Chapter 11 9. The Unstoppable Murder

It was Aunt Ye Liuming who found the body of Grandpa.She went to find her grandfather to discuss the inheritance.Mom told Auntie that she saw Grandpa walking in the direction of the main house.This is for Auntie to be the discoverer of the dead body. While waiting for the police to interrogate in turn, I exchanged various information with sisters Luna and Mai.Finally, I finally understood why my mother would do things that should not be in the "schedule".Sure enough, I was the "why". Before my sister Luna asked Fujitaka to come to the annex, she passed by my mother's room and told her that I looked rather strange.Said that I was not the same as before, suddenly changed into a different person, and my eyeballs were still bloodshot.Since I heard me casually say about my broken relationship, but I don't know whether it's true or not, I just feel that the situation is quite serious, and because I seem to be quite stubborn, if I don't handle it carefully, I may commit suicide.Because she was worried about me, she told her mother this.

I don't know how much Mom really took her word for.I think she probably thought, "With that stupid son alone, it is impossible to commit suicide. This is an act that requires complex metaphysical thinking", and then laughed it off.However, since there was an heir to deal with, she simply went straight to the main house and stopped by to see what was going on with me.I think she went to the main house in a relaxed mood.Since Luna-san didn't tell her that we were meeting in the annex, my mother naturally assumed that I was in the attic, so she went to the main house. Up to here, everything is clear and obvious, but after that, I can't extrapolate.Although my mother went to the attic, I was not in there, only my grandpa was drinking.What happened between the two of them that caused the mother to kill the grandfather, the process is really difficult to deduce.And the murder weapon used the vase with the Phalaenopsis in it. Why?Mom can't refer to the couple's crimes committed by the couple Luna and Fujitaka and Shishifu's brother, so why did they use almost the same method?Is there any inevitability?I can't deduce it, it's a mystery.

In this way, I can only question myself directly, which is what I originally thought.But even if I ask, no one will tell me easily!I couldn't help thinking, what if I told that prisoner directly that I was able to "reset" January 2nd, which only I knew?If they knew that the day could be reset, they should and would be happy to tell the truth about the process and motive of committing the crime.After the "reset", the person who was originally the corpse of the murder can be resurrected, and the murder will no longer exist.If they knew this, not only Mom, but also sisters Luna, Brother Fujitaka, sister Mai, and brother Shishio, everyone would honestly tell the process and motive of committing the crime.However, in their subjective point of view, this day will never be repeated.Now that a crime has been committed, it becomes a secret that must be kept for life.

Therefore, on the day of the incident, it was impossible to ask anything from me.Even I, facing my family, did not have the confidence to question them face to face, and say those things——did you just kill someone?Please confess your criminal process and motives, etc.Even though I understand that no matter what I do, I will "reset", but I still feel somewhat repelled mentally.Therefore, as far as the process and motivation are concerned, it can only be imagined out of thin air.Leaving aside the lovers of sister Luna and brother Fujitaka, as well as the part of sister Mai, the motives of brother Seshio and his mother are indeed incomprehensible, and may remain a mystery forever.In any case, as long as time and space are "reset", the event itself will be erased from the prisoner's own memory, and the truth will not be known.Even so, there is nothing I can do. For me, the point is not to understand the crime process and motives, but to prevent my grandfather from being killed.

But there is also a problem here.Am I really obliged to work so hard to save Grandpa?Doubts arose in my mind.Needless to say, I have this idea because I discovered my grandfather's conspiracy in the diary.The fact that my grandfather was playing tricks behind his back gave me a big shock.He let his father be exiled by the company to the vacant department, and let his uncle be punished and dismissed by the school. There are indeed many differences between my values ​​and my parents, and in many ways, I can't respect them, and I even have the idea that I can't love them.However, are they really so bad that they have to play tricks so that they can never stand up again?Indeed, the former mother and Aunt Ye Liuming were very indifferent to the grandfather, and the grandfather held resentment towards them, which is still unforgettable to this day, which is also understandable.It's just that the husbands of the two daughters and their families cannot gain a foothold in society, and even life has become a problem, with no future at all.Revenge in this way is simply too childish.Really annoying.

I don't really want to care about the life and death of this troublesome old man.In fact, I've begun to seriously consider whether to just let him go, since he looks like he's going to be killed anyway.Well, if this is fate, then I can't help it.Just let it go!Leave him alone!I don't know, I really don't know what to do anymore. However, after rethinking, I still can't ignore it.This is because I noticed that the events of grandpa are slightly different from "fate" in the original sense.As I have mentioned many times, in the first round on January 2, nothing happened to Grandpa.In other words, this incident should not have happened on the original January 2nd.It was me who disrupted the original "schedule" that produced the wonderful cause and effect.That is to say, the death of grandpa cannot be regarded as "fate", but really, it is regarded as "man-made disaster".I thought so.Ordinary man-made disasters cannot be saved, but fortunately I can find a way to "reset", and because it can be reset, it is humane to work hard to save.After rethinking, I thought it was my "responsibility" to save my grandfather.

