【All Yue】Order Manager

Atobu kept his word, and the next day, he arranged to airlift a batch of top-quality ingredients to the apron on the top floor of the police station building. It took all the staff from the management department to carry them several times before they were transported to the room next to the Tezuka dormitory that was used as a study. Inside, piled to the brim.For this, Atobe was also accused of being too arrogant, and was called to the office by Sakaki to give him a serious reprimand before it was over.

The amount of ingredients is indeed too much, and Tezuka and Marui alone can't handle it all. In the end, Sakaki came forward and granted everyone a day off, and he also arrested everyone who knew how to cook to help. A dinner called "Celebrating Echizen's First Battle Victory" was prepared.

A group of people sat around the conference table and ate and drank wantonly. They also understood that Echizen had never been good at talking, and the topic did not always revolve around him, which made the party look more like a gathering for all members of the management department. It exists to connect with emotions.

After all kinds of feeding, Echizen quickly ate his belly full, and sneaked away at a free time, sneaked into the depths of Yukimura's Four Seasons Garden, lay down in the small gazebo and sent Sakaki a message asking for a meeting, his eyes half-closed Open half-closed like sleeping but not sleeping.

"Ryoma." As soon as he got closer, he saw Echizen curled up like a cat and dozed off in the corner of the gazebo. There was a touch of love in Sakaki's condensed black eyes. He walked over and sat beside him, slowly smoothing his slightly messy black hair . "looking for me?"

"Uncle." Feeling very comfortable being touched by the gentle force, Echizen squinted his eyes in satisfaction, put his arms around Sakaki's waist habitually, and said, "I want to go to the hospital to see Senior Sanada. All the seniors are here today." , he's still in the hospital, it's a little pitiful..."

"Do you want to apologize to Sanada?" Sakaki has always grasped Echizen's thoughts very accurately, and naturally he did not ignore the flickering flickering in the depths of the clear cat eyes.There was a slight smile on the corner of his lips, and he picked up a strand of dark green hair to play with between his fingers. He was silent for a moment, and said: "Then go. But I still have things to deal with later, so I can't leave. I can't go with you."

The top of his head rubbed lightly against Sakaki's palm a few times, Echizen nodded to express his understanding, thought for a while and said in a slightly hesitant tone: "Well...why did Dad come back to watch my game yesterday? Did the uncle ask him to come with him? "

"You found us?" Raising his eyebrows in surprise, Sakaki gently wrapped Echizen's slender body into his arms, lowered his head and rubbed his hair with his cheek, and said softly: "It seems that your father made you It's not completely unreasonable to come to the management department, your insight is indeed suitable for a manager. I didn't ask him to come, he took the initiative to go, and I happened to bump into him, so he appeared together."

Unexpectedly, his father would take the initiative to watch his game, and Echizen seemed very surprised, because even in the ATP that year, his father had to shirk his first summit battle on the grounds that he was too busy with work.Looking up at Sakaki, he was stunned for a long time before slowly lowering his head, and muttered in a low voice: "I thought my stinky dad had forgotten that he asked me and Longya to use tennis to see a bigger world... "

No one knows the situation of the Echizen family better than Sakaki—Minamijiro has been busy with the establishment and normal operation of the management department for more than ten years, and rarely has the opportunity to get along with his son; Rinko is an excellent lawyer, busy with work Under her husband, the time to spend with her son is also very limited.Therefore, Echizen grew up alone and lonely, which led to the child who loved to talk and laugh when he was young, to become the silent and stubborn character he is now.

The more I think about it, the more I feel sorry for the boy in my arms. Sakaki tightened his arms slightly, and comforted him in a hoarse voice: "Silly boy, you know your father. He looks careless on the surface, but he really cares about you in his heart." .”

Perhaps he rarely heard anyone say that his father cared about him, so Echizen felt inexplicably embarrassed, blushed and muttered: "Who knows if it's true... Uncle, go get busy, I'm going to the hospital to see Senior Sanada. "

"Are you going alone?" Worried that Echizen went out alone, Sakaki pondered for a while and said, "Find someone to go with you, it's better to take care of each other."

