Chapter 5 have important matters to discuss

Eleven days have passed since the incident. Xiangzi left the apartment a little earlier and walked on the streets of Ginza. The place where she went to work today was also the Ginza Queen Hotel.Since that day, Xiangzi has not been there. Like that day, Xiangzi once again stopped in front of the "Huaya" Ginza store.Not only before starting work, but every time she comes to Ginza, Koko will stop by that store.Having said that, in fact, Xiangzi was just watching from the side of the glass cabinet. "Still there," she murmured. On this day, what caught Xiangzi's attention was an emerald necklace made of 18K gold and set with diamonds.The emerald green gemstones outline a semicircle—the price is 19.5 million yen.It's pretty cheap.Xiangzi feels that its price seems to be slightly different from those of previous jewelry.

When she sighed softly and was about to turn around and walk away from the window, someone blocked her way. "It really is you?" Xiangzi had heard this voice before.She slowly raised her head and looked at the other party. "Huh?" She didn't know how to respond.The people in front of her couldn't make her feel happy. "Didn't we meet at the party before? It was me, don't you remember?" "right……" Xiangzi forcefully squeezed out a smile. The opponent is none other than Kenzo Nishihara, the third son of "Huawu".Like last time, today he was also wearing a white suit.His eyes and nose were still disproportionately small compared to his huge face.The grease on the tip of the nose made Xiangzi feel extremely sick.

"You remember it well enough." There was a hint of sarcasm in Xiangzi's words.He might as well have forgotten. "Of course. I have never forgotten the appearance of girls." Kenzo had a smug expression on his face.Xiangzi's mind came up with four The word - playboy. "And your hairstyle is also very special. Do you also wear this hairstyle on weekdays?" "Hey?" Xiangzi couldn't help touching her hair.When going out to work, Xiangzi naturally combs her "night party" hairstyle, gathers her long hair up, and coils it into a bun-like shape on top.Before going out, Xiangzi went to the beauty salon to have her hair done.As a regular wine companion, Xiangzi has to go to the beauty salon every time before going to work, and the cost of doing her hair has to be paid out of her own pocket.

"I have to go to work today, that's why I got this hairstyle. Usually I just have normal long hair." Xiangzi protested. "Oh? Really? That's what you said. No wonder I think your hairstyle is very interesting." Kenzo laughed. You idiot, what's in your head?Xiangzi cursed in her heart. "You don't come to work until later, right? Why don't you go have a cup of tea together?" Kenzo's habit of inviting people with words at every turn has not changed at all.Xiangzi wanted to refuse, but couldn't think of any good excuse for a while.

"I don't have time to drink tea, so I'm here to look at the gems to pass the time. Actually, I really want to go into the store to have a look, but I'm afraid that others will use words to run me down." Xiangzi glanced at the shop of "Huawu".She had long wanted to go into the store and have a look. Sure enough, Kenzo was immediately hooked. "What, it's just a little thing? Okay, I'll take you in." Kenzo patted his chest. "Really? I'm so happy." Xiangzi pretended to be excited.It seems that this idiot is not useless. Seeing the two walk into the store, the female clerk at the door lowered her head nervously.It was the fox face who looked at Xiangzi with disdain last time.Seeing Kenzo next to Xiangzi, the usual arrogance and domineering energy of the female shop assistant has long since disappeared without a trace.Xiangzi let out a sigh of relief.

The whole store feels like a huge jewel box. The floor is covered with rouge-colored carpets, and glass showcases are displayed on the stalls.If you look closely, there are even decorations on the edges of the showcases.In the showcase, it is a dazzling world.Entering the store, the first thing you see is the earring counter.Sapphire, ruby, cat's eye, obsidian, emerald, starstone, and naturally diamonds. "Do you know what the so-called 'gem' refers to?" Kenzo asked beside Xiangzi. "Isn't it just a beautiful stone?" "Beautiful and hard. Besides that, there is another very important element."

