Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

After Su Qing and Wang Yueli searched the billiard hall in vain, they went to the coffee shop, but unfortunately still found nothing.

"Ryu... Where on earth did Ryu go?"

Then, the Hikigaya team and the Yukino team also reported their results through the Line group, but without exception, they did not find any useful clues.

After hearing the news, Wang Yueli was completely distraught, mumbling to herself, and squatting helplessly in a corner outside the coffee shop. The sleeves of her autumn school uniform fell off, revealing her fair arms and...

Some scars?

“These, are…?”

Su Qing had been observing Wang Yueli, and after noticing this scene, he asked tentatively.

"Ah. These, these are..." When Wang Yueli saw the scars on her arm were seen by Su Qing, she hurriedly covered them with her sleeves and began to explain hesitantly.

"Didn't I say... Ryu has a bit of a violent streak? Actually, this is all his..."

Wang Yueli seemed to be hesitant to speak, her red lips slightly parted, as if she had already said everything, leaving the rest to Su Qing's imagination.

"Why not send him to the hospital for a checkup, or just call the police?"

Su Qing asked back.

"No! Absolutely not!"

Wang Yueli was very excited about this, she seemed to be very sensitive to these words.

"Hospitals...are all scams. They can't cure anything! And Liu only acts like this occasionally. He loves me. He won't hurt me at all."

[It smells like lies and madness, it's disgusting.]

Su Qing listened coldly, without any comfort or approval, he just continued to ask:

"If he loves you, why would he disappear now? Assuming that the locations you mentioned are all possible, could it be that he has already left Tokyo?"

"This is even more impossible! We have been together since we were young. He will definitely not abandon me. He must be in this city..."

"...Is that so?" Su Qing looked at Wang Yueli, who was a little emotionally broken, and proposed other possibilities:

"Then do you think it's possible for Liu to return to the welfare home where you are?"

"Welfare...home?" Wangyue Li Nannan repeated several times, unsure, "But...the welfare home has been abandoned and will be demolished soon. There should be no one there...Liu Ta, what are you doing there?"

“Although there is no one here, there should be memories between you or something else.

When a person doesn't want to care about anyone, he or she will choose places full of memories and commemorations." Su Qing analyzed calmly.

"Memories... memories?! Yes, yes, Liu must be there. Thank you, Su-san. Let's go there and take a look!"

A flash of morbid madness flashed across Wang Yueli's fair face, but it was soon replaced by gratitude towards Su Qing and the excitement of finding Wang Yueliu.

"Let's take a taxi." Su Qing suggested.

"Hey... take a taxi? But..." Wang Yueli was a little embarrassed, but when she thought about finding Liu as soon as possible, she gritted her teeth and quickly agreed.

On small islands, especially in bustling cities like Tokyo, taxi fares are quite high, far exceeding the prices on the mainland, and parking fees for private cars are quite high, so islanders choose public transportation such as trams more often.

Moreover, Mochizuki Ryu and Mochizuki Li are, after all, children who grew up in an orphanage. Although it is not known whether they have some part-time jobs, they are still college students and have no jobs, so the car fare is probably a considerable expense for them.

"I'll pay for your share, don't worry."

Su Qing, who also grew up in a similar welfare institution, chose to help the other party with the car money.

"May I?"

"Don't waste time. You want to find Liu quickly, right?" Su Qing hailed a taxi, opened the door and got in without waiting for Wang Yueli.

Seeing this, Wang Yueli didn't hesitate and quickly opened the car door.

While in the car, Su Qing sent a message to Yui and the others, asking them to gather at the welfare house. After all, if they couldn't find each other at the welfare house, the time limit would not allow the service club to continue looking for them, not to mention other things.

The rest falls within the responsibility of the island police.

The welfare home is right on the edge of the urban area and the suburbs, so it’s not far away, and the taxi quickly arrived at the door of the welfare home.

After Su Qing paid the money, he and Wang Yueliu got out of the car.

The gate of the orphanage was covered with rust, and the door hinges had long lost their former lubrication. Every shake left by the wind was like a heavy sigh.

It can be seen that this welfare home has been abandoned for quite some time. Because the gate is open, Su Qing can see weeds and wild flowers growing everywhere in the courtyard.

"Who opened the door? Ryu must be inside..."

Seeing this, Wang Yueli ignored Su Qing and rushed into the welfare home like crazy.

Su Qing didn't care and didn't follow immediately. Instead, he walked in leisurely and silently observed everything in the building.

Broken window frames...

Mottled walls...

And these murals on the wall...

I guess this place must have recorded the memories of many children who were in similar situations, including Mochizuki and the other two.

[It’s a pity that memories are often very black and white. No matter how much you miss them, you can’t paint them in too many colors.]

Just as Su Qing was feeling a little emotional, a quarrel was heard in the house.

"Ryu, why did you leave me? Why didn't you respond to any of the times I contacted you, texted you, and called you?"

Wang Yueli's voice was tearful and heartbreaking.

"Li...I'm sorry, it's my fault.

But don’t you think you’ve been getting weirder lately?

I, I don’t know how to face you anymore… That’s why I…”

Mochizuki Liu had a complicated expression, but finally hesitated and said.

"You're lying! You're lying! What's weird about me? What's weird about me?

Isn't it strange for you, Liu? You clearly only needed me before, so why did you talk to other people? Why are you getting further and further away from me? Why, why? "

Wang Yueli's expression became more and more crazy.

Mochizuki Liu opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but at this moment he noticed Su Qing who came over after hearing the noise.

"He... is?" Wangyue Liu still knew Su Qing. He was also present at the speech at the commendation meeting, but he didn't understand why Su Qing was also there.

"I was asked by Wang Yueli to come find you. Now that the person has been found, I think I'll leave the matter to the two of you to discuss."

Su Qing shrugged, looking indifferent, then turned around and was about to leave.

"Mr. Su, thank you for your help this time. Please tell the others that I have found Liu, so this commission is over."

Wangyue Liu shouted at Su Qing, but Su Qing didn't look back. He just shook his hands and then closed the door, leaving the two of them time and space to be alone.

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