Extra 4.11
"Is it still the umbrella?" Xia Yujie smiled and nodded, "I know. But the umbrella has been eaten by the nightmare fox, right?"
He restored the truth in a lighthearted way.
Jiang Lai: ... Oops! I forgot that the umbrella in the comic was eaten by the liquid fox, and the seemingly not very smart liquid fox has a smart owner.
Xia Youjie didn't say much. He smiled and waited for Jiang Lai's next words.
He was not afraid of killing time, in fact, he was happy to kill time because it would ensure that the real people nearby had gone far away and would not cause any harm to Jiang Lai.
Jiang Lai's nerves, which had been tense for so long, were somewhat numb. After being tense for too long, they would rebound and relax. Now, he was not nervous at all.
After all, being nervous is useless! I can't find excuses to leave, and I can't win if I force myself to leave. The other party has made it clear that they want to keep me, and I don't have the ability to resist.
Jiang Lai was silent for a moment, and finally said in a low voice with a hint of arrogance: "...You pay."
"What?" Xia Youjie was slightly startled when he heard this, obviously he didn't expect Jiang Lai to say this. He originally thought that Lai would find some more excuses to go back and forth with him a few more times.
"You owe me for my umbrella." Jiang Lai continued speaking in one go, his voice clear, "I borrowed it!"
Jiang Lai spoke so boldly because he did not sense any murderous intent from Xia Youjie. And some kind of intuition made him gradually calm down the thorns that were erected in his spirit.
Resistance is futile, and being nervous is useless, so let's just let it go! It's better than dying in silence. Besides, changing the subject like this might give me a chance to survive.
There is no reason for the other party to kill an ordinary person.
Therefore, Jiang Lai simply followed the psychology of ordinary people and made his own accusation - pay me back for the umbrella!
In a strange world where you are unfamiliar with everything, small amounts of money are very important. Jiang Lai is sure of this.
Although Gojo Satoru said that he would be paid three times and that his salary was generous, when the monthly payment had not yet arrived, he only had a few banknotes in the wallet in his windbreaker pocket.
How can you waste such a small amount of money! The umbrella was eaten by the liquid fox. The liquid fox has no ability to repay the debt, so the person in charge should pay it back.
Of course, if the other party doesn't compensate, he will...well, there's nothing he can do about it at the moment.
Jiang Lai raised his brown eyes and stared stubbornly at the man with a ball head in front of him. After struggling for a moment, he pursed his lips and said with courage: "Will you pay for it?"
After hearing Jiang Lai's words again, Xia Youjie finally came to his senses. He looked at Lai, who had gotten rid of his nervousness and was now looking angry, and couldn't help but chuckle.
Really... I never thought that Lai had this side.
Some of it was novel, some was funny, and some was cute. The mixed thoughts in Xia Yujie's heart also dissipated a little involuntarily.
He felt that Lei was like a bright, shining light that could dispel the wavering fog in his heart no matter when and where.
Xia Yujie raised his lips and nodded calmly, "Of course. Since it was my greedy child who damaged your umbrella, I must compensate you." He changed the subject and said, "That's why I asked you to sit here."
"Have some tea, let me make amends for you on behalf of Nightmare Fox, and we can talk about compensation at the same time, isn't that a good idea?"
"OK."
This time, Jiang Lai did not refuse again because he knew that refusing would be useless. He couldn't leave here anyway, so he might as well go along with what the other party said and sit down to rest for a while.
It's really tiring to stand all the time.
Xia Yujie made a "please" gesture, his attitude polite but with a hint of alienation.
He did not reveal his familiarity with Jiang Lai, nor did he reveal more information. Moreover, he had a plan in mind, and decided to inform Wan Wu and put on a show in front of Lai when he met Wu.
——These decisions were made because Jiang Lai is currently in a state of amnesia.
Xia Youjie did not reveal the truth, not because he did not trust Jiang Lai, who is now a high school student, but because what they are doing at the moment - secretly confronting the huge supervisory committee that occupies the society, is an extremely dangerous act.
Lai is now a blank slate, a young, lively, alert, smart but relatively immature teenager. Xia Youjie doesn't want to drag him into this troublesome quagmire.
Just like Gojo Satoru did not tell his students the true face of the Supervisory Board.
This is just like many undercover agents who carry out their missions in secret without even informing their families. This is done to keep the mission secret and to protect the safety of their families.
To know a secret, in a sense, also means to bear the weight of that secret.
Many times, ignorance is also a kind of bliss. Let the children be the light, and let them bear these dark and deep secrets. Xia Yujie thought.
Since Lai doesn't know anything now, there's no need to tell him the truth and add to his troubles and entanglements. Let Lai grow up like Wu's students, simply and happily.
Moreover, the talismans of the Regulatory Commission are now spread everywhere, and there are eyes and ears everywhere. Who knows whether the people around them are truly safe?
Just in case, it is better to face the other person in an acting state as much as possible and not reveal your true emotions.
The gods and monsters in navy blue kimonos once protected their dreams, and now it is their turn to hold up an umbrella for him who has lost his power.
Xia Yujie had no time to tell Nightmare Fox about these thoughts.
But the Nightmare Fox is a very smart little guy and he never says anything unnecessary.
When there was no clear recognition, it would just lie obediently on Geto's shoulder, wagging its fox tail and occasionally saying something like "hungry".
This Japanese-style room has an antique and elegant wooden low table with a complete set of tea sets on it and mats on all four sides of the table.
At this moment, Jiang Lai and Xia Yujie were sitting on the ground facing each other.
Xia Yujie brewed a pot of tea with elegant movements and prepared everything with great courtesy.
Jiang Lai stared closely.
