chapter 17

by Ernest Hemingway 16:14,Jul 14,2023


This is really scary! Even though Seika Matsumoto was mentally prepared to run into Hikaru Ogata, when she did, her body still shivered involuntarily. Hikaru Ogata also saw her, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked her, "Teacher He? Are you here for entertainment too?"

Seika Matsumoto didn't believe that he and her just met by chance, so she felt even more disgusted with his pretentiousness. She pursed the corners of her lips forcefully when she heard the words, and then replied in a deep voice: "Come and find someone."

"Have you found it?"Hikaru Ogata asked again.

"I found it, I have to leave first, Mr. Fu, goodbye." She replied, subconsciously covering her coat collar with her right hand, and hurriedly walked out again. But after only two steps, Anji stood in front of her, blocking her way tightly, Seika Matsumoto had to stop, and turned to look at Hikaru Ogata.

Hikaru Ogata turned sideways slightly, squinted at her, and said unhurriedly: "Since you're here, don't rush away, play with me for a while before we talk."

Seika Matsumoto took a deep breath, controlled her emotions, tried to maintain a calm attitude, and bargained with him: "Mr. Fu, I really have something urgent, please give me an hour, and I will come back to accompany you after I finish handling the matter." ,May I?"

"No." His answer was capricious and domineering, and he no longer had the patience to talk to her, so he walked inside the door first.

Seika Matsumoto turned her head and glanced at A Anji who stood in front of her and refused to budge. She gritted her teeth and had to follow Hikaru Ogata into "Yakuza Club" again. The manager rushed out to welcome Fu Shenxing when he got the news, and graciously led Hikaru Ogata to the box he used to go to, and said with a smile, "Young Master Sui is here too, at ' Sakura Room', look--"

"Don't tell him."Hikaru Ogata ordered lightly.

The box was still the one where Seika Matsumoto and him had been. There were quite a few people gathered inside, and it was more lively than when she came last time. There were strippers performing on the small stage, and there was even a mahjong table in the corner. Seven or eight men and women sat around. Some of the faces were familiar, Seika Matsumoto had seen them last time, and some of them were strangers, but judging from the situation, they had more status. Although they all raised their voices to greet Hikaru Ogata, they were not as respectful as last time. On the contrary, it seems more intimate and casual.

At the poker table, a man in his twenties waved to Hikaru Ogata and shouted, "Brother Xing, come quickly and avenge me, they gang up on bullying!"

The man next to him with a cigarette in his mouth smiled and said, "Brother Xing, come and save Pota, if it's a little later, Pota will have to wear pants!"

Everyone laughed when they heard it, and Hikaru Ogata slightly raised the corners of his mouth, showing a sincere smile, walked over and sat down in Pota's seat, then looked up at Seika Matsumoto, and ordered: "Come here and help me read the cards. "

Everyone at the poker table followed his gaze, and several eyes fell on Seika Matsumoto, some were curious, some were envious and jealous, of all kinds. Pota winked at the man with a cigarette in his mouth, and asked with a smile, "Is this the little sister-in-law that brother Xing just found for us?"

"Stop talking nonsense."Hikaru Ogata smiled lightly, and said in a nonchalant manner: "Mr. He has a husband, so don't talk nonsense."

"Have a husband?" The surprise on Pota face was three parts true and seven parts false. He looked at Seika Matsumoto and then at Hikaru Ogata, and asked, "Oh! Which one is it?"

"Why are you asking so many questions? It's not you anyway." The man with the cigarette in his mouth continued immediately.

Hikaru Ogata was noncommittal, glanced at Seika Matsumoto, twitched the corners of his lips mockingly, and urged her: "Come here, help me read the cards."

Seika Matsumoto was listening to their swear words, her teeth were about to be gritted, she was able to control her emotions with great difficulty, walked over with a blank expression, and sat down on the seat next to Hikaru Ogata. While drawing cards, he squinted at her again and asked, "Isn't it hot to wear such thick clothes?"

