Chapter 25 Analysis
Su Jun stared blankly at the mobile phone in her hand. No new messages arrived for a long time. Looking at the last message on the phone screen, Su Jun, who had just emerged from a certain state, suddenly came back to her senses.
“What… what did I just agree to?”
A young girl’s infatuated brain was too terrifying. She had only wanted to reply politely, but she got carried away while chatting.
And if her eyes weren’t mistaken, about ten minutes ago, she seemed to have subconsciously accepted his invitation to go out for dinner together tomorrow.
“Ahhh! I must find a way to solve this problem! Otherwise, do I really have to let him be my boyfriend?”
Su Jun scratched her hair in distress.
“But thinking about it, it doesn’t seem like a big deal. He’s good-looking, rich, has a good personality, and likes exercise. Apart from his somewhat disappointing height, he’s excellent in all other aspects.”
Suddenly thinking of something, Su Jun pondered, holding her chin.
“What ghost! Demons and monsters, get out of my head! Why do I have such strange thoughts! Damn Kazumi Shimizu, at your age, you should be studying hard, not being all lovey-dovey!”
Realizing that her thoughts were being influenced by her body again, Su Jun quickly shook her head to dispel the bad thoughts in her mind.
“However… since I’ve promised, I should still go. After all, I…”
Opening her mobile app, she looked at the pitiful numbers in her bank account. Although Mr. Qi, her “old father,” had given her some extra living expenses.
But a live chicken, some ingredients, and a large potted plant were another heavy blow to this not-so-wealthy family. The previous Su Jun was already thinking about whether to find a part-time job to subsidize the family expenses, otherwise, she would probably only be able to eat onigiri for every meal.
The oddball, the former Kazumi Shimizu, could do it, but Su Jun, as a carnivore, couldn’t allow herself to only eat ridiculous rice and salty seaweed for every meal.
“So, it seems like agreeing isn’t bad.”
After all, her cheap boyfriend was an undeniable rich second generation, wearing a high-tech wristwatch and bringing bento boxes made with different high-end ingredients every day.
Ah, I can’t think about it anymore. The taste of that fried shrimp from yesterday reappeared in her mouth. That kind of exquisite delicacy made of money was truly irresistible.
Su Jun had always been a rather frank person. Since she had promised someone, and it could bring her sufficient benefits, it was not unacceptable to abandon a little bit of dignity.
After all, during this period, before she fully understood the whole world, she still had to play the role of Sato Shinichi’s girlfriend.
If she continued to be as indecisive and complain about everything like a girl, wouldn’t that just prove that she was gradually accepting this identity?
Closing her phone, Su Jun stood up from the bed. The emptiness in her abdomen reminded her that it was time to eat. Putting on the pure black fluffy slippers by the bed, Su Jun walked into the kitchen.
Although she was a carnivore, today’s breakfast would probably just be onigiri again, because the family was really too poor!!!
…
Biting into the onigiri in her hand bite by bite, Su Jun was full of grievances. The white and tender crystal rice emitted a faint glow under the sunlight, and the dark green seaweed with a faint oceanic aroma wrapped around the rice ball, adding a touch of vitality to the pure white ball.
The appropriately salty taste neutralized the somewhat bland rice aroma, and the mixed flavors were even more appetizing, leaving a lingering fragrance in her mouth.
“Even if you describe this thing like this, it’s still hard to eat!!!”
Angrily wanting to throw the onigiri in her hand down, but thinking about her savings, Su Jun still suppressed this dangerous thought and continued to shove the half-bitten onigiri into her mouth.
“Forget it, forget it, it’s more important to check the information.”
Su Jun comforted herself and opened the search app on her phone. She already had a general direction on how to become stronger.
However, no matter what, she absolutely could not be stupid and put herself in without any understanding. No matter what she did, acquiring information was always the top priority.
Indeed, as the largest and most mysterious dark organization in Japan, [Shadow]’s security work was airtight. Even as an outer member, she knew nothing except her boss [Qi] and the organization’s name.
Moreover, even if there was some information, the Heroes Association would never release it publicly, as such news could not be known to the public.
“But don’t underestimate the information dissemination capabilities of the internet age and the analytical skills of a top student!!”
Said Su Jun with full confidence, her fingers quickly searching on the mobile search app.
“March 22nd, Association heroes smashed a small organization…”
“This organization, let me check. Another piece of news said it was about drug and arms smuggling.”
“23 people arrested, seized… An organization of this scale could not possess such energy.”
“Let’s also look at the hero activity schedule. [Sandstorm], who participated in the March 22nd operation, had no new hero activities between March 23rd and April 2nd.”
“Click on the pictures of [Sandstorm]’s recent patrols. As expected, his hand was slightly bent, with traces of being bandaged for a long time. His posture was still not normal. It seems the battle caused him considerable damage, and he hasn’t recovered even after more than ten days!”
“[Sandstorm], as the 43rd ranked hero, can control sand to fight and can partially petrify his body. Logically, he shouldn’t have sustained such serious injuries in a battle like this. Such a small organization of a few dozen people could absolutely not possess such power.”
“Then this proves that…”
Su Jun held her phone in her left hand and quickly wrote and drew on her notebook with her right hand. She originally just wanted to collect and analyze simple information to deduce simple intelligence about the [Shadow] organization.
However, the more she collected and analyzed the information, the more shocked Su Jun became. Although she could only infer from fragments of various information, even the retirement of the previous generation’s “Symbol of Peace” [Thundery], Hamano Tsukasa, seemed to have the shadow of this [Shadow] organization in it.
“This water is much deeper than I imagined…”
Sighing, Su Jun looked at the notebook, which was already full, but her heart was extremely vigilant.
After staring blankly at the characters on the notebook for a long time, she finally picked up her phone, opened her contacts, and dialed the number of the only contact named [Mr. Fukada]…
