Knight Asylum

Kurihara Tenon jumped forward with a smile, then turned and smiled brightly at Aikawa Hajime.

"If you are happy from the bottom of your heart, then there is nothing to worry about. It means that whether you have lost your memory or not, you are you."

"If you don't like it, then-"

Kurihara Tenon stretched out her voice, and seeing Aikawa Hajime showing curiosity, Kurihara Tenon immediately stuck out her tongue mischievously.

"Then just say no. It's you who lives in this world now, and you can like what you like and hate what you hate."

"You are alive now, and you are the one who decides everything!"

“That’s right! I don’t want to go to that cram school at all! Brother Hajime, can you help me persuade mom? I want to stay in the store and help!”

Seeing Kurihara Tianyin reveal her true purpose, Aikawa Hajime was stunned for a moment and then shook his head helplessly, "No, this is your responsibility."

“Yes, that’s it, Brother Hajime—perhaps you still have some responsibility in the past. Whether you accept it or not, you at least need to know what it is.”

Kurihara Tianyin pursed her lips, squatted down, held her chin with both hands and smiled mischievously at Aikawa Hajime.

“Maybe, Brother Hajime, you really are the savior of mankind.”

Aikawa Hajime smiled helplessly and raised his hand to pat Kurihara Tenon on the head.

"Please talk to your mother for me. I may need to change my shift."

"Okay—"

Kurihara Tianyin jumped up with a smile and skipped into the back door. Before Aikawa Hajime could sort out his thoughts, his eyes were covered again.

“Aikawa Hajime—”

"Who could you be?"

Chapter 1150 Aikawa Hajime gradually lost

On the third day when Hajime Aikawa made time to try street photography, a group of people came to the Jacaranda.

"excuse me--"

The man in a suit strode into the Jacaranda, with strong bodyguards following behind him on both sides.

Kurihara Haruka, who always faced customers with a smile, changed her expression for the first time.

Aikawa Hajime, who had already prepared his camera and was about to go out to try taking pictures, stopped and frowned slightly. Just as he was about to step forward, he was pulled back by Kurihara Amane.

Kurihara Tenon shook her head, and her bitter smile made Aikawa Hajime frown even deeper.

"Ms. Kurihara, what do you think of my suggestion?" The man put his hands behind his back, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Please go back. I will never sell the store to you, and the farm... the same goes for it. It's the only thing my brother and husband left me." Kurihara Haruka put down the things in her hands, her eyes were extremely firm, "I have sworn that I will protect the proof of their existence no matter what, so please don't come again."

The man's expression changed, his smile gradually became fierce, and he said with undisguised sarcasm, "Can a woman like you really keep it?"

"This has nothing to do with you, please go back——"

Obviously, this was not the first time this man came. Facing the man's sarcasm, Kurihara Haruka seemed very calm and raised her hand towards the direction of the door.

"You are not welcome here."

"Tsk—we'll come back again."

The man grunted unwillingly and turned away.

It wasn't until the man walked away that Kurihara Haruka let out a long breath, holding her forehead, looking very tired.

"who are they?"

Looking at the man's receding back, Aikawa Hajime's brows were still tightly furrowed.

He felt a strong sense of malice from the other party.

His intuition told him that these people would not give up.

"Shit, these vampires," Kurihara Tianyin stuck out her tongue, "These bastards have set their sights on my uncle's farm and this cafe."

Kurihara Haruka just shook her head and smiled gently at Aikawa Hajime, "Hajime, there probably won't be any customers today, so you can take a day off and go take some photos. By the way, I suggest you go to the botanical garden, it's very beautiful there."

“There won’t be any guests?” Aikawa Hajime was stunned.

Although Jacaranda is not a particularly large cafe, it has many customers every day.

"Those bastards always secretly cause trouble around here every time," Kurihara Tianyin muttered unwillingly.

"Tianyin!"

This time, Kurihara Haruka raised her voice, and Kurihara Tenon shrank her neck and hid behind Aikawa Hajime.

She knew why her gentle mother was so mean to her.

Because they were a group of very bad and powerful people, and her mother didn't want to involve Hajime Aikawa in it.

Kurihara Amane didn't want to do that, but when facing Aikawa Hajime, she couldn't help but want to talk and rely on him.

Aikawa Hajime saw what Kurihara Haruka was thinking, but did not ask any further questions. Instead, he touched Kurihara Tenon's head and left the Jacaranda.

