el.angeleyes-µÚ112²¿·Ö
°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡û »ò ¡ú ¿É¿ìËÙÉÏÏ·ҳ£¬°´¼üÅÌÉ쵀 Enter ¼ü¿É»Øµ½±¾ÊéĿ¼ҳ£¬°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡ü ¿É»Øµ½±¾Ò³¶¥²¿£¡
¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªÎ´ÔĶÁÍꣿ¼ÓÈëÊéÇ©ÒѱãÏ´μÌÐøÔĶÁ£¡
¡¡¡¨Don't£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡said£»¡¡tracking¡¡her¡¡with¡¡the¡¡muzzle¡¡of¡¡the¡¡pistol¡£
¡¡¡¨Why¡¡not¡¡do¡¡what¡¡I¡¡want£»¡¨¡¡Tori¡¡said£»¡¡¡¨if¡¡you're¡¡going¡¡to¡¡shoot¡¡me¡¡all¡¡the¡¡same£¿''
¡¡¡¨I¡¡don't¡¡want¡¡to¡¡kill¡¡you£»¡¨¡¡Hitasura¡¡said¡£¡¡¡¨Not¡¡really¡£¡¨
¡¡Tori¡¡shook¡¡her¡¡head¡£¡¡¡¨Too¡¡late¡¡for¡¡remorse¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨Not¡¡remorse¡£¡¡Regret¡£¡¡You¡¡were¡¡a¡¡good¡¡friend£»¡¡while¡¡it¡¡lasted¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨While¡¡it¡¡suited¡¡you£»¡¡you¡¡mean¡£¡¨
¡¡Hitasura¡¡shrugged¡£¡¡¡¨I¡¡have¡¡no¡¡interest¡¡in¡¡semantics¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨I've¡¡no¡¡doubt£»¡¨¡¡Tori¡¡said¡£¡¡¡¨You¡¡can't¡¡make¡¡a¡¡profit¡¡on¡¡it¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨It's¡¡exceedingly¡¡odd£»¡¨¡¡Hitasura¡¡said¡¡with¡¡some¡¡admiration£»¡¡¡¨but¡¡in¡¡many¡¡ways¡¡you¡¡are¡¡not¡¡at¡¡all¡¡gaijin¡not¡¡at¡¡all¡¡the¡¡foreigner¡£¡¨¡¡He¡¡shrugged¡£¡¡¡¨I¡¡suppose¡¡there¡¡are¡¡still¡¡some¡¡things¡¡in¡¡the¡¡world¡¡I¡¡do¡¡not¡¡understand¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨I¡¡would¡¡like¡¡to¡¡know¡¡one¡¡thing£»¡¨¡¡Tori¡¡said¡£¡¡¡¨Who¡¡are¡¡you¡¡sending¡¡the¡¡nuclear¡¡units¡¡to£¿¡¡Who¡¡is¡¡Bernard's¡¡contact¡¡inside¡¡Russia£¿¡¨
