Gao Yuan didn't expect the other party to say such a thing at all.

After hearing the invitation sent by Shirotsuka Jade, for a while, Gao Yuan just looked at the girl in front of him with a surprised face, and he didn't know how to answer at all.

In this regard, looking at Takato's reaction, the girl continued to maintain an innocent smile, waiting for Takato to answer.

"Is it about this incident?"

After thinking about it for a while, Gao Yuan still wanted to determine this first, and seemed to be weighing the pros and cons.

And for this question, the girl smiled and nodded "um", and then when she was about to continue speaking, the girl's original gaze that was staring at Gao Yuan began to deviate a little, and the focus of her gaze was slightly biased to the position behind Gao Yuan, and then, the girl's eyes shone brightly-

Seeing this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but follow her line of sight-

I saw that the clerk just now was walking over with a cake at this time.

And because other people appeared near the two of them at this time, Gao Yuan and Shirotsuka Jade were silent for a while, and did not continue to talk about the topic just now.

So, when the clerk elegantly put the black tea, coffee, pudding, and all kinds of cakes on the table, Shirotsuka Jade was completely like a normal little girl, clapping her hands, slightly excited, and began to look at the few cakes in front of her-

Needless to say, macaron sandwich cake and popcorn cake were ordered by Shirotsuka Jade herself.

But at the same time, after seeing the strawberry cake and matcha cake in front of Takato, Shirotsuka Jade couldn't help but show some expectant eyes, as if she also showed a strong interest in the cake that Takato ordered-

"Mr. Gao Yuan! Yes...... Can you taste it too! ”

It seemed to be a little tangled, Shirotsuka Jade's eyes roamed back and forth between the cake in front of him and the cake in front of Gao Yuan, and then he looked a little compromised, and asked willfully.

In this regard, looking at the appearance of Shimotsuka Jade, she is completely a willful little girl, Gao Yuan was in a trance for a while, I don't know if this is her nature, or if she deliberately pretended to be-

If you have to say it, this kind of girl is the performance she should have at her age. However, as long as I think of her superb "fraud" skills, Takato feels that it is too difficult to understand "the real her" in this regard.

And at this time, it seems that because Gao Yuan did not respond to Jotsuka Jade's request in time, Jotsuka Jade actually showed some panic, as if he was worried that Gao Yuan would refuse, Jotsuka Jade took the initiative and pushed the plate of popcorn cake in front of him to the center of the table, and pleaded a little cautiously:

"Mr. Gao Yuan, can I use this to change things with you?"

Saying this, as if he felt that this alone could not shake Takato, Shirotsuka Jade further added:

"This popcorn cake is delicious! Definitely the most recommended dessert in this shop! Mr. Gao Yuan will know if you taste it! ”

However, after saying this, Shirotsuka Jade seemed to regret it a little, and then said with some embarrassment:

"Of course! At least...... Leave me a bite of popcorn cake, too! ”

And looking at Shirotsuka Jade like this, facing the entanglement of dessert cakes back and forth, Gao Yuan's original defensive thoughts couldn't help but ease down a little, and his eyes looked at the innocent and lovely girl in front of him with a little softness-

At least it seems.

So, Gao Yuan, who didn't care so much about the cake, pushed the two cakes he ordered in front of the jade who was close to the castle -

didn't say much, Quan Dang expressed his attitude with his actions.

Seeing this, Shirotsuka Jade was a little excited, looked at the two cakes that Gao Yuan handed to him, and asked a little cheerfully:

"Is that okay?"

"Please."

Gao Yuan replied lightly.

So, Jotsuka Jade couldn't wait, and hurriedly picked up the knife on the side, first looked at the matcha cake, carefully cut a small piece from it, and then scooped up this piece with a spoon, put it in his mouth, and tasted it gently-

Immediately afterward, Takato saw that a happy smile appeared on the face of the castle mound jade.

Then, after drawing the scoop in the same way, Shirotsuka Jade also cut a piece from the strawberry cake and ate it with satisfaction.

After tasting both kinds of cakes, Shirotsuka Jade was a little unsatisfied, pushed the two cakes back to Takato's side, and then prepared to retrieve the popcorn cake he used to exchange-

But at this time, Shirotsuka Jade seemed to have just noticed that the popcorn cake he had pushed over before had not been touched by Takato.

So, Shirotsuka Jade asked with a little surprise:

"Mr. Gao Yuan, won't you give it a try?"

"No need, just eat."

Gao Yuan said indifferently.

In this regard, Shirotsuka Jade couldn't help but show a suspicious expression, and said suspiciously:

"Has Mr. Gao Yuan ever eaten this kind of cake before?"

"Huh? No, I don't. ”

Takato responded.

