Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 353 Akai: I'm bald, but I haven't gotten stronger!
Before leaving the school, Kitahara Natsuhiro went to see Ai.

After all, how could I not tell Ai about something so interesting?

You should know that when Ai was still in the organization, she was almost indirectly killed by Shuichi Akai.

Not only did they try to kill her, they almost killed her sister as well.

And Shuichi Akai did it on purpose.

After all, given the FBI's intelligence capabilities, it's impossible that they couldn't find out about the relationship between Elena Miyano and Marie Sera.

Once the FBI finds out about the two sisters, the relationship between Shuichi Akai and Akemi Miyano will become very clear.

Shuichi Akai still did it, perhaps because the FBI didn't tell him, or perhaps because Shuichi Akai knew but pretended not to.

Regardless of the reason, Shuichi Akai and the FBI are both despicable.

Killing all the FBI agents might result in innocent people being mistakenly killed, but killing every other agent would inevitably lead to some escaping.

So, to see Shuichi Akai in such a sorry state, it was natural to call Ai Haibara along.

If we don't invite Ai Haibara along, something will definitely be missing. It would be best to bring a video camera to film everything.

Speaking of cameras, Kitahara Natsuyu remembers when he was still a Gastly, he made a cameo appearance as Ho-Oh as a cameraman, and the result was naturally good.

The criminal organization was completely outmaneuvered by him.

Unfortunately, criminal organizations are too cautious these days and don't cause any trouble anymore.

But since we can't watch the Black Organization's antics now, let's watch the FBI's antics instead.

Anyway, all these organizations are gathered in Japan, so there's something to do everywhere.

The CIA is no exception; they'll get to see what happens next.

For example, the story of Rena Mizunashi and her brother.

But speaking of which, Yoko Okino and Rena Mizunashi are good friends.

Yoko Okino has been away from home for a long time, and he hasn't seen her in a while. In addition, Yoko Okino owes him a meal.

In addition, Sera Mary also owed him a meal.

Cough
Closer to home.

"Akai Shuichi's fun." In the infirmary, Ai Haibara paused for a moment after hearing this, then a hint of reminiscence appeared in her eyes.

If Kitahara Natsumi hadn't brought this up now, she would have completely forgotten that Akai Shuichi even existed.

Since being beaten up by her older sister Akemi Miyano last time, and after Akemi was 'released' from the organization, she has been living a happy and peaceful life.

She had almost forgotten about Shuichi Akai, and it was only thanks to Kitahara Natsuhiro's reminder that she remembered him again.

“Yes.” Kitahara Natsuhiro sat on the stool in the infirmary and said with a smile, “I gave this guy a disgusting nightmare last time, so he has some psychological trauma and depression now.”

"I'm hiding at home now and don't want to go out or see anyone."

"A disgusting nightmare?" Ai Haibara's interest was piqued. "What kind of disgusting nightmare could have left Shuichi Akai, a seasoned agent, with psychological trauma and depression?"

"Ahem." Kitahara Natsuyu coughed lightly twice, but did not reveal what Akai Shuichi's nightmare was: "It's better if you don't know, because it's really disgusting."

"Even I don't want to think about it."

Hearing this, Ai became even more curious, feeling as if cat claws were scratching at her heart.

Unfortunately, Kitahara Natsuhiro wouldn't say anything, so there was nothing she could do.

Ai Haibara hates people who leave things unsaid, and she hates riddle-makers!
"Alright," Ai nodded. "Since we're going to see some fun, let's hurry up and go!"

She, the school nurse, is not busy at all; there are hardly any students coming to the infirmary.

Even if they are sick, they will go straight home instead of coming to the clinic.

So she was bored to death every day, either reading or sleeping. Going to do something fun would be nice, especially something that would be fun for Shuichi Akai.

She also felt that the time she spent working overtime and staying up late before had been made up for by catching up on sleep now.

"Row."

