Chapter 1950: Chapter 1104: Betrayal (Part 2)
This scene made Yang Xiao’s heart tremble inexplicably; he didn’t understand why this was happening.
He had almost no interaction with Sakai Misaki; why was she looking at him like this?
Yang Xiao quickly thought over the situation on the train; there should be no problem. He had already found Xiao Lin Zhengyan and Yamamoto Chunai.
Additionally, while passing through Carriage No. 3, he had also made contact with Takagi Reina, who was a burly middle-aged man.
On this train, aside from these three people, Yang Xiao could kill anyone.
If this person wasn’t Sakai Misaki, it might even be a good thing. If he guessed correctly and it was either Yandeta Chiyoda or Watanabe Gou, Yang Xiao would celebrate with hotpot in the daytime.
Of course, this possibility is extremely, extremely low, almost nonexistent.
He couldn’t hesitate any longer, nor did he have time; Yang Xiao moved his lips a few times but couldn’t make a sound.
"Sorry..." Yang Xiao held the ticket in his hand and stretched it toward the woman.
The woman’s eyes were filled with fear, and her emotions were on the verge of collapse. She made an obvious move to retreat, but Yang Xiao was faster.
As the ticket touched the woman’s clothes, a strange feeling spread, and Yang Xiao knew he had guessed right; this was indeed someone disguised as a "passenger."
Previously, Yang Xiao was also pondering if there were ghosts disguised as "passengers" to deceive them on this train. Now it was clear that he was overthinking.
The Half Ghost behind Yang Xiao woke up, using its slender arms, it stepped on his shoulders and crawled onto the woman.
But as the "woman" revealed her true form, Yang Xiao’s eyes widened bit by bit; the scene before him almost made him collapse instantly.
"Why is it you?!"
The expression on Yamamoto Chunai’s face, who was being stared at by Yang Xiao, couldn’t even be described as complicated; it was a total mess.
And under the suppression of the Half Ghost, Yamamoto Chunai had no room to resist, and she was dragged off the train, her figure disappearing into that vague and unreal Mist World outside the door.
Until her silhouette completely vanished, Yang Xiao was in a daze, not understanding, not knowing why this happened.
The next second, a soft chuckle sounded behind him. Yang Xiao quickly turned around to see the middle-aged man in a suit sitting not far behind him lifting his head with an unrestrained smile on his face.
The mockery in the laughter almost overflowed. Yang Xiao immediately confirmed the person’s identity; he was Yandeta Chiyoda.
A similar scene played out again, just like last night. Only this time, their roles were switched. Last night, the "ghost" was Yandeta Chiyoda, and the onlooker was Yang Xiao.
Before he could think further, a light appeared outside the carriage, and a trailing car crashed directly from the rear.
Under a strong mental shock, Yang Xiao instantly lost consciousness. When he awoke again, he had returned to the original train.
The train emerged from the deeply dark Youjian Mountain Tunnel, slowly stopping at Shirahata Station, and Yang Xiao also chose to disembark here.
Only at this moment did Yang Xiao finally come to his senses a bit. He stood there dumbfounded on the lonely and silent platform, his mind still filled with the last desperate expression left by Yamamoto Chunai.
"How could this happen..." Upon learning of Yang Xiao’s ordeal, Takagi Reina was full of disbelief; she also once suspected Yang Xiao of lying, but thinking carefully, there was really no need for it.
Besides, in the days she partnered with Yang Xiao, she clearly understood his ability.
Pushing aside the grief quickly, Takagi Reina realized they were in trouble.
Their plan for the night collapsed completely; they lost Yamamoto Chunai, which also meant they would lose Xiao Lin Zhengyan.
They couldn’t explain to Xiao Lin Zhengyan when they returned tonight.
No matter what they said, Xiao Lin Zhengyan wouldn’t believe them, and the hard-earned trust would crumble in an instant.
After all, Yamamoto Chunai’s death was a fact, and all of this was caused by Yang Xiao; he was the one who personally captured Yamamoto Chunai.
