Faced with the blackened heroine, they actually stopped time

"No, it just so happened that she was my store manager who asked subconsciously. I guess it's your private matter."

Qingye Liang thought for a moment, then nodded.

"It's a private matter, but if you want to know, I can tell you."

"That's not necessary... I'm an outsider after all."

Qing Ye Liang narrowed his eyes and looked at the boy: "Really? Then why do you always see your photos in her circle of friends?"

Ah...that's even more outrageous.

In fact, Oreki Gen knew about this. Kiyono Yuri would occasionally take photos inside the store, and then deliberately include herself in the photos, with text like: This is my shop assistant~ He looks as good as ever today~ and so on.

Oreki Gen had told her several times, but Kiyono Yuri didn't take it seriously at all. He didn't know what was going on in her mind, and he had no way to deal with it.

"That's just the store manager's personality...just pure fun."

"Indeed, in your eyes, she will probably always be so lively and cheerful, as if she is still a child."

Seeing the other person's expression which seemed somewhat profound, as if he was recalling something, Oreki Gen knew that there were some things that were not suitable for him to continue talking about, so he immediately changed the subject.

"Oh, right. I came here this time to help my dad."

"Your father?"

"Well, Oreki Haruyama, a famous bricklayer in Hakusha Township, asked me to give this to you, Officer Kiyono."

After saying that, Oreki Gen handed the envelope to Kiyono Ryo.

Qingye Ryo took the envelope, opened it, and was stunned when he found that it contained part of the bills he had paid for.

"What is this for?"

Oreki Gen said with a smile: "My dad said that this is the salary you overpaid to our family, so he asked me to come and pay it back to you."

Qingye Liang frowned slightly.

"I didn't miscalculate it. I gave it to your father specially. Your father is indeed the best bricklayer here. He works very quickly and is not lazy or cutting corners. He completed the task faster than I thought. So I paid a little more to thank him for his help. There is no need to return it."

Oreki Gen shook his head.

"Officer Qingye, you may not understand this, but my dad is such a person. He doesn't like to take more benefits from others, and he will take whatever is agreed upon at the beginning. Because my dad suffered a loss in his early years due to favors. He originally agreed to help, and he helped and tried his best, but in the end people said that he took more money but did not do a good job. So after that, my dad would take whatever was agreed upon, and he would not ask for more favors. I hope you can understand."

This is not made up, it is indeed what his father experienced in his early years. Although it seems that there is not much impact afterwards, it makes him hate this kind of thing.

Now that Oreki Gen said this, it seemed difficult for Kiyono Ryo to continue insisting.

"I never thought your father was such a decent man...it's only natural that he has a righteous and passionate son like you."

Justice and passion?

Are you talking about the incident involving Kikyo Rimi?

I almost blushed when I talked about this. I am passionate, but I can't say I am just.

He smiled.

"I guess so. The only thing I can think of in my family is the tutor."

Qingye Liang smiled and shook his head, his deep and sharp eyes staring straight at the boy.

"You are also very impressive. When he was renovating the house, he kept telling others how outstanding his son was. I hadn't thought of you. Now it seems that what he said was indeed right. Not only is you good-looking, but you also behave well. No wonder my sister likes you so much."

Like? Isn't that a weird word?

Oreki Gen smiled awkwardly: "Manager Kiyono is very nice to us employees and never makes things difficult for us. I respect her a lot."

This is to show that he has no special relationship with Kiyono Yuri.

However, Kiyono Ryo continued to examine him, which made Oreki Gen feel like he was interrogating a criminal... super.

It turns out it’s not an undercover investigator series, but an interrogation series?

They are all quite BT!

And Qingye Liang remained in this state and asked softly.

"Lily is very beautiful, she's very kind to you, and the age gap between us isn't that big, don't you have any other ideas?"

What kind of problem is this!

Oreki Gen said helplessly: "What can I think? It's just a part-time job outside the school... At best, he can be considered a friend."