¡¡¡¨A¡¡last¡¡request£»¡¨¡¡Hitasura¡¡said£»¡¡then¡¡shrugged¡£¡¡¡¨Why¡¡not£¿¡¡Who¡¡are¡¡you¡¡going¡¡to¡¡tell£¿''¡¡He¡¡laughed¡£¡¡''Bernard's¡¡befriended¡¡a¡¡man¡¡named¡¡Valeri¡¡Denysovich¡¡Bondasenko¡£¡¡The¡¡man's¡¡a¡¡Ukrainian£»¡¡he's¡¡spent¡¡his¡¡entire¡¡career£»¡¡it¡¡seems£»¡¡suppressing¡¡minorities¡¡for¡¡the¡¡Kremlin¡¡while¡¡secretly¡¡working¡¡for¡¡their¡¡unification¡£¡¡Sounds¡¡like¡¡my¡¡kind¡¡of¡¡guy£»¡¡but¡¡I¡¡don't¡¡know¡£¡¡From¡¡what¡¡Bernard¡¡says£»¡¡Bondasenko¡¡genuinely¡¡hates¡¡the¡¡Russians£»¡¡but¡¡then¡¡again¡¡he¡¡could¡¡be¡¡KGB¡£¡¡It's¡¡happened¡¡before£»¡¡I¡¡understand¡£¡¡I¡¡don't¡¡personally¡¡trust¡¡any¡¡of¡¡these¡¡Russians¡£¡¡Far¡¡too¡¡inscrutable¡£¡¡What¡¡is¡¡it¡¡they¡¡want£»¡¡anyway£¿¡¡To¡¡bury¡¡the¡¡West¡¡or¡¡to¡¡make¡¡money¡¡from¡¡it£¿¡¡It's¡¡tough¡¡to¡¡put¡¡your¡¡trust¡¡in¡¡a¡¡schizophrenic£»¡¡but¡¡apparently¡¡that's¡¡just¡¡what¡¡Bernard's¡¡done¡£
¡¡''And¡¡now¡¡God¡¡help¡¡him£»¡¡because¡¡we¡¡just¡¡got¡¡an¡¡emergency¡¡coded¡¡cable£º¡¡something's¡¡happened¡¡in¡¡Moscow£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡situation¡¡is¡¡rapidly¡¡getting¡¡out¡¡of¡¡hand¡£¡¡Bondasenko's¡¡White¡¡Star¡¡organization¡¡has¡¡sprung¡¡a¡¡serious¡¡leak¡£¡¡Knowing¡¡that£»¡¡I've¡¡washed¡¡my¡¡hands¡¡of¡¡Bernard¡¡as¡¡quick¡¡as¡¡you¡¡can¡¡slide¡¡a¡¡clam¡¡down¡¡your¡¡throat¡£¡¡There's¡¡a¡¡dead¡¡drop¡¡we¡¡use¡¡at¡¡the¡¡Hotel¡¡Rossiya¡¡in¡¡Moscow£»¡¡addressed¡¡to¡¡a¡¡Mrs¡£¡¡Kubysheva¡£¡¡I¡¡wouldn't¡¡use¡¡it¡¡now¡¡if¡¡you¡¡paid¡¡me¡¡fifty¡¡million¡¡yen¡£¡¡I¡¡don't¡¡need¡¡any¡¡of¡¡the¡¡plications¡¡that¡¡inevitably¡¡e¡¡from¡¡trying¡¡to¡¡be¡¡a¡¡saint¡£¡¡In¡¡this¡¡day¡¡and¡¡age£»¡¡a¡¡saint¡¡is¡¡synonymous¡¡with¡¡a¡¡sucker¡£¡¨
¡¡Hitasura¡¡looked¡¡at¡¡her¡£¡¡¡¨Is¡¡that¡¡it¡¡for¡¡your¡¡last¡¡request£¿¡¡Can¡¡we¡¡get¡¡on¡¡with¡¡it£¿¡¨
¡¡¡¨Yes£»¡¨¡¡Tori¡¡said¡£
¡¡Hitasura¡¡pulled¡¡the¡¡trigger¡£¡¡The¡¡explosion¡¡was¡¡loud¡¡in¡¡the¡¡booth£»¡¡but¡¡amid¡¡the¡¡sound¡¡and¡¡vision¡¡of¡¡pachinko£»¡¡no¡¡one¡¡noticed¡£¡¡Besides£»¡¡the¡¡booth's¡¡glass¡¡panels¡¡were¡¡both¡¡bullet¡¡¡and¡¡soundproof¡£
