Anime Crossover Band, Rock Girl Won't Let Me Go

Chapter 259 Mortis: Little Mu, I'm here to help you

"Hello, is this Xiao Mu?"

"Autumn, that's me."

"Mu, I'm sorry to call you so suddenly. Are you free right now?"

"It's convenient, since I'm the only one at home right now."

"Alright, Mutsu, I need some information about the Toyokawa family. Can you tell me what you know?"

"There is also the matter concerning Xiangzi's father, and the events that happened before Xiangzi left the Toyokawa family."

"......it is good."

"Thank you, Mu, the more details the better."

"..."

At first, Ruoye Mu was pleasantly surprised to receive Bai Qiu's call today.

This was the first time Bai Qiu had called her; before, they had only exchanged messages on Line. In her mind, another version of herself was urging her to answer quickly.

After quickly answering the phone, Ruo Yemu wondered if Bai Qiu was coming to visit her.

However, that's not the case.

Bai Qiu was concerned about Xiangzi and wanted to know what had happened to him.

Upon hearing this, Wakaba Mutsu's heart sank.

My mood and mental state, which had just improved yesterday, seem to have become exhausted again.

Even so, Ruoye Mu still told Bai Qiu everything she knew.

This includes some things that Xiangzi had told her not to tell Su Shi and the others.

Because Qiu needs her, she wants to help.

But......

Why do I feel disappointed after helping someone?

Ruoye Mutsu once again recalled the message Toyokawa Shoko had sent her: "I like Shiraaki, and I won't give him to anyone."

Perhaps... Saki is right...

She should have taken the initiative to keep her distance from Bai Qiu.

At this moment, in Wakaba Mutsu's mental world, there are only black and white colors. Holding his guitar, Wakaba Mutsu stands helplessly in the rain under the sky.

In front of her was a green doll-like figure, the very cute-looking Wakaba Mutsu.

"It must be very uncomfortable, right? It must be very painful, right?"

"Mutsumi-chan, you're not happy with this either, are you?"

"She just wanted to stay by Qiu's side, and they had to stop her from having such a small wish. It's too much and too unfair."

"I can help!"

"As long as you leave it to me, I can keep Xiao Mu by Bai Qiu's side forever!"

The doll—Metis's voice was seductive, one sentence after another entering Wakaba Mutsu's mind.

Ruo Yemu was stunned, and with a "bang," she fell to the ground, reaching out her fair hand to the green doll.

“Metis…”

In an instant, the green doll's mouth curled into a smile, revealing a triumphant grin.

At that moment, she seemed to have come alive.

Starting from its mouth, the doll rapidly expanded within seconds, growing to enormous size, and finally transformed into a cloud of black mist that rose into the air, enveloping Wakaba Mutsu's entire body.

……

On the other side, following the address provided by Wakaba Mutsu and the navigation on her phone, Bai Qiu arrived at Akabane Town and then headed towards the address where Toyokawa Kiyoko lived.

From Ruoye Mutsu, Bai Qiu learned roughly everything he wanted to know.

Thanks to Xiao Mu...

Bai Qiu thought to himself, otherwise he wouldn't have known about these things hidden in Xiangzi.

Xiangzi's father, named Toyokawa Kiyoka, was a son-in-law who married into the Toyokawa family.

As for Xiangzi's mother, she has already passed away.

Looking down at a news report on her phone, Bai Qiu's expression became somewhat complicated, even strange.

"Toyokawa Group suffers 168 billion yen fraud! President resigns to take responsibility!"

To be honest, when Bai Qiu first saw this news in her browser search, she thought it was a clickbait headline written by an unscrupulous editor who was trying to grab attention.

However, after going back and searching through several related news articles, it was confirmed that the figure was indeed 168 billion.

Bai Qiucai couldn't help but be surprised and began to examine the area.

Kiyotaka Toyokawa was originally the president of a subsidiary of the Toyokawa Group.

After paying 168 billion yen for the land, the company has not received an application for the transfer of land ownership and has been unable to contact the seller.

The company chose to report the case to the police. After investigation, the police determined that this was one of the largest fraud cases in recent years in terms of the amount of money involved.

Although the suspect was eventually apprehended, it remains to be seen whether the 168 billion yuan has been recovered.

This point was not mentioned in the news report.

Faced with this 11-digit Arabic numeral, Bai Qiu couldn't help but wonder if he had that much money. The answer was that he didn't have it yet.

Although he is a popular light novel author, he has only been in the industry for a little over a year, and he cannot earn that much money yet.

However, it was the company that was defrauded, not Xiangzi or Fengchuan Qinggao who were burdened with this debt.

Bai Qiu took a deep breath.

168, 168 billion?!

Even if the Japanese yen is worthless, it is roughly 8 million yuan after being converted to RMB.

Is this something that can be scammed?

What are the directors of this company doing?

A transaction of this scale, even without rigorous oversight at every level, shouldn't have resulted in paying 168 billion yen and not acquiring a single plot of land.

This truly exemplifies the saying that the world is just a giant makeshift operation.

It's simply unbelievable. Thinking about it from a darker perspective, Bai Qiu even suspected that Feng Chuanqing was telling this son-in-law, "Have you offended the head of the Feng Chuan family?"

Ultimately, Kiyoko Toyokawa was identified as the person ultimately responsible for the incident, resigned, and was expelled from the Toyokawa family.

Shoko, unwilling to abandon her father, left the Toyokawa family to live with him.

Bai Qiu understood that Toyokawa Kiyoko was probably just a scapegoat.

After all, someone has to take responsibility. Faced with such a huge financial loss, someone has to step forward and take charge.

As the president, Kiyoshi Toyokawa was the first to be targeted.

However, the decision to allocate 168 billion yen was definitely not made unilaterally by President Kiyoyuki Toyokawa.

After clearing her mind, Bai Qiu's dissatisfaction with Toyokawa Kiyokasa subsided slightly, but only slightly.

Kiyoshi Toyokawa's life can be described as tragic, from a successful and spirited man to experiencing the loss of his wife, being scammed, losing his job, and being expelled from his family.

Any single blow can be enough to crush someone.

But he forgot that he had a daughter who was always there for him, hoping that he would get back on his feet.

Toyokawa Kiyoshi's self-destructive behavior, including his drinking and drowning his sorrows, caused real harm to Xiangzi.

Since he's incapable of self-reflection, let him help Toyokawa Kiyoshi regain his senses.

While pondering, Bai Qiu stopped in her tracks. In front of her was a dilapidated old wooden house.

Climbing the creaking wooden stairs, which looked as if they might collapse at any moment, the interior of the house was dimly lit, even though it was daytime.

"Xiangzi, is that you back?"