Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

"I..." Xueno was about to open her mouth, but Su Qing gently interrupted her when she was about to say something.

In fact, Su Qing didn't expect Xue Noi to answer anything at this time.

"We're here." Su Qing calmly put away the umbrella and reminded.

Due to the special structure of the apartment, the place where they were standing at the moment was just avoided by the rain curtain, making the umbrella an unnecessary decoration.

"..."

"We're already at your apartment. I should leave too."

Su Qing said hello and was about to leave, but Xue Nai called him again.

"and many more……"

"Is there anything else? Let me make it clear first, I have no plans to go upstairs for tea." Su Qing thought for a moment and joked.

"...Then you are lucky. I don't have any plans to invite you for tea right now." Xueno glared at him, seemingly not appreciating his joke. What she really cared about was another more serious matter.

"Why didn't you call the police...but just let Wang Yueli go after she asked to take a leave of absence?"

Even though Mochizuki Ryu and Mochizuki Li are indeed pitiful to some extent and their experiences may be sympathetic, no matter how tragic a person's past is, it is not a reason for him to make mistakes or even break the law.

In this world, who has an easy life?

Others have no obligation or responsibility to bear the consequences for you.

What's more...Su Qing is a member of his department.

Even though the other party's account was very simple, Wang Yueli was holding a weapon at the time after all.

People have only one head and two arms. Xueno didn't dare to think about how sad Yui would be if something happened to Su Qing...

She and Su Qing have such a good relationship... This is a fact that everyone in the service department knows and has seen.

“They are orphans.”

"Even so..."

"Me too."

Su Qing said this calmly, and then didn't say anything else. He just looked at Xue No quietly, without a trace of fluctuation in his eyes.

However, his calm words were like a huge rock thrown into a lake, causing ripples in Yukino's heart.

She was completely stunned on the spot, as if she had heard something incredible.

"you……?"

“It may not be easy for them to get to where they are now. They still have a long way to go, and it will be much more difficult than the road they have walked before.

And now, if I can choose, I choose to give them a chance.

A chance... for them to save themselves.

Not very nice, isn’t it?

Su Qing smiled faintly, as if he really thought so.

But although Xueno was listening at this moment, her thoughts were still on Su Qing's previous sentence.

Su Qing is... an orphan?

How could he be an orphan...

Yui... do you know?

"It's not accurate actually." Su Qing thought about it and corrected it:

"The law states that a person can be called an orphan if they are under the age of eighteen. After the age of eighteen, the individual is considered an adult."

"So, although I don't know the situation of Mochizuki and the others, the statement of the [Abandoned Child] should be the most accurate for me."

Su Qing was still smiling, and her smile was no different from usual.

A normal person, even if he has already let go of his feelings, will not deliberately put on a smile. At most, he will just smile nonchalantly.

wrong.

Su Qingping usually...

Hasn't it always been like this?

Always looks calm and composed.

At least, the Su Qing she saw was always like this...

"It's getting late. If there are no other issues, I should go back." Su Qing took out his cell phone, checked the time, and said.

"I don't have any other questions. I'm sorry... for wasting your time by asking you to take me back."

"fine."

Xueno looked at Su Qing turning around and opened her mouth. She actually wanted to say something.

She actually wanted to ask more.

If one day in the future, will you also come...

Do not……

What on earth were I thinking about just now?

He has no obligation to...

And what kind of expression should I use when saying it?

So, this is not okay…

"Ok?"

Xueno was still immersed in her own thoughts, but Su Qing suddenly looked back at some point.

"Stretch out your hand." Su Qing suddenly said, with a barely perceptible tenderness in his eyes.

Faced with Su Qing's sudden request, Xueno looked confused, but still did as he asked.

then……

The extended umbrella handle fell into Xueno's palm, while Su Qing grabbed the other end, with water stains on the umbrella cloth.

Xueno subconsciously tightened her grip on the umbrella handle. She could vaguely feel the residual warmth from Su Qing's tight grip all the way.

That... is Su Qing's temperature.

The two of them were separated by an umbrella, but seemed like they were a world apart.

On the other side of the umbrella handle is Yukino's world.

And that world is warm, as warm as residual heat.

On the other side of the umbrella cloth is Su Qing's world.

And this world is cold. As cold as rain.

Two completely different worlds are intertwined through an umbrella at this moment.

The same goes for warmth and cold.

"There's something I forgot to say just now."

"What?"

"The minister does have to consider more than the members, because that is the minister's duty." Su Qing paused, his voice was particularly clear in the rain, and he smiled:

"But... when the minister sticks to her ideals and lends a helping hand to others, the members will also lend a helping hand to the minister." "This... is also the responsibility of the members, isn't it?"

The rain was still falling, splashing water.

Su Qing looked at Xue Noi with a faint smile on her face.

Yukino's eyes were a little complicated. She bit her lips lightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say it.

After a moment, she turned her head away and said softly:

"Glib tongue..."

However, her tone was not angry or dissatisfied, but instead contained a barely perceptible smile.

Then she quickly added:

"But...thank you."

The sound was so soft that it was almost drowned out by the sound of rain, but in the rain it seemed so clear.

Su Qing smiled and said nothing.

After the two said goodbye, Su Qing finally set out on his journey home.

His figure gradually blurred in Yukino's sight until it finally disappeared around the corner, as if swallowed up by the night and the rain. Only a series of fading footsteps were left, echoing in the silent air, announcing his departure.

Xue Nai stood there, watching the direction where Su Qing disappeared, with mixed emotions in her heart. After the last trace of his figure completely disappeared, she slowly turned around and set out on the road home.

All actions were carried out as usual - swiping the card, pushing the door, entering the elevator, pressing the elevator button, quietly waiting for the elevator to arrive, and then skillfully pressing the button for the floor you are on.

The only difference is probably the little bit of residual warmth left in my palm at this moment...

No, there must be something else.

……

"Wait...I think the clothes I just hung out to dry yesterday haven't been collected yet?"

Su Qing was walking on the road holding an umbrella. He felt the pressure of the continuous drizzle hitting the umbrella fabric, and then he suddenly remembered this incident.

"Come to think of it, Mahiru should be home right now, right?"

But he quickly shook his head and said to himself:

"How can I trouble others to collect clothes...and they should be soaked by now."

"Forget it, there aren't many pieces, just wash them again."

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Yes, what is Mahiru doing at Su Qing's house right now?

and many more……

Why do we need to emphasize that it is Su Qing's family?

……

PS: Next episode preview - Mahiru, what on earth have you done? !