Chapter 21 Section 7

Standing in front of the office was a man about my height, wearing a suit and tie.And at a glance, it is obvious that he is usually used to dressing like this.Although he can't be called a handsome man, his slightly neutral facial features don't look bad.It's a pity that the skin is too white. In such a hot summer, it can't help but give people the impression of being a little weak.According to my analysis, the man in front of me should be engaged in clerical work in an office! The man stared at me viciously, but I didn't want to stare at him, so I took the initiative to ask him:

"I'm sorry, everyone has gone out. May I ask what you can do with our company?" "Are you Mr. Konya?" Very blunt voice, but I seem to have heard it somewhere.Where is it?Without giving me time to think of it, the man took out a business card from his breast pocket. The vicious eyes were still staring at me, and regardless of whether I was still climbing the stairs, I handed the business card with both hands. "I'm sorry for the sudden visit. Here's my business card." I couldn't help but regret the major mistake of not printing the business card, and took his business card.With just one glance, I understood why I felt as if I had heard his voice somewhere.

"Thank you very much yesterday. I'm sorry to ask you to make a special call to confirm." "I'm sorry for each other, it took me a while to confirm..." We apologize to each other. "Tomotoku Kanzaki, System Development Division, Corn Gooth Co., Ltd." is printed on his business card. "Actually, there is something I want to talk to you about in person." I signaled Kanzaki not to speak too hastily with my hand, and took out the key from my pocket. "Come in first! If you have anything to say, wait until you sit down." "thanks."

Kanzaki replied.Those eyes still looked like they were going to eat me alive.Maybe he didn't have any malicious intentions, but maybe he was born like this. Be sure to get your business card and water dispenser ready as soon as possible. For guests who come from afar, it is really rude not to even give them a cup of tea.I made up an excuse of "the office just moved here recently", asked him to sit on the chair, turned on the air conditioner, and hid outside the office by myself, taking out my mobile phone. The phone rang a few times and was picked up. "Hi, this is 'D&G'."

It's Xiaozi.What a pity, why didn't Youchun pick it up?I bit the bullet and said: "Please send a cup of iced coffee and a cup of grapefruit juice to 'Konya S&R' as quickly as possible." "Brother... our family is not doing delivery!" "Then you help me please Youchun." After a while, Xiao Zi's dissatisfied voice came back: "...He said yes. I'll send it to you when it's done." "It's evil!" When I returned to the office, I saw Kanzaki scanning the empty interior of the office with great interest. "It's the first time I've entered a detective agency like this! I thought it would be a messy place."

I smiled politely as I sat down on the sofa. "I'm just an investigation office here, not a detective office. Although everyone just calls us detectives... As I said just now, I just moved here two days ago, so some things haven't been positioned yet. Soon It's going to be a mess." I told lies without changing my face. "Did Mr. Kanzaki come from Tokyo?" "Yes, that's right, take the Shinkansen first and then transfer to the limited express." "That's really coming from a long way! Welcome. The address here must have been told to you by Ms. Sakura's family, right?"

"Yes, her grandfather told me." This innocuous topic continued for a while.Before entering the subject, we are each testing each other's details.I still don't know the purpose of Kanzaki's trip. Basically, what can't be said on the phone, so why do I have to go all the way to Babao to talk about it?In the midst of ramblings, I also found that Kanzaki’s work may not be able to rest even if it is a holiday. As long as there are any problems from the customer, as soon as a call comes, I often have to rush to solve it even on holidays.This kind of situation often happened to me when I was a banker, so I knew very well that Kanzaki's job was not of the nature of being able to travel freely just because it was Saturday.That being the case, why did he make this trip?

Just when the ramblings were almost unbearable, someone knocked on the door. "I've kept you waiting, 'D&G' is here to deliver drinks." It was Azusa's voice.I stood up, opened the door, and whispered: "That's fast! Did you drive the Copen?" Xiao Azusa used to drive a Daihatsu coupe, speeding about three times faster than the prescribed speed on the mountain road in the middle of the night.But since getting married, it seems to have restrained a lot. Xiao Azusa put away her business smile in an instant, and replied angrily: "I'll spill it if I drive! I came jogging here! Even my little friend is not happy! Because you said you must use the fastest speed, you can't make a good iced coffee, and you are having a fight!"

