Chapter 85 Chapter 85 Hiro’s childhood affection can only be...

"Hmm? Who's calling me?"

The young man with a distinctive appearance stared at Zhu Fu Jingguang in a daze after he finished speaking. He scratched his head in confusion, then his eyes became brighter and brighter: "This eye... this eye!!"

He was so excited that he couldn't speak for a moment.

Zhu Fujingguang, who had no memory of the person in front of him, stared at him in wide eyes.

The Moruofu couple, who had been silent because they found this development quite interesting, couldn't help but laugh.

The young man who had just been attracted by Zhu Fu Jingguang's appearance only then noticed the presence of the two elders beside Zhu Fu Jingguang. He quickly bowed slightly to the Zhu Fu couple and introduced himself: "My name is Shancun Cao."

Zhu Fu Youshu smiled and said, "It seems that Yamamura-kun recognized Xiaoguang. Well, we won't get involved in the young people's conversation. It won't make you uncomfortable. It's just right for us to go back and prepare lunch at this time."

So the couple didn't give Zhu Fujingguang and Yamamura Cao time to react. They waved goodbye and left very quickly, leaving the two young men to continue looking at each other.

Shancun Cao blinked and took a step forward excitedly: "You are Xiao Jing, right?! Xiao Jing from the Zhufu family!"

While Zhu Fushi Jingguang was trying to figure out how to tactfully explain that he hadn't remembered the other person yet, Yamamura Cao continued to point at him expectantly, "I'm the little Cao from the Yamamura family! We used to play together when we were little! We even have a secret base with a lot of Kamen Rider cards hidden in it!"

Zhu Fujingguang, feeling both amused and guilty, rubbed his nose and said, "...Xiao Cao...how about we find a place to sit down and talk?"

The young man with cat eyes meant to find a coffee shop nearby, but he was unexpectedly taken by Shancun Cao, who looked more like a local, to sit on two short wooden blocks on the side of the forest.

Two grown men sitting on a low wooden block wasn't exactly a very elegant sight, especially since Shancuncao was wearing a suit. But he touched the block with a nostalgic look: "Before we had the secret base, we used to come here and share our newly earned cards!"

Listening to the other person's reminiscences, Zhu Fujingguang felt that it would be better for him to tell the truth as soon as possible: "For some reasons that I still don't understand, I have lost my memory... So I'm very sorry."

I thought he'd show a disappointed look, but to my surprise, Yamamura Cao just let out a disappointed "Ah": "Is that so... Is it because you were separated from your family when you were eight years old?"

Zhu Fujingguang was surprised: "Do you know about my story?"

Yamamura Cao nodded and told Zhufu Jingguang what he knew.

He met Morobushi Kagemitsu when he accompanied his parents to visit his uncle in Nagano. Compared to Furuya Rei who lived far away in Tokyo, Yamamura Sou, who lived in neighboring Gunma Prefecture, spent more time with Morobushi Kagemitsu and had a good relationship with him.

Although Morobushi Kagemitsu's new friend, Furutani Rei, seems to dislike him, Yamamura Sou still comes to play with Morobushi Kagemitsu regularly during holidays.

But during the summer vacation when he was eight years old, when Yamamura Cao came to Nagano again, he learned from his uncle that Morofushi Kagemitsu had been kidnapped by bad guys in the forest the previous week.

Shancuncao, who was so young, had never encountered such a thing before. He cried and begged his parents to help him find his friend in the forest.

Of course, it was fruitless, and I was even ordered by my family elders not to go to the forest alone again.

As he grew older, Yamamura So gradually realized that Morobushi Kagemitsu was likely in danger. Influenced by this incident, when deciding on a career, he chose to become a police officer and now works for the Gunma Prefectural Police.

"Because I thought that if I encountered something like Xiaojing, I could help..." Shancuncao scratched his cheek a little embarrassedly, and then said happily, "I'm really happy to see Xiaojing return safely!"

Although he didn't remember his childhood playmate, he could feel that Shancun Cao cared about him. Zhu Fujingguang smiled with his cat eyes curved: "Thank you, Xiao Cao."

Yamamura So sighed, "I feel like I've been very lucky lately. I wonder if the shrine I visited last time was very effective? First, I met Yuri two months ago, then a few days ago I learned that I might have a promotion, and now I saw Xiaojing again!"

"Congratulations on your promotion!" Zhu Fujingguang asked, "Um...excuse me, who is Yuri?"

Shancun Cao slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot for a moment that you lost your memory. Gaimori Arisato, your classmate, played with us a few times when we were young. But then her father got into trouble, and she was adopted by a distant relative... It seems that it was around the time you were kidnapped."

"So!!" Shancuncao stretched out his arms and gestured, "I didn't expect that after so many years, I can still see you guys. It really makes me happy, especially you, Xiaojing!"

Today, Yamamura Cao came here to pick up the documents he had left behind, and he had to go back to work overtime on a case, so he couldn't stay too long. After exchanging contact information with Morobushi Kagemitsu, he set off back to Gunma.

Zhu Fujingguang walked home slowly and called Furuya Ling.

Although he thought Furuya Rei was too busy to answer the phone, he answered it almost immediately: "Hiro!"

