Rebuilding Sakamichi in a chaotic worldline

Chapter 66 Jiaxin Meets Jiahao

A twelve-hour-long surveillance video was sent to Wen Chun's email address, and the effect was immediate. It was like a stray dog ​​barking on the roadside being hit hard; its eyes immediately became clear. It didn't know it had done anything wrong; it just knew it was about to die.

"Our president said he doesn't necessarily want to wipe you out, but you'd better know what to do. This is his bank account number; he hopes to see your sincerity by tonight."

Kubo's lawyer swaggered into Bunshun's office, slamming a slip of paper with the account number on it in front of the decision-makers. He looked completely confident, even hoping they would put up a fight, otherwise he wouldn't feel comfortable accepting the money.

Unfortunately, it's still unknown whether the members of Bunshun are actually bots, but their intelligence is still much higher than that of ordinary bots. Realizing they had made a huge blunder, they readily accepted the note without saying a word, indicating that they would definitely satisfy them.

The lawyer shook his head regretfully, turned to leave, but then suddenly turned back and gave them a half-smile:

"Oh right, and tomorrow's headlines, I don't need to say more, right?"

"Please rest assured, we will give Kubo-san an explanation."

The editor-in-chief suddenly stood up, slammed his head on the desk, gritted his teeth, and said fiercely. The lawyer raised an eyebrow, said nothing more, and left.

The office door swayed and finally came back into place. The atmosphere in the room was oppressive, as if a storm was about to break. For many years, ever since Akimoto Yasushi played that "Heaven and Earth live together" trick with them, Bunshun had never been so humiliated.

"Everyone, you should feel ashamed!"

The president, sitting at the head of the table, snorted coldly, silencing everyone below. Some people secretly glanced at an empty seat in the office, where the former head of the editorial department should have been sitting. As for where he was now: the fish in Tokyo Bay probably knew better than they did.

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In the system space, listening to Rito gleefully recount the scene in the office, Meiqing also laughed heartily twice, feeling very relieved—regardless of whether Bunshun only reports true events, being watched is never a pleasant thing, especially since its credibility has been declining significantly in recent years, often just making empty claims and then letting it go, not knowing if some unlucky person successfully recharged or if it was just a gimmick.

After laughing, she was still curious about something, so she licked her lips, looked at him, and asked, "So, why didn't you take this opportunity to wipe out Bunshun completely?"

Rito glanced at her but didn't speak immediately, only smiling silently. Meiqing couldn't stand his pretentious manner, so she got up from the ground, wanting to go over and punch him. But she had been sitting cross-legged for too long, and her left leg was already numb. She lost her balance as soon as she took a step and fell forward.

Rito instinctively reached out to catch her, but because the distance was too far, he failed. Meiqing lunged forward, which led to an even more embarrassing situation.

Meiqing buried her face between his thighs without looking directly at him. Both of them were caught off guard by the situation. The air froze for a couple of seconds, and then almost simultaneously, they started moving together.

"Hmm." Rito cleared his throat, clenched his fist and placed it on the tip of his nose, looking around as if he were entering the space for the first time.

"Excuse me," Meiqing said softly, grabbing her long hair on both sides as if trying to cover her face. As a result, a section of her dazzlingly white nape was revealed from the loose neckline of her white short-sleeved shirt. Her skin had a bright pinkish hue that made Li's heart skip a beat.

"Um." Rito wanted to say something to ease the awkward atmosphere, but her right hand suddenly moved against her will and gently brushed aside her loose long hair.

"Nono Mio." He took a deep breath, as if sensing something was about to happen, and made up his mind to cup her face in his hands.

Meiqing had just recovered from the system crash and was still a little dazed. She didn't realize what he was going to do, and just subconsciously hummed in response. Then she felt a gust of wind blow past her and something blocked her lips.

Ah, so he was kissing me.

Finally realizing what had happened, Meiqing didn't feel the expected shyness; in fact, the temperature on her skin was slowly fading. She closed her eyes, hugged him back, and the two of them slowly fell to the ground. The ground was soft, as if extending some kind of invitation.

Her loose white shirt slipped off her left shoulder, revealing her shoulder, most of her collarbone, and the black bra strap. His fingers slid down her bare shoulder, tearing open more of her white skin. In an instant, a strange emotion surged through both of them. The space was so vast, and although they knew they were alone, the two, bound by societal norms, couldn't overcome the temptation of transgression and stopped what they were doing.

"Let's go back and continue." She gently pushed his hand away, adjusted the bra strap back onto her shoulder, and said in a muffled voice, "Am I just too nervous?"

"No, exposure is a niche activity, and it's normal that normal people can't accept it." Rito helped her put on her shirt, gave her a light kiss on her pink lips, and tried to send a truce signal to his little brother.