"What element?" "Need to say? Rare." Hearing Kensan yelling loudly, the customers in the store and several shop assistants all turned their heads to look over.However, Kenzo didn't care at all. "No matter how beautiful it is, if it can be seen everywhere in the world, it will never be sold. No one will recognize it as a gem. In fact, to be honest, artificial gems are sometimes even more beautiful than natural gems, but the people still Will pursue natural gemstones. The reason is very simple, that is because artificial gemstones cannot satisfy people’s vanity.”

In the middle of the center, there are several counter-like showcases, and a few chairs are placed in front of the showcases.At this moment, an elderly couple was sitting on the chairs, and the wife turned her head and looked over. "Momentum, those thank you parties we hold are just taking advantage of people's psychology." While walking towards the pearl display case, Kenzo said, "By the way, what happened to your friend's death? Do you know what's going on?" "I don't really know," Xiangzi said with her head tilted deliberately, "I heard that she committed suicide."

"I've heard about this too. It's said that you have a good relationship with her, and it really hurts you." "well enough……" "If you have any difficulties, come to me." With that said, Kenzo handed the business card to Xiangzi.On the front of the business card, the words "Kenzo Nishihara, Executive Director of Huaya Co., Ltd." are written in a serious manner.The business card is trimmed with gold, and the "Huawu" logo on the upper left corner is also gold-foiled, and the vulgar taste seems to reveal Kenzo's personality. "By the way, it's rare to meet by fate, so I'll give you a gift."

Kenzo clapped his hands, as if he had thought of some good idea. "Huh? This...isn't necessary." "You're welcome. What month were you born?" "March." After finishing speaking, Xiangzi realized that she had said something wrong. "March? It's a good season. It's a time when everyone is excited for the arrival of spring." Saying these shocking words, Kenzo walked up to the showcase.Sure enough, he stopped in front of the coral. "March's birthstone is coral, which symbolizes calmness, bravery, and intelligence. These words describe you exactly."

After speaking, Kenzo called the clerk beside him and instructed the clerk to wrap a red coral brooch. "No, no...how is this so embarrassing?" Xiangzi pretended to push it back, but Kensou's repeated insistence was actually part of her calculation.Compared with this matter, Xiangzi regretted telling him the month of her real birth.If he had known this, Xiangzi would have told him that he was born in April or May.April's birthstone is diamond, and May's birthstone is emerald. After receiving the gift box tied with a beautiful ribbon, Xiangzi expressed her gratitude again. "It's okay. Next time we have a chance, let's have a meal together." Kenzo smiled all over his face.Although Xiangzi also smiled politely, she couldn't laugh in her heart. After explaining to Kenzo that it was almost time for her to go to work, Xiangzi walked out of the "Hua House".Unable to withstand Kenzo's hard questioning, Box finally told him his name and phone number.Anyway, if Kenzo had the heart, he would know about it sooner or later, not to mention that he had accepted the brooch from the other party before. "I will definitely contact you again." Kenzo's voice sounded in her ears, and Xiangzi hurried up the street. It was already ten past five when we arrived at the Ginza Queen Hotel.It is rare to go out early once, only to be almost late again.Mizawa's long face seemed to be right in front of her eyes. Today's preparation room is Room 205.As soon as he entered the room, Yonezawa hurriedly said to Xiangzi: "Ah, Oda-kun, that's great. I thought something happened to you." "There's no need to worry, right? Although I sometimes come late, I'm actually never late once." Xiangzi complained while walking towards the back room.Ayako Asaoka walked up to Xiangzi and whispered, "You're not the only one." "It's not just me?" "There's one more person who hasn't arrived. And even Ezaki just arrived today." "Will the Lord accompany you?" Xiangzi secretly glanced at Ezaki Yoko.Yoko pretended that nothing happened, and hastily adjusted the makeup on her face.It is rare for her to rush to the hotel just before the opening. "Who else is not here?" Ayako shook her head. "I'm not sure. I heard it's a freelance drinker, but now I don't have any work for her." "Free to accompany wine?" An ominous premonition crossed Xiangzi's heart. It wasn't until after returning to the apartment after get off work at night that Xiangzi knew that her ominous premonition had really become a