Miss Izumi

There are two batches of overseas visitors who arrived in Yokohama recently.

One of them was stowaways who crossed the sea on black cargo ships from Hong Kong, while the other group stepped into Yokohama in the name of tourism.

It was the latter group of people who kidnapped Mizuno Chotaro.

Security in private nursing homes is pretty good.These guys are not family members of the patients, and they are foreigners with tourist visas. Naturally, it is impossible for them to check in, so they can't get into the private nursing home at all.

But they can't get in, but they can use small tricks to get Mizuno Chotaro out.

They first went to the residential building where Mizuno's family lived, and spent a small amount of money to get Mizuno Chotaro's phone number from a neighbor.

Then one of them called and claimed to be Quan's colleague.He said he had heard from Izumi that Mizuno's house had a small basement, which was now vacant and unoccupied.

The man also said that he had a relative or friend who was in financial difficulties and was looking at renting a house recently.After the other party heard about the basement of Mizuno's house, he wanted to ask if he could rent it.

But Quan disagreed, saying that the house belonged to his grandfather and he could not make the decision.

So the "colleague" tried to contact Chotaro Mizuno and asked for his opinion.

Mizuno Changtaro didn't want to rent out the basement.

But this person said what was inside and outside, and he said how hard it is for Quan to go to work in the company every day.He also said that because of the little overtime pay, Quan often substitutes for others, and has been busy lately before returning home from get off work.And for the perfect attendance bonus, he has to get up early every morning to squeeze the subway to the company to clock in.

He sighed and said that Quan hadn't had a good rest in recent days, resulting in a pale face, heavy dark circles under the eyes, and a poor mental state visible to the naked eye.

Mizuno Chotaro hesitated.

The man continued his efforts and kept saying that he just thought that it was not easy for a little girl in Quan.If the family can have a little more financial resources every month, can it reduce the other party's burden a little bit?

That's why he approached Shangquan to help relatives and friends rent the basement of his house, but Hequan disagreed, saying that the house belonged to his grandfather and he was not good at making decisions.So he asked someone to ask Mizuno Changtaro's phone number, and asked him what he thought.

This person also emphasized that Izumi's attitude was firm, and he would rather work overtime than rent out the idle basement, so Mizuno Changtaro didn't need to ask his opinion.Now his relative and friend are in a hurry to rent a house. If there is still no answer to this call, then he will ask other people.

When Mizuno Chotaro hesitated, the man added more details and said how hard Izumi had been recently, and he didn't go to the company colleagues' dinner because it cost money.And he usually buys the cheapest and unnutritious meal kits for meals, just fill his stomach with whatever he wants.Seeing his small body, he was almost as thin as a paper man.

Stop talking, Mizuno Chotaro is so distressed.

He thought about his current life in a private nursing home, and compared it with his granddaughter's life. He felt sore, and agreed to the other party on the spot, saying that he would rent the house to him.

The man was very happy, saying that his relatives and friends urgently need to move into the house now, so they had better finalize the contract now, and said that they could drive to pick up Mizuno Chotaro.

Mizuno Chotaro didn't think much, and naturally agreed.

So, they tricked Mizuno Changtaro out of the private nursing home.By the time the other party realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

After Quan got the news that Mizuno Chotaro was arrested by the kidnappers, he did not go to the appointment alone as they said.

Now he is watched by the port mafia. Although it is not impossible for him to get out, but... there is no need.He called Kunikida Doppo directly, explained what happened, and consulted him carefully.

"You said that a strange guy called you. The other party threatened you with your grandfather's safety, and asked you to take the 'scroll' and meet them at the abandoned shipyard at eight o'clock in the evening?"

"Yes, I was injured and went to the hospital. I didn't want to worry my grandpa, so I pretended to be busy with overtime. I didn't go to the nursing home to see my grandpa recently. I always contacted him by phone."

Injuried?

Kunikida Doppo thought about the incident where Izumi met a stalker and was injured.It wasn't long after that day, so he naturally thought that Quan was admitted to the hospital because of this incident, so he didn't ask.

but……

"What's the 'scroll' they asked you to bring?"

Quan didn't hide it, and said directly: "I remembered the previous things. The 'scroll' was on me before I lost my memory. It is my uncle's relic."

"What?" Kunikida Doppo asked in surprise, "Has your memory recovered yet?"

"Hmm... But Kunikida-san, it seems that now is not the time to talk about this..." Izumi reminded softly.

Kunikida Doppo, who almost got off topic, coughed: "Sorry, you continue."

"I've seen the contents on the scroll, and it's just a hanging picture with strange patterns. I really can't figure out why they want this thing... and most importantly, that scroll is not in my possession now hand, otherwise I wouldn't call you..."

Kunikida Doppo frowned when he heard this: "Could it be that if the scroll is in your hand, you will go to the appointment alone?"

Quan, who was "accidentally" exposed, said weakly: "Isn't this... nothing..."

"..." Kunikida Doppo sighed.Thinking about this guy "going deep into the enemy's camp" twice to help them solve the case, looking at the thin and weak one, his courage is amazing.

