Persona: Devil Summoner

"Do you have any money with you?"

Sakurano Ei didn't understand, she obediently touched her pockets, searched all over her body, and only found a 50 yen steel plate. This is understandable, after all, her daily life is taken care of by the old housekeeper, so she doesn't need to carry too much money.

Jiang Tianwei took the 50 yen coin from her hand, walked out the door, and brought in a guitar.

"This is my good friend, I'm selling it to you."

"Guitar? But, but I can't play it..."

"How do you know if you don't try? - I can understand your feeling of loss. If you don't know what direction to work towards, why not try listening to me first. Try the guitar. There is a Chinese saying that goes "Looking for a horse while riding a horse". Before you find what you really want to do and find your true self, why not give it a try first?"

Jiang Tianwei said something that seemed very philosophical. Sakurano Ying looked at his handsome back in surprise as he left. Smelling the aroma of fried chicken wafting from the head of the bed, she suddenly felt a little hungry.

(Playing guitar...me?)

As she thought about this, she couldn't help but clench her palms, only to find that they hurt. It turned out that she was scratched by the edge of the wood carving.

She didn't understand what this wood carving meant, so she searched on her phone and found out: "Tiki is the first man born in Hawaiian mythology."

(Giving me this... is it a hint for me to be reborn? Or is it to encourage me to continue to be a man? No matter which one it is, thank you very much...)

Sakurano Ei thought so in her heart, and tied this ugly and cute wooden sculpture to her mobile phone chain. She picked up the fried chicken and started eating. The rich gravy and the high-calorie fried food coating made her feel happy from her mouth to her heart.

By the way, a guy like Jiang Tianwei who doesn't want to suffer a loss would not really sell his expensive guitar for 50 yen. He became a rich man not because he was a waste of money, but because he had a good father. How can ordinary rich people tell you this? They will only talk to you about success and the role of hard work.

As for how to negotiate the price of the guitar with the old steward of the Sakurano Group after selling it to Sakurano Ei, that is another story and not appropriate to tell in such a warm occasion.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 663 I Suffered a Loss

"I'm at a disadvantage."

Starting with these words, Bai Zhong Zhidou shook the spoon in his hand vigorously to stir the sugar cubes in the coffee cup evenly. He felt a wonderful and refreshing feeling as he watched the pure white sugar granules turn brown and then melt from the angular blocks.

She deliberately used a lot of force, and the spoon collided with the wall of the cup, making a constant rattling sound.

This somewhat harsh "white (bell) noise" made Jiang Tianwei, who was sitting opposite him, feel very stressed.

Although he didn't know why the other party suddenly said this, he couldn't figure out what he did wrong, so he could only apologize instinctively: "I'm sorry!"

"Apologize for what?"

Bai Zhong Zhidou took a sip of coffee and asked calmly.

"No, I don't know... Maybe I caused you some loss?"

"Yeah, then you should apologize."

Bai Zhong Zhidou sighed and took a big sip of coffee. Because it was freshly brewed, she opened her mouth and exhaled a light white mist.

The two are now in the Niijima family.

As mentioned before, don’t worry about how the bail was approved, but since it has been approved, Jiang Tianwei is obliged to stay under Niijima Sae’s surveillance before the case is concluded, or before the bail deadline, even if she is now an accomplice with him.

Moreover, to be honest, Jiang Tianwei's own home is not as comfortable as other people's homes.

He originally wanted to say that no place is worse than his own, but when he thought about it carefully, there were two beauties living in Niijima's house. This alone was enough to make his own house better!

There was only one child in my family, Wu Jianmiao, and later he went to live in the research institute.

The only thing I miss now is Master Liu. But I am not imprisoned. If I miss him, I can just go and see him. Anyway, I am so fast on my feet. I am the modern version of the Speedy Robin.

Maybe it's because they lived together for too short a time? Jiang Tianwei didn't think of it for a moment, and Bai Zhongzhidou seemed to be using it as an excuse to live in his house.

It’s just that the overnight stay incident just happened, and Hawaii started right away, and then at the end of Hawaii, Naoto left first, so if you calculate it this way, rounding it off, isn’t it the same as if Bai Zhong didn’t stay?

Bai Zhong Naoto originally planned to wait until he helped the Phantom Thieves to deal with Akechi Goro - yes, it was Naoto who gave Jiang Tianwei advice and helped him to take advantage of Akechi Goro's plan. This woman cleverly brought the character's personality into the calculation and made a list of what Akechi Goro might do.

To make an analogy, it is similar to Guo Jia in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This person likes to make plans based on the other party's character. The same is true for Shirakawa Naoto this time. She accurately controlled the variable named [Akechi Goro], incorporated it into the plan, and finally wrote a way for the Phantom Thieves to counterattack.

However, she didn't expect that Beichuan Minghai would bite Jiang Tianwei before he died. At that time, the situation was urgent and there was no time to make a plan, so she could only tell him to throw away the phone first. After all, the National Security Bureau only knew about the thief, but didn't know the thief's methods, so of course it was "catching people" instead of "stealing phones."

