I'm making soy sauce in the detective world

"I'm the FBI investigator, Hideichi Akai."

"Born and raised in England."

"But because my father was involved in a suspicious case, I was forced to take refuge in Japan and live here."

"I feel that my father's death is suspicious."

"In search of the truth, I joined the FBI."

"I sneaked into the organization related to that case."

"Because of his outstanding performance, he won the code name of'rye whiskey' and kept getting closer to the core of the organization."

"but..."

"Because I exposed my identity because of a mistake."

"I am currently on another mission."

...

The above is his personal introduction.

Of course, he will not tell others about these things.

Especially strangers who didn't get his trust.

Last week, Judy contacted him and said that someone wanted to make a deal with him.

He agreed.

Not because of interest in the content of the transaction.

It's because that person knows the identity of him and Judy and has a way to contact them.

A stranger who can't figure out the details knows their identities and can contact his colleagues.

This matter is serious.

He asked Judy if she knew the identity and purpose of the other party.

However, Judy just shook her head, saying that she didn't know who the other party was or what the other party thought.

Just say that the other party wants to meet him.

Because Judy contacted him directly, and Judy didn't have the other party's information.

No matter how strong his intelligence gathering ability is, he can't figure out the identity of the other party.

He didn't doubt Judy, after all, after working together for a few years, they were together once.

The character is more or less understood.

...

This time Judy was really telling the truth.

Because Kosuke didn't tell her what he was doing with Shuichi Akai.

Just to say that Hideichi Akai is the key to getting James to agree to join forces.

...

Out of curiosity about the other party's purpose and identity, he went to the appointment.

In the morning, he woke up from a dream that he didn't want to recall, and bought himself a breakfast.

After eating breakfast and resting for a while, he came to the coffee shop agreed before.

Naturally, he couldn't do anything that rashly agreed to the party's request to meet.

He did have a mission last week, but there was still time to meet.

The reason for the delay is to make some preparations in advance.

The time and place are all set by him.

He stepped on this coffee shop beforehand and checked the surrounding situation.

Several plans and retreat lines have also been designed to deal with unexpected accidents.

Even he was already wearing a body armor, a pistol, and a knife.

At this time, he was ready to fight.

Not only that, he also arranged several people nearby.

For example, snipers who can provide fire support remotely, agents who observe the situation outside, and ensure the safety of the surrounding people in the event of an accident...

Of course, there are many things that are necessary for meeting transactions like voice recorders.

His confidence comes from this:

Make a relatively complete preparation before the task and put yourself in a state where you can attack and retreat.

Accidents are inevitable, but as long as you prepare in advance, you can reduce the risk of accidents.

He came to the coffee shop early and arranged those things.

After ordering a cup of black coffee with nothing added, he just sat here and waited.

Everything is ready now, only east wind is owed.

He is not in a hurry at all.

It seems that he has been tasting coffee, but he has been paying attention to his surroundings.

If there is an accident, he can also react in time.

...

As soon as he drank a third of the coffee, he saw a man in a black robe walking into the coffee shop.

It is this strange costume and walking action that let Hideichi Akai understand:

It must be this person who is trading with him today.

"It's really a shameless mouse."

Seeing the black-robed man, Akai Xiuyi couldn't help but feel a little disdainful, but he didn't show half of it.

Covering yourself in broad daylight, how afraid of others to know his identity?

He didn't wear makeup and did things to hide his appearance.

Except that he doesn't know how to put on makeup, he doesn't think that someone who can know his identity and contact Judy doesn't know what he looks like.

Speaking of it, he was actually at a disadvantage in this transaction.

After all, the other party knew his identity, but he didn't know anything about the black robe man.

But he didn't panic at all.

Since I found him, it means that the other party is asking for him.

Although he doesn't know what the other party needs, this is the bargaining chip for the two of them.

The most taboo thing in trading is to put yourself in a lower position than the other party.

Once this happens, the transaction will be in the hands of the other party.

Seeing the black-robed man sitting opposite him, Akai drank a sip of black coffee without rush.

He didn't directly enter the subject, and didn't ask the black robe man what he wanted to do.

He raised his hand and motioned to the clerk not far away.

When the clerk approached, he directly made a choice for the black robe man:

"A cup of black coffee, thank you."

...

The clerk's eyes inevitably flashed with disappointment.

She barely kept the smile on her face, leaned slightly towards the two of them, and said:

"Okay, please wait a moment."

After speaking, she turned around to prepare black coffee.

She had known for a long time that it was impossible for the kind of high-cold male gods in idol dramas to see her.

But as long as she didn't say it, she could comfort herself.

She can even make up more than a dozen episodes of urban idol dramas.

Now that hope is shattered, it doesn't make sense to replenish the brain.

"Ugh."

"It's better to work honestly."

...

The mind of the nympho clerk is not known by the two trading people today.

Even if they knew it, they wouldn't care.

The black-robed man didn't say a word from entering the door to sitting down, and Shuichi Akai didn't speak to the subject.

The two remained silent like this.

It's like playing a "whoever speaks first loses" game.

that's the truth.

The two are really playing this game...

But not for entertainment.

The main reason is that whoever speaks first will easily fall into the wrong.

If after asking, the other party does not answer or says:

"Sip your coffee first, and I'll talk about things later."

It seems that I am very anxious.

Usually, this happens if the two sides have similar chips.

If there is not enough certainty, whoever can't help speaking first is to give the other party the initiative.

At this time, Hideichi Akai thought that way.

He didn't panic and wanted to wait for the other person to speak first.

After all, the other party took the initiative to find the door, and he didn't come up with intelligence or something that could threaten them.

Knowing their identities and contact information is indeed serious, but not enough to threaten them.

Both the identity and contact information can be changed.

Even ordinary people create a new identity for themselves.

As long as you have some money in your hand and master some ways, it is not difficult to get a new identity in Japan now.

Not to mention that they have an official background.

The appearance is indeed more troublesome, but it is not impossible to solve it.

Naturally, he would not send the initiative out.

Besides, maybe the bargaining chips in this person's hand are not worth their initiative?

Maybe this black-robed man just wants to use their identity and contact information to make transactions with them?

As I said before, this happens only when the two sides have similar chips.

however...

What Hideichi Akai, who was calmly drinking black coffee, didn't know was that the black-robed man in front of him was holding a bargaining chip he couldn't refuse.

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