[Net King + Patterns] Ugly Fish

After lunch the weather sure turned bad.

The leaden gray clouds were so thick that they seemed to be crushing the head, and the wind blowing through the treetops outside the corridor also brought a bit of a sharp chill; Keigo Atobe dug out the extra down jacket in the luggage early and wrapped three cherry blossoms into a After taking a nap at noon, the two of them squatted in the room and looked at the falling snowflakes outside by the table stove, regardless of what other people wanted.

Daoming Sisi and Mei Zuoling stayed, and they didn't know what they wanted to do, so they refused to leave anyway; fortunately, those two were still a little self-aware, knowing that they came uninvited, so they couldn't do anything out of the ordinary for the time being, just be obedient Ask for a room next door to settle down like ordinary friends in [Accounted for].

Atobe Keigo led the two of them to meet their grandfather before, one of them had a close relationship with Daoming Temple, and the other was a writer who had more or less connections with the Atobe Group in the business world. Now that the two of them are here, I don't see that the elders can't justify their emotions and reason. As for the deeper Keigo Atobe, he doesn't want the two of them to intervene, no matter which aspect, it won't work.

In fact, Jingwu Atobe somewhat guessed the intentions of Daomingji and Misaku Ling. The former was fooled by the latter in nine out of ten, and maybe with some advice from Daomingji Tsubaki, the curly-haired brother who is in the same school as Jingwu Atobe is a Quite a simple person, his thinking has never been too single-minded to speculate on other people's malice or use. Regarding the curly-haired brother, Keigo Atobe has always adopted a lenient attitude. Less is cherished.

It was Rei Misaku who made Keigo Atobe extremely wary.

If it is said that Keigo Atobe's side who can take on the responsibility of being a "brain tank" is Yushi Ninazu from the tennis club, then, among the Yingde quartet, the person behind the scenes must be Rei Misaku.

Although on the surface Misaku Rei seems soft and has no temper, and he is probably the most harmless among the Yingde quartet, but Keigo Atobe knows that Misaku Rei, who was born in the underworld + business world, is definitely more than just appearance So pure.

As far as the four of Yingde are concerned, Daomingji is the most arrogant and domineering, and Meizuo Ling is the one who knows how to weigh the pros and cons best; as far as Keigo Atobe knows, every time the four of Yingde cause any trouble, the way to calm the storm comes from Misaku Ling's handwriting.

Thinking about it deeply, a guy who is always modest and gentle like a gentleman makes people unable to generate hostility... No matter what, he is more difficult to deal with than the curly-haired brother who is like a firecracker.

What's more, Meizuoling's intentions are really unknown.

……

The climate in the Koya Mountains is much colder than that in the city. After staring at the snow particles falling outside the open paper door for a long time, the chill still makes people feel biting.

Atobe Keigo moved his slightly sore limbs, turned his head to look at Sanjo Sakura who was sitting beside him, pursed the corners of his mouth, and stretched out his hand in mid-air to wake her up, then retracted it.

Doing nothing in the afternoon always makes people feel drowsy and comfortable, so it is no wonder that her eyes are half-closed and her head is bit by bit like a chicken pecking at rice.

A charcoal stove was added to the house, and it was Keigo Atobe who asked Mrs. Aragaki to come. At this moment, the stove is set with a copper pot, and the boiling water turns into mist and rises up. It is Sanjo Sakurako who always likes to sleep.

He was just a little strange and admired her strong nerves that could leave the mess around her behind. Keigo Atobe was fidgeting because of the chores that were stuck in his heart, but Sanjo Sakura seemed to be okay... It made him feel depressed.

After thinking for a long time, Keigo Atobe couldn't help stretching out his sinful hand at last, stretched out his arm silently, and supported the jaw of Sanjo Sakurako who was sleeping with one hand on his cheek with his palm facing up, waited for a while, and then Gently took her hand away with one hand, held her breath silently for a few seconds, and then...

Withdrew his hand abruptly.

[咚——] With a sound, the unsupported head was slammed on the table in a posture of facing the ground. After a short muffled sound, Santiao Yingzi raised her face with a cry.

