Close the curtains and turn on the ambient lights.
He sat in the chair and took out a family photo from his pocket.
There are a total of six people in two rows in the photo, and the whole thing is gray. Only the little girl in the lower left corner is in color.
It seemed like sunshine was shining on the little girl's face, revealing a bright smile.
Crow stroked the photo and moved his finger to the middle position - a kind-faced grandma.
"I saw Satomi's grandma today. She looks just like you. Both of them love to laugh."
Tears fell on the photo.
The crow lay on the table and sobbed.
There is a line of small words engraved on the table that can only be seen if it is posted very close:
[Why can’t humans fight against the grotesque? It seems they will never be able to]
"God, help me." The crow crooned.
Nara apartment basement.
"Dongsang?"
Gu Xing held the note and raised his head, "Did you hear anything?"
【No】
"I thought I heard someone say, please help me?"
【You heard wrong】
"wrong."
Gu Xing walked to the small hole, lay down and looked inside.
【What are you looking at】
"The sound seems to be coming from here."
[Do I look like I would say that?]
"That's right...you don't even know how to speak."
Gu Xing stood up,
"It can't be Chiyo, right?"
He walked to the wall and knocked, "Dong Dong!"
"Gu Xingjun?" Chiyo's voice came from the other side.
"Did you call me just now?"
"No, did you hear my voice?"
"Maybe I heard it wrong. I'm sorry to bother you. Go to bed early."
"Gu Xingjun, wait a minute!"
"What's the matter?"
"Have you received any news about Ryuichi?"
"Not yet. It's so late. I think the search and rescue team should take a rest. There should be good news tomorrow."
Chiyo was silent for a long time, "Will there be any good news?"
"Yes," Gu Xing said, "As long as you live, good things will happen."
Chiyo replied in a very soft voice:
"Good night, Gu Xingjun."
Gu Xing picked up the note and looked at the last sentence on the note:
[Without the slightest remorse, Fujino’s body and consciousness were simultaneously dissipated in the loud sound of the wood chipper]
"I didn't expect Ryuichi-kun to choose such a violent farewell method."
Gu Xing raised his head, feeling shocked and unable to calm down.
Since there are bad human beings like Fujino in the world, if good people cannot take up arms to fight back, wouldn't it mean that the evil people are allowed to do whatever they want without any bottom line? This is unreasonable.
"Dongsang, I feel something is not quite right."
Gu Xing looked at his hands,
"Fujino is dead, but my lifespan and mental strength have not increased at all. What's going on?"
【Sorry, I don't know either】
"Only a ghost would believe you..."
…
The body was found the day after Ryuichi disappeared.
Based on the clues provided by an assistant investigator at the police headquarters, the search team focused their attention on factories near the southern suburbs where wood chippers might be housed. They went door to door and inquired, and in the afternoon they got results.
When Gu Xing and Qianyo rushed to the scene, they saw Long Yi's very complete body.
All over your body, your clothes are clean and your appearance is decent.
People die in wood chippers, but how can their bodies remain unscathed?
Gu Xing couldn't figure it out.
"Dongsang, please explain?"
【It's grandma】
Gu Xing understood.
Although Satomi's grandmother couldn't change her rules and couldn't punish Fujino while Ryuichi was still alive, she must have thought that the kind-hearted people in this world should keep their bodies clean and intact before leaving forever, and leave with dignity.
Exactly so.
For Chiyo, this is the best result.
Chiyo fell on Ryuichi's body, her tears wet a large piece of clothes on her chest.
Ryuichi's funeral was held the day after his body was discovered.
Gu Xing came forward and hired a professional funeral company to handle it. The cost was not small.
Chiyo had almost no savings. When packing up Ryuichi's belongings, Chiyo found the bank card he had left for her in Ryuichi's wallet.
After investigation, it was found that there was approximately more than 1.7 million yen in the card, and there was also an invoice for the sale of a motorcycle with the buyer's contact information.
Chiyo originally planned to use the money to pay for Ryuichi's funeral.
"Use this money to redeem Long Yi's motorcycle,"
Gu Xing penetrated Qianyo's most urgent and true thoughts from Qianyo's struggling eyes.
"As for the funeral expenses, I will find a way to solve them."
Regarding Gu Xing's kindness, Qianyo felt that he could not repay it for the time being, so he had to bow deeply and refused to get up for a long time.
Ryuichi's funeral was attended by few relatives and friends.
According to Chiyo, Ryuichi lost his family when he was a child. He wandered into the society alone and learned some skills in repairing motorcycles, and then he had the capital to settle down.
Ryuichi used to have friends who were repairmen, but later he took Chiyo around and gradually lost contact with them.
Anda attended the funeral with the relevant police officers from the Jinghai Branch responsible for handling the loan sharking series, as well as the police officers who had participated in the search for Long Yi's body. The farewell ceremony was not too deserted.
After hearing about this incident, the Shiratori Police Department also rushed to the funeral site, laid a flower basket, stayed briefly, and then left.
"Wow, what an ordinary repairman can do,"
Anda walked closer to Gu Xing, who was standing at the front door to greet the condolence guests, and watched Officer Shiratiao hurriedly leave: "It's quite a show to have the police department to replace such an official."
"Shut up," Gu Xing bowed to the new condolence guest, "Do you still have any humanity left?"
What was even more surprising was that after a while, Crow, wearing a black suit and a serious expression, brought Tomoko to the funeral site.
This time, when he saw Gu Xing, the surprise in Crow's eyes was even more obvious. He seemed...a little doubtful of his own eyes.
"Hey, sir," Tomoko approached Crow and looked at his test watch, "Did I make a mistake? Why does the aura on his body... look like a puddle of stagnant water?"
Crow didn't answer and looked away from Gu Xing.
"Wow!"
Anda's eyes gleamed, "I didn't expect Miss Crow to come here to express condolences. She is really a warm-hearted and good girl, and she is simply impeccable."
"Hey, it's too obvious." Gu Xing said.
"How can we let the guests who kindly come to pay homage feel cold!"
Anda greeted him warmly, greeted him with greetings, and said some kind and disgusting words. When Gu Xing heard this, he wished he had never known this person before.
Crow nodded politely to Anda and walked straight past Gu Xing, who was half-bowing.
This time, not even Yu Guang's tail was given to him.
A wreath was laid, the crow offered a solemn tribute to the deceased, and a thick stack of gifts was prepared.
His eyes lingered on Chiyo's beautiful but somewhat haggard face for a moment, and then he left.
After the crow left, Tomoko came to Chiyo and said, "Miss Chiyo, can you move to speak."
Tomoko and Chiyo went to the deserted corridor to chat for a while, then Tomoko said goodbye and left.
Gu Xing asked Qianyo: "What did Miss Tomoko tell you?"
"This..." Chiyo had a somewhat embarrassed look on his face, "Miss Tomoko said that for the sake of social stability, I must keep it confidential."
"Oh, then I understand," Gu Xing asked again, "Have you promised her?"
"Not yet,"
Chiyo shook his head and suddenly raised his head, with surprise in his eyes, "Ah, how did you know..."
"She also invited me," Gu Xing said with a smile: "For now, I advise you not to agree. I made this suggestion from the standpoint of living up to Long Yi's instructions. Please consider it carefully."
"I follow Gu Xingjun's advice." Chiyo replied without hesitation.