Chapter 131: The Scent of Gunpowder

From now on, this place will be my room.

Saito Asuka never dreamed that her dream would be realized in such a way.

Because Uesugi Muneyuki himself does not like the traditional Japanese tatami environment, there is no tatami installed in the Sakata Bridge Tower home; instead, there are clean and neat parquet wooden floors. In Asuka's small room, there is a small bed and a cabinet, and apart from that, there is nothing else.

This, isn't this too big? The girl felt panic in her heart.

How much does it cost to live here?

At the end of the bedroom, besides a small bed, there is also a floor-to-ceiling bay window, from which one can see the glorious big world of Tokyo.

A big world she had never truly seen.

Saito Asuka's instinct at this moment was to take a look at the scenery she had never seen before from the bay window, but she immediately stopped this thought and began to tidy up her things.

Must be quick! Cannot keep Mr. Uesugi waiting!

The girl opened her suitcase at the fastest speed and sorted her and her sister's things into categories.

Outside the room, there was fire in the eyes of the tall beauty looking at Uesugi Muneyuki, like a wild wolf and also like a tiger.

This sentence from Uesugi Muneyuki really angered her.

Her first time was given to him, and the time of being as inseparable as glue and lacquer, as sweet as honey, and as dreamlike as a fantasy, all turned out to be fake!

It would be fine if this guy Uesugi didn't want to give her the key to his home; after all, although Uesugi Muneyuki enjoys permanent residency rights, the property rights ultimately belong to his family, so if he doesn't want to give it, Erena cannot force him.

But in the end, when facing Saito Asuka, why did Uesugi give it?

Erena only felt a mouthful of foul air tightly blocking her chest. She straightened her back, and her miraculous figure shook violently up and down: "Uesugi!!!"

"Master!" Uesugi Muneyuki knew he had angered Erena.

But he really did not want to give Erena the key to his home.

The fact that Erena has been particularly clingy and attached to him lately is only one reason, and a more important reason is that if Erena gets the key, then Miss Minami's plan will have succeeded.

Miss Minami just wants to see Erena get the key to his home, move in, and completely control Uesugi Muneyuki's private life.

Uesugi Muneyuki had not realized this at first, but with Saito Asuka, Uesugi Muneyuki suddenly understood.

He could have avoided seeing the girl only at the funeral; after the incident, he could have dragged his injured body to the housing complex a few days earlier to take a look. He should have been able to see Saito Asuka then and take her away from that place of sorrow sooner.

However, because of the hospitalization and the clingy Master Erena, Uesugi Muneyuki's perception of outside news had weakened over these ten days, which is why he dragged it out until the funeral to find out that Saito had a younger sister.

This is probably Miss Minami's "poisonous scheme." The Metropolitan Police Department, represented by Miss Minami, hopes that Uesugi Muneyuki will become "deaf" and "blind" to the outside world, and that the news he receives is best vetted by the Metropolitan Police Department. Although it is impossible to achieve this completely with the developed internet, it is very easy for the Metropolitan Police Department to let Uesugi Muneyuki know what he should know and block what he should not.

The key to this move is Erena, and this silly beauty actually does not realize that she has been used by the Metropolitan Police Department.

Helplessly, the taste of Erena, this piece of honey with a filling, is too sweet; even if Uesugi Muneyuki knows it has a filling, he will still swallow it.

This is Miss Minami's overt scheme.

"Master, didn't we agree? Right there." Uesugi Muneyuki pointed toward the direction of his bedroom.

Right there at the bay window, Ikeda Erena and Uesugi Muneyuki had agreed that she did not intend to return to her family and would continue her own career.

"Eh? Uh, yes, but what does this have to do with..." Ikeda Erena was interrupted by Uesugi Muneyuki's digression, breaking her train of thought in her anger. She did indeed say that, but what does this have to do with Uesugi Muneyuki not giving her the key but giving it to Asuka?

"Master, you are an adult. We agreed that work is work and life is life, and we should not interfere with each other. I also said that under appropriate timing and sufficient conditions, we can of course date at home, but we must consider the issue of moderation and not interfere with our current good partner relationship, which would lead to the original chemical reaction being completely reshuffled. At the same time, I believe that on the side of the Metropolitan Police Department, at least until the Special Mission Unit is completed, we must keep a low profile! Otherwise, it will affect the establishment of the entire New Criminal Division."

Uesugi Muneyuki threw a standard long and difficult sentence at Erena.

Sure enough, his cute master soon showed an expression of "who understands what you are saying," and she was already dizzy. Her conditioned reflex instinct made her feel that what Uesugi Muneyuki said made a lot of sense. Thinking of the key she couldn't get, Erena pouted her lips in grievance, signaling that she wanted a hug.

Uesugi Muneyuki would still satisfy this small request of hers; he gave his beautiful master a hug.

No matter how many times, he would marvel at Erena's broad-mindedness and that astonishingly full elasticity.

By the time Saito Asuka came out, things outside had returned to normal.

"Alright, Asuka, now let's go down and get you a secondary card and a key. From now on, this is your home." Uesugi Muneyuki said to the girl: "Then we will go to the supermarket to buy some things."

"I, I'm fine!" As soon as the girl heard about shopping, she instinctively bowed ninety degrees, her pure and cute little face showing a look of fearful begging: "Please, Mr. Uesugi, don't spend money! I, I am really fine!"

"It's okay, your money, just consider it already paid by your sister." Uesugi Muneyuki had a feeling that after experiencing a series of changes, all of this girl's dignity and pride had been completely crushed, or at least did not exist in front of him. He believed that no matter what he asked at this time, Saito Asuka would tell him it's okay, I don't need it, I'm fine.

