The aroma of 'food' is wafting from the young man in front of you.
Moreover, there is more than one scent.
To be precise, from the other party's arms, wrists, and neck!
The opponent carries several items that can be called 'food'.
Is this the heritage of a big family?
Do they carry a few props that are rare for ordinary people to see on their bodies?
The four major Onmyoji families are richer than imagined!
Jason nodded as he thought.
"Um."
No more was said.
Toward a stranger, Jason's attitude was basically vigilance, vigilance hidden under indifference.
Don't talk to strangers.
In the 'city that never sleeps', this is well known.
For Jason, he needs to be even more vigilant when facing a stranger with ‘food’ in his arms.
After all, 'food' is delicious.
But, it's equally fatal.
However, this young man from the Huakaiyuan family seemed unable to see Jason's indifference and vigilance. After Jason nodded in response, the young man immediately said: "Have you discovered anything?"
Ryosuke, who looked more professional, was not asked.
He also did not ask the old monk Tongshou Temple who should have been asked.
He didn't even look at Hui Lijing.
Just ask Jason...
Ryousuke looked indifferent.
Hui Lijing gritted her teeth in anger.
The old monk Tongshou Temple shook his head slightly.
Obviously, this is a common problem among young people from big families.
Compare!
This young man from the Huakaiyuan family is currently comparing himself with Jason.
In other words, the other party wanted to see why Jason could become the heir to Tongshou Temple.
And Jason?
"have."
A concise and concise answer.
"Excuse me, what is it?"
The young man became interested and asked more questions.
"Why should I tell you?"
Jason asked rhetorically.
The young man was startled.
He looked at Jason in a daze. The development of the matter seemed to be a little wrong. Shouldn't he be honest? Then he found the flaw in his words, ridiculed him, covered his face and ran away?
Why hasn't it started yet, but I feel like it's about to end.
This makes young people very unwilling.
After frowning slightly, the young man spoke.
"How can you tell me?"
As he spoke, the young man pretended to be sincere and looked at Jason.
Nowadays, there is no shame in being humble and petty.
After a while, he will take back his capital with interest.
"Do you know alchemy?"
Jason asked a seemingly abrupt question.
"alchemy?"
"Know."
The young man nodded.
Although they belong to an Onmyoji family, they are familiar with the alchemy skills of young people overseas. Especially some of the alchemy skills that are rumored to be able to break through the 'life taboo' make people even more curious.
"Then do you know the most famous words in alchemy?"
Jason continued to ask.
The young man frowned.
There are many famous sayings in alchemy.
Such as——
One is the whole, and the whole is one.
The other side of the door is not Shambhala.
Nothing is perfect, the world is not perfect, that's why it appears beautiful.
These words can be regarded as famous quotes in alchemy.
However, soon, the young people from the Huakaiyuan family reacted.
"Principle of Equivalent Exchange?"
"You mean if I want to know what you found, I have to pay for items of the same value?"
The young man is not stupid. He quickly came up with the answer based on the scene that happened in front of him.
Jason didn't deny it.
This in itself was the answer he wanted.
"Everyone needs to pay the same price to get something!"
"This is the principle of equivalent exchange! At that time, we believed that this was the truth of the world - but the real world is not perfect! There is no principle that can explain everything, and the same is true for the principle of equivalent exchange!"
"But we are still willing to do it sometimes."
"Because, most of the time, we don't have a choice."
Jason said.
"very good."
"Then if I want to know what you discovered, what will it cost?"
The young man from the Huakaiyuan family nodded slightly and asked.
He recognized Jason's words very much.
Most of the time, they have no choice.
He also became more and more interested in Jason's discoveries.
"A prop on your body."
Jason said.
Although the young man in front of him had more than one item, Jason also wanted them all.
But he knew even more clearly that this was impossible.
Don't say you want them all.
Even for one of these items, Jason was ready to bargain.
It was just beyond Jason's expectation that the young man in front of him nodded without hesitation.
"good."
"Using a prop on my body as a bargaining chip, you tell me what I found."
The young man nodded happily.
Jason was even more happy and said directly.
"They died of murder."
"The murder happened before the rocket landed."
"Moreover, the murderer in this car did not escape."
When they heard Jason's first words, the young man from Huakaiyuan's family almost laughed out loud.
After talking so much, he thought there was something wrong.
The result was murder.
The problem is that any fool would know it was murder if they saw the scene.
However, following Jason's words, the young man from the Huakaiyuan family stopped smiling and his face became serious.
He turned to look at the charred car and corpse, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
A cold light flashed through the narrow slits of his eyes.
Some information that others don't know is connected.
Ryosuke, who was on the side, turned his head and looked at the charred scene.
The rockets that looked like an attack just now were actually intended to kill people and destroy their bodies and traces of their remains?
How did Jason find out?
Ryousuke carefully inspected the charred scene in front of him.
But it's the same as before.
He found nothing.
Ryousuke didn't find anything, and neither did Hui Lijing.
Hui Lijing, who considered herself an excellent detective, endured the smell of burning human flesh and burning rubber. After patrolling the scene for several times, she finally chose to give up.
Naturally, there was a trace of frustration in my heart.
But soon, hope emerged again.
Is this the power of the ‘mysterious side’?
Can I learn this?
Hui Lijing thought like this.
"Are you sure?"
The young man from the Huakaiyuan family asked.
"You can investigate carefully."
"He killed him."
"Then the rockets dropped."
Jason pointed directly at the two charred corpses in one of the cars and said.
Then, without waiting for the other party to ask again, he said: "I will eat at the 'Glowing Cooking Pavilion'. I believe you will find something before I finish eating."
After saying that, Jason turned around and walked towards the 'Glowing Cooking Pavilion'.
Jason is not worried that the other party will not abide by the agreement.
In front of so many people.
Unless the other party is shameless, they will not disobey what they say.
And for a person from a big family, being shameless is even more uncomfortable than killing them.
Of course, guys like Lothar 11 are exceptions.
How can you expect a loser to save face?
As long as he can survive, it is not difficult for a guy like Lothar 11 to take off his pants and run.
"Be careful."
"It's best not to get involved in the affairs of the Huakaiyuan family."
The old monk Tongshou Temple walked side by side with Jason and reminded him in a low voice.
"Um."
Jason nodded.
Jason would never turn down a friendly reminder.
Just like when faced with danger, Jason usually chooses to avoid it.
However, that is under normal circumstances.
If this danger comes with 'food'.
Jason was happy to take the plunge.
The old monk Tongshou Temple looked at Jason's expression and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Is he really a young man?
Guys like him are really old!
However, getting old is getting old.
Anyway, he is planning to return to the countryside to retire.
Thinking of the comfortable life after returning to the countryside, the old monk couldn't help laughing.
"Master, everyone, please come here."
The waiter looked at the people returning and immediately greeted them.
Passing through the gate is a gravel path.
Square gray stone slabs are inlaid on the ground ten centimeters apart, and the gaps around them are stones the size of a thumb.
The gravel road is not straight, but winding. A handful of emerald green bamboo stands in front of you, and you can hear the sound of gurgling water.
Walking along the gravel road, after going around two bends, everything suddenly became clear.
A small stone bridge appeared in front of Jason.
There is the sound of running water under the bridge.
There are springs on both sides of the bridge.
The spring water kept flowing out, and after gathering under the bridge, it flowed to an unknown place.
More than a dozen colorful koi carps wandered under the bridge.
When Jason walked in, these koi, which had jumped out of the water from time to time, ran away like crazy one by one.
Jason curled his lips when he saw it.
He didn't come here to eat fish today, so what was he afraid of?
"Your seats are here."
The waiter brought the four Jasons to a corner of the restaurant hall. After lowering the bamboo curtains on both sides, the entire space immediately became private.
"Your whole beef set meal will be here soon."
"Also, an unexpected surprise will appear."
After leaving such words, the waiter got up and left.
Ryousuke, an old monk from Tongshou Temple, was sitting cross-legged.
Jason was not used to this kind of sitting position, so he stretched his legs under the table - there was a table on top, and a recess on the bottom, which allowed him to hang his legs just right.
There is a layer of soft cushions underneath, which is very comfortable for the soles of your feet to step on.
There is heating and it's not cold at all.
Hui Lijing also sat like this.
Leaning on Jason's side, with the cover of the table, Hui Lijing stretched her feet to her heart's content and moved her toes constantly. This refreshing feeling made her unable to help but hum a happy tune.
"Sitting on your knees is what a lady should do."
Ryousuke seemed a bit old-fashioned at this time.
Hui Lijing rolled her eyes at the other party and said unceremoniously.
"Only short people are encouraged to sit on their knees."
Ryousuke immediately wanted to refute.
However, when he opened his mouth, nothing came out.
Because Hui Lijing is really taller than him.
He was actually not as tall as any woman... Even though he was deliberately trying to find fault, Ryousuke still felt inexplicably heartbroken.
"I'm going to the bathroom."
