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Chapter 050 – Fear

Early the next morning, when Haruno walked out of the Yukinoshita family villa, she suddenly felt something was off, her expression instantly turning cold.

The things her mother said last night were very logical, seemed to withstand scrutiny, Yukino’s performance was very good, no matter how you look at it, she doesn’t seem like someone who’s seen a devil.

But… mother’s old friend? What a joke.

If such a person really existed, she would have gone to find them on the first day!

She knows her mother too well, that’s someone who doesn’t shy away from underhanded tactics, she absolutely wouldn’t care about face.

Why didn’t she think of it last night? Still believed her lies? Was this the devil’s doing?

In this matter, Luo Feng has helped Raphiel take the blame, it’s purely because of the feather left over from Raphiel’s visit here last time, telling them not to send…

Haruno was constrained by common sense at the time, plus the guidance of the angel’s power, so she didn’t think of it, the principle is the same as why Kiyotaki Keika and Kuzuryuu Yaichi didn’t go find Luo Feng that day.

But when she walked out of this villa, she was completely awake.

Haruno stomped her foot, damn it, judging from her mother’s behavior, she must have taken Yukino to make a deal with the devil, Yukino’s performance last night was perfect, but precisely because it was too perfect, her tone was less nervous.

How could Haruno, who has known her for so many years, not notice the problem after waking up?

What to do now? Go directly find Luo Feng? That’s simply going to be slaughtered!

Negotiation, transaction, requires capital, and the current Yukinoshita family simply doesn’t have any negotiating capital.

Especially after observing Luo Feng’s trading methods, Haruno has to be cautious.

It’s basically impossible to get anything out of her mother about what kind of deal she made, it would just be alerting the snake.

Wait until these past few days’ matters are dealt with, get through it, try to get the details out of Yukino, or try contacting others who have had dealings with Luo Feng, see what the specific terms of the transaction are.

Only by knowing the specific terms can she try to come up with a solution.

And there’s also a prerequisite, that is the Yukinoshita family must be stable.

Absolutely can’t touch the stocks, they’ll probably continue to plunge, better stick to the orthodox path first.

Damn it, she should have realized earlier that her mother’s personality would set her sights on Yukino, but didn’t expect it to be so fast, she’s still dealing with the family’s problems on her end, and her mother went directly.

Plus the shooting case, she was taken back for questioning, missed the best opportunity…

Stay calm, must stay calm…

Can’t show any abnormalities lately, can’t let Yukino worry.

I’ll handle it well, I’ll definitely handle it well.

Yukino, wait for me.

…

At the same time, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Yukinoshita Yukino went to work with a somewhat anxious heart, her eye sockets now sporting dark circles, clearly she didn’t sleep well last night.

In the process of investigating the case yesterday, the more she thought about it, the more worried and unnerving it became.

As long as it doesn’t violate the law, there are still many things that can harm her, making her shout “I’m flat-chested” on the street is just embarrassing, but what if he makes her work part-time at a brothel or something?

Just thinking about it makes her afraid!

Although Yukinoshita Yukino is upright and proud, that doesn’t mean she’s fearless.

In wartime, so many hardened men couldn’t endure it, how could she, born in peacetime, endure it?

Especially since Luo Feng doesn’t approach her, doesn’t say to make her do anything, this makes her even more prone to overthinking.

At first when signing, it was fine, at that time she was already subdued by her mother, no choice but to sign, but after signing she realized how deep the trap was.

That contract indeed doesn’t have legal effect, but tell the devil about the law? Is it useful?

Thinking about it now, if Luo Feng only lusts for her body, that would actually be the best outcome?

Although she hasn’t had a boyfriend all these years, to do that with him… is a bit of a pity, but she’s an adult, the responsibilities she should bear, she must bear.

“Yukinoshita, Yukinoshita?”

“Yes, is there something?” Yukinoshita Yukino sat behind her desk, her superior called her name a couple of times before she reacted.

She is a detective in the First Investigation Division’s Special Investigations Fourth Section of the Metropolitan Police Department, equivalent to Satou Miwako’s position in Detective Conan, at such a young age securing this position, in a few years becoming an assistant inspector can be said to be an absolute certainty, the prerequisite being the Yukinoshita family doesn’t have any problems.

“Why do you look so bad?” The superior frowned slightly, then relaxed: “Your sister must have been shocked yesterday, right?”

“My sister is fine.” Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head.

“Mm.” The superior nodded: “Don’t worry, this is the Metropolitan Police Department, if you want to help her, this is the place that can help.”

“I understand.” Yukinoshita Yukino couldn’t help but relax a little.

Right, this is the Metropolitan Police Department, even if that guy is supernaturally powerful, how could he influence this place?

This is the national law enforcement agency, a place impervious to all evils.

“About last night’s shooting case, your sister was also at the scene, any clues?” The superior sat down in front of Yukinoshita Yukino.

“Can’t find any, I looked at the statements, when they went in, no one should have noticed the presence of the gun, no possibility it was brought in through the entrance. When in the garden, he didn’t contact anyone, nor did he leave anyone’s sight.” Yukinoshita Yukino thought.

If it was before, she should have thought the other party’s methods were superb, had some details she didn’t know.

But after meeting Luo Feng, she feels this might be a supernatural case?

His gun, could it really have appeared out of thin air?

“An untrained person having this kind of marksmanship, it just doesn’t seem right, was he hiding it extremely deep, or just extremely lucky?” The superior was a bit puzzled.

Every shot hit, the target was shot in a symmetric pattern after being hit, if it was just luck, the chance of being struck by lightning every day would be higher, right?

“The cause has been investigated.” Yukinoshita Yukino said: “It was a revenge killing, Ishiyama had an affair with the criminal’s wife and sister.”

“Mm, now we just need to find the source of the gun.” The superior stood up: “This incident is extremely heinous, we must investigate thoroughly.”

“I think he deserves to die.” Yukinoshita Yukino muttered softly.

“We are the police.” The superior said seriously: “Even if he deserves to die, he should die by the law, not by revenge, one thing is one thing.”

“I know.” Yukinoshita Yukino nodded.

The superior left Yukinoshita Yukino’s side.

The only special thing about this case is that Haruno just happened to be at the scene, and there were previous call records with Ishiyama, but no matter how they investigated, this line was broken, impossible to have anything to do with Yukinoshita Haruno.

The superior came to ask Yukino, not because of her high clearance rate, but simply to see if Haruno had any clues he didn’t know about.

After all, the bigshots they brought back for questioning yesterday, they couldn’t ask them in detail.

Investigating in Tokyo is really absurd, because many cases can’t really be solved at all.

Yukino looked at the files in front of her, for some reason, she had a rather absurd idea, she wanted to call Luo Feng and see if he knew any clues.

As a police officer, she has always been very qualified, serious in her work, not bureaucratic, impartial, leading by example, her mother has hinted a few times about using her position for convenience, but she has always evaded it.

Even, she has turned around and advised her mother not to do those things.

In Yukinoshita Saori’s eyes, she is definitely not a good daughter, but at least among the civilians, she can find some fairness here.

“Sigh, I don’t even know that guy’s phone number.” Yukino muttered softly to herself.

“I can tell you.”

“Ah!” Yukino was startled by the suddenly appearing voice, stood up immediately.

She suddenly found that all the people in the police station were not moving, except her and Luo Feng, everyone else’s colors had turned to black and white.

“You, you…” Just now, Yukino was thinking this was a law enforcement agency, how could a devil sneak in like this?

