[Psychic Detective Yakumo] One hundred ways to tease cats

, "According to someone's inertia, this man must be dead, right?"

"...how did you guess?" Yakumo asked me.

"Is it a coincidence or what?" I said, "I had this premonition when Shiori first appeared in front of me..." Having said that, I chuckled, "Obviously I'm just an ordinary person Ah, I don't want to admit to that guy for a while... When I was in the real estate company just now, what the man said was very clear, didn't I? Add this photo." I smiled wryly, "I think that man You must be rich, and Shiori didn’t tell me about it because she was afraid that I would do something.”

"And judging from that man's face," I said, "he looks like he is not far from death. If he is coveting other people's property, wouldn't he really want to push it? I don't like the filth of rich people I'm not interested in the matter, but Shiori was implicated in it."

"Yakumo," I looked at him, "I can only go so far, and I will leave the rest to you."

"Ah." Yakumo agreed, scratching the back of his head and muttering, "Even if you didn't tell me, I would still do this..."

After that, Yakumo has to investigate the case commissioned by Goto.After he instructed me to return the keys to the real estate company, he disappeared without a trace.

EIGHTEEN

Goto woke up to the ringing of the phone.

He remembered that he drove back to the police station... and then he seemed to fall asleep holding the steering wheel. Who taught him to work on the case almost without sleep...

"Hey……"

Goto did not confirm the caller, he answered the call with a voice that was not very happy after just waking up.

"What, it's Yakumo..."

Goto rubbed his eyes... yawned big, lit a cigarette and lit the fire.

"It's 'what', really." Yakumo's voice came from the other end of the phone, and the voice was as sleepy as Goto's.

"So... are you okay?"

"I have received strong information about the case you entrusted, but you seem to lack interest, so I'm going to hang up."

Goto woke up instantly, and he jumped up from his seat.

"How did you do it? Know anything already?"

Goto asked questions like a cannonball, but his voice didn't seem to reach Yakumo's ears.

"That bastard! Actually hung up..."

Goto was speechless.What is that brat thinking?What did he take me for?Goto immediately called Yakumo, but no matter how many calls he made, Yakumo would not answer.He was actually proud to see his flustered reaction!Personality is really as bad as his wife who ran away from home.

Five minutes had passed until Yakumo answered the phone.

"Yakumo, I'm really sorry just now, I was reflecting on myself, really."

"Do you always apologize to your wife like this?"

Well!Goto was speechless for a moment.If Yakumo was in front of him now, he really wanted to beat him up, but in fact, even if Yakumo was really in front of him now, he couldn't do anything because he wanted him.Goto could only smile dryly and get to the point as soon as possible.

"So what do you know?"

"Before explaining, I hope you can help me find someone."

"what?"

"That guy's friend."

"That guy... are you talking about her?"

"That's right, her friend's name is Ito Shiori..."

"Hey, wait a minute, even if you are the one who asks, I can't help you find someone, understand?"

What the hell is he thinking?Even if it is an exchange of conditions, he is too pushy.

"Don't worry, after listening to my explanation, even if I don't ask you, you will still want to find her whereabouts."

Did he start hypnotizing her?

"Is she a stunning beauty?" Goto asked jokingly, but Yakumo turned a deaf ear.

"The girl named Shiori suddenly terminated the contract of the apartment a few days ago, and found an interesting thing in her room."

"what?"

"Pictures with lovers."

"It's not surprising at all."

"What if the person taking the picture with her is Kenichi Garten? Doesn't that arouse your interest?"

"What did you say? Is she Kenichi Garten's mistress?"

Goto slapped the steering wheel excitedly and made a harsh horn sound, Goto himself was startled.

"Although it is impossible to say for sure, it cannot be said that it has nothing to do with the incident you mentioned."

As Yakumo said, after a man is killed, the whereabouts of his mistress is unknown. This is not accidental, and there must be a relationship.

"I'll see you in two hours."

After Goto yelled and hung up the phone, he got out of the car and started running.

As soon as I got home, the intercom rang.who is it?I peeped through the peephole on the door, saw the postman standing outside, and opened the door.

"Excuse me, I have your letter, could you please stamp it?"

