Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

"Actually, a little bit. I'm going to buy some drinks." Hachiman said casually. You can't say that I was lost in thought while looking at the sweat on your face.

"Wait a minute, don't drink the beverage, it's not good for your health." Liu Mei said seriously.

Hello, are you my mom?

As a result, the girl pushed the cup over with a cold expression and said calmly: "I have some water here for you to drink."

"Ah, is it okay?" Hachiman asked in surprise.

"Because I'm the head of the Service Club, this is nothing compared to your help." Liu Mei-chan had a righteous expression on her face.

Because I was the first one in the new service club to know Hachiman.

Said I would protect everything in the service department.

It is our responsibility to restore the glory of the former Service Department.

It was considered a success as long as Hachiman drank from her water bottle.

Rumi secretly watched Hachiman pick up the kettle out of the corner of her eye, and her neck couldn't help but quietly stretch to pay attention to the movement over there.

As a result, after opening the lid, Hachiman did not use it as a cup, but unscrewed the piston and drank the water directly from the kettle.

"Ah..." Liu Mei was so disappointed that she couldn't help but let out a soft cry.

Hachiman turned his head and asked curiously: "What's wrong? Did I drink too much? Sorry, sorry."

"No, nothing. Just continue drinking. The Service Department can boil hot water for you."

"Could it be the set that Yui left behind?" Hachiman asked with some surprise.

At the beginning, Yukino and Yui spent a lot of time decorating the Service Club.

"Yes, Yui-senpai also instructed us to treat him well."

Liu Mei saw the nostalgic smile on the young man's face, and her heart couldn't help but be touched.

"Hachiman." Since there was no one else around, Rumi called out directly.

"I haven't heard you call me by my name in a long time. I'm a little touched."

When he was an elementary school student in the United States, he used to call him by his name without any hesitation. But after they met again, the way he addressed him became a little distant, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Hachiman, why are you Hachiman?"

"Has it suddenly become a philosophical discussion? I think, therefore I am?"

"I mean, Hachiman, why are you like this?"

Finally, the girl confessed the doubts that had been hidden in her heart for a long time.

Then, she handed the phone to Hachiman, and the news on it was the headline about his arrest on suspicion of serial murder.

"You also think I'm a murderer?" Hachiman asked with a smile.

But Liu Mei shook her head and said, "I don't know, but the only thing I can be sure of is that if it was 'Yawata', he would never be on the news for such a thing in his life. If he was hit by a car while heroically saving someone, it would be very likely."

The "Hachiman" mentioned here by Liumei refers to him in high school.

The young man couldn't help but smile bitterly: "You are really ruthless, but you are much smarter than those stupid detectives."

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If there was a psychology expert among the detectives transferred from Tokyo, and they followed the clues of his growth trajectory to investigate, they would find that his personality changed drastically during a certain period of time. Such an investigation would be more threatening to him.

Rumi looked at the man she had admired since childhood and said, "Hachiman, I have always liked you."

The girl spoke frankly, even though it was almost impossible for her to do so as she was shy.

"But you found out that the 'Hachiman' you liked is dead, right?" Hachiman said softly.

The girl clenched her fists and said, "Do you know why I am willing to participate in this play? Because the Hachiman in this play is the Hachiman in my heart. Even though he is timid, indecisive and doesn't keep his promises, if it were him, I would... risk my life for him."

Hachiman thought to himself, if, if not so many things had happened, perhaps he would be like the office worker in the drama who was a little more popular with women. Although he was a little timid, he was kind enough, and it was these qualities that attracted the attention of others.

Everyone is driven to change by the environment, and that may be just one of the countless possibilities in his life.

"Is it because of...Sister Yukino?" Liu Mei asked in a low voice.

Hachiman replied, just smiling at the girl.

Liu Mei suddenly felt a little heartbroken. In fact, she had understood since elementary school that every change of the man in front of her was because of Sister Yukino.

Be it character or life.

This guy is the world's number one Yukinobuki.

However, to Hachiman's surprise, Rumi came up and hugged him, causing his eyes to suddenly widen.

"So actually Hachiman, you haven't changed. You're still the idiot I know, and you're still the Hachiman I like."

No matter how his personality and behavior change, he is still the guy he knows, a fool who will give everything for the one he loves, even if it means getting hurt.

