The world's No.1 detective doll

"Then, the activities of the campus festival have been finalized?"

The one-week exchange student experience has long ended, and the day of the campus festival is coming soon. Every class in the school has started preparations for programs and performances.

Through lottery and voting, the final decision of the high school class is to perform the stage play of Snow White.

"We have already decided on the role, please rehearse well in the rest of the class."

Yingzi, who had almost zero participation in the stage play, was ordered to help everyone sort out personal belongings that were put aside. The desks and chairs in the classroom were moved to the position next to the wall, and the clothes and schoolbags that were not too many were scattered. every corner.

For Yingzi, who has a full housekeeping index, sorting out these things is a piece of cake. It only took about 10 minutes, and she put all the items on her desk one by one and neatly stacked them together.

"Ah... done."

After confirming that there was nothing she could do to help, Yingzi sat in the corner like those students who also had nothing to do.

A lot of new emails about commissions were sent in the mail, and more than a dozen commissions were arranged by Kunikida in chronological order, and Sakurako went through them one by one.

Most of them are police cases, and occasionally there are one or two missing cases.

"Stolen..."

At the bottom of the mail is a commission about the theft, and the location is in a small county in the countryside.

It seems that because the client came to look for help late, coupled with the long distance, the case was not serious, so the theft case was arranged at the end.

Unlike ordinary theft cases, this case was entrusted by nearly half of the town's residents.

Since half a month ago, many people in the town have lost some items inexplicably in their homes. They are not valuable things such as gold and silver jewelry or cash, but similar to old photos, relics, diaries, etc. Valuable, but very important and memory-bearing items for the owner.

Why would a thief choose these things...

Obviously it has no value at all, is it just because you want to see everyone's grief after losing something important?

Well, it's really perverted enough.

and……

"It's already a holiday at this time..."

So, she doesn't seem to have much rest time after the holiday.

But it's also true, when she was doing a job before, she was much busier than now, and these jobs were only "leisurely" to her.

It's just that the risk factor is a little bigger...

When I was a waiter in a dessert shop, I never encountered such things as 'abduction', 'kidnapping', 'explosion' and 'murder'...

"Kasuga-san! Come here and help move the props!"

"Ah, good!"

After the busy rehearsal, the one-week class came to an end. After saying goodbye to the students one by one, Sakurako got on the tram to Yokohama.

Because the rehearsal was delayed for a while, when Sakurako arrived, the detective agency was already off work, so she simply bypassed the detective agency and went directly to the house where Ranpo lived.

It has been half a month since she came here last time, the room was slightly dusty, and she rolled up her sleeves.

"Hey wait! Don't throw away the detective's snacks!"

Sakurako turned over the potato chips, revealing the bottom row of numbers.

"It's overdue, Mr. Ranpo."

"What... It's been a long time before the detective remembers..."

Most of the snacks that have not been touched for a long time have expired. In addition to the refrigerator, Yingzi also found a large number of snacks in every corner of the room.

Chips, candy, biscuits, you name it.

"Why do you hide the snacks, Mr. Ranpo... You see, if you put them in the refrigerator properly, wouldn't you be able to take them out and eat them when we came back?"

Saying that, Sakurako sighed, and took out a pack of biscuits from the cabinet where the bedding was placed.

"Hiding in this kind of place can't be found no matter what... Ah, this is also expired."

The behavior of hiding all the food is really... like a hamster.

"I know, I know, idiot Sakurako is too nagging..."

"Mr. Ranpo, did you listen..."

Even though Yingzi had repeated such words countless times, Ranbu still didn't care much, as if she didn't take this kind of thing to heart at all.

"Really are……"

One night is enough time for Yingzi to make enough adjustments to her state. After a simple wash, she took Ranpo to the detective agency.

'Ding--'

It was Yuanzi who sent her a message through the communication software.

[Suzuki Sonoko: Kasuga-san, why are you walking so fast!I didn't even hear us say hello to you... Xiaolan and I were talking about asking you to go to the movies together! 】

Huh?

Yingzi subconsciously paused, looking left and right.

She is now on a street where few people pass by, and the bustling park next to it is also empty due to maintenance reasons. She searched again, but she did not see Yuanzi and Xiaolan.

The last time I walked into the corner was 15 minutes ago, so where did Sonoko see her?There are obviously no shops around...

