Net King Whale Fall

Chapter 690 An Opportunity

Sanada Rin looked at the card and thought, "Well, in the end, I couldn't defend against it."

Ah Da reached out and took the business card, placing it in the evidence bag. The moment he took it out, he smelled it. This thing was coated with a little aphrodisiac, not very pure, but if you kept handling it, it would have some effect.

Genichiro Sanada clenched his fist. "I don't know."

He didn't know when his phone was stolen, nor when someone slipped his business card into his hand.

Ah Da patted him on the shoulder and kindly comforted him, "Normally, you'll get more experience after a few times and won't get your pockets picked."

Then Ah Da sent a message saying that they were the ones who came in first, followed by local police, and that they still had to get their stolen phones back.

Genichiro Sanada remained silent. The words were direct and did not offer any comfort.

The elevator stopped with a ding and opened the door. They had arrived at their destination. At the end of the corridor was Ono Hajime's current address.

A colleague told me that Ono Hatsumi is resting at home today.

Thump thump thump--
Three evenly rhythmic knocks sounded on the door. The soundproofing in the house was very poor. Xiao Ye, who was in the bathroom, turned pale. Hearing the knocks, he reflexively tensed up, and a fine layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

She didn't want to open the door at all, and she didn't want to face the people behind it at all; they couldn't even be called human.

But if the door wasn't opened, Ono closed her eyes in despair; the consequences of not opening the door would be even more dire.

Excessive tension and fear caused Ono Hatsumi to lose track of the rhythm of her knocking. It wasn't the same urgent feeling she used to have—banging on the door so loudly that she felt like she wanted to smash it to pieces if it took a few seconds to open.

Ono Hatsumi gritted her teeth and opened the door. Through the iron chain, she saw a complete stranger. The wariness in her eyes not only did not dissipate, but intensified. "Who are you people?"

What tricks are they planning to pull this time? Isn't one person enough for them to play with?

Ah Da pulled out his police ID. "Hello, officer. I have something to ask you."

Ono Hatsumi stared at the identification for a long time before finally opening the door to let them in. After they had completely passed each other, Ono Hatsumi noticed that there was a man, a woman, and a child behind the burly policeman.

Ah Da's image is completely different from that of a policeman in the traditional sense. To be honest, it's not that Ono Hatsune didn't have the idea that they had come up with a new way to play. The reason she opened the door was simply because she didn't want to be punished under this pretext.

But looking at these people, Ono Hatsumi fell silent. What did this mean?
The house wasn't very big, and when Sanada Rin and the others came in, it seemed to fill the entire room, making it extremely cramped, with barely any room to put their feet down.

Genichiro Sanada didn't take another step forward; he leaned against the door, where he could clearly hear their conversation.

Ono Hatsumi politely poured a few glasses of water and took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Ah Da. For some reason, the dark eyes of the girl standing next to her gave her an extremely dangerous feeling. "Are you police officers? What do you need me for?"

Sanada Rei withdrew her gaze and looked around. These few minutes were enough for her to see Ono Hatsumi's true colors.

And Sanada Rei didn't miss Ono Hatsumi's slightly protruding belly, and the way she inadvertently protected it.

Ono Hatsumi is pregnant, which is not good news. It proves that Ono Hatsumi is not only being targeted by them, but that they have already made their move.

"Ah Da Dao, there's a case involving you, and we need you to answer some questions."

Ono Hatsumi felt inexplicably nervous. "What case? No, what questions do you want to ask?"

Has she been involved in any case lately? If so, it could only be something that happened to her personally. Sanada Rei, having observed enough, sat down opposite Ono Hatsumi. "Do you know Hase Maki?"

Maki Hase? Ono Hatsumi thought for a moment and remembered, "She's a senior of mine. We're just acquaintances, we'll greet each other when we meet, but that's all."

"She is... has something happened to her?"

Sanada Rei took out her tablet, opened the latest newspaper article, and turned it around to show Ono Hatsumi's face.

Ono Hatsumi was puzzled, but still looked at the content on the tablet. The more he looked, the worse his expression became. His originally pale face even turned slightly bluish.

Ono Hatsumi's throat was dry, and she said with difficulty, "She, they."

Sanada Rei kept it brief, saying, "Hase Maki is a participant."

Ono Hatsumi sometimes hates herself for overthinking things. For example, now she understands what Sanada Rei meant by those words, and the facts are right in front of her.

“So,” Ono Hatsumi licked his lips, “I’m the next victim, right? I could be dumped on the street at any moment.”

Sanada Rin slowly shook her head, her gaze falling on her abdomen. "Not for now, your child is still there."

Ono Hatsumi swayed slightly, bracing herself on the table with both hands, feeling a mix of laughter and tears. "So, this bastard child actually protected me."

Ono Hatsumi took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down after hearing the news. She had managed to resist them for so long without being corrupted, which showed that she was a stubborn person. However, the news was too shocking.

“I believe you’re police officers now,” Ono Hatsumi said calmly. “You’ve come here for more than just to tell me the truth, haven’t you? What do you want to know? And what can I possibly gain from you?”

A hint of appreciation flashed in Sanada Rei's eyes. "From the moment you were tricked into the cram school..."

As for what she would gain, Sanada Rin countered, "What do you want?"

Ono Hatsumi stared straight into Sanada Rei's eyes. A voice inside her said, "It's finally here. After struggling alone for so long, I've finally got an opportunity, a chance to be reborn."

Hatsumi Ono was very direct: "I want an abortion, and I need you to guarantee my safety."

Sanada Rin replied readily, "Okay."

After calming down, Ono Chuichi didn't know where to begin.

Seemingly noticing Ono Hatsumi's hesitation, Sanada Rei brought up a topic, "When you opened the door, you were nervous and scared. Who would be knocking on the door? Someone threatening you?"

The police investigated, of course, but the neighborhood was too chaotic. Almost everyone who entered or left had a criminal record. The security cameras in the stairwells were installed and then repaired repeatedly, but they couldn't stop people from deliberately vandalizing them.

It will take some time to pinpoint the exact person, so it's better to ask them directly in person.

Hatsune Ono's eyes flashed with a mixture of hatred and fear. "Yes."

"I don't know their names, but the one who was leading them had a scar across his left eyebrow and a thick beard."

"I heard those underlings call him 'Brother Wei,' but I didn't know anything else."

Brother Wei.