But he did not go to the park that Kurihara Haruka mentioned, but went in the direction the man had just left.

Soon, Hajime Aikawa found the man. He was standing in the alley and making a phone call. The other two bodyguards were guarding outside the alley, not letting anyone get close.

But Aikawa Hajime had very good hearing, and he could hear the man's voice with a little concentration.

"I'm sorry, boss. I failed this time too."

"But don't worry! It takes a lot of money to maintain that farm. That woman won't be able to survive long just relying on that coffee shop."

"Yes, yes, I understand. I have already informed the bank. They will urge the loan in advance this time."

"I've already calculated that if that woman wants to continue the current situation, she will have to use the jacaranda or the farm as collateral."

"Don't worry, I won't let anyone find out!"

The man put down the phone, turned around and smiled as the two bodyguards shouted.

"You guys, as usual, remember not to let anyone find out."

The two bodyguards immediately bowed, turned around and walked out. Aikawa Hajime tightly grasped the camera in his hand and followed the two bodyguards all the way to an alley full of thugs.

The two bodyguards took out the money very skillfully, and the thugs also took the money very skillfully, whistled, and walked out with baseball bats.

Those thugs did not go directly to the Jacaranda tree, but wandered around it. When many people saw those thugs, they subconsciously showed uncomfortable expressions and chose to take a detour.

Aikawa Hajime took pictures of the whole process with the camera in his hand, then went to the public security bureau and handed all the printed photos to the police.

In the past, he seemed to be a very observant person, so his photography skills were very good. Whether it was the man on the phone or the faces of the bodyguards, the photos were very clear.

Aikawa Hajime was very confident that these photos were enough to convict those people.

When the police promised to take the case seriously and deal with it severely, Aikawa Hajime breathed a sigh of relief.

If there were a warning from the police, those people would definitely be more restrained.

But what Aikawa Hajime didn't expect was that the policeman who promised readily turned around and threw all the photos into the trash can and picked up the phone at hand.

After leaving the police station, Hajime Aikawa went straight to the park that Haruka Kurihara mentioned. It was indeed as Haruka Kurihara said, it was a very beautiful place with many families having dinner and playing together.

The harmonious scene made Aikawa Hajime's heart beat faster. Almost subconsciously, he picked up the camera and took pictures of those beautiful scenes.

My anxious heart gradually calmed down.

He didn't hate himself for liking this kind of scene.

It was not until the evening that Hajime Aikawa returned to the Jacaranda tree with a camera full of photos.

Aikawa Hajime originally wanted to thank Kurihara Haruka and share the photos he took, but as soon as he opened the door of the Jacaranda tree, he saw Kurihara Haruka holding her mobile phone and making an anxious call. She was so anxious that she even shed tears. Even Kurihara Amane had lost her usual smile and was holding her mother's hand with a pale face.

“What on earth… just happened?” Aikawa Hajime’s heart sank completely, and an ominous premonition descended upon him along with a sticky black emotion.

"Brother Hajime! The farm left by our uncle has been burned down!"

Kurihara Tenon threw herself on Aikawa Hajime and told him everything while crying.

The farm that was being well taken care of was suddenly engulfed by a fire. The firefighters could have arrived in time, but an accident occurred on the way, and they had to wait until most of the farm was burned before they arrived.

Now the bank is urging them to repay the loan, which was originally due in half a month. What's worse is that the Environmental Protection Bureau called and asked them to pay for the maintenance immediately, otherwise they would consider compulsory levy on the grounds of improper use.

"Police, what did the police say!" Aikawa Hajime's breathing stopped.

"They are chaebols! The police are in cahoots with them. When those bastards came to cause trouble on purpose before, we called the police, but they just brushed it off every time!"

Aikawa Hajime's fingers loosened and the camera in his hand fell heavily to the ground.

[Do they really have value in living? ]

Chapter 1151 Wandeng Family

What a peaceful day...

Just as Red was expressing his feelings, Ming Hai called.

"There's a strange case and I need an assistant."

Ming Hai explained the reason in a very tough manner, and Red was naturally also very tough and did not ask what the case was, but simply nodded and agreed.

Looking at Odori Katsumi and Philip in front of him, Ming Hai looked at Reid, his expression gradually became subtle, but he didn't say much.