So, Shirotsuka Jade couldn't help but show a show-off smile, and took the initiative to push the popcorn cake further in front of Gao Yuan, and said happily:

"Mr. Takato, please try it, this is the only cake in Tokyo that is currently the only one! Not...... Although this cake was the signature cake of a private cake shop near the station, I had not eaten this cake for a long time after the owner of the cake shop was killed, and I finally found a ...... that sells this cake here."

As he spoke, Shirotsuka Jade suddenly recalled with some loss.

- A private cake shop near the station? The store manager was killed? Popcorn cake?

Hearing the several key words mentioned in the words of Shimotsuka Jade, in a trance, Gao Yuan seemed to have a little impression of the matter she mentioned!

If I'm not mistaken, the method of picking up the incident is to use popcorn cake to make the situation of the secret room, so as to make people think that it was an accident.

And the modus operandi of that case was also solved by himself.

However, at such a time, it is quite surprising to hear about the cases I have encountered.

And in the face of such an enthusiastic recommendation from Jade Shirotsuka, Takato was embarrassed to continue to shirk, so he picked up the knife on the side, carefully cut a small piece of popcorn cake, and put it in his mouth with a spoon-

The sweetness of the popcorn, the creaminess of the cake.

Two completely different tastes, through careful seasoning, blend very well -

"Hmm-"

When he finished eating one bite, Gao Yuan was indeed amazed by the taste, and looked at the cake in front of him with a little surprise, his expression a little surprised.

"How's that, it's delicious!"

Seeing Gao Yuan's reaction at this moment, Shirotsuka Jade gently put her hands together with a cheerful face, tilted her head slightly, and smiled at Gao Yuan.

"Indeed...... It's not as simple as putting popcorn on top of the cake, it's about carefully blending flavors...... A bit unexpected. ”

Gao Yuan couldn't help but respond.

In this regard, Shirotsuka Jade smiled and nodded vigorously, agreeing with Takato's statement.

Afterwards, the two quietly finished their desserts in the café, and after paying the bill by Gao Yuan, they walked out of the café together.

At this time, the sky outside was already a little dark. It seems that the two of them are drinking coffee and enjoying delicious desserts inside, and it seems that they have spent a lot of time.

So, returning the same way, the two quickly returned to the car.

"Mr. Gao Yuan, let's go to my house next!"

After fastening his seatbelt, Shirotsuka Jade directly smiled and proposed, and then asked:

"You already know about Nozomi Mizuhara, right?"

"Yes, yes."

Gao Yuan nodded in response, and then looked at the sky that was not too dark at this time, Gao Yuan quickly started the vehicle, preparing to send Shirotsuka Jade home as soon as possible.

"After the police learned about Nozomi Mizuhara, although they quickly found the former residence of Nozomi Mizuhara, according to nearby neighbors, they had not seen anyone in Nozomi Mizuhara's room for at least a month. I learned from the landlord that Mizuhara Nozomi had not gone through the procedures for quitting the rent, and even the rent was due for half a year. ”

Along the way, Takato began to tell what he had learned about Nozomi Mizuhara:

"So, in this way, based on this, the police can roughly determine that the possibility of Mizuhara Nozomi disappearing is very high, and after finding fingerprints and hair that may belong to Mizuhara Nozomi from the room, after comparison, it is basically confirmed that Mizuhara Nozomi is indeed the victim of a young girl murder case that the police currently have."

Speaking of which, it just shows how the police have the identity information of the victim, but just that, it has nothing to do with Shirotsuka Jade at all-

Of course, the police investigation has only reached this point at this point. With these contents alone, there is no way to connect you with Nozomi Mizuhara. ”

Gao Yuan said lightly, glanced at the castle jade beside him, and saw that she was just showing a faint smile and listening seriously, so Gao Yuan continued:

"And then, here's what I discovered. Until now, I have not informed the police about this. ”

"Hmmm......"

Hearing this, Jotsuka Jade finally felt a little moved, made a sound softly, and looked at Gao Yuan with a slightly grateful look.

"After all, you're not Nozomi Mizuhara's classmate, and you don't even belong to the same grade as her, so neither the teachers at school nor the police will notice this for the time being-"

Gao Yuan said, his expression became very serious:

At Nozomi Mizuhara's residence, the police found a lot of receipts for her books at the bookstore. According to the contents of the receipt, it can be found that most of the books she bought are about 'divination', 'prophecy', or occult books such as 'psychics' and 'ghosts'. ”

Speaking of this, Gao Yuan looked at the castle jade beside him meaningfully, and then couldn't help but say:

"And when it comes to 'psychic'...... Jotsuka Jade-san, I really can't help but think about you! ”

"Hey, hey, hey—"

Hearing this, Shirotsuka Jade couldn't help but laugh, revealing a very cute smile.

Then as if he was a little embarrassed, Shirotsuka Jade tilted his head, winked at Gao Yuan and stuck out his tongue, made a cute expression, and asked in a low voice:

"That's it?"

"Of course not."

