Chapter 21 Chapter Twenty

Qing Jiang stared blankly at the glass box.Inside the box is a model about 50 cm high and 40 cm wide.That's the Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but it's not just a model.Amazingly, it's built out of LEGO bricks, with close to six thousand pieces.When he saw the price for the first time, Qing Jiang's eyes almost popped out: it was more than 280,000 yen.Where should this kind of thing be placed? ——Compared with such complaints, he knew better how angry his wife would be when she saw the credit card details.Therefore, he could only watch and endure desperately. There are all kinds of Lego models in Qingjiang's room, almost a thousand.That's what he bought for himself.He likes to make it after dinner while sipping whiskey.Whenever a good work is built, it will be photographed with a digital camera.The sky tree made last month was already amazing, but after admiring it, I had to dismantle it because there was really no place to put it.

He was in a model store in a shopping center near his home.When he is free, he will come here to hang out after school. Qing Jiang walked around the store and saw a Lego model of the Imperial Hotel.Every time he sees it, Qing Jiang will be deeply fascinated.Moderately priced and comparable in size.But when he thought about what his family would say when he brought it home, he felt a little sad. "The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo is completely different from this building now," said a woman next to her.Qing Jiang was startled, and looked around, only to find a woman in a black suit with a straight nose standing there.

"The hotel reproduced in this model is a masterpiece of Frank Lloyd Wright, and it seems to have been relocated to Meiji Village in Aichi. However, only the entrance has been relocated." "Even so, it is still the largest building in Meiji Village." Qing Jiang said. The woman turned to him. "It seems so, Teacher Qingjiang." Although they were strangers, she was a breathtakingly beautiful woman.Qing Jiang felt his blood pressure skyrocket. "Uh, you are..." She stared at Qing Jiang intently, and asked, "Do you know Officer Nakaoka, right? He's from Azabu North Bureau."

This question was unexpected.Qing Jiang had no room to think, and subconsciously replied: "Yes." "Sure enough. That's great." The woman's expression softened, "I have something to tell you, is it convenient for you?" "Uh, now?" "Yes." The woman said, looking behind Qingjiang.Feeling someone approaching, Qing Jiang looked back, but he was a big, tough man with an old scar on his brow, which made people daunting. "What exactly are you going to do?" Qing Jiang's voice was a little flinching. "Don't worry, we won't do anything bad." The woman said, "I just want to ask you about Madoka Habara."

"Habara? Uh, you are..." The woman took out a business card from her bag, which read: "Tong Gongling, General Affairs Department, Kaiming University". "Two days ago, Police Officer Nakaoka came to the school and asked a lot of questions to Dr. Habara of the neurosurgery department. Have you heard about this matter from Police Officer Nakaoka?" "No, I haven't seen him in a while." "Oh." Tong Gongling looked at her watch, "It won't take you too long, can we talk for a while?" "Ah... alright." Qing Jiang also wanted to hear what happened between Nakaoka and Habara Sentaro.

Their car was parked in the parking lot of the shopping center, a small black sedan.Under the urging of the tough man, Qing Jiang got into the car and sat in the back seat.Tong Gongling was driving, and the man sat in the passenger seat. "Excuse me," Qing Jiang said, "Did you know me from Police Officer Nakaoka?" Tong Gongling in the driver's seat nodded. "Dr. Habara said so. What?" "nothing……" Weird, Qing Jiang thought.When talking with Nakaoka last time, he said that even if he met Zentaro Habara, he would not say Aoe's name. Qing Jiang looked at the man in the passenger seat.That person has been silent all the time, is he also from Kaiming University?His face and huge body exude a unique aura that only people who have experienced great wind and waves have.

The car drove into the underground parking lot of the city hotel.Qing Jiang thought they would go to the tea room of the hotel, but after getting on the elevator, Tong Gongling pressed the floor where the guest room was located. "It's more reassuring to talk in the room." She seemed to see through Qing Jiang's mind. Qing Jiang swallowed, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart: what awaits him ahead may be a big event. However, what he was taken into was an unsurprising suite.The room was empty.In the center is a table, a bench and a single chair arranged in an L shape.Qingjiang sat down on the bench according to Tong Gongling's instructions.She herself sat on the armchair.

"Would you like a cup of coffee?" There is a trolley next to it, with a kettle and coffee cups.Tong Gongling made coffee in a cup and placed it in front of Qing Jiang.During this period, the tough man has been standing at the door, not squinting, not even looking at them.This made Qing Jiang feel even more weird. "Officer Nakaoka asked Dr. Habara a lot about Miss Yuanhua, which troubled the doctor." "Trouble? Why?" "Because he doesn't want to answer." Tong Gongling smiled slightly, "Miss Yuanhua is traveling alone, and the doctor himself doesn't know where she is now—please drink the coffee while it's hot."

