Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

At dawn, the people of Semodo City welcomed a new day.

Masahiko Sanada's death is no longer a secret.

Of course, this is limited to knowing the news of death. The cause of death has naturally been modified.

At the police press conference, Masahiko Sanada, like all the police officers who died last night, was given the title of death in the line of duty, which sounds quite honorable.

Afterwards, as the police officer with the highest rank among those who died, all online media generously gave Masahiko Sanada posthumous praise.

His family background, his professional identity, and his past achievements were all dug up by the media and put under the spotlight, presenting them to the public.

As the public lamented and regretted the young and promising police officer who died early, they unconsciously ignored the commotion in Seymour City last night.

Under the control of the media, all kinds of related remarks have turned towards the direction of popularizing magic science.

The light shield covering Seymodo's sky is a new magic trick performed by Kaito Kidd.

It's foggy. It's a trick played by Kaito Kid using dry ice.

The red beam rising into the sky, oh, it's just an enlarged and enhanced version of infrared light, no need to make a fuss.

They used the banner of Kaito Kid and the death of Masahiko Sanada, an outstanding police officer who could be considered a senior member of the police force, to attract attention.

Within two days, apart from some gossip forums that mentioned it, not many people would pay special attention to what happened in Seymour City that night.

Even when facing the fact that Kaito Kidd stole the gift of destiny and left a farewell letter, he had the same attitude.

Perhaps it was because Kaito Kidd's act of stealing the gift of fate made the fans clearly realize that the Moon Magician they admired was just an ordinary person.

Or maybe Kaito Kid is a devil who can manipulate people's hearts. When the news that his fans were possessed by evil spirits spread widely, countless people came forward to share their experiences.

The fans who had previously come up with all kinds of pranks accepted Kaito Kid's farewell announcement quite calmly.

They were so quiet that even the police, who had been prepared in advance, became suspicious and thought that this group of people were secretly doing something big.

I was worried for a long time before I finally felt relieved.

On the third day after Sanada Masahiko's death, the Unzan Cemetery in Kanagawa held a funeral that was not grand but well-attended.

God was very kind to me, and it was a sunny day, just like Masahiko Sanada's short but brilliant life.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or intentional, but Masahiko Sanada’s grave is right next to Yasuyuki Sanada’s grave.

Yuki Sanada, who attended the funeral in a black dress, looked at the words on the tombstone and her eyes vaguely fell on Kenjiro Sanada and Masahiro Sanada.

In just a few days, Kenjiro Sanada looked so haggard as if he had lost half his life, and Masahiro Sanada seemed to have aged twenty years in an instant.

He was still full of energy in the first half of the year, but now he looks like he has completely entered old age, with a faint air of dying.

Yuki Sanada had a stern face and a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.

One of her children died, the other will never return to the sunlight, and now the only one left in this generation of the Sanada family, Masahiko Sanada, is also gone.

No matter how grand and lively the funeral of Masahiko Sanada is, it cannot change the fact that the glory of the Sanada family will end here.

Minako Sanada, whose eyes were no longer able to cry, stood aside with a haggard look on her face. People attending the funeral came and went, and Sanada Masahiko's grave was soon filled with flowers.

Toru Amuro, who is undercover, will naturally not appear in public, but Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara will not have this worry.

The two people who had taken half a day off looked at the colleagues and acquaintances present, and their eyes unconsciously fell on Yuki Sanada.

Excluding photos, this was the first time the two had actually met Yuki Sanada.

The overwhelming sense of déjà vu reminded the two of them of an heir to a top financial group whom they hadn't seen for more than half a year.

Although I only saw him three times in total, the memories are still so clear that I can still recall them bit by bit.

It was so impressive that the moment I saw Yuuki Sanada, the relevant memories automatically emerged.

It was at this time that Jinpei Matsuda felt an inexplicable strange emotion in his heart.

He didn't know how to describe his feelings at the moment, nor did he know why he had this indescribable emotion.

There is no doubt that this was a simple but extremely grand funeral.

The worshippers who arrived were all dressed in black, and their expressions were all surprisingly solemn.

But those who are truly saddened by the death of Masahiko Sanada are only a small part of the total number.

The senior officials who had previously tried every means, overtly or covertly, to get promotions for new generation police officers like Masahiko Sanada were particularly generous this time.

Not only did they unanimously agree to promote Masahiko Sanada's police rank by two levels to Superintendent of Police, a position that would have reached the same level as his grandfather Masahiko Sanada before his retirement.

Many people even attended Sanada Masahiko's funeral in person.

Big shots who had never met before appeared here one after another, and they expressed regret for the passing of such an outstanding police officer as Masahiko Sanada.

His expression and tone were so nonchalant.

The remaining part,

Some of them came for Kenjiro Sanada, who is now the director of the Organized Crime Countermeasures Department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, while others came for Masahiro Sanada and Taku Yokoyama, the director of the Kanagawa Police Headquarters.

After the worship, most people did not stay for too long.

Those who stayed behind included STA members such as Hanano Rina, who had a deep friendship with Masahiko Sanada, and those who belonged to the special case investigation team.

They are families that have social dealings with the Sanada family and have a close relationship with them.

After witnessing this grand occasion with his own eyes, Jinpei Matsuda finally understood in a true and concrete sense the importance of the title of the Sanada family as a police family.

