I went all in on Group C

He is very good at turning the tide in adversity...as long as you don't ask him why the adversity happened.

He stretched out his two hands, and the shadow of his left palm just covered Toyokawa Shoko's face. Ito Kaiji spoke as if Shafulin came to find Ultraman with his life.

"Looking at you, I think it's best to consider the worst-case scenario first. Assuming the other party has recorded it, I have two suggestions."

He pointed a finger towards the car door with his right hand.

"First, run away immediately. Judging from your appearance, you must be a minor. If you run away now, the price your boss will pay for trouble will be much higher than dealing with customers."

"No, I found this job with great difficulty..."

After giving Shoko Toyokawa a meaningful look at her who refused to run away without any hesitation, Ito Kaiji could feel that she took this customer service job very seriously.

Then the reason for going to work can be ruled out as being a spur of the moment decision.

Then he lowered his left hand, letting the shadow disappear from Toyokawa Shoko's face, and said as if he was going to help her stand up.

"Secondly, insist that this matter has nothing to do with you. After all, you only just realized you didn't punch in. Your contract is definitely not legitimate. If your boss wants to make trouble for you, he must first admit that he didn't give you the proper training before you started working."

“That’s what we call equal rights and responsibilities.”

"Plus, your boss is unlikely to know how committed you are to this job. As long as you act like you're just here for fun, there's a high probability that he'll just ignore it."

"After all, a cheap and hardworking ox and horse has a very high cost-effectiveness. Once you leave, the boss will suffer the greatest loss."

"And you're just a student. You're not an adult with [family responsibilities], so you can quit if you want."

"Of course, you can't make too many mistakes. If you do, he won't hesitate to fire you."

"Well...three times is the limit. Within three times, there's a high probability that everything will be fine."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ito Kaiji keenly noticed that when Toyokawa Shoko heard the key words he said, her expression became different from usual.

If there was a magatama that could unlock the shackles in his heart, he could now question it like playing Ace Attorney and remove the locks. Unfortunately, he is still a poor man and does not have enough points to exchange.

Therefore, we can only speculate about the [family burden]. It is indeed difficult for a young lady who knows nothing to bear the burden of such a big family as the Toyokawa family.

And suddenly a student would be burdened with such a heavy burden... unless the adults had already fallen, or at least one of them had fallen, making Toyokawa Shoko realize the crisis.

Yeah, I already have a general idea of the truth. If we talk more, I should be able to piece together the complete truth.

At the same time, Shoko Toyokawa subconsciously tried to hold on to the helping hand extended by Kaiji Ito.

During this period of time, the world has turned upside down for her and has suddenly become extremely unfamiliar.

Originally, in her world, there were only "good people". No matter who they were, everyone was kind.

Even her grandfather, who seemed scary to outsiders, was just a slightly bad tempered person in her eyes, and was still very good to her.

The biggest problem encountered was that after the mother died, the father seemed to be too sad, which led to a decline in judgment and he was defrauded of a large sum of money.

In order to shoulder this responsibility, he began to cut off the company and chose to leave home.

Naturally, Toyokawa Shoko couldn't just let her father leave alone.

At least if the mother was still alive, she would never do such a thing. They are a family and should stand together.

At that time, she even naively thought that it was just like staying in a villa for a while during the summer vacation.

Not to mention her father, who was so moved by her following him that he vowed, "I will definitely work hard. Let me shoulder the responsibility of our lives and start over together!"

But... these are all lies.

Her father, who had always been an elite attending various events and making many contributions to the Fengchuan Group, seemed to be omnipotent in her eyes. However, his temper became more and more irritable as he kept calling various "friends".

Words like "traitor", "waste", and "coward" appear more and more frequently.

Until these words finally turned into [Please help me]...

I don't know when it started, but his phone stopped making calls.

Before I knew it, empty wine bottles started piling up at home.

Gradually, [Father] disappeared.

