Don't be afraid, I've truly come to bring you happiness.

Lin Yuanshan was the first to push open the door and get out, taking a toolbox from the trunk.

He walked to the driver's seat and handed Wakaba Mutsu a pair of gloves and a spray bottle.

"Put it on. Spray it on all the places you've touched—the steering wheel, the gear shift, the door handles—everywhere, then wipe them clean."

Lin Yuanshan's tone was as calm as if he were instructing a student on driving practice.

Ruoye Mu silently accepted the task and began to carry it out meticulously.

Lin Yuanshan walked around the dump truck and the wreckage of the Maybach. His criminal intuition, brought by his "Ram pocket watch," told him that he had to create more chaos to cover up the overly brutal Sharkman method.

He took a few things out of his toolbox and quickly arranged something around the Maybach wreckage. He also checked the dump truck's braking system and tampered with it.

"Is it done?" He returned to the dump truck.

Ruoye Mu nodded and handed him the used wet wipes and gloves.

Lin Yuanshan took it, along with his gloves, and threw it into a bag. Then he took out a lighter.

"Stay away."

Flames rose and quickly engulfed the contents of the bag, turning them to ashes.

Rainwater sizzled as it fell on the scalding ashes.

"Let's go."

Lin Yuanshan opened the back door of his car. "Get in, let's get out of here."

Ruoye Mu glanced at the burning wreckage, then at Lin Yuanshan, and without any hesitation, got into the back seat.

The car rejoined the traffic, the windshield wipers swaying rhythmically.

Inside the car, only the hum of the engine and the sound of raindrops hitting the windows could be heard.

"Is this the end?"

If Ye Mu suddenly spoke, there was a hint of barely perceptible confusion in his voice.

"Of course it's not over."

Lin Yuanshan glanced at her through the rearview mirror.

"This is just the beginning. The police will investigate, but they will find out it was an accident."

Brake failure, slippery roads due to rain, and a bit of bad luck.

He paused and added:

"The dump truck driver caused the accident and fled the scene, but the police station has neither found him alive nor dead. They will definitely conduct a thorough investigation."

Fortunately, we dealt with the situation, and you had no motive.

No one would suspect a high school girl in a band, without evidence.

Ruoye Mu was silent.

After a while, she spoke again: "Xiangzi... is still in danger."

"Ok?"

“The Toyokawa family.” Wakaba Mutsumi’s voice was soft, but exceptionally clear. “It’s not just Toyokawa Sadaharu.”

What the hell?

So you mean you think the Toyokawa family is becoming too urbanized?

Lin Yuanshan began to suspect that Mortis might not have been the one who actually carried out the last simulation.

Did Ye Mu even fool the simulator logs?

No, it should be said that the emulator logs are based on one's own understanding.

So, it's possible that Wakaba Mutsumi is the real "Green Demon"!

Oh well, what's done is done, let's just make do.

There's no going back now.

Lin Yuanshan made up his mind.

"you're right."

His tone was serious.

"The Toyokawa family is truly dark. Even after Toyokawa Sadaharu falls, there will be others eyeing what Shoko and her mother left behind."

He deliberately emphasized his words, exaggerating the potential threat.

"Xiangzi needs complete security."

As Ruoye Mutsu gazed at the fleeting neon lights outside the window, her eyes held a terrifyingly resolute look.

"Complete security..."

Lin Yuanshan drawled out his words, as if savoring the meaning, "That's not easy. Unless..."

He paused deliberately, waiting for Wakaba Mutsu to respond.

But if Ye Mu just looked at him, her eyes seemed to say: Go on.

Lin Yuanshan smiled.

But in his heart he thought: If there is a next simulation, I will definitely stand on Mortis's side!

But now we have no choice but to give up.

"Unless you become the darkness of the Toyokawa family."

He looked at Wakaba Muku's expressionless face in the rearview mirror.

