Living in Fengdu, starting from being adopted

"Let me see."

A dark golden light flashed in his eyes, and his outstretched fingers seemed to touch the thread of fate, which was gently hooked by his fingers like playing a piano piece.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Sougo felt that the more he used his ability, the more substantial time became in his senses.

Time, start to flow backwards.

The light began to brighten, but it was still dim, as if returning to the time when the million-dollar casino was still open for business.

"Taizao, where on earth did you hide your little stash of money?"

After skipping over countless useless information, Sougo's eyes were fixed on Taizo's figure, closely watching his every move until he sneaked away after the Million Casino closed when no one was around.

"Sure enough."

Following Taizao's figure out, I came to an entrance blocked by a cement wall, and saw Taizao transformed into a money-mixed body, stretching out his hands, pushing the two switches on the wall with all his strength, and then a door blocked by a cement wall slowly opened.

"sharp."

As expected of a Thai-made machine, it even designed an entrance that ordinary people can’t push open.

No key is needed, only the strength of the impurity level, which is a force counted in tons, is needed to open this door.

It's simple and crude, but it's also an entrance that ordinary people will never be able to open in their lifetime.

"It's a pity that the person you met was me."

After sighing softly, Sougo imitated Taizou, placing his hands on the two switches and exerting force at the same time, increasing the strength and forcibly pushing them in.

Then, just as Sougo had seen, the door sealed with the concrete wall slowly opened, revealing Taizo's hidden small vault.

There is a safe here that is almost integrated with the wall. If you don’t look carefully, you will probably easily miss it. Moreover, there is no mechanism on the door of the warehouse. It is just a pure stack of numbers, just like the bank-level safes that often appear in movies.

"Unfortunately, it still has to be me."

After taking a look at Taizo's recent operating procedures, Sougo used the same method. After twisting the safe, he quickly opened the door of the vault.

Here, Sougo found a mountain of gold made up of countless gold bars, various currencies including US dollars, and even passports to Macau in China and Las Vegas in the United States.

From this, it seems that Taizao is also prepared for the situation that the million-dollar casino will not be able to continue operating. Once the casino is closed down by the police, he will immediately take away all his property and run away.

As for the destination of escape, whether it is Macau in China or Las Vegas, they are both places famous for gambling in the world.

Taizao, do you like gambling so much?

besides......

"You call this giving 70% to the Sonosaki family and keeping only 30% for yourself?"

Such a huge amount of wealth, even a rough calculation would leave Sougo dumbfounded.

"Either the Sonosaki family has spent an astronomical amount of money on Gaia Memory research, spending it like it's burning through their wallets, or that guy Taizou hasn't told me the truth at all."

"On second thought, the latter is probably more likely and more in line with Taizao's identity: a greedy gambler."

"Looking back now, I was so foolish back then. I actually believed a gambler's words and even followed his instructions, going to Sonosaki's house to die."

"It was thanks to me that I used the names of Kazuya and Koeijiro, using them as a pretext to scare everyone in the Sonosaki family. Otherwise, I would have suffered the same fate as Kirihiko, being squeezed dry of all my usefulness and dying a lonely and miserable death."

"so......"

"Consider these as compensation for tricking a demon king like me."

Sougo took all the property here for himself without any hesitation. He didn't even consider taking Taizo's life. He sincerely admired himself for being too kind-hearted.

"Taizao, say goodbye to your little treasury!"

"Ah-"

At the same time, in prison, Taizao, who was operating a sewing machine, suddenly felt a sense of panic and chills.

"Maybe it's an illusion."

"This fragrance shouldn't be an illusion."

Outside the [Izumi Japanese Confectionery Shop], Sougo walked in and placed a stack of large bills on the table.

"Give me ten steamed buns."

"But sir, you gave me too much money."

As the daughter of the store owner, Izumi Yuko spoke with some embarrassment, but her eyes were fixed on the thick stack of banknotes and she was reluctant to leave.

"Consider it a deposit first. I'll buy it later when I'm hungry."

"Okay. Generous and kindhearted people will definitely be very lucky if they eat our steamed buns!"

After hearing what Sougo said, Yuko felt as if she had been pardoned. She quickly picked up the stack of banknotes, laughed from the bottom of her heart, then packed ten steamed buns and handed them to Sougo.

While eating the steamed buns, Sougo walked out of the shop, and seemed to remember something in his mind.

"If I remember correctly, the Izumi family asked Shotarou to investigate the Million Dollar Casino. It was thanks to their prodigal daughter, Yuko, that the old couple lost all their savings over the years and even took on a lot of foreign debt."

As he thought about it, Sougo suddenly felt that the steamed bun in his mouth was no longer fragrant, and he even felt like he was eating a blood-soaked bun.

It's as if in the future, when the Chinese and American people are reconciling accounts on an app called Xiaohongshu, they find out that a classmate of an international student from a big Eastern country actually sold blood to buy the international student milk tea. It's as if the milk tea tastes like human blood.