reality. Looking next door, Shibata seems to have returned to the apartment as well.Xiangzi thought that she would have to go to Zhitian to inquire about the progress of the search later, so she opened the door and entered her room. After returning from the outside, the first thing Xiangzi should do is to rinse her mouth and check the phone recording.Looking at the phone, it seemed that someone had called while he was out.Xiangzi played the recording. "Hi, it's me." - the voice playing on the phone is pleasant. "Ah." Xiangzi murmured secretly.It was Mano Yukari's voice. "I'm Mano Yukari." The owner of the voice also said, "I have something very important to discuss with you. After get off work tonight, please take some time. Please." After speaking, he hung up the phone conveniently. ——Is there something important to discuss with me?tonight? Xiangzi gasped involuntarily, and her heart beat faster.She found Yugali's phone number that she had just written down in the phone book, picked up the receiver, and pressed the number. The call tone has rang two or three times, but no one answered the phone for a long time. Xiangzi rushed out of the room and knocked on the door next door. Shibata appeared behind the door with a sleepy face. "It's not good, come with me to the place where Yugali lives." "Yukari? Is that the girl we met last time? What happened?" "I don't know, but something seems wrong." "Wait a minute, what the hell is going on here?" "I'll tell you in detail on the way, you go and change your clothes first." Seeing Xiangzi's expression so tense, Shida didn't ask any more questions, said "I see", and then turned and entered the room.Five minutes later, Shibata changed his clothes and appeared at the door again. The two hurried to the apartment where Gary lived.The apartment where Yugali lives is located in North Shinjuku. The whole building has four floors and is painted beige, and all the rooms are single rooms.Across the road next to the apartment is an elementary school playground. Yugari's room is on the top floor of the fourth floor. At this moment, Yugali had died in his room. The room was a mess. The entire room is not particularly spacious, with an area of ​​about six stacks.On the left hand side of entering the house is the washbasin, opposite the washbasin is a closet, and on the right hand side is the bathroom and toilet.There is a bed by the window, surrounded by bookshelves.There are TV sets, VCRs and CD stereos on the shelves, and all kinds of cosmetics are piled up on the shelves, as if they will overflow at any time. "In such a small room, so many things can be put down." Zhitian's boss, Matsuya Police Department, looked around the room and said with emotion. It is true that there are a lot of items piled up in the room, but the room at this moment feels unsightly. There were mats on the floor, but the room was in a mess.Coats, underwear, magazines, letters, tapes, newspapers, in short, everything that should have been neatly stored in the room, all scattered on the floor as if in a small storm.Several people couldn't even find a place to stand. The owner of the house, Yugali, was lying on his back by the bed by the window, already dead. Judging from the situation at the scene, this case was obviously a homicide, and the deceased was strangled to death.Although the deceased was dressed in messy clothes, there were no signs of being raped. "You just met the victim yesterday?" Matsutani's tone seemed a bit heavy. "Yes." Shida nodded.He had sorted out the report at that time yesterday. "I heard that the victim had doubts about Makimura Eri's suicide?" "yes." "But she doesn't have any evidence yet—when you met yesterday, wasn't it like this?" "That's what she said." Shibata's words seemed very cautious.Moreover, Yugali may not have told all the situation at that time. "So...in the period from yesterday to today, the situation has changed?" It felt like Matsutani was not asking Shibata, but talking to himself. Shibata walked away from Matsutani without saying a word, and asked the forensics personnel lying on the ground to examine carefully: "Did you find anything like hair?" The forensic officer with gold-rimmed glasses stared at the ground and shook his head. "It has not been found so far. The hair on the ground is probably all the victim's own." Yukari is the hostess, so of course she has long hair. "Then, what about fingerprints?" "We have collected some, but it is estimated that there is little hope. The murderer probably wore gloves when he committed the crime, and there were only the victim's fingerprints on the doorknob." "What about the fingerprints on the teacup?" "It's all the victim's too." "I see.' There is a tea tray in the corner of the room, and there are