Quietly staring at the three bruised cherry blossoms in the center of his forehead, Atobe Keigo narrowed his eyes, feeling very happy, "Are you awake?"

"Pain, pain, pain!" She raised her hand and rubbed her forehead, grinning her teeth and inhaling, her face still fainted from sleep, her eyes looked a little dazed, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." It was just an eyesore to see that you were fine and light, so Keigo Atobe tapped the table with his knuckles, and raised his chin slightly, "Talk to me."

"Oh——" She replied blankly, her expression still seemed to be hovering on the edge of the dream, her eyes turned around dully, she put down her hand covering her forehead, and took the teacup he handed to her with both hands , Sip it up in small sips.

"Hmm - what do you say?" She asked vaguely while drinking.

After seeing her put the teacup back on the table, Keigo Atobe pondered for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Ryuichi Aoki."

The 'suspect' in Beijing Liaokou.

……

"Him?" Santiao Yingzi was slightly stunned, raised her face and thought for a long time, then shrugged, "I can't control it." Her tone and expression were all casual, even a little indifferent, "It has nothing to do with me."

Seeing the clear coldness in her eyes, Keigo Atobe closed his eyes, sighed secretly, changed the subject after thinking about it, "You don't seem to care about my grandfather's attitude."

She clearly knew that what he wanted to ask was not Aoki Ryuichi's fate, but she evaded the important ones and ignored the important ones... But he had nothing to do with her, so he had to change the focus, "Are you not worried that my grandfather opposes our relationship?"

Before noon, Keigo Atobe was taken into the room by his grandfather for a conversation. In the morning, when he met Sanjo Sakurako in the courtyard, Keigo Atobe also learned the details from his grandfather, including the content of her merciless reprimand. However, Keigo Atobe never saw embarrassment and sadness on Sanjo Sakurako's face.

Shouldn't ordinary girls have a little reaction?Santiao Yingzi remained silent, which is really weird.

Atobe Keigo looked Sanjo Sakurako up and down with his eyes. After a while, he suddenly remembered something, and his eyes suddenly became gloomy. "You don't mind because you don't care?"

Parents who don't mind being picked on by the person they're dating, is it because they don't take the person they're dating to heart?This realization just came to my mind, Keigo Atobe felt as if he was being stabbed by a needle, and he felt bad all over.

"What are you thinking?" Sanjo Sakura's expression changed slightly, "Who said I don't care about you?" After a few seconds of silence, she raised her hand to wipe her face, and cast a gloomy glance at him, "Your grandfather said That's right, I'm not."

As if thinking about it for a long time, he frowned hesitantly, then lowered his head and sighed, "If you hate someone, you don't like him no matter how you look at them. If you like someone, you can do whatever you want. I can't control other people's thoughts."

"Your grandfather doesn't like it, and I don't associate with him."

"That's true..." Keigo Atobe thought about it and felt that just as she said, the premise of a relationship is to be happy with each other, and external factors are not important. Although Sakurako Sanjo is not pleasing, the key lies in him Own.

Thinking of this, Keigo Atobe stretched out his hand towards Sakurako Sanjo, pressed her palm on her drooping head, and rubbed it, "I will teach you how to match what you like in the future."

"Huh?" She raised her head with question marks all over her face, looked at him for a long time, and then smirked, "Okay——"

……

The two looked at each other silently and smirked for a while, and the warmth in the room was unknowingly broken by the sound of footsteps from far to near.

Watching the trust and intimacy between Sanjo Sakurako's brows quickly replaced by cold calm, Keigo Atobe's good mood disappeared in an instant.

Forcibly suppressing his anger, Atobe Keigo slowly turned his eyes to the door, staring straight at the person who came, staring at Daomingji and Misaku Ling who had barged in, and forgot to say hello.

After a long time, Atobe Keigo slowly narrowed his eyes, and said in a very bad tone, "What's the matter?"

Daoming Sisi's expression flinched, and his body retreated slightly as if he wanted to turn around and run away, but Meizuoling quickly grabbed him, and then said with a sincere smile that made people unable to get angry, "You can't walk around in snowy days, so Come and find you."