Zhu Fu Jingguang softened his brows: "Zero."

He made this call mainly to tell the other party about his second dream. Maybe Furuya Rei would know the inside story better than he did now.

Sure enough, the tone of the person on the other end of the conversation immediately became serious: "The person Hiro saw yesterday was Sambuga, and the Thousand-Faced Witch he mentioned was Vermouth. I didn't expect that her shadow was behind Hiro's incident... I know what I should do."

"Hiro did a great job. If you remember any information about the organization, please let me know." After praising Hiro, Rei Furuya started to worry again, "Is Hiro dreaming all the time when he sleeps? Will he be unable to rest well?"

Zhu Fujingguang: "..."

To be honest, it is really tiring to dream continuously all night, but he cannot tell this to Rei Furuya, because he can infer that Rei Furuya must need the information about his organization.

So, in order to divert Kokunran's attention, Morobushi Kagemitsu told Furuya Zero that he had met his childhood playmate, Yamamura Sou, and said, "Sou is actually a policeman now. Who knows, maybe Zero will have business dealings with him someday."

Although he said this jokingly, Zhu Fujingguang also knew that the possibility was very small.

“…I knew it.”

Fūya Rei's voice was so soft that Morobushi Keimitsu could hardly hear it: "What did Zero say?"

"I'm telling you—I've known about this Officer Yamamura for a long time!" Furuya Rei threw a rare tantrum. "I heard Mr. Gao Ming mention him before I met Hiro again, and then I looked up his information while searching for Hiro."

"Even if Officer Yamamura became a police officer partly because he wanted to find Hiro," Furuya Rei said nervously, "I can only be Hiro's childhood friend, right?"

Such strong words did not arouse any disgust from Zhu Fujingguang.

He walked along the edge of the forest. The late summer and early autumn sunlight filtered through the emerald green leaves, illuminating the smiling cat eyes. "Zero, why is he acting like a child?"

Zhu Fujingguang thought about his first dream last night. He also had this possessive thought that "Zero's childhood sweetheart can only be me". After waking up, he felt a little frightened by this, but he forced himself to ignore it because he felt embarrassed.

Therefore, when he heard that Fūya Rei actually had similar ideas, Zhufu Jingguang felt no negative emotions, but at the same time, there was an indescribable sense of joy in his heart.

Unable to get a definitive answer to calm his nerves, Furuya Rei continued to speak: "Hiro is the most important person to me, so it's not too much to ask for myself to be Hiro's only childhood friend!"

Officer Fūtani, who was said to be like a child, spoke in a more matter-of-fact tone. Morofushi Kagemitsu could even imagine him with a serious face and the corners of his eyes and mouth turned down in grievance.

So, under such an attack, Zhu Fujingguang, who was completely soft-hearted, could only do what the other party wanted: "Yes, yes, Zero is my only childhood friend."

As soon as he finished speaking, no matter how excited Fūya Rei on the other end of the phone was, and no matter how thick the filter he put on when he started to explain the necessity and rationality of "being each other's only childhood friend", the first thing Zhufu Jingguang felt was a gaze falling on him.

It turned out that he had walked home unknowingly, and Zhu Fu Takaaki, who was probably called out by his parents to wait for Zhu Fu Jingguang, stood at the door and heard the speech of his younger brother "Youyi Youjunran".

Zhu Fujingguang: "..."

Zhu Fujingguang: "Let's talk later, zero."

Hit by inexplicable shame, Zhu Fujingguang quickly said goodbye and hung up the phone while Furuya Ling was stunned. He looked at Zhu Fujing Gaoming with a somewhat flattering smile: "Brother."

He didn't know what he was feeling guilty about.

Zhufu Gaoming glanced at the Zhufu couple who were peeking out of the house, and signaled Zhufu Jingguang to follow him a few steps outside.

"The day before yesterday, when you met Jōgō-kun, you and he were not that familiar with each other." The implication is, what happened between you two in the past two days?

"I'm gradually regaining my memory, brother. That's why I asked Mom and Dad to take me back to my childhood today. If I'm not mistaken, I can recall related memories by interacting with people and objects." Zhufu Jingguang looked at Zhufu Gaoming, "Brother... do you have any opinions about Zero?"

Zhu Fu Gaoming was surprised by his brother's perceptiveness. He paused for a moment, "Speaking ill of others behind their backs is ungentlemanly. Now that Jingguang is recovering his memory, my advice is that you shouldn't make decisions too soon. You should wait until you see the full picture before making any judgments. The same principle applies to dealing with others."

He gently patted Zhu Fushiguri's shoulder. "It's probably because of my profession. I've been a lawyer for many years and have come into contact with many clients. I've seen the emotions and attitude that Jūgu-kun used towards you in other people... Although it sounds like you're bullying others by relying on your age and seniority, I've been thinking a lot these past few days about how to be a good brother."

Zero also told him not to agree to the confession so quickly... Zhufu Jingguang half-lowered his eyes, not wanting Zhufu Gaoming to see how depressed he was. When he raised his eyes again, he was smiling again: "In that case, I'll trouble you to be the 'Zhufu Jingguang Childhood Guide' this afternoon."

"good."