Chapter 7 Chapter VII

At 3:30 in the afternoon, the golf club officially ended.Mioka took a taxi arranged by Nanyuan Club staff, left the stadium, and returned to Kyoto. At seven o'clock tonight, Jushi Hall will hold a banquet, but the specific location of the banquet is still unknown.Around 6:30, Jushi will send cars to various hotels and inns to meet them—this is his style of work. According to past experience, the banquet will be held in restaurants with local characteristics.The meeting place tonight should be Gion.Although it is a banquet hosted by Jushi, the membership fee is borne by each member. Afterwards, the members will give the money to Jushi in the form of "thank you".

Officials never attend banquets, that is also to avoid the suspicion of accepting bribes.Minister Nomiyama and Minister Kashiwao of the Ministry of Finance will take the Shinkansen to return to Tokyo tonight. The deputy governor of County J must have gone back too. Taxis go west from Otsu along the National Highway.After arriving near Yamashiko, the road began to be blocked. "Every time I get to this point, there will always be a lot of traffic around here." The driver said. Sitting in the rickety car, Mioka thought: Today's golf club was really bad.The appearance of Sueyoshi Yusuke disturbed everything and destroyed his usual playing rhythm.

Sueji sneaked close to Jushi and put on a smug look, which was certainly infuriating, but what was even more infuriating was that he actually won today's competition and took the trophy from Jushi respectfully.Thinking of this, Ajika sighed again at his terrible performance. If he hadn't met that Singaporean overseas Chinese, his grades would have been even worse.After knowing the connection between Jushi Tangming and the senior bureaucrats, he was finally able to muster up the courage to face the second half of the competition.He is most likely the only outsider who knows about this matter.

He never dreamed that when Jushi was a magistrate in Malay, he would deliberately choose the student non-commissioned officers from Tokyo Imperial University to love him in every possible way, which is why he has such a close relationship with senior bureaucrats now.As expected of a former internal affairs bureaucrat, ordinary people absolutely cannot be so patient and take such a long-term view. Many of Toyoda's students will go into politics.Once they enter the political arena, they will become so-called "qualified persons" and rise to the top.As long as you don't make big mistakes, you can at least be the director.The excellent ones can even become the deputy officials.There are also those who have changed their careers to become politicians halfway through.

I see.Ajika finally understood that the relationship between Jushi and high-level bureaucrats did not come from personal connections, nor from political parties, nor did it have anything to do with their places of origin, let alone nepotism.People have different opinions and put forward various conjectures, but none of them can solve this mystery - because Jushi's network of people is really too big, covering all departments of the government. Japan sent several batches of student non-commissioned officers to serve in the colonies.Jushi specially selects the TTU students in it to take good care of them.After they entered the political world, they went to various ministries and departments, and their age groups were also different.More than 30 years have passed since World War II ended, and many student non-commissioned officers at the end of the war have not retired, such as Minister Kashiwao and others.

Jushi focused on the Ministry of Tibet.As long as you have a good relationship with the officials of the Ministry of Finance, you can take the lead in grasping the public utility plans under the jurisdiction of each province.From the budget of the business plan, the approximate scale of the project can be inferred.This is the secret of Jushi Tangming's "supernatural powers". After returning to Tokyo, I have to quickly check the details of the directors, ministers, and retired officials of the Ministry of Finance and other ministries and agencies!Mioka thought, especially the non-commissioned officers who are students at Tokyo Imperial University, and those who have been to Malay.People who meet these conditions must be connected with Jushi!

Although this investigation will not be useful for a while, it is better than knowing nothing.This information might be useful someday.Besides, this is exclusive information that only Mioka knows... "Guest, are you in a hurry?" the driver asked. "It's not urgent...but it's best if we can get there earlier." The driver's question brought Ajika back to his senses.The speed of the car is getting slower and slower. "It's so congested, I can't help it...There are trucks and cement mixer trucks in front of it, it's just adding to the congestion..." The road to Kyoto has two lanes, and it is full of all kinds of cars.The big truck ahead stood out from the crowd.Followed by a large cement mixer truck, the yellow cylinder slowly rotating high.

