Chapter 18 Master, Is There Any Hope for Me?
Suzuki Sonoko had several dreams in a half-asleep and half-awake state. When she regained some consciousness, her mind was still confused.
Deba Jingji calmly sat in the chair opposite her and drank tea, having anticipated her reaction.
The so-called hangover talisman is nothing more than a small seal formed by extracting herbal essences. Once opened, it instantly emits a choking smell, which is no different in essence from chemical hangover remedies.
If it can stimulate people to regain consciousness, it would be an outstanding effect. But it is simply unrealistic to expect to sober them up completely just by smelling it.
"Are you awake?"
In a daze, Suzuki Sonoko heard someone asking her a question, and she nodded first, then shook her head.
According to their family background, these young masters and young ladies who were destined to be worth a lot of money were inevitably exposed to some unspeakable personal dangers since childhood - especially the designated heirs - they would more or less undergo some training so that they could learn how to protect themselves to the greatest extent possible in various emergencies.
Anyone here today who has passed the course - like Feng Jingye - will not reveal their true identity when they regain consciousness. They can just pretend to be unconscious for a while, not to mention that when people ask questions, they actually respond without any preparation!
Suzuki Sonoko has a very dull sense of crisis. She was kidnapped once since she was a child, but she managed to escape unscathed to an incredible degree. When she grew up, the Suzuki family became richer and richer. When the money accumulated to a transcendent level, the wealth turned from temptation into deterrence, and she became extraordinarily safe.
Jingsi Chang brought a cup of tea with great interest and watched her standing there in a daze.
There has never been a normal boy or girl in their family. Even that "waste" aunt married the head of a top-ranking conglomerate. The children they gave birth to were trained like sophisticated machines. One look at them would reveal their white hairs of sweat. They were not as cute as the little demon hunters of the Dechang family who would always use knives and guns.
The girl opposite was curled up in a large chair with her hands on her knees, her expression of ignorance was particularly natural. Rather than being a drunk little alcoholic, she looked more like a young bird that knew nothing about anything and opened its eyes for the first time to look at the world.
She half-closed her eyes wearily, and took longer than Chang Jingsi expected to perceive the environment. As if she suddenly remembered something, her eyebrows drooped, she sniffed listlessly, and then said in a particularly aggrieved voice, "Ah, I'm so hungry..."
The owner of the place, who had been ready to watch the fun, suddenly felt a subtle sense of wonder, and under the urging of some unknown mentality, he gently pushed the plate beside him.
Any restaurant that dares to call itself high-end will generally provide good basic service. Although this is an empty private room and orders have not yet been taken, the table is neatly laid out with exquisite snacks and tea.
Suzuki Sonoko seemed to have become more sober after smelling the scent. After drinking two sips of water, she was finally able to tell that there was a person sitting in front of her.
Her first reaction was to be startled. If her physical condition hadn't cooperated, she would have jumped up from the chair.
But in less than ten seconds, the drunk Miss Suzuki calmed down again.
Although my mind was still a mess, my instincts were still good.
Suzuki Sonoko has only two instincts that keep her functioning in the background.
First, it is her way of thinking based on her unique brain circuits.
The second is the code of conduct that Tomoko Suzuki spent more than ten years instilling in her.
Because her daughter is mentally retarded, her mother is really worried about her.
She never expected her daughter to be able to fight criminals like the little heroes in the movies, or to be able to recognize the saboteurs' true colors in public places like buses and shopping malls and help XXX get justice.
She never even expected her daughter to save herself if she encountered danger.
This is how Suzuki Tomoko taught Sonoko since she was a child: It doesn't matter if you get caught, and no matter how vicious the kidnapper is (this includes school bullies), don't cry, just look him in the eye and tell him the amount of money.
The starting price ranges from one hundred thousand to one million. If one times is not enough, try ten times. If ten times is not enough, try a hundred times. Carry your checkbook with you. Even if you have to spend one million from the kidnappers to buy a piece of bread to fill your stomach, you can't starve yourself.
As long as you can ensure your safety, you can sign any amount of money!
——Anyone who wants to make money to live can be scared by this trick in minutes!
Suzuki Sonoko's mind was in a fuzzy state, and Suzuki Tomoko's earnest teachings flashed quickly, and she subconsciously wanted to reach into her pocket for her checkbook.
