"I was only four years old when my grandfather passed away," Chi Feichi saw that Zhu Fu Gaoming had such a big reaction. He went through his early memories again and affirmed, "But whether before or after that, I can be sure that I
I haven’t heard anything from my family about the House of Hope.”
"No wonder..." Zhufu Gaoming reacted and smiled apologetically, "I asked rudely. In fact, the House of Hope I mentioned was the residence of Mr. Kenichi Ike when he lived in Nagano. He moved away from Nagano.
After that, that house was left to some young people with dreams and talents but financial difficulties, allowing those young people to live for free. In the years before his death, he would occasionally visit it. After he died of illness,
The year before, he also transferred the ownership of the house to those young people... Although not many people in the area knew Mr. Ike Kenichi's name, everyone admired Mr. Ike Kenichi's heart for young people, so they also
Some people will call it the Pavilion of Hope. This is a name that only some local people know. You and your family haven’t been there for a long time, so it’s normal if you don’t know the name.”
"I heard my father talk about that house once after my grandfather passed away," Chi Feichi recalled calmly, "My grandfather has handed over that house to the person he wanted to give it to.
What happens next has nothing to do with us, those people will keep it...that's probably what my father said."
Zhufu Gaoming: "..."
So you don’t take a look at it for more than ten years? Just treat it as if you don’t have this house?
Although the ownership has been transferred to those young people back then, and although this is only the house where Mr. Chi Kenichi lived in his early years, the Chi family does not lack this house. Although he also feels that "someone else will keep it" is very philosophical.
But as members of the Chi family, the father and son never thought about traveling to Nagano together to see the place where their father/grandfather once lived and tell stories about their ancestors?
As far as he knew, the Chi family had never been there even once.
Chi Feichi thought about it and found that his memory of that house was that 'my grandfather lived in Nagano and gave it to others'. There was nothing else. He asked directly, "Officer Zhufu, what are you looking for?"
What exactly is that thing?”
Zhu Fu Gaoming came back to his senses and looked serious, "After the death of Mr. Chi Jianyi, those young people seemed to still send letters to Chi Jianyi's family to talk about the development and gains in the past one or two years. I want to know what those letters are now
Are you still there?"
"Someone will come here every once in a while to clean up the courtyard, and the letters in the mailbox at the door will also be received in the house." Chi Feichi stood up, picked up Hiroki Sawada, who was about to climb off the sofa, and carried him out the door.
, "They should be placed uniformly in the side hall."
Zhufu Gaoming stood up and followed him. When he went out, he saw Chi Fei arriving late at the door of the side hall. He put down Hiroki Sawada, took out the key and opened the door, feeling even more apologetic.
He was already very sorry to ask Chi Feichi to help while taking care of the baby...
Several times, he was worried that Chi Feichi would be inconvenienced and wanted to offer to help carry the child, but every time he had no time to speak or even stretch out his hands, Chi Feichi had already taken care of it...
There is still furniture in the side hall, but except for a large desk, the other furniture is also covered with cloth.
There was a mountain of letters and documents piled up on the desk, and the letter envelope at the bottom was yellow and old.
After the door is opened, the dust and old letters flying in the sun carry a heavy sense of age.
Chi Feichi walked in and opened the window to ventilate the room. He turned and looked at the big desk, "After my grandfather passed away, all the letters sent here should be there."
Zhufu Gaoming felt that he needed help to keep an eye on the children. He waited for the little one to walk through the door before walking into the room. When he got to the desk, he took out a letter from the pile and looked down at the letter on it that was sent from Hokkaido.
Address, then I remembered that I didn't seem to have explained why I was looking for a letter.
Since he is looking for help, he should explain it without revealing the details of the case, right?
Even Chi Feichi didn't seem to even want to ask.
"Mr. Chi, actually not long ago, our police discovered a suspected homicide in the House of Hope. They wanted to find a few young people who lived there to understand the situation. After Mr. Kenichi's death, they left one after another.
After entering the House of Hope, they all have developed well. Some have become actors, some have become musicians, and some have become famous designers. It seems that Mr. Kenichi was not wrong about them back then...
"
After saying that, Zhu Fu Gaoming smiled and continued, "Because many of them are famous and have connections with each other, it is not a problem for the police to find them, but one of them is named Bai.
Se Takuto's resident has very few contacts with other people. I heard from other people that he is currently a CG painter and is used to working behind the scenes. Although he is considered successful, he is not well-known and rarely attends parties. Our police are temporarily
I haven't found his current address yet, and I couldn't contact him by calling the phone number provided by others, so I wondered if he might have mentioned his new address in the letter he sent, so I decided to come over and have a look."
"Let's take a look at the letter to see if there are any clues?" Chi Feichi asked.
"That's right, because the victim once lived there, and there is no tenant who has moved out there, and the body was also found in that house. I think they might mention something in the letter they sent to Mr. Kenichi.
It is difficult for our police to get clues..." Zhu Fu Gaoming lowered his eyes and looked at the letters with a solemn expression, then quickly relaxed his expression, looked up at Chi Feichi and said, "I would also like to trouble Mr. Chi to help me.
Find those letters and I can tell you their names."
Chi Feichi walked to the table, reached out and picked up the letter at the top, "Officer Zhufu, you really know how to trouble people."