Truly a girl worth pitying.

Thinking of this, Uesugi Muneyuki's expression became even gentler. He smiled and said: "So this is an order, Asuka, I am not discussing it with you."

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Sure enough, the girl was so scared that her face turned snow-white, and she knelt directly on the ground wanting to perform a dogeza apology: "I am really very sorry!"

Fortunately, Uesugi Muneyuki pulled her up.

This time, Uesugi Muneyuki's expression became very serious.

He suddenly felt a strong sense of guilt and a strange sense of pleasure, and he also personally experienced why so many men crave unequal relationships between the sexes.

He decided to find a time to have a serious talk with the girl.

Going downstairs, Uesugi Muneyuki took Saito Asuka to the property office to handle a secondary card and a key, and then took the girl to the supermarket to select daily necessities. Whether they were needed or not, Uesugi Muneyuki bought a pile according to his own plan, ordering a table, two chairs, several rugs, and bedding and sheets.

He did not ask for Saito Asuka's opinion throughout the process because he knew that as long as he asked, the girl would definitely say no need.

But he could not not buy them.

Subsequently, Uesugi Muneyuki took her to the supermarket to pick out a few pieces of clothing.

Because the supermarket inside the Tower Mansion is not a specialized clothing store, there are only simple shirts, hoodies, down jackets, and other general clothing. But even so, the pure and moist temperament the girl showed after changing clothes was like someone who walked out of a manga, with cuteness, transparency, and the feeling of a first love fully displayed.

The simplest style of coat and hoodie paired with a simple knit hat and a black double-layered skirt, and then paired with a pair of thickened white silk pantyhose, the girl chosen by God immediately absorbed all the light in the room. A pair of thin, beautiful legs, white as crystal, were fully revealed, stepping into a pair of simple canvas shoes, looking timidly at Uesugi Muneyuki, asking him with her eyes if it was okay?

Uesugi Muneyuki couldn't help but smile and nod, indicating it was okay.

The girl shyly lowered her head, obedient and submissive.

So after a big shopping spree, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. Uesugi Muneyuki had to collect a report from Professor Okochi, so he returned to his room for the time being and let Asuka rest first.

Saito Asuka followed Uesugi Muneyuki's instructions to tidy up the room and make the bed before resting. The girl was very efficient in doing things, and just at this moment, Ikeda Erena, wearing a police uniform and skirt, opened the door and walked in, her black-silk-clad beautiful feet stepping right onto the newly laid carpet: "Do you need my help? My name is Ikeda Erena, Police Sergeant of the Criminal Investigation Department at Otsuka Station."

"............ No need, thank you." The girl had no intention of communicating with her at all, only gently shaking her head to indicate that she did not need it.

Saito Asuka's reaction instantly made Ikeda Erena very unhappy.

She got the key!

I haven't even gotten one yet!

On what grounds?

Just because she is less than one meter sixty tall, because she is the younger sister of Saito, or because of this face of hers?

Or, or...

Ikeda Erena almost instinctively wanted to get angry.

Sigh... forget it. Thinking of Asuka's tragic experience, Erena felt that getting angry was indeed a very classless thing to do.

"Let me help you." Erena decided to show goodwill again, and she attempted to help Asuka: "Do you know who I am?"

"............" Asuka did not want to tell others that she now found anyone wearing a police uniform detestable; she only coldly indicated that she wanted to rest for a while.

"I am Uesugi Muneyuki's Partner, his colleague at the Metropolitan Police Department. We have known each other for a long time and often work on cases together." Ikeda Erena clumsily organized her vocabulary: "Because of what happened last time, I was sent by the Metropolitan Police Department to be by his side. Actually, if there is anything inconvenient for you, you can tell me directly; it is the same as telling Uesugi."

"Also, you and Uesugi are of different genders after all, so it will be inconvenient if you live together. You can tell me about some things, and I will also be at home during this time."

Speaking of this, Saito Asuka's movements stopped. The girl turned her head in disbelief, her complexion turning gloomy and ugly, and her whole body was filled with wisps of black aura.

She was born knowing how to read the room, and after coming to the capital, she had mastered the subtext between young girls to perfection.

How could she not understand the implication in Erena's words?

She wanted to drive her away? She didn't like her living in her brother-in-law's house?!

And listening to what this woman meant, her sister had just passed away, and she was already impatient to take her place?

Disgusting!

Truly disgusting!

Since that's the case, can you go out now?

The anger and bitterness in the girl's heart were almost overflowing. She gripped the corner of the quilt tightly, and without realizing it, tears were already streaming down.

I know you hate me, I know you don't like me moving in!

But, it was Mr. Uesugi who allowed me to move in! Not you!

The girl gritted her teeth, tears streaming down, and shook her head at Ikeda Erena: "Thank you, that's not necessary."

After speaking, Saito Asuka's eyes stared fixedly at Ikeda Erena's face, and at the police badge on her chest.

A police officer like you, and a shameless bitch like you who is in such a hurry to take someone's place, are the most hateful!

Ikeda Erena is an enemy!

And Ikeda Erena felt Saito Asuka's unwelcoming attitude toward her. She stepped back in astonishment, never having expected that her tentative expression of goodwill would actually provoke such great resistance from the girl.

Thinking back to how she had disrupted her series of deployments and plans, and had even obtained the key before her, Erena, who was tough on the outside but soft on the inside and already had a bit of PTSD, also burned with anger.

Saito Asuka is an enemy!

(End of this chapter)