Chapter 3 Section 3

"Isn't this great? There will be jobs coming to your door right away. I was wondering if your investigation firm won't have a single client for a whole month!" Facing the teasing tone of the other party, I just replied to her coldly without any emotion: "What's so good? And I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, I originally thought the same as you." An hour after seeing off Katieji Sakura, I ran out to get some air.About three minutes' walk from the office, there is a cafe called "D&G".The official store name is actually called, but the signs and door panels only use the abbreviation of "D&G", which is similar to my "Kanya S&R".The interior of the store is based on white and beige, and there are some cute ornaments with flowers, plants and branches. It can be regarded as a fashionable small store.It has been two years since it opened. Thanks to the careful cleaning every day, the whole store still has no traces of age.It really doesn't fit me right now.Although I have self-knowledge, there is no other choice within a hundred miles.Although there is another coffee shop nearby, if I want to drink coffee from that shop, I might as well buy a bottle of sugar-free canned coffee and brew it at home.Since I can only drink one cup of coffee a day, if this cup of coffee is not good, what is the point of my life?

Having said that, I actually don't like to come to this "D&G" very much.The boss is a young man who is satisfied as long as he can make coffee that tastes a little bit better than yesterday, and his whole body exudes a soft light that is harmless to humans and animals.The problem was with the waiter.The problem was the waitress, wearing an apron with "D&G" and a cat on it, chatting to me while washing the glasses.The highlighted hair is cut in a messy style, the facial features are quite three-dimensional and clear, although the figure is petite, but the attitude is very arrogant.This woman who looks a bit like me at first glance, but doesn't quite look like me, is actually my older sister.

Kawamura Azusa was called Konwu Azusa before the crown husband's surname.Three years younger than me.And the man who decided to marry Xiao Azusa, whose taste is obviously a thousand miles away from mine, is the owner of this store - Yuharu Kawamura.The reason why this store is so clean and beautiful is all thanks to Xiaozi's taste. The relationship between our two siblings is neither too good nor too bad.Xiaozi has always held an indifferent attitude towards my pragmatic career plan and the setbacks I encountered before; A stable married life, and there is no big opinion.I'm not embarrassed to walk into the store run by my sister, but I just feel that sitting at the bar in a daze like this will affect their business.

On the other hand, Xiao Zi smiled without any grudges.While washing the coffee cups piled up on the counter, he asked me, "What kind of job is that? Catching dogs?" "No, it has nothing to do with dogs." "Is that so? Because you said before that your company is specialized in finding lost puppies, and recently stray dogs happened to appear, so I thought you also joined the ranks of dog catchers!" "Stray dogs?" These three words are quite new to me.Contrasting the context, it should not refer to those rogues living on the streets!So I couldn't help but continue to ask:

"Are there stray dogs around here?" "Haven't you heard? It seems to be at Nanxiao. A child was bitten, and I heard that he was bitten badly." I really haven't heard of this.If it's near Nanxiao, it's pretty close to where I live now!It seems that when I was nestled in that small apartment and had nothing to do every day, I was completely out of touch with this society. While efficiently increasing the number of cleaned cups, Xiao Azusa gloated and said: "It seems to be a full-sized dog. Two people have already been bitten. One of them heard that the injury was serious, and an ambulance was dispatched! However, the big dog is only the size in the eyes of a child, so it shouldn't be a big deal. Right! Haven't you always wanted to find lost puppies? Why don't you take this kind of job?"

You are right... "...That is to say! If someone entrusts me, I would rather take this kind of job!" But then again, things like catching stray dogs should be the work of the health center!It seems that there is nothing to do with the investigation office. "So what kind of job did you take?" "Are you talking about me? Looking for someone! Looking for missing persons." Xiao Zi finally finished washing all the cups in the sink, and this time the dishcloth in her hand was replaced with a dishcloth.Then he glanced at me sideways and smiled disapprovingly: "Looking for someone? Brother, can you do it?"

