Chapter 227 The Eldest Son of the Madhouse
You Minglu held his chin with one hand, his face expressionless, and a hot salt and pepper potato fry dangling from his slightly pouting lips.

My mind is full of thoughts, and my divergent thinking works like a rolling ball of wool.

Just now, when she was listening to Sakura Amamiya's story, she was not really paying attention. She was thinking, "Hey... don't be so sad, sister. Anyway, our Spider Man has killed both of your brothers, and now you are the only child of the Amamiya family. Logically speaking, you should no longer be treated as an 'invisible person' by the family members. They can ignore you even if they want to, okay?"

"You're welcome. Our Spider-Man is such a nice guy."

Just as he was thinking this, You Minglu heard a "ding" sound.

[Not Ashes: Where are you? I'll come find you. ]

She looked down at the phone screen on the table, then picked up the phone, sent a message to Baizini, and put it back in her pocket.

[Little Red Riding Hood: McDonald's, this one on Tobacco Street. I'll wait for you here.]

Then she raised her left hand to support her chin, lowered her eyes, picked up the French fries with her right hand and put them into her mouth.

He looked up from time to time and glanced at Amemiya Sakura imperceptibly.

As someone who had just lost her two brothers, Amemiya Sakura behaved very naturally and always had a faint smile on her face.

Judging from Amamiya Sakura's appearance, she didn't seem to feel too sad about the death of her two brothers, at least she didn't mention it in front of You Minglu. Perhaps because of her experiences since childhood, it was difficult for her to have a good impression of her family members, so Ke Mingye killed Amamiya Miren and Amamiya Naoto, which might have fulfilled her wishes.

Thinking of this, just as he was mocking how this scene was such a "hell joke", You Minglu was suddenly stunned, and his hand holding the French fries stopped in mid-air.

The white teeth lightly bit the front end of the French fry.

She thought to herself, "Oh, right. The Hime-style warrior 'Amamiya Miren' is the third son of the Amamiya family, his brother 'Amamiya Naoto' is the second son of the Amamiya family, and 'Amamiya Sakura' is the fourth son of the Amamiya family. Then... who is the eldest son of the Amamiya family? Why don't I see much news about him on TV?"

"Logically speaking, with the resources of the Amamiya family in Japan, even if their eldest son does not have a global influence, he should at least be a well-known figure..."

With this in mind, You Minglu turned on his phone, activated a VPN, and searched Google for the keyword "the eldest son of the underworld family Amemiya."

The result was as she expected: all the information that popped up was strongly related to Amemiya Sakura, Amemiya Miren, and Amemiya - there was not even a single piece of news that mentioned the eldest son of the Amemiya family, as if this person had disappeared from the face of the earth.

You Minglu flipped through several pages of search results before putting down his phone.

She thought to herself: It seems that the Amemiya family deliberately concealed the situation of their eldest son from the outside world, to the extent that he has never appeared in front of the media in recent years, and even all related information searches on the Internet have been blocked.

From this, it can be seen that there must be something strange about the eldest son of the Amemiya family, otherwise why would they go to such lengths, as if they wanted to completely sever ties between this person and the Amemiya family.

Thinking of this, You Minglu's curiosity grew.

So while Bai Zini had not appeared at the entrance of McDonald's and Ryukako had not returned from the bathroom, You Minglu took the initiative to talk about this topic with Amemiya Sakura.

She raised her eyes and looked at Amamiya Sakura while asking thoughtfully, "Speaking of which, Senior Kunou Sakura, the Hime-feng warrior I saw on TV before, could he be your brother?"

Hearing this, Amemiya Sakura met You Minglu's gaze. Her expression was surprisingly calm, without showing any reluctance or anger.

"Yes." She raised her lips and said indifferently, "He is my third brother. My family is very optimistic about him because he not only has the talent of a sorcerer, but also the talent of a superpower... The family believes that with his ability, he will definitely climb to the top of the Superhero Association, so they poured most of their resources into him and tried their best to train him."

At this point, Amamiya Sakura lifted a strand of hair from her forehead and said in a tone that was neither sad nor happy: "Unfortunately... you know the final result. He died in an alley in Shinjuku, killed by some unknown people."

Upon hearing this, You Minglu looked surprised and was speechless for a moment.

But in his heart he was thinking: "Of course I know, after all, I am the person of unknown origin... Speaking of which, your brother has been trained for so many years and is only a C++ level, which is a level lower than you, a B++ level superhuman. It seems that the bigwigs of the Amemiya family don't seem to have much vision."

"Then senior, are you sad?" After a moment's silence, she asked.

"It's okay." Amamiya Sakura pondered for a while, then said, "Because of family reasons, I hated my brothers very much. I even cursed in my heart that they would die, so that I would not be treated as a transparent person, and my father and mother would keep their eyes on me for a little longer... even for a second."

