Chapter 131 Leniency for Confession
While Subaru Okiya was looking at his phone, Hatori Yui secretly left. He knew that he could only avoid him temporarily, but he was really not in the mood to chat in detail.
After leaving the building, he ran directly towards Dong Yexi.
Higashino Hi was comforting Hatori Seiji when he was suddenly hugged. He was startled at first, then reached out and patted Hatori Yuiichi's back: "It's okay, we're all okay."
Hatori Yuiichi buried his head in the crook of Higashino Hi's neck and muttered, "Should I lock you up from now on? That way, nothing will happen to you?"
Dong Yexi's eyes widened immediately: "It's not me who was kidnapped this time! You should tell Jing Er this."
"Mm, mmm..." Seiji Hatori, who was forced to be sandwiched between the two people, struggled. After the two separated, he showed a resentful expression.
You don't care about his life or death just for the sake of warmth, right? He was almost suffocated!
Higashino Hi touched Hatori Seiji's head and apologized to him, and suddenly his nose twitched.
Is this... the smell of gunpowder?
He initially thought it was his own scent, but... he glanced at another source. He quietly approached Hatori Yui, confirming that he, too, smelled of gunpowder.
Dong Yexi's eyes flickered slightly, and he was confused and uncertain: Could it be that the shot just now was fired by Hatori?
We can't let the police find out, otherwise Hatori Yui will be taken away.
So, Higashino Xi grabbed Hatori Yui's coat collar and said, "I see your forehead is sweaty, take off your coat first."
Hatori Yui didn't think much of it and was halfway through taking off his clothes when he remembered that he was wearing something else and stopped immediately. But Higashino Xi had already reached out to help him take off his coat, and when he rolled it into his arms, he found a hard object inside.
"What is it?" Dong Yexi asked while searching his pockets.
Hatori Yui quickly held his hand and said, "It's nothing." But his reaction was telling Higashino Xi that there was something wrong with the things in his pocket.
Dong Yexi had already seen what was inside the pocket. It was a magazine of bullets.
Higashino Xi raised his eyes and looked at Hatori Yuiichi.
Hatori Yuichi's face turned pale and he said in panic, "I, I can explain."
But before he could think of an excuse, he heard Anda Shizuku's shouting from a distance.
"Hey! Are you guys okay?!"
Dong Yexi rolled up his coat and waved to them with a very natural expression, "It's okay. The traffickers have been caught."
A group of people stopped in front of them, panting, looking back and forth at Higashino Hiroshi and Hatori Seiji, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that they were both safe.
They watched the police force the criminal into the car, and then Anda Shizuku suddenly asked, "By the way, where is Okiya Subaru? Didn't he get out a long time ago?"
"Sorry." Subaru Okiya appeared behind everyone, "I saw the gangster had a gun just now, so I hid. I thought I could help, but in the end I didn't help at all." He said self-deprecatingly.
"Don't say that," Toyama Mima comforted her. "Hot weapons are indeed not something that ordinary people can resist. In a situation like this, not giving the criminals more hostages is the best way to help them."
The police made an appointment with Dong Yexi to take a statement and left without noticing anything unusual about the clothes he was holding in his arms.
After finally recovering from the shock, Seiji Hatori felt his limbs go weak and he couldn't even stand steadily. He could only lean dejectedly on his brother.
Adachi Shizuku touched her chin and said, "I think he must be hungry. It's still early, shall we continue to have lunch?"
His suggestion was agreed by everyone, and the group returned to the sukiyaki restaurant. While filling their stomachs, they listened to Higashino Hiroshi's account of the entire experience of his encounter with the human traffickers. Even the waiter who served them listened attentively, almost forgetting that he was at work.
Higashino Hi was in charge of telling stories, while Hatori Yuiichi was the one who put food into his bowl and let it cool down. Although he didn't say anything, his behavior showed that he was being attentive.
However, apart from Hatori Shizuji, who was busy eating, and Okiya Subaru, who was observing Hatori Yui from the corner of his eye, everyone else's attention was on Higashino Hiroshi. Therefore, Okiya Subaru was the only one who noticed Hatori Yui's attentiveness.
The man who had been shooting without batting an eyelid just now was now picking up food without stopping. If he hadn't confirmed his eyesight, Subaru Okiya would have suspected he'd recognized the wrong person.
However, Hatori Yui hasn't looked him in the eye yet, and she probably wants to keep pretending to be stupid.
Subaru Okiya took a sip of his soda, thinking about how to pry open Hatori Yui's mouth.
Over there, Higashino Hi had finished his speech and was also fed by Hatori Yui. He glanced at the time and asked, "It's already one o'clock. Don't you need to meet up with your teammates?"
Hatori Yui carefully observed Higashino Hiroshi's expression and found no sign that he was in a bad mood, so he said, "Then I'll go now?"
Dong Yexi nodded and said, "Please leave your coat with me first. Your scent can soothe Jinger."
Hearing this, Yui Hatori gave up trying to get his coat. As he stood up and walked out, he heard Higashino Higashino's voice again: "Good luck in the afternoon game." He immediately turned around and saw Higashino Higashino's gentle smile.
I don't know what's going on, but the senior seems to be in a good mood. He's not angry!
