Chapter 82 Asakura Takaaki
Sato Tatsumi is the most beautiful girl in the entire Grade 2 (B) class.

Everyone likes her.

In the same class, in the same grade, in the same school...

Everyone would stop and talk to her when they saw her, and Sato Tatsumi would patiently talk to them and could chat about any topic.

Even if it's just a casual nod and hello, she will respond with a serious smile.

Who wouldn't like a girl like this?
and so.

Asakura Songming became the most envied person in the whole school.

because……

He and Sato Tatsumi are childhood sweethearts!
"Limei, would you like some milk?"

Asakura Takaaki was waving a box of milk in front of Sato Tatsumi.

"Thanks!"

The girl took it generously.

She had a smile on her face, so bright that it was beyond description.

But Asakura Songming did not pay attention to her. He glanced at the jealous eyes of the people around him, and his face was full of joy.

——Sato Tatsumi is special to him, so he is also special!

Very childish and ridiculous.

But, that's the sense of superiority.

Even though moral education has been saying that everyone is equal for more than ten years, everything is just superficial.

This emotion of contempt will not disappear, and even if you are friendly, it may be a condescending pity.

That is why class is so deeply rooted in people’s minds.

of course!

Asakura Songming didn't understand this kind of thing. He just instinctively wanted to maintain this position that made him feel elated.

Knowing Sato's reasons, he would come to her desk during class breaks and chat loudly about topics that interested her, making her laugh while drawing other people's attention to him.

When eating, they would sit side by side in the most lively place and share the food in their lunch boxes with each other.

Bit by bit, even time slows down a little.

But one day...

Asakura Takaaki suddenly discovered!

Sato Tatsumi starts distancing herself!
She looked haggard and no longer stayed with him. Instead, she began to have close contact with a man named Yoshimori Nobuyuki.

The huge gap was hard for him to accept, and the gloating looks of the people around him made him feel even more heartbroken.

But no way.

Sato Tatsumi has the right to make friends on his own, and he cannot force the other party to be friends only with him.

All he can do is be more patient, gentle, and proactive...

But...it's all in vain.

##
An ordinary day.

Asakura Songming returned home from school. He couldn't hide his loneliness when he saw himself alone.

Unexpectedly, at the door of Sato Tatsumi's house next door, he saw a child with red eyes.

The child was so cute, I had never seen him before.

So he asked curiously: "Little boy, do you live nearby? What are you doing here?"

The child raised his head, looking aggrieved: "I don't know why my good friend ignored me. I want to find him and ask him...but I don't know where his home is, and I can't find it no matter how hard I look!"

Asakura Songming was a little amused. He squatted down and looked at the other person straight in the eye: "Do you know the specific address of your friend's house?"

"Um--"

The child frowned and thought carefully, then shook his head dejectedly.

"That's it."

Asakura Songming had no choice but to persuade him: "Then go home first and ask him tomorrow."

But the child was unexpectedly stubborn.

"No, it has to be today!"

Children are so annoying!
Asakura Songming sighed and asked patiently, "Why does it have to be today?"

"Because... there must be a reason for love and hate. Something must have happened to make him distance himself from me... The sooner I know, the more likely it is to save the relationship, right?"

...to save...?

Asakura Songming was stunned for a long time. When he came to his senses, the child had disappeared.

But he didn't care.

##
After being absent-minded for a few days, he finally made up his mind to block Sato Tatsumi.

"why?"

He couldn't help but ask, "Did I do something wrong?"

Sato Tatsumi looked at him blankly and shook her head: "No, it's my problem. Asakura-kun, we are still friends, it's just..."

Her lips moved a few times, but she didn't finish her words.

Asakura-kun? You clearly called me Songming, didn't you...

Asakura Songming was very disappointed, and he continued to ask unwillingly.

Finally, Sato Tatsumi hesitantly told him the truth.

It turned out that Yoshimori Nobuyuki somehow got some evidence of Sato Tatsumi's weakness, and in addition to extorting money from her, he also asked her to date him and stay away from Asakura Takaaki.

Asakura Songming was so furious when he heard this!
He could understand that Sato Tatsumi had her own circle of friends, but the feeling of having her friends taken away by someone else was something he couldn't accept.

Just when he was about to argue with Yoshimori Nobuyuki, Sato Rimi grabbed him and begged him not to do it.

Asakura Songming had no choice but to agree.

Time passed little by little. Every day, watching Sato Tatami and Yoshimori Nobuyuki being together, and hearing Yoshimori Nobuyuki becoming the focus of discussion among classmates, the resentment in Asakura Songming's heart became deeper and deeper.

