[Net King + Patterns] Ugly Fish

The gathering of people from three parties made the courtyard, which was not originally considered empty, seem narrower and narrower. I froze at the door and forgot what to do next.

The man called 'Nanze' moved his eyes slightly when he passed me by. Although the brows were calm, he clearly saw my appearance and confirmed something. Keigo Atobe, who was standing not far away, was even more stagnant for an instant; of course, these abnormalities were fleeting, and those who did not pay close attention to him would not notice it.

At least, Mrs. Aragaki, who was walking in front of him, did not notice the turbulent undercurrent in just a few seconds behind him, and I don't know what happened to the other two standing in the courtyard, because I couldn't pay attention to it for the time being.

Mrs. Aragaki led the man down the zigzag-shaped wooden corridor and brought him to the center of the courtyard. Afterwards, Mrs. Aragaki, who had completed the task of leading the man, left with a smile on her face.

I stared blankly at Mrs. Aragaki who turned around and said that she was going to prepare tea, and silently watched her disappearing at the corner of the corridor. I narrowed my eyes slightly and sighed silently.

After a long time, when there were no other disturbances inside or outside the corridor, I looked away and turned to the two people who were reuniting after a long absence in the courtyard and Keigo Atobe with a slightly weird expression.

Keigo Atobe's grandfather had already exchanged greetings with the man called 'Nanzawa'. Both of them were smiling, and their speech and behavior all showed enthusiasm and emotion. On the other hand, Keigo Atobe's expression was distorted. It looks like eating a bad stomach.

"Hey! Look, this is my grandson." Keigo Atobe was dragged to his side by his grandfather. The old man's eyes were full of pride, and his tone of voice was raised a few degrees, showing off clearly, "Very good kid, right?"

"Well——same as you said." Nanze smiled and looked up and down Keigo Atobe. His eyes were no different from the admiration of the elders when they first saw an outstanding junior. After a while, he turned his eyes and turned his eyes to me. Here, "That's..."

As a result, the attention of the three people present was focused for a moment, and Keigo Atobe's grandfather frowned, "This brat's girlfriend." His tone was a little gritted, he paused and then waved his hand, but the object was the girl next to him. Keigo Atobe, who was stunned, "Go to accompany your girlfriend, what are you doing standing here?"

Atobe Keigo seemed to be really stunned, and it took a long time before he responded in a low voice, but his feet didn't move at all, he just turned his eyes repeatedly between his grandfather and Nanze, his face looked extremely tangled.

I twitched my eyes, ran down the wooden corridor before Keigo Atobe's grandfather changed his face, rushed forward and grabbed Keigo Atobe, "Kego, let's go make tea—" I said desperately He winked, afraid that Keigo Atobe, who had reacted, would do something strange.

I knew from his appearance that he must have recognized Nan Ze as the witness at the scene of the murder at the corner of the alley that night. According to the diffuse thinking trained by Keigo Atobu recently, and the fact that it was related to his grandfather at the moment, How violent the reaction will be is hard to say.

"Ah... oh——" Keigo Atobe was dazed for a while, with a blank expression on his face, but he let me drag him away from the courtyard without any resistance.

"One or two are like idiots." Atobe Keigo's grandfather whispered bitterly, his eyes squinting at me were obviously disgusted, and then he dropped a warning that meant to settle accounts after autumn, and finally ignored me and Atobe What is Jingwu's reaction? Turning around and talking to Nanze.

I led Keigo Atobe, who seemed to be surprised one after another, causing the reflex arc to be too long, and fled to the kitchen. Firstly, I was avoiding the edge~ But after meeting everyone, this short period of time Take the opportunity to inquire about some news in the gap.

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I found the kitchen but was turned away by Mrs. Aragaki, who was in a happy mood, with the reason that "how can I let the guests do it, how can I say that it is the responsibility of the host to entertain", so I had no choice but to touch my nose and go back to the restaurant. Jing and Wu found a seat and sat down, both of them looked at each other speechlessly.

