Chapter 22
It turns out that he has a surname, which is rare in Iron Street. It turns out that he should have parents, right? But we cannot know anything about things further back.
I agreed with him on the time and place for our next meeting, and then left.
*
After completely leaving Akutagawa Ryunosuke's sight.
“yes!”
I never thought I could be so awesome!
In fact, I have just been imitating my brother's image and constantly trying to put psychological pressure on Akutagawa Ryunosuke. Although it seems that pressure is of no use, I have successfully completed the goal of one stage.
Rounding it off means that I have accomplished the difficult task of deceiving people all by myself!
Haha, now I can be more arrogant when I see my brother next time. Maybe I can even compete with him to see who does better!
I happily ran to a store near Taiti Street and used the money I earned from collecting garbage this month to start the second stage of preparation.
Anyone who dares to open a store near Taiti Street must have some capital that is not easy to mess with, or they can only open a store here.
Regardless of which type, they all have some experience dealing with people from the Iron Street.
I did not try to hide the fact that I was a sheep, and casually hung the blue bracelet in a conspicuous place.
For weaker shop owners, such actions will not strain their weakened nerves, because if the Sheep people get into trouble, they can just go directly to Nakahara Nakaye, and Nakahara Nakaye will make corresponding compensation.
For those store owners who have some power, the above point also makes sense, and this can also have a deterrent effect so that they won’t bully me just because I’m a child.
Sheep, no, Zhongyuan Zhongye is really useful.
I stand in front of every store for a while, or go into a store to look around. The purpose of doing this is actually to let the wind reveal more information to me.
This way of obtaining information has no disadvantages other than that it may seem a little strange to outsiders and make them a little wary.
After going through this round, I basically know who can be traded and who cannot be traded.
I came to the door of a store and smiled at the old lady with a sad face and said, "Grandma, do you want to cooperate?"
Tell me what I know: "Your daughter and son-in-law died in the explosion three years ago. Only your granddaughter and you survived."
The old woman's expression became serious. Even this poor old woman had acquired the habit of defending her rights with a ferocious expression in a place like Iron Street.
But I had just been trained in real murderous intent by Akutagawa Ryunosuke, so this had no effect on me at all.
So I continued
"You used to be a good fisherman. Even when you are old, you can still catch a lot of fish with this skill. Unfortunately, even if you can catch fish, you don't have enough force to ensure that your goods can be sold successfully.
In other words, it’s even a problem for you to successfully keep what you have in your hands.”
"—I said that, didn't I?"
As the old woman's eyes became increasingly dangerous and her little granddaughter used her tiny body to block the old woman, I thought to myself that something was not right.
She said cautiously, "What do you want to do? I just want to raise my granddaughter well. I don't think it has anything to do with your interests."
"Hey - don't be so serious, I just want to discuss business with you. As long as you agree to sell the fish to me, you can get a stable demand.
Naturally, your wish can be fulfilled."
The old lady is much harder to fool than Akutagawa Ryunosuke.
"Do you really have the ability to give me the money I need? You're still a child, right?"
"Don't think so, old lady. How can you look down on a child in a place like Taiti Street? I have the channel. Just give me the goods without worry."
The old woman was still worried, "What should I do if I catch enough fish but you are not here?"
She had been fooled like this before. She had caught enough fish, but the person she had made an appointment with brought a group of people and snatched away the fish she had caught with great effort.
In the final analysis, it was because she and her granddaughter, one old and one young, had no strength to fight against that group of people, so they were bullied.
Recently, she can only catch a few fish every day to feed herself and her granddaughter. Occasionally, she sells them to other people staying nearby at a low price. She also has to be careful to watch out for those who come to eat for free.
I showed her the blue bracelet on my wrist. "Do you know this? It's the symbol of the sheep. If anything goes wrong, just go find the sheep."
"You can find out about this kind of thing by asking around in Iron Street."
"You may have heard of this person, Nakahara Chuuya? He is a person who will work hard to resolve the troubles caused by sheep."
In order to increase my credibility, I had to bring up Chuuya Nakahara.
But in order to prevent Nakahara Chuuya from knowing that I have such a small business outside, I will absolutely not allow this old woman to have the possibility of meeting Chuuya!
Those who can't afford to play will go and sue their parents! I will never let go of my partners' pigeons!
The old woman agreed doubtfully.
