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She didn't speak, she just looked at Shirakawa Natsu, and the moisture in the air seemed to freeze.
Shirakawa Natsu knew that if he didn't give a clear explanation, he would soon become cement used for paving roads.
"Kenzai Yamagata made a deal with your brother, providing him with enough weapons to start a small war."
He stumbled a bit at first, but having lived two lives and possessing the heart of a minotaur, he quickly suppressed his nervousness.
"The Yamagishi family already monopolizes the arms trade in the East, and your brother had Yamagata Ken go through all sorts of trouble to get this batch of arms into the East. There can only be one person who wants to get rid of this."
As Shirakawa Natsumi spoke, his head drooped lower and lower. He didn't dare look at Yamagishi Hika, afraid that she would frighten him and reveal his secret. Under the pressure, he finished speaking in one breath: "That was you. Your brother wanted to join forces with Yamagata Ken to rebel. And Ken's suicide was to protect this secret."
After he finished speaking, his muscles tensed up, as if afraid that Hikaru Yamagishi would pull out a gun and blow his head off.
These inferences are not hard to deduce. Yuzuriha was in charge of legitimate business, but Ken Yamagata did not seek out Hikaru Yamagishi after her husband's death. Instead, he sought out Yuzuriha, which clearly indicated that he did not want Hikaru Yamagishi to know about the arms dealing.
The rest is easy to deduce. Jian would rather commit suicide than keep the secret, so he could never be the murderer of his older brother.
Therefore, the gunman who killed the key was most likely sent by Yamagishi Hika.
Shirakawa Natsu has deduced the general outline of the whole affair: Yuzuriha's husband wanted to deal with Yamagishi Hikaru, so he asked Yamagata Ken to help him prepare weapons, but the plan was exposed and he was killed by Yamagishi Hikaru.
Then it makes sense that the Yamagishi Hikaru faction's gunman killed Tokuda Yanai, who was negotiating with Yuzuriha Yu.
Of course, there is a bug in this reasoning: the 40 million won by betting on horse racing.
He could only guess that it was a coincidence, or perhaps Jian was the chosen one.
He wasn't really sure, but he had to take the gamble—the gamble on whether Yamagishi Hika was the murderer of his younger brother.
After Shirakawa Natsu finished speaking, she secretly looked up at Yamagishi Hika. Sure enough, she didn't show any unusual expression when she heard what she said.
She knew all of this after all.
"Click." The sound of a pistol being chambered.
Shirakawa Natsu shuddered as a dark gun barrel was pointed at his head.
"Congratulations on guessing correctly." Yamagishi Hika looked at Shirakawa Natsu: "In just two days, you have investigated all of this thoroughly. Without a doubt, you are the most outstanding young person I have ever met."
As she spoke, she slowly stood up and walked to Shirakawa Natsu, the two of them less than ten centimeters apart.
Shirakawa Natsu didn't dare to move; at that moment, it felt as if her heart was being tightly gripped by a large hand.
“You guessed right, but I’m very curious.” Yamagishi Hika said, “With your intelligence, you should have realized that no matter how much I value you, the moment you revealed this secret, you were destined not to live past tonight. Only the dead can keep secrets.”
“I know.” Shirakawa Natsu’s tears suddenly flowed from her eyes, her voice trembling and choked with sobs: “But I have to tell you that Yamagata Ken is hiding behind the scenes because the most direct way for him to prevent things from being exposed is to take you out. He can get his hands on heavy sniper rifles, and you are in danger every moment.”
Hikaru Yamagishi placed her finger on the trigger: "Every human action has a motive. I once asked you what you wanted, and you said you didn't want anything. So it's something you want that I can't give you."
"You reminded me today with your life. It's illogical that everyone who knows I killed my own brother will die. What was your motive?"
"Because..." Shirakawa Natsu took a deep breath and shouted with all her might, "Because I love you, Yamagishi-nee!!!"
This cry used all his strength; it was a genuine outpouring of emotion, extremely tragic and heroic.
After that shout, the surrounding air instantly became quiet, as if the water molecules in the air had frozen.
Even the fierce lion, Hikaru Yamagishi, was stunned. Clearly, in her world, she could not have imagined such an answer.
Shirakawa Natsu's answer entered her cognitive blind spot.
Yamagishi Hika reached out, rubbed the bridge of her nose, and frowned as she asked, "What did you just say?"
She even doubted whether she had misheard.
“I like you, Yamagishi-nee.” Shirakawa Natsumi said quickly, “It’s not about being your subordinate, it’s about liking, it’s about love, a man’s love for a woman, I love you, Yamagishi-nee.”
