Chapter 609 IOUs

　　”Are you saying that after Yuzurina went to a nearby store door to buy something, she never came back?”

　　Lin Qiye’s brows furrowed slightly as he listened to Grandma Crane’s account.

　　”Yes, I’ve been looking for her in this neighborhood for a long time, but I’m old and I really don’t have the strength ……” Grandma Crane looked down at her legs, bitterness surfaced in her eyes, and her voice trembled a little, “Can you please help me look for her?

　　Please, really please!”

　　Grandma Crane grabbed Lin Qiye’s hand and bowed deeply, her silver-white hair nearly touching the ground, her figure hunched and haggard.

　　Lin Qiye quickly helped her up.

　　”Don’t worry, I’ll definitely help you get Yuzurina back.” Lin Qiye hesitated for a moment before turning his head to look at Hong Yan, who was at the side.

　　”Hong Yan, you first take Grandma Crane back to the container we came from, I’ll go around this neighborhood.”

　　Hong Yan nodded and took Grandma Crane from Lin Qiye’s hands, assisting her towards the road she came from.

　　After watching the two leave, Lin Qiye turned around, his eyes looking at the surrounding streets as he fell into deep thought.

　　Although Lin Qiye hadn’t been in contact with Yuzurina for a long time, judging from how filial she was to Grandma Crane, she shouldn’t feel comfortable letting Grandma Crane walk home alone.

　　Even if she had to go shopping, she should have sent Grandma Crane home first before going out, after all, this place is very close to the container, even a round trip walk wouldn’t take more than ten minutes.

　　But she did just that, and from Grandma Crane’s description, her expression at that time seemed to be a bit anxious?

　　Lin Qiye wasn’t there and wasn’t able to speculate on the situation at the time, but from the information he had now, this matter might not be as simple as what Grandma Crane saw ……

　　He hadn’t forgotten that just yesterday, Yuzurina had attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the sea.

　　Lin Qiye pondered while walking along the road to the entrance of the shrine where they had worshipped before, and went inside and wandered around without finding anything.

　　He then walked down the steps of the shrine again, and there was only one road in front of him, crossing in front of him, which could be to the left or right …… but the left was the road that Grandma Tsuru took when she left, so if Yuzu Rina had really encountered some kind of trouble, she shouldn’t have chosen this direction.

　　So, she would go right?

　　Lin Qiye held the mindset of giving it a try and followed this road on the right and kept moving forward, his mental power always scanning the surroundings for Yuzurina’s figure.

　　After he crossed an intersection, it was as if he found something and headed in a certain direction.

　　A few seconds later, he picked up a light pink cherry blossom hairpin from the green bushes at the edge of the road, and on the ground not far from this hairpin, there were a few drops of blood that had already solidified.

　　Lin Qiye’s brows tightly furrowed.

　　He had seen this hairpin before, it was what Yuzurina used to tie up her pill head, and because it looked small and delicate, it didn’t match the worn out kimono she was wearing, leaving a deep impression on Lin Qiye.

　　Why was this hairpin in the green bush?

　　Lin Qiye didn’t think that this was something Yuzurina threw away on her own accord, she hadn’t even bothered to throw away the black cherry blossom kimono she was wearing that was almost worn out, so how could she possibly throw away such an exquisite hairpin?

　　Lin Qiye’s gaze went to the two drops of congealed blood stains on the ground, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his face darkened.

　　Yuzurina, more than likely, something had happened.

　　Wow–!

　　A bucket of cold seawater poured down, and Yuzurina, who was lying on the ground, opened her eyes violently.

　　She coughed violently, her wet hair draped behind her, and seawater dripped down the hem of that black kimono, coalescing into a puddle on the ground.

　　After coughing for a long time, Yuzurina then slowly raised her head and looked around through her wet eyes.

　　This was a large warehouse, about three meters high, and the windows on the walls were all plastered with newspaper, so that only the hazy sunlight could shine in, and the environment inside the warehouse was dim.

　　Around her, there were two dozen adult men standing sporadically, playing with the bat, butterfly knife, or steel pipe in their hands with their heads bowed down, grinning at Yuzurina from time to time, looking sinister and ferocious.

　　And directly in front of her, neatly arranged a black leather sofa, the edge of the sofa is a bit peeling off the skin, revealing the sponge inside, do not know from which scrapyard to find second-hand goods.

　　On the leather couch, a man who looked to be in his forties wearing a floral shirt slowly stood up.

　　”Hello again, little Yuzuri.” The man sneered as he walked over to Yuzuri-nee’s body and crouched down, a thick string of gold pendant chains around his neck emitting a cheap luster, “It’s not easy to find you, is it?”

　　Yuzurina looked at the menacing face and struggled, but unfortunately her hands had been tied behind her back with rope, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t get away.

　　”Iwamai Yusuke ……,” Yuzurina spoke angrily, “Let go of me!”

　　”You can.” Iwamai Yusuke smiled, “Pay back the money you owe and I’ll let you go now.”

　　”I don’t owe you any money!”

　　”No?” Iwamai Yusuke stood up unhurriedly, pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket, flung it around, and set it in front of Yuzuru Riina’s face, “Look, it can be clearly written on here that Yuzuru Ri Kurotetsu owes 3,000,000 yen, and below that, there’s also your father’s handwritten signature and handprint …… ”

　　”He owes money outside, why should I pay it back!” Yuzurina stares angrily into Iwamai Yusuke’s eyes, “Our family has long since severed ties with this scum of a man who abandoned his wife and son, if you want the money, go find him yourselves!”

　　”Of course we want to find him to pay him back ……” Iwamai Yusuke said lazily, “But we can’t do that, we can’t go to Osaka and pull him out of his coffin and make him spit out plutonium for us, can we? ”

　　The moment she heard those words, Yuzurina froze in place.

　　After being stunned for a long time, she raised her head and looked at Iwamai Yusuke with a slightly dazed expression, “What did you say?”

　　”The [Sparrow Hunting] class wanted criminal, Yuzuri-Kurosetsu, was killed by the police four days ago, haven’t you watched the news lately?” Iwamai Yusuke’s eyebrows rose slightly, “We and the police searched for this guy for five years without finding any trace of him, and then we received this news ……

　　It’s hard on our hearts too, after all, he still owes us 3 million yen, and that’s going to be hard to collect.”

　　Iwamai Yusuke puts the note away and goes back to sit down on the black couch, crossing his legs and looking at Yuzurina with a smile.

　　”However, it’s only natural that a father’s debt should be paid by his son, and since your father is dead, of course this money must be paid by you.”

　　”But I don’t have any money at all.”

　　”That I don’t care.” Iwamai Yusuke said indifferently, “If you don’t have money, take something of equal value in exchange, real estate, a car, or …… some of the treasures your parents left you?”

　　”I told you long ago! Our family has nothing!” Yuzurina clenched her teeth and yelled, “The only house my mother left me is now surrounded by your people, I can’t even go back home, what more do you want from me?!”

　　Iwamai Yusuke’s face gradually grimaced.

　　”Loud voice, huh?” He spoke in a cold voice, “Give me a beating.”

　　Among the many gangsters behind Yuzurina, one of the strongest looking men stepped out, he smiled sarcastically as he looked at Yuzurina, who had fallen to the ground, and picked up her collar, lifting her up high as if he were carrying a chicken pup, then slamming her violently and forcefully onto the ground.