[Sakura Kasuga: I didn't find you, Suzuki-san, where are you now? 】

[Suzuki Sonoko: It's right in front of the clothing store on the fourth floor! 】

Four floors?

Yingzi subconsciously turned her gaze to the residential buildings in the distance.

【Sakura Kasuga: Is it the fourth floor of the second unit? 】

'Ding--'

Yuanzi responded quickly.

[Suzuki Sonoko: What are you talking about, what is the second unit... Xiaolan and I are of course on the fourth floor of the Mihua shopping mall! 】

Rice flower mall?

【Sakura Kasuga: But I'm in Yokohama now...】

[Suzuki Sonoko: Huh? 】

The dialog is silent for a few seconds.

[Suzuki Sonoko: Am I wrong?But that person is really similar to you, there is even a puppet on his shoulder...]

【Sakura Kasuga: Maybe it's just a coincidence that that person also likes dolls...】

[Suzuki Sonoko: That's weird, obviously both Xiaolan and I saw it. 】

[Suzuki Sonoko: Ah, maybe there are people in this world who look alike and almost exactly the same! 】

[Cherry Sakurako: That really has a... wonderful feeling. 】

[Suzuki Sonoko: Let's watch a movie together after you come back! 】

[Karuga Sakurako: Well, okay. 】

The two stopped talking after that.

Sakurako tilted her head slightly, and continued walking in the direction of the detective agency.

Someone who looks alike, almost identical?

like twins...

I really want to meet you.

Recently, the detective agency has a lot of work, and even Xie Ye was dragged to deal with the case. Yingzi sat on the chair, looking at the pile of files in front of her that almost blocked her line of sight, a little speechless.

"This is a potential safety hazard discovered by Xianzhi in the nearby streets recently, and it needs to be sorted out by type. This is part of the information about pal collected by Dun Jun, which needs to be carefully reviewed and marked..."

Before Sakurako could get the paper on the table, Kunikida walked over with a stack of folders, and explained carefully while putting it in front of her.

"This is the case investigated last week and the work report of the contact with the pal. These should have been written by Mr. Ranpo..."

But before Kunikida said it, Sakurako understood what he meant.

Well, her work report is what she needs to do, and so is Ranpo's work report.

"I see……"

"The work report on pal is the most important piece, hand it over to me before the lunch break. And..."

"Oh~ yeah~ I can't die for love alone~"

Sakurako clearly saw several cracks appearing on Kunikida's glasses, he tried his best to ignore the voice coming from the side, and stretched out the stack of white papers beside him.

"These are all materials that need to be disposed of. You don't need to read them any more. Just tie them up with a rope and put them in the utility room."

"Ah good."

"It can be done with two people~"

Kunikida took a deep breath, "You can sort out the information about the safety hazards in the neighborhood before you return to Tokyo. You can take back the pal information directly. The detective agency has a backup."

"Sacrificial love~Sacrificing love~"

"Bastard Dazai!!!"

what……

Although I was taken aback, I was not surprised at all...

Everyone in the room seemed to be unable to hear such a sound or see such a situation, sitting in their seats without moving and processing their work.

Sakura glanced over there.

It seems that this unilateral beating will take a while to end, so let's write a work report first.

Although Sakurako had never written anything like this before coming to the detective agency, she could barely figure out the routine after writing vacation reports at school for many years.

What's more, compared with other members' reports like elementary school students' work and Dazai's kindergarten graffiti, Kunikida has always been satisfied with her work reports that can't be called good.

'Boom dong dong'

The clear and brief knock on the door broke the 'harmony' and 'tranquility' of the detective agency at this time. Dun paused, then got up to open the door.

The person who came was a policeman in uniform. The leading man stood upright, saluted Dun, then took out his ID from his pocket and held it in front of him.

"Hi, I'm Kazuto Kikuchi from the [-]st Investigative Division of the Criminal Division of the Metropolitan Police Department, the [-]nd Division of Forcible Criminal Investigation. Is Kasuga Sakura here?"

"Huh?" As if he didn't expect the other party to mention Yingzi, Dun was taken aback, then turned to invite a few people in, "Yes."

Hearing the sound at the door, everyone in the detective agency turned their heads away.

Yingzi walked up to several policemen in a strange way, and the latter looked at her with serious expressions.

"Are you Kasuga Sakura?"

"Ah... yes."

"Miss Kasuga, you are suspected of intentional homicide. According to the case-handling procedures, please cooperate with us and return to the police station to assist in the investigation."