As usual, I waited for the interrogation round until midnight. After the "reset", I woke up in bed in the attic room.January 2nd.The sixth round has begun.I struggle with drowsiness because my throat is thirsty.Same as the previous round, I pinched my thigh to force myself to wake up.It was three o'clock at midnight. I've gotten into the habit of checking the stairs, and while I'm playing with the earrings I picked up, I'm pacing up and down the attic room, thinking about what to do next.So, what to do this round?Including this round, there are four more chances to reset.But because the ninth round on January 2 is the "decision version", it cannot be reset afterwards, so it is necessary to find out a method that can actually prevent the killing before then, and the eighth round is used to test whether the method Feasible round.Strictly speaking, the only ones who can try new strategies are the sixth and seventh rounds.

Around six o'clock, I left the main house and went to Aunt Huruno's room in the main building.As expected, the aunt happened to be going to the restaurant.She was shocked when she saw me. "Oh! It's still early! Are you all right? Are you all right?" "Well, it should be fine." Everyone was the same, worried about my hangover from the moment they opened their mouths.In my own impression, I didn't drink much at the New Year's party.But from the perspective of others, it seems to be quite a worrying amount. "I'm really sorry to make you worry."

"No, Q Taro is not wrong! Knowing that you are underage, and making you drink so much, those people really deserve to be scolded." "By the way," but I do remember that at the New Year's party, it was none other than Aunt Hu Liunai who kept persuading me to drink. "Actually, I have something to ask..." "Well, what's the matter?" "Well, although it's a strange request... But can you lend me a Phalaenopsis orchid? Just today is enough." "Phalaenopsis?" Auntie opened her eyes wide. "The phalaenopsis you mentioned, is that pot of phalaenopsis?"

"Well, it's that pot of Phalaenopsis. The Phalaenopsis bought by Miss Youli." "That's fine, but what are you going to do?" "I want to use it for sketching." "Sketch? Q Taro can draw?" "That's winter vacation homework!" The art class I took in school was actually not art, but calligraphy, but it wouldn't be exposed anyway. "I'm going to find something to draw along the way in the next few days, so I even brought the sketchbook. It just popped into my head this morning." "Oh, is that so? You're such a good boy! Of course you can!" Although the aunt said yes verbally, she had no intention of taking out the vase from the room at all.Just when I was surprised, "Oh, it's not here! It's downstairs."

"Yeah? But didn't Auntie say she wanted to take it to her room?" "I originally planned to do this, but because the Phalaenopsis is so beautiful, I wanted to let everyone watch it together for a while, so I put it in the reception room. Didn't you notice?" I didn't notice it at all.Thinking about it for a while, I have only entered the reception room since the "repetitive phenomenon" on January 2nd, probably only the previous round of nights when I sneaked into my grandfather's study room, and it was dark inside, so I didn't notice it. And of course, when falling into the black hole of time and space, in order to wait in line for interrogation, I always stay in the reception room.But that was after the murder, and the vase that was used as the murder weapon had already been moved to the attic room of the crime scene, so it was impossible to notice (only in the round when Mai sister was the prisoner, it was different. However, I Sure enough, he was shaken by the murder incident, and he didn't even notice that the vase was placed in the reception room for decoration). In addition, I have always found it inconceivable that since the prisoner had sneaked into Aunt Hurunai's room, why did the prisoner always use the vase with Phalaenopsis?Therefore, if the vase is not placed in a specific personal room, but has been placed in the reception room where everyone can come and go, the situation is completely different.It may be that the moment the prisoner was thinking about what to use as a murder weapon, he remembered the vase placed in the reception room!Compared to