The result is a series of events that follow. Now, Naoto Baek has to help the Phantom Thieves think about how to quell the current Phantom Thieves craze, and also think about how to help everyone deal with the final mastermind behind the scenes [Shido Masayoshi].

As for Shi Tong, this person is definitely difficult to deal with.

The most difficult thing about this person is that he is a "conclusionist", the kind of person who thinks everything is good as long as the final result is good.

Just like Kuni Okumura and Plus, he is also the kind of person who doesn't mind playing a trick with sweet words to deceive you. It's better to say that this is a compulsory course for Japanese politicians.

To be honest, if Jiang Tianwei hadn't known who Shi Tong was in advance, he would have probably fallen for it. Shi Tong's speech to him before was really easy to make people feel good about him.

By the way, Goro Akechi is dead.

The cause of death was "suicide".

It is not known whether he committed suicide because he could not bear the pressure or his suicide was faked.

Jiang Tianwei has not been seen until now - perhaps Akechi Goro is indeed dead.

To sum up, Bai Zhong Zhidou now feels that he has suffered a great loss.

I was busy all the time and effort, but I didn't get any benefits. It was like I worked in vain. I even asked for help from others, and finally got the advantage of living together, but it was flattened by Niijima Sae. Now thinking back, the meaningful smile on Takemiya's face when he moved out is really infuriating...

If Bai Zhongzhidou didn't know that this prosecutor had no interest in love between men and women, he would probably have started to plot against this beautiful prosecutor right now.

Jiang Tianwei really couldn't empathize with Bai Zhongzhidou's thoughts. He vaguely felt that the other party was unhappy with him, but he didn't figure out why it was because of this. After thinking about it, he could only explain it as, men should not guess what women are thinking, so he decisively chose to shut up.

In silence, time passed by minute by minute. Bai Zhongzhidou finished a cup of coffee and poured himself another cup from the pot. Today, Niijima Zhen went to school and Niijima Sae went to work, leaving Jiang Tianwei alone at home. Bai Zhongzhidou came here just at this time.

This way, she had plenty of time to think about what to do next to make this blockhead in front of her open his mind. No, strictly speaking, he had already opened his mind, and she needed to think of a way to make him open his mind to her side.

Just as the two were silent, suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Bai Zhongzhidou frowned and thought, who is here? No one should come back at this time? And Jiang Tianwei didn't order anything else, so there shouldn't be a courier to his door.

While Detective Bai Zhong was thinking, Jiang Tianwei had already gone to open the door.

"Hey, good morning, boy, are you studying well? Kira~"

As soon as Jiang Tianwei opened the door, he heard a woman's deliberately coquettish voice, followed by a final "kira". The other party also threw him a wink, looking cute.

Jiang Tianwei only knows one person who can act cute and urge himself to study, and that is Teacher Sadyo Kawakami.

I have to say that Kawakami is a person who is far less cute than when she is normal when she is acting cute. She is also a strange woman. But if you think about it carefully, many men feel awkward when they act cool, so it makes sense...

Teacher Kawakami outside the door was wearing a beige dress today, a sun-protective straw hat on her head, and a woven handbag in her hand. She looked like the summer CG in a beautiful girl game. If Teacher Kawakami didn't try to be cute, she could really be thrown into a beautiful girl game as a conquerable character.

However, the bag in her hand was full of homework and textbooks, which made this CG unhappy at all.

How many people at Jiang Tianwei's age love reading?

"Hey, you problem child, why did you openly tell everyone that you are a Phantom Thief? Did they do anything to you? Did they beat you?"

Teacher Kawakami probably hadn't seen him for a few days. Now when she saw him, she couldn't stop the pity in her heart. Maternal and loving feelings mixed together, and she gently stroked his face: "Look, you've lost weight."

"Um... except for the last one..."

Jiang Tianwei smiled awkwardly.

Has he lost weight? That's not true. Not only has he not lost weight, but he has gained more than a pound, mainly because he ate too well yesterday.

"You need to eat more, it's the time for growth. Have you had breakfast? What can I make for you? Oh?"

Kawakami Sadayo handed the bag to Jiang Tianwei and walked inside. At a glance, she saw Baek Jong Naoto sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, drinking coffee, acting like a hostess.

Kawakami Sadyo was stunned at first. Judging from her posture, she should be the head of the family, that is, Niijima Makoto's sister, Niijima Saeya.

But, no matter how you look at it, this person is different from the Niijima Sae in your impression, right? ——Yes, as a teacher, no matter how indifferent she is, she knows what the students' parents look like...

"Who is she?"

Kawakami Sadyo lowered her voice to ask Jiang Tianwei, and naturally moved closer to her. Bai Zhongzhidou's brows deepened slightly, and she coughed lightly and said, "Teacher Kawakami Sadyo, right?"

"Ah, it's me."

"My name is Baek Jong Naoto. I'm a detective. A famous detective who's good at everything from [cheating investigation] to [evidence collection] to [infidelity prosecution]."

