Chapter 435 - ALWAYS ABOUT HU LEI (2/2)

”Do you know anything else that could be useful?” Akira asked, even though she did not expect anything.

”If I know something, why should I tell you?” Ayumi asked.

”I will take that as a no.” Akira smiled. ”Since that is the case, I have no more use for you.”

Akira did not punish Ayumi further. The number of lashes the woman had received was enough to keep her in pain and out of commission for a while. Furthermore, she was once Kaito's friend, so she would show a little leniency.

Of course, if they met again, Akira did not plan on being polite.

”Do you think he really loves you?” Ayumi could not let her leave just like that.

”Is this going to be about Hu Lei again?” She asked.

”It is always about Hu Lei.” Ayumi laughed bitterly. ”Do you want to know how Kaito came to know about you? Do you know why Kaito left Tokyo and followed you to Mountain Ridge?”

Akira's curiosity was aroused. Even though Kaito arrived in Mountain Ridge before her, she always had the impression that he came to the city because of her. However, he had never spoken about the specific events that led him to find her.

”It looks like you are in the dark. Kaito was told about you by Hu Lei. She asked for his help in investigating you. Kaito kept the investigation on the down-low, but I still managed to learn a few things about the situation.” Ayumi said with vengeful pŀėȧsurė.

”If I am not wrong, you have some connections to the people who kidnapped and tortured Hu Lei.” She paused and chuckled. ”You know when Kaito left Tokyo, he said you were a present from Hu Lei. He just wanted to play with you a little.”

”You should ask yourself what Kaito's game is before you waste your life on him. If you know a little about Hu Lei, you should know he cares a lot about her. Do you think that he would be shacking up with someone related to Hu Lei's torturer?”

Akira felt a little apprehensive as she watched Ayumi struggle to get up from the hard ground. She did not know if she should believe the words Ayumi was speaking, but she could not deny that they rang a little true.

She remembered Kaito mentioning that Hu Lei had been captured and tortured for years in Antarctica. That sense of familiarity arose again as she remembered that conversation. It felt like a shadow in her brain as if she was forgetting something.

”I don't even know why I am wasting my time looking for Kaito. For all I know, this is an elaborate plan for him to torture you.” Ayumi laughed as she picked her crossbow. ”He is like that, you know. When he finds an interesting target, he comes up with a lot of creative methods to play.”

”It is genius. Don't you think? He finds the girl related to the people who tortured his true love. He makes her fall in love with him. He knocks her up and disappears without a word. Then, that girl spends weeks, months or even years looking for him.” Ayumi laughed louder.

Akira felt fury build up in her alongside her greatest fears. Before she knew what she was doing, she snapped her whip and lashed out. The black snake-like weapon landed on Ayumi's face, leaving a bloody welt on her cheek.

Without another word, she turned and left.