other people, Sister Wu used the empty wine bottle at the scene. Should it be considered that she lost control of her emotions, or was she unexpectedly calm? After going downstairs with Aunt Hu Liunai, I saw a vase with phalaenopsis placed in the reception room. "Can I take it to the main house?" "Yes, but be careful!" I plan to hide the vase in the utility room of the main house later. Of course, I don't think that disposing of the murder weapon will prevent the crime from happening.Anyway, this is only the first step.However, maybe because the first step was too smooth, I also slacked off.Aunt Hu Liunai invited me to have breakfast with Mrs. Juzi, but I accidentally agreed.After agreeing to it, I suddenly remembered something that I thought was annoying. The act of me also joining in the meal is something that was not included in the original "schedule".In the original schedule, it should have been a scene where Aunt Hu Liunai and Mrs. Juzi discussed the issue of inheritance.But because of me as the third party, the two of them couldn't discuss that topic at all, and it turned out that they were just chatting about topics without content.Disrupting the "schedule" like this will definitely form a strange causal cycle, and Cheng Yaojin will be killed from an unexpected place.The nasty premonition came over me again. Even now, I can't leave the meeting halfway.No matter what happens, I continue to eat leisurely.According to the "schedule", Miss Yuri also came.Almost the same as the previous round, she said that she was staying at the chairman's house, but she overslept brazenly, so she bowed her head and apologized to Aunt Hu Liunai.Aunt Hu Liunai's answer was also the same as before. From here, though, things started to look a little different.According to the previous schedule, Aunt Hu Runai and Mrs. Juzi should have left the restaurant after Miss Yuli came here.However, even though they finished their breakfast early and cleaned the dishes, even after Yuri-san sat down beside me and started eating, they had no intention of leaving at all.Soon, Mr. Tsutsuya also entered the restaurant according to the previous schedule. "Mrs. Juzi, would you like a cup of coffee?" Aunt Hu Liunai said a line that was not in the previous "schedule", and I became helplessly worried.Not good!This is really bad! Sure enough, the "schedule" has changed drastically. "It's a pleasure to dine with you! Is there anything else to eat? I think there should be some snacks. Ah, yes! There are also oranges. Take them out and eat." Unlike her usual calm appearance, Aunt Hu Liunai seemed a little excited.It seems that for her, when everyone gets together harmoniously, she will feel like chatting.This is really bad!Still, that's fine if it doesn't lead to weird results. "Q Taro." Even if I was the only one left in the restaurant, I would think it would be better to leave early. When I was thinking about this, I picked up the bowl and was about to leave, but Aunt Hu Yunai stayed behind. "Who do you think is better? Who to choose as my adopted son. Don't worry too much, just say it out and listen. It's okay, anyway, I won't record it, and I won't tell anyone. Of course, I won't I'll tell your mother." That's it, I understand, and I will still talk about this topic.Although the situation is slightly different from the previous round, as long as it happens in the original "schedule", the faithfully operating suppression will keep the situation from deviating too much from the original fact. "I think it's Miss Yuri." "Oh!" Feeling joyful and surprised because she matched the candidate in her heart, Aunt Hu Runai's eyes lit up, and she leaned out. "why?" "Of course, Ms. Tsutsuya is also good." When I was about to blurt out the words "Of course it's because of her ability", I hurriedly corrected my answer.If he answered like that, it would sound like he was mocking Mr. Tsutsuya, who was seated at the same table, as if he was implying his incompetence. "In short, do you think it should be inherited by capable people!" "Q Taro, can't you be the heirs?" Aunt Huruno seemed to be in a happy mood, glanced at the bewildered Ms. Yuri and Mr. Tsutsuya, and then asked me further.To my surprise, it turned out that she had a bad heart, "Or dance them?" "I think Sister Wu is qualified to be