After rebirth, I became Tokyo Sentimental

Chapter 208, Section 207: Couldn't I have gone into battle myself just one more time?
Kitanomaru Park is famous for its 400-meter-long Chidorigafuchi Cherry Blossom Path, which is a great place for riverside strolls and boat rides to enjoy the cherry blossoms in April.

However, it is currently early autumn.

The cherry blossom trees are bare, and the tangled, withered branches don't look pretty. So it's no longer a popular spot for couples to stroll and date. You can hardly see anyone around, and it's almost too quiet.

Yuan Ye Si stood on the edge of the riverbank, letting the cool autumn breeze caress his face. A few sparks flickered in the dim light as he quietly watched the shimmering moonlight reflected in the water. Although he was outdoors, the atmosphere was oppressive and eerie.

"Good evening, Haruno-kun. What brings you here all of a sudden?" Two minutes later, a tall figure appeared slowly, accompanied by the sound of high heels clicking on the stone pavement, and greeted him with a gentle smile.

"You should know."

"I know? Sorry, I thought you wouldn't contact me again after you humiliated me, so I blocked you. I didn't expect you to be so persistent in contacting me. Are you trying to satisfy your own desires again?"

The two had barely begun their conversation when they dropped their usual facades, and a subtle undercurrent of verbal sparring began to emerge, since pretense was pointless.

“I do have that idea.” Haruno Tsukasa threw his cigarette butt on the ground, turned to look at the person who came in, and continued to reply calmly: “After all, I’ve heard that holding it in for too long is bad for your health, and besides, I wasn’t the only one who released the pressure last time. But before that, I would like to ask, does Miss Shihouin know why Komatsu-kun has ended up in this situation?”

It gets straight to the point.

There was no further dragging on.

Because hitting straight shots is more efficient than going in circles.

However, Chiyo Shihōin was also a very knowledgeable and experienced person, a slippery eel: "The reason? Didn't the police say that Komatsu-kun's mental pressure led to his suicide?"

She paused, seemingly afraid he wouldn't believe her, then asked with a smile:
"Haruno-kun, you know I'm only responsible for the introductions, not anything else. You can't blame me for Komatsu-kun's recent bad situation, can you?"

Is the situation not too good lately?

According to information obtained by Kayo Ozawa, Shun Komatsubara has been detained at the police station for two full days and is still in deep trouble. If nothing changes, he may really go to jail and take a different kind of government job.

It turned out that her situation was just not very good.

Based on her nonchalant tone and demeanor, Haruno Tsukasa concluded that she was involved.

“Of course not, but I don’t think Komatsu is that kind of person, so there might still be room for maneuver in this matter. Since the person was introduced by Miss Shihōin, I would like to ask if there is any evidence to prove that her mental problems were not caused by Komatsu, and whether the child in her womb when she committed suicide was actually Komatsu’s.” Haruno Tsukasa said calmly.

“Actually, I really want to help, but I’m so sorry, I don’t know anything about it,” she added.

"Can't you help me out?"

"It's not that I don't want to help..."

“One hundred million yen,” Haruno Tsukasa said calmly.

Chiyo Shihōin narrowed her beautiful eyes, remaining unmoved: "Hara-kun, this isn't about money. Although I don't think Komatsu-kun is that kind of person, the current evidence proves it is him. This is the conclusion given by the police, not mine."

“Five hundred million yen.” Harano Tsukasa didn’t waste any more words.

"It's no use. If Haruno-kun is coming to me for help, I'd rather hire a good lawyer for Komatsu-kun."

"One billion yen." Haruno Tsukasa continued to increase the stakes.

At this point, even Chiyo Shihouin was tempted. After witnessing it firsthand last time, she had no doubt that Tsukasa Haruno could come up with so much money at once. However, seeing his calm and collected demeanor, Chiyo Shihouin felt a growing greed in her heart, thinking that there was still more to be found.

"Am I the kind of person who would do anything for money? Actually, I want it too, but there's nothing I can do about it. There's a right way to make money."

"Three billion yen."

"make a deal."

This huge leap in terms made Chiyo Shihouin subconsciously agree. Although it was a bit of a slap in the face compared to what she had just said, in the face of tangible benefits, saving face didn't matter. As if she had never uttered those high-sounding words, she calmly took out a cigarette from her waist, lit it, took a puff, and exhaled before saying:

"I suddenly remembered that I seem to have a photocopy of Mr. Ishii's mental illness assessment certificate at home. It was issued before I met Mr. Komatsu. This document should be able to help Mr. Komatsu a little. I just don't know where I put it. I have to go back and look for it. Hmm, I should be able to find it by tomorrow night."

