The Hayakawa family was not the one from Ibaraki Prefecture.

It was the Hayakawa family within Hayakawa Town.

Beichuan Si had inquired Gangye Yoshiko about Inuzuka Youka.

From Gangye Yoshiko, Beichuan Si learned that Inuzuka Youka was actually an adopted daughter taken in by the Inuzuka family.

And the reason for that adoption was...

Beichuan Si blinked and then turned to look at Inuzuka Youka.

At this moment, Inuzuka Youka's facial expression had frozen into stiffness.

After quite a while, she exhaled deeply, showing a look of utter incomprehension.

"Although I don't know where you, Senior Beichuan, heard about my former family name, I am now Inuzuka Youka, a child of the Inuzuka family... Also, Senior Beichuan, you said I indirectly killed my brother and Inuzuka? What proof do you have? I..."

Inuzuka Youka had just begun to continue speaking when she saw a flash before her eyes, and the "Box of Calamity" that was in her pocket appeared in Beichuan Si's hand.

"????" Inuzuka Youka.

Beichuan Si's sudden movement, and the glaringly bright "Box of Calamity" in his hand, forced the rebuttal Inuzuka Youka was about to voice back down her throat.

Her originally sunny and cheerful expression darkened in an instant.

Then—Inuzuka Youka suddenly pulled out a switchblade from the pocket of her upper garment and stabbed fiercely at Beichuan Si's eyes, while at the same time, a screeching, frenzied voice erupted:

"Give that thing back—"

"Huh???" Inuzuka Youka only felt a flash before her eyes, and when she looked up again, the switchblade she held was now in Beichuan Si's possession.

History repeated itself under identical circumstances, a turn of events that Inuzuka Youka couldn't come to terms with.

Clenching her teeth, she then pulled out a stun gun for self-defense from another pocket of her upper garment.

The stun gun sparked bright arcs of electricity, crackling towards Beichuan Si.

Then—

"Ah!!!"

The next moment, Inuzuka Youka was hit by her own stun gun, stumbling backward two steps and uncontrollably collapsing onto the ground, convulsing.

In front of her, Beichuan Si was holding the switchblade and "Box of Calamity" in one hand and her stun gun in the other.

His expression was emotionless as he looked at Inuzuka Youka.

What the hell was going on with this person?

Although Inuzuka Youka's body was temporarily paralyzed and couldn't move, her brain was still free to think.

Questions flooded her mind, too pressing to suppress.

How did Beichuan Si know her previous Hayakawa surname?

How did he know the "Box of Calamity" was in her pocket?

What did he know about... about her identity?

Questions upon questions besieged her, but all Inuzuka Youka lying on the ground could do was helplessly watch Beichuan Si approach.

The young man's voice was cold, devoid of emotion as he queried, "You seem very puzzled?"

Puzzled?

Of course, I am puzzled!

Inuzuka Youka's mind was filled with an overwhelming number of questions, wishing she could ask them right now.

But currently, she was in no position to be asking anything.

The "Box of Calamity" she had prepared in advance was snatched away by Beichuan Si.

The switchblade she had prepared in advance was snatched away by Beichuan Si.

Even the stun gun she had prepared in advance was snatched away by Beichuan Si.

From these aspects, one could discern the physical disparity between herself and Beichuan Si.

Even if she wanted to scream for help from passersby... probably she wouldn't have the chance, right?

And the park was a quite place... dying here probably wouldn't pose a problem.

Thinking this, Inuzuka Youka felt a sense of deadness.

No longer attempting to resist.

Seeing Inuzuka Youka like this, Beichuan Si could not help but furrow his brows.

What's the matter? This had the feel of an innocent girl being victimized.

It was as if he, Beichuan Si, was the villain.

But... never mind.

Beichuan Si's gaze unconsciously swept over the exposed half of Inuzuka Youka's arm.

On that exposed arm, there were bruises and burn marks.

These injury scars looked like the result of abuse, making Beichuan Si take an extra glance before he inquired, "Are these the reasons you used the 'Box of Calamity' to indirectly bring down Inuzuka Shintaro and Fukuda?"

"..." Inuzuka Youka.

Now that things had come to this, what use was there in discussing such matters? Inuzuka Shintaro was already dead...

Inuzuka Youka kept silent, lying on the ground without uttering a word.

"You're thinking, 'Inuzuka Shintaro is already dead, so what's the point of saying all this now,' right?"

Beichuan Si's calm voice sounded in Inuzuka Youka's ears.

He stated clearly and deliberately, "Bullying, abuse, family neglect—these are the reasons you racked your brains and used the 'Box of Calamity' to scheme against Inuzuka Shintaro, right?"

The words that read like a peering into her soul finally provoked a reaction from Inuzuka Youka.

Her voice was hoarse and strained:

"Inuzuka Shintaro... that guy... was never a good person."

Her voice halting, she at last progressed slowly with her story.

Inuzuka Youka... no, it should be Hayakawa Yukari, she was actually one of the residents of Hayakawa Town.

She once had a relatively happy family, a kindly father, and affectionate grandparents.

"My mother divorced my father when I was very young, so I don't have much memory of her. My childhood was made up of memories of my father, and my grandparents..."

When mentioning her father and grandparents, Inuzuka Youka couldn't help but let a small smile creep onto her lips.

"But your father died in an accident on a construction site, and after his death, you were left to fend only with your grandparents, isn't that right?"

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