Chapter 21 Youren: Actually, I can solve...
Chapter 21
"Are you kidding me?"
On the way to the bathroom, Kurokawa Kaoru was still muttering, "Is it really okay to teach me something this important? Even if I have no interest in the Black Star, if anything goes wrong, won't I be held fully responsible?"
Needless to say, Suzuki Tomoko's risky move was a wise one. Whether considering the relationship between the Kurokawa family and the Suzuki Group, or the inherent value of the Black Star, he would cherish this Black Pearl and would not let anyone take it away from him, no matter what.
Sorry, Kuroba. Kurokawa Kaoru thought to himself. Although he had promised Kuroba Kaito to cover for him, if Kuroba Kaito couldn't even guess where the real Black Star was, then he could only say that it was not fate. If he wanted to get the black pearl, he would have to wait until next time.
"After this matter is over, Mrs. Suzuki will treat me to a meal no matter what."
"Anyone can treat you to a meal. Excuse me, our world's number one lady, is it time to come out now?"
Because Kurokawa Kaoru's attire could easily be misunderstood, Gong You, who had no choice but to help guard the door, said helplessly: "The bathroom is empty right now, but it's hard to say what will happen later."
"...Honestly, isn't it a little strange to call me 'lady' in a place like this?"
"You're the one who asked for this? If you keep saying that, I'll beat you up, you bastard!"
“So fierce.”
Complaining softly, Kurokawa Kaoru lifted her skirt and walked out.
"Kuroba... I mean, Doi Takeshu, he didn't send me a message, right?"
"Don't worry, from the time you went in to the time you came out, no one sent you any messages."
Leaning against the wall and watching someone wash their hands leisurely, Gong You's expression shifted slightly, and he spoke, "Come to think of it, I've never asked you what you and Heiji said at the Beika Hotel that made him pay for the remaining days of my stay."
Considering the series of events that had occurred during this period, Gong You took a deep breath and looked at Kurokawa Kaoru in the mirror: "Kurokawa, who are you?"
"Who else could it be besides Kurokawa Kaoru?"
I had already prepared myself for a ton of questions, but I never imagined he'd only managed to come up with this one. Seeing the seriousness on his face, Kurokawa Kaoru sighed, pulled a tissue from the roll nearby, wiped his hands, and then turned to look at him.
"Don't worry about what happened to Gubu Heiji. I just made a deal with him. The room fee for those few days was just a bargaining chip for an equivalent exchange."
"trade?"
"Although it's a peaceful time now, there are still some difficult cases involving factions in some chaotic areas. I told Hattori Heiji about the solution. On the one hand, it will help his father, the head of the headquarters, gain prestige, and on the other hand, it will curb the development of the local mafia. No matter how you look at it, it's a very cost-effective deal."
"No wonder Uncle Heizo is always so busy these days... That's not right!"
As if thinking of something, Gong You raised his voice and grabbed Kurokawa Kaoru's wrist: "You told the police about your colleagues just like that. What if they find out it was you and then target you?"
"What to do?"
"Isn't your family part of the Mafia?"
Gong You was devastated: "You've already mentioned your party affiliation, aren't you worried that they'll come and cause trouble for you?"
What's there to worry about? This is what Kurokawa Kaoru's expression meant.
After all, he'd been the head of a family for so many generations, and both his experience and his keen sense of danger placed him at the top of the pyramid. Besides, if there was something he couldn't handle on his own, he still had the Kurokawa family behind him. After all, he was his father's son, and while he had no intention of taking over the family business, they wouldn't let him be eliminated by some unknown family just because of something like this.
Thinking of this, Kurokawa Kaoru smiled, with an inexplicable emotion flashing in his eyes: "Since I dare to tell these things to the police, I don't worry about them coming to trouble me."
To be honest, Kurokawa Kaoru actually felt guilty towards his father. After all, for so many years, he had been grooming him as the heir, and he was worried that another person would take away his family affection. He even resisted the pressure from the family and said he would never have another child.
However, he was fed up with the bad scenario that he would die after the succession ceremony of the tenth generation of Vongola, so he could only disappoint the other party.
In fact, it felt like playing a map-pushing game. After finally defeating the final BOSS, the village chief of the novice village stabbed you in the back. You didn't even have time to react and died in a daze... It really made people feel unhappy from the bottom of their hearts.
It's not like Kurokawa Kaoru hasn't tried to resist this miserable ending.