Auntie's adopted daughter." "Oh!" Aunt Hu Yunai's heart was touched this time, and she couldn't help beaming, but looked at me with a slightly wary expression. "Then why?" "I think Sister Wu is the most like an aunt. Compared with Aunt Ye Liuming, she gives me the impression that she is more like Aunt Hu Yunai. Of course, that's what I said, but when we are really mothers and daughters, whether we can get along well depends on my opinion." I don't know." "As an adopted daughter, she should be impeccable, but if she wants to be the successor of EDGE-UP, she may not be qualified? Is this what Q Taro wants to say?" "Mai sisters are not the only ones. Each of us is not suitable in various senses. No matter how you look at it, Brother Fujitaka is a scholar; Brother Shifu is a so-called vassal of a company Although he will behave very well when he is hired by the company, but on the contrary, it is difficult to say if he wants to lead the people under him. He will feel like his father, and he will also show his weak side when he encounters adversity .” "What about Q Taro himself?" "I read the bestsellers eight years too late. I'm just a person who can't keep up with modern society." "What about Luna?" "She seems to be a woman who will change her fundamental values ​​for the sake of the men around her. It may be strange to say that people should not be judged by appearances, but she is an extremely conservative type, so I don't think she is suitable as a manager." "It's amazing!" Aunt Hurunai was drinking coffee happily. "I didn't expect Q Taro to be so keen in observation. All along, I thought you were just a boy in a daze all day long." "I'm literally in a daze all day. Anyway, my day is longer than everyone else's." "In short, people from the Yuanshang family are not suitable!" Of course, Aunt Hu Liunai didn't go into the complaint I just made, but directly interrupted my topic. "That's Yuri-san and Tsutsuya-san? In short, your idea is that you tend to inject new blood from the outside?" "Well, that's what it means." "Then which one is better, Yuri-san or Tsutsuya-san?" "Well, I'm a man after all, so women's scores will be higher!" "Oh, oh, enough is enough. Your opinion is very good! Could it be..." Like a kindergarten principal laughing at a kindergarten child who got chocolate from a girl, her eyes narrowed with a smile into a seam. "Does Q Taro like people like Yuri-san?" "Well, I think she's great!" "You can say such things proudly," Auntie smiled, stretching her arms across the table, and patted the back of Yuri-san's hand. "How about Yuri-san? Do you like boys like Q Taro?" "Yeah? Ah, that..." This is the first time I've seen Miss Yuri stammering.It bothers her a lot!Because she already has someone she likes in her heart.However, if you strictly refuse, it will make the situation very embarrassing.And it would be a bit bad if she insisted on the chairman's nephew, so she couldn't tell the truth. "Me too, that... I think he's pretty good." "Ahahaha! That's enough, don't force yourself. It's not good, you two don't really match!" Aunt Hu Runai said with a smile. Although I don't think Yuri-san needs to be so polite, but she said such a thing, it will make me get carried away. "By the way, Miss Youli, I would like to take this opportunity to ask, do you have a boyfriend?" "Huh?" At first, Ms. Yuri seemed to be thinking about it and changed the subject. Later, she found that Aunt Hu Yunai was asking about the inheritance issue, so she replied with a calm tone and expression that always did not hesitate: "Yes, actually not long ago. He just proposed to me a few days ago." Sure enough, "inhibition" cannot be underestimated, and this topic still came up.I sighed secretly, finally overcame the blow, mustered up the courage to continue working hard.Forget it, it's really helpless.However, compared to Tsutsuya-san's blow, maybe I'm better.For me, this is already the "second time" I've heard it, and I'm already mentally prepared.But to him, it was shocking at first hearing.I watched him calmly, and Mr. Tsutsuya's expression was so rigid that it was ridiculous.He held the chopsticks dumbfounded. "Hmm..." Even my aunt didn't expect her to answer so bluntly, her pupils suddenly sparkled. "and then?" "I intend to accept." "I think so too." Auntie's sigh