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"The fact that you're telling me these things shows that you don't consider me an outsider, and I'm very happy about that."

"Don't worry, even if Akutagawa doesn't help you, I can still help you."

"I'm basically in charge of my mother's armed detective agency now. Maybe I can't deal with those powerful ghosts and gods, but I'm more than capable of providing intelligence support and dealing with some of the underlings and cannon fodder."

Uesugi Kiyoshi felt a mixture of gratitude and confusion.

Since it was just the two of them there, he decided to ask.

"Yuichi, you've helped me so much. Why?"

He only said half of what he meant, but Kudo Yuichi immediately understood.

The detective from the Collectors' Association looked at Uesugi Kiyoshi with an expression that became so warm it was almost sickeningly sweet.

"You want to ask me why I'm helping you so much?"

"Yes, you're worth my investment. I know your personality. Now that I've helped you, I might be able to get a super-powerful henchman with just a word when I need you in the future—these are all platitudes, but I have indeed considered it."

"But that's not the main reason."

"Qing, do you know what my ability is?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi pondered for a few seconds, then said hesitantly, "Super Deduction?"

Kudo Yuichi shook his head repeatedly.

"No, that's just an excuse. I was born with the [Thought Palace], I have a photographic memory, I think many times faster than ordinary people, and I have a very high IQ. These are not extraordinary abilities."

"There are so many people in this world, but there are always a few extraordinary ones, and I am one of them."

"One of the abilities I truly inherited from the spirit of Edogawa Ranpo is called [Mysticism]."

"Distinguish between good and evil, and understand people's hearts."

"I can sense other people's kindness or malice towards me, and I can easily tell whether someone is lying to me."

"Qing, there are too many lies in this world."

"My parents, my relatives, my classmates, my subordinates."

"The various reasons, or the seemingly insignificant but real lies, have become quite bothersome to me."

"Until I met you."

"Maybe you don't feel anything, but I know you've never lied to me."

"For me, this is incredibly precious."

"I have no friends. I have never considered those I met for the sake of social interaction or mutual exploitation as friends."

"In my opinion, only those who do not deceive each other can be called friends."

"You are my only friend, Qing."

"If I don't help you, who can I help?"

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Chapter 85 The friendship between gentlemen

Uesugi Kiyoshi is not someone who cannot lie.

He simply doesn't like to lie to his friends, especially to someone like Yuichi Kudo, who is very considerate of others and understands social dynamics.

He had no scruples when it came to enemies.

Sometimes, if there are things he doesn't want to say, Kudo Yuichi will stop talking and not press for details—he is a mature and steady person, and it's very comfortable to be around him. The friendship between the two of them has a touch of gentlemanly friendship.

Everyone has secrets.

For Uesugi Kiyoshi, a true friend is someone who can tolerate each other's flaws and secrets, and help each other in times of difficulty.

That's it.

Kudo Yuichi was right. This great detective really understood his personality. He had received so much help from Kudo Yuichi, so if the roles were reversed one day, Uesugi Kiyoshi would not hesitate to help him even if it meant going through fire and water.

He didn't want to disappoint those who had helped him.

"That's a bit strict, Yuichi. You'll end up all alone if you keep this up."

"If everyone tore off their pretenses and treated each other with honesty, then human relationships in this world would probably cease to exist."

Uesugi Kiyoshi said this in a joking tone.

Interpersonal communication is inherently woven from countless lies. In life, in studies, and at work, for some trivial matters that are difficult to explain and are of little importance, a well-placed lie can save a lot of trouble.

If Kudo Yuichi can't even tolerate lies of this magnitude, then so-called "socializing" might be torture for him.

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Uesugi Kiyoshi suddenly felt sorry for Kudo Yuichi.

Kudo Yuichi waved his hand dismissively.

"Hey, I've gotten used to it over the years. Even my own parents sometimes fool their son, so how can I expect everyone to treat me with sincerity?"

"Just bear with it, it won't kill you."

"Besides, don't I still have you?"

"To be honest, Qing, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have stayed at school for so long. I have no interest in playing friendship games with those high school students."

"Chatting with you is one of the few forms of entertainment I have left. You're truly my lifesaver!"

