"Why do you ask?"

When Gen Zhizhu heard Lin Xiuyi ask about the female friends around Koichi Asai, he couldn't help but ask with some curiosity.

"Because the name of the painting is 'Love Letter', and it's a portrait of a woman, I'm a little curious if Mr. Asai wanted to buy it as a gift for a certain lady!"

Lin Xiu told Yuan Zhizhu the doubts in his heart, and then stepped into the Xiwu Village with Yuan Zhizhu. Seeing the return of Lin Xiuyi and Yuan Zhizhu, Steward Shibata immediately stepped forward to greet the two.

"Ah...... The two gentlemen have worked hard, please take a rest first, lunch will be ready soon!"

"You're so welcoming, Mr. Shibata, but we're going back to Tokyo in the afternoon!"

"Are you going back so soon, is it because I can't be entertained!"

"No, no, no, you're really worried, we want to go back to Tokyo, and go to Mr. Asai's office and the auction house to investigate again, by the way, Mr. Shibata, there's one thing I want to ask you, may I ask, do you have any close female friends around Mr. Asai, I mean, the kind of ...... lovers."

"Eh, I'm really sorry, I'm just a housekeeper, it's not convenient to ask the lord about his private life, and the lord rarely comes back, and I've never heard the lord mention dating women. ”

"That's right, I'm sorry, maybe I'm thinking too much!"

As soon as Lin Xiu finished speaking, he said goodbye to Mr. Shibata and returned to the room alone to pack his luggage. Seeing this, Yuan Zhizhu also hurriedly followed. Because he knows that time is of the essence when it comes to disappearances. The sooner the investigation into Koichi Asai's social relations is concluded, the more hopeful it will be that Koichi Asai's whereabouts will be found sooner.

After lunch, Hayashi Shuichi and Genjitake, who had said goodbye to Shibata Butler, drove away from Yukiso, and began to walk back along the road they had come. Along the way, Lin Xiuyi constantly sorted out the information in his hands. At the same time, I sorted out the doubts in my heart.

First of all, the first point, that is the reason why Asai Koichi left the house alone, according to Shibata's housekeeper's description, Asai Koichi just said that he had something to leave for a while, and then drove away from home. Obviously, then, he was probably going to see someone. Who are you going to see? This needs to be further investigated.

In addition, there is also the question of what was the purpose of Koichi Asai in buying this "Love Letter", was it for a close woman? If so, did he leave home suddenly to meet this female friend? Since this point cannot be confirmed at present, Lin Xiuyi can only take a reservation about it for the time being.

Finally, there is a clue that seems to have little to do with Koichi Asai's disappearance, that is, who is the author of this "Love Letter" and who is the model depicted in "Love Letter". Is it really just a coincidence that the previous three collectors have suffered unfortunate events?

Lin Xiuyi looked at these questions on the notebook, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled in his heart. However, he still decided to find a way to rule it out first, to see if it was possible that Koichi Asai had encountered an accident.

Although the journey was long, it was fortunate that it was not a weekday, so the journey back to Tokyo from Okutama Town was relatively smooth. After Minamoto and Hayashi Shuichi separated near Kichijoji, they made an appointment to go to Mr. Asai's office and the gallery where the "Love Letter" was sold, Rose Palace, to investigate tomorrow. After that, Lin Xiuyi went straight back home.

"I'm back!"

As soon as he pushed open the door, Lin Xiu knew that it should be Akemi as soon as he saw the shoes placed at the door!

"Ah...... Shuichi-chan, you're back, I thought I wouldn't see you today?"

Seeing Lin Xiuyi suddenly return home, Akemi said to Lin Xiuyi with a look of surprise.

"Akemi-chan, I'm so sorry, I didn't know you were coming back today!I just came back from Okutama Town, so how about it, is the work on the movie over?"

"Hey, the official filming is over, and all that's left is some work after returning to Tokyo. I'm really happy that I can see Shuichi-chan again often. ”

"Congratulations to Akemi-chan, but it's a bit unfortunate, I just recently received an invitation from Mr. Ombudsman, asking me to investigate the matter of one of his friends. So, these days, I'm afraid I still won't be able to be by Akemi-chan's side. ”

"That's right, Overseer Sang, he's been okay lately!"

"Well, it still looks like it was the same as before......!

Lin Xiuyi said as he put down the luggage in his hand, and Mingmei hurriedly stepped forward to help when he saw this, of course Lin Xiuyi refused to let Mingmei do it. At this moment, Ling Nai, who was busy in the kitchen, poked her head out and said to Lin Xiuyi:

"Hey, hey, hey, I've been back for so long, I don't know how to greet my sister who has been staying at home these days and looking forward to your early home?"

Seeing Reina's pretending to be angry, Akemi quietly stuck out her tongue at Lin Xiuyi, and then ran back to the kitchen to help.

"It's good to be home!"

Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

Throwing the change of clothes into the washing machine, then rinsing her body briefly and changing into a neat new set of clothes, after all this, Reina and Akemi were ready for dinner.

"Eh, is it a steak?"

Seeing that Ling Nai served it was a rare Western food, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but be a little surprised!

"Hmm...... I met Akemi-chan at the office today, and when I told you about the last time you were at the supermarket, I said I wanted to eat steak, and Akemi volunteered to come back and try it. However, we didn't know you'd be back tonight, so we only prepared Kuroge Wagyu for two, but the mashed potatoes and stuff were more sufficient!"

"Is it Akemi-chan's craftsmanship? ”

As soon as Lin Xiu spoke, he picked up the knife and fork, skillfully and gently cut a small piece of steak, and then put as much sauce as possible into his mouth. Soon he felt the tender texture of the steak.

"It's delicious, and Akemi-chan's craftsmanship is great!"

Hearing Lin Xiuyi's compliment, a happy expression flashed on Akemi's face, but she soon became a little shy under Reina's gaze.

"Hurry up and marry her home, Ernie sauce, so I can relax a little bit too!"

Lin Xiu took a sip of the red wine that he hadn't swallowed yet, and he almost didn't spit it out on the spot.