She was still wearing a coat, and she was out of tune with the people in this room, which would inevitably make people feel weird. But she didn't dare to take it off, the skirt under the coat was completely out of her daily style, and it would definitely arouse Hikaru Ogata's suspicion. So, she could only suppress the tension in her heart, force herself to be calm, and replied: "Not hot."

Fortunately, Hikaru Ogata had already drawn all the cards, so he didn't pursue the matter of the overcoat any more.

The fully automatic mahjong table played cards much faster, but after a while, a round of cards passed. Hikaru Ogata was not lucky. Said: "Brother Xing is in a good mood today, come to give us money, right? I think Brother Xing played cards in Macau Gambling back then, and even sat in Jiuzhuang. Fuda still gives a thumbs up when he mentions it."

Pota smiled and said, "I see Brother Xing is so proud of his love."

Hikaru Ogata just smiled lightly when he heard the words, and when he threw the chips out, he patted Seika Matsumoto on the shoulder lightly, "Come here, I'll show you the cards."

Not only Seika Matsumoto, but everyone at the poker table was taken aback, looking at her differently from before. Seika Matsumoto wanted to say no, but she was afraid of angering Hikaru Ogata, so she hesitated for a while, then got up and changed seats with him. He sat behind her, put one hand on the edge of the table, supported the back of her chair with the other, leaned close to her to read the cards, and asked, "How are you playing?"

Taking advantage of the opportunity to grab the cards, she moved her body forward without showing any signs, avoiding him, and replied flatly, "I know how to play."

"Oh? Is that so?" He slightly raised the end of his voice, bringing out some carelessness, and whispered in her ear: "That's fun, when I turn Pota back to the original, I'll let you go back."

She was dubious and turned to look at him.

He slightly pulled the corners of his lips, put his hands on her shoulders from behind, and pinched her fleshy earlobes intimately with his fingertips, "I keep my word."

She didn't really believe what he said, but she still couldn't help but want to give it a try. She turned her head, glanced at the chips in front of everyone, and began to look at the cards and play cards seriously. She has an excellent memory, and can almost achieve a photographic memory. She can memorize cards and can count cards. Saying the word "know how to play" is simply "fooling people".

Soon, everyone at the poker table realized that she was good at poker, and when she made it to the seventh banker in a row, Pota couldn't help screaming with excitement, and the man with the cigarette before also shouted that she had been fooled , shouted: "This must be Brother Xing's trick, first let us take it lightly, and then catch us all!"

"Evil! It's too evil!" The fat man on the other side also muttered to himself, looked up at Seika Matsumoto, then at Hikaru Ogata, and asked, "Brother Xing, where did you find this girl?"

Hikaru Ogata didn't answer, just squinted slightly to look at Seika Matsumoto. Seika Matsumoto face was calm and indifferent, she just stared at her cards intently, he saw the excitement hidden in her eyes, and glanced down at the cards in front of her, but couldn't help being surprised, it was actually a huge pair of cards. The face of the card is about to be completed.

He was first surprised and then laughed, and couldn't help but tease: "You have this skill, what are you doing as a teacher!"

She pursed her lips and said nothing, when the person opposite had already fired, and even Hikaru Ogata couldn't help being tempted, she was still indifferent, she just stretched out her hand indifferently to grab the cards, and when she saw the cards in her hand, she couldn't help but He slapped the cards on the table, and said flatly, "Nonsense."

Suddenly someone screamed again, but when they saw the card face she pushed down, the table suddenly became silent again.

Seika Matsumoto couldn't help being excited after winning such a gamble, but her excitement only lasted for a few seconds before dissipating. While everyone was staring in shock, she stood up and said to Hikaru Ogata, "Mr. Fu, I still have something to do, so I'm leaving first, sorry."

Hikaru Ogata didn't speak, and didn't stop her. She walked all the way until she got out of "Yakuza Club" and sat in her car, only then did she realize that her back was soaked in cold sweat. Maybe it was because of the nervousness and excitement just now, maybe it was just because of her fear, her heart was beating wildly, but she couldn't think about anything, she just knew that she had to get out of here quickly.

