Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

Chapter 409: Shadow on the Clouds (I)

Maybe it was because it was in the sunlight, so any slight movement could be seen clearly.

Compared with the inner world where countless undercurrents are constantly surging and converging, the part of the world bathed in sunlight appears much calmer and more orderly.

The lives of ordinary people still revolve around three meals a day, and the upper-class people who appear under the spotlight and are seen by the public are mostly well-dressed and well-mannered.

Tokyo, Chiyoda,

At noon, another business banquet attended by political and business celebrities for fame and fortune came to an end amid the clinking of glasses.

The guests began to leave in an orderly manner.

As one of the senior officials of the Metropolitan Police Department who were invited to attend the event, Yuki Edogawa, who did not drink any alcohol throughout the event, said goodbye to several other senior officials of the Metropolitan Police Department.

I drove back to my home in Chiyoda Ward alone.

Suzuki Sonoko, who was attending the business banquet with her parents as the heir to the Suzuki Group, saw this scene from afar with a complicated look in her eyes.

The initial amazement and admiration was quickly followed by the realization that the other face with a very similar appearance belonged to the heir of the Karasuma Group.

Moreover, this heir, whose whereabouts are erratic and who rarely appears in public, has only revealed that he was adopted by the richest man since he was a child.

It was quickly replaced by confusion.

However, even from her parents, Suzuki Sonoko did not get an answer, but instead the same secretive attitude as many people around her.

There were many guests who had the same mentality as Suzuki Sonoko, but even though they had thousands of guesses in their minds, no one dared to ask a question in front of Edogawa Yuki.

He even deliberately avoided all topics related to the heir to the Karasuma Group.

Besides this, rumors that the Karasuma Group will soon welcome a new leader have quietly spread throughout the circle.

Suzuki Sonoko, the heiress of the Suzuki Group, received accurate information from her parents that the two top private lawyer teams of the Karasuma Group had flown abroad on a special plane a few days ago.

But in fact, even if no one mentioned it to Yuuki Edogawa, she still learned the news from other channels.

"Welcome home, Mom."

The moment the door was opened, the gentle tone of the young boy Yoshiranmaru easily wiped away the seriousness between Edogawa Yuki's eyebrows.

Even though she knew clearly that the sound was a product of technology, her youngest son had left her completely more than ten years ago.

When she first stepped into the house and heard her young son's voice, Yuki Edogawa couldn't help but burst into tears and was in a daze for a long time.

Today is a rare day off for Yuuki Edogawa.

Although almost half of the time was taken up by the business banquet at noon, at least there is still half left.

After changing into comfortable home clothes, Yuuki Edogawa sat in front of the dressing mirror and raised her hand to untie her hair. The next second, the beauty in the mirror had dark red hair with slight curls, falling smoothly along her shoulders.

Along with it, her eyebrows and eyes also softened.

Many years ago, Karasuma Soshin secretly bought this house not far from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

The furnishings inside had gone through countless updates and renovations before being seen by the real owner of the house.

During his stay in Tokyo, Karasuma Soshin took the time to personally visit every corner of the house.

The defense system already installed in the house was upgraded to a higher level.

But at that time, Karasuma Soshin knew that his mother would not be willing to leave Kanagawa until the matter was resolved and the grudge in her heart was eliminated.

Not to mention living in this house.

It is said that sunk costs do not participate in major decision-making, but when those silent costs are poured with emotions, time, energy and other precious attributes that are difficult to measure in value.

How many people can easily give up rationally?

Thus, he ensured that the dark shadow in his mother's heart towards everyone in the Sanada family because of the two brothers had completely dissipated with the death of Sanada Masahiko.

Only then did he reveal the existence of the house to his mother.

Now, with Yuki Edogawa moving in, the details of this house are no longer a secret to some people.

However, although people know about it, not many dare to visit.

Coincidentally, there is such one today.

Yuuki Edogawa, who had received the news in advance, heard the doorbell ringing shortly in the afternoon, indicating that a visitor was coming.

She pressed the remote control switch for the outer door, stood up and walked towards the door in her home clothes that were not really suitable for meeting guests.

Fortunately, the guest outside the house was more than just an ordinary guest.

On a sunny day in winter,

Chiba Minako, who had resumed her old surname before marriage, was wearing a brown ankle-length woolen coat. After passing through the front yard behind the outer gate, she met the eyes of Edogawa Yuki who was standing outside the entrance door.

Compared to Yuuki Edogawa's comfortable home clothes, her bare face and down hair made her face look more gentle.

Chiba Minako's clothes, makeup and expression looked formal yet a little lonely.

It feels like living in the cold late autumn, but also like staying in that summer night forever.

