Gin doesn't want to work hard

Seeing that Kurosawa had already agreed and even walked ahead first, he had no choice but to follow.

Amuro Tooru's gaze lingered on Kurosawa's blond hair for a moment.

Well, might as well test the waters again. Who knows, maybe he and Gin have some kind of relationship...

Thinking this, Amuro Tooru took a few steps to Kurosawa's side and asked a question seemingly unintentionally.

"Mr. Kurosawa, why are you still out so late?"

Chapter 5 Rum

"You haven't gone back yet either?" Kurosawa glanced at Amuro Tooru.

"Haha, I recently started working part-time as a bartender at a nearby bar, and I just finished my shift a while ago..."

Amuro Tooru seemed oblivious to the retort in Kurosawa's words, and explained with a smile why he was still out so late at night. After finishing, he continued to stare at Kurosawa, waiting for his reply.

A bar? A part-time job? Bourbon must have a lot of free time!

Kurosawa was somewhat annoyed.

Thinking about his long list of tasks, and considering that Amuro Tooru still had time to go out and do part-time work, Kurosawa immediately decided to have a good talk with Rum when he got back!

A familiar chill ran through him, and Amuro Tooru withdrew his gaze from Kurosawa, looking around with some suspicion.

Have I been too tired lately? Why do I keep feeling inexplicable malice?

...I'll quit my delivery job tomorrow!

After careful consideration, Amuro Tooru decided to give up an unnecessary part-time job, give himself some time to rest, and make sure he could get back into shape.

Having made his decision, and seeing that Kurosawa still showed no intention of answering, Amuro Tooru smiled and urged him on.

"Mr. Kurosawa?"

Kurosawa paused, glanced at Amuro Tooru, and spoke in a cryptic tone.

"I ran into an unscrupulous boss and a bunch of colleagues who just slack off all the time. I'm the only one doing all the work in the company, and I have to work overtime until this late every day."

Upon hearing this, Amuro Tooru felt a little guilty for some reason and silently avoided Kurosawa's gaze.

After a while, remembering the purpose of his probing, Amuro Tooru turned his gaze back.

"I see. Mr. Kurosawa must be working very hard! But in that case, Mr. Kurosawa must be receiving pretty good treatment, right?"

"Hmm, I guess I can only support myself!" Kurosawa replied casually, then added quietly when he saw that Amuro Tooru seemed to want to ask something else.

"It would be even better if my colleagues could do more work!"

Hearing Kurosawa's words, which sounded like a complaint and a sigh, Amuro Tooru opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then swallowed his words back.

I have a feeling that if I say anything more, something bad might happen...

Oh well, once I know his address, I'll have another chance to test him!

Having found an excuse for himself, Amuro Tooru gave up on the idea of ​​continuing the awkward conversation.

The two fell silent immediately, and for a moment, only the soft sound of footsteps echoed in the alley.

……

After walking for a while, the light from the streetlights shone into the alley.

Seeing the faint light ahead, Kurosawa took a few steps out of the alley.

Kurosawa glanced at Amuro Tooru, who was following him closely, and seeing that he had no intention of leaving, he walked indifferently toward his house.

Arriving at a detached apartment building not far away, Kurosawa stopped and turned to look at Amuro Tooru, using polite language somewhat awkwardly.

“Mr. Amuro, thank you for bringing me back.”

After saying that, Kurosawa quietly watched Amuro Tooru, waiting for him to leave.

Amuro Tooru also looked at Kurosawa, waiting for him to invite him in for a chat.

The two of them stood facing each other at the doorway.

Kurosawa noticed that Amuro Tooru hadn't left for a long time and was somewhat puzzled.

What is Bourbon trying to do?

Perhaps the doubt in Kurosawa's eyes was too obvious, Amuro Tooru finally realized what was going on.

"Ahem!" He coughed lightly, subtly hinting, "So, I'll be going now?" ("Aren't you going to invite me in for a bit?")

Kurosawa, who treated the question as a statement, clearly failed to receive Amuro Tooru's hint.

He nodded to Amuro Tooru, turned around, opened the door, went inside, and closed the door in one smooth motion, leaving behind only a polite remark.

