"Rolling ......"

As the car slowly stopped beside Miki, Miki took the initiative to bend down and say hello to Lin Xiuyi, and then opened the door and sat in the car.

"Good morning, Miki!"

"Good morning, police department!"

Lin Xiuyi and Miki exchanged greetings, and then Miki fastened her seat belt, and Lin Xiuyi started the car and drove the car onto the main road next to the apartment.

"Police, are we going to visit Ms. Irie at the Shikata Law Firm now?"

"Hey...... But don't be too anxious, it's still early, anyway, the place we're going to go in a while is in Ebisu, we can find a place nearby to have a coffee and then go over!"

Lin Xiuyi said in a relaxed tone, and after asking Miki's opinion, he turned on the music in the car. The two sat in the car and ran from the east of the city to the south of the city along the road planned by the navigation. According to the address left by Eiko Irie, the Shikata Law Firm where she now works is located in the Ebisu Garden Plaza, the tallest building in the Ebisu area. When Lin Xiuyi and Miki arrived here, the time was just a little over eight o'clock. Lin Xiuyi was a little tired and parked the car in a nearby paid parking lot. Then he and Miki got out of the car and looked for a nearby café.

"I'm sorry, probably because I slept in an unfamiliar bed last night, and I didn't have a good rest!

"Hi Babble......"

Miki nodded and agreed to Lin Xiuyi's suggestion without thinking about it.

Stroll through the streets of Ebisu in the early morning, where most of the shops on both sides are not yet open. However, many coffee houses have already opened their doors early. The reason for this phenomenon is that most Japanese people have the habit of eating breakfast at home. Therefore, there are basically no special breakfast shops on the streets. The exception is the café, which offers simple meals such as sandwiches to provide essential services for those who don't have time for breakfast.

Hayashi Shuichi and Miki soon found a coffee house on the first floor of the only Ebisu Garden Plaza. After the two went in to find a seat, Lin Xiuyi asked for a glass of Espresso and an egg sandwich set for one person. Miki, on the other hand, ordered a caramel macchiato. After the service staff had prepared all the things they needed for the two of them, Lin Xiuyi picked up the sandwich and feasted on it. Miki was drinking coffee while quietly playing with her mobile phone to kill time.

The two sat in the café for about an hour, Lin Xiuyi raised his hand and looked at the time, it was already more than nine o'clock, and Irie Yongzi should have arrived in his office. Thinking of this, Lin Xiu paid off the expenses of the two of them together, and then left the coffee shop with Miki and took the elevator to the Sifangtian General Law Firm on the 27th floor of the building.

After the two of them stepped out of the elevator, they raised their eyes and saw the main entrance of the Shifangda Law Firm facing the elevator door. Standing in Lin Xiuyi's position, he looked ahead. Two automatic doors made of a single piece of glass were closed, and in the reception desk behind this door, a dignified-looking reception lady saw the figures of Lin Xiuyi and Miki through the glass door, and immediately bowed to the two.

Lin Xiu nodded to the other party, and then walked straight in. When he explained his intention to the front desk staff in charge of reception, the other party first checked the records on the computer, and then replied to Lin Xiuyi:

"I'm sorry, there seems to be a guest at Ms. Irie's place right now, if you don't mind, can you wait outside her office for a while?"

"Ah...... Of course, there is no problem, in fact, we will not delay Mr. Irie's time too much. It's just that there are some questions I want to ask her in person. So...... Can we go in now?"

"Okay, please come in with me!"

After the reception lady finished speaking, she walked out from behind the front desk, and then walked into the office area of Sifangtian Law Firm with Lin Shuichi and Miki. One walks into the interior area. Most of the areas that come into view are separate offices and meeting rooms. Only a small number of employees sit outside and work in the cubicle.

The lady who received her took Shuichi Hayashi and Miki to the sofa outside Eiko's office, and then explained the situation to Eiko's assistant. After that, Eiko's assistant will be in charge of the reception work below.

"Just wait here, there's free drinks and snacks there. Feel free to use it if you need it. After Mr. Irie finishes meeting with the guests, the two of you can go in! Besides, if you need anything, please feel free to call me, I'll be there!"

After Eiko Irie's assistant explained to Lin Xiuyi, he continued to go back to work. Lin Shuichi and Miki sat on the sofa, waiting for a second meeting with Eiko Irie. However, just when Lin Shuichi and Miki were thinking about what to ask for a while, for some reason, there was a sudden sound of quarrel in Eiko Irie's room.

"I said it, please don't come to me again in the future, now please leave here immediately, immediately!"

With an angry roar, the door of Eiko Irie's office was suddenly pushed open with force. Between Irie, Yongzi stood at the door, pointing to the place where Lin Shuichi and Miki had just walked over, and sternly ordered someone in the room.

Just when Lin Xiuyi was still wondering who was inside, suddenly an extremely familiar face appeared in front of Lin Xiuyi. I saw that the other party walked out of Eiko Irie's office with some loss, and then walked towards the door of the office with an embarrassed face. And Lin Shuichi and Miki recognized this man at first sight, because he was Professor Shinki Mansai, whom Lin Shuichi and Miki had just visited yesterday.

"Police Department, isn't that Professor Shinki?"

"Hmm...... Why is he here?"

Lin Xiuyi and Miki exchanged their questions in a whisper. But at this moment, Eiko Irie, who was standing at the door, saw Lin Shuichi and Miki sitting on the sofa. Irie Yongzi first saluted the two, and then Lin Xiuyi and Miki also hurriedly got up and returned the salute.

"I'm sorry to bother you while you're working......! Isn't that the writer who just went out with the Akutagawa Prize, Professor Mansai Shinki?"

Maybe it was because he felt that his behavior just now was a little out of shape, Irie Yongzi first took a deep breath, and then pretended to be calm and said to Lin Xiuyi and Miki:

"Hmm...... He's really Professor Shinki Mansai, and I'm sorry I just let you see such a gaffe in me. It really made the two of you laugh?"

"Uh...... Excuse me, Professor Mansai Shinki is also your client, isn't he?"

"Huh...... No, Professor Shinki came to ask me about the murder of Mr. Hamada. I was a little emotional just now, and I accidentally said something very excessive to Professor Niiki, but now that I think about it, I really shouldn't have been!"