Qingye Liang nodded thoughtfully.

She was thinking about something, and when Oreki Gen was about to say goodbye, she suddenly looked at Oreki Gen.

"The last incident... From the injuries on that man's body and the description of the scene, I can tell that you do have a lot of training, but you don't seem to have the corresponding fighting skills and grappling methods, right?"

Why did you suddenly ask about this topic? Oreki Xian became alert.

"Well... I haven't learned those techniques and I don't have the time. I'm sorry to have embarrassed Officer Kiyono."

Qingye Liang shook his head.

"It's okay. Do you want to learn? After returning to Sakura City, I can teach you when I have time. Whether it's the grappling methods used by the police, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or Karate... You probably don't know that my father is a famous kendo master in the country, and I have been learning kendo since I was six years old."

Teach yourself?

Kendo, judo, fighting and grappling?

To be honest, Oreki Gen was very moved.

It's true that his stats have improved a lot, but the system simply doesn't reward such sophisticated and effective methods, which made him resent this disappointing system for a while.

If you master this skill, it will be a guarantee whether you are dealing with a girl like Sakuraba Mitsuki, other accidents, or opponents like Kato Minami who have surfaced but have not yet taken action.

But Oreki Genji also knew that there was no free lunch in the world.

Just eat it for free.

Therefore, her suggestion was definitely not out of kindness, but...she had other intentions.

The boy looked at the other person warily.

"Officer Qingye, we are not that familiar with each other. Even if Manager Qingye is here, it can only be said that we are casual acquaintances. There is no reason for you to do this, right? Do you want me to help you with something?"

Kiyono Ryo looked at Oreki Gen with a smile.

"Very clever, guess what it is?"

Oreki Gen shook his head.

"I don't know the details, but I think it must be related to Manager Kiyono... and I respect her very much, and I don't want to do anything to hurt her, so I'm sorry..."

Oreki Gen stood up and prepared to say goodbye.

But Qingye Ryo raised his head and looked at the handsome boy.

"What if I said this to help her?"

(The appearance of Kiyono Ryo was foreshadowed early on, and was also planned from the beginning. It seems that there are quite a lot of plots in the old home... Well, I will try to reduce the transition and foreshadowing as much as possible, and hope that the rhythm is tight~ Don't keep the book idle, because you may mix in chapters at any time that you may be forced to revise the next day~)

(I owe 27 chapters now, and I still have 24~three chapters to go.)

20: I knew it!

Qingye Liang told a story.

A very long, time-consuming story.

It also made Oreki Gen understand why the two of them had such an attitude towards each other.

The general content is that Kiyono Yuri followed her remarried mother to Kiyono Ryo's family. Originally, the two reorganized families were harmonious and happy, which could be considered perfect.

Although Kiyono Yuri was a bit of a loner at the time and was wary of everything around her due to family changes, she was unable to integrate well into the family.

But at that time, Kiyono Ryo was very patient and had a sense of responsibility as a sister, so she still took good care of Kiyono Yuri, who was young and introverted at the time.

Everything seemed to be moving in a good direction, and Kiyono Yuri was gradually trying to integrate into this new family and let down her guard.

But that’s when everything seems to be changing and happiness is possible for everyone.

But something happened that no one expected.

At that time, Seino Yuri's stepfather, who was also Seino Ryo's biological father, was the nationally renowned kendo master Seino Yu.

At that time, he was still young and strong, and quite motivated. He made a name for himself by challenging masters from various kendo halls. This approach indeed made Qingye Xiong more and more famous, and his kendo hall became bigger and bigger, and he even received interviews and attention from many TV stations.

It is only natural that he made many enemies because of his youthful vigor and many provocative behaviors.

At one point, someone even made death threats against Kiyono Yu, asking him to close down his business and quit Sakura Country Kendo.

But how could Qingye Xiong, who had already gained fame, be content with what he had achieved? So he ignored it and even made a statement on TV, hoping that these rats hiding in the dark who wrote threats to him would come and challenge him in person.

