Tokyo: The Player Behind the Scenes

"Um, Mr. Iwasaki, would you like to find another place to meet?"

"No need, this is fine."

Iwasaki's mind wasn't on this trivial matter; a sense of unease began to build within him.

Goto nodded, pursing his lips.

A short while later, the staff brought in a man named Toshitaka Iwasaki.

He was a man in his early twenties or thirties, with a very polite smile on his face, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a suit.

"Thank you for your help." Toshitaka Iwasaki thanked the staff member who had led the way.

"You're welcome. Please make yourself at home if you need to stay overnight."

"Oh, no need for that. I'm just here to pass on a few words to my younger brother, Kosuke. I'll be done in no time." As he spoke, Junxiao looked at Iwasaki Kosuke with a smile in his eyes, which made the latter instinctively disgusted.

The staff member nodded, said goodbye, and left.

"Long time no see, Kosuke-kun. Let me think, it's been almost five years, hasn't it?" Junko ignored Goto's presence, took two steps forward, and smiled at Kosuke, who was sitting in a wheelchair.

Goto clenched his little fists, feeling that this person didn't seem to be coming with any friendliness, and mustered up his courage to half-block Iwasaki Kosuke's path.

“Mr. Toshitaka Iwasaki, Mr. Kosuke Iwasaki needs to rest right now. If you have anything to say, please keep it brief and do not disturb his rest.”

Both of them glanced at Goto with some surprise.

Kosuke was surprised that Goto, who usually seemed timid and cowardly, was actually quite brave when it mattered.

"Excuse me, excuse me, perhaps my tone was a bit off. Could you please give me some space to be alone with my younger brother, Hao Fu?"

Toshitaka Iwasaki quickly recovered and gave an explanation with a smile, along with a reason that Kosuke Iwasaki couldn't refuse.

"It's about Iwasaki Miyabi."

Miyabi Iwasaki, Kosuke Iwasaki's younger sister.

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Chapter 86: A Hundredfold Return

Upon hearing that it was about Miss Iwasaki, Goto immediately perked up: "What does it have to do with Miss Iwasaki?"

Junxiao didn't answer, but just looked at Haofu with a smile.

"Ms. Goto, please allow me to be alone with this gentleman for a while."

Haofu wasn't worried that the other party might do something irrational since they came in so openly; that would only leave them with something to hold against them.

"Well... please call me if you need anything, I'll be right outside the door."

Goto, clutching the hem of his clothes, nodded, noting down Iwasaki Kosuke's current appearance, demeanor, and wheelchair status before turning around, giving Toshitaka a "warning" look, and walking past him out of the ward.

"You can speak now." Since it concerned his younger sister, Kosuke had little patience.

"Don't be impatient, little brother Haofu."

Jun-hyo maintained his proper smile, took out a cylindrical object, walked to the bedside, turned off the power of the monitoring device, pressed the cylindrical object, and after more than ten seconds nodded and put it away.

That should be to determine if there are any jamming devices or eavesdropping equipment nearby.

In other words, what he's about to say isn't suitable to be discussed openly.

Kosuke Iwasaki's expression remained unchanged, but his heart felt as if it had been instantly gripped by an invisible hand.

Jun-hyo crouched down, supporting himself on his knees, trying to get closer to Hao-fu, but then suddenly frowned and waved his right hand in front of his nose: "Hey, can you smell a stench of urine?"

Hao Fu remained unmoved, simply staring coldly at him.

Jun-hyo felt bored, but soon seemed to remember something interesting, his smile deepened, and he even licked his lips expectantly.

"Ya Ta is dead."

He grinned, maintaining a close gaze.

"I had someone kill me."

"I heard that in order to make it easier to process, they used a dismemberment method, and now even the remains may have been fed to the fish in Tokyo Bay."

Hearing Junxiao's teasing tone, Iwasaki Kosuke's expression slowly changed from indifference to a sneer.

"You came all this way just to tell me this good news? Thank you. Is there any bad news?"

Jun-hyo was somewhat taken aback by the unmoved expression on the other's face, wondering if the other person had lost his memory, or if, as the caregiver had just said, he was experiencing some kind of physical problem.

If that's the case, then it's not fun at all.

I should have known better than to take on this task; this kind of reaction is quite pointless.

"Looks like you really did hurt your brain, leaving you with no feelings at all? Tsk tsk."

"Or do you think I'm bluffing you? Why don't you take a look at this?"

Jun-hyo shook his head and sighed, then pulled a small transparent plastic bag from his pocket.

Inside was a piece of skin tissue about the size of the bottom of a glass, with a tattoo on it. This is a tradition of the Iwasaki family, tattooed on the shoulder, and everyone has their own name on it.

Hao Fu could see the blurry characters "Ya" above, but he indifferently looked away and stared at the other person with a mocking expression.

What makes you feel that my relationship with her is still that of normal siblings?

"Although I really dislike you, you did a pretty good job with this."

"But if you're hoping to hear a thank you from me, you're just being presumptuous."

Hearing Haofu's words, Junxiao's smile gradually faded and disappeared.

He silently observed Kosuke's expression, which was devoid of any warmth, and his voice gradually lost its enthusiasm.

