Chapter 365: Shikatori Town Murder Case Kurogiri’s Past Memories (Part 2)
When they were about to get home, they passed by a neighbor's house and saw an elderly uncle lying on a recliner and taking a nap, holding a simple handwoven fan in his hand and fanning it gently.
"How are you, uncle Jingxia?"
Kuroyukihime stepped forward to say hello in a familiar manner. Kuroyukihime hesitated for a moment, then broke away from his hand and chose to stay where he was.
She knew the old man lying on the deck chair. He was their neighbor. All his family members passed away when he was young, so he lived alone. As he got older, he naturally became a lonely old man.
Not only that, he also suffered from severe Alzheimer's disease, which is commonly known as dementia. This disease caused him to be unable to even remember what happened yesterday.
As she expected, the old man failed to recognize Kurogiri Mikiya. He squinted and stared at Kurogiri Mikiya for a long time, trying hard to remember, but in the end it was all in vain.
"Who are you……?"
"I'm Mikiya Kurogiri from next door, and the one over there is my sister Hana."
Kurogiri is no longer surprised by this situation, because it is like this every day, and this situation has happened too many times.
"The neighbor's kid..."
The old man turned his head and looked in the direction of his neighbor, making a sudden enlightenment move, and then a kind smile appeared on his wrinkled old face.
He stood up from the recliner, walked slowly over with a cane, came to Kurogiri Hana and Kurogiri Mikiya, took something out of his pocket and handed them over.
Out of etiquette, Kuitong Huahua reached out and took it, and thanked her softly. Only then did she notice that what the old man handed over were several fruit candies wrapped in beautiful candy wrappers.
She pursed her lips slightly, watching her brother and the old man having a heated exchange, and then put the fruit candy in her pocket.
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"What? The neighbor's old uncle passed away?!"
The next night, at the dinner table, Kurogane Flowers learned the unexpected news. She couldn't understand it. She was obviously very energetic when she saw the old man yesterday, could still talk familiarly, and was still smiling kindly.
Now, why...
She couldn't help but feel a little confused. She touched her pocket subconsciously and felt a few hard balls, which were the fruit candies from yesterday.
"Yes, it happened at noon today. It seems that I fell down and fell to the ground and never woke up."
Mom sighed deeply, also feeling sad about the old man's death.
"If there is someone at home, if they are sent to the hospital in time, they may be able to be saved."
Dad also nodded and said in agreement. Although the old man suffered from severe Alzheimer's disease, he was still so warm and gentle, like a sunset radiating heat.
Because of the departure of a good man, an invisible melancholy atmosphere filled the dining table, and even Kurogiri Flowers shed tears for the old man.
Of course it's not nostalgia or other feelings, because the old man suffered the pain of losing his family for decades, and finally died without any compensation. It was really sad.
Thinking of that desolate feeling, Kurogane Flowers seemed to feel the same way.
Wiping away the tears on her face, she subconsciously looked at the face of Mikiya Kurogiri who was sitting across from her. But to her surprise, she thought her brother would cry too. After all, he had a good relationship with the old man.
But he didn't cry.
Even though his expression was so sad, it almost overflowed through the boy's hole and turned into a river.
[Is he trying to show off his strength? Or is his relationship with the old man actually not that good? ]
Kurogong Huahua thought to herself, but she soon overturned her thoughts. The bitter look in her eyes was not trying to show off, but he was truly sad for the old man's passing.
But why? If you are sad, you just need to cry. Why didn't he shed tears?
After dinner, Kuroyukihime returned to her room, sat in front of her desk, and stared at the thick books spread out on the table. She used to read them with great interest, but today, I don't know what happened, and she couldn't even read a single word.
She was tossing and turning like that while lying on the bed, not knowing what was going on in her head, the candy the old man handed her with a smile, the big heavy book on the desk, Mikiya Kurogiri's bitter and sad face...
These things kept appearing in front of her eyes, like a revolving lantern. Finally, Kurogane Flowers sat up from the bed and walked across the hall to the balcony, intending to get some fresh air.
But on the other side of the balcony, someone was already there. It was Mikiya Kurogiri. He was silently looking at the full moon hanging in the night sky, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Why don't you cry?"
Unable to suppress the doubts in his heart, Kurogong Huahua asked.
"Well, I don't know either..."
Kuroyukihime also turned around, scratched his head subconsciously, and looked at the flowers with a troubled expression.
His eyes were still so sad, but also so gentle, just like the bright moonlight shed by the moon. Without the blazing sun, it just quietly moistened the entire earth.
"Is it because you are a boy that you can't cry?"
Kuroyukihime continued to ask, but Kuroyukihime just shook his head.
"Then why don't you cry?"
"Well...even if you want to cry, you can't cry, because it is a special thing."
Kuroyukihime also said these incomprehensible words. His side face was so sad, as if he was about to cry, but in the end he didn't cry, and just stared at the night sky silently.
Kurogiri Hana suddenly understood what Mikiya Kurogiri said and the reason why he wouldn't cry.
Crying is a special behavior, just like laughter. If one person is laughing, other people will laugh with him. Laughter is contagious, and the same is true for crying.
Unlike something that relaxes the mood, crying can leave other people with a gloomy heart, make others feel sad, and leave bad consequences for others, so that's why Kuroyuki Miki doesn't cry.
He looks so ordinary, no different from other people, but he is so gentle and unwilling to hurt others no matter what, even for small things like crying.
Looking at Kurogiri Mikiya's side face, Kurogiri Hana suddenly discovered the emptiness and loneliness beneath his gentle appearance. It was a gentleness that everyone could understand, but that no one could discover.
Suddenly her heart moved strongly, maybe this was special, the special she was pursuing.
"Flowers, what's wrong with you?"
Realizing that Kuroyukihime was staring blankly at him, Kuroyukihime also turned around and asked curiously, covering up the loneliness that he had inadvertently revealed.
"No... I just found something."
Kurogong Huahua shook her head, her stern face softened, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, revealing a smile from the heart that she hadn't seen in a long time.
On the balcony, two little people were gazing at the stars, just like they did in the beginning.