He immediately shut up after speaking, afraid of saying too much. Yamagishi Hikaru's hand trembled, and the bullet blew him in the head.
The guesses I just made are the most reasonable explanations after rational analysis.
If Hikaru Yamagishi is the murderer of her brother, she will definitely shoot.
A terrifying stillness descended upon the air, and even Higanbana needed some time to process this situation that defied her comprehension.
Chapter 227: Getting there first
Shirakawa Natsu felt as if a hand was gripping her heart, and a chill ran down her back as her clothes were soaked with sweat.
If a husky wants to be a lion, it must at least disguise itself as a wolf first.
Cold sweat trickled down his forehead and cheeks. In his heightened state, he could hear Hikaru Yamagishi's even breathing behind him.
Time slowed down at that moment, ticking away on his heart.
After more than ten seconds, Hikaru Yamagishi's voice rang out softly: "An unexpected answer."
Shirakawa Natsu didn't dare to speak, but she could feel that the gun barrel behind her forehead hadn't been lowered.
“Someone once said something similar to me. He was the leader of a newly emerging gang that was growing rapidly and had conflicts with our Yamagishi family’s business. He wanted to gain the Yamagishi family’s support through a marriage alliance.” Yamagishi Hika didn’t fire immediately, speaking in a casual tone: “My father was still alive at that time, and he agreed to the marriage.”
Shirakawa Natsumi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she was willing to talk instead of shooting directly, there was hope for her to survive: "Yamagishi-nee, do you also have a fiancé?"
It seems that even though Yamagishi Hika is like a lion, she is essentially a woman.
I haven't heard that she has a husband now, so it's highly likely that her marriage was unhappy, or that they didn't end up together.
He's very experienced in dealing with women who are heartbroken.
Next, I'll be in control.
“My fiancé, I suppose so,” Hikaru Yamagishi said calmly. “I cut off his genitals and let him bleed to death.”
Shirakawa Natsu: "..."
"To prevent us from fighting with their gang, I led a raid on their gang building and killed all their gang leaders."
Cold sweat covered Shirakawa Natsu's forehead. The evening breeze was chilly, just like his hands and feet.
"Don't worry, I won't use those barbaric acts on you." Yamagishi Hikaru said softly, walked behind Shirakawa Natsu, raised her pistol, and pointed it at the back of his head: "Don't be afraid, it will be over in an instant. Do you have any last words?"
"No." Shirakawa Natsu closed her eyes, accepting her loss, though her leg continued to twitch.
"Bang!" A gunshot echoed in the night sky. At the Yamagishi family villa, the gunshot would not attract anyone's attention.
Shirakawa Natsu's body was drained of strength in an instant, her legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground.
He quickly realized that he was still conscious and was not in pain, so it seemed that he had been saved by the lecherous fox.
This was his backup plan: if he lost the bet, he would go to the mountains with the lecherous fox to be a sex slave, finish the main quest, and then come out of the mountains.
Hikasa Yamagishi's voice drifted over from above: "How long are you planning to lie here?"
"Huh?" Shirakawa Natsu was taken aback and turned to look at Yamagishi Hika. Her eyes were filled with a smile. This was the first time he had seen an expression on this beast's face other than murderous intent and indifference.
Hikaru lowered her head, cupped his chin in her hand, and looked directly into his eyes: "Look at me."
With her other hand, she swept his hair back, revealing his forehead covered in cold sweat.
Her hand was very forceful; Shirakawa Natsu felt her chin being gripped and unable to move.
“I see no suspicious signs in your eyes, and your behavior does not bear any trace of cunning. You did not lie to me, which is good.”
"However, I hope you will take what I just said as my self-introduction, understand?"
"Understood." Shirakawa Natsumi said. He knew that Yamagishi Hika's self-introduction referred to cutting off the cow genitals of the man who proposed to her.
Although they won the bet, the difference in their social status was too great.
As expected, this kind of beastly woman could not possibly fall in love with him simply because of his sudden confession.
The reason he was able to fool Yamagishi Hika wasn't because of his acting skills, but because he knew in his heart that there was a cunning fox backing him up.
At the same time, a perfectly appropriate look of doubt appeared on his face.
If Hikaru Yamagishi was the murderer, she couldn't have left him alive.
“I didn’t kill him.” Yamagishi Hika’s voice was calm, without any explanation, and she turned around after speaking.
"Oh!" Shirakawa Natsumi relaxed completely, finally letting go of his worries. He knew he had truly won his gamble.
Even though all the evidence pointed to Hikaru Yamagishi, his intuition told him that there was more to the story.
