Time flies by on Saturday.

Except for the six-kilometer run, Higashinohara spends the rest of the time at home, doing squats and watching movies from DVDs rented from outside.

In addition to his personality, he is a bit homely, but the main thing is to save money.

On this day, Higashinohara did not forget to ask the Nishimaru Shunsuke police on the same floor to investigate whether there was any news about Nishimaru Miri.

When the latter heard this, he just shook his head blankly, and then continued to stare at the dark sky outside the window in a daze, looking lost and depressed.

Do you regret it?

Higashinohara has little sympathy for such people.

Although it is said that Nishimaru Miri's disappearance has nothing to do with him, he was carried away by the money because of five million yen, and he recklessly let his daughter test the medicine, and then disappeared without warning.

Even if he regrets it in his heart now when he comes to his senses, such a person does not deserve sympathy.

But in the end, when he left, Higashinohara still left his mobile phone number - telling Shunsuke Nishimaru that if there is news of Nishimaru Miri, he can call him at any time when he needs him.

Although Nishimaru Miri is only a six-year-old girl, she is very polite and good at reading people's faces to figure out people's opinions, which is probably due to the living environment.

But when Higashinohara just came to this world half a year ago and was at a loss, the voice of "big brother will come on tomorrow" really gave him a lot of spiritual comfort.

Now that the little guy suddenly disappeared like this, Higashinohara looked at the simple little shack built of discarded wooden planks in the corridor and the three little milk cats that had lost their little owners, and felt a little lost in his heart, so he thought about it and went downstairs to the convenience store to buy some food and bring it up.

Although poverty made Higashinohara feel a little worried about money, he still felt that he had to do it, otherwise one day Nishimaru Miri came back and the little milk cat starved to death. That's the incompetence of his big brother.

......

The next day, at half past ten on the weekend.

Setagaya-ku, New Tokyo.

A single-family villa of the Taitogawa family.

Rainy day, room with no lights on.

A petite woman on the round bed hung upside down at the end of the bed without any image, with a loli-like figure of at most one meter in her early fifties, long black hair hanging down to the ground, like a hanged little female ghost, what is amazing is that she can still snore evenly and occasionally smash her small mouth twice, obviously sleeping very sweetly.

Through the thin red sand around the round bed, you can see that the floor of the room is full of empty wine bottles and empty beer cans, the pink ashtray is stuffed with the cigarette butts of women's cigarettes, and there are clothes and underwear that are littered.

Jingle bells—! Jingle bells—!

Suddenly, the landline in the room rang, and the Taidaochuan Asuka on the bed turned over, and continued to sleep with a quilt covering his head.

The landline phone rang for a long time to no avail, and after it stopped, the mobile phone on the ground only lit up once, and the screen automatically turned off in the low battery prompt.....

But it's not the end of it.

After a while, there was a knock on the bedroom door.

Knocking on the door is just politeness.

The next moment,

The sound of the lock cylinder twisting sounded.

The door was opened from the bedroom, and a graceful woman stepped in with one foot... Then he shrank back again, and finally walked in with difficulty.

After ten minutes of struggle and compromise,Taidaochuan Asuka in blue monster cartoon pajamas sat at the head of the bed,A look of a primary school student who bowed his head and admitted his mistakes,Where is there a little bit of the momentum of the "rampant Lori" teacher who made countless students change color in the Takehara South Private School Park。

Opposite her, sat a noble lady who looked a little like her between her eyebrows and eyes.

At this time, the Taidaochuan Asuka suddenly folded his hands and raised them above his head, "Mother, I'm going to do it this weekend!" I'm finally resting, please, get around me. ”

As she spoke, she was about to rub herself on the bed.

"You come back to me!"

The woman glared, and the latter immediately came back and did it obediently.

She glanced around, covered her nose and said, "Look at where there are girls in your room, I said that I asked my aunt to clean you every day but I don't want to..."

Asuka Taidaogawa, who was buried in an ostrich, whispered, "I have a habit of cleanliness, and I don't like others to mess with my things..."

"You call this cleanliness?!"

The woman choked when she heard this.

