Chapter 32 Section IX

"Found it." In front of the faint light of the flashlight, there was a building comparable to a school gymnasium.It is not clear whether this is the warehouse that Fujiki predicted, but it is like a secret base, built deep in an inconspicuous path, it is very strange. "Fortunately, I asked about Fujiki's approximate location first." Ishidu, who was plunged into darkness, looked at the warehouse tens of meters ahead and said in a low voice. "What a surprise." "What?" "Aren't you the most suspicious of her?" Nakamura didn't look at the warehouse, but at the ground, not because of his hunchback.

"I don't doubt it either." Shi Du replied while shining a flashlight on the warehouse, "I just don't believe it." "It's still not the same." "Really? I feel completely different." "Look—" Nakamura shone the flashlight on the fallen object on the ground, a small silver sign reflecting light. "what is that?" Hearing Nakamura's words, Shidu also shone his own flashlight. He thought for a while, said he didn't know, and then asked what happened to the thing.Nakamura didn't answer, and approached the thing, and Shidu followed suit.Nakamura squatted down, picked up the thing, observed it with a flashlight, and immediately understood.

"It's a mobile phone battery." Nakamura said in a low voice. Although he couldn't tell what kind of mobile phone it was, it should be a lithium battery, and the English letter BA was printed on the back, probably an abbreviation for battery. "It's Fujiki's?" Ishidu stood behind and watched, and took the battery from Nakamura's hand. "Ah, that's right. Look, there is a cute pig on the photo sticker." He pointed to the faded photo sticker on the surface of the battery, and there was indeed a cute pig on it—it was Fujiki. "It is said that the call to Fujiki suddenly disconnected in the middle of the conversation." Nakamura recalled Sakurae's testimony: "And Fujiki said at the time that he was in front of the warehouse."

"And before the disconnection, I heard Fujiki's wailing." Shi Du finished the conversation. "We don't know bingo, do we?" "It should be." Nakamura stood up, stared at the warehouse that didn't feel oppressive but felt very gloomy, and started to move forward.The sky was already more than half dark, and the light of the stars became more and more bright and dazzling. When Nakamura and Ishidu came to the warehouse door, they raised the light of the flashlight almost at the same time. There was only an iron door in front of them that could accommodate a small truck, and no windows could be seen from this angle.Shi Du suggested to go around to the back of the warehouse to have a look, but it was still only surrounded by walls, not only the back door, not even a window.Shi Du tried to open the iron gate, but he didn't expect this guy to be so courageous.

"Alas—it's locked." But once he was sure the door was locked, he gave up briskly. "Is there anyone inside?" Nakamura squatted down and looked at the ground again. "Who knows, I can't tell from here." "Is there a walkie-talkie?" "Why, who are you looking for?" Shi Du smiled, and stood next to Nakamura: "What name? You can't say that you are here to send the notice of the Limin Assembly." "It's strange to say that a new neighbor came to visit." "So it's a lawful search for illegal construction? It won't work, right?"

"We have this on hand—" Nakamura shook the battery in his hand: "The name is—to find someone." "It's so direct." "It's much better than a bad changeup shot, just like Nikaido." "what?" "Look, this..." Nakamura picked up the cigarette butt that fell on the ground and handed it to Shidu: "Whose do you think it belongs to?" "Marlboro's cool smoke——" Shidu took a closer look, read out the brand in a low voice, and then sighed slightly: "I said Nakamura, do you know how many people in the country smoke this cigarette?"

"The filter of that cigarette butt was bitten." Nakamura pointed out. "Then correct it." Shi Du's tone was full of jokes, but his expression was very serious: "Do you know how many people in the whole country smoke this cigarette while biting the filter?" "Among the people I know, only Tazawa is alone." "Hey, hey..." Shidu looked back and forth between the cigarette butt and the warehouse. "It's not funny at all." "I'm not joking." "I know, Mr. Detective." Shi Du threw away the cigarette butt and looked at the warehouse in front of him: "There is nothing to hesitate, and we can't delay for a second."

"Maybe it's too late." Nakamura stood up. "Don't say that kind of unlucky words, I'm very superstitious, you know?" Shi Du glanced at Nakamura, Nakamura was surprised by his strange behavior... It should be said that he was very moved. "It seems that there is no walkie-talkie..." Nakamura looked around the iron gate. "Then knock on the door?" He suggested to Shi Du with a dignified face. Shi Du only nodded, but he was quite firm.