【Chi'an】Lies Tetralogy

Chapter 1

(Derived from Chapter 897 of Scarlet Series)

By the end of the day, Amuro was exhausted.This kind of exhaustion is mental. When he commanded his subordinates to disband at the gate of Kudo’s house, he still had some extra energy to feel sorry for making everyone work overtime for nothing; Unable to hold back at all, Amuro sat down on the floor of the entrance directly after entering the door, not wanting to move anymore.

Of course he was annoyed at first by Akai.But after being annoyed, he still had to arrange the next move, and the anger gradually subsided, turning into unwillingness that was stuffed in his chest... But now, that unwillingness also became blurred in the tiredness.He needs to get a good night's sleep first, and then think about how to win the round and so on.Amuro sat leaning against the wall in the darkness for a while, barely propping himself up to change his shoes and coat, while fumbling to turn on the light, at this moment the cell phone in his pocket rang suddenly.The young man rubbed his painful temple, took out his cell phone to check, it was a strange and unfamiliar number.

It's so late, could it be in the organization... Amuro pressed the answer button. "Hello?"

"Sorry to bother you, Furutani Rei-kun."

There was a hum in Anshi's head.Akai Shuichi! ?

"You!" He straightened his body all of a sudden, and his heart exploded. "……how come……!"

"Ah, do you mean why I know this number?" The voice on the phone that I just heard a few hours ago is still unhurried. "When I came to Yeshan Road, I glanced at the screen when I borrowed your subordinate's mobile phone to talk to you, and I remembered it by the way."

"..." Amuro gritted his teeth, took the mobile phone in another hand, and rushed into the bedroom in three steps at the same time to turn on the computer.As if knowing what he wanted to do, Akai continued:

"I'm using a camouflaged transmitter. I can't trace the source. I advise you not to waste your time."

Amuro ignored him, sat down on the bed, and started to connect the phone to the wire. "What is your plan?"

"The situation did not allow it before. I think maybe I should find a chance to have a good talk with you."

"I have nothing to talk to you about." Amuro blurted out, realizing it was a mistake almost at the same second.He could hear Akai smiling over the phone.

"Even if it's to stall for time to track down my whereabouts, you should seize the opportunity to add a few words, right? Bourbon."

The title has been changed.This is a technical reminder of old colleagues.Amuro's nameless fire was smoldering again—as always.Here's one of Akai's most infuriating things: he's always managed to annoy you while always making you realize he's right.

Amuro wanted to vent to him very much at this moment, wanted to throw something on that calm and reserved face, but couldn't.After starting the program, the anchor points on the computer screen are jumping rapidly.It seems that anti-tracking is indeed ineffective.Amuro decided to give up helplessly, feeling that the pain in his temple was getting worse.

"Come on, what do you want to talk about?"

"You sound tired, so I'll cut the long story short. About Scotland..."

"You still dare to mention his name?"

As if a thorn had pierced his throat, Amuro's voice suddenly went hoarse.He frowned and clutched the phone tightly, almost crushing it. "How dare you..."

"I'm not here to defend myself." Akai's voice paused slightly. "If you catch me, Lord Jianggu, will you really hand me over to the boss?"

Amuro sneered. "How about trying it if you want to know?"

"I know you are not an unscrupulous person."

"Say it as if you know me well." The computer's fluorescent light flickered in Amuro's pupils.He looked at the screen, but didn't see anything. "Speaking of which, that kid once asked me...asked me if I was an 'enemy of the bad guys'..."

The youth slacked his shoulders.

"This is just a misunderstanding. I am not a partner of justice. There is no justice and morality in our mission, only national interests."

There was silence on the phone.Just when Amuro thought the other party was finally speechless, he heard Akai whisper:

"So what about outside the mission?"

Amuro's eyes widened slightly.

The phone is getting hot.Akai's voice seemed very close, giving Amuro the illusion that Akai was speaking next to his ear.Amuro subconsciously took the phone away, and then realized how ridiculous he was.He looked down at the phone in his hand.Behind that string of numbers, somewhere far or near, in the depths of the night when the city was asleep, that man had teased him, made him miserable, made him impossible to ignore.Why?

Amuro raised the phone to his ear again and took a deep breath.He is really tired.

"In the past few years, I feel that there are fewer and fewer people around me." When he said this, he found that he could actually smile. "—It doesn't matter if there's one less, does it?"

He was really too tired, so tired that he didn't notice the flaw in this sentence this time.If it really doesn't matter, why bother to search desperately after knowing the news of Akai's death?

It is impossible for such an obvious handle not to be used by Akai to fight back.

However, Akai did not contradict his words.After a moment of silence, the deep male voice just said: "I see. Rest early, Amuro-kun."

Amuro almost laughed out of anger. "It's obviously you who made me unable to sleep, okay!"

"I'm sorry," Akai's voice was unexpectedly gentle, and of course this must be an illusion caused by being too tired. "I'll get in touch with you again."

The phone hangs up.Amuro was stunned for a while before recovering.He threw the phone aside, closed his eyes and plopped it back into the mattress, and laughed slowly after a while.He didn't know what he was laughing at, was he laughing at Akai's unnecessary action, or at his own absurdity?Smiling and laughing, the young man felt a soreness blocking his nasal cavity.

I will contact you again.

There will be no less people around you.

"That bastard..." Amuro bit her lip and covered her eyes with the back of her hand.He has told countless lies, and lies are his mission, his weapon, and a part of him—but only for this person, any lie is useless.

but.

When this long, ups and downs, and defeating day really came to an end, Amuro felt that maybe he could have a good dream tonight.

END

(follow-up:

After that, after receiving harassing calls from Akai Daidai every night, Amuro never thought so again...

"Akai Shuichi, you still let me sleep!!!"

The title comes from Conan's ending credits.In fact, it was also inspired by a few lines in this song:

この悲しみと向き合うことは

face the sadness

who no tame ni もならない

not for anyone

いっそ恨んでしまえたのなら

just hate that man's words

Save われていたのかな

Will you be relieved