"The Toyokawa family is truly wicked."

Lin Yuanshan's voice was seductive.

"Xiangzi is so pure; she cannot be tainted by darkness. Therefore, the only way to protect her is for you to become that darkness yourself."

"Ruoye Mu, haven't you always felt like you're just playing a role?" Lin Yuanshan's voice was even lower.

"Now, I'm giving you a real role. The one who controls the Toyokawa family, replacing Sadaharu, becoming Shoko's true guardian. Will you take this role, or not?"

The girl in the back seat did not answer immediately.

She simply rested her head against the car window, watching the city lights outside blurred by the rain.

for a long time.

"I am the only one Xiaoxiang can rely on; no one else can."

She repeated what she had said earlier.

"Okay, next I'll take you to find Toyokawa Kiyoko, we need a puppet."

That barrel would be a good choice.

Chapter 6 The plan has changed!

next morning.

Lin Yuanshan parked his car at the end of a damp, musty alley.

Rainwater dripped down the rusty fire escape ladder; this was Toyokawa Kiyotaka's residence.

Ruoye Mu followed behind Lin Yuanshan with a blank expression.

Lin Yuanshan raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"Boom, boom, boom."

A rustling sound came from inside the door, and after a while, the door reluctantly opened a crack.

A strong smell of alcohol wafted over.

Toyokawa Kiyoshi's face appeared halfway through the crack in the door, his eyes sunken and his beard unkempt.

He was clearly stunned when he saw the two people standing at the door.

"You... you..."

"Mr. Qinggao, right?"

Lin Yuanshan wore a professional smile, yet exuded an aura that brooked no refusal. With a gentle push, he forced his way through the door.

He pushed Qinggao back a step and then slipped into the house.

The interior was even worse than the exterior, with empty bottles and trash scattered everywhere.

"Xiao Mu, what are you doing here?"

Qinggao's voice was hoarse from drinking.

"I don't have much here... and Xiangzi isn't here either."

"we know."

Lin Yuanshan casually closed the door, then took out a newspaper from his pocket.

The newspaper's front page headline read—

"Toyokawa Group President Toyokawa Sadaharu died in a car accident late at night, suspected to be an accident."

The photo shows the twisted and deformed wreckage of a Maybach.

Qinggao's gaze was fixed on the newspaper, and he sobered up instantly.

"This...this is..."

"As you can see,"

Lin Yuanshan pulled over a chair that was reasonably clean and sat down. Ruo Yemu stood quietly behind him like a ghost, her gaze fixed on Qing Gao.

"Mr. Sadaharu is dead."

"So who are you?"

Toyokawa Kiyoko's gaze lingered between Hayashi Enzan and Wakaba Mutsu.

He knew Wakaba Mutsu.

This girl, who had been by Xiangzi's side since childhood, was as quiet as a doll.

But today, she stands here, behind this strange man, her eyes filled with...fervor?

This combination is too bizarre.

"me?"

He tilted his head slightly, as if considering the right words.

"You can think of me as... Xiao Mu's doctor, and I'm helping her recover."

"Never mind these trivial matters. Toyokawa Sadaharu's accidental death—do you know what that means for Shoko?"

"Xiangzi..."

Qinggao muttered to himself, a look of pain flashing across his face.

"That's right, for Xiangzi."

Lin Yuanshan's tone became earnest.

“Now, only you can step forward, Mr. Qinggao.”

Xiangzi's maternal grandfather has passed away, and now only you can shield her from the darkness of the Toyokawa family.

You need to go back and stabilize the situation for now; at least on the surface, you need to become the head of the Toyokawa family.

"Me?" Qinggao seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world.

"I am a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family, so my status is illegitimate and I have no right to rule. Do you know how many voices of opposition there are in the family?"

"We'll find a way to help you."

Lin Yuanshan's voice was calm yet powerful.

"You just need to sit in that seat."

"You? What can you do to help me?"