Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

It was past six o'clock, dusk was ending and night was approaching.

Hojo Shuya looked at the sky outside the window and felt really bad.

He had thought that his grandfather would arrange someone to come over, but he never expected that as soon as he got off the train, a group of plainclothes police officers surrounded him and protected him in the middle.

When the memory of that time emerged from the depths of his mind again, Hojo Shuya's mind was filled with the strange looks that came from all directions at that time, as if he was looking at a rare and endangered species.

After closing his eyes, Hojo Shuya felt that he couldn't think any further.

"Dong dong!"

The knock on the door just happened to divert Hojo Shuya's thoughts.

When the door was opened, there was a girl with long hair and a young man with a crew cut.

Hojo Shuya's eyes passed over the hands of the two men and guessed the purpose of the two friends' visit:

"You guys come in first."

The Jifa girl did not refuse, nor was she the least bit reserved. She was still as confident and lively as when Hojo Shuya first met her, and her eyes were full of love for the red leaf treasure.

The same is true for young men with crew cuts.

Even through the scene at the station, we realized that Hojo Shuya's background and family background were much deeper than he let on.

But he always remembered that they came together because of their love for the red leaf treasure.

No matter whether Hojo Shuya's family was rich or poor, whether he was powerful or noble, whether he was ugly or beautiful, old or young, the only person he cared about, concerned about and friendly to was the friend who had been with them on the Internet for many years.

The plainclothes police officer guarding the door wanted to stop them, but when he saw the look in Hojo Shuya's eyes, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

The half-open door was quickly closed, and Hojo Shuya asked the two to sit down, poured them tea, and let them taste the fresh fruit plate on the table.

There was no intention of asking the two people's purpose at all.

Even if he saw the two of them holding something in their hands, he would just turn a blind eye.

However, since he did not speak, the remaining two had no intention of remaining silent.

The Ji-haired girl took a sip of tea, tasted a piece of fruit, then put down her fork and handed over the photo album in her hand.

"Here is a gift for you. Open it and take a look."

Hojo Shuya was stunned for a moment, reached out to take it but did not open it immediately. Instead, he stared at the slightly rough and thick leather cover of the photo album for a long time without taking his eyes off it.

He knew it was a parting gift.

"Why, do you think my cover is too rough?"

When the Jifa girl saw that Hojo Shuya took the photo album and didn't react for a long time, she pretended to be angry and spoke.

“There’s nothing I can do about it. I only have enough time to print the photos, not to make a nice-looking cover for you.

This is it. I modified it using the cowhide notebook in my bag. The album cover provided by the store is even uglier.

Just make do with it for now, and then you can get a better one yourself."

Hojo Shuya raised his head and wanted to say that he was not disgusted, but was interrupted by the young man with a crew cut.

"Okay, stop teasing Shuichirou. He doesn't look down on your gift, Akemi. He's clearly so touched that he's about to cry, isn't he, Shuichirou?"

The expression of emotion that had just appeared on Hojo Shuya's face froze in an instant.

Upon hearing this, Kimhara Akimi could no longer hold back the angry expression on her face and burst out laughing.

The atmosphere in the room became relaxed in the blink of an eye.

Hojo Shuya reacted and held the photo album in his hand, and hurriedly refuted the buzz cut youth's words:

"That's not true, Jin Yuan, don't listen to his nonsense, how could I cry over a photo album.

And you, Chikada Zhixue, which eye of yours is about to cry when you see me, I am not that kind of person."

Being scolded, Chida Zhixue was not angry at all. He agreed and handed over the things in his hand.

"Yes, yes, Master Fanga is a man of integrity, how could he cry just because of a photo album?

So as an apology, this is a gift for you to make amends. Please be generous, Master Haga, and accept it.

Otherwise I would be so guilty that I would not be able to sleep all night."

Looking at the light green long box handed over by Chikagaku Kinda, Hojo Shuya first put the photo album in his hand on the table beside him.

Then he stretched out his hands and took the light green box which was as long as his forearm.

When opened, a hand-painted folding fan with broken bones lies quietly in a box lined with a light-colored fan bag.

"Shh!"

As Hojo Shuya opened his folding fan with alacrity, the vivid pattern of red leaves on the fan came into view of the three people.

