Cars gradually passed on the roads blocked by the Metropolitan Police Department, and the cordon outside the convenience store was removed. The three teenagers who had come to see the excitement and the first discoverer, Nioh Masaharu, did not leave the place at this time, but found a corner nearby that did not hinder traffic and gathered. Except for Shishito, who wanted to get to the tennis court to train as soon as possible, the other three seemed to be deeply interested in what had just happened. Xiangri, who didn't spy on the mystery, couldn't wait to pull everyone to start a new round of discussion.

"Hey, Nao, can you sue me now?" Xiangri seemed to have forgotten his intention to go out today, and he must know the result of the reasoning, "What is the relationship between that fifteen minutes and this event, and what's the point?"

"I don't quite understand the meaning of that conclusion, and the little clues we know are not enough to understand anything. Nao propped his chin with his fingers, his pupils revealing a confused look, but he was clearly still thinking: "I don't know what the prisoner's purpose is, what he wants to express or warn...... But the only thing that is certain is that this fake bomb is a message that the prisoner conveys to someone inside the convenience store, or someone who can see the bomb. But the possibility of being just a prank is not ruled out. However, neither of these two truths is an area in which we can meddle. ”

"Yes, the police officer who Nao knew just now also said, 'I'll leave the rest to the search lesson.'" Xiang Ri nodded with some disappointment, and then looked at Nao again: "But you said that was a message, what kind of information is it?"

If my reasoning is correct, it should mean 'there is no cargo in a certain place.' Nao looked at Muri's still puzzled expression and explained to him, "First of all, that alarm clock was 15 minutes slower, just to highlight the number '15'. If this number is meaningful, then if the fake bomb is placed in the tennis ball used in the exhibition and not somewhere else, we can understand that the tennis ball is also part of the answer to the information. The English word for tennis is 'Tennis', and if you put this '15' in the center of the tennis ball, you can preliminarily understand it as 'Ten-15-nis'. After Nao finished speaking, he looked at Nioh with an inquiring eye.

"Yes, that's what I thought. Nioh received Nao's gaze, nodded at her in agreement, and continued her words: "The meaning of 'Ten' should be very clear, it is the English '10', plus Officer Matsuda's prompt just now, 'nis' means no inventory, so this message becomes '10-15-no inventory', and the first two numbers must express the address of this 'no inventory'. And here, taking apart the word 'Tennis' to form the '15' on both sides of the English language, I don't think it is simply the original meaning, it should be the English meaning it represents. ”

"What does it mean?" Shishido thought along the lines, "The English meaning of 15 is other than numbers...... Ah, if you associate it with a clock......

"Quarter!!" Xiang Sun slapped him, "and 'quarter'! Fifteen minutes, that's a quarter of an hour!"

"Yes, a quarter of an hour. What Matsuda wanted to remind us just now is to pay attention to his English meaning. In addition to a quarter of an hour, quarter also means a quarter. Nao nodded.

"That is, '10-quarter-out - no stock'. A quarter of 10 is 2.5, so it becomes 'no stock'. Nioh continued, "Spread out the numbers and you get a very definite address – '10-2-5,' which sounds a lot like the street number. ”

"I see!!!The information that the prisoner wants to sue someone is '10-2-5 is out of stock, please go and replenish the stock', right?" Xiang Ri snapped his fingers happily, but then he was a little puzzled: "But this information is very ordinary, even if you sue sù that person in person, it won't make people suspicious, right?" Is it necessary to hide in the tennis ball, and it also has to attract police ......?"

"Oh, that's what the prisoner is for!" Nioh curled his pigtails and looked at him with a hint of disgust, "What a dark event!"

"There is not enough information to be sure, but unfortunately, it seems that the truth is already in the imagination. Nao raised the corners of his mouth and snorted contemptuously, "No wonder he wants to give a lesson to the search." ”

"Hey, please don't leave us out of the topic!!" Xiang Ri listened to what the two of them said that people couldn't understand, as if he had eaten the cake but didn't know its taste, and asked Nao impatiently for a solution: "What do you mean, what darkness and what imagination, please explain it clearly!"

"No, that's all. Nao and Nioh glanced at each other and spread their hands to Xiangsun, "It's very simple, that tennis ball is what the prisoner said about the goods, because the thing used to hold the bomb is Tennis-ball! Tennis is just the name of the sport of tennis, of course, ordinary people will think of Tennis instead of Tennis at the first sight of it." I'm afraid that the replenishment cargo he is talking about is not ordinary tennis balls, but contraband. ”

"I see...... The material of the tennis ball in the exhibit is really good, and it is a very high-grade tennis ball. Shishido remembered the material of the huge tennis ball, and couldn't help but nod: "The tennis balls used by our Ice Emperor are very expensive, and they are said to be imported from Germany...... If you smuggle such a high-consumption thing, you can indeed make a lot of money. ”

"What, it's boring...... Xiang Ri pouted dissatisfiedly after listening to the explanation, "Ahhhh Do you two want to come along?"

“…… No, we're not going. I'll take him around, and I'm afraid it's almost time to take notes. Nao groaned a little and refused Xiang Ri's invitation: "You two should go quickly, otherwise there will be no venue, right?"

"Ah, then we'll go first. ”

The two waved at Nao and Nioh and left, carrying their tennis bags. Nao stared at their backs, the corners of her lips that had been raised drooped. This incident is not at all as simple as the explanation given to them, but an internal crime with a very high probability, and the key lies in the goods that the prisoner said. If it was an ordinary smuggling, he had no need to attract the police at all, but had to avoid the police's sight. But since he did so, it can be understood that the cargo has something to do with the ordinary police who appeared at the scene at the time, or the police who were able to see the investigation report after the investigation of the incident was completed.

The key to the first hint is indeed Tennis, which leads to the location where someone needs to replenish the cargo, which is the unknown "10-2-5", while the second hint is easily overlooked by the average person, which is what the fake bomb looks like at first glance. If you look at it for people who have never seen a tennis ball, there is only one way to explain the giant tennis ball,—— Ball. It is interpreted in English as: ball, orb, eyeball, way of serving (or receiving). But it also has an explanation that most Asians are not very familiar with, but having lived in Okinawa since childhood, where the old US military base is located, Nao learned another meaning of the "ball" from a young age.

- Bullets.

"The people inside sell arms, I'm afraid someone will be unlucky now!" Nioh stretched his waist, and looked at Nao playfully with blue eyes: "They're your friends, can you just lie to them? ”

"Heh, didn't you expose me either?" Nao winked at Nioh, his narrow phoenix eyes full of undisguised appreciation and gratitude, "This matter is still under investigation, and you can't reveal any clues about the case to anyone until the results are out." Since they did not think of the truth of this case, there is no reason why they cannot sue them. ”

"yes, they don't look like people who can hold this in their stomachs, especially the red-haired one. Nioh chuckled lightly and tugged the strap on his shoulder: "Then Miss guide, where are we going next? ”

"The scorching sun?"

Nao looked up at the sun that wasn't scorching, and wondered where the "fierce" and "scorching" could come from. She looked sideways at the young man who was holding out a hand to shield himself from the sun, whether it was the open neckline or the cuffs of his shirt that had slipped down, the skin exposed was a little sickly white, and even the green veins under the skin were faintly visible. It seems that he doesn't like to be exposed to the sun, even on a warm spring day like egg yolk. Coupled with his thin body, his playful and seductive evil smile, and his seemingly uninhibited but somewhat fierce eyes...... Nao's mind suddenly burst out of an image from a novel.

The male protagonist of "Ode to Blood" - Lester, a vampire with deep eyes, a charming smile, wisdom and great strength.

Lazy, confident, real, illusory, Nao's proud sharp eyes can only see the contradictions of this teenager's nature. Although it's the first time I met, I don't know if I had a tacit understanding with him in the incident just now, or if I was attracted by his contradictory feelings similar to myself, and Nao, who never took the initiative to approach others, actually joked with him.

"After standing in the sun for so long, shouldn't you find something like tomato juice to drink? If you dry it for too long, it will turn into fly ash or melt. ”

"yes, yes, it's better to moonshine...... Although it is a bit inconvenient when the moon is full. Nioh said as if he had already thought about it, "So when the moon is not out, you should replenish some energy and eat some barbecue and other things, so as not to run out of decency and die in a foreign land." ”

"Full moon transformation, it seems that werewolves and vampires are natural enemies, right?" Nao couldn't help but laugh at his tone, "But anyway, it's time for lunch." Do you want to eat barbecue?"

"Hey, you understand?" Nioh was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing, "Are all the girls in Kanto so interesting?

"Thank you for the compliment. Nao pursed her lips, "It's a pity that I've been here from the south for less than a month, and I'm not a Kanto person." And listen to the accent...... You're not a native of Kanagawa either, are you?"

"Oh? I know very well...... Nioh shrugged his shoulders a little helplessly, "It's a pity that I'm already a Kanagawa person, since a month ago." ”

Nao looked at Nioh's expression, and read a hint of emotion on his face that only she knew, that is, a little loneliness from her hometown. This boy seems to have just settled in Kanagawa from somewhere else, just like himself. Thinking of this, Nao couldn't help but chuckle, maybe it was her luck that she could meet someone in a similar situation to herself wherever she was. In Okinawa, there is Chininkan, who understands the grief of losing a loved one, where there is Nioh Masaharu who left his homeland to live in Kanto, in Okinawa, there is Rin Hirakoba, who always inadvertently relaxes himself, and in Tokyo, there are energetic Mugadake people.

Can you start your new life in Tokyo with these people?

"Hey, what are you thinking?" Nioh looked at Nao, who had been silent for a long time, and stretched out his hand to shake it in front of her eyes, "It's been more than ten minutes since I first said I was going to lunch, and we haven't left yet...... Aren't you hungry? Or are you already hungry?"

"Ah, sorry, I'm wandering. Nao apologized to him honestly, and at the same time was a little helpless, "Actually, since I learned the truth of the case just now, I have no appetite. Although I have seen some reports on this in the newspaper before, I still feel a little shocked when I actually encounter it......"

"Oh, I guessed the dark side of society, so I'm a little depressed?" Nioh said as he walked forward, then turned around and beckoned to Nao, who was stunned, "Let's go, you have to drink some tomato juice or something without eating, or you're going to die in a foreign land!"

Nao looked at the figure waving to him in the backlight, and bent the corners of her mouth in a good mood to keep up with the young man's pace.