I sip my coffee.I usually leave it to Youchun to decide which coffee beans to use. Today’s coffee is Carlosi coffee.The flavor is very soft and easy to drink.It fits my mood quite well. "Could it be that he ran away from home? Ah! Can't I ask so many questions?" "It doesn't matter! It's easier for me after you ask me once!" I put the glass down. "That person was originally going to move from Tokyo to Xiaofu. There were traces of moving out of Tokyo's residence, but there was no trace of moving in. So the family members who were planning to live together were very worried and wanted to know her Where are people now?"

The above explanations are all true.These are the scenes I compiled after accepting Sakura's commission, after deleting some minor details, and they are all content that it doesn't matter to tell others.I just took this opportunity to try to see if this argument works. Xiao Azusa stopped wiping the cup.But it seems that she has no doubts about what I just said, and asked me half-jokingly: "Is that person dead already?" "If it is, it will be troublesome. Where do you find the dead?" "If he didn't die, could he have gone to America?" If that's the case, you can apply for a sum of money from Keiji Sakura, and travel to the United States in the name of someone, but of course this is a joke, and I don't have such strong mobility.

I took out my small briefcase.I bought this when I was still in the previous company, and I wanted to say that it could be used at work in the future, so I kept it, and it was still at my feet until just now.The dark brown genuine leather is not a famous brand that can be shown off to people everywhere, but it is still of little value.I took the postcard out of it. "...It's a pity that they all guessed wrong. This is a postcard she sent to her family just a few days ago." However, Xiao Zi just glanced at it. "Can you guarantee that this must be written by me?" Based on so many years of experience in getting along with each other, I know that Xiao Zi didn't ask me because she was very interested in my work.Assuming the topic of the weather is changed today, she can still chat with me very vigorously.So I just waved the postcard in my hand.

"Is it sure? I can't guarantee it! It's just that the handwriting seems to be her own." "That's it... ah! Welcome." When a customer came in, Xiao Zi immediately changed into a business tone.Youchun, who had been quietly listening to our conversation just now, also turned his head to greet the guests.When I was about to put away the postcards, I found a strange place. When Takaji Sakura showed it to me just now, I only noticed the part with the postmark.But looking at it carefully now, a very natural question immediately popped up in my mind! The words on the postcard are all handwritten, including the zip code, address, recipient's name, and sender's name.And it should all be written to the end with the same pen.From a layman's perspective, all handwriting is the same.Even if the postcards were turned over and over, and looked at from different angles, there was no special mechanism.

Neither the name of the prefecture nor the name of the prefecture was written on the address, just "Yanaka, Kobushi-machi".Is that because she thinks it will be delivered just by writing the correct zip code?Or is it omitted because she thinks Kobushi-cho is next door to Babao City?Whatever the reason, this ellipsis is usually something that only local residents do. Kiriko used to live in Babao City with her parents, and often went to her grandparents' house in Kobushi Town to play.In other words, although there is a blank space in the middle, Kiriko Sakura can still be regarded as a local resident, so there is nothing particularly inconceivable about the omission of the address she wrote. What I can't figure out is, why did she send postcards to her grandparents?And it's a Tokyo Tower postcard with nothing written on it.What did she want to express when she sent this postcard from Babao City? I think this has something to do with where Tongzi is now! I really hope those two things are unrelated if I can.In fact, if Tongzi, who has already disappeared, is involved in some other incident, it will be too complicated, and I will be very troubled. There is no information inside or outside. Does it mean that this postcard has no other meaning?Or, for Tongzi and her grandparents, does Tokyo Tower symbolize some secret unknown to outsiders? The coffee that I spent a lot of time savoring has finally bottomed out.I stood up, picked up the bill and went to the counter to pay. Youchun had already stood there waiting for me instead of Xiaozi, and said "Thank you for your patronage" to me embarrassedly. ------------------------------ Notes: