Chapter 26 Section 6

When Kaga finished searching for information and came to the Shakujii Police Station, there was another news that Mio fell during training.It was a criminal police officer monitoring Ye Liuzi who came back after his shift and told him. "There is always an inexplicable feeling," said a detective older than Kaga. "She suddenly said that she was not feeling well, but we didn't look alike. She stopped dancing and stood there. It’s not moving. So it’s slightly different from falling.” "Go to the hospital?" "No, it doesn't seem that serious, and I can walk by myself. Saito Ye Liuzi was very worried, so she went to see her, but she herself said that there was nothing serious. Anyway, she stopped training and went back because she was not feeling well. "

"Who's with her?" "She went back alone. How about it? Isn't it a bit suspicious?" The criminal policeman looked at Kaga with a grin. He thought it was perfunctory and said, "I'm a fan of that girl." Hearing this, the criminal policeman showed a slightly surprised expression, and said to the colleague next to him, "Young people nowadays are really I'll be joking." This is no joke, Kaga thought to himself. Walking out of the police station, he was going to walk across Shakujii Park to the station.As soon as Kaga stepped into the park, he walked slowly on the path where he and Mio had walked together before.

After Oda's funeral, Mio suggested to come here for a walk, it was a rainy day with a gray sky.The weather is very similar to today, except that it is not raining. He walked to the small booth where he had sat with her at that time. An old man on crutches and an old woman wearing round-frame glasses sat side by side like the two of them at that time. Every time the old man said a word, the old woman would be happy nod. Kaga bought a can of juice from the vending machine over there, and drank it while standing behind the old people.The old man was talking about the sandwiches, as if discussing what to put in the bread.The wife seems to have boiled an egg, chopped it up and put it in a slice of bread, but the husband seems to think that the scrambled egg is better with some mayonnaise mixed with mustard-that's what they say.Kaga thought of his father, who probably had never heard of scrambled eggs and mustard mayonnaise.

After drinking the juice, Kaga returned along the way. The old people's words continued. Listening to their words, walking in the woods is not a bad thing. When he was about to walk out of the park, he stopped because he remembered the last time he saw a few female junior high school students playing soft tennis here, and he knew the tennis inflator at that time. etc…… Kaga recalled the scene at that time. He became interested in the air pump and asked the female student to borrow it to have a look. A possibility appeared in Kaga's mind, this kind of idea can completely explain a question that has been unresolved until now.

No, it's impossible - he shook his head, he must have thought too much, how could such a thing be possible. He felt that this idea should be ruled out. Kaga walked out of the park and walked quickly towards the station. Kaga had urgent matters to return to the police station that day, so he waited at Shakujii Park Station for a while, when the announcer's voice sounded: The next train is the express train bound for Ikebukuro.You can go directly to Ikebukuro by taking this train. He must have passed by Fujimidai——he was driving a deserted errand, looking into the distance.On the other side of the golf driving range, there is a gray sky.

After a while, the express train pulled into the station. After the door opened, Kaga stood aside and waited for the passengers to get off.Just as he was about to get into the car, he made up his mind the moment he stepped forward.He retracted his foot and walked back from the car door.The middle-aged woman behind him looked back at him in surprise when she got into the car. After the door of the express train closed, Kaga let out a breath and looked up at the indicator of the next train, which read: Ordinary train bound for Ikebukuro. Kaga got on the ordinary train, got off at Fujimidai Station, and searched for fruit shops in front of the station.I found a fruit shop that seemed to specialize in fruit gifts for relatives and friends, so I went in and bought a box of strawberries, which were neatly arranged with strawberries of the same shape and size.

Carrying strawberry Kaga, he walked to Weixu's residence. He had already seen her off several times, and he went in once because he wanted to check Ye Liuzi's belongings.But today I always feel a little different from usual, and I feel extremely nervous. I rang the doorbell a few times, but there was no response.Not at home?It should be impossible.When I pressed it again, it suddenly occurred to me that she might be sleeping, so I wouldn't bother her. Still no response. Kaga hesitated for a while, and finally chose to go back.There was a sudden knocking of the door behind him.

