Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

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Orange clouds floated in the sky, and the setting sun passed quietly on the horizon.

The afterglow shone through the mottled leaves, like a steady and gentle gaze that silently fell on Mahiru and Yui's faces.

The two girls stopped at the same time, then turned around at the same time and looked around anxiously, as if they were looking for something.

But along the way there was nothing special except students going to and from school and their parents.

"…Is it an illusion?" Mahiru pursed her lips unwillingly, "Just now for a moment, I felt Qingjun was looking at me, as if he was just behind us."

Is it really an illusion?

Mahiru didn't want to believe this was a coincidence.

But if it wasn't a coincidence, if Su Qing really came back, why would he avoid them?

"I think... it's not a coincidence." Yui said with inexplicable certainty.

Hearing this, Mahiru looked over.

"If you were the only one who felt it, it could be considered a coincidence, but if I also felt it at the same time, it's definitely not a coincidence."

Yui took a deep breath, her eyes slightly sore for a moment.

"He used to like to say 'he doesn't believe in coincidences'. If it were him, he would definitely believe that someone did it on purpose."

"So... Xiaoqing must be back."

[So, you actually said something like this...]

[Do I...actually don't understand you at all? ]

Mahiru lowered her eyes for a few seconds, wondering what she was thinking about.

Then he raised his face, followed Yui and took a few deep breaths, and then said as he walked:

"Since it's not a coincidence, with so many people here, maybe someone has seen Qingjun. Yui, can you... accompany me to ask?"

"Two people are more efficient, isn't that common sense?" Yui asked back with a smile, and then seemed to cheer herself up, "Okay! Come on, little Yui! Catch the ghost in the shortest time possible!"

ghost?

Do you mean hide and seek?

Mahiru was slightly stunned.

The current situation can indeed be appropriately described as hide-and-seek.

Both girls had photos of Su Qing on their phones, so there was no need to spend too much time describing her appearance.

Soon, they asked about the mother and daughter that Su Qing met.

"Hello, excuse me, have you seen the boy in the photo?"

Yui blinked and asked with eyes full of sincerity.

"Hmm? This boy..." The mother's reaction was obviously slow for a moment, and then she began to frown and think.

This should be the boy I just met, right?

However, the difference is a bit too big.

Did I make a mistake?

"Ah, it's begging... mmmm--"

Once again, the daughter's thoughtless remarks were muffled by her mother's hands.

She quickly smiled apologetically at the pink-haired girl in front of her.

"Uh... this boy, right? I've seen him before, I've seen him before."

"Really?" Yui's excited voice summoned Mahiru over.

The mother was suddenly faced with the eager gazes of the two girls.

"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, he seemed to be looking at you and the girl next to you just now, but I don't know why he suddenly disappeared."

I wanted to ask for more specific information, but the other party seemed to only know this much.

The two girls looked at each other, thanked the mother solemnly, and even gave her a box of eggs they had snatched at a low price as a thank you gift, and then continued to look for clues.

in situ.

The mother held her daughter's hand with one hand and held the gift of an egg with the other, her face seemed to be warm from the setting sun.

Even the eggs in my hands were a little hot.

The little daughter, on the other hand, jumped for joy, "Wow, Mom, it's an egg!"

The mother was helpless. She squatted down and looked at her seriously. "Don't talk like that in the future, understand?"

"What?" The little daughter tilted her head and asked in a childish voice, puzzled.

"It means that others are beggars."

"But that big brother is dirty and smelly..."

"That won't work!" The mother's voice suddenly rose several levels, and the little daughter was frightened and burst into tears.

She sniffed and asked aggrievedly, "Why?"

"Because, the older brother doesn't actually want that, but he may not have a home," said the mother with a sigh.

"No home? Why?" The little girl stopped crying and was full of curiosity.

"Not everyone has a home. Some people are cold even if they have one?" the mother taught patiently.

"It's so cold?" The little girl looked up and said innocently, "Is there no one to cook for big brother when we go home?"

The kitchen is one of the few forbidden areas in the home.

Especially when cooking, her parents always didn't let her go in, so she asked the kindergarten teacher.