It doesn’t matter, as long as I can get the goods from her when the time comes.
*
Now, I'm going to look for buyers in more prosperous areas of Yokohama.
Yes, although we have already negotiated with Akutagawa Ryunosuke and found a supplier, we don’t have a buyer yet.
In short, before Akutagawa Ryunosuke, I was not prepared for anything.
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When I first walked into this street, the wind was still as cheerful as ever, but I inexplicably heard a sharp cry.
It’s still the same process, standing in front of each store for a while, like a curious child who is lost.
Someone squatted in front of me and asked me if I needed help. With thick eyebrows and big eyes, he looked like a simple and honest old man, but he would be the kind of person who would disappear in the blink of an eye in a crowd.
I blinked and returned to my previous state. "Thank you, Auntie, but I'm not lost."
The aunt's expression did not change, she still looked gentle and kind, and she grabbed my shoulders very hard.
"Hey, kid, what are you talking about? You're welcome, you're welcome. Come on, come this way."
Her hands were like iron clamps, grabbing my shoulders tightly and I couldn't break free. I also felt the knife she had hidden under her sleeve, so I followed her force and moved away.
Looking for help here?
I looked up and around, and the adults who met my gaze turned their heads away subconsciously.
I looked at the aunt who still had a kind face. Maybe it was my subconscious, but I always felt that the amiable smile on her face became a little proud.
My heart skipped a beat, and I thought to myself with some sadness: Chuuya, you don’t have to prepare dinner for me tonight…
If Chuuya Nakahara had come a little later, I might have gone to heaven to see cats.
I haven't even finished the second phase of preparations today. Am I going to become one of the trafficked people?
*
I was taken to a basement, and probably because I had been very compliant throughout the process, I was not treated harshly.
I found it a little creepy to see those little kids with empty eyes huddled together, occasionally hearing someone crying.
I didn’t see many Sheep people among them, um… so this is a foreign force, right?
How else could they kidnap a kid like me wearing a blue bracelet near Iron Street?
Because I knew that Chuuya Nakahara would definitely come to find me, it was just a matter of time, so I became fearless.
There is even some leisure to analyze the identities of these children.
Oh, this girl is the daughter of a bakery owner. Since her father doesn’t care, there has been no news about her from the outside world until now.
This is the son of a sushi shop owner. Although the smell of tuna on his body is very faint, Feng still blurted it out.
This is a pair of children of an ordinary working-class office worker. They are probably from a single-parent family and don't have the ability to find a partner.
…
Clean and soften the persimmons.
I have done a survey, but it was not done carefully.
My leisurely mood ended when I saw dark brown bloodstains behind a door.
No, they also conduct experiments on human beings, right?
This organization is not simple. To conduct human experiments, certain instruments are needed, and the instruments require a certain amount of money, or a certain amount of force to rob.
The conclusion is that Zhongyuan may not be able to catch up.
It was at this moment that I began to feel truly frightened.
A dark basement, a confined space, the wailing of the wind everywhere... a sense of déjà vu, a sense of déjà vu of a confined room!
"Let me out! Let me out!"
I lay on the iron gate and banged on it frantically.
"Please, let me out! I'm going to go crazy, I'm really going to go crazy if I stay here!"
But the guards didn't care. He had to hear these words several times every day.
"Be quiet!" he yelled at me.
I trembled and found a corner to sit down.
No, no, I don't want to go back... Please, don't let me go back...
The nightmare I had now appeared clearly before my eyes. It was bloody and everything in the world disappeared, leaving only a grinning tree.
I covered my ears and said, "Don't come over here, don't come over here... I had already left that place a long time ago, why are you still chasing after me?"
I've been gone for so long, why do you still show up?
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At midnight, Zhong Yuanzhong, who was still waiting in the cafeteria, stood up impatiently.
It's impossible for Rong not to come back so late. Even if she has already finished teaching all the classes she can teach, there is no way she won't come back.
Rong is very obedient and easy to take care of. Maybe she was delayed outside, so Shirase and the others came back so late...
Nakahara Chuuya sat back.
Half an hour later, Nakahara Chuuya walked out of the cafeteria with an angry face.
If it was Rong who had been playing outside until now, he wouldn't mind letting the child know what it meant to go home on time. If it was kidnapped by someone, he wouldn't mind letting them know what it meant to stay away from things that they shouldn't move.
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