Chapter 29 Section 28

"I'm looking for a friend. She ran away from home a week ago and was never heard from. I heard that she was seen in the area, so I asked hotel by hotel." Takemi showed the photo of herself and Chizuru to the front desk staff of the hotel, and then narrated the lines with realistic acting skills.The staff with beautifully parted hair didn't see through her tricks and stared at the photo seriously. "Well, we don't use such guests here." He replied with a little sympathy: "Most of them are on business trips, such young girls..." "It's probably with a man, a man in his thirties."

"If it's a pair, it should be more impressive, but I don't remember." The staff tilted their heads. Takemi thanked this person and left this business hotel near Yodoyabashi Station.This is already the fourth house, and there is still no sign of Qianhe staying there. "That guy was right, staying in business hotels in pairs is very noticeable. If you're being followed, you shouldn't be doing that." "That's a love hotel." Tuo Shi said. "It's possible if you only stay for one day. But they should have stayed here for two or three days. I'm afraid it's not convenient to live in a love hotel."

Takemi's idea also sounds reasonable. "Neither is 'Business', nor is 'Lover'...what the hell is going on?" The four of them walked along the Daotang Shimagawa.There are many flower beds on the sidewalk, which is really an excellent route for jogging.In fact it is.Although it was past ten o'clock in the evening, they still passed by the runners from time to time. "Takumi, leave the next matter to the police." Tokio said, "Anyone who sees Chizuru being taken away will think it's kidnapping. This is a complete crime. Let the police tell the truth and rely on them It is better to have a professional investigation."

"Stop talking! Shut up!" "Is it necessary to do this? After all, isn't she just a woman who dumped you and ran away with another man?" Tuoshi stopped and grabbed Shisheng's chest.Shi Sheng did not show any weakness, and also stared at him.Takumi clenched his fists. "Stop it," said Takemi impatiently, winking at Jesse.Jesse immediately separated the two, and Takumi had to let go. "BAMBI, you persuade him too. Why do you keep chasing after the woman who dumped you? It's hard to watch." Shi Sheng said, rubbing his neck. "Well, that's true. He doesn't have any grandeur at all, but I'm still on his side, because rescuing Qianhe is the first priority."

"So call the police." "Is the police reliable?" Zhumei shrugged one shoulder. "After calling the police, they will know that the kidnapped is a bar lady, and they will stand by. They will think that the gangster is catching the escaped lady. Thousands of thousands of people have surfaced in Osaka Bay." Crane's body, the police will be dispatched." Tuoshi heard the word "corpse" and looked at Zhumi, but Zhumi didn't seem to be exaggerating, she nodded to him with sharp eyes. "And," she continued, "if you get involved with the police, things will get worse. Don't make it public until you find out what trouble Chizuru is in, or she may be arrested by the police. "

"If Qianhe commits a crime and is arrested by the police, it's her own fault. Even though you are her friend, you shouldn't help her," Shisheng said. "Your lofty words are only suitable for elementary school moral class." Zhumei turned her face away and walked away.Jesse followed. "If you boy don't want to accompany us, go away." Tuo Shi said to Shi Sheng. "That's not what I mean. I mean there's no need to take the risk, you're not going to make it with her anyway, you're marrying another—" Before Shisheng finished speaking, Takumi's hand came, but it was not a fist, but just gently slapped him with the palm of his hand.But Zhumei still heard Tokyo, turned her head and said, "Didn't I tell you to stop messing around?"

"What do you know? Who do you think you are? Nostradamus?" "I... I know." "You can say whatever you want." Takumi turned around and walked towards Zhumei and the others. Shi Sheng ran after him. "Okay, I will also contribute, but you have to promise me one thing. Today, I found that house, which looks exactly like the one in that comic book, and you were born there." Takumi couldn't help but stop. "How do you know that's my house?" "There are living witnesses." "Who? Where?" "This...can't be said now, I hope you can meet directly."

"Nonsense!" "It will do you good in the future. Promise me, please." "Okay, okay, it's really long-winded. When you find Qianhe, you can go wherever you want, but don't make irresponsible remarks about what I do in the future. If you don't want to, don't follow." "OK. It's not that I don't want to help Qianhe, it's just that I don't want you to take risks." "My own woman has been robbed, what danger is there?" Takushi blurted out, and then realized that the term "his own woman" was not appropriate.But Shi Sheng didn't say anything, it seems that he immediately fulfilled his promise of "stop talking nonsense".

