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"Why don't you speak?"
"I was wondering what I should answer you."
"Whatever, coward."
"I'm not a coward."
"Are you sure?" Lai Shenglei raised his eyebrows.
"I'm sure." Hoshino Bai Ze nodded seriously and hugged her.
"Then what?" Lai Shenglei raised his head and asked with a hint of provocation.
"Xiao Lei, don't you think that we are a little excited because of what we did just now? How about we calm down?"
"You still say you're not a coward?"
Hoshino Bai Ze was speechless.
He was sure that his adrenaline was surging, making him excited.
Lai Shenglei on the other side had flushed cheeks and her breathing was heavier than before. She must be in the same situation as herself.
Both of them are young and at an impulsive age, so it is normal for them to do impulsive things when they can't control themselves.
"What's going on? You can't even control yourself? Did someone drug you?"
Just when Hoshino Bai Ze was doubting this possibility, a fresh fragrance came from the grass, which was like a basin of cold water, extinguishing the passion in their hearts.
At this time.
The tabby cat ran back, raised its head and looked at the two people, and said in a childish voice:
"Ryoko just saw someone in the corner over there putting something in the air."
After hearing this, Hoshino Bai Ze gritted his teeth.
He has already guessed who did it.
Needless to say, it must have been done by that petty-minded lady thief. That woman hadn't been seen for a long time and must have been hiding in the dark the whole time.
He understood that the drugging was definitely a revenge for him calling her "Auntie" in the business car.
But he still felt relieved in his heart. Fortunately, the woman did not go too far. She just gave them some drugs that made them both excited and gave them the antidote at the right time.
When he looked down, Lai Shenglei, who was in his arms, had returned to normal. After the excitement passed, the look in her eyes when she looked at him became weak and evasive.
Xingye Bai Ze raised the corner of his mouth: "Xiao Lei, since you say I'm a coward, then I will prove to you that I'm not a coward."
"Wait, Bai Ze...I..."
"Ahem, sorry to disturb you two." Suddenly, an old voice sounded beside the two of them.
Chapter 0044: Black Hand, the Gem Was Stolen
An old voice sounded.
Hoshino Bai Ze and Lai Sheng Lei were startled and they quickly separated and looked to the side.
Under the light of the hotel lobby, they could clearly see the figure standing next to them. It was the owner of this place - Iguchi Atsuki.
"Hey, Mr. Iguchi, is there something wrong?" Hoshino Bai Ze asked seriously, as if nothing had happened just now.
"I just want to thank you, Mr. Hoshino. If it weren't for you, I can't imagine what the consequences would be."
Iguchi Onuki first thanked her sincerely, and then continued, "Actually, there is another reason. Miss Laisheng, let's talk about the Queen's Tears."
"Really?"
Lai Sheng Lei was so excited that he could hardly believe his ears. It was so unexpected.
After all, she actually came here to steal the gems tonight, but later she encountered Nakaji and Hong who were preparing to kill people to steal the gems.
This series of events almost made her think that she would never get the gem, but unexpectedly, there was a light at the end of the tunnel.
"Yes, Miss Laisheng." Iguchi Atsuki's tone was full of emotion.
This scene tonight really scared him.
He never thought that someone would be so crazy for a gem.
"Are you willing to sell it to me?" Lai Shenglei felt that the possibility of this happening was very high.
He quickly stood up and said respectfully: "Mr. Jingkou, I won't let you suffer any loss. I am willing to add another 50 million."
"No, no, no." Jingguchi Wenshu shook his head slightly: "Miss Laisheng, if I hadn't been you before, I might have died. Your life-saving grace is more important than anything else. I'm not a greedy person. If I still want to add money to you, wouldn't I be a villain? At my age, I can't live my life like a dog, right?"
Hoshino Bai Ze raised an eyebrow.
I never thought that this old man is such a sentimental person.
If it were an ordinary person, under the temptation of so much money, even if he wanted to repay the life-saving grace, he might not be able to resist accepting the money.
"Mr. Iguchi, I actually have a question." What Lai Shenglei cared about most was never the gems, but the things behind the gems.
"what is the problem?"
"Mr. Iguchi, I may be a little rude, but I have seen this gem before. I just want to ask, how did you get this gem?"
"Have you seen it? I see. No wonder Miss Laisheng cares so much about this gem."
Iguchi Onuki understood everything, and then a look of sadness appeared on his face. He said in a low voice:
"Actually, this gem was a birthday gift my son gave me a year ago."
"Then I wonder how your son got it?"
"I do not know either."
"what?"
"A year ago, my son passed away in a car accident a few days after he gave me this gem."
At this moment, Jingguchi Wenshu looked a little hunched, and with a forced smile on his face, he continued:
"So, it's not that I want to sell this gem for a high price, I just want to keep a memory of it. It seems that this gem is not only important to me, but also to Miss Laisheng."
Tears of the next life are silent.
She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end nothing came out.
Jingguchi Wenshu smiled carefreely: "Miss Laisheng, it's okay. Although my son left, I still have grandchildren. Don't think of me as a lonely person. You wait here, I will go in and take out the gems."
After saying that, he slowly walked into the hotel.