This daughter really doesn't know that one day she will be angry with her.

I don't know how many times this kind of argument has been, but fortunately, the purpose of her coming today is not this, she took a deep breath and calmed down her emotions and asked with a straight face:

"Do you know what day it is?"

Taidaochuan Asuka obediently raised his hand.

"Say."

"Rest day!"

Bang!

She was hit on the head.

The woman said with some hatred, "Today is the day to meet the Matsudaira family, you won't forget it, right?" Don't forget your promise to me and your father! ”

"Of course! Of course I didn't forget! ”

Taidaochuan Asuka hurriedly patted the tablet on his chest, and then muttered dissatisfiedly:

"But didn't I tell you when I came back last week? I don't have much to talk to that guy in Matsudaira, and... There's no way he's going to like me. ”

"You've only met once last week, so why can't it be?"

The woman raised her eyebrows and said earnestly, "Your father and I were like this back then, young people often look for common interests and hobbies, and there is always something to talk about. ”

A common hobby?

That seems to be true.

I like men, and he likes men.

Does this count?

Taidaochuan Asuka complained in his heart, but remembered that he had said that he would keep it secret last week, so he couldn't help but say it, so he could only hang his head and nod his head.

Seeing this, the woman nodded slowly, and said earnestly, "Asuka, my mother didn't force you to marry the eldest son of the Matsudaira family, but you are not too young, as a member of the Taidaogawa family..."

Taidaochuan Asuka immediately raised his hand in surrender, "I know, I know, inherit the genes of the super family!" How many times have you said that....."

Dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and the superpower families of New Tokyo will also choose the corresponding famous families when they are married, so as to ensure that the genes of the superpowers can be extended to the next generation with a high probability.

Of course, if the continuation fails, it is either derailment or bad luck.

At this time, the bird was troubled by his mother, and he didn't feel sleepy.

She simply slipped into the cloakroom and found a black sweater dress to put the whole person in, and then took a short trench coat under her arm, came to the shoe cabinet and leaned down to put on a pair of over-the-knee boots.

The woman saw that her daughter was sensible and compromised, and she just wanted to praise her, but when she saw that she was dressed, she was angry and angry.

"Have you forgotten that the eldest son of the Matsudaira family said he was going to take you to a dinner party tonight? How do you get there in this dress? You really want to me off..."

"Ann, la, a! Matsudaira that guy is very good, and he will definitely prepare a dress before the dinner, don't worry, Mother, I'll go first, or I'll be late. ”

The clothed Taidaochuan Asuka picked up the uncharged mobile phone and ran out, just disappeared at the door and poked his head back, "By the way, don't forget to let others into my room to clean Oh, Mother, I have a habit of cleanliness, and I remember the layout of the room clearly!" ”

"......" woman.

......

11 p.m.,

Odaiba Seaside Park.

Not only does the park beach offer a variety of views of the Tokyo coastline, but the park is also home to the world's tallest Ferris wheel, making it a popular weekend destination for countless Tokyo couples.

It's just that it has been raining since the morning today, which really affects people's interest in traveling, so the seaside park is sparsely populated until noon.

Outside a coffee shop, at a small milky white round table under a canopy.

A young man in sunglasses dressed in a silver-patterned casual suit with his hair combed smooth enough for a fly to skate sat there, seemingly waiting for someone.

"I didn't expect you to choose this kind of place."

As soon as they met, the Taidaochuan Asuka spit out a groove.

That's right, the young man in front of him is Kotaro Matsudaira, the eldest son of the contemporary Matsudaira family

He heard the complaint of the Taidaochuan Asuka, took off his sunglasses and put them in his jacket pocket, raised his head and smiled elegantly, "Miss Taidaochuan, please don't be surprised, I chose this place purely because of the convenience of the proximity, and I heard that the Ferris wheel in Odaiba has a special taste on rainy days, Miss Taidaochuan doesn't know if she is interested in experiencing it together." ”

"Ride the Ferris wheel together?"