It seems that we won't be able to arrive at the hotel until half past five.It won't be long before Jin Mi will call.Ajika sat in the slowly squirming taxi thinking. Jushi's reception dinner starts at seven o'clock.When Jin Mi called, he told her that the dinner would end around ten o'clock and told her to wait.Then discuss where to meet. The yellow cement mixer truck in front of me is also slowly moving forward.The air-conditioning in the car was not enough, beads of sweat were already oozing from Mioka's neck. At ten past five, Ajika pushed open the revolving door of the hotel.

Mioka went to the front desk to collect the key.The staff with a slender face and a pair of round eyes stared at Mioka for a long time, then turned around and took out the key from the honeycomb-like cabinet, put it on the counter, and stared at Mioka for a long time. After returning to the room, Ajika took a shower immediately, hoping to wash away the painful experience of the golf course and the sweat.While taking a shower, the phone rang.There is also a telephone extension on the bathroom wall. There was a low male voice on the other end of the receiver. "Hello, I'm the director of the room department. I want to ask you something. Do you have time?"

"I'm in the shower, can I call back in ten minutes?" "OK." Director of Housekeeping?What is the director of the room department doing to me?Could it be that you want to ask me what I think about the service of the hotel? Suddenly there was a knock on the door.Ajika opened the door and saw a man in his thirties with a square face and a bow tie. Mioka was sitting in a chair by the window, and the head of housekeeping was standing in the room, holding a small paper bag.Hotel staff will not sit down without the other party's permission.There was no smile on his face, and his expression was very stiff.What happened?

"Actually... I have something to ask..." There was a trace of tension in his voice. "Oh?" "Look at this..." Ajika, who was originally looking up, shifted his gaze to the paper bag in the hand of the room manager.Ah...it's the artificial flower of the gerbera bent by Ajika. The red plastic petals and green leaves in the hands of the housekeeping director shone with silver luster. "It was delivered by the taxi driver who was waiting for the guests at the entrance of the hotel this morning. You just went out at that time..." The director's Mandarin had a taste of Kyoto. Ajika stared at the fake flower, his chest was like a boiling flask. In fact, he guessed it would happen last night.In order to show his loyalty to the hotel, the driver sent back the fake flowers left by the guests this morning.Drivers who pull guests at the entrance of the hotel always hope to have a good relationship with the hotel. The director of the room department seemed to say, "Why did you do this? Why did you secretly take out the hotel's stuff?" He knew the identity and origin of the other party, but his eyes were still sharp. Mioka wanted to mention it, but felt that it was not natural, so he put on a look of embarrassment, smiled and lowered his head and said, "Ah, that's it...I drank a lot of whiskey on the way to Kyoto last night. , as soon as I entered the toilet and saw the fake flower, I..." He wanted to say that he was a mistake. "...I just stuffed it into my pocket with the help of alcohol. I'm so sorry." "Oh, that's what I guessed. But when you went out last night, I was at the front desk. I didn't see that you were drunk..." "Hehe, I don't look good when I'm drunk..." Mioka is not good at drinking, but it's urgent, so he can't control so much. "Is that so..." The director's expression was still serious.He twirled the curved artificial flower with his fingertips, and said sarcastically: "There are often guests who get drunk and play pranks, but this is the first time someone took out the fake flower from the toilet..." "I'm sorry, is this the property of the hotel?" "Yes, it's a consumable. There are a few flowers, and it's written in the ledger." Ajika went to the closet and took out the wallet from his coat pocket. "I'll compensate you, should this be enough?" He handed two thousand-yuan bills to the director, but the director didn't accept it. "It's okay, it's all cheap, so you don't need to pay for it, we will take care of it." "Really? That's really troublesome for you..." Wei Gang added another thousand-yen bill, and wanted to hand the three bills to the director.But the