Chapter 15 Kurosawa's Past Life: Online Grave Visit
"A shootout occurred on Mihua Street in the early hours of this morning..."
"The incident resulted in 5 deaths and 12 serious injuries..."
"Of the five people who died, four were police officers: Inoshita Yo and Hyakutori..."
The radio was playing a broadcast with poor sound quality. The female host's voice was calm and intellectual, yet she was delivering heartbreaking news.
Layer upon layer of dark clouds, saturated with water, piled up in the sky, looking as if a mere pinch of the hand would unleash a torrential downpour.
The cold wind whipped up the withered yellow leaves on the ground, carrying them across the square gray tombstones, until finally a leaf came to rest against a pair of black leather shoes.
Looking up, the owner of the leather shoes was wearing a black trench coat, with a black top hat on his long silver hair.
The man leaned against a large tree, its massive trunk obscuring his figure.
Not far away, several people dressed in black were gathered around a newly made tombstone, conducting the final ceremony of the funeral.
A flash of lightning, followed by a deafening roar, "Boom—"
"Plop!" A drop of water fell on the soil, staining it dark brown.
The black-clad crowd was in turmoil, a jumble of heads, and someone seemed to be shouting: It's raining! It's raining!
They left one after another, leaving only immovable tombstones, standing there alone in rows.
Then, drop by drop, the torrential rain arrived as expected, perhaps as if God was weeping for the dead.
Kurosawa Jin stepped out of the tree's shade, letting the rain soak his clothes and hair.
He stood beside the new tombstone, which was inscribed with the words "Tomb of Jingxia Yaozhi".
His long hair covered his eyes, making it impossible to see his expression.
"Long time no see, Yao." Kurosawa Jin's voice was hoarse and deep, his fist clenched tightly, then suddenly relaxed.
His trembling hand touched the tombstone.
Unexpectedly, when they met again, there was a tombstone between them.
He was so engrossed in his own emotions that he didn't notice Haruhiko Ichihara, who was holding an umbrella, slowly approaching him.
"A-Jin? Is that you?" Haruhiko Ichihara exclaimed in surprise, carefully trying to identify if the person was his classmate.
"Haruhiko!" Kurosawa Jin clearly didn't expect his classmate to return, especially since he deliberately came out after everyone else had left.
Upon seeing Kurosawa Jin's entire face, Ichihara Haruhiko finally confirmed the man's identity.
Since leaving the police academy, Kurosawa has vanished without a trace, and the reasons for this are well known to him and Inoshita Yo.
Overjoyed at their reunion, Haruhiko Ichihara threw down his umbrella and ran toward Kurosawa.
He grabbed Kurosawa's shoulders with both hands and looked him up and down.
His hair had grown longer, and his demeanor had become colder, but aside from these changes, he was still the Kurosawa Jin he knew.
"Haruhiko, I..."
"It's good that you're still alive!" Haruhiko Ichihara's voice was choked with emotion.
Years have passed since they last met. Is Kurosawa Jin alive or dead? They have no way of knowing. What they fear most is that he died in some dark corner, forgotten by everyone.
Kurosawa Jin's mind went blank for a moment. Of the three of them, Ichihara Haruhiko was the most emotionally stable, but today was different.
The man wearing glasses had water all over his face; it was hard to tell if it was rain or tears.
Another bolt of lightning flashed, suddenly illuminating Haruhiko Ichihara's face.
His eyes held both sorrow for the deaths and joy at seeing Kurosawa Jin again...
"Long time no see, Haruhiko."
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Haruhiko Ichihara's face gradually disappeared, replaced by the ceiling of the police academy.
"To think that I'm recalling something from so long ago." Kurosawa Jin shook his head, sat up in bed, and his breathing became rapid.
He thought to himself that if he died on the eve of the organization's destruction, then only Haruhiko Ichihara would be left!
I feel inexplicably sorry for him, and I'm going to have to go through this pain again.
Wait a minute, this plot seems so similar...
3-2=Ichihara Haruhiko?
Hmm? How do you apply this formula?
Kurosawa Jin gave a helpless, bitter smile.
Well, since I've already traveled to another world, it's best to think carefully about my mission.
He roughly put his luggage away, then went out to attend the entrance ceremony.
At the same time, the door to the opposite dormitory room slowly opened.
What came into view was that striking orange hair, familiar eyes, a familiar face...
"Buzz!" Upon seeing the other's face, Kurosawa Jin instantly lost his ability to think, and his movements froze in that instant.
Why?
"Hi, hello! I'm Inoshita Yao." Inoshita Yao walked over quickly and extended his hand to Kurosawa Jin.
Is it true?
"Hey, are you alright?" Several question marks appeared above Inoshita Yo's head as he waved his hand in front of Kurosawa's eyes.
It's true!
*Snap!* Time resumed its flow in Kurosawa Jin's mind. He took a deep breath and smiled.
"Hello, my name is Kurosawa Jin. Please take care of me from now on."
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"Kurosawa Jin—" Inoshita Yao murmured the name, "Aren't you the legendary young master of the Kurosawa Group? The top student in the entrance exam?"
"Legend?" Kurosawa Jin tilted his head and asked in confusion.
"Didn't you see those news stories from a few days ago?" he said, counting on his fingers. "What about the sole heir of a conglomerate choosing to go to police academy!"
