Akai Hide stopped as soon as he got along and didn't say anything that might cause a falling out.
They happily reached a consensus.
Sera Masumi looked at this and that, and decided not to get involved in any of their disputes in the future.
Isn’t this quite a tacit understanding?
Shuichi Akai was quite generous to his collaborators. He kindly provided all the information about the Haneda Koji case, including the broken mirror.
The strange thing is that in the seventeen years since the Haneda Koji case, the chess competition has been held every year as scheduled, but it has never avoided the "JUKE" hotel where Haneda Koji died. It is like a kind of mourning and commemoration. But this year, the chess competition
For the first time, both the competition venue and the players' rest area were arranged in the "JUKE" hotel.
What's more coincidental is that this year is also an important period for Haneda Tanya to show his talents and win the seven-time crown.
To say that there is no connection between the two, I am afraid even those in the know would not believe it.
It's getting really confusing and interesting.
The hotel room was dark, with only a small lamp on by the window.
Yujiang sat on the sofa, stroking his cat, and looking out the window at the night view of Los Angeles boredly. There was a pair of shogi in front of him.
A dilemma.
Yu Jiang gently picked up the silver general and drove forward. Although the overall situation had not changed, there was a faint hint of life.
Just like now.
There was Z's temptation and offense in the past, and the FBI, Japanese police, and others were in pursuit. Even the chess competition seemed to have some conspiracy behind it. This movie with the organization as the villain seemed to be coming to an end soon.
But, who says they must be villains?
The world is not black and white, and those who claim to be righteous may have darker and more foul-smelling hearts than they do.
Anyway, Yu Jiang will not fall into self-sacrifice because of this kind of thing. Instead, he is eager to try, looking forward to all the upcoming challenges.
…
Boston.
"Yeah?"
Renya Karasuma made a strange creaking sound. He was like a leaking fan, smiling breathlessly, "Ikue has already applied for the competition, and he still used Haneda Koji's quota."
"Meow~"
A very soft and meowing sound came from the room.
Karasuma Renye caressed the cat's skin, her expression becoming more and more gloomy: "This is a good thing, we should be happy for him, because he will soon lift the veil and get a glimpse of the reality of this world."
"He will be there soon..." On the screen was Rum's old wrinkled face, his stiff and lifeless prosthetic eye glowing strangely, "Tightly bound by the net."
The laughter of "chuck, chuck, chuck" gradually expanded, floated, and finally turned into "quack, quack, quack," just like the crow of a crow.
…
"He wants to bring a cat?" Masumi Sera was surprised, "Is JUKE actually a pet-friendly hotel?"
While helping Ikujiang pack his luggage, Miyamoto Yumi said: "I don't know much about this, but the organizer should give preferential treatment to the contestants."
"Hey! You Xianxian!" She turned around and called Yu Jiang, "Don't be paralyzed anymore. Do you understand the rules of chess?"
"No, what's so good about that kind of thing?"
"Are you going to be disgraced abroad and in the chess world? When people mention you, they will say that your chess skills are too bad!"
"I know, I know, you are so long-winded."
"Get up quickly!!"
Sera Masumi: "...You must have raised a son!"
How could there be such naive adults?
Shuichi Akai drove a car and waited downstairs of the hotel, and an older American appeared with him.
After receiving them, Akai Shuichi took the initiative to introduce: "This is Mr. Colin, the honorary president of the United States Chess Association, and the coach I hired for you."
"Hello, Mr. Haneda, I have heard of your name. You are a very good and legendary chess player!" Mr. Colin was much older, but he was as excited as a young boy when he saw Yu Jiang. He held his hand
Yu Jiang held his hand, smiled kindly, and his eyes were full of relief and appreciation.
Yu Jiang always had nothing to do with such enthusiastic people. He tried his best to pull away his hand and smiled stiffly: "Mr. Ke Lin, I have long admired your name."
And he glared at Shuichi Akai from an angle that Mr. Colin could not notice.
When did he say he needed a coach?
Akai Shuichi obviously invited such a big shot to come over just to cause trouble for him!
There is never a shortage of topics among chess players. Even if they are not into chess at all, they can always find a common language. So Yu Jiang quickly relaxed and chatted and laughed with Mr. Colin.
Akai Shuichi drove them to the JUKE Hotel, and on the way they would inevitably mention the tragedy that happened here.
"Oh! Mr. Haneda Koji!" Colin said sadly, "I received him when he came to the United States seventeen years ago. He is a very outstanding young man and a very respectable opponent. Danya, I have to
He said, if you have met him, you will definitely be impressed by his talent and interesting personality! I don’t know how many girls in our team fell in love because of him!”
"Do you surnamed Haneda all have this kind of charm? Oops, I have to watch out for the younger ones this time and don't let them be confused."
Yu Jiang: "..."
"But the one who was closest to him at that time was probably the girl next to Mrs. Hughes."
Finally got to the point.
Yu Jiang rubbed his eyebrows with a headache, pretending to be interested and asked: "Is she Mrs. Hughes's daughter or female descendant?"
"No, no, that's Mrs. Hughes's bodyguard, Miss Asaka, but Mrs. Hughes almost regards her as her own daughter, so it's not wrong to call her a daughter.
"To be honest, I don't think Ms. Asaka is good-looking. Her eyes are too big and her skin is too white. Oh, you know, we Caucasians are all like this, so it's not good-looking at all. I prefer healthy skin color and oriental
Human red and phoenix eyes."
"Miss Asaka," Ikue had no choice but to interrupt Mr. Colin's comments, "Are she and Haneda Koji very close?"
Colin: "Of course, because Mrs. Hughes admires Haneda Koji very much and often invites him to her room to play chess and chat."
Yujie, who already knew that Asaka represented the Japanese police, was more interested in Amanda Hughes: "Mrs. Hughes is a sponsor of the United States Chess Association. She has met countless chess players. Why is she only interested in Haneda Koji?"
?”
"Of course it's because Haneda Koji is excellent..."
"I heard that Mrs. Hughes was planning to expand the business scope of the company and was very interested in the field of biopharmaceuticals." Shuichi Akai, who was driving, suddenly said, "Mrs. Hughes, who was busy with business management, did not originally plan to participate in the chess competition.
I don’t know why it suddenly appeared again.”
Oh~
Yujiang understood.
It turns out that this is the real reason why Asaka became a bodyguard and contacted Haneda Koji. Her original target should be Amanda Hughes, and Haneda Koji was probably just an unexpected surprise.