"We made a mistake, and everyone who survived suffered for it."
"What mistake did you make?"
"We, oh, I'm sorry... to tell you this. This is something that cannot be spoken, as it will spread misfortune."
Otomo Sawaki hugged an empty sake bottle, his eyebrows knitted together.
"But if it's something that can't be spoken, why is Mr. Sawaki still so entangled?"
Aoi Keisuke saw through the difference between Otomo Sawaki and others. He said bluntly: "What are you looking forward to and what are you dissatisfied with?"
"No, I don't dare. I have three children, the youngest Gui is only two years old..."
"But if I guarantee absolute safety, isn't what you want to do most is to break this fate?"
"Yeah?"
"Yes, Mr. Sawaki, your expression is very painful. Just thinking about this curse makes you unable to sleep, right?"
"Hey, what should we do if something like this happens to the children?"
It turns out that children are worries and the motivation that keeps this man trying to struggle——
Qing Keisuke understood this in his heart and became more confident in persuading Otomo Sawaki to join their camp.
His voice became more and more seductive, and under the catalysis of alcohol, people couldn't help but want to follow his words, think and identify with them.
This is not a magic spell like enchantment, but simply lies in Qing Keisuke's control over seductive depravity.
"For the sake of the children, we must try to solve it."
"yes."
"Tuk-tuk——"
At this time, there was a knock on the door, interrupting the conversation between the two.
Zeshu Otomo suddenly woke up, stared at the TV on the wall, and swallowed hard.
"Please come in." Qing Keisuke stood up and opened the door.
The people who came were Ozawa Sonoko and... Hoshino Fujiko.
"Excuse me for disturbing you, but I saw Miss Hoshino in the lobby and invited her to come over for supper."
"Where, please come in."
Qing Keisuke looked at Hoshino carefully. She was still wearing a simple yukata, standing aside coldly, with an expressionless face, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.
"Good evening, President."
"Um."
"Oh, why is Mr. Zeshu drunk?"
Entering the house, Ozawa Sonoko exclaimed, quickly walked over and sat down next to Zeshu Otomo, and helped him a little.
"Oh...yes, it's Miss Sonoko." Otomo Sawaki stuttered a little.
"How could you drink so much? It's so rude."
"It doesn't matter, I had a lot of fun drinking with Mr. Sawaki." It was Aoi Keisuke who spoke.
"I'm really sorry."
The female general expressed her apology in a decent manner, and went out to ask for more food and bowls, and even specially brought her treasured private wine.
I don’t know when the TV program changed to a commentary program suitable for all ages. Aoi Keisuke and Hoshino sat on one side, and the already drunk Otomo Sawaki and Ozawa Sonoko sat on the other side.
"Mr. Qinggui has a really good drinking capacity."
Ozawa Sonoko held the sleeve with one hand, poured wine with the other, and refilled the glass for Aoi Keisuke.
"Miss Hoshino, would you like something to drink?"
Hoshino Fujiko hesitated for a while after hearing this, staring straight at the white porcelain cup, and then nodded slightly.
——She has not had any alcoholic beverages.
Ozawa Sonoko immediately showed a satisfied smile.
"Please use it, this is my own sake."
"It tastes really good. I never thought that General Ozawa could master this kind of skill."
"Where...it's just country craftsmanship."
Sawaki Otomo drank cup after cup of the sake that He Tang had collected. After a long time, he suddenly burst into tears. He covered his face and said, "Miss Sonoko, what should I do? My child is still so young, but he will have to suffer this kind of torture in the future."
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Upon hearing this, Ozawa Sonoko suddenly said sharply: "You are drunk!"
"Yeah, I don't even dare to mention it unless I'm drunk!"
Ozawa Sonoko was silent for a moment, but in this matter, she had no position to accuse Otomo Sawaki.
"I'll help you go down and have a rest. At least you won't disturb Mr. Qinggui and Miss Hoshino." Her words were full of meaning. The drunk Otomo Sawaki understood it immediately and subconsciously stopped talking.
"Sorry, I'll take Zeshu to rest first."
"Excuse me, do you need help?"
"no, I'm fine."
Ozawa Sonoko was surprisingly strong, probably because she had to work a lot running a hotel, so she was able to steadily support Ozawa Ohtomo and leave alone.
On the other hand, Otomo Sawaki may not have acted that drunk.
