The fluorescent lamps in the lounge glowed a warm yellow, and behind a desk, Nohara's small and delicate figure loomed, leaning over the table, burying her little head in the crook of her arm, and Uesugi Kiyoshi could faintly hear her sobbing.

Kyoko Nohara also had a bento and a glass of water in front of her, but she didn't move, and she didn't even wake her up when the door opened.

Uesugi Kiyoshi glanced at Ryunosuke Akutagawa with an inquiring look, and Ryunosuke Akutagawa spoke in a knowing whisper.

"I've already said hello here, just take Miss Nohara with Uesugi-kun, no one will embarrass you."

"I'm going to put the finishing touches on Yokodano first, and I'm looking forward to Uesugi-kun's reply, so... I'll take my leave. ”

Ryunosuke Akutagawa had a good eye to give up the space for the two to be alone, made a gentlemanly salute, turned around and disappeared into the dimly lit corridor.

Uesugi Kiyoshi sighed, accentuated his footsteps, and stepped into the lounge.

The sudden footsteps finally woke up Nohara Kyoko, she hurriedly raised her head, wiped the tears on her face with her little numb hands, and tried to open her red and swollen eyes wide, telling who was coming.

When she saw that it was Uesugi Kiyoshi who came, she was overjoyed, and forced a reluctant smile on her originally sad face, and spoke in a somewhat hoarse choked voice.

"Uesugi-kun! You... You're all right! ”

"I... I'm worried about you! But I asked the police about you, and they didn't tell me ...

"I followed Uesugi-kun's instructions and explained everything clearly to the police officer who came to interrogate... They didn't embarrass you! ”

The girl Pear Blossom brought rain, smiling with tears, and her face was full of concern for herself, which made Uesugi Kiyoshi a little heartbroken for a while--he felt a little guilty.

Uesugi Kiyoshi is a person with clear grievances, he believes in the principle that if you give back, if someone offends him, even if he tolerates it face to face for the sake of the overall situation, he can hold a grudge until he retaliates and goes back.

But if someone treats him well, he will definitely repay the grace of dripping water, he was lonely in his last life, no one helped him, basically he was self-reliant and tenacious, so he secretly decided in his heart that if someone was willing to help him and treat him well, he must repay it a hundred times, at least he couldn't let people regret helping him.

Therefore, he respects his mentor Hidekawa Kamizumi as his parents, so he regards Yuichi Kudo, who releases kindness to him as soon as they meet, as a confidant.

Now Nohara Kyoko's uncle, her only reliance is to die under her own sword, even if Uesugi Kiyoshi is to save people, he doesn't do it, I'm afraid that the next one to be chopped into pieces by Yokotano will be the poor little apricot, but he still can't help but feel a little sorry for Nohara Kyoko.

He sighed, lowered his eyes, and did not dare to speak in an extremely gentle tone to the sad and concerned eyes of Kyoko Uenohara.

"Well, Apricot, this side has been settled, let's go out first..."

For Uesugi Kiyoshi's words, Nohara Kyoko naturally obeyed, she wiped her tears, jumped off the chair that was a little high for her, trotted to the locker next to her and picked up the schoolbags of the two, and followed Uesugi Kiyoshi like a little follower.

Uesugi Kiyoshi doesn't want to stay in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for a long time, ordinary people who like to stay in a place like the police station, and now that it's a matter here, he walked out of the Sakurada Gate directly with Nohara Kyoko.

The night was deep, the time had reached about ten o'clock in the evening, the pedestrians on the road were a little sparse, the night wind was a little strong, there was humid water vapor in the wind, and the sky was still covered by dark clouds, covering the stars and the moon behind them.

I don't know when this rain will fall.

Uesugi Kiyoshi and Nohara Kyoko walked silently on the side of the road, Uesugi Kiyoshi carefully considered the words and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Apricot, there are so many things that happened today, I'll explain to you another day... I'll send you home first. ”

Unexpectedly, hearing this, the sound of Nohara Kyoko's fine footsteps behind him stopped, Uesugi Kiyoshi sensed that something was wrong, and when she looked back, she saw Nohara Kyoko standing still in place, her head lowered, the bangs on her forehead hung down, blocking her eyebrows, her shoulders were constantly shaking, and she seemed to be sobbing quietly.

Slowly, Nohara Kyoko's choked voice became louder and louder, she couldn't control her emotions a little, and slowly squatted down, holding her shoulders with both hands, looking extremely helpless.

After a few seconds, her dull, crying words came over.

"Uesugi-kun..."

"I... I..."

"I don't have a home anymore..."

Nohara Kyoko was sad and scared in her heart, the police who came to ask her did not hide anything from her, and told her the death of Yokotano and Yokota Ryoko, she knew that her uncle was crazy, killed her aunt brutally, and then tried to attack Uesugi Kiyoshi, she is not stupid, combined with the strong bloody smell smelled at the door of the house, she can also deduce the truth of the matter, but she is subconsciously evading and not wanting to believe this fact.