Kitahara Natsuyu nodded and followed Ai out of the infirmary, heading towards the coffee shop where Akai Shuichi, James, and Jodie had arranged to meet.

Rice flower town.

At that moment, a man wearing a black coat, a knitted hat, and a mask walked in the sunlight with his hands in his pockets.

He glanced at the sun high in the sky and inexplicably felt that it was too dazzling. He felt disgusted and wished he could go home immediately, back to that dark house.

Perhaps that's where he should be.

"No! No! No!"

"I can't continue down this dark and decadent path any longer; I need to pull myself together."

Shuichi Akai also felt that he couldn't go on like this anymore. He wanted to get out of it, but he dreamed about those things every night. Suddenly, he felt unclean and dirty, and even wanted to vomit.

There was no way around it; that dream was just too real, so real that he could empathize with it all.

When he woke up the next day, he was in a daze and his body was in a lot of pain. He didn't know where the pain was, but his whole body was in pain!

He had heard people say that if you remember things in your dreams too clearly, they will affect you physically.

However, some people say that dreams are the opposite of reality.

But now, he really doesn't know which statement to believe.

Although he didn't know which statement to believe, he knew he had to believe Ke Xue.

After this incident, he went to see a psychologist. The doctor advised him to go out, communicate more with friends, and do more things every day, preferably physical labor.

When you're too tired, you won't overthink things, and even if you fall asleep, you'll sleep very soundly.

However, Shuichi Akai didn't have that much free time to work part-time, let alone do manual labor.

Therefore, he has maintained this state for a long time.

However, the psychologist he had been seeing suddenly died, but it wasn't him who killed him; it was another patient who did.

The reason given is the suspicion that the psychologist revealed his own unspeakable secrets, which led to the occurrence of this case.

After the psychologist died, he secretly altered his belongings to prevent anyone from knowing that he had visited the psychologist's clinic.

However, he wants to clarify here that he did not kill the person!
Buzz buzz.
Just then, Shuichi Akai's phone rang in his pocket. He took it out, looked at the caller ID, and answered, "James."

The person who called was Akai Shuichi's boss, James.

"Akai, have you left yet?" James sat in the coffee shop, stirring his coffee while looking out the window beside him.

He was sitting in a window seat with transparent glass, so he could see outside and the room was very well lit.

"I've already left," Shuichi Akai said calmly. "I should be there in about seven or eight minutes."

Upon hearing this, James said, "That's good. Judy will be here soon too, so you'd better hurry up and come."

"It's been a long time since the three of us have gotten together like this."

"And I have something else to tell you." I really don't want a party!
Shuichi Akai is averse to this kind of thing. His heart is too dark right now. He doesn't want to see the sun, nor does he want to see his friends.

He feels inferior when he sees his cheerful and sunny friends.

"Don't worry, I'll be there soon. Don't worry about me running away; I'm not that kind of person." After hearing James's words, Shuichi Akai's tense face behind his mask broke into a smile.

It's really nice to have friends who care.

Maybe I can get through this.

He wouldn't have gone out at all if James hadn't insisted on it.

So, if what the psychologist said is true, we really should give it a try.

"That's good. I'll talk to you later when you get here," James said.

"okay, I get it."

Shuichi Akai hung up the phone, took a deep breath, looked ahead, and quickened his pace.

ten minutes later
Judy, Shuichi Akai, and James sat in the coffee shop.

Judy sat alone, while Shuichi Akai sat with James.

In addition, Kitahara Natsuhiro and Ai also came here and sat next to them.

However, Jodie and the others did not find Kitahara Natsuhiro and Ai.

This is because Kitahara Natsuyu used his superpower to isolate him from Ai, so that outsiders wouldn't find out.

Moreover, very few people came to the coffee shop early in the morning, and their seats were in a corner, where there were even fewer people.

This way, they can eavesdrop without any restraint!
However, they didn't bring any cameras or anything like that.