PS: According to the new information, Xiangzi actually has a grandfather. His father was okay at the beginning, but he was easily corrupted and lost a lot of money, 146 billion, which is more than the money I originally planned for him to owe. He even went to jail.

Even the fact that Xiangzi married Xiang's father because her mother felt that he had good qualities that attracted her to him, and she decided to believe her mother and follow her father, is consistent with what I wrote before. I can even write a boomerang in the future!

Some minor issues can be explained as out-of-context opinions because they are not due to the narration. I don’t even need to change the settings!

018 Xiangzi Living in a Different World

Why did it turn out like this?

Recall the conversation between her father and her, starting with [Thank you for cleaning the house today, Xiangzi.] → [You have time to play in a band, why don't you pay the utility bills?] → [You are such a spoiled young lady. If you can't live like a commoner, then go back home. You are no different from them anyway!] → [Hey, we are out of wine. Give me some money!!! (NEW)]

Toyokawa Shoko thinks that...it's because she only thinks about herself and doesn't realize her father needs help. Although she does housework and delivers newspapers, it's all just superficial work.

From the moment I was only focused on having fun playing in a band with everyone, things were destined to take a turn for the worst.

That's why on the day of the LIVE, she received a text message from the police asking her to pick up her father who was imprisoned for theft.

It was at that moment that she realized that everything was irreversible.

.......At this point, many people may have questions. Since this is the case, why doesn’t Toyokawa Shoko just go home?

The answer is simple. On the one hand, it was because of self-esteem. Shoko Toyokawa would not allow herself to escape back home in disgrace and leave her father here to rot.

Even though she felt more disappointed every day than the day before, but... her father had always given her the same love since she was a child, and her deceased mother would definitely hope that she could help her father.

She really couldn't do it by watching someone die and being an unfilial daughter.

On the other hand, it’s because of fear.

Her father, who had always been so brilliant, gradually became the worst person under her nose in the shortest time.

And she was powerless to stop it.

Then, who can guarantee that her grandfather and her other relatives will not become like this?

By then, what can a young lady who can't even find a job, can't write a profile, and doesn't know when to pay the water and electricity bills do?

You know, during this period of time, she hardly used any of the knowledge she learned from books.

Growing up is really painful, very painful, very painful...

Toyokawa Shoko was forced to learn that there are not only good people in this world.

I was forced to realize how little common sense I really had.

I was forced to learn how to write the word "helpless".

Countless times, she had thought about asking for help from others, but the harder life became, the more difficult it was for her to speak.

After all...we are no longer from the same world.

Everyone else is still living in a world of only good people.

If everyone was an adult, they could still chat, but they are still just students.

Students should be carefree, enjoy their youth, work hard for their dreams, worry about love, and strive for their studies.

The only thing is... I shouldn't be like her and bear the weight of life too early.

Therefore, when a stranger who was working like her, had entered the society early and seemed to have much more experience than her extended a helping hand to her, she really wanted to shake hands with him.

She was really tired and really needed someone to pull her out a little.

...........How weak.

Mingming had already made up his mind to work hard on his own, but he was about to give up because of such a small temptation.

There's no way to grow if this continues...

He withdrew his hand that was about to touch Ito Kaiji, folded both hands on his thighs, and assumed the most standard sitting posture.

Like a samurai about to commit seppuku, Toyokawa Shoko smiled and narrated her [last words].

“Thank you for your advice, it was very helpful to me.”

"But I can't waste any more of your precious time. I can handle the rest by myself."

"I'll help you keep an eye out for other suitable job opportunities. If we're lucky enough to meet again, I'll tell you about it then."

With a soft sigh, Ito Kaiji heard that he was rejected and realized that if he continued to pester the other party, the other party might call the police, so he had to stop here for today.

But since I have made a good connection, it is not a complete loss.

Add to that the key word extracted from the conversation: "a person," and Toyokawa Shoko's behavior of rejecting his help despite being clearly moved...