director still didn't accept it. "No no, I can't take it." "Really?" Ajika couldn't force the other party to accept it. "Excuse me... now there is a fake flower in the toilet in your room, did you take it out from the public toilet on this floor?" It seems that after the driver delivered the fake flowers to the front desk, the director opened the door with the hotel key and checked whether there were fake flowers.Now that the matter has come to this point, Wei Gang has no room for excuses, so he can only bow his head and apologize again. However, the last words of the director of the room department pierced deeply into Mioka's heart. "Guest, do you really like Fulang flowers so much?" This is bad.He barely explained why he took the fake flowers out of the hotel, but it deepened the hotel people's impression of "gerbera flowers". Keiichi Naruse, who came to Kyoto from Tokyo yesterday, said that the news was published in the newspaper: the police found a gerbera flower when they investigated the corpse site for the second time, the mechanical room on the roof of the Shenbang Building.Police are investigating the origin of the flower and whether it was linked to the killing. On the rainy day when Mioka went to the Jushi office, there was indeed a gerbera flower in the room.Naruse saw it too, that's why he told Mioka the news.And Miyoko Sawada did not appear at today's Nanyuan Club Golf Club... The phone rang. "Ms. Nakamura from the Nanyuan Club is calling." It was the hotel switchboard. "Come on." Ajika didn't know who "Nakamura" was, but nine times out of ten it was one of the people at the reception today.The sound of connecting wires came from the other end of the receiver... "Excuse me, is this Mr. Mioka? I am Nakamura, the agent of Mr. Jushi, and I am temporarily working at the reception of Nanyuan Club Golf Club today." The other party is a young woman. "I am Mioka." "Teacher Jushi entrusted me to tell you..." "Oh……" "The reception banquet tonight has been canceled for some reason." "what?" "The reception banquet tonight has been canceled for some reason, please forgive me. Please be free at night." "Hey, what's wrong with this...?" Mioka hurriedly asked. "There shouldn't be anything wrong. It's the teacher who has something suddenly. I'm just responsible for telling you." "Where is Teacher Jushi now?" Wei Gang hurriedly asked, but before he finished speaking, the other party hung up the phone. How could the banquet be canceled suddenly? Calling people together, and then canceling the banquet suddenly, it is logically very rude.But the other party is Jushi Doming, and Ajika has nothing to do.For members of the Nanyuan Club, Jushi is the emperor.Similar things have happened before. However, this is the first time he has voluntarily canceled a post-golf reception.What is going on? Mioka was sitting blankly by the phone when it rang again. "Ms. Kaniya from Karino Onsen is calling." The switchboard connected without asking Mioka's opinion. "Hello, Mr. Ajika? It's me." "Where are you now?" Hearing Jinya's voice, Mioka asked immediately. Logically speaking, Kim Mi should have said: "Excuse me, is this Mr. Mioka? I am Jin Mi." But what she said was: "Mr. Mioka? It's me." What an intimate tone.This also makes Wei Gang feel that Jin Mi is his woman. "I'm in a coffee shop in front of Kyoto Station." The background music of the coffee shop and noisy voices came from the other end of the phone. "Oh, have you just arrived in Kyoto?" "Well, can I meet you at the hotel now?" "Don't! You will be seen by others..." After all, when Wei Gang registered, he wrote that he was staying for one person, and the Zhongyuan of Gongrong Construction also lived in the same hotel, so it was very likely that he would be seen by others.After finally having a tryst with a woman, he didn't want to worry about that. "No, I'm not staying with you, I'm going to another house." "Oh? Do you have a hotel you frequent?" "Why, I don't come to Kyoto very often. The guests of Karino Onsen said that there is a secluded and good hotel in Kyoto, so I am going to go there. I want to pick you up at your place first, and then we will go together." "Don't come to the lobby!" The front desk and the doorman would see him traveling with a woman.Besides, he will spend the night outside tonight, and Zhong Yuan may also appear in the lobby... "I'll go to the coffee shop to find you. What's the name of that shop?" "Then you'll have to take a long detour... That