"Hello everyone, I'm a friend who just met Mr. Ikeda, and I have prepared some gifts for the first meeting, so I hope you don't dislike it!"

Because of a piece of Omi beef croquettes, Lin Shuyi unexpectedly got acquainted with Mr. Ikeda, who lived in the park, and after some conversations, Lin gradually learned that the homeless people who used to live in this park actually knew each other.

"That...... It's been a long time since we've entertained guests, so I'm sorry, but what did you bring with you?

"It's croquettes, and some cold beer, I don't know if you like it or not!"

"Coke?"

"It must be delicious!"

"I'm almost forgetting what croquettes taste like......"

"This Mr. Lin is really a good person!"

……

Hearing that Lin Xiuyi brought a croquette, a kind of homeless man gathered around one after another. Only a few of their companions who were preparing lunch did not get up, but it was clear that their eyes were still very expectant.

Because of Lin Xiuyi's unexpected arrival, everyone stopped what they were doing, and then gathered around Lin Xiuyi to take over the freshly baked croquettes and beer. Before visiting these homeless people, Lin Shuichi had asked Mr. Ikeda about it, so the amount of croquettes and beer he brought was just enough to distribute to everyone in the room.

"Ah...... Coke biscuits and cold beer are the most delicious things!"

"Oops...... I accidentally swallowed it, and I didn't have time to remember the taste just now!"

"The cold beer is really delicious, thank you so much this time, Mr. Lin!"

……

Perhaps it has been a long time since outsiders have joined these people, and everyone is very curious about the young man that Mr. Ikeda brought back, and Lin Shuichi naturally has the same heart for these homeless people.

"Excuse me, do you eat together on weekdays?"

Lin Xiuyi looked at the half-cut vegetables on the cutting board on the side, and the hot soup that had just been boiled on the alcohol stove, and couldn't help but ask these homeless people with some curiosity.

"Hmm...... Indeed, this park is where we eat and sleep together. However, during the day, everyone is not here, only the companions in charge of the housekeeping will stay here and take care of everyone's things. ”

"Huh...... Is this the first time you've heard of it?"

"There's no way around it, after all, if people like us don't help each other, it's easy for them to be bullied by the mobs and young people, but if we stay together all day, the surrounding residents will be scared and notify the police to drive us away. So, every once in a while, we would change the place where we ate and slept. Of course, in return for allowing us to stay here, we'll clean up the park's garbage!"

Seeing that Lin Shuichi seemed to be a little interested in their affairs, Mr. Ikeda casually said more. However, the speaker had no intention, but the listener had a heart, and Lin Xiuyi quickly led the topic to the previous case.

"That...... Can I ask you if you saw anything strange on the day the nearby gas station exploded?"

Hearing Lin Xiuyi's question, everyone present suddenly stopped what they were doing, and then looked at Lin Xiuyi with some vigilance.

"I'm sorry, I haven't asked Mr. Lin what kind of profession you are engaged in?"

"Ah...... To tell you the truth, I took a job at the Metropolitan Police Department......"

As soon as Lin Xiuyi's words fell, everyone looked at Lin Xiuyi with vigilant eyes.

"Huh...... That one...... Am I saying something wrong?"

……

As soon as Lin Xiu saw that everyone suddenly became silent, he couldn't help but become restrained.

"Mr. Lin, you deliberately approached us, you didn't want to find a way to get rid of us, did you!"

Mr. Ikeda looked at Lin Shuichi with an ugly face, and the others in the audience also quietly waited for Lin Xiuyi's response.

"How can it be, everyone really misunderstood me, right...... I've been seeing the soup in the pot for a long time, so can I taste it in such a cold weather?"

"Huh...... Do you really want to drink it?"

Mr. Ikeda couldn't help but be very surprised when he heard Lin Xiu's sudden words!

"Hmm...... Actually, I just wanted to try it a little bit just now, but I've always been embarrassed, is it miso soup?"

"Well, but the ingredients used are all thrown away from convenience stores, and even though they were thrown away, it's still okay to eat them!"

Mr. Ikeda saw that Lin Xiuichi was resolute, so he actually picked up a bowl and served Lin Xiuyi a bowl of vegetable miso soup in a pot. After Lin Xiuyi took it, he first thanked him, then blew the hot air in the bowl, and then took a small sip carefully.

"Ah...... It's really warm!"

Seeing that Lin Xiuyi really drank the miso soup they had prepared for themselves, everyone's originally guarded expressions gradually relaxed.

"I don't think the guy who can bring beer and croquettes to everyone is a bad person!

"Okay, everyone has been taken care of by Mr. Lin a lot today, if anyone encounters anything strange that day, you must tell Mr. Lin!"

"That...... , I encountered a strange thing that day, and I don't know if I can help Mr. Lin?"

"Oh, really, then please tell me, no matter how small it is!"

As soon as Lin Xiu saw someone raise his hand, he hurriedly asked the other party enthusiastically.

"Then I'll say it, Mr. Lin!"

"I remember the day of the explosion, I saw a guy who was about the same as us pushing a cart around the area, and I thought it was someone who brought the new companion, so I paid a little attention, but at dinner, I didn't see that guy, so I thought it was a little strange!"

"Oh, is that someone you don't know?"

"Hey, that guy has a mask on his face and a cart in front of him, but I noticed that his hands are quite clean, which is completely different from us guys, and I thought it was a little weird. Moreover, the garbage that the guy encountered on the road that could be recycled did not collect it like we did. Instead, he was wandering around the neighborhood all the time, looking like he was in a hurry, like waiting for someone. ”

"Really? Do you know where he went?"

"Uh...... I remember when I was about to go back to bed, the guy seemed to leave in the direction of the station!"u