Chapter 7 Section 7

I thought it was Sakura Keji's data, so I opened the door without even asking. I didn't expect that the person who came was a man of about forty years old.The extremely strong and strong figure was stuffed in a somewhat worn-out coat, his face was tanned, and he didn't even look at it halfway. He stared straight at me with sharp eyes, and said very loudly: "Sorry, do you have any guests?" Having said that, there is not much apologetic expression on his face: No matter what, this is an office after all, and the so-called visitors are customers.The past two days have been like a cloud of visitors!I stood up with a huge smile on my face.

"It's okay, we just finished talking. What's the matter?" As I said that, I raised up the index finger of the hand placed below, and gave Banping a signal, which meant that he should stand up.Banping seemed to understand my code and stood up.Then I pointed my index finger to the side again, meaning to let him get out of the way.Banping obediently moved away, leaving the sofa empty.Although the above actions were not deliberately performed to conceal people's eyes and ears, the guests didn't seem to notice the body language between us. "Is this 'Konya S&R'?"

"yes." "Has it opened yet?" "yes." "Are you Konya?" "yes." "I heard that you are willing to help with the investigation no matter what..." Not really.There seemed to be a little crack on the smiling face used for business. "I don't know who you heard it from, but it's not that you can help with the investigation regardless of anything. Our company is mainly responsible for..." Looking for the lost puppy—I was interrupted by the man before I could finish my sentence. "It was Danan Jun who told me. You should know him, right? He also told a lot about your heroic deeds!"

As soon as I saw this man, I suspected that it might be another good thing that Da Nan did. Sure enough, it was Da Nan's big mouth again.I kept the smile on my face, but carved a memo in my mind that "the first thing to do later is to tell Da Nan to shut up".Basically, my attitude towards work is to welcome anyone, but there must be a limit! All in all, it's the same as yesterday, since everyone has come, there's nothing we can do, we can't drive him back!As I thought about it, I invited someone to sit on the sofa.Banping stood one step away, posing upright as an infantryman resting.

The man sank himself heavily into the sofa.When I also sat on the chair opposite him, he suddenly started talking like pouring water: "My name is Keizo Hyakuchi. I am the self-government president of a village called Yanaka in Kobushi-cho. In fact, the village activity center in Yanaka is planning to be remodeled recently. The people at the town office have told me to do my best. Satisfy the villagers' requirements. In addition, this is a major event that only happens once in decades, so all the residents in the valley also agreed that it should be remodeled in a more dignified way. But now there is a problem, that is, we want to be at the gate of the activity center Put on a decoration, this one."

Baidi took out a photo.There is a very old piece of paper in the photo, on which there are ancient prose written with brush strokes. If you haven't learned a little cursive script, you really can't understand it.Even if you have learned it, the photo is too small, and there are still many small characters that cannot be interpreted.Basically, I have never learned cursive script at all, so I can only answer according to the appearance: "This is an ancient document!" Baidi nodded solemnly. "That's right, but this is no ordinary ancient document..." Could it be a treasure map?

But Baidi was only halfway through speaking when he suddenly closed his mouth.Looking back, he looked at Banping standing obliquely behind, standing like a statue, and coughed: "Who is this?" Before I could answer, Banping had already rushed to report his name: "My surname is Handa, and I'm an employee here." "oh, I see!" Everything happened in an instant, and I could only watch the development of things blankly, swallowing what I had to say.Boy, I haven't even promised to hire him yet!I took a look at Ban Ping, only to see that he looked calm and composed.It seems that this guy is full of perseverance!No, it's not like, it's really perseverance.

Baidi lowered his guard a bit, but his voice was still a little softer than before: "This ancient document has been kept in the Hachiman Shrine in Yanaka since a long time ago. And it is not just put in the warehouse casually, but a cabinet is specially ordered for it, and it is carefully locked in the cabinet. Every Residents in the valley have been taught to keep that cabinet carefully since childhood. I remember being scolded severely for playing a prank when I was a child. But, times are slowly changing, and the villagers have begun to have different opinions. If this ancient document is so valuable, it is not an option to keep it in the shrine all the time. It is safe to lock it in a cabinet, but that is not the best way to preserve it! Instead of keeping it in a dark place, It's better to frame it and hang it directly at the gate of the new activity center for everyone to admire."

"What?" I accidentally showed an idiot expression.Because I really can't hear what he wants to express, but at least I can be sure that it should have nothing to do with finding the lost puppy. Baidi sat up a little bit, and it seemed that the next words would really get into the topic. "Of course, if everything is going according to normal procedures, you should discuss it with the people in the town hall first. In fact, when this ancient document was discovered, it should have been handed over to the local education committee. But there are people in the village Opposition. To be honest, I belong to the opposing group. Although the villagers in the valley have always cherished this ancient document, the problem is that no one knows what it is. If the town hall After people read it, they think it is just a pile of waste paper, and the tradition of the villagers in the valley enshrining waste paper as gods is a big joke? No matter what, this kind of thing must not be allowed to happen.”

