After coming to Saito Hideki's house, Goto Makoto has always seemed a little distracted, and even Saito Hideki, who was reviewing his homework on the side, clearly felt it.

Sensing his girlfriend's abnormality, Hideki Saito couldn't help but ask.

"Makoto, what's wrong with you? Feeling unwell? Would you like to take a break? ”

"Huh? Uh, no, I'm fine......" Goto Makoto hurriedly waved her hand, but she immediately said with some hesitation: "Hideki...... Do you know about Dragonfly Pond? ”

"Dragonfly Pool?" Hideki Saito couldn't help but be stunned, he naturally knew that the dragonfly pond that Goto Makoto was talking about was referring to the small pond not far behind their house. The small pond was only twenty meters wide, and although it was in the center of the town, it was really nothing special, not even a single fish.

In the past, when I was a child, Hideki Saito and Goto Makoto often went to the dragonfly pond to play in the water to cool off in the hot summer, but listening to what Goto Makoto said, it was obvious that she didn't specifically ask about this.

"Did something happen to the Dragonfly Pool?" Hideki Saito asked, in his mind, if something happened to Goto Makoto at Dragonfly Pond to ask that?

"That ......" Goto Makoto hesitated, she really didn't know whether to say it or not, she grew up, no matter what happened, even if she didn't want to reveal her heart to her parents, she told Saito Hideki without hindrance. Her rationality felt that it was a bit exaggerated and boring to say such a thing, but emotionally it made her unable to let go.

Until now...... Her father's strange fanatical expression still made her feel faintly uneasy inside.

"Actually...... It was my father who went to the Dragonfly Pond today......"

After thinking about it for a long time, Goto Makoto still decided to tell Saito Hideki about this matter, even if she would be teased by him, she didn't want to hold back such a person anymore, and being able to pour it out would always make her feel more relaxed.

Soon, Goto Makoto told Hideki Saito about her father, although she also learned about it from her mother's mouth, but those things were not the point, the point was ...... Her father's unusual expression.

To be honest, if it's just an ordinary person, even if you listen to Goto Makoto, you will never take it to heart, at most you will comfort and comfort her, her father may be in a bad mood, too much pressure at work or something, it's not a big deal, maybe tomorrow will be fine?

However, Hideki Saito is different, he is a smart person, and he knows that his girlfriend is definitely not a neurotic person. After all, that's her biological father who gets along day and night, even if Goto Makoto can't say why, but if it can make her feel uneasy and stressed, there must really be something unusual.

I have to say that Hideki Saito's trust in Goto Makoto at that time, and the importance he attached to this matter, were also important factors in their ability to escape from that place alive in the end.

Saito Hideki comforted: "Makoto, I'll help you investigate this matter, tomorrow it's the weekend, I'll go to the library in the city, ask if there are any previous documents in Goto Town in the library, and see if Dragonfly Pond is really anything special and will have an impact on my uncle." ”

"Well, thank you, Hideki."

With the comfort of Hideki Saito, Goto Makoto is also like taking a reassuring pill.

That night, Goto Makoto took her brother to have dinner at Saito's house, and when she returned home, Goto Makoto also noticed that the workshop in the courtyard was still lit up, and her father seemed to have not even eaten dinner and had been working in the workshop.

Later, early the next morning, Hideki Saito actually took the train to the city of Miyama next door, and went to the city library to look for documents about Goto Town. Because Goto Town is just a small town with a population of just over 6,000 people, there is no library, and all records about Goto Town can only be found in the library of Sanshan City.

And Goto Makoto went to school because of club activities.

When it was almost evening, Goto Makoto did not go home, but arrived at the station and waited for Hideki Saito to return. They spoke on the phone during the day and said they would be back in the evening.

Goto Makoto didn't wait long, and after the train stopped, he saw Hideki Saito coming out of the train, his brows furrowed, clutching the shoulder bag tightly, with a pensive look.

"Hideki!"

Goto Makoto ran over to say hello to Hideki Saito and offered to help him with his bag.

Hideki Saito rejected Goto Makoto's kindness and said to her, "Makoto, you come to my house, I did find something in the library today." ”

"Oh, okay."

Goto Makoto nodded, this matter itself was caused by her, and she naturally wouldn't retreat or anything.

After coming to Hideki Saito's house and saying hello to Hideki Saito's mother, the two went into Hideki Saito's room. The relationship between the two is close, and the two families have long regarded each other as daughters-in-law and sons-in-law, so naturally they don't care about this kind of thing.

Hideki Saito dragged a small coffee table, and after the two sat down on the floor, Hideki Saito poured out the contents of the satchel.

Goto Makoto looked at the large pile of papers and notebooks on the table, and reached out to flip through them, only to find that they were all photos and handwritten notebooks.

Hideki Saito rubbed his shoulders and said, "Because none of those materials can be borrowed, I can only copy some of the contents." ”

"Huh? Did you copy it for a day?! Goto Makoto was a little surprised, and at the same time put down the photo in his hand, took the initiative to come over and massage Hideki Saito's shoulder, and said, "Your hands are okay?" Let me give you a massage. ”

Hideki Saito shook his head and said, "It's nothing, it's just like making a few more exercise books, and I'm used to it." ”

An understatement shows the true colors of a scholar.

With that, Hideki Saito began to sort out the photos on the table, which were all yellowed pages, and most of them were blurred, making it difficult to make out what was written on them.

"Did you shoot all of this in the library?" Goto Makoto asked curiously.

Saito Hideki nodded and said, "I secretly took pictures from the administrator, these are ancient books, written in old Chinese, and the ancient texts on them need time to be translated, because there are many traces of damage on it, and I am afraid that something will be missed when transcribing, so I simply secretly use my mobile phone to take pictures of these contents and study them slowly." ”

Goto Makoto also has to admire Hideki Saito's carefulness, but Hideki Saito got back so much information, when will it be sorted out? What's more, although Goto Makoto's father felt a little abnormal yesterday, Hideki Saito got back so many ancient books and documents, isn't it a bit too fussful?

(End of chapter)