Chapter 41: Miki's Family
"Police, you ......"
Miki looked at Lin Xiuyi with some concern, since he left the Setama Punishment Facility, Lin Xiuyi has been silent. Although Mei Ji was also curious about what kind of amazing inside information Lin Xiuyi had heard from Nagao Keiko, what she was more concerned about now was Lin Xiuyi's current state.
"Ah...... I'm sorry, Miki, I just remembered something......"
Hearing Miki's voice, Lin Xiuyi hurriedly sorted out his troubled thoughts and refocused his attention on the road ahead. At this moment, it is already evening, and it is estimated that it will be almost 9 o'clock in the evening to get back to Tokyo from here. So Lin Xiuyi planned to drive Miki home directly, and then find a nearby hotel to rest.
"Police Department, you don't seem to be in a good state, is it that Miss Keiko has asked you for something embarrassing?"
"I'm sorry Miki, I promised Keiko that I wouldn't reveal this to anyone. So...... Hope you understand!"
"Sorry, Police! I asked you a question you shouldn't have asked!"
"No, I'm the one who should say sorry. However, I can't tell you the details. But I can tell you a little bit about the case. The direction of the investigation that we suspected of being a love murder was most likely a trap set by the murderer. The purpose is to draw our attention to women who have an ambiguous relationship with Hamada. Among these people, of course, there is also Nobuko Ando. ”
Lin Xiuyi cautiously stated his thoughts to Miki. Along the way, the two constantly exchanged some ideas and speculations about the case. Before you know it, the car is pulling out of the Chuo Expressway and into the central city of Tokyo.
The car drove east along the expressway until it reached the downstairs of Miki's house near Honkomagome in Bunkyo Ward.
"Police Department, thank you for sending me back so late!"
After Miki got out of the car, she lowered her head and thanked Lin Xiuyi.
"Don't take it personally, it's so late after all, it wouldn't be good if you met a drunk guy on the way!
Just as Miki was about to turn around and leave, Lin Xiuyi suddenly asked without a head.
"Huh...... I usually come out of the house at about seven o'clock in the morning, what's the matter, the police department, do you have any arrangements for tomorrow?"
Miki felt a little strange and asked Lin Xiuyi.
"Ah...... I'll be staying at a nearby hotel tonight, and I'll drive you up tomorrow morning. I'd like to ask Eiko Irie again about some of the circumstances surrounding Hamada's life......"
"Hmm, aren't you going home?"
"Uh...... This is a bit difficult to explain! I will talk about it later when I have a chance! Then I will take my leave first, good night, Miki!"
"Good night, police department!"
Miki stood in place and watched Lin Xiuyi drive away, until she saw the official car driven by Lin Xiuyi driving onto the road. Miki then turned around and walked towards the apartment behind her.
Dragging her tiredness, Miki finally returned home. She pushed open the door of the apartment and said to her family:
"I'm back!"
"Miki-chan, have you had dinner?"
"Hi ......"
Miki took off her shoes as she responded. At that moment, her mother rushed out to visit her daughter, who had worked hard all day.
"Why did you come back so late, is it even harder to be a civil servant now than to enter a club?"
"No...... Today I went to Seitamo County. So there was some delay on the way!"
Miki answered her mother's question as she walked towards the refrigerator next to the restaurant. But at this moment. A little boy in his teens suddenly ran out of the room on one side. Then he ran to his mother excitedly, and shouted loudly:
"I just saw it, Okasan! Oune-chan was sent back by a man in a car. She's definitely going on a date without telling you!"
Hearing her son's words, the mother, who was still worried, suddenly had a happy smile on her face.
"Poof!"
Miki, who had just taken out oolong tea from the refrigerator to quench her thirst, heard her mother's call and almost squirted out the tea in her mouth.
"Okasan, don't listen to this guy's nonsense, it was my colleague who sent me back just now, and it wasn't what he said at all?"
"Colleague, Miki-chan, are you dating a colleague you work with? Your boss won't have any opinion of you because of this, right?"
"Ah...... I've told you it's not the kind of relationship you think. It's just a colleague who works together, and to be precise, the other party is my direct boss!"
"Oh...... I remember, he seemed to have visited you the last time you were in the hospital in an accident. Looks like a young man about your age. I was still wondering why your boss was so young......"
Miki's mother recalled the last time she saw Lin Xiu, and at first she thought that the older Aizawa was Miki's boss, so at first she was still thinking about why Miki's young colleague was so unruly and actually talked to her directly past her boss. It wasn't until later that Miki's mother learned that Lin Xiuyi was an elite bureaucrat.
"Oh...... It turned out to be Akemi-chan's boyfriend!In this case, Oune-chan must be out of play! After all, Oune-chan's competitor is Miss Akemi! It's so hateful, I obviously like Akemi-chan so much. But why did she suddenly fall in love with such an old fellow, it's really hateful......"
"Smack!"
Miki walked over and slapped her brother on the head with her hand. Then he said to him:
"Hey, the police department is the same age as me! What do you mean he's old?"
"What do I mean...... That's what I mean...... Why don't you old woman keep him in jail......"
As soon as Miki's younger brother said this, he immediately grimaced at his sister, and then hurried towards his room. But it's a pity that the current Miki is not so easy to deal with. I saw her press down beautifully, and her brother was firmly pressed to the floor at once. Then she rode on her brother's body, and her hands kept scratching hard on the weak spots on her brother's body.
"Well, you dare to say I'm an old woman! You don't want to know who bought your Sitch for you. I'm going to punish you today......"
"Ah...... Hahahaha! Ernie sauce...... Stop, I'm sorry...... I shouldn't have said you were ...... Old woman, ah...... I'm going to fight back if you're like this...... Don't don't ...... I'm kidding......"