"However, the target of that lunatic is not a girl with the appearance of Touma-san, but we still cannot let our guard down."
"Oh? Do the victims have anything else in common besides being girls in middle school or high school?"
When he heard Ye Xing's question, Soichiro Yagami was stunned for a moment, but then he smiled.
"The tone of your voice reminds me of my son. He is about the same age as you and is a freshman in high school in Tokyo."
Ye Xing remained expressionless, but was thinking secretly in his heart.
I'm probably more familiar with your son than you are with him.
Soichiro Yagami said this first, then looked serious and waved his hand.
"The case is under investigation, so I am not in a position to reveal too many details. In short, try to reduce nighttime travel."
"Ding~"
Hearing the elevator arrival signal, Soichiro Yagami did not continue the topic, but just smiled.
"Then I'll take you here. I'm also responsible for the security of the scene. It's nice to meet you two."
After walking out of the elevator with the assistant, Yexing let go of Touma and Sa's hands.
The disappointment on the latter's face was extremely obvious, but he was too proud to show it and just snorted.
"Ms. Yoko is currently being interviewed. Please wait for a moment."
After the assistant finished speaking, he bowed slightly and left the two of them.
The top floor of Kyoto Tower is a place like an exhibition hall, without any separated rooms.
From the elevator entrance, where Yexing and Touma Kazusa were standing, they could clearly see a woman with short hair who looked somewhat similar to Touma Kazusa and was being interviewed by the host, sitting on a sofa next to the floor-to-ceiling window.
"That's my mother."
Touma Hesa looked at her mother with a complicated look.
There is yearning, nervousness, and also a bit of caution that makes people afraid to get close.
"but..."
Touma Hesa looked at Yexing beside her with dim eyes.
"For a celebrity like her, you should have seen photos of her by now."
"That's not true."
Ye Xing waved his hand and replied disapprovingly.
"I met you first, and then I knew there was such a person as Touma Yoko. To me, she is just Kazusa's mother."
"Eh?"
Hearing what Yexing said, Touma and Sa were stunned.
This was the first time she had heard such words since she was a child.
Not Touma Yoko's daughter...
But it is Touma and Sa's mother.
and...
No one has ever called her Kazusa, they always call her Touma-san.
"You...you bastard..."
Touma Kazusa pursed her lips and suddenly burst out laughing.
She wiped her tears and almost couldn't stand up straight.
"Smile more often in the future."
In the face of Touma and Sa's shy gaze, Yexing once again launched a direct attack.
"You'd better smile, it will look better."
Touma Hesa's pretty face blushed slightly, she made a face and stuck out her tongue.
"Lululu, if you want me to smile more..."
Having said that, she stretched out her hand, lifted Ye Xing's right hand, then stretched out her little finger and held it together with the other's little finger. With a layer of mist in her eyes, she spoke in a voice as thin as a mosquito's hum.
"Then you must always stay by my side in the future."
"rest assured."
Yexing pinched Touma and Sa's cheeks and smiled.
"Of course."
........
Half an hour later, the TV interview finally ended.
Touma Yoko stood up and walked in front of Touma Kazusa. She nodded slightly and said hello.
"coming?"
"Well, here we come."
Watching the exchange between the mother and daughter, Ye Xing had only one comment.
awkward.
No matter how you look at it, it seems awkward.
It is obvious that Touma Kazusa's extremely awkward personality and inability to express emotions were inherited from her mother.
After greeting her daughter, Touma Yoko looked at Ye Xing who was standing beside her, with a look of interest and amusement in her eyes.
"This...your boyfriend?"
Touma Kazusa's pretty face flushed as she explained in panic.
"Don't talk nonsense, it will cause trouble to others. This is my classmate, Ye Xing."
"Oh?~"
Touma Yoko looked at Yexing with interest and said meaningfully.
"Is it really just a simple relationship between classmates?"
Before Touma Kazusa could speak, Yexing smiled and said something that Touma Yoko did not expect.
"For now, we are just classmates. In the future, it's hard to say."
Touma Yoko was stunned for a moment, then showed an expression of admiration.
This guy is quite interesting.
As a mother, she naturally understands her daughter's awkward personality very well.
Touma Kazusa, who has always been used to hiding her inner thoughts and dealing with others with an aggressive appearance, actually came to see her with a boy of the same age.
If there is nothing going on here, Touma Yoko would never believe it.
After saying this, Ye Xing smiled and spoke.
"Now that I've seen you, I won't disturb your rare mother-daughter reunion. I have things to do in the club, so I have to leave first."
"Ah."
Touma and Sa nodded in response, then looked embarrassed, and finally called out to Yexing before he entered the elevator.
"that..."
"what happened?"
Dong Ma He Sha's pretty face flushed and she spoke in a voice as thin as a mosquito's hum.
"Attention...Be safe."
"rest assured."
After Yexing left, Touma Yoko looked at his daughter with a playful look on his face and said meaningfully.
"It looks like I'm going to be a grandmother soon."
Touma and Sa's faces turned red with embarrassment.
"Please...please, don't...don't say that!"
Neither Touma Kazusa nor Touma Yoko realized it.
Because of Ye Xing's appearance, the scenes when the mother and daughter meet are no longer the same as before. Apart from whether the piano tour is busy or not, they have no other topics to talk about.
.......
The next afternoon, in a cafe in Kyoto City.
"Oh my, sorry, I'm late."
Yukinoshita Haruno pushed the door open, saw Yohoshita and Yukinoshita Yukino sitting there, and immediately walked over with a smile.
She sat down next to Yukino and smiled.
"My lovely sister, I haven't seen you for so long, do you miss me~?"
Yukino's tone was very calm.
"Please be normal."
"Ah, you're still so dishonest."
Yang Nai first covered her lips and chuckled and said something, then looked at Ye Xing who was sitting opposite her with a playful look.
"So, has my handsome boyfriend and my lovely sister had anything beyond friendship during this time?"
Yexing answered very honestly.
“I wanted to, but I didn’t.”
Looking at Yang No and Ye Xing taking turns talking nonsense, Xue No couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
"If you called me here just to talk about such boring topics, then I will go back first. After all, I have the final exam tomorrow..."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Yukino said this, Yangno stopped smiling and interrupted with a serious look on his face.
"What I want to tell you is about the problem of this exam."
Yang No picked up the coffee cup and took a sip. The bitter taste of the coffee made her brain clearer. Then she looked at Yukino beside her and spoke slowly.
"You should also know that your mother was strongly against you leaving Chiba Prefecture and coming to Kyoto City to study."
"I know that, but..."
"Listen to me first."
Yang Nai spoke with a serious expression.
"Some time ago, there were a lot of vicious crimes in Kyoto City. In addition, during this period, there appeared a serial killer who targeted junior and senior high school girls."
"Mother's meaning is clear."
"Even if you want to stay in Kyoto to study, you should enroll in the private Shuchiin Academy. With the security there, as long as you apply for a dorm, you don't have to worry about your personal safety."
"Otherwise, go back to Chiba Prefecture."
Having said that, Yang Nai paused for a moment, and then suddenly changed the subject.
"But it's not like there's absolutely no hope for a turnaround."
150 The choice that Yukino faces, Shuchiin as a challenger
Faced with her sister's words, Yukino did not rush to ask, but thought about it in her mind first.
She didn't want to transfer to the private Shuchiin Academy no matter what.
After all, that place, except for a few students with outstanding academic performance, basically only recruits children of nobles with prominent family backgrounds. It is a veritable aristocratic school.
In other words.
In Yukino's eyes, the private Shuchiin Academy is a "fake".
