"Teacher, you're joking. How could I have any lost relatives outside..." She smiled bitterly and shook her head, "But it might be that some former classmates or friends wanted to contact me so they asked about me."

"So that's how it is? Then I'm a little disappointed, haha." Teacher Chunchi couldn't help laughing.

"By the way, is there any contact information in that email?" Sagihara Shion asked casually, "I'll go check and see if any of my old friends still remember me."

"There seemed to be a phone number or something in the email, but it said you should contact me, so I didn't call it." Haruike Kasumi thought about it, then nodded, "How about this, Shion, you go take a shower first, I'll look for the email, and I'll forward it to your phone if I find it."

"Well, thank you for your help, teacher." Sagihara Shion nodded, then walked calmly into the bathroom.

Since it had already happened, there was no point in getting nervous, so she calmed herself down and took a bath carefully as usual.

Then she walked out of the bathroom and returned to her room.

At this time, the email that Teacher Chunchi had just forwarded had already been received on my mobile phone.

She turned on her phone and checked her email.

The content of the email itself was unremarkable, just as simple as what the teacher said, except for a phone number attached at the end.

Whatever it is, there's no point in hiding.

I don't want to hide anymore.

Because there are things that cannot be given up.

She looked at the night scene outside the window, closed the window, and then dialed the phone.

311, Negotiation

In the silence, Sagihara Shion picked up her mobile phone, entered the familiar interface, and then dialed the number in the email on the virtual dial pad.

The phone emitted an emotionless fluorescent light and her ears were filled with the sound of the connection. She was suddenly filled with anxiety, so much so that the phone seemed to be shaking slightly.

She was not nervous about herself. For her, the fear in her heart had been dispelled when she fought against Hyoudou Takako and escaped death.

What she was really nervous about was the young man she had just said goodbye to.

She already owed him too much. No matter what happened, she absolutely did not want to see him get hurt. Even if it cost a lot, as long as the two of them could work together to overcome the difficulties, she would do it.

Time passed mercilessly, and the only sounds in the room were the ringing of the cell phone and Sagihara Shion's own heartbeat.

The phone was connected.

"Good evening, is this Miss Sakihara?" a greeting came from the phone.

The voice was quite mellow, sounding like someone in his forties or fifties. The tone was polite and extremely measured, yet full of energy and power, giving people a sense of the calmness and pressure of someone who had held a management position for a long time.

"Please don't be surprised. I only left the number of this phone for the most private people. The only person who can call me without being in the phone book is probably you, Miss Sagihara."

Because Sagihara Shion did not answer immediately, the other party explained in a gentle voice, "I am very sorry to bother Miss Sagihara in this way. Please forgive me."

Sagihara Shion took a deep breath.

No matter what, now that it has come to this, there is no time to back down.

"Good evening, are you Mr. Kurosaki?"

"Hahahaha...it seems that Miss Sagihara really knows a lot of things!" The person on the other end of the phone laughed heartily, as if he was glad that he had found the right target. "Then we have a lot to talk about."

Of course, Sagihara Shion understood how much chilling meaning was implied in the other party's words.

Although his words sounded gentle and polite, it was obvious that since he was a senior figure in the Di Ai Consortium, his hands were stained with blood. The more polite he appeared, the more vicious and cruel he was. There was absolutely no exception.

So when dealing with him, you must never have any illusions.

"You know, I'm busy with my studies and don't have much time to talk—" Sagihara Shion replied coldly, "So, please try to be brief."

Although Sagihara Shion's attitude was very distant, the person on the other side didn't care at all and continued to answer in a gentle tone. "I can understand. Miss Sagihara is now a senior in high school. It is true that studies are more important and cannot be delayed by some boring things. In this case, then I will ask directly - where is your father, Sagihara Masao now?"

Here comes, finally comes.

Sagihara Shion was not at all surprised by this question; she had been waiting for this question since she dialed the phone.

"It's too late to ask this question now." Sagihara Shion replied calmly, "He has been sent away--"

"Where was it delivered?" The voice on the other end started to sound a little hurried, and he didn't even have time to pretend to be polite. It was obvious that this question was of great importance to him.

"It was sent to Mr. Tonegawa." Sagihara Shion replied immediately.

This answer was not something she came up with on the spur of the moment, but was the result of a discussion with Mogami Jun.

After all, to deal with a high-ranking criminal like Kurosaki Yoshihiro, the most important thing is to bring out those people he is afraid of to prevent him from actually doing anything.

As the second-in-command of the Teiai Group, Yukio Tonegawa naturally has the ability to compete with Yoshihiro Kurosaki. As long as his name is mentioned, no matter how lawless Yoshihiro Kurosaki is, he will definitely be afraid.

As she expected, when she told the truth about Sagihara Masao's whereabouts, there was a brief pause on the other end of the phone, which obviously touched Kurosaki Yoshihiro deeply.

"Hey, Miss Saginahara is really cruel to attack her own father and then send him to such a dangerous place." After a moment, Kurosaki Yoshihiro finally made his comment.

Although he looked unhappy, he did not seem particularly surprised. Perhaps after not being able to find Sagihara Masao's whereabouts for such a long time, he had already realized something.

"Don't try to use the father-daughter relationship to hit me. He and I have long since severed our relationship. No matter how much misfortune he encounters, I will not have any sympathy." Sagihara Shion remained calm, as if she had really sent her father away. "Since you know the grudge between him and me, you shouldn't be surprised -"

"Having said that, it does take some skill to really be ruthless enough to do it." Kurosaki Yoshihiro replied with a sneer.

Then he asked again, "Well, let's put him aside for now, where is the medicine?"

This is a more critical issue.

Kurosaki Yoshihiro sent Sagihara Masao just to get the medicine from Sakai Koichi.

To him, these medicines were much more important than Sagihara Masao's safety.

Especially since the current disturbance has expanded to the point where he can hardly control it, he needs to get his hands on those drugs so that he can have a bargaining chip. This way, even if the eldest lady Hyodo Takako knows about this, he will have a way to deal with it.

So he was determined to win, and both Sagihara Shion and Mogami Jun were aware of this.

"Ah, what a coincidence. I have already transferred those drugs to Mr. Tonegawa." Sagihara Shion still answered very calmly, "I don't want to get involved in this matter at all. After catching Sagihara Masao, I had him and the drugs sent over. If you want to find them, then go ask Mr. Tonegawa. After all, you have been colleagues for many years. He may give them to you out of friendship-"

The last sentence was full of obvious ridicule and sarcasm, and Kurosaki Yoshihiro couldn't help but sniff.

He had been in a high position for many years and had not been ridiculed like this for a long time, and anger rose in his heart.

“To be honest, I don’t really believe you.” His tone became colder and harder, as if he had taken off his mask. “With your intelligence, Ms. Sagihara, you should understand that you have been drawn into a vortex. Those medicines are the most important things, and they are also the things that can best protect you—”

He paused intentionally to let Sagihara Shion feel his pressure, and then spoke again, "If you don't have something that is enough to satisfy me, then I'm afraid I won't be able to forgive you for the trouble you've caused me..."

"Excuse me, what do you mean by not forgiving me?" Sagihara Shion did not panic, but asked directly. "Are you going to kill me?"

"Don't worry, it won't be that cruel. After all, I have Kinekawa as my backer, so I have to give him some face." Kurosaki Yoshihiro smiled casually, "However, in this world, there are many ways to make people feel that death is better than life..."

Sagihara Shion was silent for a moment.

This was the first explicit threat he made since his conversation with Sagihara Shion.

But the more threats she received, the less worried Sagihara Shion became.

Kurosaki Yoshihiro's status and social class are so much higher than his own that it is no exaggeration to say that he is completely crushed by him. Under normal circumstances, there is no need for him to verbally threaten himself.

Therefore, his verbal threats now only mean that he was somewhat overwhelmed by the development of the situation, and even had problems managing his emotions.

