Ten minutes ago, Lai Qixiao was still strolling in the steel forest; Ten minutes later, the endless sea of waves broke into his field of vision. The rhythmic waves lap against the white-sand shore, and a thin crescent moon hangs like a moth eyebrow among the scattered stars.

After being silent for a long time, Lai Qixiao stepped on the soft white sand under his feet and walked to the side of the taxi, he knocked on the closed front window, and said to the driver inside:

"Mr. Driver, is this really Moon Shadow Island?"

"It's Moonshadow Island, indeed." The taxi driver rolled down the window, turning the hollow eye sockets under the mask towards Lai Qixiao.

"When you want to return, come here to me. 30,000 yen is the price for a round trip. ”

After hearing that he didn't have to pay again for the return trip, Lai Qixiao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he didn't have the habit of carrying all his money with him, and he didn't put much money in his wallet today. After paying the 30,000 yen just now, Lai Qixiao's wallet was already empty.

After calming down a little, Lai Qixiao asked the taxi driver again: "Mr. Driver, how do you usually charge?" I didn't see the meter on the bus. ”

"Three thousand yen for a short trip, a one-way ticket; 30,000 yen for long-distance travel, round-trip ticket. The taxi driver answered all the questions, but his tone remained unwavering.

"How do you tell if it's a short distance or a long distance?"

"It's a short distance inside Tokyo, and a long distance outside Tokyo."

I see, it's really a simple and decent charging standard. It seems that if you give him 30,000 yen, he will be able to take me to the ends of the earth. Lai Qixiao sighed secretly.

At this time, an idea suddenly popped up in Laiqixiao's lively brain. He wasn't sure if the idea was good or bad for a while, but thinking of his shriveled wallet, Lai Qixiao finally planned to give it a try.

Lai Qixiao secretly prepared to escape, and said to the taxi driver with courage:

"Mr. Driver, if this fee is followed, then you shouldn't charge me 30,000 yen! Because Moon Shadow Island is also under the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, it can be regarded as land within the Tokyo Metropolitan Government! ”

After that, Lai Qixiao quietly took a few steps back, distanced himself from the taxi driver, and was always ready to escape. And the taxi driver didn't immediately attack as Lai Qixiao was worried, but lowered his head slightly, as if he was seriously thinking about Lai Qixiao's unreasonable trouble.

After a brief silence, the taxi driver finally spoke again: "I see, you have a point. I'll refund you the excess fee. ”

After that, the taxi driver happily returned 27,000 yen to Lai Qixiao. The whole process went smoothly, and I couldn't see any ups and downs in his mood.

Lai Qixiao, who got the refund, was stunned for a while, he didn't expect that his bad idea would succeed so easily. It seems that this dangerous and mysterious driver does not follow the rules and regulations, and does not show personal likes and dislikes.

"The refund was confirmed, and if there was no other need, I left first. Thank you for this ride and have a great trip. ”

Seeing that the taxi driver was about to close the window and leave, Lai Qixiao hurriedly took out three thousand-yuan bills from the refund and handed them into the window.

"Wait, here's the fare for the return trip! Please wait here for me for a while, and I'll have to ride home in a while! ”

"I see, then I'll wait for you here." The taxi driver accepted the 3,000 yen for the return trip and turned off the taxi again.

After solving the traffic problem, Lai Qixiao breathed a sigh of relief and returned his attention to the Moon Shadow Island at his feet. It's late at night, and even if you investigate, you won't be able to get any valuable clues, but when you come, you have to at least go around so that the 6,000 yen won't be wasted.

Laiqixiao passed through a nearby rift, left the dark and cold cognitive world, and finally set foot on the real Moon Shadow Island.

The real-world coastline stretches as beautiful as the cognitive world, shimmering with light light at night and under the crescent moon. Standing on the beach and looking up, Lai Qixiao saw a slightly dazzling artificial light flickering everywhere inside the island, which was the settlement of the island's residents.

After remembering the general direction of the lights, Laiqixiao once again took the path from the cognitive world and walked all the way to the small village of Moon Shadow Island.

There are few lights in the village that knows the world, and there is almost no lighting other than moonlight. If it weren't for Lai Qixiao's keen third eye, he would have been lost in this boundless darkness.

Lai Qixiao walked around the small village, familiarizing himself with the terrain and layout of the place, as well as the distribution points of the rifts that could be exploited. From tomorrow onwards, there will be a large number of troublesome policemen here, and Lai Qixiao must find a way out for himself that he can use at any time.

After going around, Lai Qixiao suddenly stopped in front of a clinic. The size of Moon Shadow Island is not large, and there is only one clinic in the entire village. And according to Lai Qixiao's memory, the current manager of this "Moon Shadow Island Clinic" is the son of Keiji Aso, and Aso is real.

Lai Qixiao only noted down the location of the clinic, but did not choose to go in and investigate. The note book did not react to Aji's name, and there was no need to investigate him for the time being.

Leaving the Moon Shadow Island Clinic, Lai Qixiao came to the vicinity of the village government again. According to his memory, during the Moonshadow Island incident, Assumi committed a total of three murders, and one of the deceased was the current village chief of Moonshadow Island.

The current village chief and several others are secretly dealing in drugs, and Keiji Aso, who died 12 years ago, was coerced into helping them sell drugs. Later, Keiji Aso, who was unwilling to obey, was set on fire and killed by them, and only Aso, who was not at home, saved his life.

"I see, the name of the current village chief is...... Oh, it's called Kuroiwa Tatsuji. Lai Qixiao read all kinds of documents posted outside, and memorized the name of the current village chief in his heart. He also noticed that Moonshadow Island was recently preparing for a new village chief election, with a total of three candidates.

"The fishermen's representative is Masato Shimizu, the current village head Tatsuji Kuroiwa, and the richest man on the island, Hideo Kawashima...... In addition to the current village chief, the other two may also be involved in the drug trafficking business, in short, write it down first. ”

After writing down the names of all three candidates, he turned and left the village hall and moved on to the next location that needed to be investigated.

The next place where Qi Xiao intends to investigate is the community center of Moon Shadow Island. In his impression, the piano used by Keiji Aso before his death should be kept there.