Chapter 21 Chapter One

The Saiyuanji family is the founder of the old wagashi shop "Sakiya" that has been passed down for three generations in Kuzuigawa City.People who live in Kuzuigawa City, even if they have never heard of Saienji Temple, should know the shop "Sakiya".Even if someone who is not deeply involved in the world asserts that he has never heard of or knows about "Sakiya", as long as he hears "Sakiya Mantou", he will tap his palm and respond, "Ah, it is a local product of Kuzuigawa". "Sakura Mantou" is a bean paste bun with red bean paste wrapped in a brown skin. Just like its name, it has the shape of a bird, with two cute eyes drawn with black dots on its head. Simply put, it is a product similar to the famous wagashi "Chicken Mantou".Therefore, Tokyo is not sold, nor can it be sold.

The residence of the Saiyuanji family is located in the western outskirts of Kuzuigawa City, next to the coastal cliffs where the waves of the Pacific Ocean beat.The two-storey building with a combination of Japanese and Western styles stands here to show its majesty.The people who live here are the former president and current honorary president of "Squirrel House", Xiyuan Sizhuang Sanjia's family.Commonly known as the "Saienji Palace", this mansion is a well-known location nicknamed "The Sparrow Hotel" by ordinary residents.The vast home land is surrounded by dense forests, and is indeed a paradise for birds and crows.

"It seems to be also known as 'Sparrow Forest'?" Here is the forest trail illuminated by the bright moon.Ryuhei Tomura, wearing frayed jeans and a light sports jacket, walked shoulder to shoulder with a woman.She was wearing a white top, a dark blue cardigan and a plaid skirt. She was a mature nineteen-year-old girl with a remnant of student air.The appearance of walking side by side with Liuping is just like a simple young lady who was tricked into the forest. With an introverted air, she responded to Liuping's inquiry in a low voice. "Well, yes, because there are a lot of finches..."

Her weak voice was immediately overwhelmed by the chirping of insects in the forest.However, her response was nothing important, and even if it was overridden, it would not be a problem.Ryuhei and her beside her, Saizono Yurie, have been unable to talk since just now, and Ryuhei began to feel the emptiness of throwing a ball towards the low elastic cushion with all his strength. It is half past midnight in the middle of October.Just moved into Sunday from Saturday. Looking up, you can enjoy the full moon above your head from the gap in the forest, and there is nothing to say about the mood.Liuping was fortunate enough to take a late-night walk in the Sparrow Forest with the daughter of the Saizonoji family in this environment, and it was the woman who invited him.According to the normal thinking logic of healthy boys, this is a scene that makes people believe that "there is a chance to kiss Fangze!".But let’s not mention the actual situation, according to Liuping’s overly healthy thinking logic, it will simply be determined that this is a situation where “it’s impossible for nothing to happen!”.

Even so, there is still no sign of shortening the distance between the two, only time passes by itself.A great opportunity with no outs and a full base, just go scoreless and go into a two-out full base situation.Unable to bear his temper, Liuping asked straightforward questions and tried to hit a timely hit that turned the game into victory. "That...Miss Yurie, you came out to me because you have something to say?" "Huh?" Yuri Hui responded nervously, as if she had been hit by a cold arrow. "Ah, yes, that's right. No, do you have something to say? I just wanted to chat with you. Mr. Tomura is a private detective, right? This is a very rare profession, and I would like to ask you about various things."

"Ah, so that's the case. But I don't know if I count as a detective..." Indeed, after dropping out of university for some reason, Tomura Ryuhei is a hard-working young man who earns living expenses in a private detective firm, works hard every day, and dreams of becoming a detective tomorrow.In other words, the detective's apprentice.So far, he has seldom engaged in mental work, and mostly shows his talents in scenes that require physical strength.Bodies have been found in the past, and they have also been arrested by the police as suspects. Not long ago, they were even hung on the roof of an out-of-control van and almost died in the line of duty.But if he talked about this kind of topic with Miss Qianjin, he didn't know if he could have a good chat.

"Although I'm a private detective, I'm just an apprentice. Besides, the detective agency is not the handsome workplace in the novel, it's the so-called '4K'." "4K... mean?" "'Hard work', 'funeral chaos', 'dangerous', and 'little salary', all in 4K. Ah, and 'Irregular working hours'. Ah, and 'No hope.'" Please, smile!Ryuhei waited for a response in a prayerful mood, while Yuri responded quietly. "That's right, it's been a lot of hard work." Leveling expectations fell through, and the conversation was interrupted.Liuping was secretly troubled.