Wait for the old man to leave.
Hoshino Bai Ze and Lai Sheng Lei looked at each other, and then looked away tacitly.
"Hey, Bai Ze, do you think I should accept it?" She felt very melancholy.
When I thought about how this gem was given to me by a very important person and I was trying to snatch it away, I felt like a villain, very bad.
Even this gem once belonged to the most important person to her.
"Don't think about it. Since Mr. Iguchi decided to give it to you, it means he recognizes you. Even if you don't believe in yourself, you have to believe in his vision."
Hoshino Bai Ze is not very good at comforting people, but he knows one thing: this gem belongs to Lai Sheng Lei's father and is very important to her.
Lai Shenglei shook her head, stopped thinking about these things, and began to change the subject:
"Why did you come back? Weren't you attending the festival?"
"I have to ask you this."
"What's wrong with me?" Lai Shenglei was puzzled.
"What do you think?" Xingye Bai Ze said faintly, "He left his two sisters behind and only kept Mr. Nagaishi. He clearly promised them that he would be back soon, but he ended up being gone for so long. Tell me, if it was you, would you be worried?"
"Xiaotong...Xiaoai..." Lai Shenglei whispered. He basically understood that his two sisters must have asked Hoshino Bai Ze to come back to find him because they were worried about him.
A few minutes later.
Iguchi Atsuki came out. He looked at the two of them and moved his lips twice, but no sound came out.
Lai Sheng Lei looked at the old man with nothing in his hands, and a bad premonition emerged in his heart, and he asked tentatively:
"Mr. Iguchi, what's wrong?"
"Miss Laisheng, I'm sorry, I broke my promise."
"Well, can you tell me more specifically?" Lai Shenglei's emotions right now are like a roller coaster, with an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Iguchi Atsuki sighed and gritted his teeth as he said, "The gems I kept in the safe were stolen. It seems that not only that bastard Nakaji Kazuhiro, but another group of people also targeted me tonight. They must have stolen the gems when I was tied up and interrogated."
"This..." Lai Shenglei felt that the matter was unbelievable and doubted its authenticity.
"Miss Laisheng, please believe me, I will not say such shameless words, nor do such shameless things. Damn it, I will notify the police right away."
Iguchi Onuki was very ashamed for breaking his promise to Rai Shenglei, so he turned around and went in to tell the policemen who had not left yet.
"Xiao Lei, are you okay?" Hoshino Bai Ze supported the dazed Lai Sheng Lei.
"I... I'm fine..." Lai Shenglei leaned on his shoulder and said softly, "I... let's go to the festival..."
"it is good."
Hoshino Shirazawa hugged her, put Ryoko, who was wandering around, into his backpack, and slowly left the hotel entrance.
He knew very well that Iguchi Atsuki was not lying and the gems must have been stolen by someone else, and that person must be the Phantom Thief Lady, the Chikage woman.
"Ugh……"
He sighed in his heart. He didn't have any good way to deal with Qianying. Besides, he didn't even know where the other party was now.
The only thing he knew was that he had just been ambushed by the other party and drugged, which caused some minor ambiguity between him and Lai Sheng Lei.
Chapter 0045: Yingli, sacrifice a little
Hoshino Shirazawa and Raiu Rui went to the festival together.
He looked at Lai Sheng's tearful and absent-minded appearance and didn't know how to comfort her. The only thing he could do was to stay by her side silently.
There was silence all the way.
He couldn't help but start thinking about the story of "Hachiko: A Dog's Story" in his mind.
Before coming out to play again, he had already adapted a part of the story, where the professor became a female student, trying hard to make the plot consistent with the original work.
The only worry now.
Maybe it’s Yukiko’s acting skills, or it’s uncertain whether she can become the heroine in the end.
If Lai Sheng Lei is willing to help, the heroine role shouldn't be a problem, but he doesn't like the feeling of relying on others to help get things done.
But if that's true, he's not a stubborn person, so he can still accept it.
Thinking of this, Hoshino Bai Ze looked at Lai Sheng Lei beside him and smiled helplessly.
Ten minutes later.
They came to the place where the festival was reported. It was still very lively here. Even though the festival had ended, countless people had no intention of leaving. Instead, more and more people were moving closer.
"Big sister! Big sister!"
A cry of surprise was heard, and from afar, a small figure rushed over and threw himself into Lai Sheng Lei's arms.
"Xiao Ai~"
Lai Shenglei gently stroked her sister's head, looked at her watery eyes staring at her, and gently explained: "Didn't I tell you, I just went back to the hotel to get something, there's no need to worry."
"Humph, but you didn't say you'd be gone for so long. If I don't ask Brother Bai Ze to look for you, will you not come back?"
"Nothing. I just didn't know where I put the thing and I couldn't find it, so I was delayed."
Lai Shenglei told a white lie to her sister and had no intention of telling her about the dangerous incident that had just happened in the hotel.
Yukiko and Eri Kisaki, Nagaishi and Hitomi Raiu, they all gradually came over.
"Sister~"
Lai Sheng Tong called out softly and didn't say much else.
Unlike her ignorant sister, she knew a little bit about her sister. Now seeing her sister return safely, she felt relieved.