In that instant, both sides identified each other.
There was no need to say more. They both knew who the other's former employer was.
An FBI agent and a Japanese Public Security officer had crossed paths.
Shuichi Akai naturally knew Amuro Tooru's identity. Even if he had not confirmed it, there were still clues to be seen from his demeanor...
They were both undercover agents.
Back then, when Bourbon saw his companion get killed, that expression on his face was still vivid in Akai's memory.
The one who had been killed was from Japanese Public Security.
Following that logic, Bourbon was most likely one as well.
After all, the two had joined the Organization at nearly the same time, and they seemed to have a pretty good relationship in everyday life.
He had even rushed over the moment his companion was killed.
What else could that make him if not an accomplice?
Still, before confirming it, Shuichi Akai could not be certain.
As for why he could tell while the Organization could not...
It was naturally because, during an operation back then, he had covered for Bourbon.
Otherwise, anyone with eyes could have taken one look and seen that Bourbon was a fake liquor undercover agent.
With that in mind, Shuichi Akai spoke. "The disguise on your face was that woman's work, wasn't it?"
"..." Bourbon merely fell silent and did not reply.
You already know, so why are you even asking?
Within the Organization, apart from that old auntie codenamed Vermouth, who else could manage something to that extent?
"She has never shown herself. It looks like she has been quietly directing all of this from behind the scenes." Shuichi Akai had already formed a guess. He then said to Bourbon, "The area around the hospital is full of