Chapter 66 An Unexpected Person (13)
It was eleven at night, in a bar somewhere in the city.
The place wasn’t very big, and it was in a pretty out-of-the-way spot. So even though it was prime time, there weren’t many people around. There wasn’t that usual bar-style racket either—just a few small groups chatting idly at the counter. Rather than calling it deserted, “quiet” fit a lot better. Hmm...
Looks like I’ll have to rethink my image of bars. So this kind of bar exists too, huh.
Amagi Ryuto glanced around and couldn’t help thinking that.
In his mind, a bar had always been a place where a huge crowd shouted their heads off for no reason.
Anyway, he’d found the place the other party mentioned, but they hadn’t told him where exactly inside to go.
And while the bar wasn’t big, it wasn’t that small either. It wasn’t like you could see everything at a glance. There were private rooms and all that. Plus, Ryuto didn’t have X-ray vision. Relying on himself to find the guy was impossible no matter how you looked at it. He’d thought he would see them as soon as he walked in, but...
Guess I really am still too naive?
So they were probably in a private room, but he couldn’t exactly go check them one by one. It’s not like he was some chengguan from the Celestial Empire doing random inspections.
He’d just have to make another call.
Ryuto pulled out his phone.
Right then—
“Excuse me, are you Amagi Ryuto, sir?”
A figure walked over. Ryuto instinctively looked up. It was a middle‑aged man so ordinary he couldn’t have looked more ordinary.
Going by the looks of it, this guy was probably the owner here, Ryuto guessed.
“Ah, yeah, that’s me. Is something wrong?”
Because he had some bad memories involving bars, Ryuto couldn’t help tensing a little at this kind of sudden approach...
He knew perfectly well the middle‑aged man in front of him probably didn’t have any weird motives, but still...
How should he put it? Had this turned into some kind of psychological scar already?
“Then, please come with me.”
After confirming Ryuto’s identity and leaving that line behind, the middle‑aged man started walking.
He’s probably here to lead the way, Ryuto thought, but he was also pretty confused.
Not only was the person not in the main area, he even needed someone to guide him to the private room. And the guide was the owner himself. Ryuto had no idea why the person who’d called him here insisted on making it this troublesome, but he could only obediently follow behind.
The two of them left the main hall and headed down some corridor. After taking two turns, they quickly stopped in front of a certain door.
I mean, the place clearly isn’t that big, so why’s the route this complicated? Especially this room—are they afraid of some surprise inspection by a certain “Huang Brigade” or something?
“The person you’re here to meet is inside, sir. I’ll take my leave now.”
Having completed his mission as a guide, the middle‑aged man gave a polite bow, then turned and walked away.
Hmm...
There were a lot of things Ryuto wanted to complain about, but business came first.
He turned the doorknob and opened the door.
“You’re here?”
As soon as he stepped in, a voice came from inside.
That voice was somewhat familiar to Ryuto. But how to put it... the voice was familiar, yet the person in front of him didn’t feel all that familiar.
Thinking that, Ryuto took another careful look at the woman in front of him.
Her hairstyle was unchanged, with that not‑too‑long sky‑blue ponytail on the right side of her head. But her clothes were totally different from earlier that day. Instead of the reliable‑looking military uniform, she was wearing a dark blue evening dress paired with high heels. The fair skin usually hidden under her uniform was now clearly visible.