Meiqing glanced down, wanting to laugh but daring not to, afraid that the man would get angry and really take her right there. She quickly jumped a few meters away, the skull earrings jingling, the cold metal texture contrasting sharply with her burning body temperature.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you if I say I won't. Do you think I have no credibility with you at all?"

Li Ren glanced at her speechlessly and beckoned her over, but Mei Qing wasn't about to fall for his trick. She'd read in books that men were two different creatures in and out of bed, and even the most upright man couldn't be trusted in bed. Her eyes darted around, and she ran to a corner, pointing at the screen unlocking the bond, and said with a smile, "Mission accomplished! Come claim your reward!"

"I can't stand up right now, can you get it for me?" Rito replied lazily. Meiqing, being a novice, took a while to understand, then spat under her breath, clicked to claim it on the screen, and came to him with a large blue gashapon that rolled out.

"Come here." Taking advantage of her unpreparedness, Rito pulled her into his arms. Caught off guard, Meiqing was once again taken advantage of. The two of them played around and whiled away a lot of time until their stomachs started growling, at which point they finally stopped.

"Alright, stop fooling around, hurry up and open the reward, I haven't cooked dinner yet."

Meiqing instinctively pinched the soft flesh on his waist—a skill that seems to be innate in every woman—and urged him on.

Rito knew that the people living in that house were mostly incapable of taking care of themselves. If it weren't for Mio and Ai, they would have to discuss for ages what to eat. So he stopped dawdling, took the heavy blue gashapon, and examined it for a moment.

"Strange, why is it so big this time? Surely they didn't put a person in it?"

He scratched his head and turned on the gashapon.

Soon, a semi-transparent screen slowly floated into the air, displaying official photos of two girls.

As for who these two are, the one on the right has long, flowing curly hair that reaches past her shoulders, with a few stray strands falling beside her ears. She wears a loose orange sweatshirt, a white cotton skirt, and sneakers, clearly not one to stay still. Most striking are her eyes—round, dark, and quick-witted, each glimpse revealing a multitude of ideas. Her gaze carries a youthful spirit, yet when she smiles, a girlish charm emanates from her, softening her sharp features and giving her a touch of naivety. Those eyes seem to speak volumes; one glance from them makes you feel she's hiding some mischievous plan, yet you can't bring yourself to be angry.

Looking at the woman on the left, she was equally remarkable. She had a delicate oval face, light-colored eyebrows that were naturally dark, and equally striking eyes—not the former's lively, darting eyes, but a serene beauty, like a deep mountain pool, its surface calm yet clearly reflecting the light and shadows of the sky and clouds. She appeared to be about the same age as the former, but possessed an inexplicable air of maturity. Even though Rito and Mio were both considered to have experienced two lifetimes, they might not have been able to exude this quality. It was truly astonishing.

The two young women stood side by side, one like the rising sun, the other like the bright moon, truly a pair of beautiful women standing together in the spring courtyard, each radiating their own light. If you ask who they are—

The text above the official photo slowly appeared: "Hinata-zaka Twin Gods Combo Pack - Choose One."

"So it was a choice between two options. I thought the system was being generous this time?" Rito blinked and turned to look at Mio.

Meiqing finished reading the contents of the screen, shook her head and complained, "You wish! Such a simple task, if I were the system, I would have given it to a regular member. You want both at the same time."

"That's true. So, which one do you think I should choose?" Rito wasn't greedy. Whether it was Eros or Genshin Impact, their leadership abilities were not a problem. With Kosaka Yu, they were more than capable of supporting the early-rising Hiragana. After all, the only three people who could truly be considered as combat power in Lan Yi were Mei Ling, Kato Fumi, and Kyoko.

Meiqing thought for a moment. She was transferred here in the first half of 2005. Of course she knew Yangzi. Bai San, Lan Si, and Zi Wu were all from the same cohort. But she was relatively unfamiliar with Da Ye Ai. She had heard from the staff that Lan Wu had come here and had outstanding potential, but she had never met him and could not make a judgment.

"Anyway, choosing Yoko is definitely the right choice. As for that Ohno, I don't know anything about him. You can decide for yourself."

She hesitated for a moment before saying this.

"Hmm—then I choose Yoko." Rito rubbed his chin and made his decision without much hesitation. His decisiveness surprised Miko a little, as she thought he would think about it for a while.

"Is that Ohno weaker than Yoko?" she couldn't help but ask.

"No, that's not it." Rito smiled and shook his head. "It's just that Yoko is more athletic and Ai is more business-oriented. In the early stages of a startup, it's better to choose a core member whose personal style isn't too strong."

Meiqing glanced at him, seemingly understanding, and roughly realized that Ohno was more inclined towards a balanced approach, someone who would imbue the group with their own unique style rather than trying to mold the group into their desired form. She didn't try to persuade him further, but instead looked at Yoko's profile picture with a sigh, remarking, "If we choose Yoko, her cousin is a problem. What if she's drawn very late in the game? I wonder how the system will arrange things between them. Will their sisterly roles be reversed?"