¡¡Tori¡¡was¡¡slammed¡¡back¡¡against¡¡the¡¡glass£»¡¡a¡¡hole¡¡torn¡¡in¡¡her¡¡jacket¡¡just¡¡over¡¡her¡¡heart¡£¡¡She¡¡collapsed£»¡¡and¡¡Hitasura¡¡was¡¡across¡¡the¡¡booth¡¡in¡¡one¡¡stride¡£¡¡He¡¡stood¡¡over¡¡her£»¡¡much¡¡as¡¡he¡¡had¡¡stood¡¡over¡¡Big¡¡Ezoe¡¡in¡¡the¡¡corridor¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Kaijin¡¡tea¡¡house¡¡in¡¡Shim¡bashi¡£
¡¡He¡¡kicked¡¡Tori's¡¡thigh¡¡with¡¡the¡¡toe¡¡of¡¡his¡¡shoe£»¡¡but¡¡there¡¡was¡¡no¡¡sign¡¡of¡¡movement¡£¡¡He¡¡squatted£»¡¡put¡¡the¡¡muzzle¡¡of¡¡his¡¡pistol¡¡against¡¡her¡¡forehead¡¡in¡¡preparation¡¡for¡¡the¡¡shot¡¡that¡¡would¡¡make¡¡certain¡¡she¡¡was¡¡dead¡£
¡¡At¡¡that¡¡moment¡¡Koi¡¡tore¡¡open¡¡the¡¡door¡¡to¡¡the¡¡glassed¡in¡¡booth¡£¡¡Hitasura£»¡¡hearing¡¡her£»¡¡swung¡¡the¡¡pistol¡¡in¡¡an¡¡arc¡¡toward¡¡her¡£
¡¡And¡¡in¡¡that¡¡instant¡¡of¡¡hesitation£»¡¡Tori's¡¡right¡¡hand¡¡blurred¡¡upward£»¡¡her¡¡hardened¡¡heel¡¡smashing¡¡into¡¡the¡¡base¡¡of¡¡his¡¡nose¡¡with¡¡such¡¡force¡¡it¡¡drove¡¡the¡¡cartilage¡¡in¡¡one¡¡piece¡¡back¡¡through¡¡his¡¡sinuses£»¡¡into¡¡his¡¡brain¡¡cavity¡£
¡¡Hitasura's¡¡expression¡¡was¡¡one¡¡of¡¡dismay¡£¡¡It¡¡was¡¡frozen¡¡on¡¡his¡¡face¡¡as¡¡his¡¡upper¡¡torso¡¡tumbled¡¡backward¡£¡¡His¡¡head¡¡hit¡¡against¡¡the¡¡leg¡¡of¡¡one¡¡of¡¡the¡¡chairs£»¡¡but¡¡he¡¡was¡¡past¡¡caring¡£
¡¡Koi¡¡came¡¡over¡¡to¡¡where¡¡Tori¡¡sat¡¡with¡¡her¡¡back¡¡against¡¡the¡¡glass¡¡panel¡£¡¡Koi¡¡stared¡¡down¡¡into¡¡Hitasura's¡¡face£»¡¡then¡¡she¡¡knelt¡¡beside¡¡Tori¡£
¡¡¡¨Are¡¡you¡¡all¡¡right£¿¡¨
¡¡¡¨He's¡¡dead£»¡¡isn't¡¡he£¿¡¨¡¡Tori's¡¡voice¡¡seemed¡¡far¡¡away¡£
¡¡¡¨Yes¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨Another¡¡part¡¡of¡¡me¡¡gone¡£''¡¡Tori¡¡closed¡¡her¡¡eyes¡£¡¡Her¡¡heart¡¡was¡¡pounding¡¡furiously£»¡¡and¡¡no¡¡amount¡¡of¡¡prana¡¡would¡¡slow¡¡it¡£¡¡¡¨I¡¡didn't¡¡want¡¡to¡¡hurt¡¡him¡£¡¡I¡¡never¡¡came¡¡to¡¡hate¡¡him¡£¡¨¡¡Then¡¡she¡¡looked¡¡up¡¡into¡¡Koi's¡¡face¡£¡¡¡¨This¡¡killing¡¡must¡¡stop¡£¡¨