"Speaking of which, we..." Mei Zuoling raised her hand and nodded to the two of her side, and then to the room, her smile became more and more warm, "Same apprenticeship, plus distant relatives..."

Atobe Keigo quietly looked at the two people who were blocking the door with unknown intentions, and did not answer. After a long time, when Misaku Rei seemed to be unable to find anything to say, her smile froze at the corner of her mouth, and then she let out a long breath and raised her eyebrows , "In this way, we should get closer." With a smile on his face, he raised his hand as an invitation, "If you don't mind, let's have some entertainment before dinner~" There was an imperceptible provocation hidden in the high-pitched ending voice.

Daoming Temple Secretary frowned and before he had time to say anything, he was dragged into the room by Mizuoling, and the two sat down on the remaining vacant seats on the table and stove. The four of them faced each other in silence for a moment. Zizi smiled, "You didn't go to the family gathering on New Year's Day, I saw old lady Santiao."

"Hmm—" Sanjo Sakura looked back inexplicably, "I thought only men needed to attend parties... Isn't it like this in previous years?"

"Hehe~Actually..."

"Hey! Misaku! Why did you say something inexplicable?" Daomingji interrupted Misaku Ling's opening words with a grumpy expression, stared at Sanjo Sakurako for a while, and turned his eyes to Atobe Keigo's face, "Long Ze Isn’t non-core members not allowed to participate in the housework? You said it yourself.”

Hearing this, Keigo Atobe squinted his eyes, and looked at Daomingji with a different meaning -- what Brother Curly said sounded like he was rejecting Sanjo Sakurako, but he was actually warning Misakurei not to take She gets involved.

In other words... the curly-haired brother may not hate Sanjo Sakurako as much as he appears on the surface...

Received the seemingly awkward kindness from the same door, Atobe Keigo suddenly felt that the curly-haired senior brother's stern-browed face was much more pleasing to the eye.

Mei Zuoling obviously didn't expect Daoming Sisi's attitude to be like this, her expression was blank for a few seconds, her eyes dimmed, "A Si..."

Daoming Temple Secretary widened his eyes not to be outdone, although the two did not speak, the atmosphere became slightly stiff.

After a while, "That..." Sanjo Sakura raised her hand and opened her mouth to break the calm. Seeing other people's eyes focused on her, she flattened her mouth and said, "Mizuo-kun, you still have to speak straight, let's go together from the small temple." Then Zhizhi knife narrowly escaped death, no matter how you say it can be regarded as a little friendship."

……

As soon as Sanjo Sakurako finished speaking, Atobe Keigo saw that the expressions of Domyoji and Misaku Rei changed slightly at the same time. It was obvious that they thought of the unhappiness encountered in the [Unicorn] incident together, so he couldn't help but wonder what kind of pot Sanjo Sakurako was. Opening the stinky mouth of which pot to mention expresses deep contempt.

What an idiot who doesn't know how to speak. It's unbearable to see such a low EQ.

Fortunately, Misakurei came here with a request, and he showed extreme tolerance for Santiao Yingzi's habit of stabbing people's scars, "We have really suffered together, so I won't hide it from you."

"My mother was in danger that day, and my grandfather was worried that it was an act of revenge, so he mobilized all the personnel to the ancestral house. Who knows, the police's negligence caused Miura to disappear." Misaku Ling kept her voice low, and there was a faint struggle between her brows. , "I followed Asi to see if there is anything that needs help during the search."

"All the people brought in went into the mountains."

"You want to save Miura?" Sakurako Sanjo raised her brows with a surprised tone.

"Yes." Misakurei nodded without concealment, paused for a while, as if trying to find words to explain her actions, then continued after a long silence and sighed, "When I was young, Miura often took me to play. I remember that I almost When I was kidnapped, it was Miura who led me to escape, and he was injured because of it."

The room was very quiet for a while, and several people quietly listened to Misakurei's slightly sad memories. No one commented on it until he finished speaking. After a long time, Keigo Atobe turned his attention to Sanjo who seemed to be in deep thought Sakurako.

