Tokyo: The story begins with a confession.

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He turned around, ready to run, wanting only to leave this hellish place as quickly as possible.

Suddenly, a ghostly face was pasted onto his face. The face was covered in blood, and its eyes were all white with no pupils. At this moment, the face was looking at him with resentment.

"Boom!"

He felt a sudden throbbing in his heart, blood flowed from his eyes and nose, and then he lay on the ground, terrified to death.

The head of the Matsuba-kai's Tokyo district was a prominent figure in the yakuza world, yet he ended up being scared to death.

Uesugi Kenichi removed the demon mask from his head, dragged Hirakawa's corpse back into the courtyard, and killed the insane Makita Katsuyuki with a single blow.

At this moment, the entire courtyard was filled with countless corpses lying in disarray, with blood and mangled limbs scattered everywhere.

Kenichi Uesugi looked around in a daze, then slumped down on the stone steps.

"Hahahaha." Uesugi Kenichi couldn't help but burst into laughter as he watched all this.

"Cough cough." He coughed twice after laughing wildly until he couldn't breathe.

Even though he knew he was right and that all the people he killed deserved to die, he still couldn't help feeling sad and heartbroken.

"Rest in peace, I have avenged you."

As he spoke, he stood up unsteadily, wiped away all the evidence left at the scene, and walked into the room.

Upon entering the room, Saeko Busujima was comforting the children. It was clear that the children were in much better spirits than when they had first arrived.

"Onii-san!" Kagura Keiko had been staring at the doorway, and as soon as Uesugi Kenichi appeared, she noticed him and rushed over to hug him.

She kept wailing and crying, "You're finally back! Keiko was so afraid something would happen to you, so scared, waaaah~"

Even the most sensible girl couldn't hold back at this moment. She climbed into Uesugi Kenichi's arms and hugged him tightly.

"Okay, it's alright now. We'll go home right away, and from now on, Onii-san will take care of you, okay?"

"Really? Won't it cause trouble for you, Onii-san?" Kagura Keiko asked incredulously.

"It's okay. Onii-san has moved to a big house now, so Keiko can have her own room. If she wants a pet, that's fine too. Keiko can clean and cook every day to repay Onii-san, okay?"

"Okay, I will definitely clean the room thoroughly."

Saeko Busujima, dressed in a plain white kimono, looked at Kenichi Uesugi and Keiko Kagura with a gentle smile, without disturbing them.

After Kagura Keiko calmed down a bit, Busujima Saeko came up to Uesugi Kenichi, tugged at his clothes, and gave him a meaningful look.

"What's wrong?" Uesugi Kenichi followed Busujima Saeko to the door.

"Come over here and take a look."

Kenichi Uesugi glanced at Saeko Busujima with a puzzled look before following her to another house.

Inside the room, an obese figure lay on the floor covered in blood, barely recognizable as human. The eyeballs in the eye sockets were missing, and the abdomen had been cut open, with various internal organs scattered in every corner of the room.

He saw those bloodshot eyes on the ground, and in them he saw deep fear.

Kenichi Uesugi turned his head and looked at Saeko Busujima, hesitatingly saying, "This..."

The wound was cut very roughly, unlike what Saeko Busujima would have done.

"It was those two kids who did it. When I came down, it was already like this."

"They gouged out his eyes and internal organs, and used the same methods he had used on them on him..."

Uesugi Kenichi fell silent upon hearing this.

At this moment, he didn't know what to think.

What kind of trauma must they have suffered to drive these children to do such a thing?

Chapter 167 Connor-chan

Where are those two children now?

"She's asleep now."

"Ah."

What should we do with these children?

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Kenichi hesitated for a moment. Logically speaking, if the family members could be found, they should be sent back to their families, or the government should step in to resolve the issue.

Such a shocking case has occurred, and it's impossible not to take it seriously.

However, thinking about those two children gave Uesugi Kenichi a headache. Judging from their behavior, they could no longer be judged using the thinking of normal children.

If not properly guided, these two children's minds may become increasingly distorted, eventually leading them down a path of no return.

"I'll go over and take a look."

Kenichi Uesugi came to the two children and gently shook them.

The two children shuddered and immediately woke up the moment his hand touched them.

Upon seeing that the person who came was Uesugi Kenichi, he immediately lowered the guard in his eyes, and his eyes revealed a deep affection.

"Onii-san," the two children called softly.

"Come on, let your brother talk to you."

After glancing at the other children's curious gazes, Uesugi Kenichi smiled gently at them, then picked them up and carried them aside.

"Tell your brother what your names are? How old are you?"

"Onii-san, my name is Kanna Kamui, and I'm 8 years old," Kanna said obediently to Uesugi Kenichi.

"Oh, it's Kanna-chan. What a sweet girl. Do you have any family?" Uesugi Kenichi smiled as he wiped the dust from Hisae Higurashi's face. His gaze fell on the congealed bloodstains on her clothes, and only then did he notice that the child's hair was silver-white.

Connor shook his head, lowered his head, and whispered, "I'm all alone now."