Xiao Lin Zhengyan would feel deceived, that Yang Xiao wasn’t helping them, but using them as Substitute Death characters.
"Yang Xiao, don’t rush; calm down," Takagi Reina advised, detecting Yang Xiao’s emotional instability, "I believe you, I trust you wouldn’t do something to betray a friend; there must be something wrong here."
"Oh my, what have I done?" With both hands rubbing his face vigorously, Yang Xiao still couldn’t fully accept this reality, his emotions were wildly fluctuating.
"Why did Yamamoto Chunai abandon the agreed signal? How could a third person on this train know our code? Have you thought about these two points?" Takagi Reina sorted out her thoughts and quickly grasped the key point.
What happened had happened; regretting was of no use. Yamamoto Chunai was dead, which was an undeniable fact.
Yang Xiao took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. He needed to investigate this matter clearly, to give an account to Yamamoto Chunai, and to himself.
First is the first question, why did Yamamoto Chunai abandon the agreed signal?
At this moment, Yang Xiao recalled Yamamoto Chunai’s complex gaze at the time, realizing that she must have encountered trouble.
She frequently signaled for him to look at the bag on her arm, possibly because this bag made it impossible for her to make the action of leaning with her left arm.
This is just a general direction of speculation; as for the specific reason, it’s still unclear.
Anyway, he believed Yamamoto Chunai trusted him and would never willingly give up using the code; she must have been forced.
Additionally, and most crucially, how did a third person on this train know about their code?
Now, Yang Xiao roughly guessed the identity of that third person; it must have been Sakai Misaki, who was bluffing her way through.
The old woman hidden in Carriage No. 4 was Xiao Lin Zhengyan, while the bald elderly man in Carriage No. 1 was Sakai Misaki.
Recalling now the nervous performance and guilty state of the bald elderly man, Yang Xiao was more certain of this point.
Originally, since the actions matched, Yang Xiao hadn’t thought much of it, and to avoid scaring "Yamamoto Chunai," he had even left Carriage No. 1 early, not expecting all this to give her a chance.
But who could have expected such things to happen, with two unbelievable coincidences arriving together.
Sakai Misaki filled in Yamamoto Chunai’s absence, fooled Yang Xiao, and successfully swapped her fate.
"It’s Kato Shinjiro..." Yang Xiao’s expression turned grim, "Sakai Misaki doesn’t have this capability; it’s him who’s been pulling the strings from behind, he also uncovered our code!"
"Damn it, someone is tipping him off!" Takagi Reina immediately understood.
The next second, Yang Xiao lifted his head, looking at Takagi Reina beside him.
This slightly sinister gaze gave Takagi Reina a shiver, instantly igniting her anger, and she couldn’t help but shout, "Why are you looking at me like that? Are you suspecting me?!"
This code was known only to the four of them, so theoretically, the leaker must be among them.
But the code concerned the life and death of Xiao Lin Zhengyan and Yamamoto Chunai tonight; both of them would never leak a single bit, so the only possible person left was Takagi Reina.
But people always need a purpose in their actions, and Yang Xiao couldn’t see any benefit to Takagi Reina herself from leaking the information.
She had offended Yandeta Chiyoda and Watanabe Gou and had almost no dealings with Kato Shinjiro. Except for himself, she had no one to rely on, no reason to do so.
Moreover, thinking pragmatically, keeping Yamamoto Chunai could serve as her substitute death character in the future; there’s no reason to wreck Yang Xiao’s plan now unless she’s out of her mind or doesn’t want to live anymore.
"Sorry, it wouldn’t be you; my emotions were unstable, and I apologize to you." Yang Xiao withdrew his gaze, shaking his head; his mind was a mess at the moment.
Sitting on the bench at the station, leaning against the backrest, Yang Xiao slowly closed his eyes, "Don’t talk to me, and don’t make any noise; let me calm down."
Countless fragmented scenes and details surfaced in Yang Xiao’s mind, his brain operating rapidly, as he repeatedly assembled, categorized, integrated, and analyzed these fragmented pieces of information.
A few minutes later, Yang Xiao suddenly opened his eyes.
"I know."
