Obviously, the content of this conversation is quite valuable, as the girls remained silent after listening to the recording.
After a while, Uesugi Yui weakly raised her hand and asked an unexpected question.
"Um... Is Manranyama Souren the father of Aoi Hasuzan?"
Souren Manranyama didn't want to answer, and Fan beside her silently nodded. I pretended to look at the scenery.
I'm not sure what Uesugi Yui knows or doesn't know at this point. As a child from an ordinary family, it's normal to have various reactions when suddenly exposed to and involved in the affairs of the Hasuzan conglomerate.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere in the car became strange. A little awkwardness, mixed with a little guilt, and a lot of confusion.
There was a time when I felt like we had lost our direction and were being led in circles by this chaotic situation.
But at least, I quickly returned to my own life.
As a despicable and unwelcome person, it's not easy for me to be confused for long.
My goal has always been simple, whether it was being adopted by Mr. Gangyan or as a reason to leave Jingzhonghua and move to Kyoto, to get involved in these seemingly unrelated events...
Everything was just to achieve my goal.
"Take us back to the mansion. The mission is completed this time. Thank you, Uesugi student."
The person who broke the long silence was Souren Manranyama. Actually, there was no need for her to say it, as I was already driving the car towards the Hasuzan house.
I have never been willing to know too much about Souren Manranyama because she is someone who never calls the place she lives "home" and is not angry that someone wants to kill her own father, a strange person.
I am already abnormal myself, so I prefer to interact with people like Uesugi Yui, Uesugi Yuuki, Koga Mizuo, and Katagiri Mai, who still have intact emotions and room for redemption.
Of course, such behavior of mine is seen by others as just being fickle.
As long as I am happy, why should I care?
Several hours later, we, a group of insignificant people, returned to the city. After leaving Souren Manranyama and Fan at the Hasuzan house, I found a parking space near the mansion and left Bai Yaxin's car there, then took the bus home with Uesugi Yui.
Uesugi Yui's home, Uesugi Ziongzong's home, not mine, Chongmingde's home.
At this point, the events caused by Souren Manranyama's request came to a small end.
After parting with Souren Manranyama and Fan, on the way home, Uesugi Yui said to me.
"Ziongzong, don't do dangerous things like this for now, okay?"
"Well, I won't do them anymore."
I promised Uesugi Yui verbally.
Uesugi Yui didn't say "don't do them anymore", but said "don't do them for now", which shows that she seriously considered my feelings before speaking.
This is truly a tenderness that is hard for me to bear.
However, despite the care and concern, there is still the matter at hand.
Deep down, I know very well that this tenderness and concern are for Ziongzong, not for me.
So when I answered "I won't do them anymore", it meant that I won't involve others anymore, especially people from the Uesugi family. I have a duty to protect his family on behalf of Ziongzong.
After experiencing this joint action, I realized clearly that I am only suitable for acting alone.
The previous ideals of "one plus one is greater than two" and "teamwork is better than individual effort" are ultimately just beautiful ideas.
Afterwards, I talked to Uesugi Yui about trivial matters without much significance. When I returned home with Uesugi Yui, it was already dinner time.
In the Uesugi house, the lights were on and people were coming and going.
As they say, it's better to come back early than to come back late. I skipped the part where I had to help and went straight to the part where I could eat, although I still had to get my own chopsticks.
The Uesugi family dinner table tonight was particularly lively, with not only the regular members of the Uesugi family but also the mother and daughter from the Koga family.