¡¡Koi¡¡nodded£»¡¡reached¡¡over£»¡¡picked¡¡Tori¡¡up¡£¡¡She¡¡put¡¡her¡¡hand¡¡beneath¡¡Tori's¡¡jacket£»¡¡her¡¡blouse¡£¡¡¡¨Wearing¡¡this¡¡Kevlar¡¡vest¡¡was¡¡a¡¡risk£»¡¨¡¡she¡¡said¡£¡¡¡¨What¡¡if¡¡he'd¡¡aimed¡¡his¡¡first¡¡shot¡¡for¡¡your¡¡head£¿¡¨
¡¡Tori¡¡said£»¡¡as¡¡they¡¡stepped¡¡over¡¡Hitasura's¡¡body£»¡¡¡¨Then¡¡that¡¡would¡¡have¡¡been¡¡me¡¡lying¡¡there¡£¡¡It¡¡would¡¡be¡¡all¡¡over¡£¡¨
¡¡Tori's¡¡knees¡¡buckled£»¡¡and¡¡Koi¡¡caught¡¡her¡£
¡¡¡¨Now¡¡you¡¡must¡¡repay¡¡me¡¡for¡¡helping¡¡you£»¡¨¡¡Koi¡¡said¡£¡¡¡¨There¡¡is¡¡something¡¡I¡¡must¡¡do£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡fear¡¡I¡¡cannot¡¡do¡¡it¡¡alone¡£¡¨
¡¡Sengakuji¡£¡¡The¡¡resting¡¡place¡¡of¡¡history's¡¡revered¡¡heroes£»¡¡the¡¡splendid¡¡forty¡seven¡¡ronin¡£¡¡The¡¡place¡¡where¡¡Kakuei¡¡Sakata¡¡had¡¡purified¡¡his¡¡spirit£»¡¡where¡¡he¡¡had¡¡regained¡¡his¡¡honor¡¡by¡¡mitting¡¡seppuku£»¡¡ritual¡¡suicide¡£
¡¡In¡ibuki£»¡¡Koi's¡¡soft¡¡abdominal¡¡breathing£»¡¡changed¡¡to¡¡yo¡ibuki£»¡¡the¡¡hard£»¡¡aggressive¡¡breathing¡¡of¡¡battle¡¡and¡¡stress¡£¡¡Wordlessly£»¡¡she¡¡pressed¡¡the¡¡translations¡¡of¡¡Sakata's¡¡ledgers¡¡into¡¡Tori's¡¡hands£»¡¡then¡¡knelt¡¡on¡¡the¡¡carpet¡¡of¡¡grass¡£
¡¡Among¡¡the¡¡gaily¡¡waving¡¡flowers¡¡her¡¡white¡¡garb¡¡stood¡¡out¡¡starkly¡£¡¡She¡¡hoped¡¡that¡¡this¡¡one¡¡spot¡¡of¡¡purity¡¡among¡¡the¡¡vibrant¡¡colors¡¡would¡¡remain¡¡in¡¡Tori's¡¡memory¡¡as¡¡it¡¡had¡¡in¡¡hers¡¡from¡¡the¡¡day¡¡of¡¡Sakata¡san's¡¡death¡£¡¡She¡¡could¡¡still¡¡remember¡¡the¡¡wind¡¡whipping¡¡his¡¡loose¡¡white¡¡leggings£»¡¡the¡¡glare¡¡of¡¡sunlight¡¡on¡¡his¡¡blade¡¡at¡¡the¡¡instant¡¡before¡¡he¡¡reversed¡¡it£»¡¡plunging¡¡it¡¡into¡¡his¡¡lower¡¡belly¡£
