Not too many out of four

The girl who fell asleep on the sofa was breathing regularly and her life was not in danger.

The orange-white kitten that opened its four paws and landed in front of Li Jia frowned, showing a full of aggressiveness and ferocity, roaring angrily and locking it in its throat.Since it was just a small kitten, its sudden aura made people dare not approach it casually.

Mami gripped the golf club tightly and swung it vigorously: "Tsk, cat..."

She approached slowly step by step, and stretched out the club in the direction of the orange and white kitten.

"Meow——" it whined and protracted warning, and did not give up an inch to protect Li Jia.

The cat's pupils shrunk into olives and watched the cue move closely. Mami cautiously used the cue to hook the strap of Lijia's satchel, confronted the orange-white cat and dragged the bag towards herself a little bit.

If the cue tends to lean slightly towards Li Jia, the small cat will roar ferociously and slap the cue with its claws.

Asami gritted her teeth and lowered her face, patiently hooking up the strap with the cue again.

The bag containing the brown paper bag slowly moved towards Mami, and finally managed to land beside her, and the useless club was thrown on the ground randomly.

She couldn't wait to open the kraft paper bag, her eyes touched the thick manuscript inside, and a strange and eager color appeared on her heroic and angular face.

"This is Kudo-sensei's original manuscript..."

Not even willing to wait for another minute, Mami glanced at the orange-white kitten and Li Jia who was sleeping on the sofa, and hurried up to the study on the second floor with the manuscript.

She didn't think a cat and a little girl were a threat to her.

……

The sound of leather shoes falling on the solid wood floor gradually faded away, and the sound of footsteps and rolling wheels was heard again, already separated by a floor, above the living room where Li Jia was.

Although Mami-san was far away from the living room, Li Jia did not immediately open her eyes and sit up.

It wasn't until Zhongye Jun's soft and barbed lick landed on the side of his face and neck, meowed in a low voice and hurriedly, and Li Jia rubbed his head against her that Li Jia moved his stiff arm.

After maintaining the same movement for a long time, her body became stiff and numb.

Li Jia lowered her eyes and slightly curled her mouth, opened her eyes and looked at her kitten, making a tacit silence gesture.

The hair on the kitten's body was still blown up badly, and the whole cat looked a whole lot bigger, fluffy and soft like a dandelion fur ball. It rubbed against Li Jia's wrist, obediently, and didn't yell anymore.

She slowly stretched her numb body. When she fell down, she didn't expect this posture to be so tiring. Once she fell asleep, she couldn't change the posture at will, so she had to endure the numbness and wait for Mami to leave.

"I'm sorry for making you worry." Li Jia took the kitten and rubbed it against her cheek, apologizing softly.

The extremely fluffy and smooth hair is completely inconsistent with the kitten's aggressive personality, but Li Jia thinks that the soft and ironed fur of the short-protected and lively Mr. Zhongye may be the embodiment of the gentleness hidden in his heart.

The sensitive cat's ears trembled, and the warm breath fell on the ears, which was extremely itchy, but the kitten did not struggle, but licked the underside of Lijia's eyes in a gentle and responsive manner.

"Miss Mami is reading the manuscript on the second floor, so she probably didn't come down so soon." During this period of time, as long as Li Jia and the kitty move carefully and don't make obvious loud noises to disturb people, it will be a good time to investigate the Yamagishi editor's house.

Li Jia put Nakaya-kun on his shoulders, bent over and took off his shoes and held them in his hands. His feet, which were only wearing socks, landed on the solid wood floor to minimize the sound of walking.

Uncle Kudo said to his brother that Editor Yamagishi may have encountered some troubles and was too late to reply to his email. It should not be life-threatening for the time being, but if it is convenient, it is best to go to Okuho Town as soon as possible to have a look.

Although I don't understand why Uncle Kudo said that, but Uncle Kudo is the smartest person Li Jia has ever met.

Li Jia believed in Uncle Kudo's judgment, so even though she sensed that something was wrong with Miss Mami, she took a risk and followed Miss Mami into the house.

The so-called will be back in an hour, and Moyo is also the voice of Ms. Mami who intercepted the call recording of Yamagishi's editor.

Li Jia leaned on the wall and walked out of the living room softly. Except for the living room on the first floor of the editor's house, there was no door, and the doors of the other rooms were closed. She quietly pressed the doorknob, and it was no surprise that Miss Asami locked the doors of the room .

"Meow?" The little cat stood on Li Jia's shoulder, leaned out, and looked at the locked door.

Li Jia scratched its lower jaw and neck soothingly, the kitten couldn't help snoring with its head raised, and the cat's whiskers rubbed against Li Jia's cheeks, bringing a slight itchiness.

"Although it's not very good to do so, but..."

Her whispering to herself made the little kitten tremble its ears strangely, and watched Li Jia take off the hairpin that pinned her bangs to her sideburns, and buckled her nails on the side to make a slender and curved iron wire.

When the wire was inserted into the keyhole and turned carefully, the kitten's paws popped out unconsciously, and the nails buckled into Lijia's shirt fabric. The tip of the nails faintly touched the skin and pierced into the flesh. Lijia adjusted the wire steadily without frowning. Angle.

The sound of the door lock snapping open was extremely loud in the quiet space, especially since they were still paying attention not to make a sound to disturb Mami-san on the second floor.

