At eight o'clock in the evening, Riverpatk Restaurant by the East River of the Houston River.
Linbad and Belmond arrived as promised.
Exquisite dishes were served one by one, and everyone had a glass of wine in front of them.
"Um…thank you for taking care of me when I was sick these past few days.”Xiao Lan said shyly, but she still mustered up the courage to do it.
"Thank you, Mr. Lin, for saving me when I was in danger. Thank you, Ms. Sharon, for taking care of me. Of course, thank you, Asuko, Uncle Kudo, and Shinichi, for trying their best to find me when I lost contact with them.”
Xiao Lan stood up and bowed sincerely to express her gratitude, causing the scene to become a little serious.
"Aiya, aiya, Xiaolan, you don't have to be like this.”Akiko's cheerful voice broke the awkwardness. She smiled and said,"If you're in New York, don't use those Japanese formalities. Cheers.”
"Ah, sorry, I forgot.”Xiao Lan blushed and felt that she had made a fool of herself. She picked up her wine glass and said,"Then…thank you, everyone."
"You're welcome."
"This is what we should do."
“……”
Everyone chuckled as they clinked their glasses and took a sip.
Belmond put down his wine glass and looked at Lin Huai. He smiled and said,"What's wrong? I thought you didn't like drinking?"
"I don't like it, but it's not impossible." Lin Huai pushed the wine glass to the side and said,"It's not a problem to take a sip."
Youxi smiled at Belmond and said,""Sha Lang, you still say that you two aren't dating!”
"Haha, I want to date her, but she thinks I'm too old.”Belmond chuckled and started to look at his own age. After all, Sha Lang was already in her fifties, almost sixty years old. She could already be Lin Zao's mother.
"How are you old? He wasn't old at all, alright? I also hope that when I reach your age, my skin will be as good as yours.”Arisu said with slight envy.
She was extremely envious that someone in their fifties could still maintain their skin until they were in their thirties.
As the old friends started chatting, Kudo Yusaku also took the opportunity to chat with Lin Huai. He cut the steak and said in a low voice,"Mr. Lin, have you been to Queens and Manhattan in the past few days?”
"You want to ask about the murder cases in Queens and Manhattan, right?”Lin Zai immediately understood what Kudo Yusaku was asking. He said,"That's right, I did it."
After Kudo Yusaku knew about Lin Zai's background, he was definitely mentally prepared. He was not too surprised to hear that he was the one who did it.
Besides, he was a novelist and was curious about the other world. He wanted to get in touch with the world of assassins.
"Can you tell me the details?" he asked curiously.”
"Ah…the details." "Actually, there's nothing much to say." I only went to the brooklyn area because someone asked me to save someone.”
"So you destroyed a gang?”Kudo Yusaku tried his best to keep his voice from trembling. Although he had experienced many things, he was now facing an executioner who had wiped out more than 40 gangs in one go!
Even if he wasn't afraid, he couldn't control the physical tremors in his body.
"Kidnapping is wrong in the first place, but they still ask me for money so confidently?”Thinking of those so-called gang members, Lin Huai was full of disdain."They are all trash scum who rely on extortion and sucking other people's blood to survive. No one will sympathize with them even if they die.”
Kudo Yusaku knew about those gang members. He had lived in the area for so long, so how could he not know about their nature?
"Although you didn't do anything wrong, I still don't quite agree with your actions. Any life was worthy of respect.”
"It's okay. It doesn't matter whether you agree or not. "Lin Zai also knows that it's impossible for him to gain the recognition of others in this line of work.
But what did it matter to him if they did not agree?
If anyone dared to provoke him, he didn't mind letting them experience the cruelty of society.
"…" Kudo Yusaku finally understood Lin Zai's personality. It was fine for him to comment on him however he wanted as long as it didn't hinder his actions.
He didn't continue on this topic and asked instead,""What about the murder case in Queens Borough?”
"It's a simple assassination mission. The victim cheated on the client, and the client couldn't do anything to him. In a fit of anger, he hired someone to kill him.”Lin Zai briefly explained the mission.
"Ah, I see." Kudo Yusaku didn't know what to say.
However, at this moment, Lin Zai suddenly asked Kudo Yusaku,""What if Kudo-san encountered such a thing? What should you do?"
" This…" Kudo Yusaku hesitated for a while, but he still said his true thoughts,""If this really happened to me, I definitely wouldn't use such extreme methods.”
"Since you've already been cuckolded, it means that the relationship between husband and wife exists in name only. Instead of struggling, it was better to let go and find the next one.”
"It's not a good thing for everyone to keep pestering each other. Letting each other go is a kind of relief for everyone.”
Hearing Kudo Yusaku's positive words, Lin Zao was filled with respect and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up."Mister Kudo's thinking is really high, I admire you.”
As expected of the male lead's father, his awareness was really amazing!
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