"What?" I made an idiot look again.However, this time I finally understand what he wants to express, I hope it is not what I thought. "That is to say..." Baidi went on to say: "I hope you can help us find out the origin of this ancient document." The "Sakura Kiriko Disappearance Case" that took place yesterday has already exceeded the business scope of "Konya S&R".I'm just trying to get lost puppies back, not missing persons at all. I didn't expect that today's commission from Baiji not only goes far beyond the business scope of "Konya S&R", it doesn't matter, it is a situation that I have never even dreamed of.I'm not the same guy as Hanping, I don't have any longing for the title of "detective".But to be honest, when I hear the word "detective", the first impression that comes to my mind is neither a magnifying glass and a hunting cap, nor a desperate Belgian, but a bitter Martin like Banping Nixon and revolvers—these things had nothing to do with the ancient documents of the village.

The tenet of this firm is to accept the cases that can be done, and reject the cases that cannot be done. The cases in the vague area will depend on the conditions offered by the other party... That's what I said!But this case is too far beyond my expectations!What a headache. "Thank you for looking up to me..." I just said the opening remarks, and was interrupted by Baidi again. "Although I asked you to assist in the investigation, the phenomenon of aging in Yanzhong is getting worse and worse. Almost all those who have studied have gone to other places to develop. Just when we really don't know what to do, Dainan-kun Introduce me here. Since it is the person introduced by Da Nanjun, I think it should be right. You can definitely help us solve this problem. All the villagers in the valley are waiting to see you show your skills! Although this is not an easy task Solve the matter, but please do help." Danan's job is as a civil servant at the town office in Kobushi-cho.I remember he said he was in social welfare class.The mountainous area of ​​Kobushi Town is very large, and in this vast mountainous area, there are large and small villages scattered, and his job is to inspect these villages and talk to the old people——I remember what he said.He once laughed while drinking and said that everyone was reluctant to believe him because he had "no hair on his mouth and could not do things well", so he sometimes had to pay out of his own pocket and drive frequently to visit local residents to win their trust. That is to say, if I refuse this job, it will make Da Nan very embarrassed. After I resigned, my sensibility also degraded a lot after that period of muddle-headed life.For example, I didn't worry about Kiriko Sakura's safety from the bottom of my heart, nor did I empathize with Kazuji Sakura's worries. I just stayed at the stage where he told me to look for it, so I went to look for it. Although I am such a cold-blooded person, I really don't have the courage to let Da Nan, who introduced me a job, get down.Well, you Da Nan, you are a demon with an angel halo at all!And then again, when did my "Konya S&R" become a good man who "willing to help with investigations no matter what"?It's not like drinking water to pass the message, and there is only one person drinking the water to pass the message. ...Assuming, assuming that I really take over this job, Sakura's request should be given priority!So before deciding whether to take it or not, you have to let the other party know about it. Maybe the other party will hire Gao Ming because of this, so it would be perfect. "Is this going to be urgent?" "Of course the sooner the better!" "To tell you the truth, our company still has other cases that have not been completed, and it is a very urgent matter for the client, so the other party has been urging me. I know you are also very urgent, so if you put your case If you move back, I'm sorry for you..." "if it is like this……" Baidi smiled lightly. "It doesn't matter, I can wait. Anyway, the activity center will not start until April next year at the earliest." It's mid-August now... There seems to be no reason to refuse! This is really nerve-wracking.Careful not to let the business smile on my face collapse, I crossed my arms and lost myself in thought. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Ban Ping, who had always maintained the same posture. By the way, there is this guy! Do you want to leave it to him?Leaving aside the issue of ability, this case is far from the "detective" case he was looking forward to, so is he still willing to do it? I stared at Banping's eyes, and quietly pointed to the photo of the ancient document with my index finger. Do you want to pick it up? Banping nodded vigorously without thinking. Well, then we just need to negotiate the conditions. In this way, "Kanya S&R" received a second case on the second day of its opening.The client is Yanaka Village, Kobushi Town, and the representative is Keizo Hyakuchi.At the same time, a new employee was added inexplicably. As soon as Hyakuchi went out, Sakura Kejiji's package arrived behind him.The address on the package was also Yanaka Village, Kobushi Town.However, since these two clients were introduced by Da Nan, the addresses are also in the area that Da Nan is in charge of, so there is nothing strange about it. Although Banping volunteered to take over the case, the expression on his face was still a bit complicated.He noticed the package in my hand and brought his face closer to see it. "what is this?" "Information on another case." "Hey, there really is another case! I thought it was just an excuse for you to dismiss the case just now." It’s not like I didn’t mean that at all!However, there is no need to tell Banping about this kind of thing. "What kind of case is it?" "Ok……" I shifted my gaze to the package and answered absently: "Looking for a beautiful woman who disappeared from the city." The next sound that Banping made should not be just a simple complaint!No matter how dull I am, I can clearly tell that it is definitely his sincere words—— What he said was: "I'd rather do your case..."