Zhu Fu Gaoming looked at Chi Feichi's always calm and calm expression and couldn't tell whether Chi Feichi was complaining or teasing. He decided to follow his heart and explained with a smile, "I have always respected Mr. Chi Jianyi. There are more than just a few of them here.
I think it would be better to have someone from the Chi family help me look for the letter you received. This is the first. The second is that moral friendship is rooted in morality, but its essence is friends who help and support each other. Today I propose to let
Mr. Chi helps me, and when Mr. Tianchi comes to Nagano another day, I will treat you to taste the local delicacies of Nagano. This is how the so-called friendship comes about."
Today he met someone who could surprise him, disrupt his rhythm, read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and talk more calmly with him, who was smart, sharp, and able to reason. He was very interested in making this friend.
Sawada Hiroki followed beside him, looking up at the masters, and said thoughtfully, "Franklin also said, if you want to make a friend, ask him to do you a favor."
"Is my little brother already learning these famous sayings at such a young age?" Zhu Fu Gaoming knelt down and looked at the little one in front of him curiously, "Xiao Shu, how old are you?"
Sawada Hiroki looked down at his small body and said uncertainly, "It should still be one and a half years old?"
Zhu Fu Gaoming just thought it was a child who couldn't remember the specific age, so he did not doubt his presence. He stood up and sighed to Chi Feichi, "At this age, you can understand what I said and can reasonably associate with famous quotes with the same meaning.
What incredible wisdom.”
"He has always been smart," Chi Feichi glanced at Zetian Hiroki, patted the pile of letters on the table with his hand, and looked at Zhu Fu Gaoming calmly, "A friendship in games will never end, and a friendship in food will never end.
Yue, the friendship of power does not last forever, but the friendship of morality can last forever. Since Officer Zhufu thinks so highly of me, then work quickly."
Zhu Fu Gaoming always felt that 'looking up to me' was associated with 'getting to work quickly', which was both inconsistent and inexplicably harmonious. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, let me tell you the names of the residents first. Where did they live?"
There are a total of six people in this house, Mr. Akashi Shusaku, a well-known illustrator, Mr. Naoki Suikawa, who often plays bad officials in costume dramas, fashion designer Mr. Yamabuki Shoji, mystery novelist Ms. Kobashi Aoi, music
Mr. Shirou Naoki, and Mr. Takuto Momose, the CG painter..."
Chi Feichi said "hmm" and began to quickly read the signatures on a letter.
"After Miss Aoi Kohashi married Mr. Shusaku Akashi, she took her husband's surname, but she passed away due to an accident three years ago. In addition, you should have noticed," Zhufu Gaoming started to look for it and reminded.
"There are different colors hidden in the pronunciations of the names of the six of them. Akashi Shusaku's Akira is AKA red, Suikawa Naoki's Sui is bright DO day green, Kobashi Aoi's Aoi is AO blue, and Yamabuki Shoji's Yamabuki is
YAMAHUBUKI is golden, Momose Takuto is peach, and Naoki Shiro is SHIRO white. I heard that when Ike Kenichi was alive, they would call each other by colors when they lived together. Mr. Ike Kenichi would also call them by colors occasionally.
So when they send letters, their signatures may also use color."
Chi Feichi said "hmm" again and continued to flip through the pile of letters.
When it comes to name and color, he knows it.
Isn't this a case from the plot of "Red Cliff"? The murderer is Suikawa Naoki, whose name has green in it, and he even remembers this very clearly.
Zhufu Gaoming also lowered his head to find the letter and thought to himself, "Speaking of titles, you can actually call me by my name. Gao Ming, similarly, I can also call you 'Fei Chijun'. Although in terms of age, you say you
You were only four years old when my grandfather passed away. I should be more than ten years older than you. You can call me 'Brother Gao Ming', but you seem to be the kind of person who has a hard time getting close to other people. I want to call each other by names..."
"I'm not used to calling other people by their names, and I don't think distance is defined by the title." Chi Feichi lowered his eyes and looked at the stack of letters in his hand, "I usually call them whatever I want."
"What you said makes sense, but I am too rigid in formality, so..." Zhu Fu Gaoming turned his head and saw a gray-black snake crawling out of Chi Feichi's sleeves, but he stopped talking.
After Fei Chi climbed out of his sleeves, he fell onto the table with a splash, then climbed down the chair next to the table, and said sleepily, "Master, I'm thirsty, go outside and see where there is water..."
Sawada Hiroki reached out and pulled Fei Chi off the chair.
Zhu Fu Gaoming's gaze shifted to the young hands of a certain young lady, his eyebrows twitching.
"Xiaoshu, take Feichi to drink water," Chi Feichi said, raising his eyes and introducing Zhu Fu Gaoming, "This is my pet, and its name is Feichi. It usually doesn't bite."
"Generally..." Zhu Fu Gaoming felt that this word was worth pondering.
"Are you afraid of snakes?" Chi Feichi lowered his head to look for the letter again.
"No, I'm just a little surprised to see people so close to snakes." Zhufu Gaoming said in surprise, but there was no surprise on his face. When he saw Sawada Hiroki carrying Feichi out with one hand, he put down his hand.
After receiving the letter, he reluctantly followed it, "Let a child run around in a house that has been unoccupied for a long time, and it will be troublesome if it encounters danger. I'd better follow him and have a look."