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Chapter 1706: Playing (any novel is fine)

"So... you've got yourself into trouble again."

Kurokawa Akane lay beside Duanmu Huai, looking at him speechlessly. Right now, the two of them were in Kurokawa Akane's room, so they didn't have to worry about being discovered by Ruby or Mai.

"I'm free anyway, so I might as well take this as a chance to relax."

Duanmu Huai felt the warmth around him and answered casually. Actually, he was not lying. Summer vacation was approaching and the movie was about to be released. Duanmu Huai was a little nervous about what he was going to say. After all, this was related to how much help he could get in the subspace. However, Duanmu Huai also knew that there was nothing he could do now, so it was good for him to find something else to do to distract his attention.

"Pfft."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Heichuan Akane smiled gently.

"I thought Xiao Ai-ni wouldn't be nervous."

"Sometimes, I'm not a robot."

"But doesn't Xiao Ai always act like she has everything under control?"

"It's better that way."

Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes. Of course, any problem that can be solved by force is not a problem for him. But the problem is to get others to watch a movie and have passionate emotions. This is not a problem that can be solved by force...

And Zhen Ji Ling is not here either...

"Who is that?"

"Ok?"

When Duanmu Huai noticed Heichuan Akane's gaze, he found that she was looking up and staring at him.

"You were saying that Kallen-chan wasn't here... Who was that? Someone Ai knew?"

Did you just say this?

"Uh... sort of."

"Um……………"

Heichuan Akane stared at Duanmu Huai with a slightly dissatisfied expression.

"I always feel like Xiao Ai is hiding a lot of things from us."

"Because you don't need to know."

Duanmu Huai did not deny this. Whether it was about the evil ghost or the cursed spirit, Duanmu Huai had never told them. If they had not been involved, Duanmu Huai would not have told them. The judge was a mystic and would not tell others everything he was going to do.

"…………………"

Facing Duanmu Huai's answer, Heichuan Akane stared at him for a long time, then sighed helplessly.

"Hey, Xiao Ai, you speak so confidently, I don't know how to complain."

"Then just stop complaining."

"………………Why."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's speechless answer, Heichuan Akane could only sigh, but she also understood that Duanmu Huai was right.

Duanmu Huai did not give them a detailed explanation of what they had encountered before, but Kurokawa Akane knew that it was not something she could deal with. Just like Duanmu Huai said, even if she knew, she could not do anything. Although Kurokawa Akane had played the role of killing evil spirits in movies or dramas, it was just acting after all, and it was different from reality.

In comparison, this is indeed a lovely trouble.

"Then...what are you going to do, little Ai-ai?"

It has to be said that Kurokawa Akane was also a little curious about how Duanmu Huai would deal with other people's family problems.

"Who knows? Maybe a beating will do the trick."

"……………………This is really a solution that suits Xiao Ai's style."

"But I have nothing to do anyway, so I have an idea..."

Duanmu Huai lowered his voice and told Kurokawa Akane about his plan. After listening to Duanmu Huai's explanation, Kurokawa Akane's expression... well, very complicated.

"This is a very dramatic development, but reality is not a TV show. Xiao Ai, what if the other person becomes even more depraved if you do this?"

"I didn't say I could handle it 100%. If her father is really a hopeless case, then it has nothing to do with me, right?"

"Sometimes I really admire how thick-skinned you are, Xiao Ai Ni... Aren't you afraid that the other party will call the police?"

"It doesn't matter. I have connections there too."

"Sometimes I really feel that Xiao Ai Ni is quite suitable for playing a villain."

"Thanks for the compliment."

Several days passed after that incident.

"Why……………"

After cleaning, Shoko Toyokawa looked at her father lying on the floor and sighed silently.

To be honest, telling her friends about her family situation was indeed an unimaginable decision for Toyokawa Shoko. She was reluctant to tell them at first. But now, she found that her tense mood seemed to be much more relaxed than before. It seemed that Duanmu Huai's advice was helpful to her.