At first, he wanted to keep a close eye on the other party's movements to avoid being manipulated by them unknowingly - although he felt that neither Leader Jie nor Brain Jie would use such means, he still had to be on guard against others, and it would be safer to keep a close eye on them.
But later, after realizing that the bun-haired man in front of him didn't do anything unnecessary, his attention gradually shifted to Geto's beautiful series of movements in preparing and brewing tea.
Even at the end, Jiang Lai almost couldn't help but sigh and give a thumbs up - fortunately, he came to his senses at the last moment, swallowed his inappropriate words, and did not make any exaggerated movements.
They were not that familiar with each other. In this case, it was better to speak as little as possible. Jiang Lai lowered his eyelids to avoid being tricked.
But when I think about it, he doesn't have many secrets - except for his life experience and the comics.
Jiang Lai, who had fought many battles in the world of science, actually knew a lot of clichés. But he didn't intend to use them here.
When there is a huge gap in power, it is better not to take this risk. If you fail to get the information and instead anger the other party, that would be bad.
Jiang Lai sat obediently, his eyes fixed on the table. He caught a glimpse of Xia Youjie sitting opposite him, taking out his cell phone, touching the screen with his fingers, and seemed to be typing.
"?" Jiang Lai was a little surprised. He was thinking, what is the other party doing?
Xia Yujie seemed to notice Jiang Lai's gaze. He quickly put down his phone and smiled faintly: "Didn't you ask me to return the umbrella for you? I'm looking for the information of that store."
"Do you know which one?"
"When you showed me the IOU just now, I saw the pattern on it," Xia Yujie replied. "I have some impression of it, so I can find it with a simple search."
This was half true and half false. The true part was that Geto Kagome knew the shop that owned the umbrella. The false part was that he did not search for the shop, but sent a message to Gojo Satoru, asking him to pick up Jiang Lai.
As it happens, they are all in Osaka now.
Kagome Kyo is in Osaka on duty for the Supervisory Committee, while Gojo Satoru was assigned to handle the scene due to the huge fluctuation of cursed energy here last night.
Now, Satoru's work is almost done. Xia Yujie glanced down at his phone and saw that Gojo Satoru had already replied to him. If nothing unexpected happens, Satoru should be here in about half an hour.
Xia Yujie had his usual smile on his face. He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and felt relaxed.
Even though there was no further communication between him and Jiang Lai, just by sitting face to face like this, Xia Yujie felt a long-lost sense of peace in his heart.
Perhaps it was because, after more than ten long years, I was finally able to sit at the same table with Lai, who had disappeared for a long time, as I once did.
Everything seemed to have entered some kind of slow motion shot, with the light outside the window rippling into the house like a tide.
However, this peace did not last long.
The sound coming from the door brought Xia Yujie out of the atmosphere just now. He was a little surprised - could enlightenment come so quickly?
When the door was fully opened, the figure outside the door also came into view. Xia Yujie narrowed his eyes, slowly put down the teacup in his hand, and his mind became completely clear.
"I say, there are still some tail ends to be dealt with in this mission. You can't just let me do it, right? You should rest here." A slightly rising voice was heard, and the three blue-haired cursed spirits outside the door stepped into the room.
——It's a real person! Jiang Lai recognized it immediately. His heartstrings, which had been slightly relaxed, tightened again.
The real person who stepped into the room immediately locked his eyes on Jiang Lai.
After the initial slight shock, the blue-grey eyes quickly burst into amazing light, flashing with curiosity and interest, and said thoughtfully: "Looks so familiar. Have we met before? But I feel like there is a big difference."
Jiang Lai knew that the blue-haired three-braided cursed spirit was referring to the scene of the tram station depicted in the comics.
He remained silent, trying his best to pretend to be as calm as he was then, but the power of the curse and the appearance could not be faked. Jiang Lai's right hand quietly fell to the position of the cursed gun in his trouser pocket, ready to counterattack at any time.
"What are you doing here?" Masato quickly turned to Takeru and smiled, "Can you give it to me to play with, Takeru? I really like this special toy."
This guy is a pervert. If he says he is a toy, he must be treating people as toys... He will fabricate souls and turn people into monsters that are neither human nor ghost. I can't let him touch me!
Jiang Lai's brown eyes were focused, his gaze was sharp, and his heart was heavy.
His hanging hand changed direction and grasped the strongest mobile phone, while his eyes were focused on Geto Suguru beside him.
Jiang Lai was also wary of the sudden attack from the man with the ball-head. After all, they seemed to be in the same group.
With the eyes of Zhenren and Jiang Lai focused together, Xia Youjie chuckled and raised his eyebrows. His expression was elegant, indifferent, and yet filled with a hint of danger.
The peaceful and tranquil atmosphere just now had been swept away, replaced by an undercurrent.
"No." Xia Yujie replied calmly. With a smile on his lips, he rejected it lightly.
"Why?" The real person blinked his heterochromatic eyes, and asked like a child who couldn't get the toy he wanted, "Why don't you give it to me?"
"Of course - I'm not done yet." Xia Yujie picked up the teacup with one hand, his wide sleeves half covering the corners of his lips. His foxy eyes narrowed slightly, and he said leisurely, "The order can't be messed up. You can't touch him until I throw him away."
Jiang Lai: ...bt, back off, back off! ! qaq
Summer Oil Geto: (Why was it Makoto who came first and not Satoru) (It can only be performed and added to the drama)
I recommend Yanyan's previous new articles about the UK and the US. She has now resumed her normal updates after working overtime. It's time to kill her now~
After the 1.0 extra chapter of this book is finished, there will be another extra chapter, and it should be officially finished~