The rule of "no unauthorized access to the atrium on moonlit nights" is likely to be because of this cherry tree that blooms in all seasons, and the keyword "moon" coincides with the guy's prompt, Qi Yan easily deduced that this strange cherry tree is an important plot clue entry point.

At the same time, Qi Yan took out the ghost fire bamboo lamp hidden in the inventory column, as he expected, the strange aroma of the cherry tree blooming seemed to be a good burning substance, and the blue ghost fire was rising upward, burning his hands and dancing.

Sure enough, there is a powerful resentful magnetic field in the cherry tree.

This is very reminiscent of the old saying that "the dead are buried under the cherry blossom trees".

Qi Ji quickly made a plan in his mind, and when there was a moonlit night, he needed to verify it with props, and he suspected that Miss Ikuko had buried those bloodied corpses under this cherry tree.

According to the words of the guide girl, Qi Yan took out the special work clothes prepared for the helpers in Yuzhiya and put them on his body, which was a set of red men's yukata with quite good craftsmanship, and after putting it on, he became one with this strange red building.

At about noon, before the wandering girl who worked at night woke up, there was a rush of footsteps in the lobby of Yuzhiwu.

This was followed by the sound of a man speaking rudely and the sound of a forced kick open the door.

It stands to reason that there will be no male customers at this point of the Yu no House.

The soundproofing of the Yu no House was not good, and soon, the building that was still sleeping was awakened in an instant.

The sound of shoji doors pushing and pulling came from downstairs, followed by the small discussions of the women in the corridor, although they deliberately lowered their voices, but it was not difficult to distinguish the shock and panic in their tones, Qi Yan opened a crack in the door and pricked up his ears-

"It's someone from the Takahashi family who just came over, right? Those rude men look so aggressive! ”

"Who else can there be but the Takahashi family, but it's probably not good for them to come here now."

"The housekeeper of the Takahashi family went to the Ikuko House, right?"

"Yes, it must be Yuzi who is causing trouble again......"

"But speaking of which, although Ikuko always causes trouble, I've never seen someone from the Takahashi family break in so rudely."

"Probably Yuko provoked some big guy this time......"

Qi Yan leaned against the crack in the door and thought quickly, according to the gossip of these wandering girls, the sudden visit of the Takahashi family was because Miss Ikuko had caused trouble.

Qi Yan didn't want to let go of any opportunity to explore the plot, he thought about it, and exchanged the few small dried fish left from the inventory.

"Meow meow meow~" Smelling the fragrance of small dried fish, the little gray cat playing outside looked for it along the eaves, and entered the house through the north window of the attic with light movements.

The little gray cat rubbed Qi Yan's face affectionately, and after being coquettish, it shook its ass to eat the small dried fish that had opened the lid of the can.

Qi Yan rubbed the cat's head, opened the "Starter Gift Pack" that had not been used, and exchanged it for a special item for the newbie - the "Easy to Conceal Bugging" from the gift bag.

[Instructions for using the item "Eavesdropper that is easy to conceal": Normal-level props, hide the item near the target, and eavesdrop on the target's dialogue in real time]

[Note: Once the existence of the eavesdropper is discovered by the target, the eavesdropping prop will automatically become invalid]

"Little Ash, can you do me a favor after eating the dried fish later?" Qi Ji scratched the little gray cat's soft chin.

"Meow meow~" The little gray cat raised its head from the can, and excitement flashed in its eyes.

Qi Yan smiled and said to the little gray cat in a consultative tone: "I will have to trouble you to stay outside Miss Yuzi's boudoir for a while, and wait for me to signal you to leave again, is it okay?" ”

"Meow meow!" The little gray cat suddenly raised a paw.

Qi Yan was stunned for a moment before he understood, he smiled and patted the fleshy paws of the little gray cat, and smiled: "Happy cooperation." ”

The little gray cat is going to high-five him as a letter.

"Meow meow meow!"

The little gray cat also said that it was a pleasure to cooperate.

This guy's cat is so cute, Qi Yan couldn't help but pet it again, and then hid the eavesdropping prop on the little gray cat's fluffy buttocks.

"Go ahead, please." Qi Yan gently patted the cat's buttocks.

