Exposure

After bidding farewell to Chairman Sakayanagi and his daughter, I parted ways.

I checked the time and found it was quite a bit earlier than I had anticipated.

Since my next appointment was with Matsushita Chiaki, and I recalled how she had always been waiting for me in the past, I didn't mind being the one to wait for her for a change, now that I had the time.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the familiar couple's restaurant, I was about to step inside when I saw a lean man sitting with the girl I was waiting for, which left me feeling slightly puzzled.

"Heh, interesting."

After a brief silence.

With a faint smile, as if I had instantly understood something, I walked straight inside without hesitation.

However, I didn't let the other party see me; instead, I sat down at a table on the other side and listened quietly.

"Junior, you'd better think carefully before you speak," the lean man said, pulling out a surveillance photo and looking at her with a mocking gaze.

Seeing herself heading toward the gym in the photo, Matsushita Chiaki was shocked that there was surveillance at that corner, but understanding the gravity of the situation, she still feigned a playful tone.

"Hey, hey, hey, Senior."

"How could you take such an ugly picture of this beauty? Which camera even caught this?"

"Seriously, it's really annoying to see this."

As she spoke, the girl even put on a look of extreme disgust.

Seeing this, the lean man let out a disdainful laugh, then lowered his voice and mocked coldly, "Heh, I didn't expect you to be such a good actress, Junior."

"But I don't mind telling you, our people have already gone through all the surveillance footage from the three days leading up to that incident."

"Sorry, you were the only one who went to the gym."

"So, Junior, I advise you to just admit it and tell me who you notified after discovering the secret."

As he spoke, the lean man picked up another picture of an apartment, paused, and continued in a soft whisper, "Otherwise, I think your parents outside might run into some trouble."

"You...!"

"Bastard!"

"What exactly do you want!"

Seeing the photo, Matsushita could no longer sit still; she stood up abruptly and slammed her hand on the table, shouting.

Her clear voice immediately drew the attention of everyone around.

Just as the crowd looked on in confusion, wondering what was happening.

Seeing this, the lean man beside her didn't panic; he forcibly grabbed the girl's wrist and smiled, explaining to the onlookers, "Sorry for the trouble, everyone; I just made my girlfriend angry."

Seeing what they assumed to be a lovers' quarrel, the crowd laughed it off and didn't think much more of it.

"Let go of me... let go, you bastard!" the girl gritted her teeth, glaring at him.

As for the girl still trying to break free, the lean man gripped her tighter. Holding the photo in his other hand, he couldn't help but show a smug expression, teasing, "Are you sure you want to talk?"

"You..."

Knowing she had been cornered, Matsushita Chiaki felt a stabbing pain in her heart, but she still tried to take a deep breath to keep her composure.

She understood that the most important thing now was to confirm the safety of her parents and then contact her uncle outside for help.

As for this insignificant small-timer in front of her, there was no need to make a scene.

Enduring the nauseating sensation in her wrist, the girl suddenly sat down calmly.

"Oh? Why did you stop struggling?" the lean man asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Hmph."

"I don't want to waste words with you, just say it," Matsushita Chiaki said, staring deeply at him.

"Say what? Didn't I already show you?" the lean man asked, his face full of confusion.

Hearing this, Matsushita felt a wave of relief wash over her after observing the subtle flicker of hesitation in his expression.

It seems they only know my home address.

They haven't taken action yet.

My parents should be fine.

To further verify her hypothesis, the girl deliberately asked, "I can tell you, but you must tell me right now how my parents are doing."

"Heh, little Junior, still trying to play me."

"Sorry, once you tell me and we confirm it, we will naturally guarantee your parents' safety."

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Hearing this, Matsushita's face remained grim, but she couldn't help but sneer inwardly. Heh, talking so much to me—is he afraid I can't tell?

A fool like this wants to go up against Yeye? Hmph.

On the other side, I, possessing super-sensitive hearing, took in every word. While I found it amusing, as I admired the girl's clever handling of the situation, a chill surged and flooded the surroundings the moment my gaze fully sharpened.

A silent, inexplicable chill that made one's heart palpitate caused the customers in the shop to feel uneasy, prompting them to leave in a hurry.

Matsushita Chiaki, standing to the side, sensed this familiar aura instantly. While her heart raced with excitement, she understood that it was time to move to a place where Yeye could act freely.

Using the excuse that this was a public place and inconvenient for her to reveal things, the girl suggested they go somewhere quiet to talk.

The thin man nodded with a lecherous grin upon hearing this.

Having already researched her background, he knew she was a beautiful girl with no martial arts training. As someone with a sixth-degree black belt in Judo, he was more than happy to head to a grove or a park to hear what she had to say.

"Let's go, then..." Matsushita Chiaki continued her performance, acting weak and listless.

"Alright, haha."

Watching the two figures leave, Rinya stepped out of the shop, but instead of following them directly, he quickly vanished into the darkness at the end of the street.

The wind was biting, and the moon was setting among sparse stars.

In a coastal park, the girl endured the nauseating sensation in her wrist, finally feeling that she had chosen a suitable location.

Turning her head to see the man still gripping her wrist, Matsushita couldn't help but say indignantly: "I'm ready to tell you, can you let go now?"

"No rush~"

Although he felt the wind tonight was unusually icy, the thin man checked his surroundings repeatedly to ensure no one was there, growing bolder.

His hand began to wander, and he let out a lecherous laugh: "First, keep me company..."

"Snap!" A dull sound of bone shattering rang out abruptly.

The thin man, his words cut short, turned his head mechanically, staring in disbelief at the hand that had just been holding the girl, now twisted a full 360 degrees.

"Ah!!!"

After a brief moment of numbness, an endless wave of excruciating pain surged into his heart.

"Keep you company with what? I'd like to hear it."

A low, playful, and chilling voice suddenly sounded right beside the man's ear.

The moment he turned his head in terror, he saw a pair of blood-red eyes, more terrifying than any demon, staring at him with the most chilling light in the world.

"Gh-ghost..." The man stared at him, his mind blank, stuttering incoherently.

"Snap!"

However, the next second, another sound of breaking bone echoed.

"Ugh, ah!!!"

Overwhelmed by the intense pain, the man fainted completely.

Just as Rinya prepared to reach out again, Matsushita Chiaki, who had just finished calling her parents, blocked his path, her face filled with worry.

"Yeye, if you must kill someone, please let me do it~"

Looking at the girl trembling before him—a girl who perhaps had never even killed a chicken or a duck—he was moved by her words.

Rinya couldn't help but pull her gently into his arms. After a brief silence, only two words were all he could offer in response.

"Thank you..."

"Hmph, you aren't allowed to be so polite with me from now on, you hear?" the girl in his arms whispered softly.

"Mm, alright." Rinya replied gently.

"So, what about this person..."

"Him? I'm actually not in a rush to kill him yet." Rinya looked down at the man on the ground, his blood-red pupils flickering.

"Is that so? I'll listen to whatever you say~" the girl replied sweetly.

At this moment, a brand new idea had already formed in Rinya's mind.

"Since the other party is so eager to know who it is, then Ayanokoji-kun, I think... your father's subordinates might have to trouble you again."

The boy smiled faintly.

As night deepened, accompanied by the sound of the man being splashed awake with cold water.

His mind already in total disarray, he had the "fortune" of becoming the first person upon whom Rinya tested his light hypnotic suggestion...

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