However, those people did not choose to challenge Qingye Xiong, but instead attacked his family.

It was an ordinary weekend. They were going to go to the amusement park with the young Yuri Kiyono and her mother...but unexpectedly, a car rushed towards them at an extremely fast speed.

At that moment, Kiyono Yuri's mother pushed her away in order to protect her, but she... died in the car accident.

This incident led Kiyono Yuri to believe that all this was her stepfather's fault. If it weren't for his unrestrained edge, and if her mother hadn't remarried, none of this would have happened.

So she closed herself off again, began to isolate herself, started to resent and blame her stepfather, and pushed away Qingye Liang who tried to help her and comfort her. She didn't need anyone's understanding and didn't want to accept family love anymore.

After growing up, Yuri Kiyono quickly left her family and never admitted that she had a sister, let alone a father like Yukiyo Kiyono.

I worked alone to earn money to go to school, then found a job after graduation and never went home.

Although it seems like a somewhat melodramatic story, it is not surprising that it happens in this abnormal world.

However, Oreki Gen was still a little surprised.

"She... isn't that old, is she? How could she make enough money in such a short time to open a convenience store?"

After telling this story, Qingye Ryo smiled.

"She is indeed very smart and capable, and her experiences have helped her gain experience. So being able to achieve this without the help of her family is in line with my expectations of her. However, she still borrowed some money to open this convenience store. I knew about this at the time and wanted to lend her the money. As expected, she scolded me again."

Oreki Gen could not have imagined that a young woman who usually seemed so frivolous and liked to tell dirty jokes would have such a background story.

But I am also a bitch, why do I like listening to stories so much? Wouldn't it be better to leave earlier?

"So your father is now..."

Qingye Liang sighed: "After that incident, my father blamed himself, but he knew that everything was irreversible. The only thing he could do was not to remarry and try his best to make Lily forgive him. He also put away his edge and stopped challenging... But despite this, Lily still never called him or cared about anything about him. Now my father is getting old and has become sentimental. He hopes that Lily can come back home and come back to us..."

Oreki Gen probably understood what the other party wanted to achieve, so he did not ask eagerly, but looked at Kiyono Ryo.

"Baishe Township is your hometown?"

Qingye Liang nodded.

"This is my father's hometown. He used to be from here, but he left for Sakura City a long time ago. This time, I am renovating the old house to fulfill one of his wishes..."

"Excuse me, your father...should still be alive, right?"

Hearing this, Qingye Ryo's face turned cold and he looked at Oreki Gen with an expressionless face.

"It's just not convenient for him to come back here, so he asked me to come back and fix up the old house first. When everything is done here, he will come back. Apart from anything else, I still can't beat him in swordsmanship. Do you think he is still alive?"

Fortunately, it's not the more clichéd plot of an old father who is terminally ill and whose only wish is for his long-lost daughter to return to him.

He thought for a moment and spoke softly.

"Manager Qingye still remembers your father."

"Why do you say that?"

Oreki Gen replied with a smile: "Because when I said that my hometown is Hakusha Township and I want to come back, Manager Kiyono responded and mentioned you... So I think she actually remembers these things. If you want you to reconcile, and want you and Manager Kiyono to restore your relationship and become a family again, there is still a chance to do it."

Qingye Liang took a deep breath, and a hint of relief appeared on her face.

"Of course I know... After all, she is a kind-hearted child, but she can't let go of all this. The older she gets, the harder it is to talk about some things, not just for her but for us as well. So I hope there is a suitable middleman who can make this happen..."

"You think it's me?"

Qingye Liang didn't say anything, but his eyes said it all.

Oreki Gen smiled bitterly: "I am not her close friend, and I have no other relationship with her. I am just a shop assistant. How can I do this?"

"intuition."

"...Officer Kiyono, you are a police officer. You should be a firm materialist and believe in your intuition, right?"