Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

"What hush money?" Murasaki Shikibu was also angry. She put down those bottles and jars and was ready to have an argument.

"You drove me back to Chiba to deal with that pile of money, but you guys, on the other hand, even planned to go to the beach together. Don't think I can't see the high-cut swimsuit you hid in the closet yesterday. You really have no shame. Bah bah bah bah bah bah."

Murasaki Shikibu's ears turned red when her thoughts were exposed. She glanced at the young man and saw that he had no reaction, and felt a little disappointed.

"What do you mean by sending you back to Qianye? What does your return to Qianye have to do with me? Besides, didn't your son-in-law say that we should go to the beach because it is close to the palace and we can investigate the possible attack routes of the Zunxing Cult? Do you think I want to go there?"

Because she had been away for too long, the construction company had a lot of work piled up that needed Qingxue to go back and deal with. It had been decided that Uncle Wu would come to pick her up today, and Yawata would continue to stay in Tokyo to deal with the arson case.

Having said that, Qingxue is like a child who has been on vacation for a long time and is about to go back to school. She has been extremely depressed these past two days, and today she was ready to make trouble if she got the chance.

"Okay, okay, the arson case is over, I will go back to Chiba as soon as possible." Hachiman simply responded by coaxing a child.

Murasaki Shikibu pursed her lips slightly and said nothing.

"Yeah, maybe even after the baby is born, what should the baby call me? Aunt? Or grandma?"

Hey, you really are a fool.

But when Hachiman really wanted to frown, he saw Qingxue's pitiful appearance and his heart couldn't harden. Sooner or later, he will be killed by you women.

He stretched out his hand and Qingxue bit his hand hard.

"Every night, when I send you a text message, you must reply immediately, otherwise I will be angry, and it will be very serious."

"Ah."

"Don't hook up with questionable women in Tokyo. It makes me upset."

"it is good."

"Take care of yourself in Tokyo. If it's too dangerous, just evacuate. We won't be short of food when we return to Chiba."

"I see."

Kiyoshige's nagging instructions sounded like the tenderness of a lover and the concern between relatives, making Murasaki Shikibu... a little envious.

After a bunch of instructions, Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki's mood finally improved. She was finally willing to leave the young man's lap and tidy up her hair.

"Hurry up and pick up Ye Shan, he will be here soon. Don't keep the guests waiting. I have something to say to your 'Aunt Xiangzi'."

I deliberately put the emphasis on Aunt Xiangzi, this damn woman.

Hachiman couldn't help but smile bitterly, and when he passed by Murasaki Shikibu, he couldn't help but give her an apologetic look, but Murasaki Shikibu avoided it and pretended not to see it.

There were only two sisters left in the living room.

After Hachiman left, Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki changed her attitude of a resentful woman and coldly used a powder box to touch up her makeup.

Murasaki Shikibu also sat down angrily, and the two sisters remained silent.

Life is like a play, it depends on acting.

With a snap, Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki closed the powder box and spoke lightly.

"I know everything about you and Hachiman." She acted as if the wife was meeting her mistress.

Murasaki Shikibu couldn't stand it the moment she opened her mouth: "You are acting like a Qiong Yao drama here."

Qingxue thought about it and felt that it was quite bloody and disgusting.

So he lazily leaned on the sofa and said slowly: "Xiangzi, don't think too much. We are destined to be helpless. Let me not talk about it for now. Your father and your mother were both here at the time, and you were also extremely favored at home. You just got married, so how could you have the opportunity to say something?"

Murasaki Shikibu gently raised her head and looked at her sister. To her, marriage, childbirth, and the death of her husband seemed to be a process in life that she had already accepted. She was neither sad nor happy.

"We are already considered good. Haven't you heard enough of those ladies who go their separate ways after marriage and brag about how well-behaved and coaxing their new pets are? But are they really happy? You have been in the Tokyo ladies' circle for a long time, so you should know much more than me."

She had a good upbringing and was supported by books, so even if the relationship between her and her husband was weak at first, she would not do things like keeping a lover. People in the circle just laughed at her for being a nerd.

"So, Xiangzi, it's really not easy for people like us to find someone who makes our hearts beat faster. What age are we now? Do we still care about being together forever like those children? It's a blessing to be able to have a night of happiness." Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki said lightly, with a rare hint of consolation as an elder sister.

Murasaki Shikibu pursed her lips and argued: "I'm not moved or anything, don't bring this up on me."

"But why are you crying again?" Yukinoshita Kiyoshi gently poked.

Murasaki Shikibu was shocked and wondered if she was crying. She quickly took out a hand mirror, but there were no tears. She just looked up and saw her sister looking at her with a smile.