How exactly?Where is the key to open her heart? At this moment, the long-awaited luck appeared in front of the flow plane.Suddenly there was the sound of flapping wings behind Jizo next to the trail, and a black shadow sprang out.It's a crow. "Yeah!" Yurie screamed softly, grabbing Ryuhei beside her very naturally.Looking back, Yurie's delicate body was in Liuping's arms.Worried about whether the sound of his rapidly accelerating heartbeat would reach her, Liuhe relaxed his cheeks hehehe because of this unexpected situation.This is exactly the ideal evolution!That's it, I'm waiting for this kind of surprise!

Feeling the touch of the girl in his arms, Liuping secretly gave a thumbs up to the crow quacking on the tree.Crow, well done!You are the MVP of the night! "..." Hold on.Tomura Ryuhei, what should we do next? "Too bad... I didn't think..." Liuping just let Yurie catch her, and spent a few seconds reviewing how to deal with the aftermath.But before Ryuhei can come up with a clear answer, Yurie unexpectedly takes action.She firmly grasped Liuping's shoulders with both hands, said "Come here" softly, and pulled Liuping to the side of Jizo, entering the waist-high bushy area.Her unexpected action made Liuping excited to the extreme.

Whoa, how bold!In the middle of the night in the forest, the flowers in the greenhouse of the Xiyuanji family tore off the mask of the usually gentle and virtuous kitten, and finally turned into a female cat with its full nature, enjoying happiness with the wild cat Tomura Ryuhei who lives in the urban area!This is really an unexpected development beyond imagination! However, when Ryuhei was trembling with wild thoughts, Yurie put his hand on his head for some reason. "...?" Liuping was taken aback for a moment. In the next moment, Yurie pressed Liuping's head down hard, as if trying to stuff her head into her body.Liuping could only groan miserably and squat down. "What is this, what is this?"

