A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Shiina Mari opened the text document in the folder, which contained various search records. Private detectives had turned Shibuya Ward upside down in just a few hours, but even so, they had not been able to find any useful clues.

After reading these written materials, Shiina Mari's worries deepened. Those private investigators were professionals at finding people. If even they couldn't find the person, then she really had no way to help.

Shiina Mari had a clear understanding of her own abilities. Although she had surpassed her peers in overall capabilities, her abilities only surpassed those of her peers. Compared to truly elite adults, there was still a significant gap. She didn't believe she could outperform hackers and private investigators on her own. Therefore, instead of wandering around aimlessly like a headless fly, it was better to wait patiently for the professionals to provide results. Besides, the outside world was so dangerous right now; if something unexpected happened while searching for someone, it would be a complete loss.

Li Wei stepped aside without speaking. He knew that Shiina Mari's emotions were not very stable at this moment, and it wouldn't be too late for him to speak after she calmed down a bit.

Li Wei understands girls very well. Girls can be complex or simple, and he's used to responding to each girl's unique personality. For someone with his mind-reading abilities, doing so is incredibly easy. If a girl has a good temper, getting along with her is even easier. Compared to troubled girls with serious personality issues, after experiencing many things, Li Wei prefers girls with stable personalities, like Haruhara Ayaka and Honoki. He finds them very comfortable to be around.

After reading through the contents of the folder, Shiina Mari fell silent. The information in the text was not good. Shiina Aki had disappeared in Shibuya Ward, but every place in Shibuya Ward, big and small, had been searched. It was impossible to disappear from Shibuya Ward without anyone noticing by walking alone.

Shiina Mari said, "To be honest, this information terrifies me. I'm not a pessimistic person, but given the current situation, the chances of finding the person are slim."

Li Wei's hand unconsciously landed on Shiina Mari's head, and he said gently, "Don't be discouraged. Things aren't over yet. We can't give up just because of adversity. Aki-kun has only been missing for a few hours. As long as we try our best to find him and mobilize as many people as possible, there is still hope of finding him. A generous reward will surely attract brave men. If all else fails, we'll increase the reward. I believe that someone capable will eventually be able to break this deadlock."

Shiina Mari didn't realize that she and Li Wei, whom she had only known for less than half a day, had such a close interaction. She couldn't feel any disgust towards Li Wei, and because of her affection for him, she directly overturned her prejudice against Sunohara-sou.

Li Wei did not rashly continue to pat the other person's head, but instead knew when to stop and maintained a certain distance from the other person again.

Ayaka Haruhara said from the doorway, "So you're here. Miss Jasmine, you've already seen the material?"

Shiina Mari nodded and said, "Thank you for your efforts. To be honest, even our parents have never cared for Aki like this. Before coming here, my heart was filled with prejudice. I thought it was because of you that Aki disappeared. However, all of that was my prejudice. In fact, your dedication to Aki is more responsible than that of our parents."

Haruhara Ayaka smiled and said, "It's our responsibility as dormitory managers. We treat every student in the dormitory as our own child."

And that's exactly what Haruhara Ayaka did. Although Shiina Aki looked remarkably like the leader of the criminal gang who had kidnapped her—almost identical—and had done offensive things with the girls' underwear in the dormitory, she still held onto hope for Shiina Aki. She believed that Aki was just a lost child on the path of life, and with proper guidance, she could be turned around. Of course, if Shiina Aki was beyond redemption, she wouldn't be merciful; even if it meant paying breach of contract fees, she would still kick Shiina Aki out of Haruhara Manor.

However, Shiina Aki's subsequent performance was not so bad that she had to kick her out. Although her performance was not particularly good, it was still quite proper and there were no major problems.

However, Sunohara Ayaka had no intention of kicking them out, but Shiina Aki ran away on her own, and the reason for her running away was so regrettable that she didn't even know how to comment on it.

Shiina Mari recalled her parents' attitude towards Shiina Aki, and compared it with the attitudes of Li Wei and Sunohara Ayaka. She suddenly realized that her family was quite peculiar, unlike typical families that favored sons over daughters; it was the opposite. It was precisely because of this peculiar upbringing that Shiina Aki developed her current personality, foreshadowing the events that were unfolding now.

Sunohara Ayaka said, "Although Aki-kun's matter is very important, it's already dinner time. I know you're not in a good mood, Miss Jasmine, but it's precisely at times like these that you need to take care of yourself."

Shiina Mari nodded, and at that moment, Sunohara Ayaka hugged her, one arm around her back and the other gently patting her shoulder, saying tenderly, "No matter what happens, we will bear it with you. You are not a person."