Soon, the two ladies, whose lives were different but subtly similar, sat down opposite each other on the sofa in the living room.

Chiba Minako put down the gift bag she was carrying, picked up the steaming cool teacup with both hands, and her eyes fell on the pair of plain vases, one large and one small, on the corner of the living room table.

The warm December sun hung outside the window. The sunlight shone through the closed window, making the two bouquets of flowers placed close together in the plain vase come alive.

Next to the golden sunflowers, the sunlight favors the lighter pink and white cherry blossoms, giving them a layer of warm light.

She knew without asking that there was only one person in the world who would be in this house in such weather and carefully prepare these two lifelike origami flowers for the owner of the house.

"I'm sorry, Yuuki-san."

The silence after sitting down was quietly broken by Chiba Minako's apology.

This was the first time the two had met since Masahiko Sanada's death, other than at the funeral.

During this meeting, not only did their identities change, but their state of mind as well.

Before seeing that racing suit, Chiba Minako actually hated Edogawa Yuki deeply.

I hate that even though Yuuki Edogawa lost one child, her other child is still alive and well, while her only child has already gone to another world.

She hated that her child could have been saved, but she just stood by and watched.

The complicated emotions she once had were ignited by the words that Sanada Kenjiro told her, and were covered by the flames of hatred, which were deeply hidden in those sad and withered eyes.

At that time, Edogawa Yuuki, who was still Sanada Yuuki, was not completely unaware.

After hearing the news of Sanada Masahiko's death, she was briefly surprised and dazed, but then she quickly concluded that there was definitely something wrong with Sanada Masahiko's death.

Although Yuuki Edogawa's sensitivity to human nature and emotional changes is not as good as his son's, she is far better than many people.

thus,

Chiba Minako's change after the Iris case did not escape her notice, and it was even easier to confirm that Chiba Minako knew something about her eldest son.

Yuuki Edogawa has always known clearly:

Chiba Minako and Sanada Masahiko were innocent from beginning to end, but she could not bear the bleeding pain in her heart and the anger caused by hatred.

She had two children, one is gone and the other is unknown whether he is alive or dead.

But in the blink of an eye, the murderer behind the scenes had a happy family, and she was the only one suffering from the pain of having her heart bleed.

From then on, a dark color took root in Yuki Edogawa's heart.

However, the desire to wait for her son to return alive suppressed the expansion of that dark color.

At the same time, she also realized the importance of Sanada Masahiko to Sanada Kenjiro and the entire Sanada family, and gave up the idea of ​​destroying the entire Sanada family by getting rid of Sanada Masahiko.

Switched to something else.

So later, when Kenjiro Sanada persuaded Masahiko Sanada to become a policeman, Yuki Edogawa not only did not object, but even gave him a subtle push.

But...she had imagined what kind of blow Masahiko Sanada's death would bring to the Sanada family.

So when she received the news of Masahiko Sanada's death, she quickly realized what this would bring.

The inevitable decline of the Sanada family, the end of Kenjiro Sanada's career, and Minako Sanada's hatred and revenge against her and Getsugamaru because of the loss of her son and under Kenjiro Sanada's guidance.

Yuki Edogawa made sufficient mental preparations and took appropriate countermeasures for this.

Then everything came to an end with the racing suit that Karasuma Soshin specially asked Haibara Ai to deliver to the grave of Sanada Masahiko.

Not only was the dark color in Edogawa's heart quietly wiped away, but Chiba Minako also began to be reborn.

The conversation began with an apology, after which Chiba Minako told her entire emotional journey in recent times.

From the initial grief to the subsequent hatred, and finally to the appearance of that racing suit.

Chiba Minako's eyes sparkled with a faint light:

"I was on vacation a few days ago and went abroad to watch a top international car race. I kept a copy of the photos and videos for myself, and I will send the remaining copy to Ayan when I return to Kanagawa later."

Soon after the funeral,

People around were shocked that Yuki Edogawa was promoted and then divorced, and then they were shocked to hear that Kenjiro Sanada and his wife also divorced quickly and moved out of the house they lived together.

Found another place to live.

However, after that, Chiba Minako did not resign or transfer, but continued to stay in Kanagawa.

At the same time, she also devotes some of her time outside of work to racing, and when she takes a long vacation, she even books tickets to watch the races.

"Ayan will definitely be very happy."

Yuki Edogawa felt the same way. After her youngest son died, she also took special care to pay attention to the things his son liked.

It's just that she really has no talent for computers, and can only have a general understanding of those programming algorithms.

Therefore, it was not until she saw Xiliuer with her own eyes that she realized that her Jilanwan had a rare talent in this area.