"Thank you." Qing Jiang said, pouring some milk into the coffee, "That's right, traveling alone." "Ms. Qingjiang met Miss Yuanhua in Chikuma Hot Spring and Tomate Hot Spring?" "Yes, just by chance." "Actually, Dr. Habara is very worried about Ms. Yuanhua. I can't get in touch with her at all, and I don't know if she is okay. At this time, Officer Nakaoka suddenly came to visit, which made him worry even more. So, he wanted to ask As for Miss Yuan Hua's current situation, Teacher Qingjiang, since I don't have time, I will do it for you." Tong Gongling said as if endorsing.

"Oh, that's what happened." Qing Jiang took a sip of coffee. "Can you tell me about the situation when you met Miss Yuanhua? Let's start with Chixiong Hot Spring." "That's right. She broke into the restricted area, and the person with me reminded her. It was just like that at the time, and I didn't think much about it. But, I saw it again in the small town of Tomate Onsen When she saw her, I was a little surprised, so I went up to talk to her." "Talking? How did you say it?" "Ah, just the normal kind. Ask her why she's here. But she didn't answer me at the time."

"then?" "I told her the hotel I was staying in, and she came to see me after dark." Qing Jiang recounted the conversation between himself and Yuan Hua in the hotel, and how the two went to the scene of the accident. "I see. It turns out that Miss Yuanhua is looking for a friend." Tong Gongling looked aside, as if thinking. "Who is she?" Tong Gongling didn't seem to understand what Qing Jiang meant. "Oh, that's a strange statement. What does she do? She says she's not a student, and she's not working." "That's it." "However, somehow, there is always an incredible feeling. She is not an ordinary vagrant, she is very knowledgeable, and she can accurately predict the weather." "weather?" "She said exactly when it was going to snow, and it was right to the minute." "Mr. Qing Jiang," Tong Gongling said with a smile, "Miss Yuan Hua is just an ordinary girl. She may be a little weird, but that's just a pure personality." "what……" "What else did you talk to Miss Yuan Hua about? Did she say anything about the friend you were looking for?" "She didn't say anything about that. It's just..." "what?" "That..." Qing Jiang hesitated, "I think, did Officer Nakaoka ask about Amakasu Kento-kun?" Tong Gongling's eyes widened in surprise.At the same time, the man who had been standing expressionless cast a sharp glance at Qing Jiang. "How do you know this name?" Tong Gongling's tone became serious. "From...from the blog. Saisei Amakasu's blog." "How did you find out about that blog?" "Oh, it's a long story—" Qing Jiang talked about the whole thing incoherently: the process of discovering Amakasu’s blog, how he learned Habara Sentaro’s name, how when talking with Nakaoka, he found that the photo he saw at Enka’s place was exactly like Amakasu when he was young was born. "That's it. The last question, why does Officer Nakaoka suspect that there is a possibility of homicide?" "This... I don't know." Tong Gongling shook her head slowly. "Please don't hide it. It doesn't matter. Even if something goes wrong, we will take all the responsibilities. Of course, we will never talk about it. We heard it from Teacher Qingjiang." Qing Jiang looked at her rational face, then glanced at the man who was still standing.The man remained silent, staring straight ahead.The expression was full of majesty, as if urging him to answer. "Officer Nakaoka seems to be suspicious of the wife of the deceased in Chixiong Hot Spring." Qingjiang said dryly, "The age difference between the couple is too large, and the woman probably married for property..." "So that's it, it's my wife." Tong Gongling seemed to understand, nodding repeatedly. Qing Jiang found that he was basically speaking by himself, and he himself had a lot of things he wanted to know. "Well, what's going on?" He tried to reverse the positions of the questioner and the person being questioned, "The friend Miss Yuanhua is looking for is Mr. Kento Amakasu. Why does Miss Yuanhua think that all she has to do is go to the hot spring where the accident happened area, can we find him?" But Tong Gongling just said lightly that she didn't know. "As I said just now, even Dr. Habara, who is the father, doesn't know Miss Yuanhua's purpose. A young man named Mito Amakasu was indeed a patient of the doctor, but we just learned that Miss Yuanhua is looking for him .Of course I can't explain it to you." "Ah, but..." "You said, you got something like a business card, right?" Tong Gongling interrupted Qing Jiang, and said with an elusive expression, "At the hotel in Tomate Onsen, Miss Yuanhua gave you a card. A handwritten card. Can you show it to me?" "Eh? Ah, I didn't bring it with me." "Where is it? In the laboratory of the university?" "Uh, where is it... But, that thing is useless." "why?" "It just had a fake number on it. I called and it was answered by a completely irrelevant person." "Who answered the phone?" "They said they didn't know each other. It was an elderly woman. Because she wasn't Miss Yuan Hua, I hung up immediately." Tong Gongling looked away for a while, then returned to Qing Jiang. "Is there anything else written on the card?" "No more, just name and phone number." "Oh. However, I still want to see the real thing. If you are in college, can you please go back and find it for me?" "Eh? This is it?" "Of course, after