With the cool autumn breeze, a black high-end RV quietly drove over the road full of red leaves, Lin Xiuyi leaned against the window, comfortably breathing the fresh air in the mountains, and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the red leaves on the mountain.

"I really didn't expect to have the opportunity to travel with the Overseer. Luckily, I didn't come back too late, otherwise I would have had to wait for next year's autumn foliage season......"

Lin Xiuyi sighed with emotion, opened the thermos pot at hand, used the lid of the thermos pot as a cup, and poured himself a cup of fragrant hot coffee.

"Ah~~!After leaving the city, even the coffee has become better!"

Gen Zhizhu, who has been driving seriously, hasn't said a few words since he got in the car. Along the way, Lin Xiuyi either fell asleep by the window, or ate and drank to enjoy the scenery, obviously Yuan Zhizhu's position and qualifications were above Lin Xiuyi, but this time he became Lin Xiuyi's driver. This made Yuan Zhizhu's mood suddenly become a little unhappy. He glanced at Lin Xiuyi beside him lightly, and then quietly moved his foot to the brake position.

"Whew~~!"

Lin Xiuyi put the coffee to his mouth, blew it gently, and then carefully put it to his mouth, just as he was testing the temperature in the cup and hesitating whether to drink it, the car that was originally driving smoothly suddenly paused.

The sudden kick made Lin Xiuyi directly drink a large mouthful of hot coffee, and Lin Xiuyi suddenly felt that his lips and upper teeth seemed to be burned. When he swallowed the coffee with difficulty after enduring the pain, he couldn't help but complain to Yuan Zhizhu with some anger.

"Ah...... It's so hot, it's hot, why can't you remind me!"

"Click!"

With the sound of knuckles, Yuan Zhizhu said to Lin Xiuyi expressionlessly

"I'm sorry!"

Yuan Zhizhu looked at Lin Xiuyi's deflated appearance, and his originally depressed mood suddenly became much better.

Yukiyama is a mountain peak located on the border between Okutama Town and Yamanashi Prefecture under the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, close to the beautiful Lake Okutama and Hinohara Forest, and Yukiso, located in the mountains, is the destination of Shuichi Hayashi and Minamoto Take.

Just a few days ago, Lin Xiuyi accidentally heard the legend of the "Cursed Painting" from Yuan Zhizhu's mouth. Mr. Asai, who was the collector of the painting and was also a former classmate of Inspector Minamoto Zhizhu, suddenly disappeared shortly after he took the painting again. Because he was worried about the safety of his friends, and at the same time in order to figure out the "curse", Yuan Zhizhu took the initiative to find Lin Xiuyi, who had just returned to China, as a private person, and asked him to go to Xiwuzhuang with him to find out.

The car spiraled along a sparsely populated mountain road, and it was rare to encounter a vehicle coming from the opposite side along the way. This makes the long journey inevitably a little lonely now.

"I really didn't expect that Tokyo, with a population of 42 million, would have such a sparsely populated and beautiful place, which is really a rare paradise!"

As soon as Lin Xiu finished his coffee, he returned to buckle the lid back onto the thermos pot. Then he felt a little bored and accosted Yuan Zhizhu.

"Xanadu, this place does deserve this title! Although I haven't been here many times before, I've heard a little bit about it from Asai-kun. In the early years, this generation of inhabitants had been mountain dwellers who had made their living by logging and processing wood products for generations. However, with the large-scale import of timber from abroad, there were fewer and fewer merchants who came to Okutama to purchase timber, and it was difficult for the people here to rely on the forestry business to make a living. ”

Hearing Yuan Zhizhu's words, Lin Xiu nodded clearly. It may sound a little sad, but it's an inevitable thing to do. After all, no matter how hard it is to give up their homeland, people still need to work to make ends meet. That's why so many young people love to come to Tokyo!

"What a pity!"

In recent years, many artists who originally lived in Tokyo have built villas and studios here. Painters, in particular, are particularly fond of the scenery here. This is one of the reasons why Asai-kun lives here for a long time. ”

It is rare that Yuan Zhizhu is willing to communicate with him, and Lin Xiuyi is naturally happy to ask Yuan Zhizhu about the customs and customs here, anyway, as long as he doesn't talk about Mingmei.

About 20 minutes later, when the car drove over a river from the bridge. A white building suddenly appeared in the forest in the distance, and after Lin Xiu asked Yuan Zhizhu, he knew that it was where their destination was.

When the car slowly stopped in front of Yukizhuang, the two iron doors in front of the door slowly opened to both sides. Yuan Zhizhu drove the car directly into the yard.

Lin Xiuyi sat in the car and looked curiously at this villa hidden in the mountains. I can't help but admire. Looks like this is a great place!

The car stopped steadily on the side of the road in front of the villa, and before Yuan Zhizhu got out of the car, an old man in a suit and leather shoes respectfully greeted him.

"Mr. Yuan, is it going well along the way?"

The old man bowed to Yuan Zhizhu, and then greeted.

"Thanks to your butler Shibata, everything is fine. Oh, by the way, to introduce to you, this gentleman is Officer Lin of the Special Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police Department's Search Division, and I asked him to investigate the disappearance of Asai-kun in my private capacity. Shuichi-kun, this is Mr. Shibata, the housekeeper of the Asai family......"

Gen Zhizhu introduced Lin Xiuyi to Shibata Butler, and after the two greeted each other, Lin Xiuyi and Gen Zhizhu walked into the house under the leadership of Shibata Butler.

From the outside, the Asai family's villa looks like an English manor. Although it is not as large as an English castle, both the interior decoration and furnishings reveal a strong British style.

As soon as you enter the lobby, you will immediately see the stairs leading to the rooms on the second floor. The staircase is covered with elaborate cashmere carpets, and the walls on either side are decorated with solid wood and wallpaper, but the most eye-catching thing is the colorful Western paintings hanging on the walls next to the staircase.

"It's a collector! it's like an art gallery!"

"Mr. Lin praised, these are just a small part of the master's collection, may I ask if you are also a lover of Western paintings, if you like, I can take you to visit." ”

"Ah...... No, no, no, I don't bother Mr. Shibata, I'm a complete layman ...... Western painting."

Lin Xiuyi said honestly.