Chapter 95: Wedding Banquet

An old butler who had served them diligently in the Jiang Shou family for more than ten years died in front of them with a pale face.

Ogura Junxia was in a trance, irritated by Su Beixun's nonchalant tone. When she saw the collar around her son's neck, the fear in her heart made her hands tremble.

But even so, she immediately covered the eyes of the crying Jiang Shouhuang.

Jiang Shouyi hugged his wife and children tightly to comfort them.

Jiang Shouzhe's face turned red with anger. He stared at Su Beixun's smiling face and his teeth were chattering.

Although Sakai Akiwa is nominally the butler, they have been friends for so many years that he is not an outsider at all.

After a while, Jiang Shouzhezhisuke finally caught his breath, but his voice was still trembling: "You...if you kill him now, what are you going to do if someone comes later? Where are you going to hide the body in such a short time?!"

Even though he hated it to death, for the safety of his grandson, Jiang Shouzhe had to swallow his anger and remind him.

"Don't worry."

Su Beixun actually took out a sack from under the seat, unfolded it, covered Sakai Akiwa's body inside, tied the mouth and threw the whole thing out of the helicopter.

"Don't wander around, I'll be back soon."

With that he opened the hatch and jumped down, carrying the sack on his back.

Jiang Shouzhezhisuke's face changed drastically: "Wait a minute! What about Xiao Huang if you leave?!"

He didn't forget the fatal collar around his grandson's neck!
"I know it well."

Su Beixun left without looking back and soon disappeared in the dense forest.

"Hurry! Follow them!"

Jiang Shouzhe’s help was of great importance.

He suspected that Su Beixun wanted to detonate the bomb and kill their entire family here.

Ogura Junxia also reacted and hurriedly ran down with Jiang Shouhuang in her arms.

But before he could determine the direction, Su Beixun had already walked back.

And the sack on his back was nowhere to be seen!
"Let's go."

He stretched out his hand and pointed to the forest on the other side where noises were gradually coming from: "Someone is here to pick us up."

A tall man in a white suit came out.

Su Beixun could easily identify him as Hatamoto Shoji, the second son of Hatamoto Gozo.

Hatamoto Shoji was stunned when he saw them.

"Are you a guest of Jiang Shou's? Why did you park the helicopter here? Is there any accident?"

Seeing this, Jiang Shouzhe's assistant gave up asking Su Beixun how to deal with the body and responded calmly: "It's okay, it's just a small accident, please make an extra trip."

"That doesn't matter."

Hatamoto Shoji came forward and saw the pale and absent-minded Jiang Shouhuang. He asked in surprise, "Is the child okay?"

"No...it's okay."

Ogura Junxia glanced at Su Beixun and forced a smile.

Jiang Shouzhe was about to find an excuse to explain, but Su Beixun took the lead and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't control it well when I landed, so I had to stop here... Xiao Huang was also frightened because of this."

Seeing this strange face, Hatamoto Shoji was puzzled: "Who are you..."

He had had many interactions with Jiang Shoujia over the years, but had never seen the young man's face.

Su Beixun touched his head and looked cheerful.

"My name is Jiang Shou Yuzuru, and I just came to Fourth Grandpa's house a few days ago... Today, out of curiosity, I took over the job of flying the plane. I'm sorry for the slight omissions."

Seeing him speaking in a gentle and eloquent manner, Jiang Shouzhe and the other three remained silent.

How dare you let a child do such a thing?!

Although Hatamoto Shoji was surprised at the boldness of Jiang Shou's family, he was introverted by nature and didn't want to ask too much about other people's family affairs.

He just held out his hand and invited, "Please follow me."

After leaving the woods, we walked on the old cobblestone road, and the popularity gradually increased.

The buildings on Hatamoto Island are different from the skyscrapers in big cities. They are of traditional courtyard style. The buildings are generally low, but the lakes and gardens dotted among them make people feel natural and comfortable.

The most lively place is a black-roofed mahogany building built in the middle of the lake.

That is the shrine that has been passed down from generation to generation by the Hatamoto family!

After crossing the bridge, Hatamoto Shoji led everyone into the shrine.

Hatamoto Gozo, with long gray hair and a fierce face, knelt on the tatami, staring at the groom who was surrounded by the crowd with a stern look.

"father!"

Seeing him like this, Hatamoto Shoji hurriedly reminded him.

Hatamoto Gozo came back to his senses, turned around and saw Jiang Shou Tetsuosuke, suppressed his emotions, laughed and stood up: "Long time no see Tetsuosuke! You are really an honor to be here, please come in, please come in!"

Jiang Shouzhezhisuke also smiled and walked forward to greet him, handed him the gift in his hand and said some words of blessing.

Su Beixun stayed quietly in the back.

Just then...

He suddenly felt someone pulling his clothes.

