Tokyo: The story begins with a confession.

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Upon seeing the doctor's expression, Uesugi Kenichi's heart skipped a beat, and he glanced at Kagura Keiko with a heavy heart.

The doctor had also adopted this posture in his life.

"May I ask which of you is the patient's family member?" the doctor asked, turning his gaze to Kenichi Uesugi and Keiko Kagura.

"I, I am." Keiko Kagura rushed to the doctor. "Is my mother alright? Is she alright?"

After a moment of silence, the doctor said, "Please accept our condolences. We have done everything we could. The patient died from a DP overdose. It was too late when he was brought in."

After the doctor finished speaking, he didn't want to stay there any longer, but there was no other way; some things still required the family's confirmation and signature.

Upon hearing the doctor's words, Kagura Keiko stood there dumbfounded as if she had lost her soul. Then, she reacted and rushed into the emergency room like a madwoman.

Uesugi Kenichi glanced at Kagura Keiko and remained silent, unsure of what to say.

Doctors are used to seeing life and death. But habit doesn't equal numbness. "Who are you?"

"Neighbor."

The doctor nodded and didn't say anything more.

Soon after, the police arrived. All unnatural deaths require investigation to confirm the true cause of death.

After visiting Keiko Kagura, Kenichi Uesugi went with the police to give a statement.

"So you're saying you actually have no relation to this family?" the policewoman taking the statement asked curiously.

"Yes."

"That's still quite rare." The policewoman sighed. In this country where everyone is afraid of trouble, there aren't many people like Uesugi Kenichi.

After noting down all the questions, the policewoman nodded to Uesugi Kenjiro. "Alright, everything is understood here. Thank you for your help. We'll send a car to take you home. Get some rest."

If I didn't have other things to do tonight, I really would like to go out for a bite to eat with this handsome young man.

Uesugi Kenji nodded. "May I ask what will happen to this child in the future?"

The policewoman's smile faded after hearing the question. "We can't contact the child's father right now, or rather, we don't know who her father is. We asked her, but she didn't know either. There are no other relatives at the moment."

She also felt a bit of a headache as she spoke. She comforted Uesugi Kenichi, saying, "Don't worry, it's alright. We'll take care of the child for now. If we really can't find any relatives, we'll make proper arrangements for him to be placed in an orphanage."

Kenichi Uesugi nodded silently, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly turned around and asked, "What are the specific requirements for adopting a child?"

The policewoman was taken aback by Uesugi Kenichi's words for a moment, then chuckled, but her eyes were filled with admiration as she looked at him.

"Don't even think about it, you don't match any of them."

Uesugi Kenji nodded and said, "Sorry to bother you. I will call regularly to check on the child's condition." After saying that, he turned and walked out.

The policewoman watched as Uesugi Kenichi walked out, chuckled, and sighed, "He's really cute."

Before leaving, Uesugi Kenichi went to check on Kagura Keiko one last time and found her looking lost and dejected. He went over and sat quietly with her for a while before getting up to leave.

"Thank you, Onii-san," Keiko Kagura said sincerely.

Kenichi Uesugi sighed, squatted down, and gently hugged her. "Don't lose faith in the future. Everything will be alright. Promise me you'll live a good life, okay?"

As Kagura Keiko felt Uesugi Kenichi's warm embrace, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. She clung tightly to Uesugi Kenichi, finally bursting into loud sobs, "Why, why, am I not worthy of happiness? Why does even my mother have to leave me?"

"Keiko-chan will definitely be an amazing person in the future, and that's why even God can't bear to see it." Uesugi Kenichi wiped away her tears, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.

Keiko Kagura gradually calmed down and gave Kenichi Uesugi a forced smile. "Don't worry about me, Onii-san. Keiko will definitely live happily every day."

……

After returning to his apartment in the police car, Uesugi Kenichi ignored the gossipy crowd that had gathered around him and went straight to his room. With a sigh, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

The next morning, he got up before the alarm clock even went off. He hadn't slept well last night because he was thinking about Kagura Keiko. Although he seemed a bit indifferent, he couldn't ignore such a thing happening right before his eyes. He would help in any way he could.

