[Net King + Patterns] Ugly Fish

January [-]th, advisable: receiving food, offering sacrifices, going out, avoiding: opening the market, buying property, digging a well.

I got up early in the morning, packed everything up, and handed over to Ms. Takeuchi all the things that might need my attention in the next few days, and finally went out with my luggage and went to the car that had been waiting outside for a long time.

According to the perpetual calendar, today is a suitable day for traveling. When I walked out of the house, I looked up. The sky was really clear and the sky was blue. Although there was still a chill in the air, the snow on the side of the road had almost melted.

Before he got to that unusually eye-catching silver-gray car, the door of the compartment was already opened, and the man who got out of it was very imposing, with a domineering voice that I was familiar with when he opened his mouth.

"Sanjo Yingzi, why are you dawdling? You actually made me wait for a full 10 minutes." The brows raised and lowered, and the squinting eyes seemed to be disdainful, but as he said, he stepped forward and snatched the luggage from my hand, and weighed it. After weighing it, the corner of his mouth twitched, "This is the only thing you bring for a four-day and three-night trip? Don't you bring an extra coat to keep out the cold?"

I squinted my eyes and smirked a few times, unwilling to make excuses at such a time——the weather is so beautiful, and it is followed by a long-awaited trip, it is better not to argue with reason.

Xu felt that my attitude was not sincere enough, Keigo Atobe raised his gray and purple phoenix eyes slightly, and let out a cool snort, his eyes probably meant to say "we will settle the score later", but someone grabbed me shoulder, pushing me into the car.

I got into the car, and he put the luggage for me, and when the two of them took their seats, the car drove out steadily.

……

The static scenery outside the window began to flow. I took off my thick coat and threw it aside. I was huddled in the seat and lost energy. My upper and lower eyelids immediately began to fight.

The four-day and three-night trip from today is an idea that I have planned several times with him but failed to realize due to various accidents and concerns. As a result, we have repeatedly delayed until the spring break to find the time to fulfill our wish. However, the destination is not the original destination. A trip to Hakone Onsen planned by Keigobe.

On New Year's Day, he mentioned to me that the two of us would do something during the spring break when we had nothing to do, but when it was actually implemented, Keigo Atobe imagined that the first choice would be to go to Europe, because I don't know at which checkpoint the visa of Sakurako Sanjo was denied. As for the second choice, Hakone... well, I don't know the details. In short, Keigo Atobe received news that his grandfather seemed to be out to meet friends.

All in all, his idea of ​​introducing me to his family was in vain. At that time, I saw that he was depressed, so I had to comfort him, and his face turned back after making N unrealistic promises; the two of them took the map to study , Later, I decided to visit Koyasan in a flash of inspiration.

Mount Koya, located in the northeast of Wakayama Prefecture, is a sacred place of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism. Many people choose to go up to the mountain to pray for blessings and make wishes during the New Year. Although I don’t believe in gods and Buddhas in my life, people say that "sincerity leads to spirituality", but I only know "a clear conscience". However, Listening to the evening drum and the morning bell, dusting off the dust of the years, and self-cultivation, can be regarded as a rather elegant thing.

Maybe my proposal is still in line with someone's wishes, the two of them made a little calculation, and the itinerary was settled.

As for other disputes, he and I both kept our ears to the outside world, presumably Beijing Liao was so devastated that he couldn't take care of other things for the time being, so we went on the road smoothly today.

……

The route between Tokyo and Koyasan traverses Japan, passing through Osaka.

According to the fun of travel, it is supposed to be enjoyed all the way. Unfortunately, Keigo Atobe was afraid that the long night and dreams would make this hard-won vacation untimely, so he arranged for a helicopter to take off from the top floor of the Atobe Group Building and stop somewhere in Wakayama County. Landing on the ping, a straight line is clean and neat, with a rich and rich face.

On the surface I was depressed, but in my stomach (⊙v⊙), this, this, this is the benefit of a blind cat meeting a dead mouse and catching a wealthy son-in-law?