hotel is in Guichuan, near Kurama, and you can still see the stream, so it's quiet." "Pommel horse? That's so far away..." More than ten years ago, Ajika took a car to Kurama-ji Temple in the north of Kyoto.It took a full hour and a half from Kyoto to the entrance of the Anma Mountain cableway.The car moved slowly along an uphill path in the valley, surrounded by dilapidated small houses in mountain villages, which had a special flavor. After that, he never went to Kurama Temple again. Presumably the path has been refurbished and widened, right?There must have been many new hotels built in that unique mountain village, which became the back garden of Kyoto. Kurama is in the north of the hotel, and Kyoto Station in the south is indeed in two directions. "Although the distance is far, it won't take long. I'll stop by your place, so I just want to meet you in the lobby. If you find it inconvenient, forget it..." "Then I'll go out now and find you at your hotel?" "No way!" "why?" "Why, why are you so ruthless... Your ship is far away, you let me drive there alone?" "..." "I don't want it, I want to go with you!" Jin Mi's coquettish voice echoed in Wei Gang's heart. "Okay, okay, so what do you want me to do?" "There is a train going to Kibune at Demachiyanagi station, let's meet there." "Do you want to go by train?" Demachiyanagi is the starting point of Keifuku Electric Railway's Kurama Line. "No, it's just that it's easier to find a meeting station, and I'm not familiar with the roads in Kyoto." The nearest station to Mioka's hotel is Sanjo Station on the Keihan Line, but Sanjo Station is very lively at night in early summer, often crowded with student groups on outings.Compared with Sanjo Station, Demachiyanagi Station is indeed more suitable for meeting. "Then I'll go to Demachiyanagi Station." "I'll go right away, how long will it take you to go out?" "I'll go out right away too, ah, by the way, just wait a minute." "What's the matter?" "Aren't you going to stay there for two consecutive nights? If that's the case, I'll have to pack up and check out." "You can also stay with me tomorrow, but I want to change a hotel tomorrow night. You can come tonight. We will discuss where to go tomorrow tonight. You can come back to check out tomorrow morning, anyway, we have to Returning to Kyoto from your ship. Isn’t it troublesome for you to bring your luggage tonight?” "It's true..." "Then I'll wait for you at Demachiyanagi Station." "okay." "Don't make me wait too long!" "I'll be there in thirty minutes." "Really? That would be great." Jin Mi hung up the phone. It's been a very unlucky day.I didn't play golf well, and when I got back to the hotel, I was questioned by the head of the housekeeping department because of the fake flowers.However, Jin Mi's phone call relieved Wei Gang's unhappiness.He thought to himself, tonight he must immerse himself in love with Jin Mi in the secluded hotel of your ship, and forget all troublesome things.He also knew that he was going to have a nervous breakdown.The primitive instinctive behavior of human beings should be able to relieve the fatigue of brain cells... Mioka put on his coat, grabbed the room key and was about to go out when the phone rang again.He just put down the receiver three minutes ago, could it be that Jin Mi forgot to explain something?He quickly picked up the receiver... "Ah, it's the manager, are you in the room? I thought you were out." With a hoarse voice——Sueyoshi Yusuke, "...ah, sorry, I'm Sueyoshi." This guy!But Mioka was too embarrassed to hang up the phone immediately, so he could only reply coldly: "Ah, it's Sueyoshi." "Yes, I'm Sueyoshi. I'm in the hotel lobby now. In fact, I've made two phone calls just now, but your phone has been busy..." Although Mioka knew that Sueyoshi would not be able to guess who he was calling, but he still felt tense. "What's the matter with you?" "I have some things I want to ask for your understanding, can I go to your room to disturb you for a while?" The so-called understanding should be that he did not contact Wei Gang and joined the Nanyuan Club without authorization.Previously he was stalking and asked Ajika to introduce him to join the club, but he joined the club just talking about himself, it seems that Sueyoshi also felt that it was not appropriate.At today's golf club, Sueyoshi was also elated.Even though he was bluffing a bit, he was too contemptuous of people.It seems that Sueji is also regretting