Being so disturbed by a sudden accident, today's itinerary seemed to be in vain. I lay down on the table in a lifeless state, staring at Keigo Atobe opposite me, crying and surprised at the same time.

Speaking of it... so there really is such a coincidence... Yesterday I laughed at myself for thinking too much, the blow that hit me head-on this morning was really painful--not only bumped into what I was looking for in the plan at the hotel where I was staying Man, the friend of the proprietress who came late at night is actually a certain gentleman's elder!

囧———At this moment, I suddenly realized in horror why I was criticized from head to toe in the courtyard before. In other words, who would have seen my excellent grandson and the useless woman inside and out? It will be unpleasant for children to get involved, right?Not to mention sleeping in a room at night.

I have black lines all over my head, and my back is sweating profusely——but then again, is it a coincidence that I met you here, or is it already well known?

The former is fine, if the latter...

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time. I straightened up, and was about to say something, but Keigo Atobe, who was on the opposite side, took the lead, "That person, Nanze, is the one we saw that night, right?"

Atobe Keigo frowned so much that he could kill a fly, his lips were pursed into a straight line, and his gray-purple phoenix eyes stared at me without blinking, "Witness, why is he here?!" His tone was tense, It seems that it will break if you are careful.

"You should ask your grandfather about it." I raised my hand to tangle my hair, trying to comfort him helplessly, "Maybe it's an old friend, don't be so nervous, okay?"

"Can I not be nervous?" Atobe Keigo widened his eyes, "He..." His voice suddenly disappeared, his eyes fell behind me, the impatience between his brows faded away in vain, and his face sank like water.

Not long after, the footsteps of Mrs. Xinyuan came out. She walked out of the kitchen with a lacquer plate, walked to us with a smile, placed the things in her hand on the bigger table next door, and then whispered that she would go to the courtyard to invite Mr. Nanze and Mr. Atobe came here to reminisce about the old days, and by the way, let us join in later.

After Mrs. Aragaki invited people to the courtyard as she said, Keigo Atobe and I quickly exchanged views while there was no one else, and the two agreed to wait and see what happened.

After a while, Mr. Nanze and Mr. Atobe came with Mrs. Aragaki, and the group sat down around the table one by one. I observed the expressions on the faces of several people present. Except Mrs. Inside, they are full of worries.

Perhaps Mr. Atobe didn't know anything at first, but based on his experience and sophistication, how could he not be aware of the waves?As a matter of course, the four people sitting in a circle held a corner each and looked at each other, as if silently examining each other.

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The vermilion lacquer plate, the ivory white porcelain, the small teacup with a light emerald green light, the rising white mist conceals the strangeness in the eyes, at least on the surface it is still a beautiful scene.

After Mrs. Xinyuan refilled three courses of tea for everyone with a teapot in her hand, Xu Shi noticed something from the strange silence, and the obvious joy in her eyes gradually turned into uncertainty. After a while, the movements of her hands stopped, Zhang He opened his mouth as if he wanted to ask, but in the end he didn't speak.

After a while, Mrs. Xinyuan finally got up and said that she was going to take care of other chores in the hotel. frustrated.

When Mrs. Aragaki left, Mr. Atobe looked at the direction where her back disappeared. After a while, he looked away and said something unclear to Nanze. Mr. Atobe asked Nanze, "Are you still..."

Regarding Mr. Atobe's ulterior motives, Nanze just smiled and shook his head without answering. After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth to change the topic, "Your grandson..."

"Ah—my brat..." Mr. Atobe's interest was immediately aroused.

The two began to gossip with great interest, and their eyebrows danced from time to time.

Because the other two of the four people present are obviously elders, Keigo Atobe and I could only keep silent when they talked, our ears were filled with the old man's children's scriptures, and we also needed to cheer up to deal with the problems that occasionally turned to us. For a while, I couldn't concentrate on thinking about other things.