"Well, then Yukimura-senpai." After explaining to Sakaki that the reason for not playing Tsukasa or Fuji was because the two of them were already tired from the busy work of the party, Echizen seemingly casually pointed at Yukimura.But in fact, this was a decision he had thought about for a long time - he didn't want Sanada to keep worrying about Yukimura's injury back then, and hoped that Yukimura could help to resolve it.

But with his little thought, Sakaki knew it, and Yukimura knew it too.On the way to the hospital, Yukimura was silent for a long time and then said lightly: "Echizen, there are some things that can only be figured out by myself. As bystanders, we don't need to say much, just watch. Sanada and I have been friends since we were young." , Saving him is not only a friendship but also a responsibility. I can't stop or change what he thinks, but if it was anyone else at that time, I would do the same."

Before I said anything, the other party guessed my thoughts, and Echizen stared at the other party's beautiful profile face in a daze. After a long time, he frowned uncomfortably, and muttered in a low voice: "Senior, what are you doing?" knew……"

"Guess, it seems I guessed it right." Looking back at the staring cat's eyes, Yukimura found it interesting, so he simply switched the car to the automatic driving mode, turned around and pinched Chichizen's cheek, and said with a chuckle: "Anyway I have been doing intelligence work for so many years, and it is not difficult to guess your mind, little guy. In front of me, you are no different from a piece of white paper."

Unconvinced, he curled his lips, turned his head to avoid the finger that was about to pinch, and argued, "I just don't want Sanada-senpai to feel guilty towards you all the time. Every time he goes out on a mission, he protects others like he wants to die and ignores himself."

"Which talkative person told you about this? Tezuka or Fuji?" When it came to his privacy, Yukimura seemed a little displeased with someone being troublesome, but facing Echizen, he still had a pleasant face, and there was no trace of reproach in his gentle tone mean.

"Tezuka-senpai and Fuji-senpai have said something... I guessed something myself..." Seemingly aware of Yukimura's displeasure, Echizen secretly raised his eyes to look at him, paused for a moment, then hurriedly said: "Senior, don't blame them, I asked first."

Of course he knew that Echizen was hiding it for the two of them. Yukimura smiled noncommittally. Seeing that the destination was approaching, he withdrew the driving right, turned the car into the parking garage, and said at the same time: "It's nothing, it's not a secret anyway. If you want to know about me, you can ask me directly. Although I can't guarantee that I will answer every question, I still don't want my own affairs to be said by others, understand?"

"Oh... I see." Following Yukimura all the way to the door of Sanada's ward, seeing that the other party was leaning on the corridor and not intending to go in, Echizen said puzzled: "Senior, why don't you go in with me to see Sanada?" Senior?"

Handing the fruit basket he brought to Echizen, Yukimura slightly twitched the corners of his lips, and pushed him towards the ward. "If I show up, Sanada will guess everything. I believe that Sanada doesn't want his secrets to be known to everyone. It's better not to go in. Don't mention anything when you go in, just say you're here to visit."

It was right to think about it, Echizen no longer insisted, pushed the door and walked into the ward alone.He raised his head and met the eyes of Sanada who heard the sound, he wrinkled his nose in embarrassment, and called, "Senior Sanada..."

Sanada was a little surprised by Echizen's sudden visit. After a moment of daze, he slowly put down the book he was reading, and said calmly, "Come and sit down, thank you for visiting me."

"Well... this is for you." Putting the fruit basket on the bedside table, Echizen was not polite, and sat on the chair next to him.Taking a closer look at Sanada's face, he asked, "How is your recovery, senior? When can you leave the hospital?"

"Soon, it should be this week." Looking sideways into the fruit basket Echizen brought, Sanada reached for an apple, then took out a fruit knife and peeled it, and said, "I heard you got an apple. Congratulations for winning the IWC championship. However, don’t slack off the courses in the watch world, especially the actual combat. Shishido is a good teacher, and you will benefit a lot if you learn from him.”

"Senior knows?" Blinking, Echizen suddenly realized that even though Sanada was in the hospital, he still cared about him, and his heart was warm.Taking a peek at the calm and handsome face, he hesitated for a while, then whispered: "I'm sorry, senior...that day..."