The policeman's words were the last straw that crushed her mentality.

She lost her father and mother since she was a child, but fortunately, her uncle adopted her and saved her from going to an orphanage.

After so many years, although her life is not very satisfactory, she at least has a home, and she still has relatives in this world.

My aunt was not good to her, but my uncle was always gentle with her.

But...

Overnight.

She had nothing left.

She has no friends at school, and now she has no relatives, and even her home has become a murder scene, and she doesn't have to think about it to know that she can't go back.

While Kyoko Nohara was sad about the death of her uncle and aunt, her heart was at a loss.

Tokyo is so big, all cold steel jungles, under the hustle and bustle, where can she call home?

Uesugi Kiyoshi felt that he had said the wrong thing, and he blamed himself a little, and at this time, he looked at Nohara Kyoko burying her head and sobbing, and her heart was shocked, and she was stunned on the spot.

After a long silence, he sighed.

In his previous life, he was not yet ten years old, his parents both died of illness, and on the day of their funeral, after dealing with the hypocritical guests with a numb expression, in front of his parents in the middle of the night, why didn't he cry so sadly?

It was the last time he shed tears in his previous and present lives combined.

At that time, he was the same as Kyoko Nohara now.

No friends, no relatives, no home.

He looked at Kyoko Nohara, as if he saw himself at the beginning.

At the beginning, he was not unlucky, at least he had relatives who were willing to adopt him, although his purpose was not pure, but he could also raise him until he reached adulthood.

Who can the current Nohara Kyoko rely on?

For a moment, the demon soul of Yingcao, the picture of slaying Yokota, and the helpless crying of Kyoko Nohara were mixed together, intertwined and hovered in his mind.

It didn't take long for him to seem to have made a decision.

He walked up to Nohara Kyoko, leaned over slightly, and spoke softly.

"I'm sorry, Apricot, I didn't think it through and said the wrong thing."

"The joys and sorrows of people are not the same... I've had a similar experience to you, but I can't say I can fully understand how you're feeling right now. ”

"But... Life has to go on. ”

Uesugi Kiyoshi looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, and his voice became more and more gentle.

"Apricots, even if the clouds cover the sky, the stars will still exist, as long as you persevere, you will always wait until the day when the clouds open and the moon shines."

"If a person has never seen the light, then the darkness in which he is found is nothing more than that."

"Apricot, you have to be stronger."

"You... And me. ”

Hearing Uesugi Kiyoshi's words, Nohara Kyoko raised her head blankly, and I felt pity on her tear-stained little face, which made Uesugi Kiyoshi feel a little distressed.

All this is a bit heavy for a sixteen-year-old girl.

He settled down, and a warm smile curled into the corners of his mouth.

"Apricot, anyway, Mr. Yokota's death has something to do with me."

"I'll take responsibility, and until I think of a way, you... Let's come to my house first. ”

"My house is a little shabby and cramped, um... Living with me as a male will also have a great impact on you, and it will be very inconvenient, so you can make do with it for one night, and tomorrow I will visit Master and ask him to think of a way for you..."

Nohara Kyoko's stunned eyes gradually had a focus, she reacted to what Uesugi Kiyoshi was saying, and stood up suddenly, she had been squaat for a long time, the blood circulation was not smooth, coupled with the sadness, she was a little dizzy for a while, and was quickly supported by Uesugi Kiyoshi's eyes, and fell into a warm embrace.

She was a little panicked and wanted to stand up straight, but feeling the temperature coming from Uesugi Kiyoshi's body, she was a little nostalgic - she had no one else to rely on now.

She cheekily leaned into Uesugi Kiyoshi's arms and muttered to herself.

"I... Can you really disturb Uesugi-kun..."

"I... I..."

"I don't have any money, I go to work and no one wants to use me, they think I'm short, like a middle school student, I'm usually clumsy, my aunt always says I'm a useless waste... I'll give Uesugi-kun trouble..."

Uesugi Kiyofuku touched Nohara's little head with a smile and shook his head.

"No, I think Apricot is a very good girl."

"Apricot, I told you at noon, we're friends."

"You can try to rely on me a little, and I'll help you."

Hearing this, Nohara Kyoko suddenly felt a little relieved as if she had taken a reassuring pill, although she was still a little sad about the death of her loved ones in her heart, but that feeling of despair was gone.

Her cheeks were slightly red, and she muttered in a low voice, "That... Then I'll ask Uesugi-kun for more advice..."

At this moment, Uesugi Kiyoshi's pupils shrank.

He saw that behind the Nohara apricot in his arms, countless points of light flew in the air, forming a dandelion-like plant pattern.

Is that... Grass.

At the same time, a thought suddenly passed into his mind.

"The Grass Demon Soul... Homecoming! ”