Chapter 21 Twenty-one Ghosts Behind

At first, Toru Amuro was simply testing Tsuda Atsushi's attitude, just like when he asked Fujimiya Tatsuya before, but Tsuda Atsushi's reaction was beyond his expectations. He simply played along and played the role of Bourbon for a while, and continued speaking in a threatening manner.

Of course, he also left himself a way out and didn't say anything too final.

The result is like this now. Perhaps because he was provoked too much, Tsuda Atsushi suddenly entered a state of stress. After making reckless accusations, he fell silent again. No matter what Amuro Toru said, Tsuda Atsushi acted as if he refused to cooperate.

It's difficult.

Amuro Toru thought that he still had a lot to ask and couldn't offend the other party too much for the time being. But if he didn't use some threatening means, Tsuda Atsushi would shut his mouth like a river clam again.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down, secretly regretting that he had not chosen the right way to ask the question.

Logically speaking, Toru Amuro should have stayed in contact with the target for a while longer and then slowly extracted information from him, but now that this has happened, Tsuda Atsushi will definitely be more alert, and it will be even more difficult to get more accurate information. Now is the best time.

They don't have time. The organization is not someone who can be fooled. Neither is Vermouth. When Vermouth realizes what happened in Manhattan, he will ask him about it... Toru Amuro believes that it will be a tough battle and he must be prepared.

Therefore, for both public and private reasons, he had to get more information from Tsuda Atsushi this time.

"Danna, you just said 'you'? Besides me, who else has asked you these questions?" Amuro Toru asked again calmly, his tone sincere and sincere, "I don't know who you think I am, but the purpose of wanting to know these things is definitely different from what you think."

Nayue Chijiang had watched the show on the sidelines and had had enough. Facing Toru Amuro's helpless gaze, he smiled and gave a hint: "Domenico Scarlatti, a composer I liked very much in the past. Just tell him this."

This was a rare thing for Chijiang Nayue before she was 19 years old - to let people other than her family know her likes and dislikes.

However, Akae Nayue only remembered it after seeing the photo of the four members of the instrumental club. At that time, because of something, he revealed his musical preference when talking to this classmate.

If Tsuda Atsushi is really his admirer as others say, then he should know that 'Akae Nazuki' rarely talks about himself with others, and he should also know that even the fact that he likes Scarlatti is a secret from everyone.

Obviously, if Toru Amuro showed that he knew about this, the possibility that he would be someone that Atsushi Tsuda hated would be reduced to the lowest point.

After all, Tsuda Atsushi knew that Akae Nayue would not give the enemy a chance to understand him.

Amuro Toru said the name as prompted, and as expected, he noticed that Tsuda Atsushi on his back was stunned.

"How do you know..." Tsuda Atsushi's voice was full of disbelief.

"That Yuejun told me himself." Amuro Toru remained calm.

He was not wrong, it was Chijiang Nayue who said it herself, she just blurred the time deliberately.

Chi Jiang's Yue Ben Ling was also very excited to help fool his little fan: "There is also the Wanderer's Song!"

...This doesn't seem to be Scarlatti's piece, and it's a violin piece, right?

Although Toru Amuro, who had some common sense about music, repeated the story, he still gave the spirit behind him a strange expression.

The black-haired boy wrinkled his nose and stuck out his tongue: "What's wrong? Actually, I'm good at both piano and violin."

Tsuda Atsushi's expression became more shaky. He hesitated for a long time with his mouth open, and then he said as if he had made up his mind: "I can't tell whether you are one of them or not, and whether what you said is true or false, but I am not afraid of death. If you are lying to me, I will not tell you what you want to know even if I die."

Wow, eight years have passed and they are still fearless enough to keep a secret for a dead person? Akae Nayue now admired Tsuda Atsushi a little bit, and his gaze became a little more serious.

At the age of 18, he is really amazing. Even his little fans are so "loyal".

"Akae-kun has always been a very mysterious person. Although he usually seems to be difficult to approach, he is actually not that cold and indifferent. Sometimes I have a vague feeling that he may just think that the people around him are not important, so he does not treat everyone equally."

Tsuda Atsushi whispered, "Just like adults look at children, to Akae-kun, ordinary people are children... or maybe even lower creatures, I don't know."

Amuro Toru raised his eyebrows, looking at Akae Nayue, but he was hesitant to say something to Tsuda Atsushi: "If he has such a personality, why do you still admire him so much?"

Having been criticized for his past personality, Akae Nazuki grinned and gave Amuro Toru a brilliant smile without any guilt, which made Amuro Toru sweat coldly. "Would you deliberately hurt a child, a cat or a fish? No, Akae-kun is the same."

Tsuda Atsushi asked and answered himself.

"Compared to the ubiquitous labels and discrimination outside, being ignored equally is more gratifying. Chijiang is the best at everything he does, whether it's studying or sports. To him, the things we can't do are just as difficult as eating and drinking water." He said, "In his eyes, we are all the same."