The little gray cat deftly climbed out of the window again, and then neatly climbed along the eaves to the corridor on the second floor, and it followed the eaves to a window at the end, where Miss Ikuko's room was located.

Qi Yan peeked out from the north window, and his position was just right to see the little gray cat on the tiles outside the window, the little gray cat looked in his direction, and Qi Yan nodded.

At the same time, there was movement in Miss Yuko's house from the eavesdropping props-

"You can forget about the handymen from the countryside in Yunoyu, but what are you crazy about this time and attack the little boy of the Takeuchi family!?"

A deliberately suppressed male voice came from the eavesdropper, "Yu no Yu" and "Yu no House" are both the property of the Takahashi family, and the person who spoke should be the head of the Takahashi family.

Miss Ikuko smiled lowly, in a voice that was both provocative and disdainful: "Aren't you Takahashi family the most methodical?" What, won't it work this time? ”

"What nonsense are you talking about crazy woman?! The other party is the Takeuchi family, not the hillbillies who win money in the casinos, and they are not the country handymen in the hot spring pools! The Takahashi man's voice became more and more intense, and he sounded anxious and angry.

Miss Yuzi sneered: "I said, I supported the field of Yuzhiya and Yuzhiyu, I made a lot of money for your Takahashi family, it is not too much to kill a few men to relieve boredom, and you can help with the aftermath, right?" ”

"It's not been a day and a half that you have a strange problem of killing people and drinking blood, and I can also turn a blind eye to clean up the aftermath for you, but this time you moved someone we can't afford to mess with! Don't you understand?! ”

"If you can't afford it, you can just find a way to press it down."

"What are you kidding, the Takeuchi family hasn't moved for the time being, but with the status and relationship of the Takeuchi family, it won't be long before they can find out about the meeting between the little boy and you last night, and there is no way to hide it!"

From the conversation in the house, Qi Yan quickly determined two things:

First, Miss Ikuko's problem of killing people and drinking blood has existed for a long time, and it has always been the people of the Takahashi family who helped cover up the facts; Second, this time Miss Ikuko moved the aristocratic boy who the Takahashi family couldn't afford to mess with, and she felt that the tricky Takahashi family was unwilling to continue wiping her ass.

This little boy of the Takeuchi family, who was killed by Miss Yuzi last night and drank blood, must be the aristocratic young master who Qi Yan saw going to the soup pool with Miss Yuzi last night.

If the Takahashi family wants to take a break to protect themselves, Miss Ikuko, who is in trouble, will definitely not be able to escape the punishment of the Takeuchi family.

Qi Zhen speculated that the fire in the last Yuzhiwu may be related to this incident.

Miss Ikuko's habit of killing people and drinking blood was made public, and people at the time regarded her as a monster, so they cut out her mouth and burned her to death in the house of Yu, which is probably the truth about the birth of the evil spirit "Rift Oiran", not the description of Miss Ikuko that she was pregnant with the child of the martial arts family and was burned to death.

This explanation seems to make sense, and Miss Ikuko's habit of drinking human blood made the people of the time angry and frightened, so she was treated with the same cruelty and horror.

But whether it is Qi Zheng who speculated like this, we have to find clues one by one to corroborate.

What Qi Zhen hasn't figured out yet is that since the ghost fire bamboo lamp didn't react to Miss Yuzi, it means that she is most likely just an ordinary human, why would she want to drink human blood?

At this moment, the atmosphere in Miss Yuzi's house became more and more tense, although she couldn't see the specific situation in the house, Qi Zhen heard the sound of Miss Yuzi's eviction and the sound of the knife being unsheathed.

It seems that Miss Ikuko is in trouble now.

In a flash of thought, Qi Yan waved to the little gray cat outside the window.

The clever little gray cat immediately understood what Qi Ji meant, and it jumped in an instant, jumping towards Miss Yuzi's boudoir who didn't close the window.

Then there was the sound of porcelain falling to the ground from inside the eavesdropper.

At the same time, Qi Jiu, who was wearing a mask, quickly ran towards the end of the corridor on the second floor.

Through the thin shoji door, Qi Zhen heard the cry of "meow meow" from Miss Yuzi's house.

