Chapter 22

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When the prison guard first notified Noble of the meeting, Noble and Hinata Norihisa exchanged a look.

The meaning of Noble's eyes is: Look, my sister is here to see me.

The meaning of Hinata Norihisa's eyes is: Oh... as long as you are happy.

The self-deceiving joy lasted until I saw the visitor. Sitting on the other side of the glass in the meeting room was Amber.

Noble took a deep breath and turned to the prison guard, "Can I refuse the meeting?"

The prison guard asked back, “What do you think?”

Amber looked over. Noble stopped struggling and sat down opposite Amber.

His usually neat face had quietly changed over the past few days. His chin beard had grown into stubble, and dark circles had formed under his eyes.

His clothes were not as neat as before, and it was obvious that he had been living in a daze these days.

He asked, "Did you hit it?"

"yes."

"Cobra said you were with him during that time."

"He just didn't want to believe it."

Amber stared at him deeply, as if trying to discern something from the face of this young man, a young man she was not familiar with. After a moment, he said, "Okay."

It was unclear whether he believed it or not, but he seemed to accept the answer for the time being and turned away.

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Noble's life has mainly consisted of three stages so far.

In the first stage, you have no worries about food and clothing, but you are treated differently by your parents, compared with them every day, and pushed to be your best child every day; in the second stage, you are in Little Asia, going out early and returning late every day to earn a living, and you have to worry about the safety of your children at home, and there are fights all the time; the third stage is Luo Qian Prison, a single room, the neighbors are funny and humorous, and other neighbors who are farther away are also very polite, three meals a day are all-inclusive and nutritious, plenty of exercise is provided, and there is a prison doctor to provide a safety net (although he seems to be just taking the money and doing nothing), security is guaranteed enough, and it is stable, it is really a comfortable retirement.

Hinata was still trying to persuade him: "Will you come and work with me after you get out of prison?" He was like a pyramid scheme leader.

Noble glanced at him and said, "First, get yourself out of jail."

If Noble's imprisonment at least had a time limit, Hinata's was an indefinite one. He had been here for quite some time and hadn't committed any serious crime. Fighting was really nothing here. There were people outside trying to get him out, but the prison guards all knew that Hinata was being forced in there.

As long as Jiulong didn't agree, Hinata couldn't leave. He had to wait until Jiulong forgot about him, or until Jiulong needed him.

He is Kowloon's abandoned child and also a target of their vigilance.

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The Kowloon Group was formed by the integration of nine large organizations scattered across the country, each of which had many small and medium-sized organizations under its umbrella. The Hyuga Group was once one of them.

The area of ​​MUGEN has long been coveted by Jiulong. One day, the arrogant eldest son of Hyuga decides to challenge MUGEN at the suggestion of his home village group.

The Hyuga group was ultimately defeated by MUGEN, and the defeated organization was immediately divided up by their former "companions", leaving only Hyuga Kiku and a few remnants of the Hyuga family.

It's really a farce.

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"When I get out, I will definitely take revenge on the remnants of MUGEN and the Kowloon Group." Hinata Norihisa said.

Noble scratched his head and tried to stop him, considering they were once colleagues. "I'm also a remnant of MUGEN, right?"

"Heh," Hinata Norihisa sneered, "Forget it, MUGEN hates you so much."

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Do Mugen hate him? Most Mugen people do.

In fact, Noble doesn't care about those who hate him. In fact, this hatred may even make him feel better.

But unfortunately, the guys Noble cared about the most were full of trust in him.

Ten days later, Noble was still sleeping in bed.

The iron gate was slammed loudly, and the prison guard called lazily: "Hey, hey, kid, wake up, someone wants to see you."

He almost thought it was an earthquake.

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"Are you sure you want to go?"

The meeting room has a limited number of people. Cobra wasn't sure if Naomi could handle it. Noble, Tatsuya, and Ninety-Nine. This was a strange thing, but the outcome was clearly a complete tragedy.

Naomi nodded. When she first saw Tatsuya's body with her own eyes, she cried so hard that she almost fainted. Compared to now, she is much better now.

"I'll go with you, Cobra," she repeated, her eyes firm.

"I'll wait for you outside," Yamato said. He was not good at comforting others and could only say some words that he himself felt were useless: "I'm here, always here."

Naomi laughed softly. She grew up with Yamato and knew him quite well. He always acted carefree to hide his tenderness. She said, "Trust me. Cobra, let's go."

"Yeah." Cobra looked at Yamato again, and the two of them bumped fists: "Let's go."

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Noble knew he was bound to meet up with a few of the guys he'd spent some time with.

Their expressions varied during the courtroom, but Noble didn't dare to look closely. Someone from the MUGEN area was shouting insults at him, but Noble ignored them. He was quickly convicted of disrupting order and dragged out, only to see the situation become even more awkward. The lawyer acted as if the incident hadn't happened, spitting saliva at him, while Noble only responded with "hmm," "oh," and "uh."

Yet, a face-to-face conversation was bound to come one day. From the moment he was imprisoned, Noble had considered how to respond. He couldn't reveal everything; there must be Kowloon's spies inside the prison. Even hints wouldn't be considered. Without the protection of Kohaku, Ninety-Nine, and the support of MUGEN, the more they knew, the more insane Kowloon's pressure would become.

Parents are a lesson for us.

At that time, Sakurai Minami was still young and had no access to the specifics, but she vaguely knew that it was a project with a lot of interests involved. Her parents did not agree to benefit from harming the people, even though the benefits of agreeing were so tempting and the retribution of refusing was so terrible.

The older Noble gets, the more he understands how great the choice his parents made was. They really raised their eldest daughter to be like them. But even so, as a child, after experiencing the consequences of this choice firsthand, he also has a better understanding of the poor people involved.

When parents heroically sacrificed their lives for their ideals, did they consider their elderly parents and young children? The chain reaction they brought about would not only affect their blood relatives, but also their former confidants would be suppressed, and even the police who followed up on the incident would be silenced and implicated.

They may have hesitated, but unfortunately, this is the result.

A teenager lost his parents, fled his hometown, and lived with his younger sister, barely surviving and facing separation. He admired his parents, but also hated them. You were so kind to those people, but you never thought of leaving us a way out.

All those empty big words you say have not helped us live better so far.

...So, we cannot involve these innocent people in this.

But then again, although the emotions have been elevated to such a full and tear-jerking level, Noble, who is no better than Yamato and Cobra in expressing emotions, had not yet decided what to say before the official meeting.