we're done, we'll send you home. Please. Just look at that, and I'll never bother you, Mr. Qing Jiang, again. I won't even appear in front of you again. Please." She lowered her head deeply. "Ah...Is that so? But, I don't know if that card is still there, I seem to remember throwing it away." Tong Gongling's right eyebrow moved slightly. "Did it go to the university dumpster? When did it happen?" "Oh, that's not clear. Where will it be..." Qing Jiang crossed his arms and thought.After knowing that the phone number was fake, that piece of paper was just a piece of paper to him, and now he can't remember it anyway. Moreover, he didn't understand why Tong Gongling was so persistent.It was just a name and a phone number, and she must have seen it many times. "So, can you show me your call records?" She said, "You should have a record of the call you originally wanted to make to Miss Yuan Hua. I want to see it." "It's okay..." Qing Jiang took out the phone from his inner pocket.Why did she want to know that number so much?I don't know who it is. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.I don't know whose— When Yuan Hua came to the inn in Tomate Onsen, he tried hard to gain Qing Jiang's trust.In order to prove that Madoka Habara's name is not a fake name, he even showed him the family credit card.That being the case, will she give Qing Jiang a fake number?In order to confirm the authenticity of the number, Qing Jiang might dial the number on the spot.If Yuan Hua's phone didn't ring, Qing Jiang would definitely not believe her. Yes, that number is real.Yuan Hua was probably the one who answered the phone last time.She must have wanted to cut off the connection with Qingjiang, so she pretended to be another voice.Changing your voice is not a difficult task as long as you use a voice changer.And Tong Gongling should have discovered this too. "What?" Tong Gongling asked a little strangely when she saw that Qing Jiang was holding the mobile phone still. "Ah, it's nothing. I just remembered that I didn't use this mobile phone to make a call." "Then where did you call from?" "Probably from the research office, I called from a landline." "Then the call log on the landline..." Qing Jiang shook his head. "It's not on the phone. Our school's phone is the same as the one in the hotel, and it also serves as an internal line. You should be able to check it with the telecommunications company, but then you need a valid reason, because everyone can use this phone. The privacy of many people is involved.” Tong Gongling sighed and glanced at the standing man.The man closed his eyes. She looked at Qing Jiang: "It seems that we can only go to the school to find the business card written by Miss Yuan Hua." "This matter, I seem to have brought it home. It might be better to go to my house first to look for it." "Okay, I'll take you home now." Tong Gongling stood up and winked at the tough man. "Please wait a minute. I'll go back by myself. Besides, I may not be at home. If I'm not here, I have to go to the research room to find it. But I'm really exhausted today, so please let me go. Can this work? Find it Naturally, even if I can't find it, I will contact you. How about it?" Tong Gongling looked at him suspiciously. Qing Jiang bowed his head and said: "Please do this." After finishing speaking, he kept bending his waist like this, unable to get up. He heard Tong Gongling let out a long breath. "In that case, that's the way it is. Well, I'll wait for the good news." "I'm sorry, I'll try to find it." Qingjiang politely declined Tong Gongling's request to take him home, and got into a taxi at the entrance of the hotel.The car started, and when he looked back, the two were still standing there watching, with puzzled expressions on their faces. Qing Jiang took out his mobile phone and checked the call records.Calling in the research room is fake, but calling with this mobile phone is real.Of course, the number is also left in the records. The reason why he lied was because he felt that if he told Tong Gongling the number, he would lose the chance of knowing the truth forever.They will not tell Qing Jiang anything, their purpose is probably only to find Yuan Hua's hiding place.In addition, they still don't know Yuan Hua's cell phone number. Qing Jiang gripped the phone tightly, now, the initiative is in his hands. When I got home, dinner was ready, and it was chirashi sushi.This is what Zhuangta likes to eat again, but compared with hamburgers and curry rice, Qing Jiang, who likes Japanese food, already feels thankful. There is no sign of the son.Probably after eating, he locked himself in the room again.After Jingzi put the food in front of her husband, she went back to the sofa to watch TV.The whole family still had no communication today, and the night at Qingjiang's house gradually deepened. While sweeping the loose sushi into his stomach, Qing Jiang was thinking about countermeasures.The outcome is decided in one fell swoop, in case of failure, there will be no second chance.It has to be done before the last moment. After finishing his meal unwillingly, Qing Jiang walked into his room, found the number from the call log, and pressed the dial button. If it is a call with no number displayed or an unfamiliar call, Yuan Hua will definitely not answer it.But she had to answer the call from this mobile phone because she had answered it once before.Since she wanted Qing