Chapter 33 Section 33

When the detectives who claimed to be from Tokyo appeared at "Crescent", it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.But before they came, Kako and her father were completely unable to do homestay work, because their scope of activities was very limited by the police in Nagano Prefecture.There was only one middle-aged couple staying that night, so I asked them to move to another hotel.After the couple knew the truth, they probably didn't want to be involved in trouble, so they quickly packed their bags and left. Kawasaki is a sharp-eyed detective, and he said he wanted to ask Kazuko about something.Sitting face to face with Kako and the detectives at the table in the corner of the living room.Sitting next to Kawasaki was a fat detective who was a little younger than him.

Kawasaki asked about the day Changfeng came and the situation at that time.He Jiazi tried her best to tell the truth, because she really didn't find out when Changfeng came, so she didn't think it was necessary to make up some messy lies. "Did he look like this photo at the time?" Kawasaki pointed to one of the photos on the flyer, which was a composite photo of Nagamine wearing a hat. "Maybe... very similar, I don't remember much, but my father said so." "Is it very different from this photo?" "You need to grow your hair longer." "how long?"

"Slightly touched the shoulder... maybe." The detectives will definitely ask Long Ming the same question.Anyway, they would all know that now, what he said first should be less likely to be suspected, He Jiazi thought to himself. "Isn't this hairstyle unnatural? For example, it feels like wearing a wig." "I didn't notice, and I couldn't possibly keep staring at him." The detective nodded, as if to say: Maybe so. "The guest heard that he stayed here for three nights. At first, he planned to stay for two nights, but then he stayed for an extra night, didn't he?"

"yes." "What's the reason for staying one more night? Did he say anything?" "He didn't say ... because he asked if I could stay an extra night, so I said yes." "What was he doing while he lived here?" "Well." He Jiazi thought about how to answer. "After going out in the morning, I won't come back until evening. I haven't eaten dinner here once, but I always call back in advance to say that I don't need to help him prepare dinner..." "Do you know where he went?" "have no idea." "Did he ever ask you how to get somewhere, or what transportation to take?"

"No." He Jiazi shook his head. Kawasaki's face was ugly, and he put his hands on his cheeks.He came to this place specially, but he didn't get any great information, which made him feel very meaningless. Long Ming walked in, and he seemed to be taking other detectives to see the room where Chang Feng lived.He sat down a little far away from Kako and the others, looking at his daughter worriedly. "What does the guest look like?" Kawasaki continued to ask. "What does it feel like..." "For example, the look of panic or fear, in short, is there anything strange?"

"I think...we don't see his face very often, because he often wears sunglasses, so he can't see the expression clearly." "Did you ever go into that guest's room when he lived here?" "No." He Jiazi replied immediately, "Our place is different from a hotel, so we don't just go into the guest's room to clean." "Is there anything left in the room after the guest left? Are there any traces?" "I didn't find out." "Where's the trash in the room?" "That's already been disposed of." She looked at her father, "Have you taken out the garbage bags from that day?"

"Well, I took it out a long time ago." Long Ming said while nodding. Kawasaki let out a long sigh.He seemed to be resentful that he wasn't getting anything. "Didn't you talk to that guest? Anything trivial." He scratched his head with a ballpoint pen and asked. He Jiazi shook his head. "It's what he said when he said he wanted to stay one more night, and there's no more talk about it." He Jiazi saw Long Ming who had lowered his head before suddenly raised his head, as if he wanted to say something, but He Jiazi prayed in his heart, hoping that he would not say anything.

Maybe this prayer was heard by Long Ming. Long Ming didn't say a word until the detectives finished asking.Kawasaki was not very happy until the end, and he probably felt that his efforts were wasted. The inspection of the room where Changfeng lived continued until late at night, and it was almost one o'clock in the morning when the investigators withdrew.During this time, Jiazi and Longming have been waiting in the living room. After closing the door, He Jiazi thought he could finally sleep, and was about to go back to his room, "He Jiazi!" Long Ming called out behind her.

"Huh?" She turned around. Long Ming scratched his head and walked towards her. "Why didn't you say that?" "Which thing?" "It's about computers! Didn't that customer teach you about computers?" He Jiazi was startled, Long Ming actually saw it.Long Ming must be talking about how Changfeng taught her how to enlarge and print his son's photo. Kazuko squeezed out a smile. "That's not a big deal." "Maybe, but didn't the detective say that it's okay to ignore any trivial matters?" "It's too trivial! If you talk too much, you will be asked non-stop. It's troublesome, isn't it?"

"But we should be cooperating with the investigation." Long Ming is a conservative person, and he sincerely respects the police or civil servants. "That kind of thing is not helpful for the investigation! In short, I don't want to be involved. I don't want to be thought that I have talked to the murderer of the murder case, and it is not good for this hotel! If it is not handled properly , but will damage our image.” "This is something I have to worry about..." Long Ming began to rub the back of his neck, "You don't know anything, do you?"