Qing Keisuke drank wine thoughtfully. Did he want to test the attitude of Ozawa in front of him?
Remind yourself not to provoke Ozawa Sonoko easily?
"What were you talking about just now?" Hoshino Fujiko asked softly, holding a wine glass.
"Conversations between men."
"Chi." Hoshino Fujiko let out a rare sarcastic laugh.
Qing Keisuke turned his head, looked at her carefully, and warned: "If you haven't drunk before, drink less."
Seeing that Hoshino didn't answer, he continued on by himself: "Sawaki Otomo has the basis to confess to us. What we need to do tomorrow is to show him his strength."
"oh."
"But it seems that Ozawa Sonoko is not that easy to win over. More investigation is needed."
"Why don't you make use of that female receptionist?"
"Taozi? Then what is your role, president?"
"..."
"Even if it's just to motivate the members, please remember to watch the sunrise with the members tomorrow."
"..."
The girl just drank quietly, watched the commentary program on TV, and enjoyed the feeling of being tipsy at this moment.
I don’t know whether I agree or not. That expressionless and pretty face really hides many secrets.
Qing Keisuke looked at her and suddenly understood the indescribable amazing feeling that the male protagonist had when he met Zi Zi on the train in the Snow Country.
My heart was beating because of this, but I could only watch from a distance through the fogged car windows.
"Have you finished watching Snow Country?" the girl suddenly asked.
"Um."
"how do you feel?"
"It's not a book suitable for traveling, right?" Qing Keisuke complained.
Hoshino Fujiko smiled faintly. She knew that Aoi Keisuke was talking about "Norwegian Wood", which was not a happy book after all.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! She said: "But it is very suitable to read it in Yuzawa."
"That's true." Qing Keisuke nodded and no longer dwelled on this matter.
"I'm not asking about this feeling. What do you think about the relationship between the male and female protagonists?" Hoshino continued to ask.
"Um……"
Qing Keisuke thought for a while and then said: "It's like seeing a white flower next to you and watching it die."
"What would you do if it were you?"
"I won't let it die."
Hearing this, Hoshino made a nasal sound of unknown meaning, and then said: "What if there is more than one flower?"
"..."
This was the conflict she wanted to emphasize and intensify the most.
"Watching other flowers grow old and wither, or be picked by others..."
Qing Keisuke was silent at first, and finally smiled slightly frivolously. That smile made people feel like seeing a graceful and luxurious young man from a wealthy family on a cruise ship. It was definitely not gentle and elegant, but it made people feel some kind of calmness and strength.
arbitrary.
Hoshino Fujiko got a satisfactory answer and laughed too.
She knew that Qing Keisuke was destined to fall into an emotional whirlpool and it would be difficult to extricate himself.
Afterwards, Ozawa Sonoko came over and had a few drinks with her, then said goodbye and left.
Because Hoshino was in a good mood and it was his first time drinking, he quickly got lost in the paralysis of the senses caused by alcohol.
It is a refreshing wine that does not have a strong alcoholic feel. When paired with dishes, it is like drinking a drink.
Qing Keisuke glanced at her and didn't go out of his way to stop her.
When you drink with Hoshino, you can almost feel like you are drinking alone, which shows how self-centered and boring this person is.
He picked up the remote control and tuned to the evening TV drama rerun. A Dahe drama was playing on the screen, telling the story of the Neon Warring States Period.
There is nothing worth mentioning in the content, but when I watched the second episode, the girl let out a drunken breath, lowered her head, hit her forehead on the wooden table with a "thud", and then fell into a deep sleep without consciousness.
This scene is very interesting.
And this scene was faithfully recorded by Qing Keisuke on camera.
The girl was lying on her side beside the wooden table, the lines on her face softened, her lips opened and closed slightly, as if she was talking to herself in her sleep.
Aoi Keisuke put down his wine glass and went over to hug Hoshino. Only then did he realize that the girl's body was very light. Her palms subconsciously pushed Aoi Keisuke's chest, resisting other people's contact.
"Sleeping Beauty, are you?"
Qing Keisuke looked at Hoshino's peaceful face and found it difficult to piece together what she looked like when she was awake.
He carried Hoshino back to her room, covered her with a quilt, adjusted the temperature of the air conditioner, and returned to his room.
