"Matsuda." Date Hang, holding his own cup in his hand, stood in the pantry and greeted Matsuda Jinpei, who was also holding the cup.

“…… Monitor. Matsuda Jinhei heard Date Air's voice and responded as if he had just come back to his senses. He looked away from his phone's screen and took a sip of the iced coffee in his cup.

Date Hang glanced at the mobile phone that Matsuda Jinpei had just put down in his hand and sighed in his heart. He also took a sip of the coffee in his cup, thinking about saying something to Matsuda Jinpei. It's just that before he could speak, he was blocked by the reaction of the mobile phone in Matsuda Jinhei's hand.

The phone's screen lit up.

Reply?

Date Hang was surprised to see Matsuda Jinpei raise the phone again without surprise, his slender fingers tapping on the phone screen, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, and he seemed to have a pleasant chat with the person on the other side of the phone.

"New friends?" Date Hang watched Matsuda put down his phone again, and the smile on his lips did not disappear.

It's been rare for him to see a lighthearted smile on Matsuda's face since that incident, because the only person who can easily do it is gone...... Ita Hang felt a dull pain in his heart, but it was no longer as sad as when he first learned the news, and the strong feelings would eventually be taken away by time. Maybe in a few years, he will be able to talk about his friends who died with regret and relief, 'I once had a friend who was very good at socializing and defusing bombs, but it's a pity that ......'

Date Airlines is happy for Matsuda Jinpei.

The living always have to move forward.

It's a good thing to be able to come out, and Hagiwara definitely doesn't want to see Matsuda like this now.

New friends?

Matsuda Jinpei remembered the person who was full of familiarity, and said in a hesitant tone, "...... Doesn't count, does it? ”

"Not counting?" Date Hang repeated suspiciously. What is the answer to this?

He thought for a moment and asked, "So, is it a reunion of former friends after a long absence?" "That makes sense, although it's strange that a friend Matsuda Jinpei has never mentioned has suddenly appeared.

Matsuda Jinpei frowned slightly, still saying in a hesitant tone: "Can it be counted?" ”

Air IDA: ???

He looked at the tangled Matsuda Jinpei, also frowned, and asked suspiciously, "Matsuda?" ”

Matsuda Jinpei's fingertips stroked the already dark phone screen, and looked at Date Airlines quietly. After a moment, he spoke, "Squad leader," ...... Do you think it's possible that Hagi is still alive?

Matsuda Jinhei said in a calm voice, "I met Hagi. ”

“…… What? Date looked at Matsuda Jinpei in disbelief, as if he didn't understand his words, "Matsuda, you ......"

"I've met Hagi." Matsuda put his phone back in his pocket, and when he took it out again, he brought out a pack of cigarettes. He took out a cigarette and lit it, shoved it into his mouth, and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.

Date Hang's mouth was half open, and he looked at Matsuda Jinpei's slightly blurred face behind the smoke in a daze, surprised and worried, "Matsuda, you ......"

Matsuda Jinhei smiled at Date and said lightly, "It's not dazzling, it's not crazy, it's true." ”

"This ......" Date looked at Matsuda Jinpei at a loss, rubbing his thumb and forefinger against each other. Matsuda calmly handed him a cigarette.

Date took Matsuda's cigarette and took a deep breath. The pungent smell of tobacco rushed into his nose and spat out in a circle in his lungs, and Date felt clearer. He looked at Matsuda Jinpei and asked solemnly, "Matsuda, you mean, did you see Hagiwara?" ”

Date paused, as if to gauge whether the next sentence should be spoken. He glanced at Matsuda Jin's pocket with his phone, "Just ...... It's him? ”

"Yes." Matsuda Jinpei replied affirmatively, since he told Date Airlines, he didn't think about continuing to hide it.

Perhaps, he also needs someone to be sure that this is not his delusion.

Date Air stared at Matsuda Jinpei and made eye contact with him, as if to see if his mental state was still stable.