two teacups in the tray, which makes people feel that there have been guests today. Shiba straightened his back, and saw Naoi coming into the room and said to Matsutani: "The woman next door said that she remembered that there seemed to be guests here today. Around three o'clock, there was a noise in this room." According to Naoi’s report, before the woman went out today, the next room— That is, the doorbell of the room where Gary lived once rang.At that time, Yugari seemed to have opened the door and said "Hello", but he didn't hear the other party's words.However, the other party did enter Yugali's room, and it was about three o'clock.Because the woman had just returned home, she didn't know when the guests in Yugali's room left. "There was a visitor at three o'clock... If the person who came was the murderer, then what did the victim and the murderer do before seven o'clock?" Matsutani folded his arms and thought about it.According to the estimated time of Gary's death, it was between seven o'clock and eight o'clock. "It feels like it's not just a conversation." Naoi looked around the room and said, "This room is really messy." "Well, the murderer is probably looking for something." "What are you looking for?" "If you know, you don't have to bother so much." After that, Shibata and Naoi decided to find Xiangzi to inquire about the situation.Xiangzi was waiting in the parking lot on the first floor. It is estimated that her emotions should have calmed down by now. Xiangzi is feeling extremely regretful for her negligence.Thinking of the fact that she was able to save Yugali's life before, she blamed herself. When I went to work today and heard that there was a free wine accompaniment who made a banquet for no reason, Xiangzi already faintly felt that something was wrong.After get off work, I heard that the hostess was Yugali.Xiangzi became more and more uneasy.The phone message after that convinced her that something must have happened, so she rushed over immediately. When she felt a little uneasy at first, if Koko had called Shibada immediately, perhaps Yukari would not have died.Thinking of this, Xiangzi's heart sank. Accompanied by uniformed policemen, Xiangzi waited quietly in a police car.Seeing Shibata and Naoi getting into the car, Xiangzi thought they were going to take her to other places, but they just came to ask her about the situation, and they didn't plan to go anywhere. Even so, the questions asked by the other party were all things that Shida knew.Shida was the one who asked the landlord to borrow the key, and he knew much more about the circumstances of the discovery of the body than Xiangzi. "When did Yukari call you?" Shiba asked. "I went to the beauty salon at the time, so I guess it should be more than one o'clock. I guess I will come back again, so I set up a phone recording." If Xiangzi had gone to the beauty salon later, maybe she would have known directly what Yukari was going to discuss with her. "Did she tell you before, but kept the situation from us?" Xiangzi lowered her head and shook her head without saying a word. "No. I've told you all I know." "It doesn't matter if it's just your speculation." Shiba explained first, and then asked, "What do you think the murderer is looking for? Don't you think it's strange to see the house turned like that?" "I also find it strange, but I can't think of it. She should have no evidence in her hand." Sadness welled up in her heart again, Koko covered her face with her hands, and Shibata and Naoi didn't ask her any more. In the afternoon of the next day, Shibata and Naoi went to the office of Bambi Nightclub together.Just like the last time I came here, the members seemed to be busy with their own tasks.The phones were ringing non-stop throughout the room, and perhaps one of them was asking about Mano Yukari's death. Seeing that they didn't answer themselves, the two of Zhitian walked through the house.Marumoto was reading a newspaper at the table by the window, when he saw two criminal policemen, he hurriedly closed the newspaper and stood up.Before coming here, Shibata called Marumoto, saying that the police wanted to ask him about the death of Yukari Mano. Like last time, Marumoto brought the two of them into the reception room partitioned by boards. "I heard that the person who was killed was a friend of Eri's before he was alive. I was really shocked." Marumoto took the initiative to say. Although he frowned solemnly, no one knew what was going on in his heart. "You don't know this Mano Yukari at all?" Shibata asked. "I don't know." Marumoto nodded, his face was still as calm as water, "After all, I only dated Eri for about a month before, and I don't know anything about her circle of friends. " Marumoto