"Can't we go back and look for it tonight?"

Harano Tsukasa also lit another cigarette.

Smoking is something that harms others.

But if other people smoke, then it's fine, especially since he doesn't care about the people in front of him at all.

"It seems impossible. I have something to do tonight that requires me to rush to Yamanashi Prefecture. I won't be back until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest," Chiyo Shihouin said with a smile.

Hearing that she was deliberately being hypocritical after getting a good deal, Haruno Tsukasa wasn't annoyed and said, "But 3 billion is no small amount. I need to go to the bank tomorrow to transfer the money in person. Doesn't Miss Shihouin plan to come along?"

"That's acceptable."

"Can I go back tonight to look for something?"

"Okay." This time she agreed, saying, "I'll bring it with me when I go to the bank tomorrow."

That concludes the agreement.

Use 3 billion to buy Komatsubara Shun's innocence.

Is it worth it?

Objectively speaking, it's definitely not worth it.

However, he didn't actually intend to give it to him.

Regardless of what role Chiyo Shihouin played in Komatsubara Shun's frame-up and imprisonment, and regardless of whether she was deliberately targeting him, Tsukasa Harano only needed to know that his interests had been violated.

Chiyo Shihōin is clearly petty.

Not only was it small, but its revenge was also fierce.

Coincidentally, Haruno Tsukasa has always considered himself not a magnanimous person and enjoys retaliating against others.

So, in order to retaliate, regardless of whether it would result in heavy losses for both sides, Haruno Tsukasa turned around after throwing his cigarette butt on the ground and stomping it out again.

However, before he could speak, Chiyo Shihouin spoke first: "Is there anything else? For example, if Haruno-kun is feeling lonely late at night and needs me to introduce you to someone you like?"

"You've already spent 3 billion, can't you personally take charge one more time?" Haruno Tsukasa asked meaningfully.

As if a painful memory had been stirred up, Chiyo Shihouin's good mood was completely ruined after he said those words, and her smiling face instantly turned gloomy. Even a dog on the street would have to lower its tail and walk around him.

However, Haruno Tsukasa seemed not to see it.

He continued to raise the price: "Three billion."

Seemingly feeling the price wasn't enough, Haruno Tsukasa frowned slightly and said again, "Forty billion, let's do it once."

The buyer then took the initiative to negotiate the price.

I've never seen anyone voluntarily raise prices.

This extremely bizarre and even absurd behavior finally caused the greed in Chiyo Shihouin's beautiful eyes to slowly fade, replaced by vigilance: "Is Haruno-kun planning to take the goods without paying, which is why he raised the price so readily?"

You were absolutely right!
How can you pay for the goods?

Giving money would be breaking the law!
"I've always been a person of my word." Such clumsy acting was obvious even to a fool, let alone someone as shrewd as Chiyo Shihouin. So, after a brief surge of anger subsided, she said calmly, "I won't go to the bank tomorrow. I should be able to check my balance on my phone. As for that mental evaluation report..."

"I'll find a post office and mail it to you later."

This is essentially a breakdown in negotiations.

This was also within Haruno Tsukasa's expectations.

After all, someone like Chiyo Shihouin, who is solely driven by self-interest, can turn on you in an instant if the interests aren't agreed upon. However, Haruno would never agree to her request, even if he were out of his mind.

Three billion.

This is no longer just disrupting the market.

It's no longer edged with gold.

Even diamond-rimmed ones aren't this expensive!

Even if Haruno Tsukasa is stupid and thirsty, he would never shamelessly hand over money to someone. Although this money may seem like a windfall to him, every penny of it is earned through his hard work!

[Wish object: Chiyo Shihōin]

[The wish list is as follows]

[1. Ten billion! I want ten billion! Otherwise, I'll kill that Matsubara Shun! That bastard dared to play me, I'll see who gets angry in the end! (Red)]

[2. Wants to stab Haruno Tsukasa (Red)]

[3. I really want to hold his head underwater and drown him, otherwise I can't quell the hatred in my heart (red)]

Haruno Tsukasa saw the information on the pale red screen but was not alarmed. Instead, he chuckled inwardly.

