When saying goodbye to Principal Akiyama, Shuichi Hayashi specially borrowed a photo of Ayu and Miwa from Principal Akiyama when they were on the girls' volleyball team at Shimojo School. After assuring that the photos will be returned as soon as possible. Lin Xiuyi once again embarked on the journey back to Futu Village. There has been no breakthrough in the whole case so far, but Lin Xiuyi is sure that the police did not notice Miyu's clue in the previous investigation.

According to Principal Akiyama's recollections, before Ayu was killed, Miwa had actually been diagnosed with brain cancer. Therefore, everyone is not surprised by Miyu's death, but Lin Xiuyi cares about the time when Miyu's ashes were sent back to his hometown, why it was after the Yamanashi Prefectural Police left Shimojo Village.

Principal Akiyama didn't know much about Miyu's boyfriend, so Lin Shuichi didn't get much information about Miyu's boyfriend from Principal Akiyama. However, Lin Xiuyi has included the investigation of Miyu's boyfriend in his search plan.

In the eyes of the police, there is never a coincidence in the world for no reason, and if there is, it must be a clue worth pursuing. But now in Lin Xiuyi's search plan, there is still an important person in line before Miyu's boyfriend, and she is the female general of Umagakiya - Umegaki Juko.

"Shuichi-kun, are you going to investigate Miyu's boyfriend next?" Kanako felt very uncomfortable with the dull atmosphere in the car, so she took the initiative to ask about the next search plan.

"Miyu's boyfriend must be investigated, but I think we should investigate Uragaki Juko first. This woman is not simple, and although she runs a hot spring inn in a small mountain village, she is able to make food that is comparable to kaiseki cuisine. Although I don't know much about cooking, I also know that authentic kaiseki cuisine is basically a secret. If Umegaki Juko can achieve that level, he must be a master who has been rigorously trained by a famous teacher. But do you think such a person would go to Futu Village to run a country hotel?" Lin Xiu asked rhetorically.

"But, didn't the police investigate Umegaki Juko ten years ago? She has plenty of alibi evidence!" Kanako carefully studied all the public information about the case. So she knows the details of Umegaki Juzi. The reason why Kanako chose to stay in Umegaki House in the first place was largely because of Uragaki Juko. Kanako wanted to ask about Ayu's life from Uragaki Juko, but Umegaki Juko seemed reluctant to mention that past and always avoided Kanako's questions under various excuses.

"I don't suspect that Uragaki Juko is the murderer, I just think that she is inextricably linked to Ayu and the treasure......!

When Lin Xiuyi was about to return to Futu Village, he made a phone call to Miki, who he hadn't seen for many days, and briefly introduced the results of the investigation in the past few days. By the way, Lin Xiuyi also asked about some of the situation of the female general Mei Yuan Juzi.

"Ms. Uragaki has a very regular life, and she is basically busy in Umagakiya all day long, and she rarely goes out! Except for dealing with Umagaki's suppliers, it seems that she doesn't usually have any social activities......" Miki summed up carefully based on her observations of Umagaki Juko in the past few days.

"Miki, I know you're the best at winning the trust of others, do me a favor, have a good deal with Ms. Umegaki tonight, it's best to find an opportunity to ask what happened back then......" Lin Xiuyi instructed on the phone.

After Lin Xiuyi ended the call with Miki, it only took half an hour for Lin Xiuyi to return to Umegaki House. Seeing Lin Shuichi and Kanako coming back, Uragaki Juko hurriedly came over to greet them.

"The two of you are finally back, I thought you were disgusted with my hospitality and never returned?" Umegaki said with a smile on her face, pretending to be angry. This old-fashioned hot spring inn run by Umegaki places a strong emphasis on repeat customers in its business strategy. Trying to make friends with every guest is the only way for the hostels to run a business. You must know that Futu Village is not a popular tourist destination, and Umegaki House is a long-established brand with a history of 100 years. If it weren't for the large number of repeat customers who came here, I'm afraid Umegaki would have closed down a long time ago.

"There, boss lady, the scenery here is so beautiful, and your craftsmanship is so good, to be honest, as soon as I pick up chopsticks these days, all I think about is the set ......meal of Umegaki House," Lin Xiuyi also responded enthusiastically.

"Haven't you two had dinner yet, you must be hungry so late?" asked Uragaki in surprise.

"In order to eat the craftsmanship of Meiyuan House, what does it matter if you are hungry for a while?" Lin Xiu asked expectantly.

"You've said that, I'm really a little afraid to take it! That's it, I'll invite you two to dinner, and I'll cook it for you!" Umegaki said politely.

"How can this be ......?"

"Please don't shirk it anymore, you two won't give up, and if you have the opportunity in the future, you will patronize our Meiyuan House more!"

Mei Yuan Juzi wanted to cook for Lin Xiu personally, but Lin Xiu couldn't shirk it, so he accepted it.

About twenty minutes later, two servings of special food prepared by the maiden of the Umegaki House were placed in front of Lin Shuichi and Kanako. And at this time, Miki and the others had just come back from outside, and as soon as they entered the door, they greeted Lin Xiuyi.

"Xiu Yijun, you're back, how are you doing these days?"

"It's not bad, but I went to Kofu, and then I went to Nagano, and I saw a lot of scenery that is rare in Tokyo!" said Lin Shuichi, taking out a box of Ichida persimmons from his luggage and giving it to Miki as a gift!

"Wow! Ichida persimmon, a very famous specialty of Minami Shinshu! Boss lady, why don't you try it together, it's very famous!" Miki greeted with a ripe finish.

"How embarrassed to accept the favor of the guest!" Uragaki Juko waved his hand and declined.

"Boss, I have been taken care of by you for so many days, I am sorry that we are, you see, you invited us to eat the special food of Meigaki House, and it is also the etiquette for us to taste Ichida persimmons!" Lin Xiuyi hurriedly persuaded.

Uragaki Juzi couldn't shirk it several times, so he could only accept Lin Xiuyi's invitation, but fortunately, Lin Xiuyi bought a lot of Ichida persimmons, and now that dinner time has passed, many guests have gone out for a walk. Umegaki Juzi also had time to drink tea with Lin Xiuyi and others to pass the time.

Lin Xiuyi secretly gave Miki a look, and Miki nodded understandingly.