She paused, "But, the moment I heard the news of his death, I don't know why, I didn't feel happy, nor did I feel lucky. It was probably because I had gained the respect of the family through my own strength at that time, and I no longer pursued the past. It may also be because... I still have feelings for him in my heart."

"You know, my brother is the kind of person who is all show and no substance. He is a bad person who bullies the weak and takes advantage of his status as a gangster to oppress the common people. I have seen his atrocities since I was a child. The family members are very indulgent towards him. Every time they solve the problems he caused, they even make those who harbored resentment disappear.

"But in fact, he was pretty good to me at home. It would be better to say that he was the only one who 'saw me': he would bring me delicious food, and would accompany me in archery and horse riding. After the family training, he would come home with scars all over his body, and even though he was very tired, he would still sit next to me and ask me what I was doing and whether I missed him.

"Looking back, when I thought about it carefully, I realized that maybe my brother took on the family's expectations for me, and he was under a lot of pressure, with nowhere to vent, so in the end he did those unforgivable scumbag-like behaviors.

"But even such a scumbag has actually always cared about me silently. Perhaps the reason why he didn't collapse under the pressure is that he didn't want the responsibility on his shoulders to fall on my head.

"So my mood is very complicated. I don't know whether I should hate him or love him, whether I should be sad or happy."

At this point, Amamiya Sakura let out a long sigh and said self-deprecatingly, "I sound weird, don't I?"

Ke Mingye lowered his eyes and suddenly remembered what the warrior Ji Feng said to him before he died.

It was pouring rain that day. In the dirty alley, the Jifeng warrior sat against the wall with empty eyes, asking him: "I...what did I do wrong? Why are you targeting me?"

"There are many people who are more innocent than you, but they will die sooner or later. Similarly, there are many people who are worse than you, but they will die sooner or later too."

"Then... why me?"

"You were just unlucky to be the first one."

Ke Mingye still remembered that after saying this, he smashed the Jifeng warrior's head with one punch. The blood splattered from the man's skull and smeared on his face.

The burning feeling is still clearly visible, like a red-hot iron pressed against my cheek.

Understanding a person you killed, and the reactions of the people around him, turns out to be such a painful thing...

Ke Mingye sighed and thought secretly, but he did not feel any regret, because he had no choice. He had never stood on the side of justice, and it was impossible for him to stand on the side of justice. Unless they decided to sacrifice their lives one day, what they were going to do next would be a brutal, ugly, indiscriminate massacre that would be recorded in human history. No matter how confusing the language was, it could not cover up this fact.

If he could still comfort himself now: Ji Feng Warrior is a bad guy in the general sense, who relies on power to do evil, and killing him is to eliminate harm for the people.

It's just that this is not the case for the family of the Hime Wind Warrior, but it's only for his family, so there's no need to feel guilty...

But what if I meet a truly innocent person in the future? A person who has lived a law-abiding life for more than ten years is targeted and killed in the cruelest way just because he is a superhuman...

Or perhaps a baby is born with an abnormal physical condition and is strangled in the cradle before he or she even sees the world.

Even if he couldn't find a way to avoid fighting, one day he would have to bare his fangs and fight back against the family members in this body.

What words could he use to absolve himself of responsibility at that time? Could it be that they were all bad people?
I just want to live...

No matter how ugly you are, you have to live...

You Minglu shrugged, took a deep breath, and looked up at Amamiya Sakura for a while. There was no doubt that although she said she didn't know whether she was sad about her brother's death, her eyes had the answer.

After a moment of silence, You Minglu whispered, "Senior, I understand your feelings." She paused, "Family is such a complicated thing."

Upon hearing this, Amemiya Sakura slightly raised the corners of her mouth.

"Yeah, family is like this." She sighed, and then said: "I hope you won't tell others what I just said, otherwise it will cause big trouble with my status... But even if you tell it, no one will believe it."

You Minglu took a sip of Coke and said calmly, "Of course I won't disclose the privacy of my seniors. Even a little girl who grew up picking up garbage has basic interpersonal skills."

Amemiya Sakura laughed twice: "What's the meaning of 'little girl who picks up trash'? It's really interesting. When you were with Mr. Huijin, did you also talk in this way?"

"I treat everyone the same and never treat anyone specially," said You Minglu.

"It's good. It's better than those hypocritical guys."

You Minglu saw that the atmosphere had become so tense that he could ask what he wanted to know, so he said, "Speaking of which, Senior... there are some things I don't know if I should ask."

"You said, there's no need to worry about anything."

