I said you are all war criminals

Seeing Deng's actions, Li Xi realized that she had overreacted. She tried to calm her panic and softened her tone: "I'm sorry, Deng, I misunderstood."

She smiled apologetically at the lamp and added, "I'm just worried about you and don't want you to get involved with alcohol."

"Wine is the best of all medicines. Drinking a little is fine—"

Hakuno raised his hands, surrendering to the disapproving looks of Yukinoshita, Nijika, and Riki, "I didn't say I wanted Deng to drink it now. It's okay if he drinks it when he grows up."

Yukinoshita coughed twice and expressed her opinion, "The legal drinking age is 20, but I think it's best not to drink at all. Drinking is very bad for your health."

After hearing what Yukinoshita said, Riki nodded in agreement, his purple eyes full of approval, "You're right, Yukinoshita. Drinking is indeed harmful to your health."

She paused, her tone becoming more serious. “Besides, I think smoking, drinking, and reminiscing about the past are the three stupidest things in the world.”

Bai Ye raised an eyebrow and retorted with a smile: "Hey, hey, how is reminiscing about the past stupid? Without the past, how can there be a present? Without the present, how can there be a future? Your three stupidest theories about life are a bit too arbitrary, aren't they?"

"Let bygones be bygones,"

Li Xi said firmly, "Dwelling on the past will only hold you back. Instead of wasting time reminiscing about the past, it's better to focus on the present and look to the future."

She glanced at the wine glass in Bai Ye's hand and said, "Just like the wine in your hand, what's the point of it other than paralyzing your nerves and letting you escape reality?"

"Hey, what you said is true. Wine is a good thing! It can liven up the mood, relieve sorrow, and also..."

Bai Ye wanted to continue speaking, but was interrupted by Hong Xia.

"Okay, okay, stop arguing."

Hong Xia smiled and tried to smooth things over. "Drinking is indeed bad, but it's no big deal to drink a little every now and then. Bai Ye is an adult after all, he has the right to drink."

She turned to look at Yukinoshita, "Hello, Yukinoshita, I'm the drummer of the Ending Band, Ichichi Nijinaka."

Yukinoshita Yukino subconsciously protected her head and nodded a little late, "Hello, Miss Ijichi."

This guy will definitely be exposed soon.

Hongxia thought to herself and coughed softly again, "Just call me Hongxia. This is my sister's LiveHouse. If I call Ichichi, it won't be clear who I'm calling."

After Hongxia introduced herself, she turned to look at Baiye and said in a casual tone, "You should introduce yourself too, Baiye."

Bai Ye was stunned for a moment, as if he had heard something incredible. He pointed at himself with a look of disbelief: "No, Miss, I'm not your employee either. Is it my turn to introduce myself now? If you don't know, you might think I'm rushing to join the band."

"Well, it won't hurt to introduce it."

Hongxia still smiled.

Bai Ye sighed exaggeratedly, spread his hands, and made a helpless expression: "Alright, alright, since Miss Hong Xia has said so, then I'd better obey your order."

He cleared his throat and said seriously, "My name is Bai Ye, an ordinary idler. My hobbies are drinking, sleeping, and playing games."

Yukinoshita was stunned for a moment, then asked a very reasonable question, "So what do you do for a living?"

Bai Ye put his hands on his hips and laughed, "My job is to be studied!"

Yukinoshita was stunned, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, her beautiful blue eyes filled with confusion, "Being studied? What does that mean?"

"Literally,"

Bai Ye shrugged, looking relaxed. "I am the legendary guinea pig, specially provided for research."

"Guinea pig?"

Yukinoshita repeated the word, and the images of the caged mice in the laboratory emerged in her mind. She looked at Bai Ye with an indescribable sympathy in her eyes. "Could it be that you are one of those people who specializes in cooperating with pharmaceutical companies to conduct drug experiments..."

Hongxia covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

She had known that Hakuno's work would be viewed this way.

"That's not the case. I'm a graduate student in a regular lab. It's just that my latest experiment requires me to separate from something in the lab so that we can grow separately..."

Bai Ye's explanation was vague.

Deng spoke up to help Bai Ye explain, "The work must be kept confidential."

"Yes, you can't talk about the work in the laboratory."

Bai Ye slammed his palm hard, "I signed a confidentiality agreement, probably!"

Yukinoshita looked at Hakuno with a very worried expression.

After a long while, Yukinoshita finally spoke, "Actually, I know a good psychologist..."

5

Chapter 5: Gossip in the car.

It took Hakuno a long time to convince Yukinoshita that "Hakuno is not a mental patient."

After all this trouble, it was getting late. Although Hakuno wanted to stay and see what interesting things would happen to Yukinoshita's fanatical fans, he had to send Deng home now.

"Although the alcohol content of the drink I mixed is not high, please don't drink and drive."

Hongxia gave Baiye a few instructions and then went behind the bar again.

But Li Xi followed out without saying a word.

...Honestly, it's a bit creepy.

Hakuno brought the lamp with him onto the train, and Riki followed. Finally, Hakuno couldn't help but speak up, "Riki, your home is on the other side, right?"

"I'll take the lamp home."

Li Xi finally spoke.

A stifling silence filled the train, broken only by the gentle hum of machinery and the shallow breathing of the passengers. Shiro sat in the middle, to his left, the half-asleep lamp practically hanging from his body, and to his right, Riki, whose piercing gaze seemed to burn holes through him. He felt like a sandwich between ice and fire, about to melt.