Da Dao Ke Ji is a super mercenary. Although he has lost his immortality, his skills are still there and his reconnaissance ability is first-class. Philip has his own Earth Museum, so as long as he gets enough intelligence, he will be able to find the real culprit quickly.

Although Red does not have strong survey and retrieval capabilities, he is very competent as a thug.

Under the leadership of Ming Hai, Red and others came to a farm. Although the fire had been extinguished, the remaining charred soil emitted a foul stench everywhere.

Red couldn't help but frowned, "Why did it burn to this extent?"

【S·L】 often has various accidents, so its aftermath business is quite developed, especially firefighting. The fire department is even equipped with equipment for artificial rainfall. The previous forest fire was purely because it was too sudden, and the fire was caused by the golden fruit of fireflies, so the fireflies of 【S·L】 were unable to put out the fire in the first time.

This is a farm. Although the location is remote, there is not much obstruction. With the vehicles currently equipped by the fire department, it can reach here and put out the fire in a few minutes.

But looking at the situation on the scene, the farm was almost burned down.

"The fire department encountered an accident on the way here, so they were delayed," Ming Hai held up his hat, frowning, "The owner of this farm, Kurihara Haruka, can't afford the more expensive fire insurance, so even if there is a big fire, the fire department will only send out fire trucks, not helicopters."

Reid heard something strange, "Will Kurihara Haruka get compensation?"

Ming Hai glanced at Reid and said, "No, according to the police investigation, the fire was caused by a worker who was not paying attention while smoking and set the warehouse on fire."

"Although Kurihara Haruka bought insurance for the farm, it was only the most basic insurance. The insurance company did not intend to compensate for the man-made fire and sued the worker. Now the worker is being held in the public security bureau and no one can contact him..."

Ming Hai paused and added.

"Whether it is true or not, we don't know yet, but the worker signed a confession. If he cannot pay compensation, he will face jail time. This matter ends here."

"But for Haruka Kurihara, everything has just begun, right?" Reid put his hands on his hips and let out a long breath.

"Yes, the Environmental Protection Bureau is urging Kurihara Haruka to quickly pay for repairing the farm. The bank is urging Kurihara Haruka to repay this loan immediately on the grounds that the farm was burned down and that she has no ability to repay," Ming Hai shook his head helplessly.

"Selling umbrellas on sunny days and collecting them on rainy days is really frustrating, so? This series of accidents must have been arranged by someone from the beginning, right?" Reid patted the back of his head.

"The Mando Zaibo, they have always wanted to buy this farm, but were rejected many times by Kurihara Haruka. After that, they have been hiring some thugs to disperse the customers of Jacaranda, hoping to use this method to prevent Kurihara Haruka from affording the high maintenance costs and loans," Ming Hai frowned slightly.

"They will be the biggest beneficiaries of this accident."

"It's definitely the Wandeng chaebol," Philip crossed his arms and nodded seriously, "The reasoning is complete!"

"Unfortunately, we cannot use the excuse that the Mandeng Zaibo is the ultimate beneficiary to force the insurance companies, banks, and the Environmental Protection Agency to change their decisions," Ming Hai raised his hand and pushed his hat down, "We must find solid evidence."

At this time, Red had already learned the details of the Wandeng Financial Group through Selvi Turia's intelligence network.

The situation is much more complicated than expected. Behind the Mandeng chaebol is a behemoth called the Mandeng family.

If the Sonosaki family is a gangster noble, then the Manto family is a white noble standing under the lights of thousands of families. Unlike the Sonosaki family, the Manto family is very low-key, but through political channels, it has taken root in various parts of [S·L], and seems to have a relationship with the legendary [S·L].

In comparison, Kurihara Haruka's background is much more ordinary. Her father seemed to be a wealthy man, but he died early. Although he left behind a farm, there were too many accidents in [S·L], and it was normal for her to die in an accident.

Kurihara Haruka encountered three accidents: her father, her younger brother, and her husband.

He is alone with his daughter, running a coffee shop called Jacaranda and struggling to maintain the farm.

It seemed that fate was not going to let this miserable yet strong woman off, and the fourth accident happened.

"This matter...is more troublesome than expected."

Red's brows gradually frowned.

Judging from the current situation, the Wandeng family does not seem to be involved in it. As the family's facade, the Wandeng chaebol wants to buy this piece of land for expansion.

However, the situation in [S·L] is ever-changing, and a world-ending battle may occur at any time.

If things go wrong, this incident might involve some other conspiracy of the Wandeng family.