Going out of the door is so motivating, as a commoner, don't be too nervous, think about it, how much sympathy for a certain gentleman, he must have been shocked by all kinds of accidents in the past, and he doesn't want all kinds of natural disasters and man-made disasters. , can only be maverick.

Ah - that's a long way off, let's get down to business.

……

The sunshine in winter is short, and when we arrive, a round of red sun is sinking, but the white snow on the top of the distant mountain adds a little bit of brightness to the evening.

A group of people stayed at a B&B near the foot of the mountain. They were supposed to go straight to the mountain shukubo, but Keigo Atobe said that he and I were traveling around and had distracting thoughts, fearing disrespect to the gods and Buddhas, so we had better rest overnight. Two days on foot up the mountain to show sincerity.

I don’t know why, but I let it go. I’ve never seen Keigo Atobe so pious, and I haven’t heard that he has faith, but…forget it, the slight joy on his brow is worth the fare.

There were three people who came to welcome us here, all of whom were quite capable men. Keigo Atobe asked them to tidy up and leave on their own. I walked into the courtyard and looked around while they were either placing their luggage or arranging accommodation.

The end of winter in Mount Koya, surrounded by peaks, is coming to an end, and the wind blowing towards the face is sparsely hidden with the smell of sandalwood. I listen carefully, and I don’t know where there are chanting sutras and Sanskrit songs, but a few words seem to wash people’s hearts. I am deeply moved. Take a breath, close your eyes, the icy coldness and the dense vegetation pour into your chest cavity, and all the troubles and depression are hard to calm down, and they are all forgotten for a while.

Perhaps, practicing Zen and worshiping Buddha is not so unacceptable, at least it can give you peace of mind.

……

"What are you doing?"

The evening wind brought the sound of footsteps, and someone asked hesitantly.

I opened my eyes, turned around, and saw Keigo Satobe walking side by side with the three people who were supporting us. When he got close, he glanced at me, then stood still, and nodded slightly to the three people, "I want I will let you know when I leave, and Tokyo will arrange a helicopter just like today."

Then there was another exchange of greetings. A few minutes later, the three left. Keigo Atobe withdrew his gaze, turned his face, raised his eyebrows, "Aren't you cold?"

"Ah——" I looked away silently, and for a moment I completely forgot the words I had just decided to pretend to be literary. After thinking about it, I raised my hand to tangle my hair, and said pretendingly, "That bell sounds really lonely."

Atobe Keigo snorted and didn't answer. He stretched out his hand and grabbed me and dragged him into the room. Sure enough, there is no romantic life~ Just now, I somehow remembered the martial arts books I read in the early years, the words sung by those believers who bear the stigma of cults but take saving the common people as their mission without regret--have pity on me , There are many worries.

In this situation, I actually thought of such an unlucky thing, really...hehehe~...

After a short rest in the room, Keigo Atobe asked me to go out to eat and prepare to take a hot bath after dinner.

I don't know what plan Atobe Keigo has in mind, maybe he feels insecure?He actually!Just a room!

Speaking of this, I have to mention the unique atmosphere of this place. Perhaps it is because of the strong Zen atmosphere in the temples. It is said that the nearby Shufang hotels are basically uh~ I don’t know how to describe it. In short, except for the independent rooms, other facilities are public. For example, bathhouses, such as toilets; traditional Japanese style, with small tatami mats, the bed is made first at night, entertainment is watching TV, and you have to sit on your knees, it is really suitable for meditation and enlightenment, embarrassing.

Fortunately, the food is still in line with my taste. Vegetarian food is just right for me who likes vegetables. It is a pleasant meal. Fortunately, at least there is no food left.

Sweeping all the food on the plate in front of me into my stomach, then I put down the chopsticks in my hand, waited for a while, and Keiwu Atobe wiped the corners of his mouth politely, then I started to clean up the food on the table utensils, take them to the kitchen.

The owner of the homestay here is a woman of a certain age. She is in her forties and not in her fifties. When she smiles, she looks very kind and her attitude is very kind. I opened my mouth to talk to her, and during the question-and-answer period, she also smiled and said some truths that young people should be patient with each other when they get along.