As soon as he entered the classroom, Watanabe Fuuta followed him and whispered, "Uesugi-kun, have you thought it through? Why don't you take Friday off? I already inquired yesterday, and it seems that Okubo-senpai has been persuaded by Maeda to stand up for him."

Uesugi Kenichi chuckled and said, "Thank you for your concern, but there's no escaping this kind of thing. You can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever. Do you expect me to transfer schools?"

"But……"

"No buts, I know what I'm doing, and besides, it's not certain who will win."

Looking at Uesugi Kenichi's resolute expression, Watanabe Fuuta suddenly felt calm. He seemed to understand why he liked being with Uesugi Kenichi. Although they had only known each other for a short time, he already considered Uesugi a very good friend. He always felt a sense of reliability by Uesugi's side, like a pine tree standing tall between heaven and earth, unmoved by any storm.

“Since you’ve made up your mind, I’ll definitely go with you!” Watanabe Futa said in a deep voice.

"And there's my Uncle Kobayashi, hahaha, let them see how powerful we are, don't you think, Sato?"

Sato gave Kobayashi Yoshihara a disdainful look: "Just don't cause trouble later."

Ishida Tetsuya also walked over at some point, emanating an unusually intimidating aura: "Count me in. I may not be good at fighting, but I'm fine taking a beating!"

Kenichi Uesugi looked at the people around him and chuckled to himself. How should I put it? He seemed a little touched.

Back in his seat, a sudden voice rang out beside him.

"Uesugi-kun, are you going to fight someone?"

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Kenichi instinctively looked ahead and saw Kato Megumi watching him with a nonchalant expression.

Twenty-two: Too Much Happiness

This person is truly terrifying. He has upgraded his Bajiquan to LV5, and his perception of the outside world is much stronger than before, but he still couldn't find out when Kato Megumi appeared here.

"how do you know?"

“I saw it all yesterday on the rooftop.”

When did you go there?

"You followed right behind you, didn't you know, Uesugi-kun?" Kato Megumi tilted her head and said in a matter-of-fact tone.

Who knows!

You're practically a ghost! Do you have some kind of system or something that helps you minimize your presence?

Kenichi Uesugi couldn't help but mentally complain.

"Uesugi-kun seems to be thinking about something rude."

"NO, I have not!"

So you're trying to persuade me not to get into a fight?

"That's not true. I also agree that we should respond firmly to unwarranted provocations."

"So what do you want to say?" Uesugi Kenichi looked at Kato Megumi with some confusion.

"Please be careful." Kato Megumi chuckled, her beauty breathtaking, before turning her head away.

Kenichi Uesugi was stunned. It seemed that Megumi Kato had two modes. At first glance, she was very pretty, but not particularly eye-catching. However, at other times, she would radiate a dazzling color.

"Uh, thank you."

Kenichi Uesugi didn't take this scene seriously, but it caused quite a stir in the classroom. The usually aloof Kenichi Uesugi had been talking to the same girl for two days in a row, and they seemed to be having a pleasant conversation. Could it be because they were sitting close to each other?

Many girls instantly had a lot of thoughts running through their minds.

……

The day's classes ended quickly amidst focused learning, and Uesugi Kenichi had a relaxed expression on his face. He had fully understood everything the teacher had taught in class and did not feel any difficulty. Even if he were to retake the entrance exam now, his score would probably not be lower than the original score.

This undoubtedly relieved him of a great weight. Studying has always been his top priority. In this society, if you want to change your destiny, studying is undoubtedly the best way, especially at this age.

In Japan, by 2019, social classes had become almost completely solidified, making it much more difficult for ordinary people to rise above their circumstances than in China.

In China, education is relatively fair, but here, strictly speaking, it is elite education.

