Qiyuan Wu knocked and beat, circled around the log villa twice, found nothing, and couldn't solve the mystery of "mysterious disappearance" for the time being.

Although the layout in this villa is peculiar, it is a matter of Iwato Yu's personal hobby, the villa building itself is very normal, there is no hidden space, there is no secret door, and there is not even a cellar - Iwato Yu can't use it, and all his living materials are supplied by the resort, and there is no need to store.

There are no front and back yards, small gardens, greenhouses, etc., the land near here is all his, and the mountain behind the villa is his backyard, there is no shortage of trees and flowers, and even wild animals have a lot.

Nanahara Takeshi muttered at the door for a while, then entered the villa again, glanced at the fireplace from the entrance, confirmed that as long as he stood in this position, it was impossible not to see the person tied to the fireplace, and then began to walk around the living room again.

There is almost no furniture in the living room and not many decorations.

There is a wood carving at the entrance that is more than one person high, he patted it, tried the feel, and his eyes "patted" the overall picture of the living room into his brain for archiving, and Kiyomi Ruri, who had been following his buttocks, was also curious to touch this pair of quaint wood carvings, and found that they were two abstract and strange trees, the whole was a log color, unpainted, and the traces of the old axe chisel were obvious, and there was a big fat bird standing on it that was also very abstract, but each had only one wing, and the other wing was like a geometric shape like a wave, and the round eyes seemed to be open and closed.

She couldn't help but ask, "Is this...... What bird? She looked at the wood carving with a little familiarity, as if she had seen it somewhere.

Takeshi Nanahara said casually, "It's not a bird, it's the spirit of the owl 'Mu Kekuri', a spirit of nature that the Ainu believe in, and the Ainu believe that it represents the wind and wisdom of the night. ”

"Oh, Mukokuri!"

Kiyomi Liuli showed a look of sudden enlightenment, but he didn't actually understand. She knew the Ainu, but she had never heard of the strange name of the natural spirit, but she understood the meaning of it somewhat, probably a primitive totem worship of the Ainu.

She recalled for a moment, and said hesitantly: "I seem to have seen something similar, and my grandfather's family seems to have a pair, but ...... It seemed that there were not birds standing in the trees, but two cubs lying on their stomachs. ”

When she returned to Xiongshou Mountain, she was still in elementary school, and she also ran out into the wilderness, and she was not interested in the wood carvings that could not be eaten, and she was not very impressed.

"It is the spirit of the bear, 'Shenwei', and it is also a natural spirit that the Ainu people believe to represent power, wealth, and life and death." Nanahara Takeshi began to walk along the wall, casually explaining to her, "The religious system of the Ainu people is relatively primitive, and they are still in the stage of nature worship, and similar nature spirits include whales, deer, snakes, cranes, and a kind of trout with red and black spots, each of which has a representative meaning in the Ainu culture. ”

Kiyomi Ruri understood, and asked with concern: "Is it normal to have this kind of thing at home, and will it be related to the case?" ”

Even a smart guy like Takeshi Nanahara couldn't solve the puzzle for a while, she was very worried and refused to let go of any slight possibility.

Nanahara Takeshi glanced back at the wood carving, shook his head and said: "Hokkaido is the last habitat of the Ainu people, and it has only been more than a hundred years since the Ainu disappeared as a nation, so it is normal to leave a certain amount of wood carving totems, and there is nothing strange about it there." ”

The Ainu people were once the masters of the islands, but as the original tribesmen absorbed the farming technology brought by immigrants from the ancient Korean region - China introduced it to the Korean region, and then crossed the sea to the northwest of Kyushu Island - the original tribesmen began to expand, driving the Ainu people all the way from the warm Kyushu Island to the icy and snowy Ezo Island, killing and assimilating them, and now there are about 20,000 Ainu people left, and they have not yet lived together, and the national culture is almost lost.

From the perspective of Nanahara Takeshi, the national culture is gone, and the Ainu people as a nation have died out, leaving only a large number of strange transliterated place names and a large number of wood carving totems in the Hokkaido region, and a pair of wood carvings from Iwato Tomo are nothing - this thing has little collector's value and is not very valuable, and the government has been consciously eliminating Ainu culture, and it was not until 2019 that the Ainu indigenous people were recognized for the Olympic Games.