Where are the local deities of Japan? Just watching idly?

Moreover, since there are devils, shouldn’t there also be espers and such? Drive him away!

“What do you want from me?” Yukino calmed herself down.

“Nothing, just came to tell you my phone number.” Luo Feng casually wrote his phone and email on her notebook: “I didn’t stop the flow of time in this world, I just slowed yours down to almost a stop, they’re fine.”

After writing down the number, Luo Feng looked at Yukino and smiled: “Remember to call me if you have anything.”

“Was this case done by you.” Yukino, since Luo Feng came, asked the questions troubling her: “Is it the work of a supernatural being?”

“Guess.” Luo Feng lowered the brim of his hat: “If you want to know the answer to anything, you can ask me, the prerequisite is to make a deal with me.”

“I, I didn’t already…”

“Not that deal, your soul is mortgaged to me, I only took one year of your service, how about it, want to renew the membership?” Luo Feng raised his head: “Understand the annual membership?”

“I won’t continue signing.” Yukinoshita Yukino took a deep breath and said decisively.

“Hmm, I see.” Luo Feng turned and left: “I’ll be going first, still considering what to make you do, like, doing a pole dance in the Metropolitan Police Department? Tsk, seems quite interesting.”

Yukino was shaking all over, she doesn’t know if Luo Feng will really do that!

What she can be certain of is, Luo Feng can do it…

Chapter 049 – Sisters

When Yukinoshita Saori returned home, the first thing she saw was Haruno lying on the sofa, seeming a bit listless.

After all, she witnessed a shooting murder, and it was Luo Feng manipulating it all along, killing the only hope of the Yukinoshita family, now she doesn’t even want to move.

What other option is there? What other option can there be?

Time to think about which family is worth relying on, at least need to ensure survival.

“Haruno.” Yukinoshita Saori sat down next to Haruno, with an elegant smile on her face: “The matter is resolved, there’s investment, it’s a loan, a one-year loan.”

The previous fear and unease, the hellish scenes, have all been thrown to the back of her mind, what remains is only yearning for the future.

People like them are very good at adjusting their mindset, if they think about bad things every day, wallow in self-pity, it would be hard to succeed as well.

She has no intention of telling Haruno about her and Yukino going to see Luo Feng.

Luo Feng can think of Haruno’s fondness for her sister, of course Yukinoshita Saori can too, keeping it from Haruno for now, get through it then deal with it.

Yukino won’t lie, but she can withhold information.

Yukinoshita Saori believes Yukino will understand, and won’t let Haruno suffer.

Yukinoshita Saori has this all calculated clearly, Haruno’s abilities must be utilized, otherwise in the future even with more investment the Yukinoshita family still can’t truly rise up.

“Loan? What loan?” Yukinoshita Haruno was taken aback: “What’s the interest rate?”

“Whew, it’s an old friend of mom’s, this loan is interest-free.” Yukinoshita Saori said softly: “But if we can’t pay back the principal in a year, the Yukinoshita family might have to become his vassal.”

The interest is your mother’s soul… this interest is more valuable than money.

To say this money is free, definitely can’t fool someone as sharp as Haruno, but by stating a price she can understand, she should be able to accept it.

Just like when she buys things, she absolutely won’t buy the free ones, because the free ones may have an unimaginable price behind them.

What she said doesn’t have any problem, if they can’t pay back in a year, the Yukinoshita family could indeed become a vassal, but that’s just one of the options she won’t choose.

“Vassal…” Yukinoshita Haruno murmured: “An extra year of buffer? How much was borrowed?”

“It’s all in this card, check for yourself?” Yukinoshita Saori placed the card in front of Haruno.

Yukinoshita Haruno perked up, quickly sat up, checked online, seeing the numbers in front of her, her eyes widened: “This much? Two billion more than what was lost in the stock market.”

What shooting case, what Ishiyama, what do those have to do with her?

With this money, it’s really possible for the Yukinoshita family to get through, even if only for a year!

“Mm, how much you can earn back in a year to make up for the losses in the stock market, depends on your abilities, I don’t want the Yukinoshita family to become a vassal, and even less for them to take back this capital and us still can’t hold on.” Yukinoshita Saori smiled.

“But, isn’t this too cheap for us?” Haruno still found it hard to believe.

“Not that cheap.” Yukinoshita Saori shook her head, instructing Haruno: “Mom has put in a lot of effort for this capital, and after the US stock market crash, the impact is on the global economy, making money this year will be very difficult, he thinks we can’t earn it, and in the end when we have no other choice, we’ll still rely on him, no matter how you look at it, relying on someone else is better than relying on someone willing to bring firewood in the snow, right?”

“That makes sense…” Yukinoshita Haruno said thoughtfully: “You’ve already agreed to him that if we have no other choice, we’ll rely on him, right?”

“Mm.” Seeing Haruno had already imagined the terms herself, Yukinoshita Saori couldn’t help but be very gratified, no wonder she’s the daughter I personally raised.

“Moreover, if this capital has too much loss, he might withdraw it at any time.” Yukinoshita Haruno said: “Just don’t know where his bottom line is, can you tell me his family?”

“Don’t know the bottom line, can’t tell you his family, he doesn’t want people to know our relationship.” Yukinoshita Saori said seriously: “Especially you two.”

Yukinoshita Haruno’s eyes widened, suddenly felt her father’s head might have a bit of green?

Yukinoshita Saori’s old face flushed a bit, she knew what Haruno was thinking, but at this moment she really couldn’t refute it.

Yukinoshita Haruno shook her head, whatever, the family is almost gone, how could she possibly consider her mother’s romantic affairs? She’s never noticed it, it’s really well hidden.

Right, the family is basically all under mother’s control, father is like a puppet, after all mother is too domineering.

“I’ll just pretend I don’t know about this.” Yukinoshita Haruno said: “I’ll operate well, but you have to promise me, even if we become vassals, you and father can’t get divorced.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t let the Yukinoshita family be disgraced.” Seeing she didn’t pursue the question, Yukinoshita Saori couldn’t help but feel relieved.

Yukinoshita Haruno means, you’ve already brought disgrace, am I and Yukino really father’s biological daughters? Not half-sisters from different mothers?

She casually picked up the phone and called Yukino.

Yukinoshita Saori immediately tensed up, this is the most difficult hurdle, must ensure Yukino doesn’t cause any trouble!

Her plan is good, but imagination and actual implementation can’t be completely the same.

“Hello, sister, sorry, I’m still investigating the shooting case.”

“It’s not about that.” Yukinoshita Haruno said a bit excitedly: “The family matters, mom has resolved them. As for the shooting case, just investigate it casually, I’m not hurt.”

“No, even if I’m not hurt, it’s still a life, my leave of absence delayed the case progress, I must thoroughly investigate.”

“This kind of case is hard to get results, Japan’s public security is just good on the surface.”

“This is my responsibility.”

“Okay, since you like it, go investigate.”

Haruno thought for a bit, these are trivial matters, and Yukino doesn’t know about Luo Feng, can’t find anything on him either, better not let her know about this.

Also need to tell mother, since there’s another way, absolutely don’t go find Luo Feng, and don’t tell Yukino about that person’s existence, that person is too dangerous, she saw with her own eyes how Luo Feng trades, doesn’t trust him at all, even this lifetime doesn’t want to see him again.

“How did mother resolve the family matters?”

“Just a business partner investing, all kinds of twists and turns.”

“Mm, I understand.”

