Chapter 2057-2065 [Gunshot]
It was already past seven when Etsuko Furukawa got home.
"I'm so sorry, I've been so busy lately..." She apologized as she walked into the house. When she saw her brother sitting on the sofa next to her, she was stunned. "Is it you?"
Furukawa Koji also turned to look at her, and the big gold chain around his neck rustled: "Hey! Sister, long time no see."
The relationship between the siblings didn't seem to be very good. Furukawa Etsuko's smile disappeared: "What are you doing here? I remember that mother just issued an order to expel you a few days ago, forbidding you to come to our house again."
Furukawa Koji exhaled a puff of smoke impatiently: "It's none of your business, this is my home, I can come back whenever I want!"
As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of the watch on Furukawa Etsuko's wrist, and suddenly froze as if he had discovered a new world, then he laughed mercilessly:
"What's up with that shabby electronic watch of yours? You even put it in a metal case to show off - I know! Your Swiss watch worth more than 500,000 was taken away by someone, right? Because you borrowed a loan at high interest rates and didn't pay it back, hahaha! I never thought that my excellent sister would have such a day."
Furukawa Etsuko became furious as if her tail had been stepped on: "It's not your turn to laugh at me! The money you borrowed from outside is no less than mine - this time you came to your mother just to let her help you clean up the mess and pay off your gambling debts, right, you hopeless gambler!"
Furukawa Koji sneered: "I am a gambler, how much better can you be?"
He suddenly pointed at Jiang Xia with the cigarette between his fingers: "You suddenly asked a detective to come here, isn't it just to pretend to be filial in this way, so that your stingy mother will be moved by you and give you money? You emotional liar, don't think that others can't see through your tricks!"
The brother and sister quickly started arguing.
Jiang Xia took a sip of tea and said, "It's quite lively. Is what they said true?"
When the maid heard someone asking the question, she subconsciously whispered, "Ms. Etsuko's company is on the verge of bankruptcy because of a broken capital chain. Mr. Koji also owes gambling debts and is being chased by debt collectors every day."
Xun Zhengwan found it unreasonable: "Isn't their mother the president of a loan company? Why are they so short of money?"
The maid couldn't help but say, "Madam loves money like her life, and she is very obsessed with collecting debts. She won't give a single yen to those who don't intend to pay back, even her own sons and daughters."
After hesitating for a moment, she added, "The only exception is probably Master Hao Er. The old lady used to give him some money every now and then. But Master Hao Er became even worse, like a bottomless pit, so a few days ago the old lady finally couldn't stand it anymore and forbade him to set foot here."
Hashimoto Maya: “…” Is this maid really not from Usa? The master’s secret is revealed.
But on second thought, he suppressed his doubts: it wasn't that "Uzo's minions are everywhere" that made him despair, but that almost all Tokyo people are so enthusiastic - yes, it should just be a coincidence, don't think too much about it.
And it was obvious that more than one person heard the maid's mumbling.
At some point, the brother and sister stopped arguing and looked at this side with unfriendly eyes.
Furukawa Etsuko scolded, "Xiao Zi, what are you talking about!"
Machida Azusa was startled and lowered his head, holding the tray and pretending to be mute.
Furukawa Etsuko had just been exposed, and she was too embarrassed to stay in front of her friends and the detective. She looked to the second floor. Now that the detective had been invited, it was time to ask the old lady down to ask about her situation on the day she was attacked.
Furukawa Etsuko walked to the stairs and glared at the maid: "Come here! Stop gossiping in front of the guests and come with me to call mother down."
The maid responded timidly and was about to follow, but Furukawa Koji said with a smile: "You are not hired by my sister, why do you have to listen to her orders. Instead of trying to please her, why don't you come and try to please me - as long as I say a few good words to mom, the money you owe can be written off immediately."
Furukawa Etsuko stopped and sneered, "Instead of flirting with the maid, you might as well think about how to persuade your mother to change her mind. Let's go, Xiaozi. Don't pay attention to this brainless thing."
The two women went upstairs one after the other.
Only the guests and Koji Furukawa were left in the living room looking at each other.
Since he had nothing to do, Jiang Xia put down his teacup and asked casually, "From what you said just now, the maid owed money?"
"Yeah." Furukawa Koji lit another cigarette out of boredom and gossiped casually, "She's cheap, but she's always clumsy. When she was cleaning the bedroom today, she soiled my mom's Persian carpet again.
"The carpet that my mother used to lay in her bedroom was not cheap. Her year-end bonus and salary were gone in an instant. Unfortunately, this amount of money was just a drop in the bucket. In order to compensate for the carpet, she had to write an IOU.
"Haha, how funny is that, she came here to work and earn money, but ended up losing herself. And this happened more than once, she had lost things several times before.
"So, this little idiot didn't make any money from my family. Instead, she lost a lot of money. I made a bet with my friend a while ago about how long she would last before quitting. I didn't expect that she could endure more than I thought."
Speaking of "gambling", Koji Furukawa hissed and remembered something fatal.
He stood up and walked out: "Tomorrow is the repayment day again. I have to go buy a small gift first and coax the old lady into a good mood today."
Soon, several people from Furukawa's family left, leaving only a group of guests sitting in the living room, looking at each other.
Hashimoto Maya eased the atmosphere: "It's not easy to be a rich family."
"What kind of wealthy family is this?" Xun Zhengwan raised his chin with a look of disdain, "But brothers and sisters are really troublesome, and they are useless except for grabbing the family property - fortunately, although my brothers are not good people, my parents are very reliable."
Mrs. Xun smiled and said, "Don't say that. Everyone is excellent."
Xun Zhengwan snorted in his heart, but knew that he had to show a proper attitude to his mother as her step-wife, so he didn't say anything else.
…
At this time, upstairs.
The maid and Etsuko Furukawa went up to the second floor and walked to the door of the old lady's bedroom.
The two knocked on the door, but there was no response for a long time.
Furukawa Etsuko had to use some force, knocking and shouting: "Mom, don't sleep, there are guests coming!"
There was no sound in the room. When I pushed the door, it was locked.
The maid frowned in confusion: "Madam used to be a very light sleeper and would wake up as soon as the door was knocked. Why is she sleeping so deeply today?"
"Maybe you don't want to see me." Furukawa Etsuko laughed tiredly and wiped the sweat off her face with a handkerchief. "Who told me to..."
She didn't hold it firmly and the handkerchief fell to the ground.
Etsuko Furukawa sighed and squatted down to pick it up.
At this moment, a gunshot was heard in the bedroom, which was extremely eye-catching in the night.
(End of this chapter)
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