Knowing that Kinda Shigaku was a young painter, Hojo Shuya guessed at a glance that the maple leaves on the fan were painted by him himself.

"Thank you."

Hojo Shuya expressed his gratitude sincerely.

Seeing Hojo Shuya's sincere expression and the look of emotion in his eyes, Chitose Shigaku, who looked like a martial artist, scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly:

"Actually, I originally wanted to give you the painted fan. The remaining box and the fan bag inside the box were all suggestions from Jin Yuan."

"If you just give me a fan without those things, I will accept it happily."

"Yes, yes, that is the masterpiece of a future master of Chinese painting. I would be happy if you gave it to me."

As soon as Kanehara Aimi said this slightly sour remark, Chikako Chikazu quickly spoke to comfort her:

"How can the beautiful and kind Miss Zhao Mei be left out? However, the fan given to the lady must be carefully carved."

Hojo Shuya also smiled and agreed:

"Yes, Konda must have prepared a better one for you."

"Oh, I'll be waiting for that."

Hearing this, Kimhara Azumi's smile became even brighter.

It was past seven o'clock, and night had already quietly fallen as the three people gathered together for the last time on this treasure hunt.

The stars are twinkling in the night sky, and the moon is looming behind the thin clouds.

It was not until he turned his head and inadvertently saw the night sky outside the window that Hojo Shuya realized they had missed dinner time.

At this moment, it is already late at night.

It's time for their reunion to end.

From the moment he saw those plainclothes police officers, Hojo Shuya knew that he could no longer continue this treasure hunt with his friends.

He had thought about how to say goodbye, but he never expected that Akimi Kanehara and Shigaku Chikada would come to him first.

In this lively and relaxed gathering, the three knew that tonight was the end of their encounter, but everyone avoided discussing it intentionally or unintentionally.

However, no matter how warm and joyful the gathering is, there will always be a time for separation, and some things cannot be avoided by simply avoiding them.

"There will always be a chance to meet again in the future. Besides, if there is no chance offline, we can still chat online."

Hojo Shuya sent the two of them to the door. Before opening the door, Chikagaku Kinda looked at the reluctance in Hojo Shuya's eyes, reached out and patted his shoulder, and spoke to comfort him.

Kanehara Akimi, who was walking in front, opened the door and turned to Hojo Shuya and said:

"It's getting late, you should go eat something and go to bed early."

He saw all the concern for him expressed in his friends' words and faces.

Hojo Shuya stood by the half-open door, looking at Kanehara Aimi and Chikada Shigaku who had turned around and walked away, and suddenly said:

"My name is not Haga Shuichiro, my last name is Hojo, and Hojo Shuya is my real name.

I am sorry that I deliberately deceived you on this point."

As soon as Hojo Shuya said this, before Chikagaku Chikada and Akimi Kanehara could react, a police officer wearing glasses who was guarding the door immediately showed a shocked expression.

As his eyes widened, the groundhog in Yuya Kazami's heart began to scream wildly.

Ahhh…Why would the heir of the Hojo family suddenly reveal his identity?

Chikada Zhixue turned around and asked seriously:

"Besides this and your family background, have you lied to us about anything else?"

Hojo Shuya shook his head:

"No, but I know it's a very bad thing to hide your name among friends, so I'm really sorry."

"That's okay."

Jinda Zhixue's expression instantly returned to its previous calm and easy-going appearance. As long as this friend was not trying to deceive him, he didn't care about the concealment.

It is normal for children from wealthy families to be cautious when going out alone.

Kanehara Akimi, who also realized this, looked at Hojo Shuya in surprise. After staring at Hojo Shuya with great confusion, she said:

"You actually used a fake name. It seems your family is richer than I thought. You really can't judge a person by his appearance."

Seeing that neither Chikada Shigaku nor Kanehara Akimi pursued his deception, Hojo Shuya, who had always felt a little guilty towards his friends, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After confessing, Hojo Shuya felt relieved, but Kazami Yuya beside him was so nervous that his heart was in his throat.

The other police officers didn't know this man's identity, but he knew it very clearly.

The grandson of the Chairman of the Public Security Commission, the next heir to the prestigious Kamakura Hojo family, and one of the protagonists of the powerful marriage next month.