Kaga stopped and turned around, and saw that the door was opened about 20 centimeters, and Mio's face poked out.When she saw Kaga, she opened her mouth in surprise. "Mr. Kaga..." "Didn't you sleep?" While speaking, Kaga came back again, and the door opened a little wider, and he saw Wei Xu wearing a light blue sportswear and denim skirt. "How did you come here?" she asked. "I heard you fell down again, are you okay?" "Well, it's completely fine, just a little uncomfortable...Mr. Kaga, did you come here specially because of this?"

"It's not special either." Kaga smiled and handed her the strawberry in her hand, "Here, eat it. It looks delicious." "Oh." She accepted the strawberry, as if she couldn't think of a word of thanks for a moment, looked at Kaga and then at the strawberry, probably because she was too surprised. "Then, I will take my leave first." Kaga bowed and turned right and walked out, probably because he was in a good mood, so he naturally quickened his pace.When Wei Xu called out "Mr. Kaga", he stopped again. He turned around and said, "Huh?"

Weixu still looked at him in the same posture as when he opened the door.But when their eyes met, she turned her gaze to the right, and then to the strawberry she was holding.In a tone of no frustration at all: "Can you stay with me for a while?" Kaga was suddenly at a loss for words.Then he pointed to his chest and asked, "Is it alright?" She nodded slightly, opened the door a little, and whispered "Come in". After Kaga entered the room, Wei Xu asked him to sit down on the small sofa in the living room.This is an orange-red sofa with two handmade cushions side by side, one with "Wei Xu" tattooed on it, and the other with "Ye Liuzi" tattooed on it.