But my father’s situation is really…

Toyokawa Shoko looked at her father and frowned. She also asked Duanmu Huai, who also replied to her message, saying that he would help, but could not guarantee success. Toyokawa Shoko could understand this. In a situation like her father, she, as a daughter, didn't know what to do, let alone outsiders.

"Boom boom boom!"

At this moment, there was a sudden banging sound at the door, which scared Xiangzi. She stood up quickly and looked at her father, but the latter seemed to be deaf to it and just lay on the ground and slept.

So Xiangzi had to walk to the entrance by himself and ask.

"who is it?"

"Open the door! Pay back the money! Fengchuan! You stay inside!"

When Shoko Toyokawa heard her voice, the sound of banging on the door outside became louder and louder, making Shoko Toyokawa tremble, but she still gritted her teeth and opened the door.

Afterwards, Toyokawa Shoko saw several ferocious-looking men standing at the door of her house, staring at her viciously.

"You, who are you? I'm calling the police!"

As a student, Toyokawa Shoko felt a little uneasy, but she still mustered up her courage and glared at the other person angrily.

However, her look naturally did not hurt the man opposite her.

"I'm here to look for Fengchuan. Who are you to him?"

"Are you looking for father?"

"Haha, father?"

Hearing Toyokawa Shoko's answer, the leading man laughed.

"A poor fellow still calls me father? How ridiculous!"

"What on earth are you doing here?!"

Hearing the other party's undisguised mockery, Toyokawa Shoko could no longer bear it and stared at them and questioned them.

"What? Your father owes money, and we're here to make him pay back!"

"Hey? Pay back the money?"

"That's right!"

As he spoke, the man took out a contract from his pocket and placed it in front of Toyokawa Shoko.

"Look carefully, he borrowed 50,000 from us! The interest is 15,000 a day! Now it's due, and he has to pay back a total of 568,000 including principal and interest!"

"what?"

Hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko was stunned. When she first heard that her father had borrowed 50,000 yuan, she thought she could pay it back with her current savings, but...

"This, this is too much! Why should I pay back 560,000 yuan when I borrowed 50,000 yuan?!"

"Because that's the way it is, miss!"

In the face of Toyokawa Shoko's protest, the man just laughed and didn't take it seriously at all.

"Okay, pay him back! He should be at home. A man shouldn't hide behind a little girl!"

As he spoke, the man strode into the room. Toyokawa Shoko tried to stop him, but was pushed aside. When she hurriedly followed the men in, she saw that the men grabbed her father by the collar and lifted him up.

"Hey! The deadline has come! Fengchuan! Why don't you come to the office to pay back the money!" As he said this, the man raised his fist and punched Xiangzi's father, knocking him to the ground.

"Woo——!"

Xiangzi's father, who was knocked to the ground by the man, let out an indistinct groan, and Xiangzi rushed over and stood in front of his father.

"What are you doing? Don't do this to your father!"

"Huh? It's obviously this guy's fault! If you borrow money, you have to pay it back. This is common sense!"

"I will pay it back! I will try my best to pay it back!"

"So you have five hundred and sixty thousand now?"

"this…………………"

Facing the man's question, Toyokawa Shoko was speechless for a moment. For Shoko in the past, 500,000 was just pocket money. But now... for Toyokawa Shoko, 500,000 is already a huge sum of money.

"………………………"

However, at this moment, Shoko Toyokawa saw the man narrowing his eyes and staring at her.

"However, it's not completely impossible."

"Hey?"

"Who are you to this guy? His daughter?"

"Yes, it is……………"

"Then it's OK for the daughter to pay off the father's debt."

The man stared at Xiangzi and chuckled.

"How about this, you go take photos with us, and that will be used as payment for the 560,000 yuan debt."

"Photograph?"

"Yes, a photo album. You know what I mean! You are pretty and have a good figure. You will definitely make a lot of money from taking photos. That's right, it's settled!"

