Chapter 33: Clarity of Heart
Yuichi Kudo's eyes narrowed, and he seemed to get to know his friend again.
He glanced at Uesugi Kiyoshi deeply, lowered his eyes, and said, "Is that so?" β
"In my impression, you are a reasonable person, when the Tosaka Tiger provoked you, you didn't just beat them up, but today you killed decisively, unlike the original you..."
Uesugi Kiyoshi spoke without hesitation.
"You know mine, Yuichi, how people treat me, how I treat people."
"Tosaka Tiger's bad deeds, in the final analysis, are not a heinous crime, what he did is not good, but he is also reasonable."
"So I reasoned with them first, but it really didn't make sense, so I made a move."
"Can these enemies I met today reason with me?"
"If I don't kill people, people will kill me, I don't have a choice."
"There are always some things in this world that you can't help yourself, people live in the world, you can't just live for yourself, that's too selfish."
"I saved Dongwen Maki today, I may have gotten into extra big trouble, and I didn't even have a home in the end, but I don't regret it."
"Because I believe that if the master is here today, he will do the same, and the master is not here, and I, as a disciple, should do it for me."
"It's the first time I've killed someone, and I'm good at killing ghosts, so it's no different, isn't it?"
"People know that ghosts are terrifying, and ghosts know that people are poisonous."
"It doesn't matter if he's a human, a ghost, or a god, whoever wants to kill me, I'll cut him down first."
"This is my original intention to learn swords, my heart, unwavering."
His words implied a sharp edge, and there seemed to be a sharp sword hidden in his eyes, even if the sky collapsed, the sea and the mountains collapsed, it was difficult to change his mind.
Yuichi Kudo silently glanced at Kiyoshi Uesugi and suddenly smiled happily without warning.
"Akutagawa once told me that most swordsmen are stubborn people, because if they want to forge a strong sword heart, they must be unwavering in their own path."
"Now I've seen it."
"So, since you are here, does it mean that you have made a decision?"
Uesugi Kiyoshi nodded, there was no need for him to play with Yuichi Kudo.
"I've worked as a cook in a restaurant, I've worked as a cashier at a convenience store, and I often go out on vacation to play dolls and hand out flyers β I'm not averse to working part-time for people."
"I've consulted with Master, and he seems to have a lot of opinions about government organizations like Heiankyo and the Shinsengumi, and he doesn't hate collectibles associations, so although Akutagawa-san's first impression was pretty bad, I don't mind working with him."
"I've done more things to force myself to live, and... The treatment of the Collectibles Association is probably the best I have ever had. β
There was a pause in his voice, and Uesugi Kiyoshi's expression became more serious.
"Youyi, I'm a person who holds grudges, Dong Wenyu and Yuan Longhai, I must make them pay the price."
"Moreover, I am really fed up with this situation of only being able to defend and counterattack passively."
"I can still do swordsmanship, but it's not enough to ride a thousand, I originally thought that even if this world is dangerous, the enemy is just those ghosts and gods, one person and one sword, it's enough to settle down."
"Now it seems that the most troublesome thing is people."
"In that case, then why should I pretend to be indifferent to fame and fortune?"
"Dong Wenjue can start from scratch and build a night empire... Am I worse than him? β
Uesugi Kiyoshi took a deep breath.
In his previous life, he had a bloody start, and in the end he got a little better, but he was not a successful person, just a 996 senior social animal.
This life seems to have a bloody collapse at the beginning, but when the nobles help each other, there is still a plug-in ghost painting mirage building, if it is still mediocre and mediocre, it will be too wasteful to live a life of inaction.
Before, he didn't know that this world was so badly infiltrated by the extraordinary, and his goal was to climb to the upper class.
Now, he wants more.
At the very least, it is so strong that neither people nor ghosts and gods dare to provoke themselves.
The thought in his heart turned, and he looked straight at Yuichi Kudo.
"I am willing to join the Collectibles Society, my sword can be used by you."
"But, I need your help, Yuichi."
"The Dongwen Society is in turmoil, this is a golden opportunity, although Dongwenjue may be cheating, but there is also a lot of room for maneuver."
"If we can take advantage of the righteous banner of Dongwen Zhenxi to take the opportunity to cause trouble and defeat Dongwenyu, then most of the fruits of Dongwen will fall into our pockets, which is enough for me to fight for decades."
"Yuichi, I'm a layman, and I'm greedy."
"I don't mean to steal the legacy of Master's old friend, but... If I help Dongwen Zhenxi to secure the position of the second generation of the Dongwen Society, why does she have to say something, right? β
"I heard that the Dongwen Society started as a smuggler?"
"Well, the traditional business of the gangsters is to suck the blood of the toiling people, and I don't like it."
"But smuggling is sucking the blood of chaebols and political parties, and I don't mind."
"If I help Dongwen Zhenxi kill the rebels, isn't it too much to share my share of this smuggling business?"
Kudo Yuichi listened to Uesugi Kiyoshi's words, and was silent for a while, and then nodded slowly.
"I knew you had this idea, you want to borrow the power of the Collectibles Association as a backing to deal with Dong Wenyu, right?"
"Ha, if it's another gangster, I'm afraid Akutagawa won't agree, it's also a tricky thing for a transcendent to intervene in a mortal gang, but Towen will... He regards the ghosts and gods behind the Dongwen Society as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, you have the same purpose and common interests, and it is estimated that the meeting will be successful. β
β...β
"I'm glad that you can tell me this to show that you don't treat me as an outsider."
"Don't worry, even if Akutagawa doesn't help you, I can help you."
"Mother's armed detective agency, I'm basically in charge now, maybe I can't deal with those powerful ghosts and gods, but I'm still more than enough to provide intelligence support and solve some minions and cannon fodder."
Uesugi Kiyoshi was a little grateful, but also a little puzzled.
It was just the two of them, and he simply asked.
"Yuichi, you've helped me too much... Why? β
He was only halfway through his words, but Yuichi Kudo immediately understood.
The detective of the Collectibles Association, looking at Kiyoshi Uesugi, his expression became so kind that he was a little numb.
"You want to ask why I'm helping you so much?"
"Well, you're worth my investment, I know your character, and now that I've helped you, when I use you in the future, I'm afraid I'll be able to gain a super strong thug with a word - these are clichΓ©s, but I did think about it."
"That's not the main reason."
"Qing, do you know what my abilities are?"
Uesugi Kiyoshi thought for a few seconds, and said with some hesitation: "Super reasoning? β
Kudo Yu shook his head repeatedly.
"No, that's just a pretext, I was born with a [temple of thinking], I can't forget, I think many times faster than ordinary people, and my IQ is also very high, this is not an extraordinary ability."
"There are so many people in this world, there are always a few unusual existences, I... is one of them. β
"One of the abilities that I truly inherited from the Edogawa Ranbu Heroic Soul is called [Mingxin]."
"Know good and evil, and know people's hearts."
"I can sense the kindness and malice of others towards me, and I can easily tell if this person is lying to me."
"Qing, there are too many lies in this world."
"My parents, my relatives, my classmates, my subordinates."
"All kinds of reasons, or all kinds of lies that are trivial but true, have already bothered me a little."
"Until I met you."
"Maybe you don't feel anything, but you've never lied to me."
"For me, it's hard to get precious."
"I don't have any friends, people I know with each other, I've never considered friends."
"In my mind, only people who don't cheat on each other can be called friends."
"You're my only friend, Kiyoshi."
"If I don't help you, who do I help?"