bookbashuk Chapter 1043: Finding the Truth (Dad)
Chapter 1043: Finding the Truth (Dad)
The next day, early morning.
The sunlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains, casting mottled spots of light on the carpet, as if the thrilling "family ethics drama" last night had never happened.
The incompetent daughter finally woke up.
Sera Masumi sat up from the carpet in a daze, like a groundhog that had just crawled out of a burrow. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and subconsciously wiped the suspicious crystal liquid from the corner of his mouth.
Who am I? Where am I? What happened last night?
She only remembered that the scary guy Hanyu Kusunoki said he would mock them severely before the transaction, and then... then she seemed to be very sleepy and fell asleep directly?
She looked around and found that the room was quiet. Her mother was gone, and the dangerous Hanyu Kusunoki was also gone.
After all, she was her biological daughter. Akai Mary just watched her silly girl sleep on the floor all night without moving her to the bed - perhaps because it was not convenient for her to move.
"Mom?!"
Masumi Sera shuddered and woke up completely. He jumped up from the ground, assumed the starting stance of Jeet Kune Do, and looked around the empty room vigilantly.
Where are the people? Could it be...
My mom was captured?! Or did we die together?!
Just then, the bathroom door was pushed open with a click.
In the mist, a tall, agile and curvaceous figure walked out, with the fresh scent of shower gel.
Sera Masumi's eyes instantly widened like bells, and his mouth opened so wide that an egg could fit in.
What did she see? !
Mom? ! !
You're not dead?
And it wasn't that blonde, blue-eyed little girl, but the hot, cool, and mature mother she remembered—Mari Akai!
"Mom?! You, you've recovered?!" Sera Masumi stammered, pointing at her, shocked beyond words.
Akai Mary was wrapped in a bathrobe, her wet blonde hair draped over her shoulders, emitting a fresh scent after a bath. She ignored her daughter's naive look, walked to the computer with an expressionless face, and prepared to sit down.
However, the moment her buttocks touched the hardwood seat——
"hiss......"
She took an almost inaudible breath, her delicate eyebrows furrowed instantly, and her movements froze noticeably.
Then, under Sera Masumi's puzzled gaze, she reached out calmly and took a soft pillow from the bed, placed it on the chair with some awkward movements, and then sat down again carefully.
Even the strongest ace agent cannot escape the discomfort and pain after the first experience with certain physiological structures.
This has nothing to do with willpower, it's pure physics.
Masumi Sera stared blankly at her mother's series of actions, her brain CPU running frantically, trying to understand the unimaginable scene in front of her.
After a long while, she suddenly reacted, rushed to the desk, and asked questions like a machine gun:
"Mom! Are you really recovered? Is it permanent? What about that guy Hanyu Kusunoki? Why would he be so kind as to let us go and give you the antidote? What kind of shady deal did you make? Did he threaten you? Did you suffer any loss? Do you need my help in revenge?!"
The last sentence sounds a bit lacking in confidence.
Akai Mari's hand that was wiping her hair paused slightly, and a barely perceptible complexity flashed in the depths of her eyes, but she quickly returned to her usual calmness.
She did not want to, and would never, describe in detail to her daughter the specific process and cost of last night's "transaction."
"It's only temporary, the effect only lasts half a day."
Her voice was flat and no emotion could be heard.
Then he looked at his daughter, his tone undeniably serious, "From now on, treat Hanyu Kusunoki with... the necessary respect. He is your... cousin-in-law."
Mary Akai paused almost imperceptibly before saying the three words "cousin-in-law".
In fact, after last night, she herself felt extremely troubled and confused about this chaotic relationship, and even wanted to pull out a gun to sober herself up.
My daughter’s previous joke that “my classmate has become my father”.
Is it really going to come true?
Masumi Sera looked at her mother, who obviously didn't want to talk more but had a strange look on her face. Her detective intuition told her that something very important must have happened last night!
Moreover, it is definitely not something that can be simply summarized by the word “transaction”!
But it seems that I can't get any more information from my mother.
but......
What is the most important thing for a detective?
That is the indelible curiosity, keen observation and the courage to explore... No, it is the spirit of exploration!
On the surface, Masumi Sera pretended to accept what her mother said and nodded obediently, but her bright eyes were spinning around at an angle where her mother couldn't see, searching the room like a scanner.
The messy bed, the changed sheets, the faint scent in the air that didn't belong to my mom or me, and my mom's obvious discomfort when she sat down, needing a pillow...
Clues quickly pieced together in her mind.
Last night...something beyond the scope of a simple "transaction" definitely occurred, something unspeakable and potentially involving violence and...something inappropriate for children!
As a future detective, she, Sera Masumi, vowed to find out what was hidden beneath the surface.
The truth! (Dad!)
..........
Meanwhile, Hanyu stays at home.
The morning sun shines through the restaurant's floor-to-ceiling windows.
Hanyu Kusunoki was leisurely enjoying his breakfast, surrounded by three women of different styles - the gentle and considerate maid Mingmei was carefully peeling a boiled egg for him, and the cool and elegant tea-haired loli Xiaoai was drinking milk in small sips.
The shrine maiden Junhui, who had just finished her morning prayers and exuded a pure aura, sat quietly by the side, like a classical beauty walking out of a painting of ladies.
"Last night I went to visit your aunt who just arrived in Mika, Ms. Akai Mary." Hanyu Kusunoki took the peeled eggs handed to him by Mingmei and mentioned it casually.
Mingmei and Xiaoai immediately cast their concerned glances over, and even Junhui, who was quietly drinking porridge, tilted her ear slightly.
"The process... was quite pleasant."
Hanyu Kusunoki took a bite of egg white, his tone tinged with aftertaste.
"Although my aunt was a little surprised and...tested by our relationship at first."
"But after in-depth communication and a thorough exchange of views, she expressed her understanding and blessings. She also showed concern for you two sisters and asked a lot about your recent situation. Knowing that you are living well and happily now, she is very relieved and finally put at ease."