Because of the strange posture she was curled up in the chair, when she swung her arm, it first hit the armrest with a bang, and then hit her wrist on the edge of the table with a bang.
The pain instantly stopped the idea of taking out the checkbook.
Jingsi was startled by the real sound. Sure enough, less than three seconds after she retracted her hand, a loud gasp was heard in the room. Miss Yingjuan stared blankly at the back of her hand, which was beginning to turn red, for a long time, and finally realized that it hurt.
Then she realized it belatedly and started crying.
Shizuka Deba wasn't very good at describing the change. It was as if her brain received the pain signal a beat late, froze for a moment, and then slowly worked out the equation [pain = crying]. When she sent this instruction to her body, a long blank naturally appeared in between.
——This card machine-like operation was so novel that it was almost cute. In these few short minutes, Shizuka Deba pulled out a chair and sat next to her, took out his business card from his wallet, and even poured himself another glass of water.
When Suzuki Sonoko pursed her lips and drooped her eyes, ready to start crying, the head of the business department calmly raised his hand and handed his business card to her.
Yuanzi, who was halfway through preparing to cry, naturally got stuck. She maintained that posture, looking at the colorful card in front of her, and blinked blankly.
This wasn't a business card used by a shell company under the Dechang family as a disguise. It didn't have any contact number written on it. It only had the badge of Dechang as the chief demon hunter printed on it, along with a row of tiny talismans.
Yuanzi squinted his eyes and looked at it for a long time: I didn’t understand.
What the hell is this?
"This is the mark of a demon hunter."
The mellow and pleasant male voice was a little low. Suzuki Sonoko slowly exclaimed, "It's so nice," and then paid attention to the key point.
Alas, the demon hunter!
Shizuka Deba looked at her eyes that suddenly widened and couldn't help but laugh.
The girl's gaze was focused on him, proving that the child could not see the Shikigami floating behind him, meaning that she did not have the ability to "see."
But the Shikigami who always followed closely beside him, intentionally or unintentionally dodged away at the moment when the girl's aura fluctuated just now - this also proved that the breath he felt in the corridor was not an illusion.
This young bird does have the ability to make filthy things repel.
Among those who work in the supernatural field these days, catching ghosts is actually the hardest job. There are many regulations and people are trying to steal the business. Exorcists are the second hardest job.
The most popular ones are those for praying for blessings and exorcising evil spirits.
Whether they believe it or not, whether there are problems or not, many people, especially dignitaries, are willing to spend a lot of money to buy psychological comfort.
How wonderful it was! The demon hunter almost reached out to touch the top of the bird's head in admiration.
Even though I couldn't see anything, I was frightened by so many strange things.
——If this girl is taught well, she will be able to accomplish many great things!
In fact, it doesn’t matter even if it doesn’t amount to anything great.
As if looking at the radishes in his own field, the head of the Dechang family, with a wonderful patience born out of this expression, stroked her warm brown hair with satisfaction: Because this child has no ability to see, even if she enters the Dechang family, she will not be too deeply affected by the other world, so this girl is destined to be the only cute, normal and likable child in the Dechang family dojo.
Of course, judging by the current situation, he is probably the one who makes the most money.
At this moment, Suzuki Sonoko no longer had the time to care about why this man touched her head. Her half-conscious mind was filled with the three words "demon exorcist"!
So she shook her head forcefully, rubbed her eyes, and looked up and down at this man who seemed to have a good temper and was very pleasant to touch.
Long hair - well, very flowing
The hand was bandaged - wow, it looked very professional.
Half of the eye is covered with a talisman - my god, it's full of mystery and looks so believable!
Then, this demon exorcist, who looked very trustworthy, asked her kindly in a voice so gentle that it made her sleepy, "Do you usually feel that there is something wrong around you?"
After all, Deba Shizuka is the head of the dojo, and he has seen many newcomers, big and small. He has seen many people who "don't believe" something because they "can't see it", so before he wants to kidnap someone, he must at least make the other party sure that he is not a liar.
This is true even if the "other party" is a young bird that looks gullible.
This should be very simple. After all, even if she can't see it, this girl is a capable person, and her abilities are quite strong. She should have some feelings about those things.