“You should sleep early too.”

Haruno hung up the phone, heaving a sigh of relief.

The younger sister wants to protect the older sister, the older sister wants to protect the younger sister, what a harmonious scene.

Chapter 048 – Tragic Beginning

“Including being forced to break the law?” Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly discovered a major problem.

“Of course.” Luo Feng nodded.

“Then I don’t agree.” Yukinoshita Yukino decisively refused: “This is the one thing I cannot do, I can’t knowingly break the law.”

“Okay, I’ll add a clause, no breaking the law.” Luo Feng casually added a clause to the contract.

Not letting you break the so-called law, but didn’t say I can’t force you, then you’ll be the victim, not the criminal.

Sora Ginko beside them didn’t think much about Yukino getting some preferential treatment, she got some too, like half a year instead of a full year.

Personally, she feels this might be a bit unnecessary? Luo Feng has never made her do anything illegal either… Theoretically, according to the contract, during the work period, Luo Feng can make her do anything and she has to do it.

Watching the two struggle to sign the contract, Luo Feng had a delighted smile on his face.

Now they really can’t escape, it’s time to figure out how to proceed with the training.

“Here’s the card, the money in it is absolutely safe.” Luo Feng casually took out a bank card: “I guarantee this money won’t have any issues.”

Yukinoshita Saori was taken aback, isn’t this the money Luo Feng previously wanted to let Sora Ginko spend freely? There’s so much in it? He’s so generous to his women!

Yukinoshita Saori’s gaze flickered, her younger daughter really isn’t in vain!

What she can do is far beyond her imagination.

If she serves this devil well, won’t the money keep flowing endlessly?

Thinking about her family becoming the top family in Japan in the future, Yukinoshita Saori’s breathing became a bit rapid.

“Okay, tell me what I need to do.” Yukinoshita Yukino put down her hand, looking at Luo Feng with icy eyes: “Anything that doesn’t violate the law, I’ll do it.”

She’s already mentally prepared, she doesn’t think the devil is a good person.

For the sake of the family, having to do arranged marriages or something, she’s already mentally prepared, who the partner is isn’t something she can choose, so at this moment she isn’t as flustered like a little girl.

As an assistant police inspector, what cases hasn’t she seen?

Especially how this guy looked at her at first, like he wanted to devour her.

This kind of infatuated gaze isn’t the first time she’s seen, she considers herself a very excellent girl, whether in appearance or ability, she’s quite confident in her charm to men.

What will happen later, she has an idea.

At most, at most…

Yukino gritted her teeth.

Endure it, just need to endure for a year…

“Today there’s nothing, I’ll come find you when I think of something for you to do.” Luo Feng revealed a faint smile: “I’m sure the two of you are also tired, go back first.”

Yukino turned and left without any reluctance.

“Thank you.” Yukinoshita Saori quickly bowed to Luo Feng: “My daughter is unreasonable, please…”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be very tolerant of her.” Luo Feng lifted his chin, his squinting eyes opening slightly.

Yukinoshita Saori didn’t know why, but she couldn’t help shivering, even the just-about-to-leave Yukino also paused at this moment.

Watching them leave, Sora Ginko held the rag, stood in front of Luo Feng, frowning: “You seem to treat her differently than me?”

I signed the contract that very night and…

How come with her, you just let her go directly?

Coveting what others have, this is human nature.

“Of course, I like you a bit more.” Luo Feng opened the computer, started looking for recent cases in Chiba.

Preferably big cases, unsolved cases, he wants to make deals with some interesting people.

This Yukinoshita Yukino can’t escape now, what needs to be done is to destroy her will, let her sell her soul in the despair of collapse, become my true collectible.

He’s not an impatient person, especially when dealing with this kind of interesting prey.

“Then… she doesn’t have to do the kind of… that kind of thing I did?” Sora Ginko’s pretty face flushed red, glaring fiercely at Luo Feng.

“That’s just a way to spice up life, I used to be the devil of wrath, not the devil of lust.” Luo Feng replied to Sora Ginko while typing on the keyboard: “Now’s not the time for that.”

“When will it be the time?” Sora Ginko asked.

“Hmph, guess?”

The most terrifying is when the fist is gathering strength, after it’s struck, it’s not as scary.

First let her be in dread and tense for a few days, then choose an exciting time, an exciting place, do an exciting thing.

Luo Feng chuckled a few times, Sora Ginko couldn’t help but shudder.

She feels, that girl’s misfortune has only just begun.

…

After leaving, Yukinoshita Yukino didn’t heed her mother’s calls, but drove back to her own apartment alone.

After opening the apartment door, on both sides of the hallway were the bathroom and the washroom doors, further down the hallway was the living room combined with the dining area, and three other rooms.

In this large house, only she lived alone.

From the living room you can see the balcony pushed out, through the window you can enjoy the beautiful night view.

In the living room there was a small glass table, with a closed laptop on it, and files-filled folders next to the laptop.

Overall, the furnishings in the living room are quite simple, probably because she didn’t consider the possibility of guests coming, it’s like a business hotel, only with the most basic daily necessities, simple functional furniture, and a warm pale yellow fabric sofa, with a small storage cabinet in front of the sofa.

The living room had a large TV, and the TV cabinet below was filled with a row of plush toys.

She took a shower and changed into pajamas, lay on the sofa, carefully thinking about the events of the past few days, couldn’t help but feel it was absurd.

The family was originally fine, but because of the stock market crash, her sister and mother went crazy.

She attended the teacher’s wedding, and when she came back, a terrible shooting murder case had occurred, and her sister was also dragged into it.

And then just now, mysteriously learned of the existence of devils, even signed a contract with one to serve him for a year…

Her own mother has also sold her soul.

She also saw the terrible things that would be encountered in hell, but the unwavering gaze of her mother signing the contract made her unable to waver.

“Sigh, maybe it’s all just a dream, when I wake up I won’t know anything.” Yukino poured herself some of the red wine her sister left, took a light sip: “Better think about this shooting case first, how did the gun come about…”

Just then, she received an email from Yukinoshita Saori: ‘Don’t tell Haruno about today’s events, she’ll worry, you also don’t want her to go find that person, right?’

Yukino frowned slightly, it’s indeed better not to let her sister worry.

After growing up, she also understood that her sister doesn’t like to bully her, this is just the Yukinoshita family’s educational policy.

Although she’s been bullied all along, her sister has indeed been good to her.

She shook her head and continued thinking about the shooting case.

She wanted to focus, but Luo Feng’s image kept appearing in her mind.

He, won’t really make me shout at the police station that I’m flat-chested, right?

Chapter 047 – Perfect Contract?

Luo Feng and Sora Ginko soon played a quick game of shogi, although the blank is not good at calculating, he was still more than a match for the current Sora Ginko.

Sora Ginko discovered her own shortcomings in her new strategy, accepted defeat gracefully, without being overly bothered by her own weakness. Once she perfects this strategy, she’ll definitely surprise everyone, after all, her teacher and junior won’t be spreading her shogi style and moves around.

Just then, Yukinoshita Saori and Yukinoshita Yukino slowly returned to their previous positions.

Luo Feng stood up and smiled: “Made a decision?”

The two watched the shogi board gradually disappear, turning back into a normal dining table, couldn’t help but feel Luo Feng really lacks nothing, can summon whatever he wants.

Seeing the two come out so quickly, Sora Ginko felt a bit regretful, went to wipe the tables on her own.

