I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 45 Sakura
Mingri saw Sanae stand up and walk a little further away, closer to the edge of the courtyard wall, just entering the range of sunlight. The golden morning sun sank into her crystal clear eyes.

She put her hands on the pergola, squinted her eyes slightly, and looked at the blue sky.

"It's not too hot in the mornings in Tokyo in the spring. The cat just got out of the shower and is still a little wet, so why not come out and bask in the sun?"

"Now that you mention it." Dong Ye Yu looked at the kittens carefully, sniffed them subconsciously, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

How come there is no cat smell at all? Even if it is a cat, it shouldn’t have no smell at all, right?

Dong Ye Yu reached out and wanted to grab a kitten to study it.

"Little peaches are a little shy, Dongye-kun probably can't catch them, come in and sit down first."

Sakurada Wakako stood at the side of the room at some point, looking at the two of them with a kind smile. Imagawa Kashiwagi was kneeling beside the large square table in the living room, craning his neck towards them with a puzzled look on his face.

He was distracted just now. He thought Mrs. Sakurada was boiling water in the kitchen. How come she appeared over there in a blink of an eye?
In this situation, Higashino Yu couldn't catch the cat by force. He looked at Asumi Sanae and was about to say something.

At this time, I heard the sound of a door opening behind me. I turned around and saw that it was Natsuko Sugida who followed me.

Sakurada Wakako looked at Sugida Natsuko who was wearing a small suit and asked, "Who is this?"

"That's our president's bodyguard, Natsuko Sugida," Higashino Yu explained.

A child from a wealthy family. After hearing this, Sakurada Wakako didn't care, she just smiled and nodded, "Ms. Shida, welcome."

As she spoke, she leaned over and extended her hand like a geisha from an ancient island country, making a welcoming gesture: "Please come in first, the water is almost boiling."

It was broad daylight, and Dong Ye Yu was not afraid of encountering any monsters, so the three of them took off their shoes and entered the living room.

This living room is located next to the courtyard. It is spacious and bright, with tea sets placed on an old wooden cabinet.

On the right is a big-head TV produced in the last century, covered with a large white square scarf with a hollow pattern. It doesn't seem to be in use for the time being.

After what happened just now, Dongye Yu started sniffing quietly as soon as he entered the room, and sure enough, he discovered something.

The living room was filled with a musty smell as if no one had lived there for a long time. In addition, there was also a very faint smell of blood.

It looks like something bad happened here a long time ago, but it should have been cleaned up.

If Dong Ye Yu was not a fox monster who had already established his foundation, he probably wouldn't be able to smell it.

"Don't drink the tea and snacks later." Dong Ye Yu reminded the other three people in a low voice.

Although Imagawa Kashiwagi and Asumi Sanae were confused, they both nodded.

Natsuko Shida frowned and looked at him. She had checked herself and didn't find anything unusual. Could he be more professional than herself, a professional bodyguard, and discovered some clues?
Or is he just pretending to be mysterious and wanting to show off himself in front of the lady?

However, it is common sense not to eat or drink casually when visiting a stranger's home, so no one said much.

After a while, the old lady brought tea and snacks.

"We don't have any fine snacks at home, only these simple snacks. I'm really sorry for not entertaining you well."

"It would be rude of us to come and visit you without permission."

Higashino Yu and the others bowed their heads and saluted, then went straight to the point: "The 'child' that Mrs. Sakurada mentioned before, is it Nekomata?"

Seeing Higashino Yu start asking about Nekomata straight away, Asumi Sanae slowly took out a pen and notebook from her small bag, Sugida Natsuko observed the furnishings in the house, and Imagawa Kashiwagi was sitting there listening.

Sakurada Wakako smiled bitterly, without giving a direct answer, and knelt in the first seat, holding a cup of tea in her hand. The rising steam blurred the face of the beauty that had been engraved by time. The old voice told a story.

"Its name is Sakura."

"I met Sakura in an alley at a vegetable market in Katsushika. She was covered in wounds, her wounds were festering, and there were maggots gnawing at her. She was already unconscious."

"I couldn't bear to watch it die like this, so I took it to the veterinary hospital. The doctor said it was seriously injured and had little hope of recovery, but I still asked the doctor to treat its wounds and give it antibiotics."

"In the following days, Sakura started to eat slowly and her health gradually improved, so I took her back to Cat Town."

When Sakurada Wakako said this, she covered her mouth and smiled, somewhat proudly and shyly.

"The young people gave this place the name Cat Town. I took in a lot of stray cats, and they were friendly to people, so this place gradually became famous."

"Many people come here to see the cats, and some want to donate to the cat town, but I refuse."

"It must cost a lot of money to take care of so many cats, right?"

Higashino Yu was a little surprised that the old man actually refused to donate. If it were him, he would have made a live video and extorted tens of millions of yen from him.

After all, it is not a conscience-ridden thing to earn this kind of money. Taking in stray cats and sterilizing them can be considered a contribution to the city. Stray cats may carry germs, fleas, etc., and in addition to killing birds and other small animals, they may also hurt people.

This has actually become a hidden danger to urban safety.

"It will cost a lot of money, but I can afford it for now."

Sakurada Wakako looked at Higashino Yu, and her kind eyes swept across the frayed cuffs of the boy's clothes.

"I'm actually from Kyoto. Higashino-kun is also from Kyoto, right? It must be difficult for you to come all the way to Tokyo to study alone, right?"

"Are you from Kyoto too?" Higashino Yu didn't expect to meet a fellow Kyoto native here, and said with emotion: "Life is not easy--"

When he said this, his eyes fell on Asumi Sanae and he fell silent.

Seeing him looking at her without saying anything, the girl frowned slightly and gave him a puzzled look.

Dong Yeyu smiled at the girl, indicating that it was nothing, and then said in a deep voice: "I can't choose where I was born, but I can choose where I will end up."

The final destination is to marry into the Asuka family? Natsuko Shida watched coldly from the sidelines. The shrewd bodyguard had already seen through the yellow-haired man's evil plan.

"As expected of a student of Tachibana High School, you have great ambitions."

Sakurada Wakako praised, then said with some shame.

"When I was young, I didn't have such precious awareness as Higashino-kun. At that time, I made a living in Kyoto and earned a lot of money by selling my body."

"I moved to Tokyo and had a son, but I didn't raise him well. I had no one to rely on when I got old. I saw stray kittens by chance and I had the idea of ​​adopting them."

"So I took them in out of a moment of weakness, to satisfy my own selfish desires and fill my empty heart. They then became my responsibility, and this responsibility should not be passed on to others."

The old man did not hide anything about his embarrassing past and told the four people about it very frankly and freely.

After she finished speaking, she covered her mouth and laughed: "Haha, the topic has gone off track, let's get back to the child."

(End of this chapter)