The conversation with Hoshino at night also caused waves in his heart. He needed to think more carefully and seriously about his own heart.
As Hoshino inadvertently reminded him, he is a demon king, not a moral gentleman.
But if he were in a different world, he could do whatever he wanted with his identity. But now he was in another world with a completely different culture. Any rebellious ambitions and delusions were destined to encounter huge resistance.
Moreover, the interaction and collision between each individual may lead to injury and collapse, which is definitely not something he can decide with a single word.
What should I do?
That night, Qing Keisuke drank until dawn before going to bed. The rain that had been falling all night finally stopped, and the entire sky was so clean that not a single cloud remained.
But we originally planned to get up early today to go to the top of the mountain to watch the sun, but no one was there.
When Aoi Keisuke woke up, it was already past noon. Hoshino was drunk for the first time, and he still hasn't woken up yet.
"Huh--" He breathed and opened the window of the outer hall to let out the smell.
There were scattered wine bottles everywhere on the floor. He swept the bottles to the corner with a hook of his finger, intending to take a bath in the public pool and notify the receptionist to clean the room.
Strictly speaking, this is already the third day of their trip. No matter how slow the reaction of the Hoshino family is, they should have discovered that Miss Hoshino is missing, right?
The time left for them is far less than imagined.
Of course, Qing Keisuke himself is not very so-called...he is completely free.
Immerse your hungover body into the wide hot spring pool, and the heat and residual alcohol rush into your head, giving you a wonderful feeling.
Qing Keisuke took another breath and closed his eyes slightly. What flashed in his mind was Hoshino's drunk appearance last night.
"Qinggui...little brother?"
From the other side of the pond, the voice of Otomo Zeshu came.
"It's me, good afternoon, Mr. Zeshu."
"Good lunch! Sorry, I drank too much and overslept."
"I just got up."
Zeshu Dayou slowly came closer and hesitated to speak: "What I said last night..."
"Mr. Sawaki, are you scared?" Qing Keisuke interrupted him forcefully.
"I...I don't understand either. Miss Yuanzi said something to me last night. I'm very confused."
"It doesn't matter, Mr. Zeshu, you can be confused, as long as you are rational at the right moment, when you need to make a decision."
"I don't know what this means."
"You will understand soon."
"I...well, I'll go out first."
"Goodbye, please accompany Hoshino and I for a walk in the Osawa Mountains this afternoon."
Soon Keisuke Aoi was the only one left in the bathtub. He tapped his fingers on the stones beside the pool, thinking about what to do next.
How valuable are the secrets in Daze Mountain?
A big question mark needs to be raised regarding this issue. Even Hoshino's fiancé can come up with such a bracelet. There is a high probability that this place has been excavated long ago, and there may only be problems left.
Then he would have to think about a question again - why did Hoshino come here?
After leaving the bathhouse and simply having lunch at Tsuruyu, Aoi Keisuke sat and rested in the tree-lined area behind the courtyard. Occasionally he took out the travel magazine he took from the lobby and read it. Most of the time, he looked down at the town in the distance.
He could sense that Yuki was venturing into the town and still seemed to have no intention of returning home.
Are you not raising pets, but playing some kind of idle game?
At two or three o'clock in the afternoon, Miss Hoshino finally came out of the room quietly. Her sleepy eyes, which had not woken up, completely lost the cold and sharp look of the past.
"Good morning, President."
Aoi Keisuke said to the girl brought over by the receptionist.
"..."
Hoshino Fujiko glared at him and asked what happened last night.
"Um?"
Qingguijie looked embarrassed, as if he didn't want to think about it - he planned to wait until Hoshino became anxious before telling her that she said a lot of bad things about her fiancé last night and begged him to take her away.
In the end, Hoshino just sneered, mocking that his acting ability was not as good as that of contemporary idols.
"That's too much, President, I've been waiting for you until now."
"You look like this, not very convincing."
"Really?"
Qing Keisuke couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and waited until Hoshino glared at him powerlessly twice before telling her the truth.33
"By the way, I recorded a video, do you want to watch it?"
This sentence finally made Miss Hoshino's eyes look murderous.
"Hey, I was joking."
"lie!"
The afternoon in Daze Mountain is refreshing and bright, the sky is clear and cloudless, and there are occasional cicadas and wind chimes.
The boy and the girl looked at each other in disgust under the shade of the trees.