"It's all over, so don't mention it anymore, I also had something wrong that day." Dividing the peeled apples into small pieces and putting them in the fruit plate, handed them to Echizen, Sanada looked at his reddish face, with a slight curve on the corners of his lips , said: "Eat it, I came to see me specially, there is nothing to entertain you, I can only use the fruit you brought."

Before coming here, I had a full meal of grilled fish, and I didn't drink water along the way. Echizen was indeed a little thirsty, so I didn't hesitate to come over and eat directly.After eating a few yuan, he realized that Sanada was the patient. He licked his lips in embarrassment, and handed it back: "Senior, eat."

Originally, his impression of Echizen was still the same as when he was facing each other that day, but after chatting for a while, Sanada gradually agreed with Fuji's evaluation - this child is like a cat, as long as he strokes his fur, he is still very cute and sensible.Thinking of this, Sanada's eyes softened a lot, and he motioned for him to eat fruit with him. "Are you still practicing kendo? Although kendo is not very useful in actual combat, it can help shape your character. I suggest you take the time to continue. In addition, I recommend you to ask Hijiruo from the adventure group, his family There is a dojo that teaches ancient martial arts, and I have been familiar with it since I was a child, and I am good at it."

"Shishido-senpai has always asked Hiyoshi-senpai to come over and give me kendo lessons." Seeing that Sanada had finished eating, Echizen got up and went to the bathroom to get a wet towel and handed it to him, saying: "Senior, let's fight when you are well. I'm sure I won't have to be beaten like last time."

Knowing that this stubborn child was expressing his approval in this way, the smile on Sanada's lips deepened a little, and he nodded slightly: "Okay, then take the time to let me test the results of your training during this period Right. Not only kendo, but also actual combat should be tested together, if you don’t want to be beaten, prepare well.”

"I won't always lose, Senpai, you are still far behind." Faced with Sanada's promise, Echizen nodded vigorously, squinted his eyes and hummed proudly.But after he finished speaking, he immediately regretted it a bit, because he was still struggling to fight against Hiyoshi, no matter how he looked at it, it was impossible for him to be the opponent of Sanada, who ranked first in fighting strength in the entire management department.

Thinking about this, Echizen decided to shift the topic to the main purpose of his visit today.Looking at the black eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, he said in a very serious tone: "Senior, I admit that you are very strong, but please don't get hurt in future actions, many people will worry about you."

Unexpectedly, the topic would suddenly turn to himself, Sanada was unconsciously stunned, and slowly restrained his smile.After being silent for a while, he patted the edge of the bed to signal Ochi to sit over, looked into the clear cat eyes, and said, "I don't know how much Fuji and Tezuka have told you about me, but what I want to tell you is that even if you don't When Yukimura was injured for me, I will still choose to protect every companion. Because for us who join the management department means cutting off all contact with relatives, other people are not only companions, but also family members."

"Severed contact? Why do you want to do this?" It was the first time I heard that there was such a thing. Rules...and..."

"You are an exception, because the inspector is your father, even if you don't want to contact him, it is unlikely." Knowing why Echizen was puzzled, Sanada explained lightly: "This is an unwritten rule. We maintain the order of the inner world. It is bound to make countless enemies. In order not to implicate our family members, we will apply to mark our death information on the household registration when we join the management department. If there is no particularly important matter, we will not return to our original home. Even if we retire in the future, we will only I can live alone. Therefore, for me, companions have become the most important people in my life, as long as I have the ability, I must ensure that they are all safe and sound."

Jingjing listened to Sanada's explanation, and Echizen seemed to understand why Longya hadn't contacted him for so many years. It turned out that Longya did this to protect him.Feeling an inexplicable discomfort in his heart, he took a deep breath and stood up, took the initiative to hold Sanada's hand, and said, "I understand, senior. I will also protect you and other seniors."

Because of this sentence, Sanada's eyes rippled, and he looked back at the cat's eyes full of determination for a long time, as if something was blocked in his throat, he couldn't say a word.At this moment, he seemed to understand why Yukimura and Fuji, two warm-hearted and cold-faced people, spoiled this child so much.After a long time, he nodded lightly, lowered his eyes and said, "It's getting late, go back and rest."