"I'd better find an opportunity some other time to return the money. I'm the future Demon King, how can I make a living from this? As for the financial issue, I'd better use my Thai passport someday and go to Macau or Las Vegas to make my first pot of gold."

and many more!

Suddenly, Sougo thought of something, especially when he saw the sign of "Izumi Japanese Confectionery Shop" on the door of the store, he couldn't help but think of something.

"I was wondering why this place looked so familiar. In the movie, wasn't the person who handed me the [Knight Dial] of [Kamen Rider Two] the owner of this shop?"

"So you are here."

Just at this moment, Kirihiko came towards him, and when he saw Sougo's face clearly, he even quickened his pace.

But when he got closer, Kirihiko made another surprised sound.

"Are you eating a flower roll?"

"It's just a meal. What, do you have an objection?"

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Sanjiu Shougo: Terui Ryu, can you do it?

"I didn't expect to run into you here."

His eyes swept over Sougo, and after confirming that it was him, Kirihiko glanced at the [Izumi Japanese Confectionery Shop] next to him, and looked at Sougo with a very complicated look.

"What I didn't expect was that you would actually eat flower rolls here."

"Isn't this a normal thing?"

Sougo didn't seem to care. "After all, no one is more loving than me."

"I hope so."

After sighing slightly, Kirihiko took another deep breath, as if mustering up his limited courage, and straightened his chest as if he was making a very difficult decision.

After a moment's silence, he asked:

"Saeko, what happened to her?"

"..."

Fuck you, can't you ask something else?

As soon as these words came out, the air seemed to freeze instantly. An indescribable emotion surged in Sougo's heart, a mixture of anger, helplessness and a hint of imperceptible sympathy. He wanted to spit out the steamed bun he had just eaten. His brows were furrowed, and a trace of disgust and impatience flashed in his eyes.

Suppressing the nausea that threatened to burst out of his throat, Sougo tried to make his voice sound calm:

"It's better for you not to know. Some things, knowing them, will only cause you more trouble."

"is it?"

Despite this, Kirihiko still looked at Sougo stubbornly, his eyes full of pleading and helplessness, as if he would kneel on the ground in the next moment and perform the famous scene of "I can do anything" for Sougo.

"I've never felt happy being engaged to Saeko. So don't worry, I have no interest in Saeko."

But using this name, he is not only interested in making a huge profit from Saeko, but also very interested in making a huge profit from her.

"That's fine, that's fine."

Hearing Sougo say this, Kirihiko breathed a sigh of relief, which made Sougo feel more and more disgusted.

"Hey, you guy."

Unable to hold back, Sougo directly expressed the doubts in his heart:

"What if Saeko really found a man outside and had a child? You wouldn't treat the child as your own, would you?"

"Then if she really finds her own happiness and has her own child, I will bless her and will do my best to help that child so that he can become someone who loves Fengdu as much as I do."

"..."

What a dark and affectionate person in Fengdu!

If you were in a Category III movie, you would definitely be the ultimate victim.

But when you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem outrageous, and it even seems a bit reasonable.

I remember that in the episode where Kirihiko left the stage, Kirihiko first offended the old man of the Sonosaki family, Ryubei, the mastermind behind the scenes, and was later hunted down by Mick, one of the executioners. After escaping death, he even risked his life to persuade Saeko to elope with him.

Didn't he think that Saeko didn't want to elope at all and would kill him?

Do not!

Given Kirihiko's ability as a gold medal salesman, there is no way he couldn't think of this.

But in the end, he still chose to face the danger.

If a man is willing to sacrifice his life for the woman he loves, what else can stop him?

"What a touching love."

After silently complaining in his heart, Sougo pretended nothing had happened and asked, "Okay. Besides that, is there anything else you want to tell me?"

"Here's the thing."

After calming down a bit, Kirihiko resumed his status as the gold medal salesman, straightened his clothes, and whispered into Sougo's ear:

"We've found the location of [Lifengdu]."

"Well, then what?"

Being able to find [Lifengdu] was completely expected. On the contrary, if the [Museum] couldn't even find [Lifengdu] right under its nose, then there would be a big problem.

"Ryubei's idea is to use Wakana's fiancé status to recruit a group of candidates and have them join the army attacking [Satofuto]."

"..."

Nima!

So the only trick your Sonosaki family knows is recruiting fiancés, right?

If you don’t know, you might think it’s the House of Northern Myanmar!

"Recently, the [Museum] has also been gathering its troops. I'm afraid a major battle is inevitable."

"Alright. I'll take care of it myself."

"what?"

Sougo's idea shocked Kirihiko.

"What else? Let them go to a place no one knows to die?"

Although there are few good people among those who actively purchase Gaia's memory, Sougo still wants to save them as much as possible if he can.

"I understand. I will include you in my list of candidates for Wakana's fiancée."

"you......"

Looking at Kirihiko's receding back, Sougo couldn't spit out a word of phlegm stuck in his throat.

Holy shit, that's not what he meant!

If this news gets out, won't I become a sex-hungry ghost, marrying both sisters and not letting any of them go?