?" Bai Yexiu looked at Amuro Tooru with a smile, his eyes holding something unfathomable.
Upon hearing this, Amuro Tooru paused for a moment, then smiled and replied, "Ah, yes." He didn't know how Kimi had guessed this, and now he could only try to avoid arousing Kimi's suspicion, because this statement might be a test from Kimi.
"You looked like you'd just broken up while you were cooking, and you made enough for five people." Bai Yexiu picked up a shrimp, dipped it in sauce, and popped it into his mouth, looking quite casual.
Amuro Tooru glanced at Bai Yexiu. Was Jundu really watching him the whole time he was cooking? And what's with that heartbroken look on his face? Was his expression really that sad while he was cooking?
"These are all old stories." Amuro Tooru said that he didn't want to mention the police academy in front of the organization members, otherwise he would really die here or be handed over to Gin.
"Yeah, the most important thing is for you to focus on what you're doing right now. Otherwise, some of your friends might blame you." Bai Yexiu said this casually, then stopped looking at Amuro Tooru and concentrated on eating and drinking.
What Bai Yexiu said could have different meanings for different people; he deliberately said it to Amuro Tooru.
As expected, Amuro Tooru didn't speak, but several names and the scene of Morofushi Kagemitsu being killed in front of Akai Shuichi flashed through his mind.
Yes, he has to do a good job as an undercover agent. Otherwise, he would be letting down Jing Guang, who risked his life to protect him back then.
After the meal, Junto took out a piece of paper, wrote a few lines, and handed it to Amuro Tooru: "Hey, I have some small things to tell you."
"This is..." Amuro Tooru took the paper and glanced at it. The paper contained some rather unusual little things, such as beating up someone.
Bai Yexiu blinked, turned and walked towards the bedroom: "No matter what, you're practically my subordinate now, so serve me well."
Amuro Tooru watched Bai Yexiu's retreating figure. He didn't understand why Jundu would make him do these things, and at the same time, he had an ominous premonition that he was being used.
Bai Yexiu locked the bedroom door and stretched lightly.
By delegating certain parts of some tasks to Amuro Tooru, one's own tasks become much easier.
How could an undercover agent not help his superior with such seemingly minor tasks in order to avoid arousing suspicion?