After rebirth, I became Tokyo Sentimental

Chapter 207 206. Parallel lines that do not intersect
"How did you know?" Yuan Ye Si put down the cup full of coffee and his expression became serious.

"I heard that, as you know, people in our circle often go out together and love to gossip. After hearing that, I thought you and Xiaosong-kun were good friends, so I wanted to ask if you knew."

Seeing his expression become serious, even a little scary, Ozawa Kayo immediately understood that he and Komatsubara Shun were indeed good friends, and she also made cautious assurances about the information she had just revealed.

In fact, Kayo Ozawa only said a few words.

But they are all explosive news.

Although he had known it over the phone before, after being told more detailed details in person, Harano Si couldn't help but frown and feel heavy-hearted.

The reason is also very simple.

Komatsubara Shun became a murderer.

To be precise, he is a murder suspect.

According to what Kayo Ozawa said just now, the specific reason was that the girlfriend of Komatsubara Shun some time ago suddenly committed suicide by burning charcoal one day, and she also left a suicide note, the content of which described how the former had mentally enslaved her and how she had mentally oppressed her, causing her to be unable to accept it and thus commit suicide.

Although it was suicide, according to the law, Komatsubara Shun was naturally involved in the incident, so the latter had been taken into custody by the police a long time ago. He seemed to have been released just two days ago and has now been taken home by his family.

If someone dies, things will certainly not be simple.

The family of the girl who committed suicide by burning charcoal filed a lawsuit against Komatsubara Shun, but did not ask for material compensation. Instead, they wanted him to pay with his life.

Although it is impossible to sentence Komatsubara Shun to death according to the law, it is very likely that he will spend ten years in prison. Ten years is an important time for people of any age, especially when they are young, when almost their entire youth is wasted.

So Komatsubara Shun was indeed in trouble.

The reason why Kayo Ozawa asked Harano Tsukasa whether he knew Chiyo Shihoin was because she was the one who introduced this girl who committed suicide by burning charcoal to Komatsu.

The rumor in their circle now is that Komatsubara Shun offended Shihouin Chiyo and was deliberately retaliated against.

When he was suddenly informed of this, Harano Tsukasa suddenly remembered that a few days ago when he was in Osaka, his mother said that Komatsubara Shun brought Shihouin Chiyo suddenly to their home. He and Komatsubara Shun had an absolutely close relationship, and normally the other party would not cause trouble to him. Komatsubara Shun also knew very well what kind of person Shihouin Chiyo was, but he still brought her to his home. He did not notice anything wrong at the time, but now he thinks there must be some tricks involved.

For example, someone is holding something against you.

Now it seems that he has been caught.

And he still threw it out after he had grasped it.

After thinking for a long time, Harano Tsukasa came back from his trance. Looking at Ozawa Kayo who was staring at him, he said after a moment of silence, "I really didn't know before. No wonder he didn't contact me during this period and didn't update his social media account."

"What should we do then?" At this moment, Kayo Ozawa acted like a good friend of Komatsubara Shun. She pinched the straw with her slender white fingers and said with a worried look on her face.

Yuan Ye Si was silent for a moment: "I'll go find him."

After a few seconds of pause, as if he had thought of something, Yuan Ye Si asked again: "Do you want to come too?"

"Would it be appropriate for me to go?"

Kayo Ozawa asked after hesitating for a moment.

"Not appropriate." Yuanye Si said bluntly.

"Ah, well, then I still..."

Glancing at the other party's wish list, Yuan Ye Si immediately understood why the other party came to him, but he didn't mean to play games. After careful consideration, he slowly said: "It's okay to go, if you don't have anything to do next, Ozawa-san."

"I'm fine. I'm taking a day off today and won't go back to work until tomorrow. I don't have any appointments with anyone. By the way, Xiaosong-kun treated me to a few meals before. Do you want me to persuade his father after I visit him?"

"No, I'll take care of it. Just don't say anything next to me." Yuanye Si added, "If everything goes well, I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

"It looks like I can have another good meal tonight."

Kayo Ozawa smiled.

"Then let's go." Yuanye Si had no choice but to accept it.

Something happened to Komatsubara Shun, and it was such a big thing. As his friend, Harano Tsukasa certainly couldn't just ignore it and should do his part to help.

Although it is a relationship between the original body.

But just like Chitsuki Fujitani, since others are good to you, there is no reason not to accept this cause and effect.

