Back for a while now, there had been not a peep from Rum's end. Tamazawa Shuxin was beginning to suspect this partnership was a goner. "It's just a shame I can't shake down Pisco. Honestly, Rum, a bit of integrity goes a long way sometimes." He felt rather disappointed. Such a golden opportunity, yet things had gone sideways on Rum's side. Tamazawa Shuxin had no choice but to set the matter aside for the moment and attend to other official duties.
"I really want to go out on a mission. When will looking at paperwork in the office all day ever end?" Looking up at the stack of documents on his desk gave him an instant headache. Tamazawa Shuxin made a decisive executive decision to head straight out for field duty. He typed out [*Office paperwork / Glenlivet*], hit send to Gin, and drove off toward the mission location.
After three straight days of missions, he felt completely refreshed. His merit points were finally back in the black, and he had stockpiled 202 scratch-off tickets. He was thinking as he walked, waiting for an auspicious day to go all-in on all of them. Just as he reached the entrance of the headquarters, he spotted Gin standing off to the side with a dark, livid expression and a fierce glare, holding a Beretta. Tamazawa Shuxin guiltily rubbed his nose. "Gin, I'll increase your budget."
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