He had previously remarked from watching anime that Japanese high school students were very fortunate, as they could finish school at 3 p.m. every day, participate in many extracurricular activities and clubs, and even work part-time as they pleased.

Judging from the performance, this is indeed the case; they are adhering to the principle of joyful education, just as they have stated in Congress.

However, it seems that the happiness has gone too far, leading to a growing polarization in society. Children from wealthy families often attend various tutoring classes after school, while children from ordinary families either do not have the financial means to attend or have never even considered it, given the exorbitant cost of tutoring classes.

In addition to the national unified entrance examination, universities in RB adopt an independent admissions model. This means that it is easy to get into a university, but it is very difficult to get into a good university. Many of the exam contents are not covered in class. The ratio of admissions to top universities can be as high as 5000:1.

Under such circumstances, those who can get into prestigious universities are often children from wealthy families. Unless they are truly gifted and have extremely high IQs, it is harder for ordinary students to get into prestigious universities than to climb to heaven!

This country places great importance on academic qualifications and has a highly rigid social class system. Apart from the conglomerates, the University of Tokyo in Japan produces many talents every year who go into politics or business. Once they graduate from the University of Tokyo and enter society, their seniors who graduated from the University of Tokyo will give priority to these students when circumstances permit, leaving a legacy of friendship. This tradition has been passed down from generation to generation and has become a kind of inheritance.

Take the judicial department as an example. After passing the bar exam, one enters the police department as a police inspector. If no major mistakes are made, it takes about a year to remove the word "inspector" and become a police inspector.

The position of police inspector requires other police officers to work hard for twenty years before they can be promoted.

If Kenichi Uesugi truly wanted to achieve great things, studying during this period would be the most rewarding decision he could make.

……

After school, Kenichi Uesugi called the policewoman from yesterday to inquire about Keiko Kagura's situation. They still haven't been able to find any contact information for her family. The government will handle the funeral arrangements, and if they still can't contact her family within a week, she will be buried.

Keiko Kagura will also be sent to an orphanage.

After hanging up the phone, Uesugi Kenichi felt somewhat helpless. Even if he wanted to help, he didn't meet the requirements right now.

It would be impossible to successfully adopt Keiko Kagura without the help of someone influential in politics.

Besides, it's uncertain whether others will even want to follow him, since in their eyes he's just a teenager.

Back home, he used a tatami mat he had bought on the way to repair the one he had stepped on the day before. He changed his clothes and prepared to practice Bajiquan. Two hours later, he stopped and suddenly remembered that he seemed to have a simulated battlefield skill that he hadn't used yet.

After thinking for a moment, he activated the simulated battlefield skill.

Then came a feeling as if his soul and body were separating. He entered a space filled with murky energy, and two entrances and options appeared before him.

[Soldier], [Fist], [Battlefield].

After thinking for a moment, he understood the meaning of the 7 internal options and entered the [fist] 2. With a sudden daze, the scenery in front of him had completely changed.

He looked around and realized he was on a high platform. Looking into the distance, he saw that the surrounding area was shrouded in thick fog, with visibility of only two hundred meters. He could only vaguely make out what appeared to be houses and such.

He took a step forward somewhat nervously, and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that nothing was wrong. He moved his body around and felt no discomfort. He looked down at himself and saw that his clothes were unchanged, except that both of his hands were wrapped in cloth.

Before he could think it through, a person slowly emerged from the mist and stepped onto the high platform.

Chapter Twenty-Three: Battle

The man, dressed simply in linen clothes, with bulging muscles, walked steadily to the other side of Uesugi Kenichi and stopped, gazing at him from afar.

He looked over, and a line of text appeared above the man's head: Boxer, Level 5, Xingyiquan Level 5.

The data looks similar to mine, no, judging from the data alone, he seems to be a little weaker than me. Uesugi Kenichi nodded, thinking that this setup seemed reasonable. He didn't have much combat experience, so arranging someone weaker than him was perfect.

He had already figured out the purpose of this simulated battlefield; through different options, he could arrange different enemies to help him hone his combat skills.