The fall in social class is always the most difficult to accept.

Just like the impoverished nobles in the Middle Ages, they had to maintain their last bit of dignity even if it meant overspending.

Until one day, he finally got the chance to explode.

It was a gloomy afternoon.

Asakura Songming privately found Yoshimori Nobuyuki and wanted to talk things out with him.

He warned the other party not to go too far, and if he forced Sato again, he would not be polite!

But what deterrent power can such soft words have?

Instead, Yoshimori Nobuyuki began to mock him and slapped him in the face.

So, the furious Asakura Songming strangled Yoshimori Nobuyuki to death in this remote corner.

##
The person in front of him gradually lost his temperature in his hands. Asakura Songming was breathing heavily and his mind was in a trance.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard behind me.

Asakura Songming turned around in horror and found that it was the little boy he had seen before!

"You are really hot-blooded and don't consider the consequences..."

The child smiled at him, but his expression and temperament were no longer the same as before.

Asakura Songming was stunned.

His mind is in a mess and his behavior is very awkward.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, the child said, "You don't want to go to jail, so how about I help you clean up this place? Just consider it as a reward for your kindness to me that day."

baffling!

Asakura Songming thought this was ridiculous, but out of fear of going to jail, he did not want to give up any hope.

So he nodded and said, "...Okay."

##
Afterwards, someone found Yoshimori Nobuyuki's body in an abandoned dormitory building. His eyes were pierced and his death was extremely tragic.

The police came to investigate and found nothing.

Although Asakura Songming was shocked by the cruelty of the child, he was still relieved to have escaped. After this incident, Asakura Songming's inner impetuousness was completely washed away. He no longer paid attention to those useless superiority and vanity, and devoted all his efforts to studying to numb his anxiety and fear after killing.

However, he didn't expect...

A few months later, the child came back again.

##
"what is this?"

Asakura Songming looked at the envelope that the other party pushed to him, somewhat confused.

The child raised his chin and indicated, "Open it and you'll know."

After opening the envelope, Asakura Songming's brows furrowed more and more.

The letter was written in beautiful handwriting, and it must have been written by a girl. It described how she was blackmailed by a gangster.

"How about it?"

The child looked at him expectantly: "Do you feel very angry?"

Asakura Songming nodded: "I am a little angry. I think we should call the police."

The kid was a little disappointed when he heard this: "Call the police? Just call the police? Don't you want to give that little thug a beating?"

Asakura Songming was confused and said at a loss for words: "What... does this mean?"

The child sighed.

Sure enough?
It seems that we still have to find those who are committed to justice, not just any murderer.

But there is no other candidate now, and he doesn't want to give up so early.

So the child slowly said: "What if... I hope you can kill him?"

"what?!"

Asakura Songming's face changed drastically and he waved his hands repeatedly: "No, I can't do it. Last time was just an accident... I already know I was wrong!"

The child stared at him expressionlessly, and after a moment he said, "What about Sato Tatsumi? It's because of her that you had a conflict with Yoshimori Nobuyuki. Aren't you going to take revenge?"

"Huh? What does this have to do with Li Mei? It's my vanity that's causing all this, don't blame anyone else."

Asakura Songming is now very calm.

But the kid sneered, "Idiot! Do you think Sato Tatsumi is a good woman?"

Asakura Songming was stunned.

The kid continued, "He deliberately used you to kill Yoshimori Nobuyuki!"

"You...what did you say?"

The child stared into his eyes and said coldly, "Do you know what she said was the evidence that Yoshimori Nobuyuki knew about? It was the fact that she had been peeping into other people's privacy."

Asakura Takaaki was completely stunned. He couldn't connect this matter with Sato Tatsumi.

The child said expressionlessly: "Let me tell you the truth."

"In fact, Sato Tatsumi and Yoshimori Nobuyuki have known each other for a long time!"

"The mailbox in the abandoned dormitory building was set up by them together, and their purpose was to satisfy their desire to spy on other people's secrets!"

He changed the subject: “Of course, Yoshimori Nobuyuki will secretly use these secrets for blackmail, but Sato Tatsumi is unaware of this.”

"She is simply addicted to exploring other people's privacy."

Asakura Songming was in a state of panic and couldn't finish his sentence: "Impossible, how could Li Mei be such a person? You... are really talking nonsense!"

The child sneered, "Do you know her well? You just like the feeling of superiority when you are with her. Have you ever thought carefully about who she is?"