What's more, Komatsubara Toshiya did help him a lot. Whether it was the favor owed by his original body or the help in restarting the Ochanomizu plan, Harano Tsukasa kept this favor in mind.

I don’t have many relatives, let alone friends I can name, so I take extra care of myself.

Now that the other party is in trouble, although it is not known whether he can help or not, Harano Tsukasa should go and inquire about it personally. Moreover, this matter also involves Shifengin Chiyo. He suddenly had an intuition that he always felt that Shifengin Chiyo played a role in promoting the incident that Komatsubara Shun encountered, and it was because of himself.

It could be an illusion or a paranoid delusion, but the thought would not go away from his mind.

Because he was preoccupied with this matter, Harano Tsukasa even forgot that Kayo Ozawa was with him. He already knew her purpose after checking her list of evil thoughts, but he did not show his indifference and keep her at a distance at the first sight. Instead, he followed her wishes and took her there.

Toshi Komatsubara is considered a rich second-generation.

So the house is quite grand.

In front of a single-family house in Sumida Ward, Harano Tsukasa glanced at the nameplate with Komatsu's surname engraved on it hanging on the wall, stopped for a moment, and then pressed the electronic doorbell.

"Ding dong, ding dong!"

A few seconds passed after the doorbell rang, and then the door was pushed open from the inside. A haggard face poked out and looked at Harano Tsukasa and the other man standing at the door.

"Aunt Jinzi, sorry to bother you." Yuan Ye Si greeted the person according to his memory after seeing him open the door.

"Are you... Xiao Si?" The middle-aged woman looked at Yuanye Si's face carefully and asked uncertainly.

She hesitated for a moment and then said slowly:

"Are you here to look for Yuan Jun? He's been on a business trip lately and is very busy, so busy that he probably can't even use his phone. So is it possible that he hasn't replied to your messages or calls? He's not at home during this period, so maybe you just need to wait a few more days."

This statement is already very clear.

It's an order to expel someone.

As if he knew what the other party would say, Harano Tsukasa bowed slightly to show his respect and asked, "Where is the girl who is pregnant with Harano Jun's child?"

"So you know that too..." Xiaosong's mother was stunned for a moment, then murmured in surprise, then stood at the door with her lips pursed and hesitated for a while: "Come in first, it's still quite hot outside."

"Thank you, Aunt Jinzi." Yuan Ye Si said with a smile.

After entering the house, Xiaosong's house was very deserted. Although the living room was very clean, it was lifeless. Even the green plants in the corner of the living room showed some signs of yellowing and drooped their heads weakly, as if indicating that the current situation of this house was not very good.

"Please take a seat. I'll make some tea."

Just as Xiaosong's mother finished speaking, a figure slowly came down the stairs. He was a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and a square face. There was a sense of majesty between his eyebrows. He glanced at Harano Tsukasa and Ozawa Kayo with sharp eyes, and finally looked at his wife and asked, "Are you here to plead for me again?"

"husband…"

"Go back to your room first."

After hesitating for a while, Xiaosong's mother listened to her husband and went upstairs, while Xiaosong's father walked steadily to the sofa and sat down. After looking at Yuanye Si's face, he said in a deep voice: "Xiao Si? Am I remembering correctly?"

"Uncle, I'm Harano Tsukasa, Hara Jun's college roommate." Harano Tsukasa bowed slightly. Without any nonsense, as if he had determined the purpose of Harano Tsukasa's visit, Xiaosong's father turned his face away after asking him, and spoke in a rather impatient tone, snorting and asking:

"That evil creature was played around by others, and now as a father I am helping him clean up his mess and punishing him at the same time. Is there anything wrong with this approach?"

"No problem." Harano Tsukasa's straightforward answer was surprising, but his next words slightly changed Komatsu's father's impression: "Uncle Komatsu, I think you may have misunderstood my purpose. I am not here to plead for Harano Jun. I came to visit you to know how the matter is being handled?"

Hearing that he was talking about serious matters and not trying to be magnanimous like other young people, Xiaosong's father became more serious, and even his previous impatient look was restrained. After a moment's silence, he said:

"The woman's family insisted that she committed suicide after being mentally oppressed by him for a long time. She was detained at the police station for 48 hours, but now I have released her on bail. The lawsuit is going through and the lawyer is very responsible, but no decent evidence has been found so far, so the situation is not optimistic."

"So, as long as we can find evidence that she didn't commit suicide because of him, the problem can be solved?"

"That's the truth."

"I understand."