For such a distinguished and wealthy person, if something happened due to the disclosure of his identity, Yuya Kazami had no doubt that his career would come to an end.

Maybe he could even end up in jail, a situation that even the respected Mr. Kotani couldn't save him from.

Therefore, seeing Chitose Chitose and Akimi Kanehara disappear at the end of the corridor, Hojo Shuya turned around and was about to close the door.

Yuya Kazami winked at his colleague beside him, asking him to bring people to keep a close eye on the two men and not to miss any movement inside.

He took a step forward and stopped Hojo Shuya from closing the door.

"What's your business?"

Hojo Shuya guessed the general reason from Kazami Yuya's expression, and he also knew that his behavior just now was inconsiderate.

But he didn't regret it, and he didn't want to hear Yuya Kazami nagging him about it.

As mentioned before, Hojo Shuya, who grew up being spoiled by Hojo Lianmune, is a willful person. He will be caring and considerate to his good friends, showing his pure and friendly side.

But more often than not, the heir of the Hojo family has always been seen by others as a spoiled, fickle-minded and difficult character.

What Yuya Kazami was facing at this time was the heir of the Hojo family in the eyes of most people.

The cold face, the ambiguous question, and the rejection-filled gaze successfully made Feng Jianyuya swallow his original persuasion and replaced it with another sentence:

"What would you like to eat, Master Hojo?

I'll have it prepared and sent to your room."

"casual."

After saying these two words coldly, Hojo Shuya turned and left, leaving the half-open door behind him.

Feng Jianyu did not dare to go in directly. He closed the door gently, signaled others to guard the precious Hojo master, and walked towards the elevator.

After entering the elevator, Yuya Kazami pressed the button for the floor where the restaurant was located. However, before the elevator reached the seventh floor where the restaurant was located, it stopped on the fifteenth floor.

As the elevator door opened, Toru Amuro walked in in casual clothes.

After coming in, Toru Amuro took a quick look at the situation in the elevator, turned around and pressed the button for the first floor elevator, then pretended to be unfamiliar with the place and walked to the empty corner slightly away from the elevator door.

The unfamiliar scene between him and Yuya Kazami who was standing in the corner next to the elevator door was visibly formed.

In order to ensure the privacy of guests, many hotels in Neon have surveillance cameras installed in public areas, but most of the surveillance equipment they use only records images and does not have recording functions.

The same is true for this hotel.

Therefore, no one knew that the two unfamiliar people on the surveillance screen were rapidly exchanging information at this moment.

I heard that the public security had sent people to place eavesdropping equipment in the room of Chikagaku Chikada, Akimi Kanehara and Shuya Hojo while they were having a party.

When Hojo Shuya met the two men, he not only accepted the gifts they sent him, but also revealed his real name on the spot.

Amuro Toru said very quickly:

"Keep an eye on those two people and monitor their movements in the room at all times. If you hear any movement, break in immediately."

As he spoke, Amuro Toru thought of something and continued:

"Also, when you send someone to deliver the food, go into the house to confirm what the gifts from those two people are, and then report the news to me."

Just as Yuya Kazami was about to nod, he was stopped in his tracks by a sharp glance from under the brim of Toru Amuro's hat.

"Ding ~"

The elevator arrived at the restaurant on the seventh floor. After Yuya Kazami walked out of the elevator, the door closed again and only Toru Amuro was left in the elevator.

As the elevator slowly descended, Toru Amuro leaned against the wall of the elevator car behind him, pulling down the brim of his hat to cover most of his platinum blonde short hair and facial features.

It also completely concealed the thoughts in his slightly drooped purple-gray eyes.

After confirming that the team that Vermouth infiltrated was secretly hired by the supporters behind Utsunomiya Hiroshi, and that one of the remaining three suspects was the heir to the Hojo family.

The preliminary confirmation work for this mission, that is, the task Bourbon received, has officially been completed.

After receiving the email from Vermouth, Toru Amuro quickly realized that the organization was planning to take the remaining two suspects away directly, and then identify who the real target was after they were captured.

Although he knew that Hojo Shuya would leave Osaka and return to the Hojo family under the escort of the Public Security Bureau tomorrow morning, if the organization wanted to take action, the next two days would be the most appropriate opportunity.

But he always had a premonition that tonight would not pass peacefully.