This made the puzzle of the truth in Ito Kaiji's mind almost complete, except for the last piece.

So he held on to the railing beside him.

"Since you have made up your mind, I won't say much."

"What follows is just my little experience of living alone. If you're interested, just listen. If not, just treat it as me being bored and talking to myself."

"First of all, it's best to stand on the last subway train. Even if there are seats, don't sit down. Otherwise, if you fall asleep and miss your stop, there's no turning back."

Upon hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko immediately stood up, forced herself to pull the ring in front of her with her tired body.

The look he gave Ito Kaiji also showed gratitude and...sympathy.

After all...it's very likely that the other party really missed his stop.

If she hadn't heard his advice today, Toyokawa Shoko imagined that given how tired she was now, she would have almost fallen asleep.

At that time, you may have to get off in an unfamiliar place and have to spend the whole night alone in the cold wind.

"Second, if you work at a convenience store, you can get expired bento for free. If you don't want to work, you can go to XX convenience store. The address is here."

"The owner of this place is very nice. If you negotiate with him, he'll give you half price if you go there late at night. Of course, you can forget about the popular pork chop bento. You can only buy the less popular bento."

Taking out his cell phone, Ito Kaiji silently waited for Shoko Toyokawa to hear this behavior, which was similar to asking her to pick up leftovers, to see how this young lady would react.

As a result, after carefully writing down the address on my phone, I started waiting for him to continue.

.............Apparently, as a young lady, she was so exhausted that she had to buy cheap bento boxes for dinner.

But, the problem is... While Toyokawa Shoko was memorizing the address, Ito Kaiji searched for the Toyokawa family's stocks. Although the stock price seemed a bit low considering the size of the Toyokawa family, it was still rising and did not show any signs of bankruptcy or other ruin.

To summarize the information so far, Shoko Toyokawa is not short of money, and the Toyokawa Group is still thriving.

However, she has been forced to bear the burden of the family alone. Not only can she only find illegal jobs with irregular contracts, but she is even willing to eat leftovers.

...........It has to be said that these testimonies are very contradictory. Although contradictory, an answer vaguely appeared in Ito Kaiji's mind.

019Everyone is very happy

Kaiji Ito made a final test by showing the address of his current apartment to Shoko Toyokawa.

"Finally, I'm going to move to a place with cheaper rent. If you're interested in that apartment, you can go take a look. It's pretty good in every way."

"If I hadn't quit my job, I wouldn't have left there because I really had no money at all."

At this moment, in Ito Kaiji's exclusive perspective, he was doing two things at the same time, observing the rise and fall of Toyokawa Shoko's stock, while looking forward to what answer she would give.

After a few seconds, Shoko Toyokawa's stock fell again!

Her response was: "Thank you very much for your experience. I will go and have a look when I have time."

Instead of living in a nice luxury house, he wants to live in a cheap apartment.

And after agreeing, it was a wrong decision for her.

The only conceivable answer is that Shoko Toyokawa must have had an irreconcilable conflict with the Toyokawa family.

As an only child, it is unlikely that she would be sent away as a marriage partner.

There is only one truth that can explain all contradictions!

Shoko Toyokawa is probably like the heroine in a melodramatic soap opera, a child who was taken away by mistake.

And it is very likely that she was the only one who discovered this by chance. Due to reasons such as self-esteem, she felt that she was not qualified to continue enjoying it, and did not know how to face her family members who lived with her day and night, so she wanted to live independently.

Otherwise, if things turned out like this, it would be too embarrassing for the Toyokawa family and they would be laughed to death by people in the circle.

In addition, Toyokawa Shoko's stocks can also be used as evidence.

If the Toyokawa family really excludes Toyokawa Shoko, then her obtaining a cheap base will definitely be a good thing that will cause the stock price to rise. If it falls, it only means that it is better for her to continue staying in the Toyokawa family.

Yes, based on the existing information, Ito Kaiji can only draw this conclusion.