"It's like this. My father's student passed away five years ago and left behind a bungalow."
"Recently, his relatives contacted me and hoped that I could go and take a look at the current condition of this bungalow."
"It's just that there are too many things going on in the art museum recently, and I can't spare any time, so I want to ask you to go and take a look."
After Matsumoto Ryohei's explanation, Qin Zhibo finally understood.
As far as Qin Zhibo knows, Matsumoto Ryohei's father is a university history professor who disappeared during an overseas archaeological expedition.
only...
"Don't your father's students have wives or children? Why do you ask outsiders to see the house?"
"Well..." Matsumoto Ryohei pondered: "Actually, my father's student did not die of natural causes, but was killed at home by a robber."
"The whereabouts of this robber are still unknown. His wife and children have also moved away. Even relatives can't contact them."
The matter is not difficult, and the location of the bungalow is in the 4th-chome of Yoneka-cho, which is the neighborhood next to my office.
So Qin Zhibo agreed.
...
Qin Zhibo returned to the office in Matsumoto Ryohei's car and confirmed that Nine Angels had not issued any new tasks to him.
It was daytime now, and Qin Zhibo was not in a hurry to go to the next block to look at the bungalows.
Because this commission given by Matsumoto Ryohei has a big difficulty, that is, there is no key to the door outside the bungalow, only the key inside.
This means that if Qin Zhibo is caught climbing over the wall during the day, he will most likely be misunderstood as breaking into an empty house.
It is better to do less than to do more. Qin Zhibo planned to wait until dark before going.
Lying on the boss's chair and casually opening today's newspaper, Qin Zhibo found yesterday's case in the most conspicuous position of the newspaper.
"The daughter of Director Si Jing was killed! The murderer has been arrested!"
The newspaper reports provided little analysis of the case, and the death of Nikaido Yuji was briefly mentioned.
The murderers include Takashi Ichiji, a staff member of the capital management department of the city bank headquarters, and Nanao Mi, the housekeeper of the Yotsui family.
There is also a professional killer named Kuuki Takashi, who is known as the "Silver Fox" in the industry.
It's just that this professional killer encountered a car accident while escaping and has now died.
As for the main personnel who solved this case...
Naturally, he is the evil nemesis of Yingming Shenwu in Mihua City, the 13th Police Department of the Criminal Investigation Section 1 of the Metropolitan Police Department!
Qin Zhibo's name did not appear in the newspaper, but Qin Zhibo was not disappointed.
Because this was done intentionally by Qin.
When leaving yesterday, Qin Zhibo specifically asked Mu Mu not to leak his name to the media.
This is not that Qin Zhibo has a noble sentiment like Sherlock Holmes and does something like "I will give you the honor for solving the case".
But Qin Zhibo is afraid of revenge.
You must know that behind Silver Fox is a killer organization called "Bloody Tongue", which is so powerful that it can set up branches all over the world.
His name appears in the newspaper. If the "Bloody Tongue" is determined to take revenge on him and sends several "black brothers" from the headquarters in Kenya, then it will be too much for him as a little private detective.
Let's imagine--
When you get up from the office, open the blinds, and stretch out comfortably.
At this time, you suddenly find a few black men in suits and ties standing on the sidewalk across the street.
They wear sunglasses, stand tall, cross their hands in front of them, and show a standard smile to your office...
So after weighing the situation, Qin Zhibo thought it would be better to let these gangsters smile at Mushi Thirteen in the Metropolitan Police Department.
This wave...
This wave is called causing trouble to the east!
...
As soon as he put down the newspaper, Qin Zhibo received a call.
Pressing the answer button, there was a familiar female voice on the other side.
"It turns out to be Miss Tachibana, is there something wrong?"
"The newspaper said that Silver Fox died. I want to ask if it was you who did it?"
Qin Zhibo replied decisively: "No."
Opposite me, Tachibana Maya hesitated for a moment.
"Forget it, whether you admit it or not, I'd like to thank you first."
"What I want to tell you is that I am going abroad for a while recently and I probably won't be back in the short term."
"Hide for a while?" Qin Zhibo was a little confused.
"Yes." Tachibana Maya in the phone booth stamped her foot, "Because of the mistake last time, the Japanese police are now looking for me."
"Okay, let's not talk anymore. Let's see you again when we are destined."
Toot—toot—
After hanging up the phone, Qin Zhibo recalled the last time.
Although he let Tachibana Maya go, the Mori family and the fugitive Yuda both knew the identity and appearance of Tachibana Maya's killer.
Now it is natural that Tachibana Maya is wanted by the police.
Also, since Tachibana Maya thanks herself for helping her deal with the silver fox, then the relationship between the two...
Qin Zhibo opened his interpersonal network and saw Tachibana Maye's name slowly moving from the cooperation area to the friend area.
Tachibana Maya is also a friend!
Not only that, the "want to stay away" in the entry has also been erased, but the "not annoying" is still retained.
Qin Zhibo smiled slightly and closed the network.
Who in this world would dislike having many friends?
...
The day passed by in a flash, and it was already past dusk by the time Qin Zhibo set off for the bungalow.
Walking on the street, Qin Zhibo looked up at the sky.
It obviously rained yesterday, but today it is still cloudy.
One advantage of living in Japan is that it is very convenient to listen to the weather forecast.
In a word, it rains all over the country, simple and clear.
Following the route provided by the navigator, Qin Zhibo came to this bungalow located on the 4th chome.
This bungalow is larger than expected. With the double-storey loft, it has four floors, almost the same as a villa.
If he hadn't been in the civilized metropolis of Tokyo, Qin Zhibo would have almost called the police.
Mountain Villa PTSD...
The main entrance of the bungalow is a large locked iron door.
Looking inside from the big iron gate, the garden in the yard is covered with weeds and looks like it has not been taken care of for a long time.
On the walls of the bungalow, clumps of ivy showed a dark green color under the gloomy sky.
A gust of cool wind blew by, making a rustling sound.
Gua——
Gua——
A crow suddenly landed on the doorpost of the big iron gate and made a noisy cry.
Qin Zhibo looked up at the crow with shiny black feathers without changing his expression, and at the same time saw more crows circling on the roof of the bungalow.
Withered vines, old trees, dim crows...
Tokyo Ravens...
*Beijing...roast duck...
Qin Zhibo's Adam's apple surged and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Taking back his thoughts that jumped too much, Qin Zhibo began to look for other ways to enter the bungalow.
The movement of climbing over the front iron gate is too large, and it is easy for nearby residents to see it and call the police.
Moreover, there were spikes on the big iron door to prevent thieves. Qin Zhibo didn't want to experience the cold feeling under his crotch.
After searching for the antique masonry walls on both sides of the bungalow, Qin Zhibo accidentally discovered a square hidden entrance.
The form of the hidden entrance is somewhat like a dog hole, with a wooden board used to cover it.
But no one saw it anyway, so the dog hole was drilled.
Before taking two steps in the yard of the bungalow, Qin Zhibo saw an obvious depression in the lush weeds.
I walked over and saw two children.
One is called Genta Kojima and the other is Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya.