Mu Tianyuan stared at Asami in silence for a long time. The kind Dr. Asami thought his subtle rejection had hurt the young man's heart, and so he looked at Mu Tianyuan with a guilty expression. In truth, he had no idea of Mu Tianyuan's utter collapse at that moment. After a long silence, just as Dr. Asami was about to comfort Mu Tianyuan, Mu Tianyuan finally spoke: "Don't worry, I'm not interested in you. After all, what you have, I have too, Brother Keiji Asami!"
Let me reiterate, he absolutely did not swing that way! Even if this Asami looked like a woman, he had no intention of discovering a new world!
"Wha... what?"
Hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, Asami immediately covered his mouth and took a step back, his face full of surprise. If it were a woman, this scene would be quite good, but when Mu Tianyuan thought of this being a man, he had an 'Oh, what the hell' expression. You, you're addicted to pretending to be a woman, aren't you? Look at how naturally and harmoniously you make these feminine gestures. How deep are you into this role? Do you even squat when you pee now?!
After his identity was exposed, Asami frantically looked at Mu Tianyuan, still trying to cover it up. "You've got it wrong. My name is Asai Asami, and I'm a woman..."
But before Asami could continue, Mu Tianyuan waved his hand. "Alright, Mr. Keiji Aso. You don't need to hide it anymore. I know your identity very well, which is why I asked to speak with you. And there's definitely no one else within a hundred-meter radius, so let's talk frankly."
Hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, Asami fell silent. Mu Tianyuan pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one, and then looked at Asami. "I know you are the son of the pianist Keiji Aso, who was tragically murdered twelve years ago. You only escaped that calamity because you were receiving treatment at a hospital in Tokyo at the time.
And Asai should just be your foster parents' surname, right? Also, the person who wrote the letter to Uncle Mori, called him, and paid the commission fee—that was all you, wasn't it? Similarly, I also know that you have always had doubts about the death of your family,
which is why you returned here as a female doctor to investigate the incident from twelve years ago. As early as when the previous village chief died, you already knew the truth of what happened back then, and you plan to take revenge on the remaining three culprits today, am I right?"
"...Everything you said is correct."
After a long silence, Asami looked seriously at Mu Tianyuan and nodded, then said, "I am Keiji Aso's son, Keiji Asami. I had suspected my family's death for a long time, which is why I returned here as a female doctor to investigate after graduating from medical school. And just as you said, I do plan to take revenge on Hideo Kawashima, Tatsuji Kuroiwa, and Ken Nishimoto today. But how did you know all this?"
"Cats have their ways, dogs have their ways, and even demons and ghosts have their ways. I naturally have my own channels."
Mu Tianyuan shrugged. Then, feeling that this was still a bit vague, he looked at Asami and continued, "When I was little, under my parents' delusion of 'hoping their son becomes a dragon,' I studied piano for a while. You come from a family of pianists; what do you think of my skill?"
"Very good."
Although Asami didn't know why Mu Tianyuan was asking this, he still nodded. Mu Tianyuan then started talking nonsense by way of explanation: "The teacher who taught me piano was once a friend of Mr. Keiji Aso. So, during idle chat, he once mentioned Mr. Keiji Aso's situation to me. Therefore, I had heard about Mr. Keiji Aso of Moonlight Island long ago. And as early as twelve years ago, I knew about Mr. Aso's death. A few days ago, when Uncle Mori received that letter from you, I was at Uncle Mori's detective agency. Isn't it strange that a person who died twelve years ago suddenly sent a request?"
"Out of curiosity, I followed Uncle Mori here. When you introduced yourself, and I heard the name Asami, I remembered that Mr. Aso supposedly had a son also named Asami. Although Dr. Asami appears to be a woman, I inexplicably linked Asami Asai with Keiji Aso. So, I asked my friend to inquire about Dr. Asami's background, and then I found out that Dr. Asami is actually a man. My friend also told me that Dr. Asami was adopted by the Asai couple twelve years ago."
"Two years ago, Dr. Asai came to Moonlight Island, and then the former village chief died of heart failure in the community center. At the same time, when the former village chief died, it was accompanied by Mr. Aso's favorite 'Moonlight Sonata,' and a sudden, yet inexplicable, request letter. I guessed that it was very likely that Dr. Asami had learned the truth of that year from the former village chief. Combining that with the content of the request letter, I figured you intended to avenge your father today."
"That's truly impressive. To deduce so much from those pieces of information."
Hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, Dr. Asami couldn't help but clap his hands, looking at Mu Tianyuan with astonishment. The Little Fox also looked at Mu Tianyuan in awe. "Wow, your talent for talking nonsense is really amazing! It sounds so convincing! In just a short while, you've established yourself as an incredibly skilled detective!"
"That's right!"
Mu Tianyuan immediately replied proudly to the Little Fox via private channel. The Little Fox continued, looking at Mu Tianyuan, "Look, look at how amazed Brother Asami is, completely fooled by you. How about it, doesn't it feel great to show off in front of a beauty? Try convincing him a bit more. Maybe then the beautiful Asami will fall for your brilliant deductions and offer to share a bed with you!"
"...At that point, I wouldn't be able to sleep, okay?!"
Hearing the Little Fox's words and then looking at the admiring Brother Asami, Mu Tianyuan immediately cringed. Then, Mu Tianyuan looked seriously at Brother Asami and said, "Don't take what I just said seriously. Actually, I was just making it all up. I just knew Dr. Asami's story beforehand! Really! This time I'm telling the truth! So, Big Brother, can you please not look at me like that? Do you know how much pressure you're putting on me right now, especially after knowing you're a man?!"
Brother Asami: "Uh..."
After taking two drags of his cigarette and calming down, Mu Tianyuan looked seriously at Asami. "Now that I know your intentions, can you give up your plan?"
"Give up?"
Asami laughed, repeating Mu Tianyuan's words. Mu Tianyuan shrugged. "That's right, give up. The meaning of that letter you wrote wasn't to ask Uncle Mori to stop you? But I, the busybody, messed it up. I'm sorry I didn't let the great detective Mori showcase his skills as you expected!"
Then Mu Tianyuan looked at Asami again. "You're a truly interesting person. You clearly know who your enemies are, but the goodness in your heart prevents you from killing them, and you want a detective to stop you. You truly are very interesting."
"Is that so..."
Asami let out a bitter laugh at Mu Tianyuan's assessment, then looked at Mu Tianyuan with a wry smile. "Just as you said, I want to avenge my father, mother, and sister, but..."
"To be frank, if I were you, knowing the truth, I would undoubtedly kill them and their entire families, and then blow up their ancestral graves for good measure. But you actually hesitate. I have to say, you're a good person."
Mu Tianyuan patted Asami's shoulder, sighing with emotion. At the same time, he said to the Little Fox, "Damn it, I finally managed to give that 'good guy card' back! Revenge accomplished!"
Little Fox: "...You're really petty..."
Damn it, this guy is still thinking about getting that 'good guy card' back!
Mu Tianyuan ignored the Little Fox's sarcasm and looked at Asami. "So, what are you going to do now?"
"Actually, I was thinking earlier that if someone stopped me beforehand, then perhaps it was... fate. I would... abandon my plan..."
Dr. Asami lowered his head and remained silent for a long time after hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, then he spoke softly and sorrowfully. Then, Dr. Asami raised his face, which was already streaked with tears, and looked at the sky. "I hope, Dad, Mom, and Little Sister will forgive useless me..."
"You're not useless. On the contrary, in my eyes, you're a saint."
Mu Tianyuan looked at Brother Asami, whose face was streaked with tears, his mouth twitching twice before he spoke from the bottom of his heart. At the same time, Mu Tianyuan also used the private channel to the Little Fox: "Damn it, a scrambled egg with tomatoes! A big man actually crying with such a pear-blossom-with-rain effect that makes me feel pity—I'm thoroughly impressed!"
"What, do you want to hug him and comfort him thoroughly?"
Hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, the Little Fox immediately looked at him excitedly. Seeing the Little Fox's inexplicably thrilled expression, Mu Tianyuan: "...No..."
Then Mu Tianyuan looked at Asami, who was still shedding pear-blossom-with-rain tears and evoking pity. "Brother, Brother, can we please stop crying? Even though your appearance right now is just like a woman's, thinking of your true gender, your little brother here is truly about to collapse! Do you know how much shock you've caused to my young mind after I found out you're a man?! Originally,
because of you, I've been wondering how to determine the gender of beautiful women in the future, afraid of accidentally hitting on another cross-dressing man like you! Now, if you keep this up, I won't dare to approach beautiful women anymore, you know? It's one thing not to know when you're just chatting them up, but what if you only find out when you're already in bed together?!"
Hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, Asami, who had been sorrowful a moment ago, stopped crying. I'm here, feeling sad, and you're blaming me for traumatizing you? You're even implying that I've scared you into not daring to hit on girls anymore? Can I interpret this as you trying to extort me? Do I also owe you some emotional damages?!
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