However, such a brilliant genius died due to conspiracy and the cowardice and indulgence of his closest relatives when his brilliance was just beginning to show and had not yet been discovered by the world.

At around two o'clock, Chiba Minako said goodbye.

Yuuki Edogawa didn't try to persuade him to stay.

She sent her to the door and watched Chiba Minako get into a taxi before turning back into the house.

"Mom, can you take your annual leave starting next week? I want you to accompany me to Hokkaido to see the snow."

When the voice of "Good luck" rang out, Yuuki Edogawa had just put down her chopsticks two minutes after finishing dinner.

Next to it, the multifunctional household robot that usually stays quietly in the storage room is now diligently cleaning up the plates, bowls and spoons on the dining table.

"Why do you suddenly want to see the snow?"

A hint of surprise appeared on Yuuki Edogawa's face, but then it turned into a smile:

"Let me guess, that's what my brother meant, right?"

An Xing, who inherited all of Jiranmaru's good qualities such as kindness and honesty, admitted this statement without hiding anything.

"Ah."

Next week, December 12th and beyond, rumors of a change of leadership in Tokyo, Hokkaido, and Karasuma Group, and a series of high-frequency business banquets recently...

Yuuki Edogawa began to recall what he had seen and heard during this period of time.

Suddenly, I felt something:

"Is this the end? Getsugamaru?"

The voice was calm, gentle, and confident as ever, and it traveled thousands of miles to reach Karasuma Soshin's ears.

Karasuma Soshin, who was sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of the French window, listened to the voice in the headset. After a moment of surprise, he subconsciously smiled brightly:

"As expected of a mom, you guessed the correct answer so quickly."

When Yuuki Edogawa heard the familiar yet unfamiliar voice coming from the multifunctional household robot carrying a plate, she was stunned for a moment.

My body subconsciously stood up from the chair in the dining room, but I just stood there.

At the same time, a hint of red appeared at the corners of her eyes.

"Next week, there will be chaos in Tokyo, and here too, in order to prevent someone from taking desperate measures and not being able to take care of it.

You'd better take shelter first.

If you don't like Hokkaido, Aomori, Niigata, Kanto Koshin, or Ying Province are also fine."

Karasuma Soshin explained every word patiently, completely different from his usual taciturn and cold demeanor.

"how about you?"

The question of only three words was filled with deep concern and worry from the mother, which made Karasuma Soshin slightly stunned.

Then, before he could speak, Edogawa Yuki's next words immediately followed.

"Yugawan, you are all I have left."

In the deep night when Edogawa Yuki could not see, Karasuma Soshin, who was looking up at the starry sky outside the window, could not help but tremble his pupils slightly.

He realized what his mother was about to say, but he did not open his mouth to stop her.

"For many years, I have made the same wish every year. I hope that one day, my Crescent Moon Pill will return to me safely and healthily."

"But maybe I was too greedy, or too selfish, so this wish has not been realized yet."

Yuuki Edogawa looked at the round multifunctional household robot and suddenly smiled:

"But I don't plan to give up this wish. In fact, I'm even more greedy and made another wish this year."

In the silence as Karasuma Soshin took a deep breath, Edogawa Yuuki said word by word:

"Compared to the snow in Hokkaido, what I want to see this year is... the blood of the murderer who destroyed Jiranmaru's ashes."

The opportunity for the discovery was actually very simple. After peacefully divorcing Heitaro Sanada, she wanted to completely cut off ties with the Sanada family.

So he thought of moving his youngest son's grave to Tokyo as well, so that he would not be disturbed by the Sanada family.

However, when everything was ready, on the day when the ashes were officially moved, they found that there was nothing in the tomb.

The place where the urn should have been placed was empty.

At that moment, Yuki Edogawa thought of many possibilities, and not long after, she received feedback from the person in charge of cemetery management.

After receiving the news, the person in charge of the cemetery management arranged for people to conduct an emergency check and found that the ashes in other graves were all there, and this was the only one that was missing along with the box.

There is only one kind of people who care about the ashes stored in the cemetery, and that is the deceased’s loved ones.

There is only one possible reason why someone would deliberately steal it.

That is used to threaten the former.

At this point, the answer to the question is clearly placed in the most conspicuous place of vision and is obvious.

The gentle tone gradually became hoarse, and the complex changes in his heart were all integrated into his words.

At this time, Yuki Edogawa no longer felt the confusion and panic she had when she first learned about it. The pain of realizing it belatedly that kept her awake all night no longer made her tremble all over just thinking about it.

Karasuma Soshin heard it clearly, and his whole body froze like a sculpture for a long time before he responded:

"Yes, you will."