As he spoke, the man reached out, grabbed Toyokawa Shoko's wrist and pulled her up.

"Let's go! As long as you're willing to take the photo shoot, we can write off this debt!"

"………………………"

In response to the man's words, Toyokawa Shoko clenched her teeth and remained silent for a moment.

“Just taking pictures?”

"Of course, we won't touch you with a finger."

"I see……………"

Toyokawa Shoko stood up and continued staring at the man.

"Okay, I'll go!"

After saying this, Toyokawa Shoko straightened her clothes and stared at them.

"As long as we take the photos, the 560,000 will be written off, right?"

"Yes."

Hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko nodded and walked towards the gate.

And at this moment... a weak voice came from behind Xiangzi.

"etc………"

Everyone turned around and saw Fengchuan's father also standing up shakily.

"Don't take her away, I will pay you back......"

"Huh? Where did you get the money?!"

"I will pay you back......!"

As he spoke, Toyokawa's father grabbed the man.

"I will definitely pay you back! Don't touch my daughter!"

“Father!?”

Looking at the man in front of her who was grabbing the man's clothes and roaring desperately, Toyokawa Shoko was also shocked. She had never seen her father like this before!

"You? You really want to pay me back?"

"Yes! I will definitely pay it back!"

"very good."

Hearing Xiangzi's father's answer, the man sneered and waved.

"Come with us, okay?"

"…………………no problem."

"Father?"

Seeing his father was about to leave, Xiangzi hurried forward, but was stopped by his father.

"I'm sorry, Xiangzi, for dragging you into this matter, but this is my responsibility."

After saying this, Fengchuan's father left the apartment with the men. Xiangzi could only watch them get into a black van and leave quickly.

She could only stand at the door of the apartment, speechless and unable to speak.

And at this moment, a voice came.

"It seems he hasn't completely given up on his duties as a father."

"Hey?"

Toyokawa Shoko turned around and saw Duanmu Huai standing not far away, watching the van going away. Then he retracted his gaze and glanced at Toyokawa Shoko.

"Also, you have to remember that there is no such thing as being able to write off your debts just by taking a photo shoot. A beautiful girl like you will not give up unless they squeeze you out of hundreds of millions."

"But I don't have a few hundred million..."

Toyokawa Shoko frowned in confusion, while Duanmu Huai just laughed.

"You can easily be sold at a good price, so be careful in the future and don't believe everything others say. Maybe they really won't take the initiative to touch you, but they will find ways to make you give up on your own initiative, so remember, don't be nervous when you encounter such a thing in the future, think carefully before dealing with it. Otherwise, you will be swallowed up without leaving anything behind. Things like loan sharks are something that you must never touch."

"Did you do this?"

Toyokawa Shoko looked at Duanmu Huai—she was not a fool. Duanmu Huai appeared in front of her house, obviously not here for a walk.

"I just asked, your father did borrow money, but for my sake, they won't make things difficult for you."

Duanmu Huai's position means he has connections in both the black and white worlds. It's a piece of cake to find out whether Xiangzi's father has borrowed money from loan sharks. Toyokawa Xiangzi's expression was a bit complicated. She hesitated for a moment and asked.

"What will happen to my father?"

"Send him to the construction site to do hard labor, and the debt and interest will be deducted from his commission and wages."

“Hard work…”

"It's better than staying at home drinking. This is all I can do. I'm actually taking a gamble. After all, if your father doesn't show up when they take you away, I'll be really helpless."

"Yes, at that time, I also thought that father would not..."

Toyokawa Shoko was also speechless. She had never seen her father like that before. Although she was a little surprised, she also felt relieved at the same time.

After all, he did not give up on me, and in his eyes, I was still his daughter.

For Shoko Toyokawa, knowing this now is enough.

"Thank you very much."

Toyokawa Shoko lowered her head and bowed to Duanmu Huai.

"I will work hard and wait for my father to come back."

"Well, I think this should be an opportunity for him, I hope so."