Net King Whale Fall

Chapter 676 Just One Step Away

Sanada Rin's arrival was quite coincidental; it happened right when Atobe Keigo was changing his dressing.

The doctor pushed open the door and said that we could go to the sterile room to change the dressing now, and everything was ready.

Atobe Keigo's body stiffened slightly.

Sanada Rei's eyes darted around slightly. "Can family members come along?"

Of course you can, the doctor just advised, "Just don't get too close."

"Then I'll head over first. You guys pack your things and come over too."

Sanada Rin wanted to follow, but Atobe Keigo grabbed her wrist. He didn't say anything directly, but Sanada Rin understood what he meant.

Don't you want me to go and see?

Keigo Atobe is a perfectionist in some ways. He can't even accept his own flaws, let alone remove the gauze and let Rei Sanada see them. He can't even imagine that scene.

Atobe Keigo's expression was somewhat complicated. After hesitating for a while, he said softly, "There's nothing to see here. Let's not go."

Sanada Rin thought for a moment, "I'm very familiar with gunshot wounds, I've seen them many times. I just want to know about your specific recovery progress."

Atobe Keigo knew this, of course, but it was different. He wanted to always appear in front of Sanada Rei in his most perfect form, just like before, when Sanada Rei's eyes were filled with bright admiration and praise.

He knew Sanada Rin's preferences, and he didn't want to break them himself, nor did he want to see any expressions of pity or regret in Sanada Rin's eyes.

It would be better to cut it off at the source. He is not prone to keloid scarring, and with proper care over a period of time, no scars will remain. We can deal with that then.

Therefore, Atobe Keigo could only say, "The recovery is going exceptionally well. There was no infection throughout the entire process, and the doctor said that I can be discharged in a few days."

After waiting for a while, seeing that Sanada Rin didn't speak, Atobe Keigo sighed, "She's a bit ugly, don't look at her."

Sanada Rei raised an eyebrow. "You think I'd mind, don't you?"

She knows without even thinking what she's bothered by.

Keigo Atobe said carefully, "I just don't want you to see the bad side."

“Don’t you think,” Sanada Rei recalled a former colleague’s words, “that scars are a man’s badge of honor?”

Atobe Keigo: "."

He personally doesn't think so.

“Alright,” Sanada Rei wasn’t one to force things, “I’ll wait for you here.”

Atobe Keigo breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, I'll be back as soon as possible."

Sanada Rin started playing Candy Crush to pass the levels. After passing the levels twice in a row, Atobe Keigo returned, smelling of medicine and looking less healthy than before.

Sanada Rei asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

Keigo Atobe sat down next to Rei Sanada, and the two of them squeezed together on the sofa. He nestled his head against Rei Sanada's neck and whispered, "It's nothing, just a little sore."

Sanada Rin watched for a while and figured it out. At first, when the anesthetic wore off, this guy was sweating profusely from the pain, but he didn't utter a sound and pretended to be fine while chatting with her.

It's almost healed now, and he can be discharged from the hospital after a little cleaning. Is he in so much pain that he's curled up like this?

Atobe Keigo secretly glanced up to see Sanada Rei's reaction, and his eyes met hers as she lowered them.

Hmm, Atobe Keigo slightly averted his gaze. Although everyone knew the truth, it wasn't necessary to be too explicit.

"There's a way to relieve the pain, would you like to try it?"

Atobe Keigo asked in confusion, "?" What?
Sanada Rin raised her hand and placed it on the back of Atobe Keigo's neck. The two were already close, and now they were practically touching.

Atobe Keigo's eyes flashed with a sharp glint. Well, he admitted that he did indeed have that thought.

He used to think that Sanada Rin was like mist, so close yet so far away, something he could never grasp or hold in his hand.

But now he realized that there was no need to cling to such rigidity; just being by his side was enough. When they finally parted, Atobe Keigo's breathing was a little rapid. After calming down, he looked directly into Sanada Rei's eyes, "You must always stay by my side, in this life and the next, and only love me."

Sanada Rin didn't dodge. "How greedy." Are you even planning to reserve your next life?

“Yes, there’s no way around it,” Atobe Keigo admitted without hesitation. “You have no chance to regret it.”

Sanada Rei chuckled, as if she had done it before.

"it is good."

Sanada Rin is a man of his word; one word is enough, that's all.

Atobe Keigo's heart raced uncontrollably. Putting everything else aside, he had only one thought: this bullet was worth it.

With Keigo Atobe gradually recovering and being discharged from the hospital, the Hamaguchi family's story is coming to an end.

The behemoth that had dominated Tokyo's underground scene for years crumbled, its members scattering like leaves in the wind. The few remaining members who hadn't yet been taken in no longer posed any significant threat.

Yayoi Hamaguchi stood at the entrance of the main residence of the Hamaguchi guild, where police officers, prosecutors, and other public officials came and went.

Yayoi Hamaguchi was born and raised here, and he knows the layout and structure of the main house better than anyone else.

But now, he can only stand at the door, no longer qualified to step into the main house.

Unless he can make a comeback and take over a larger force than the Hamaguchi family, Hamaguchi Yayoi suddenly laughed out loud, realizing that she had started daydreaming.

Nearly thirty years have passed, and Hamaguchi Yayoi has become someone who can't go home, and has fallen into a role she never cared about before: an ordinary person.

As the one who once set the rules, no one knew better than him what class divisions were and how to cross class boundaries.

The glory of the Hamaguchi family has come to a complete end today, with no room for any turning back.

Where did all of this begin?

In this situation, it's hard for Yayoi Hamaguchi not to think back to the past, eventually focusing on one person.

Hamaguchi Yayoi raised her hand to shield her eyes, as if she couldn't stand the sunlight, but as the images raced through her mind, only Sanada Rin's face remained, becoming clearer and clearer.

It was so clear that the contemptuous look in his eyes seemed to be right in front of him.

Hamaguchi Yayoi always knew that Sanada Rei was not someone to be trifled with, but she still subconsciously ignored her abilities, always thinking that her arrogance was dependent on Atobe's existence—what a ridiculous idea.

One step wrong, step by step wrong.

One wrong move and the whole game is lost.

Yayoi Hamaguchi was unwilling to accept her fate, but what she needed to do now was to survive. Based on this, she had to leave Japan.

There are still remnants of the Hamaguchi family overseas, so he can only develop there first. As for the rest, he should just try to get out of there alive first.

All I can say is that the imagination was beautiful, but the ending was very realistic.

Yayoi Hamaguchi was stopped at the last checkpoint when she tried to smuggle herself in; the police badges on their uniforms made her eyes hurt.

"I'm sorry, Hamaguchi-kun, you cannot leave for the time being."

Hamaguchi Yayoi glanced back at the boundless ocean, her smile fading away; she was just one step away.

That's true, they're not giving him any chance at all.

Upon hearing the news, Sanada Rei calmly turned the pages of her book, unsurprised; she had already guessed it.

Although Yayoi Hamaguchi is a bit arrogant, she is not stupid. If she really escapes overseas, someone might seize the opportunity and she could rise to great heights.

Hehe, Sanada Rin doesn't have a penchant for creating enemies for herself.

It's best to keep the enemy under our noses.