his behavior, so he came to apologize. "I appreciate your kindness, but I'm about to go out..." "Going out? Ah, that's all right...but I'll only take you five or ten minutes, is that okay, Mr. Executive?" Sueji began to use his stalking skills again. "That can't be done, I'm ready to leave with the key..." Wei Gang didn't lie, and felt very happy. "Ah, that's right...then I'll wait for you in the lobby, near the elevator." "..." Mioka felt himself being punched hard by Sueyoshi.He was lying in ambush at the entrance of the elevator, and now he couldn't escape even if he wanted to. "I don't know what you're going to say, I can only talk for two or three minutes at most! I've already made an appointment with someone else." "Sorry to bother you when I'm so busy." Hmph, you have the nerve to say so!Ajika sneered, full of anger. As soon as the elevator door opened, Ajika saw the head covered with white hair.The elevator door opened slowly, like a stage curtain, and the small and exquisite Sueyoshi Yusuke appeared on the stage. "Ah, manager!" Sueyoshi walked towards Ajika with wide-eyed eyes, but he didn't lower his head, but casually stretched out a hand to stop Ajika's back and said, "Let's take a step to talk." So Mioka was pushed by Sueyoshi to the corner of the lobby. Mioka stood in front of Sueyoshi so that he could shake off his hand. "What's the matter, Sueyoshi?" Mioka had a serious face, but the corners of Sueyoshi's eyes were wrinkled, and his thick lips were wide open, revealing a row of dirty teeth. "Thanks to you, I am also a member of Nanyuanhui." Sueji smiled and nodded, but his expression said: I got in by my own ability. Ajika was naturally not in the mood to congratulate him. "I already knew about it at the golf club today. And it was the teacher who introduced you." Mioka said sarcastically. "Oh, please take care of me from now on." "I was really shocked. You were so active in asking me to introduce you to the club before, but when you arrived at the club, you found that you had already joined the club." "Boss, that's what I want your understanding to do." Sueyoshi said with a smile on his face.He used to call Mioka "Mr. Executive", but now he just called him "Executive". "Understand?" Should be "Apologize"? "The thing is like this. Before the golf club, Mr. Jushi called me personally and said: You can also join the club. You can also participate in this golf club." It happened suddenly, so I didn't have time to talk to the professional I'm sorry to contact you for business..." Sueyoshi treated Mioka as if they were on equal footing. "Apart from me, have you ever begged anyone else?" "No, actually... Actually, I have written several letters to the teacher." As expected, Suekichi directly made a request to Jushi. "It seems that your letter is more effective." "Yeah, that's it." Of course, Ajika's promise to help Sue Kichi was just lip service, without any real action. He thought to himself: It seems that Sueji gave Jushi a lot of money in order to join the club. The purpose of joining Nanyuan Club is to obtain civil engineering orders from government agencies through the relationship of Jushi.Members can not only inquire about "XX project in XX county" from Jushi, but also become designated bidders.Nanyuanhui is not only a group of designated bidders, but also a bid-rigging group.Therefore, the person representing the construction company and becoming a member of the Nanyuan Club is the person in charge of bidding for that company. The sales department of Nissei Construction Co., Ltd. is divided into the first sales department and the second sales department. The first sales department is responsible for public utility orders from government departments, including local government projects.The second business department is responsible for civil engineering orders. Sunstar Construction has a total of three executives, one is in charge of the first sales department, the other is in charge of the second sales department, and Masahiro Mioka is the third executive. He is a member of Nanyuanhui, which is the so-called bidding principal. Of course, the world is ignorant of these facts.Ajika is ostensibly the head of the technical bureau, because he was previously the head of the technical department.The person in charge of the Technical Bureau is a young executive with a doctorate in engineering, and he is also very capable. Daitogumi Construction Co., Ltd., Kyoei Construction Co., Ltd. ... all