"We're all family, there's no need to say thank you."

"To be honest, I didn't want to get my hands dirty either, but someone in the family always has to do these rough jobs. If you have to blame someone, blame your sister for investigating things she shouldn't have."

“We’ve warned her several times, even threatened her with your life, but she’s remained unmoved.”

"Tsk tsk, it seems you siblings are the same, completely disregarding each other. That's quite ruthless."

"But that makes sense. In your current state, what can you possibly help her? If we get rid of you, we might actually be doing her a favor and relieving her of a burden."

As he spoke, he chuckled softly.

But Hao Fu just stared at him calmly, without any reaction, his eyes showing neither hatred nor sorrow.

He seemed a little impatient.

Jun-hyo didn't care whether he was being genuine or faking it.

Now he's just a paralyzed patient who can't even control his sphincter, so what can he do?

The purpose of this trip was to provoke him and see if he knew anything else, and whether Iwasaki Miyabi had told him any "secrets" through some covert means.

And also his personal quirks.

The feeling of flaunting one's power over life and death in front of the weak is truly irresistible.

"That's it then, this is so boring. I was prepared to be spitting on you, but I didn't expect you to be so heartless. You weren't even moved by the death of your own sister~"

"I did go a bit too far just now. Actually, your sister still has feelings for you. She's been saving up money to buy you a Bocom brain-computer interface."

Jun-hyo straightened his collar, traced a standard smile with his index fingers across the corners of his mouth, stood up, turned on the monitoring equipment, and opened the door.

"Miss caregiver, eavesdropping isn't a good habit," Jun-hyo reminded her with a smile.

Goto, who almost fell down when the door opened, ignored Toshitaka and quickly went to Kosuke's side. He looked him over carefully and only felt relieved after confirming that he looked exactly the same as when he left.

"Goodbye, Hao Fu. If you can walk up to me yourself, hehe, don't mind my thoughtless mouth."

Jun-hyo shrugged, showing no remorse on his face, and left with a bright smile.

Goto's face tightened, and she looked very angry.

"This guy is definitely not a good person! My mother always says that the most vicious people are those who wear suits and ties and are always smiling."

Goto closed the door, intending to say a few words to Iwasaki so that he wouldn't take the excessive joke too seriously.

But when she turned around and saw a trickle of blood oozing from the corner of Iwasaki's mouth, she panicked.

"Mr. Iwasaki! What... what happened?! I'll call the doctor right away!"

"Do not."

Iwasaki called out to him in a mumbled voice and gestured towards the trash can with his eyes.

Goto instantly understood what he meant, took out his handkerchief, held it to Iwasaki's lips, and gently supported his head, even though Iwasaki's neck could still move to some extent.

Pooh.

A piece of oral tissue the size of a tooth was spat out along with the bloody saliva.

Goto stared in a daze.

What's happening here?

"I bit it by accident, it's nothing serious, please keep it a secret for me." Iwasaki looked at Goto solemnly.

Goto hesitated for a moment before nodding emphatically: "I... I'll go clean it up."

After saying that, he wiped Iwasaki's mouth clean and took the handkerchief into the bathroom to wash it.

After finishing her business, she came out with concern, looking at Iwasaki Kosuke, who was clearly not in good condition.

"Ms. Goto, please put me on the bed. I want to sleep."

"Oh, okay, okay."

Goto didn't know what that person had said to Iwasaki, but it certainly wasn't anything good, and it was related to Miss Iwasaki.

Did they force Miss Iwasaki to do something? No wonder I haven't seen her for so long.

Lost in thought, she gently placed Iwasaki on the bed and switched it to sleep mode.

"Thank you, I'm very sleepy. You don't need to come and wake me unless I call you."

Iwasaki's voice began to sound a little hoarse.

He seems to have some difficulty speaking.

"Okay, please take care of yourself. I'll stay in the duty room, Mr. Iwasaki."

Goto tucked the blanket around Iwasaki and slowly backed away to the door.

"Ms. Goto," Iwasaki suddenly called out to her.

"Ah? Anything else?"

Goto roused himself and said.

Do you remember what I told you last time?

Tears streamed silently down Iwasaki's face, soaking into the pillow.

"I remember... was it that line, 'Don't be afraid to resist. Even if you're like me, and all you have left to use is your head, then smash your head against his body, bite his flesh with your teeth, even if you're bleeding profusely. A life that's too hesitant and cautious is too dull'?"

Goto recited the text verbatim.

"Let me add one more sentence for you."

"What came before was resistance born of despair. But if there is still hope and strength, then we might as well swallow the pain and humiliation in order to prepare for the future."

"A hundredfold return."

Chapter 87: The Perfect Ending

Are you sure you want to delete your current progress and start the game again? This action is irreversible; your current playthrough will be deleted.

"Yes."

[It has been confirmed that the Yoyogi Station section of the Yamanote Line in the "Subway" game has been removed and can be replayed at any time.]

The scene shifts, white light extends in all directions, and scenes appear one by one.

Kosuke Iwasaki sat blankly in the subway at Tsukiji Station for five minutes before slowly raising his head.