This further proves that he dare not act rashly.

What is he afraid of?

It's so obvious, there's no need to guess.

"Mr. Kurosaki, what you said is really scary..." Sagihara Shion couldn't help but sneered, but she remained neither humble nor arrogant, "In this case, I can only tell everything to your Miss Hyoudou truthfully. I hope she can find a solution."

There was another brief silence on the other side.

"Have you really handed over all the drugs?" he asked again. "If there is still some left, then we can still negotiate. If you really make such an unwise move, then I can only express my deep regret, because it means that you will no longer have anything to negotiate with me, and you can only face my anger."

For him, it was a bit embarrassing to give in to a little girl, but now was not the time to worry about his face, so he slowed down and saw if there was any room for maneuver.

"Since you are so sincere, I will tell you the truth. I did keep some." Seeing that the other party finally gave in, Sagihara Shion stopped resisting and took a step back accordingly. "I did save some medicine."

"That's what I told you!" Kurosaki Yoshihiro instantly cheered up. "Then we have something to talk about - where are the medicines you left behind?"

Sagihara Shion knew that this was a very critical moment and she absolutely could not admit that the medicine was in her hands.

On the one hand, this was true, but on the other hand, she had to eliminate the possibility of the other party trying to rob her by force.

"Of course I wouldn't keep it in my hands. I must have kept it carefully, and I know I'm not the only one keeping it." Sagihara Shion answered immediately.

"Oh, I can understand that. After all, Ms. Sagihara would definitely not take risks." Kurosaki Yoshihiro's voice slowed down again, "Maybe she left it with Mogami-san?"

These seemingly ordinary words suddenly made Sagihara Shion a little flustered.

Although Yoshihiro Kurosaki's deduction process was wrong, he actually got the correct result.

This obviously cannot be a coincidence.

Sagihara Shion found that she seemed to have overlooked the most important issue -

Kurosaki Yoshihiro is very likely aware of the existence of Mogami Jun.

Come to think of it, Kurosaki Yoshihiro must have investigated Hyoudou Takako for a long time, so he must also know that Hyoudou Takako and Mogami Jun fought against Hyoudou Takako and lost.

Therefore, it was not surprising that he knew the name Jun Mogami.

In the gap between Sagihara Shion's silence, Kurosaki Yoshihiro continued speaking.

"Although Sagihara Masao is not a strong man, he is still an adult male after all. Sakai Mitsuo is even more of a strong young man. Miss Sagihara, you are quite weak and it is probably difficult for you to deal with the two of them physically. You must have relied on the help of others. After thinking about it, the only person who can help you do this and handle it so quickly must be that Mogami-kun. After all, the two of you have a deep relationship and he will definitely not abandon you..."

Sagihara Shion discovered that although Kurosaki Yoshihiro's reasoning was completely wrong, his understanding was not wrong, and it was unexpectedly very consistent with reality, so that it made no difference whether he guessed right or wrong.

Jiuwu Ling Yi Ba Ling Jiu Another

It seems unconvincing to deny it now.

"Are the drugs now kept by that Mogami guy?" Kurosaki Yoshihiro asked again, not giving Sagihara Shion any chance to breathe.

He seemed to have discovered her weakness, so he continued to pursue her.

"You two are really devoted to each other. If it were me, I would never go this far." Kurosaki Yoshihiro sighed, "It's really the nostalgic youth spirit. After all, I was young once..."

"If you dare to do anything to him, I will never let you go - absolutely... absolutely!" Sagihara Shion interrupted Kurosaki Yoshihiro.

She knew that the other party was afraid of the consequences and would not really do anything to Mogami Jun.

She also knew that saying this now would only expose her weakness.

However, she couldn't keep calm because that person was mentioned.

"Please calm down, Ms. Sagihara..." Kurosaki Yoshihiro regained his composure, "We actually have a common enemy, don't we? Have you forgotten the humiliation that Ms. Hyoudou inflicted on you?"