After getting the other party's permission, You Minglu thought for a moment and said, "I saw on the news that the victims in Shinjuku were the second and third sons of the Amemiya family, that is, your second and third brothers. So, may I ask the eldest son of the Amemiya family... that is, your oldest brother, is he okay now?"

After that, he added: "I didn't find anything about him on the Internet, so..."

"Oh, you're talking about him..." Amamiya Sakura said, holding up the Coke with her right hand and taking a sip, then shrugged, "Forget it, let's not talk about him. Just pretend that this person doesn't exist in our family. Anyway, this is a daily routine for us."

You Minglu continued to chase after him, asking curiously.

"…Why do you say that? Did your elder brother make any mistakes?"

Amamiya Sakura held her chin and thought for a while: "Hmm..." She suddenly sighed and lowered her eyes, "My eldest brother is in a mental hospital in the UK right now."

As she spoke, she picked up the French fries, dipped them in ketchup, and casually put them to her mouth.

You Minglu thought thoughtfully: "Insane asylum, could it be...the Bedlam Insane Asylum?"

Amamiya Sakura said calmly, "It seems that you have heard about the asylum. That asylum is dedicated to taking in superhumans with mental problems. My eldest brother... the eldest son of the Amamiya family, is also among them."

You Minglu was slightly stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself, isn't this the place I'm going to in a few days? The intellectual said that he was going to Bedlam Lunatic Asylum to find the head of an anti-super-human organization.

But it seems that this insane asylum is indeed full of hidden talents, even the eldest son of the Amemiya family is among them.

You Minglu thought for a while, then asked: "Why is the elder brother of the senior in that insane asylum?"

"It's simple. He was driven mad by the pressure from his family and killed many people. Fortunately, those who died were servants within the family, so the incident didn't become a big deal. But in the end, the elders made a joint decision and sent him to Bedlam Asylum in London."

Amamiya Sakura paused, "It's cruel, isn't it? So, after my eldest brother was sent to the mental hospital, our family just pretended that he didn't exist, so the pressure that was originally borne by him was given to the third brother. The third brother was much stronger than the eldest brother...so he survived, but in the end he still died at the hands of a stranger."

She smiled and said, "How ironic! Maybe no one in this family will have a happy ending, including me."

You Minglu was silent for a while.

At this time, Ryukako came back from the toilet with red eyes. She had no expression on her face, and she sat down next to Sakura Amamiya calmly and opened her light novel.

"So how is your elder brother now?" You Minglu asked.

"Cough...cough..."

As soon as she asked the question, Kawamoto Ryukako, who was reading the light novel at the side, raised her fist, pressed her lips against it and coughed twice, as if hinting Little Red Riding Hood not to ask any more questions.

Amemiya Sakura had no intention of continuing to answer, she just shook her head and smiled.

Just then, a pretty girl in a denim dress walked into McDonald's.

She frowned slightly, looked around, and soon saw You Minglu's silhouette. Just as she was about to call her, she suddenly saw Amemiya Sakura and Ryukako.

Bai Zini was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized that something was wrong, so she walked out of McDonald's calmly and hid behind Ronald McDonald.

She took out her cell phone angrily, and her fingers moved up and down, typing messages to You Minglu.

[Not Ashes: Do you want to die? ]

[Little Red Riding Hood: Oh, I forgot to tell you, Senior, Kunou Sakura said she wanted to see you. ]

【Not Ashes: So I ask you, do you want to die?】

[Not Ashes: What if they see my real appearance? If they want to see me, there will be plenty of opportunities to meet me later. I don’t know how many times we will meet in the next few months.]

【Little Red Riding Hood: Sorry, I'll be right out. 】

After sending the message, You Minglu stood up from the table and spoke.

"I have to go first."

"So soon?" Amamiya Sakura was stunned and tilted her head. "Didn't you call Teacher Huijin over?"

"She was busy and stood me up."

"I see." Amamiya Sakura nodded and waved, "Then goodbye, Little Red Riding Hood."

"I've told you..." You Minglu sighed, "Please don't use Japanese accents when speaking Chinese. No one in China speaks like that. Jiu, Chong, Ying, Jiang."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ryukako immediately looked up from the light novel page and said fiercely, "Huh? Are you worthy of calling our young lady 'Kunezakura-chan'?"

However, You Minglu ignored her, said "goodbye" casually and turned away. Before leaving, he took the chocolate bar from a child in the children's playground and walked out of McDonald's without looking back.

She had just walked out of McDonald's when Bai Zini, who was hiding behind Ronald McDonald, first glanced at her coldly, then took her hand and ran away with her. Under the bright sunshine, the backs of the two people gradually walked away on the street.

"What a strange person." Ryukako said angrily.

"Yeah, what a strange person." Amamiya Sakura smiled, "But he's surprisingly interesting... We should have a lot of fun during our stay in Beijing."

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