has said this more than once, but every time he heard him say this, Shibada felt that he was a little hypocritical. "Then have you met Ms. Mano before?" Naoi asked from the side. "No." Marumoto replied immediately. "But didn't she work with you before? She was supposed to come here yesterday. Haven't you seen her once?" Marumoto pursed his lips and scratched his chin. "I haven't met her myself. Whether to temporarily recruit free escorts, these matters are in charge of these matters, and I just need to approve the application." The meaning of this seems to be that he, the president, never asks about these trivial matters. "Did you see Miss Mano at Eri's funeral?" Shibata speculated that Yugari should have attended Eri's funeral before, so he tried to ask.However, Marumoto's answer was beyond his expectation. "Well... I didn't attend the funeral at the time," Marumoto said. "You didn't go? Why?" "I don't think I'm qualified to go... The parents who want to come to Eri probably don't want to see me. I have sent telegrams and sent incense candles, but all those things were sent back by the other party." Marumoto closed his mouth, a bitter expression appeared on his face.It was difficult for Shiba to judge whether the other party's expression was from the heart, or it was deliberately made for others to see.But psychologically speaking, when his lover died, Marumoto didn't even attend the funeral. This behavior made Shibata feel uneasy. "About Eri's suicide..." Naoi deliberately said slowly, "Has anyone asked you about the situation before, or told you anything?" He probably thought that Yukari might have come to look for Marumoto before, so he asked this question.But Marumoto said it never happened, completely denying Naoi's question. In desperation, Shibata and Naoi had to decide to resign temporarily. If you continue to entangle, the result will only be counterproductive.After several people stood up, Naoi casually asked Marumoto about his alibi from day to night yesterday. "If you don't ask, the boss will say that he can't write the report and come to trouble us. Please don't be offended." "I'm not offended, in fact, your work is quite hard." As he said that, Marumoto took out a booklet full of schedules and continued, "Yesterday I stayed at the company until four o'clock in the afternoon, and then went to work I went shopping for a while. I went to Ginza to eat, and I went back after drinking four drinks." Shiba asked Marumoto for the name of the restaurant where he ate and drank carefully, and recorded it in the manual.It's just that Marumoto said that he can't remember the specific time.Naoi told him that he would investigate later. After leaving the reception room, Shibata and Naoi met with the person in charge of hiring the escort.The other party is fair-skinned, short in stature, and looks a little weak. According to the man, Yugari found Bambi nightclub three days after Eri committed suicide.At that time, Yugari came directly to the door, and Marumoto was indeed not there at the time. "I heard that she came out of the Dynasty Nightclub, so we are basically relieved. If we can always have a few free escorts, it will be much more convenient in case of emergency. Recently, there are more and more free escorts. At least, those girls who want to be singers and entertainers also need to have time to attend classes, but if they do regular drinking, they will not be so free." The person in charge seems to have a lot of words. "Did she say anything about the suicide commotion a few days ago?" Shiba asked. "Well..." The man tilted his head and thought for a while, "She said some irrelevant things at the time, but I didn't pay attention." "yes?" After thanking them, Shibata and Naoi left the office of Bambi Nightclub. In the search headquarters of the Shinjuku Bureau, Matsutani is waiting for the return of Shibata and Naoi, and intends to ask them about their feelings after meeting Marumoto.After listening to Naoi's succinct description of what happened, Matsutani also showed a complex expression.It's hard to judge this. Several people decided to confirm Marumoto's alibi as soon as possible. "Have you found anything about Yugal's relationship with other men?" After reporting the situation, Naoi asked.As for the search target, it is divided into two lines that are related to the case and Eri's suicide case.If the two are unrelated, the first thing to ascertain is the relationship between the victim and the man.In fact, the police also found a phone book with the names of several men and a large number of suspicious business cards in You Gary's room. "Currently we are conducting separate investigations, but the victims seem to have a wide range of contacts. Students, salaried workers, bar