# 617
Chapter 617: Asaba Qi's Night
"Is your father's death still on your mind?"
"Yes." Yuzuri Nana nodded. "All these years, I never had any good feelings toward him. Adding the fact that I thought he had run away because of debts, leaving me and Crane Grandma wandering homeless, I hated him even more...
But this time, I suddenly realized that he seems quite different from what I understood.
The debts, the wanted notice, the black market searches, the white market pursuit... perhaps the truth behind all this is not as simple as I thought."
Lin Qiye nodded in agreement.
"So, what are you planning to do?"
"Go to Osaka." A firm light appeared in Yuzuri Nana's eyes. "Regardless of what happens, I want to retrieve his remains and see him one last time. Perhaps... I can learn something about his past."
"Okay." Lin Qiye asked again, "What about Crane Grandma? Is she willing to let you go?"
"I've talked it over with Grandma thoroughly. Although she was reluctant to let me take risks, I insisted. Eventually, she gave up trying to persuade me and just told me to be careful on the road." Yuzuri Nana continued, "I've already booked a nursing home for Grandma Crane. The money is all paid. Someone will come to take her there tomorrow."
"A nursing home?" Lin Qiye was stunned. "When did you book that?"
Yuzuri Nana lowered her head and was silent for a moment. "The day before I tried to kill myself..."
"You had already planned what would happen after your suicide?" This time it was Lin Qiye's turn to be surprised. "I always thought you just acted impulsively."
Yuzuri Nana shook her head. "During that time, those thugs were searching for me like madmen. My home was smashed, and they had people waiting at every intersection to catch me. If it were just myself, I wasn't afraid of them. But Grandma Crane is old. If she got dragged into this... that would be worse than my own death.
But I knew that if things continued like this, they would eventually find me sooner or later.
I didn't want to implicate Grandma Crane, so I used all our savings to book the nursing home for her. It was enough for her to live there for a very long time. I only left 20,000 yen for emergencies.
As long as I was dead, those thugs would stop tracking me, and they wouldn't chase after Grandma Crane. That way, she would be safe."
Lin Qiye pondered this. "So, the call you made to the police before your suicide was intended for them to spread the news of your death when they collected your body. This would let those thugs know about it and give up, while also preventing Grandma Crane from finding your body and alerting the thugs to her existence?"
"Yes."
Lin Qiye turned his head and carefully studied this girl who was barely twelve or thirteen years old. His eyes were full of shock.
This kind of reasoning... was thought up by a child?
"A child like you, if you died, it would truly be a waste." Lin Qiye shook his head.
"Perhaps the Fortune God Daikokuten thought so too. So He sent you to save me." A brilliant smile appeared on Yuzuri Nana's face.
"I don't believe in any Fortune God." Lin Qiye said. "I only believe in my own blade."
"Saying things like that here will get you arrested, you know?"
"They won't be able to catch me."
Yuzuri Nana looked up and gazed into Lin Qiye's eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"Brother, you're actually not from around here, aren't you?"
Lin Qiye was slightly surprised. "Why do you think that?"
"It's my first time seeing someone drift in from the sea, and your way of thinking is different from ours. It gives me the feeling that... you're from another world." Yuzuri Nana added, "And those two subordinates of yours, they're clearly not normal people!"
Lin Qiye raised an eyebrow. "Perhaps. So, are you going to report me to the police? You might get a nice reward."
"You're a messenger sent by Fortune God to save me. How could I report you?" Yuzuri Nana said seriously, "Besides, I can sense that you're a good person. You won't harm me."
Lin Qiye helplessly smiled. "Go back to sleep early. Tomorrow morning, we leave for Osaka."
...
The next morning, Yuzuri Nana sent Grandma Crane onto the nursing home vehicle.
Earlier, Yuzuri Nana had used all her savings to book a five-year nursing home package for Grandma Crane. But now that the crisis had passed, when she returns from Osaka, she could get a refund. She would only need to pay for the care costs of these few days.
When she returns from Osaka to pick up Grandma Crane, combined with getting the refund and the money Lin Qiye gave them, they would have enough for a place to stay in a suburban area of another small city. Then everything could start over.
Yuzuri Nana had already carefully planned all this in her mind.
After settling Grandma Crane, she followed Lin Qiye onto the Shinkansen heading to Osaka.
The advantage of the Shinkansen was that it didn't require any identification documents. As long as you bought a ticket, you could board immediately. Even Lin Qiye could openly take the Shinkansen and comfortably travel to Osaka, since riding Hongyan all the way would be quite exhausting.
Yuzuri Nana sat by the window, curiously observing the scenery rushing past outside. It was also her first time taking the Shinkansen out of Yokohama, so she couldn't help but feel excited.
"By the way." Yuzuri Nana seemed to think of something and turned to look at Lin Qiye. "Brother, you don't have a Japanese name yet, do you? Without a name, many things will be inconvenient!"
Lin Qiye nodded.
Indeed, up to now, he hadn't given himself a false name. If he encountered trouble in Osaka, it might be too late to think of a name...
"Why don't I give you one?" Yuzuri Nana's eyes lit up. "What's your real name?"
"Lin Qiye."
"Qi's Night..." Yuzuri Nana thought for a moment. "For the surname, how about Asaba? I've always thought this surname sounds nice."
"Asaba Qi's Night?" Lin Qiye slightly nodded. "Alright."
He didn't know much about Japanese surnames and didn't want to dwell on this issue. After all, it was just a false name. As long as people wouldn't find it strange when hearing it, that was enough.
After about two hours, the train finally arrived at Osaka Station. Lin Qiye wore a mask and cap, carefully avoiding surveillance cameras as he walked out of the station.
From outside the station, Osaka didn't seem much different from Yokohama. Everywhere were towering modern metropolitan buildings. Only from high places could one see some ancient Japanese-style buildings in the distance. But Lin Qiye wasn't interested in any of this, as he wasn't a tourist anyway.
"Let's go directly to the police station." Lin Qiye said to Yuzuri Nana.
About half an hour later, the two arrived at the entrance of the Osaka Police Station.
"Hello, how may I assist you?" Upon entering the police station lobby, a female officer with a heavy Kansai dialect politely greeted them.
"I've come to claim some belongings." Lin Qiye pointed to Yuzuri Nana beside him. "The belongings of Yuzuri Kurotetsu, a [Demon Ghost]-class fugitive."