Li Jia's movements froze, and after waiting for a while, there was no sound of footsteps upstairs, and then she was relieved to suppress her thumping heart.

As soon as the door is opened, the room full of debris can be seen clearly at a glance, and there is no place to hide.

"... Meow." The little cat opened its mouth and let out a low cry. When it raised its paw, it found that Li Jia's clothes were hooked.

Editor Yamagishi was not found in the room, and Li Jia did not appear to be unexpectedly lost. She just groped carefully and approached the next door.

She was ready. Editor Yamagishi was not in the room on the first floor but was taken to the second floor by Miss Mami and imprisoned.

On the second floor where Mami-san is most active and most likely to detect abnormalities.

The flowers on the dining table in the living room on the first floor are faint, the water in the vase can be seen to be turbid, the garbage basket and water leak in the kitchen are clean, the bento boxes after eating are randomly stuffed into bags and thrown at the back door, the TV remote control and the tissue box The location is neatly arranged and well organized...

Here are the traces left by two different people with different packing habits.

Aunt Yukiko once mentioned that the editor Yamagishi is a person who has a good life style and can keep the house tidy and tidy in his own life.

Li Jia unlocked the bathroom door, carefully bypassed the water stains on the floor, and pulled up the shower curtain a little——

Editor Yamagishi, with his hands and feet bound, passed out in the bathtub, the folds of his shirt were rolled up, his hair was messy and stuck to his scalp in strands, and a little beard appeared on his pale face.

He looked as if he had been trapped for several days, weak and unable to take care of himself.

Li Jia bent down and probed the side of Tan Shan'an's neck and breathing. His chest was still rising and falling slightly and slowly. His body was weak and limp, but there were no signs of dehydration.

"Great, the person is still alive." The girl's faintly tense expression relaxed.

The kitten held her head up and licked her soothingly. Li Jia was so itchy that she wanted to laugh but she still had to hold back. Now is not the time to really relax.

If you want to play around, wait until you go back to Mihua Town, and she will play with Nakaya-kun with the cat teasing stick and the ball.

The little kitten, sticking out its barbed tongue and licking it, shook its ears, stopped vigilantly and looked outside: "Meow!"

It hurriedly stretched its head against Li Jia, meowing in a low voice.

Li Jia was stunned for a moment, and the heavy footsteps of Miss Mami's large leather shoes landing gradually became clear.

Her fingers were trembling and convulsing faintly due to the nervousness in her heart, Miss Mami's footsteps were like the sound of a death scythe approaching, Li Jia's heart and hands and feet were hoisted up little by little by a dangerous rope.

She had to leave before Miss Mami found her, Li Jia took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

……

"The person disappeared?" Mami's voice, which was no longer concealed, was extremely deep and thick, and her leather shoes were stomping on the floor as she walked, "Could it be that he escaped?"

"...No, the lock is still intact." She lowered her eyes to check the door lock, imitating the small mechanism in the reasoning novels of the most admired Mr. Kudo, which has not been touched.

No one opened the front door or the back door, and the locked room on the first floor was still locked.

Mami picked up the golf club on the ground again, dropped her hand and dragged the head of the ball across the floor, making a piercing sound: "Li Jiajiang, are you still coming out?"

The deliberately raised sound spread throughout the poorly sound-proof wooden room, and the five fingers could not be seen in the darkness. The sense of capturing the sound became several times more sensitive. Jia became more and more nervous.

The heartbeat was so loud that it seemed to be beating beside the tympanic membrane. She shrank her body and hugged the kitten tightly. She didn't even notice that she squeezed the cat's ears and ate a mouthful of cat fur. She just focused on the movement outside.

She didn't know how long it would take Miss Asami to find her, but in order to delay time and cover up her actions, Li Jia re-locked the opened door and pretended it hadn't been opened.

Of course, it also includes the bathroom where the editor Yamagishi works.

"Lijiajiang, I saw you? Are you still coming out?" The voice calling her became faintly irritable, and the clear and crisp sound of the vase suddenly breaking scared Lijia's body trembling and holding her breath.

Li Jiatuan shrank her body, was so nervous and frightened that she didn't even dare to open her eyes, and tightly clenched the phone with her palms.

With time running out and hiding in a hurry, Li Jia only had time to say a few words, but if it was Kudo Shinichi...

Li Jia believes that her brother will be able to understand her text messages.

"Li Jiajiang, if you want to play hide and seek, you can't worry your sister..." Before Mami could finish speaking, the doorbell rang.

She frowned, clicked her tongue and walked towards the entrance.

Cautiously and carefully opened a crack in the door, Asami asked in a low voice, "Who?"

"Osui Smile Pizzeria, the pizza ordered by the customer has arrived." The pizza delivery man outside the door said loudly.

"...I haven't ordered pizza, please go back." She responded in a low voice, raising her hand and was about to close the door.

"Huh? Isn't the guest Mr. Kudo?"

As soon as the delivery man finished speaking, Asami paused and untied the anti-theft chain, and raised the corner of her mouth: "Is it Mr. Kudo..."

The moment the door opened, the police hiding behind the door swarmed up and pinned down Mami, grabbing her golf club.

"—Don't move, Aso Yamagishi, we are the police." The police manual with the golden cherry blossom logo was displayed in front of Mami's eyes.

"Ms. Kudo didn't come here in person," she murmured helplessly as her face with heavy make-up was firmly pressed to the ground, "The plan has failed."