Yukinoshita Saori took a closer look at Sora Ginko, when she saw the shogi board, she suddenly remembered, she seems to have seen this girl on the cover of a shogi magazine?

Isn’t this the “White Shogi Princess” or something? Came here to work as a maid?

The only female Shoreikai 3-dan in history, the strongest female player in 1400 years…

So, all her abilities were obtained from the devil?

If it weren’t for Yukinoshita Saori’s versatility, being well-versed in all kinds of things, and seeing the shogi, this niche activity she would really not have noticed.

“We’ve decided, we’ll sign, what’s the new agreement?” Yukinoshita Saori said.

“The contract is right here.” Luo Feng presented the contract again.

He originally wanted to do it bit by bit, make Yukinoshita Saori and Yukinoshita Haruno more desperate, but after seeing Yukinoshita Yukino, he changed his mind.

The despair of those two is just a side dish, there will be opportunities in the future, a soul like Yukino’s is not easy to come by!

Making her despair is more interesting than making a thousand Yukinoshita Saoris despair.

It’s not like she hasn’t encountered ingrates in high school, she helped them out of kindness only to have them hate her, but those opponents back then, what were they? They never truly hurt Yukinoshita Yukino, nor did they have the ability to.

Luo Feng feels her life hasn’t been complete enough.

Yukinoshita Saori widened her eyes, carefully browsing through this contract.

Yukino has also learned this, and joined in to take a look.

The content of this contract not only doesn’t require their lifespans, it only requires Yukinoshita Saori’s soul and to have Yukinoshita Yukino at Luo Feng’s disposal for a year.

But Luo Feng’s contribution…

Wait, this doesn’t look right!

The contract Luo Feng initially discussed with Yukinoshita Saori was Luo Feng directly giving her clean cash to make up for the current losses and gaps, but the current contract is different, it’s Luo Feng lending the money to Yukinoshita Saori for a year.

This contract is quite interesting, the interest is Yukinoshita Saori’s soul, the collateral is Yukino’s soul, or the assets of the Yukinoshita family.

If the money Luo Feng lends out ends up being lost or not repaid, then something of Yukino’s or the Yukinoshita family’s assets must be forfeited to Luo Feng.

There’s also an interesting additional clause, which is that if the Yukinoshita family’s assets are chosen to be forfeited to Luo Feng, Luo Feng will protect the safety of the Yukinoshita mother and daughters, provide them shelter, and give each a yearly salary of 4 million, so they can live normally without being sunk into Tokyo Bay due to bankruptcy.

In simple terms, they’ve gone from only being able to rely on other families or flee, to having a chance to gamble, and if they lose, become Luo Feng’s vassals.

This contract is very detailed, completely different from the one Sora Ginko signed.

With contracts, the fewer the words, the more room for manipulation, the more detailed, the less room for maneuver.

“Why is it just a loan?” Yukinoshita Saori looked blankly at Luo Feng.

“You can use this money however you want.” Luo Feng pointed to the figures on the contract: “As long as your business acumen is good enough, you should know, this money can generate far more than 1 billion, suddenly having an injection of funds, you know what that means for the Yukinoshita family, I’m sure you’re aware.”

Yukinoshita Saori thought carefully, seems to be the case?

With the extra funds, other families don’t know what backing the Yukinoshita family has, so they definitely won’t dare to touch them recklessly.

“Moreover, apart from me, who else would be willing to lend you money at this time? The banks won’t, right?” Luo Feng raised his chin, revealing a delighted smile.

Yukinoshita Saori suddenly realized an interesting problem.

She can completely not pay this money back to Luo Feng!

The collateral is Yukino’s soul, as long as she uses this money to pay off the debts, the Yukinoshita family can instantly get back on track, the previous stock market crash would be as if it never happened, isn’t this equivalent to only losing Yukino’s soul and her own soul?

That one year of service… just treat it as non-existent, this is just an extra, a windfall with no loss!

Of course, it’s not that simple to say.

Yukinoshita Saori suppressed her laughter and excitement, calmly said: “Don’t worry, Yukino, if we can’t earn it back in a year, then the Yukinoshita family can just treat it as non-existent! After all, the devil gentleman will protect us, the biggest problem is actually just the safety issue.”

“Mm.” Yukino nodded.

As for investments and such, she doesn’t understand much, but she can still make sense of the numbers in the contract.

With so much money, sister must be able to save the Yukinoshita family and pay back the loan.

Luo Feng looked at Yukinoshita Saori and Yukinoshita Yukino with a delighted expression.

See, Yukinoshita Saori’s heart is only for the family, she wants to directly sell her soul and Yukino’s soul plus Yukino’s one year, in exchange for this capital.

Just this little money, buying even just Yukino’s soul alone is a sure profit!

And Yukinoshita Haruno is a textbook sister-complex, she must work hard to earn money, wanting to redeem Yukino.

Yukino here trusts her mother and sister, even if she doesn’t like it, she still believes, because Luo Feng’s terms are reasonable and tempting.

Then, what kind of sparks will the three of them ignite?

Not to mention Yukinoshita Saori and Yukino, if Yukinoshita Saori insists on selling Yukino, Yukinoshita Haruno would even have to come make a deal with Luo Feng, right?

The three, none of them can escape!

Then… hehe.

Their expressions are sure to be interesting, right?

Actually, Luo Feng has given them an opportunity here, for example, Yukinoshita Saori values family, so if she has no worries, she can go all out and gamble, win and she’s on top, lose and there’s still a way out, Yukino and her father are still in public service, it’s not impossible for them to rise again.

For example, if Yukinoshita Saori and Yukinoshita Haruno are of one mind, just treat Yukino as non-existent, the darkness is a bit dark, but still a viable solution.

But Luo Feng feels they absolutely won’t choose this so-called optimal solution, Haruno doesn’t want to lose her sister, Yukinoshita Saori doesn’t want to lose the family.

Human nature, is the hardest thing to change.

Chapter 046 – Mother Yukinoshita’s Rhetoric

No wonder there are so many unsolved cases in this world, it turns out there really are things like devils and angels.

Actually… sometimes this isn’t even the devil’s doing, Luo Feng says the devil doesn’t want to take the blame, those who have watched Detective Conan know, the ability of the Japanese police is really…

It’s not that they don’t have capable ones, but most are just mediocre.

Japan’s overall public security is still pretty good, so these people who can just sit back and collect their pay can be acceptable?

Anyway, it’s not in China, so who cares.

“Sell my soul, save our family.” Yukinoshita Saori said softly: “But my soul is not enough collateral, so I need you.”

“The soul… what will happen to it…” Yukinoshita Yukino stared at Yukinoshita Saori.

“It will go to hell.” Yukinoshita Saori picked up the tea in front of her, took a small sip: “I don’t even expect to go to heaven.”

How many bad things she’s done in her life, she herself doesn’t even know.

Going to hell after death, that should be pretty normal, right?

It’s only now that she realizes, the only one in their family who might go to heaven after death is likely Yukino.

Normal evil people, if they don’t sell themselves to the devil, and are still subject to heaven and hell, they might be tortured for a few days to a few hundred years after death, the sentence based on their sins in life.

Reincarnate afterwards, memories erased, a new start.

If sold to the devil, then it’s forever under hell’s management, how to deal with it is the devil’s business.

“I still feel there’s a trap, at worst we lose the law firm and the money invested in stocks, the family still has some assets left, plus father and my salaries, it should be enough for expenses.”