managers, sports coaches, photographers, creative designers... They are all kinds of people, and there is even a Go teacher among them. " Matsutani flipped through the manual and said with a gloomy expression. "Is there anyone among them who might have something to do with Eri's suicide?" Shibata asked. "It doesn't seem to be. These people feel like they're just passing through." Matsutani tapped the manual with his index finger. Later, Shibada begged Matsutani to allow him to go to Nagoya.Shiba determined that Eri's death must be related to the killing of Takami Yutaro this year, and he hoped to re-investigate. "I've mentioned this matter to the section chief just now, and he's about to send someone there. It's just that the Aichi prefectural police must not be provoked by the action. For them, this case has already been settled. If Let them feel that we are repeating the same old tune, then don't want them to help solve the case in the future." "I see." Maybe I can gain something in Nagoya - Shibata has such a premonition in his heart. At night, all the criminal police who were running around gathered together and held a report meeting. The first thing that comes out is the results of the autopsy. The cause of death and the estimated time of death have not changed much.It is worth mentioning that the victim had taken sleeping pills before his death.Regarding this point, the staff of the forensics department also reported that they detected a trace amount of drugs from a teacup at the scene. Then I heard about it from the students who lived downstairs from Yugali.According to the student, around five o'clock, there was a noise in Youjiali's room.At that time, the student thought that the upstairs was cleaning the room. Next is the relationship between Gary and the male.Judging from the conclusion, Yugali has not met any man recently.Although two men had invited her out, she turned them down with the excuse that she was too busy recently. Judging from the alibi, some people have it and some don't.After all, there are as many as nine men who have had physical relations with Yugali alone.Three of them couldn't even remember who Yugali was. However, Marumoto's alibi has been confirmed.After seven o'clock, Marumoto was indeed in Ginza, and several people besides the waiter had proved this, so his alibi should be correct.Although the possibility of Marumoto's murder at this point has been ruled out, but... "What I'm going to say next seems a little suspicious." A searcher in charge of investigating the relationship between men said deliberately, "The night before the incident, a man received a call from Yukari Mano. The man is a creative designer, and according to him, Yugali asked some strange things on the phone." "Strange words?" As soon as Matsutani asked the words, Shibada leaned out beside him. "At that time, Yu Jiali asked the man if he knew a jewelry store named 'Huawu', and asked if he knew who the president of 'Huawu' was. The man replied that he did not know..." "Huawu?" Shiba couldn't help swallowing. "Hey, it's me, Mano Yukari. I have something very important to discuss with you. Take some time to come out after get off work tonight. Please..." Yugari's voice kept echoing in Xiangzi's mind. Although the time spent with each other was not long, Xiangzi felt as if she had lost a close friend, and her heart was heavy. Even so, there will be something to cheer her up.As soon as he got home, Shunsuke Takami called. It was nothing important, but he just wanted to ask how he was doing. From his tone, it seemed that he didn't know about Yugali, which had just been published in today's evening paper. "I got two tickets for the ballet. I wonder if you have time? The time is the day after tomorrow. Sorry, I contacted you about this at the last minute." Xiangzi naturally agreed, although there is still work to do, but she only needs to find other wine companions to replace her temporarily, and pay some commission afterwards.Xiangzi also wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of the gloomy mood she had been in for a long time. "Then I'll come pick you up the day after tomorrow." Junsuke finished speaking calmly and hung up the phone. ——Fortunately, I was prepared and bought a book about ballet. This sentence first came to Xiangzi's mind. After the hands of the clock passed twelve o'clock, the sound of Shiba Tian coming home came from the next door.Xiangzi had already taken a shower and was drinking beer alone. After a while, the doorbell rang.Xiangzi opened the door and saw that Shida was standing outside the door with a tired face. "Is there something urgent?" Shiba waved the note in his hand, which read: Please come to me.Xiangzi.This note was stuffed by Xiangzi