Chapter 24 Section IX

"What should I do, old Wu?" A few hours ago, the question was asked in this living room, and Lao Tie turned to Wu Ze again. "Or...the only option is to escape." The lights on the ceiling were off.Two sets of futons were still spread on the tatami, and five people formed a circle in the middle of the dark room. "Well... I was originally taken in by Lao Wu, so I don't have the right to talk too much." Lao Tie looked up at the sky and said exhaustedly. "Listen to you." As if to follow the voice that echoed in the emptiness and darkness, a small voice sounded from the side.It leaked from the throat of Mahiro who had been whimpering silently.It was the sad sound she made as she desperately suppressed the surging emotions.

"Would you... continue to endure?" The quiet question was a whisper from the unbearable Shinzo.Wu Ze didn't know how to answer, so he gritted his teeth and remained silent.Shinobu slowly raised his head.The intensity of determination in that sight seemed to shine brightly in the dark.In her right hand, she clenched tightly the cockscomb collar.It was given to her by Lao Tie after he took the cockscomb out of the plastic bag and washed it carefully in the sink before burying it under the daphne flower. "Kantaro, do you have a rake?" In front of the dim entrance, Old Tie asked.Kantaro seemed to know what Lao Tie wanted to say, nodded his head slightly, and went back to get the plastic rake that was used to dig out clams from the tatami.Lao Tie stood up holding the plastic bag in both hands, and cast a confirming look at Zhen Xun.Zhenxun was silent for a while, and finally nodded slightly.

Kantaro dug a hole beside the emaciated daphne.Lao Tie gently put down the plastic bag, then opened the mouth of the bag, reached in, and took out the cockscomb collar from inside.The collar had become a red cord with a lock, which had been cut in the middle.The dice dangled in the middle of the rope. Baxun brought a soup cup from the kitchen to serve as a feeder and put it in the hole. It was Zhenxun who buried the ground in the end.She never spoke. "Precious things are being snatched away one by one... Is it really right to endure it like this? We have been patient... until we forget it."

Mahiro repeated the word "patience" many times.At this moment, Wu Ze finally understood——she survived through endurance.Enduring the anger of his mother being killed.Enduring the loneliness of not having parents.Not only Zhenxun, but also Yaxun.The two have endured until now.Keep on being patient. "I only know patience—" Shinzo gritted his teeth for an instant, and then spoke in a strong tone. "—If you do, you'll never be able to get rid of this kind of life." Baxun continued in a lazy tone: "I don't want to bear it any longer. I think it's time to fight back, change my mood, and live a more ordinary life. It doesn't matter if I don't work, or my sister who is a thief That’s okay, that’s enough. Originally, before my mother passed away, I worked very hard. Although it’s just a part-time job, at least I can support myself, and occasionally I can buy some snacks for Zhenxun.”

Hachiro smiled weakly. "However, since such unreasonable things have happened, I don't want to live so seriously anymore. Because it is meaningless. My mother just wants to live like an ordinary person, but she is threatened and persecuted. When she dies, only A few coins. There's no reason for such a thing." Ba Xun looked to Zhen Xun.This was the first time Wu Ze saw her look as a sister, and he couldn't help feeling a pain in his heart. "But...you just have to be patient." Wu Ze struggled to squeeze out these words.This is not because they are afraid of loan sharks or fire mouths, but because what Zhenzun and the two of them think is too dangerous.

"Even if you take revenge, you can't change anything. There is only patience... only escape." "Old Wu, there is no way to escape." Lao Tie said. Of course Wu Ze is well aware of this.Those people will chase them to the ends of the earth.Once you catch up, you will make fun of yourself again.And Wu Ze himself didn't want to run away anymore.He's had enough of running around.Enough of the fact that every time something strange happens around you, there will be a fire face in your head.Every time I tried to forcefully erase that face, it was enough that Sadai's face always appeared at the last moment.But--

"Then, what should we do? Go find them and fight? Is there any other way to get revenge?" No one answered.This is also of course.The opponent is an organization similar to the underworld, which can make them suffer in turn. This is a story that only exists in movies and novels, and it is impossible to copy it into reality.But just when Wu Zegang thought so—— "I have a solution." Kantaro suddenly patted his thigh. He stood up and walked towards the kitchen, rummaging through the packed luggage for a long time, not knowing what he was looking for, and finally came back with something.Upon closer inspection, it was a black iron box the size of a tissue box.It was the one he said he had lost the key and couldn't open it.

"The seal is lifted." Accompanied by exaggerated lines, Kantaro put the box on the tatami, and then suddenly threw himself on it.When everyone jumped up in surprise, boom and bang sounded at the same time, and under Kantaro's right elbow, the lid of the iron box cracked into a horrible shape.Kantaro reached between the lid and the box, and took out a black object. "Use this." Kantaro, who said this, was holding—— "Kantaro, you..." A pistol glowing black. "Ah, don't be so surprised, old Wu. I got this from a friend in the underworld. Actually, I never used it once."

Kantaro fiddled with the pistol.The muzzle of the gun in the middle was pointed at Wu Ze once, and Wu Ze couldn't help shrinking his neck and backed away. "However, my friend seemed to have killed people with a gun. Later, he didn't know what to do with the gun, so he gave it to me. Kouhachi ('kouhachi' can be spelled as 'only'. It means free in Japanese .). Kouba means free. You should know this. Haha.” Takezawa stared blankly at Kantaro's face trembling with laughter.The same goes for old iron.But the expressions of Mahiro and Yahiro did not change.Why is this? ——The answer is simple, they already know it.

"Try shooting." As he spoke, Kantaro held the gun with both hands, aimed at the door of the room and pulled the trigger. "Hey!" At the same time as Lao Tie screamed, a hole appeared on the door.Accompanied by a light snap. "……you!" A sense of powerlessness rises from the bottom of my feet.Takezawa gave Kantaro a hard look.Kantaro blew on the muzzle of the gun with a mouth like a puffer fish, and turned around with a sly smile. "Are you startled?" "Bastard, don't make such a joke!" The old man seemed really angry.Kantaro spread out his right hand to support the air gun, and said while shaking: "But you see, this is the same as the real one, right? It's really well done."

"Let's not talk about whether you did a good job or not, you are a fucking bastard!" But Kantaro let out a hey, showing a puzzled expression. "What's the matter? Isn't it your specialty to sell fake ones as real ones?" "Oops this—" Lao Tie stopped suddenly, turned to look at Wu Ze, and Wu Ze also looked at Lao Tie.The two looked at each other for a while—then looked back at Kantaro almost simultaneously. "Using violence to control violence is a bit too much, and the opponent is already an expert in this field. We must use our own strengths to attack the opponent's weaknesses. We cannot rely on weapons and brute force, but use our brains. It is not to take theirs. Take their money instead of their lives. The reason for this is that we two are experts in this field. When it comes to brains, we are much better than them. They have no skills except violence. , so we have a very good chance of winning. Well, or rather, because they have never taken us seriously, they will be more passive." There was silence in the room.After a long time, no one spoke. But in the end, it was Wu Ze who broke the silence. "……How to do it?"