Fragrance!

The smell of 'food' is wafting from the young man in front of him.

Moreover, there is more than one scent.

From each other's arms, wrists, and necks to be exact!

The other party was carrying several items that could be called 'food'.

Is this what the big family is all about?

Props that are rare for ordinary people to see, are carried in several pieces on their bodies?

The four Onmyoji families are even richer than imagined!

Jason thought as he nodded.

"Hmm."

Didn't say more.

For a stranger, Jason's attitude is basically one of vigilance, vigilance hidden under indifference.

Don't talk to strangers.

In the 'city that never sleeps', this is well known.

And for Jason, facing a stranger with 'food' in his arms needs to be even more vigilant.

After all, the 'food' is delicious.

But, no less deadly.

However, the young man from the Blossom House family didn't seem to see Jason's indifference and vigilance, and after Jason nodded in response, the young man immediately said, "Have you found something?" ”

Didn't ask Ryosuke, who looked more professional.

There was also no question about the old monk of Tong Shouji Temple who should have been asked.

didn't even look at Hui Lijing.

Just ask Jason......

Ryosuke didn't care.

Hui Lijing gritted her teeth in anger.

The old monk of Tong Shou Temple shook his head slightly.

Obviously, this is a common problem for young people from large families.

Compare!

The young man from the Blossom House family was comparing himself to Jason at the moment.

In other words, the other party wants to see why Jason can become the heir of Tong Shouji.

And Jason?

"Yes."

A concise answer.

"What is it?"

The young man became interested and asked.

"Why did you tell you?"

Jason asked rhetorically.

The young man was stunned.

He looked at Jason a little stunned, things seemed to be a little wrong, shouldn't it be honest, and then he found the flaw in his words, and after some ridicule, he hid his face and ran away?

How can it not begin yet, there is a feeling that it is going to end.

This makes young people very unwilling.

After frowning slightly, the young man spoke.

"How can you tell me?"

As he spoke, the young man pretended to be sincere and looked at Jason.

There is no shame in making the current low and small.

In a few moments, he will take it back with interest.

"Do you know about alchemy?"

Jason asked a question that seemed abrupt.

"Alchemy?"

"Yes."

The young man nodded.

Although it is a family of onmyoji, it is also known to young people about alchemy overseas, especially some alchemy techniques that are rumored to be able to break through the 'life taboo', which is even more curious.

"Then do you know the most famous words in alchemy?"

Jason continued.

The young man frowned.

There are many famous words in alchemy.

Such as-

One is all, all is one.

The other side of the door is not Shambhala.

Nothing is perfect, and this world is not perfect, which is why it is beautiful.

and other words, which can be regarded as famous sayings in alchemy.

However, soon, the young people of the Huakaiyuan family reacted.

"The principle of equivalent exchange?"

"You're saying I want to know what you've found, and I'll have to pay for something of the same value?"

The young man was not stupid, and in connection with the scene in front of him, he quickly came up with an answer.

Jason didn't deny it.

That in itself was the answer he wanted.

"People have to pay the same price for what they get!"

This is the principle of equivalent exchange! At that time, we believed that this was the truth of the world – but the real world was not perfect! There is no such thing as an all-encompassing principle, and neither is the principle of equivalent exchange! ”

"But sometimes we're happy to do it."

"Because, most of the time, we don't have a choice."

Jason said.

"Good."

"And if I want to know what you've found, what do you have to give?"

The young man of the Huakaiyuan family asked after bowing slightly.

He agreed with Jason's words.

Most of the time, they don't have a choice.

He also became more and more interested in Jason's discovery.

"A prop on you."

Jason said.

Although the young man in front of him had more than one prop, Jason also wanted it.

But he knew better that it was impossible.

Don't say it's all to do.

Even if it was one of them, Jason was ready to bargain.

Just out of Jason's expectations, the young man in front of him nodded without hesitation.

"Okay."

"Using one of my props as a bargaining chip, you tell me what I found."

The young man nodded happily.

Jason was even happier and said straight.

"They died of murder."

"Before the rocket landed, the murder happened."

"Moreover, the murderer in this car did not escape."

When he heard Jason's first words, the young man from the Blossom House almost burst out laughing.

After so much, he thought there was something.

As a result, it was a murder.

The problem is that even a fool can know that this is murder if he sees the scene.

However, with Jason's words, the young man from the Flower Blossom House restrained his smile and his face became serious.

He turned his head to look at the charred car and the corpse, his eyes narrowing slightly.

A chill flashed through the narrow slit of his eyes.

Some information that others don't know is connected.

