Chapter 666 Please commit suicide to atone for your crime
"It doesn't matter who I am."
The boy's voice was clear, but it was casual and careless, as if everything in the world was difficult to please him: "The important thing is, President Achiba, your affairs have been exposed."
President Achiha's expression changed slightly, but his years of experience as a superior quickly calmed him down. He pretended to be confused and said, "I don't understand what you are saying, but this is Gaoyue Hall. The finals are about to begin. Please leave."
As he spoke, he made a gesture of invitation.
"Oh?" Hanyu Kusunoki tilted his head and smiled playfully: "Are you sure you want me to open the door and go out now?"
Chairman Achiha's raised hand froze.
The four walls of Gaoyue Hall are all made of the latest sound-proof materials. That is to say, no matter how loud the noise is outside, as long as you are inside the house, you will not hear anything.
But once the door is opened, the noisy rescue calls and the roar of the burning fire outside will come in, and nothing will be hidden.
Seeing that the man remained silent, Hanyu Kusunoki no longer paid attention to his embarrassment. She walked to the reading table, reached out her hand, and picked up the deck of karuta that was regarded as a sacred object by the president of Kazuha's karuta club.
Then he said, "Nagoro Shikao died five years ago, and you, President Achiba, just wanted to cover up the truth with a few bombings so that everyone would think it was Nagoro's revenge."
Kazuha was surprised and asked, "Oh, so the explosions these days were all caused by President Achiba?"
She did not doubt what Hanyu Kusunoki said.
Since Nan said so, the murderer must be President Achiba.
President Achiha unexpectedly did not make any excuses. Instead, he seemed to be relieved and frankly admitted: "Yes, it was indeed me who killed Nagoro Shikao. I will confess everything."
Ooka Momiji stood up from the tatami, looked at the slightly flustered Achiha, and shook her head: "You didn't kill Mr. Nagoro."
"No, I was the one who killed Nagoro Shikao!!!"
When President Achiba heard this, he suddenly became agitated, his expression a little out of control, and he retorted loudly.
He wanted to take all the blame.
However, the people of the Ooka family were very careful in their investigation and had even taken the Satsuki-kai's karuta for testing. They found not only the blood of Nagoro Shikao, but also the fingerprints of another person stained with his blood.
The evidence is irrefutable and the truth is hard to conceal.
"The person who actually killed Mr. Nagoro was your wife, Mrs. Satsuki." Ooka Hong closed her eyes and opened them again, saying this news which was difficult for her to accept when she first knew it, but that was the fact.
President Achiha's body trembled, and a complex look flashed in his eyes, showing pain, struggle, and a hint of relief after being seen through.
“…That’s right.” His voice was hoarse and painful, as if it had been polished by sandpaper. “Back then, Nagoro issued a challenge, and Gao Yue lost… She accidentally killed Nagoro Shikao.”
"They used the tapes I kept as a substitute for the readers. Do you understand what this means? Gao Yue had listened to those tapes countless times, but she still lost... completely."
His tears fell silently.
"I can't imagine the fear she felt at the time... She would suffer a humiliating defeat in the next day's match. This fear... drove her to commit the crime."
"Since then, Gao Yue lost all her human emotions... Two years later, she died of illness."
Hanyu Kusunoki closed his folding fan and said calmly, "So, you planned these bombings, hoping to 'resurrect' Nagoro Shikao as the murderer in order to protect your wife's reputation."
President Achiha held his head in pain, his voice choked with sobs: "I just don't want Gaoyue to be blamed by the world. She has suffered too much pain. I want her to die in peace."
He tremblingly took out a detonator from his arms.
"I'm sorry, let all this disappear in the fire, I hope you can understand."
"Ah da——"
Kazuha, who was still immersed in this touching atmosphere the next second, flashed forward and kicked President Achiha away along with the detonator.
Hanyu Kusunoki: “…”
Ooka Hongye: "..."
President Achiha, holding his chest with a look of pain on his face: "..."
The reaction of the energetic girl really confused them.
Was the emotion on your face just now fake?
He Ye pulled his legs back in annoyance and scratched his head in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I reacted as soon as I saw someone trying to sabotage something. There have been too many bombings recently and I'm a little stressed."
As she spoke, she looked nervously at the detonator again, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it had not been triggered.
As a police officer's daughter, these are all subconscious actions.
The corners of Ooka Hongye's mouth twitched slightly.
——Xiao Ye is too violent...so scary.
Hanyu Kusunoki waved his hand, and the detonator that had fallen on the ground flew over. He took it in his hand and looked at President Achiha who was lying on the ground: "Actually, there is one more thing you may not know."
"What is it?" President Achiba sat up with a cough.
"Mrs. Gao Yue was Nagoro Shikao's first love."
"First...first love?"
Upon hearing the news, President Achiba no longer cared about the pain in his body, and wanted to know what happened next with a shocked expression.
Ooka Hongye nodded slightly and took over the conversation: "Yes, I heard from Mr. Nagoro that he entered the karuta world because he admired Lady Gaoyue."
"I understand!"
Kazuha's eyes lit up and she clapped her hands, "So the reason why Mr. Nagoro went to compete with Madam Gaoyue the day before was to show his strength first and then let Madam Gaoyue win in front of everyone."
"correct answer."
Hanyu Kusunoki gave her an appreciative look.
"But Mrs. Satsuki misunderstood Mr. Nagoro's meaning and thought that she would be defeated miserably in the competition the next day, so she killed him accidentally out of extreme fear." Ooka Momiji added.
There was a hint of helplessness in her voice, and she felt sad for this tragedy caused by misunderstanding.
President Achiha sat there in a daze, as if struck by lightning.
"How could it be... How could it be... I actually made such a big mistake..."
Hanyu Kusunoki glanced at the time and tapped his folding fan, making a crisp sound: "It's almost time~"
The story is indeed touching, but if you make a mistake, you have to pay the price.
If apologies are useful, why do we need the police?
A samurai sword flashing with cold light emerged from the air and landed in front of President Achiba.
Compared to bowing and apologizing, the tradition that Japan needs to promote should be:
"Please commit suicide... to atone for your crime."
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……
The lights in Gaoyue Hall are still bright.
Hanyu Kusunoki had changed out of his casual attire into a white kendo uniform at some point, and was standing in the position of the hand-reader, replacing the figure of President Achiha.
In the center of the stage, the noble lady and the energetic girl sat opposite each other.
In front of me is a deck of cards.
In the cubicle, after recording his last words of apology to the world, Achiha would pick up the samurai sword from the side with a relieved smile on his face.
He is not afraid of death.
He had just sought the consent of Ooka Momiji, a disciple of Nagoro Shikao. He would take all the blame on himself, then commit suicide and seek forgiveness from the world.
"Gatsuki... I can finally... come to see you..."
"Ding, gain 10 points of spiritual energy."
Crushing the flying spiritual energy, Hanyu Nan looked at the two girls in front of him who were ready for battle, cleared his throat, and said with a smile: "Then, before the game begins, please let us enjoy a song performance first."