Chapter 34 Section 34

"Kawahara? Oh, Kawahata? Is there such a person?" A forty-five or six-year-old housewife put her hand on her cheek and tilted her head. "About fifteen or sixteen years ago. I heard people say that your family had moved here at that time." Kusanagi said. "Well, that's right. It's been seventeen years since our family moved here. It's probably the longest-lived family in this building. But I really don't know whose surname is Kawabata." "Their family should have lived in Room 305 at the time." "305? Then I really don't know. They don't walk the same stairs as ours. The stairs are different, and they rarely meet each other, let alone say hello to each other." After the person in the situation was a criminal policeman, the housewife showed some curiosity at the beginning, but after a while, she also obviously expressed the attitude of hoping to end the conversation as soon as possible.

"Really? Then, I'm sorry to bother you." When Kusanagi bowed his head in thanks, the other party had already closed the entrance door. The company residence of "Arima Engine" is a dilapidated apartment building on the side of a road with little traffic.The whole building has four floors, but there is no elevator.The total number of households is just over thirty. Kusanagi and Utsumi Kaoru split up and knocked on doors, hoping to find out some news about Kawabata Shigeharu and his family, but the results were not satisfactory.The residents who lived here at that time have almost all moved out.

Kusanagi scratched the back of his head with a ballpoint pen while walking down the stairs, only to hear someone call "Mr. Kusanagi" downstairs.Kaoru Utsumi walked from the corridor to the stairs, looking up at Kusanagi. "Oh, did you find anything?" Kusanagi asked casually as he went downstairs. "I found out the current address of the family living in Room 206. The wife of the family living in Room 106 still remembers them. It is said that the family in Room 206 built it by themselves eight years ago. After moving to a small building, they moved away. The family name is Kajimoto, and now they live in Kotake Town, Nerima District, next to Ekoda Station on the Seibu Line."

"As for room 206, you should go up the same stairs as room 305. When did the person named Kajimoto move into this company residence?" "The exact date is unknown, but it is said that when their family moved out, they had lived here for nearly twenty years." "In this way, their family must have been in contact with the Kawahata family." Kusanagi snapped his fingers, "Okay, let's go immediately to Ekoda." Coincidentally, a taxi with no passengers passed by on the road.Kusanagi waved at the taxi. As soon as he got in the car and walked not far, Kaoru Utsumi's cell phone rang.She looked at the caller ID, exclaimed softly, and immediately picked up the phone.

"Hello, I'm Utsumi. I'm really bothering you this morning... Eh? Found it?... Yes... Yes. Sorry, can I ask her to answer the phone? Ah, is it? I see. Then I will Call again. Thank you for your assistance. Thank you." Kaoru Utsumi hung up the phone and turned to look at Kusanagi.There was still a hint of blush on her face. "Who is calling?" "A volunteer group with an office located in Shinjuku. They have been doing food and disaster relief and other homeless support operations. Before I went to 'Arima Engine', I went to them. Because the main person in charge was not there at the time, So I made a photocopy of Xian Bo's handsome photo and left it with them."

"And then?" Kusanagi urged Utsumi Kaoru to continue.He had a good feeling. "A female staff member who just went to the volunteer group office said that she had seen Xianbo. And more than once. She saw Xianbo every time when she was cooking for disaster relief." "When did it happen?" "It is said that the last time she saw Xianbo was a year ago. The female staff member has gone out on business and said she will return in about an hour." "Driver, please stop the car." Kusanagi said.The driver quickly stepped on the brakes. "What's wrong?" Utsumi asked.

"What's the matter? After getting such important information, how can you leave it for later? You go to their office immediately and wait for the female staff member. Driver, open the door, someone gets off here .”