Chapter 57 Will the brother-in-law be able to save money?
"Ah! I completely forgot about the water issue if you hadn't mentioned it." After all, his skill could create water, and it was raining and snowing outside, which made Feng Xingshou subconsciously neglect water. He only realized it after hearing Hagiwara's reminder.
He hurriedly said, "Okay! Matsuda and I will go collect water. You go and look around, but don't go too far. You must be back before the dungeon countdown ends in 5 minutes. There are such dangerous things here, who knows what kind of accident might happen."
"Hmm!" Having experienced death before, Hagiwara didn't want to try that again, even though he knew that Fuu-chan had the ability to rewind time. Besides, the cost of using this ability was still unknown, and it seemed that Fuu-chan had to die along with him to activate it. Therefore, he agreed very seriously.
Matsuda had a different idea when he heard Hagiwara say this: "Hagi! I'll go trigger the fire alarm and check the situation outside. You stay in this exhibition hall and help Kaze-chan with the water storage! After all, I used to work in the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division, and I know a few people here now."
If you're not wearing your uniform, even if other people encounter you, they'll only think you look familiar, and won't associate you with Kenji Hagiwara himself. Don't forget, the police are still investigating the case of the attempted murder of Miss Tokiwa.
After a fire is triggered, the police will guide people out of the exhibition hall for public safety. However, they will definitely leave some officers and an investigation team behind to collect evidence. Once everyone else has left, those remaining in the exhibition hall will be conspicuous.
As for why someone had to stay behind to help Feng Xingshou collect water, Matsuda had already heard about it from Hagi. He knew that even if the tap was turned on in the dungeon dimension, water wouldn't flow out.
This is probably because when the dungeon is destroyed, the tap is usually turned off, so there is generally not a large amount of water being destroyed. Of course, it is also possible that even if the water is destroyed, it will only turn into water vapor or other components.
Unlike most substances that simply cease to exist after being blown up or burned, and whose ashes have no value, the collection of water from the real dimension must be done by him or Hagi.
Then, the Wind Star Guardian had to maintain the connection with them to put away the bucket, so the three of them, having already reached a tacit understanding, did not waste any time on this issue.
"Hmm! This one is fine with you too." Hagiwara felt that Jinpei's arrangement was more suitable, so he agreed immediately, but added, "Be careful and keep track of time."
He wouldn't have said that before, thinking that Jinpei was very smart and knew what he should and shouldn't do. But after the Ferris wheel incident, he felt that there were some things he had to say.
"Okay!" Matsuda Jinpei agreed, then took out his phone to set an alarm while turning to walk towards the location where the fire alarm could be triggered.
"Konjinpei, wait a minute!" Hagiwara, watching his retreating figure, felt a sudden tightness in his chest and instinctively called out. Then, he said to Kazeki no Kami beside him, "Kaze-chan, you should get him a gun for self-defense! Since your brother's accomplices are around, it's too disadvantageous for Kojinpei to be without a weapon."
"Oh! Okay." After hearing this, Feng Xingshou thought of his older brother's black overcoat, which was practically a mobile arsenal. If his accomplices were the same, then it would indeed be safer for Matsuda to carry weapons.
However, after taking the weapon out of her spatial backpack and placing it on Matsuda, she couldn't help but ask worriedly, "What if the police encounter him and want to conduct a gunpowder test on him?"
"Heh... It's alright, at worst Jinpei can just go back now! It's better than encountering danger, anyway, he hasn't done anything that the police would be ashamed of." Before Matsuda could answer this, Hagiwara answered for him.
Matsuda was speechless. He glanced at his carefree childhood friend, his half-moon eyes wide open.
A half-hearted agreement: "Yes! Just like Hagi said, being exposed isn't a big deal. I have the legal right to fire, and I wasn't trying to kill anyone, I was trying to save someone!"
"It's good that you're alright!" Hearing them say that, Feng Xingshou was no longer worried. However, he still hoped that Matsuda wouldn't be exposed. After all, he had brought Matsuda into the game because of his good intentions but bad actions. If Matsuda went back now, it would be equivalent to forcibly erasing three years of Matsuda's life...
After Matsuda retrieved his sidearm, he left the area.
Only then did Hagiwara feel relieved and called out to Kaze, "Kaze-chan, let's go to the restroom and get some water."
"Okay!" Feng Xingshou agreed, thinking to himself, "It seems that Hagiwara and Matsuda had planned to store water in the dungeon long ago. They even asked me to make a lot of water buckets from the remaining half of the plastic after I finished washing my clothes this morning!"
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Then the three of them went about their own business. Leaving aside what happened to Matsuda, Kazesei and Hagiwara were in the restroom, turning on all the taps to get water while chatting and guessing that the sudden noise outside was because the fire alarm had been triggered and the people in the exhibition hall were starting to evacuate.
Hagiwara would turn on several taps and fill several buckets with water before going outside to check the situation. Then, Fengxing Shou learned from him that the instance they were in was inside twin skyscrapers in Nishitama City, Japan.
This place, which looks like an exhibition hall, is actually the banquet hall on the 60th floor of Tower A of the Twin Towers. Now, after Matsuda managed to trigger the fire alarm, the police are busy arranging for the banquet attendees to take the elevators down in an orderly manner.
After all, the buildings are too tall, and most people simply cannot go down the stairs without taking the elevator. Fortunately, this is a twin skyscraper, and there are two connecting bridges between Building A and Building B, so elderly people, women and children with poor physical strength can take the elevator down first.