When I looked down, I saw a little kid with a rather dull look on his face.

Su Beixun narrowed his eyes and recognized who the other person was.

He was one of the mute children he saw in the Good Luck Orphanage. I remember his name was Rui... It was Vodka who was responsible for waking him up at that time.

correct!

Su Beixun suddenly thought of...

After the incident involving Ikawa Etani broke out, Suzuki Sonoko seemed to share a piece of gossip with him, saying that there was a mute boy who was the grandson of the head of the Hatamoto family... It seems that this child is the one.

"Rui, don't be rude!"

Hatamoto Gozo called him, but his words were not harsh.

There was a rare hint of kindness in his eyes, and he apologized to Su Beixun, "I'm sorry, I didn't teach him well. This child is not usually like this."

"It doesn't matter. I've been popular with kids since I was young. Maybe that's why."

Su Beixun squatted down and touched Rui's head with a gloomy look in his eyes.

But when Jiang Shouhuang heard this, he trembled.

Hatamoto Gozo waved his hand: "Come here Rui, don't cause trouble to others."

The child acted as if he didn't hear anything, and his lifeless eyes were fixed on Su Beixun's face.

Su Beixun said: "Mr. Hatamoto, I don't think you can spare the time, if possible, let us take care of him first."

"This..." Hatamoto Gozo hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then I'll trouble you."

At this moment, another person from the upper class stepped into the shrine.

"It will take some time before the wedding starts. If you don't mind, you can take a walk around Hatamoto Island."

As the host, Hatamoto Gozo had to do many things himself. After talking with Jiang Shouzhezhisuke for a few words, he took his leave and left to greet the people who had just come in.

Su Beixun left the shrine and found a quiet corner.

And Rui followed him all the time.

Jiang Shouzhe couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with this child?"

"I once met this kid in the orphanage when I was killing Jiang Gu Yichuan. I didn't expect that he would recognize me even though I was in disguise."

Su Beixun lowered his head.

The saying that disabled children are extraordinarily sensitive in certain aspects is indeed not groundless.

Jiang Shouzhe was shocked: "You said...he recognized your identity?"

Although he hated Su Beixun very much, he now did not want, or could not accept, anything happening to him.

"It seems so."

Su Beixun squatted down, his face looking cruel under the outline of the shadow.

He slowly pinched Rui's slender neck: "I really didn't expect that you would be my weakness."

Rui didn't respond.

"Wait a moment!"

Ogura Junxia couldn't bear it and tried to dissuade him, "Hatamoto Gozo knew that the child was with us. You can't explain why you killed him."

Su Beixun ignored him.

He applied a little force with his hands, and Rui's little face instantly turned red.

But he did not dodge or evade, nor did he struggle. He looked up at Su Beixun, his eyes still empty, like lifeless glass beads.

"...There's really nothing I can do about you."

After a moment of stalemate, Su Beixun let out a light sigh.

What Ogura Junxia said was right. He would not be able to escape responsibility if he killed Rui here.

So, he took his hand back and put his index finger in front of his lips: "Then, can you keep it a secret for me? Don't tell anyone about my affairs."

“As a reward, I’m willing to do you a favor within my ability.” He wanted to kill someone one second, and made a request the next. If it were anyone else, they would never agree, but Rui was different.

Rui opened his mouth, but when he realized he couldn't speak, he just nodded.

"Good boy."

Su Beixun touched his head, narrowed his eyes and asked, "Can you write?"

Rui shook his head.

Only then did Su Beixun feel completely relieved.

He was about to say something when he saw Rui pointing at the open space next to Su Beixun, then standing on tiptoe and stretching his hands high, and his hands slid down to form a gourd-like shape.

Su Beixun's forehead twitched, and after trying to identify for a long time, he asked tentatively: "Do you want to tell me where the strong man who went to the orphanage with me is?"

Rui nodded.

"You want to see him?"

Ray nodded again.

Su Beixun was a little confused.

He remembered that Vodka and Rui had only met once...or did something happen between them when they split up?
"I see."

Su Beixun sent him away and said, "You go back first, I will find a way."

Rui turned around and left obediently.

Jiang Shouzhezhisuke watched quietly the whole time, and even though he was full of questions, he refrained from speaking.

Su Beixun said to him, "Let's separate. It's too conspicuous to stay together all the time... Don't you have business cooperation to discuss?"

Jiang Shouzhezhisuke hesitated.

He knew what it meant to be apart.

In his heart, he really didn't want Su Beixun to be alone with his grandson.

Ogura Junxia obviously understood the meaning of separation and said anxiously, "Let me follow you. If you two children are alone without an adult, won't it be very conspicuous?"

Su Beixun shook his head and refused, not wanting to waste time explaining.

He stretched out his hand to the little fat boy and said, "Let's go, little brother. I'll take you out to play."

