Chris Binyard, whose eyes followed Uehara Katsumi's movements and glanced at Sato Miwako, pursed his lips, not knowing why he was feeling regretful.
"Yeah, I feel it's a pity too. Even though I'm so good, the people I like don't cherish them, ugh~"
Uehara Katsumi, who sat up straight on the sofa, shook his head. Although he didn't mention anyone by name, for some reason, Miwako Sato beside him felt uneasy for some reason.
Especially after she turned her eyes to her partner who was sighing, the latter's gesture aroused even more feelings.
"Probably, maybe, maybe, this is your retribution?"
Miwako, who couldn't stand this man's exaggerated acting, her eyelids twitched, she moved the heavy laptop in her hand from her lap, picked up the cup and drank strategically.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible."
Katsuki Uehara shook his head like a rattle: "I have accumulated virtue and done good deeds throughout my life. I go to the temple every now and then to burn incense sticks. Good people must be rewarded."
"..."
"What you say is really interesting, Mr. Uehara."
Chris Binyard, who was standing at the railing on the second floor, was very happy: "I originally thought that being protected by the police would be boring, but now I find that I was wrong."
"In fact, the dullness you mentioned is the main theme of police protection, and I am an exception."
Shaking the collar of his shirt, Uehara Katsumi's eyes fell on the setting sun outside the window: "I am good at enlivening the atmosphere, and my salary has been deducted many times for this."
"uh-huh."
Chris Binyard nodded noncommittally: "Speaking of which, who is the Miyano Akemi that Mr. Uehara just mentioned on the phone? Is she the killer who wants to kill me?"
"Tsk, how should I put it? I guess so. Maybe you even know her."
"oh?"
"She comes from a criminal organization hidden in the dark side of society. According to the police investigation, the person who tried to accidentally kill you on the Suzuki family cruise ship also came from this organization."
The man waved to Miwako Sato, who understood and pushed the laptop over——
Along with a series of crisp keyboard clicks, a document with a photo of Miyano Akemi was suddenly displayed on the computer screen.
"Those arrested in a billion-yen robbery?"
After seeing the internal police information record about Miyano Akemi as he wished, Chris Binyard narrowed his eyes slightly, and then quickly returned to normal: "She is being protected by you?"
"Yes."
Following Katsumi Uehara's admission, Miwako Sato who was standing beside her couldn't sit still.
This information is not something that can be disclosed to the outside world, especially since Chris Binyard is still a powerless female star.
"Uehara, wait a minute, you-"
"It's okay. Miss Chris is still a victim after all, and she has an obligation to know the truth, right?" As he raised his head, Katsuki Uehara smiled with a smile that was innocent and harmless.
"Regarding this criminal organization, after Miss Miyano Akemi was captured by us and persuaded to surrender..."
At night, the organization's stronghold.
Belmode, who had his legs crossed, listened to Kiel's report on the phone, and his nail polished hands couldn't help but pause: "What did you say? In order to reassure you, Katsumi Uehara said something about Miyano Akemi?"
"Yes, he must have discovered the hidden sexual insecurity I deliberately revealed in the afternoon. In order to reassure me, he told me some things about Miyano Akemi, almost despite Miwako Sato's objections."
Kiel's voice came from the mobile phone placed on the coffee table. Belmode frowned: "Then, what did he say?"
"He said a lot. Although the important and key parts were unclear, but judging from his confident words, it seems that the police have obtained some information about the members of the organization through her."
Got some information about members of the organization...
Belmod thought about the high-level leaders of the organization that Miyano Akemi had come into contact with.
As a peripheral member of the organization, this is the biggest difference between Miyano Akemi and other peripheral members. The most important thing is that no one knows what else this woman knows.
The former FBI undercover Shuichi Akai, who used the alias Morohoshidai, was her boyfriend. He must have investigated a lot of information during the investigation into the organization. Even Gin could not be sure whether Miyano Akemi was really as ignorant as she appeared to be.
In the past, Gin did not take action against his sister Miyano Shiho because she was still working for the organization and she had not made any big moves over the years.
But it's different now.
Thinking of this, Belmod, who pondered for a moment, suddenly remembered the chat between this man and him in front of the wine cabinet on the night he checked into the villa -
"Did he mention gin and vodka? Or sherry?"
"No."
In the master bedroom of the villa, Kil, who was lying on the big bed in silk pajamas, was playing with the keychain in his hand. He recalled Katsumi Uehara's performance and suddenly frowned: "Wait a minute, what do you mean?"
"It's nothing, I'm just asking. You can continue to test him in this area later, and be careful not to arouse suspicion."
After blowing lightly on her newly painted fingernails, Belmod immediately hung up the phone.
In the bedroom, before Kil had finished his phone call with Belmode and thought about what it meant, there was a sudden knock on the door——
“Tuk-tuk-tuk.”
"who?"
"I, Katsumi Uehara."
"Mr. Uehara?"
He hurriedly got up from the bed and went to the dressing mirror to check his condition. After confirming that he was fine, Kil breathed a sigh of relief: "Is something the matter, Mr. Uehara?"
"Ah, it's not a big deal. I just saw that you were quite uneasy in the afternoon, so I thought it would be better to talk to you more, even though you concealed it very well. Of course, I'm not saying that your acting skills are not good, on the contrary, I just think -
—”
With a "squeak", the bedroom door opened, interrupting Katsumi Uehara's explanation that sounded awkward and rushed.
A bare-faced Chris Binyard wears a set of loose pajamas.
Thanks to his height advantage, Katsuki Uehara could detect the alluring scenery just by lowering his eyes.
"wine?"
"Drinking some wine at night can help you sleep."
Seeing the woman's eyes falling on his hands, the man gently collided the wine bottles held in his left and right hands with the wine glasses and shrugged.
"Thanks."
The door was closed after the man entered the house. Facing the slightly messy bedroom, Chris Binyard didn't feel embarrassed at all: "Sorry, the room was a bit messy at night and I didn't have time to clean it up."
"understand."
Uehara Katsuki, who placed the wine glasses and bottles on the dressing table casually, glanced at the cosmetics on it and said with a smile: "I have never heard of some of these brands. Are they useful?"
"Of course, but if you, Mr. Uehara, plan to buy them as gifts, my suggestion is that you'd better check your skin type first."
Thinking of the person Katsumi Uehara said in the evening, Chris Binyard smiled.
"Indeed. Otherwise, if we wait too long, I'm afraid her face will become like yours."
The smile on Chris Binyard's face remained unchanged, and he touched his cheek in a serious manner: "What? Is there something wrong with my face?"
"The problem isn't big, it's just that there's something wrong with your face."
Uehara Katsumi, who poured a glass of wine on his own, stood sideways and handed the glass to Chris Binyard, tilted his head and said with a smile: "Would you like a drink? Maybe this will be your last drink before going to jail.