Candy, Cigarettes & Soda!

Chapter 1: The Old Man and The Crime

Sitting on a chair in a small room that had shelves full of books on every single wall was a young teenage-looking boy with short messy black hair, golden eyes that stared intensely at the book the boy was reading, and was wearing a white lab coat over a black button-up shirt, black pants, and black shoes.

In the same room as the teenager, sitting at a desk was a young-looking middle-aged woman with long black hair, and wearing a business suit. They sat in comfortable silence with the teenager reading his book and the woman doing paperwork.

A few minutes of silence passed before one of the bookshelves moved to reveal a secret entrance out of which came a young girl and an old man.

"Kinume! He's ok on all conditions," the girl said holding a piece of paper that was most likely a resume.

"Thank you," the woman named Kinume thanked, "Please serve our guest coffee and get one for Jack would you, Miharu-san? You know how he likes it."

"Um... but I'm minding the shop," Miharu replied, "and I'm not your servant, can't you do that yourself—"

Kinume stared at the young girl with a deadpan star which caused the girl to change her mind.

"...cream and sugar?"

"Ah... no thank you..." the old man replied.

"Thank you Miharu-chan," the boy presumably Jack thanked not looking up from his book.

"Well then, let's begin the interview," Kinume started looking at the paper that Miahru gave her, "Hiraga Raizou-san, 65. Metropolitan Police Department, Security Bureau. You retired from the Security Police and are currently unemployed. A former SP... I see. Your reason for applying?"

"Eh? The reason..." The old man seemed to contemplate his reason before saying, "Well... I just wanted a job... I found your company's AD and decided to apply. Is the part about one million true? Er... are you listening?"

"Our firm was established as an informal non-profit organization for public welfare. In return for the high income, we ask that you observe strict confidentiality as our principle. Tomorrow we'll have you attend a test and training session. If we find the results satisfactory, you will be immediately hired and receive a starting pay of one million yen per month. That will be our procedure, do you have any questions?"

"Eh...!? Ahhh... Yes, that'll be fine! I'm looking forward to it!"

Kinume stamped one of her documents after that before looking up at Hiraga, "Hiraga Raizou-san. All your life, your job was to protect other people..."

"Yes... that's what the SP does," Hiraga replied.

"I am Director Kinume. Welcome to the SS Agency," Kinume then raised a bell that was on her desk and rang it, "Our guest will be leaving now, Miharu-san."

Miharu had opened the hidden bookshelf door as Kinume said that not looking at all impressed at the fact that she had just brought the coffees that she was asked to make and one of the people she made the coffees off will be leaving.

"Just add some sugar to Hiraga-sans coffee and I'll have it, Miharu-chan," Jack spoke somehow knowing Miharu's expression without looking up from his book.

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The next night, Jack was now sitting on a chair in a basic hotel room but the most notable thing in the room was the half-naked body of a middle-aged man who had been shot in in head. The sound of a shower could be heard going and a few moments later the old man Hiraga from the night prior entered the room wearing a janitor outfit with the initials SS on the front of his cap.