Ogura Junka held onto Jiang Shouxiang's hand and refused to let go.

The little fat boy comforted her, "It's okay, Mom. My brother... won't hurt me."

After saying that, he broke free and walked towards Su Beixun tremblingly.

are you afraid?

Of course he is afraid!
But he didn't want his mother to be in danger more than dying.

"Don't worry, I'll get him back safely."

Under the anxious gaze of three pairs of people, Su Beixun took Jiang Shouhuang's hand and disappeared around the corner.

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The Hatamoto family is accustomed to holding "Shinzen-style" weddings.

It refers to a wedding ceremony based on Japanese Shintoism held in the temple of a shrine. The bride wears a pure white kimono, and the groom wears a kimono with a family crest. The two make wedding vows in front of the gods of the shrine and officially become husband and wife.

Before the wedding begins, attendees and relatives of both parties need to be in place at the shrine in advance.

But the hatamoto boy was just marrying into the wife's family and should not be qualified to wait in the shrine.

and so……

Expanding the search outward from the lake, Su Beixun quickly found the target.

The hatamoto donan was sitting in a small wooden pavilion, talking and laughing loudly with a few young men with dyed hair in a frivolous manner.

"There are a lot of people."

Moreover, with so many people coming and going, it is inconvenient to take action.

Su Beixun narrowed his eyes and stood in a corner waiting quietly.

"Brother, brother?"

Jiang Shouhuang was feeling uneasy, not understanding why he suddenly stood there motionless.

Su Beixun suddenly lowered his head and asked with a malicious look: "Do you dare to kill someone?"

“Kill…kill people?!”

The little fat boy screamed in fright, but fortunately Su Beixun covered his mouth as soon as he shouted.

"I...I can't do it!"

He looked pale and shook his head repeatedly.

"Yeah……"

Su Beixun smiled without comment.

The sunlight shone down obliquely, and his shadow completely covered Jiang Shouhuang.

The little fat boy was shivering.

Su Beixun said nothing more.

But Jiang Shouhuang became even more frightened.

He felt as if his hand, which was being held, was being swallowed by a jackal, and he felt a vague phantom pain.

Time passed slowly.

About an hour later, ritual music was heard from the shrine and people began to gather there.

Su Beixun looks at the wooden pavilion.

The hatamoto boy stood up.

Although he could not enter the shrine in advance, as a member of the Hatamoto family, he had to be present at the wedding.

He was accompanied by several other delinquent companions.

Su Beixun let go of the fat man's hand, took out a bottle of white powder and poured it on his hand.

"……What's this?"

Jiang Shouhuang's pupils widened, fearing that this was something fatal.

Su Beixun explained: "It's just a strong laxative."

Then, he patted off most of the white powder on the fat man's hands, leaving only some inconspicuous parts.

"Try to fall in front of him and let him reach out and pull you up."

Jiang Shouhuang hesitated: "This is something that can harm people... Is it really not poison?"

He thought of what Su Beixun had just said and became very suspicious.

Being carried with a bomb was bad enough, he really didn't want to become a murderer.

Su Beixun didn't say anything. Seeing the hatamoto boy getting closer and closer, he reached out and pushed Jiang Shouhuang from behind.

The little fat boy staggered forward a few meters, then fell to the ground with a thud.

"Hey, kid, what are you doing?"

Hatamoto Dounan was not a good-tempered person, and he was very unhappy when he saw the child who almost bumped into him.

"Yes...I'm sorry."

Jiang Shouhuang lowered his head and apologized.

He sat on the ground with his hands pressed firmly to the ground, with no intention of lifting them up.

"Tsk, be more careful next time."

The hatamoto boy snorted coldly and was about to leave.

But Su Beixun suddenly stood in front of them.

"I'm sorry my brother got you in trouble."

He bowed slightly and said, "You must be Mr. Hatamoto Donan, right? Please accept this as an apology."

As he spoke, he took out a bottle of red wine and handed it to him with both hands.

Hatamoto Dounan was stunned.

This situation is too weird!

When a child fell in front of him, another child came out and offered him a bottle of red wine.

It feels like I'm in a hurry, and something seems wrong no matter how I look at it.

Seeing his confusion, Su Beixun explained, "It's like this, my uncle is Jiang Shouyi, because he wants to cooperate more closely with the Hatamoto family, he brought gifts for each member when he came."

"It's just that I didn't see you at the shrine, and I was tied up in socializing, so I asked me to go look for you."

It turned out to be the case.

Hatamoto Donan heard from his wife that Jiang Shoujia had been coming to give gifts recently, so he was no longer suspicious of the current situation.

He reached out to take it, and was even more delighted when he saw the sign.

So, he tried to act kind, and saluted with a sense of humor, saying, "Thank Mr. Jiang Shou for his kindness on my behalf."

(End of this chapter)