into the mailbox outside Shida Gate. "I want to invite you to have a cup of tea. I think you are probably very tired." Shiba smiled slightly and said "thank you".Then he carefully folded the note in his hand and stuffed it into the pocket of his trousers. Instead of drinking tea, let's have some beer.With that said, Xiangzi handed him the can of beer and the cup.Shiba Tian drank a glass in one breath, but his complexion still didn't improve at all after drinking. As for the reason for lack of energy, Xiangzi finally understood why he was like this after hearing Shibata's story.Marumoto, the most suspicious, has the most convincing alibi. "However, the investigation is not completely without progress. I feel that the suspicion of 'Huawu' is getting bigger and bigger." Shibata told Xiangzi that Yugali had asked his male friend about the situation of the president of "Huaya". "What does this have to do with 'Huawu'?" "I don't know, but I've already set my sights on 'Huawu' before." Shida has always had doubts about the fact that "Huawu" appointed Bambi Nightclub to undertake the task of accompanying wine at the thank you party.In addition, he seems to be obsessed with the fact that the connection between Marumoto and Takami Shunsuke is the thank you party. "I investigated the fact that 'Huawu' appointed Bambi Nightclub to undertake the escort. This was arranged by a minister named Satake. I also went to meet this person face-to-face." "I've seen this Satake before." Xiangzi recalls what happened at the party. "That man has a gloomy face and looks like a skeleton. On weekdays, he is always by the side of the third son of 'Huawu'." "That's right. You know quite a lot. I asked that Satake, but he said that there is no special meaning in changing the company that accompanied the wine, just because he saw that the price was cheaper than the one he was looking for before. , so it was replaced. But what he said was a lie, and for such a reason, it is simply impossible for a dignified minister to personally appoint him." "Could it be because he took a bribe?" Xiangzi casually expressed his guess.Whenever something unreasonable happens in an enterprise, people tend to think about bribery. "Maybe, but I always feel that this matter seems to have something to do with Eri." "What kind of relationship?" "It's not clear yet, but after I heard that Yugali had investigated the situation of the 'Hua House', I became more and more convinced." Shibata put the empty can on the table, walked to the stereo, checked the cassette inside, and pressed the switch.Tchaikovsky played on the stereo. "Are you still studying your classical music all day?" Shiba put his hands on his hips, watching the tape keep spinning. "This is not pure classical music." Xiangzi said, "I am studying classical ballet." "So, that 'Don Juan' of yours is still a ballet fan?" Shibata looked at the index paper of the tape boredly and said, "It's really not easy to win the favor of Prince Charming. " "That's right. You read these books." Xiangzi took out three books from the paper bag leaning against the wall and placed them in front of Shida, all of which Xiangzi bought recently. "Introduction to Classical Ballet", "Learn to Appreciate Ballet", "Ballet Dancer Story", these are all expenses beyond the budget. "Maybe I'm talking too much," Shida said while flipping through the three books, "I don't think you need to cater to him, just get along with him normally, right?" "Huh? Why?" "Why... don't you feel tired like this?" "I don't feel tired at all. In order to be able to marry into a wealthy family, what's the point of suffering so much?" "Oh……" "My dream is to own a villa in a foreign country. I bought a castle in Europe and went there to escape the summer. With a castle, gems are indispensable. I want to collect gems from all over the world. 'Is there any shortage of money to make a big order to realize this dream?" "Of course not less." Shibada's answer sounded like he had no interest in it. "At this point, he is an ideal match. He is still young and he will probably earn more in the future." "That's true. But let me remind you, he is Takami Yutaro's nephew. Maybe he has something to do with this case." "Didn't he have an alibi when the Erina case happened?" "That's right..." Shida put down the tape cassette he was playing in his hand, stood up and said, "It's about time for me to go back. I have to go to work tomorrow morning. Do you want to turn off the stereo?" "Leave it on. I've got to hear more ballets, and I'm going to see Swan Lake the day after tomorrow." Shiba didn't say anything, and walked towards the entrance.Hearing Xiangzi say "good night", he raised his hand and walked out of the room without even turning his head.