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"This is it!"

Mr. Makura, the agent of the real estate company, stopped in front of the gate of a courtyard built by one family, waved his hand and said to Lin Xiuyi, who was left behind.

"Ah...... It looks so desolate!"

"Yes, since the suicide, there has been a search for new buyers. Until now, though, no one has been willing to buy here. Therefore, we rarely bother to take care of this place, and it is rude to bring you here without cleaning!"

"No, no, I bother you to bring me here for delaying your working hours, I should say that I am the one who is rude!"

Lin Xiuyi hurriedly replied to the other party.

"Hey, I think this house was sold to Professor Noguchi by me, but I didn't expect Professor Noguchi to end up with such a thing, what a pity!"

Mr. Makura sighed and sighed, pushed open the courtyard door, and walked in with Lin Xiuyi. The sign at the entrance of the courtyard has been washed away by the rain and faded, and the courtyard has accumulated a thick layer of fallen leaves, and the flower beds are overgrown with weeds, and it looks like no one has been here for a long time.

"It's a shame that such a big courtyard is so abandoned!"

"Hey, Professor Noguchi decided to buy this place because he liked the layout of the courtyard here, and it's so sad to see the situation here!"

Lin Xiuyi stood in the courtyard and observed, then pointed to the house in front of him and asked:

"Can we go in and have a look?"

"Absolutely!"

Mr. Makura said as he took out an envelope, and then took out the key to the house from the envelope.

"It's been a long time since anyone came, and it should still be the same as it was after Professor Noguchi's death!"

Mr. Makura opened the door with the key, and a dull breath suddenly hit his face. Indeed, as Mr. Makura introduced, it does look like no one has been here for a long time.

"I'm so sorry, the breath inside is too muddy, I'd better open the window for ventilation before you go in!"

"Ah...... No, don't bother, I'll just go in and have a look!"

Lin Xiuyi said as he squatted down and began to untie the laces on his shoes, and Mr. Makura saw this and let Lin Xiuyi leave.

After taking off their shoes, the two stepped on the floor of the room and walked into the interior of the house. This is a large bungalow. The interior décor looks a little old-fashioned, but it has a classic feel. The overall look exudes a rustic and heavy style. There isn't much furniture in the room, so it looks a little empty, and I don't know if some of the furniture has been disposed of.

"It really looks like it's not small inside! Such a big house, it must be hard to clean up!"

"That's true, but Professor Noguchi seems to have hired a lady to clean her room regularly. Oh, yes, it seems to be this lady who found out that Professor Noguchi had died!"

"Oh...... Do you know that Professor Noguchi died in that house?"

"It's the study, the house facing the courtyard, I'll take you there. ”

Mr. Makura said as he led Lin Xiuyi through the living room to a door. He hesitated slightly, and then gently pushed open the sliding doors on both sides for Lin Xiuyi.

When the door opened, a spacious study came into view. It was a veritable study, full of books, and many of them were mixed with papers, so you could tell that they had been read carefully and not decorated.

Lin Xiuyi was just about to raise his feet to enter the room, but suddenly noticed a burnt yellow mark on the tatami mat.

"This is where the carbon basin was placed at that time!"

Mr. Makura saw that Lin Xiuyi noticed the trace, and hurriedly explained to Lin Xiuyi.

"So where was Professor Noguchi lying at the time?"

"I don't know!"

Lin Xiuyi looked around at the furnishings in the study, although there were books everywhere, they were all neatly placed, and it could be seen that the owner of the study was a very well-behaved person.

"Who does Professor Noguchi interact with on a daily basis, and how does he have a relationship with his neighbors?"

Lin Xiu turned around and asked Mr. Makura, a real estate agent standing at the door, again.

"I'm sorry, but I've only met with Professor Noguchi a few times during real estate transactions, and I haven't had much contact with him since then, except for the one when the client came back. But I think Professor Noguchi is a kind old man. Although he is a university scholar of the University of Tokyo, he doesn't have a frame at all when he speaks. By the way, after he signed the sales contract, he asked me what kind of gift he should give to his neighbor. I feel that he is a very kind and considerate old man!"

Mr. Makura recalled the experience of interacting with Professor Noguchi little by little, and his expression couldn't help but be a little gloomy. It can be seen that he seems to miss his client a lot.

"You really have a very high opinion of Professor Noguchi, by the way, can I take the liberty of asking you, you just said that Professor Noguchi hired a lady to clean this place regularly, do you know some of the situation of this lady?"

"Ah...... I really don't know about that! I just met someone who came to clean this place during my return visit, and Professor Noguchi and I were sitting in this study at the time. I heard someone calling out to Professor Noguchi outside the door, and Professor Noguchi was sitting by the window and let him in. Shortly after, I heard the sound of a vacuum cleaner coming from outside the window. At that time, Professor Noguchi was still coming to me......"

"So you haven't seen this janitor?"

"No, but from the sound of the voice, it should be a woman who is not very old, and her voice sounds very gentle. But I don't know anything else!"

"It's very good, you can recall so many details, it has helped me a lot! However, I have one more question for you, did the police ask you about Professor Noguchi after his death?"

"I asked, but it seemed that I had already committed suicide at the time, so I just asked a few questions and didn't come back to me......"

Lin Xiu nodded, and then according to the details that the other party said, he sat in front of the window and looked at the gate of the courtyard.

"It seems that I still have to go to the police officer in charge of this case and ask about the situation again!"

Lin Xiu thought for a while, and then stood up from the tatami mat.

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