Of course, if someone wants to film it, Kitahara Natsuhiro can take it out; he has some in his unknown space, including some videos about the Black Organization.

These are all the footage he shot back then!

"What happened to Shuichi Akai?!" Ai muttered to herself after seeing Shuichi Akai.

Although Shuichi Akai was wearing a knitted hat and a mask at this time, you could still see a bit of his physique from his body shape.

He has lost a lot of weight, much less than before.

The reason he is so thin is entirely due to Kitahara Natsuhiro.

That terrifying nightmare truly caused Shuichi Akai immense suffering.

“Of course it’s because of nightmares,” Kitahara Natsuyu said with a smile, leaning back on the sofa.

Actually, this was the first time he had seen this guy since Shuichi Akai had his nightmare.

I didn't expect things to change so much. It seems his dream-making skills are really impressive, torturing FBI ace Shuichi Akai to this extent.

"Tsk tsk, I'm getting more and more curious about what kind of nightmare you gave Shuichi Akai!" Ai turned to Xia Yu: "Are you really not going to tell me anything?"

"It's better not to know. Just enjoy the show." Kitahara Natsuyu still wasn't going to say anything.

It was so disgusting that he didn't even want to mention it.

"Tch, so stingy!" Ai pouted, then looked back at Jodie.

Both Judy and James were shocked when they saw Shuichi Akai.

They never expected that after just a short period of not seeing Shuichi Akai, he would become like a completely different person.

This is what it looks like without taking off the knitted hat and mask.

Wouldn't it be even more terrifying if they took off their hats and masks?

Because Shuichi Akai was really thin at that time.

“Akai!” James looked at Shuichi Akai beside him with a serious expression and said in a low voice, “Tell me honestly, what’s wrong with you?”

"Could it be that it got contaminated with those things?!"

Those things?

Shuichi Akai was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but then he realized what was going on.

He knew what James was talking about.

washing powder!
"No, I wouldn't touch such things. I just encountered some problems, which is why I ended up like this," Shuichi Akai said softly.

He wouldn't touch that kind of monstrosity.

He had been living in the United States for a long time, so he knew very well what kind of monsters those guys became after eating these things.

After all, the streets are full of drug addicts, and he has arrested many of them, so he knows very well the harm this stuff can cause.

So naturally he wouldn't touch such a thing.

The reason he looks like this now is entirely because of the nightmare he had back then and the guy he met back then.

What exactly is it?!
He didn't know, and although he did investigate a little, he found nothing.

It's as if this thing doesn't belong to this world.

He also felt that this guy was specifically targeting him!

Don't ask, just ask.

"Really?!" James looked doubtful.

After all, besides this thing, he really couldn't think of anything else that could turn a person into this ghostly state in such a short time!
Female lust?

That wouldn't be enough to make him this thin, and Shuichi Akai doesn't seem like the type to be obsessed with women.

Sitting across from her, Judy was also very skeptical: "You really didn't touch these things?"

Hearing what the two said, Shuichi Akai said helplessly, "I really didn't touch that thing. I really did run into some trouble."

As he spoke, he took off his hat and mask.

When they took it off, Judy and James were surprised again.

Because Shuichi Akai cut his hair short, turning it into a buzz cut.

And his hair looks rather thin, as if he's lost a lot of hair!

“Your hair.” Judy was stunned when she saw Shuichi Akai’s hair.

James, standing nearby, stared intently at his hair: "Is this an inevitable stage for middle-aged men?"

"No way! I'm only thirty, not some middle-aged man!" Shuichi Akai's lips twitched involuntarily upon hearing this. "I've only become like this because of insomnia!"

"Everything will be back once I recover!"

click
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Just then, Ai from next door picked up her phone and started taking pictures, her smile barely concealed.

Have you ever seen Shuichi Akai with a bald head?
Although Shuichi Akai is not completely bald yet, judging from the current progress, he will be soon!

Because he really has lost a lot of hair!
(End of this chapter)