Suddenly wanting to see Ryuya, Echizen didn't stay any longer, and left the ward after saying goodbye to Sanada.Looking at Yukimura who was leaning against the wall and coughing, he walked over and said in a low voice, "Senior, please wait for me a little longer, I'll go and see that Long Ya will be back soon."

The amethyst-like eyes narrowed slightly, Yukimura's eyes flickered for a moment, a slight arc slowly appeared on the side of his lips, and he said, "Go, I'll wait for you in the car, and see you at the gate of the hospital."

Agreeing to Yukimura, Echizen turned around and walked quickly to Long Ya's ward on the top floor, seeing a few men in black standing at the door, they couldn't help frowning vigilantly, and said in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

"We were sent by Chief Sakaki to protect Ryuya Echizen." The leader of the man in black said in a flat tone, motioning the others to move aside, and said, "Chief Sakaki told us that you might come, please come in." , Be careful not to take too long, he needs to rest."

After asking those people to come and check their IDs, Echizen's expression softened, and he pushed the door and walked in without saying a word.The nurse I met before was still there, and when he saw Echizen, he got up and said, "His condition is fairly stable, he is well taken care of here, don't worry."

Thanking him softly, waiting for the man to leave, Echizen slowly walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, reaching out and gently touching Long Ya's thin face.The temperature in his hands was still warm. He hooked the corners of his lips, stared at the kappa pendant that slipped out of the slightly open neckline, and said in a low voice: "IWC, do you know? I won the championship, the first in the history of the management department. One, better than you, right?"

If Longya was awake, based on Echizen's understanding of him, he would definitely receive wanton teasing and head-patting attacks; but at this moment, Longya was still lying there quietly, motionless, even breathing weakly, let Echizen watch. The eye sockets gradually turned red.Leaning down to stare at the handsome face, he stretched out his hand to draw the corners of his lips that were always raised in memory into a big arc, and he choked up and said, "Bastard, when are you going to wake up? You said, you want to form a relationship with me." The doubles participated in the ATP, but you never came to see it...Liar...You big liar..."

The nurse who left before seemed to really be watching the time, and came back shortly after.Seeing that the corners of Echizen's eyes were red and tear-stained, he raised his eyebrows in surprise, turned his back and said, "You should go back, Echizen Ryoma. In addition, the patient needs an absolutely quiet environment to recuperate. Please don't come if you are fine. disturb him."

"You don't need to tell me, I know." Wiping his face vigorously, Echichi stood up expressionlessly, fastened the neckline for Long Ya, and left without looking back.

Back in the car, Echizen sat sullenly and let Yukimura drive on the way back. After a gust of night wind, he closed the window and turned to ask Yukimura, "Senior, have you also severed ties with your family?"

"Sanada even told you this." Turning a blind eye to Echizen's reddish eyes, Yukimura looked straight ahead and said with a smile: "Everyone is the same, so as not to implicate the family, there is nothing I can do. But every day One’s family has received a large amount of compensation, so it’s not a loss.”

Hearing what Yukimura said calmly, Echizen felt more and more uncomfortable, bowed his head in silence for a long time, and said softly: "What about after retirement? Can't you go back?"

"Retire? Have you thought about retiring before you officially became a manager?" Turning his head to look at Echizen, Yukimura stroked his hair and continued with a smile: "Based on the current situation, we still have to fight for I have worked in the world for several years, so no one will think about this kind of thing for the time being. However, we usually joked that when we are about to retire, let Atobe buy a small island in the Pacific Ocean, and let everyone live there for the elderly. Anyway, Atobe If we have money, our pension should not be low. How about it, do you want to go with us?"

For some reason, Echizen felt that Yukimura's words sounded like a joke, but they were serious.Thinking that he will also become a manager and must follow the regulations of the management department, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."

Not wanting Echizen to answer so bluntly, Yukimura remained silent instead.After a long time, he slowly stretched out his hand to hold the thin wrist, and said softly: "Then, in order to squander the money of the Ministry together in the future, you must train well to become a manager, and then live well."