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After hearing the news, the boy did not react excessively, but just said it calmly.
“They have done their best.”
Life goes on, and the pain caused by this incident seems to have passed.
But Keiko Hatoyama knew that was not the case.
Since then, the boy began to devote himself more than ever to his work as a detective assistant. His reasoning ability, which far exceeded that of ordinary people, gradually brought the boy into the police's field of vision and into the eyes of Mr. Hatoyama.
In fact, Mr. Hatoyama has always been clear about the relationship between Keiko Hatoyama and the boy. After all, she is his only granddaughter. How could he not pay attention to this?
It was only because Keiko Hatoyama had always been very sensible in this regard, never spending the night outside, and was always accompanied by the old housekeeper every time she went out, that he turned a blind eye and acquiesced.
In addition, after a brief investigation, Mr. Hatoyama discovered that the boy who was hanging out with his granddaughter was actually a diligent and studious guy?
Although the boy's mother had some bad rumors in the past, the boy himself was strong-willed and began to share the pressure of the family at a young age.
And no matter how hard life was, this mother and son never asked his granddaughter for any money?
As long as this kind of character doesn't change in the future, there's absolutely no problem in being friends with him.
Mr. Hatoyama's idea gradually changed as the boy gradually showed extraordinary talent in solving cases.
The old man suddenly realized that this boy seemed more suitable to marry into their Hatoyama family and become his successor in the police force than just being a friend of his granddaughter?
Chapter 616 I am willing
Class is important, but it is not the only important factor. When a person's ability reaches a certain level, the weight of the class criterion can be appropriately reduced.
In the eyes of Mr. Hatoyama, the boy is not only capable, but also loves to study, and has an extraordinary mind at a young age.
This is a rare and good talent. It would be a pity for him to be just a friend of my granddaughter. Please let him be my grandson-in-law.
Mr. Hatoyama intends to train the boy to be his successor in the police force.
So, after another two years of secret observation, the old man finally confirmed his idea and mentioned the matter to the boy and Keiko Hatoyama.
The process went smoothly. There was no heart-wrenching, touching love between the boy and Keiko Hatoyama, but everything happened naturally. Therefore, as soon as Mr. Hatoyama mentioned this matter, the two of them immediately agreed.
At that time, three years after the boy's mother was murdered, everything was moving in the right direction again.
However, beneath the calm surface of the water, Keiko Hatoyama vaguely sensed several turbulent undercurrents.
【Xiaoqing became more and more attached to me.】
[This change probably occurred after my mother was murdered three years ago.]
Sitting at the table in her room, 20-year-old Keiko Hatoyama held a pen and wrote this in a thick notebook.
Compared to her a few years ago, her skin is now whiter, and there is a hint of morbidity in it.
And her expression at this moment was quite solemn and worried.
【I'm a little scared.】
What she was afraid of was not the boy's feelings for her, but the tragedy that was very likely to happen in a few years.
It is because she knows the boy too well and because the boy is becoming more and more attached to her that Keiko Hatoyama becomes more and more worried.
[My physical condition has not improved so far, and is even showing a trend of slow decline.]
She slowly wrote these words on the paper.
[Although the doctors said that everything is still under control and will definitely get better in the future. ]
[But how could I not know my own body? ]
[I have clearly felt that my current physical condition is not even as good as that of Keiko Hatoyama who would run out and play every day a few years ago.]
[In this world, some people are born with suffering. I am not the only one, so I have never complained about it.]
[My life is like a mayfly. I have let it go since I was very young. I try my best to live every day and treat everyone around me well. This is the life I want.]
[But, even so, there is someone in my heart that I can't let go of. ]
The boy's figure appeared in her mind again, and a bitter smile appeared on Keiko Hatoyama's lips.
[On the day my grandfather proposed that we get engaged, I told him this secret that I had never told him before.]
[I told Xiaoqing that my health is very poor and has been poor since I was a child, so I hope that we can get engaged now and wait a few years until my health gets better before we get married.]
[Xiao Qing agreed without even a second of hesitation. Although I had never mentioned my physical condition before, he seemed to have heard about it before.]
[He is always like this. He will listen to whatever I say, which makes me feel even more guilty.]
[Because, I actually lied to Xiaoqing. What he doesn’t know is that my health may never get better…]
【I……】
【I……】
Keiko Hatoyama wrote this word on the paper several times with a fountain pen, and just stared at the paper in a daze, until the tears dripping from the corners of her eyes wet it, and then she seemed to finally find the courage to pick up the pen again.
[I don't want him to do anything stupid because of my early departure.]
At that time, it was the first time in her life that Keiko Hatoyama hated her own body.
Why is my body like this?
This emotion came over her for the first time.
If that weren't the case, she wouldn't have to tell that lie. She could even shout at the top of her voice to the whole world that she had found a boy who loved her to the core, and so did she.
