The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 841 The Beginning of the War (20)

"Mr. Ken, do you want to play?" asked Inuyama Heita.

Ajian looked at the USB drive in silence, his eyes were more serious than ever before, he seemed to be entangled and struggling.

"I..." After a period of silence, Ah Jian suddenly smiled a little reluctantly, as if he was trying hard to endure something: "I don't think there is a computer at home?"

Inuyama Heita said: "We can go to a nearby Internet cafe."

"That's very dangerous. If we encounter an enemy ambush..." Ah Jian gritted his teeth and said, "It's better to wait until it's safe..."

"Mr. Ken." Inuyama Heita interrupted him and said seriously, "We are about to have a decisive battle with the Hope Cult. We may not have another chance after that. So, play now. Don't you want this game the most?"

"I..." Ajian lowered his head, and the living room became quiet. Nanajo Masato and Inuyama Heita looked at him quietly, waiting for his response.

Suddenly, he clenched his fists and shouted loudly: "Of course I want to play! I want to play even in my dreams! But, Inuyama clan! You know right? After this wish is fulfilled, I will probably disappear! I don't care about this, I would have died a long time ago, but why are you talking about this now? Do you want to abandon me to participate in the battle?"

Inuyama Heita didn't expect Ken's reaction to be so big. He just shook his head: "This time is different from the past. In the past, there was always Brother B standing in front of us. No matter how dangerous the situation looked, he always had a way. But this time... no one can guarantee that we will win..."

"So, Inuyama clan! Do you think I'm a loser who can only escape?" Ken roared, "I know I'm useless, but I also want to fight with you! Are you looking down on me? I can't abandon my friends and go away alone!"

Nanajo Masato said in surprise: "This is the first time I see you angry, Ken. But isn't this game your obsession? Why are you so resistant?"

"Yes, this is my obsession." Ah Jian tried hard not to look at the USB flash drive, fearing that he would give in if he wasn't careful. He said, "I have been in a daze for many years, just waiting for it to appear, but..."

He raised his head and looked at Nanajo Masato and Inuyama Heita, very seriously: "I am also an employee of the firm! Not a pet! Me, Otoko, and Inuyama! We have been through so much together, and these experiences have already penetrated into my soul and become an indispensable part of me! After meeting you, I am no longer the same person I was before! I also want to fight, and fight with you!"

"At least..." Jian murmured, "At least I have to participate in this battle with you, and then I can play after that, okay?"

"Ajian..." Nanajo Masato was a little shocked. He was no longer the layman he once was and knew what this meant to a ghost. Ajian didn't know how much instinct he had endured to make this decision. You know, it is very likely that after this battle, Ajian would no longer have the chance to play this game, but he still chose them.

Inuyama Heita sighed, then smiled: "Mr. Ken... I understand. Okay, let's play together later."

Ah Jian turned around angrily, crossed his arms, and said angrily: "Hurry up and hide the USB drive! Otherwise, I might regret it immediately! Really, I don’t know what you would do without me... Hey! Don’t pull my hair, you stinky fox! Don’t come over here!"

"Hey~"

As if the white fox noticed that Ajian had turned back to his original appearance, it appeared out of nowhere and started playing with Ajian.

——Although it was only Ajian who was chased everywhere.

"It's really unexpected~" Nanajo Masato put away the USB drive and looked at Jian who was being chased by the fox. He sighed: "I didn't expect Jian to have such courage. I always thought he was a coward."

"Mr. Ken is much braver than he looks." Inuyama Heita said, "He has been like this since the beginning. Although he looks unreliable, he has very firm beliefs. I am a little embarrassed to say this, but I have learned a lot from him." Nanajo Masato also laughed, "Don't let that guy hear this, otherwise he will get carried away."

"What are you talking about! Come and save me!" Ajian shouted in panic.

However, Nanajo Masato and Inuyama Heita ignored him. Nanajo Masato looked at Inuyama Heita and said, "Takeru's matter has been dealt with. Now it's your turn, Heitaro."

"Eh? Me?" Inuyama Heita looked at Shichijo Masato in confusion.

Nanajo Masato picked at the rice in his bowl and said, "You should know what I have been doing recently, right?"

Inuyama Heita nodded: "Of course I know, just like the time at WTV, your job with Ms. Tachibana is to dig out the victims of the Hope Cult, unite together, and find evidence to deal with the Hope Cult. What's wrong?"

"It's not just me and Ms. Tachibana." Nanajo Masato said, "There's another person. Have you forgotten?"

Inuyama Heita was stunned for a moment, then he thought of something and his expression became awkward. He lowered his head to eat and said, "I don't want to talk about that person."

"Your father is also a victim." Shichijo Masato said, "As a victim, he knows the Hope Cult's style of work best, so he knows how to persuade other victims. Heitaro, your father, is also running around and working hard to defeat the Hope Cult."

Inuyama Heita was absent-mindedly eating his meal and only responded dryly: "Ah."

To be honest, he didn't know how to face this strange father. It would not be said that he was disgusted with him. He knew that the reason why he had been wandering for so many years was to avoid the bank's pursuit, so as to avoid taking away his only home.

However, it is an indisputable fact that this incompetent father turned the family into its current state because he believed the instigation of the cult.

So there has always been a knot in Inuyama Heita's heart, which makes him feel uncomfortable whenever he thinks of that man.

"I don't want to see him." Inuyama Heita said, "And since he doesn't want to come back, let's forget about meeting him."

Nanajo Masato said: "Actually, this is not your father's request. He is also afraid to face you. He has always felt guilty towards you."

Inuyama Heita didn't reply and ate in silence.

Nanajo Masato scratched his head in confusion: "Ah... I don't want to preach to you or anything. It's hard for me as an outsider to judge such things, and I won't advise you to forgive him, but I think it's better for you to meet him."

"Why?" Inuyama Heita asked in a muffled voice.

Nanajo Masato said: "In order to expose the truth about the Hope Cult, he decided to stand in the light and reveal his scars to everyone, and this means..."

Nanajo Masato paused, and said with some difficulty: "—He will go to jail for embezzling public funds."

(End of this chapter)