The car drove a long way, and her heartbeat gradually stabilized when she entered the busy street. She didn't go home directly, but went to find a hotel to open an hourly room, washed herself from inside to outside, changed back into her clothes, and then came out.

When passing by the trash bin on the street, she put the dress she had only worn once into it without hesitation.

The next day, she first found an old mobile phone for temporary use, put in her phone card and called Kak Yui, first thanked her for what happened yesterday, and then apologized for not saying goodbye. In the end, she gave Kak Yui an account and asked her to pass it on to Wulan, and said, "She knows what's going on."

Kak Yui was confused, hesitated for a moment, and asked her, "What happened?"

Seika Matsumoto didn't want to hide the truth from Kak Yui, but needed to convey the reason of the broken phone to Hikaru Ogata through her mouth, so she replied: "It's nothing, I had a dispute with Wulan yesterday, she took my phone It’s smashed. However, she already said that she would accompany me on the mobile phone, so I gave her the account number, and asked her to call me directly for the mobile phone money.”

Kak Yui should come down, and hurriedly went to Wulan to verify the matter, Wulan admitted it straightforwardly, saying: "Yes, I was the one who smashed it. She secretly took my photo and threatened to send it to my family."

Kak Yui was so angry that she almost fell on her back, looking at Wulan's young, ignorant and fearless face, she really wanted to go up and slap her a few times. In the past, Kak Yui really went up to smoke, but this time when it came to Hikaru Ogata, she never wanted to get herself involved, so she suppressed her anger, pointed at Wulan and cursed: "You bastard! Just do it! One day you will kill yourself and pull yourself down!"

Wulan was not afraid of Seika Matsumoto, but she was still afraid of Kak Yui. Seeing that she was so unaware of her fear, she asked timidly, "What's wrong? Kak Yui? Isn't she a teacher at Yipo University? How can she treat me? Sample?"

"Why don't you think about it, why did Mr. Fu personally come forward to give you a suspension from school? Could it be for you? He knows what kind of onion you are!" Seeing her stupid look, Kak Yui felt even more angry, and she simply refused. Don't talk to her anymore, just call A Anji and report to him everything about last night's situation.

It seems that after knowing Seika Matsumoto started looking for Wulan, Hikaru Ogata unconsciously relaxed the monitoring of her, and A Anji only checked the monitor once in the morning and evening, so Hikaru Ogata didn't know about Seika Matsumoto until this morning. The disappearance of the mobile phone location, but there is no time to pay attention to it. He has several very important meetings to hold during the day, and a business dinner at night. The whole day is full of schedules, and he has no time to tease a woman for fun.

That's right, Seika Matsumoto's performance at the poker table last night was indeed somewhat unexpected, and it could even be said that he felt a little surprised, but it was limited to this, and there was nothing more.

In the evening, when he came out of the reception, he suddenly remembered about Seika Matsumoto when he was slightly drunk, and told Ah Jiang: "Call Seika Matsumoto and ask her to come over."

A Anji dialed the number silently, and conveyed Hikaru Ogata's request to Seika Matsumoto expressionlessly. He didn't know what Seika Matsumoto said on the phone, so he hesitated for a moment, turned around and handed the phone to Hikaru Ogata. When Hikaru Ogata took it over, she heard her lower her voice, and said angrily and helplessly: "Hikaru Ogata, I beg you to show kindness and let me go for a while today, is that okay? Today is my birthday, and I am having dinner at my parents' house." , how do you tell me to go out? What excuse do you use for staying out at night?"

He really didn't know that today would be her birthday. He was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and then sneered softly, "Okay, since I know, I can't keep silent, so how about I go to your house to celebrate your birthday?" ?”

"Hikaru Ogata!"

She uttered these three words with hatred, and he could almost imagine her gnashing her teeth. "See you later." He chuckled and hung up the phone directly. Almost a minute later, her call came back, but he refused to answer it, and only told Anji: "Go to her parents' house."

He has been monitoring her for so long, so he naturally knows where her parents live. The car soon drove outside the community, and then he called her again, "I'm here. For your birthday, I will You have two choices, should you come out by yourself, or should I find it?"


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