As the saying goes, a Hacker who doesn't want to be a driver isn't a good subordinate.
So, in reality, besides being a driver, Vodka is also a Hacker.
Data recovery progressed quickly, and the relevant information from Jiang Xia's phone gradually appeared on the screen.
Vodka browsed for a moment, then leaned forward and whispered to Gin, "There are no records of him actively contacting them, and no news of Akai Shuichi."
Saying that, he turned the screen for Gin to see.
Gin also truly looked back and scanned it—the organization clearly had no concept of "safe driving."
...
From the data on the screen, Miyano Akemi and Sherry had both sent some messages to Jiang Xia.
Sometimes it was to remind him to go to the Hospital.
Sometimes it was about new tonics they had made and wanted to give him to eat.
For some reason, even though Jiang Xia was a young man, his phone model was even older than theirs and lacked a blacklist function.
However, from the chat records, Jiang Xia had never replied to the Miyano sisters' messages, seemingly disliking such private contact.
...
Until now, Vodka still naively believed that Gin wanted to kill Jiang Xia solely because Jiang Xia was a traitor.
But now, Jiang Xia's chat records looked fine.
So Vodka felt that perhaps they could release him.
Gin, however, suddenly frowned, "What's with those garbled codes?"
"Garbled codes?" Vodka was startled and looked back at the screen.
In the call records and emails, there were indeed a few garbled entries that Vodka hadn't bothered to decipher—from the general format, weren't these just messages Gin had sent to Jiang Xia?
"Idiot, I'm not talking about the ones I sent," Gin said with a cold snort, "May 14th, August 3rd, September 27th... those records weren't left by me."
"Oh!" Vodka suddenly realized.
Then he was suddenly shocked, "This, could this be a message from Akai Shuichi?!"
Jiang Xia: "...?"
Akai Shuichi? What Akai Shuichi?
It wasn't Akai Shuichi's time to appear yet, was it?
Even if he did, what did it have to do with Jiang Xia?
However, speaking of this, they say Akai Shuichi is very similar to Gin; if they both had the same talent for being shrouded in murderous aura...
While Jiang Xia's attention was secretly drifting elsewhere.
Vodka perked up, selected those few records, and began a series of rapid operations to initiate a scientific trace.
Then, while waiting for the trace to locate "Akai Shuichi," he looked at Jiang Xia and asked in confusion, "May 14th, August 3rd, September 27th, who did you contact?"
Jiang Xia: "...?"
Although he didn't know what was happening, who would bother to remember such things? He wasn't Gin, who was constantly surrounded by undercover agents and needed to be cautious to that extent.
However, Jiang Xia remembered that among his contacts, there weren't many suspicious people who would encrypt every message they sent.
In other words, those suspicious garbled codes Gin was referring to were most likely...
Suddenly, a phone rang in the car.
Gin's pupils contracted, and he abruptly looked at Jiang Xia's phone, which was connected to the computer, his expression grave, as if looking at his lifelong enemy.
Vodka wiped the sweat from his cheek and said guiltily, "Gin, my tracing program seems to have been discovered by the other side..."
Gin sat up straight, gave a cold smile, and felt an excitement welling up, as if he was about to catch a big fish.
An encrypted number was inherently suspicious.
And he trusted Vodka's skills as a Hacker.
But such an excellent trace was detected by the other side in just a few seconds...
If the person on the other side was Akai, then this situation made sense.
Thinking of this, Gin looked at Jiang Xia in the back through the rearview mirror, his eyes chilling.
But unfortunately, separated by a black cloth, he couldn't meet Jiang Xia's gaze, and the threatening effect was a little diminished.
Gin felt a slight regret.
He shifted his gaze and said to Jiang Xia, "Arrange to meet the person at the refinery in Nishi-yama-cho 4-chome, and be careful with your words—you should know what to say and what not to say."
Jiang Xia: "...Alright."
With his cooperation, the two Black-clothed men in the car fell silent instead, worried that Jiang Xia was playing a trick.
Gin: "..." But the previous trace must have already alerted "Akai Shuichi" on the other end of the phone.
If the call couldn't go through again, the other party might give up contact with Jiang Xia and hide... In that case, it would be better to answer the call now and give it a try.
Vodka picked up the phone, moved closer to Jiang Xia, answered the call, and put it on speakerphone.
...
After connecting, the person on the other end of the line didn't speak, as if observing in secret.
Vodka waited for several seconds but didn't get any useful information, and he couldn't trace the signal from the other side at all.
Vodka: "..." Heh, as expected of Akai Shuichi, he really knows how to keep his composure.
He secretly poked Jiang Xia, urging him to say something quickly, otherwise, "Akai Shuichi" might hang up if this continued.
Jiang Xia felt a little ticklish, dodged his hand, and perfunctorily said, "Hello?"
Gin and Vodka held their breath and listened carefully.
A moment later, a confused voice came from the other end of the phone: "What are you doing?"
Gin was startled.
It wasn't Akai Shuichi.
But... it sounded a little familiar?