"Big Brother! Big Brother, think this through!"
Vodka, who had been busy for a long time, suddenly received this news and felt as though the sky had fallen. He wanted to cry out to Gin like this... but on the other hand, his reason told him that, at this point, given Brother Gin's way of doing things, this assignment was probably impossible to refuse.
"Still, aside from me, there probably isn't anyone else qualified for a job like 'keeping an eye on Uzo.'"
Vodka took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and tried to adjust his mindset. "Big Brother gave this to me because he values me... And when I think about it carefully, this task is only to investigate why Uzo is going to Izu. He didn't ask me to partner with Uzo.
"In other words, I don't need to get anywhere near him. I just need to watch from afar like before—using every little clue to infer the target's movements and daily routine from a distance. I developed that skill way back when I was following Miss Yoko as a fan."
The sudden assignment had landed squarely in his area of expertise. Once he understood that, Vodka barely managed to regain a little confidence.
The next day.
Jiang Xia got up early, packed his luggage, and headed to the station.
As he walked toward the platform, two ladies who had just gotten off the train covered their mouths in surprise as they passed him, their eyes lighting up with delight.
Before long, a subtly boastful message appeared in the fan group: [I came home from a business trip and unexpectedly ran into Jiang Xia. If I'd known, I would've gotten my hair done yesterday.]
The moment the message was sent, it fell into countless eyes.
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