The postman handed me a letter with a proof of delivery. Although the sender's name was not written on it, I recognized Shiori's handwriting at a glance. I was so surprised that I looked at the envelope in a daze.

"Excuse me, please stamp it."

I came back to my senses only after being urged by the postman. I took the envelope and went back to the house to take out the seal. After stamping and sending the postman away, I closed the door.

With trembling hands, I opened the envelope and took out five sheets of paper, and glanced at the contents of the letter.To Haruka... for girls, her handwriting is too angular, which is Shiori's characteristic. I often make fun of her handwriting for being too boyish.It's really a letter written by Shiori, that's great.

I went back to my room, sat down on the bed and began to read the letter.

The letter started with "I'm sorry".

Two hours later, Goto visited Yakumo's residence without missing a second.

"Mr. Goto's punctuality is as rare as winning the Wanma ticket."

Straight to the point, it's just a sarcasm. Does Yakumo not speak for a day without mocking others?

Goto sat down on the chair while imagining these extremely boring things.

"Any clues?"

"It's easy to say, two hours can only find this at best, and the police's search capabilities are not endless."

"Two hours after your own appointment."

"Ah—ah—it's all my fault."

Goto threw the envelope he had brought on the table.

Yakumo took out the contents of the envelope and began to read the contents of the document.

"First of all, at this stage, we only know the name, address, and workplace. However, she also resigned suddenly a few days ago. The resignation letter was sent by post. People who don't know whether it is the minister or the section chief are still furious."

Goto remembered the situation at that time and clicked his tongue in displeasure.

"Also, what do those guys think of the police?"

"Thank you for going out of your way to keep ordinary citizens safe every day."

Yakumo put out his hand in front of Goto to interrupt him, asking him to continue explaining.Goto cleared his throat embarrassingly, and continued the previous topic.

"Her parents died in a fire a year ago. The only family member left is my grandmother, but my grandmother suffered from Alzheimer's disease and entered a nursing home. The insurance money of my parents is enough for the nursing home to take care of my grandmother for the rest of her life. She I don’t even recognize my granddaughter. The original piece of land was also sold..."

At this moment, Goto paused and frowned.

"what happened?"

"I was just thinking about why she didn't go back to her hometown after her parents died, and then I remembered that she had nowhere to go..."

"You've become a little more considerate of others."

"You most haven't said that to me enough!"

Goto said through gritted teeth.

"But since she has nowhere to go, where can she go?"

"There is only one place for those who have nowhere to return..." Yakumo said with endless sadness in his eyes.

So, where is Yakumo's home?

Goto thought of this question inadvertently.Isn't Yakumo one of the people who have nowhere to go?

"I wanted to track it down from the moving company, but it still didn't work."

"It won't work?"

"All the furniture and the like have been sold, and other things have been entrusted to the dealer to dispose of, and the mobile phone contract was also terminated on the same day. It seems that she doesn't want to go anywhere, maybe it's like you said..."

All she wants is death.A lonely and helpless woman, after the accident happened to the man she loves, she has no reason to live.A reason to live... Do you need a reason to live?Maybe it's because I'm tired that I'm cranky.

"Anyway, we are at a loss as to my whereabouts at the moment... Ah! I almost forgot, there is another clue. This is powerful information from a real estate company. She should have no brothers or sisters, but today there is a person who claims to be her. My brother’s person went to the company to borrow the apartment key, which is suspicious. The police are now collecting fingerprints to investigate his identity.”

Yakumo put his thumb between Goto's eyes.

"Huh? Why?"

"This is it."

"what?"

"The fingerprint on the key, that's it."

"what?"

"I said, I was the one who borrowed the key in her brother's name, so that's my fingerprint."

"Bastard! This kind of thing should be said first! We have already investigated this clue!"

"Who told you not to ask. In short, please pretend to be an appropriate reason to muddle through."

Goto was so discouraged that his whole body collapsed and his head was downcast.Not only was the only clue broken, it also increased his workload for no reason.This great plague god!Goto cursed in his heart.

"However, in just two hours, you can actually investigate to this extent."

"Although it is a thousand times better than being praised by the minister, I just don't want to hear you say that