After being killed in a plane bombing the first time, he chose to travel by sea the second time. The bow of the ship hit a reef, killing all the tourists on board. Public transportation was unavailable, so Kurokawa Kaoru decisively flew his own helicopter over for the third time. As luck would have it, on the way back, he encountered a factional fight and was accidentally hit by a homing missile, becoming the most beautiful fireworks display in the sky.
The fourth time, Kurokawa Kaoru learned from the lessons of the previous three times. After conducting extensive investigations, he finally discovered that it was another allied family of Vongola who wanted to destroy the friendly relationship between the allied families and Vongola, so he targeted the Kurokawa family, the head of the allied families.
As the head of the family, Kurokawa Kaoru is naturally their primary target.
Knowing who was behind this made things much easier. With evidence gathered, the Vongola assassination team would have taken care of them without him even having to do anything. He smiled and said goodbye to the silver-haired man who looked incredibly formidable, then turned around and saw Kurokawa Kaoru stabbed to death by a man who had appeared out of nowhere.
In this way, after repeated rebirths, Kurokawa Kaoru's acceptance of the mafia became lower and lower. Until he could be knocked unconscious and put in a sack in his own apartment, and finally watched helplessly as he was torn to pieces by sharks in the shark tank, with only half of his body left being thrown into the sea, Kurokawa Kaoru finally couldn't bear it anymore.
So, since Vongola has so many allied families, the person behind this just wanted to kill him?
It wasn't the last century, so how could a strange family suddenly own a shark tank? Didn't they know that private shark breeding was illegal? Even if the Mafia never cared about the law, wasn't a whole tank of sharks too much?
And that damn assistant, he said that it was a bit pitiful to die in the belly of a fish like this, but actually he wanted him to die slowly and suffer in pain for a while longer?
After all, he gets so much salary every month, and he is not the kind of leader who would corporally punish his subordinates. He even gives them holidays from time to time. What kind of hatred or grudge could make the other party treat him like this?
No matter how strong Kurokawa Kaoru's mind was, after dying so many times, his spirit still broke. When he opened his eyes and saw his father, for a moment, he even hoped that he would be shot to death, so that he could know whether his rebirth had anything to do with the Tenth Generation of Vongola.
Having said that, Kurokawa Kaoru still recognized Sawada Tsunayoshi as a person - so even though so many deaths were slightly related to the Vongola, he still chose to lead the Kurokawa family to follow the other party instead of doing anything behind the scenes.
Even in this life, when he had clearly made up his mind to cut off ties with the Mafia, after meeting Sawada Tsunayoshi, he still agreed to Reborn's request to be his sparring partner.
In his previous life, Kurokawa Kaoru had already sent someone to secretly monitor the assistant who had killed him. If he made any move, he would be killed. As long as he could stay out of trouble in this life and not get involved in anything with the mafia, he would move out on his own after graduating from university and never have anything to do with the Kurokawa family.
At that time, he didn't believe that any random person would suddenly jump out and want to take his life.
Thinking of this, Kurokawa Kaoru shook his head and looked at Gong You with a smile: "Thank you for caring about me."
“…”
The boy's eyes were like a lake at night, tranquil and clear, reflecting his own figure clearly. Being touched by his gaze felt like being burned. Gong You took two steps back, but because he didn't notice the steps behind him, he slipped and fell forward.
"careful."
Reflexively catching the other person, Kurokawa Kaoru's eyebrows arched as he saw him staring at him in astonishment. He said softly, "Do you want tomorrow's headlines to be about a high school boy slipping and dying in the restroom?"
"Pah, pah, pah, how can you be so crow-mouthed."
The slightly odd atmosphere just now was completely destroyed by Kurokawa Kaoru's words. With a flushed face, Gong You stood up straight and turned his head away, not wanting to look Kurokawa Kaoru in the eye. "It's all because you suddenly said something strange."
"I'm just thankful."
"These words coming out of your mouth are scarier than those in a horror movie. Don't say them next time."
"...You, you'll be put in a sack sooner or later."
"Compared to me, Kurokawa, you deserve to be put in a sack, right?"
He patted his face to calm himself down, glanced at the time on his watch, and sighed. He said, "We've been in here for a long time. Let's get out quickly."
"Too."
Kurokawa Kaoru jokingly said, "If someone comes in, you'll be suspected of being a pervert, Yuyu."
I've already said that calling someone "Yuyu" is disgusting. Knowing that what Kurokawa Kaoru was talking about could really happen, he raised his hand and punched the other person to express his dissatisfaction with the name. Miya Yu snorted coldly, straightened his collar, and turned away.
Then--
Then he met the eyes of Conan Edogawa who was just about to enter.
TBC.
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