"Uh......h Woo!"

In the darkness, the sound of a mobile phone vibrating completely interrupted Yuan Zhizhu's sweet dream, and he struggled to reach out and fumbled for the switch of the lamp, and then turned on the lamp.

"It's embarrassing!"

Yuan Zhizhu said dissatisfiedly in his heart, picked up his mobile phone casually, but was surprised to find that the caller was the Asai Koichi that he and Lin Xiuyi had been looking for these days.

Yuan Zhizhu casually pressed the answer button, and then said with some displeasure:

"Asai-san, long time no see!"

"Yuansang, I haven't been in contact with you for a long time, I heard my colleague Ms. Gu Ze say that you are inquiring about my whereabouts, may I ask...... Is there something going on?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I heard your housekeeper Mr. Shibata mention that you haven't returned for many days, so I'm just a little worried, and now, since you're safe and sound, I don't think there's any need for me to continue the investigation!"

Yuan Zhizhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"Oh...... That's really bothering you, I'm abroad now, and when I go back in a while, I'll thank you in person!"

After expressing his gratitude to Genjitake, Asai Gong hung up the phone after a few brief words. This made Gen Zhizhu feel a little strange, although it was indeed Asai Koichi's voice on the other side of the phone, but Gen Zhizhu always felt that the way Asai spoke seemed to be a little strange.

……

The next morning, when Genzhizhu saw Lin Xiuyi again, he immediately told the other party about the call he received from Koichi Asai last night.

"Mr. Asai, is it right to say that you are abroad?"

As soon as Lin Xiu finished listening to Yuan Zhizhu's narration, he immediately asked again.

"Hmm...... However, I think that although the voice is Asai-kun's, the way of speaking is a little strange, anyway, I just think that the Asai-kun who deals with him on weekdays is different!"

Yuan Zhizhu said to Lin Xiuyi with some doubts.

"Obviously, I don't have an exit record, but I deliberately called in the middle of the night, claiming that I am abroad, it seems that there is indeed some problem......

Lin Xiu thought about it for a while and analyzed Yuan Zhizhu.

"But...... Since Asai-kun called, I can be sure that he should be okay now, so I don't have any reason to delay your vacation anymore. In short, this time, I owe you a favor!"

Yuan Zhizhu expressed his gratitude to Lin Xiuyi with a little apology.

"Ah! The Ombudsman doesn't need to take this seriously. However, I also happened to have an appointment with a friend from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, so since I have already made an appointment, I would like to ask you a little bit about Mr. Kikuchi, and if Mr. Ombudsman has time, it would be better to go and meet this friend with me. ”

After asking the address of the meeting with him, he drove to the Mitsubishi Museum of Art in Tokyo, located in Marunouchi, because the meeting place agreed by Lin Shuichi and Shohei Kono was the famous café located in the museum, Café 1894

Half an hour later, Gen Zhizhu and Lin Xiuyi parked the car in the garage near the Mitsubishi Museum of Art, and then the two came to the familiar café together, Lin Xiuyi entered the door, and asked the waiter here if there was a gentleman surnamed Kono waiting here, and the waiter immediately took Lin Xiuyi and Gen Zhizhu to Kono Shohei, who was already waiting here.

"Ah...... Look at who this is, it's been so long since you've been back, why don't you ask me out for a drink?"

"I'm really sorry, Kono-kun, I made you wait here for a long time!"

"No, actually, I just arrived, after all, the place where I work is near here...... This gentleman is ......"

"Ah...... I forgot to introduce to you, but this is my senior, Mr. Genjitake, an inspector of the Metropolitan Police Department's Police Department's Inspection Division. ”

"Supervisor...... It's really rude, but below is Shohei Kono of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Shuichi-kun met on the train, and we are friends who became civil servants in the same term......"

After hearing Gen Zhizhu's official position, Kono couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and hurriedly introduced himself respectfully to Gen Zhizhu.

"Kono-kun, don't be restrained, since you are a friend of Shuyi-kun, and you are not a bureaucrat of the Metropolitan Police Department, we don't have to stick to the hypocrisy of these seniors and juniors. ”

Gen Zhizhu said to Shohei Kono with a friendly attitude.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about polite words, the coffee here is good, let's order two cups first!

As soon as Lin Xiu said, he raised his hand and greeted the waiter.

"Hello guest, do you need anything?"

"Have a cup of black coffee, what do you want Mr. Inspector to drink?"

"It's good to be the same!"

"Then two cups of black coffee. Also, do you have anything to recommend for desserts?"

"Hi...... A couple of gentlemen, today's recommended dessert is matcha black truffle cake and macarons. Do you need it?"

Hearing the waiter's introduction, Lin Xiuyi immediately asked Genzhizhu and Kono Shohei about their preferences, and after getting everyone's consent, Lin Xiuyi immediately added two more black truffle cakes and an ice cream. Café 1894 is famous for its Western-style desserts.

After a few minutes, when the waiter had put all the things on Lin Xiu. Hayashi Shuichi then asked Kono Shohei about some things about the former official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kikuchi Ryoma.

"Do you want to ask me about Kikuchi-senpai?

"Oh...... isn't this Mr. Kikuchi an ordinary Foreign Ministry official?"

Mr. Kikuchi used to be the consul of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Los Angeles, and it is said that if it weren't for his age, he would have a good chance of becoming an ambassador!"

"Well, he's not an ordinary Foreign Ministry official!"

"Naturally, the Kikuchi family is not only influential in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but also one of the major shareholders of JR East, and their family has a lot of influence in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs......

Shohei Kono introduced to Shuichi Hayashi.

"It's a pity that such a powerful bureaucrat was grief-stricken by the death of his heir, and finally died!"

Yuan Zhizhu said with emotion.

"Then Kono-kun, have you ever heard of Kikuchi Ryoma's grandson for what reason he died?"

"Is this so? It is said that I was admiring a Western painting at my manor house when I stumbled and rolled down the stairs. Oh, by the way, it is said that her grandson was betrothed to a French nobleman, and just a week before the wedding, something happened suddenly. ”

"Engagement?"