Rito chuckled, not thinking it was a big deal. He had already turned the Sakamichi Group upside down, so a little more uncertainty wouldn't be a bad thing.

Seeing his grinning face, Meiqing guessed his mischievous thoughts and smiled helplessly. She reached out and tapped the light screen on Yoko's face for him. Suddenly, something completely different happened compared to the previous times she opened the gashapon machine. The light on the screen burst forth, illuminating the entire space as bright as day. When the light faded, Ono Aimi's photo had dissipated into tiny particles of light, while Masato Tsukasa's photo on Yoko's face began to rotate, enlarge, and distort—

Then, a living girl emerged from the light.

No.

He fell down.

In your Genshin Impact, you fall face-first into the ground in front of Rito and Misaki, your long black hair smeared all over your face, and a lollipop that you brought in from who-knows-where is still in your mouth—the candy is broken, with only half of the stick hanging at an angle.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch..." She scrambled to her feet, rubbing her bruised forehead. Her first instinct was to pull the lollipop, now just a stick, out of her mouth, staring at it with a mournful face. "Ugh—I even chose my favorite cola flavor! This is such a waste!"

Li Ren and Mei Qing exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

"What's going on? Delivery to my door?" Rito quickly straightened her clothes, checking if there were any flaws left from their earlier intimacy. Fortunately, there weren't.

Zhengyuan Siyangzi finally shifted her attention away from the dead lollipop, raised her head, blinked her big round eyes, and then ran towards Meiqing's arms.

"Meiqing! Great, you're here too."

Meiqing's smile gradually froze. The current situation was far beyond her expectations. Yangzi remembered her? What a pleasant surprise! But how was she going to explain all this?

As she was struggling with her dilemma, she unconsciously turned her gaze to Rito, who simply shrugged, took a half step back, and gave the two of them, who had been separated for a long time, their seats up for reunion.

Rito Kubo, why are you just standing there? Have you really betrayed me?

Meiqing was furious inside, but she knew it was indeed her duty, so she quickly racked her brains, helped her high school classmate up, and asked in a low voice:

"Yoko, how did you get here?"

Yoko blinked, organized her thoughts briefly, and then began to speak fluently:

"Today is Yoko's nineteenth birthday, no, I should say yesterday? Anyway, after celebrating her birthday, she went out and was hit by a semi-trailer truck."

As she spoke, she drew a parabola in the air with her index finger, which flew from above her head to a position two meters in front of her, and then pressed down, making a "bang" sound.

"The place I arrived at was blank, similar to this place, but with an extra table. Behind the table sat a civil servant in a white shirt. She told me that the original world had started World War III, and both humans and animals were almost wiped out, so the slots for reincarnation were temporarily full. She gave me a choice: either wait in line for my turn, or participate in an experimental project involving multiple timelines."

Li Ren and Mei Qing exchanged a glance.

"The civil servant said it was an outsourced project and that they wouldn't be responsible for any accidents that happened along the way, and asked if I wanted to participate." Yangzi paused, then puffed out her cheeks like a pufferfish. "I figured if I were to be reincarnated normally, I'd probably end up as some kind of microorganism, mutated insect, or mutated rat, so I might as well take a gamble. So I signed the voluntary participation certificate, and then I don't know how long I stayed there, but the civil servant finally notified me that the project had started. Then I saw a flash of white light—and here I am."

After she finished speaking, she looked down at her clothes, which were still in the state she was in when she was injured—a white short-sleeved T-shirt under a denim jacket, black cargo pants, and canvas shoes with the laces tied in a knot. Then she looked up at Rito and Mio, who were standing there blankly in front of her.

"So," she said, brushing a stray strand of hair from her forehead, revealing her bright eyes, her voice carrying a strange sense of unease, "Meiqing, are you dead too? Or are you not the Meiqing I know?"

Meiqing choked for a moment, unsure how to begin. Even if Yangzi didn't show any grief over her death, a normal person would certainly feel terrible knowing they were dead. She was conflicted. If she said she had inexplicably ended up there while filming a music video and hadn't signed any strange documents, would it hurt her?

"It's okay, just tell her the truth."

Just then, Rito spoke up. He stepped forward, took out the candy he had confiscated from Qiuqiu from his pocket, handed one to Yangzi, and nodded to her: "Let Meiqing tell you what's going to happen next, including my identity. I'm going to have dinner first, and I'll come back tonight. If you have any questions, I'll answer them then."

With that, he waved his hand, and his figure transformed into a white flash, disappearing without a trace.

Who is this guy? He's even better at pretending than me.

Yangzi frowned, sensing a similar aura, but couldn't find a suitable word to describe it. However, if Chinese netizens in 2026 saw this scene, they would surely be able to come up with the answer for her in no time: Isn't this just Jiahao meeting Jiaxin, making Jiahao even more extravagant?