"Hello, I'm Lin Xiuyi of the Metropolitan Police Department's Search Section, I want to know if the woman Ayu who was killed in Futu Temple ten years ago still has her family in Xiatiao Village?"

"Metropolitan Police Department...... Search...... A lesson in searching!" The police officer who received it was obviously frightened by Lin Xiuyi's name.

"You are Lin Xiu's first police officer, please wait a moment, I'll check it out for you!" Lin Xiu glanced at the name of the police officer who received him, and Makoto Takagiyama patrolled. So he continued:

"Thank you, Takagi Criminal! By the way, are you a local?"

"Well, yes, I've lived here since I was a child, and after graduating from high school, I was lucky enough to be admitted to the police here!" Takagi replied with some restraint.

"Please don't mind, I'm here to find out about Ayu's situation when I'm at work! Actually, I'm commissioned by the Yamaguchi Chiaki Police Department from the Search Division of the Yamanashi Prefectural Police Headquarters to come here to find out about Ayu's situation. Of course, the Yamanashi County Police have already given up the search in this case, so I can only ask you in my private capacity......" Lin Xiuyi said politely.

"You're so polite, Lin Police Department!...... It's a pity, Ayu's household registration has moved out from here!" Takagi couldn't help but reply with some embarrassment when he saw the results of the search on the computer.

"It's okay, it's the same as you understand the situation, do you have time now?" Lin Xiuyi asked.

"Yes, of course, what do you want to ask? As long as I know, I will tell you!" Maybe it was because Lin Shuichi and Takagi were too different in level, and Takagi always responded to Lin Xiuyi in a way that he talked to his superiors. However, Lin Xiuyi did not come to investigate Ayu's case because of official business, so he was always very polite to Takagi.

"Have you heard of Ayu's case?" Lin Xiuyi asked first.

"I've heard of this, but I'm still in elementary school at the time!, so I'm not very impressed, but I'm very impressed with Ayu!" Takagi said, gradually relaxing, and the conversation with Lin Xiuyi was no longer an old-fashioned way of asking and answering.

"Why do you have an impression of Ayu?" Lin Xiuyi asked curiously, there is a lot of age difference between Ayu and Takame, when Ayu was killed, Gao Mu was still a primary school student!

"Don't you know, Ayu used to be the head of our school's volleyball team, and our elementary and junior high schools in Shimojo Village are together, although Ayu's seniors have been promoted to high schools in Sakata City when I entered the school, but her deeds of representing our Shimojo School in the county competition have always been the legend of our school, and the trophies she won that year are still on display in the school?" said Takagi proudly.

"Oh, Ayu still has such an experience! I heard that she had a fiancé back then, right? How is his fiancé's family now?" Lin Xiuyi asked again.

"Ayu's fiancé, it seems that their family has also moved to Tokyo, after all, after so many years, most of the people who are willing to stay in our small village are elderly, and after the old man died, the connection with this place was cut off...... Takagi said that although Nagano Prefecture's forest economy and tourism industry have developed well in recent years, Shimojo Village does not seem to be developing well, which has caused an outflow of people, after all, if you can't make money in your hometown, going to Tokyo has become the only option.

"That's really a pity, may I ask who else in the local area is more familiar with Ayu's situation? Actually, I want to inquire about Ayu's social relations ten years ago!" Lin Xiu consulted Takagi.

"By the way, her teacher back then is still with us, but she was already the principal of Shimojo School when I went to school!" Takagi suddenly remembered this incident and immediately told Lin Shuichi.

"That's great. Can you help us get in touch?" Lin Xiuyi requested.

"That's it!I'm about to get off work here anyway, so why don't you just let me send you two over, I just have some forms to give to Principal Akiyama!" Takagi said, picking up his police hat and buttoning it on his head, and then found the form to be handed to Principal Akiyama from the pile of paper on his desk, and then picked up the key and locked the door and led Lin Xiuyi and the others to the next school.

At this time, it is already the time for the school to end, and the closer you get to Shimojo School, the more you can see a lot of elementary school students leaving school in twos and threes. Takagi led Shuichi Hayashi and Kanako through the path, and soon saw the main entrance of the school.

"Goodbye, stay safe!Don't stay outside for too long, get home as soon as possible!"

"Goodbye Headmaster......"

There was a lady about fifty years old at the school gate who was saying goodbye to the students after school, and there was no need to introduce it, Lin Xiuyi also knew that this should be the principal.

"May I ask if you are Principal Akiyama?" Lin Xiuyi walked over and bowed first, and then asked.

"Ah, ...... you?" asked Principal Akiyama, looking confused.

"Headmaster, he's a police officer from Tokyo, and he wants to ask you something about your student, Ayu, who was killed ten years ago!"

"Ayu, have you found his murderer?" the principal asked with concern.

"Unfortunately, not yet! I was commissioned by Officer Yamaguchi to continue investigating this case in my private name!" Hayashi Shuichi introduced himself, and then he took out his business card and handed it to Principal Akiyama.

"Ayu, that poor child, alas, I still remember her appearance!" Principal Akiyama sighed.

After everyone introduced each other, Principal Akiyama led Lin Xiuyi to the school, and as soon as he walked into the door of the teaching building, he saw the school's honor display case. Lin Xiuyi suddenly remembered that Takagi had said that Ayu was the main player of the Shimojo School volleyball team and had participated in the county competition!

Principal Akiyama paused for a moment, then walked to Lin Xiuyi's side and introduced him: "Look, this is the county competition trophy that Ayu won back for us back then, Ayu was so cute at that time, who would have thought that she would have such a thing!"

Principal Akiyama seems to have always remembered what happened to Ayu, even though this trophy has been won for almost twenty years, but in Principal Akiyama's impression it is like it happened yesterday. She led Lin Xiuyi and others into her office and found a group photo of the members of the school's girls' volleyball team from the bookcase.

Lin Xiu looked at these photos one by one, and the vague impression of Ayu in his mind gradually became clear, and the figure of a lively, resolute little girl began to appear in her mind.

"Hey, who is this girl?Why does Ayu like to stand with her in every group photo?" Lin Xiuyi subconsciously felt very concerned about this matter, so he asked Principal Akiyama.

"She, his name is Miyu, and he is also a member of the school's girls' volleyball team, and she is Ayu's best friend!

"How did she die?" Lin Xiuyi asked vigilantly.

"I guess it's brain cancer!" said Principal Akiyama.