Ayaka Haruhara is a gentle person. She sensed the worry and fear in Mari Shiina's heart. Mari Shiina had come to an unfamiliar city alone for her younger brother, and had even been attacked on the way. It could be said that every blow to her was enormous, so Ayaka felt that Mari Shiina needed some comfort, and if necessary, she could do more.

Chapter 4. New Clues

As night passed, Shiina Mari tossed and turned, unable to sleep. When she got up the next morning, she felt completely listless. When she went upstairs, she found the house empty, except for a lavish breakfast left on the table. She went around to the back of the house and saw several people sitting on the corridor. Led by Li Wei, the girls were in a traditional Taoist pose with their eyes closed, taking rhythmic, deep breaths with natural expressions. She could even clearly hear their heavy breathing.

Although Shiina Mari was curious, she did not interrupt the scene. Yesterday, on her way to Haruhara-sou, she witnessed a superpower battle that resembled a science fiction movie. She realized that there are some things in the world that cannot be explained by current science, so she should remain calm when she sees something incomprehensible.

After finishing his morning exercise, Li Wei looked at Shiina Mari sitting not far away and smiled, "Good morning, Miss Mari."

Because of their time together that evening, the girls and Shiina Mari became familiar with each other. It's often like this: before meeting and spending time together, people tend to imagine the worst in others and prepare for the worst. However, once they actually meet and get to know each other, these preconceived notions are shattered.

Several girls did dislike Shiina Aki, but that didn't stop them from forming a friendship with Shiina Mari. After all, Shiina Mari was also a lovable and beautiful girl, and her slightly sickly, delicate demeanor was reminiscent of Lin Daiyu from "Dream of the Red Chamber." Their temperaments overlapped to some extent, and such a quality is quite attractive to girls. At least, Tsukimi Risuke, who was originally a Yuzu Yuzu fan, seemed to have her eyes light up when she saw Shiina Mari. Even yuri girls with a hint of yuri tendencies are not immune to this kind of attraction.

Despite her still somewhat tired body, Shiina Mari said, "Good morning, everyone."

Ayaka Haruhara said, "Miss Jasmine, you look quite tired. After breakfast, why don't you go back and rest?"

Sunohara Ayaka's gentle personality makes her exceptionally caring towards everyone around her. Although Shiina Mari is not a tenant of Sunohara-sou, she treats her as a guest, just as she would a tenant.

Shiina Mari smiled bitterly, "I feel like I'm starting to have a nervous breakdown. I can't even sleep in bed. After all, we haven't found the person yet. The police won't be able to officially file a case until noon. This period is really tough."

Suijin said, "Even if the police file a case, their role is limited. They are not as effective as members of yakuza organizations and private detectives. After all, Tokyo is known for its insufficient police force. Even if they want to find someone, they are willing but unable to do so."

Shiina Mari was well aware of this, but she had no choice but to use whatever methods she could find.

Just then, Li Wei's phone rang. He answered the call and started talking to the person on the other end.

A moment later, Li Wei hung up the phone and said with a serious expression, "The private investigators have a new lead, but it's easily broken, and they need to investigate further. Right now, the entire detective team has the information in my email, Miss Jasmine. Shall we go check it now?"

Shiina Mari perked up and said, "Please take me there immediately!"

Shiina Mari felt a pang of guilt. If her family had come looking for the information themselves, it wouldn't have been so quick. However, this information was obtained by Li Wei at great expense—a sum of tens of millions of yen, no small amount. This was precisely why she felt uneasy. Coupled with Li Wei and Haruhara Ayaka's kind attitude, she became even more reserved.

Shiina Mari followed Li Wei into his room.

After the computer booted up, Li Wei opened his email and, sure enough, there was a new email.

Li Wei sat down, and Shiina Mari eagerly sat down next to him. Li Wei gently propped her up so she could sit in his lap. The petite silver-haired girl rested the back of her head on Li Wei's chest, as if she were sitting on a comfortable sofa. She didn't realize that what she was doing was inappropriate. On the contrary, the reassuring scent emanating from Li Wei calmed her heart.

The email was opened, and the two began to browse its contents. It was several thousand words long, and it took them some time to finish reading it. Afterward, Shiina Mari's face darkened.

The document contains transcripts of conversations between private investigators and their target. They located the place where Shiina Aki ultimately disappeared and learned the general outline of what happened. They found the owner of the restaurant on that street, who lived in the same building as his shop. He witnessed the entire kidnapping of Shiina Aki, but because of the distance and the lack of recording equipment (phone or other recording devices), the investigators only knew that Shiina Aki had been kidnapped, but they didn't know who did it.

Furthermore, there are no surveillance cameras in the food street area, so apart from the information provided by witnesses, the clues found by the private investigators went cold here.