How could ordinary police officers possibly receive such treatment?

He was just feeling the atmosphere around him. Even though he no longer looked towards Yuki Sanada, the figure that appeared in Jinpei Matsuda's mind was still Karasuma Soshin.

The first in the police academy who graduated from the professional group, Whiskey had the same identity back then.

But now...

At the side, Kenji Hagiwara, who was very good at reading the atmosphere and could clearly see that although the atmosphere among the Sanada family seemed calm, there were undercurrents underneath, he turned his gaze to the tomb of Masahiko Sanada.

A bunch of paper cherry blossoms were placed in front of the grave, and on the tombstone was also written "Sanada Family Tomb".

Superintendent Sanada, who was attending the funeral of Sanada Masahiko, was standing in a rather remote position, quite a distance away from the rest of the Sanada family.

It would be more like standing in front of the grave with a bouquet of paper cherry blossoms on it.

Kenji Hagiwara, who recalled the information related to Yuuki Sanada, silently confirmed the owner of the tombstone, but that was not the case.

An inexplicable feeling made him feel that something was wrong.

So in order to verify this hunch that something was wrong, he pulled out a handful of hair.

As soon as the confusion appeared on Jinpei Matsuda's face, it was dispelled by a look from Kenji Hagiwara.

Then, the two of them unknowingly approached where Yuki Sanada was.

...

Across the ocean, in London, England,

At this late night, close to midnight when most people were in deep sleep, Karasuma Soshin, dressed neatly in black, was sitting on the floor in the corner of the bedroom.

He looked calmly at the funeral scene of Sanada Masahiko projected into the void.

With the curtains drawn, there was only a little light left in the room, and the lifelike images of the characters were clearly reflected in his eyes, except when he saw Yuuki Sanada.

There was no trace of emotion in his eyes anymore.

"Ayan is dead... bro."

After being rescued from hibernation by Karasuma Soshin, "An Xing" repeated the words he had repeated many times with great sadness.

This was followed by another sentence: "Why did Ayan die..."

After catching sight of several new figures of worshippers appearing in the shadows, Wuhuan Cangxin ordered Xiliuer to turn off the projection screen.

Then, in the darkness, he answered the question about "brother" directly for the first time.

"I'm not the one who wants Ayan to die."

Perhaps in the eyes of anyone who knows the inside story, Masahiko Sanada is a hateful existence who replaced the original fate of Getsugamaru.

But in fact, Karasuma Soshin didn't have much hatred towards Sanada Masahiko.

When he was young, Getsugamaru really cared about very few people, but whether it was Sanada Yasuyuki or Sanada Masahiko, they were both regarded as younger brothers by him, and he cared and loved them.

For a long time, the three brothers, who were three years apart in age, lived together day and night.

Just like Heitaro Sanada and Yuki Sanada were busy with work at that time, Kenjiro Sanada and Minako Sanada also didn't have much time to spend with their son.

Especially when the son was able to run and jump and his temper began to show, I felt completely at ease leaving the child in the old house.

When he was young, Masahiko Sanada was often taken to school by his two older brothers and picked up from school in the afternoon.

From kindergarten to elementary school, even students who were not in the same class knew that Sanada Masahiko had two older brothers who were three years older than him.

Anyone who dares to bully him will be severely punished by his elder brother.

Even though his fate turned around and he was betrayed by Kenjiro Sanada and trapped in a cell for eight months, Karasuma Soshin managed to survive time and time again by relying on his hatred for his enemies and his love for his mother.

Among the people he hated, Masahiko Sanada was not included.

But, just don't hate.

Kenjiro Sanada's backstab was like a torrent that stretched thousands of miles, shattering the brotherhood between him and Masahiko Sanada.

It can never be restored to its original state.

Even those few things made Karasuma Soshin feel more tender when facing Sanada Masahiko.

He never wavered from his original plan.

Using Masahiko Sanada to destroy Kenjiro Sanada was a plan that Karasuma Sounobu had made from the beginning.

But in this plan, from the beginning to the end, he placed the choice of life and death of Masahiko Sanada in the hands of Kenjiro Sanada.

In fact, if Kenjiro Sanada had chosen his son in that choice, then the person who wanted to kill Masahiko Sanada would have died quietly before taking action.

But in the end, the father-son love could not overcome Kenjiro Sanada's desire for power.

"The people who really want Ayan dead are his father, the conservative Ichihara Yoshi, and the reformists who pushed Ayan to be the executor of the Tianxi Project but could not protect him."

And he just let this result happen.

"But... my brother can save Ayan, right?"

In the dark and silent bedroom, the voice belonging to Sanada Yasuyuki was tinged with tears, but Karasuma Soshin, who was being questioned, was extremely indifferent.

He leaned his head against the wall behind him, just as he had done for many days and nights in the cell.

Bend your right leg, keep your left leg close to the floor, place one hand casually on your leg, and the other hand casually on the floor.

But there is no longer that feeling where even breathing hurts.

He also didn't need to stay awake and think rapidly every minute, doubting and searching every inch of his memory.

In the darkness, Karasuma Soshin closed his eyes and answered his "brother's" question in a low voice without reservation:

“Yes, I can save Ayan, but if he continues to live, he will be in great pain.