Chapter 35: The Vanishing Painting

Seeing that he couldn't ask anything, Lin Hai snorted and left the ramen shop.

Telling the two of them about the situation, Yu Zhendong was anxious.

"That boss must know, I'll go back to him!"

Lin Hai hurriedly grabbed him, glanced at Rika, and said, "If you are rude, be careful that the police will arrest you." ”

"But ......" Yu Zhendong didn't know what to do, and looked at Ren Shasha.

Ren Shasha hesitated: "Otherwise, let's contact the embassy......"

She had also thought about contacting the embassy before, but once the embassy came forward, no matter what the outcome was, the matter was clear.

At the very least, the punishment from the school can't be run.

Yu Zhengchao's basket, not to mention others, even Ren Shasha herself is not willing to carry the black pot.

Kindness is not the same as stupidity, it is a matter of the future, and she can't help but weigh it.

"No, I don't. ”

Lin Hai motioned for them to be calm and said, "For the time being, there is no need for the embassy to come forward, I have a general idea, if it really doesn't work, let's talk about it."

It's been a while since Lin Hai crossed over, and when he was wandering on the streets before, he visited many places in Meguro Ward - here's an aside, there's a reason why he mainly lived in Meguro after crossing over.

There are many white-collar workers and rich people in Meguro Ward, but they have not yet reached the level of "being rich and unkind" like Setagaya; there are many schools, but they are not as talented as Bunkyo Ward, with eyes on the top of their heads; the police force is slightly weaker than that of Minato Ward and Chuo Ward, and the law and order is much better than that of Shibuya and Shinjuku Ward.

Lin Hai felt that he could not understand this jurisdiction more than he could see the criminal.

Lin Hai came to a commercial street not far from the ramen shop and went straight to a shop.

At this time, Rika suddenly spoke.

"Do you think he went to the small steel ball shop?"

"It is not excluded that someone 'invited' to go. ”

Lin Hai considered the words and did not directly say that he was forcibly dragged away.

He saw this kind of thing a lot when he was wandering.

……

No matter how good the security in Meguro is, there are still dirty corners.

In the past few years, Japan's economy has not improved, and the number of "unemployed youths" in Tokyo has continued to increase, some of whom have locked themselves in their homes all day and gradually evolved into "homebodies"; another part has defected to the local rioters; and the rest have been wandering the streets all day long, engaged in some gray industries.

Among the practitioners of these gray industries, there is one of the most troublesome for foreign tourists, and that is all kinds of "propagandists". Under the guise of promoting cultural characteristics, these propagandists use deception, inducement, or coercion to lure newcomers into places such as custom shops, small steel ball shops, bars, and special "color" cafes to earn referral fees.

According to the known clues, Lin Hai felt that if Yu Zhengchao was targeted by the propagandists, the most likely place to be pulled was the small steel ball shop. As for other places, I'm sorry, just with the little money in Yu Zhengchao's hand, I'm afraid I really can't afford it.

……

Small steel balls, also known as pachinko, are a form of gambling that has a similar meaning to slot machines.

Japan prohibits gambling, but small steel balls are opened all over the country, why is this?

First of all, the small steel ball shop took advantage of the loophole in the law.

Gambling as defined in Japan's criminal law must involve money, so the small ball shop adopted the "three-store method" - customers exchange cash for small steel balls, and the small steel balls won are exchanged for special prizes, and then they can decide whether to sell the special prizes to the recycling office according to their personal wishes. With the intermediate prize exchange, the small steel ball shop was legalized, so that although everyone knew that it was gambling, it was legally a custom business.

Secondly, the small steel ball shop is under the control of the National Police Agency, and many police officers will go to work for related companies after retirement (called "Shimito" in Japanese), and with this level of relationship, naturally no one wants to operate on this "pension institution".

Finally, and most importantly, small steel balls and horse racing look inconspicuous, but they account for as much as 5% of Japan's GDP, and more than 5 million people in the country suffer from gambling dependence.

……

When he arrived at the small steel ball shop, Lin Hai asked the boss, and the boss glanced at Rika Nomi behind Lin Hai, and said happily: "There is such a person, but he has already left." ”

"Gone?"

After listening to Lin Hai's relay, Fang Zhendong couldn't help but ask, "Where did you go?"

Before Lin Hai could speak, Ren Shasha's mobile phone rang.

"Hey, Sister Yang...... What? You said he went back?"

Hanging up the phone, several people looked at each other, and the good-tempered Ren Shasha couldn't help but want to scold her mother.

What is this called!

Lin Hai said apologetically to Rika Nengmi: "I'm very sorry to see the criminal, my friend seems to have gone back." ”

"Hmm. Nomi Rika nodded expressionlessly and said, "It's okay, please remind them, don't run around in the future, police resources shouldn't be wasted on this kind of thing......"

Lin Hai bowed his head and said, "Yes, what you taught us is that we will definitely pay attention to it in the future...... By the way, can you give me your contact information? I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you when I come back......"

It was about the good looks that worked, and the robot policewoman left Lin Hai's contact information, but warned him that it was best not to call her never.

……

"I'm really embarrassed to make a trip for you......"

On the way back, Ren Shasha repeatedly apologized to Lin Hai.

Lin Hai smiled: "Don't take it to heart, although things are a bit anticlimactic, it's good that nothing big happens." Also, it's not a trip for nothing......"

Lin Hai stopped at this point, his eyes deep and he didn't know what he was thinking.

……

It was already late, and in order to avoid further mistakes, Lin Hai sent Fang and Ren back.

On the way, she called Xiaomei Oshima, and Lin Hai told her that she would not go back at night, and then Zhendong said, "Don't mind if I stay overnight." ”

"How is it possible!" Fang Zhendong said: "I have caused you so much trouble before and after......"

