raknovel Chapter 197 Little Lian, Don't Betray Me
Chapter 197 Little Lian, Don't Betray Me
Chapter 197 Little Lian, Don't Betray Me
Gonda Manji sat at the dining table, drinking one glass of whiskey after another until his face turned red and he was slightly tipsy.
Because at this moment, Manji Gonda is trapped in the world of whiskey and the plot of "Nightless Town".
With his mind still slightly drunk, Gonda Manji desperately tried to recall all the mystery novels he had read over the years as a mystery critic.
But when was the last time I felt sad for a character in a mystery novel?
Ms. Suzue from "A Bellflower"?
What about before that?
Perhaps only Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile" could bring Gonda Manji a sorrow that would never be forgotten!
Love is simple, but human nature is complex.
Although Kyosuke Maijo's "Sleepless Town" and Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile" are completely different in terms of both story and setting.
However, Manji Gonda did indeed feel immense sadness in Maijo Kyosuke's "The City That Never Sleeps".
This sadness contains the cold indifference of the Shinjuku district.
Having a mixed-race person like Liu Jianyi is like a rat barely surviving.
But these things account for less than one percent of Gonda Manji's sorrow.
The real source of Gonda Manji's extreme sadness was Natsumi's existence.
Using his exceptional writing skills, Maijo Kyosuke employs an extremely long story as a foundation to depict the complicated and twisted love between Liu Jianyi and Xia Mei.
Xia Mei is clearly a dirty person at heart. She's a bar girl, a runaway with money, and a habitual liar.
In reality, he would be a complete scoundrel, someone everyone would want to stay away from.
But Maijo Kyosuke deliberately wrote about her being forced into this situation.
It describes the circumstances that forced her to act.
She expressed her desire to be loved and her concerns about not trusting Liu Jianyi.
Similarly, Maishiro Kyosuke did indeed portray Liu Jianyi as a cold-blooded and ruthless scumbag who would betray even his own family.
In this situation, when Natsumi says in the story, "I know everything. As soon as this is over, Kenichi will definitely abandon me. I just want some money so that I can live on my own,"
Even Gonda Manji had to admit that he couldn't figure this woman out.
But what's scary isn't that you can't understand someone's heart.
It's not that you can tell the other person is lying to you, but you still choose to believe them.
At this moment, Gonda Manji is caught in a vicious cycle, just like Liu Jianyi.
He knew perfectly well that he should get away from a woman like Xia Mei as soon as possible, because she would kill him sooner or later, but his brain could send signals while his body just couldn't do it.
They might even brainwash themselves into believing that Xia Mei did it out of necessity!
On one hand, Gonda Manji felt that Maijo Kyosuke was a person with a really bad sense of humor.
Ms. Suzue, who wrote "A Bellflower" about "murder for love," is not finished yet.
Now, they've actually written "The City That Never Sleeps," a bizarre, twisted, and bewildering story of a love affair filled with mutual deception. It's truly dark and twisted to the extreme!
On the other hand, Gonda Manji was jealous of Maishiro Kyosuke's talent.
Because looking at the entire history of mystery fiction around the world, it seems that there is no other woman like Xia Mei, a bad woman who is both loved and hated!
Gonda Manji took a sip of whiskey, looked at the nearly empty bottle, and couldn't help but smile wryly.
Because *Never Sleeps* isn't a book where the "protagonist" drinks whiskey, but it is a book that will make the reader drink whiskey. (Note: Detectives in Western "hard-boiled" mysteries often enjoy drinking, especially whiskey and brandy. Therefore, a key element of Western "hard-boiled" mysteries is a protagonist who is completely drunk.)
Gonda Manji sighed, already knowing that the news brought by the down-on-his-luck reporter, Tozawa, would be heavy. However, he never expected that the story of "The City That Never Sleeps" would unfold so far beyond his expectations—
"Hey, Kenichi! This is Tozawa."
"I have important information to tell you."
Yuanze's voice sounded tired, indicating he was truly working hard for me: "What information have you found?"