¡¡Tori¡¡bent¡¡down£»¡¡closed¡¡her¡¡hand¡¡over¡¡Koi's¡¡where¡¡it¡¡clasped¡¡the¡¡short¡¡killing¡¡sword¡£¡¡¡¨Don't¡¡do¡¡this£»¡¨¡¡she¡¡said¡¡urgently¡£¡¡¡¨I¡¡beg¡¡you¡¡to¡¡reconsider¡£¡¡There¡¡are¡¡alternatives¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨For¡¡you£»¡¡perhaps£»¡¨¡¡Koi¡¡said£»¡¡¡¨but¡¡not¡¡for¡¡me¡£¡¡I¡¡see¡¡now¡¡that¡¡I¡¡have¡¡trod¡¡too¡¡long¡¡and¡¡too¡¡heavily¡¡down¡¡one¡¡path¡£''
¡¡''But¡¡you¡¡have¡¡a¡¡friend¡¡now£»''¡¡Tori¡¡said¡£¡¡''Your¡¡life¡¡is¡¡already¡¡changing¡£¡¨
¡¡But¡¡Koi¡¡was¡¡already¡¡shaking¡¡her¡¡head¡£¡¡¡¨An¡¡illusion¡£¡¡A¡¡pleasant¡¡one£»¡¡I've¡¡no¡¡doubt¡¡you¡¡think£»¡¡but¡¡also¡¡a¡¡treacherous¡¡one£»¡¡for¡¡no¡¡matter¡¡how¡¡much¡¡I¡¡may¡¡fight¡¡against¡¡the¡¡violence¡¡inside¡¡me£»¡¡it¡¡will¡¡overtake¡¡me¡£¡¡If¡¡not¡¡today£»¡¡then¡¡tomorrow¡¡or¡¡the¡¡day¡¡after¡£¡¡My¡¡spirit¡¡is¡¡unclean¡£¡¡It¡¡longs¡¡to¡¡be¡¡purified¡£¡¨
¡¡She¡¡turned¡¡her¡¡head¡¡toward¡¡Tori£»¡¡and¡¡Tori¡¡could¡¡see¡¡the¡¡tears¡¡in¡¡her¡¡eyes¡£
¡¡¡¨Oh£»¡¡my¡¡dear£»¡¨¡¡Tori¡¡whispered¡£
¡¡The¡¡tears¡¡ran¡£¡¡¡¨It's¡¡not¡¡me¡¡I¡¡think¡¡of¡¡now£»¡¡but¡¡others¡¡I¡¡no¡¡longer¡¡wish¡¡to¡¡harm¡£¡¡You¡£¡¨
¡¡With¡¡that£»¡¡Koi¡¡plunged¡¡the¡¡blade¡¡to¡¡the¡¡hilt¡¡into¡¡herself¡£
¡¡¡¨Koi£¡¡¨
¡¡Koi's¡¡lips¡¡rounded¡¡and¡¡a¡¡tiny¡¡¡¨Oh£¡¡¨¡¡escaped¡¡her¡¡bloodless¡¡lips¡£¡¡She¡¡drew¡¡her¡¡elbows¡¡in¡£¡¡Her¡¡whole¡¡body¡¡was¡¡shaking¡£¡¡With¡¡an¡¡effort¡¡that¡¡Tori¡¡found¡¡unimaginable£»¡¡she¡¡dragged¡¡the¡¡buried¡¡blade¡¡from¡¡left¡¡to¡¡right£»¡¡cutting¡¡herself¡¡open¡£
¡¡The¡¡stench¡¡was¡¡appalling¡£¡¡Steam¡¡came¡¡from¡¡her£»¡¡like¡¡a¡¡mist¡¡over¡¡spectral¡¡fields¡£¡¡She¡¡slumped¡¡over¡¡the¡¡buried¡¡blade£»¡¡her¡¡bloodied£»¡¡white¡knuckled¡¡fists¡£¡¡Blood¡¡crawled¡¡down¡¡her¡¡thighs£»¡¡soaking¡¡into¡¡the¡¡grass¡£
¡¡¡¨It¡¡grows¡¡dark£»¡¨¡¡Koi¡¡whispered¡£¡¡¡¨Don't¡¡go¡£¡¨
¡¡¡¨I'm¡¡here£»¡¨¡¡Tori¡¡said¡£¡¡Despair¡¡and¡¡helplessness¡¡mingled¡¡inside¡¡her¡£¡¡In¡¡her¡¡mouth¡¡was¡¡the¡¡nauseating¡¡taste¡¡of¡¡fresh¡¡blood¡£