revealed deep emotion, and she said something that was not socially eloquent. "Anyway, the other party should be an excellent and outstanding man, after all, he has shot at the heart of a woman like you!" "It's still a little bit close." Although Yuri-san hesitated, she still smiled.Perhaps after rethinking, she was concerned about this topic and made herself look less pleasant!But as a person who just lost love, I fell into a heart-wrenching situation. I sneaked a peek at Tsutsuya-san, who looked sideways at Yuri-san as if he was about to faint. "But I think good things are coming." "For example, if you become my adopted daughter, in that situation, can that man marry into our family to inherit Yuan? Is he a person who can inherit?" "No, I don't think there's any way." "Well, in that case, things will be very troublesome." It should be this expression when working normally!Aunt Hu Liunai's eyes turned harsh, and she stared at Miss Youli. "What do you plan to do if Papa names you his heir?" "Actually, I'm planning to raise this matter. Can I withdraw from the chairman's succession candidate list?" "I don't think this is possible." Mr. Tsutsuya, whose body was finally able to move, interjected, "As long as the president speaks out, although it is not absolute, it will hardly change." "It's better to solve this problem earlier." Aunt Hu Yunai ignored Mr. Tsutsuya, "If you get married earlier, Dad will have plenty of time to rewrite the will. But if Dad passes away first, the situation will become You have to give up one of the two ways of marrying the other party, or the other party getting married into the family." "Can't I refuse to become an adopted daughter?" "Well, it's not impossible. As long as the right to make the decision is handed over to me at the point of my father's death. That's basically the case, but personally, I still hope Miss Yuri can inherit." The same Mr. Tsutsuya, who was the candidate, was seated at the same table, but Aunt Huruno seemed to ignore him. "You have also been appreciated by Q Taro!" It's disgusting to even take advantage of others by the way. Although he tried to calm down, Tsutsuya-san felt extremely uneasy in his heart.Although he knew that the person who had the right to name the name was actually his grandfather, not Aunt Hu Liunai, but he still felt uneasy.Because of this, he had to start planning how to make Miss Youli break up with her lover so that she could become his wife candidate.This is the "lost" countermeasure for emergency preparedness. Everything was still carried out in the order of the "schedule". Elder sister Luna sent her to the dining room, said good morning with a gentle smile, and sat down beside Mr. Tsutsuya.Maybe it was because Yuri-san was indecisive between Yuri-san and Luna-san, Tsutsuya-san returned a guilty smile.It looks like it to me, but that's just my opinion. "Why, everyone is here!" As soon as grandpa walked in, the atmosphere at the dining table suddenly became tense.I looked at the clock hanging on the wall, it was eight past one in the morning. "Hu Liunai, Juzi, can you come here?" Auntie and Mrs. Juzi stood up and followed behind Grandpa. I already knew where they were going, which was the kitchen of the main house.Then I said the same thing there - there was no red colored paper last night, so I couldn't fold it, can you go to the stationery store to buy it for me, the stationery store has not opened the annual holiday for the past three days and so on.It's a topic that will lose face if other people hear it, so let's go to the main house! After four people remained, the conversation broke off abruptly.After Miss Yuli stood up and nodded, she walked out.Mr. Tsutsuya hurriedly left as if he was about to chase her.I'm afraid he intends to tell Ms. Yuri that she will not be content with an ordinary marriage, and proposes to her to jointly manage EDGE-UP.Then, like the previous round, was thrown hard. "Well, this thing." I took out the earrings in front of Luna's sister who was silently moving the chopsticks. "I picked it up!" The rice grains choked in her trachea, and she kept coughing. "Ah, that's right. Ah, thanks." Actually, I have something to discuss. "Sister Luna's gaze seemed to be questioning, so I opened my mouth and said without seeing it. "I hope everyone