"Kenichi, this is such a hassle! Do you remember when I told you about Fuchun's mother, Sakamoto Kaori?"
"That old woman was a drunkard who couldn't speak Japanese, only her local dialect. Communicating with her almost killed me."
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"However, from my communication with Sakamoto Kaori, I learned that Sakamoto Kaori has not seen Wu Fuchun in the past ten years, and even said that the beast is not her son."
"Wu Fuchun's father died of lung cancer, his eldest daughter died of illness long ago, and his eldest son, who had been to prison, is probably a low-level member of some faction—"
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"Yuanze, didn't you say last time that Fuchun has a younger sister?"
"Kenichi, you've hit the nail on the head. Apart from the eldest daughter who died, all the children in the Sakamoto family are top-notch scum, especially the youngest sister, Wu Fulian, whose Japanese name is Sakamoto Machiko."
"Whenever I asked about the girl, her mother panicked and didn't want to say a word, or even recall it, and kicked me out of the house."
"Fortunately, I asked my neighbors."
"Sakamoto Machiko was quite a celebrity in that area. She often hung out with delinquents in the neighborhood, and acted like a queen."
"After entering high school, she did all sorts of bad things—petty theft, robbery, kidnapping and intimidation, selling her body—she did everything you could imagine!"
"In comparison, Kenichi, you're like a good boy, not even a fraction as wicked as her."
"However, that's not the point. The point is that Sakamoto Machiko also has complicated relationships with her two older brothers—Kenichi, you know what I mean?"
Yuanze's voice seemed to become unclear for a moment, but it wasn't because of a bad signal. It was because my heart started pounding so hard that it drowned out Yuanze's voice.
"Everyone in the neighborhood knows about this. It started with the eldest brother, but after he went to prison, it was Fuchun's turn—"
"And everyone knows that it was Machiko who took the initiative. She did this against all reason in order to get her two fierce brothers to back her up—"
"If someone is stronger than her two brothers, she will attach herself to that even stronger person."
"In short, this made every man in the village involved with her."
My palms were sweating: "Yuanze, where is Machiko right now?"
"Kenichi, I'm a human being, not an animal. How could I possibly verify this so quickly? However, I heard from a neighbor that they saw her in Nagoya."
Yuanze's nonchalant tone was like a fatal bullet that pierced my heart.
I hung up the phone and turned to look at Xia Mei, who was sucking on a Coke straw and giving me an innocent smile.
Wang Lilian, that's her real name, as Xia Mei told me.
Xiao Lian, that's what Fu Chun calls her.
Whether it's Wang Lilian or Wu Fulian, they are both Xiaolian.
I remembered what Fuchun had once told me: Fuchun's clumsy lies and Xia Mei's unclear lies finally connected at this moment.
Xia Mei is Sakamoto Machiko, and is Wu Fulian, who is also Wu Fuchun's younger sister.
The woman who was with her brother and became the subject of gossip among the neighbors.
"Huh? How could this happen!"
In the master bedroom of the VIP suite, Masaki Kyosuke and Uyama Hideomi were proofreading the manuscript of "Never Sleeping City" for the second time.
Suddenly, a woman's scream came from outside the door!
Maishiro Kyosuke and Uyama Hideomi exchanged a glance, then immediately rushed out of the master bedroom.
Everyone stood up.
Jiang Liumei also came out of the guest room next door, holding the manuscript of "The City That Never Sleeps".
All eyes turned to Kenzaki Mitsuki, who had spoken.
At this moment, Kenzaki Mitsuki was tightly clutching the manuscript of "Never Sleeps" to her chest.
Her face was flushed, and her toes, clad in white stockings, were wriggling incessantly inside, as if trying to dig a hole through the ground.
"Miss Kenzaki? What happened?"
As the host of the room, Maijo Kyosuke could only ask Kenzaki Mitsuki, seeing her so hesitant.
Kenzaki Mitsuki felt a little embarrassed being stared at by everyone, but she had to get her pent-up frustration out.