"Wow, Liumei-senpai, why are you hugging your brother-in-law? You actually ran away. That's so abominable."

Outside the door, Jinghua, who had just arrived, made a sound of catching someone committing adultery.

Chapter 29 The Simplest Perfect Crime

In an empty classroom, the falling cherry petals caused the window screens to flutter like jellyfish. There were only two girls sitting in the classroom.

Takarada Rikka has watched herself and Hachiman making a cake in the play countless times. Perhaps because it is a character of the same name that she created, her involvement in the play is obviously even deeper, as if she is the "Takarada Rikka" who sought comfort because of loneliness and finally left because of inferiority.

She was like a moth that was tirelessly pursuing the source of fire, but when she really encountered an open flame, she dared not get close because of the scorching heat. She could only keep a distance, feeling the residual warmth that did not belong to her.

What kind of acting is this? The difference is...myself.

Rikka Takanae on the screen has found the spark of life, but what about herself?

Just when Liuhua was in a daze, she suddenly heard a noise, but as soon as she turned her head, someone stuffed something into her mouth.

The spicy taste filled her mouth. It was potato chips. When Rikka came to her senses, she realized that Xiao Qian had stuffed the potato chips into her mouth.

"That's too much, Xiao Qian. You almost choked me."

"That's because no matter how people called you, you didn't respond."

Shinjo Akane giggled, her hair dyed pink to look like cherry blossoms in spring.

"Do you like it that much?" Xiao Qian asked, pointing at the screen.

Coincidentally, the screen showed a scene where Rikka put on a dress and took the initiative to kiss Hachiman.

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is just acting."

"Hey, I didn't say who it was, I was talking about this play, why are you so nervous?"

"Xiao Qian, you...are very mean."

Rikka murmured to herself, wondering what she was so nervous about. Perhaps it was because she and Hikigaya Hachiman had too many scenes in this drama, and she felt guilty for betraying Akane.

"But didn't you really kiss each other then?" Xiao Qian said with a smile.

"That's just, for the effect, the lips are pressed together." She emphasized that in fact, because she was so focused on acting, the concept of borrowing shots did not even enter her mind at that time.

"Rikka, let's kiss." As usual, Xiao Qian began to take the initiative to be intimate.

Xiao Qian is indeed more enthusiastic when there is no one around, and at the beginning she was a little uncomfortable with such intimate actions between two girls.

But Xiao Qian is very skilled and comfortable, and the feeling is not bad.

This was the same action as usual, the two of them were trying to confirm their relationship, but Rikka, who still hadn't separated herself from her role, suddenly felt guilty.

When Xin Tiao Qian approached, she suddenly stood up and said, "Well, I'm a little thirsty. Xiao Qian must be thirsty too. I'll go buy some drinks."

The reason why "Takarada Rikka" chose to escape after receiving a night of warmth, in addition to her inferiority complex, was that she felt she had betrayed Akane Shinjo.

Rikka left the classroom in a hurry. Akane Shinjo maintained her original posture for an unknown amount of time, then she slowly curled up.

"I knew it... Rikka-chan is a fickle-minded person." In Akane Shinjo's eyes, what appeared was Hachiman kissing Rikka on the screen.

The girl hurried out of the classroom, but almost bumped into Hachiman who was just walking out of the Service Club.

The two were a little surprised to see each other, but Hachiman quickly said, "Do you want to go up to the rooftop to get some fresh air? I can't go back to the Service Club for the time being."

Because Liumei and Jinghua were quarreling, one called the other a vixen, and the other called the other a thieving cat. Oh, he couldn't stand it any more.

It was not easy to escape.

Rikka smiled bitterly: "Me too, actually."

She is feeling a little emotional now and doesn't want to go back to the classroom for the time being.

The two of them walked to the rooftop of the teaching building with their drinks. The midday sun was a little bright, but it was okay because of the cold drinks. They leaned on the rusty and half-worn railings.

Liuhua said: "Do you know what Liuhua's real wish was on her birthday?"

Hachiman took a sip of coffee and said with a smile, "Why don't you save it for the next time?"

Liuhua shook her head and said calmly, "There may not be a next time. I think Xiaoqian doesn't seem to want to continue acting."

As for the reason, she was not stupid and could guess it more or less.