She kept her eyelids half closed all the time, the corners of her mouth were pursed into a straight line, and she looked calm. After a while, she raised her eyes, "Are you thinking too highly of me?"

As soon as Sanjo Sakurako said this, Atobe Keigo's mind suddenly went blank. Even he himself didn't know whether he was relieved or something else, but Misaku Rei's expression showed obvious disappointment.

"I have seen the trial process of [Lamb], and I understand how dissatisfied the observers are with the trial results...But..." Xu Shi was unwilling to give up, Mei Zuoling lowered her voice and made the last effort, "The circumstantial evidence also shows that the girl... originally I dated Miura…”

"Don't let me hear any remarks that are against the victim's position." Sanjo Sakurako's tone was extremely cold, and there was undisguised anger in her eyes, "I don't know where I read such a sentence..." It has a lot of meaning Pausing for a moment, Fu said slowly again, "The deceased is not at fault at all, and the living bears full responsibility for the crime (Note [-])."

Very light tone, every word, but between the lines is soaked with blood-quenching sharpness.

Misaku Ling opened her mouth but didn't say anything, her expression was slumped for a moment, her hand placed on the table slowly clenched into a fist, her knuckles turned blue and white.

After a while, Santiao Yingzi sneered again, the corners of her eyes slanted, and her face was full of sarcasm, "Are you sympathizing with relatives whose life or death is unknown? Or do you feel guilty? The truth about your mother's attack... Hehe~"

……

The tea party in the afternoon naturally broke up unhappy.

Until dinner, Keigo Atobe did not see Misaku Ling leaving with a staggered face and Daomingji Si coming out of the room. The bigger and bigger it is, causing traffic inconvenience.

In this regard, Atobe Keigo said that he was powerless, and he could not interfere whether it was man-made or natural factors.

Atobe Keigo also understands that Misaku Rei is just trying her best and is not deliberately embarrassing, but Sanjo Sakurako is right, no matter what the reason is, she can always refute people to pieces.

During the court trial, there was indeed circumstantial evidence showing that Akimoto Maiko accepted Miura's pursuit, and she later empathized with another person, but that does not mean that Miura could justifiably conspire with others to rape and kill her; now Miura's disappearance is due to various inducements. However, it is true that the attack on Mei Zuoling's mother led to the withdrawal of the Longze team. I can't blame anyone, but Skynet has been restored.

I believe Meizuoling knows it herself, otherwise he wouldn't have retreated so easily.

From a rational point of view, Atobe Keigo supported Misaku Rei, but from a rational point of view, he was on the same side as Sanjo Sakurako.

Life is always full of contradictions, and Keigo Atobe is no exception.

Just as Sakurako Sanjo said, he and she were just bystanders from the beginning to the end of the case itself.

This dinner was delicious, and Sanjo Sakurako has been unhappy since the afternoon. During dinner, Keigo Atobe watched her grandfather beat her up, but she refused to lift her head. He asked her if she was not feeling well.

Atobe Keigo, who had been restless all day long, was somewhat comforted when he accidentally discovered the hidden meaning of caring on his grandfather's raised eyebrows.

Speaking of it, he was in a mess when he cared about himself. He actually forgot that his grandfather had always followed the principle of "treat yourself more leniently than others", and [self] included all the "own people" in his grandfather's heart, so he would be so merciless Scolding, the three cherry blossoms in my grandfather's heart have already been labeled as the Atobe family...

Kicked back to the room by his grandfather, Atobe Keigo suddenly felt that the dark clouds coiling around his head disappeared completely, even the night sky in his eyes became clearer, and his footsteps were brisk and joyful.

Of course, he did not forget to secretly remind his grandfather to invite Mr. Nanze to talk at night by candlelight, and it is best to talk in bed together. Sanjo Sakurako said that it is best not to let anyone run around until the police close the mountain, although I don’t quite understand Her move made sense, but Keigo Atobe never questioned her.

……

Unexpectedly recognized, Keigo Atobe was very happy, which also made him eager to share his good mood with Sakurako Sanjo; the actual action showed that he carried her back to the room, and the two of them rubbed each other until she couldn't help falling asleep.