Yukinoshita Yukino is currently the calmest one in the family, she has the least contact with the family’s affairs, so her consideration of problems and consequences couldn’t possibly be like Haruno and Yukinoshita Saori.

Relatively speaking, she has also had the least exposure to the family’s dark side.

In her view, at worst they can start over from scratch.

She and her father have public service positions, how can they do anything to them?

Yukino doesn’t completely not understand, but sometimes the darkness of the world really exceeds imagination.

Yukinoshita Yukino’s father and she herself are still fine, they can’t do anything too obvious, but Yukinoshita Haruno and Yukinoshita Saori are in trouble.

Moreover, even if they let go, Yukinoshita Saori and Haruno might not be able to get through that kind of life.

“You’re thinking too simply, without the family, your position in the future won’t have any room for advancement, no one to sponsor you, you’ll gradually become a redundant employee, only needed when there’s danger.” Yukinoshita Saori rarely sat down to chat with her younger daughter.

“I’m not afraid of danger.” Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head: “In this position, someone will always die, it can be someone else, why can’t it be me?”

“Tsk…” Yukinoshita Saori was a bit troubled, what have the universities been teaching her? She’s been thinking all day about how to get her married off, why can’t she just open her eyes a little?

Haruno, the education problem of Yukino was entrusted to you, how did you raise such an unreasonable one?

“Have you considered the feelings of the family when you go play the hero?” Yukinoshita Saori said.

“Don’t the other sacrificed colleagues have families too? Don’t try to dissuade me.” Yukinoshita Yukino said: “I think this deal is wrong.”

“This time he didn’t want your soul, just mine, even if you don’t sign, I will, it’ll just be one billion then.” Yukinoshita Saori said: “Since you don’t want to, then I’ll go with your sister.”

“My point is, no one should sign, this matter is too strange, I want to find a way to check the information.” Yukinoshita Yukino said.

“Do you think I haven’t checked?” Yukinoshita Saori gave a bitter smile: “Apart from myths and movies, I couldn’t find anything. His public identity is just an izakaya manager, when I tried to use my remaining connections to investigate, I only found out his deeper dossier is top secret, I believe even the higher-ups don’t know about this so-called top secret, but I’m sure anyone who touches it will be in trouble.”

“Then don’t sign at all!” Yukinoshita Yukino said.

“Yukino, you can’t do this.” Seeing she couldn’t persuade Yukino, Yukinoshita Saori put on her stern demeanor again, the same expression and tone she used to deal with Yukino.

Her gaze was benevolent and warm, her voice soft and soothing, as if comforting Yukino. But on the other hand, it contained a coercive force that wouldn’t tolerate refusal.

She still had a smile on her face, but this smile made one’s heart feel cold.

Yukino instinctively dared not resist.

Even the strongest people, as long as controlled since childhood, even if they’ve grown up, will have psychological shadows.

If it weren’t for this stock market crash, Haruno would still be under Yukinoshita Saori’s control, let alone the less mature Yukino.

“You have to think of the family’s interests, your mother is willing to sell her own soul, you just need to work for him for a year.”

“I…”

“Yukino, you know your mother’s abilities, even now that the Yukinoshita family has fallen, there are still many things I’m capable of doing.”

“You’re trying to?” Yukino’s pupils shrank: “I won’t let you…”

“Do you think you can stop me?” Yukinoshita Saori shook her head: “Yukino, you need to listen. Aren’t you a self-proclaimed justice warrior? Right in front of you is a devil, a really bad one, no matter how many cases you solve, it’s not as good as reforming this one.”

“He has powers beyond ordinary people, if you can use your own justice to reform him, change him, do you know how much he can do for this world?”

“Mom knows about your high school dream, you were ostracized and bullied by those small and ugly people, and had a hard time, that’s unreasonable. So you need to change, including this world.”

“Do you think it’s easier for you to do this, or for him?”

Yukino opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Yukinoshita Saori again.

Interrupting others is a very impolite behavior, but some parents don’t care about being polite to their children.

“If you’re willing to sign this contract, I promise, I’ll never interfere in your future again, only help with your advancement, won’t choose a husband for you again, and the family won’t ask you to do anything else, let alone use your position to do something.”

Yukinoshita Saori sat firmly in front of Yukino after finishing: “If you’re unwilling, I’ve already warned you how I’ll act.”

Compared to telling the truth, this is the negotiation method Yukinoshita Saori excels at.

Now she can’t be so forceful with others, but with Yukino it’s still possible.

First threaten, then enlighten with reason, move with emotion, tempt with benefits.

For many people, using this kind of thing on their own family is a very callous act, but Yukinoshita Saori has never felt she was wrong.

She’s willing to sell even herself, still caring about Yukino’s feelings?

Chapter 045 – Ongoing Strategy

“Seems like this is your fault, right?” Luo Feng’s red wine was already at the point where he could swirl it, he gently swirled it, with a half-smile: “This is the maid’s job, not the master’s.”

“But, you were here until 8 o’clock…”

Sora Ginko’s voice was very soft, so soft that she didn’t even know if she had actually said it, but Luo Feng still easily caught her voice.

Luo Feng stood up and walked step by step towards Sora Ginko.

Seeing Luo Feng approach, Sora Ginko instinctively backed up, but after just a few steps, her back hit the wall.

Bang!

Luo Feng’s left hand was pressed against the wall, his right hand holding the red wine, slightly bowing his head, staring at Sora Ginko.

Sora Ginko gripped the towel tightly with both hands, not daring to look at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng looked at her adorable head and hairband, speaking softly: “You can work overtime, right? Don’t tell me Japan doesn’t have the concept of overtime.”

“You, you didn’t ask me to work overtime… the contract didn’t either…”

“Tsk, such an oblivious maid.” Luo Feng sighed: “Letting the master consider this is an embarrassment for the maid.”

“I’m not a maid…”

“Oh? Not a maid? Then what do you want to be?”

The devil’s whisper sounded in her ear, Sora Ginko suddenly realized: “No, I, I am a maid, from now on I will consider it carefully!”

“Good girl.” Luo Feng gently patted Sora Ginko’s little head: “Since they’ve gone to chat, come here, let’s play a few games.”

Luo Feng changed to a different table, in front of him was a shogi board.

Sora Ginko’s eyes lit up, the previous matters were instantly forgotten. Playing shogi with Luo Feng is completely enjoyable!

But she soon became alert again.

“Do I need to pay any price?” Sora Ginko, although she felt she had nothing left to lose, what if Luo Feng had his sights set on her lifespan, soul, and such?

No matter what movie, what the devils always love is the soul, just now when he wanted to trade, what he wanted was the soul, the rest were just extras.

She’s never signed a contract trading her soul, doesn’t know how terrifying it is, but she feels this thing shouldn’t be given away casually.

“No need.” Luo Feng said softly: “As I said, you don’t need to be so wary of me.”

Sora Ginko secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Thinking carefully, apart from last night, Luo Feng doesn’t seem to have done anything to her?

Even just now, he only wanted her to do what a maid should do.

In that case… I really only need to work normally?

Moreover, whatever I say, he’s fine with it, even if it hinders his work, or I even scold him a bit, he won’t get angry…

Sora Ginko knows what her temper is like, many times her brain doesn’t think of it, but the words have already come out, the actions have already been taken, this is a kind of quirky muscle memory.

Making her completely relax her guard against Luo Feng right now is impossible, but this kind of thing needs subtle influences, bit by bit, Luo Feng is also not in a hurry to play with her.

Using his words, since he’s already got her, who cares?

