Protect our prophets

"Then again, what kind of combination are we..."

In front of the old house in Ayanokoji, Shinozu suddenly slowed down and began his usual complaints: "How does it feel, it reminds me of some strange things?"

weird stuff?

Songxue looked left and right, slightly puzzled.

"Doraemon?"

Shaking his head in disappointment, he pushed his plain glasses, and his tone was full of hints: "Isn't it the Detective Boys?"

Atobe crossed his arms, glanced at Birch next to him, then turned to Matsuyuki, and finally fixed on Ninzuzu, raised one eyebrow, his eyes were three points cold, two points mocking and four points careless, and 91 points snort .

"You really know how to put gold on your face."

Just after finishing speaking, the housekeeper in the room had already greeted them, and Atobe stepped into the courtyard door first, and said without looking back: "Let's go, Ayumi."

Songxue: "..."

It's pretty quick to assume the role by yourself, have you asked my opinion?

Shinobu shook his head in disapproval: "Why is it Ayumi? After all, it's also Haibara, isn't it?"

She could only say: "Just from the perspective of bickering, you really look like elementary school students."

Shinobu: "..."

Thank you, I have been despised.

……

Entering the house, the atmosphere was immediately suppressed.

The funeral has not yet been held. For a family like Ayanokōji, the entire funeral process is very complicated, and now the whole family is busy.However, Atobe's identity is really useful. After he explained his intentions, Ayanokōji and his wife still agreed to meet with them.

The butler led them around the main house and led them into the reception room.

Ayanokōji Ichiro was a taciturn man, sitting next to his wife, with a solemn expression, his face was a little stiff, and only a faint sadness that could not be concealed could be seen from the bottom of his eyes.

His wife, Ayanokōji Suigetsu's eyes were still a little red and swollen, she rubbed her handkerchief, but didn't force herself to smile.

"I heard Police Officer Mochizuki said about you." After Songxue introduced herself, Mrs. Shuiyue obviously had an impression and nodded reluctantly, "You are Xiaohui's classmate, but—"

She frowned slightly, as if she didn't understand, and was very troubled, she twisted the handkerchief and put it aside: "I don't understand, the police are still investigating, you are just children, what can you do for this case?"

Atobe was very dissatisfied with the title "child". In front of the elders, he acted very politely, but still pulled his lips: "Madam, about this—"

Before he could continue, he was interrupted by Songxue waving his hand.She turned her head and gave them a look: "Didn't you tell me, just leave it to me here. Be quiet, both of you."

"..."

Atobe was stunned, sat up straight, and turned to Shinozu in shock, with a bit of annoyance in his tone: "What do you mean the two of us?"

Inexplicably implicated, Ren Zu secretly slandered, and I haven't said anything yet.Then he shrugged his shoulders and raised his chin to signal Huadi beside him: "Of course it's because, even if Huadi didn't need to remind him, he wouldn't intervene. That doesn't count."

"...?" When Huadi heard that his name was being called, he slowly raised his head and stared blankly back.

The calm emanating from the whole body, probably because of the sudden volcanic eruption accompanied by a magnitude [-] earthquake, will not change it.

The two teenagers looked at each other and closed their mouths with a little humiliation.

Songxue didn't pay attention to the commotion beside her, she had thought about it carefully from beginning to end before coming, and Ayanokouji's mother's reaction was completely within her expectation.

She continued smoothly: "As long as the case is not solved for a day, there will always be people who suspect me as the murderer, and it will be difficult to continue with schoolwork... At the same time, I don't want to be misunderstood by the two of you."

"About this," Mrs. Shuiyue hesitated for a while, and said slowly, "Officer Mochizuki said that your alibi is sufficient, I—"

She paused unnaturally, and then said: "I understand your feelings, we won't blame innocent people, don't worry."

Mr. Ayanokōji Ichiro silently put his arms around his wife's shoulders, and patted him lightly. After a while, he looked at Songxue and said, "That's our attitude, please forgive me, my wife is not in a good mood these days , I’m afraid there’s no way—”

"Besides, I have another position." Song Xue ignored their hints and said first, "I was in a car accident a week before Rie Ayanokōji's accident."

Mrs. Shuiyue was slightly startled, and couldn't help saying "ah", "What does this mean?"

"After I recovered and was discharged from the hospital, I went back to school. People around me said that it was because I had conflicts with Rie, and she sent someone to tamper with me in order to warn me."

The mother's face suddenly turned pale, but the Patriarch's face was ashen, frowning: "Nonsense!"

"I don't believe Rie Ayanokouji did it. But before she explained it to everyone, this... happened." Matsuxue looked at them and said solemnly and sincerely, "And also, this time, I was suspected murderer."

After a short silence, she felt that the attitude of the two elders had loosened a bit, and she continued, "Ma'am, look, isn't it obvious that these two things are put together?"

Madam Shuiyue's lips trembled: "Someone is going to harm you... But, but, I can't see why you want to do this?"

"This is also the truth I want to explore." Songxue bowed to them, replied politely, and then raised her head, "I hope my uncle and aunt know the reason why I have to do this, and ask you for help—if not Catch the murderer as soon as possible, I am very likely to be the target of the other party, exposed to danger, for Rie Ayanokouji, but also for myself. I think this reason should be convincing enough."

After a long silence, Patriarch Lingkouji nodded slowly: "I understand."

"What else can I do?" Mrs. Shuiyue hurriedly picked up the handkerchief and pressed the corners of her eyes, and said after she collected herself, "All the information we can provide has been given to the police. If they don't make any progress—"

"It's true that the police are more professional in handling cases, but as her classmate, being more familiar with the people in this school may be an advantage." Songxue explained calmly, "The murderer knows our situation very well, and I tend to be someone from the school. people, not alien invasion."