The four walked in silence.Soon, a Western-style building appeared on the left side of the road, and the signboard said "CROWN HOTEL OSAKA" (Osaka Crown Hotel). Takemi stopped first. "Oh……" Tuoshi guessed what she was thinking and snorted coldly. "This is a very high-end hotel. Why would Qianzuru, who runs a pawn shop, live here?" "No, I think it's here." Zhumei turned her face to the river and pointed to the opposite bank, "It's also very close to the gannets, just cross the bridge." "Based on that?" "There's one more—Louis Vuitton."

"how?" "The Gannet's invoice was found in that bag. It can be seen that the bag has been used by Chizuru. The Rolex and others are brand new. Why use that bag? There is only one reason, for people to see. Qianzuru must pay attention to it. Outer places." "So it's...a high-end hotel?" Makes sense.Tuo Shi had to accept. "I guess you don't know that there are high-end restaurants in this high-end hotel. When entering and leaving this kind of place, women not only have to wear formal clothes, but also pay attention to jewelry and bags."

"I understand that, but Qianhe and the others are fleeing, isn't it dangerous to live in such a famous hotel?" "This is the blind spot, and the tracker would not think that they are staying in a first-class hotel in the center of Osaka. This is probably Chizuru's idea, and she sometimes has such bold ideas." "It's not confirmed that they live here." The four approached the hotel.A taxi came and stopped in front of the main entrance, and a fat man got out, wearing a well-tailored gray suit, and then a fat woman in a pale pink suit got out, making people think that she usually eats delicacies from mountains and seas.The well-dressed doorman greeted them respectfully, took the luggage, and ushered them into the hotel. "The doorman doesn't even look at us." Takumi said.There were also two doormen standing there. "They know real guests don't come on foot. There's something wrong with our clothes, too." "That's true." Tuoshi agreed, looking at the clothes reflected in the glass. The four of them walked through two automatic glass doors and entered the hotel.A huge chandelier hung from the ceiling, illuminating the polished floor, and it was like daylight all around.There were some tasteful men and women chatting and laughing in the lobby.In front of the counter inside, the fat couple was checking in.The actions of the staff who received them were as precise as a machine, without unnecessary actions, and it is estimated that there were very few mistakes.In the corner of the reception desk hung a sign showing the exchange rate. "It seems that the method in the business hotel may not work." Tuoshi said in a low voice. "Yes. Most of them will say that you can't disclose the information of the guests casually. This hotel is credit first." "what to do?" Zhumei snorted, pursed her lips tightly, and then, for some reason, raised her head to look at Jesse.Confused, Jesse blinked. "I don't know if it will work, but try it." "Any good ideas?" "I dare not say it is good, but it is worth a try." From behind a thick pillar, Takemi spoke the plan, mostly in English, because Jesse was the key to the success of the plan. "Got it, Jesse?" Takemi finally confirmed in Japanese. "OK. Leave it to me." Jesse patted his chest. Tuoshi and Shisheng walked towards the front desk with Jesse on their sides.Takemi is still hiding behind the pillar, and according to the plan, she cannot show her face. Perhaps because it was late, there were no guests at the front desk.They approached the sign that said "Reception" in English, and immediately another staff member wearing glasses stood opposite.He looked at Tuoshi and Shisheng vigilantly, but there might be a black man among them, and his eyes were a little nervous. "Did the three just arrive?" the employee with a weasel face asked Takumi. "No. He was a tourist from the United States and said he had a Japanese friend living here, so we brought him here." "Ah..." The front desk clerk looked up at Jesse, and then turned his gaze back to Tuoshi's face, "Just contact the guest who stayed in our store, and that's all." "Yes, but he forgot his name." "Don't know the name?" "Yes." It is expected that Qianhe and the others also registered with fake names. "But there are photos. Hi, Picture, Please." After speaking such a little English, Tuoshi's armpit was sweating.His English was learned after high school. Jessie took out the photo, pointed at Qianhe and said something, presumably it was her.That's why Takemi hid - if the girl who took the photo with Qianzuru was standing next to her, she couldn't say she didn't know her name. The clerk took the photo, but put it down after only looking at it. "Sorry, it's difficult to just look at the photos, there are too many guests." This answer was expected, and Takumi spoke the agreed lines. "Then tell him, our English is not very good." "Ah good." The staff began to talk to Jesse. After all, it was a first-class