"Um, Natsumi—"
"Ms. Mai, why did you portray Natsumi like this?!"
"While I admit the story is fascinating, I still find it hard to accept something so cruel!"
Upon hearing Kenzaki Mitsuki's words, Maijo Kyosuke raised his watch and realized that more than four hours had passed.
However, there was still a distance to go before the agreed-upon six hours: "Ms. Kenzaki? You finished watching 'Sleepless Town' in just over four hours?"
Upon hearing Maijo Kyosuke's question, Kenzaki Mitsuki shook her head vigorously: "No, I just saw the truth about Natsumi's identity."
"It was so dark. This scene made me momentarily lose my senses and that's why I couldn't help but make that sound."
"I'm so sorry everyone! I apologize for my rudeness and for taking up your time reading this far —"
Kenzaki Mitsuki bowed to everyone present to express her apology.
However, the people present did not blame Kenzaki Koki; on the contrary, they thought Kenzaki Koki's reaction was very genuine.
Because everyone present, except for Cheng Yi, had a good reading speed and started reading at roughly the same time.
It is perfectly clear to Kenzaki Mitsuki that what she "cannot accept" is the fact that Wu Fuchun and Xia Mei are siblings!
Given this cruel and shocking plot, perhaps only Hirayama Yumeaki, who enjoys "unconventional mystery" stories, and Cheng Yi, who has grown accustomed to the backstabbing, deceit, and moral decay of Shinjuku's Kabukicho district, could barely accept it.
When Maishiro Kyosuke saw that everyone's gaze had shifted from Kenzaki Mitsuki to him, as if they wanted to interrogate him, why did he write such a cruel plot?
Having already experienced the story of "The City That Never Sleeps," Hideomi Uyama smiled and answered, "Oh? So that's all Ms. Kenzaki saw?"
"That doesn't need to be too shocking, because there are even more shocking plot twists later on."
"Although I really want to spoil the story, in order to avoid ruining everyone's first reading experience, please find the answers in the book 'The City That Never Sleeps'."
With a smile, Yu Shan Hideomi left everyone wondering what was going on. He then pulled Mai Shiro Kyosuke back to the master bedroom to continue proofreading the manuscript of "The City That Never Sleeps".
Faced with this situation, everyone naturally became even more curious about the sequel to "The City That Never Sleeps," and they all opened the book.
I'm working on the manuscript and I want to see the final chapter of the story as soon as possible.
I sat on the sofa with Xia Mei in my arms.
Xia Mei's past did not affect me at all.
Her past has nothing to do with me.
I don't care that Xia Mei is still lying in the end.
Because when I first saw Xia Mei, I already knew she was an incurable fraud.
I am not surprised by what happened between her and Fuchun.
This incident reminded me of my mother.
She is the worst mother in the world, bringing different people home every day.
Saying crazy things like "all of this is for me".
Of course, every time she got drunk, she would tell me, "Only you can protect me here, Kenichi."
"If you abandon me, I will only have one way out: death."
At first, I genuinely believed what my mother said, trusting her just as I trusted Yang Weimin.
As a result, the mother eloped with another man.
They vanished without a trace, without a goodbye, without leaving a letter, and without any warning, as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth.
I know her. Although she seems casual, she is actually very careful and cautious. She would never abandon me because she was killed.
She simply wanted to abandon me.
From that moment on, I realized that no one in this world can be relied upon, and the person who taught me this lesson was my mother.
Therefore, I can understand more clearly that there will be no change in feelings between Xia Mei and Fu Chun. Xia Mei is just a hunter taming her slave.
For her, this decision was the right one, because she was not human; she was just like me, an animal that survived by scheming.
"I already know, Xiao Bo."
"Do you want me to call you Machiko, or Ren?"
Xia Mei, also known as Xiao Bo, flinched, feigning fear, and peered at me with her darting, mouse-like eyes: "You investigated my house?"
"Kenichi, I don't want to lie to you, but I just can't bring myself to tell you the truth."
"In order to protect myself, I can only use my own advantages."