Interrupted by a cat that suddenly rushed into the house, the two people who were originally tense suddenly fell silent.

"Knock knock."

Qi Jiu, who was standing outside the door of Miss Yuzi's boudoir, knocked lightly: "The cat seems to have accidentally run into the house, disturbing the two, I'm very sorry." ”

There was still silence in the room, except for the sound of "meow meow".

"I'll let it out if it's convenient." Qi Ji behind the shoji door said in a cautious tone.

He heard the sound of a sharp weapon being sheathed in the room, followed by a figure moving towards the shoji door.

Qi Jiu took two steps back, and suddenly there was a "bang", and Miss Yuzi's shoji door was rudely pushed open.

The housekeeper of the Takahashi family, who had a sword at his waist, paused by the door, and he glanced at Qi Yan, who was wearing a mask and waiting with his head slightly bowed behind the door, and didn't care.

"Do it yourself, madwoman." After a cold warning, the steward walked away quickly.

Miss Ikuko inside the door suddenly breathed a sigh of relief tiredly.

She bowed down and stretched out her hand to try to pick up the little gray cat to comfort her, who knew that after the little gray cat "meowed" twice, she deftly jumped away from her hand, and then ran to Qi Yan's feet with a smoke, twisting her ass and wagging her tail to hug and ask for a reward.

Today is Miss Yuko with a hot face and a cold cat's ass: "......"

Behind the mask, Qi Jiu raised the corners of his lips, he squatted down and picked up the little gray cat who had helped a lot, and petted its round and soft face.

Miss Ikuko leaned against the door and watched the scene in front of her with interest.

"Thank you just now." Miss Ikuko opened her mouth to say that she was grateful both for the little gray cat that suddenly appeared, and for the helper who came to knock on the door.

Qi Yan hugged the cat and said, "I'm sorry that I didn't take care of it and let it disturb the conversation between the two." ”

Miss Yuko sneered: "I welcome such interruptions. ”

"Do you have time in the evening?" Miss Ikuko, who was sitting next to the dresser and combing her hair, looked at this special helper in the mirror, "If it's okay, let's have a drink together, and as a thank you for getting rid of that nasty guy just now, I invite you." ”

Now she's interested in the little gray cat's favorite helper.

Qi Yan was slightly stunned at the right time, and then bowed his head and said, "No problem." ”

Chapter 55: 404 Hot Spring Street (25)

Qi Zhen slept with the little gray cat in his arms until the evening, and the night house was filled with the mixed smell of fat powder and alcohol, and the hustle and bustle of drunken gold fans.

Qi Yan pushed open the window on the north side of the attic again, and the north wind blew in his face, and he shivered from the cold.

The clouds in the sky were a little thick, and it looked like a snow was brewing, and there was no moon tonight.

Qi Ji was a little disappointed, but he soon noticed that after nightfall, the cherry blossom seemed to flourish even more under the light.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Qi Yan put on the "Wan Mei" noodle, put on the red men's yukata prepared by Yu Zhiwu, and waited in front of Miss Yuzi's room on time with the little gray cat in his arms.

The wandering girls were startled at this, and they gathered together to whisper, curious about the new helper.

After all, it is very difficult for ordinary men to meet Miss Ikuko, and Oiran has the right to refuse to meet customers, and it is not possible to meet with her if he has money and status, let alone ordinary men.

But the new young helper was given special "preferential treatment".

The rules stipulate that male helpers are not allowed to enter the room of the wandering girl without permission, but if the Oiran takes the initiative to invite her, it is not a violation.

Qi Yan didn't care about the discussion of the wandering girls, he waited outside Miss Yuzi's door, patiently waiting for the Oiran to wake up from a nap to dress up.

The little gray cat was lying on his shoulder, as if he hadn't woken up yet.

"Please come in." It was about fifteen minutes before Miss Ikuko spoke.

"Excuse me." Qi Jiu pushed open the door as he said.

Miss Yuko had already prepared drinks and snacks on the table.

Wearing only a silk dress, she didn't seem to be afraid of the cold, and the north window was open, and the cold wind swept the white cherry blossoms into the house.