Bai Ye coughed dryly, trying to break the strange atmosphere, "Li Xi, why don't you sit next to the lamp..."

"Then get out of the way."

Li Xi said without hesitation.

"Can't you sit on the other side?"

Hakuno asked.

"I'm worried about you sitting next to the lamp."

Li Xi continued in a resolute tone.

"...But, am I not still sitting next to the lamp?"

Hakuno asked awkwardly.

Li Xi stopped talking.

To be honest, Hakuno didn't actually hate Riki.

Shiina Rikki's personality, which can easily destroy any interpersonal relationship, is really Hakuno's favorite.

So, Bai Ye simply took the opportunity to chat with Li Xi.

"Lixi, do you want to get on the bed with the lamp?"

Riki punched Hakuno in the face.

Hakuno covered his face, hissing and gasping for air. Shiina Riki's punch had been powerful enough to make half his face numb. The surrounding passengers, as if watching a monkey show, all glanced over, their gazes darting over, a buzz of whispers rising.

The lamp rubbed against his shoulder and mumbled sleepily: "Are we home yet?"

"Not yet, Xiao Deng, sleep a little longer."

Bai Ye coaxed Deng Deng into falling asleep in a few seconds.

While coaxing him, Bai Ye secretly looked at Li Xi's appearance.

Now, Li Xi's eyebrows were tightly knitted together, and the wrinkles between her eyebrows were so deep that they seemed to be able to pinch to death a fly that strayed into them. Her originally fair skin had lost its blood color and became even paler, like thin paper, as if it would break at the slightest touch. Her lips were tightly pursed into a straight line, without a trace of arc, like a taut bowstring that could break at any time. Her jaw was tense and angular, and the muscles on her cheeks trembled slightly because of extreme anger. The knuckles of her fists turned white due to excessive force, and the veins on the back of her hands bulged out like winding snakes, clearly visible, as if they could break at any time.

Her breathing became rapid and heavy, her chest heaving violently like a turbulent sea. Her nostrils twitched rapidly, like an enraged beast struggling to control its emotions. Her eyes burned with raging fury, like two volcanoes about to erupt, flashing a dangerous light.

Li Xi's eyes were as sharp as a knife, with a biting chill as he stared at Bai Ye, as if he wanted to torture him to death by cutting him into pieces.

Bai Ye felt that judging from Li Xi's attitude, he was not just saying something nonsense, but was destroying humanity.

After Deng fell asleep, Li Xi loosened his teeth and growled at Bai Ye, "You bastard, you really want to sleep with Deng!"

"Boyfriends and girlfriends will eventually reach that point."

Bai Ye asked in return, "Do you think that Deng and I are just playing around?"

"Then I'm going to kill you!"

Li Xi's eyebrows raised.

Bai Ye spread her hands and said, "Then I will definitely reach that stage with Deng. Although it will definitely take a few years, I'm still young and can afford to wait."

Li Xi gritted his teeth again.

To avoid further conflict, Hakuno changed the subject.

"Lixi, why are you so excited? If someone doesn't know, they would think you're trying to steal my wife."

Bai Ye rubbed his face and spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he was not the one who was beaten just now.

Li Xi's face instantly flushed red, like a ripe apple. She bit her lower lip and managed to utter a few words after a long while. "I... I just treat the lamp as... as something important! Like... like a treasure!"

"treasure?"

Bai Ye repeated, "That treasure was touched by a scum like me. Wouldn't you feel very sad?"

Li Xi glared at him fiercely, his eyes burning with anger, "If you dare to hurt Deng even a hair, I will never let you go!"

"Oh? You won't let me go? Why won't you let me go?"

Hakuno leaned forward, deliberately getting closer to Riki, a playful smile on his face.

Li Xi was startled by his sudden approach and subconsciously shrank back, but immediately straightened her back and met his gaze without fear, "I will kill you!"

Hakuno laughed, "Don't worry, I won't hurt Deng. I'm sincere to her."

Li Xi obviously didn't believe it, his eyes full of doubt, "Sincerely? Can a playboy like you be sincere?"

"What? Don't believe it?"

Bai Ye shrugged, "Then how can you trust me?"

Li Xi was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked a strange question, "If Deng died, what would you pay to revive her?"

Bai Ye was stunned. This question was completely unexpected for him.

Judging from Li Xi's expression, she was obviously very serious about this question. These high school girls were always talking about life and death, couldn't they talk about something lighter?

...Well, be a little more serious.

After a long time, Bai Ye slowly spoke, "I won't give anything."

Seeing that Li Xi was about to get angry again, Bai Yexian reached out and pressed Li Xi's forehead, and continued speaking while holding him down.

"Generally speaking, there are several possibilities for resurrecting someone."

"In order to resurrect that person, you can sacrifice yourself."

"In order to revive that person, others can be sacrificed."

"If there's no price to pay, you can resurrect that person."

"Even if you don't pay anything, you can't revive that person."

"Which one would you choose?"

Hakuno answered questions with questions.

Li Xi, who asked this question rashly, was a little dazed.

The reason why she asked the question of "resurrecting" someone just now was because an accident had recently occurred in Hanasaki River.

A girl fell to her death, probably due to an accident.

...Then, rumors of a "resurrection technique" suddenly spread among the students.

"It is said that at 4:44, if you invite a fox, dog, and raccoon dog to a place 4 feet 4 inches and 4 inches tall, they will know how to resurrect people."

Such a light rumor.

Li Xi only questioned Bai Ye about this gossip because he remembered it.

…She had never expected that Bai Ye would give such a clear possibility.