"An intelligence officer!" The burly man was overjoyed at the thought of those four words.
A freak in terms of speed, and an intelligence officer from Seientei—those two identities together were far more valuable than Hirata Hikaru, that freak with astonishing arm strength!
The burly man's eyes were filled with uncontrollable fantasies. His carefree future seemed to be laid out right before him.
All he had to do was reach out and seize it.
Uchiha Hikaru glanced at the burly man. This guy was simple-minded and brawny; tricking information out of him would be no problem.
But that young man... he was no simple character!
With him around, Uchiha Hikaru might not be able to pry out much useful information!
It seemed he needed to give the young man before him a warning!
Uchiha Hikaru looked at Inoshita with appreciation in his eyes and asked, "And this is?"
Wanting Uchiha Hikaru to willingly join his family, the burly man put on an amiable expression and explained, "He's my partner!"
"His name's Inoshita! That's what everyone calls him!"
"You could call him my strategist!"
Hearing the burly man's words, Inoshita gave him a deep look. Without saying a word, he nodded at Uchiha Hikaru.
The boss is already annoyed with me right now. The more I say, the more likely I am to slip up! Better to speak less! After giving that slight nod, Inoshita stood still.
He watched his nose, his nose watched his heart, looking as though the world had nothing to do with him. Yet the faint twitch of his ears showed otherwise.
He was not truly indifferent to everything.
Uchiha Hikaru smiled faintly. "Your partner is no simple man!"
Inoshita's expression shifted, then instantly returned to normal!
Those words, "no simple man," immediately made the sharpness in