Chapter 257 Cross-Examination of Eriki, Two People in Disbelief

After a while, Minamoto Zhisheng took down the token and handed it to Eriki.

Eriyi ran over from the door of Genji Heavy Industries, holding a folding fan to Su Mo with both hands.

This is a folding fan with ink paintings of bamboo and birds. The fan ribs are made of fine rosewood. The pattern on the fan is also simple and elegant. It can be seen that it is the handiwork of a master and it can be called a work of art.

The most important thing is that the jade pendant of this fan is actually a seal with the emblem of bamboo and sparrow engraved on it, which is the emblem of the Uesugi family.

In Japan, things like family crests are very important. They can be used to sign for various mails in place of a personal signature, and they even have legal effect.

This folding fan is naturally not the family crest ring of the Uesugi family, and it is impossible for Minamoto to give him such a precious thing, but it is enough to be displayed as a token of the Uesugi family. The person who possesses this token must be the confidant or pet of the Uesugi family. A minister can exercise part of the majesty of the family head.

Although, Eriki herself doesn't have much majesty.

Once you get this thing, you only need to show it when facing ordinary underworld or members of the Sheqi Eight Families, and most unnecessary fights will be eliminated.

The Sheqi Eight are so powerful in the Japanese underworld that almost no one dares to challenge them.

Of course, showing this token to the outside world also means that the Sheqi family will know his movements, so Yuan Zhisheng doesn't mind giving this thing to him.

"Thank you Eri!"

After getting the folding fan, under Eri Yi's expectant eyes, Su Mo touched her head and thanked her.

Eriyi quickly shook her head and said you're welcome.

She was obviously the one helping, but she seemed happier than Su Mo, the one being helped.

"Then see you tomorrow, I'll treat you to something delicious tomorrow!"

Su Mo promised with a smile. His hand dropped down and quietly stuffed a metal product into the sleeve of Eli's clothes.

Realizing this, Eryi was slightly startled and looked up at Su Mo.

She may not be mentally mature, but she's not stupid.

After looking at each other, she immediately showed a happy expression.

[Well, we’ll see you tomorrow]

After saying goodbye, the girl with long dark red hair held a small gift in her sleeves, waved in the rearview mirror, and watched Su Mo and Ling leave.

Although she was a little reluctant to leave, she was not as stubborn as she was on the first day.

Now she already knows that good things will not fly away suddenly, and Su Mo will definitely abide by the agreement she made, so she can just wait for tomorrow with peace of mind.

Wait until Su Mo's car disappeared from sight.

Eriki turned around and wanted to go back.

But he didn't expect that when he turned around, he would see Yuan Zhisheng standing behind him like a black iron tower.

Eriki was frightened by him and quickly took two steps back. The little hands in her sleeves immediately grabbed the thing Su Mo had given her, and she put on a defensive posture.

[Brother, what’s wrong? 】

Later, realizing that Yuan Zhisheng didn't notice her movements, Eriyi felt at ease, quietly stuffed the thing into the pocket inside her sleeve, and then wrote and asked.

There are many pockets sewn into her clothes. She even carries a game console and a little yellow duck with her when she travels. Now it is even easier to stuff something less than the size of a palm into her clothes.

Naturally, Minamoto Zhisheng didn't notice the sneaky little moves between Su Mo and Eri Yi.

Su Mo was stuck in a blind corner of his field of vision just now, and Eri Yi was well-behaved and obedient enough. The two of them cooperated perfectly, let alone Minamoto, even the attentive Sakura didn't notice anything.

The reason why he didn't speak at this moment was because he was hurt by Eriki's subconscious defense.

He didn't know that Eriki was hiding something, and thought she didn't trust him as his brother.

Attitudes that appear invisibly are often more hurtful than the visible ones.

However, he is the young master of the Eight Sheqi Family after all, and he has no time to indulge in such trivial matters.

Therefore, Yuan Zhisheng quickly collected his thoughts and said in a deep voice.

"Eriyi, Mr. Masamune summoned us, let's go there first!"

Hearing this, Eriyi showed a slightly reluctant expression, but still did not refuse.

Seeing this, Yuan Zhisheng breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Su Mo didn't take Eri Yi too far.

Perhaps Su Mo's status would be higher in Eri Yi's heart today, but the status he and Tachibana Masamune had accumulated over the years had not been shaken.

Compared to the worst-case outcome he feared, this situation was already good.

After a while, the two came to the Japanese room on the top floor.

Sakura's status is not enough, so she stays outside to guard.