As time passed, the two men who were separated by a generation (Mr. Atobe was a grandfather, and Nanze looked like a father) somehow became more and more speculative as they chatted, and the topic gradually extended to more In a broad direction, seeing their attention diverted, my tense nerves relaxed.

Quietly moved my eyes to the side, looked at Keigo Atobe beside me, saw him sitting upright, looking straight at him, with a look of concentration, I pursed the corners of my mouth, lowered my eyelashes, and stared at the man in my hand. I subconsciously began to count the information contained in the words I heard before.

Nanze————Former forest ranger in Koya Mountains, now resigned and unemployed, friend of Mr. Atobe, the reason why two people who have nothing to do with each other can become friends is because Mr. Atobe used to be during his vacation in Koya Mountain It was Nanze who saved his life when he encountered a mountain disaster, and the two hit it off again. Afterwards, Mr. Atobe often came to visit friends, and the friendship lasted for many years. It was not until Nanze resigned for no reason more than two years ago that they lost contact.

This time, the old Mr. Atobe came to visit his old friend when he got the news, and it was Mrs. Aragaki who gave him the news.

Mrs. Aragaki———the homestay operator, Nanzawa’s old acquaintance, every time the old Mr. Atobe visits friends, he stays here, and the three of them are friends with each other...

PS: Mrs. Aragaki was also rescued by Nanze, and she was also in danger in the mountains.

Another PS: Nanze is a licensed hunter.

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"This girl..." The man's voice interrupted my train of thought.

I raised my eyes, with a smile on my face, and met the three projected gazes, and made a gentle, courteous and frugal posture, "Sanjo Sakurako, Atobe-kun's classmate."

The old Mr. Atobe snorted, but turned away without saying anything, as if looking at him even more would damage his appreciation level; Nanze had a gentle smile on his face, but his eyes were deep , "Speaking of which, we have met." As he spoke, his eyes turned to Keigo Atobe, "On Christmas Eve..."

"Oh~ so you have met the old man's grandson, why? He..." Mr. Atobe raised his eyebrows with great interest, "Arrogant, domineering and unreasonable?"

"How is it possible?" Nanze stared at Keigo Atobe, but he laughed, "It just happened to happen." Then he narrated what happened that night in a few words, the content and the transcript given to the police at that time same.

After quietly listening to Nanze's narration, the old Mr. Atobe frowned, "Speaking of which, what are you going to do in Tokyo?" He paused, as if he was about to speak when he remembered something, then stopped, his eyes looked vaguely. He glanced at Keigo Atobe and me. Although he didn't say anything, the meaning of chasing customers was obvious.

Seeing this, Keigo Atobe and I looked at each other, and stood up at the same time, "Grandfather, I'm sorry, Sakurako is not feeling well, I will take her to rest first." Keigo Atobe said without changing his expression.

Without waiting for other people to react to his lying, Keigo Atobe pulled me away, turned around and left. The two of them had just walked a few meters, and the old Mr. Atobe asked with a sigh behind him, " No news after so many years? You should also..."

He was interrupted by Nan Ze's quick voice before he finished speaking, "It's nothing, I believe she will come back." The slightly raised voice seemed a little hoarse, but it was more emotionally unstable and painful.

Xu Shi felt that he shouldn't provoke his friend so much, the old Mr. Atobe sighed repeatedly, but did not continue to ask further questions.

After that, it was quiet.

……Dividing line……

Keigo Atobe and I quickly walked out of the restaurant until we were sure that no one would notice the strangeness, and then both of us let out a long breath and slowed down at the same time.

"worn out!"

"so troublesome!"

The two opened their mouths at the same time, and then both shut their mouths.

"Hello!" Keigo Atobe put his face in front of my eyes fiercely, his eyes were extremely gloomy, "Tell me honestly, is that man..."

I raised my hand to cover his mouth, pressed back his remaining questions, quickly glanced at a certain corner of the corner of my eye, and raised my eyebrows, "There is an unexpected guest, let's talk slowly when we return to the room."