As if to avoid embarrassment, Ryosuke stood up and walked outside.
When the bamboo curtain was lifted, Ryosuke looked at Jason calmly.
With Jason's subtle nod, Ryousuke quickly disappeared behind the curtain.
Jason has not forgotten what Ryousuke really wants to do.
The other party is not here to eat.
very nice!
The old monk Tongshou Temple probably saw something. After clasping his hands together, he stopped talking.
Hui Lijing?
The female detective who was targeted again was still angry.
He didn't pay any attention to Ryousuke who was leaving.
It wasn't until three waiters came up with plates of beef that Hui Lijing was stunned.
“Beef sashimi!”
The female detective looked at the beef in front of her like snowflakes with gleaming eyes.
Without being polite, I just picked up the chopsticks.
It literally melts in your mouth!
The dipping sauce is sweet and sour!
Keep the beef without any fishy smell!
It does not require any cooking. This purest food is really addictive.
Involuntarily, the female detective closed her eyes in intoxication.
Then--
"One more."
Jason's voice came.
The female detective opened her eyes.
The dinner plate originally placed in front of Jason, filled with beef, was already empty.
Not just Jason's.
And hers.
She obviously just ate one piece.
Why is there no more?
Hui Lijing looked at Jason angrily.
Jason looked calm.
"Not me."
As he spoke, Jason looked at the old monk from Tongshou Temple.
The old monk was very sensible and handed the plate with beef in front of him to Jason.
But soon, the old monk stopped laughing.
Because, Jason ate too fast.
The beef was almost freshly served and was gone in the blink of an eye.
With his eyesight, he could almost only see an afterimage.
This, this...
The old monk was stunned.
"If it hadn't been for an accident, Jason would have been the winner of the 'Gourmet Food' Big Eater Challenge."
Hui Lijing said calmly.
"Is it that burger eating competition?"
The old monk asked, slightly nervous.
Tongshou Temple is not far from the Gourmet Street.
He knows the Big Eater Competition very well.
Everyone who can participate is a terrifying guy with a monster stomach.
"Yes."
Under the increasingly nervous gaze of the old monk Tongshou Temple, Hui Lijing nodded seriously.
Immediately, the old monk began to sweat.
He tightened his grip on the wallet hidden in his left sleeve.
The wallet that originally felt thick suddenly felt thin now.
There seemed to be banknotes flying away in front of his eyes.
Every banknote shouted like this in the wind——
It’s over! It’s over!
"It's over!"
After Jason added meat for the tenth time, the old monk closed his eyes.
He finally understood why Jason kept confirming his words when he invited him to dinner just to make up for it.
turn out to be……
Am I naive?
The old monk sighed in his heart.
Then, when he heard Hui Lijing's words, his heart tightened again.
"If you eat too much beef sashimi, it will be very greasy."
"The all-beef meal should include barbecued meat and shabu-shabu, right?"
Hui Lijing asked.
yes!
Beef sashimi is the first step, followed by barbecue and shabu-shabu!
The old monk sighed, took out the hand that was holding the wallet tightly, and slowly put it into his right sleeve.
It's not money here.
It's a card.
It's his pension card.
Gently rubbing the hard surface, tears appeared in the old monk's eyes.
Why do tears often appear in my eyes?
Because, that is my love for life!
What is retirement and not retirement?
Aren’t they all still alive?
The old monk said to himself, then, he thought of something and stood up suddenly.
"Let me borrow the phone."
The old monk said this and rushed out quickly.
"Hey, ticket center?"
"Yeah, yes, I'll refund the ticket."
"What?"
“Can’t I get a full refund?”
"Can we only refund at half price?"
"Fraud, this is fraud. It's obviously not past twelve o'clock yet!"
"You should refund the full price!"
"I'm a monk!"
"The monk who worships the Bodhisattva is the person closest to the Buddha!"
"How could I lie!"
…
The old monk's voice fell clearly into Jason's ears.
Has it reached its limit?
Jason sighed slightly in his heart.
Then, he restrained his hunger again.
This is not an easy thing for Jason.
If you don't start eating, you will be restrained.
But once you start eating, you have to restrain yourself.
For Jason, he would have to use ten times or a hundred times more willpower than before.
But at this moment, the young man from the Huakaiyuan family walked into the restaurant.
Although there was a bamboo curtain between them, the young man still saw Jason at a glance.
He walked quickly with a solemn expression on his face. When he came outside the bamboo curtain, he bowed slightly and said directly——
"I'm sorry to disturb your meal, Sir Jason."
"As an apology, I would like to treat you to a banquet later."