312, Procrastination and Worry

"We actually have a common enemy, don't we? Have you forgotten how Miss Hyoudou humiliated you?"

Kurosaki Yoshihiro's questioning actually made Sagihara Shion calm down.

It’s not that she believed what the other party said, but she had come to her senses and realized that there was no point in falling out with him now. It would be better for her to stay calm and take a closer look at what the other party was planning.

"Of course I will never forget what Hyoudou Takako did to me, and I have never had any good feelings towards her, but... I also have no interest in interfering in your affairs, and I don't want to become your pawn."

"Not interfering in our affairs means that you don't want to tell our eldest lady about it, right?" Kurosaki Yoshihiro asked back.

"Of course." Sagihara Shion agreed without hesitation. "Originally, I attacked Sagihara Masao just to protect myself. At that time, I thought he sneaked into the school to catch me, so I had to do it... After I knew there was another hidden story, it was too late for me to regret, so I had to improvise and send him to Mr. Tonegawa to handle your internal affairs. As far as my heart is concerned, I have never thought of doing anything for Hyodo Takako, and even... I am very happy to see your plan succeed. No matter what you plan to do, as long as it can make her unlucky, it will be fine."

Although Sagihara Shion's words were intended to take all the blame on herself, there was no logical flaw in them, and they were basically consistent with Kurosaki Yoshihiro's guess, so he basically believed Sagihara Shion's words.

"Ms. Sagihara, although I believe you had no ill will towards us before, and I can understand your motive for attacking my father, it is a fact that you have caused us huge trouble now—" He said slowly, "Based on this fact, it should be natural for us to ask you for some compensation, right? Otherwise, not only will I be unable to remain calm, but even other people may not be able to accept it..."

"Even if you want me to compensate you, I can't do anything..." Sagihara Shion replied with a wry smile, "You should know that I'm living under someone else's roof now. I'm basically penniless and can't pay anything."

"I don't need you to pay me. I have plenty of this stuff. I just need those drugs, and I need them right away." Kurosaki Yoshihiro interrupted her. "For me, it doesn't matter who I trade with to get the drugs. I can get it from Sakai Koichi or from you, but the key point is that you have to give it to me. If you can, we can talk, and I believe you are also happy to see the young lady in trouble. If you can't give it to me, then I'm sorry, I can only do my best to retaliate..."

Kurosaki Yoshihiro did not say anything else, but the meaning of the threat was already obvious.

Sagihara Shion fell silent.

After some negotiations, she realized that "medicine" itself was Yoshihiro Kurosaki's bottom line. As long as he could be given the medicine, he would be willing to do anything; but on the contrary, if he didn't get what he wanted, he would never be satisfied no matter what, and he would definitely take revenge.

"Perhaps you think that with Tonegawa Yukio's support, I dare not act rashly. In a sense, what you said is indeed right. Tonegawa Yukio is a reliable backer. It is not by chance that he has been in a higher position than me for so many years. He can generally control me - but don't forget that you are just the daughter of a criminal, an insignificant little person. Can Tonegawa Yukio still be your nanny? Can he protect you for the rest of your life without revealing any flaws? You can't have such a naive idea, right?" Since it has come to this point, Kurosaki Yoshihiro no longer cares about any posture and bluntly stated the threat, "You are very smart, and this has been recognized by many people. I think you will have a better future in the future, and I am happy to help you, so don't be confused about this kind of thing, do you understand?"

Although the other party's words became more and more explicit, using both threats, inducements and soft and hard tactics, Sagihara Shion remained silent.

It wasn't that she intended to provoke the other party, but she needed to think about how to deal with the current situation.

No matter how good she pretends to be on the surface, in fact, none of this was done by her. The medicine is still in Jun Mogami's hands, so she cannot make any decision without considering Jun's opinions and position. She cannot agree to anything casually, nor can she make any promises to the other party. The two need to be in a unified position.

Otherwise, if Chunjun has other opinions, things will be difficult to handle.

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