Chapter 5 : Chapter 5

Chapter 5:

Apparently, Executive Candidate Kiyohara would come to inspect the No. 1 Armory in a little while. Sweat seeped from Endou Ren’s palm as he gripped his gun. Although he had never met Kiyohara Jun before, he had more or less gained some understanding of him from his colleagues’ conversations.

It was said that Kiyohara Jun was not only formidable in combat, but also exceptionally intelligent. During several recent missions, Kiyohara Jun had predicted the enemy’s plans many times and successfully wiped out members of enemy organizations. There had even been one occasion when, despite nothing having happened yet, Kiyohara Jun had rooted out an undercover agent from within his own team.

But Kiyohara Jun was supposedly a combat type. If he was a combat type, then perhaps all of those things above were only rumors. Endou Ren gritted his teeth. If Kiyohara Jun had truly discovered their plan, then as a powerful ability user and combat type, Kiyohara Jun might very well be able to destroy their plan all by himself.

If their plan was destroyed, then that sum of money would be impossible for him to repay.

While Endou Ren’s thoughts were running wild, a pitch-black sedan appeared in front of the No. 1 Armory. When the squad leader of the team guarding the No. 1 Armory saw that sedan, his expression became solemn. He trotted forward, wanting to open the back door for the person inside.

However, before he could do so, the person inside the sedan opened the door himself first. A foot in a black leather shoe appeared before everyone, followed by a young man in a black suit.

“Lord Kiyohara.” The squad leader restrained the embarrassment on his face from having reached for the door only to grasp empty air, then respectfully lowered his head and bowed to the young man.

Endou Ren’s pupils constricted slightly. This young man was Kiyohara Jun? After getting out of the car, Kiyohara Jun did not even look at the squad leader. Instead, he first swept his gaze around the surroundings. Seeing this, Endou Ren’s heart jolted slightly, and an ominous premonition appeared in his mind.

Kiyohara Jun had been looking at the scenery outside the car window. After the car arrived outside the No. 1 Armory and stopped, he saw the squad leader trotting over through the window and felt a little confused.

Why is he coming over?

Kiyohara Jun was only confused for an instant. Without thinking too much about it, he directly opened the car door, completely failing to notice the squad leader’s hand frozen in midair as it reached toward the door.

After getting out of the car, Kiyohara Jun immediately swept his gaze around. Among the guards standing in front of the armory doors, he found the face he was looking for. Then he withdrew his gaze and walked straight toward the armory entrance.

“Greetings, Lord Kiyohara!” The guards all bent at the waist and bowed.

Kiyohara Jun did not respond. After pausing briefly, he once again swept his gaze across the guards, then directly stepped toward Endou Ren’s position.

Endou Ren’s Adam’s apple bobbed. When he saw those familiar leather shoes stop in front of him, a layer of cold sweat could not help forming on his forehead.

Then came a long silence. During that long silence, Endou Ren felt as though every second stretched like a year. It was as if in the next instant, Kiyohara Jun would point out that he was a traitor and sentence him to death.

Yet contrary to Endou Ren’s expectations, nothing happened. Kiyohara Jun merely reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

“You have worked hard.”

After those words came out, Endou Ren let out a sigh of relief. By now, his entire back was covered in cold sweat. So that was all. Kiyohara Jun had not discovered anything. It had only been an ordinary expression of concern.

It seemed those rumors about Kiyohara Jun were only rumors after all.

As Endou Ren thought this, he boldly straightened and said to Kiyohara Jun, “It is what we should do, Executive Candidate Kiyohara.”

After observing Kiyohara Jun up close, Endou Ren realized that Kiyohara Jun looked, at most, like a middle school student.

He probably only managed to become an executive candidate because of his innately powerful ability, Endou Ren thought, a trace of contempt flashing through his mind.

Kiyohara Jun put on his headphones again. Although he had already finished dealing with all of today’s files and missions, he had not left the office. Nor had he turned on the lights.

In the pitch-black office, only Kiyohara Jun’s gilt-like golden eyes held a faint glimmer of light as they reflected the illumination outside the window.

【I was wondering why Kiyohara Jun suddenly went to pat that person. So it was to plant a listening device.】

【But if he put it on his clothes, is Kiyohara Jun not afraid that the traitor will discover it and alert the enemy?】

【I think Jun has actually calculated everything. When the traitor learned that he was coming to inspect the place, he definitely told his accomplices. Then after Jun’s inspection, that traitor would definitely be impatient to tell his accomplices what happened during the inspection. That way, the listening device would absolutely be able to pick up their plan.】

【Then is he not worried that even if he learns the plan, the listening device will be exposed afterward and the plan he knows about will be overturned?】

【I think Kiyohara Jun considered many possibilities here. I will send them one by one.】

【First, the traitor does not discover the listening device. In that case, Kiyohara Jun can act according to the plan he eavesdropped on.】