Gao Yuan shook his head and said:

"The biggest flaw is what you revealed, Shirotsuka-san!"

Hearing this, Shirotsuka Jade continued to smile, and knocked on his head, as if he wanted to respond to Takato's words just now with such an act, in order to alleviate the dilemma that he was being pointed out by Takato at this time-

"'Mr. Wise'!"

At this point, Gao Yuan finally talked about the most critical point -

"For now, according to the police investigation, it can only be determined that Nozomi Mizuhara must have had an accident, but it is still impossible to completely determine whether he is alive or dead. In this way, after I am sure that you don't have the ability to 'psychic', your behavior on the Ferris wheel last night actually revealed two very important details-

"One, you know that there may be a student at Sakura Hakura Girls' Academy who has been killed; Second, it's the 'wise gentleman' you call it! ”

Speaking of this, Gao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and saw that Shirotsuka Jade leaned back in his seat with some understanding, closing his eyes, like a child who had done something wrong waiting for the judgment of an adult.

So, Gao Yuan was not polite, and continued-

"And the crux of the matter is precisely the 'wise gentleman' in this second point!

"If you just know that a student at Sakura Feather Girls' Academy may have been killed, then with your character who is good at deceiving people, it's not incomprehensible that you want to make some articles about this, after all, it's a topic that is difficult to falsify!

"Even the police are not aware of this disappearance, so it is extremely difficult for others to verify it, so if they use this lie to deceive anyone, it will be difficult to be exposed."

But when it came to this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but sigh sadly:

"Moreover, as far as the school is concerned, Nozomi Mizuhara is very excluded in school because of her addiction to delving into unrealistic things like the occult, so there are no classmates around her who want to play with her, and the situation is like Hazuki Yage......"

It seemed that he felt sorry for the two girls he mentioned, and after a moment of silence, Gao Yuan changed the topic back:

"But in this way, the information revealed by this second point is a little strange - why do you explicitly shout the extremely guiding word 'Mr. Wise' when you even used ambiguous words like 'as if you were wearing the same uniform as you' when you were even killed by someone else?

"Originally, I thought you were deliberately using my last name to attract my attention. However, after the police investigated the residence of Nozomi Mizuhara, they found that she had received gifts from several people with the signature 'Wise'. In this way, you said the title of 'Mr. Wise' at that time, and people had to care! ”

Speaking of this, Gao Yuan's tone became a little solemn:

"If I rule out the coincidence, then there are only two possibilities I can think of - either you know the truth about Mizuhara's disappearance; Or, you're very familiar with Nozomi Mizuhara and know that she has a good friend named 'Wise'!

"And considering that you found me inexplicably, I'm more inclined to the second guess."

Speaking of which, Gao Yuan was driving the car at this time, and he could already see the towering apartment where Shirotsuka Jade lived, so Gao Yuan sped up his speech, ready to make the rest of the words clear at once.

But at this moment, Shirotsuka Jade couldn't help but clap her hands and said very happily:

"Needless to say, it's okay! Based on these alone, I already know that Mr. Gao Yuan has guessed eight or nine is not far from ten! For the rest, let's go to my house and talk again! ”

And in this regard, just when it came to Xingtou, the topic was stopped by the girl, which made Gao Yuan feel very unpleasant, but looking at the appearance of the castle mound jade with a bad smile, Gao Yuan had a feeling-

Could it be that she did it on purpose!

But now that the matter has come to this, Gao Yuan had no choice but to obey the girl's wishes, stop the car, and follow Shirotsuka Jade into the apartment building where she lived-

After all, the purpose of coming to her today has not been achieved.

So, following behind Jotsuka Jade, Takato walked into the entrance of the apartment building-

There is a huge glass door at the entrance of the apartment, and when you look through the glass, you can see the wide and deep lobby that looks like the lobby of a five-star hotel.

In this way, the Shirotsuka Jade family is quite rich......

This is Gao Yuan, after seeing the decoration of this apartment, he came to a conclusion.

Under the guidance of Shirotsuka Jade, the two were not blocked by various security measures of the apartment, and took the elevator smoothly to the floor close to the top floor.

Passing through the elevator hall decorated with foliage plants, and entering the corridor with a rather fashionable decoration style, after only a few steps, Shirotsuka Jade took out the key and opened the door to a room-

"Please come in!"

Politely signaling, Shirotsuka Jade led Takato into the room.

After changing his slippers in the entrance, Gao Yuan followed Jotsuka Jade to the living room of the apartment-

"Mr. Gao Yuan, please wait here for a moment! I'll go to my room and get something first. ”

Shirotsuka Jade said with a smile, then turned around and walked towards the bedroom on the side—

"Ahh That's right. Before I come out, Mr. Gao Yuan, don't peek! ”

Turning his head and laughing, Jotsuka Jade didn't wait for Takato to answer, he stepped into the bedroom and closed the door with his backhand......