This was a scene that had appeared in her dreams countless times, but it was only a dream.
Three years ago, she could still face her misfortune calmly without any worries. Although she and the boy already knew each other's feelings at that time, Keiko Hatoyama also understood that the boy's heart was filled with both his mother and her.
Even if she died, as long as the boy's mother was still alive, the boy would never do such a stupid thing as wanting to come and accompany her no matter how heartbroken he was.
But the boy’s mother had been killed…
Keiko Hatoyama was shocked and panicked when she learned the news. Half of it was due to the incident itself, and the other half came from her infinite worry about the boy's future.
Her life was as fleeting as a mayfly, and she had a premonition at that moment that if she did not make changes, the desperate and helpless look on the boy's face would surely appear again in the near future.
And that time, perhaps, will be the boy's last time...
All of this, Hatoyama Keiko knows...
She knew that perhaps she should distance herself from the boy, gradually remove herself from him, let the boy gradually let go of her, and let them gradually become irrelevant passers-by... Perhaps only in this way could Keiko Hatoyama ensure that when the last moment of her life came, the boy would not do anything stupid.
But she couldn't do it.
Just as she knew the boy very well, the boy also knew her very well. Keiko Hatoyama had no confidence that she could do this without the boy noticing.
Besides, she was unwilling to do so.
Because she is also a person who can't let go...
[I never thought that even though I have a clear mind since childhood, I would end up making such a mistake...]
The bitter smile on her face became even more intense, and Keiko Hatoyama wrote these words helplessly.
At this moment, a trace of regret suddenly emerged in her heart.
She suddenly thought, if...if she had never met the boy, would all this have never happened? Would she no longer have to suffer so much?
This thought was like poison. As soon as it came out, it tried to spread wildly in her heart.
But in the next moment, Keiko Hatoyama personally cut off this thought.
Her eyes were clear and firm, and she wrote the words on the paper with an unquestionable momentum.
【I will never regret it.】
[The day I rushed out of the house to stop him was the most willing choice I have ever made in my life. Cowardice cannot overcome my feelings for him. It was like this before, it is like this now, and it will be like this in the future.]
She is not yet so cowardly.
[I will definitely save him.]
Chapter 617: Xiao Wuwan is back
Thirty-seven years ago in Tokyo, several important events occurred.
The first is that under the impact of various ideological waves in modern society, the powerful families in Tokyo began to spontaneously consolidate the rights and classes that were innate to their ancestors.
One of the most prominent manifestations of this is the newly built aristocratic university in Tokyo, which was funded by major families and only the children of major families could enter.
At this time, the boy, who had already begun to be trained by Mr. Hatoyama as his successor, was also asked by Mr. Hatoyama to enter this university.
If we only look at the academic level, this newly built aristocratic university definitely has some gaps compared to other old and famous universities in Tokyo that will take time to bridge.
But when Mr. Hatoyama sent the boy to college, he didn't really want him to learn knowledge that would have little use for his future.
Mr. Hatoyama needs to integrate the boy into their circle as quickly as possible to lay the best and most appropriate foundation for his future.
Therefore, this aristocratic university, which is home to children from major families in Tokyo, is the only suitable choice.
It is worth mentioning that this university of special significance was forced to close down just over a decade later amid increasingly strong opposition from the public.
Of course, that has nothing to do with Keiko Hatoyama.
After learning that the boy would go to this university, Keiko Hatoyama expressed the same idea without hesitation.
Although her physical condition was not enough to support her to complete the heavy academic workload in college, as long as Mr. Hatoyama nodded, nothing was impossible.
After all, the primary purpose of this aristocratic university is not to impart knowledge, but to create a circle for these family children to get to know each other and grow, so as to facilitate them to build and maintain their connections and networks after entering Japanese politics in the future.
In the face of this goal, everything else takes a back seat.
Therefore, although the boy also entered this aristocratic university, he rarely attended classes on weekdays. Most of the time, he assisted the Metropolitan Police Department in solving cases as a detective at the request of Mr. Hatoyama...
No, that's the opposite. It was at the request of Mr. Hatoyama that the Metropolitan Police Department assisted the boy, who was a detective, in solving the case.
At this time, the boy has begun to frequently participate in police affairs, but he does not yet have the identity of a policeman.
According to Mr. Hatoyama's idea, before getting a position, one must first undergo sufficient training.
Therefore, in addition to handling cases frequently, the boy would often accompany Mr. Hatoyama to attend various important occasions or banquets. Anyone could see that this grandson-in-law had been regarded by Mr. Hatoyama as his future successor.
The second important thing besides this is that the little sister of the Karasuma family is back.
Three years ago, this little Karasuma came to Japan with Karasuma Ren'ye who wanted to visit Mr. Hatoyama, and had a very friendly and harmonious exchange with Hatoyama Keiko.