Chapter 271 Sixteen Villains

If it was the 29-year-old Toru Amuro, he probably wouldn't even be stunned at this moment, but would immediately perform the most skilled "Honey Trap" in the most natural manner as if no one was around.

If it was a 25-year-old Bourbon, he would probably need to do some psychological preparation to be able to calm down and act freely under the eyes of his childhood friends. At the same time, he would mourn for his image of being blown away by the wind for a second, but immediately hypnotize himself that everything is for the mission.

However, it was neither of these two. The person present at this moment was the 22-year-old Rei Furuya, a righteous police academy student who had been single for 22 years and whose main concern during socializing was the food in the izakaya.

So after Furuya Rei's brain finally digested those words and understood what they meant, he took a step back completely out of reflex.

He began to observe Chijiang Nayue's appearance with a completely new perspective: So, if you look closely at the new clothes, you will find that the workmanship is extraordinary and it must be worth a lot of money. If he can wear such clothes casually, why would he still apply to be a gigolo?

Besides, the other party had never said anything deceptive from the beginning to the end. They just misunderstood it based on their preconceived notions...

Furiya Rei suddenly woke up from the subtle feeling of guilt.

Wait, wait! Didn't they misunderstand to this extent?

After all, they had seen the other party's 'guardian' driving an old car that was almost a collectible on the road before. In the final analysis, they came here only because they were worried that something might happen to Chijiang Nayue, not because they really thought he was a gigolo.

The reason why I had such a ridiculous idea was because of the guy on the sofa who said "come for an interview" and those two sentences which sounded more like provocation than persuasion. Could it be that Chi Jiang deliberately let them misunderstand him?

Furutani Rei's eyes gradually turned from guilt to sharpness, but he secretly observed the expressions of his other companions around him. Aside from Hagiwara and the squad leader who were standing in the front so their faces could not be seen, he was obviously the only one among the remaining three who woke up first and thought of this.

It seems that he knows something extraordinary. This cold and aloof classmate Chijiang looks much more vicious than they imagined.

However, he did not have time to think deeply. Not long after Furuya Rei had this thought, perhaps only half a minute, Hagiwara Kenji over there broke free from his shock.

Furuya Rei couldn't see Hagiwara Kenji's expression, but Date Kou and Akae Nazuki could see it. They saw clearly the changes in Hagiwara Kenji's expression from "shock" to "thinking" and then to "not impossible".

Therefore, when the others were still in a downtime state, Date Ko's hand that was stretched out to stop them was still a step too slow, and the voice of Hagiwara Kenji was heard in the spacious box.

"I can't think of any clues for a moment... How to please you or something." The young man with half-long hair was originally standing closest to the sofa. When he said this, he simply moved forward a little closer, half-knelt beside the sofa, lowered himself, and looked up at the black-haired boy on the sofa with a helpless smile, "This is a difficult situation, Xiao Nayue."

He said half seriously and half jokingly, "After all, I made friends with you with the intention of making you happier from the beginning. If even this can't make you feel pleased, I'm going to rack my brains now."

When dealing with Akae Nazuki in front of him, Kenji Hagiwara always can't help but put himself in the dream of the two of them, and the more he puts himself in the dream, the sadder he becomes, and the more he cannot imagine.

He couldn't imagine what had happened when he was completely unaware that his friend had changed from the cold but lively look in his dream to the look now where he seemed to be smiling but there was only fatigue and boredom in his eyes.

After privately discussing with Date Kou, Kenji Hagiwara gradually came up with new speculations about the deaths of Matsuda Jinpei and Akae Nazuki in the dream.

Perhaps, time really has gone backwards.

So he dreamed of the 'future' three months later, and the squad leader dreamed of the 'future' who knows how many years later. Perhaps this is because those are the 'realities' that have already happened.

So, who paid what price to achieve this result that common sense would say is completely impossible?

If everything is turned back to the starting point, then, a development different from that in the dream happened to Akae Nazuki. In the 'future' they dreamed of, Akae Nazuki should have been admitted to the school smoothly on that day and became their classmate.

Both of them tend to speculate that the current phenomenon of suspected "time reversal" is also related to Chijiang Nayue, and the other party is very likely the one who paid the price to make time go back.

To be honest, neither Date Kou nor Hagiwara Kenji could accept this, because it meant that they had lost the most important person to them without even knowing it, and the price to change these painful realities was actually paid by another friend... Even though people are indeed close or distant, they cannot use this as an excuse to put two equally important people on the two ends of the scale.

It was this conjecture that the two of them almost tacitly accepted as the truth. Whenever they were with Chi Jiang Na Yue, who seemed to know nothing about him now, they couldn't help but be more tolerant of him.

Not only because of the friendship they had with June in the dream, but also because they wanted the exhaustion in Chijiang Nayue's eyes to be less and less.

"But instead of giving you a fake smile, I want you to actually feel relaxed and happy, even for just a second."

Kenji Hagiwara obediently placed his chin gently on the palm of Akae Nazuki's hand on his knees, and rubbed it subconsciously. A little guilt appeared in his puppy eyes with drooping corners, and then he looked into the boy's watery red eyes very calmly and pitifully.