When the gap is smaller, people may feel jealous, but Chijiang Nayue is so different from ordinary people that they cannot feel jealous at all.

On the contrary, almost everyone regarded Chijiang Nayue as a lighthouse that would never fall. When they were struggling on the vast sea, it seemed that as long as they looked up and saw that the lighthouse was still there, they would not lose the motivation to move forward.

As long as he stood there, he was indestructible.

Therefore, the existence of Chijiang Nayue had different meanings to the people around him at that time. They worshipped him without thinking about getting anything from it, but wanted to give their leader a tiny "reward", at least a little bit - even though becoming their lighthouse was never Chijiang Nayue's original intention.

In Japan, school bullying is a very common thing. When Tsuda Atsushi was in the first year of high school, he became the target of bullying for some reasons. The one who appeared in front of him when he collapsed was Akae Nazuki, who was also in the first year of high school.

The boy, who seemed not to notice the group of ferocious seniors in the restroom, walked to the marble counter and washed his hands without looking around. Tsuda Atsushi huddled on the ground, and could only see the other's straight trouser legs through his wet hair. He was still thinking that maybe he would have another "companion" soon, but in the blink of an eye, the other party knocked down the seniors who came forward to pick a fight without even taking a breath.

Tsuda Atsushi stared blankly at his senior who looked more seriously injured than himself, and immediately turned with starry eyes to look at Akae Nazuki who had regained his indifferent attitude and was washing his hands. He couldn't help but ask the other party out of curiosity why he wanted to help after saying thank you.

In the end, he got a cold look from Chijiang Nayue as if she was annoying him, and a reply of "I washed my hands because they stopped me."

When he heard this, the corners of Amuro Toru's mouth twitched again, and the look in his eyes when he looked at the spirit behind him became even more strange. Akae, who was also listening and recalling, didn't see it, and stuffed the memories he had dug out back into his mind.

As expected, a little devil is always a little devil no matter what age he is. Amuro Toru dares to believe that when Akae Nazuki said that, it was definitely not a considerate excuse, but he really thought so. This Tsuda Atsushi dared to talk to Akae Nazuki in cold mode and even made him impatient. He is also an incredible talent.

Up to this point, Tsuda Atsushi's answers were all about "Akae Nagetsu in his eyes" when Amuro Toru asked him just now.

After saying this, his tone suddenly turned somber: "As for what happened eight years ago... everyone else thought that Chijiang was really burned to death in his home. Some people also said that he might have committed suicide because he couldn't accept the death of his parents. Only I know that's not the case."

Tsuda Atsushi took a deep breath and revealed the secret he had kept for eight years in the slightly cold summer night: "He was killed, even..."

"He died a month before the fire," said the only person who knew the truth. He seemed to be sobbing, and his tears quickly soaked the fabric of the clothes on Amuro's shoulders. He was shaking all over. "I personally sent him to his death. Obviously, I had a chance to stop him."

"But I still watched him get on that ship and never get off again..."

No, you can't stop it, Chijiang Nayue thought.

No one could stop him from making a decision.

After hearing this, Akae Nazuki instantly understood where Tsuda Atsushi's conflicting emotions came from.

Tsuda Atsushi felt guilty for not being able to stop him from dying, and therefore hated 'them' who were involved in his death - this 'them' was quite smart, and was completely consistent with the truth that Akae Nazuki had deduced based on the memory fragments. It seemed that this young boss was not lying.

If nothing unexpected happens, the 'they' that Tsuda Atsushi witnessed that year were probably members of the organization.

Akae Nazuki sighed in her heart: No wonder she was so wary of Amuro Toru, perhaps she sensed the aura of the organization's members on Amuro Toru, and those videotapes used to help imitate him were most likely given to Tsuda Atsushi by Vermode.

Amuro Toru, who also heard this, was stunned.

One month before the fire...wasn't that the month when Akae received the news of his parents' death and appeared in the cemetery?

At the same time, both the person and the spirit behind him captured the key word, "ship".

After saying this, Tsuda Atsushi closed his mouth again, unwilling to continue. Amuro Toru thought for a while and chose another method.

"Want to make a deal with me?" The blond young man stopped. They were very close to the hotel now. If they looked up, they could see the roof of the hotel. "Trade secrets for secrets."

Not enough. Amuro Toru thought that the information he had now was not enough.

What kind of ship was it? Why was Tsuda Atsushi a "witness"? Why did Tsuda Atsushi think that group of people killed Akae Nazuki? And why did they keep this secret for eight years?

He thought about it, looking at the nonchalant little devil beside him with a headache, wondering why he was collecting information to decipher the puzzle, but the puzzles kept getting more and more.

Chijiang Nayue could only roll her hands and pretend to be innocent.

He doesn't know what he is looking at.