noffsinger Chapter 143 Late Summer
Chapter 143 Late Summer
Su Ze didn't seem to notice the change in his expression, and continued: "What I just said was all about the cursed spirits. What follows is all about "man-made disasters" -"
Xia Youjie listened to what he said quietly.
Su Ze pushed a document to him, "The village chief... the man who took you to the warehouse that day. In that remote mountain village where even taxes can't be collected - he is almost like a dictator."
Su Ze looked calm and said calmly, "There are a total of 17 theft cases in the village, and three villagers said that their female relatives were defiled... and the evidence all points to one person - the village chief's grandson."
He also intended to make advances on Nanako and her sister.
"——However, the reason given by the village head and his wife was that "their grandson was manipulated by witchcraft", and the villagers believed it without a doubt."
Xia Youjie frowned slightly as he held the auxiliary supervision investigation report.
A small mountain village that cannot be found on the map, a group of uneducated mountain people, and a pair of cursed sisters who "killed" their parents.
You can almost guess what's going to happen with your feet.
"After their parents passed away, Nanako and her sister lived in the village chief's house." Su Ze handed him another document.
"Anyway, after the village chief's grandson's affair became untraceable, the two sisters were pushed out to take the blame - after all, who would care about a pair of orphaned twins who have been regarded as "unlucky" since childhood?"
"At the same time, the village chief has long wanted to use "external forces" to get rid of the two sisters. It's probably because their magic is so frightening—"
——No wonder that guy was so frightened at that time, but still wanted to stop Nozomi.
If he allowed Nanako and her sister to be taken away safely, the truth of what he had done would probably come to light.
Xia Youjie picked up the document on the table.
"What you are looking at now are all the incidents involving the village chief's family - this is only part of what has been investigated so far."
Most of them were forcibly collecting the villagers' surplus food, using their positions to bully the villagers, and forcibly pairing other people's daughters with their own sons.
"This is beyond the scope of a sorcerer's duties. I asked Ms. Kurokawa, and she said that according to Japanese law, the village chief and his family may be sentenced to ten years in prison—"
The documents were all sorted out and neatly stacked in piles on the table.
"Besides that, villagers are semi-forcibly sent to nearby cities and towns, and their social awareness is too weak."
Geto Suguru remained silent. This ending was not perfect, but it was satisfactory.
Su Ze put the sorted folders into a leather bag, along with the neatly written task report.
He crossed his hands on the table and looked up at Xia Youjie: "Okay, the next thing we need to discuss is where the two children will go."
Glass also raised her eyes slightly to show that she was listening.
Su Ze was the first to say, "It would be better to send them to a daycare center. Being with people of the same age should also help them recover mentally. Moreover, if they want to return to "normal life", this is their best chance."
He then added: "Some time ago, I submitted a proposal to the Directors' Council to consider whether to set up a school specifically for children who possess spells or have something to do with spells—"
Xia Youjie frowned, "...No, let's put the school aside first - sending those two children to a normal school might cause problems."
"They both have special experiences. Even the younger sister, Mimiko, is probably much smarter than her peers—" Xia Yujie said slowly.
"Jie, don't act on impulse."
Su Ze sighed softly and said, "I know you sympathize with them. We all have this in common - but don't distort the facts to satisfy yourself."
Xia Yujie lowered his head, looking hesitant, and there was a slight clicking sound between his teeth.
Glass said: "Don't quarrel, discuss it properly~"
Su Ze knew that Geto Xiayou was basically convinced.
But even though he succeeded in changing his mind, Su Ze did not feel proud or happy.
He naturally knew that sending them to ordinary schools was not a good idea - but there was no "optimal solution" for many things, and sometimes one could only try to make a straight out of a bad hand of cards.
There was silence among the three of them.
There was suddenly some noise at the door.
Several people looked over there almost at the same time.
Mimiko hugged her doll tightly with both hands and sobbed with her head down.
"Lord Xiayou..."
Nanako lowered her head and leaned against the door frame, speaking timidly.
"Can you please... not abandon us?"
Xia Yujie suddenly felt a sore nose.
"We will obey... and we will not use witchcraft again."
Nanako looked up, biting her lips tightly, trying to hold back tears even though they were welling up in her eyes.
Mimiko suddenly raised her head and burst into tears, tears dripping down her face and a long string of snot hanging from her lips. She raised her sleeve and kept wiping the corners of her eyes, and the large sunny doll hung on the ground.
"Please, please... don't leave us——"
The little body twitched, and the voice sounded aggrieved, with a hint of pleading.
Xia Yujie looked pitiful and bit his lips tightly.
Su Ze sighed heavily, covered his face and turned away.
Glass stood up and walked over, then squatted in front of them and helped wipe away the tears from their faces.
……
2007 9 Month 30 Day.
No matter how you look at it, it's the end of summer.
The weather gradually began to become clearer.
You can already wear a sweatshirt or a light jacket.
"Ze... are you serious?" Ye E Zhengdao frowned, the ashtray beside him was filled with cigarette butts. The office was filled with smoke, which made people irritated.
Su Ze, wearing a white shirt, stood in front of the desk. He looked serious, nodded slightly and said seriously: "Yes. Teacher Ye Mo, we are not children anymore, we have the awareness to be responsible for our own actions——"
"You are not the boss!" Ye Mo Zheng Dao interrupted Su Ze rudely and threw down the cigarette in his hand. "Ren Wu is still two months away from adulthood! They are obviously a bunch of little ghosts-"
He said the same clichés that only middle-aged men would say.
He slapped the application submitted by Su Ze.
"Do you know what you are doing?!" He was not wearing sunglasses, and he tried his best to widen his small eyes and spoke in an excited tone.
"You have no idea how serious this is—"
He was so excited that he stood up and his office chair slammed against the wall.
"You have no idea—"
“Raising a child is such a hassle!!”
He said the same clichés that only divorced middle-aged men would say.
Then his expression seemed a little aggrieved, and even his lips were trembling slightly.
On the desk, the application submitted by Su Ze lay safely on top of a document, with the bold, black, and enlarged title standing out.
——"Regarding the application of Suze, Geto Suguru, Ieiri Shoko, and Gojo Satoru to temporarily care for children left behind during their mission."
The note under the title also stated that they would be responsible for all additional expenses required, and the guarantor would be the Gojo family.
The moth was howling like a ghost and had a very sad expression.
Ah, people always have this stage when they reach middle age...
It's called menopause...
Su Ze looked a little embarrassed and looked out the window quietly.
...Ah, I didn't go home to cook at noon. Won't those guys starve to death?
Now there are two more little ones coming...
Gojo, who had just finished his housework, sneezed loudly. He suddenly felt as if he was stabbed in the back by Ze and Jie in an unknown place.
The summer of 2007 came exceptionally early and was exceptionally eventful.
Finally, this application report looks weird no matter how you look at it.
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Bitter summer walk,
Bitter summer is gone! ?
Bitter summer, get out of here in all directions! ? ?
Stay away! ?
Don't come over here! ?
HE is the most charming one! ? ? ? ?
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(The starfish language is chanted in a low voice, with sacrificial dances and formulas of an alien flavor)