Never Not
Ch. 52: Shohei's fate in Kei's Hands?

"Ryo-chan, have you been waiting for me?" rai asked casually as if he did not care about the shock his sister had experienced.

Ryo did not answer. He was stunned with a straight look towards Shohei who was still putting his palm beside Rai's neck.

They were in blatant contact in public and not awkward at all? Oh, Kamisama (God), give back the old Oniichan. I promise I won't lecture her again if she's playing girls. Just don't play bananas like this.

Aware of being stared at by Rai's sister, Shohei hurriedly lowered his hand then faced forward.

"Hajimemashite, my name is Yamazaki Shohei, I'm a friend of Rai's" said Shohei introduced himself in front of Ryo in a friendly but firm manner.

Friends Oniichan? They can't just be friends, right? What does he mean that friend ... close friend? A date? Friends but friendly? Bedmate? Or everything?

Ryo held his breath with his eyes still buying sharp.

Not what he meant was a friend.

Ryo's face became increasingly gripping. Shohei raised next to his eyebrows as Ryo continued to look at him with a suspicious look and a head that was shaking rapidly.

"Join ...." Shohei tried to reprimand Ryo who kept looking at him.

Again, Ryo just gawked without saying a word. He stared at Shohei from toe to toe while he was busy getting up.

When viewed from the shoes, watches, and coats that this man wears, it is very clear if he is a man who is. Is this what makes Oniichan like him?

Yes, just like Rai, Ryo has also been in the world of fraud. Therefore, his eyes were very observant to see the branded and classy items that someone was wearing.

"Let's go to the room" Rai walked out of the elevator and was followed by shohei, "Ryo-chan, go home! There are things that we both have to do," said Rai to drive Ryo away subtly so as not to disturb them making a strategy for the upcoming action.

Whahuh? O–oniichan ... asked me to come home?

Ryo glared at the eyes for a moment.

I won't let them have fun tonight! I have to return the old Oniichan!

Ryo suddenly turned around and faced Shohei. "Hajimemashite, my name is Matsui Ryo. Douzo yoroshiku onegai shimasu, "he said bowing fully before Shohei. (Douzo yoroshiku onegai shimasu\= happy to meet you)

Shohei smiled kindly. "Yoroshiku onegai shimasu."

"I brought some stuff like pasta and cooked meat."

"along, Ryo. You know very well that your brother is running out of groceries and hasn't had time to shop." Rai picked up the plastic bag that Ryo had brought.

Ryo immediately brushed off Rai's hand while hiding his groceries to the back.

"Then let me cook for your dinner" said Ryo with a big smile.

"Other times. We are busy" Rai refused.

"Onegayshimasu!" Ryo bowed fully before Shohei and Rai.

(Onegaishimasu: I beg you)

Shohei and Rai stared at each other. Rai sighed, then said, "Alright, but ... not now! Please come tomorrow. Jaa!" Rai takes Ryo's luggage for him, then pushes his sister's body into the elevator. He also pressed the number one button, so the elevator closed slowly and was ready to take his sister to the ground floor.

"Oniichan!" ryo yelled annoyed and leaned back with both hands crossed.

"Your sister is very considerate of you" Shohei said after first meeting Ryo.

"Yes, he always persuaded me to stay together in his apartment." Rai walked towards his room, as he passed through Yuriko's room, his steps suddenly came to a halt. He saw that the door to the girl's room was not locked. That is, Yuriko was inside the room.

Shohei and Rai enter the apartment room while opening their respective coats. Rai opens Ryo's luggage and stores it in the refrigerator. Just about to start discussing strategy, they were startled by the sound of successive knocking from outside the door.

"Oniichan, please open the door! I want to take a bathroom! I can't bear to pee, already" shouted Ryo from the outside who actually just wanted to try to enter. He wanted to know what they were doing in there.

Rai let out a rough breath, trying to ignore his sister's scream because he knew it was just a stratagem.

"Wouldn't you open it?" asked the uncomfortable Shohei to hear Ryo's screaming voice.

"Not to be indifferent!"

"Oniichan, I can't stand it! It feels like it's on the end. Can you let me pee in my pants?" ryo shouted again followed by a very noisy knocking sound.

"Open it! Maybe it's true!" shohei Pinta.

Rai snorted in annoyance, then stood up and walked towards the door. Out there, Ryo was unceasingly shouting while knocking on the door. She was determined not to stop her actions before her brother opened the door for her.

Just about to open the door, Yuriko suddenly heard a voice from outside.

"Oi, are you really Rai's sister or a debt collector? Your screams really annoyed me! You have a brain, right? Why not just call her instead of continuing to scream like a roadside salesman," Yuriko growled in an explosive voice. Naturally, because he was busy doing his duty and his concentration was disturbed by hearing the sound of Ryo's scream.

"Gomennasai, I didn't mean to bother you." Ryo hurriedly bowed with a guilty feeling.

Yuriko who was still upset, immediately closed the door again.

"Gomennasai, hontou ni gomennasai," Ryo repeated once again in front of Yuriko's closed door, "what's with Oniichan's life? She dated a masculine man, then had more fierce neighbors than stepmothers and boarding mothers" the twenty-six-year-old murmured, before finally deciding to leave.

