8. Tragedy

Shirakawa's heart trembled, a little shocked.

When we first met, he felt that something was wrong, but he didn't expect it.

In this seemingly kind and beautiful girl, God actually sowed a tragedy of sorrow to such an extent?

"But surgery costs a lot of money, but you know what? Brother Chuan, surgery requires at least; 20 million yen! Twenty million yen! Fujimiya continued.

Shirakawa felt a little uncomfortable like a knife through his heart.

Because when he heard Fujimiya say this, his voice was trembling, the kind of trembling that dripped blood.

Like a beast in a desperate situation, it screams helplessly.

"On the day she found out about her illness, my sister, who had always been at the top of the list, was forced to give up her dream of going to college, which she had been following for many years, and went from being a lively girl to being admitted to the hospital; It was also from that day that the parents began a never-ending quarrel. ”

"I was born into a middle-class family, and then I used all the family's savings, which was barely enough to cover her medication bills. The house I live in is getting smaller and smaller, I have sold my car, I have lived in a second-hand house, and I have sold everything I can......"

"But in my third year of junior high school, Hui's condition not only did not improve, but worsened again, and after many hospitals confirmed that she had complications of anemia and needed a major operation to transplant bone marrow, otherwise her life would be short. And the cost of surgery is sky-high. ”

"My mother was completely devastated, and left the family that night and followed another man; The father could not bear the pain of his daughter's terminal illness and the loss of his wife, as well as the torture of all these years, he smoked cigarette after cigarette, lay in bed and never got up, and passed away within a few days. ”

"I remember it was March. When the snow and ice began to melt on the streets in early spring, I had just received my acceptance letter from Po Shin High School, and I thought that everything would gradually improve like this, so I rushed home in a hurry......

As a result, as soon as he stepped into the house, he was hugged by Megumichi who was crying and his eyes were swollen. I was finally able to get the notice that my father had so long wanted to see in front of him, but he never saw it...... At my father's funeral, my mother didn't come. I asked my mother what about it? Megumi says her mother will never come back. Only my sister remained, but she said she was ...... You won't be able to stay with me for a few years......"

"I don't know how I survived."

I just remember that the melting snow and ice in the entire Tokyo street seemed to turn into tears.

Speaking of which, Fujimiya's breath was already unstable, and he was trembling and even choking.

Shirakawa had never seen him so agitated.

"Hozen High School is the best school in Shinjuku, but even so, it costs 1 million yen a year for admission, so where do we get so much money?"

"Megumi said it doesn't matter, she can live for three more years, and she will support me for these three years. Let me make my college dream come true. ”

She left the hospital and was kept alive on the cheapest medicine, but it didn't offset the pain. She relied on knitting some clothes and wool toys, selling them online and mailing them, and even though she was in physical condition, she still worked day and night, and she relied on her amazing will to survive until now, using her meager income to provide for my tuition. ”

"But you chose a different path." Hearing this, Shirakawa also opened his mouth to comply.

"Yes. Even if I could get into college, by then she would no longer be there. How could I climb on my family's coffin net! ”

"She was hell-bent on getting me into high school, and I just wanted her to live"

"So I chose to drop out of school, hide from her, secretly accumulate all the money she gave me, and at the same time, do all kinds of temporary work, what hard work, as long as there is a salary, I will make up for it, in order to make up that huge amount of money, desperately earn money, work hard, just want to race against time, catch up with the god of death to save her!"

"Until now, I have earned a total of more than 10 million yen in two years, plus my sister's money, and some buddies have scraped together loans, and finally collected the amount required for the operation."

Shirakawa could finally understand why he was working so actively in the factory, like a ruthless wolf, driving non-stop in order to survive.

Shirakawa patted him on the shoulder, "Congratulations." ”

"But recently, my sister has become more and more aware of my abnormality, and has questioned me many times about the content of the school, but I can't answer, so I have to find a way to make her feel at ease. So I'm sorry to trouble you, Brother Chuan. Fujimiya scratched his head and said.