Yuri screamed to remind Yuhei who was squatting behind the bushes. "Quiet! Someone is coming!" Huh, no way?In the middle of the night, who would come to this kind of forest to do? Liuping put their own affairs aside, feeling puzzled from the bottom of his heart.But what Yuri said was true.Half of his face was poked out from above the bushes, and he quietly looked towards the trail. In the direction they had just walked, Liu Ping saw a light like a flashlight, and the light flickered slightly, and he was indeed approaching here. But wait a minute.We're just walking, why hide? No, of course Liuping knew the reason.Yurie probably doesn't want others to see her late at night with young men.It's only natural for the daughter of a good family to think so.Even so, wouldn't it be too much to suddenly force someone's head down?The head of a trainee detective is a tool for making money, not an unfinished stake. Ryuhei was outspokenly dissatisfied, but thinking about it carefully, it was quite an exciting and exciting scene to hide behind the bushes with Yurie clinging to each other.Liuping decides to temporarily enjoy the status quo arranged by God. The light slowly approached the bush where they were hiding, and the light that illuminated the front became an obstacle, making it impossible for Liuping to recognize who the other party was.Ryuhei and Yurie tensed up behind the bushes.Soon, the light passed in front of the two from left to right, and only half of the face protruded above the bushes, and finally grasped the clue from the scene in front of them. A wheelchair passed by.A person is sitting in a wheelchair, with his upper body leaning forward slightly, holding a flashlight in his left hand, the light is shining straight ahead, and his right hand seems to be slightly away from the armrest of the wheelchair. Liuping was not surprised who this person was.Normally, only one person in the Xiyuanji family can use a wheelchair. "Grandpa!" Yuri exclaimed softly. I remember that Yuri's grandfather, Saiyuan Temple Shozo, was in his seventies.He has been suffering from diabetes for many years and has been forced to use a wheelchair for transportation in recent years.Liuping is also very aware of this matter.But why did Zhuang San visit the Sparrow Forest in the middle of the night?Liuping was puzzled. On the other hand, there is another person following behind the wheelchair like a shadow.Liuping didn't know who the person pushing the wheelchair was. It was very dark in the forest, so he couldn't see his face.But when the person was away, the moonlight vaguely illuminated the person's back, broad shoulders and short hair, so it was definitely a man.Speaking of the man in Xiyuan Temple, several candidates appeared in Liuping's mind, but he still couldn't decide who it was. Zhuang San and another mysterious figure did not find Liu Ping and left silently. Liu Ping breathed a sigh of relief when the flashlight light disappeared, straightened and retracted to the current upper body, and returned to the trail from behind the bushes. "It seems that he was not found." Liu Ping looked at the direction in which the wheelchair was leaving. "By the way, Ms. Yuri, do you know who that person was just now? The other man pushing Mr. Zhuang San's wheelchair... who is he?" "No, I don't know either. After all, it's only peeking from behind the bushes, and it's dark." "I see, so is Yuri-san. Who is that? What are you doing here at this time..." "I don't think you need to care about it. You should go out for a walk late at night like us." "That's right, so we are also taking a walk." Liuping finally remembered the purpose at the beginning, and turned his head to look around. "Ah, there is a bench over there, let's take a rest?" In the direction of Liuping's finger, there is a red torii gate, which is a very conspicuous fox statue.Wooden benches are right next to the torii.Invited by Ryuhei, Yuri sat obediently on the bench.Liuping sat a little away from her, waiting for the crow to take off again. "..." But the miracle didn't happen a second time.Not to mention the crows, even the birds didn't sing, and they remained silent for about five minutes.Keep silent, maybe one of them will faint due to lack of oxygen?Liuping was seriously worried about this matter, and finally got up from the bench voluntarily. "It's getting a little cold. Ms. Yurie, it's time to go home... Ugh!" Ryuhei who got up was suddenly stopped by Yurie.Then Yurie dragged the groaning Ryuhei to the back of the bench, and pressed her hands hard on the head of Ryuhei.Liuhe squatted down with a groaning sound, and completely reproduced the scene just now. That is to say... Aware of the leveling of the situation, hide behind the bench and look towards the trail.Perhaps it should be said that as expected, a small flashlight appeared in the distance, it must be the two people who turned back just now.Although you don't want to be so sneaky, it's still wise to hide here.Thinking so, Ryuhei obediently hid with Yurie beside him. The light of the flashlight gradually approached here.Liuping felt that the speed was not right.too fast.It must have been slower just now.With such a fast speed, wouldn't Zhuang San in the wheelchair be afraid?People who push wheelchairs should care about this... However, the moment the flashlight light came in front of him, Ryuhei knew the reason for the unnaturally fast speed. "Huh?" The unexpected scene made Liuping cry softly. The wheelchair is empty, and Zhuang San is not on it.Someone behind pushed the empty wheelchair and ran.That way nobody has to be concerned, which is why the wheelchair approaches so incredibly fast. The unoccupied wheelchair left along the trail like a gust of wind. Tightening his body behind the bench to survive the leveling of the scene, he took a step back and looked in the direction where the wheelchair was leaving.However, the back of the mysterious figure pushing the wheelchair was already in the distance, and before he had time to observe carefully, he melted into the darkness and disappeared. Liuping jumped up and rushed to the trail. "Miss Yurie, did you see the scene just now? Did you? What happened just now...?" "Yes, it's really strange. There must have been two people just now, but now there is only one person, and the wheelchair is empty. In this case, where did grandpa go...?" Liu Ping felt something was wrong, and pointed to the far side of the trail, the direction where the empty wheelchair was approaching. "Miss Yurie, please tell me, where will this road lead?" "Hey, this road leads to..." But Yurie seemed to have a sense of foreboding, so she didn't answer right away. "Anyway, let's go and have a look! You'll know when you go!" Before Yurie finished speaking, she ran along the dark trail, and Ryuhei followed closely.The moonlight sprinkled from the treetops, illuminating this forest trail with no forks.But the two of them ran for less than a minute, and the trail suddenly stopped, and the sparrow forest came to an end. Through the forest is a cliff. There is no such thing as an observation deck.In the five-square-meter space overgrown with weeds and scattered stones, there is only one standing sign.It may be comfortable to look at the scenery here during the day, but it will not make people want to come here late at night. Liu Ping quickly looked around this small space.There was no one, no hiding place. On the other side of the cliff is the sea.Although I didn't have the courage to peek, it should be the sea. "Could it be...Grandpa..." Yurie's voice was trembling. "Slow, slow, it can't be determined like this yet." Liuping comforted him, and then said regretful words a step later. "Oops! That man just now! He shouldn't have let that guy run away! He must have Mr. Zhuang San..." The sound of the waves beating against the rocks below the cliff, as well as the howling wind, overwhelmed Liuping's words.

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