In Tokyo: They are heavily dependent on me

Chapter 18. 5 is too little, let's make 1 million.

"Found it?"

Hearing her say that, Hoshino Kaoru's excitement was evident on her face.

He jumped off the bed, rolled up his sleeves, and looked like he was about to punch someone.

"Where is that guy? How dare he cheat me out of five million yen! I'll make him pay!"

"You want to see him? Sure, I'll grant your wish."

For some reason, Mizukami Orina couldn't help but laugh after seeing Kaoru's reaction.

She clapped her hands lightly, and the bedroom door opened. A disheveled man, his hands cuffed behind his back, knelt before the two of them.

The man had marks of injury on his face and body.

His clothes were stained with blood, and you could smell the burnt skin tissue when you got close, like a prisoner who had been tortured in a movie.

"Miss Water...Miss Water..."

Seeing that Mizukami was sitting calmly on the bed, the man turned pale with fright.

He didn't even have the strength to support his body, and collapsed on the red carpet like a lump of mud.

Do you know him?

He was playing with his nails on the water, looking completely indifferent.

The ragged man turned his gaze to Xun beside him, and his eyes widened when he saw Xun's face clearly.

He swallowed the saliva that had been secreted and squeezed out a "I don't know him" from deep in his throat.

"Don't you recognize me?"

Hearing him say that, Xun angrily walked up to him, bent down, and pointed to her face with her right hand.

"Take another good look. You can forget such a handsome face? If you still can't remember, I'll have to have Miss Mizukami use scopolamine to help you recall."

Upon hearing this, fear appeared in the man's eyes, and he began to nod haphazardly.

"Ah...I know him, I know him."

"You know each other, right?"

Kaoru pulled back her leaning body.

Then he raised his right hand and waved it in the air.

The man thought he was about to be beaten, so he closed his eyes tightly in fear. After waiting for a long time without feeling any pain, he slowly opened his eyes again.

Seeing him open his eyes, Xun pretended to hit him again. He repeated this several times until he saw the man's lips tremble with fear. Only then did he give up the idea of ​​scaring him.

"Tell me, why did you lie to me?"

Kaoru sat next to the young lady from the water park, her right hand instinctively resting on her shoulder. Out of the corner of her eye, she quickly noticed a pair of eyes staring intently at her.

He looked to his right and noticed the young lady, who looked like she wanted to devour him, glaring at his hand.

ahem...

He tactfully withdrew his right hand and shifted his gaze to the man in front of him.

"I...I didn't lie to you...Mr. Hoshino...I'm just looking for a matching heart for you...Just give me a little more time...I'm sure I can meet your requirements!"

As soon as the man uttered those words, an expression as if he were looking at a dead object appeared on the face of the person next to him.

lie.

"I can't stand this stinking liar anymore. Throw him into the sea to feed the sharks."

The two bodyguards nodded slightly, then lifted the man up, intending to drag him away to feed the sharks.

"Wait a moment!"

Xun thought to herself that she hadn't gotten her five million yen back yet, and if a man were to be fed fish like this, he would feel too wronged.

The two bodyguards had no intention of obeying his orders until he anxiously looked at the water. The young lady said in a cold tone, "Wait a minute," and only then did the bodyguards throw the man back to the ground.

"Give me back my five million! That's what I earned in a year! You bastard!"

Seeing that the five million might disappear at any moment, Xun rushed forward anxiously, grabbed the man's collar, and shook his body.

The man before him realized his unusual status and immediately knelt on the carpet, moved his legs to stand in front of him, and began to cry and plead.

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry, I really didn't know Mr. Hoshino was Miss's man. I'll return all five million to Mr. Hoshino! Please, please forgive me... I know I was wrong..."

Is he telling the truth?

Kaoru turned her head and looked at the water.

The other person gave him a "guess what" look, and he scratched his head, quickly coming up with a solution.

"No, five million is too little. You have to compensate me for emotional distress, humanitarian care, mediation fees, and lawyer fees. Your deception has caused me serious harm. In addition, my five million was a temporary loan to you, so you have to pay me back the interest... Just pay me this amount."

Xun extended one finger.

The man hesitated for a second, but then readily agreed.

Ten million may be a lot, but it can save a life.

Once he regains his freedom, he will definitely make this guy who scared him... and his sister pay the price!

"Okay! I'll transfer ten million yen to Mr. Hoshino's account. As for this matter..."

"What ten million? Who said they wanted ten million?"

Xun interrupted him halfway through his sentence, revealing a smile that made people want to punch him.

The man thought he would still have a lot of money left, so he smiled in agreement.

However... he couldn't laugh anymore the next second.

"The compensation you owe me is a hundred million. Do you know how high my interest rate is? If you agree to this, I'll plead for you and get the young lady to let you off the hook."

"One...one hundred million..."

The man was so frightened by his request that he couldn't even speak. Even if his organs were taken out and sold... they probably wouldn't be worth that much money.

"I really don't have a hundred million, I only have ten million on me... Please, Mr. Hoshino, let me go. I'll give you all my money, I just want to live... I don't want to be fed to sharks..."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Kaoru agreed to his request.

"Oh... alright then, I'll let you go."

"Okay, are you done?"

Mizukami seemed to be getting impatient, so she got up from the bed and went to the man.

She glanced at her two subordinates beside her and lightly waved her right hand as if dusting off some dirt.

"That's outrageous. Throw him into the sea to feed the sharks. The Minami family doesn't need to work with guys who constantly deceive their guests. That's the bottom line, and no one can cross it."

The bedroom door opened, and the man's desperate cries gradually faded away.

The bedroom returned to calm.

Xun's cheek twitched, and she subconsciously spoke in a questioning tone.

"You fed him the fish, what about my money? He doesn't have any yet..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xun felt a chill run down her spine. When she turned around, she saw several bodyguards holding weapons staring at her, their faces clearly saying, "If the young lady gives the order, we'll throw him into the sea to feed the fish too."

"Hoshino-kun, use your brain and think it over carefully. If you let that liar go, he'll obviously come back to get revenge on you. Don't think he's stupid enough to hand over the money obediently. I'm protecting you; this is my compensation to you. You should kneel down and thank me with the most sincere words, instead of complaining."

The water spout came up beside him, just about to brush past his shoulder, then stopped, turned its head slightly, and stared at the faintly pulsating carotid artery on his neck.

"Besides—what does it matter to me that you've agreed to let him go? I've never said I'd forgive his mistakes. Never impose your own ideas on me."

Seeing that Xun didn't speak, she reached out her right hand and gently placed it on the other person's shoulder.

"Do you understand what I'm saying, Hoshino-kun?"

"......Understood."

"Show them out. Report this to my father. I have a lot of work to do and no time to waste on such trivial matters."

"Yes, Miss!"