will gather in the living room to discuss later, can you tell Aunt Ye Liuming and Sister Wu for me?" " "Discuss, discuss? Discuss what?" "There should be nothing else, of course it's about the heir! My mother and brothers will also be here. Ah, Fujitaka-san has sister Raruna to help me convey it." "That, that..." She showed a face that was about to cry. "Does it have to be today?" "It must be today." "I have something to do!" "There are plenty of chances to have a tryst with Brother Fujitaka." I ignored Sister Luna, who swallowed Gulu's saliva, and kept talking. "Also, no matter what I said in front of everyone, the relationship between you and Brother Fujitaka must never be revealed! At least today, it must be kept a secret, so please tell brother like this." As soon as I finished speaking, sister Wu walked into the restaurant, it was just right! "Then, Mai-san, let me do the talking. Then I'll leave it to you." After I ordered, Luna-san ran away with a stiff face without even washing the dishes. go.After she left, Brother Shi Shifu walked in.I told them that there was something important to say and that they would meet in the living room later. Although it seems to be in a quagmire, since the situation has developed into this situation, there is nothing to do.In short, I can only try the strategy that my not-so-smart head came up with first.If mother could kill grandpa, then Auntie Ye Liuming could too!In this case, simply plan to restrict the actions of everyone.I'm still a little uneasy about whether my mother and Aunt Ye Liuming will accept the summoning of my little devil, but as long as it is related to the issue of the heir... Should I say that they will become concerned, or they will be excited.Sure enough, the members of the Dating family and Zhong Zhijiang's family gathered in the living room. "I know you have a lot to say to each other, but..." I looked at my mother and Aunt Ye Liuming and started talking. "I thought, shouldn't it be time for the two families to reconcile and give high-fives?" "Hand ①?" Mom seems to have misunderstood that it has something to do with udon noodles. "So, what are you going to do?" "It's about the successor of the Fuchigami family. At this time, the Daini family and the Zhong Zhijiang family are competing with each other in order to make their children the legitimate heirs. Is there really no other way? As long as If Grandpa names Tsuchiya-san or Yuri-san, we will both lose. In that case, don’t you think it would be better to work together for mutual benefit?” "Speaking of cooperation, then... what should I do, and what should I do?" Aunt Ye Liuming declared her burnout to her surroundings as usual, and her mother gave her a hard look. "How can we work together?" "Specifically, the children of the two families can be married." I ignored the older sister Luna who hiccupped to cover up her surprise. "Like Fujitaka brother and Mai sister; Mai sister and Shifu brother, or Luna sister and Fujitaka brother; Luna sister and Shifu brother, regardless of the combination partner, let them get married. Although it is a bit strange to say this Conscience is disturbed, but if they do have love for each other, that's another matter. Maybe it's like a political union, but I don't think it's so exaggerated. Among brothers and sisters, if If there is a couple, grandpa's heart may change. No, it should be said that only this method can make grandpa change his mind. Please imagine that if the couple give birth to a child, grandpa will be the most lovely great-grandson. He is very likely to consider what to leave for him for the sake of this great-grandson. Moreover, this child is the grandson shared by his mother and Aunt Ye Liuming. With this child as a fetter, let alone the Yuan Shang family, even the Da Family family Both Zhong Zhijiang and Zhong Zhijiang's family can become friends." "Q Taro, you are so smart!" Brother Shi Shifu suddenly became excited. "Why didn't anyone think of this way? Oh, you're a genius!" Luna's sister Ducheng said, she also wanted this kind of thing, and her brother looked back at her and said, "Then let me and Xiao Get married, Luna!" "Wait a minute." It's really disturbing to think that everyone other than yourself is a single-celled organism. Auntie Ye Liuming had such thoughts