"Who should inherit this multi-billion dollar conglomerate?!"
"There are also 108 reasons that you might have chosen to become a police officer."
"One hundred and eight kinds?" Kurosawa Jin's lips twitched. "That's a bit outrageous. Did someone really list one hundred and eight reasons just to study my motives for entering the police academy?"
“Yes, absolutely.” Inoshita Yo looked at Kurosawa Jin with the most sincere eyes. “One of the lines was a speculation: ‘You fell for a policewoman from the Metropolitan Police Department and charged into battle for love!’”
"Ah, this..."
"That's not even the most outrageous one. The most outrageous one is..."
"I don't want to hear it, thank you." Kurosawa Jin quickly covered Inoshita Yao's mouth.
Kurosawa Jin: He's really just eating a dish of salt all by himself—he's so bored.
"But I just want to know..." Jingxia Yao blinked his big, round eyes, his face full of pleading, "Why did you leave behind your billions in wealth and instead become a policeman?"
Kurosawa Jin stared at Inoshita Yo and asked in return, "Then why did you become a policeman?"
"Of course, it's for justice!!!"
He straightened his chest, and always felt that rays of light were shooting out from behind him.
It's inexplicably a bit melodramatic...
"Ahem, me too," Kurosawa Jin said, trying to fool him.
"Ha! A kindred spirit!" Haruhiko Ichihara immediately beamed with joy, patting Jin Kurosawa's back repeatedly.
“From today onwards, we are brothers. You can call me A Yao.”
"You can call me Ah-Zhen."
"It's still so easy to understand!" Kurosawa Jin thought to himself.
His decision to re-enter the police academy this time was not only due to his previous profession, but also because becoming a police officer would allow him to get closer to the Red Team.
"Hello, you're blocking the way, could you please move aside?" A voice came from the side.
Looking in the direction of the sound, a tall, thin man wearing glasses was pulling a suitcase with a blank expression.
Haruhiko Ichihara! Jin Kurosawa was startled, but then thought, if there's Yao Inoshita, why can't there be Haruhiko Ichihara?
"Excuse me."
Kurosawa Jin and Inoshita Yo both turned to the side.
Haruhiko Ichihara lived in the dormitory next to Yo Inoshita; the three of them lived very close to each other.
"Hello, what's your name?" Jingxia Yao of Sheniu once again used his social skills.
"Doesn't the nameplate say 'my name'? Can't you read?" Haruhiko Ichihara pointed to the sign outside the door.
"Oh, right!" Inoshita Yao showed no annoyance at being rebuked, but instead praised, "Ichihara Haruhiko, what a good name!"
“My name is Jingxia Yao, you can call me A Yao!” Jingxia Yao grinned, revealing a row of clean and bright teeth.
"I am Kurosawa Jin." Kurosawa stepped forward, not wanting to be outdone.
Haruhiko Ichihara, not yet accustomed to Akira Inoshita's enthusiasm, exclaimed in surprise, "Are you all so naturally familiar with each other?"
Haruhiko Ichihara, who is slightly introverted, said: Are all extroverts like this?
“Oh dear, we’ll be classmates from now on, maybe even in the same class, so it’s only a matter of time before we get to know each other.” Inoshita Yoshinori winked at Ichihara Haruhiko.
After that, Haruhiko Ichihara remained silent for a moment.
"I am Haruhiko Ichihara, nice to meet you." He bowed to the two of them.
"..."
And so, Kurosawa Jin met his old friend again in the other world.
Will they have a new future?
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The entrance ceremony is underway in the police academy's auditorium.
On the podium, a leader is giving a brilliant speech.
"In the future, you will become glorious police officers, relentlessly striving to combat crime and uphold justice in the world..."
No matter what kind of criminals you encounter, you must remember: fear no hardship, be undaunted by sacrifice, and justice will prevail!
Leaders' speeches are often long and tedious; the real essence is to cut out the beginning and end and omit the middle.
Among the police academy freshmen present, Haruhiko Ichihara was filled with enthusiasm.
It looked as if he was about to stand up and shout, "For justice—"
"Haruhiko, Jin, don't you feel a surge of excitement?"
"Yes, there is," Kurosawa Jin replied perfunctorily.
"No," Haruhiko Ichihara replied truthfully.
"Ah, why, Haruhiko?" Inoshita Yo turned his head in disbelief.
"No, I became a policeman simply because it's a respectable job with a stable salary." The person being stared at adjusted his glasses.
"Not everyone is as wealthy as you... uh, as righteous?"
"Huh?" Haruhiko Ichihara's reply caught Akira Inoshita off guard.
"It's okay, I still have Ah Zhen with me!"
"Kurosawa is probably lying to you."
Kurosawa Jin: What kind of blunt truth are you spouting?!
"Huh?" Jingxia Yao was instantly doused with cold water, and his whole body wilted.
Kurosawa Jin hurriedly tried to appease him, saying, "Haruhiko is talking nonsense. I'm doing this for justice, really!"
"..."
The police badges on the auditorium gleamed, reflecting the faces of every police academy student.
A new chapter begins...
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Bonus content:
Gu Gu tiptoed, carefully and stealthily, and quietly released a few characters from another world into the main world.
Gu Gu: Perfect! A little surprise for my little one. I'm such a loving mom.
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