It is true that I am not good. Xiao Azusa carefully moved the iced coffee and grapefruit juice from the tray to the table.The amount seems a little small, maybe it is to avoid accidentally spilling it during the delivery! Xiao Zi took the money, hugged the empty tray to her chest, and bowed her head with a smile: "Then I'm leaving. I'll collect the cup another day." But just before she turned to leave, she took a gap that Kanzaki didn't notice, and gave me a very vicious look.There was a silent protest in my eyes: "You bastard brother who only makes trouble for others." I decided to pretend that I didn't see it, I didn't see it.

After having drinks, the scene became calmer, and the air conditioner was just cool enough.The two toasted at the same time, took a sip to moisten their throats, and I was the first to break the silence: "Okay, Mr. Kanzaki, can you explain your purpose?" Kanzaki clenched his hands into fists and raised his head. "... That's true. I've been thinking on the way here, where is the best point to start. I want to ask you a question first. Have you found Miss Sakura?" "not yet." But I found someone who had seen her—this sentence rolled out of my mouth, and I swallowed it back.There's no need to tell Kanzaki the progress of my current search!

Kanzaki sighed softly. "Is that so... The reason why I came to you today is to entrust you to continue looking for Ms. Sakura." What an unexpected request.I tense up. "Huh? I don't quite understand what you mean." "Yesterday, I called Ms. Sakura's mother to find out your details, but the more I talked, the more I felt that something was wrong. She even showed her intention to cancel the investigation entrustment on the other end of the phone." In fact, she didn't just think about it, she even told me directly. "So what now? Have they canceled the commission?" "No." "That's good. Even if Ms. Sakura's family decides to cancel the entrustment in the future, I still hope that you can continue the investigation. I will pay for the investigation fee at that time. Besides, if the money given by her family is not enough for you to do your best If you want to investigate, please also contact me. Fortunately, I don't have a family, and I still have a little spare cash on hand. Although it is not comparable to the rich people's spending, if the amount is not too large, please feel free to contact me. I say." "...I see." I finally understood. "In other words, Kanzaki-san, you seem to have a reason to find Miss Sakura Kiriko, right?" Kanzaki nodded slowly.I leaned back on the sofa and thought over what Kanzaki said.It doesn't really make a difference to me.Finding Kiriko Sakura was an unexpected job. Even if the person concerned wanted to cancel the commission, I wouldn't applaud it, but I don't feel that there is any loss.It's just that Kanzaki didn't seem to understand that my client is not Kiriko's mother, but her grandfather, so in principle, it shouldn't be cancelled.In other words, even if Kanzaki doesn't come to ask me, I have to continue to investigate. But even so, I can't just accept his commission in a daze without knowing the relationship between Kanzaki and Kiriko.This is work! A businesslike smile appeared on my face. "I understand what you mean. But, even if Ms. Sakura's family cancels their entrustment to me, logically speaking, I can't just help someone who has nothing to do with Ms. Kiriko Sakura continue to investigate her. I want to know why Mr. Kanzaki wants to know Miss Sakura's whereabouts?" Perhaps he had been mentally prepared to be asked such a question, but Kanzaki replied without hesitation: "I dated Sakura. I still want to marry her, and judging from her reaction, she should also consider marrying me." Pretty much what I thought. "That's what I said! But everything seems to have changed now." Kanzaki began to hesitate: "...I don't know what happened. I remember it started at the beginning of last month. Tongzi suddenly asked me not to meet her for the time being, and not to go to her house to find her. I was shocked, and I didn’t know what I did wrong. When I asked her why, she couldn’t explain clearly.” "She told you not to meet her for the time being?" I looked at Kanzaki's business card. Corn Gooth Co., Ltd., System Development Division. "Isn't this strange? Are you colleagues?" "That's right! Although our office is divided into separate spaces for each person, we are still on the same floor anyway, and it is impossible not to meet each other at all. That's why I feel even more inexplicable." "During this month... that is, from Miss Sakura's request of 'not meeting for the time being' to her resignation, did she deliberately avoid you in the office?" Kanzaki shook his head firmly.With a puzzled look on his face, he must have been troubled for a long time! "No. Her attitude is the same as usual, and there hasn't been much change. If she avoids me