"Is that so?" There was a hint of regret in Hachiman's tone.

"Rikka's wish was that someone would celebrate her birthday every year. She actually wanted to tell you about it, but unfortunately, she didn't have the courage to say it in the end."

In fact, "Takarada Rikka" is a very self-abased person, including her family and personality. After meeting her father who studied in the United States, even the issue of compensated dating became a point of her self-abasement.

Therefore, she only dared to hope for fireworks that would bloom in one night, and she didn't even use her own identity, because she felt that she didn't have such charm.

"Now that you mention it, I'd like to continue acting." Hachiman said.

"Eh, why?" From her point of view, Hachiman was actually being forced into this.

"Maybe it's because I want to tell her that even this kind of inferiority complex is cute to me."

"You..." Rikka seemed to be teased and became a little angry, but then she felt that her anger was unreasonable.

Hachiman was talking about Rikka in the play, not her own Takarada Rikka.

But, really, is it different?

She herself wasn't sure.

"Let me tell you, actually, the setting that Rikka and Shinjo Akane have the same birthday, as well as the plot of Hachiman and Rikka celebrating their birthdays, were added by Akane herself."

Because Xiao Qian was added so well and completely matched the character's setting and psychology, Ruka used it without any changes.

This surprised Hachiman. He thought about it, then took out his phone and said, "I have something to show you. I got it from the police."

Although the relationship between the Yukinoshita family and the Chiba police is a bit tense now, he has a few good relationships with them in private, so it is not difficult to get some past case information.

"Is this... the surveillance camera of Xiaoqian's house?" Rikka said in surprise.

Hachiman obtained from the police a backup of the surveillance video of Akane Shinjo before and after the murder.

Under the camera, the coolly dressed Xin Tiao Qian would occasionally walk by, as well as a bloated middle-aged man. The last one, even through the camera, one could still see a mature beauty with a devilish charm. The moment she looked at the camera, she seemed to smile, with a hint of charm.

This should be Shinjo Akane's mother.

Then, Rika saw from the camera that Akane Shinjo was attacked by the fat man, who pressed her on him and tried to take off her pants. Then Akane Shinjo picked up a fruit knife and stabbed it directly into the man's heart. The man soon struggled in pain and then died.

After the murder, Akane Shinjo seemed numb. She appeared in front of the camera again, having changed into a uniform. She then went out. It was not until the servant who came to the door discovered the body of the male owner that he called the police.

"What do you want to say? Xiao Qian killed her adoptive father when she was in junior high school. She told me a long time ago."

Liuhua frowned slightly and said, judging from the surveillance camera, it was obvious that the old pervert was tempted to attack his adopted daughter.

Hachiman did not deny her immediately, but said: "Really? Then let's continue watching."

Then Hachiman showed Rikka a few more videos, which were videos of Akane Shinjo passing by the camera a few days before the murder.

Then the time was extended to two weeks.

But she didn't find anything strange.

Hachiman did not keep the mystery going and said, "I have investigated. It was actually early spring at the time and it was quite cold. So you see, in the first two weeks, Akane Shinjo had to dress quite warmly. But you see, starting from four days before the incident, I checked the historical temperature. In fact, it was even colder in those days, but Akane Shinjo dressed even cooler."

Bare feet, a thin shirt and hot pants that reach the top of the thighs, fully show off her proud figure that was already different from that of ordinary people when she was in junior high school.

Natural female hormone emitter.

Rikka looked at Hachiman in disbelief and asked, "You mean, Xiao Qian deliberately dressed coolly to seduce her adoptive father, and then when he turned his wolf nature on her, she had a legitimate reason to... kill him? But the police..."

"Don't forget, she was indeed attacked by her adoptive father. Even if my guess just now is true, there is no evidence. Does just wearing cooler clothes at home mean she had the intention to kill? What's more, she was still a minor at that time."

If Akane Shinjo could even predict the police's reaction, then that girl's mind was truly terrifying as she could pull off a perfect crime so easily.

This is also the reason why he took the initiative to inform Rikka of the situation. Whether it was from previous murder cases or her deliberate behavior of inducing Rikka and making Rikka dependent on her, no matter how you look at it, Shinjo Akane's mental state is not normal, and Hachiman does not want any accidents to happen to Rikka.