For example, she won't feel cold when she walks into a dark place, or if she occasionally encounters something dirty, she will suddenly feel uncomfortable for a moment and then feel relieved. For another example, she may have some subtle feelings and likes for a certain god's shrine.
As soon as he finished speaking, Suzuki Sonoko opened her mouth in surprise.
He actually saw it!
——Oh my god, it’s been seventeen and a half years!
——This is the first person who said there is something wrong around her!
Then she burst into tears.
It really happened in an instant. She had already prepared herself to cry, and now the tears just flowed.
Sonoko sniffed, looking at Deba with eyes full of trust and relief at finally finding a savior. That pure enthusiasm even made Deba Shizuka have the illusion that he was an omnipotent god in her eyes.
Ah, it seems that this is really a child who is used to being wronged. The boss of the demon hunter family is funny but also a little distressed - after all, he will be the radish in their field in the future.
Fortunately, children with psychological pressure from childhood trauma are the easiest to fool. From the very beginning, Jingsi Dechang felt that her crying was quite pitiful, and now he had the urge to stroke her feathers without any hesitation.
But the girl kept crying and then she lowered her head and rubbed her eyes. When she managed to calm down, she excitedly wanted to hold Chang Jingsi's hand.
In this heartwarming scene as if a fledgling has found its life mentor, the half-drunk and half-awake Miss Bird eagerly grabbed the "life mentor".
She asked: "Master, do you think there is any hope for me?!"
——She had suspected that something was wrong with her life before. What the hell was going on? Every time she met a fiancé, she would tell him about her brother running away, her father dying suddenly, or her plane crashing and having its money handed over to the country!
The latter two were able to escape, probably because their lives were a tragedy from the very beginning!
"What exactly is this symptom of mine, Master?"
Yuanzi sniffed. "Is it a bad romance? A fake romance? Or am I just not lucky in love? Or am I destined to be childless, so bad that I can't even get married?"
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel sad. She put the back of Deba Jingsi's hand in front of her eyes, wiping her tears and sobbing: "I just want to recruit a legal worker, why is it so difficult..."
Jingsi Dechang's head hurt because of her yelling. He thought that she was indeed very noisy after waking up, and a little annoying, but he also quickly bent his fingers and tapped the tender pink circle at the corner of his daughter's eyes.
There was nothing wrong with her.
However, my luck in love is bad...
The head of the place calmly pulled away the hand covered with tears, and pinched her cheek and shook it: This is probably not a problem of bad love, it is character that determines destiny, my silly girl.
This sigh, which was neither light nor heavy, was keenly caught by Yuanzi. The expression on her face instantly changed to one of more aggrieved. She was obviously a tall girl, but when she frowned, she looked shrunk into a ball.
Then the strong Miss Suzuki Sonoko took a deep breath and sat back in her original position calmly.
She said, "Master, tell me the truth."
Sonoko sat down seriously, staring intently at Dechang Jingsi's indifferent face: "Is there any cure for my problem? How complicated is the specific process?"
As if she was afraid of being rejected by the only lifeline who saw through her clues, she emphasized, "Don't worry about the cost. You can name the money and materials. I promise to do what I say!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately raised three fingers to the sky and emphasized righteously: "I swear!"
Shizuka Deba always thought she was young, but now he really thought she was silly and young. She looked not only frivolous, but also like an elementary school student holding a horoscope guide in a magazine and trying hard to figure out who her future husband would be.
Silly girl, how old are you?
Do you really want to be in love this much?
The head of the Dechang family rubbed his chin thoughtfully, thinking that instead of telling her about the "other world", it would be better to just promise her something like "as long as you join the Dechang family's dojo, I will give you a boyfriend"...
Thinking of this, he laughed first.
Suzuki Sonoko was staring at him cautiously, and when she saw this expression, an idea suddenly flashed in her mind!
Yes, it is definitely not cheap to get a job from such a master with real skills. If the problem is serious, it may even cause damage to his vitality, so it must be very expensive!
She looks like an ordinary high school girl now, and the master probably doesn't believe in her determination at all!
As soon as she realized this, Suzuki Sonoko immediately wanted to take out her ID card to prove her identity.
As a result, she searched from top to bottom and found herself speechless: let alone an ID card, she didn't even have a student ID card.
When Deba Shizuka came back to his senses, the little chick grabbed his sleeve righteously and said seriously: "My name is Suzuki Sonoko."