Hearing this, Taidaochuan Asuka suddenly glanced at the other party suspiciously, and couldn't help but say, "Hey, hey! You kid won't soak me, will you? ”

Speaking of this, she remembered the pressure from her family in the past two years to urge marriage, and suddenly sighed again, "Alas! Although you don't fit the ideal type in my heart, your character is barely passing, and you like men like me and have similar interests. ”

"Or... We'll make do with it..."

Unexpectedly, Matsudaira Kotaro's elegant and calm face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he looked at Asuka Taidaogawa with a sigh of sighing a little strangely, and coughed dryly, "Miss Taidaochuan, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not... You don't have a boyfriend, I do. ”

“......”

In an instant, the petite body of the Taidaochuan Asuka suddenly trembled, and the whole person was like being struck by lightning.

Is there any reason for this special meow?

Have a boyfriend and you went on a blind date last week?

Kotaro Matsudaira saw that Asuka Taidao's face was getting darker and darker, although he had only met once, but he still knew about the rumors that the eldest daughter of the Taidaogawa family had "rampaging Lori", so he quickly changed the topic and said, "Ahem... Actually, what I'm trying to say is... Isn't Miss Taitogawa curious about what kind of banquet tonight is? ”

As he spoke, Kotaro Matsudaira took out a gilded black invitation from his pocket and gently placed it on the table in front of him and pushed it over.

Taidaochuan Asuka was attracted by the invitation, and after picking it up, he looked at it carefully but couldn't help frowning slightly—there was nothing on this invitation except for the time and place of the dinner.

Even the names of the invitees are blank.

What the heck?

......

"What kind of invitation is this?"

Asuka Taitogawa asked.

Kotaro Matsudaira breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had successfully changed the topic, and at the same time he said, "It is said that it is an invitation to a dinner hosted by Sigmund International Trading Company behind the scenes, and it is held once a year, but there are only eight such black invitations sent out every year in the entire Wano Country. ”

At this, he pouted a little smugly.

"Well, I got this one from a friend who attended a dinner party last year, and he mysteriously told me that tonight would definitely be worth it."

"Huh, so confident?"

Taidaochuan Asuka pouted, as the eldest daughter of the Taidaochuan family, she had never seen any banquets since she was a child, "What is the content of the dinner?" Charity dinner? ”

Kotaro Matsudaira shook his head to show that he didn't know, thought about it and added, "By the way, my friend said that the point is not the content of the dinner, but... After the dinner....."

Taidaochuan Asuka waited for a long time, and found that there was no follow-up, so he couldn't help but take a deep breath, "This kind of friend who sells guanzi, next time we meet, I will kill him for me." ”

"......" Kotaro Matsudaira.

The two were chatting when suddenly, the door of the coffee shop opened from the inside, and a waiter walked out with two freshly brewed cups of coffee on a tray in his hand.

"Hello, coffee for two, please use it slowly."

Hey?

This sound?

How does it sound familiar?

Taidaochuan Asuka raised his head suspiciously, and suddenly said in surprise, "Huh? Higashino-san? How did you... Do you work here? ”

Higashinohara stopped, turned his head and smiled.

"Yes, hello Taitogawa-sensei."

......

Higashinohara had actually noticed Asuka Taitogawa for a long time, that is, his homeroom teacher at the Takehara Minami Private School Park, and estimated that the other party might be dating.

But working part-time is not illegal, and he is not hiding XZ.

Speaking of which, this morning's part-time job was temporarily found on the Internet by Higashinohara, mainly because it was not only very close to the part-time job of the villa dinner in the afternoon, but also happened to diverge in time.

Now that they met each other by chance, after a brief hello, Higashinohara left first on the grounds that there was still something to do in the coffee shop, leaving only Asuka Taitogawa holding his chin and tilting his head sideways, looking at the busy figure in the coffee shop through the glass with interest.

"He's a hard-working boy."

She sighed.

"Well, he's a handsome boy too."

Kotaro Matsudaira sighed.

Taidaochuan Asuka was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and immediately knocked on the table with an unkind face, "Hey, hey, hey!" That's my student, and you are not allowed to hit him. ”

Kotaro Matsudaira was also stunned, as if he had suffered some slander, and said with a red face, "Miss Taitogawa! I would like to reiterate again! I am! Yes! Boyfriend's! ”

Taidaochuan Asuka suddenly jumped on her forehead when she heard this, although she knew that this guy was stating an objective fact, but why did she want to beat people so much when she heard it?

......

The afternoon time slipped away quietly.

When the night falls, the neon-lit rainbow bridge is reflected in the sea like stars, and everything is like a dream.

It's a pity that no one appreciates such a beautiful view.

Since 3 p.m., the seaside park has been closed early, and several nearby roads have been closed for traffic control for unknown reasons, and no pedestrians or vehicles can enter, and even the voice navigation on the mobile phone map to the nearby intersection will prompt you to take a detour.

Of course

Not all of them will take a detour.

I don't know when,

The beachside road is lit up by headlights, red taillights flicker one after another, and luxury cars line up in a long line towards the seaside villa a kilometer away.

......

The entrance to the villa.

Higashinohara, who came here at three o'clock in the afternoon to complete his training, wore a waiter's suit, a red bow tie under his neck, and a dark gold dragonfly mask to cover his face.

In fact, it wasn't just him, but every waiter who came in the afternoon was wearing various animal masks on their faces, supposedly for work, and Higashinohara guessed in his heart that it might be some kind of themed dinner.

At this time, in front of the parking lot, he was looking at the car lights in the distance, thinking that tonight's visitors could arrive as soon as possible to finish the dinner, and then he would call it a day and go back to start today's training.

At this moment, a thin man in a white lab coat walked behind him.

At first, Higashinohara's ears only heard a slight footstep, and without warning, a "long-lost" crime manual wanted warning sound sounded in his mind.

[Warning: Target Found!] 】

【Sin Handbook 002】

[Name: Germaine Hansu (Doctor)]

[Gender: Male]

[Race: Sky Fox Clan]

[Racial Talent: Incitement]

[Ability: Talent Serial No. 43 Nightmare - Drag the enemy into a dream that cannot be broken free, a total of three layers, if the enemy believes that he is killed in the dream, he will also die in reality]

[Ability Level: 5th Tier 1st Stage]

[Sins: 5 Stars]

【Character Drawing Image (Click to open)】

[Generating, you can select a task...] After spawning, capture the Sky Fox Clan Germain Hansu (Doctor) who tortures and kills humans/traffickers, and if you succeed in the capture, you can immediately obtain a prisoner ability]

[Mission Description: You can get 50 (5*X10) attribute points for temporary free distribution, with a duration of 30 minutes, please hurry up after using the temporary attribute points, justice is urgent!] 】

Higashinohara stared at the wanted release of the crime manual in his mind, his body stiffened slightly, and his brain quickly entered a high-frequency operation.

What is the situation with human traffickers?

Isn't this a themed dinner for big companies?

This guy nicknamed "The Doctor",

A dinner party?

Or the host of the villa?

Just as Higashinohara pondered these questions.

Under the dark golden dragonfly mask, out of the corner of his eye, he inadvertently found a familiar figure nodding and saying something to the man in the white lab robe.

It's Shunsuke Nishimaru!

Why is he here tonight?

Higashinohara was a little surprised.

And from his angle, he just saw that when Shunsuke Nishimaru lowered his head and bent down to beg for something, the thin man nicknamed "Doctor" nodded obviously, and reached out to pat Shunsuke Nishimaru's shoulder, but the corners of his mouth were full of a somewhat playful smile.

Immediately after, Nishimaru Shunsuke seemed to have received some kind of promise, but he was so surprised that he almost knelt down and thanked him again and again, and the two walked into the brightly lit villa gate behind them...

What's the situation?

Wait a minute!

Shunsuke Nishimaru appears here...

Does that mean that the "doctor" has any connection with the orange that Nishimaru Miri ate? Or maybe Nishimaru Miri's disappearance has something to do with him?

Thinking back to the crimes of the doctor's torture and human trafficking recorded in the Crime Handbook, Higashinohara's face suddenly became a little cold after the mask.

......