Social animals don't deserve love

"That woman, I mean my brother's wife, ex-wife..." The old lady sat across from me, adding a touch of disdain to her already mean facial features: "It's not so much the eldest daughter-in-law, it's better to simply understand it as a substitute." hostage to the family's debt."

Going back a few decades, the status of women in this country is appallingly low, even among the wealthy.

I smiled, warmed my hands while holding the teacup, and encouraged her to continue with my eyes.

"Her family went wrong due to speculation before the war broke out, and was quickly drowned in the complicated situation. As compensation, my father accepted her father's begging to allow the woman to marry with a dowry to cover part of the debt .As for the others, I kindly ask them to go back and slowly raise money to pay back."

These are indeed phenomena that often existed in the past, even now.

Mr. Ranpo had already urged Officer Xiaoshan to run to Mr. Yasui, and now I am the only one in the reception room listening to the old lady’s narrative quietly: "My brother likes her very much, although he always has a very serious face, Secretly, he gave the proof of the eldest daughter-in-law's identity as an engagement ring to that woman."

"But! But she dared to live up to her brother's wishes, and she ran to play some kind of suicide by lying on the rails less than three days after the engagement!" She gritted her teeth with hatred: "Such a shameful act of ruining the family's reputation! If it weren't for seeing her father humbly begging for pity... , might as well..."

I know what she didn't say - "It's better to kill them all".At that time, there was another special method of repaying debts, which was to deprive the debtor of everything, and even sell their wives and daughters into the custom street until they died.

"Anyway, what is really useful is part of the property that was incorporated into my family as a dowry. In the end, the marriage contract was not dissolved. Even though he was so humiliated by that woman, my brother still married her who had attempted suicide and was paralyzed. After that, she tried to die several times. I just gave up and sent people to a nursing home. Who knows! This woman who has no shame..."

After that, there will be a series of bloody family ethics dramas. Although I am not interested, I still listen to the end politely.

In short, it was the first time that many years passed away, but the important ring could not be found among the relics.As I said at the beginning, tokens representing the status of the eldest daughter-in-law also carry considerable weight in inheritance.Judging from the old lady's age, how many days her Gaotang will be alive is really a question mark.

I have to mention one more thing here, the marriage system a few decades ago is not the same as it is today.At that time, there were no formalities such as signing marriage certificates and household registration transfers. As long as a man and a woman live together, they can constitute a de facto marriage relationship without legal recognition.There is too much content hidden in this old lady's one-sided words, let's just say that it is acceptable as a background, if you believe it completely, you may not be able to find the ring she asked for in the next life.

"Okay, I have understood. This matter will be carried out in secret, and I will give you news within three days."

I never asked her surname from the beginning to the end. Together with the promise of confidentiality, the client was very satisfied: "This is my deacon. If there is any progress and needs, you can contact him to solve it for you."

After exchanging numbers with Mr. Deacon, I helped the old lady who is not good at walking: "Go slowly, I won't send you off."

"I thank you for finding that ring sooner and knowing about it sooner."

Sending them out, I turned around to find Mr. Ranpo and NC who had disappeared for a while: "Officer Xiaoshan, where is the other party in the dispute?"

From the very beginning, it was "both sides insist on their own opinions", and I couldn't just listen to one side and not the other side.

"Uh... the other party, Ms. Yada may need to go here to find it."

The other party showed embarrassment and handed me a note with the address on it, completely exposing the helplessness of having to outsource the case to a private detective agency.

This address is a famous custom street in Yokohama.

No, no way!Wouldn't there really be a drama of buying and selling people?

Maybe it was because my frightened expression was too obvious, Officer Xiaoshan smiled wryly: "You're thinking about it, it's just that this lady is more independent."

"Um, well, I got it. Let me see, this...Miss Qian is the granddaughter adopted by the old lady's elder brother, and also the granddaughter of the lady who just died not long ago..."

What kind of relationship is this?Can't you just click when you come and go!

"There's no way around it. Regardless of whether this lady's husband's family or her natal family's status in the political arena cannot be underestimated today, even the Metropolitan Police Department has to bow its head and back down on this kind of matter. If it wasn't for something in Tokyo For bigger cases, Sergeant Yasui must give an explanation in person no matter what."

It is understandable that it involves the division of interests of wealthy families.

Having said that, has Tokyo become such an unsafe city?Anyway, I also studied there for a few years in college, except that some specific neighborhoods are really not safe at certain times, and the overall feeling is good...

Maybe it's because I always stay in school and never go out, so it's inevitable that I'm a little ignorant, but flying a helicopter to shoot Tokyo Tower or something has risen to the level of going against the country!

"So this Miss Qian can only find people in the Custom Street?"

I struggled desperately, Police Officer Xiaoshan looked regretful: "That's true, Miss Qian has been living in Custom Street for half a month because of conflicts with her family, from this point of view, Mr. Ranpo..."

"Needless to say! I'll go!"

Show me Mr. Ranpo's innocent but handsome face!As a policeman, are you really ashamed to say the latter words?Don't be afraid that our detective agency's treasure of the town will be taken advantage of by any young lady or big sister, President Fukuzawa will draw his sword and kill people, absolutely!

The young man who rubbed a delicious stick held a snack in his mouth, "Huh?" I opened my eyes hurriedly, and I hurriedly shook my head: "For such a small case, don't bother Mr. Ranbu to go to that kind of place where fish and dragons are mixed, I can do it myself!"

"Ah? What are you talking about! How could you let a woman who doesn't intend to have fun go to the Custom Street alone?" He jumped up from the sofa, and ate the remaining delicious stick: "Although the famous detective I hate manual labor and waste time meaninglessly, so accompanying you to meet another client is just a little bit of fun, which is not unacceptable."