The physically fit men were evacuated to Building B, where the fire alarm had not been triggered, via the connecting bridge. The police are currently busy maintaining order as people descend the stairs, leaving only a few members of the on-site investigation team behind. The others simply don't have time to check other areas, so it's estimated that he won't be noticed by the police for a while...
Feng Xingshou breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the police wouldn't notice him for a while. Cough cough... After all, he had just taken so many valuable things, even if it seemed to be because of the game.
In the reality that Hagiwara and the others were in, these things seemed to still be there, as if they really existed, without any trace of theft. She was also quite guilty, fearing that when the police later discovered that valuable items had been stolen, they would suspect Hagiwara because of her behavior.
Hagiwara, on the other hand, hadn't worried about this issue at all. Anyway, these things still existed in the real world and would only disappear when the dungeon time ended. Since he was just waiting for the water time anyway, it was more important to chat with Kaze-chan and learn more about her.
Thinking of this, Hagiwara's expression remained as gentle as ever, and he asked casually, "By the way, Fuu-chan, you must earn a pretty good income as a mercenary! It sounds like you're having a tough time."
Is my future brother-in-law going to be stingy with Feng Jiang? ─━ _ ─━
"It wasn't very hard! After I finished my apprenticeship as a pastry chef, I had a good job and the salary wasn't low in China. Besides living expenses, I even saved up for a down payment on a small 47-square-meter apartment!"
Moreover, my brother gives me a lot of living expenses, but that's all money he earned through hard work. I can spend it on living expenses before I start working, but I can't waste it on buying luxury goods!
Besides, isn't that what movies often show? In the end, the bad guys always lose to good, either being brought to justice or ending up with injuries that prevent them from holding a gun and leading a life of poverty and hardship. I'm worried that my brother will encounter something like that.
He gave it to me
"I saved all my living expenses after I started working, intending to give them to him for his retirement. He doesn't seem like the type to save money." Feng Xingshou's voice lowered as he said this.
She thought about how her brother might run into trouble when he couldn't handle a gun because he wasn't used to saving money, and she considered that he might be arrested for doing something that crossed the line for mercenaries. But she never imagined that he would disappear 10 years ago, probably already...
As expected, people can always guess the beginning, but not the real ending. If only the game's instance could one day allow her to reach the time when her brother had the accident, it would be great. Unfortunately, her brother is usually very mysterious and sometimes doesn't contact her for a year or half a year.
Aside from the monthly living expenses that proved he was alive and well before March 1, 2015, and that the accident probably happened sometime between March and April 1, he knew nothing about what had happened to him. He couldn't even ask Hagiwara and the others to help him calculate the possible scenarios of his brother's accident.
She felt disappointed about these things, but she didn't voice her inner thoughts or pass on negative energy to Hagiwara. Besides, she knew very well that for police officers like Hagiwara, her disappointment and worry would not elicit any empathy from them for a criminal.
Oh no! This is a bad direction for understanding things! Even though Hagiwara couldn't see it, he could hear the disappointment and worry in Fuu-chan's voice. However, he didn't avoid the topic just because his future brother-in-law was a dangerous criminal and this instance seemed to be his masterpiece.
Pretending not to notice Feng Xingshou's sadness, she put away her frivolous tone and said solemnly, "Feng-chan, when we get back, tell me all about your brother going missing! Maybe there's a way to save him like you saved me and Xiao Jinping!"
But will my brother-in-law save money in the future? I'm worried about his retirement, so I've been saving the living expenses he gives me. Cough cough... that's just my personality! It just feels like this worry is a bit unnecessary.
Judging from his observation skills, his future brother-in-law didn't seem like a brainless person. On the contrary, his keenness, insight, and shrewdness gave him a sense of unfathomable depth.
Would someone this capable not leave themselves a way out? The answer is probably the opposite of what Feng Jiang fears; her future brother-in-law likely has so many escape routes he wouldn't even have enough octopus legs to go around…
As for the issue of going missing, it's likely that he encountered a formidable opponent and fell into trouble. If it were due to a police arrest, Feng-chan, as a family member, would definitely have been notified, and Feng-chan wouldn't have used the excuse of going missing...
"Eh! But my brother is currently working for the Japanese underworld?" The unexpected response surprised Kazesei-no-Mori's voice.
She wondered, puzzled, that for Officer Sang, the death of someone like her brother would save them trouble! Why did she sound like she wanted to save her brother just now?
"Of course it's because he's my future brother-in-law, I should save him if I can!" Hagiwara said this very shamelessly, and then there was silence around him.
Even the faint, chubby little hand that he could always feel on his hand, full of Feng Jiang's scent, had disappeared. He could almost imagine Feng Jiang's reaction when he was amused by his words and immediately distanced himself from him.
The thought of that scene made him want to laugh, but it wasn't good to laugh out loud about this topic, so he had to hold it in! Second year of graduate school! Hagiwara encouraged himself to suppress his laughter while pretending to be as calm as ever, and said, "Of course, it's just a joke."
For me, even the life of a criminal must be saved. Criminals, even if they have committed crimes, should be punished under the law. Whether they live or die should be left to the laws of each country to determine. We cannot allow someone to die without knowing why. Of course, when rescuing someone, we must ensure that it does not cause death or injury to others at the scene.
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