He became a god in Japan starting with the bear disaster.

Chapter 30 Methods

"Big brother, why did Dad go on a business trip?"

Maeda Tetsu sat on the bed, his face covered in tears.

Lin Xiuyi and Yise Jin then realized what was happening.

"Who told you that Daddy went on a business trip?"

"It's Mom. Mom brought me lunch today and told me that Dad will be away on a business trip for a long time..."

The girl seemed to sense a glimmer of hope from Lin Xiuyi's tone and asked, "Didn't Dad go on a business trip?"

Lin Xiuyi and Yise Jin exchanged glances, their eyes unifying their statements.

"No, your father is indeed away on a business trip."

Lin Xiuyi sat down on the stool by the bed. "Because he is an excellent teacher, he was sent to schools in other places to conduct research and support education. But he did this for Xiao Che."

"For me?"

"Yes, because Xiao Che's treatment also costs money, and as his father, of course I have to take on the responsibility of earning money to pay for your treatment."

"But he promised to come see me today..."

Maeda Tetsu lowered his head sadly.

"Your name is Xiao Che, right? Did you draw this on this canvas?"

Iroha Kin also sat down.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Che placed the drawing board he was carrying on the quilt and showed the watercolors on the board. A few strokes were not enough to form a meaningful picture.

"This was given to me by my grandfather."

The girl's attention was successfully diverted, and she wiped away her tears.

Do you like to draw?

"I don't know, I can't draw, and I don't know what to draw."

"Then let your older sister teach you?"

Yi Sejin patiently guided him, offering a smiling suggestion.

Xiao Che nodded.

She was a child who was bored due to a long hospital stay. Apart from watching TV and reading storybooks, she had no other entertainment. As the days went by, even "watching" became boring. Developing a hands-on interest might be a good idea.

But how much longer can she live?

The hand holding the paintbrush will never be able to lift it again before it becomes familiar with the paintbrush.

From this day forward until her death, this little girl will never see her father again. Until her breathing stops, her heart stops beating, and her brain stops functioning, everyone who loves her, cares about her, and is kind to her will deceive her, so that she will never know the truth about her father's death until she dies.

Lin Xiuyi was stunned when he saw Isshiki Jin pick up a paintbrush and guide the girl in painting.

"Are the older sister and brother a couple?"

"No, we're just friends, maybe a little bit special."

"special?"

"Oh right, big sister, I've seen big brother's little brother before, haven't I?"

"Cough cough—" Lin Xiuyi choked as soon as he found the keyword, before he could swallow the air in his mouth.

Iseki Kin smiled at Xiao Che and pointed at him, "See, it's true, isn't it?"

"Stop talking nonsense, it's time to eat."

Lin Xiuyi finally came to her senses.

The two of them placed a small table on the bed, put the food they had brought on it, and watched Maeda Tetsu eat while talking to her. They stayed for a while after the meal before smiling and saying goodbye.

Inside the elevator, the smile gradually faded.

"When I left last night, I asked the attending physician, and he said that optimistically, I have about a month left."

Lin Xiuyi broke the silence, "Now you should understand, right? With his daughter only having one month to live, Maeda would never commit suicide. He may be cowardly, but he is definitely not irresponsible. Even if he wanted to die, he would do it after that."

Yise Jin nodded and lowered her eyes.

Lin Xiuyi continued, "I plan to dig up all the evidence of Yokota's crimes and show it to the police before then. If he escapes punishment, I don't care about my personal scholarship for revenge, but my conscience will definitely not be able to live with me after witnessing all of this."

If I can do that, I want to tell Maeda Tetsu everything before she dies, including her mother's infidelity and her father's murder.

Unable to contain herself, Isshiki Kin couldn't help but ask, "Do you want her to feel despair as she died?"

Lin Xiuyi stared at her for a long while until the elevator doors opened before saying, "I think it's too pitiful for a person to live in this world and die without ever knowing the truth about it."

They stepped out of the elevator.

"But how do you know she'd want to know? This truth is far too cruel."

"I will ask her first and respect her choice."

"...Let's talk about Yokota first. How can I help you? How about using my connections to put pressure on Yokota? Or find a strong detective to help find evidence against him, or even...we could ask Shiori's father...to arrest Yokota and use torture to extract a confession."

Shiori's father?

Lin Xiuyi immediately recalled the villa where she was when she woke up yesterday, and the girl with short black hair. Sure enough, her family must have some extraordinary background.

He thought for a moment and replied, "Pressure is useless. Since he made Maeda take the blame with his death, it means that this matter has affected him so much that he has to resort to the most extreme methods to resolve it. No matter how much pressure you apply, he will not admit his guilt."

"As for the detective... let's wait and see. I have my own methods to gather evidence against Maeda, but it will take time. As for direct interrogation, that's a last resort, and if that fails, wouldn't that be harmful to both you and Ms. Sakai?"

"This is just a small matter..."

Iseki Jin spoke in a low voice, even quieter than a whisper.

"What did you say?"

"It's nothing, okay, I'll do as you say. Contact me anytime if you need any assistance."

"By the way," Isshiki Jin suddenly quickened her pace, walked up to Lin Xiuyi, and stopped him with a serious expression, saying, "What exactly do you think about what I said?"

The only thing she could be talking about is "moving into her house to live together".

Lin Xiuyi was already feeling somewhat depressed because of this matter.

"Why bring this up all of a sudden? Isn't now the time to be thinking about accommodation?" he said, frowning.

"Why not?" Isshiki Kin said matter-of-factly. "We're going to be investigating Yokota Daichi's crimes together now. We need to work together and discuss things together, so it's definitely better for us to live together!"

To be frank and serious, Lin Xiuyi knew that Isshiki Jin didn't really want to live with him, because it was pointless. The possibility of that crazy woman on the motorcycle coming back for revenge was not nonexistent, but almost zero.

Isshiki Kin's true purpose was probably just to improve the life of his savior without creating a situation of pity from above that would annoy him.

"Don't worry about my accommodation. Actually, I'm quite comfortable staying at 'Doya'. I've even grown attached to it. I feel uncomfortable if I don't sleep on the tatami in the small room every day. Sleeping on the soft bed in the big house like yesterday almost ruined my back."

Lin Xiuyi simply started making up excuses to stall for time: "How about this, give me some more time, and then take me in when I can't pay the rent and get kicked out."