But he looked at it from a different angle, his heart moved, he walked back and looked down at the wood carving, and then reached out and gently pushed it.

Kiyomi Ryu asked in a whisper, "What's wrong?" ”

Nanahara Takeshi didn't answer, squat down and carefully looked at the marks on the floor, turned his head and asked Iwato Yu from afar, "Iwato-san, have you touched this wood carving recently?" ”

Iwato Yu was whispering to Kosemi in the middle of the living room, and when he heard the sound, he came over and wondered, "No, it has never been moved since it was there, what's wrong?" ”

Nanahara Takeshi stood up and said with a smile: "It's a little strange, this wood carving has moved its position. ”

The carving had been here for a long time, causing the floor beneath the carving to lack light and look newer than the others, and now when I squatted down and looked closely, I could see a new line of floor under a statue - a subtle one, but still not normal.

Iwato Yuya squatted down and took a closer look, got up and hesitated and said, "It seems to have moved a little, maybe those two robbers touched it?" ”

It is because of the mystery and simplicity of this pair of wood carvings, full of natural charm, that he has not lost it at the entrance of the entrance, and he does not feel that there is anything special, and it has been placed here for too long, so long that he has turned a blind eye, and usually does not pay much attention to this pair of simple decorations.

Kiyomi Ruri couldn't help but try it too, feeling that this wood carving is a big wood to put it bluntly, even if the wood is relatively tight, it is not very heavy, and she can probably carry it away at will, and the robber can push it casually, so that the wood carving can be moved slightly.

There seems to be nothing surprising about it, at least it has nothing to do with the "mysterious disappearance".

Nanahara Takeshi touched his chin and thought for a while, he didn't think for the time being that there was any reason for him to be pushed except for the robber being cheap, or wanting to see if this thing was some kind of mechanism, and smiled and asked Iwato Yu to take care of himself, and he continued to walk around.

And Kiyomi Ruri felt that this was more or less a suspicious point, so he wrote it down in a small notebook for follow-up inquiries, and then chased after Nanahara Takeshi, and found that he was looking at a banner hanging on the wall, so he quickly took a closer look at it, and read it softly: "My heart is my world, like the moon is full." ”

She didn't seem to understand, and immediately asked Nanahara Takeshi, "What does this mean?" ”

Takeshi Nanahara thought for a while and said with a smile: "It's probably an adapted famous saying, and the original sentence is 'At this time, I am in my world, like the moon is full', which is the words of the head of the Ito family and the regent of Ito Michicho in the Heian period." At that time, the Ito family was a five-family family, and the queen's surname was Ito, and the emperor had to be the nephew of the Ito family, and the head of the Ito family had to be the regent, taking care of the 'family business' for the nephew as an uncle.

As long as the nephew is a little older, he will change to a smaller one, and if he doesn't want to, he will send the dog-legged onmyoji Abe Qingming to pit people to death, or flicker to become a monk, he is the emperor at that time, and the power is overwhelming, so he dares to say such a thing - at this time, I have the whole world, and my life is as complete as a full moon without flaws. ”

Kiyomi Ruri understood, and said happily: "Then changing it to 'my heart is my world', does it mean that as long as you understand your own heart, you can have the whole world and attain the Great Perfection?" ”

Qiyuan Wu turned his head and smiled at her: "Yes, it is very Huigen, it probably means the same, anyway, spiritual freedom is better than everything." ”

Kiyomi Ruri snorted proudly, Nanahara Takeshi rarely praised her, she had to be proud, but immediately asked in a low voice: "Is this valuable, is it an antique?" ”

If it's very valuable, and it's hanging here in a big way, but the robber didn't take it, then Iwato Yu is a little suspicious again, even if there is Takeshi Nanahara vouching for him.

Nanahara Takeshi laughed quietly: "It's not worth much, it took up to ten years to write a book, and it is not a famous work, and the level of the person who writes is not very good, I don't want to give it to me for nothing." ”

But having said that, the meaning of the banner in the ornament is not extraordinary after all, anyway, it is much stronger than the pair of wood carvings, he turned to Iwato Yu and asked from afar, "Iwato-san, whose work is this?" Is it yours, or is it given to you? ”

Iwato Yu got up and walked over, looking at the banner with a look of respect, "It's my spiritual teacher, Master Sugao Mitsuru, who gave it to me so that I can be vigilant every day, so I specially hung it here." ”

"Master Sugao?" Nanahara Takeshi asked with interest, "Are you invited to come back?" How much did it cost? ”

Could it be that he is a fellow sheep slaughterer?