large companies.Naruse Keiichi, the executive director of Daito-gumi Construction, is also the bid-rigging director, and the actual work of Nakahara Takeo, the executive director of Gongrong Construction, is also the bid-rigging director. However, Koto Construction is still a new medium-sized company, and there are no subordinates in charge of bidding. That's why Sueyoshi Yusuke, the president, personally became a member of Nanyuanhui.Koto Construction has only recently begun to set foot in local government public utilities in the Kanto region. But it is this type of emerging construction company that should not be taken lightly.Because the presidents of these companies will take active actions.There was once a company that developed itself into a first-class large enterprise in only one generation. The president of that company went to construction sites all over the country every day for twenty years, waving a small flag with his motto written on it, encouraging His employees, a story that remains a myth in the construction industry to this day. Sueyoshi Yusuke also has this vitality.The Central Plains executive of Gongrong Construction has a sense of crisis and has been strongly opposed to Sueji's membership. He is worried that the rules of the bidding game will be disrupted by Sueji. The recent situation of the Co-Prosperity Construction is not good, so the Central Plains is particularly vigilant and repulsive of Sueyoshi's membership. When he saw Sueji on the golf course today, he was worried that Jushi was nearby, so he pretended to be calm, but his heart must be full of worry and anxiety. Sueyoshi, who successfully entered the Nanyuanhui, immediately became arrogant. He realized that he had become Mioka's bidding partner. It's really irritating.For the sake of the Central Plains, he must also be frustrated.Ajika really wanted to confront the slick Sueyoshi, but unfortunately he didn't have the time.Kim Ya was already waiting for him at Demachiyanagi station. What's more, listening to Sueji's nonsense now will not help the matter, it will only make it more unpleasant to listen to. In order to adjust the atmosphere, Sueyoshi actually brought up today's golf club. "Mr. Mioka, today is really a pity, your usual strength should be more than that." "Oh, today is really embarrassing. There is nothing you can do if you are not in good shape. Congratulations on winning the game." Mioka really wanted to leave the hotel immediately, but he couldn't be too explicit.If he was going to do ordinary things, he could pat his ass and leave, but he was going on a date with a woman.Ajika didn't want Sueyoshi to know his purpose, so he could only pretend that he was not in a hurry. However, Ajika doesn't like the topic of golf clubs. "It was a fluke. I finally entered the Nanyuan Club and fulfilled my long-cherished wish, so I didn't have any psychological burden at all. In fact, golf is a sport that pays attention to mentality. Once there are distracting thoughts in my mind and the rhythm is out of order, I can't play well. , no matter how you adjust it, it won’t work.” Ajika didn't want to hear this through Sueyoshi.But his grades today are really bad, so I am too embarrassed to talk back.What Sueyoshi said "I have distracting thoughts in my heart" sounds like a satire on Oka.His greasy face and cloudy eyes also radiated brilliance under the cover of his vitality. "I am most satisfied with the tee shot on the 1st hole. Although I was worried, I still played well." Sueyoshi continued, completely ignoring Mioka's feelings, "...my irons are okay, but not I'm good at using woods, but that shot gave me a feeling. Almost all the holes were holed in par. I also hit the putt well. Mr. Mioka, what club did you use to hit the 2nd hole? " "6-iron." Mioka replied helplessly. "Oh, is the No. 6 club too small? If you hit the ball with all your strength, you can certainly hit it very far, but it can't be more than 160 yards, right? If you want to hit the ball with all your strength, your body will naturally exert force. Like our The ball that comes out can't fly very far, it's better to use a bigger club and relax your body. I use a 5-iron, so it's 1on, and it's still a birdie." Sueji's yellow cloudy eyes Showing an intoxicated look.The thick lips opened and closed, and the corners of the mouth were full of saliva. Talking about golf to someone who doesn't know anything about golf can make them feel uncomfortable because