Chapter 24: Apologies

"Clogs?"

"Yes, clogs!"

Lin Xiuyi put down the wine glass in his hand and replied affirmatively to Yuan Zhizhu.

"So you mean to say that Takashi Kikuchi's death was not an accident?"

Yuan Zhizhu asked Lin Xiuyi with some nervousness.

"I'm not sure about that, but the slippers on the scene are so eye-catching that I can't ignore such an unusual suspicion. Moreover, the fiancΓ©e who is abroad is also very concerning. From beginning to end, no one of the Kikuchi family met the descendants of this French nobleman. But it was so coincidental that she was talking to the deceased on the phone when the accident happened...... And he also swore that there was no one with him when the deceased fell. So, how did Kikuchi, a normal adult man, roll down the stairs? Why did the geta that should have existed at the scene become slippers? Could it be that the girl in "Love Letter" did all this?"

Lin Xiuyi shook his head, and quickly raised his glass to drink the wine in front of him, and then he motioned to the bartender at the bar to serve him another one.

"I didn't expect you to find something suspicious so quickly. But I didn't ask you out tonight to ask you about the Kikuchi family. In fact, what happened to my side might surprise you even more. Asai invited us to visit Yukiyamaso next week for a small art exchange event. How about Xiu Yijun, are you interested in being a companion with me?"

"Oh, doesn't that mean that Mr. Asai is not in danger?"

"yes, I also think it's strange why I always feel that Asai-kun is weird for a while. Originally, I was worried about whether he was involved in some bad incident, but now it seems that I am a little too worried. ”

"Inspector, could I ask you if there is any connection between Mr. Asai and the Kikuchi family, or with the deceased Mr. Maezawa?"

After Lin Xiuyi took the wine handed over by the bartender, he first took a sip, and then asked Yuan Zhizhu for advice.

"This ...... I'm afraid I can't really answer your question, in fact, my friendship with Asai is not as deep as you think!"

Yuan Zhizhu picked up the wine glass, looking at the ice cubes floating in the wine glass with a somewhat lonely expression, as if he had fallen into some kind of memory.

"Thinking about something?"

Seeing that the supervisor suddenly stopped talking, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but ask with some curiosity.

"Yes, I suddenly remembered some people and things, and some people missed it, so it was difficult to meet!"

Hearing Gen Zhizhu's words, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed, because he couldn't tell whether some of the people mentioned in Gen Zhizhu's words just now were referring to Akemi Sonoji, or the unknown lady who had passed away and was also the sister of Koichi Asai.

Lin Xiuyi secretly lucked himself, he felt that this should be a good opportunity to untie the knot between him and Yuan Zhizhu. So he raised his glass violently and drank the spirits in the glass, and then forcibly endured the feeling of blood tumbling in his throat, solemnly lowered his head to Yuan Zhizhu and said:

"Inspector, Akemi-chan's thing is not right, please be sure to ...... Be sure not to blame Akemi-chan ......"

Hearing Lin Xiuyi's words similar to pleading, Yuan Zhizhu couldn't help but turn his head and look at him with a playful face. Not only Yuan Zhizhu, but even the other guests who were talking in the bar suddenly noticed Lin Xiuyi's abnormal behavior.

"Seppuku!"

Yuan Zhizhu suddenly whispered to Lin Xiuyi.

"Huh?"

Lin Xiuyi raised his head in some surprise, he couldn't believe his ears.

"If you really feel that there is something wrong with you, just go straight to seppuku, and I will forgive you!"

Yuan Zhizhu lowered his voice and whispered to Lin Xiuyi.

"It's not worth it to cut your stomach for such a trivial matter, right? Actually, I don't understand why Xiu Yijun suddenly apologized to me? Do you really think you've done something heinous?"

"That's because...... It's because ......"

"It's because I'm a fan of Akemi, and Shuichi-kun is dating Akemi right now, so I simply think I'm going to be dissatisfied with it, and then stay away from me, isn't it!"

Although Yuan Zhizhu's voice was not high, Lin Xiuyi had to admit that every word the other party said basically guessed his thoughts.

"Let me ask you another question, Xiu Yikun! Have you seriously watched Akemi's previous show?"

"This ...... I'm ashamed!"

If it weren't for Yuan Zhizhu's reminder, Lin Xiuyi probably wouldn't have realized this problem, that is, he never seemed to take the initiative to learn about Akemi. Even if he occasionally sees Akemi on TV, Lin Xiuyi always skips it easily.

"I'll tell you a little bit about when I first joined the Metropolitan Police Department, Shuichika-kun. At that time, like you, I also entered the Metropolitan Police Department as an elite bureaucrat. The first case I came into contact with was a case of shredding of a deceased's body, in which the killer dismantled the body of the deceased and threw it into a biogas digester. So on the morning of my first field trip, I spent the whole afternoon standing by the digester and watching my colleagues in the forensics class scoop out the pieces of the corpses that were full of excrement. ”

"It was a bit brutal for me as a newcomer, but I managed to persevere. Maybe it's because my performance has been recognized by my seniors! At the end of the night at work, my seniors suddenly invited me to eat sukiyaki. ”

"When I saw the bloodshot slices of meat mixed in the golden egg mixture. I just can't shake off the shadows of working during the day. For the first time, I felt that eating sukiyaki was such a painful thing. But for fear of being seen by my seniors, I swallowed almost all of it at the time. ”

"The seniors quickly noticed my small movements. I remember the senior put down his chopsticks and asked me if I didn't like sukiyaki, and I said, no, I just couldn't eat it because of my daytime work. I remember a sentence from my predecessor at that time left me speechless. ”

"If I give up my love for sukiyaki just because I went out to the scene, won't there be less and less food to eat in the future? ”

"Why don't you go and watch the National Beautiful Girl Contest, if you can focus on those cute girls before you go to bed, maybe you can have a good dream!"

"So...... What do you mean!"

"Akemi wasn't my first idol, but I just loved Akemi so that I could eat sukiyaki without any worries. In addition, the National Beautiful Girl Contest is a competition held every year, do you understand what I mean?

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