Chapter 483: 476 Qi Ming: A Cuckold? A Shrew? I

Thirty minutes ago.

A family of three was driving toward Mount Hakone.

The husband looked to be nearly forty, his face full of weariness; the wife looked younger, wearing yellow clothes and glasses; the child sat in the back seat, looking sullen.

Just then, five young people sitting in an open-top jeep driving at high speed overtook the family's car while teasing them.

"Haha, what a slow jalopy."

"Let's race! If you've got the guts, try to overtake us!"

The wife was very dissatisfied, her face full of anger: "Always lagging behind others, drive faster."

The husband didn't care: "That won't do, if the speed is too high, it's easy to have an accident."

The wife was very unhappy with the husband's sluggishness: "What a slowpoke."

Twenty minutes later, they were on the highway when they suddenly discovered that the five young people from before were not in their car, but were running toward them on foot with all their might.

"What's wrong?" The wife leaned out of the car window, enjoying the awkward state of these young people: "What's happened?"

Those young people spoke in a panic: "It's a monster! A monster melted our car, and the cell phones on us were melted too. Hurry and help us notify the Victory Force!"

"Hmph!" The wife snorted coldly, pulled back into the car, rolled down the window, and said to her husband: "Keep driving, what are you staring at?"

The husband paused, looking at these young people asking for help: "But these people said..."

The wife sneered: "These guys are playing a prank. They were mocking our car for being broken and slow earlier; we can't let them have their way again!"

"It's because you're a coward that you're always looked down upon, and it makes me and the child a laughingstock too. I told you to drive, drive!"

She roared the last two sentences like a lion.

Easily triggered and blinded by rage, she didn't care much whether what those young people said was true or not; she just wanted to use this method to get back at them.

After being yelled at, the husband didn't dare say more and stepped on the gas to keep driving.

The wife looked at the angry and helpless expressions of those young people after being rejected, and felt much more satisfied inside.

After driving for a distance, the wife had a smug look on her face: "Isn't everything fine?"

However, two minutes later, a black tornado appeared abruptly, rushing toward them head-on.

"Oh no, there really is a monster!"

The next moment, the black tornado wrapped around the car, and a large hole was immediately melted into the roof.

Seeing this, the husband immediately understood that the five young people hadn't lied; there really was a monster here.

Facing the impending crisis, the wife was the opposite of her previous arrogance; her body trembled uncontrollably, and she screamed incessantly.

The child left the car first, while the wife in yellow clothes couldn't move due to fear. In the blink of an eye, the car was melted away completely, leaving only the couple standing there.

This black whirlwind only melted metal and caused no harm to the human body.

The child, who had run out first, saw that his parents were fine and immediately used the phone he had on him to report the case to the TPC.

Soon, Qi Ming drove over, bringing Xin Xin Tiao Qian and Huimei along to help.

Wearing his helmet, he had just stepped out of the car when he saw a scene with huge impact.

The wife in yellow clothes looked at the traces left after the car was melted and cried: "The car bought on loan was dissolved, and the installment payments haven't even been finished yet!"

The husband stepped forward to comfort her, saying that at least the whole family was safe, which was the greatest fortune in misfortune.

As soon as he spoke, the wife immediately realized something; her face hardened, and she slapped the husband across the face.

She roared: "It's all your fault! It's all because of your stupid driving method that the car was dissolved! Tell me what to do, you bastard!"

"What are we going to do without a car? Speak to me, you spineless coward!"

When something went wrong, finding fault with others first had become her path dependency.

The husband lowered his head, not arguing, just silently enduring his wife's rage out of habit.

The child, who had led Qi Ming and the others to the scene, saw this and lowered his head, feeling very ashamed.

Qi Ming: "..."

Alright, he knew what this situation was.

The black whirlwind that could melt cars but not hurt people, and this overbearing, unreasonable, and shrewish woman in yellow...

These were the original cast from Episode 23 of *Ultraman Taro*, "The Gentle Monster Father!"

The monster that emitted the black whirlwind to melt metal was called 【Laodela】; it had some ability, but that was about it—it barely qualified as B-rank.

In the original series, this episode focused on the family of three.

The editor at the time might have wanted to tell the audience: A man who unconditionally tolerates his wife and, no matter how she beats or scolds him, can still risk his life to save her at a critical moment is a good husband; everyone should learn from him as an example.

But times have changed, and Qi Ming now feels—such a male is somewhat of a "cuckold."

Xin Xin Tiao Qian probably also recalled what kind of existence this family of three was, and her expression changed slightly.

She had just wanted to show the beauty of love and evoke Qi Ming's yearning for marriage... but then this negative example popped up.

Huimei pulled the woman in yellow aside: "Alright, can you tell us what happened?"

Qi Ming walked to the husband's side, hesitated for a long time, but still asked out of curiosity: "With your personalities... how did you two become a couple?"

The husband understood what Qi Ming meant and said that his wife used to be very gentle and sensible, and both sides were very sweet when they first got married.

But it was probably giving birth and raising the child that caused his wife to accumulate a lot of pressure, consuming her youthful vitality.

For the sake of family stability, it was only right for him as a man to yield to his wife a bit more.

Even after being treated like that, the husband subconsciously defended his wife, saying that a twisted person needs a patient lover.

These words made Qi Ming feel a chill inside.

A twisted person needs a patient lover? I also need a bank that won't call the police for someone who is short on money!

He said to this man: "You... you'd better take care of yourself."

Looking at this man, he felt quite a bit of pity for his misfortune and anger at his lack of backbone.

But as long as that shrew didn't hinder others, even if she beat her husband into a pig's head, it was their own family business.

Although Qi Ming couldn't stand it, he had no position to interfere; perhaps this man had already become accustomed to and enjoyed this way of interacting.

Xin Xin Tiao Qian nudged Qi Ming with her arm and lowered her voice: "Don't overthink it, this is just an isolated case."

Qi Ming: "An isolated case? Are there not a bit too many such 'isolated cases'?"

He had actually seen quite a few similar situations in his hometown.

Xin Xin Tiao Qian: "There are still plenty of good girls in life... I'll help you vet them when the time comes. Since I brought you into this world, I will definitely be responsible for you!"

Over there, Huimei's patience was being rapidly worn down while communicating with the wife of the family of three.

If you asked her what happened, she would only blame those five young people for not speaking clearly, blame her husband for not driving properly, blame the Victory Force for missing this monster, and complain about how bitter her life was.

At this moment, other victims who saw the Victory Force's Drum car gathered around, and it was from them that Huimei finally understood the sequence of events.

"Officer Qi Ming, there is indeed a monster underground; its act of attacking passing vehicles seems to be purely out of malice."