"And you?" Uesugi Kenichi patted Connor's head to comfort him, then looked at another very silent boy.

"My name is Kawakami Souta, I'm seven years old, and I'm an orphan. Thank you for saving me. I will definitely repay you in the future." Kawakami Souta looked at Uesugi Kenichi's earnest face.

"Little brat." Uesugi Kenichi chuckled and pinched his cheek. He looked like a little adult, with a serious expression on his face.

When Uesugi Kenichi pinched his face, Kawakami Souta's expression completely collapsed, looking rather helpless.

“Tell your brother why you did this. This is not something children should do.” Uesugi Kenichi hugged them and shook them gently, laughing and teasing them in a very gentle tone.

Connor paused for a moment, then tears suddenly slid down his cheeks.

"I'm sorry, Onii-san, he killed my sister. Connor saw it with his own eyes. He gouged out my sister's eyes..."

As she spoke, her voice became even more choked up, "Connor knows that what he did was wrong, but, but Connor really couldn't help it."

"Onii-san, please hand me over to the police. I'm so sorry."

"It's okay, it's okay, your brother isn't blaming you." Uesugi Kenichi hugged Kanna tightly, patted her back to comfort her, and kept wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"I want to avenge them!" Kawakami Souta said, his eyes filled with hatred and cold indifference.

"Would you two like to come with me? I'll take care of you from now on, okay?"

After observing the two children's condition, Uesugi Kenichi realized that he couldn't just ignore them, otherwise it would be hard to say what would happen to them in the future.

Besides, he already has a few burdens (children), so he doesn't care about adding a few more. Herding one sheep is the same as herding a flock; if things get really bad, he can always hire someone to help. He's not short of money these days.

Kanna and Kawakami Sōta exchanged a glance upon hearing this, both able to see the surprise in each other's eyes.

"Really?" Connor's eyelashes trembled, as if he couldn't believe it.

"If you're willing, you can be my younger brother and sister from now on, okay?" Uesugi Kenichi smiled and patted their heads.

"Okay!" Connor, without hesitation, hugged Uesugi Kenichi's neck, kissed him on the cheek, and sweetly called out, "Onii-chan."

Kawakami Souta didn't seem as excited as Connor. He knelt down and kowtowed, saying earnestly, "I will repay you in the future, even if it costs me my life!"

Although he was just a child, the courage that Kawakami Souta displayed was impossible to ignore!

Kenichi Uesugi vigorously ruffled Souta Kawakami's hair; the little rascal's serious expression was truly amusing.

"Don't worry, it won't cost you your life. Okay, let's go."

Kenichi Uesugi led the two of them out.

Kagura Keiko, who was standing to the side, looked at the two of them. Her eyes widened as if something unbelievable had happened. She quickly ran over and squeezed Kawakami Souta aside to hold Uesugi Kenichi's hand.

"...Okay, let's go out."

Kenichi Uesugi counted, including Keiko Kagura, there were a total of 29 children.

After wiping their faces, he led them outside. To prevent them from seeing the horrifying scene, he dismantled several doors and went out from the other side.

When these children stood on the street, looking at the starry sky and breathing in the fresh air, their expressions were still somewhat stiff and numb.

Kenichi Uesugi found a cell phone that had fallen to the ground, called the police, and then handed the phone to the oldest of the children.

"The police are coming soon. Promise me you won't give up on your love for life, okay? There are still many good people in this world. Don't be discouraged, don't lose heart. The dark night will eventually pass."

Kenichi Uesugi looked at the children and spoke earnestly, but most of them were confused and couldn't understand the meaning behind his words.

He chuckled self-deprecatingly, his eyes filled with pity as he looked at them, hoping that this experience wouldn't be something they would hold a grudge against forever.

Their lives are still very, very long...

In the quiet night, the alarm bells rang incessantly, and Uesugi Kenichi looked away after hearing the noise.

"Then I'll be leaving now." Uesugi Kenichi patted the heads of the children in front of him, pinched their little faces, and then left with Kagura Keiko and the others.

"Onii-san, we won't tell the police, thank you, you'll live a long and healthy life." The children's voices of gratitude came from behind.

Kenichi Uesugi turned around, smiled, waved at them, and disappeared completely into the end of the street.

Chapter 168 A Successful Assassination!

He wasn't afraid the kids would tell everyone about him; he had already disguised himself during his actions, making him look quite different from his usual self.

Even if you tell people what he looks like, you can't describe it. More importantly, unless you see it with your own eyes, no one would believe that a high school student could kill more than a hundred people in such a cruel way!

Moreover, he killed all the members of the Pine Leaf Society present today. It was a very successful assassination!

Even if you want to arrest him without sufficient evidence, you have to ask your lawyer for their consent first.

Don't doubt that the laws in Japan can sometimes be this ridiculous.

Many serial killers can still escape justice by hiring a good lawyer.

As the sound of sirens drew closer, seven or eight police cars arrived one after another and stopped at the entrance of the courtyard.