I shook my head and stared at the star: "No, no, there are many violent associations collecting protection fees, right? Mr. Ranpo, as a famous detective, must have accidentally provoked them in the past, so he should try his best to go to Custom Street as little as possible. Well, there is an acquaintance who works in the port society, and even if there is a conflict, he can find a way to mediate."

This is our local characteristic in Yokohama. It doesn’t matter if you say in front of the police that there are acquaintances who work in violent gangs in the port.

"It's not Xiao Shuran, it's not a neighbor, and it's not a friend. Who are you?" Mr. Ranpo's green eyes, which were always squinted into a line, opened, and he even seemed to reach out to take out his glasses from his pocket.

Don't use your reasoning ability here, please!

"Just an ordinary acquaintance, a younger brother whom my father liked very much when he was alive."

The most urgent thing is to dispel his idea of ​​going to Fengsu Street with me. I'm afraid I'm too weak to protect the chastity of a famous detective...

With a "boom", someone unceremoniously knocked on the forehead, and Mr. Luanbu was furious: "Erase everything in your mind, hurry up!"

"Hurry up and wipe it off, or I won't forgive you even if you have a month's worth of snacks!"

Probably because my expression management is not in place, I was seen.

"I don't want to be dismissed within a hundred days of employment, Mr. Ranpo..."

Even the reason is the embarrassing "bad senior".

Edogawa Luanpo puffed up his cheeks: "Anyway, it's impossible to let you run around alone."

Seeing how persistent he was, I didn't know what to say, so I could only stare and ponder for a moment to offer a compromise: "It's fine for you to accompany me to Fengsu Street, but don't go in, can you find a clean snack shop outside and wait for me? If I haven't come out at the appointed time, you can call me. In short, don't leave the place where you agreed to meet. If this doesn't work, we'll go back to the detective agency. Anyway, we have roughly guessed where the ring will be. Do you want to listen to the other party? The description only affects the means of retrieving the ring, not the outcome."

Even if he doesn't mention this matter later, he will find a way to make me have to choose the path of "please have a snack", so it's better to take it out first to stabilize the situation.

"..." Mr. Ranpo was silent, Mr. Ranpo was thinking hard, and he gave in after a minute of battle between heaven and man: "One hour, your words are enough."

"Good good!"

He can't eat too much cake in an hour, just remember to knock on the door at night to urge him to brush his teeth...

I found a dim sum shop that seemed to be of good quality to "storage" a detective. I held the note with the address written on it, took a deep breath, and walked into the luxurious and luxurious Customs Street.

From the perspective of the ethical and moral standards of modern society, places like Custom Street are definitely a legacy of stereotypes and bad habits, which must be banned.The current law also clearly states that prostitution and related activities are illegal. However, the judicial interpretation of the country’s laws has always been ambiguous, and many businesses that are marginal but profitable are ignored by the government.

For example, the various "beverage" shops that are crowded in the custom street are completely new interpretations of the old-style water kiosks.On the surface they only sell drinks and food, but what happens during the "service" process...that is a consensual affair between customers and employees, and the store is not responsible.Including the small hotel that is also crowded, you can think of what it is for just by looking at the pink and peach-heart signboards shining outside.

Anyway, I was also the one who almost went into the sea to draw adult manga. Even though I have never tried the twists and turns here, I know what I should know.

——Find the corresponding building according to the address, and looking at the single-person photos hanging on the outer wall like a menu, I was speechless.

Niulang shop, I should have thought of it long ago.

Forget the rationality of the existence of this profession, a mistake.

"Miss, who made your eyes rain tonight?"

The young man standing at the door soliciting customers was so enthusiastic that he could not wait to block my sight and prevent his colleagues from grabbing business opportunities.

He had an idol drama-style hairstyle and dyed it. I really can't complain that this color scheme doesn't match his slightly dark skin: "Sorry, I'm here to find Miss Qian. Please send a message, just say it's Mr. Yasui commission."

Sergeant Yasui, who never showed his face from the beginning to the end, became my best tool.

He froze for a moment before realizing that I really didn't come here to have fun, he spread his hands and smiled helplessly: "It's a pity, I don't know if there is a chance to entertain you."

I:"……"

It is better not to have this opportunity.

Soon other waiters passed on the news that the rebellious "Miss Qian" turned out to be a generous person who didn't mind my official status at all.

"Come in, Miss Qian has reserved the entire second floor, follow me."

The waiter in a white shirt and a slim vest opened the door eagerly, with a gentlemanly and considerate demeanor.I followed him into the resplendent hall. There are always a few men chatting with a woman in the beautiful booths similar to coffee shops. It looks... quite serious?

"Looking at your expression, I can tell that you must have been deceived by those hearsay rumors and TV dramas. We are simply providing a place for ladies to pour out their depression. Everyone wants to be loved. Love bought with money is clearly priced. Isn't it more reassuring than those loves that are hard to tell?"

I:"……"

Hiss... What he said actually made a lot of sense!

The author has something to say: Little Theater

The famous detective chatted in the work group while eating cake: "Xiao Fuxue left me to go to the Cowherd's shop by herself, damn it!"

With Dr. Yosano: "Woohoo!"

Mr. Osamu Dazai: "Whoa!"

Mr. Quilt: "Fangzi..."

Mr. Kunikida: "...!"

President Fukuzawa: "..."

Soon, Mr. Sakaguchi, who was working overtime, received a photo of his ex-wife hugging left and right, so happy.

Ango: "!

the third

The remaining two chapters of the previous article have been completed!

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