Matsuda Jinpei bit his cigarette and said calmly, "Squad leader, even if I want to go crazy, it shouldn't be now." ”

If he's really going crazy, when Hagi dies, when he realizes that Hagi is really not there, when the murderer who killed Hagi is caught...... He hadn't gone crazy for so long, and now it's so strange that he's suddenly crazy.

"I know." Itahang showed his rigorous attitude when handling the case and asked, "Did you really see him?" Where is it? How do you see that? ”

Matsuda Jinpei remembered the glimpse of that day, and originally frowned and stretched, "Once when I came back from the scene of the crime in a car, I saw him coming out of a model shop on the side of the road - a person who looked exactly like Hagi. ”

Ita's brows furrowed, "Maybe people have similar ......"

"So I went to check it later." Matsuda said, "I'm going to look for him again." ”

“…… Did you find it? Date didn't know if he should continue to express his surprise. He felt that he couldn't be more surprised than when he heard Matsuda Jinpei say that he had met Kenji Hagiwara again, but in the vast city of Tokyo, it was almost impossible to find someone who only had one side.

"It took a while, but it looks like God is still kind of on me." Matsuda Jinpei understood what Date Hang meant, and when he looked back, he himself thought it was incredible. If it weren't for that store, if it weren't for the whim of 'Miki Hae', they might not have been able to meet so quickly.

But he won't give up looking, so they'll still meet, and they will. As long as there is the slightest opportunity, as long as there is the slightest possibility, he will not miss it.

"Matsuda, I know what you mean." Date listened to Matsuda Jinpei describe their relationship as objectively as possible, telling the similarities between 'Miki Hae' and Hagiwara Kenji. He pondered his words, "but looks, voice, expertise...... None of this is something unique. ”

"But what if even the taste of the meal and the food you like are similar?" Matsuda Jinhei calmly stared at Date Hang.

He knew exactly what he was talking about.

When he brought 'Mikihama' into a familiar shop, ordered familiar dishes for the two, and watched 'Mikihae' accurately select Kenji Hagiwara's preferences, and even the evaluation was about the same-

Aside from being the same person, Matsuda Jinpei really couldn't think of any other possibilities.

Date Hang threw the cigarette that had burned to the end into the trash and lit another one for himself. He looked at Matsuda Jinpei, "When did you start thinking that he was Hagihara?" ”

Matsuda Jinhei was silent for a moment, and said calmly, "...... When I first saw him. ”

I don't know what Zhi thinks, the truth is that when he almost rushed out because of the look he saw in the car, he already thought it was Hagi. Again and again he calmly persuaded himself, again and again he doubted because of that familiarity of the soul.

At the end of the day, he still decided that it was hagi, otherwise he wouldn't have gone looking for someone in the first place.

But if you rush down at that time, maybe you will be considered sick by Hagi, who has forgotten him now, and it would be better to start now.

Date Hang sighed deeply, his eyes firmed, and his decision had been made. He asked, "So what did he say?" ”

"We didn't talk that much, and he was a little shy about his past." Matsuda Jinpei frowned again, his eyes heavy, "But it shouldn't be very good." ”

This is Matsuda Jinpei's intuition, and it can also be said that it is the cognition of the birth of Hagiwara Kenji's understanding, and his speculation without any evidence - Hagiwara Kenji has not had a good time in recent years, at least not as glamorous as he seems.

Emotionally, Date Airlines certainly believed in Matsuda Jinpei, but he also reminded sensibly: "Matsuda, if he is really Hagiwara, you know what it means, right?" ”

A policeman who has died is actually alive, has amnesia and has no memory of his childhood, and has been abroad for several years, so you know it's a big problem when you think about it. But Date also knew that if it was really Kenji Hagiwara, no matter what he said, it would be useless.

"I know." "But it's worth it. ”

As long as Kenji Hagiwara is alive, no matter what you have to give, no matter what you have to face, everything is worth it.