Yuan Zhisheng and Eryi stepped in one after another.

This meeting was said to be a call from Tachibana Masamune, but it was actually the result of Minamoto Chisei's initiative.

However, even if he didn't take the initiative to notify them, Tachibana Masamune would definitely let them come.

After all, whether it is the attack by the fierce ghosts or the envoy from the academy headquarters, it is very important information. Even if the information has been obtained, it is more accurate if the person involved tells it personally.

But now, the heads of three of the eight Sheqi families gathered together. Tachibana Masamune looked serious and asked about what happened today.

Regarding Tachibana Masamune, Minamoto Zhisheng naturally had nothing to hide and told everything he knew.

After listening, Tachibana Masamune looked slightly shocked.

"Although I knew the information before, I still couldn't believe it. I didn't expect that the envoy from the academy headquarters would have arrived early and be so close to us! He was actually lurking next to Eriki!"

He sighed.

Su Mo arrived in Japan on the day they submitted their strike application.

In other words, after receiving the news, Angers made a decision immediately and asked Su Mo to go to Japan to stop their rebellion.

By the time they discovered Su Mo's true identity, Su Mo had actually been with the most important weapon of their Sheqi family for three days.

"Sorry, Mr. Masamune, this is my dereliction of duty!"

Yuan Zhisheng immediately bowed his head and apologized.

His face was full of shame.

It was clear that Tachibana Masamune had doubted Su Mo's identity, but he misjudged it because of his blind trust in Kaguya, and allowed Su Mo to have contact with Eriki for three days.

Obviously Tachibana Masamune reminded him the day before that the fierce ghosts might attack Eriki.

Although he was aware of this possibility, he did not make sufficient preparations, so that the fierce ghosts took advantage of the loophole and even forced Eriki's "trial".

Although the final result was not particularly bad, there is no doubt that he was negligent overall.

He was unable to restrict Eriki's travels, and he did not have enough protection after allowing Eriki to travel. Whether as an elder brother or as the young master of the Eight Sheqi Family, he was undoubtedly disqualified.

He had just been hit by Su Mo and Eryi, and now he was hit again.

Seeing Minamoto's ashamed look, Tachibana Masamune shook his head.

"Don't blame yourself, Zongsheng, this is not your fault! No one expected that Angers would give such an important task to a new student who has not yet entered school."

"Moreover, if it hadn't been for the attack by the fierce ghosts this time, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to discover Su Mo's identity. This can be considered a blessing in disguise."

A negative makes a positive. Putting the two oversights together, we got a good result.

At least, they knew the identity of their enemy, and they didn't have to be so dismissive as before.

Tachibana Masamune's comforting words made Yuan Zhisheng even more ashamed.

As the young master of the Eight Sheqi Family, he had to rely on luck to solve problems. This was simply a great shame.

Seeing his appearance, Tachibana Masamune shook his head helplessly.

"Do you remember what I told you yesterday?"

"……Remember."

Yuan Zhisheng lowered his head, not daring to look at Hui Liyi.

Yesterday, he made an agreement with Tachibana Masamune that if he still couldn't control Eriki, he would hand it over to the family.

Now that Tachibana Masamune mentioned this, it meant that the so-called agreement between Erika and Su Mo to meet tomorrow would be broken.

Seeing Minamoto's naive look, Tachibana Masamune said earnestly.

"Children, don't hesitate, put the interests of the family first!"

"--yes!"

Yuan Zhisheng put aside his hesitation and nodded to accept the order.

In front of Eriki, the two of them didn't say it so straightforwardly, but in these words, the ending was finalized.

The tomorrow that Eriki is looking forward to may not come as expected.

Tachibana Masamune will inevitably cut off the connection between the two.

Su Mo's previous judgment was not wrong. Although Yuan Zhisheng wanted to be a righteous partner and a good brother, he was indeed not trustworthy. Once the aura of family justice was revealed, he could sacrifice anything, including he himself.

After finalizing Eriki's subsequent actions, Tachibana Masamune did not relax his vigilance, but continued to cross-examine Eriki.

Although the contact time between Su Mo and Eri Yi was very short, his skills were too superb.

In just three days, his status in Eriki's heart has surpassed that of their two "father and brother".

Su Mo is the executive officer of the college headquarters, the envoy of Angers, and the enemy of the family.

Thinking about it from another perspective, if they stand in Su Mo's position and have established such a psychological advantage over Eri, they will inevitably export some words to Eri that slander the Sheqi Eight Family, Minamoto Chisei and Tachibana Masamune. Discourse.