He raised his watch and glanced at it. It was now 06:30 in the afternoon, only one and a half hours before the eight o'clock requested by the kidnappers, and the time was a bit tight.

"I see. Where are you now? I'll come and pick you up. We'll talk about the rest on the way."

"Okay, Mr. Kunikida." Izumi gave the name of the hospital he was in, and then hung up the phone.

Quan had just changed into his normal clothes and neatly folded his hospital gown when he received a call from Chuya Zhongyuan.

Fang Xiangruo mentioned inadvertently that the doctor said that his injuries were recovering well and he would be discharged from the hospital in about a day or two.He also asked Quan what kind of clothes he likes, taking advantage of this time to buy some at home.

Quan couldn't believe that his mobile phone hadn't been tampered with by them.Zhong Yuanzhong must have known about the phone call just now.

However, Izumi pretended not to know about it, first answered his question, and then told Nakahara Nakaya without any concealment that Mizuno Chotaro was kidnapped and he contacted the Armed Detective Agency.

I don't know if it was because Quan was too calm, or because of something else, Zhong Yuan fell silent after listening.

"The reason why I didn't call you is not that I don't believe you." Quan Wen explained his thoughts in a soft voice, "We don't know who is behind the scenes, and why they sent people to Yokohama Come to find that scroll. But it is obvious that in the future, I, and you who protect me, will encounter no less troubles. This happened because of me, so I can't put all the risks on you and the port you care about black body."

Zhong Yuanzhong also frowned, and his voice sounded a little unhappy: "I've said it all, you don't have to treat yourself as a trouble. No matter how troublesome the enemy is, I will..."

"I know, but this is a responsibility I must take up." Quan interrupted him gently, "Besides, the detective agency has a cooperative relationship with the government. With this case, they can also help investigate the people behind the scenes Intelligence. Perhaps, using government channels to conduct investigations, there may be some new discoveries."

"..."

"Furthermore, those guys are from overseas. If they plan to make more disturbances in Yokohama in the future, the detective agency and the government will help share the risk, and Hong Kong gangsters don't even have to pay any price. Isn't that good?"

"...You are right."

As soon as Quan heard this, he knew that he was relieved on this matter, and said briskly, "I'll send Grandpa back to the nursing home!"

"...Remember to call me, I'll pick you up." Zhong Yuan Zhong also said in a muffled voice, "Also, be careful."

"it is good!"

After more than ten minutes, Kunikida Doppo drove to the hospital where Izumi was.

Almost as soon as he arrived, Quan walked out from the gate.

Izumi glanced around, but didn't see Kunikida Doppo's car.

At this time, two consecutive car horns suddenly sounded in his ears.Quan Xunsheng looked over and saw a taxi parked not far away.The window of the driver's seat was lowered, revealing Kunikida Doppo's face.

It appears that he intends to disguise himself as a taxi driver and take Quan to the abandoned shipyard so that he will not attract the attention of the kidnappers.No wonder Quan searched around but couldn't find his car.

"Mr. Kunikida!" Izumi waved at him, subconsciously wanting to trot over.But as soon as he took two steps, there were waves of tearing pain from the wound on his chest.

He gasped, not daring to make any more big moves, leaning on the wall, and moved slowly like a snail to the side of Kunikida Dupo's car.

"What's wrong?" Kunikida Doppo subconsciously frowned seeing him like this, "The leg injury is still serious?"

"Hmm... the leg injury is healed, that's right..." Izumi said hesitantly, and at Kunikida Doppo's signal, he opened the door of the back seat.

Then, he caught sight of Osamu Dazai lying on his side in the back seat.

"Hello, sister Koizumi~" Osamu Dazai yawned slowly and sat up straight.

"Hello, Mr. Dazai." After Izumi got into the car, he found that there was a boy in the passenger seat.He had met Junichiro Tanizaki, who also belonged to the Armed Detective Agency.

Kunikida Doppo explained: "We will use Tanizaki's ability next, so I called him too."

Izumi nodded and greeted Junichiro Tanizaki.

The vehicle starts.

Osamu Dazai noticed Izumi's careful movement when fastening his seat belt, and asked casually, "Where did you get hurt?"

Quan nodded, reached out and pulled down his neckline, revealing a small piece of bandage: "I was attacked a few days ago and was stabbed in the chest."

"what?!"

Doppo Kunikida and Junichiro Tanizaki, sitting in the front row, were amazed.

Especially Kunikida Doppo: "You child...it's really a disaster..."

Osamu Dazai: "You said on the phone that you recovered your memory, is that also because of this incident?"

Quan nodded: "Yeah."

Osamu Dazai: "Then who is the murderer?"

Quan shook his head: "There was an accident, the murderer died, and the clue was broken."

"Is that so..."

Osamu Dazai didn't ask what was the accident, put his hands behind his head, leaned back in the chair comfortably, and said, "So, you deliberately avoided the port mafia, and you want to discuss something with me?"