Chapter 1763: Chapter 1012: Misfortune
After a brief shock, Yang Xiao immediately understood that Principal Suzuki had mistaken them for someone else; he recognized the black jacket that Heize Lin was wearing.
Principal Suzuki mistakenly took them for gang members, but that’s not surprising, given that Heize Lin and Qingshui Cangjie are gang members in reality, and both are leaders, with the latter being a mafia boss.
However, this exposed one thing: their guess wasn’t wrong. Those gang members did indeed come here and discovered something.
It seems both sides have reached some kind of agreement, with the gang members promising never to return. There must be Meizhen Quan Gongsi’s hand in this.
The most critical part is that Principal Suzuki mentioned a child, a child he called the scariest ghost.
Yang Xiao and his two companions were experienced old players; there was no need to discuss, they immediately decided to impersonate this identity and use Principal Suzuki as a breakthrough.
"Principal Suzuki, we don’t wish to bother you again, but things have changed, at the Eightfold Kashi Mountain Hotel..." Qingshui Cangjie lowered his voice.
He was an old hand in the world of martial arts and knew that asking abruptly would only arouse the suspicion of the other party; he needed to test bit by bit, tease out the other’s words.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing about the Eightfold Kashi Mountain Hotel, Principal Suzuki’s face immediately darkened three shades, "Don’t mention that place to me again; I told you before, I can’t manage it, no one can manage it, you must give up! With that child there, there’ll be no peace ever!"
"I understand, but the situation has changed, we’ve found a way to deal with that thing," Qingshui Cangjie continued.
"Deal with..." Principal Suzuki was stunned, looking at Qingshui Cangjie with a suspicious gaze.
"To be precise, to... suppress." Qingshui Cangjie followed the steps, layer upon layer, with a very serious and earnest face: "We have the ability to suppress it, but we need your help. I think you, Principal Suzuki, wouldn’t want to see that child’s ghost never at rest, right?"
"Are you serious?" Principal Suzuki still couldn’t believe it.
"Absolutely," Qingshui Cangjie put on that mafia boss aura, full of authority all over, indeed intimidating Principal Suzuki.
"It would be best if that child could rest; that... what do you need me to do?" Principal Suzuki curiously asked.
Seeing the other party take the bait, Qingshui Cangjie was not in a hurry; he looked around and finally retracted his gaze, "Principal Suzuki, this isn’t the place to talk; please find a quieter place, and let’s sit down to talk slowly."
"Oh, oh, very sorry, please... please follow me." Principal Suzuki pushed his bicycle, turned into an alley, and led the way.
The village wasn’t large; after several turns, they arrived at a courtyard, which was noticeably more spacious than those seen on the way here. Through the wooden fence outside, you could see some bonsai placed inside the courtyard, along with bamboo baskets and wooden rocking chairs.
Principal Suzuki parked his bicycle outside the courtyard gate without locking it, glanced around several times, then led Yang Xiao and the others through the courtyard gate.
The courtyard gate wasn’t locked either; it opened with a push, and Yang Xiao noticed the nearby courtyards were unusually quiet, with doors and windows closed, as if no one had lived there for a long time.
At the entrance, he changed into slippers; Principal Suzuki invited them into the tatami room, pulling open the paper sliding door; inside was a tatami mat with a low wooden square table surrounded by several sitting cushions.
Principal Suzuki invited them to rest first, then picked up a cast iron kettle, went to make tea for them.
Yang Xiao followed under the guise of helping, worried that the other party would call those gang members to confirm their identity.
But it turned out he was overthinking; Principal Suzuki soon returned after boiling the water, serving everyone a cup of warm gemicha.
However, Yang Xiao took the opportunity to carefully observe the room; the shoe cabinet in the entrance had only men’s shoes, and there were only a few old men’s clothes hanging on the coat rack.
Both sides of the corridor were filled with books; the photos hung on the wall were all of Principal Suzuki with teachers and students. The household was simply and modestly arranged, with no extra clutter, from which Yang Xiao judged that Principal Suzuki lived alone and led a rather frugal life.
"I don’t know how to address you yet." Principal Suzuki sat opposite, looking at Qingshui Cangjie and asked.
"I am Kato Atsushi," Qingshui Cangjie nodded slightly.
"Yamada Kengohei," Heize Lin also took on the identity of another teammate, after all, they used other names among those gang members.
"Hasegawa Hideji," Yang Xiao sat upright, his face not flustered at all.
Principal Suzuki could see that among these people, only Qingshui Cangjie had the demeanor of a leader, so he immediately focused on him and asked seriously: "Mr. Katou, what do you need me to do?"
"To completely resolve this trouble, we need more detailed clues; please, Principal Suzuki, tell us the whole story from beginning to end." Qingshui Cangjie solemnly nodded, "I leave it to you!"
"But... I have told your people many times already," Principal Suzuki looked puzzled.
"But the clues you provided are not consistent with what we know, which is why Group Leader Kato came here personally," Heize Lin straightened up, his cold face very imposing.
Principal Suzuki, a teacher, had never seen this before and was immediately intimidated, especially since Heize Lin was missing part of his little finger on his left hand.
"Mr. Yamada, don’t be rude; Principal Suzuki is our friend," Qingshui Cangjie admonished.
