Chapter 12 Section 4

Zhe Lang was awakened by the sound of the electric bell, and found that he had fallen asleep unconsciously.The sound should come from the intercom at the door of the apartment, and Risako was responding. Footsteps were heard in the corridor, and Risako opened the door with a serious face. "Here comes a troublesome character." "Who?" "Nakao." "Huh?" Zhe Lang sat up in a panic. "Why did Nakao come here?" "I don't know, but I'll let him wait downstairs first." "What's going on here?" Zhe Lang tried to organize his thoughts, but his head couldn't think because he just woke up.

"What should I do? I can't drive him back." "I see, I'll go downstairs and have a look." Zhe Lang changed his clothes and went downstairs to the entrance hall of the apartment.A skinny man stood in front of the apartment gate, smiling at Zhe Lang. Zhe Lang thought it was a stranger at first, but he always felt that he had seen this man before.He had indeed seen the other person's eyes and expression. That smile was the trump card of Teito University - the smile of running back Kosuke Nakao. Zhelang opened the door for him, and Nakao slowly stepped into the apartment.He casually wears a very detailed coat.

The reason why Zhe Lang didn't recognize him at a glance was because he was so thin that he was so different from the last time he saw him.His cheeks were thin and his jaw was tapered.Zhe Lang thought of Xu Bei and said with a smile: It's hard for a son-in-law. "Long time no see." Nakao said. "Nakao... why are you here?" "I'm here to find you." "Looking for us?" "Yeah," Nakao nodded and glanced up. "Is she there?" Zhe Lang stopped breathing, realizing who he was referring to. "This morning, I called Xu Bei's house. His wife answered the phone and said that Xu Bei hadn't come home. I asked for a long time, and she said that Xu Bei stayed at your house overnight, and the manager of the women's team was with you. So I understood."

"Have you talked to Sugai?" "No, I didn't speak to him." Then, he probably doesn't know about the murder case yet, and he doesn't know what Mei Yue is like now. "Is she there?" Nakao asked again, pointing his right thumb up. "Let me see her." Zhe Lang didn't know how to answer, but he couldn't think of a reason to refuse.Even if she is not here, it is unreasonable to ask him to go home directly. Nakao took the lead towards the elevator and said, "Let's go." Zhe Lang had no choice but to follow him. When taking the elevator, Zhe Lang was still worrying about what to do.Now that they have all come here, they have to let Nakao see Mizuki.But Zhe Lang is very hesitant, why not do any psychological construction for Nakao first?If the person who came wasn't Nakao, or Mizuki wasn't a murderer, Zhe Lang shouldn't be so troubled.

Unaware, Nakao stared intently at the floor numbers displayed on the panel.Zhe Lang remembered his sharp eyes under the mask in the past.With the ball in his hand, he moves flexibly on the court like a wild animal.Nakao's size is considered small among American football players, but this highlights his talent as a running back.The opponent's defensive camp often runs around like Donkey Kong who can't catch a rabbit. The two got out of the elevator and when they were about to enter Zhe Lang's house, Zhe Lang stopped. Nakao made a "what's wrong?" expression. "You'd better prepare yourself mentally."

Nakao first showed a puzzled look, and then a calm adult smile appeared on his face. "Do you think I'm still an innocent boy?" "I didn't mean that. If you see Hiura now, you will probably be shocked. That's why I said you have to be mentally prepared first." "No matter who it is, appearance changes over time." "There are many ways to change." Perhaps Zhelang was too stubborn, Nakao finally felt that he was not joking, the smile on his face disappeared for a while, but the lines of his face immediately relaxed again. "I only came to see her because of nostalgia, and I didn't have any special expectations, so there is nothing to be disappointed."

Zhe Lang breathed a sigh of relief.It turns out that for him, what is disappointing is not the "now", but the important "past". As soon as Zhelang opened the door, Risako immediately came out of the house with a stiff face. "He heard from Xu Bei's wife that he wanted to see Ri Pu." Zhe Lang said. "That's it." She seemed to hesitate too.However, she also knew that there were no other options in front of her. "That can't be helped." "Yeah." Zhe Lang also nodded. Risako looked at Nakao and frowned. "Nakao, you've lost weight."

"Because you have suffered a lot. Gao Cang, you are still the same black." "Because I'm running outside all day." Risako squeezed out an unnatural smile, looked at Zhe Lang, as if asking: What should I do? "Is Hiura in there?" "Yeah." She retracted her jaw. "Then do you want to call her out?" "yes." "Wait a minute," Nakao said, "I'm going to see her. Is it okay?" Zhelang and Risako looked at each other, then nodded slightly. "That's all right." Nakao took off his shoes and walked to the other end of the corridor. "Nakao..." Risako wanted to say something, but Tetsura stopped her with his hand.

Nakao opened the living room door, stepped into the living room, looked inside, and then stopped moving.In Zhe Lang's eyes, his body seemed to be frozen, and this state lasted for several seconds. Soon, there was a sound.Zhe Lang saw Mizuki standing in front of Nakao, and then they were silent for a while.A strange atmosphere enveloped them, Zhelang and Risako. "QB," Mizuki said without looking away at Nakao, "Excuse me, can I be alone with Kosuke? Ten minutes, no, five minutes will be fine." Zhelang looked at Risako, she nodded. "Ten minutes, or even fifteen minutes, you go ahead and talk. We're here anyway."

"Sorry." Mizuki closed the living room door. Zhelang opened the bedroom door and went in with Risako.