"Ah...... It's been a long time since I've been taken care of by you so much, and I've always hoped for the opportunity to thank you in person!"

"There...... Mr. Kuroda, you're doing well!"

……

Suddenly, seeing that the party to the case he had handled, Shoji Kuroda, appeared in the Sakurano Sato coffee house, Lin Shuichi suddenly felt a little stunned, but ...... When he saw Shoji Kuroda's attitude, he knew that the other party was not here to trouble him.

Sakurako, who was originally taking care of everyone to share sushi, saw Yubayashi's friend come to the door, so she said yes to everyone, and then Sakurako walked to the bar and greeted Kuroda Shoji:

"Since you are a friend of Mr. Lin, please come and sit here! I'm sorry, the shop is closed, and only some friends who came to help stay here, that ...... If I can, I'll give you a cup of coffee!"

"Uh...... That way, it won't cause you too much trouble!"

"There, you're welcome!"

……

Perhaps it was Sakurako's enthusiasm that made Kuroda Shoji dispel some of his concerns, and he walked to the bar with a restrained step, and then sat down opposite Sakurako with Lin Shuichi.

"It's already this time, how about making you a cup of milk coffee with a lower caffeine content?"

"Uh...... Thank you!"

When Sakurako's suggestion was approved by Shoji Kuroda, she placed a coaster in front of each of them. Then I made my own specialty coffee in earnest. Seeing Sakurako's busy figure, Lin Xiuyi seized the opportunity to take the initiative to inquire about Kuroda Shoji:

"Mr. Kuroda, you came to me today...... Could it be something?"

"Uh...... Speaking of which...... I am really ashamed! Mr. Lin, you have given me such a great favor, but it is a pity that I did not have the opportunity to thank you in person until today...... I'm a little embarrassed!...... Please wait a minute......"

As he spoke, Shoji Kuroda took out something wrapped in a gift box from his handbag, and Lin Xiu immediately felt a little overwhelmed when he saw the other party's move.

"Mr. Kuroda, ...... you?"

"Uh...... A little heart is not respect, this is the work I have been practicing pottery for half a year, it is not a valuable thing, and I hope you don't dislike it!"

Hear the other party's self-effacing explanation. Lin Xiuyi took the gift from the other party's hand with confidence, and then Lin Xiuyi opened the gift box in front of Kuroda Shoji, and then he saw a black-gray pottery tea bowl with golden enamel lying quietly in the box. The style of the tea bowl is quite simple, and the glaze color is not a common color on the market, but it is ...... It can be seen that this is indeed a pottery that has been made by hand with a lot of painstaking care.

"Ah...... It's so beautiful!"

"If you like it, before leaving, I have no regrets about being able to convey my gratitude to you!"

"Huh...... Mr. Kuroda, you ...... Are you leaving Tokyo?"

"Hey, once I leave this time, I don't know if there will be a chance to return to this city, but ...... I don't have any regrets now, if it weren't for your persistent investigation, I'm afraid that until I pass away, the stigma covering me will still be difficult to wash away......"

"Mr. Kuroda, you are so polite to find out the truth of the matter...... It's just an accusation from me!"

……

When Kuroda and Lin Shuichi spoke, he subconsciously picked up the coffee cup in his hand and took a sip, who knew that as soon as he entered it, the silky and delicate taste, as well as the complex aroma of coffee in his mouth, couldn't help but make Kuroda Shoji praise in surprise:

"This one...... It's really a different kind of coffee! It's really the champion of the World Barista Championship! That ...... This young lady, may I ask...... Have you ever tasted Colombian coffee?"

"Huh, that...... Before, we mainly used Geisha coffee imported from Panama, and Colombia ......"

"Ah...... Don't mind, I'm just asking, you're a coffee shop after all, and it's important to be able to serve good coffee to your customers......! Until now, when it comes to coffee, it's a drink. I still can't forget the coffee I drank in Colombia in the ......past! In order to avoid the enemy's encirclement, we can only constantly hide in the damp forest. Once in a while, when we reach a safe location, we happily take out the coffee beans, roast them on the hot stones, and finally, we smash the beans with the butt of a gun to make the coffee...... At that time, it was a real joy to be able to drink such a cup of hot food!"

"Ah...... You've lived in Colombia before!...... Butt or something......"

Hearing Sakurako ask about the butt of the gun with a little nervousness, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but glance at Sakurako, and then Sakurako lowered her head as if she had done something wrong, this time...... Lin Xiuyi felt that he didn't know how to deal with it. However, Kuroda Shoji didn't seem to realize the problem in his words, and he continued to recall with a little emotion:

"Yes, Colombia was my second home, and when I was most helpless, it was that distant country that finally gave me a place to stay. But...... It's all in the past...... By the way, it's late today, so I won't bother you, thank you for the coffee. Goodbye, Mr. Lin!"

As soon as Kuroda finished speaking, he raised his coffee cup and drank the remaining coffee in the cup. Then he stood up and solemnly saluted Lin Xiu, and then turned around and left.

It wasn't until Kuroda Shoji left Sakura-no-Sato that Sakurako couldn't hold back the doubts in her heart, and then asked Lin Shuichi with some curiosity:

"Mr. Lin, that gentleman just now...... It seems that the gun ......"

"Ah...... It doesn't matter, he didn't say that to threaten me, in fact...... He used to be part of an anti-government guerrilla group in Colombia, and I think...... That's probably what he just said!"

Hearing Lin Xiuyi's explanation, Sakurako finally put her mind at ease. In terms of Lin Xiuyi's profession, there is indeed a possibility of being hated by others. And the smart Sakurako will naturally be more sensitive in this regard. But...... The gentleman who suddenly came to see Lin Xiuyi today is really not an ordinary complicated experience!

"Sakura-chan, hurry up and have something to eat, otherwise there will be no sushi in the mid-belly part!"

"Hey, I'm coming...... Mr. Lam...... Come and sit down with you for a while!"

Sakurako heard her friend's greeting, and then looked at Lin Xiuyi, but found that Lin Xiuyi was staring at the direction where the gentleman left just now for a long time, as if he was thinking about something, which couldn't help but make Sakurako feel a little puzzled.

"Mr. Lin?"

"Mr. Lin!"

"Ah...... I'm sorry I just thought of something else...... Well, let's go over now!"