Chapter 143: Gratitude (1/2)

“Fool, don’t go that way. Take the right.”

“Idiot, why did you open that door? Quickly closed it!”

“Hey, you two are so noisy, can you keep your voice down?” Lei Yin can’t endure anymore and loudly protested.

But no one cared his protest, the two people indulging in the game completely forgot the other person’s existence.

The protester somewhat reluctantly said: “I really don’t understand, what’s the fun playing this RPG game. Always staying in one place, not only a waste of time, but it’s also meaningless.”

“You shut up, this is the first time I play again King of Fighters 97 which I found it in an elderly’s antique store, so you’re unworthy to say such a thing.” Takeda continued the journey of treasure hunting while loudly refute. (TL: the author clearly never played KOF)

“Then how come the two of you just casually come in and out to someone else’s house, and also secretly wrest away and hog other people’s TV set to play that d*mn game.” Lei Yin expressed his dissatisfaction again.

“We sympathize with you living here all alone, so we especially come over to liven up the atmosphere.” Yoshikawa didn’t even show a trace of repentance.

“Since the two of you are so determined, when you leave, please clean your garbage and sweep the floor.”

“Eh, Takeda, which way to go next?”

“Go left, no, go right.”

The rebellious duo calmly shielded their minds off from that last sentence.

Lei Yin turned around and saw sitting across him Akira Shiraishi was still thinking. He didn’t push him but gently picked up the cup to take a sip of tea. They were not playing fast chest, so they could take the time to think about their next move. But life is not necessarily like this. If everything is according to the plan, where’s the fun in that? People who do so should not be a lot.

Lei Yin was interrupted once again, this time, it came from the outside doorbell.

Kazumi, troublemaker, salesperson, a few words appeared in Lei Yin’s mind.

When he opened the door, he found all of his guesses seemed wrong.

Outside stood five people, three boys, and two girls, all were college students. Nothing in their hands can be regarded as weapons, nor there were items to sell.

“Excuse me, are you student Gennai?” A boy with a flat head first asked.

“I am Gennai Masashi, what can I do for you?” Lei Yin abandoned his pointless speculation and concentrated on listening to their purpose of coming here.

“We are all Chinese students enrolled at Teikyo University, this time, we come to express our sincere gratitude to student Gennai.” That boy earnestly said.

”Gratitude? Let’s look for a place outside to talk about it. One moment please.” Taking into account that their group members were many, plus his place was already occupied, Lei Yin thought it would be better to find some other place to talk.

“Akira, I’m going out.” Lei Yin went back to the house and said to Akira Shiraishi.

“Come back quickly.” Akira Shiraishi didn’t want their game to be over.

“It should not be too long.” Lei Yin went out.

Not that Lei Yin is particularly fond of coffee, he just thought the cafe was quieter, so he brought the several college students to the nearby coffee shop.

After the waiter had delivered their cups of steaming coffee, Lei Yin asked the student who talked first, “Can you make it clear? I remember that I don’t seem to know any of you, let alone helping you about something.”

“Student Gennai, I would like to introduce myself, I am Zhang Mingyu, from Xiamen, Fujian, now studying Business in Teikyo University for the third year. The other are also like me, all are Chinese students.”

After being introduced one by one, Lei Yin nodded to everyone as a way of greeting.

Apart from Zhang Mingyu, the other two boys names were Wu Yanfang and Zhang Donghai, respectively come from Hubei and Zhejiang. As for the two girls, one named Fang Xiaolei, also come from Zhejiang. Another one is called Zhang Shan, an equally quiet Sichuan girl.

Zhang Mingyu was the longest in Japan as he had followed his father to Japan when he was still in high school. That was five years ago. The shortest time in Japan is the boy called Zhang Donghai, he was this year’s freshman just like Lei Yin. Perhaps because he was still not too skilled in Japanese, he didn’t always make a sound.

“Student Gennai, the reason why this time we come to you, is because we wanted to thank you for speaking with a sense of justice in that history lesson. Once we know of your performance that day, all of us Chinese and Korea’s International students are very excited. For your righteous words and deed, all of us students are very grateful. So, the few of us on behalf of all the Chinese students now give you our sincere gratitude.” Zhang Mingyu was getting more and more excited.

“You’re welcome, I was just speaking the truth.”

“You….” The several people were startled because he just spoke with fluent Chinese.

“Is it strange? Or I still have problems with my pronunciation?” Lei Yin continued to say fluent Chinese with a smile.

“Unexpectedly student Gennai can speak Chinese so well. This really surprised us.” Zhang Donghai of Zhejiang still could not conceal the surprise in his face.

“Student Gennai, may I ask where did you learn Chinese? Do you have family members that are Chinese?” The square faced Wu Yanfang asked.

“I have long admired the Chinese culture, so I taught myself Chinese.” Lei Yin didn’t want to use Chinese surname to deceive them.

Hearing his answer, Wu Yanfang was slightly disappointed.

“We know some people who maliciously slander you from behind. If student Gennai does not mind, all of us are willing to help you.” Zhang Mingyu said sincerely.

“Thank you for your kindness, but I don’t need any help. You all came here from far away to study, I don’t want you to meddle in this matter. Every big rumor will one day subside. Therefore, you don’t need to pay attention to the words of those people.” Lei Yin asserted his rejection.

“But….”

“There’s this saying, ‘the more you touch things up, the darker they get’ (to only make matters worse), I believe you should understand what I mean.” Lei Yin didn’t want to discuss this topic.

Lei Yin totally wanted them to stay out of this. Now inside the campus there were only some students who extremely hate “Gennai Masashi,” but if these students meddle in this matter, then it could turn into a confrontation between Japanese and Chinese students. At that time, the situation will become very complicated.