vrcanaries Chapter 1: The impoverished and destitute Count of London makes its debut.
Chapter 1: The impoverished and destitute Count of London makes its debut.
As midnight approached, on a deserted street, a car was parked on the side of the road, and a resentful-looking boy got out of the car carrying a suitcase that was half his height.
The boy sat down dejectedly by the roadside and made a face at the driving car.
The boy's name was Bai Yexiu. He had slightly messy, wavy black hair and a pair of amber eyes that resembled cat eyes. Although his features still had a childlike quality, they also exuded a wicked charm. He was slender and handsome, as if he had stepped out of a comic book.
Meanwhile, Gin received three emails at the same time: one anonymous and two others signed Rum and Cointreau respectively.
"Go to Beika Town and pick up Cointreau."
Looking at the unfamiliar street, Bai Yexiu cursed Rum again.
Bai Ye had been staying abroad, but due to an unexpected incident, the boss, for his safety, ordered Rum to bring him to the organization's headquarters: Japan. However, on Bai Ye's first trip to Japan, Rum, citing urgent business, abandoned him on an unknown street.
Now, he is homeless and penniless, and has no choice but to ask Gin for help with his last remaining balance.
As for why Bai Yexiu's wallet is so thin? Bai Yexiu is excellent in his abilities (though he's not exactly a hard worker), and he's made a lot of money working as a part-time job abroad. However, because of an undercover agent, his bank account was frozen by the intelligence organization to which that agent belonged, making it very difficult for him to withdraw his assets.
—Bai Yexiu was truly harmed by the undercover agent.
Although Bai Yexiu's account has been saved by his friend Pei Nuo, the emergency transfer of assets will take some time, so Bai Yexiu can't even afford to top up his phone credit right now.
Thinking of this, Bai Yexiu felt a pang of pain in his heart. He never imagined that his situation would become so bad.
At that moment, a black Porsche stopped in front of Bai Yexiu. He immediately sped off, stuffed his suitcase into the trunk, and sat in the back seat with a well-behaved expression.
Gin glanced at Bai Yexiu's obedient expression in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but sneer. Don't let Bai Yexiu's seemingly harmless appearance and age fool you; anyone who truly understands his abilities and past actions would be shocked. After all, he's the only member of the organization to have received a codename at the age of six, and he has a special relationship with the boss—a relationship even closer than Vermouth's.
Bai Yexiu's transfer to Japan this time wasn't just because of his undercover work. There wasn't enough manpower in Japan, and Gin was already extremely busy. At this time, they needed someone capable enough to share the burden, and Bai Yexiu happened to be away from the United States, so he was transferred here.
Bai Yexiu couldn't help but admire Gin's dedication. Long-term, uninterrupted work would be unbearable for most people. Bai Yexiu knew the hardships of a workaholic, because he was a semi-workaholic in the organization: back in the United States, he would experience Gin's life every few days. When he was busy, he was really busy, but when he was idle, he was really bored out of his mind.
In the midst of his busy schedule, Gin actually managed to find time to pick him up, making him a perfect male mother!
"Your temporary accommodation has been arranged in a safe house under my name. That gentleman bought you an apartment, which is currently under renovation."
Gin said, tossing a bunch of keys to Bai Yexiu. Bai Yexiu weighed the keys in his hand and stuffed them into his pocket.
Now that we have a place to live, all that's missing is...
"Qin-chan, look at me, I'm penniless right now, I don't even have any phone credit. How about you give me some?" Bai Yexiu said with a fawning expression. There was someone right in front of him who could top up his phone credit, so how could he not try to please them?
"No way."
Gin refused without hesitation: "That undercover operation was your own negligence. That gentleman told you to reflect on your actions."
Disappointed, Bai Yexiu stared blankly at the night view outside the window, wondering who he should ask for the money next.
The undercover operation was indeed a momentary oversight on Bai Yexiu's part. Another reason was that he had been under surveillance for a long time, and the other party had made ample preparations, catching him off guard.
Now, the only way for Bai Yexiu to reclaim his assets is to continue completing missions. What makes Bai Yexiu even more distressed is that he is in the action team, which has absolutely no connection with departments like the research team, so he has no way to mooch off other teams' salaries.
“I know what you’re thinking,” Gin chuckled. “Don’t neglect your training while you’re here for refuge. If the mission fails because of this, then I’ll have no choice but to teach you a lesson. It’s not worth getting the money and being punished, is it?”
Bai Yexiu remained silent.
Gin's threat was valid and irrefutable. Asking the boss for pocket money was also out of the question; he had just asked a week ago, so he certainly didn't have the nerve to ask again. The crucial point was that he hadn't even spent the pocket money yet, and now it was gone just like that, making Bai Yexiu even more upset.
The black Porsche blended seamlessly into the night. Bai Yexiu remained as quiet as a mouse, gazing at the night view outside the window, silently shedding tears: He hoped there really wouldn't be any more undercover agents…
A few minutes later, the car stopped in front of a very ordinary Japanese-style house. These kinds of houses are common in Japan and are perfect as safe houses.
Upon opening the door, the interior was extremely ordinary, but the only unusual thing was the basement beneath the bedroom floor that Gin had mentioned when he got out of the car. Bai Yexiu scanned the room, pushed aside a full-length mirror, and found the entrance to the basement.
The basement contains a large quantity of ammunition, weapons, knives, and other items.
This is truly the kind of setup you'd expect to spend the rest of your life in jail!
Bai Yexiu sighed. Many members of the organization kept a lot of weapons in their safe houses, and the safe houses were sometimes used for interrogation and murder, so Bai Yexiu affectionately called the safe houses "houses where you can sit in jail forever".
Gin, smoking a cigarette and looking completely bewildered, received an email from his boss.
"Inform Jundu tomorrow to interrogate the person in the photo. According to reliable sources, this person is going to defect to the FBI tomorrow."
The picture shows a low-ranking member. Gin smiled; he knew the boss was giving Bai Yexiu such a simple task so he could earn some money for phone bills. After all, the boss wouldn't allow other executives to give Bai Yexiu such easy tasks.