"What did you do after that?" Zhang Heng asked.
"I...didn't do anything." Takeda Tetsuya's eyes showed guilt, "I shouldn't have left Xiaolin there. I wanted to...get out of the car to check on him, but at that time I heard When I heard the sirens coming from the opposite side, I was so scared that I didn’t dare to stay longer, so I turned the car around and hurriedly fled off the highway.”
"What happened to the two of them in the end?" Ameko looked unbearable.
"I also saw what happened next on the news. The TV station reported that two young men were racing in the opposite direction on the highway and hit an oncoming large truck. In the end, one died and the other was seriously injured. The seriously injured person is still receiving first aid. He was rescued in the room, but he died three days later."
"Is it Xiaolin who died of serious injuries or..."
"It's Naoto Asano. In addition to being the strongest rider in Nerima, he also has another identity. His uncle is the vice president of Onimei, the largest Yakuza organization in Tokyo."
"I see, so is this why you quit the car industry and chose to change your name?"
"Yes, it was an unpublicized game. No one else knew about it except the three of us. Although there were some other witnesses on the highway at that time, the visibility was very poor. We were going in the opposite direction. We only The police couldn't confirm the existence of a third car based on those vague testimonies. Because I was afraid of going to jail and being retaliated by Ghost Eyes, I... chose silence again.
"However, there was no joy in escaping punishment in my heart. Every day after that, I lived with guilt towards Xiaolin. If I had not been motivated that day and persisted in the game that should not have started, there would not have been the following. At that time, I was the one who had one foot in the door of hell. But ironically, the first to die among the three of us was Xiao Lin, the only one who voted against... I later secretly visited his home, but Xiao Lin’s My father passed away very early, leaving me with only my mother and one sister, and they moved out of Tokyo soon after this incident.”
"You met your mother after this, right? In that case, why don't you live a good life?" Ameko said.
"After that incident, I was so nervous that I couldn't even sleep. I even prepared a suicide note beside my pillow. However, as time passed, no one from the police or Guitong came to find me, so for a while Later, I thought that the incident was over and I started to resume my daily life. It was during that time that I met the woman I loved. We started a family like other happy ordinary people. A year and a half later, I had you again. I swore off driving and opened a seafood store instead.
"After the initial struggle, the business of the aquatic product store was good, and everything seemed to be on the right track. Six years have passed since that incident, which is enough time to forget many things, so I never expected that one day I would have the nightmare Will find me again."
"What do you mean?" Ameko was confused.
"One night, I was processing orders alone at a seafood store. Suddenly a stone flew in from the window and smashed the glass. I thought it was a kid playing a prank nearby, but I chased him out without seeing anyone. When I came back, I found that The stone was wrapped in an old newspaper, and the front page of that old newspaper was about the high-speed car accident that year, and there was a line of blood written next to the title - do you think you can escape?"
Takeda Tetsuya shook off the cigarette ashes, "No one else knew about that incident except the three of us. Kobayashi... died on the spot. Asano Naoto stayed in the intensive care unit of the hospital for three days. He was seriously injured at the time. According to the newspaper It is said that he has been in a coma, but he does not rule out that he will wake up for a period of time... In short, my life was over the moment that newspaper appeared." "So you didn't have any gambling addiction at all at that time. , I just want to force mom to divorce you, right?"
"I made a mistake six years ago and dragged Xiao Lin into what happened at that time, so I will not make such a mistake again." The owner of the aquatic product store said calmly, "I am not afraid of death. That is the ending I deserve." , the real Yosuke Tsuchiya had long since died on that road with Kobayashi, and Toru Takeda who survived was just his guilt and cowardice."
"Rather than this, I'm more curious about how you escaped from Guitong's hands again and again." Zhang Heng said.
"If you're asking about that time many years ago, maybe they wanted to see me in a state of desolation, or maybe they wanted to let me experience the suffering for a longer time. In short, they didn't come to me again after that, until the mysterious incident nine months ago. Someone called me and said that Guitong would attack me soon and asked me to be prepared, and he also informed me about last night."
Takeda Tetsuya paused, "Okay, I have finished telling my story. As I said before, this matter has nothing to do with you. The tragedy that happened was caused by me, so naturally it should be ended by me." .”
"You don't believe this statement yourself," Zhang Heng said, "otherwise you wouldn't pretend to be addicted to gambling again and force Ameko to break off the relationship with you."
Takeda Tetsuya fell into a brief silence after hearing this. After a moment, he said, "You have to give it a try. It's impossible to do nothing."
The owner of the aquatic product store seemed to have made up his mind, which made Ameko a little anxious. She opened her mouth to say something more, but her face turned red the next moment.
Zhang Heng stood up and picked up the coat that was hanging on the side. "You taught me my driving skills. No matter what kind of person you were before, at least let me give you a ride."
Takeda Tetsuya thought for a while and did not refuse. He glanced at the two of them and said, "Help me take care of Ameko."
The three of them left the breakfast shop, and Takeda Tetsuya was at the front. He opened the door of the van, rolled his eyes, and threw himself into the carriage.
Zhang Heng took back the small soup bowl in his hand and said to the dumbfounded Ameko behind him, "His guilt for that incident has overtaken his reason. He has no thought of how to deal with the current situation. All he can think about is the thought of death and relief." , I’m sorry, I can only use this method to calm him down.”
"Ah, ah?...Suddenly, she was still wondering why Zhang Heng suddenly became so frivolous when she wanted to talk just now. He secretly squeezed her hand under the table, but in the end she almost misunderstood the other person.
But what's even stranger is... I didn't seem to be as repellent to this kind of thing as I thought.
Ameko was in a daze for a moment until Zhang Heng's voice came to his ears again, "This car has no annual inspection and related procedures. Let's get out of here first."
"Yeah." The girl got into the trunk and closed the door.
Zhang Heng started the car and took an extra lap on the road to avoid being followed. Fifteen minutes later, he parked the L300 in the parking lot of a large supermarket, opened the door, and stretched out his right hand.
"Takeda...there are several problems in the story your father just told."