……

"How do you feel?" Ninja asked quietly.

"Not bad." Atobe replied slowly, "She is not a simple woman."

"I told you, don't set off the map cannon." Renzu said solemnly, "If you weren't rich, you would have been strangled to death by a girl."

Atobe: "..."

At this time, he could probably understand why Songxue commented that they were elementary school students quarreling.

They are in the perspective of spectators, so they can see more clearly.Perhaps because Songxue is only a girl, her innate advantages can make people feel close to her. When she speaks clearly, her attitude is calm and calm, and she gives people a very reliable power. Unknowingly, she has won the trust of Ayanokoji and his wife.

Mr. Ichiro remained silent, while Mrs. Suigetsu cheered up and talked about her daughter's recent situation-they had already told the police about the same thing, and it was much easier to recall now.

Rie's temper is not very good, and sometimes she is very willful.When talking about this, her mother paused for a while, and added with a little anxiety: "I have always taught her to be more lenient than others, and I don't want her relationship with her classmates to become too tense, or, for a boy..."

Ayanokouji's father also coughed in embarrassment, and said solemnly: "No matter what, the car accident is indeed not her fault—if she instigates it through someone, my secretary will find out immediately."

"I was always worried that she would cause some trouble, but how could I have thought that it was her, she was..." Mrs. Shuiyue choked up.

It took her a moment to calm down before continuing to talk about the past.

It's nothing more than Rie Ayanokoji's crush on Yukimura since she was a child, and she had a quarrel with another young lady—that is, Yuko Matsumoto—and she was always a competitor since she was a child.

"In high school, she failed to compete for the president of the support club. She scolded at home for a few days, and then went to sign up for the women's tennis club, saying that she wanted to have more common language with Mr. Jingshi," Mrs. Shuiyue shook her head with a wry smile. , "We didn't stop it, thinking that exercising more would be good for your body... Yes, I think her mood has improved a lot these days, and I thought she had finally shifted her focus."

Songxue muttered quietly: "Maybe it's because I broke up with Yukimura."

Renzu stretched out his hand to block in front of him, hid his want to laugh with a dry cough, and winked at Atobe: "You don't have such a few childhood sweethearts, do you?"

"My primary school is in England, what do you think?" Atobe replied with a smile on his face.

"Why, you seem to be quite disappointed?"

"That's your hearing problem."

……

After Mrs. Shuiyue finished speaking, the room suddenly fell silent, and several people looked at each other.

The information she provided was very ordinary, nothing special.Renzu pushed his glasses, and before he could think of something constructive to say, Songxue said, "There is something I want to ask."

"Speak." The other party let out a long sigh of relief.

"I listened carefully just now, it seems... Rie didn't mention me in front of you?" Songxue hesitated, "Did Auntie hear the name 'Songxueguang' from the police?"

Mrs. Shuiyue was stunned, and nodded: "Well, yes, she often quarrels with her classmates, and she is not in a good mood when she comes home, so we are all used to it. In fact, we rarely hear her complain about specific things. The only daughter of the Matsumoto family, she has known her since she was a child, and Rie is especially targeting her, but the two are already old rivals..."

……

After leaving Ayanokoji House, the driver of the Atobe family took them back.

Renzu broke the silent air in the car: "Is there any gain?"

Songxue nodded thoughtfully: "A very important piece of information, Ayanokouji doesn't care about me."

Atobe raised his eyebrows and gave her a "continue" look.

"She really likes Yukimura very much, and she has been arguing with Yuko Matsumoto for many years for this... She has such a good family background, she really has the capital to be proud of."

"So, do you think," Renzu said tactfully, "she doesn't actually take you or other potential rivals seriously?"

"I think this has become her habit." Songxue said, "In short, she has no reason to deal with me. As for Matsumoto Yuko—"

"He became the biggest suspect." Renzu concluded.

"But, you've all seen her, right? Do you really think she's this kind of person?" Songxue turned her head to look at the two of them - Huadi was sitting in the front seat, he and the driver could be the background audience, so don't expect anything Response, "Contrary to Ayanokoji, she has a good temper."

"Yes, very good." Shinobu paused, "I'm just assuming, is it possible that this is the last straw? Maybe she has endured to the end, facing the aggressive oppression of Ayanokoji, she is not willing to bear it any longer ..."

"It's all just speculation." Atobe interrupted him lightly, "Don't you think this kind of thinking is too narrow?"

"But you also attributed this matter to the jealousy of women before." Renzu curled his lips.

Atobe pretended not to hear: "Anyway, there are still many suspects, aren't there, classmates, the entire tennis club, and the support club—you will check them out one by one, right?"

Songxue met his gaze and smiled slightly.

"Thank you Atobe-kun for your reminder, I decided to start with boys first." She immediately put away her smile and said seriously, "I think what you said is very reasonable, pushing weak girls downstairs, and stabbing people with knives , These acts of violence are more like those done by men."

"...I never said that!"

You are in a hurry, hold back your feet and whisper.

That's right, Songxue nodded in agreement, and exchanged glances with him, you don't even care about claiming it.

Atobe took a deep breath hard: "...stop."

The driver obediently stepped on the brakes.Songxue looked out, oh, she is downstairs in the apartment where she lives.

Huadi opened the door from the outside, and she got out of the car under the disgusting eyes of the young master Atobe.

"Don't come to my uncle to complain before you find out."

The car window was closed, and Matsuyuki waved at them: "Atobe-kun really has too much confidence in me, of course I will work hard."

The next moment, Rolls-Royce roared away.