【Second, the traitor discovers the listening device. After discovering it, the traitor will definitely destroy it and change the plan. With his identity as a traitor exposed, that traitor will very likely choose to act tonight.】

【Third, and this is the possibility that makes me find Kiyohara Jun the most terrifying, the traitor will fail to discover the listening device precisely because he chooses to act tonight. Under this possibility, Kiyohara Jun has grasped the traitor’s psychology extremely well. After a superior leaves, the guards who were just inspected will definitely relax to some degree, and they can also take the opportunity to shift the blame onto Kiyohara Jun, who suddenly came to inspect the place.】

【But did Kiyohara Jun really think that much? Are we not overthinking it?】

【He definitely did. When someone from the Scriptwriter Group plants a listening device, how could he possibly fail to consider the consequences?】

…Sorry, he really had not thought that much.

And why did the bullet comments think he could come up with three possibilities? Also, the bullet comment listing those three possibilities was clearly inventing things out of nothing. Why did the others actually believe it?

In the eyes of the bullet comments, was he too much of a master strategist?

At this moment, Kiyohara Jun truly wanted to know what kind of image he had in the eyes of the bullet comments. They would even believe it when some bullet comments forcibly invented things about him out of thin air.

Meanwhile, after the shift change, because Kiyohara Jun had come to inspect the place today, Endou Ren returned home and immediately called the organization he had contacted.

After the call connected, he played with the dice on the table while speaking to the person on the other end. “A Port Mafia executive candidate came to inspect the place today, but he did not discover anything. You can rest easy.”

“Are you certain he did not discover anything?” The voice of the person on the other end was full of suspicion. “Why would a big shot at the executive-candidate level suddenly go inspect an armory?”

“Because the people guarding the armory are his subordinates,” Endou Ren said casually. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. “Why do we not act tonight?”

“After someone from the upper ranks came to inspect the place, the guards, who were tense before, will definitely relax a little, more or less. Once they relax, it will be the perfect chance for us to make our move.”

“And,” a vicious look flashed across Endou Ren’s face, “if something happens to the armory after an executive candidate inspected it, do you think the Port Mafia Boss will suspect that executive candidate? Especially when the people guarding the armory are that executive candidate’s own subordinates.”

Clearly, the person opposite Endou Ren also thought this was a good idea. After contacting the others on his side, they immediately agreed to act tonight.

In the darkness, Kiyohara Jun took off his headphones. He closed his eyes. At this moment, after experiencing many missions and the matter of the No. 1 Armory, he finally confirmed that the bullet comments were real.

Endou Ren was indeed a traitor, and the Port Mafia’s No. 1 Armory really would be attacked.

Everything the bullet comments said was indeed the truth.

【Holy crap, Kiyohara Jun is amazing.】

【Holy crap, Kiyohara Jun is amazing.】

【It really developed exactly the same way as the third possibility he thought of.】

【Amazing. Too amazing.】

【66666666666666.】

Kiyohara Jun did not see these bullet comments praising him. If he had seen them, perhaps he would once again have complained about the filter the bullet comments had toward him. At this moment, however, he had closed his eyes because he had confirmed that the bullet comments were real.

When he opened his eyes again, all emotion in Kiyohara Jun’s golden eyes had been restrained. He had once again returned to his usual expressionless appearance.

Kiyohara Jun picked up the coat he had placed beside him, got to his feet, and walked straight out.

“Endou? Why are you here again?” When one guard saw Endou Ren, who had already gone off duty, get out of a car and walk toward them beaming with a pile of food in his hands, he asked in confusion.

“Well, I got especially excited because I spoke to Lord Kiyohara, so I decided to treat everyone to a late-night snack out of my own pocket.” Endou Ren reached up and scratched his head, looking honest and simple.

“Look at you. I knew that if you had something good, you would definitely not leave us out.” Another guard who had originally been standing in front of the armory doors came over excitedly. “What food did you bring? Let me see.”

【This guard is actually still excited. That is poison, my man.】

【After all, they do not know.】

【Fortunately, Jun is here. Otherwise, these guards and the weapons in the armory would all be gone.】

【Kiyohara Jun, eternal god.】

“He brought poison that can take your lives.” Just as Endou Ren opened the bag to show them, a voice they had heard during the day came from not far away.

The smile on Endou Ren’s face stiffened. He was exceptionally familiar with this voice he had heard during the day.

How… How can this be? How could Kiyohara Jun appear here?

Before Endou Ren could turn around, he smelled blood. As for where that bloody scent came from, Endou Ren already had a guess in his heart.

THUD.

That was the sound of the bag in Endou Ren’s hand falling to the ground.

THUD.

That was the sound of Endou Ren’s legs giving out as he collapsed.

Before Endou Ren fainted, the last thing he heard was, “Send him to Executive Ozaki.”

After resolving the matter at the armory, Kiyohara Jun did not offer any excessive explanation. He left the No. 1 Armory directly, leaving only a group of guards staring at one another in bewilderment.