"Which of you two did this?" Kaga asked a question, maybe his voice was too low, and Weixu, who was making coffee in the kitchen, didn't hear it. The table is made of glass, and the height is relatively low. There are more than a dozen cassettes spread out on it, basically classical music.There are also "Beauty of the Sleeping Forest" and "Swan Lake".On a nearby sideboard was a small combo with headphones plugged into it.Kaga felt that listening to music in this way should be one of her few hobbies. "Sorry, it's such a mess." Wei Xu brought the coffee over on the saucer, saw that Kaga was observing the music tapes, felt very embarrassed, and quickly put them away on the shelf. "It's okay, shall we have some music?" Kaga pointed to the speaker with her thumb, but she shook her head. "No." "But you were half-hearing it just now, weren't you?" "It's really unnecessary, it will be distracting." "Distraction?" "Anyway, there's no need to play music." Mio put coffee, sugar, and milk in front of Kaga.The aroma of coffee is tangy, he said, I just drink black coffee. "that……" After the two tasted the coffee silently for a while, Wei Xu spoke hesitantly. "Thank you so much for today." Kaga waved his hand, "I'll come here if I want to, let's eat some strawberries." She finally smiled. "I bought that strawberry from the fruit shop in front of the station, right? That shop is very expensive." "Because the size has been selected. But to be honest, compared to this kind of strawberry with a good shape, the messy shape is better. Those sold in those small shops, the ones in plastic bags Kind of. The price is still written on the bag with a black drawing pen." Wei Xu burst out laughing. "You just have to bring that." "Then I'll buy plastic bags next time." Kaga took a sip of coffee, looked around the room, and Wei Xu followed him around. "Anything weird?" she asked worriedly. "No, that's not what I mean. I think this young woman's room is perfect. The colors are bright, the smell is very fragrant, and there is a refreshing feeling everywhere. But when I stay in this kind of room, my whole body feels uncomfortable. It's unnatural." "But you've been here once before." "My attention was different during the search. At that time, my mission was clear. As long as it was a search, I would go into places that I don't usually go into without any scruples." "For example?" "Let's think about it, yes, I have entered the bathroom of the women's university dormitory." "Why did you go to that kind of place..." "There was a man hiding in that dormitory trying to do something bad, and he came in and out through the window of that bathroom." "Eh..." Wei Xu's eyes widened, "Mr. Kaga's job also includes catching sensuality?" "No, I was in charge of another murder case at the time, and the murderer in this case was judged to be a pervert, so I rushed to the scene under such circumstances." "It's really hard work, what experience do you have?" "Experience?" "It's the bathroom in the girls' dormitory." "If you want to say, 'Ah, so it's like this', that's what it feels like." Kaga scratched his head helplessly. "It's just that we could hardly do a site survey at that time, because before the police arrived on the scene, the girls cleaned the bathroom thoroughly. The floor and windows were squeaky and wiped all over, and fingerprints and footprints could not be extracted. The moment I entered the door, there was a strong smell of fragrance, which was also done by them." Wei Xu laughed again. "I can also understand the feelings of those girls, but it's inconvenient for you police." "Well, it's actually not a big deal." Kaga said. "You should have many interesting experiences, right?" "No, nothing interesting, mostly annoying stuff. That's how we usually work." Hearing Kaga's slightly tough tone, Wei Xu's expression seemed to be startled, and he lowered his head. "...Really?" He muttered softly.Rubbing the knees that were exposed between the skirts, he said in a disappointed tone: "Work can't be too interesting." Only then did Kaga feel that his answer was a bit inappropriate. "Well...why are you listening to me say this today?" Kaga asked cautiously, Wei Xu held his cheek with his left hand, and tilted his head like a child thinking about a problem. "It's nothing," she replied, "but for some reason today . . . I'd love to hear someone say something to me, just for me." She whispered again, I am satisfied. Kaga took a sip of his coffee and turned to face her again. "Let me tell you a story about a skeleton." He said, "My predecessor, Officer Ota, once walked around Tokyo with a skull, because he found an unidentified skeleton and needed to investigate the teeth. I had no medical records, so I had to run around with it. Although it was packed in a small box and wrapped in a parcel, when I tried to refasten the buttons on the tram, it rolled onto the seat next to me. The interesting thing is that all the passengers in the tram should have seen it, but no one responded. But I can understand the feelings of those passengers at that time. Suddenly a skeleton rolled out in front of my eyes. I must not know what expression to show. Good. And the suspicious man who was holding it said, "Oh no, get out" and rewrapped it as if nothing had happened. "What was that just now? It seems to be a strange thing." Everyone said I think. Then the story after taking the skull to the dentist is also very interesting. Almost all the dentists are scared to the ground. No wonder. Generally speaking, when you look at my teeth, everyone thinks it is a living person. It is absolutely unexpected. It was the teeth of a skeleton. However, there was only one very powerful dentist, an old man, who saw the skull that senior took out from behind, and said, "Oh, these teeth are really big." When Kaga said this series of words, Wei Xu laughed twice.After she finished laughing, Kaga asked, "How's the story?" "That's very interesting," she replied, "Thank you very much." "I've got a laundry list of more crude jokes." She shook her head with a smile, "There's no such thing as a skull, is it?" "Well, those things are not so funny." "It's enough for you to tell a joke." Wei Xu rubbed the nails of his left hand against the palm of his right hand, looked at the palm of his hand, and then at Kaga, "Mr. Kaga, you are so kind." She said shyly. "It's the first time I've been told that by a girl." Kaga also looked shyer than before. "Kaga, do you have a girlfriend?" "Not now." "Now?" "It was a long time ago. I broke up with my ex-girlfriend after graduating from university." Kaga confessed, "She is very beautiful and smart, and she is a wonderful girl." "I'm so envious." "She learned the tea ceremony, and I was also exposed to some tea ceremony at that time, so I got close to her. It was in high school, and now she works in a newspaper, and her name seems to be 'professional woman'." "Well, that must be a well-informed woman." "It's possible," Kaga said, "but we haven't met for several years, so I don't know." Wei Xu remained silent. Looking at the clock, time passed surprisingly quickly, Kaga stood up quickly, and thanked Wei Xu. "I should thank you," she said when they reached the door. "That's not the case. By the way, Princess Florina, you have to do your best. It's the day after tomorrow, right?" Yes, she replied softly.