"Ah?" He Jiazi opened her eyes wide, she felt her body temperature seemed to rise, "Know what?" "That guest is the murderer!" "What nonsense are you talking about? How is it possible! Dad, don't talk nonsense! Why do you think so?" She frowned and her voice rose an octave. "No, it's fine if it's me. I don't know why, but I always feel that way." "I always feel like..." "I thought I heard conversations at night." "Night? Which night?" "What day was it? Anyway, it was when that guest was still living here. When I went to the toilet, I heard your voice coming from the living room. I didn't think about it that much at the time, but now that I think about it, it's incredible that you Who are you talking to?" "Well, could it be that you heard it wrong? Or did you get the time wrong? I also told the criminal police that I didn't talk to that customer at all, and I didn't lie." Although He Jiazi knew that the words were too angry, she It would be self-defeating, but she still argued with a straight face. Long Ming seemed embarrassed and looked away from his daughter. "If I made a mistake, forget it, you don't have to be so angry!" "I'm not angry." "I heard that the police will come again tomorrow, how can you work like this! You don't even have time to sleep, go to rest quickly! Good night." After saying this, Long Ming walked past He Jiazi and returned to his room. "Good night." He Jiazi said to Long Ming's back. After working on the bed, she kept tossing and turning, without any sleepiness.She was very concerned about Long Ming's attitude.Maybe he had already discovered more things, but he was afraid to speak out, so he kept silent. She felt bad about cheating on her father, but that didn't make her tell him the truth.So serious, he would definitely not be able to help a wanted murderer like He Jiazi. She also worries about police actions.What will they find out?It should be just a coincidence to find this homestay!But they have grasped that Changfeng is in Nagano Prefecture.What else do they know? No one should know about hiding Changfeng in the building as long as he and Jiazi don't talk about it.Still, she wondered for no reason whether the police might break into that room too.This made her sleepless even more. She squinted sleepily.When the alarm clock sounded, she reacted a little slower than usual.Feeling heavy in the head, weak all over, and slightly nauseated.After getting up from the bed, she sat like this for a while.She probably slept for two or three hours, but she didn't feel like she had fallen asleep at all. She sat on the bed in a daze.The sound of someone jogging past the corridor reached her ears, and the sound returned after a short while, and then she heard a knock on the door. "He Jiazi, are you up yet?" That was Long Ming's voice. "Get up." He Jiazi replied in a hoarse voice. "I'm sorry, can you change quickly? Things are a little troublesome." "What's wrong?" "You'll know it when you look up." Long Ming left after saying this. After Kako changed into a T-shirt and jeans, she walked out of the room.As soon as she walked to the corridor, she heard someone talking in the entrance.And it's not the voice of one or two people, it seems that there are many people. Long Ming is closing the curtains in the living room. "What's wrong?" "I don't know. People from the TV station and the newspaper rushed over. It seems that they rushed over late last night." Long Ming said. Kazuo looked out through the gap in the curtain.Men and women wearing all kinds of clothes are gathering on the roadside in front of the hotel, and there are also people carrying cameras.The roadside is full of SNG cars. "Just now a person said he was their representative and came to interview me." Long Ming pointed to the business card on the table, "What should I do?" "Are you going to ask Mr. Changfeng... about that guest?" "It should be! But the media is really powerful, and they have already found here." "What is the interview? We have nothing to say at all!" "He said it was okay, and he also said that he would do a joint interview, because in this way, he would not have to answer each reporter's question one by one, which would be more efficient and would not hinder the business here. I also think this is better. " "Dad, are you going to be interviewed? I don't want it!" "Me?" Long Ming's eyebrows drooped, "It's really nerve-wracking!" Long Ming reluctantly walked towards the porch.Kako decides to hide in her room because she thinks the media will want to film the inside. I don't know what Long Ming explained, but the reporters and photographers didn't even enter the house.About thirty minutes later, there was another knock on the door.He Jiazi opened the door and saw Long Ming standing there with a tired face. "it's over." "Thank you for your hard work! Where are the people from the media?" "Most were evacuated but there were a few people filming nearby." "Dad, what did you say?" "I didn't say anything, just what I said to the police yesterday." "yes?" "The people from the TV company are still asking if there are any vacancies for tonight? I really don't know what to do." "Are they going to live here? Doesn't that mean continuing the interview?" "Maybe! But we can't refuse them to come and live!" "I think it's better not to open for the time being." "But there are already several groups of guests who have made reservations tonight, so you can't call them and tell them not to come?" "That can only tell them not to disturb other guests." "Yeah, it would be a disaster if they took pictures." Long Ming said angrily, "Really, disasters come from heaven!" It can be seen that Long Ming is very angry that Nagamine Shigeki once lived here.Seeing his expression, He Jiazi was suddenly worried about Changfeng.What Changfeng is most afraid of is to cause trouble for them. If he sees this hotel being reported on a news talk show, he will definitely feel very sad.