There are footsteps coming from that direction at this moment.

Keigo Atobe tore off his hand covering his mouth, rolled his eyes fiercely and gave it to me before he straightened up, and looked at him coldly; not long after, Mrs. Aigaki who led the guests past appeared in the field of vision. Knowing the person behind her, Atobe Keigo and I snorted at the same time, expressing our impatience.

The person following Mrs. Aragaki... The leader is Ryo Kitai who haunts me and Keigo Atobe. As soon as the three of them met, Ryo Kitai immediately passed Mrs. Aragaki and swept over like a gust of wind. Faming was so grateful as if seeing a savior.

The faces of the people following him were exposed after Beijing Liao's figure stepped aside. Those three faces with different expressions made the corners of my eyes twitch fiercely, and I didn't know whether to be surprised or a headache first.

Adding Beijing Liao, Daomingsi Tsubaki, Daomingsi Si, and Mei Zuoling, these four people who are divided into two factions and are incompatible with each other, get together, will the world fall apart today or will the world fall apart?

"I knew it..." Keigo Atobe murmured, his tone of hatred was gnashing his teeth.

……

"Sanjo, I handed over the people to you!" Beijing Liao showed the relief expression of "the tortured people at the bottom are finally looking forward to savior and hope", and shook my hand with both hands, "You are here, really That's great ahhh-"

"Did you take the wrong medicine?" I struggled desperately to free my bound hands, and at the same time put my gaze on the three people who followed, and looked around, confused, "You..." How did it work together?

"What are you doing here?" Atobe Keigo leaned in, blocking the angry eyes staring at me, and his voice was deliberately domineering, "Also, let go of my uncle Girlfriend, be careful to report sexual harassment against you!"

"I'm very upright, how could I do such a thing?" Beijing Liao said righteously.

"It's none of your business where I go?" Daoming Sisi said with an impulsive expression on his face.

"Ah—what a coincidence." Meizuoling smiled all over her face, with a pure expression.

The scene suddenly jumped up and down.

"Get out of the way! You're blocking me!" Daoming Sichun, who looked like a sister, slapped her brother on the back of the head with a palm, like a rainbow, and patted him to the side to rest. Pushing away the obstacle in front of him, Keigo Abe, smiled softly at me, "I'm here to thank you, don't worry about Asina's idiot."

"Ah... oh——" I nodded in a daze, my eyes were still glued to Keigo Atobe, who was accidentally knocked into the air and held up his waist, full of frustration and helplessness, "Then what, why did you come here... "

"Well~ I wanted to come to thank you, but the lady who answered the phone told me your itinerary, and then came here." Daoming Sichun slapped my shoulder heavily, returning my attention, "Before I leave, I have to do whatever you want. See you."

"Eh?" I was taken aback for a moment, turned my gaze back to Atobe Keigo, looked at Domyoji Tsubaki who was full of smiles for a while, and after confirming that there was no shadow in her eyes, raised my eyebrows, "Leave?"

I'm really sorry, can you give me a moment? " Bei Jing Liao cut in obliquely and asked, looking at me with obvious anxiety, "I have something to tell you first. "

Seeing that he seemed to be really anxious, Tsubaki Daomingji shrugged without any objection, then she turned and went to Keigo Atobe and Siji Daomingsi who were about to start choking each other. She didn't know whether it was to add fuel to the fire or to punish him violently.

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"Tell me and I'll listen." I said to Beijing Liao, while listening to his narration, I paid close attention to the sparks caused by the strong collision next to me, lest I accidentally bring someone over and find something bad and go to the restaurant It seems that Mrs. Aragaki, who went to rescue the soldiers, suffered a loss of property.

What Kitai Ryo said is as follows:

Because of various relationships, Beijing Liao's staff was responsible for the safety of the three people from Daoming Temple and Tsubaki along the way.

Bei Jing Liao came to the Koya Mountains to investigate Miura's whereabouts. The most important purpose was to confirm Miura's life and death and whether the rescue was successful.