"Uncle Xiaosong, I think you haven't had enough rest these days. In that case, we won't disturb you for now." After understanding the situation in person, Yuanye Si did not ask for anything and said goodbye directly.

"You..." "Xiaosong's father looked a little surprised when he saw this, as if he understood something, and his expression became more formal, but in the end he sighed: "We appreciate your kindness, but there is no need to waste your energy."

"Don't worry, I'm just trying my best." Yuan Ye Si responded calmly.

Xiaosong's father opened his mouth when he heard this.

Want to say something.

But in the end he didn't say it.

With a heavy sigh, regardless of whether this was a last-ditch effort or not, Xiaosong's father stood up and bowed solemnly to Harano Tsukasa at a right angle of 90 degrees, taking on the responsibility of a father, and said in a very sincere tone: "Then I'll leave it to you."

"Please stay." Yuanye Si nodded and left this sentence without any politeness as to whether the other party could stand up.

After leaving the Komatsu family, Harano Tsukasa already had a general impression of the matter, and gradually understood the truth of the matter. However, he was still not absolutely sure before confirming it in person with the wish list.

"Harano-kun..." Kayo Ozawa said softly.

"Wait a moment." Yuan Ye Si said apologetically.

After being reminded, Yuanye Si came to his senses, took out his mobile phone from his pocket and unlocked the screen, then he searched through the address book, finally found a number and dialed it, waiting for the other party to answer after a while.

However, reality soon interrupted his thoughts.

"Blocked..." Yuan Ye Si whispered to himself.

The more so.

The more he knew, the more he could prove his conjecture.

After holding the phone in silence for a moment, Harano Tsukasa turned his head to look at Ozawa Kayo who was waiting silently beside him and asked, "Do you have Shifengyuan's cell phone number?"

"No, but I have her Line."

"Then could you please contact her and tell her that I want to meet her?" Yuan Ye Si asked in a pleading tone.

"Okay." Kayo Ozawa nodded.

Two minutes later.

They just stood there and waited for two minutes.

Kayo Ozawa felt that the other party would not reply.

"She hasn't replied yet... yet!"

"She said no."

"Tell her I can give her anything she wants, as long as she gives me what I want."

“…She told you to call her.”

"I see."

"Harano-kun, you guys..." Regarding this mysterious matter, Kayo Ozawa couldn't help but want to explore it, and after holding it in for a while, she couldn't help but ask.

Yuanye Si also explained it very simply:

"You can understand it as, I once offended this Tokyo University of Foreign Studies teacher Shifengyuan so badly that she couldn't do anything to me, so she chose my friend. Of course, I think she might also want to blackmail Hara Jun, and revenge on me is just a side effect, or it doesn't matter whether it can be done or not."

"Is that so..." Kayo Ozawa pursed her lips.

"It seems that I can't treat you to dinner tonight."

Yuan Ye Si said with an apologetic look on his face.

"Knowing the seriousness of the matter and feeling that he and Komatsubara Shun were indeed good friends, Ozawa Kayo certainly wouldn't ask him to treat her to a meal unreasonably: "It's okay, this is business, and we can make an appointment for dinner anytime."

"I may not have time to treat you to a meal in the near future. You have helped me a lot by telling me this today. This little money is nothing. Use it to buy some food. It's my token of my appreciation. Please don't refuse."

Kayo Ozawa was stunned, watching Harano Tsukasa put a check into her phone, and after glancing at the number on it, she subconsciously said, "This money..."

"I'm getting married next month. If you're free, Ozawa-san can come to my wedding."

"Get married." After opening her mouth, Ozawa Kayo couldn't help but be distracted for a moment. After a moment, she came back to her senses and said silently, "Is it the sister who looked at me like she wanted to eat me up?"

"is her."

"Then I wish you happiness in advance. But I can't accept this money. If you really want to thank me, please treat me to a meal with Komatsu-kun or that Suzumiya sister in the future." Kayo Ozawa forced a smile.

Then she added:

“We have to go to the Michelin-level ones.”

"no problem."

"Then...I'll go back first?"

"Let me call a car for you."

"That's not necessary. This place is very close to my home. It only takes five or six stops by train."

"Ok."

"Then... I'll be leaving first."

Seeing Kayo Ozawa leaving in a daze, Harano Tsukasa stood there and looked at her silently.

A lot of people are like that.

Although the two lines have been trying hard to move forward, they will separate again after a brief intersection and will never intersect again.

(End of this chapter)