Okiya Subaru: "..." Forget it, forget it. Better drink what he'd brought himself. Good thing he'd prepared in advance...
Thinking this, Okiya Subaru unzipped his jacket, furtively reached into his chest, and pulled out a sealed water cup.
On closer inspection, there was even a small combination lock around its lid. Without entering the correct code, the water cup could not be opened.
Locked cups like this were uncommon on the market. After learning that he would have to flee, Okiya Subaru had bought the materials and modified it himself.
After seeing countless people drink water from the same source earlier, he had taken the opportunity to fill the cup.
Though he had dozed off for a while just now, he had not slept deeply.
No one could take the cup from his chest without waking him. Nor could anyone crack the code on his cup without setting off an alarm. The water inside was absolutely safe.
Okiya Subaru opened it and took a few sips. The cool, clear water swept away the shadow left by his nightmare. He let out a relieved breath.
Just as he was about to put the lid back on, before he could line it up, the plane suddenly jolted in the turbulence. The lid struck the rim, slipped from his hand, and fell.
Okiya Subaru scrambled to catch it. At that moment, the person in the next seat reached out, effortlessly caught it, and handed the lid back to him.
"Thanks." The instant Okiya Subaru took the lid, he suddenly froze.
—To prevent his disguise from being exposed through prolonged close contact, the FBI agents had bought the ticket for the seat next to him.
In other words, the seat beside him should have been empty.
A chill suddenly shot up Okiya Subaru's