Looking at Onizuka's expression, Liu Ming knew that he might actually do that.
However, this was reality; illegal entry and even damaging other people's property were crimes.
If the other party truly intended to prosecute Onizuka, it wouldn't be as simple as losing his teaching job; he might even go to jail.
As an old friend, Liu Ming couldn't let him mess around like this.
But given Onizuka's personality, unless he could think of another way to solve this matter, he would definitely do it.
After all, this was Onizuka; the fate of those three bad students last time proved it very well.
Honestly, this involved human hearts, and it was really difficult to deal with. He also wondered if Tohru had any magic with relevant effects.
No, he couldn't think like that. Liu Ming shook his head. Forcibly changing someone else's will didn't count as solving the problem at all.
Just as he was troubled, he suddenly remembered what Nanako had just said.
Cooking could bring happiness to people.
Dishes infused with care could also make people feel it.
Thinking of this, Liu Ming immediately took action.
He kept rummaging through the kitchen.
Fortunately, he ran a Chinese Restaurant, and soon he found all the necessary ingredients and began to cook.
"Oh, are you going to make sukiyaki? It's so late, and you're still making such a rich meal for me to eat, how embarrassing." Onizuka rubbed his hands, his eyes fixed on the pot.
Liu Ming glanced at him and directly shattered his illusion, "Hehe, do you think that's possible?"
Then he started preparing another dish.
Hot water, oil, noodles, then scooped out and placed into a soup bowl with prepared sauce, then sprinkled with some chopped green onions and a few blanched vegetable leaves, and a super simple clear noodle soup was complete.
Liu Ming handed the noodles to Onizuka, "This is your dinner. Eat it while it's hot."
Onizuka was immediately dumbfounded. He looked at the extremely plain clear noodle soup in front of him, then at the sukiyaki simmering on the other side, and he immediately felt unbalanced.
"No way, you're treating me like this? We've been brothers for over ten years. And Nanako? You only met her for the first time today."
"Just because you heard she liked sukiyaki when she was little, you're making sukiyaki for her? Isn't this differential treatment too much? You'll easily lose friends this way."
Onizuka's face completely darkened; this person was simply the epitome of someone who valued women over friends.
"Who told you this sukiyaki is just for her?" Liu Ming rolled his eyes at him and explained.
"Then why are you suddenly cooking sukiyaki? This is a Chinese Restaurant!" Onizuka didn't believe him at all.
"Of course it has its use. Are you going to eat these noodles or not?" Liu Ming no longer wanted to waste words with Onizuka; the other party was clearly just greedy.
"Eat, of course I'll eat! Why wouldn't I?" Onizuka, afraid that Liu Ming would actually take the clear noodle soup away, quickly picked it up.
Smelling the fragrant aroma emanating from the soup noodles, Onizuka couldn't help but swallow.
"It's just a bowl of clear noodle soup, why does it smell so good?" Onizuka mumbled in confusion.
He had just witnessed the making of this bowl of noodles with his own eyes; it was clearly super simple, but the aroma was a bit unfair.
At this moment, his stomach was already starving, so he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
After the first bite, Onizuka's eyes immediately lit up.
"This taste really seems great. The fragrant soup and springy noodles continuously nourish the body and warm one's heart and soul."
A large bowl of soup noodles was devoured by him in less than three minutes.
After Onizuka drank the last drop of soup, he patted his belly contentedly.
"As expected of Ming, his cooking skills are beyond reproach. Even a simple bowl of clear noodle soup can be made this delicious," Onizuka praised.
Liu Ming glanced at him, said nothing, then checked on the sukiyaki, carefully calculating the time in his mind, feeling it was almost ready.
"Since you're full, then send Nanako home," Liu Ming said calmly.
"Now? But she hasn't eaten anything yet," Onizuka asked, puzzled.
"Delicious food tastes even better when shared with family. Anyway, listen to me, send her home first. Oh, and I'll go with you." Liu Ming didn't explain in too much detail.
Onizuka fell silent, then he said, "Although I don't know what you're planning, you, as the strategist, definitely won't be wrong. But I also have my own ideas. Lend me a sledgehammer; I'll need it later."
Liu Ming looked deeply at Onizuka, seeing the earnestness in his eyes, Liu Ming knew he had made his decision and did not try to stop him.
After all, Onizuka was Nanako's teacher, and if he wasn't allowed to do something, he would surely feel uneasy.
Onizuka silently took the sledgehammer and sat in the back seat of the car.
After Liu Ming put things away, he went to the small cubicle to call someone.
Looking at Nanako, he said calmly, "I'm taking you home now."
"Can I not go back?" Nanako asked helplessly.
"What do you think? That's your home, and your family must be very worried about you," Liu Ming gestured towards the door.
"They won't be!" Nanako retorted loudly.
Liu Ming stopped talking and just stared at her steadily.
"Ah~" Nanako vigorously scratched her hair, letting out a loud vent. Then she gave up, obediently followed behind Liu Ming, and once again sat in the passenger seat.
After getting in the car, she also saw Onizuka sitting in the back, but Onizuka's expression seemed very different from before; there was less playfulness and more seriousness.
"Address," Liu Ming turned his head to look at Nanako.
"Hmph~" Nanako let out a heavy snort, but she still gave her address, then unhappily turned her head to the window, looking at the scenery outside.
On the way, Nanako, who had been silent for a while, suddenly spoke up.
"Why? Why did my family become like this now?"
"We're a family, so why can't we live happily?"
"We're a family, so why do we despise each other?"
"We're a family, so why do we act like enemies?"
"We're a family, so why do I feel so lonely?"
...
Like a lament, and like a cry, Nanako's tears flowed down once again.
Looking at the sad girl next to him, Liu Ming didn't know what to say.
Onizuka in the back tightened his grip on the hammer handle, his eyes becoming even more resolute.