"It's fine, it's just a trifle. This thing should still be done based on everyone's relationship. Shirakawa didn't care.

"Brother Chuan, thank you for doing me such a big favor, I owe you a great favor, and I will definitely go to the soup for you in the future, and listen to your instructions."

"Don't, it's serious." Shirakawa hurriedly said.

Knowing the truth of the matter, Shirakawa was relieved.

Although this is not a good thing, at least let him know that it is a good thing for his companions to deceive his family, and let him talk about comfort.

Dangling all the way, the two have come to the parking lot outside the community.

"Brother Chuan, it's not early, isn't your family still living in Shinjuku? Are you going back? ”

Shirakawa was silent.

If it is said that it is very important for him to help him hide the truth about dropping out of school in front of Megumi Inoue, then objectively, he has done Fujimiya a favor, and it is time to complete the task.

But Shirakawa glanced at the panel.

Didn't receive a reward reward.

In other words, Fujimiya is still walking on the road of 'murder and imprisonment'.

Things are still far from over.

The more Shirakawa thought about it, the more suspicious he became, and he felt uneasy.

What was the motive behind his killing?

Since there was still such a possibility, he didn't dare to leave Fujimiya's side easily. At least until he gets through the next few days.

Shirakawa shook his head: "No, I finally came to Arakawa District, and I still want to visit more." ”

"That's right, let's go, let's go to the supermarket. Are you going to rest at my house tonight? ”

"Let's see. By the way, what are you going to do after that? Your sister doesn't know these things, does she? Someday it will be punctured. Shirakawa mentioned it again.

"I will register her in advance, and when the doctors are ready for the operation and the medical bills have been paid, it will be too late for her to regret it. It's not been a few days anyway. ”

Speaking of which, is this a good thing for Fujimiya? Will you be able to ensure peace of mind in the future? Will it be saved? If Fujimiya had spent this money on his studies, what would it be like now? Isn't it a lot easier? Shirakawa sometimes wonders.

Of course, although he doesn't know whether it's good or bad, it's all his own family business. Either way, it was a choice he made, and Shirakawa couldn't talk about what to plan for him.

The two of them went around the supermarket again to buy enough supplies and supplies they wanted.

When he was going out, suddenly a black shadow jumped over and snatched the plastic bag from Fujimiya's hand.

"What guy? Hold it! ”

Shirakawa and Fujimiya chased after each other.

Both of them are good at street chasing, and the figure in front of them took advantage of the terrain for a while, but soon the distance was closer.

He stopped breathlessly, grinned, put down the plastic bag, and spread his hands towards the two of them. Then he turned and disappeared into the night.

If you have to carry these bottles and cans, you are afraid of breaking them, and Shirakawa and Fujinomiya are naturally not good at chasing them anymore.

"It's such a dish, and I still want to be a thief." Fujimiya was dismissive.

Shirakawa was quite suspicious, and the corners of his eyes furrowed.

"I feel a little weird."

"Weird?"

"It's like...... Enemy Honnoji! ”

This is a Japanese proverb handed down during the Tensho period, which translates to the equivalent of the Chinese "drunkard's meaning is not to drink", or the enemy's target refers otherwise.

"Where, where will it be?" Fujimiya also frowned.

"I don't know."

The two went all the way back to the Fujinomiya family's residence, and because they ran several traffic lights in a row when they were chasing, they were delayed a lot of time when they turned back.

"Sister, I'm back. Sister! As soon as he crossed the threshold, Fujimiya shouted happily.

No one in the room responded.

"Sister?"

Inoue Fujimiya's voice was puzzled.

'Branch~'

The bedroom door was pushed open.

The room was cold, and a gloomy wind was blowing.

Something dangling under the chandelier.

So conspicuous.

It was Megumi Inoue's body hanging on a sling.