“Today, I’ll just use the blank’s ability to play with you, otherwise if I use white’s ability, white is equivalent to a super computer, you can’t possibly beat it.” Luo Feng smiled.

“Is that blank the brother and sister I saw?” Sora Ginko knelt in front of Luo Feng: “What kind of people are they?”

“In terms of this game alone, white can master 10 to the power of 110, have you heard of AlphaGo? It can defeat powerful computers at chess.” Luo Feng said: “To her, chess is just a simple right-or-wrong game.”

“A simple right-or-wrong… game?” Sora Ginko’s heart tightened.

“But she has a fatal flaw.” Luo Feng said: “She only knows how to calculate, not how to scheme, so as long as you use some incorrect moves to mislead her, you can still throw her into confusion.”

“Then what about the blank?” Sora Ginko suddenly thought of those moves that looked not quite right, but were actually quite incisive during their games, each move could be called a divine hand.

“The blank excels at scheming, not at calculating.” Luo Feng said: “The blank alone is not that strong, but the two of them together can even defeat the gods.”

“Why do you have their abilities?” Sora Ginko asked curiously.

“I’m just borrowing the projection they left in this world, I’m not sure about their current level, I’m not a systematic god.” Luo Feng said.

“Why would a Chinese person come to Japan to be a devil?” Sora Ginko got the answer and changed the topic.

“I can’t go ruin my own country, can I?” Luo Feng said softly: “Over here, I can ruin however I want without burden.”

As for why a Chinese person would become a devil, he’s not sure either, these are things only Heaven or if he becomes a true monarch can find out.

“Why don’t you go to America?” Sora Ginko glared at Luo Feng.

If she had never known him, maybe she would be like before? Not knowing anything, not understanding anything, living more carefree…

But how would she play in the 3-dan tournament without Luo Feng?

“Does America still need me to ruin it?”

“Mm… True, let’s start.”

…

Luo Feng didn’t actually teleport them to his bedroom, he was just teasing Sora Ginko a bit.

He just said he teleported them to a room, didn’t specify which room, that’s something Sora Ginko imagined herself.

When dealing with devils, just remember one thing, they won’t deceive you on the contract, that’s enough, it’s best to ignore the rest in daily life, otherwise you’ll easily fall into their trap.

But the ones who usually contract with devils are either at the end of their rope or have a strong desire, how many have the willpower to maintain their sanity?

Luo Feng’s little joke just now isn’t important, it’s just that Sora Ginko feels Luo Feng is really capable of doing that.

“Yukino, are you convinced now?” Yukinoshita Saori looked around this reception room, a proper Japanese-style reception room, with two cups of good tea on the table.

“…” Yukinoshita Yukino had been sitting quietly for ten minutes, her mother asked her three times before she finally snapped out of it.

Her lifelong atheism had just collapsed in this moment.

The contract that earlier made her tremble from the depths of her soul and her instinctive alert made her believe half of it, her ability to hold out this long just shows she hasn’t read enough novels and anime.

“He’s really a devil? What deal are you two making?” Yukinoshita Yukino’s delicate hands gripped her pants.

If it’s a scam, she can still take him to the police station, but how to take a devil?

If a bunch of police surround the place, who knows how far he can send them with just a snap of his fingers.

Chapter 044 – Didn’t Clean Up the House

Seeing how Luo Feng looked at Yukino, Yukinoshita Saori heaved a sigh of relief.

Seems it’s not that Haruno isn’t excellent, but that Luo Feng prefers the younger ones.

This “young one” is obviously not just in age, after all, Yukino has already graduated from university…

“Devil, souls?” Yukinoshita Yukino frowned slightly, giving her mother a sidelong glance.

Can such a basic trick still work? What’s wrong with people these days, even the police can be fooled?

Yukinoshita Yukino turned her gaze back to Luo Feng, just about to speak, when she was seized by a shudder from the depths of her soul.

A contract appeared out of thin air in front of her, the entire room dimming.

Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly felt that if she really signed this contract, she must fulfill what’s written in it, otherwise something terrifying would happen!

Sora Ginko’s body suddenly stiffened as she was wiping the table, she gritted her teeth, then shook her head.

She can only take care of herself, she can’t take care of others.

That woman the other day clearly knew how cruel Luo Feng’s methods were, that the deal could even turn into her own death warrant, but she still came.

Really, if he had said he was a devil from the start, I absolutely wouldn’t have signed, tricking me, is that fun?

But, would I really not have signed?

She felt confused.

This computing power…

If I had never seen the light, I could have endured the darkness.

She gave a self-mocking laugh, even without the Yaichi factor, without his joke about being the Shogi God, she would have signed, it’s just a matter of how long it takes.

In the past, she would have thought that no matter what, she wouldn’t sign.

Now that she has let go of Kuzuryuu Yaichi, her way of thinking naturally becomes different, not everyone can put themselves in different time periods.

More mature people can think about the things they did, the words they said in high school, if you have a chuunibyou experience, or even a QQ space experience, that would be even better, if the posts in the space haven’t been deleted, you can take a look, see if you can immerse yourself in that period…

“Don’t hold it in.” Luo Feng seemed to have noticed Sora Ginko’s inner turmoil, and smiled: “Working for me, you can be more casual, say what you want, do what you want, I won’t punish you.”

If he can stir up Sora Ginko’s feelings of despair, Luo Feng would have earned an extra share.

A devil’s deals being dissuaded so easily, Raphiel has already done so.

What the angels can’t do with humans’ natural fear, let alone this little girl.

Sora Ginko sees good people gradually falling into her own clutches, either becoming more at ease, feeling her initial contract was understandable, even thinking the price she paid was small, a gain, then willingly serving her.

Or start to despair of the human world, no longer pursuing anything beyond shogi, then her soul will become even more lustrous.

Either way, Luo Feng is the one profiting.

“There are a lot of traps in his deals.” Seeing Luo Feng so easygoing, Sora Ginko hurriedly said what she wanted to say, feeling stuffy holding it in: “I’m forced to work for him now.”

The night’s matter, Sora Ginko couldn’t bring herself to say it out loud, helping doesn’t mean you have to self-detonate, she’s a stranger, helping is a matter of sentiment, not helping is a matter of principle.

After all, self-detonating is not something everyone dares to do, it requires great courage.

“So? Did you enjoy playing shogi today? Beat the teacher a few games? Beat the junior a few games?” Luo Feng raised his head.

“Mind your own business…” Sora Ginko kept her head down, wiping the table.

She beat the junior two games, beat the teacher three games…

They haven’t quite adapted to Sora Ginko’s current strategy yet, in the short term she has a big advantage, so Sora Ginko hasn’t discovered her computing power has been discounted.

After all, she hasn’t really experienced it for long, today her mind wasn’t fully focused on thinking about that.

When time passes, and those geniuses have cracked her new strategy, she’ll be able to discover where the gap is.

Unfortunately, the contract has been signed, can’t go back on it even if she wants to.

Moreover, if she reneges now, the one who loses won’t be Luo Feng…

“What kind of deal?” Yukinoshita Saori quickly asked.

She’s a smart woman, one glance could tell that Sora Ginko got some benefit, not what she wanted, she wouldn’t have this reaction.

“Your soul, plus her working for me for a year.” Luo Feng smiled: “This work, whatever I tell her to do, she has to do…”

“Absurd!” Yukinoshita Yukino coldly interrupted Luo Feng: “I don’t know what’s going on, whether it’s a psychological suggestion or something, you can go to the police station and explain it clearly to me, now please come with me. Mother, I’ll handle the rest.”

No matter how you look at it, this guy is very suspicious.

That girl is working here, is she being coerced? She can’t just stand by.

“Yukino, he’s not lying to you, what he’s saying is true.” Yukinoshita Saori grabbed Yukino’s hand: “If you think it’s false, just sign the contract, you should know that this kind of contract doesn’t have legal effect.”

A contract isn’t necessarily binding just because you signed it, because some contracts are obviously scams, the contract itself is problematic, and therefore illegal, such contracts have no legal effect.

“Mother, you’ve been taken in.” Yukinoshita Yukino coldly looked at the contract, then at Luo Feng: “In this world, there are no gods, no angels, no devils.”

“Just like your sister’s thinking.” Luo Feng sighed: “I can prove it to you, but you have to pay a tiny price, like, during work hours, shout three times ‘I’m flat-chested’.”

Yukino’s brow furrowed slightly, she wanted to retort, after all, saying someone is flat-chested so bluntly, isn’t that a bit lacking in taste?

A person’s value cannot be realized in this way!

Sora Ginko instinctively glanced at Yukino’s chest, then at her own, I’ll still grow bigger in the future, shouldn’t be like this…

“Don’t bet.” Yukinoshita Saori quickly stopped Yukino, if she really shouted that, she’d be socially dead, the Yukinoshita family would be humiliated too!

“Mrs. Yukinoshita, the price may not be this tomorrow.” Luo Feng tapped the table, not at all in a hurry: “As I said, I can wait, it’s you who can’t. You should know what the previous deal price was, and what it is now, right?”

Yukinoshita Saori was shocked: “Please give me some time, let me convince her now, can I have some privacy with her?”

“Sure.” Luo Feng snapped his fingers, and the mother-daughter Yukinoshtias instantly vanished, as if they had never been there.

“Where did they go?” Sora Ginko was puzzled.

“Went to the room to discuss business.” Luo Feng stretched: “I didn’t clean up the house.”

“Huh?” Sora Ginko blinked her big eyes, initially a bit confused, but very soon her face flushed bright red, like she was about to bleed: “You, you didn’t clean up at all!”

Chapter 043 – Interesting Soul

“You’ve seen maids before, right?” Luo Feng pointed to the red wine in the back: “Pour me some wine, if you do a good job, you can leave early.”

Sora Ginko gritted her teeth: “Isn’t there a normal waitress uniform…”

Compared to the maid uniform, she still wants to wear something more normal.

“You’ve never been to a maid cafe, have you?” Luo Feng said with a half-smile: “This is a maid izakaya, of course you have to wear this.”

“Maid izakaya, you really came up with that…” Sora Ginko felt the concept of a maid izakaya was just too bizarre.

Maid cafes serve otaku, which is still relatively safe, after all most otaku are harmless, but an izakaya serves all kinds of drunkards!

Whatever, no one would dare cause trouble here anyway.

“I’m the boss, you’re working here, so you have to listen to me.” Luo Feng paid no attention to her little temper.

Without personality, she would just be a lifeless doll, but Luo Feng doesn’t want a soulless doll, he wants a lively Sora Ginko.

The happier and more natural she is, the more interesting the experience of her despair will be.

If it’s someone who has already lost everything and doesn’t care about anything, even if they experience despair, it would just be gilding the lily, not bringing firewood in the snow.

Hmm, these two idioms seem to have a problem when applied here? But in the face of Luo Feng, it doesn’t seem to be a problem.

“Okay.” Sora Ginko got him a wine glass, and poured him a full glass of red wine, like pouring a beer.

Luo Feng didn’t mind, to him, apart from the holy water mixed with human sins, drinking is just that.

Sora Ginko initially just wanted to retaliate against Luo Feng making her wear the maid uniform, but after doing it, she suddenly remembered that Luo Feng is a small-minded guy, she couldn’t help but be afraid.

He won’t punish me, right?

But seeing Luo Feng didn’t mind, Sora Ginko heaved a sigh of relief, her courage growing a little.

Most people’s tempers are developed from being spoiled, Luo Feng just wants to spoil Sora Ginko a bit, there are plenty of places he can make her up.

Yukinoshita Saori was quietly observing Luo Feng and Sora Ginko, wondering about their relationship, it seems a bit strange, doesn’t it?

A part-time worker should be more polite, right?

Seeing that Luo Feng didn’t say anything, she naturally wouldn’t butt in, this is not an ordinary establishment.

Besides, those two probably have some other relationship.

Luo Feng picked up the wine glass, instinctively wanting to swirl it, but seeing the glass was full, if he did that, a lot would spill out, right?

Forget it, just drink it straight.

Sora Ginko poured the wine but didn’t know what to do, so she just stood next to Luo Feng, staring at him.

“If you have nothing to do, go wipe the tables, wipe the floor, do I need to remind you how to be a maid?” Luo Feng said with a half-smile.

“Hmph.” Sora Ginko put down the wine bottle and went to wipe the tables.

The environment of this izakaya can be said to be frighteningly clean, the tables and floor are basically spotless, letting Sora Ginko do this, she’s also happy to take a break.

It didn’t take long before a woman walked in from outside.

She had an upright appearance, long black hair below her shoulders and an adorably stunning face, with a side-swept bangs, her gaze was so cold that one didn’t want to meet her eyes, emanating a dignified aura.

Judging by her appearance, she looks somewhat similar to Yukinoshita Saori, and very similar to Yukinoshita Haruno, clearly a family member, but unfortunately she doesn’t seem to have inherited the advantages of her older sister and mother in terms of figure, instead being quite slender.

She was dressed in a proper business suit, with a white blouse underneath, not wearing a uniform as Luo Feng had imagined.

She swept a glance at Luo Feng and Yukinoshita Saori, then looked at Sora Ginko wiping the table, raising an eyebrow, a working student?

In Japan, it’s not uncommon for middle and high school students to have part-time jobs, many people like to work during long vacations, and students are also allowed to work while in school, so Yukinoshita Yukino(1)* wasn’t surprised.

What she cared about was, this shop only has one waitress?

She didn’t at all consider Luo Feng as the shop owner, after all, Luo Feng’s attire and demeanor don’t look like that of an izakaya owner.

This person is… a friend of mother’s? Or is he going to introduce me to a potential marriage partner?

Yukinoshita Yukino is already used to arranged marriage meetings, only to have no results every time, this time should be no exception.

She strode over to Yukinoshita Saori’s side and sat down, scrutinizing Luo Feng with an inquisitive gaze.

In her eyes, any men familiar with her mother would have some criminal records, just hidden very well.

No need to think about it, Japan’s underworld is legal, most of those who can rise up have a dark background, for Yukinoshita Saori’s acquaintances to reach this level without committing crimes, the possibility is really too low.

Yukinoshita Saori doesn’t like to take Yukino out because Yukino’s personality is too stubborn, she thought after finishing high school and university and entering society, she would become more suave, but instead she became even more upright, which may also be related to the position she holds.

When Luo Feng saw her, he instinctively paused, then stared fixatedly at Yukino.

Such a beautiful soul!

What kind of experiences could have forged such an interesting soul?

Luo Feng’s right index finger rested on his temple.

Bullied in elementary school, ostracized since childhood, in middle school, high school, always isolated.

Hmm, high school was a bit better, at least she had one or two friends, not much improvement.