Seeing Sanjo Sakurako being punched and kicked and resisted with enthusiasm, Atobe Keigo expressed that he was very depressed, but he didn't forcefully suppress her because her upper and lower eyelids were about to stick together.

With a good voice to appease Sakurako Sanjo who was extremely angry because she wanted to sleep, Keigo Atobe took the toiletries and walked out of the room to the bathroom with someone yawning in his arms.

It's a quarter past nine in the evening, and he was so complacent that he even ignored her habits, which made Keigo Atobe, who was aiming for the 'Hyodi Best Boyfriend List' as his goal, rushing to make amends.

On a snowy night, the lights in the zigzag-shaped wooden corridor were dim, and Keigo Atobe tightened his arms. Unexpectedly, he trembled slightly from the cold air that hit his face. On the way to the bathroom, his eyes habitually looked around—— ——The door of the next room was closed tightly, and there was no sound inside. It was unknown whether Ming Siji and Misaku Ling were resting or not.

Opposite the room where the grandfather lives is lit, the paper door is half open, two shadows are reflected indistinctly on the white rice paper, and sometimes a few words can be caught in the ear, which is just the chat and laugh with Nan Ze.

Before turning the corner, Keigo Atobe glanced at his grandfather's room out of the corner of his eye, then withdrew his gaze and continued to focus on his feet.

Although his grandfather was not very clear about what happened, Keigo Atobe believed that his grandfather had a premonition of something, otherwise he would not have secretly dispatched the Atobe Group's personnel to gather nearby.

I hope to be able to close the shoots in a flat manner, without any extraneous branches, Atobe Keigo thought to himself.

……

The bathroom of the homestay is shared. The space of five or six square meters makes people unable to turn around quickly. Standing under the shower head and rinsing off, the person who takes a bath is a huge wooden barrel. Of course, it is impossible to guide the natural hot spring. The water is used and boiled now. It is not so much a wooden barrel as a pot...

Keigo Atobe used it once and found it very uncomfortable, but it was too cold tonight, and he couldn't get rid of the cold without soaking in hot water.

Seeing that the bathroom was close at hand, Keigo Atobe slowed down, dug out the three cherry blossoms wrapped in his arms, temporarily put them on the wooden chair against the wall, and then began to sort out the bathing utensils of the two of them .

There was only a slam of the bathroom door, and Jingwu Atobe's subordinates kept moving, but his eyes raised and he heard Shengsheng's past—— Daoming Sisi just came out of it, his body was steaming, and his expression was casual after relaxing .

Seeing that it was him Daoming Temple was slightly taken aback, Atobe Jingwu was also taken aback, looked up and down for a moment, then looked behind him, and looked around, and asked in surprise, "You are the only one. ?”

What about Mei Zuo Ling?

Xu felt refreshed after soaking in hot water, Daoming Sisi seemed in a good mood, and even answered the question very readily, "He uses another bathroom."

"Oh?" Keigo Atobe thought for a while, looked back at the drowsy Sanjo Sakura, and said again, "Did you borrow it from Mrs. Aragaki? We also..."

Before he finished speaking, Daoming Sisi shook his hand carelessly, "It was told by another resident that the bathroom is on the other side of the courtyard, and we have to go a long way."

"Another guest..." Keigo Atobe was stunned for a moment, and before he had time to react, he heard Sanjo Sakura gasped and asked, "It's Nanzawa?!" The slightly raised voice was extremely sharp.

The director of Daoming Temple was taken aback by her, and replied, "Ah——I met at the door when I was making Kazumi..."

"Take me there!" Santiao Yingzi suddenly jumped up from the chair, grabbed Daoming Sisi, turned around and left.

"Hey! Sakura..." Keigo Atobe raised his hand to stop her and was almost staggered by her swift force, "What?"

"I said, 'Don't let me hear any more remarks that are against the position of the victim.', because there were people nearby at that time." Sanjo Yingzi kept on walking, turning her head while walking, her voice hoarse, "Three people have been killed. Personally, there is not much beauty in Zuo Ling, especially when his remarks touch his father's scales."