A private detective skilled in portraiture wanted to draw a portrait of the kidnapping gang members based on the shop owner's description, but because the shop owner's eyesight was not very good and the distance was too far, he was unable to see the details clearly, so this method had to be abandoned.

Shiina Mari gritted her teeth and clenched her small fists tightly. She had originally thought that her younger brother had just hidden away, but now it seemed that things were not as good as she had imagined.

Li Wei's expression was also not very good. He said, "During this period, human trafficking gangs in Tokyo have been very active. However, these human trafficking gangs come from all over the country, and many of them are not even local organizations in Tokyo. Trying to find people with just this much information is no different from looking for a needle in a haystack."

Shiina Mari collapsed into Li Wei's arms in despair. She had given up hope of finding him. After all, those human trafficking organizations were extremely cruel, and most importantly, they were incredibly efficient. It was very possible that Shiina Aki was no longer in Tokyo, or even in Japan at all.

Li Wei put his arm around Shiina Mari's slender waist and said, "Don't give up! Now we have a lead. Next, I'll have people take down every human trafficking organization in Tokyo. I'll make those bastards who did this pay the price. As long as we keep investigating, someone will eventually slip up. And then, we can follow the human trafficking organization's own route and find Aki-kun!"

Hearing Li Wei's words, Shiina Mari, whose eyes had lost their sparkle, regained her spirits. She had almost forgotten that the man behind her was no ordinary person, but a major figure even in the underworld. With Li Wei there, they might actually be able to find the person.

Chapter 1. Humans Controlled by Hormones

In reality, both the previous phone call and this current email were sent by Li Wei's own puppet clone.

Li Wei did indeed hire a large number of private investigators for the investigation, and regardless of the final outcome, every private investigator team or individual was guaranteed a minimum reward. In any case, the average reward was over a million yuan per person. If they actually found the person, Li Wei had no intention of defaulting on the huge reward of tens of millions of yuan; he couldn't do something so shameful.

These clues were deliberately released by Li Wei, with a simple purpose: to launch psychological warfare against the silver-haired girl, Shiina Mari.

Shiina Mari is a pathological brother complex, and directly winning her over is quite troublesome. The conventional approach would require spending a lot of time establishing a place in her heart and gradually surpassing Shiina Aki's importance to her. This method is too slow, and Li Wei doesn't want to wait that long. After all, once he has harvested enough points from Shiina Aki, he plans to finish this job and leave. He won't stay here for more than a month, so he doesn't have the free time to slowly win her over.

Because of the limited time, Li Wei, after completing his role, decided to immediately detonate the scheme he had laid out, namely the so-called battle for the "Secret Book of Qin," ending with the destruction of Tokyo, thus completely covering up this lie.

Li Wei's grip tightened, and he whispered gently in Shiina Mari's ear, "I will help you find your brother. Although I can't guarantee what he will be like when he is found, I will do my best. This is what I promised you, and I am a man of my word."

Li Wei gently placed his hand on the back of Shiina Mari's hand, his fingers lightly tracing patterns on her hand.

This is also the experience he summarized from conquering a large number of girls, or rather, the application of the body's own hormones. When the back of the hand, the cheek near the ear, and the earlobe are slightly stimulated, the body will secrete serotonin and oxytocin. These two hormones will make the stimulated individual feel favorably toward the individual who caused the stimulation.

Coupled with his already exceptional charm, he can use such small details to make girls unable to resist his advances.

Humans are such a tragic existence, controlled by hormones in their bodies. Whether it's changes in emotions or perception of the outside world, hormones are involved. Even depression is a result of hormonal imbalances. People think that the decisions they make are the product of careful consideration, but little do they know that most people are just being led by the nose by their own hormones.

Including the so-called male and female hormones, frankly speaking, it's all the same thing. Li Wei's charm is not just about physical hormones, but also a higher level of charm that involves the soul. This kind of charm allows Li Wei to get things done in most places just by using his looks. This is the terrifying thing about high charm. Of course, this is on the premise that Li Wei does not suppress his charm at all.

Shiina Mari leaned against Li Wei's chest and said, "Although I don't know if we can find them, I am very grateful for your efforts, Mr. Li Wei and Ms. Ayaka. I don't know how to repay your kindness."

A strange thought arose in Shiina Mari's mind. She suddenly felt that since Li Wei was willing to do such a thing for her and her brother, and she herself had no ability to repay the kindness, why not follow Li Wei's side and repay his kindness in this way?

This thought was like a root planted in her heart, impossible to eradicate. Moreover, the moment she saw Li Wei, his image was deeply imprinted on her soul. Before, she had been so preoccupied with her brother's situation that she hadn't noticed this, but now, realizing it, she understood she couldn't forget this man. Even if she dated someone else in the future, or even got married, deep in her heart, there would only ever be Li Wei's smile.