The teacher told her: There is fire in the kitchen, the fire is hot, and only adults can use fire to cook rice.

If big brother’s house is cold, it must be because no one cooks for him, right?

The little girl was thinking innocently.

The more I thought about it, the more guilty I felt.

Her eyes were red and she started to cry, saying intermittently, "Big, big brother, I am so pitiful without a mother..."

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The mother's scalp tingled, wondering if she had taught her child wrongly. But when she looked down at her little daughter's innocent eyes, she felt that it was her own problem.

She thought for a moment, reached out and touched her daughter's head, and said softly, "That's pretty much what you mean by cold and cold, but mom doesn't have to be the only one who cooks at home."

She recalled the appearance of the two girls just now and smiled knowingly, "Maybe big brother will meet a very virtuous girlfriend, and then the family will be very warm."

"Oh……"

The little girl responded and lowered her head to think.

My girlfriend is so awesome, just like my mom.

"Then I will find a lot of girlfriends in the future, so that my home will be warm and I won't have to turn on the air conditioner anymore, hehe."

The mother was silent for a moment, then stood up and turned her back to her daughter.

"...I also want to be a gentle and good mother, but don't force me to slap you."

Little daughter: QAQ? {(°△°； “}!

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"This is not a solution."

After that mother and daughter, the two girls searched for about fifteen minutes, but as the scope expanded, fewer and fewer people saw Su Qing, and the clues they got became fewer and fewer.

The crowds of people around them were moving, passing by them like a tide.

Mahiru suddenly began to feel dazed.

She has lived in Tokyo for nearly twenty years, but never once did she feel that the city was so huge.

In such a vast sea of ​​people, the person she missed day and night might be among them, but she had no way to deal with it.

But...even so, she absolutely cannot give up.

"It suddenly occurred to me that there is someone who should be able to help us!"

Yui suddenly said excitedly.

"Who?"

"Little Snow!"

"...Yes, Yukinoshita-san?" Mahiru pondered for a moment and asked.

"Yeah, Xiaoxue is very capable. With her help we can definitely find Xiaoqing faster, otherwise he might run away again!"

Yui explained as she pulled out her phone, apparently ready to call Yukino.

"…This is a very troublesome matter. Will the other party be willing?"

Now, having one more person's strength means one more hope. Mahiru has also heard of the genius name of Yukinoshita Yukino.

But the problem is that in Tokyo, where people are not very friendly, it is difficult to get others to help.

“Don’t worry.” Yui waved her hand and smiled proudly, “Have you forgotten what club Xiaoqing and I joined?”

Afternoon tea snack club?

wrong.

Su Qing told her that it was called...

"Service Club." Mahiru said firmly.

“That’s right! So there will be absolutely no problem.” For some reason, Yui’s eyes softened all of a sudden, and her voice became just as gentle.

"Besides, Xiaoqing is also Xiaoxue's very good friend, probably..."

perhaps?

Mahiru was puzzled, but a tiny sound of electricity was already heard.

——The call is connected.

Yui got straight to the point, "Xiaoxue, it's like this..."

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On the other side, Yukino's house.

"Is that so? I understand." Yukino pulled open the curtains, looked at the sky, and then said to the person on the other end of the phone.

"It's getting late now. You should go home first. Leave the rest to me... or to be exact, my sister and I."

"Well... Anyway, that's it. Please stay safe. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."

[Are you really back? ]

[But if you come back, why do you hide from them? ]

[Qing-san... you probably don't know]

I used to want to change the world

[But now it’s different. I still want to change the world, even if it’s just a little bit]

【But before that, I will "change" you first】

Yukino hung up the phone and now stood in front of the window, watching the sunset disappear slowly into the horizon.

Until the darkness swallowed the last ray of light, a mature female voice came from behind.

"Hey, did I hear something about me?"

Turning around, Yang Nai came out of the kitchen wearing an apron and looked at her with a smile.

"Sister, although our family is in Chiba Prefecture... it should be no problem to find someone in Tokyo, right?"

"No big deal." Yang Nai smiled faintly, took out a cash bill from his pocket and tossed it in the air, "Do you know what a wanted order is?"

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