"Walk slowly!"

Amuro Tooru stared blankly at the door that slammed shut with a bang, and withdrew his hand that had been trying to hold him back.

"Whoo~"

Exhaling, Amuro Tooru calmed himself down, noted down the address, and silently left.

……

Once inside the house, Kurosawa didn't feel there was anything wrong with leaving Amuro Tooru outside.

He took out his phone and dialed a number.

The bell rang for a while, and a somewhat hoarse voice came out.

"Gin?"

"Rum..."

A few minutes later, Kurosawa hung up the phone and immediately felt refreshed.

It seems Bourbon won't be so free from now on!

As for whether calling Rum late at night would affect his sleep, that was clearly not something Kurosawa was considering.

(Rum, who was sleeping and was woken up by a phone call from Kurosawa: Damn it!)

As for why Rum listened to his advice...

That's a long story.

When Kurosawa first "sincerely" offered his opinions to Rum, he would always dismiss them with disdain, and even make sarcastic remarks.

Kurosawa didn't respond to this, but he did conduct a thorough investigation into Rum's men.

As expected, nearly two-thirds of them were undercover agents.

Kurosawa selectively arrested a few, and then killed a few more in front of Rum.

Because the evidence was conclusive, and those Kurosawa caught and killed were all undercover agents, Rum couldn't say anything, and could only swallow his anger even as he gritted his teeth.

After that, Kurosawa made several more suggestions to Rum, but the stubborn Rum, of course, didn't listen.

Kurosawa then selected a few lucky individuals from among those he had previously investigated and presented Rum with evidence of their undercover work.

This process repeated itself several times, and Kurosawa nearly wiped out all of Rum's men. Rum finally "woke up" and began to humbly accept Kurosawa's advice from then on...

It is said that if you want to work under Rum now, you will first have to go through three to five background checks.

What if Rum thinks he's good again later?

Kurosawa stated that, regardless of anything else, the organization has a lot of undercover agents!

Let alone Rum, even if the number of checks were increased several times, there would still be plenty of undercover agents!

Ignoring the series of "greeting" emails from Rum, Kurosawa sent Vodka photos of the thugs from before.

Chapter 6 We Are Impossible

"Ding dong!"

A specially set notification sound came, and Vodka, who was collecting and organizing information, immediately stopped what he was doing, picked up his phone, and unsurprisingly saw an unread email.

After carefully reading the message Kurosawa sent, Vodka stared at the photo attached to the end of the email.

I feel like the people in the photos look familiar.

After frowning and thinking for a long time, Vodka glanced at a document in the corner and his eyes suddenly lit up.

He reached out and took the documents in front of him, quickly flipping through them and pulling out a few pages.

He laid out several pages of documents in front of him and carefully compared the portraits on them with those in photographs.

Although the lighting in the photo was insufficient, making the figures somewhat blurry, the striking hair color, similar body types, and barely discernible features convinced Vodka that Gin was probably looking for the people listed in the file.

Thinking of this, Vodka instinctively grabbed his phone, wanting to report the news to his older brother.

Vodka skillfully entered the number and was about to press the dial button when his fingers suddenly stopped.

"At this hour... is my older brother already asleep?"

Vodka glanced at the time displayed on his phone.

"3:33"

Although it hasn't been long since Gin sent him the email, it's been a while. If Gin was going to rest after sending the email, he's probably just fallen asleep now.

If that's the case, then he made a phone call and woke up his older brother...

Vodka couldn't help but shudder at the thought of Kurosawa's morning grumpiness.

He knew very well how bad his older brother's morning temper was. The last person who disturbed his older brother's sleep was probably already buried with grass as tall as a person, and he was the one who dug the grave.

He didn't want to be greeted by his brother's beloved Poletta and bullets the next time he saw him.

With that thought in mind, Vodka swiftly withdrew his finger from the dial button and simultaneously deleted the number.

"Whoo~"

"Let's wait until tomorrow to report to my older brother..."

Vodka breathed a sigh of relief and put the phone back with a clear conscience.

Having finished one task, Vodka turned his attention back to the previous documents.