Chapter 62 fourth quarter

The two got on the bus, and when they transferred for the second time, Dana guessed the destination of Onikatsu from the fact that the terminal of the bus was Koiwa.However, the Onigan Police Department kept silent from the beginning to the end, thinking all the time, and Dana also kept silent in order not to disturb his thinking. As he expected, when the bus approached the Bridge of Tears, the ghost urged Tanna to get up.Now it is almost certain that the destination of Onimuki is the simple inn "Tachibana House" where Genkichi Narayama stayed.But, where exactly is Onitsuka trying to investigate?Dana still couldn't figure it out, so he just followed the ghost like a fool.

Just like Detective Sudo had done before, Onitsuki stood in front of the map on the sidewalk and confirmed the location of the "Orange House". "Turn at the corner of the shoe store." He murmured, and then took a step. In front of the "Orange House", there were two proprietresses standing in the middle of the road. They were licking popsicles and talking loudly about someone's gossip.I don't know what funny things they talked about, the two clapped their hands together, and bent over laughing together.Even when the bicycle with the trailer was ringing the bell to urge them to get out of the way, they were unmoved.

"Hey, hey, don't you guys have long ears? Stupid women!" "What! Who are you calling a stupid woman!" The faces of the two proprietresses changed, and the corners of their eyes hanged. The smiles just now had disappeared without a trace.The stronger one threw the popsicle on the road and grabbed the front of the bicycle. "Have the guts to say it again!" "Ouch! Don't be so angry. I don't mean any harm, so please forgive me." The man on the bicycle was frightened by the ferocious appearance of the lady boss, his attitude immediately softened, and he showed a flattering smile.Seeing that the other was a soft persimmon, the two women immediately lifted their spirits.

"What the hell are you talking about, please be a little manly?" "So, didn't I already beg you?" His expression grew more and more wince.Dana, who happened to encounter this incident, couldn't leave him alone, so he had to intervene as a peacemaker with a wry smile.After asking, they found out that the woman holding the front of the car was the proprietress of the "Orange House" they were looking for. "Ah, I hate it, I let you see such a scene..." Just now, she who showed the heroic spirit of Ba Yuqian suddenly turned into a coquettish little woman. She touched her head with her hand, as if she was very concerned about whether her hair style was messed up.

"Let's do this first, we'll talk next time." After saying goodbye to the other proprietress, she led the ghosts into the narrow hallway, while she herself took off her sandals and sat down on the dais. "Did my husband cause some trouble? Speaking of that dead ghost in my family, there is really nothing we can do about him." She said in a coquettish tone. "No. We just want to ask about Genkichi Narayama, who lived with you before." "To be honest, what happened to Ah Yuan is really pitiful. When will you be able to catch the murderer? Up to now, whenever I think about Ah Yuan, I feel wronged for him, and I am so angry Congested."

The proprietress said like a cannonball. "About that Narayama Genkichi..." Onigiri Police Department lowered his voice. "What's wrong with him?" "I hope you can think back carefully. Do you remember what he did on the night of June 1st?" The proprietress's eyes widened, she looked at Guiguan in surprise, her expression seemed to say: "What time is it, why are you asking these questions?" "The day before was the last day of May, and it was the day to pay the rent. I think you should be particularly impressed?" "let me see."

Two swallows were parked on the wires in front of the house, and the proprietress with double eyelids cast her eyes on the swallows.Dana thought to herself: Her eyes are really beautiful. "...I remember what happened on the last day of May. When I went to collect the rent owed by him that day, he pretended to be asleep for me." "Please be sure to recall what happened the next night." Onigiri Police Department asked in a calm tone.In this case, he would never urge the other party. The woman put her hands on the knees of her neat starched dress and looked up again at the wires in the eaves.Dana thought again: What a pair of beautiful eyes.

"The night of June 1st..." she muttered to herself. June 1st was the day Kosuke Nishinomata was killed, and it was also the day when Narayama Genkichi played a stand-in and appeared in "Ranlan".However, why is the Onitsuke Police Department so persistent in asking this question?Dana still can't understand Guiguan's real thoughts. "Ah, I remembered!" The woman suddenly yelled, her nostrils fluttering. "As I said just now, on the night of the 31st, I went to ask him to pay the rent, but he pretended to be asleep. But the next day, maybe because he felt embarrassed, he came back with shochu , started to drink with my family's dead ghost, and even gave me bean paste balls as a present, in this regard, Ah Yuan is very clever."

Narayama turned out to be this kind of person. "As far as I am concerned, compared to buying wine back, I would rather have him take the money from buying wine and pay some rent." "How long did they drink?" "Let's think about it, maybe around twelve o'clock. I told them, don't hurry up so late, they will not finish until they disturb the neighbors, so I remember very clearly." Surprised Dana re-examined the face of the proprietress, but her face did not have the expression of opening her eyes and telling nonsense when she was lying.But if what she said is true, then what happened to the fact that Narayama appeared in "Lan Lan" that night and ate noodles?

Dana watched Guiguan's expression, but Guiguan didn't show surprise at all, he seemed to have expected it long ago. "Can you be sure that Narayama Genkichi was drinking with your husband until late at night?" "why not?" The proprietress didn't seem to understand this kind of thing, why did she need to confirm, she looked at the other party with a cold expression. "I urged him to pay the money on the 31st, and he came back with the wine on the 1st, so there is absolutely nothing wrong with this matter." "That's enough, thank you."

The Guiguan police department quickly but satisfiedly agreed with her statement. The contrast between the two made the proprietress startled, and her eyes widened even wider. "Ah Yuan likes to eat white whale vinegar miso." Just as the two were about to go back, she held the wooden lattice door of the porch with her hand and whispered that she was completely different from the majestic appearance just now.

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