there is a sense of alienation in it.But what's even more disgusting is when a good player shows off to a bad player.And people who beat badly can't express the unhappiness in their hearts on their faces. What made Mioka most anxious was that he had already made an appointment with Kimiya to meet at Demachiyanagi station.He said on the phone that he would be there in thirty minutes, but twenty minutes had passed since the end of the call.Even if he took a taxi and left the hotel immediately, it would take fifteen minutes to get to the station.Mioka could even see Jinya anxiously standing in front of the station, watching the taxis coming and going... Mioka also wanted to end the conversation quickly, but Sueyoshi Yusuke was chattering, and Mioka couldn't interrupt.The same is true when talking in the coffee shop on the ground floor of the Shenbang Building. "By the way, many people fell on the small river on the 13th hole. After all, the river is 180 yards away, and the location is too unfortunate. Two people from our group also hit the river. It's over." Suki continued.On the surface, he sympathized with Mika who hit the ball into the river, but from Mika's ears, it was a kind of irony. "...I also hesitated to use irons, but I used the driver very well today, so I gritted my teeth and challenged it. Thanks to it, I was able to hit the ball through. Then there was the bunker Yes. Actually, I like bunkers quite a bit. Those pro players often say that bunkers should be considered as part of the green. That’s it! I also hit two bunkers today, but the ball was actually in 1 putt It’s within the range. Out42, in hit 39. It’s been a long time since I hit this kind of result, and I also hit 11 birdies. Thanks to you, my score today is really good!” After this, Oka's body told him that he couldn't bear it any longer. "That's really great. Congratulations. Then I'll go first." Mioka turned around. "Ah, I'm sorry, I accidentally chatted for so long..." Sue Kichi seemed to realize that he had been talking for a long time, and hurriedly bowed his head to apologize.He followed Wei Gang to the hotel gate, and said as he walked, "Are you going out? I also want to go back to the hotel where I am staying. If the direction is the same, do you want to take a taxi together? I still want to hear more from you." What about the Nanyuan Club?" Ajika was tired of Sueyoshi's stubbornness, but he still controlled his emotions. "Where is your hotel?" "On Shijo Avenue. Mr. Ajika, are you going in that direction too?" "No, the direction is different." Mioka thought to himself, if he was asked about his destination, he would definitely ask what he was going to do, after all, Sueyoshi is a person who doesn't know how to read words and expressions. "Ah, is that so, that's really rude." Suekichi finally stopped. "Let's talk about it when we go back to Tokyo." Sueyoshi didn't ask any more questions, which was beyond Ajika's expectation.Mioka secretly rejoiced. "Then please." "Goodbye." Feeling that he was finally liberated, Mioka hurriedly put the key on the counter at the front desk.Sueyoshi also followed all the way, as if he was going to send Mioka to the car. "You go." The employee with his back to the key cabinet took the key and gestured with his eyes. At this time, Mioka suddenly felt that someone was looking at him at the front desk. He looked back and found that the director of the room department who had just come to his room was standing there.Eyes met, Mioka smiled at the director. The director folded his hands behind his back in front of his body, bent forward and walked two or three steps forward, nodding constantly as he walked.As expected of a person in the service industry, just now he complained about Mioka because of the fake flowers, but now his attitude is completely different. The sharp-eyed Sue Kichi had a panoramic view of the movements of the two of them. Mioka was taken aback.It was also Sueyoshi who found the petals on the trousers in the coffee shop on the ground floor of the Shenbang Building that day. oops?It's a petal... Isn't that a gerbera flower?Specialist, you are really upbeat... Mioka still remembers that voice, that smiling face. "Then I'll take my leave, and you go." Mioka originally thought that Sueyoshi would see him all the way to the car, but he didn't expect him to stand near the front desk without moving, watching Mioka go out for the appointment. Mioka walked out of the hotel.The doorman