¡¡¡¨It¡¡grows¡¡darker¡¡still¡£¡¡But¡¡the¡¡mountains¡¡¡£¡£¡£¡¡the¡¡mountains¡¡are¡¡alive¡¡¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡£¡¡with¡¡light¡£¡¨
¡¡Death¡¡came¡¡to¡¡Koi¡¡like¡¡a¡¡cloud¡¡obscuring¡¡the¡¡moon£»¡¡a¡¡film¡¡covering¡¡her¡¡staring¡¡eyes£»¡¡seeing¡¡their¡¡mysterious¡¡mountains£»¡¡alive¡¡with¡¡a¡¡light¡¡only¡¡she¡¡could¡¡see¡£
¡¡It¡¡took¡¡a¡¡long¡¡time¡¡to¡¡fill¡¡Russell¡¡in£»¡¡but¡¡after¡¡what¡¡had¡¡happened¡¡in¡¡the¡¡pachinko¡¡parlor£»¡¡it¡¡was¡¡no¡¡longer¡¡in¡¡Tori's¡¡interest¡¡to¡¡remain¡¡in¡¡Tokyo£»¡¡so¡¡Tori¡¡locked¡¡herself¡¡in¡¡with¡¡him¡¡in¡¡the¡¡main¡¡cabin¡¡of¡¡their¡¡727¡¡and£»¡¡as¡¡the¡¡jet¡¡took¡¡off£»¡¡went¡¡over¡¡everything¡¡she¡¡had¡¡been¡¡told¡¡and¡¡had¡¡discovered¡¡a¡¡step¡¡at¡¡a¡¡time¡£
¡¡She¡¡told¡¡him¡¡about¡¡the¡¡coalition¡¡of¡¡Michita£»¡¡Yen£»¡¡and¡¡Hitasura¡¡that¡¡Bernard¡¡had¡¡created¡£¡¡She¡¡told¡¡him¡¡about¡¡Hitasura¡¡having¡¡Ariel¡¡Solares¡¡murdered¡¡because¡¡Ariel£»¡¡like¡¡Tom¡¡Royce¡¡before¡¡him£»¡¡had¡¡begun¡¡his¡¡own¡¡investigation¡¡of¡¡the¡¡clandestine¡¡affairs¡¡within¡¡the¡¡clandestine¡¡affairs¡¡of¡¡Mall¡¡Central¡£¡¡She¡¡even¡¡detailed¡¡her¡¡own¡¡unwitting¡¡role¡¡in¡¡playing¡¡watchdog¡¡to¡¡Hitasura¡¡and¡¡in¡¡helping¡¡Bernard¡¡e¡¡up¡¡with¡¡Kunio¡¡Michita£»¡¡a¡¡far¡¡better¡¡and¡¡more¡¡powerful¡¡business¡¡partner¡¡than¡¡Tok¡¡Murashito¡¡had¡¡been¡£
¡¡It¡¡was¡¡good¡¡for¡¡her¡¡to¡¡have¡¡to¡¡explain¡¡everything¡¡to¡¡someone¡¡else¡£¡¡She¡¡had¡¡had¡¡so¡¡many¡¡shocks¡¡in¡¡so¡¡short¡¡a¡¡time£»¡¡she¡¡needed¡¡to¡¡talk¡¡about¡¡these¡¡things¡¡out¡¡loud¡¡in¡¡order¡¡to¡¡make¡¡sense¡¡of¡¡them¡£¡¡Still£»¡¡it¡¡surprised¡¡her¡¡how¡¡calmly¡¡Russell¡¡took¡¡the¡¡revelations¡£
¡¡¡¨You¡¡were¡¡right¡¡on¡¡target¡¡with¡¡Bernard£»¡¨¡¡Tori¡¡said¡£¡¡¡¨It¡¡tears¡¡me¡¡apart¡¡to¡¡think¡¡how¡¡he¡¡used¡¡both¡¡of¡¡us¡£¡¡How¡¡