If you are so unconfident, what else could it be except that you have something to hide?

Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki's eyes moved around like a cunning little fox. Hachiman was most familiar with this kind of eyes. Once he saw this, it would definitely be no good.

"Do you know why Hachiman-kun likes...mature women so much?"

Murasaki Shikibu thought about it and realized that the guy really seemed to be more interested in them and mature and charming women like the Crown Princess.

Murasaki Shikibu was puzzled: "Could it be that there is some other reason behind this?"

Chapter 23: Bluff (Adjustment)

Hachiman waited at the door for a while and finally welcomed Yeshan in. Because he had something important to discuss, he took him to the teahouse in another room.

Yeshan didn't wonder why Hachiman could own such a villa with a yard in the Chiyoda district where every inch of land is valuable. It was really because the Yukinoshita family had become too nouveau riche in the past two years.

Since he had lived here for a while, Hachiman was not unfamiliar with the place, so he made a pot of tea by simply soaking tea leaves in water.

During this period, the two exchanged various information obtained from investigations during this period.

Although the police found the church where the Zunxing Sect was located, they denied any connection between them and the arsonist. No weapons were found during the house-breaking investigation, and the so-called leader who was arrested and investigated was obviously just a puppet who knew nothing.

The breakthrough on Hachiman's side allowed them to locate the next arson site, and the situation suddenly became much clearer.

Hachiman said to Hayama, "I want you to take a gamble with me. If I'm not mistaken, the day of the attack should be the Sensō-ji Fireworks Festival in a week. By then, most of the Tokyo police force will be deployed to maintain order on the scene. This is the best day to attack the Imperial Palace. I plan to let you use the order of the Superintendent of Police to ambush the Sonsei Cult and save the Emperor from danger."

Here we are about to perform Neon's old traditional performing arts.

For Hachiman, nothing was lost anyway. As long as nothing happened to the Crown Princess in the Imperial Palace, he could burn it down as he pleased.

But for Ye Shan, if he really wanted to go alone to save the emperor, he would be risking his entire life and fortune. Either his family would prosper, or his entire family would perish.

But Ye Shan still agreed readily and said that he would recruit the necessary personnel.

Ye Shan took a sip of tea and Hachiman filled it up for him.

"Can I ask why you agreed? Although the Yukinoshita family helped you get into the police station, once you are in the police system, we have almost no countermeasures against you other than human feelings. You don't have to take this gamble with me. You will still have a chance to come to the fore if you are promoted slowly."

When they were in high school, one of them was a star in the school, a prince, while the other was an autistic shut-in, and the difference in their status was obvious.

But who could have thought that in just five years, the status of the two seemed to have reversed. Hachiman had become accustomed to speaking from the perspective of the head of the Yukinoshita family, and in fact, he was.

"Then why did you fire that gun in the first place, Hikigaya-kun?"

Ye Shan said with a smile that there were two people standing in front of Xue's father at the beginning, both of them were holding guns, but in the end only one of them fired.

The moment the gun was fired, the fate of many people changed, including Ye Shan himself who did not fire the gun.

Hachiman shrugged and didn't answer.

"The reason you shot me is the reason I agree to your request now."

"You are acting out 'Haruzo' here," Hachiman complained.

The old Riddler.

Ye Shan still had a hearty smile on his face. He said it was luck or anything else. Since he didn't shoot at the beginning, he lost his position as the "protagonist".

However, even if it is a supporting role, I still have my own persistence.

"You should be careful too. I suspect they have spies in the police station. I'm still waiting for you to get promoted and make a fortune in the police department. I'll give you some convenience when I become a member of Congress. Don't let the next time we meet be at a funeral. I won't shed tears for you."

Hachiman chattered for a while, which was rare, until Uncle Wu's car arrived.

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"Hachiman is a kind-hearted child, but it is precisely because of his kindness that the blood on his hands from protecting the three of us over the years has caused him pain and distorted his character."

Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki calmly said this, and then she used her sister's favorite Crown Princess as an example.

Murasaki Shikibu stood up immediately and said excitedly, "Absolutely not. How can Lord Raikou use such an excuse... It would be better... Ah..."

So, silly sister, I have gone through a lot of trouble to build the stairs for you.

Well, actually, it might not be a complete lie.

Before that incident happened, his personality was gentler, twisted and more negative. However, in the drastic change of environment, in order to protect the three of them, he forced himself to become stronger and more indifferent, and forced himself to practice the skills of killing people every day. Such a forced change of his personality would inevitably bring many sequelae.