"It didn't cost anything." Iwato Yu immediately said, "Sugao-sensei pursues detachment, doesn't care about material comforts, and never asks me for any money. ”

"That's the true master." Qiyuan Takeshi's interest suddenly disappeared, and he said perfunctorily, "I should ask for advice or two when I have the opportunity in the future." ”

Iwato Yu immediately said positively: "You can do it at any time, even now." ”

Nanahara Takeshi said strangely: "Now? ”

Iwato Yukazu pointed to the mountain behind the villa and said with a smile, "Sugao-sensei is doing penance on the mountain right now. ”

Nanahara looked thoughtfully at Kose, which she hadn't mentioned before, "Is there anyone else on the mountain?" ”

Kosemi said, "Right on the mountainside, there is a mountain spring well that can cure diseases, and Master Sugao said that it is the spirit of the mountain spirit, so he has been living there and practicing all this time. ”

"A mountain spring well that can cure diseases?" Nanahara Takeshi touched his chin and his expression became more subtle, and said with a smile, "There is such a strange thing?" Do Miss Odan, and Master Sugao know each other? ”

Iwato Yu was about to introduce him to the master, but he didn't expect the topic to suddenly jump here, but he still replied: "Yes, I once took Adele to meet Sugao-sensei, and Kano-sensei also liked her very much, saying that she had aura, and wanted her to also get rid of the troubles of worldly things and practice with him." ”

Nanahara Takeshi asked with interest, "What is the result?" ”

"Adei refused, she said that she had no talent for cultivation, and she couldn't make up her mind, so it was better to be a layman." Iwato Yu didn't mind much, "She's only in her twenties, it's normal that she can't make up her mind, and I can't really wake up until I'm thirty-four or five." ”

Nanahara asked, "And after that?" What was the relationship between the two after that? ”

"After that?" Iwato Yu thought for a moment and said, "I don't want to bother Sugao-sensei too much, so I didn't take her to visit Sugao-sensei again, but Adele seems to like that mountain spring well and asked me to take her to play a few times." ”

Nanahara Takeshi continued to ask: "That Ling said before that you thought that you would have a formal relationship with Miss Dadan, and did you ask Master Sugao for his opinion on this matter?" ”

Iwato Yu heard that something was wrong, and said hesitantly, "Do you think Ade's disappearance is related to Kano-sensei?" ”

Nanahara Takeshi smiled: "It's just to understand the situation." ”

Hearing that he didn't deny it, Iwato's face was slightly displeased, but his temper was extremely good, and he still reluctantly said: "I did ask Kano-sensei's opinion, and Kano-sensei was a little ...... for me I was disappointed and thought I was asking for trouble, but I didn't explicitly object to it, I just let myself think it through. ”

After a pause, he added, "Maybe Sugao-sensei doesn't know Ade, Adele has never caused me any trouble, she is very understanding and gentle, I don't think it's a problem to live with her." ”

Nanahara Takeshi touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "It's hard to say, maybe that's the problem." ”

His voice was very soft, and Iwato Yu didn't hear it clearly, so he said strangely, "What is Nanahara-san talking about?" ”

Nanahara Takeshi smiled: "It's nothing, it's just talking to yourself, Iwato-san doesn't have to take it to heart." ”

After saying that, he nodded, ended the topic, and continued to wander around, Kiyomi Ruri asked him in a low voice, "Do you think Master Kano is suspicious?" ”

Nanahara Takeshi nodded lightly: "I didn't find a too strange place in this house, but it is a fact that she disappeared as soon as she opened the door, and the modus operandi can't be solved for a while, so we have to start with the motive for the crime - Sugao and Daduan Dai may have a conflict of interest, at least it is worth questioning." ”

"Conflict of interest?"

Nanahara Wu said lightly: "Yes, two people may be eyeing a piece of fat." ”

(End of chapter)