Hatori's uneasy heart finally calmed down, and he responded with a smile: "I will definitely win!"
Seeing him so confident, Anda Shizuku couldn't help but tease him, "Oh~ Junior, you're so arrogant!"
Matsuzaki Tetsu retorted: "That's confidence!"
Toyama Mima and the other members said in unison, "We'll all cheer for you!"
Okiya Subaru said, "Come on."
"Brother is the best!" Seiji Hatori, the "brother fan", is online again.
Shortly after Hatori Yui left, Higashino Hiroshi and others returned to the venue and found the best viewing angle again.
Higashino Xi casually put Hatori Yui's coat on his legs and picked up the cheering banner again.
Hatori Shizueji glanced at the coat, then at Higashino Hi. Wasn't it supposed to comfort him? Why didn't he use it to cover him?
Before he could hesitate for long, the team for the first match of the afternoon came on the field for warm-ups. He immediately started cheering.
With the encouragement of his family and friends, Hatori Yui was in top form that afternoon. With four matches taking place simultaneously throughout the arena, he was the most eye-catching player. Even the spectators in the stands, even those cheering on other teams, couldn't help but focus on him. Professional scouts were even writing him down in their notebooks, noting down the names of players they needed to keep an eye on for the next few days.
The alumni who attended the match were delighted by the University of Tokyo's successful advancement, and even sat in their seats after the match to enthusiastically recap the match. Because Higashino Hiroshi and the others had put in so much effort in cheering, the cheerleaders were very friendly and even agreed to help them reserve seats for the next few matches.
Higashino Hiroshi and Toyama Mima packed up their support items and saved them for the next game. As he packed up, he said to Hatori Shizueji beside him, "Shizueji, we're ready to go."
"Um……"
Dong Yexi felt something was wrong with his voice and turned around to look. He saw Shizue Hatori leaning back in the chair with a flushed face, and he looked weak all over.
Higashino Xi quickly reached out and touched his forehead. "It's so hot, you have a fever." He held Hatori Shizue's wrist and felt his pulse, then stood up with a frown, handed everything in his hand to Toyama Mima, and said, "Shizue has a fever, I'm taking him to the hospital for an IV. Please take these things back to school for me."
Toyama Mima nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll take care of it. Take him to the hospital."
Higashino Hiroshi covered Shizue with Hatori Yuiichi's coat, and he had already put the magazine in his pocket back into his bag. He picked Shizue up and hurried out while calling Hatori Yuiichi: "Are you out yet? Shizue has a fever, I need to take him to the hospital."
"You have a fever?! Wait a minute." Hatori Yui hurriedly ran to the coach and told him that he had to leave first. Then he ran out while saying, "Where are you? I'll come out right away."
Dong Yexi: "Then I'll wait for you at Gate A1."
As the two of them arrived at the A1 gate, they saw Hatori Yui running over. Higashino Xi handed Hatori Seiji to him and used his phone to call a taxi. He was lucky, and a driver accepted the order in a short while. "There's a car, let's go."
The driver quickly took them to the nearest First Hospital. When they rushed to the pediatric emergency room, they found that the doctor on duty was actually an acquaintance.
"Senior Asai?!" Higashino Xi looked at Asai Narimi in surprise.
Asai Narumi was also surprised to see him, but he still remembered his work and examined Hatori Seiji first.
With the help of Higashino Higashi, Asai Narumi quickly confirmed Hatori Seiji's symptoms, then wrote out a prescription and asked the nurse to give the child an infusion.
After the IV drip was ready, the nurse took them out for the infusion, while Higashino Hiroshi was kept by Asai Narumi to reminisce about the past.
The hospital was short on seats, so Hatori Yui held Seiji in his arms, allowing him to sleep while receiving his IV. His position wasn't unusual in the pediatric clinic. Sitting next to him was a mother holding her child in the same position.
Perhaps because she was too bored to sit there, the lady couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with your child?"
Hatori Yuiichi replied, “I was scared.”
"That does make it easy to get a fever." Then the lady began to share her parenting tips. While Yui Hatori listened, her thoughts drifted to Higashino Hiroshi.
What is the senior talking about with the doctor? Why hasn't he come out yet?
The lady spoke until her mouth was dry and she asked with a lasting feeling: "Where is the child's mother?"
Hatori Yui paused and said, "My mother died a long time ago."
The lady then realized that they were not father and son, but two brothers who depended on each other for survival. She immediately felt even more fond of them and began to instruct him on the key points of educating children.
It was not until Hatori Seiji's infusion was about to end that Higashino Hiroshi and the nurse came over to remove the needle.
On the way back, Seiji Hatori slept soundly and did not wake up even when he was carried into the car and taken home.
Yuiichi Hatori put him on the bed, covered him with the quilt, walked out of the bedroom and closed the door, then walked into the living room and sat opposite Higashino Hiroshi.
After he sat down, Dong Yexi took out the magazine from his bag, put it on the coffee table with a thud, and said, "Come on, explain."
Hatori Yui opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Higashino Hi.
Dong Yexi looked at him gravely: "I'll only give you this one chance. So, think it over before you speak."
When Hatori Yui met his gaze, the feeling of panic came over her again.
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