Shin was in a terrible mood, absolutely terrible.
Ever since Ichiko handed him that small note three days ago, he had analyzed it for over two hours with Inari, Yuna, and Brother Long.
The keepsake must be fake.
Something was wrong with the situation regarding Lin Fangya and Murasaki; no one knew where Sento had hidden them, as if they had vanished into thin air.
As for Haruko's parents, investigations revealed that Sento had indeed sent people to try and abduct the elderly couple, but Brother Long had sent several of his subordinates to the elderly couple's hometown a long time ago.
His original intention was that since these subordinates had fought for him and ended up disabled, he, as their boss, felt guilty.
He gave them a large sum of money to let them retire in Yuna's hometown and look after Yuna's parents while they were at it.
As luck would have it, the people Sento sent this time ran right into this group of subordinates.
A large group of retired subordinates transformed into local ruffians and easily protected Haruko's parents.
But what concerned them most was the information about Ichiko's father!
One had to know that Shin had been tracking Ichiko's father for a long time, checking every day, desperate for any shred of news, and now Sento had just thrown out this bait!
He began analyzing this small note day and night, guessing that the "Every Word Has You" hotel was actually just a diversion, and that Sento would definitely take Ichiko to a more hidden, dark, and dangerous place.
So, he formulated countless plans, all to ensure that no matter where Ichiko was, they could know the situation at the first opportunity.
Then send people over to capture Sento!
However, no matter how much Shin calculated, he didn't count on Sento being an idiot!
He actually brought Ichiko to the "Every Word Has You" hotel, for God's sake.
He had thought the hotel was one hundred percent a cover, so he had just sent a few people to keep an eye on it, and the focus wasn't even near the hotel.
By the time he realized and quickly mobilized manpower, Ichiko had already arrived at the hotel entrance in that driver's car.
He told her to stall for time and not to go into the hotel.
She didn't listen.
She insisted on putting herself in danger.
And now, it made Shin even more anxious.
He continued to shout in the earpiece, "Ichiko, please don't be impulsive. No matter what, Sento is the young master of the Kyoto Ye Family. Even if you can beat him, he still has so many bodyguards. If you get caught and threatened, it will be very difficult for us to save you!"
However, as Ichiko stood in front of Sento, her anger surged uncontrollably, "Sorry, I can't help it."
Sento raised an eyebrow, somewhat confused by what Ichiko meant, "What are you talking about?"
"Nothing."
Ichiko replied and turned to head to the kitchen.
The presidential suite had everything, and since this was a place Sento often stayed, the coffee machine was right inside.
Ichiko started working, boiling a pot of scalding water.
After a long while, she walked out with a cup of coffee.
The scalding water was steaming, making Sento frown, "I usually like to drink my coffee iced. Don't tell me you forgot; there are ingredients in the fridge you can use."
Ichiko stood in front of Sento with the coffee and said indifferently, "I just want to know one thing: why did you kill Haruko?"
"Kill?"
Sento smiled and shrugged, "I already said, it was Lin Fangya who did it. I didn't lay a hand on Haruko; I had already forgiven her."
His face was still somewhat handsome, and with the blessing of the male protagonist halo, such a smile could indeed greatly increase likability.
Paired with his wealthy persona, ordinary young girls might not really be able to resist.
However, Sento's male protagonist halo was gone.
His image in Ichiko's eyes had long since hit rock bottom, and this smile looked disgusting no matter how she looked at it.
Ichiko: "I'll ask one more time, why did you kill Haruko?"
Her voice was already incomparably cold.
Sento frowned unhappily, "What kind of attitude is that!"
He straightened up and slapped the table, "I've already been very humble and given you face by saying I wanted to reconcile with you, and you're still bringing up that Haruko? She's already dead... Arghhh!"
Before he could finish speaking, the cup of scalding coffee in Ichiko's hand splashed onto his face.
It wasn't just a mixture of hot water and coffee grounds; Ichiko had also poured a large amount of chili powder into the coffee.
Accompanied by Sento's scream, half of his face was instantly scalded red, and his expression twisted in that instant.
Shin was still shouting in Ichiko's earpiece.
However, the girl, gradually losing patience, had already taken off the earpiece and tossed it aside.
Her voice was completely cold, "Sento, I'll ask you one more time, why did you kill my Haruko!"
That was my only one!
With her enemy right in front of her, Ichiko thought she had been very restrained to still be able to communicate rationally.
If it had been the first two days after Haruko died, the moment she saw Sento, she would definitely have stabbed him with a knife.
Instead of being like this now, still able to hold back a little bit of temper to chat with Sento.
Looking at that nauseating face.
Sento covered his face in pain, because the coffee was mixed with a large amount of chili powder, he couldn't even open one of his eyes.
His facial nerves were already rich, and this feeling of mixing scalding heat with stinging spice made Sento completely ferocious, unable to maintain his previous composed appearance.
He leaned against the sofa, his face looking like a demon, "Ichiko! I think you are refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"
"Do you really think I won't touch you just because I gave you a little bit of good grace? Haruko is already dead, and you still want to bring up that little bitch!"
Ichiko's eyes suddenly became deep, as if they were about to emit red light.
With a "clink," she pulled out a fruit knife hidden in her pocket and lunged straight at Sento.
But Sento was prepared; enduring the pain, he rolled over to the back of the sofa, easily dodging Ichiko's stab, and laughed loudly at the same time, "Hahahaha! You're getting anxious so quickly? I was still thinking about having a good talk with you, but it seems there's no need for that."
"Yes, I sent people to kill Haruko, so what?"
Sento stood behind the sofa, not noticing at all that because of the force used, not only did the small knife pierce the sofa, but Ichiko's hand had even pushed into it.
From the outside, it looked as if Ichiko had punched through the sofa.
But from Sento's perspective, Ichiko had just lunged onto the sofa due to emotional instability.
This posture, looking as if she were kneeling, gave him an even greater desire to conquer.
The words continued to spill from his mouth.
"Ichiko, oh Ichiko, if you didn't go against me, with that face of yours, you could definitely have become one of my harem. You'd have everything you want, and I could buy you anything you desire."
"I don't know how many women would want such a happy life."
"But you are also cheap; I gave you a chance, but you didn't take it. To go against me for the sake of Haruko, what were you thinking? You don't really think that you alone can contend with my Yamato Family, do you?"
"Oh, that's right, and there's Haruko." Sento seemed to have thought of something, laughing coldly, "It's really a pity she died like that. She was a complete fool just like you, thinking she could defy me. Defying me leaves people with nothing but a miserable end, and she got exactly what she deserved, didn't she?"
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