Now that she's come to her senses, she realizes that their current position is a bit awkward. She had been so focused on the email files that she hadn't noticed the problem, but now, her shyness makes her feel that she must remain reserved.

With a little effort, Shiina Mari stood up from the human sand.

Shiina Mari said, "Mr. Li Wei, I'll go back to my room now."

Watching the other person practically flee, Li Wei said, "Don't forget to eat breakfast. Skipping breakfast is bad for your stomach."

Upon hearing Li Wei's words, Shiina Mari, who was rushing forward with her head down, blushed and quickened her pace.

Li Wei knew that he had already left a deep impression on the other person, so there was no need to continue to pursue him relentlessly. If he got too close to the other person at this time, it would easily arouse the other person's suspicion.

Shiina Mari returned to the living room, feeling her heart pounding excessively. This was the first time she had been in such close contact with a man, and most importantly, she felt no resistance whatsoever to this contact.

After sitting down at the restaurant, Shiina Mari looked at the sumptuous breakfast, her mind filled with thoughts of Li Wei.

Sui Jin walked over and said, "Jasmine, you're the only one who hasn't had breakfast yet. This was prepared by Li Weijun, and it tastes quite good."

Shiina Mari said, "Was this made by Mr. Li Wei?"

Shiina Mari felt incredulous. The meal in front of her was even more lavish than the breakfast of a so-called five-star hotel, and it looked incredibly appetizing. She hadn't expected Li Wei to have such culinary skills. Last night, she chatted with a few girls and gathered information about Shiina Aki's life here. She had gained some understanding of Li Wei, knowing that he was a doctor who was active in the underworld and had an unimaginable wide network of connections. But she never expected that Li Wei's cooking skills would be so good. He was simply an all-around man.

Moreover, a man who is willing to make breakfast for his wife can be considered a good man. In Japan, housework and meals are the responsibility of the housewife for married men and women. Men don't care about these things at all. In Japan, a man who is willing to make breakfast for his wife is extremely rare, almost like a panda.

Because of this, when she learned that Li Wei had gotten up early to make breakfast, her feelings for him grew even stronger, to the point of being uncontrollable.

Chapter 1. The Lamb Enters the Tiger's Mouth

At this point, Shiina Aki had already been handed over to her buyer.

Inside the dimly lit yet luxurious room, the orange light created a rather extravagant atmosphere. An elderly man in a bathrobe sat on a high-backed sofa, enjoying a leg massage from a maid.

The old man was thin, but looked energetic and had the air of authority of someone in a superior position. Inside the room, besides the old man and the maid, there were also a group of burly men in black suits guarding the wall, as well as men and women of all kinds dressed in revealing clothes.

The old man was too old; he was already over ten years old. Although his desires were still strong, he was no longer able to perform. So, instead of taking the lead himself, he usually had his subordinates "perform" while he sat on the sofa, slowly enjoying the scenes that would seem extremely perverted to a normal person.

Men and men, women and women, men and transvestites, men and cross-dressers, transvestites and women, transvestites and cross-dressers, plus various animals.

This has crossed the line of human ethics, but the people here are afraid of the old man's tyranny and dare not resist. They can only perform all sorts of "performances" for him.

Forced to change into a revealing maid outfit, Shiina Aki was led by several maids to the old man.

Although Shiina Aki was forced to wear women's clothing by his older sister when he was young, the various women's clothes at that time were very formal styles, and they wouldn't look out of place even if you walked down the street. However, the maid outfit he is wearing now is not a maid outfit in the normal sense, but rather a fun uniform more like that of a bar or club, which is basically the same as a bunny girl outfit.

The skirt was too short to cover anything, so he habitually pulled it up while walking to avoid exposing himself. Although usually it was the girl who had to worry about being exposed, the way people looked at him now was like wolves looking at a lone sheep, which terrified him. This maid outfit was his last line of defense.

The beautiful head maid, with her striking features but a hint of seriousness and black-rimmed glasses perched on her nose, respectfully said to the old man, "Master, the new bride has been brought here."

The head maid stepped aside, took Shiina Aki's hand, and led him to the front of the line, facing the old man.

The gaunt old man looked at Shiina Aki with a glint of shrewdness in his eyes. As a top-level nobleman, the old man was a playboy in his youth. Over the years, he had seen all kinds of beauties, and he had also seen pretty boys with androgynous features.

However, someone like Shiina Aki, whose delicate beauty bordered on androgynous, and who lacked the affected mannerisms of transvestites or cross-dressers, was extremely rare. It was precisely because of this that, upon seeing Shiina Aki, the old man, whose heart hadn't stirred much in decades, was moved.