Maybe it's because I've seen too many people around me think that I and Keigo Atobe have all kinds of incompatibility or pity or malicious thoughts. When I meet someone like her, I can't stand it for a while, and a few words of conversation make me want to run away in a hurry.

However, maybe the atmosphere is too peaceful tonight, or maybe the expectation in her eyes is too obvious, and I can't walk out anyway; I think there are not many people staying here in the remote place, and she said that the old man wants to chatter, and the audience is often self-conscious. Talking to myself, I don't think it's err unmannered to gossip occasionally, so I stood beside her and pricked up my ears.

Mrs. Aragaki (the proprietress of the homestay) rolled up her sleeves to her elbows, and was cleaning the dishes by the sink, chattering in her mouth. She refused to let me help and left me to chat with her. For a while, I moved my eyes around, but I didn't want to, but saw a rather strange ornament on the side, which was taken off by Mrs. Aragaki from her wrist, and I didn't pay attention to it just now.

"This is..." I didn't dare to really reach out to touch it, so I could only touch it in the air, and asked in my mouth.

It is a string of [-] wooden beads, but there is a white jade-like ornament on it...It is as moist as jade under the light, but the material cannot be seen, it is white...like...

"This is bear teeth..." Mrs. Xinyuan put the dishes and chopsticks away, washed her hands and wiped them with a cloth, then picked up the beads and put them back on her wrists. I don't know if she remembered something. Stretching, the smile actually reveals a few traces of brightness.

"Oh——" I nodded my head to express my understanding. I said goodbye to her and walked out of the kitchen without getting to the bottom of it. When I arrived at the dining room, I found that there was no one around Atobe Keigo, so I went back to the room.

Opening the paper door, I saw Jing Wu sitting cross-legged, leaning on the small coffee table, staring at the TV that was turned on in the corner of the room.

……

Hearing the movement, he glanced sideways at me, then turned his face away and continued to watch TV. When I got close to him, he sat down as well. He pushed the tray on the coffee table to the center, raised his chin slightly, and remained silent.

I picked up the glass and poured the tea at a suitable temperature into my stomach in one breath. I breathed a sigh of relief, and then turned to watch TV together—I thought it was a variety show or something, but I didn’t want to settle down and watch it. It's not what I thought, but...

"Hmph~ No wonder we were able to travel so smoothly, and no one came to make trouble." Keigo Atobe said coolly in my ear, "It turns out...the serial murder case has been solved."

What he was talking about was the special report that was being broadcast on TV, where the real culprit was caught in an unsolved case for more than ten years, and the Metropolitan Police Department was proud of it for a while.

I raised my eyebrows silently, and I bared my teeth, "Given so many clues and still can't catch anyone, those policemen can all go to death."

"Ah?" Keigo Atobe withdrew his gaze from staring at the TV, and stared at me instead, "What else did you do other than set up a trap? After reading all the materials, you can catch the murderer?"

"I just read those materials." I tilted my head, squinted my eyes and smiled, "It's really nothing, but there are many things that seemed insignificant at the time, but they are actually the key."

"Why are you the only one who can see it?" Keigo Atobe's face darkened, and he ground his teeth, "You will never tell me that those policemen are useless except wasting taxpayers' money?"

"How is it possible? The police are the cogs for the normal operation of the country's laws." I pursed the corners of my lips, not daring to be really arrogant; people value themselves, but I just... think more than others, experience some twists and turns, that is it.

"The time of that person committing crimes is very regular, either at work or in a special way of life, this is the number one." I raised my hand and started counting with my fingers.

"Because he wants to kidnap and kill people, he must be able to drive, and the residence needs to maintain independence and privacy. He disappeared and reappeared a few years ago, which means that he had an accident or was not in the country. Reverse inference, this narrows the scope. .”

"Usually, the car he used to commit crimes may be rented. He lives or works outside the country all the year round. His body may have suffered serious injuries and he can no longer hunt."

"Tracking down whether the vehicles that appeared in the vicinity before and after the series of disappearances over the past ten years were leased, and checking out a few special types of workers who have been wandering away all the year round... Although it is cumbersome, the results are definitely very good."

