[Comprehensive manga] Ruiguang

By the time I left the hospital, the sky had already sunk into darkness.The location of the apartment is too remote, even if it is not too far from Nishimidai, after turning into the alley, the dark road seems to be very long.

The accumulated water that rained early in the morning has not completely dried up, and when walking by, there will be the occasional sound of trampling on the water.I walked cautiously, and the sound of my footsteps echoed in this long alley.

There are not many people living in this old apartment. I generally know which households will be lit at night. Besides, they will live here. Except for me, they are probably left-behind elderly people.

And when I walked under the apartment, the top floor was lit with not too bright lights, and that location was undoubtedly my home.

I was startled, and hurried upstairs. The old stairs creaked and crumbled under the rapid steps.

If it was a thief, it would be impossible to turn on the light so blatantly, right?Besides, I don't have any valuables at home... The person I can think of is probably the landlady who doesn't come back for a long time, but when she shows up, she usually comes to press for the rent.At this time, it shouldn't be the deadline to pay the rent...

I can't think of any other situation. When I ran to the top of the building, the sliding door, which was not very strong, was opened wide, and the warm yellow light came out from the door, illuminating the aisle in front of the door. There are even intermittent sounds of objects moving.

In such a situation, I was still a little worried, and slowly approached the door, turning my body and secretly peeking inside.

I never thought that it would be Sanada who appeared in it.He was the same as the first time I saw him, with a black hat on his head, and his tall figure seemed a bit restrained in the not-so-large room.

"... Sanada-san?" I walked to the entrance and called out softly.

The movement of Sanada's hand was obviously paused. He looked in my direction, and when he stood up straight, his head hit the not very bright Japanese-style chandelier on the patio.The chandelier swayed, and the whole space flickered with light and shadow.

"Uh, sorry." Sanada quickly stabilized the chandelier, facing me with a puzzled face, he stared straight at me and paused for a long time, as if he was anxious to explain something, but he didn't say a word.

I took off my uniform shoes and walked in through the entrance. Before I could put down my schoolbag, I made up for the incomplete view at the door. The scene inside the house made me more panicked than when I saw Sanada.

The cupboards were all open, and the things inside fell in a mess on the floor. The small cabinet was completely turned upside down. The things around Sanada were not very messy, but they were placed in a completely different position, as if they had been sorted out.

"Fa...what happened..." I glanced around, and finally settled on Sanada, "Also, why did Sanada-san...appear at my house?"

"You left that at the dojo on the weekend." Sanada said, pointing to the coin purse on the stove table, "When I brought this over, I heard a noise in your house, but the light was not on, so I went in directly , I happened to meet a thief who broke through the empty door..."

I froze for a moment before digesting Sanada's words.

My coin purse did disappear a few days ago and I thought it had been dropped somewhere.So, Sanada was trying to give me a change bag, and happened to meet a thief, and the current situation... is he helping me tidy up my room?

"Then... what about the thief?"

"I've already sent it to the police station. When I came back, I saw that you hadn't arrived home yet, so I made a decision to stay here without authorization. I'm very sorry!"

Sanada apologized and bowed very standardly to me.

Faced with such a thing, I just feel a pain in the head.I don't know how to describe my current mood at all, I just simply feel uncomfortable in my chest and want to cry.

"It's really... that's enough..." I slumped｜body and knelt down on the ground, "It's really enough..."

From Eriko's injury, Shibai's instigation, Urashita's conversation... and finally to my mother's confession, I have to accept so many things in one day, I feel that I am about to be crushed and suffocated.I lowered my head and grabbed the hem of my skirt vigorously, my shoulders trembling uncontrollably.

I couldn't control my emotions, I just bit my lip and tried not to cry.Obviously just a moment ago I was crying in the hospital to the point of dying, and I finally calmed down like self-hypnosis, and now, my already swollen eyes once again felt like tears were about to overflow.

In the final analysis, I am still vulnerable to a single blow. I feel that I am strong, but I am blindly deceiving myself.

"Lan Yuan, what's wrong with you?" Sanada probably wasn't very good at dealing with girls, and his pronunciation was a bit stumbled, so he quickly faked coughing twice to cover up his bewilderment.

I shook my head vigorously, but didn't speak. I was afraid that if I opened my mouth, I would be crying uncontrollably.

"Don't worry about the things at home. The thief didn't succeed in stealing anything. Besides, I have already sent him to the police station... Uh, if you don't mind, I can continue to help."

"Thank you..." I stood up slowly, still lowered my head to avoid Sanada's gaze, then turned my back to him, and began to organize things, "Sanada-san, thank you very much, I'll just do it myself next time. "

The people behind were silent for a long time. When I heard the movement, I thought it was Sanada who was about to leave, so I relaxed my lips that had been bitten by myself, and finally choked up uncontrollably.

The shoulders were suddenly pulled back, and the body turned back along with the strength.

I raised my head habitually, and there happened to be a chandelier behind Sanada. Even though the light was not dazzling, I couldn't help squinting my eyes.From this angle, I could just see Sanada's expression hidden by the shadow of the brim of his hat.His brows were furrowed tightly, and there was an undeniable deterrence on his heroic face.

And while I looked at his face, I also completely exposed my ugly appearance to him.His completely red and swollen eyes, and the tears that could not stop flowing from the eye sockets.

Seeing me like this, Sanada's eyes seemed a little more shocked. He probably didn't expect me to cry directly, and he didn't know any reason why I showed such an expression.

He withdrew his hand on my shoulder, turned his face away from looking at me directly, and turned his back, "Sorry... I didn't mean to."

During the period of contact with Sanada, I can basically understand what kind of person he is, with a strong sense of responsibility and a strong sense of justice.If he hadn't figured out my situation at this moment, he probably wouldn't have left.

Wiping the tears off my face in a panic, I took a deep breath to calm my emotions, and said slowly: "If you want to ask Sanada-san, just ask..." The voice was hoarse and trembling as expected.

I didn't run away anymore, and I didn't know whether it was out of my trust in Sanada, or I was crying unreservedly and revealing my true feelings like I was in front of Keigo Atobe at night when I was kicked out of the bungalow many years ago.

Sanada's eyes widened slightly, he hadn't thought about my initiative to ask a question.He was silent for a while, and then he said in his deep and powerful voice: "So, I'm sorry... May I know what happened?"

I once briefly mentioned my background with Sanada. From Sanada’s point of view, Shibai and I have very similar experiences. We both have painful memories and are the one who lacks love.He also once regarded me as Shibai, so he helped me.

As for his question, I avoided all the connection between my mother and the bloody case, from my mother's illness to Shibai.And the connection between this is undoubtedly Shibai's sister Mayu and Masashi Aihara.

Sanada didn't know what I was carrying when I was in Tokyo more than half a year ago. His preconceived notion was that I, like Shibai, was simply pitiful and sympathetic, which had nothing to do with the word "murderer". on contact.

I don't know what kind of mentality it is, I actually talked about that incident with him, obviously it was something I always wanted to hide and avoid.The characters in the narrative are, in my mouth, the cheating father and the mistress' sister, and the result of both of them dying in the end.The roles of both of them are existences that deviate from social principles, and neither party will have a good reputation.

"It's... the first time I've heard of such a thing..." Sanada's expression became complicated. He seemed to want to make some critical comments, but out of respect, he didn't say it directly to me. After all One of the parties involved was my father, even though I no longer want to admit the blood relationship.

I pursed my lips for a long time, and took another breath to choke, "Then what kind of person is Shibai in Sanada-san's eyes?"

When I asked, Sanada was silent for a while.