The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 350 Pre-War Preparations (5)

Hearing that name, Qian Xiaoyi was also a little surprised: "Is it her? She is still alive? Have you called this number to confirm her condition?"

"Not yet, I'm very scared..." Tachibana Mio trembled all over and said, "When I think about the fact that she might be in a bad condition, I don't dare to fight."

Qian Xiaoyi looked quite serious at this moment. He nodded: "Well... I can understand your feelings, so is this why you asked me to come out today?"

"Yes..." Tachibana Mio said, "Besides being a little scared, Mr. Qian has been struggling for such a long time to find Sakura, so I also want you to witness the outcome of this matter together."

"Okay, I understand." Qian Xiaoyi nodded: "Then, call him, or let me do it?"

"No, this is the only thing I want to do myself. It's my responsibility." Tachibana Mio took a deep breath, took out her cell phone, dialed the unfamiliar number, and then switched to speakerphone.

The ringback tone of "beep~beep~" came from the speaker of the mobile phone, which meant that the number was not in use. The "beep" sound was like a countdown of some judgment, making Tachibana Mio nervous.

Qian Xiaoyi was also waiting quietly at the side. He was very curious about what happened to the other party after he disappeared for more than two years. Was he imprisoned, tortured, or both? Or was he in a worse situation, like the famous Japanese urban legend, "The Secret Door in the Fitting Room", where he was sold to some place in Southeast Asia...

While Qian Xiaoyi was still thinking about worse situations, the phone call was connected.

"Hey, who is it?"

A woman's voice came over the speaker.

The moment this voice sounded, Tachibana Mio covered her mouth and burst into tears. Then Qian Xiaoyi knew that the owner of the voice on the other end of the phone was the Usa Miura they had been looking for for a long time.

Qian Xiaoyi was relieved to hear that it was the person who answered the phone. This meant that the other party should be fine now, and it was not a particularly bad situation. It was just strange. Why did she suddenly disappear? Where is she now?

The sobbing seemed to be heard on the other end of the phone. Usa Mi Sakura seemed to have thought of something and said, "Is it you, Mio?"

"It's me!" Tachibana Mio asked with tears streaming down her face, "Sakura! Where are you? How are you doing? I've been looking for you for a long time..."

"I..." The person on the other end of the phone hesitated and said, "I'm sorry..."

Tachibana Mio burst into tears, the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time burst out in an instant, she said intermittently because of sobs: "It's really good that you are okay... I... I thought you were killed. In the past two years... I asked countless people, but couldn't find any trace of you. Sakura, where did you go..."

"You... have been looking for me?" Usa Miura seemed a little surprised, and then quickly fell silent.

"Sakura, I was really worried about you the day you disappeared." Tachibana Mio confided, "I've been...always looking for you, but I just can't find you. What happened that day? Why did you suddenly disappear?"

"It's all over, Mio." The voice on the other end repeated in a somewhat stiff tone: "It's all over." "You must have suffered a lot, right?" Tachibana Mio said: "I was happy that you were able to develop in a place like Starlight Agency, but some time ago I found out that it was such an abyss, and when I contacted the former victims there, they gave me this number..."

"You are investigating the Starlight Agency?" Usa Mi Sakura was very surprised: "For me?"

"We are best friends, aren't we?" Tachibana Mio recalled the past, smiled softly, and said, "Since we were in the same group, you have always taken care of me and never thought I was clumsy. You never got tired of practicing with me over and over again on those dances that I couldn't dance. During that time, you were my motivation to persevere... So after you disappeared, I wanted to do something for you... At least to reveal the true face of that place, so I started investigating what was going on there..."

"What do you think you are doing?" A loud voice suddenly erupted from the other side, and the other party said angrily: "Who asked you to do these unnecessary things? You idiot!"

"Eh? Sakura?" Tachibana Mio was stunned by the sudden scolding.

"Who wants to play the friend game with you? Stop making me laugh!" Usa Mi Sakura scolded, "What best friend? I took care of you during that time because I knew your family was rich and your status was high. Even those high-ranking producers would treat you with respect!"

"What are you talking about, Sakura?" Tachibana Mio couldn't believe it.

"What good friends? We are not from the same world!" Yusa Miura was still talking fiercely, with a hint of resentment: "You are good-looking, you don't have to worry about making money, you are very popular, and everyone's eyes are on you. The rest of us around you are just foils. The reason why I want to get close to you and please you is just to stand by your side as much as possible and try to get a little spotlight! As a young lady, you can't understand and imagine my pain, right?"

Tachibana Mio trembled all over and said, "No, it's not like that..."

Usa Mi Sakura yelled, "You always say stupid things in a condescending manner. Do you think other people's lives are as easy as yours? Do you know how relaxed I am after we broke up? I can finally get rid of your shadow and walk on this road as an independent person, but what about you? You always use your connections to find people to give me some performance opportunities. What is that? Charity? Do you know how disgusting I felt at that time? I couldn't refuse you, and I had to keep thanking you! Every time I chatted with you, I almost vomited!"

"Enough! It's not like that!" Tachibana Mio said excitedly: "What are you talking about, Sakura, I know you are not that kind of person!"

"What the hell? Are you kidding me?" Usa Miura said resentfully, "A naive and kindhearted young lady, risking her life to find the truth for her old friend... This drama is simply too disgusting. How long are you going to keep doing this? Is this to highlight your greatness and nobility? Young lady? Stop it, you've heard it now, I'm living a good life now, I live in a big house, I don't have to worry about food or clothes, it's much better than the life before when I was hungry every day for fear of gaining weight, and I had to get up early and go to bed late every day to train!"

"I……"

"Shut up! Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up!" Usa Miura interrupted Tachibana Mio, and her vicious voice came from the speaker: "Put away your pitiful look, I can imagine how stupid you look with snot and tears mixed together! Still want to expose the Starlight Agency? Who asked you to do those stupid things! As expected, you are a young lady, doing things without considering the consequences, anyway, someone will clean up the mess for you... If you really want to do this for my own good, stop! Otherwise, it will bring me a lot of trouble, do you understand? Also, I'm living very well here, don't look for me anymore, and don't say stupid things to ask me to go back, because..."

There was a pause, and then he said, "...I can't go back anymore."

"Usa Mio! You, you..." Tachibana Mio collapsed and yelled at the phone: "You big idiot!"

There was silence for a while, and then the phone was hung up, leaving Tachibana Mio sitting on the swing and crying.

(End of this chapter)