So... here comes the problem.

Who is the suspect?

Kitai Ryo said that the police have conducted a rigorous investigation without sleepless nights. The current suspects are tentatively identified as Maiko Akimoto’s boyfriend and her half-brother. The evidence is that the location of the first victim, Ogura, was attacked based on ballistic traces. Camera footage captured the two men appearing.

On Christmas Eve, they were shot at the corner of the busy city in Jinchuan. During that period of time, there were people around who witnessed those two people.

The police suspect that Akimoto Maiko's boyfriend and her half-brother have teamed up for revenge, and the missing Miura is now in their hands.

As for why they chased after Koyasan, because this is a place of special significance to Akimoto Maiko, and what the significance is is still unknown. The Koyasan Police Department has clues that the two people were nearby at this time.

If they kidnapped Miura, the geographical environment of Koya Mountain is also very suitable for some discordant things to happen.

Therefore, Beijing Liao came here with his men, trying to turn the tide before the situation deteriorated.

In the end, he entrusted me with the two sisters and brothers of Domyoji who accidentally came to join in the fun, and Miura's relative and friend Misaku Rei.

……

To get rid of the impatient Beijing Liao, I raised my hand to rub my temples, and sighed lifelessly——this is really...just in time for a grand event, hey!People who are related to death or death are gathered together, and the next step is to stage the Six Kingdoms Great Seal or what?

Taking a few deep breaths, I forced myself to suppress the rushing irritability in my heart, and I told myself to take things slowly, starting with the most irrelevant ones.

then…

His eyes turned to Daoming Sichun who punched his younger brother's head out of a bag.

Let's start with this one.

Aware of my stare, the Yujie-like Daomingsi Tsubaki withdrew his fist and kick to teach his younger brother, and hugged my shoulders with a smile on his face, "Don't care about them bastards, let's talk while walking?"

She said she was walking and chatting, but she was walking towards the exit of the hotel.

"Actually, I'm leaving soon~ It's just that I should have said thank you before." She looked at me sideways for a long time, her eyes were soft, but her tone was complicated, "I really..."

"I just talked nonsense and didn't do anything." I raised my hand and scratched my cheek, thought for a while, and asked in a low voice, "Leave? Has the matter not been resolved?" Other people's family affairs should not be talked about, but I I was really curious, so I could only ask with a cheeky face.

"My mother is an extremely stubborn person, so what's my resistance?" Daoming Sichun shook his head, smiled self-deprecatingly, paused, and said with a sad tone, "What's more, I'm not alone in some things. Hard work is enough."

After another moment of silence, she let go of me, walked a few meters quickly, then turned around and raised her hand to brush her curly hair, "The plane in the evening, I will be next to my fiancé at this time tomorrow, hehe~ bless me~"

I looked at her bright face carefully for a long time, then squinted my eyes, "I wish you...all your wishes come true."

Hearing this, she also smiled meaningfully, "I accept your words."

Daoming Temple Tsubaki bowed solemnly, and before I had time to stop her, she straightened up and turned around without saying a word, and I stood there watching, until the woman with her straight back as if she was going to the battlefield disappeared.

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I turned around and stared at the three people who were standing a few meters behind at some point, looked at Daoming Sisi who seemed to be suppressing something with his fists hanging down his side, closed my eyes, opened them again, adjusted my mood, and greeted Atobu Keigo walked over.

Next... Misaku Rei.

If it is said that he came here because of the safety of his cousin Miura, I absolutely do not believe this kind of lie; then... why did he come?

Beijing Liao must try his best to search and arrest them. Before the truth comes out, it is safe for everyone to stay in the hotel safely, and nothing else.

The only thing I'm not sure about is Nanze...

However, the one who needs to be watched the most, unfortunately, happens to be him.

Although what Beijing Liao said was wrong in his judgment at the beginning, since he has already found out that it is almost close to the truth, there is a high possibility that he accidentally punctured the window paper to see the inside story.

Really, it's a headache~