"At first, it was my classmates who bullied me. Because I was mixed-race, they called me a bastard. During that time, I felt like I was living in hell. Later, I quickly became friends with the most vicious person in the school, and from the next day on, no one dared to bully me anymore."
"This method is so useful. If anyone bullies me, I just need to find someone stronger than them to rely on, and I won't be bullied anymore."
"But later, too many thugs came looking for me. No matter how good I was, I couldn't handle so many people, so I became friends with my older brother."
"My eldest brother was misled by me and killed three thugs before going to jail. Then it was my second brother, Fuchun's turn."
"New is—Fuchun is a useless guy. I saw through this coward and knew he wouldn't be my protector forever, so I stole money from home and ran to Nagoya to get rid of Fuchun. But I never expected to run into Fuchun again last year—"
Xiaobo gave me a mischievous smile: "Kenichi, I like you."
Xiaolian tiptoed and quickly left a kiss on my face: "Later, Fuchun moved into my house. He not only spent my money, but also beat me. Whenever something happened, I would get beaten by him. I lived in fear every day."
"Xiao Bo, but why did you only decide to kill Fu Chun now?"
Xiaolian bit her lip: "Because I'm pregnant, and Fuchun is such a useless guy, I can't bear to have a child with someone like him, so I want to kill him! To prevent me from suffering that kind of pain again!"
I picked up Xiaobo and threw her into the bathroom: "No matter what happened before, as long as you don't mess with me, Xiaobo, I'll let you use me however you want—but if you try to escape me, I'll have to kill you!"
Xiao Bo looked at me with alluring eyes, hugged my neck tightly, and whispered in my ear, "First, Fu Chun has to be killed, understand?"
Xiao Bo leaned on my shoulder quickly, his face flushed red, making him look incredibly pitiful.
"At first, I planned to kill Kenichi as well."
"As it turns out, I discovered that Kenichi and I are the same kind of person."
"Kenichi might not believe me if I say this, but I've thought about it, and I've seriously considered it. I don't want to be alone anymore, and I've decided to be with Kenichi—"
"Hey! Kenichi! Do you believe what I'm saying?"
I turned to look at Xiaolian, and she had a bright smile on her face that I had never seen before.
Is this a selfless change of heart, or simply superb acting skills? It doesn't matter which one it is.
"I believe that you smelled the same scent as yourself on my body, and you felt both fear and anticipation. That's why you clung to me and kept in touch with Yang Weimin, just in case."
Xiaolian hugged me and remained silent for a moment: "Actually, we are both destined to live a lonely life."
Xiao Bo is right. We have met, and no matter what, there is no going back now.
I think I love Xiaobo, but love is fickle, and that has nothing to do with whether I believe in her or not.
Yang Weimin called me, but even with his abilities, he couldn't find out who Huang Xiuhong's new lover was.
But none of that matters anymore. Yuan Chenggui had just appeared at Xian'ai Restaurant and was already preparing to go to Zhou Tianwen's shop. Before long, Yuan Chenggui would no longer be in this world.
After hanging up Yang Weimin's call, I called "Tianleyuan" again, but Cui Hu hung up, saying that today was the day of the lottery draw.
I pondered this over and over, and became increasingly anxious, because I always felt that Yang Weimin was hiding something from me.
Although I have no evidence, I know his character inside and out.
However, killing Yuan Chenggui is a huge gamble, and only a fool would gamble on losing!
I just hope that Cui Hu, that guy, will also arrange some people to ambush Yuan Chenggui.
In that case, even if Fuchun fails, Cui Hu's men will still be able to kill Yuan Chenggui and complete my plan!
Xiaobo came out of the bathroom, and I hugged her.
"Kenichi, I just finished taking a shower."
"Who cares about you!"
I picked up Xiao Bo to ease the anxiety of the impending battle.
Xiaobo drew circles on my body, her face instantly filled with sweetness: "Kenichi, do you know where there are some great hot springs? I want to go to a hot spring with Kenichi tomorrow."
"As long as nothing happens tonight, I'll do whatever you say."