Bai Zhongzhidou deliberately emphasized his tone, and Kawakami Sadayo looked at her, exclaimed, and clasped her hands together: "I know, you are Jiang's girlfriend, right?"

"puff!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 664: Have you kissed that guy?

How do you make a calm and composed think tank character spit coffee?

The answer is simple. Just do something that will leave her dumbfounded and something she would never expect.

Although Jiang Tianwei felt that it was inappropriate, for some reason, seeing Bai Zhongzhidou's jaw dropping in surprise, he felt a little refreshed.

Watching a powerful character being humiliated is a scene that you never get tired of watching - even if the opponent is one of your own.

As mentioned before, in Japan, teacher-student love is extremely, extremely outrageous, and is almost a major moral issue comparable to incest. So according to Bai Zhong Naoto's speculation, this woman, Kawakami Sadayo, would definitely try her best to hide her relationship with Jiang Tianwei.

(This way, I take the initiative.)

A minute ago, Baek Jong Naoto was still so proud of himself.

Because she had long known about Jiang Tianwei's chaotic circle of female friends through various detective methods. She even took photos of him. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as she had this intention and established a relationship with him, she would have enough evidence to sue him and kick him out of the house at any time.

As I was thinking about how to get the other party to admit it, he admitted it openly.

Not only did he admit it, he also asked provocatively if I was also his girlfriend...

(Of course I am! Why are you talking so much?)

Bai Zhongzhidou was shouting in his heart, but he was hesitant to say anything. Although the great detective is usually eloquent, he becomes tongue-tied when it comes to emotional issues.

"Oh, you are such a charming little thing."

As Kawakami Sadae said this, she tapped Jiang Tianwei's forehead with an expression that was hard to tell whether it was a sigh or pride, then she pushed aside his bangs and kissed him on the forehead.

"You you you you what are you doing!!"

Bai Zhong Zhidou suddenly became Hong Zhong Zhidou, and when he saw the close relationship between the two, he screamed.

"Hey? You haven't kissed yet? Or am I mistaken? You guys aren't in that kind of relationship?"

"No, even if it is, regardless of whether it is or not, you are too... too, too shameless! How can you do such a thing in broad daylight!"

"Eh? Really? This isn't, it's quite normal?"

Kawakami Sadao scratched her head in confusion. If they were two strangers, it would be a different matter. But since they had confirmed their relationship and didn't do anything further, what was there to be surprised about?

She couldn't understand.

Bai Zhong Zhidou didn't care about anything else. He jumped over the sofa, separated the two of them with his arms, and stood in between.

It’s a pity that she doesn’t watch the animation, otherwise she would find that she has become a character in that classic “white” scene!

"Oh, you're jealous? That's so cute~ Oh, if I were five or six years younger, I would be jealous of you too."

Kawakami Tadashi's implication was that he was now a mature adult and would not care about such trivial matters. He did not tease the two further, but went straight to the refrigerator to look for the ingredients inside.

Only the blushing, bewildered Baek Jong Nak-doo and Jiang Tianwei, who seized the moment to appreciate this rare flustered version of Baek Jong Nak-doo, were left.

Kawakami Sadashiro had already let it go long ago - Maruki-sensei's spiritual suggestion was the best in the world! - It was a bit of a waste for a woman like her, who was not outstanding in appearance, old, and had no interest in sex, to be with such an excellent child.

Besides, the key point is that you like that person!

Jiang Tianwei was even more open-minded.

A few months ago, he would have felt a little guilty, but now, how should I put it... I've gotten used to it. A debt is never a burden, and a debt of love is also a kind of debt.

Therefore, among the three people present, only Bai Zhongzhidou blushed. Seeing the two people calm and composed, the little detective even began to doubt himself: Am I wrong? ! Is there something wrong with my ethics? !

Even a famous detective who has seen all kinds of emotional problems couldn't help but sigh at the diversity of species.

In the past, when I occasionally watched criminal investigation dramas, I would see the girlfriend or wife of the murderer desperately protecting him, or the woman was willing to compromise for the man after the scumbag cheated on her. The great detective would only sneer and think, how could there be such a fool! He can't even make up a story.

It turns out that reality is always stranger than fiction.

Kawakami Sadayo was chopping vegetables neatly in the kitchen. As she was chopping, she suddenly noticed that there was no sound behind her. There were only two young people staring at each other, looking at a loss. She could only sigh in frustration and quickly walked to Bai Zhongzhidou. She leaned over and whispered something in her ear. Her voice was so soft that Jiang Tianwei didn't hear it...

"Ah——How could you do such a thing! What are you talking about, you beastly teacher! I I I will sue you!"

The boyish detective's blushing index has reached the sky! Just like a character in a cartoon, the only thing missing is a puff of white smoke coming out of her head.

Within the ethical scope, she may be the strongest debater, but once the environment changes, that may not be the case.

Just like many of Newton's ideas that are regarded as truth by people, when you go into outer space or in an extreme environment, there will be deviations. Although Shiraishi Naoto made a so-called love declaration before, he is essentially a novice in love and can't compete with experienced professionals like Kawakami Sadayo.