faintly, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised. "It's a good idea to let the children get married, but if it's a strategy to get them married, and in the end, it's that Tsuchiya or Yuri who is named, then what should we do? Wouldn't everything become a joke?" "As long as Grandpa is alive," Brother Fujitaka may be thinking about the matter with Sister Luna, so it is rare to speak seriously. "The will can be rewritten continuously. It is said that this will is the last version, and it is also him. Therefore, using the great-grandson to curry favor with grandpa as a strategy to make him change his mind-is this the idea of ​​​​Q Taro?" "exactly." "What I've heard is a marriage without love, and even the great-grandson has become a victim. No matter how greedy you are for money, you shouldn't propose such an inhumane strategy... Humph, hum..." Aunt Ye Liuming sneered Show disgust. "I'm just a high school student, but my future is so miserable. I don't know who it is inherited from?" "You, you, what are you talking about!" Although my intention was never to ask for money, but because even I can't feel comfortable with the current economic situation, I decided to keep silent.But Mom couldn't keep silent. "My children specially proposed such a constructive method. Thinking for each other, for you and your daughter. It's obviously like this, it's obviously like this. What, what is your attitude!" "What do you mean for us? Don't laugh your ass out of your teeth." Maybe it stabbed her somewhere, and Ye Liuming A Bitch rarely became hysterical, and her giggling laughter kept echoing in the living room. "Isn't everything just for myself? If my benefits are gone, I will be very troubled, so I have tried everything possible to come up with this bitter plan, right? Don't talk nonsense! Hypocrite! If you want money, just say it frankly, Say it honestly! Why, if you really want it, just say it! Say something, say it... It's for us, you have the face to say that, and you want us to thank you for your great kindness." "Okay, okay, Auntie, please calm down." For me, it is not my goal to make this proposal a success, and it doesn't matter to me even if the negotiations break down.As long as everyone can be restrained here before evening, it will be fine.But getting into a serious dispute too early could turn into someone leaving and it would bother me, so I stepped in to mediate. "Frankly speaking, I want money. Because my father has become like that, I feel uneasy about life and the future. I also want to go to college well. So—" "That's enough, don't say those embarrassing things anymore!" Brother Fujitaka stood up angrily, shaking his clenched fists with a flushed face. It was the first time I saw such an emotional elder brother. "Q Taro, you, you have been humiliated by others, don't you understand? You have been completely humiliated! Don't you really understand? You are servile!" "Forget it, forget it, brother. Don't be so angry! Q Taro didn't mean anything, right, that's it, right?" Shi Shifu said. "Yes, there is no malice, only the desire for money." "Be careful what you say." From Aunt Ye Liuming's point of view, having such a nephew is helpless, and then she made a mischievous joke.But Brother Fujitaka took the joke seriously. "If you say that other people only want money, how much better are you?" "You don't need to be so angry about this kind of thing, Xiao Fu." Perhaps sister Luna was afraid of her brother's anger, so she blurted out his nickname without paying attention, but no one seemed to notice this. "My mother didn't mean any harm. It's just a little—" "Shut up you bastard." "You bastard? Me, my daughter..." Aunt Ye Liuming's sarcasm smile completely disappeared, her eyes hanged as much as her mother's. "How dare you call my daughter that, who do you think you are! You, ah? Which onion do you think you are? Apologize to me immediately! Kneel down here to apologize. Apologize! Kneel down and apologize." "It's you who should kneel down and apologize!" It seems that Brother Fujitaka, who is usually not very angry, is the type who will get out of hand whenever he gets angry.He was roaring and foaming. "Kneel down and apologize to my brother! You wicked old woman!" "Old woman... You said my mother is an old woman!" As if a tuning fork