Lin Hai waved his hand and said, "Don't bother, I'm going to trouble you next......

chatted all the way back to the residence, and as soon as he entered the door, Fang Zhendong scolded Yu Zhengchao.

Yu Zhengchao said sharply: "I didn't let you look for me, what's the big deal if you come back late!"

"Do you know how anxious we are!"

Ren Shasha remembered the previous anxiety and helplessness, and the tears of grievance fell.

At this moment, all the students were fried, and they condemned Yu Zhengchao's irresponsible words and deeds.

"Okay, don't make any noise. ”

Lin Hai clapped his hands and asked Yu Zhengchao, "What's on your face?"

Yu Zhengchao had a bruise on his face, and he subconsciously pressed it with his hand, grinning in pain.

In the face of Lin Hai's inquiry, Yu Zhengchao didn't say a word, but turned his face away.

Yang Xiulan, who had a haggard face, said to Lin Hai: "I asked just now, and he said that he accidentally knocked it." ”

Can you slap into a slap print?

Lin Hai was too lazy to deal with Yu Zhengchao, and said to Yang Xiulan: "Sister Yang, you still have work tomorrow, hurry up and go back to rest, there is me here." ”

Sister Yang's trip is indeed a heavy task, the crew has a very tight schedule tomorrow, she is not a filmmaker, and she still needs to make up for the surprise class when she returns to the hotel, so she has no time to grind foreign workers here.

Yang Xiulan thought that now that everyone is together, there should be no more problems with Lin Hai staring, so she nodded and said, "Then I'll leave, and then I'll trouble you." As he spoke, he turned to a few college students, "You all pay attention to each one, don't make trouble for others!"

……

After Sister Yang left, Yu Zhengchao turned around and was about to go back to the bedroom.

"You stop me!" Fang Zhendong roared.

Yu Zhengchao stopped, turned around and asked indifferently, "What's the matter?"

"You ask me what's the matter, you and ......" Fang Zhendong was about to explode.

"Alright. Lin Hai stopped Fang Zhendong and said, "Everyone is tired, let's talk about it later." ”

Because of the previous incident, Fang Zhendong was very convinced by Lin Hai. Calm and thoughtful, especially when he angrily scolded the owner of the ramen shop, although he couldn't understand what he said, but the momentum of not being angry and arrogant even Fang Zhendong was suppressed.

Seeing that Lin Hai spoke, Fang Zhendong swallowed the words that came to his mouth back into his stomach, and said coldly to Zhengchao: "You sleep in the living room tonight." ”

"Why?" Yu Zhengchao asked dissatisfiedly.

"Lin Hai is also here tonight, is it possible that you are going to let him sleep on the sofa?"

Fang Zhendong asked rhetorically, not giving Yu Zhengchao a chance to speak, and said to another boy: "Xiao Wei, you are laying the floor today, no problem, right?"

"No problem!"

The boy surnamed Wei said with a big grin: "Let me tell you, our sleeping kang is no different from the bunk on the floor......

Everyone giggled and went back to their own rooms, and no one took care of Yu Zhengchao during the whole process.

Yu Zhengchao looked at Lin Hai's back resentfully, and inadvertently glanced at the corner of the living room, with a sneer on his face.

……

Early the next morning, Lin Hai stretched his waist and walked out of the room, Fang Zhendong and the others had already prepared breakfast.

"Oh, you can! Who made this ravioli?" Lin Hai smelled the smell and walked to the dining table and asked Ren Shasha, "You made it?"

Ren Shasha blushed and said, "Brother Wei did it." She picked up the bowl and asked, "The leftover dumplings I ate last night, Brother Wei fried them, do you want to taste them?"

"Taste it!"

The dumplings are fried golden, like gold ingots, and it makes people appetite when they look at it. Lin Hai wanted to start, but felt that this was not good.

Ren Shasha picked one up and fed it to Lin Hai.

"It's a good branch, it's really unstoppable!" Lin Hai praised vaguely.

Ren Shasha laughed with honor, and then remembered that she was using her own chopsticks, and her face suddenly turned even redder.

Fang Zhendong said with a smile: "Go back and let Xiao Wei pack more, please Miss Oshima also try it, the Japanese are pure and empty, when it comes to food, then we have to say that we are ...... in China."

Chatting while eating, the atmosphere is very harmonious, but Yu Zhengchao is the only one sitting at the bay window with a cup of noodles, exuding a strong negative energy on his body, and he looks like no one is allowed to enter.

Halfway through eating, Lin Hai suddenly patted his head, stood up and looked left and right.

Ren Shasha asked him, "What are you looking for?"

"Do any of you remember where I put the painting I brought back last night?"

Hearing what Lin Hai said, everyone remembered, Fang Zhendong hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, if you don't say it, I forgot, it's Kurosawa's painting, hurry up and open it for us to see!"

"How do you know?" asked Lin Hai strangely.

Fang Zhendong pointed at Ren Shasha and smiled: "We saw you on TV, Sasha's Japanese is unreliable, everyone thought about it for a long time before they recognized it as Akira Kurosawa......"

When Fang Zhendong and Lin Hai were chatting, the other monkeys began to look for the painting in a hurry.

"It's strange...... Wei Ming scratched his head and said, "I remember that Lin Hai put it in the corner last night......

"I remember too. Another said, "Did any of you go to the house in the morning when you sweep the floor?"

Everyone shook their heads when they heard this, indicating that they hadn't noticed.

"Hurry up and look for it!" Fang Zhendong was immediately anxious when he heard it, and several bedrooms were searched next to each other, and he came out with a black face, and said astringently: "No ......"

"If you don't have it, you won't have it, can you still lose it?"

Lin Hai smiled freely, and glanced at Yu Zhengchao as he spoke.