147 Meeting You at the Next Corner
Lu Qi finally found the place.
Standing in this narrow alley, Lu Qi looked down at the taser in her hand, then looked up at the shop’s sign. Yes, the inconspicuous little logo on the taser matched the shop’s sign.
After searching online for a long time, with the help of translation software, she locked onto this self-defense specialty store. Then, she took a taxi directly here—fortunately, this was the only store, with no branches, so there was no need to worry about finding the wrong one.
Lu Qi walked in and said in Japanese, “Hello.”
The shop owner responded, “Hello, what can I do for you, miss?”
Of course, Lu Qi couldn’t understand, so she could only place the taser she had found on the counter and hand over her phone. On the phone screen was a paragraph she had written in Chinese and translated into Japanese by machine:
【Excuse me, may I know who bought this taser? Someone used it to save my life, but I don’t know who it was. If possible, please tell me. This is very important to me, thank you. If you are willing to tell me, please use this phone to communicate via text translation.】
After reading it, the shop owner not only understood her purpose but also understood that she was a foreigner who couldn’t communicate in Japanese.
Of course, what made the shop owner more troubled was… revealing customer information seemed to be against the rules.
Lu Qi saw the hesitation in the shop owner’s eyes, suddenly bowed deeply, then raised her head, put her hands together, and looked at him with an incomparably pleading gaze.
Such a sincere gaze, coupled with the determination and perseverance of a foreigner finding this small shop, immediately moved the shop owner.
Of course, what moved him even more were the two ten-thousand-yen bills handed over by those hands.
It had to be said, this was really too sincere.
So the shop owner typed on the phone: 【I only sold three of these tasers this month. Looking at the serial number, I sold this one yesterday. I don’t know who the buyer is because they contacted me online and only provided an address. I asked the clerk to deliver the taser, and it seems they didn’t see anyone, just left the package at the agreed place.】
【Can you tell me that address?】
While typing this line of text, Lu Qi handed over another ten-thousand-yen bill.
Shop owner: 【Since your intention is to express gratitude and you come with goodwill, then of course there is no problem.】
**
Wang Heng sat in the hotel room, browsing the latest news pages on his computer.
The person who originally wanted to take revenge on society turned himself in, and the people who were originally facing disaster were saved. Seeing this, Wang Heng felt quite gratified.
“Now, there shouldn’t be any more accidents with Lu Qi, right?” Wang Heng looked at the hamster on the bed and asked.
The little thing was lying on its back, exposing its white belly fur, waving its little paws boredly. Hearing this, it suddenly turned over and squatted properly, answering, “Of course she’s safe.”
“That’s good…”
The hamster narrowed its small eyes and thought for a while, seemingly realizing a problem.
The next moment, it suddenly jumped up. “By the way, what about the melon seeds you promised?”
“What?”
“You promised me that as long as this mission is completed, you’ll buy me melon seeds, as many as I want!”
Shouting like this, the hamster jumped onto Wang Heng’s lap.
Wang Heng lowered his head and stroked its soft back, putting on a fatherly loving expression. “Okay, I’ll take you to buy them now.”
The hamster: “…Don’t look at me like that, act normal.”
“I am normal, hahaha…”
Wang Heng smiled, put the hamster in his pants pocket, and walked out of the hotel.
The place where he bought melon seeds last time wasn’t far from the hotel he was staying at, less than a kilometer, so he walked there.
Walking on the road, Wang Heng thought leisurely—the business was done, so what next? First time in Sakura Island, where should he go? Go to Akihabara to buy some genuine doujinshi?
He had already decided that after returning to China, he wouldn’t go back to Rongdu, but go directly back to his hometown. At that time, besides his father, he could also see his best friend Xiao Renjian, whom he hadn’t seen for half a year. At that time, taking out the small books bought in Akihabara, wouldn’t he be kneeling down and calling him dad?
But there was also a problem to consider, could the books bought this way pass customs…
Turning a corner, seeing that he was about to reach the small pet supply store, Wang Heng suddenly stopped in his tracks.
What did he see?
A dozen meters ahead, that mature woman in a Mori-style long dress, with a charming figure and a cold face, wasn’t that Lu Qi!
In the blink of an eye, Lu Qi also noticed this side, and her cold expression instantly melted into indescribable surprise. This wasn’t just the joy of meeting an old friend in a foreign land, but two surprises superimposed, brewing into a more intense happiness.
Lu Qi came to him in three steps, took out the taser, and smiled. “You left this thing behind, right!”
Wang Heng was dumbfounded, not knowing how to respond.
At this moment, the little hamster drilled out of his pants pocket, revealing a small head.
Seeing the hamster, Lu Qi saw irrefutable ironclad evidence. What did the pilot who turned himself in say? He saw a god manifest in the form of a hamster!
A pure happiness like a little girl appeared on the mature woman’s beautiful face. “You used this little thing to scare that pilot, right? Definitely, without a doubt!”
Wang Heng looked down at the hamster and couldn’t help but mutter, “What a pitfall…”
He remembered clearly that when he bought the taser yesterday, he contacted the seller online, randomly designated a location, and asked the hamster to pick up the goods. There was no big problem with this link now that he thought about it. The problem was, he shouldn’t have let the hamster dispose of the evidence!
Where did this bastard throw the evidence? Didn’t it deliver it directly to Lu Qi’s eyes!
Wang Heng was still struggling with how to respond, but Lu Qi took another step forward.
The distance between the two was already almost a step away. With Lu Qi approaching like this, their faces were almost touching.
So Wang Heng subconsciously took a step back.
Lu Qi pressed closer.
Wang Heng stepped back again… Oops, his back hit the wall.
The mature woman’s fair palm pressed against the wall next to his head—although she was shorter than him, Lu Qi was wearing thick-soled shoes and deliberately stood on tiptoe, so this kabedon posture appeared quite natural.
Although the posture was so aggressive, her voice at this moment was incredibly gentle.
Lu Qi asked softly, “Can you predict the future?”
Wang Heng: “?”
Lu Qi continued, “I waited here for a long time, and finally, I waited for you. Just a minute ago, I didn’t even know who the hero behind the scenes was. I only knew the address where he picked up the goods and guessed he was still nearby. I actually didn’t have much hope, a nearly futile attempt… But you appeared. This simply cannot be explained by coincidence. Don’t treat me like a fool.”
Through his pants pocket, Wang Heng pinched the hamster inside hatefully.
Guard against everything, but hard to guard against the unexpected!