As for her current threats…

With his arm resting on the stone railing, Haruno Tsukasa refrained from smoking again. Instead, he stared at Shihouin Chiyo's beautiful face in the dim light and stated his thoughts: "To be honest, although I'm not short of money and don't care how much it costs to get things done, being threatened again and again would make anyone unhappy. Isn't what Miss Shihouin is doing a bit too much of a challenge to my bottom line?"

"I am very trustworthy in business. I always do things after I get paid. I have never crossed the line unless someone crosses my line first."

Chiyo Shihōin immediately retorted, showing no sign of backing down, as if she wasn't afraid of what he was going to do.

"So what if I took the challenge?"

Haruno Tsukasa said calmly.

"There's no point in arguing, and I don't intend to waste any more time. If you do as I say, you might still be able to find that thing. If you don't want to, then let's pretend we never met." Chiyo Shihouin felt that he had run out of ideas and wanted to leave and disappear for a few days to make him anxious.

However, just as she was thinking this, she saw Haruno Tsukasa, who was only about two meters away from her, suddenly approach her from the darkness. Her heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously took two steps back.

"What do you want to do?"

"Guess." Haruno Tsukasa's steps showed no sign of stopping until he stood in front of her.

There weren't many people at Chidorigafuchi tonight.

It's certainly not a good thing, nor is it safe, for a man and a woman to be together at night in a secluded place.

However, Chiyo Shihōin still didn't believe he would do anything too outrageous. Even if he did, he would at most try to take advantage of her. If he did, it would just be like being bitten by a dog. Once she was free, she would still have the initiative and even more reason to do so.

"Humiliation, is it? Fine, I'll preserve the evidence and call the police, unless you dare to kill me," she said calmly.

"You really think I don't dare to kill people?"

Haruno Tsukasa said calmly.

“Perhaps, but Haruno-kun probably doesn’t know where my home is,” Chiyo Shihōin suddenly laughed.

Why should I know your home address if I'm going to kill you?

“Because…” Shihouin opened her trench coat, took out her phone from the inner pocket, and then showed the screen to Haruno Tsukasa, which was the interface of a video call on a social media app: “I’m recording a message.”

"There's no recorder..."

"..."

Haruno Tsukasa suddenly realized that chat software also has a storage function, and immediately understood the meaning behind Shihouin Chiyo's actions. He coldly said, "A clever woman."

"So just accept it, otherwise you'll only make things worse, and that won't be good for anyone."

"You think you can get away with anything because you know I won't kill you, and you've saved recordings on your phone and computer? You're not afraid of me doing anything to you, are you?" Haruno Tsukasa asked, narrowing his eyes.

"It doesn't matter. We've already done everything last time, so what difference would it make if we did it again?"

"Alright, this is your choice." Yuan Ye Si looked at the confident woman in front of him, and finally made up his mind. No longer caring about the consequences, he chuckled a few times and said, "Then this time I'll show you what will happen."

"What could happen to me..."

Before Chiyo Shihōin could finish speaking, her pupils suddenly contracted, for she saw Tsukasa Haruno in front of her suddenly raise his hand and slash diagonally toward her neck.

Next.

Her vision went black.

What brought Chiyo Shihōin back to consciousness was the tightness emanating from all parts of her body and the salty, damp smell from the corner of her mouth.

She suddenly opened her eyes, and her vision quickly cleared. Then she felt something obstructing her view. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was her own hair. However, when Chiyo Shihouin tried to brush it aside, she found that her hands were tied.

Looking around blankly, she realized that she was lying on a beach, and the salty feeling at the corner of her mouth was caused by the night tide pushing her to her side while she was lying on the beach, wetting her lips.

"woke up?"

"Haruno Tsukasa... what do you want to do!"

Fear is a biological instinct, and this instinct is now manifested in Chiyo Shihouin.

The world is inherently disordered. Order only arises naturally after the establishment of civilized society. However, even in modern society with its invisible chains of order, various evils inevitably breed in every corner.

Chiyo Shihōin never imagined that she would be kidnapped, knocked unconscious, and left on a deserted, cold, and damp beach. Even though the tide was not strong, only reaching her mouth, the powerlessness of having her hands and feet bound made her feel that she might be swallowed by the boundless sea at any moment and buried in the seabed.

"Are you scared?"

"I…"

When you frame someone and make them feel fear, have you ever thought that you might do the same thing?

"I was wrong…"

"You don't know you're wrong, you're just afraid of dying."

(End of this chapter)