Aloof, righteous, not lamenting that no one understands her, not giving up and retaliating against society, but facing difficulties head-on, wanting to fundamentally change human nature.

Her beautiful figure is like a frozen azure flame, yet so fragile that it makes one sad.

Luo Feng is somewhat eager to see the moment when this beautiful thing is destroyed by his own hands!

If she can withstand his blessing, her soul will definitely be his most satisfactory collectible!

If she collapses due to the crumbling of her beliefs, what kind of pleasure will that expression bring him?

Luo Feng’s breathing even became a bit hurried, just thinking about that scene, he feels pleasure, refreshed.

What great luck, to actually come across two such beautiful souls.

Such a person, if she sees too much of the dark side of the world, if he ruthlessly shatters her lofty ideals, tramples on the justice she believes in, lets her know that her pursuit is just a joke, even makes her fall at the feet of those she wants to save, makes those she saved hate her, even want to kill her…

“Hello, I’m Luo Feng, a devil.” Luo Feng happily extended his hand to Yukinoshita Yukino, smiling: “Great, I don’t want her soul anymore, I have another interesting deal to make.”

Such a good soul, not taking it when she’s at her most desperate, would be a waste…

A contract, needs a ritual as well.

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Yukinoshita Yukino(1):

Chapter 042 – Packaged Acquisition

“This price is…” Yukinoshita Saori pointed to the computer screen.

“If you came yesterday, it would have been the previous price.” Luo Feng said with a half-smile: “At this time, it’s only worth this much, in a while it might be halved, divided by ten, or might even be worthless. Think about it, if people could get this by selling their souls, what would all their efforts be for? Believe me, if I offer this price, many people will come queuing up to make a deal.”

One billion yen, around 6 million RMB, isn’t a particularly large sum for a family like the Yukinoshitas, but it’s enough for many people to earn a lifetime.

The average annual salary in Japan is around 4 million yen, based on the average, they would have to go 25 years without eating or drinking to earn this much.

Souls, not everyone’s soul is worth this much, for some people their soul is very valuable, but most are average souls, Luo Feng is too lazy to make deals with those.

He doesn’t just look at the quality of the soul when making deals, but also the current achievements of the holder, their identity.

Yukinoshita Saori is obviously a person of some status, Luo Feng is happy to deal with her, but he also doesn’t want to give too much, if he gave the normal price, wouldn’t he be at a loss?

“…” Yukinoshita Saori’s delicate hands gripped slightly, even if she sold her soul, it couldn’t solve even a tiny bit of the problem.

Hmph, no, it can solve a bit…

“Then what about my daughter and I together?” Yukinoshita Saori probed: “How much would that be?”

Luo Feng quoted a number.

Yukinoshita Saori’s eyes widened, why is Haruno’s soul worth so much more than mine?

Although the two souls combined can’t solve the family crisis, it can at least achieve the small family that Haruno mentioned.

In just one day, her demands have lowered quite a bit.

“Then her ten years…”

“I’ll just pay the normal secretary’s salary.” Luo Feng said meaningfully: “What, not curious why your souls aren’t equal in value?”

“Haruno is younger than me.”

“No no no, to me, your soul qualities are about the same, hers is a bit better than yours, but the gap definitely won’t be that big. And you two don’t have much age difference either, what I want is the post-death stuff, not the pre-death stuff.” Luo Feng said softly: “The important thing is, you two are mother and daughter, when packaged, the price will naturally be better.”

“…”

Yukinoshita Saori took a deep breath, she roughly understood Luo Feng’s meaning now.

If she brought in a family member, the price might increase significantly.

“But, is this really all you want?” Luo Feng asked curiously: “You know, you weren’t just limited to this amount before, even if I give you this, you’ll still have to live under others’ eyes.”

“What else can I do?” Yukinoshita Saori gave a bitter smile.

This morning, after Haruno told her, she had already made mental preparations, she could accept the Yukinoshita family being downgraded.

Regretting not making the deal earlier? Too late, who knew her luck would be so bad? This isn’t Haruno’s fault either.

“I see.” Luo Feng nodded thoughtfully.

Suddenly, he thought of an interesting way to play.

Yukinoshita Saori is just starting to accept her failure, also facing her family’s failure, if they just make the deal like this, wouldn’t it be so boring?

Mother and daughter turn against each other, the family split apart, wouldn’t that be more interesting?

Hmm, should I first let her see a glimmer of hope, then kick her into the abyss, make her feel that if it wasn’t for her elder daughter’s deal that day, none of this would have happened?

Oh right, she also has a younger daughter, if she gets involved too, what kind of good show will I get to see?

Luo Feng’s purpose in trading souls isn’t the fundamental goal, his real purpose is to entertain himself, to find amusement.

Just like earlier when he went to provide that person with weapons and power, took away his lifespan and soul, he could have perfectly taken Ishiyama’s lifespan then, but he didn’t.

He wanted to let that person be more desperate for a while, so that when he occasionally sees his own handiwork, he can smile contentedly, right?

Tsk, the happiness of a devil, is so plain and boring.

“Then, can you help me assess the value of my younger daughter’s soul?” Yukinoshita Saori probed: “My younger daughter’s soul, might be more to your liking?”

Selling Yukino is better than selling Haruno.

Haruno’s role is too important, reviving the family still depends on Haruno.

She doesn’t know what the aftereffects of losing one’s soul would be, in the situation where the family needs inheritance and revitalization, Haruno can’t have anything happen to her.

“Sure, have her come.” Luo Feng said: “If the value is suitable, I’ll definitely give you a satisfactory price.”

He didn’t expect Yukinoshita Saori’s younger daughter’s soul to reach Sora Ginko’s standard, he just wanted to put his previous idea into practice in a more interesting way.

Can’t let her give up completely, have to make her days full of ups and downs.

Life, only when filled with variables is it splendid.

Tsk, I’m even thinking about enriching her life experience, I’m so benevolent.

Yukinoshita Saori took a deep breath and dialed a number.

“Hello, mother, what’s the matter?”

“Yukino, come see me.”

“What’s going on?”

“I have something very important, I need to introduce you to a very important person.”

“An arranged marriage?”

The voice on the other end of the phone was cold.

“No, absolutely not an arranged marriage, I promise you, it’s just business I want to discuss with you.”

“I don’t understand business matters.”

“Yukino, are you going to defy me?” Yukinoshita Saori said coldly: “Or do you have a way to make up for the family’s financial gaps? I can give you the position I have now, and take it back.”

In the past she would have used a sarcastic tone, but now she has no interest.

Fortunately, she’s never given her real power, otherwise it would have been a bit hard to handle.

Also fortunately, she really likes her own work, and knows how she got it.

If she didn’t have the desire to realize her own value, it would have been difficult.

Yukinoshita Saori is grateful that her own education of Yukino has been successful.

“…Where are you?”

Yukinoshita Saori gave an address.

After that, she hung up the phone.

“Hope your other daughter won’t be too disappointing.” Luo Feng tapped the table.

Creak.

Just then, the door to another room opened, and Luo Feng felt his eyes light up.

Sora Ginko in a maid uniform, blushing with embarrassment, not knowing whether to come over or not.

Luo Feng looked at her embarrassed expression, suddenly felt the space for pleasure she can bring is greater than he imagined.

“What are you looking at…” Sora Ginko held down her skirt, covering her chest.

“Nothing, you’re so beautiful.”

Luo Feng waved his hand, not at all stingy with his praise.

To be honest, a beautiful soul with a cute appearance, is the devil’s greatest love.