The score and the craftsman ran away.
That guy was pretty fast; the gun had barely exploded when he quickly covered his face and ran away.
When Yuzuru arrived, only a few specks of blood and a broken, shattered hunting rifle remained on the ground.
Judging from the situation, he was seriously injured. He didn't even bother to clean up the crime scene before fleeing the place in a hurry.
A sin committed by Heaven may be forgiven, but a sin committed by oneself is inescapable.
Yuzuru wasn't in a hurry to kill him right now.
"So, I guess I win, right? Even though it exploded, it proves that there were bullets in his gun." Yu Shengnan bent down and picked up the hunting rifle that was still emitting wisps of smoke. He looked at it in his hand and then turned to ask.
Throughout, Akiba Reiko quietly followed Hanyu Nan, like a silent shadow, silently accompanying him.
Upon hearing Yuzuru's words, Akiba Reiko finally snapped out of her daze. A strange light flashed in her crimson eyes as she stared intently at the boy before her, remaining silent and simply observing him.
Seeing this, Yuzuru couldn't help but raise his hand to touch his cheek, wondering if there was dust on his face.
After a long while, Akiba Reiko slightly curved the corners of her lips, parted her red lips, and said softly, "Yes, I lost. So, is there any punishment for losing?"
"Punishment...?" Yuzuru thought for a moment, "Then let's follow the rules we just used."
He was referring to the punishment the children mentioned when he first entered the forest: "whoever speaks first loses." The punishment was to give a small gift to the people he met next.
"But this surprise is only for me."
Yuzuru Hanyu made a slight modification to the rules.
Without the slightest hesitation, Akiba Reiko readily agreed: "Okay."
She will definitely prepare a special gift for this handsome young man.
After all, she lost this bet, didn't she?
.........
.........
When we emerged from the forest, it was already evening.
In this situation, the planned forest bathing trip was ruined.
Because of the script changes made by the author and the craftsman, the versatile tent that Yuzuru had prepared in advance for enjoying forest bathing was never used.
However, the revised script seems to be even better than the original one.
Yuzuru turned his head slightly, his gaze falling on Akiba Reiko, who was walking beside him.
As she walked, she would unconsciously lean towards him. Seeing this, Yu Shengnan's lips curled up into a faint smile.
The two walked side by side on the path, neither of them mentioning the thrilling events that had just occurred in the forest, as if the dangerous chase had never happened at all.
This unspoken understanding, where words are not needed to convey anything, made Akiba Reiko feel exceptionally comfortable.
"Can we hold off on calling the police about what just happened?" Akiba Reiko asked softly, her hands in her pockets and her gaze fixed straight ahead, in a voice only the two of them could hear.
Yuzuru nodded: "Okay."
Whether or not to call the police is irrelevant to him. In any case, after the concert ends tomorrow, both the mission that Pu and Jiang bear, and his own life, will come to an end.
"Thanks."
"polite."
With Yuzuru's agreement, Akiba Reiko breathed a sigh of relief.
Great, that way we don't have to worry about it affecting the gift she's preparing for tomorrow.
.........
Downstairs at Akiba Reiko's apartment building.
When Yuzuru Nanami and Akiba Reiko strolled back slowly, Takagi Wataru and Sato Miwako, who had been waiting downstairs for almost a whole day, immediately rushed over to greet them.
Akiba Reiko looked up and saw the police appear, then silently rolled her eyes.
"Miss Akiba, where have you been?" Takagi Wataru rushed over and asked. "Didn't you say you weren't going out today?"
He almost got yelled at to death by Inspector Megure today because of this.
Because he was the policeman who was responsible for protecting Akiba Reiko, but was chased away by Akiba Reiko with just a few words.
Reiko Akiba walked straight past Wataru Takagi without glancing at him, and simply said in a nonchalant tone, "I'm going on a date with this boy."
"A...a date?" Takagi Wataru was taken aback.
Sato Miwako's eyes lit up instantly, like a badger seeing a big melon. Her gaze kept shifting back and forth between Hanyu Nan and Akiba Reiko, and she was itching to make a move.
Eating melons (gossiping) is a woman's nature, and female police officers are no exception.
At that moment, Inspector Megure, who was on the phone in the car, heard his subordinate's voice and got out of the car with a serious expression. "Ms. Akiba, there are some things..."
Inspector Megure was halfway through his sentence when he noticed Nanami Hanyu following behind Reiko Akiba, and swallowed back the question he was about to ask.
"Young Master Yuzuru, you're here too."
"Well, I accompanied Miss Reiko to a forest bath. Is Inspector Megure going to a concert tomorrow?" Hanyu Nan asked casually, arms crossed.
These words sounded nonsensical, but Inspector Megure immediately understood their meaning.
Inspector Megure quickly turned to Reiko Akiba and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Ms. Akiba, I'm sorry to have bothered you. Please focus on preparing for tomorrow's concert. Leave the search for the culprit to us police."
Their attitude changed very quickly.
When the police questioned Reiko Akiba at the concert hall last time, Kusunoki Hanyu, who was there to watch the rehearsal, spoke up for her; perhaps it was just something he did on a whim.
But this time, Hanyu Nan accompanied Akiba Reiko to a forest bath, and Inspector Megure was all too aware of the implications of this.
The police arrived in a flurry and left just as quickly.
A group of police officers waited from noon until the afternoon, but they couldn't get a single question out of them and had to return the way they came.
This whole operation left Takagi Wataru and Sato Miwako completely bewildered, wondering if their boss had taken the wrong medicine.
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