resonated, even sister Luna began to growl. "Pointing at someone's mother, what do you mean by calling her an old woman? What do you mean? You savage!" "It's so noisy! Didn't I tell you to shut up! It's so annoying!" "Apologize!" sister Luna cried.These few times I always saw her crying.I used to think that she was an optimistic and cheerful girl, and I was always fascinated by this image, but I failed to notice that she might really be a crybaby. "Apologize if you are asked to apologize! I won't forgive you if you don't apologize. I won't forgive you for the rest of my life!" "Why do I have to ask you to forgive? Don't be kidding! Besides, why are you always crying? Do you think you can win if you cry?" "Excessive! Too, too much! I thought you were gentle... and, I thought you were a gentle person. What's wrong with you, what's wrong with you, that intellectual and gentle Xiaofu I like, Where did you go?" "Stupid! Men are gentle with women, of course it's for doing that kind of thing. It's just for the convenience of doing that kind of thing! Don't you ask knowingly?" "You, you..." Aunt Ye Liuming slapped Brother Fujigao horribly. "You, you... actually hurt someone else's daughter." "Are you an idiot? If you are still a virgin after twenty years old, that's what you should worry about! I let her have a normal relationship between men and women, and you have to be grateful to me!" "I kill, kill you!" “哇！住手！就跟你说住手了啊！”叶流名阿姨挺身向富士高哥哥挥拳，世史夫哥哥正打算阻止，只听见“呃”的一声，阿姨抡回来的手肘反倒漂亮地击中他的心窝，然后又收了回去。 "Woo!" “住手，喂！”妈妈朝著叶流名阿姨猛扑过去，胡乱地挥舞双手，抓扯著对方的脸。“快住手，住手！喂！叫你住手了，喂，没听到我说住手吗？喂，喂喂！” “还、还好吗？”世史夫哥哥大吃一惊而跌倒，瑠奈姊姊则是跌坐在地嚎啕大哭，被夹在中间的舞姊姊不知如何是好。“喂、喂，那、那个，这个，喂，怎么办嘛！喂，该怎么办嘛！” “你啊，你是怎么教育儿子的？”阿姨也不服输地揪住了妈妈的头发。“像发情的狗崽子一样。你要怎么补偿我们？你到底要怎么补偿我们？把人家没出嫁的女儿给……” “吵死人了，我才想问你是怎么教育女儿的！绝对是你家那个蠢女儿勾引他，两个才会睡在一起啊，这还用说吗？她脑袋空空，只会靠脑部跟屁股。和你可真是同一个模子印出来的！和你一模一样！淫荡！贱女人！蠢猪！” “我才不想被你这样说！淫荡的是谁啊？你只是不想继承那个破烂的定食屋，才特地去念大学的吧！死缠着男人的到底是谁啊？” “我是谈过恋爱喔！我可是好好地谈过恋爱的，平凡的恋爱。死缠著男人的可不是你吗？”妈妈用力抓起坐垫，狠狠地朝阿姨扔过去。“明明才十六岁，还只是个小丫头，就勾引学校的老师。硬是逼着别人、要住到别人家里去的到底是谁啊！不就是你吗？你这个淫乱的、淫乱的女人吗？” “姊都没有错吗？”阿姨也不落人后地抓起坐垫反击回去，仿佛要把经年累月的耻辱与愤恨，一口气发泄出来。她的声音沙哑，眼角流出眼泪。“都是姊不好，把我们抛弃之后，一个人逃了出去。你明明就是长女，明明就是长女，却匆匆忙忙地逃得不见人影，我们也想逃出去啊！这不都是姊的错吗？全都是姊不好。不管什么事都是姊的错！” “我什么都没做，我只是很平凡地结了婚。这样不是很好？不是很好吗？不过跟一般人一样结婚罢了。你敢说我没有得到幸福的权利吗？”妈妈边流着泪，边对阿姨反击回去。“就因为是长女，就因为是长女，只是因为如此，只是因为这样就非得牺牲吗？凭什么这么说？我也是想要幸福啊。对！我只是想要得到平凡的幸福啊。这样很过分吗？有像你说的那么过分吗？” “这到底是怎么一回事？”不知不觉间，胡留乃阿姨突然出现在我身边，茫然地注视着这两个大声哭泣叫嚷、披头散发地拿着坐垫互殴的姊妹。友理小姐站在她的身边，也是目瞪口呆地看著眼前的吵闹。“你们两个在做什么？” “真是不好意思。嗯……在情感上有点冲突。” “住、住手，妈妈。”世史夫哥哥清醒之后站了起来，他冲到两人中间，却同时被双方扔出的坐垫击中，飞了出去，后背猛地撞到拉门，撞破了一个大洞，世史夫哥哥“碰！”一声跌倒在木板走廊上。 “总之请冷静！”我负起罪魁祸首的责任，不再继续旁观。我也勇敢地挑战，结果，又是两枚坐垫丢了过来。当我在地板上翻滚时，脚还不小心将挂轴给扯了下来。“哇啊！” “你还好吧？”友理小姐跑过来，扶起我的头。我暂时沉浸在幸福之中，但仔细想想，现在可不是为这件事感到快乐的时候。“振作一点！” 富士高哥哥搂住了叶流名阿姨，让她跌倒在地，这样虽然很好，但阿姨手中的坐垫却如飞盘般飞了出去，正面直接去中了妈妈的脸。妈妈仰天倒下，快压到舞姊姊和瑠奈姊姊纤细的身躯。而始终只是惊慌失措的舞姊姊，却因为差点被压在妈妈的身体底下，也忽然愤怒了起来，一把抓起坐垫，就瞄准富士高哥哥丢过去。见到这个动作的瑠奈姊姊，也抓起另一个坐垫，助长气势。富士高哥哥接二连三遭到坐垫攻击，被逼到死角，踹破了隔扇。转眼间，客厅宛如小学毕业旅行团投宿的旅馆，发生互相投掷坐垫的死斗当中。群众心理，真是个恐怖的玩意儿。 “到此为止！你们都给我住手！”胡留乃阿姨发出尖锐刺耳的嘶吼著，但也因为头部受到坐垫攻击，一改原先的态度，也开始拿起好几个坐垫。在她心里，应该还是藏著长年以来的怨恨吧！认为此时正是好机会，只瞄准了妈妈和叶流名阿姨两人扔过去。昏倒在木板走廊的世史夫哥哥，在醒过来后也奋不顾身地加人投掷坐垫的战团，脸上的雀跃神情好似——我什么都不知道，但是好像很好玩，那我也要加入－一这种不负责任的淘气小孩。 “不要去！”友理小姐制止住正要起身的我。“如果你现在去阻止，可是会受伤的。” 因此，只有我和友理小姐没参加坐垫死斗。我们在地板上挨近身体，静静等待暴风雨停下。她的身上散发香味，这是平常在作梦时才会出现的情景，但现在却真实地出现眼前。家人们陷入混战、互相丢掷坐垫的景况，该怎么说呢，宛如修罗地狱一般。更可笑的是，每个人身上穿著各式各样的运动服。不知情的人，还会以为是哪种没见过的新兴运动呢，真是好笑。不，现在不是该笑的时候。 事情怎么会发展到这样的地步？到了最后，竟然连听见骚动而前来察看的居子太太，也亲自参与了战局。若是被坐垫击中脸部，似乎会刺激潜藏于人类内心的独特复仇欲。以牙还牙、以限还眼，完全不分敌我。只有最初的几分钟，勉强算是大庭家和钟之江家相互对决的场面，之后情况就乱七八糟了。不分彼此地互丢，若是天真地玩耍倒也还好，但就是因为所有人都当真地杀红了眼，这才叫人受不了。客厅里哀嚎和怒吼声此起彼落，快将整个天花板给掀了过去。 时间到底经过了多久？众人呼吸紊乱，表情发愣，精疲力竭地瘫坐在地板上。头发乱到不能再乱，还有人连鼻血都流了出来。没有人开口说话，只是失神地注视着半空。看来这阵骚动，好歹也该告一段落了。 客厅像是被龙卷风侵袭过似地。隔扇没有一面是完好无缺的，拉门外框也都被破坏了。在木板走廊上，玻璃门的玻璃有一半以上都破了，而从天花板垂吊而下的灯泡，也因被飞来飞去的坐垫给砸到，现在还兀自剧烈摇晃著。漫天飞舞的尘埃，让眼前的视线变得一片朦胧。 友理小姐拿来急救箱后，开始帮受伤的人包扎。大家总算恢复理智。每个人都算是成熟的大人了，却打起孩子般的大混战。众人似乎对此感到羞愧，然后冷静下来，闪躲著彼此的目光。 “唉……”胡留乃阿姨不知道被谁抓伤，在脸颊的伤口贴上了OK绷，叹了一口气。“要是爸爸见到这种情形，不知道会说些什么。” “对了，不知道主人现在怎么了？”居子太太面带愁容地抚弄著破掉的围裙。“引起了这么大的骚动……还是因为在休息，他才完全没听见？” “嗯……说到不在场。”我最先注意到这件事，一种令人讨厌的预感，如同火灾现场的黑烟般扩散弥漫。“槌矢先生好像也不在……他在哪里呢？” “槌矢先生？”居子太太回应我。“相关先生啊，我刚刚才看到他。不过，他往主屋的方向去了。虽然不知道他有什么打算，不过我看到他手里拿著小姐的蝴蝶兰。” 听到这话，我几乎就要昏厥在地，对于自己的粗心大意，没有放声大叫还真是不可思议。对了，我本来打算把蝴蝶兰藏在杂物间里，后来却忘得一干二净。因为渊上家家族全都集会在客厅里，我才疏忽了。“然、然后呢？槌矢先生之后……” “不久，他就回来了，双手却没拿著花瓶。所以我朝著他走过去，问他花怎么了。结果他竟露出惊讶的表情……嗯，像是看到了幽灵，然后往外狂奔出去了。他什么都没回答，我也被吓得愣在原地。” —— Notes: --