"So, have you been pleased by me?" His voice was filled with a hint of cheerful laughter. "Or, are you happier now, Xiao Nayue?"

Chijiang Nayue silently asked [Shu] to turn off the recording and video equipment on him.

I already knew that Yan Ge's language organization ability was far superior to others, and I had personally experienced countless straight ball attacks from him. How could I still be trapped by the sweet words of Yan Ge from the parallel world! What a loser!

He cursed himself in his heart for half a second, and his face shook for a short while, but he quickly welded the mask back to his face.

On the sofa, the young man remained silent for a long time after receiving Kenji Hagihara's words. Only the gradually strange look in his eyes when he looked at Kenji Hagihara made people know that he had heard everything he said just now.

During this time, Hagiwara Kenji still looked very well-behaved and let him hold his chin, with a smile flashing in his purple eyes.

It was as if he had already guessed what Chijiang Nayue's reaction would be.

As expected, when Matsuda Jinpei and the others also reacted and gave Hagiwara Kenji a look that said 'what the hell are you doing', Akae Natsuki moved.

His expression became serious, and he raised his hand and pressed the call button on the table again. After the person who was suspected to be the real manager came in, he said to the other party in a serious tone -

"Open him the bottle of Romanee-Conti I brought. Open five of the highest-end champagne towers in the store first." The young man said without blinking, "...Speaking of which, I haven't looked at the list in the store yet. Who is the top one now? If it's not enough, just open the champagne tower until it's enough."

...It's not just about passing the interview, but it has already risen to the point where they have to spend money to make Hagiwara Kenji the top star of this store? !

Morofushi Jingguang took a deep breath. He heard his friend had the same reaction as himself, but it was not strange at all now.

After all, Hagiwara Shigenobu didn't really come here to be a gigolo!

Kenji Hagiwara, who was about to become the store's top customer in the blink of an eye, did not have any bad emotions. He just felt it was funny, especially when he saw the tips of the ears of the boy who did not say a word to him turned red under his black hair. He almost couldn't help laughing.

"No need. If we drink now, we won't be able to go shopping in Hakata together tomorrow, right?" Hagiwara Kenji took the initiative to save the poor manager who had a look on his face that said 'what is the boss playing again', and gave a reason that would definitely convince Akae Nazuki.

He blinked and said, "I passed the interview. Does that mean the answer to the question just now is 'yes'?"

Jinpei Matsuda at the back twitched his mouth with dead eyes: It's more than just yes, this little devil who played a prank on others seems to be extremely happy to be pleased!

Chijiang Nayue looked like she was about to say something, but suddenly she froze. At the same time, the crisp sound of high heels stepping on tiles was heard from the door.

As the door was closed before, they did not hear the footsteps. It was not until the other party was standing at the door that they realized there was another person outside. The next second, the door of the box slowly opened in front of them.

Standing there is——

"Sharon Wynyard?" Idahang, who knew the actress quite well because his girlfriend liked her, called out the visitor's name in a low voice of surprise.

The Hollywood actress was staring at Hagiwara Kenji's chin, which was still resting on Akae Nazuki's hand, with a murderous look in her eyes. Then, her gaze scanned the faces of the handsome men with different styles in the box critically, and when her gaze fell on Akae Nazuki, it softened instantly.

Sharon spoke up, half smiling, "Oh? Didn't you say you came to Hakata because you missed me? What's going on with these guys?"

The boy, who had just been sitting there with his legs crossed and looking very arrogant, immediately straightened his posture, put his hands on the shoulders of the half-kneeling Hagiwara Kenji, and pushed him aside firmly.

"You're wrong, Sharon," he said calmly, "I was just joking with them, they-"

Chijiang Nayue paused for a moment and said, "He's my friend."

Sharon, who had once worried that her child would lack a childhood because he never made friends, choked up.

What kind of friend is it that you are willing to spend tens of millions of dollars on alcohol in one night to become the top star? Is this friend you are talking about the kind of friend that minors can see?

Apparently several other people had the same idea as Sharon.

The only thing is, I don’t want to be acknowledged as a friend by this little devil at this time and in this scene!!

At this moment, a little head popped out from behind Sharon. Kuroba Kaito, who had disappeared for a while, was standing behind his father's former disciple, looking at the scene in the box curiously. Then he suddenly realized, "So it was you who were eavesdropping at that time!"

The Thousand-Faced Witch narrowed her eyes, strolled past the four police academy students who were obviously frozen, and sat down on the armrest of the sofa to the right of Chijiang Nayue.

She affectionately put her arms around the boy's shoulders and pulled him into her arms, running her fingers slowly through his black hair. She didn't even glance at anyone else, and seemed to ignore Hagiwara Kenji, who hadn't stood up yet on Akae Nazuki's left.

"Dear, please explain what the eavesdropping is all about." Sharon's voice sounded a little hoarse. She smiled lazily and rubbed the boy's eyes with her slender fingers painted with red nail polish. "I'm really curious."

Afterwards, she leaned over and got close to Akae Nayue's ear, as if she was whispering in his ear. Even Hagiwara Kenji couldn't hear what they were saying and could only see this ambiguous scene.

Only Chijiang Nayue knew that what Sharon said to him was——

[The traitor has been dealt with for you, Kaluya.]