Chapter 298.

"There's really a washing machine..."Higashino Chihaya looked at the washing machine in front of him, and his face showed a look of disbelief.

She held her breath, then cautiously reached out and gently flipped the switch of the washing machine.

With a slight roar, the washing machine began to work.

Higashino Chihaya couldn't help but take two steps back, with a stunned expression: "It's really moving..."

She's a mess in her head.

It's normal for laundry to be motorized.

But...

"Is this really my home?"

She turned her head and stared blankly into the room.

Spacious living room, next to the living room walkway, master bedroom, second bedroom... There's also a utility room...

She now gives people the feeling that she is like an ancient person looking at modern technology, completely confused, and she can't figure out the situation at all.

I'm still here at 'Zhihu Ye', and you've used the simplified Chinese characters over there.

For her, it's such a big gap.

But now Tsukasa Higashino is probably changing clothes... Chihaya Higashino thinks that he is a sister and should not go in casually...

After all, Ace is also a mature male high school student.

So she walked to the entrance and muttered to herself from memory.

"I remember my room was entered through the entrance... Then in the direction of the living room... Then turn left, and the innermost room... Ay? Is it a utility room? My room wasn't that big before, was it? ”

Fortunately, there is also a room number of 'Higashino Chihaya', and Higashino Chihaya can at least find her own room...

“... Was my room like this before? ”

Chihaya Higashino glanced at the big bed inside, and then glanced at the puppets stuffed in it...

She used to like this kind of puppet, but she hadn't collected so much...

And the furnishings of this room are basically according to her preferences.

With an inexplicable emotion, Chihaya Higashino stepped into the room, and went to the dressing table, looking restlessly at the mirror.

After all, there were so many changes around her that she couldn't accept it for a while, and began to wonder if she was dreaming.

She was wearing a pale white pajamas, no patterns, slippers under her feet, her face had not changed, a pair of peach blossom eyes, and a beauty mole was lit next to her, at this time she was staring at herself in the mirror uneasily, showing a little worry.

Originally, Higashino Chiba belonged to a beautiful embryo for a long time, and this worried and weak appearance added a bit of charm.

Delicate and beautiful melon seed face, long black hair, and slightly curly ends of the hair, which makes people particularly protective.

"It's okay... At least the face hasn't changed..."

Chihaya Higashino covered his chest and 'squeezed' back the heart that was about to jump out.

But my hair is a little too long, I used to have medium-length hair, but now it's almost up to my waist.

Higashino Chihaya shook his head as he thought about it.

So that means I'm not doing a lucid dream...

I really live in this bright and spacious home.

But why are you still wearing pajamas...? Isn't that unseemly? It's already past eleven o'clock.

She rummaged through the closet and found that the clothes she was wearing were still there.

After putting it on, she returned to the living room and sat on the sofa waiting for Tsukasa Higashino to come out.

But while waiting, she still looked around from time to time.

At the same time, I became more and more confused.

Myself... It felt like just a few days in a coma, and the whole world changed.

The most important thing is how Tsukasa Higashino moved to such a place with himself...

Did you rob that bank?

This can only be done by robbing the bank, right?

No... If you sell an old house in Adachi Ward and come here to rent a new house... This is also possible.

Oh, yes...

That makes sense.

Tsukasa Higashino may have sold his old house in Adachi Ward and rented a new house here with the money... This is the only way to explain it.

The results of this analysis are considered from a very realistic perspective.

Otherwise, her family would not have suddenly come up with such a large amount of money...

You must know that in the past, in order to hold a funeral and buy the grave of your parents, you used a lot of family savings.

"If that's the case... That's just going to be here for a while. ”

Higashino Chihaya thought with her head down.

For her younger brother Higashino Division, she has always been tolerant and forgiving, no matter what, she doesn't want to lose her temper with her brother.

In the same way, she also has a lot of questions in her heart.

But now my parents have died... The only thing Higashino can rely on is himself...

If Tsukasa Higashino really sells the old house before, then she must also stay calm, at least not panic in front of Tsukasa Higashino.

