In the end, that day, Qianben Xixi never got to see Gin before returning, because Gin simply didn’t want to see her. Another person who was hard to control—apart from Vodka, no one in the Organization gave him peace of mind. Wait, Vodka didn’t give him peace of mind either. Though obedient, he wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, often leaving Gin to clean up his messes.
Gin felt a throbbing pain in his head. He already had little time to rest, and now he had to deal with such problem children. It was truly… But the work assigned by the Boss still had to be done. He could only console himself with the thought that although Asti treated training and work like a game and was hard to control, at least her sniping skills were unquestionable.
The Organization finally had a sniper who could rival that guy. Gin felt a wave of relief. Capable of hitting targets within 800 yards with ease, her skills were on par with that FBI agent and far surpassed the general level of the Organization’s existing snipers. He finally had a usable ace up his sleeve.
Still, she needed to be properly disciplined. Whether she could maintain such skill and mental fortitude in real missions, and whether she would obediently follow orders, remained to be seen.
Gin wasn’t just uneasy—he was deeply uneasy. After all, based on her training performance, this person treated serious training tasks as if they were games, with no real intention of honing her shooting skills.
Better to assign her some missions first, so she wouldn’t have too much free time.
With that thought, Gin opened his phone, drafted an email, and sent it.
…
In the morning, as soon as Qianben Xiaxi woke up, she noticed an email quietly waiting in her phone.
It was probably from Gin—no one else would send it.
So she wasn’t in a hurry. She leisurely washed up, went downstairs, brewed herself a cup of coffee, made a deluxe sandwich, and only after sitting down did she casually open the email to check.
【If you spot this person, notify me immediately.—Gin】
The man’s signature concise message, still without a single unnecessary word. Below it, straight to the point, was a photo of a beautiful woman in a white lab coat, with slightly wavy chestnut hair. Her gaze was somewhat cold, and Qianben Xiaxi felt she had seen her somewhere recently.
Of course, that wasn’t the main point. The main point was… what was this man doing? Looking for a beauty right in front of her? No… he was asking her to help find a beauty right in front of her?
Damn, thinking about it that way, Qianben Xiaxi suddenly felt a hint of green above her head.
Well, he was only a suspected boyfriend at this point, not necessarily a real one. Maybe they were just in a stage of calling each other nicknames and flirting, not officially in a relationship. Or perhaps they were in an open relationship with no intention of defining it.
Tsk tsk, Qianben Xiaxi curled her lips with interest. She typed a probing reply in the email—【Who is she? Quite pretty. A junior from the medical school next door? Are you trying to pursue her?—Asti】
Unfortunately, Qianben Xiaxi waited for a while, but even after finishing breakfast, there was no reply from the other side.
In fact, Gin had received the email immediately—not because he had just woken up and happened to see it, but because he hadn’t slept at all and had only just rested after pulling an all-nighter. Having stayed up all night, he was in a foul mood, and seeing this email only made it worse.
So he really didn't want to reply, but considering Sherry's matter was extremely important, and the other party interacted with many people while running her shop daily, she might actually discover something. After struggling for a long time, Gin still endured his skyrocketing blood pressure and replied to the email word by word.
He, Gin, was not a man who mixed personal matters with business. The Organization's affairs always came first. His own honor and disgrace were not important… Hah, this woman better not make a mistake and fall into his hands.
On the other side, just as Qianben Xixi thought the other party wouldn't reply, her phone suddenly vibrated. It was Gin's reply. She quickly opened it curiously.
【Do your job well, Asti. Curb your excessive and pointless curiosity. I'll tell you later. Also, I have no interest in foolish games like romance.—Gin】
Alright, alright, she understood. It was indeed similar to what she had imagined. They might really be in that kind of open relationship between adults.
No wonder—given how they interacted, calling them a couple didn't seem quite right, but saying they had no relationship at all was also suspicious.
Tsk, it's actually a bit thrilling…
【Okay, I understand. I'll keep an eye out for you.—Asti】
Gin had no idea that Qianben Xixi had imagined many unspeakable stories. Seeing her reply, he put down his phone with satisfaction and went back to sleep.
"Sister Natsuya, what are you doing?" Conan's voice suddenly popped up beside her ear again, startling Xiaxi.
She was extremely sensitive to this voice now.
"Why are you here?" she asked in surprise.
"Hah, of course I came to buy food, Sister Natsuya," Conan said, jumping up and leaning halfway over the counter. "You were smiling very strangely just now. Were you chatting with that big brother again?"
Xiaxi knew that the "big brother" Conan was referring to was Gin. He was really sharp.
Of course, Conan definitely didn't know at this moment that the "big brother" he mentioned was the dangerous figure from the Black Organization he was looking for—the extremely wicked criminal and the one responsible for turning him into a child.
So now he had no psychological burden gossiping and enjoying the drama.
"Yeah, that's right," Qianben Xixi suddenly sighed. "It seems like my senior doesn't really want to date me. What should I do?"
Hearing this, Conan immediately perked up. "What do you mean? What happened? I can help you deduce it."
Qianben Xixi thought about it and felt it made sense. That kid was quite skilled at deduction. She wanted to see what he could deduce, so she said, "My senior… sent me a photo of a pretty girl today and told me to inform him as soon as I see her."
Conan suddenly grew curious. "Very pretty? How pretty? Compared to you, Sister Natsuya?"
"Uh, not the same type," Qianben Xixi said helplessly. "Can't really compare. Anyway, she's quite pretty and studies medicine."
Conan pressed further, "And then?"
"Then I directly asked him if he wanted to pursue her," Qianben Xixi said. "But he told me he has no interest in foolish romance games, and that was it. What do you think he meant?"
Conan:…
Conan immediately fell into deep thought.
This didn't require any deduction at all. As a man, he felt the other party was simply a scumbag playing with people's feelings. Even blatantly so, outrageously arrogant, and utterly irresponsible. Unlike himself, who had only Ran in his heart—a loyal and devoted good man. Wait, that's getting off track…
What troubled him now was how to even begin saying something like, "Your boyfriend is just playing with your feelings." Such hurtful words would be too cruel for a girl. But not saying anything… would be even worse.
Conan suddenly understood what it meant to be caught between a rock and a hard place.