That's why he went all in on Yamagishi Hika; if he won, he could create the possibility of completing the side quest.
If you lose the bet, go to the mountains to complete the main storyline.
Yamagishi Hika took a few steps, saw that he was still in a daze, and frowned slightly, saying, "Follow me."
“Okay!” Shirakawa Natsumi pulled his thoughts out of his head, got up and followed closely behind. Yamagishi Hika’s attitude toward him didn’t change on the surface, but he could feel that she had already regarded him as a trustworthy partner.
The evening breeze was a little cool on their faces. Yamagishi Hika walked ahead, with Shirakawa Natsu close behind.
He didn't dare to say much, and just followed along.
The fact that Hikaru Yamagishi was willing to keep him by her side meant that, in a sense, their relationship had taken a qualitative leap.
After all, trust is the most precious thing in the underworld.
She got into a black sedan, and Shirakawa Natsumi followed closely behind, sitting in the passenger seat.
The driver, in his fifties, kept his eyes fixed on the road ahead, refusing to utter a single word. After closing the car door, he started the engine.
As the car drove through the darkness, Shirakawa Natsu cautiously peeked at Yamagishi Hika through the rearview mirror.
She sat in the back seat, eyes closed, seemingly resting, yet still exuding an imposing aura without anger.
After what just happened, Shirakawa Natsu's mindset has also changed somewhat; she used to be afraid to look closely at this tigress.
Upon closer observation, I realized that Hikaru Yamagishi is actually quite beautiful. Her sword-like eyebrows are rare among women, adding a touch of heroism to her appearance.
He sat upright, and his hands were not slender, but had faint muscle lines.
Shirakawa Natsumi thought she must have abs, but unfortunately she never got to see them.
As he was peeking, Yamagishi Hika suddenly opened her eyes, startling Shirakawa Natsu. He saw her terrifying eyes in the rearview mirror.
"Oh no, we've been found out." Shirakawa Natsu remained calm in the face of her.
Hikaru Yamagishi didn't seem angry. She glanced at him and then looked away.
The car was parked outside the cargo hold at the port.
Yamagishi Hika got out of the car, followed closely by Shirakawa Natsuya. As their feet touched the ground, a sea breeze blew by, carrying a slightly fishy smell.
He twitched his nose and carefully scanned his surroundings. With his knowledge of photography, Huang Mao quickly spotted figures lurking in several dark corners.
“Not bad.” Yamagishi Hika glanced at him, then walked straight toward the warehouse in front of her.
Shirakawa Natsu hurriedly followed behind. He had to admit that although Yamagishi Hika was very fierce, following behind her made him feel surprisingly safe.
Before she could get close to the warehouse, the small door opened from the inside, and a middle-aged man bowed respectfully to her.
Yamagishi nods and steps into the warehouse.
This is an ordinary freight warehouse, at least on the surface, with many large containers being packed.
The surrounding area was filled with a dazzling array of goods.
Shirakawa Natsu was very curious about what Yamagishi Hika wanted to do by bringing him here.
The two walked straight through the front part of the warehouse and entered a downward iron staircase.
Shirakawa Natsu followed carefully behind her. The corridor was dimly lit, and her feet creaked as she stepped on the metal walkway.
White transparent plastic mats were laid on the ground and walls. As Shirakawa Natsuko walked further in, he could vaguely see the shadowy figures hanging behind the plastic sheeting.
His heart skipped a beat. No matter how he looked at it, this place seemed to be set up to prevent leaving blood evidence.
Hikaru Yamagishi lifted the plastic pad in front of her, and Natsu Shirakawa finally saw the person hanging there clearly.
His eyes narrowed; this was the very person he had been searching for—the gunman who wanted to snatch the keys from Aunt Ma Fei.
However, he was in very bad shape at the moment. His head was drooping, he was completely naked, and blood was dripping from his skin onto the ground.
A transparent plastic mat was laid on the ground, and there was a pool of blood.
Because he was covered in blood, Shirakawa Natsu didn't know where he was injured.
“You guessed right.” Yamagishi Hikaru said to Shirakawa Natsu, “He is Tokuda Yanai’s man. I sent someone to infiltrate the address you provided. When we found him in the basement of the villa, he was recuperating from his injuries. He knows a lot of things.”
Shirakawa Natsumi lowered her head slightly. The middle-aged gunman had already been caught by Yamagishi Hikaru, and judging from his appearance, he had already undergone an interrogation.
If he hadn't chosen to go all in today, Hikaru Yamagishi would never have told him.
Hika Yamagishi never considered him a companion.