Jiang to think it was a fake call, it seemed unnatural if she answered it last time but not this time. The reminder sounded, three times, four times, still no response.Are you hesitating when you see the caller ID? On the seventh ring, the phone answered, and it was a woman's voice, still sounding old-fashioned. "Hello, I'm Qing Jiang from Taipeng University." He bit every word clearly. "Huh? Who is it?" The woman asked in surprise.It was at this moment last time that he judged that the other party was not Yuan Hua. "Aoe from Taipeng University. Didn't we meet at the 'Suzuya Ryokan' in Tomate Onsen?" "Sorry, I don't understand what you're saying at all. What number are you calling?" The critical moment has come.Qing Jiang took a deep breath. "There's something wrong with your voice changer today, but your voice hasn't changed, Madoka-kun. I have something to talk to you about. Let's meet up. It's about Amakasu Kento-kun. If you want to know about him The news——" He said this in one breath, but the other party suddenly hung up. Qing Jiang redialed immediately, but it was already a reminder to refuse the answer.This result was within his expectations and did not disappoint him. He chewed over and over the confrontation just now.What he said was aimed at Yuan Hua, but if the other party was really another person, he might be at a loss.Maybe you will feel scared and cancel the phone contract. But Qing Jiang is very confident.Because of the different voices, last time he panicked and couldn't judge calmly, but this time he thought of the possibility of having a voice changer, and when he listened with this thought, he felt that the other party's voice and tone were very similar to Yuan Hua's. The question is, how will she treat Qing Jiang's words? After thinking about it, he came to the conclusion that the only way to arouse Yuan Hua's concern is to use Amakasu as a bait.She would not have thought that Qingjiang would know Amakasu Kento's name, she must be very shocked.Now, she is probably guessing about Qing Jiang's plan and thinking about the next step. In order to receive Yuan Hua's calls at any time, Qing Jiang keeps his cell phone with him all the time.Even put it at the door when taking a bath, so that you can run out as soon as you hear the bell. But after zero o'clock, he finished building a small castle with Lego, and the phone still didn't ring.Qing Jiang gradually became uneasy. What's going on here?Why don't you call me?Don't want to know about Kento Amakasu?At the very least, he should be puzzled that Qingjiang knew this name, right?Or is she just too wary? At one o'clock in the morning, Qing Jiang returned to the bedroom.Keiko was already fast asleep on the next bed.He put the phone next to the pillow and got into bed.It seemed that there would be no calls tonight, so he decided to give up. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly felt someone shaking his body. "Huh? What's the matter?" He asked in a daze. "Your phone is ringing." Jingzi was very upset. "Eh?" The mobile phone next to the pillow was gone, but there was indeed a vibrating sound. When I looked down, I found that it had fallen on the ground.Qing Jiang hurriedly picked up the phone, jumped out of bed, and answered the phone. "Hi, I'm Qingjiang." While speaking, she walked out of the bedroom and came to her own room. The other party was silent, Qing Jiang thought she had hung up, and looked at the screen, only to realize that she was still on the phone. "Hello?" he said. "Are you alone now?" It was a young girl, that's right, it was Yuan Hua. "I'm alone in the room. My family is in another room, and they're all asleep. I was asleep too, but I didn't expect you to call at this time." Qing Jiang touched the remote control of the air conditioner and checked the time: early morning three o'clock. "I didn't expect you to call again, Professor." "yes?" "It's a pity that you found out that the phone number is real. When I called you for the first time, I was obviously tricked by using a voice changer." "Because a lot of things happened after that." "A lot of things?" "It's a long story. If I can, I hope I can tell it in person." Yuan Hua paused for a while. "Then tell me one thing first. Professor, how did you know about Qian Renjun?" "There's no way to explain it clearly in a few words." "Just say it." "No, because I want to meet you. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about the meeting. Even the woman named Tonggong, I won't tell." Yuan Hua was silent again, longer than last time. "It seems that a lot of things have indeed happened. I didn't expect you, Professor, to be involved." "If I hadn't met you, it wouldn't have happened." "Are you blaming me?" "No, if I hadn't met you, I wouldn't know anything. I don't know anything, spread wrong conclusions, and be a stupid scholar. So, I always feel that it's a good thing I met you." "Wrong conclusion?" "An insight into the events at the two hot springs, of course. It wasn't an accident, was it?" "...Why do you ask me?" "Because you know. So, I want you to tell me, and in exchange, I will also reveal all the information I have. Including the whole story of the police tracking Amakasu Kento-kun." Again there was silence.Qing Jiang swallowed, afraid that the other party would just hang up the phone. "Okay." Yuan Hua said, "But the time and place are up to me." "It's up to you." Qing Jiang let out a breath and felt relieved.