Asakura Songming was speechless, but he still retorted: "Then... if that's the case, Yoshimori Nobuyuki and Ritsumi should have a good relationship, why did she kill him?"

"Because she is indeed a very beautiful woman, it is not difficult to understand why Yoshimori Nobuyuki wants to get her... Yoshimori Nobuyuki said that if she didn't agree, he would publicize the fact that she peeked at other people's letters."

Asakura Songming frowned, "Is that all? I don't think Yoshimori Nobuyuki can produce any evidence. With Ritsumei's interpersonal relationships at school, no one would believe Yoshimori Nobuyuki! Moreover, with Ritsumei's rationality, how could she want to kill someone just because of this?"

The child asked back, "Why are you upset with Yoshimori Nobu?"

Without waiting for Asakura Songming to answer, he raised a finger and said, "It's vanity! You like the feeling of superiority when you are with Sato Tatsumi. So, do you think Sato Tatsumi would like the feeling of superiority of being the center of attention?"

He smiled softly: "For Sato Tatsumi, any stain that can affect her image is not allowed to exist... even if others don't believe it. Besides, she wants you to do it, even if you have to go to jail, it's you who will go to jail."

is this real?
For a moment, Asakura Songming felt difficulty breathing, and he began to ask himself questions over and over again.

"Then...your previous encounter with me...and those words..."

The child nodded: "I did it on purpose. But I just pushed you. It was Sato Tatsumi who really made you fall into the abyss, wasn't it?"

He smiled and said, "How about it? You want revenge? Just like before, I can help you dispose of her body and make sure no one will get suspicious."

Asakura Songming was silent for a moment, but still shook his head: "No need... No matter whether what you said is true or not, it was definitely my own idea to kill Yoshimori Nobuyuki."

The child curled his lips and made an almost imperceptible "tsk" sound.

"Think about it carefully. Sato Tatsumi knows that it was you who did it. Aren't you afraid of being betrayed by her?"

Asakura Songming took a few deep breaths and said, "No! No, she didn't betray me when the police came, and she won't do that in the future."

"Innocent!"

The child said bluntly: "He didn't report you because the police didn't find anything... If the police find any suspicious points and reopen the investigation in the future, she will definitely give you up at the first opportunity to preserve her reputation."

Asakura Songming didn't care: "This is just your imagination."

The kid shrugged: "Let's wait and see."

Asakura Takaaki turned around and was about to leave.

But the child stopped him.

Then he handed the envelope to him: "I still hope you can kill this little bastard."

"impossible!"

Asakura Takaaki answered with a firm voice.

The child looked at him and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will expose the matter of Ji Senxin?"

"No, because you are also an accomplice!"

Su Beixun stopped talking and just smiled at him.

##
Then the next day, Asakura Takaaki received a photo.

It was a photo taken at night, and the location was his familiar home!

In the photo, his parents were sleeping soundly in bed with a knife placed on their necks.

The person holding the knife was not photographed, but Asakura Songming knew that it was definitely Su Beixun who did it!

This is naked coercion!
So, Asakura Takaaki surrendered.

He killed the gangster and, under the guidance of Su Beixun, disguised the scene.

After doing all this and returning, Asakura Songming felt that his future was dark, covered with dark clouds and it was difficult to see the light.

But the goddess of luck finally took pity on him!
After that day, Su Beixun didn't come to see him for a long time.

Moreover, he discovered other similar crime scenes from newspapers.

Asakura Songming realized that Su Beixun had found a new target to play with!

He is free!

but……

Just when he was admitted to Hokkaido University and was ready to enjoy his future life, that bastard sent him another text message!
[Congratulations, Songming! You finally got into the school of your dreams! To celebrate this moment, how about a long-awaited trial? This time, I won't help you. ]

Below the text message is Shinichi Mizutani's information and photos.

Asakura Songming knew that Su Beixun wanted to destroy him!

He was not caught before because Su Beixun handled the scene. Now the other party asked him to do it himself, and his evil intentions were self-evident!

Asakura Songming was unwilling to accept this!
He did not act rashly and just kept stalling for time.

Then, based on the information in the file, he decided to persuade Yamazaki Rin to take action.

Everything went as he expected.

Yamazaki Rei really killed Mizutani Shinichi!

And based on the fact that Shinichi Mizutani's body was found in an abandoned dormitory building, Asakura Songming believed that it was Su Beixun who took a fancy to Yamazaki Rin as a toy.

So he used text messages to guide Yamazaki Lin to Su Beixun's residence.

Unfortunately, all of these were wrong guesses.

(End of this chapter)