What was revealed in her eyes in the slightly dim light made Atobe Keigo feel chills in his heart.

……

The three of them rushed to the direction known to the Daoming Temple Secretary, and when they walked through the back-shaped wooden corridor, Jingwu Jibu found that the lights in his grandfather's room were still on, but for some reason, the golden light shone in his eyes, revealing a bit of coldness Come.

He was about to let go of Sanjo Sakura's hand and rush to his grandfather to confirm his safety, when the half-open paper door was pulled open, and his grandfather hurried out from the room, watching the movement across the courtyard, "Why? "

"No—it's nothing." Atobe Keigo raised his voice to respond to his grandfather's question, pretending that he didn't see Mrs. Aragaki and Nanzawa who were looking out of the room.

If Nanze is with his grandfather, plus Mrs. Aragaki...does it mean...Sakura Sanjo may have misjudged?Atobe Keigo didn't dare to think about the situation too well, but at the same time he hoped that it would not be unmanageable.

A few minutes later, the three of them ran to the deepest corner of the back-shaped courtyard, and rushed towards the door hidden in a remote corner according to the direction heard by Daoming Sisi.

Before even having time to say hello, Daomingji and Atobe Keigo looked at each other and at the same time kicked the door open with a kick.

[Bump——] There was a loud noise, and the wooden sliding door fell to the ground, and the next second, thick mist could not wait to evaporate from the inside. Daoming Temple rushed in, and Jingwu Atobe turned around and took three cherry blossoms to protect his chest. In front of them, the two filed in back and forth.

The cold air from the outside roared in, neutralizing the steam that made it difficult to breathe. After a while, the eyes gradually became clear.

"Ah! Damn it!" Atobe Keigo fixed his eyes on the scene in front of him, couldn't help but gritted his teeth and cursed, then lowered his head and pressed Sanjo Sakurako's face firmly to his chest, "Don't look at it!"

Mei Zuo Ling's naked body has been taken out of the 'pot' by Daoming Temple Secretary and laid flat on the ground for rescue.

That is really a 'pot'. There is a big fire under the wooden barrel for bathing, and the water inside will boil in a short time. This is how the steam spreading in the room is generated. being cooked...

What a... vicious method.

"He's passed out." Daoming Sisi raised his head and hissed after checking, "Call an ambulance."

"Immediately!" Keigo Atobe replied quickly, stepping out of the house while reaching for the phone in his pocket.

"I have notified Kitai Ryou." Sanjo Sakura said calmly, "Give him a cover, and then move him out. There is not enough oxygen in it, and he may have passed out."

There was a turmoil, and when Keigo Atobe and Daomingji joined forces to get him out, the others also rushed to the vicinity after hearing the movement... But Nanze was missing.

Sakurako Sanjo looked at Misaku Rei from a distance, her tense expression relaxed, and she looked around, apparently noticing Nanze's disappearance, but she didn't care too much, "Remember the night on Christmas Eve? You heard How many shots?"

Atobe Keigo heard her ask a very strange question, but he didn't think too much about it and answered truthfully, "Three times, what's the matter?"

"Jin Chuan was only shot twice." She slowly raised her head and stared at the ceiling, her tone was so normal that she seemed to be discussing the weather, "That's because the first round of the police pistol was empty."

The light falling from the top reflected in her eyes, and Keigo Atobe saw that there was a thick darkness churning inside.

"Nanze calculated the route of the patrolling police in the neighborhood, and then used some method to induce Jin Chuan to escape from the hotel to the place agreed with him. He attacked the police, took the gun and killed him. He returned the gun to the patrolling police with additional bullets, and finally returned to the scene."

"Witness? He stared at the dead body of his enemy to calm his anger."

"Didn't you say that the police's reaction to the gunpowder and blood stains was the same?" Atobe Keigo was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of what she had said at the time, "Why didn't you say it at the time?"

"He took off his waterproof jacket and put it on backwards. Just hide the gloves he wore when shooting in a corner; people are always easily fooled by the first impression." Sanjo Sakura lowered her head slowly, her eyes slowly falling on him body, hooked the corner of his mouth, "I didn't say it because there were no innocent people at that time."