But partly out of habit and partly out of a desire to argue, he still muttered, "That's still not right..."
“Even if you expose her in public that she has killed someone, it might not be of any use,” Gao Yuan explained patiently.
"It will be several hours before you arrive. If we don't keep everyone on high alert and gradually relax, there is still a possibility of something unexpected happening."
"You know, that's just how people are... or rather, selfish..."
“If they didn’t witness Ms. Tanaka committing the murder firsthand, but only heard about it, they would eventually sympathize with her because of the reasons she gave, and ultimately feel that she deserved to be forgiven.”
As he spoke, Gao Yuan shrugged, his smile full of sarcasm.
“As long as the killer doesn’t kill himself, the murderer’s actions are understandable.”
"You, you all...don't you treat me, a criminal who has already taken several lives, with the same attitude?"
Yoruichi Toyama, who had already been persuaded, suddenly froze halfway through nodding.
Seeing Gao Yuan's increasingly sly smile, he scratched his head in annoyance and turned to Ai, who was watching all this without saying a word.
"You should also do something about him..."
It's like a student who lost a debate and goes to their counselor for help.
Xiao Ai chuckled.
“I think Mr. Gao Yuan is right,” she said, looking into Gao Yuan’s eyes. “People like us don’t deserve any sympathy.”
Gao Yuan's gaze turned to surprise as he heard her further explanation.
"Don't forget, that drug... I've also killed people on my hands."
...
The discussion about whether criminals deserve sympathy ended without any resolution.
Since it was getting late, Yoruichi Toyama decided that everyone should go back to their apartment in Beika City for the night.
It started snowing.
It rained heavily until dawn.
Looking out at the city, now covered in white, Akemi sighed softly.
"He... saved me that time, and he was staying here..."
Her tone was tinged with wistfulness and nostalgia, as if she were telling her younger sister a story.
Ai had, of course, already heard that story from her older sister.
So I looked around the apartment suite.
After glancing between the two bedrooms for a while, Akemi's face gradually turned red.
"Of course we slept separately... Actually, we... we didn't even stay here for a full day..."
“I didn’t say anything,” the female PhD student’s sister calmly pointed out.
This made her face turn even redder.
"What I was trying to say," Ai said with a slight smile after teasing her sister enough, "is that I just remembered you robbed a bank too!"
"Is the concentration of criminals in our family a bit too high?"
The facts are the facts, but now they don't feel so heavy anymore.
Mingmei tilted her head slightly, as if she had caught something incriminating.
"So, Mr. Gao Yuan is indeed 'one of our family'?"
This time it was the younger sister's turn to blush.
Putting aside "our family," this topic is worth discussing with the two men.
Upon hearing this, Yoruichi Toyama immediately rolled up his sleeves and grabbed his phone.
"No, I need to strengthen the forces of the righteous side!"
The three people looked at him with confusion, only to find that he was actually calling Mingzhi.
"...Yes, tonight, today is December 31st, right?..."
"...Are you going home?...Of course I know you're single, I mean, where's your mom? You still have elders or something..."
"...Hokkaido? Your maternal grandfather's home? There's no time to go back there..."
"...So, you mean, do you want to come to my place to celebrate New Year's Eve together?...It's the apartment in Beika City, the one you had people watching me..."
"...Haha, okay, then come over after you get off work!"
After hanging up the phone, the husky looked smug as it stared at the three "criminals," a young lady and a young gentleman, who were staring at each other with wide eyes.
"Officer Mingzhi will be coming to dinner with us tonight to celebrate the New Year."
"It's decided then!"
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