The head of the family was stunned by the sudden self-introduction, but then she felt that the way she stared at him as if she wanted a response was unexpectedly endearing because of her seriousness.
Thinking of this, the demon hunter couldn't help but start thinking: Her ability is indeed worth cultivating, but Deba Jingji knows very well what kind of person he is. It is true that he thinks this girl is cute now, but once he is asked to teach her, he will definitely dislike her for being spoiled, stupid, or unable to endure hardship.
If they stay together for a long time, they will inevitably get tired of each other.
It was a rare opportunity for him to meet such a fun kid, and it would be a shame to ruin the mood.
——Instead of throwing the child to the dojo, it would be better to hire a master to stay at home, let Nanase go to worry about the class, and let Cheng and her dislike each other. It would be nice for me to have nothing to do and play with the child.
However, the "child," unable to wait for a response, tugged at him even more earnestly, his white fingers forcefully pointing toward the window, illuminating the brightly lit beam in the distance that seemed to reach the sky, and repeated word by word, "My Suzuki, that Suzuki."
Fireworks were launched outside the window, and the warm colorful lights lit up and disappeared. The pupils of the head of the field shrank in the instant the lights flickered.
Most people are used to calling the tower Tokyo Tower. Due to its extraordinary height, its English kana name is Sky Tree. However, because of his aunt, Shizuka Deba paid extra attention to the fact that the tower, which can be regarded as a landmark of Tokyo, is actually officially called "BELL TREE" in English.
It means bell tower, or bell tower.
To put it more bluntly, it is the Suzuki Tower.
The author has something to say: I think many of Aoyama’s settings are only reflected indirectly because the series is too long.
For example, Xiaolan has a very good personality - after all, her boyfriend has been gone for over 900 episodes, and she still has a good temper.
For example, I think Suzuki Sonoko is a very cold character - in the original work, she falls in love with handsome guys whenever she sees them, but if the handsome guy is killed or revealed to be the murderer, she will say something like "What? I thought he was a good guy because he was so handsome."
It's okay once or twice, but when it happens too many times, I feel that this girl is super cold and indifferent. It's overestimating her to say that she's just good-looking. But Aoyama set her up as the most worry-free best friend, supporting Xiaolan in all aspects. So my impression is that except for being unchanging towards Xiaolan, Sonoko's attitude towards other people is actually indifferent.
Another point that can be seen from the side is how much money the Suzuki family has.
The more theatrical versions are released, the more exaggerated the wealth of the Suzuki family becomes. The prototype of the Suzuki Tower in the original work is the Tokyo Skytree. What does this mean?
At first I didn't realize how terrible this private thing was, then I looked it up.
Among the landmarks built in modern times (except for ancient buildings such as the Great Wall and the Colosseum in Rome), the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur were built by the Singapore Petroleum Company, but this company is state-owned. Another example is the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, but the plan was proposed by the Crown Prince of Dubai and the Minister of Defense, and it was only the contractor who was responsible for building the building. The Sydney Opera House is simply a government-sponsored project.
In reality, the construction of the Skytree was jointly proposed by Japan's six major television stations, and the investor and contractor was one of Japan's top railway companies. Capitalist countries are a little more relaxed, but in essence it is at the same level as state-owned enterprises such as China Railway Corporation. Moreover, the naming and location of the Skytree are determined by the government, and there is also a related promotion plan. It is a joint project.
By the same token, what does it mean for Aoyama to completely give Tokyo Tower to the Suzuki family?
This is under the premise that the free shipping zone is a country. The Oriental Pearl Tower is the private property of a certain family. It is not like the famous buildings of the wealthy families in Europe and the United States, which were passed down from ancestors dozens or hundreds of years ago. Instead, it was only newly built in recent years.
This is more than just about being rich, it's a question of control over the country. Is there any difference between being a BOSS and being a local tyrant?
There is also the issue of holding various national treasures of various countries :-D
In other comics, no matter what three major conglomerates or seven families that control the economic lifeline, no matter how many high-sounding settings the authors create, none of them are as ruthless as Aoyama's.
Not to mention how much assets the Suzuki family has lost over the past 900 episodes, and how much losses would bankrupt an ordinary wealthy person several times, but this is still not a big deal for their family...
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