The next day, Kei meets a police officer who was Shohei's former working partner seven years ago. It just so happened that the cop was also his schoolmate back then, so it wasn't hard to persuade him to tell him the information he needed. Yes, the sight of Shohei with Black Shadow certainly delved into his curiosity about their interconnectedness.

"Two years ago she was the only Metro police investigator who transferred Megumi Jun to the special criminal department. The department is classified and contains a collection of the best prosecutors in the field of investigation who are tasked with identifying and looking for suspicious signs of officials suspected of corruption. They have the right and permission to access from the bank the flow of funds that go into each official account. But, for some reason suddenly the justice minister made a rule that the department should only be filled from the prosecutor's people. Yamazaki-san is transferred to the National Police Agency to replace Megumi Jun-sama who is preparing to leave for taking the title of law professor. It's just that, Yamazaki-san chose to return to the Metro Police to take care of the case as usual."

"Oh, so Yamazaki-san was previously in that special department? Was the department set up to fight corruption?" kei asked curiously.

"Yes, do you still remember the first corruption case uncovered in the current leadership era?" ask the police again.

"of course. It was carried out by one of the successful teams of prime ministers who also served as his spokesman. I invited the suspect to my program. He desperately refuted, but it was finally proven as well."

The policeman shifted his body slightly, then whispered into Kei's ear, "the case was first dismantled by Yamazaki Shohei. His expertise in IT and telematics, makes it easy to extract illegal funds that enter the office account."

"Is it just that case?"

"Yes. As I said earlier, after that the justice minister issued a regulation that made the entire police retract. Yamazaki-san is busy investigating some officials who are suspected of corruption, bribery, and embezzlement. All his duties go to the competent prosecutor" the police officer explained entirely to Kei.

"Why, by the way, did the justice minister issue such a regulation?" kei asked again when his uncle's name was called.

"I heard some prosecutors don't want to cooperate with the police. It seems like they are afraid of losing their favor if the police join in, because after Yamazaki-san handed over all the search results, they instead said they would investigate themselves. But, this is just gossip blowing," said the policeman in a cautious tone.

Kei was stunned with a one-way view.

If as explained, then there is a reason that makes Yamazaki Shohei cooperate with Black Shadow. Or ... it could be, it was precisely him who drove Black Shadow all this time. To be sure, he was the only person who knew the true identity of Black Shadow.

For a long time, Kei was very curious from where Black Shadow knew the names of the officials who tripped the case. Uniquely, the man's accusations never miss because there is always real evidence plastered in every action he did. Although many politicians assumed the masked man was a tool used by political opponents to unmask the government, Kei did not think so.

Ever since the presence of Black Shadow, he had already been interested in the masked man's motives and information source. It's just that, never in the slightest did he think the source of the masked man's info was likely from a member of the police.

Kei, who has been in his study, is now aggressively hunting for information about Shohei. From internet data, the name Shohei roared in the public when he managed to shoot the secret thief seven years ago. Although Shohei is the son of a former national police chief, he has never used his father's status to further his police career.

"If I reveal the figure behind Black Shadow on my youtube channel, this news must immediately explode in the public!" muttered Kei as he stared at the photo of Yamazaki Shohei in a police suit on his laptop.

At the same time, Shohei again trained Rai defense science in martial judo¹. The two handsome men were on top of the tatami² arena wearing gi³ uniforms.

"If someone blows a knife at you, cross your hands and clamp the person's wrists and then twist back tightly until he drops the knife. Then, cradle his nose and smash his throat. Make him fall down and helpless" said Shohei, demonstrating directly with a slow movement.

Next, he taught Rai how to lock and slam opponents with judo martial techniques.

"Come on, slam me! Do it as if a murderous air is fluttering in your body!" shohei's orders.

Rai starts attacking Shohei with a basic knee sweep technique, but Shohei immediately retaliates by scuttering his body from behind.

"Hey, give up a little bit! How can I slam you if you keep trying to defend yourself" lamented Rai who was still trying to attack Shohei from the side, front, and back.

"Are you going to say that in front of the enemy? Asking them to give up and willingly get beaten up by you?" Shohei replied to Rai's naive complaint with a cynical remark.

Rai gritted his teeth and jaws, trying his hardest to scuttle Shohei's body.

"May I ask you one thing?" asked Rai in the middle of the defensive clash between them.

"Whatis that?

"I've been wanting to ask you for a long time. If someone finds out you're the Black Shadow's controller, and then reveals it publicly, what will happen to you?"

Shohei who was buttoning Rai's movement from behind, suddenly stunned for a moment. He took a breath, then said, "I'm .. I'm definitely going to be kicked out of the force."

The current negligence of Shohei used Rai to lift the man's body up, then slam him down.

The sound of the dings rang out quite loudly along with Shohei's howl.

"You succeeded by cheating!" said Shohei who had been lying on top of the tatami.

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Judo: a martial sport that focuses on dings and not punches or kicks

Tatami: special carpet as arena upholstery.

Gi: judo uniform

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