"If the police can't catch the above-mentioned people, there's nothing I can do."

……

Atobe Keigo was silent for a while, and then said sullenly, "The result is really as you expected."

He was talking about the situation disclosed on TV just now. The suspect is 52 years old this year. From the photos, he looks suave and suave. Fu at home...

Dear lady, why do you treat human life like pigs and dogs?I shook my head and said I would not comment on the wild reports on TV about the suspect's deeds and the speculations about why he committed the crime.

No amount of excuses will be able to whitewash the peace, just like one day, if I deserve what I deserve... I also have the same thoughts.

"By the way——" Maybe it's because I've been in a daze for so long that Atobe Keigo became impatient. He reached out and flicked my forehead heavily, with a gloomy tone, "You don't have anything else to do with me. say?"

"Ha - what's the matter?" I blinked my eyes and made an expression of 'I don't understand what you are saying, please use the language of the earth'.

"I'll give you one last chance..." Keigo Atobe narrowed his eyes slowly, with a threatening expression, "You insist on coming to Mount Koya for this trip... Do you want me to continue?"

"Yeah—hmm—" I frowned, and was speechless for a while, until I found that his brows were upside down, his eyes were full of anger, his face trembled heavily, and he raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, "Okay, okay——"

Did I say that's not enough?Your face is so ferocious as a ghost, it scares me so hard, my dear!

After straightening my complexion, I took a peek at Jingwu's vicious attitude of "I want you to look good without telling the truth", I cleared my throat, and said tremblingly, "It is mentioned in the data that Akimoto Maiko would go to Koya Mountain for vacation every year during her lifetime. ..."

"So what?" Atobe Keigo was stunned for a moment, then twitched the corners of his mouth, a little indifferent.

"It's nothing, I'm just weird." Shrugging, I looked up at the dust partition on the ceiling, and slowly squinted my eyes, "The information also says that Akimoto Maiko is a Christian, with conflicting beliefs, and there is no special reason. Set foot in Buddhist shrines."

"For example..." Keigo Atobe's tone became serious, and after a while, he suddenly let out a low cry, as if remembering something, and spoke a little hastily, "You mean who is she here for?"

I looked away and lowered my head, "Akimoto Maiko's father, I mean her mother brings her here every year, maybe to let someone meet her daughter."

"Monk?!" Atobe Keigo's gray and purple phoenix eyes widened, "Isn't it?"

My face shook silently, and I rolled my eyes at him, "Sniping Xiao Cang's long-range guns outside the courtroom requires professional skills. Do you think that other than the police, is there any other profession that has that ability?"

After I finished speaking, Keigo Atobe showed a thoughtful expression, "Shooters..."

"You forgot that there is another... very special..." I didn't give him a chance to continue thinking, and gave the answer directly, "There are professional hunters in Japan, right? They have gun licenses and legally own guns."

Keigo Atobe was taken aback suddenly, with the blankness still in his eyes, and his tone was high, "Professional hunter... indeed... when did you find out? Could it be from the beginning?"

Stared at by his shocked eyes, I moved a little uneasily, moved my body, trying to avoid his gaze, "I just remembered later, and now I just came to see..." That's right. Insufficient Qi, I have a guilty conscience.

……

I really didn't think of the professional hunter until later, and Maiko Akimoto's mother's early experience was vague, if it wasn't for Maiko Akimoto's annual itinerary...who would have thought of it?

"Then what are you going to do now?" Atobe Keigo obviously came back to his senses, his face was livid, "You don't come here with the idea of ​​shaking hands with your idol, do you?" On the bag, the tone was resentful, "I will notify Rijiruo, and tell the police, you are crazy, you bastard!"

"Hey hey!" Seeing the situation was not good, I rushed across the coffee table and rushed forward, "Wait, wait, maybe he hasn't come back yet! Hey! Besides, I don't think he did anything wrong. He is desperate, you always have to wait for me to make sure..."

Atobe Keigo's movements suddenly stopped, he turned his head, his brows were tightly frowned, "Are you sure Miura is dead?"