In this way, it would be easy to eliminate Eriyi's trust list until only herself is left.

By using this method, you can easily win over and control Eri Yi and make her only for your own use.

Although, this approach conflicts with Su Mo's initiative to send Eryi back.

But it does not rule out the possibility that Su Mo deliberately sent Eri Yi in as an undercover agent in order to activate this weapon at a critical moment.

Therefore, Tachibana Masamune's questioning was very detailed. After he finished asking, he even called Sakura over to compare with her observations, not missing any detail.

This cross-examination lasted for more than ten minutes.

The cross-examination finally stopped when Eri Yi became a little impatient.

Tachibana Masamune waved his hand and asked Sakura to step back.

Then, he looked at Yuan Zhisheng with extremely incredible eyes.

"This executive officer, Su Mo, didn't say a single bad word or slanderous word about the family. In the past three days, he didn't even mention the family at all?"

Tachibana Masamune was extremely confused.

Eriyi's performance was as frank as ever and she was not defensive about others.

Even if Su Mo could capture Eri Yi in three days, it would be impossible for him to teach Eri Yi how to lie without changing his face in three days.

Moreover, he had repeatedly checked the details several times and found no problems. Even if Eri suddenly had a brain and learned to lie, there was no way she could handle his professional cross-examination.

Not to mention, there was Sakura watching and the evidence from the video data.

Therefore, Tachibana Masamune was extremely sure that Eri Yi was not lying at all. In the past few days, Su Mo really just took her around to play, and it did not involve Eri Yi's identity at all, let alone the dispute between the two camps. .

"I didn't expect that either."

Yuan Zhisheng shook his head, his eyes also looked very incredible.

He had a vague guess that Su Mo had no desire for Eli Yi.

If Su Mo really wanted to take advantage of Eri Yi, he would not send Eri Yi back so simply.

However, in his mind, even if Su Mo wasn't going to use Eri Yi, he would at least want to get information about the eight Seraki families from Eri Yi, right?

This is the most basic quality of an executive. It is just about gathering information, and it cannot be called use. Even Yuan Zhisheng cannot criticize this kind of behavior.

But he never imagined that Su Mo didn't even ask for basic information, and was really just going out with Eriki.

What on earth does he want to do?

Is it possible that he really has no purpose? Just looking for Eri Yi to play with?

Based on Su Mo's position in Eriki's heart, it wouldn't be strange no matter what he did to her. What was strange was that he didn't do anything.

Suddenly, Yuan Zhisheng understood why Su Mo's status in Eryi's heart was so high.

Putting aside all other interest entanglements, there are probably only a few people in the whole world who simply play with Eri seriously.

Although Eriki has a pure and clean mind, she is not a fool. On the contrary, her intuition is extremely sharp. In the past, she could tell when Minamoto was distracted when playing games.

How could such an Eriyi be easily captured with something like "superb skills"?

In fact, the matter was far less dirty and complicated than they thought, and Su Mo was far from using hard-to-get tactics.

He was just playing with Eri Yi cleanly and simply.

They are the ones who think of things a little more complicated.

They themselves don't want to believe that the companionship Eryi longs for is so simple, and they don't want to believe that they have never been able to achieve such simple companionship.

Suddenly, both of them were silent.

In the long silence, the subject of the conversation, Eri Yi, was a little bored. Seeing that the two of them stopped asking her questions, she took out her handheld device from a pocket of her skirt and started playing the game on her own.

As the sound of "Fight" sounded, the two woke up from silence.

Eriki immediately lowered the volume and glanced at them guiltily, like a student secretly playing games during class.

Seeing her looking the same as before, Tachibana Masamune and Minamoto Chisheng felt a little relieved, but neither of them stopped her behavior.

"It seems that there is no need to worry about Eriyi. She has not been fed any bad information. As long as Su Mo is not involved, she will remain the same as before."

Tachibana Masamune breathed a sigh of relief and concluded with such assurance.

"um, yes."

Yuan Zhisheng nodded.

Unlike Tachibana Masamune, he did not feel relieved. Instead, he felt like he was being pressed down by another big rock.

If Su Mo did not pour bad news into Eriki and was her most sincere friend, then who was the person who really poured bad news into Eriki?

The sense of absurdity I had when I was against Angers came to my mind again at this moment.

If their enemies are all dragon-slaying heroes and hard-to-reproach good people, then are they really qualified to raise the banner of righteousness?

It was so difficult to adjust my work and rest schedule, so I just stayed up all night, hoping to get back to normal.