at the gate beckons for a taxi. As soon as he got into the car, the driver asked, "Where are you going?" "Go to Demachiyanagi Station." As soon as Ajika finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly looked at the driver's face through the rearview mirror.Fortunately, it wasn't the one who drove him to Sitiao yesterday.The driver specially delivered Fulang artificial flowers to the head of the housekeeping department this morning. Why does Fulanghua always pester me? Ajika held his head in trouble in the swaying carriage. It was all because of Sueji standing at the counter at the front desk.Sueyoshi was about to walk out of the turnstile at first, and he took a taxi to leave after sending Mioka into the car. But he changed his mind and stayed near the front desk.He must have seen Mika smile at the director of the housekeeping department, and the director of the housekeeping department also responded to Mioka with a respectful attitude.On the surface, the relationship between the two is very close. How did these two people get acquainted?Sueyoshi Yusuke's curiosity is so strong, Ajika worried that after he left, Sueyoshi would chat with the director. "Mr. Mioka is my colleague. We have a good friendship. He is really a nice person. Does he often stay in this hotel?" "No, seldom come." The director of the housekeeping department might reply. "Oh, then do you have a good relationship with him?" Sueji will inquire further. "Oh, that's for some reason..." "What's the reason? You can tell me about Mr. Mioka with confidence. I played golf with him today. But he is in an abnormal state today, as if he has something on his mind. I am quite worried about him. .He seems to have been in a daze thinking about something..." "Is he in a daze thinking about something? So that's the case, then it makes sense..." "What happened?" "Actually... Ajika-san took the artificial flowers of Furo out of the room without authorization..." "What? Gerberas?" "It's a fake flower, it's not worth a lot of money, but it's a hotel thing after all... Our hotel has strict control over this aspect. Later, the taxi driver brought it to us. We also have to confirm with the guests. But If Mr. Mioka had something on his mind, he might have stuffed the fake flower in front of him into his pocket in a trance. If I had known that, I would not bother him about these trivial matters. Alas, I should really reflect on myself. " "Oh, it's a gerbera flower..." The conversation between the two of them seemed to be chasing after Wei Gang's taxi all the way. Sueyoshi must have seen the report in the Tokyo newspaper that Naruse of Daito-gumi construction said! "The reason why Mioka took out the fake flowers from the hotel and threw them away...could it be related to that murder case?" Mioka seemed to be able to see Sueyoshi blinking his cloudy yellow eyes and muttering to himself. not my business…… "It has nothing to do with me!" Mioka accidentally said. "What? What did you say?" the driver asked back. "No, it's nothing...haven't you arrived at Demachiyanagi yet?" Ajika looked at his watch.The car has been driving for twelve minutes. "Uh... There are still seven or eight minutes. This road is also starting to be blocked..." There is a car in front of the taxi.The green light turned on, but I didn't see any movement from it. Oops. Mioka hoped that Sueyoshi would forget the petals on his trousers, but whether it was the reports in the newspapers or the conversation with the head of the housekeeping department at the front desk, the situation developed in the opposite direction. However, Sueyoshi would not necessarily talk to the housekeeping director.That was just Ajika's imagination.Maybe he left the hotel without saying a word to the director.Ajika has always liked to think things in a bad direction recently.He wondered if there was something wrong with his nerves, could it be that he was really neurasthenic? Mioka closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows with his fingers. However, not long after... Did Sueji tell Jushi about the petals? He started a new imagination.Sue Ji is trying his best to please him now, if he has any news in his stomach, he will definitely tell Ju Shi all at once. Even if Sueyoshi said it, the case had nothing to do with Mioka, but it was not a good thing after all.Ajika's heart grew heavier. "Guest, here we are." Ajika's car was getting closer and closer to the brightly lit Demachiyanagi station.