Thinking of this, Higashino Chihaya felt that his mouth was suddenly opened, and at the same time he made up his mind not to lose his temper with Higashino Tsukasa no matter what, but to communicate with him calmly.

After about a minute or two, Tsukasa Higashino, who had finally changed his clothes, pushed the door and walked out.

Higashino Chihaya subconsciously glanced at it, and then felt an inexplicable jump in his heart.

Abutat before... Does it look so good?

How does it feel like a different person?

In the past, although Higashino Division was not very picky in terms of appearance, it was a top-notch layer of appearance wherever it was placed.

But at that time, Higashino Tsukasa always had a sense of childishness of a young boy.

So generally when I see a girl who sees Tsukasa Higashino, I basically don't think of him as a young man, at most I treat him as a student... A character similar to a younger brother.

It's not that there is no masculinity, but more than masculinity, it makes people feel that he is very immature.

After all, the previous Higashino Division was still in the rebellious period of youth, and many things were taken care of by Higashino Chihaya, the sister.

But now...

Tsukasa Higashino did make Chihaya Higashino feel a little different.

She couldn't tell what was different.

It's just that Tsukasa Higashino does look a lot better than before.

It feels like a different person, and Higashino Chihaya believes it.

Seeing that Higashino Tsukasa had noticed him and walked over to him, Higashino Chihaya immediately coughed: "Ace, you came just right... My sister has something to ask you. ”

"yes, I see."

Tsukasa Higashino didn't say much about it.

Higashino Chihaya has just woken up, and it's normal that he can't figure out a lot of things.

"So... First of all, there is the problem of this house... Ace, this shouldn't be our house in Adachi Ward, right? ”

Chihaya Higashino raised the question she was most concerned about at the moment.

"It's located in Meguro Ward, so I moved here because it's relatively close to Kita-Gijuku."

Tsukasa Higashino replied simply.

Sure enough, it's a different place...

Higashino Chihaya muttered in his heart, but because he had been mentally prepared, he didn't show any flustered and dazed expressions.

So she asked again, "Is this the house that Ace sold the old house in Adachi Ward and then rented?" ”

As soon as she asked this question, she keenly sensed that there was something wrong with Higashino's expression.

But Higashinoji's expression was not as 'uneasy, surprised, and stunned' as she had imagined, but more like surprise, or surprise.

This change in expression made Higashino Chihaya a little unclear about what his younger brother was thinking.

But the words have come to this point, and Higashino Chihaya can only continue: "Ace, don't worry, even if the old house is really sold, I don't blame you." ”

She comforted Tsukasa Higashino, and then said:

"It's just that our living environment is a bit too extravagant at the moment, and it's a bit underconsidered, so we shouldn't have that much money in our hands, right? Why don't you move to a cheaper place? ”

Chihaya Higashino made a suggestion according to his own ideas.

This made Tsukasa Higashino on the other side a little inexplicably funny.

But in addition to being funny, he was also a little moved.

He originally thought that the first thing Higashino Chihaya had sorted out his thoughts was to ask him about school, parents, and the like.

Unexpectedly, she directly proposed to move to a cheaper apartment...

And he didn't say a word of scolding for 'selling his old house and renting an expensive apartment', he was just seriously discussing with himself.

Although he didn't do it, he paid off the apartment in full with the money he earned from the comics.

But Higashino Chihaya's heart, Higashino Tsukasa still felt it.

However, it is better to tell her that the specific situation is better, lest she not be able to unload this black pot when she is back.

Tsukasa Higashino organized his sentence for a moment before he spoke, "Actually, I didn't sell the old house. ”

"Didn't sell...?"

Looking at Chihaya Higashino's frowning face that he didn't quite understand, Tsukasa Higashino also smiled and planned to tell her about the manga.

But the words were not yet spoken.

Chiba Higashino over there seemed to understand something: "So that's the case... Is it Assi, have you recovered your father's and mother's insurance money? ”

Higashino's parents naturally pay national insurance every year.

After their deaths, Chihaya Higashino and Tsukasa Higashino also deserve an insurance payment.

However, the insurance company temporarily refused to pay a high amount of insurance compensation.

In their words, there are doubts about the death of Higashino's parents.

