Shen Gu Mirai first glanced at the email on her phone, then handed it over with a somber look on her face.
Beichuan Si noticed the change in Shen Gu Mirai’s expression.
Could it be that the ssage brought by the phone was not good news?
Beichuan Si took the phone and scanned the ssage.
"We appreciate that you still rember Qingjing. Thanks for sending an email to inquire about him. However, Qingjing has recently been unwell, so he cannot reply personally. We hope that you can visit our ho another day."
The ssage went on to say a lot more, essentially expressing deep gratitude for Shen Gu Mirai’s sincere regards during their difficult ti, and welcoming her visit to their ho warmly.
"Mr. Temple, what do you think?" Shen Gu Mirai asked, resting her small head on the shoulder of Beichuan Si.
"It’s worth a visit," Beichuan Si replied, flipping through the sowhat disjointed email.
Even from these fragnted sentences, it was evident that the person who sent this email was not in good spirits recently.
A year had passed... Sothing unpredictable might have happened to Kobayashi Seijiro.
And it might be the consequences of the hide-and-seek ga they had played previously; the family seed quite keen on having them over, so accepting the invitation was perfect.
Shen Gu Mirai obediently nodded her head and deftly began drafting a new email, confident, "Leave it to then. What ti shall we go tomorrow?"
"Let’s visit them at ten o’clock."
They say confident boys are charming, but Beichuan Si felt that such a confident Shen Gu Mirai was impressive too—
Especially since she was helping him.
Shen Gu Mirai sent the email and waited about ten minutes. Then, a reply arrived:
"Most welco, and hope you won’t mind our modest dwelling..."
The reply was followed by courteous phrases and the provision of the address to Shen Gu Mirai.
Both being adults, formalities were naturally skipped.
Shen Gu Mirai looked up and spoke to Beichuan Si beside her,
"I’ve made an appointnt for tomorrow at ten, Mr. Temple. Let’s go together then."
"Okay," Beichuan Si nodded.
Since the main correspondent was Shen Gu Mirai, and knowing his own aloof personality wasn’t well suited for dealing with others, having Shen Gu Mirai help was undoubtedly the best option.
However, due to the earlier delay, Beichuan Si still hadn’t had a chance to look at the novel "The Lost Miyakawa."
Finally, he had so ti now.
Beichuan Si settled back down, his fingertips touching the edge of his phone screen, with a curious Shen Gu Mirai looking on.
Suddenly, the phone rang.
Gangye Yoshiko?
Why was this woman suddenly calling him?
Beichuan Si’s expression shifted.
It had always been him calling Gangye Yoshiko; why was she abruptly contacting him today?
Beichuan Si tapped to answer.
Gangye Yoshiko’s unusually concise voice ca through from the other side of the phone:
"Beichuan, Ishikawa Kaoru is dead."
Ishikawa Kaoru is dead?
"When did it happen?"
Without hesitation, Gangye Yoshiko on the phone replied,
"Just last night, and moreover, the way he died... It’s not good to talk about it over the phone. Co over here because it was you who helped capture him, and I just wanted to let you know."
"Moreover, Beichuan, you’ve always been interested in these odd occurrences, haven’t you?"
"...I’ll be right there." Beichuan Si hung up the phone.
Ishikawa Kaoru, a serial killer, was dead, and he had died yesterday...?
Even Gangye Yoshiko couldn’t clearly explain the manner of his death.
Any of these reasons was enough for Beichuan Si to make the trip.
"Wait, Mr. Temple! I want to go too!" Shen Gu Mirai raised her hand.
Beichuan Si glanced sideways, "Are you sure?"
"What’s wrong?"
"You’ll probably be sitting in the waiting lounge drinking coffee again."
"Then I won’t go."
Recalling the police station coffee and the hard, cold, tal benches from last ti, Shen Gu Mirai couldn’t help but wrinkle her little nose.
If she couldn’t learn the details of the matter and had to sit on the cold bench, she’d rather stay at ho and ask Beichuan Si about what happened when he returned.
This young woman made up her mind, then added,
"I’ll stay ho then."
"..." Beichuan Si’s mouth twitched, feeling there was sothing off about Shen Gu Mirai’s comnt, but after thinking it over, he found nothing really wrong and calmly nodded,
"Then I’ll leave it to you."
With that, Beichuan Si didn’t waste any further ti and left for the police station.
...
Gangye Yoshiko was already standing early at the small parking lot beside the police station, smoking as she waited. When she saw Beichuan Si coming, she stubbed out her cigarette in the specially designated trash bin of the police station.
After doing this, she popped a piece of chewing gum into her mouth, chewing tackily while beckoning to Beichuan Si.
This woman...
Though Beichuan Si maintained his impassive facade, he had made up his mind never to let Gangye Yoshiko et Beichuan Hui Li.
Otherwise, this person would definitely lead his sister astray.
"I always feel like you’re badmouthing in your mind," Gangye Yoshiko said, her eyes looking curiously at Beichuan Si approaching.
"I’m not," Beichuan Si answered expressionlessly.
Gangye Yoshiko skeptically sized him up and down, not caring much about what he thought, and simply gestured for him to follow her.
As they walked, she said,
"I won’t beat around the bush, it’s just as I said on the phone, Ishikawa Kaoru is dead, and the way he died is extrely bizarre."
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