deliberately, although she will be very sad, at least she can guess what's going on. Maybe it's her She doesn't like me anymore, and she wants to break up with me. It's not surprising that the problem is not like this. She still greeted me with a smile, and she didn't show any displeasure when I brought coffee to her." "...Did Kanzaki-san take the initiative to bring her coffee?" "Because I wanted to know what Tongzi was thinking! I had to take the initiative to test it out. But she really behaved as usual..." I have been emphasizing the ordinary and ordinary, but I don't know what kind of virtue you usually have! "Is Miss Sakura the kind of person who expresses what's on her mind in her attitude?" "certainly not!" Scared me, there is no need to refute so forcefully! "On the contrary. I have never seen a girl with such self-control as her. She is always quietly angry and quietly happy. Although there are some places that are difficult to get close to, how should I put it... Although she didn't mean to Putting on a cool look, but sometimes it's really cool. You can also say it has a taste!" I really want to reply to him: "How can I understand you when you say that!" But I can't reply: "Whether it tastes or not is not the point!" It's really troublesome. Once Kanzaki started talking, he couldn't stop talking, and continued talking endlessly: "It is precisely because Tongzi is this kind of person that I am worried. Even if she encounters any trouble, she will not consult with others. She only knows how to solve it quietly by herself. It is like the parameters she was responsible for adjusting before. When something goes wrong, she can ask others to help solve it, but she has to check it out one by one. So I think Tongzi must have thought it through before quitting her job and leaving Tokyo. I think she must be imitating After considering all kinds of possibilities, I think it’s the best way to do it! On this point, I agree with Tongzi’s mother.” "In that case, why are you still looking for me?" "Why? Do you even need to ask?" I was stared at again. "Didn't I just say that we're going to get married? Now that the person we're marrying is in trouble, no matter how bad I am, there must be something I can do to help! It's just because I still have a job and I can't keep going." Stay here. That's why I ask you to continue to help find it." "Oh……" Anyway, nod first.But I bounced three feet in my heart, Kanzaki didn't look like such a hot-blooded person at all, so no matter what I said, I felt fake.Maybe Tongzi really wants to break up with him. ...However, it is also possible that he messed up just because he was too worried about his girlfriend's safety!When I was in Tokyo, there were also people who talked about marriage.If she suddenly disappeared, maybe I would say the same thing, maybe. However, that person suddenly lost contact after my condition worsened.Although her appearance appeared in my mind at this moment, I couldn't remember her name. All in all, I already know the ins and outs of the whole thing. "Since this is the case, then the firm is naturally bound to do so." Kanzaki bowed deeply to me. "Thank you. Then please. However, I can only come here when I am on holiday... I will stay here until tomorrow. If there is anything, please feel free to contact me." As he spoke, he took out his wallet and pulled out a piece of paper that looked like a receipt. "Excuse me, can you lend me a pen?" Taking the pen I handed him, Kanzaki wrote down a series of numbers on the piece of paper. "This is my mobile phone. There is no mobile phone number on the business card I just gave you." "Okay, I know." When Kanzaki was about to put away the wallet, he suddenly stopped what he was doing as if he remembered something. "Ah! By the way, I almost forgot." He produced another business card.I glanced at it, and it was a red business card, which was different from Kanzaki's business card. "This is for you. This is Tongzi's address and phone number in Tokyo. Maybe it will be useful to you." It looks like a business card for personal use.In addition to the name "Sakura Kiriko", the address of the home, the mobile phone number, E-mail address, etc. are written on it.Although I have already grasped Tongzi's address and phone number in Tokyo from Qieji, I still put it away with a smile. Kanzaki left without even taking a sip of the iced coffee specially invited from Azusa.I smiled and watched him go downstairs, but the moment the door closed, I let out a sigh of relief. "... Phew—I can't stand it..." Picking up the phone, staring at the business card in his hand, he pressed a group of numbers. Like last time, the call was connected right away. "Hello, thank you for your call. This is 'Corn Gooth Co., Ltd.'. It is off-duty time, please call again after ten o'clock in the morning on weekdays..." Yes!Today is Saturday.I sighed again and hung up the phone.