Ryosuke, who was on the side, turned his head to look at the charred scene.

The rockets that seemed to be attacked just now were actually designed to kill people and destroy corpses?

How did Jason find out?

Ryosuke carefully examined the blackened scene in front of him.

But as before.

He found nothing.

Ryosuke didn't find anything, and so did Hui Lijing.

Hui Lijing, who thinks she is an excellent detective, endured the smell of burnt human flesh mixed with burnt rubber, and after patrolling the scene several times, she finally chose to give up.

There is naturally a trace of frustration in my heart.

But soon, hope resurfaced.

Is this the power of the 'mystical side'?

Can I learn this?

Hui Lijing thought so.

"Are you sure?"

The young man from the Flower Blossom House asked.

"You can investigate in detail."

"He was the one who killed him."

"Then, the rockets fell."

Jason pointed to the two charred corpses in one of the cars.

Then, without waiting for the other party to ask again, he said, "I'll be eating at the 'Glowing Cuisine Pavilion', and I'm sure you'll find out before I finish eating." ”

With that, Jason turned around and walked towards the 'Glowing Cooking Pavilion'.

Jason wasn't worried that the other party would not keep the agreement.

In front of so many people.

Unless the other party is shameless, if he says it, he will not fail to obey it.

And for a person from a big family, shameless, but it's more uncomfortable than killing them.

Of course, guys like Lothar 11 are exceptions.

Can you count on a scrap of wood to save face?

As long as he can survive, taking off his pants and running is not a difficult thing for a guy like Lothar 11.

"Be careful."

"It's best not to get involved in the affairs of the Huakaiyuan family."

The old monk of Tong Shouji Temple walked side by side with Jason, reminding in a low voice.

"Hmm."

Jason nodded.

For a friendly reminder, Jason will not refuse.

Just like in the face of danger, Jason generally chooses to avoid.

That's under normal circumstances, though.

If this danger is accompanied by 'food'.

Jason was happy to take the plunge.

The old monk of Tong Shouji Temple looked at Jason's expression and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Is it really a young man?

A guy like him is really old!

However, old is old.

Anyway, he is ready to go back to the countryside to retire.

Thinking of the comfortable life after returning to the countryside, the old monk couldn't help but laugh.

"Master, everyone, please come here."

The waiter looked at the people who had returned, and immediately greeted them.

Passing through the gate, there is a gravel road.

The boxy gray stone slabs are embedded in the ground ten centimeters apart, and the gaps around them are the size of a thumb's head.

The gravel path is not straight, but winding, with a handful of emerald green bamboos in front of you, and the sound of gurgling water in your ears.

After following the gravel path and rounding two bends, everything suddenly became clear.

A small stone bridge appears in front of Jason.

Under the bridge is the sound of running water.

The bridge is flanked by springs.

The spring water kept flowing out, and after converging under the bridge, it flowed to an unknown place.

More than a dozen brightly colored koi fish swirl down the bridge.

When Jason walked in, the koi fish, who had jumped out of the water from time to time, fled in all directions like crazy.

Jason saw this and pouted.

He didn't come to eat fish today, what are he afraid of?

"Your seats are here."

The waiter led the four Jasons to a corner of the dining hall hall, and when the bamboo curtains on both sides were lowered, the whole space immediately became private.

"Your all-cow set will be here in a moment."

"Also, an unexpected surprise will arise."

After leaving such words, the waiter got up and left.

The old monk of Tongshou Temple and Ryosuke sat cross-legged.

Jason, on the other hand, was not used to this kind of sitting position, so he stretched his legs under the table - the top was the table, and the bottom was a recess, so that he could hang his legs down just right.

There is a soft cushion underneath, and the soles of the feet are comfortable to step on.

There was also heating, not cold at all.

Hui Lijing also sat like this.

Leaning on Jason's side, covered by the table, Hui Lijing stretched her soles to her heart's content, her toes kept moving, this kind of exhilarating feeling, she couldn't help but hum a happy tune.

"Kneeling is what a lady should have."

Ryosuke seemed a little old-fashioned at this time.

Hui Lijing glanced at the other party and said unceremoniously.

"Only those who are short advocate kneeling."

Ryosuke was about to refute immediately.

However, when he opened his mouth, he didn't say anything.

Because, Hui Lijing is really taller than him.

He wasn't as tall as a woman...... Although it was deliberately provocative, Ryosuke still felt inexplicably prickly.

"I'll go to the bathroom."

As if escaping embarrassment, Ryosuke stood up and walked out.

When the bamboo curtain was opened, Ryosuke quietly glanced at Jason.

With Jason's faint nod, Ryosuke quickly disappeared behind the curtain.

Jason hadn't forgotten what Ryosuke really wanted to do.

The other party is not here to eat.

That's nice!

The old monk of Tong Shou Temple probably saw something, and after putting his hands together, he stopped talking.

Hui Lijing?

The female detective who was targeted again is still angry.

Ignoring Ryosuke who left at all.

It wasn't until the three waiters came up with a plate of beef that Hui Lijing came to her senses.

"Beef sashimi!"

The female detective's eyes lit up as she looked at the beef in front of her like snowflakes.

You're welcome, just picked up the chopsticks.

It really melts in your mouth!

The dipping sauce is sweet and sour!

Let the beef not have any fishy smell!

It doesn't require any cooking, and this pureest food is really unforgettable.

Involuntarily, the female detective closed her eyes intoxicated.

And then—

"One more."

Jason's voice came.

The female detective opened her eyes.

The plate full of beef that had been placed in front of Jason was already empty.

It's not just Jason's.

And hers.

Apparently she just ate a piece.

Why is there no more?

Hui Lijing looked at Jason angrily.

Jason looked calm.

"Not me."

As he spoke, Jason looked at the old monk of Tong Shou Temple.

The old monk was very interested, and handed the plate with the beef in front of him to Jason.

Soon, however, the old monk couldn't laugh anymore.

Because, Jason eats too fast.

The beef, which was almost freshly served, was gone in the blink of an eye.

With his eyesight, he could barely see an afterimage.

This, this......

The old monk was dumbfounded.

"If it weren't for the accident, Jason would have been the winner of the 'Gourmet Food' Big Stomach Challenge."

Hui Lijing said lightly.

"Is it that burger's big stomach game?"

The old monk asked, slightly nervous.

Tongshouji Temple is not far from 'Gourmet Ichiban' Street.

He knows very well that the big stomach is competing.

Everyone who was able to participate was a terrible guy with a monster stomach.

"Yes."

Under the increasingly nervous gaze of the old monk of Tong Shou Temple, Hui Lijing nodded very seriously.

Suddenly, the old monk's sweat came down.

He clenched the purse that was hidden in his left sleeve.

The wallet that used to feel thick suddenly felt thin at this time.

In front of his eyes, there seemed to be bills flying away.

Every banknote shouted in the wind—

Finished! Finished!

"It's over!"

After Jason added meat for the tenth time, the old monk closed his eyes.

He finally understood why Jason was just to make up for it, and when he invited him to dinner, Jason's tone of repeated confirmation.

Originally......

Am I naïve?

The old monk sighed in his heart.

Then, when he heard Hui Lijing's words, his heart tightened again.

"I eat too much beef sashimi, and I'm very tired."

"The whole beef meal should have barbecue and shabu-shabu, right?"

Hui Lijing asked.

Oh, yes!

Beef sashimi is the beginning, followed by yakiniku and shabu-shabu!

The old monk sighed, and he took out the hand that was clutching the wallet and slowly put it into the right sleeve.

It's not money here.

It's a card.

It was he who put the card with the pension.

Gently rubbing the hardness on it, tears appeared in the old monk's eyes.

Why do I keep tears in my eyes?

Because, that's my love for life!

What retires without retiring.

Aren't they all the same as they are?

The old monk said to himself, and then, thinking of something, he stood up sharply.

"I'll borrow a phone."

The old monk said this, and rushed out quickly.

"Hey, the ticket center?"

"Well, yes, I'll refund the ticket."

"What?"

"Can't get a full refund?"

"Can it only be refunded at half price?"

"Fraud, you are fraud, obviously it hasn't passed twelve o'clock!"

"You should get it back at full price!"

"I'm a monk!"

"The monk who enshrines the Bodhisattva is the closest person to the Buddha!"

"How could I lie!"

……

The old monk's voice fell clearly into Jason's ears.

Reached the limit?

Jason sighed slightly.

Then, once again, he restrained his hunger.

This is not an easy thing for Jason.

If you don't eat, restraint is restraint.

But once you start eating, you have to refrain from it.

For Jason, it would have to be ten or a hundred times stronger than before.

But at this moment, the young man from the Flower Blossom House walked into the restaurant.

Although there was a bamboo curtain separating them, the young man still saw Jason at a glance.

He walked quickly, his face was solemn, and when he came to the outside of the bamboo curtain, he bowed slightly, and said directly-

"Excuse me, Excellency Jason."

"As an apology, I am willing to give you a banquet later."

(End of chapter)