Xiao Bo didn't listen to what I said; he just kept babbling on and on like he was possessed.
"First, we'll go to the hot springs, enjoy some delicious food, and then spend a whole day alone with Kenichi in our room."
I nodded and said with a smile, "If you'd like, we'll go tomorrow."
Xiao Bo nodded, a fantasy quickly appearing on his face: "It's because we're in this city that we've become like this. If we were in a hot spring resort, we wouldn't have to think about all that nonsense, and we could just be an ordinary couple."
"Even though life is still a mess after we came back, we can go to the hot springs or go on a trip again in New Zealand —"
Xiao Bo's voice was dry.
It sounds like a victim who has been wandering in a desolate desert for days.
Such a person would easily betray even their own family for a single drop of blindness.
Her voice pierced me, as if it had pierced a hole in my chest.
However, there was no blood flowing from my chest; what was leaking out was just dry sand.
Xiao Bo seemed to sense my absent-mindedness, and tears welled up in his eyes: "I'm sorry, Kenichi, I said a lot of weird things again."
"Yuan Chenggui will come out from there in thirty minutes. As soon as you see him, call me immediately with your cell phone."
I pointed to the entrance of Xian'ai Restaurant and said to Xia Mei.
"I don't know what Yuan Chenggui looks like?"
I shook my head and looked at Xia Mei as I continued, "Don't talk nonsense. You're so perceptive, you can recognize me even if you've never seen me before."
"Remember, if you don't see any problems, just hang up with a 'click'; if you do see problems, just call."
"I'll keep watch from another place to make sure Fu Chun doesn't mess things up. Yuan Chenggui should be done in ten minutes after he leaves the restaurant. If there's nothing else, go back to the hotel and wait for me."
I turned to leave, but Xiao Bo grabbed my clothes as if he wanted to say something to me. I pretended not to see him because I was afraid of saying something stupid.
"Little Bo, Newbie, don't betray me."
Fuchun poked his head out from the underground passage I had designated.
This is the only route from Yuan Chenggui's "Xian'ai Restaurant" to Zhou Tianwen's "Taoyuan Restaurant".
I stood opposite the entrance to the underpass and gave Fuchun a thumbs-up to tell him that everything was fine.
Then I saw Fuchun holding a heavy paper bag, inside which were my and Xiaobo's "lifeline"!
I was wearing sunglasses and holding a portable phone.
I discovered that in addition to office workers, students, and bar hostesses, there were also Chinese people sneaking around in Kabukicho.
Those guys are either Yuan Chenggui's men or Cui Hu's men. I just hope they're Cui Hu's men.
I called Tianwen and learned that Yang Weimin was already in place, so I quietly waited for Xiaobo's call.
The stopwatch had completed about one and a half revolutions on the dial when the portable phone suddenly rang.
It is clear that Yuan Chenggui has left "Xian'ai Restaurant"!
"Xian'ai Restaurant" is only five minutes away from "Taoyuan Restaurant".
I immediately dialed Fuchun's number.
"Fuchun, get ready, Yuan Chenggui has left his restaurant!"
"I will notify you as soon as Yuan Chenggui gets close!"
"Just blast him with a shotgun!"
"No matter what, we must send him to the Western Paradise!"
I held my phone, trying to catch my breath.
Soon I saw Yuan Chenggui, who was wearing a suit and had gained weight, walking towards me.
He was accompanied by a man dressed in an expensive suit.
"Fuchun, here we come!"
"He's with about a few men, and they're crossing the street towards you!"
Fuchun heard my voice and exclaimed excitedly, "I know! Now it's my turn, Kenichi!"
After Fu Chun finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
"Fuchun?! Why did you hang up the phone? You bastard!"
I cursed and swore, but it was too late to call back.
I could only look in the direction of Yuan Chenggui.
But when I saw the bodyguard next to Yuan Chenggui, I realized something was wrong!
Sun Chun, the god of misfortune, who always followed Yuan Chenggui like a robot, actually left Yuan Chenggui's post today!
This is very unusual!
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