hotel, and their English was very good, but Tuoshi didn't understand a little bit. Jesse also said something, in a rough tone.The staff panicked. "What did he say?" Takumi asked. "Ah, he said that he finally came here from the United States, is he going to send him back like this..." "You said you were going to send him back?" "No, no, I'll try to be as polite as possible." Jessie started yelling again, and kept waving his thick arms.The staff responded with an expression of trying to argue. "What did he say?" Takumi asked. "Whether it's because he's black that he didn't tell him on purpose. I didn't say that." "Can you help him find the girl in the photo?" Shi Sheng said. "It's hard to find just based on photos... There are too many young female guests. Is she staying alone, or with men?" "Probably with a man." Shi Sheng replied, "A man in his thirties." "Then I don't know. In this case, men usually come to check in, and we rarely meet female guests." "Then tell him." Tuoyu pointed to Jesse with his thumb. The staff made gestures and started talking.But instead of acknowledging it, Jesse yelled loudly, and the guests in the lobby and rest area began to look this way. "Oops! How can I tell him?" The staff looked embarrassed. "What did you tell him?" Takumi asked. "That's what I told you just now. If the female guest is with the male, they won't meet us..." "But he's quite angry. He seems to be even angrier than before." "Ah... I don't know how I offended him." Jesse was still yelling, waving her arms more vigorously.It's almost there, Tuoshi saw the timing, gritted his teeth, and took a step closer.According to the plan, it should be that Jesse's elbow touched his cheek, and he fell to the ground to attract people's attention, but I don't know whether it was due to poor timing or Jesse's complacency. Xiang Tuoshi's face, he suddenly lost consciousness.When he awoke, he found himself lying on his back on the floor.Some people are taking pictures of their faces, it's time to be born.There were already a bunch of people around, and the weasel-faced staff was trembling, their legs trembling. The flustered doorman ran over to carry him.Jesse was still yelling something, a hotel manager came to greet him, and he gradually calmed down and followed Tuoshi. The three of them were ushered into the office behind the front desk, and they were greeted by the gray-haired manager who spoke to Jesse, who seemed quite senior. "How's the injury?" he asked Takumi. "It's fine, don't worry." Tuo replied, covering his right eye with a wet towel. "It's because we made an improper explanation and offended the foreign guests. Are you looking for a young lady?" "That's the girl," Shi Sheng took out the photo, "but is this a photo from two or three years ago?" "Oh, any other features? Or the man she was with?" "The man is in his thirties, with a thin body." Tuoshi told what he heard in Bailong. His gray hair tilted his head. "Based on these alone..." "Also, they lived here not only today, but also yesterday, maybe the day before yesterday." "Stayed for three nights in a row? That would make the scope smaller." "Maybe longer." "Oh, please wait a moment." A few minutes later, the man returned with a piece of paper in his hand. "There are only two groups of guests staying in a group of two people for three consecutive nights." "Can I take a look?" Tuo Shi stretched out his hand, but the man took the paper back. "Sorry, this involves the private information of the guest." "Listen to him." Shi Sheng glanced at Jesse and said, "he came from Tokyo." "Oh," the man glanced at the paper, "The registered addresses of these two couples are both in Tokyo." How could it be such a coincidence!Takumi really wanted to smack his lips. "There is a couple, probably not what you are looking for, the man is already sixty-five years old." "What's the age of the other male guest?" Shi Sheng leaned forward and asked. The gray-haired man hesitated for a while, and said, "Thirty-three years old." Tuoshi and Shisheng looked at each other.The age is right. "Didn't the female guest's name be written?" Shi Sheng asked. "Yes. Only the male guest's surname is Miyamoto." "Miyamoto?" Takumi stood up and snatched the paper from the grey-haired hand. "No!" The gray hair whispered. It was a copy of the accommodation bill.Miyamoto Tsuruo was written in the name column, and the handwriting was familiar. It was undoubtedly written by Chizuru, and she was the one who did the check-in procedures. Tuoshi wrote down the room number, winked at Shisheng, and handed the paper back. "Sorry, it looks like it's not in your store." "Really?" The gray hair was obviously relieved, "Does this gentleman agree?" He looked at Jesse. "We're here to get him to approve, please." Tuoshi patted Jesse on the shoulder twice and stood up.Shisheng followed suit, and Jesse stood up slowly. "Thank you," Jesse said in Japanese with an Osaka accent. The three left their stunned gray hair in the office and walked away.