Because at the time of the death of Higashino's parents, there were no witnesses around, and there were no surveillance cameras.

Therefore, it is difficult to conclude that the whole incident was a homicide case.

In other words, they think this may be a means used by the Higashino family to defraud high insurance premiums-

It is likely that Higashino's parents committed suicide in order to defraud the insurance company of insurance compensation.

Perhaps many people think that it is impossible, how can there be such a case of insurance fraud in Japan.

But actually... There are, and there are many similar cases of insurance fraud in Japan.

For example, a wife kills her husband in order to pay a high price.

Or a village of farmers who secretly cut off their fingers with a lawn mower to cheat the insurance.

Even in Japan, it is a felony to cheat on insurance premiums, and they are willing to do it.

After all, who is willing to work hard if you can make money lying down?

In summary, the insurance company used this reason as an excuse to refuse to compensate for the insurance.

said that only when the murderer was arrested and the whole incident was revealed, would he be willing to hand over the insurance money belonging to the Higashino family to Higashino Tsukasa and Higashino Chihaya.

At that time, Chihaya Higashino went to the insurance company many times for this matter, but basically returned in vain.

In her opinion, maybe it was Higashino Tsukasa who caught up with the generous insurance money, so she was able to take herself to live in this kind of house.

But Higashino Tsukasa on the other side listened to Chihaya's analysis, but he was a little speechless.

What insurance money did he recover?

After all, it was the first time he had heard Chihaya Higashino mention such a thing when he came to this world.

And now that he knows, he will definitely get the money back.

- Although Higashino Tsukasa is not short of this money, if it should be the Higashino family's things, it must be the Higashino family.

If it's a big deal, go to court and make things bigger.

This group of insurance companies in Japan is some bastards, although there are cases of insurance fraud, but there are also cases where insurance companies refuse to compensate, and there are many of them.

If you don't do something hard, they won't give in.

Thinking so, Higashino Tsukasa shook his head at Higashino Chihaya again, signaling that she was wrong: "I didn't recover any insurance money." ”

“... Didn't the insurance money be recovered...? ”

After getting this answer from Tsukasa Higashino, Chihaya Higashino was really completely stunned.

How is it not?

Shouldn't this be...?

So how did Tsukasa Higashino move to such a brand new apartment with himself?

Could it be that you really robbed the bank? Or did you do something else shady about it?

After all, the method of getting rich is clearly written in the criminal law.

Tsukasa Higashino shouldn't have really learned badly and done something bad, right?

The more she thought about it, the more worried she became, and sweat was on her face.

Seeing that Higashino Chihaya seemed to want to cry, Higashino Tsukasa did not hesitate and explained very simply: "Sister Chihaya, in fact, I make money by drawing comics. ”

"Drawing comics?"

Higashino Chihaya heard Higashino's words, but he felt that it was too outrageous.

Comics... It is known as the tertiary industry in Japan, and Higashino Chihaya does know it.

But she had seen Tsukasa Higashino's work in sketch classes before.

It felt more like an alien than a person.

Can't even draw a sketch and want to draw a comic with a background? Isn't Tsukasa Higashino just kidding himself?

Could it be that now the comics industry is also starting to accept 'abstract art'?

And I have to buy this apartment through comics...

It's even more of a joke.

At least Chihaya Higashino didn't believe it.

It's not that she doesn't have confidence in her brother, it's just that this is too outrageous, and she thinks that her brother going to rob a bank may be more convincing than drawing comics.

Tsukasa Higashino obviously understood that his sister didn't believe it.

He couldn't help but sigh.

Really.

When his sister used to suffer from mental symptoms, he felt that the other party was a little stupid.

The results are now back to normal.

I feel that this stupid character has no intention of getting better at all.

He didn't bother to argue, so he thought about it and walked directly into the room, flipped through the sample periodicals sent to him by Urashima Publishing House, as well as the posters and figure peripherals of some comic products.

He put the gadgets in a box and placed them right in front of Chihaya Higashino.

"Sister Chihaya, you can take a look."

Actions speak louder than words.

And Chihaya Higashino, who was next to him, glanced at him.

She always felt that her brother had really robbed the bank...