Uesugi Kiyoshi got goosebumps listening to these words—they were indeed sincere, but it was disgusting to hear them from a man.

He glanced at Kudo Yuichi with a disdainful look and gave a dramatic shiver.

"Ms. Yamazaki, have you ever seen yourself like this? Please use your affection on the right person, I'm begging you, thank you."

Kudo Yuichi shrugged indifferently.

"In Kana's eyes, I am perfect. Even if she sees me at my most disheveled, it won't shake my image in her heart."

Uesugi Kiyoshi's eyes immediately became ambiguous.

"Oh! Kana-chan, what an affectionate way to address her. I was wondering why you're so unresponsive to those girls' confessions. Did you already have someone you like?"

Kudo Yuichi showed no embarrassment or shyness whatsoever; he wore an expression that seemed perfectly natural.

"Yes, Kana is someone I've raised and nurtured from childhood to become the fiancée whose personality best matches mine—didn't I tell you that?"

"What the hell did you say?!" -- That was what Uesugi Kiyoshi originally wanted to say.

He quickly grasped the key point of the passage and changed his words on the spot.

"From childhood to adulthood?"

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"How old are you?"

"Sixteen years old, huh? We were in the same grade, you haven't forgotten, have you?"

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How old is Ms. Yamazaki?

"Twenty-four years old."

Upon hearing Kudo Yuichi's unhesitating answer, Uesugi Kiyoshi blinked, his expression quite strange.

"At what age did you begin your [development]?"

Kudo Yuichi pretended to do some calculations on his fingers and said seriously, "About seven years old?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi was immediately taken aback.

"Are you a pervert?"

Who starts grooming a fiancée at seven years old? Especially a girl seven or eight years older than you! When you were seven, she was almost in high school!

Kudo Yuichi shook his head dismissively, giving him a look that said, "You're making a fuss over nothing."

“This age gap is not uncommon. There’s nothing I can do about it. Qing, I’m not from an ordinary family. I have the right to choose my future wife, but the range of choices is determined by my parents.”

“I have the ability to resist, but I cannot do so.”

“Being unconventional and rebellious is not a good thing, at least not in Japan.”

“I was born into the Kudo family, so I must bear the responsibilities of the Kudo family. Many people are like that—like Akutagawa. Do you think he wanted to pretend to be someone else? It's a family tradition, what can you do?”

"When I get married in the future, my wife must be someone of equal social standing."

“My father holds a high position of power in Sakuradamon, and my maternal grandfather has deep connections in the National Police Agency. After graduating from high school, I will probably take the entrance exam for the University of Tokyo, then take the civil service exam directly, go through the formalities of the Metropolitan Police Department's Police Academy, and then enter the police force, naturally taking over the family's resources.”

Kudo Yuichi helplessly shrugged, his expression somewhat gloomy, but he didn't show any strong resistance.

He may have already taken this as his responsibility and obligation.

"Kana is the one I like the most among the candidates for fiancée. Her personality and appearance are both excellent."

"So I showed her my best side, made her like me, and then, through our interactions, subtly influenced her personality, making her the perfect match for me—mutual affection, mutual happiness, what's so strange about that?"

Putting aside the question of how a seven-year-old child could win the affections of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, Uesugi Kiyoshi frowned and pondered the passage for a while, feeling that something was amiss, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

Finally, he muttered, "Hmm, I feel like you made some 'scumbag' remarks, but I can't find any fault with you."

"Isn't this a form of emotional manipulation?"

Kudo Yuichi and Uesugi Kiyoshi were good friends, so he didn't care about such impolite remarks, but that didn't stop him from making a sharp rebuttal.

"Oh ho, even though I didn't accept her confession, I'm keeping her as a mistress and living with my college sweetheart. And Uesugi-kun, who's also having an ambiguous relationship with my junior sister, actually calls me a scumbag."

"This feeling is really hard to describe; I feel offended."

Uesugi Kiyoshi was speechless, almost suffocating. He thought for a long time but couldn't find a rebuttal, and in the end he could only shake his head helplessly.

"Rin and I are completely innocent, don't talk nonsense!"

Kudo Yuichi gave a strange smile.

"So, you're not going to refute the first part?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."