Crime

"Huh...it's so early." Miku yawned, followed Kaito out of the car, and walked along a small road to a small village not far away.

This place is completely unfamiliar to Miku, but very familiar to Kaito.

Speaking of the past, the time when his parents sent him to his grandfather was the happiest memory of his childhood, away from the quarrels and beatings of his parents, and his grandfather was a kind and kind old man—but with After his grandfather passed away, he once again returned to the hell where life was worse than death.

"Miku, go play later, come and help me pack my things." Kaito opened the closet and checked the things inside.The air in the countryside is very clean. Even after so many years, these old objects have not shed a lot of dust.

"Okay." Miku agreed, looking around while walking towards Kaito's room.

Although they cannot be regarded as siblings, Kaito's grandfather is also her grandfather after all.She has never met her grandfather, but she knows that this is also where her brother lived. Looking at this room, Miku felt an indescribable feeling.

After a while, Miku, who was still beside him just now, disappeared again. Kaito turned around and found that she was lying on the floor behind her looking at something.

"Brother, look what I found!" Miku smiled and turned to look at him.

It was an old photo album, and most of the photos in it were black and white, and most of the photos were landscapes.

"Is this you, brother?" Miku dug out a photo of a rare person from inside.

The little boy in the photo is only four or five years old. He is sitting under the eaves and smiling at the camera. He smiles naturally, giving off a carefree and innocent feeling.

"The eyes are so big, so cute," Miku looked at them in a daze, "I wish I could see them."

"I'm right here," Kaito smiled and walked to her side, "I didn't expect it, so many years have passed."

It seemed that the meaning of the words was not understood, Miku wanted to say something more, but then Kaito said again: "Let's put it there first, and read it after packing it up."

The seemingly simple work actually took the two of them nearly a day to finish, and Kaito was already late when he came back after going out to finish other things.

"Okay, everything is settled now, let's have a good rest for the next few days," Kaito stretched, and then carried the futon from the outside into the house from the outside, "Miku, you can Is it? I'm going to sleep in the outside room."

It seemed that he was too tired to talk too much, so Miku just silently helped lay the bedding.

"Are you tired?" Kaito smiled, pulled the quilt to cover Miku, and kissed her goodnight on her forehead, "Sleep well."

After closing the door, Kaito returned to the room he used to live in.There are electric lights in the room, but because he just came back, Kaito has not had time to turn on the electricity, Kaito slowly groped to the table in the darkness, and took out a framed photo from the bottom drawer.

Even if he couldn't see it, he could still know that the old man in the photo was smiling kindly at him at the moment.

"After so many years, I finally came back." He knelt on the ground and put the photo in front of him, as if speaking to his grandfather in another world, or to himself.

"The child is asleep now, the granddaughter you have never met," he smiled wryly when he said this, "It's all because of my father... Forget it, let's not talk about it."

"Miku is a good child. I believe that if you were still around, you would also like her very much; moreover, before I knew it, she seemed to have grown beyond my expectations."

"I've been a little confused recently, and Miku is one of the things that I care about. She is the only relative by my side now, and I know that sooner or later she will grow up and leave, but when this day comes, it is inevitable that I will still feel a little lost."

"The little girl's thoughts are getting more and more. That day she made me think it was an envelope given to her by a boy, but it was actually her admission application materials. But this time, I don't think I will make any decisions for her. , the future is her own after all."

Seemingly feeling a little relieved, Kaito breathed a sigh of relief, then lowered his eyes again.

"By the way, my... mother, she is back," he said softly, "I don't know how to face it, but family love is not a luxury, let alone begging; even if it is not for me personally, for Miku, I will It cannot be decided lightly.”

"She never came to look for me again. It would be okay if it keeps going like this-but I know my mother, she is not the kind of person who will give up easily. But I have no choice, so I can only take one step at a time .”

"And... that person," Kaito lowered his head, "This is the most difficult thing for me. I really don't know how to deal with this relationship. It has become too complicated."

"You will think I'm crazy... Maybe I really did something outrageous," he covered his face, "I really felt dirty at that time, but now, I don't know anymore Where are you going?"

"What should we do?"

He looked up and saw the stars in the night sky outside the window.

Accompanied by the bright sunshine in the morning and the crisp birdsong, Kaito pushed his bicycle out of the small courtyard of the old house.

It’s been a long time since I’ve been back here. He wanted to go around like he did when he was a child. He originally wanted to ride a bike with Miku, but looking at his sister who was sleeping soundly, Kaito also felt that she might be too tired to pack things yesterday. In the end, he couldn't bear to wake her up.

Unlike in the city, people here don't pay much attention to news and entertainment. Even if someone occasionally recognizes Kaito, it's just a normal friendly greeting.

It made him feel very comfortable.

Occasionally, he met a few elders he knew well, and he just smiled shyly in the exclamation of the other party "has grown up so much?!", just like the little boy 20 years ago——

Nothing seems to have changed.

When riding to an alley, suddenly a girl at the intersection in front of him beckoned to him. Kaito braked the car beside her and stopped: "What's the matter?"

The girl has short emerald green hair, but her sideburns are kept longer. When she smiles, she gives people a fresh and lively feeling.

"May I ask if you will pass by the shrine in front?" The girl's voice was very clear, "Can you take me for a ride?"

Kaito nodded in agreement, tilted out of the car and let the girl sit up.

"How did you know I would pass by the shrine?" Kaito asked.

"Because you are taking this road," the girl sat sideways on the back seat, "you have to go straight to the shrine, and even if you turn into other intersections, it is a dead end."

"You know this place quite well, have you lived here all the time?"

"No." The girl denied it unexpectedly.

"Then how dare you go with a stranger like me?" Kaito smiled, "If it was my sister, she probably wouldn't dare to do that."

"Your sister?"

"Yes, I have a sister who is about your age."

"That's a coincidence," the girl smiled, "I also have an older brother who is about your age."

"Oh? Then why didn't your brother send you there?" Kaito joked.

"He is very busy, and my parents are not around," the girl said. "My brother has always taken care of me more. Even if he is not a person who is good at expressing feelings, I can feel his concern."

That's really a coincidence, Kaito thought, somewhat understanding the girl's independent character.

"What's your name?" Kaito stopped in front of the shrine and looked back at the girl who jumped out of the back seat.

"I think we will meet again," the girl smiled, "It's not too late to tell you then."

Before she finished speaking, she turned around and left. Kaito looked at the back of the girl going away, and when he recalled her face, he suddenly felt a little familiar.

He should have never seen her before, Kaito thought.Also, what did her last sentence mean?

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