When Uncle Wu's car arrived, Yukinoshita Kiyoshi had been transformed into the dignified and strict lady, and the fashionable and bright woman with balsam-shaped nails seemed like a dream bubble.

With Hachiman watching her off, Kiyoshige got into the car, and the awkward Murasaki Shikibu didn't even come out to see her off.

In the car, Mrs. Yukinoshita said to Hayama.

"Hayato-kun, you are going back to the police station, right? It's a good opportunity for us to go together. I have something to tell you."

Ye Shan was a little confused, but he got in the car anyway.

The silent middle-aged man started the Crown, and the distance between him and Hachiman became farther and farther. After a moment of silence in the car, Mrs. Yukinoshita spoke in a faint voice.

"Hayato-kun, your mother complained to me that you have no intention of finding a wife at your age. She is very worried, so she asked me to find a good girl in Chiba. Speaking of which, there are a few quiet and well-behaved girls among the relatives of the Yukinoshita family. What do you think?"

Although elegant and dignified, there was an unmistakable sense of oppression in her words.

Ye Shan lowered his head and asked after a long while: "Is this what Madam meant?"

Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki shook her head: "No, this is what Yang No meant. Since she has been in Tokyo and has not come to see you, I think you already know what she is thinking."

Ye Shan slowly opened the window, blowing his no longer golden hair, and smiled: "I know."

Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki sighed, but these words always had to be spoken by a villain: "Hachiman-kun doesn't know about this, so don't blame him. He doesn't have many friends of the same age he can talk to. Without you, he probably won't have any."

Chapter 24 Maybe I came at the wrong time

Hearing the sound of a car starting up and leaving outside the yard, Murasaki Shikibu ultimately did not go to see her sister off.

She turned off the shower and looked in the mirror, remembering what her sister had said before she left.

"Hey Xiangzi, why don't you come to Chiba and live with us? You're alone in Tokyo anyway."

Because of Kiyoyuki's invitation, Murasaki Shikibu felt awkward and didn't see her off at the door.

This invitation really touched her heart. She thought that there was nothing wrong with being a little lonely and she was used to it. She even sent her daughter abroad because she disliked her daughter being too noisy.

Perhaps it was because of her age, but now that only her sister had left, she felt particularly empty when she thought about the noise she had made in the past few days. It was hard for her to imagine what the situation would be like when the young man finished his work and left, leaving her alone.

It is always difficult to go from luxury to frugality in this world, the female intellectual couldn't help but sigh.

If it weren't for the Crown Princess's matter, she might have agreed on the spot.

What's more, there seems to be no other choice for the male protagonist of "The Tale of Genji" that he is going to write. So naturally, the closer he is to the protagonist, the easier it is to obtain first-hand information.

I hope that what the young man said can really change Lord Raikou's current situation, otherwise it would be meaningless to talk about going to Chiba. She will definitely not abandon Lord Raikou in his current state.

She gently wiped the water stains off her hair, blew it dry, then pulled it up, using two wooden hairpins to tie her thick black hair into a bun.

Thinking of the secret of Hachiman that her sister told her, if it was for the Crown Princess... yes, it was for the Crown Princess.

Regardless of the credibility of Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki's words, Murasaki Shikibu used a perfect excuse to start moving herself.

With such courage, Murasaki Shikibu was still full of energy today. She opened the bathroom door, then came to the entrance, and then... she was petrified and about to weather.

I don't know when, a strange person appeared at the entrance.

Murasaki Shikibu only saw the woman with a childish expression, throwing herself on Hachiman, and then shouting embarrassing names, which really shocked Murasaki's mother for the whole year.

But... But! I am clearly here.

A feeling of anger and humiliation spread in Murasaki Shikibu's heart.

"Maybe I came at the wrong time." She said in a trembling voice.

But the young man opposite was almost numb: "No, you came at the right time."

Please help me pull this naughty kid away who looks like a piece of adhesive tape!

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Murasaki Shikibu closed her eye, sat on the old sofa in the living room, and looked at Sayuri who was sitting intimately next to Hachiman.

"That's the thing. Sayuri has lost her memory because of this. There's no reason for me to abandon her. If I do that, the Spencer family could kill her at any time."

Hachiman opened his eyes and explained unhappily, but why should he explain?

It's just like a stupid husband explaining to his wife that he is not a playboy, but just does it for social purposes.

"Yes, yes, Sayuri has lost her memory now... Dad, what is amnesia?"

Sayuri blinked her innocent eyes.

Hachiman glared at her. It was true that she had lost her memory, but the way she looked now was definitely fake.