[Ninja] OLA Detective Agency

"Life is really unpredictable..." Na Gu also echoed with emotion, "Oh, it seems that before the body is transported away tomorrow, my old bones will have to stay here. Now, Changdu, You kid also stay for me, do you hear me?"

"Yes..." Changdu nodded reluctantly.

Seeing that everything had been settled properly, Iwata took Shinobi and Atobe to the place where they stayed tonight—the house of Kazuyuki Sakamoto, and explained why all the guests were arranged at Sakamoto's house.

As one of the oldest families in the village, the Sakamoto family has always had a place in the village self-government committee. Sakamoto Kazuyuki’s parents passed away early and he had no brothers or sisters, so he became a cadre of the village self-government committee at a young age and was alone Sakamoto and Adept are the most suitable places to resettle outsiders and discuss new policies.

"Xiao Jing, what are you looking at?" When Iwata explained all this, Atobe seemed a little absent-minded. Although he concealed it well, he still didn't escape the attention of Ninzuzu around him.When the topic came to an end, he couldn't help asking.

Atobe raised his finger and pointed straight ahead, "I am looking at that. Mr. Iwata, the building on that hill is..."

"Oh, that's the Hikage Shrine." Iwata said with a smile, "This shrine is one of the buildings with the longest history in this village. I believe that if the village can be developed one day, the Meiyadi Festival held by it will definitely be It has become a grand festival that attracts the attention of the world. Here, I can take the two of you to see it in the daytime tomorrow, but it is a little late now."

"Hey, there seemed to be a white figure flashing past just now?" Renzu rubbed his eyes, "Did I see it wrong?"

"Ah, I think what Mr. Shinozu saw was Mr. Hiroaki Mizuno, the lord of the gods. His divine clothes are pure white." Iwata laughed, "Because of this attire, some people regarded him as a ghost during the construction of the dam before. "

"So that's Mr. Mizuno... We didn't rush to visit beforehand, we just asked." Atobe also smiled, "Ah, the house in front is Mr. Sakamoto's house, right?"

"Yes, you two are detectives, right?" However, it was not Iwata who answered Atobe's question, but a young female voice from behind Atobe.

Shinobu and Atobe turned their heads in unison.The young woman who spoke suddenly was wearing eye-catching black trousers and a white shirt, her hair was tied into a bun at the back, she looked elegant and capable, but probably because of her haste, her breathing seemed a little short. "It's rude to say hello so presumptuously. Hello, I'm the secretary of the victim, Mr. Takiyama, Akiko Homma."

"Ah, hello, Ms. Honma." Atobe stroked his chin, and secretly looked at this woman calmly.

"Little Rin, you guys are here too!" Iwata's tone was unconsciously cheerful, but obviously it wasn't Honma who caused him to change, but another gentle and quiet young woman beside her.

"It's our first meeting, I'm Kagawa Rin." Unlike Akiko Honma, Kagawa Rin calmed down her shortness of breath, and then greeted the two detectives before turning to her fiancé Iwata, He smiled and said, "I just saw you, so I ran over here in a hurry. Let's have dinner with Hexing tonight?"

"Of course." Iwata nodded with a smile, and then introduced Kagawa Rin to Shinobu and Atobe again, "This is Xiao Rin, my... fiancee." When it comes to the word fiancee, Iwata unconsciously Showing a shy look.

Ahhh, to make this young and promising village chief show such an expression, Shinobu stroked his chin with great interest while thinking, it seems that Junichi Iwata is also sad about beauty after all...Huh?What about Xiaojing who was still by your side just now?

Shinobu looked up, only to find that Atobe was chatting with Honma with a smile on his face. "It turns out that Ms. Honma is also from L City."

"Yeah, I heard that Tezuka-senpai said that he wanted detectives to come over---ah, Tezuka-senpai and Jinshan-senpai are both my seniors in college---I was really shocked, I didn't expect it to be the two from OLA Detective Agency Mr. Detective. When the boss and I came out together, this kind of thing happened suddenly. Just thinking about the aftermath makes me feel disgusted." Honma frowned slightly and complained a few words, and then recovered his smile, "But on the contrary Come to think of it, it is a rare experience to encounter such an unexpected situation at work."

"Miss Honma is quite optimistic."

"Well, because I like this village very much, the boss originally planned to leave today, so I am very happy to be able to stay longer." Honma smiled helplessly, "It's a pity that the reason for staying is really too bad, anyway , I hope you two can catch the real culprit as soon as possible, so that everyone can feel at ease as soon as possible."

During dinner, Atobe got a general impression of the dead Takiyama from what Honma and others said.In fact, this name has been heard more or less as Atobe, and I heard that he is quite a gentleman on the surface, but the city is very deep, and his business vision is also very vicious, but Atobe has never dealt with him.From Honma's mouth, Atobe confirmed the information he had heard, and also obtained some more detailed and accurate new information.

For example, Tatsuo Takiyama, like most successful businessmen, is very confident in his judgment and believes that money can often make them invincible.Therefore, he seems determined to win the development of Feiying Village.This is only his second visit to Feiying Village, and he has already made up his mind to buy a piece of land in Feiying Village and give the village a considerable amount of investment.

However, in terms of collecting clues, everyone here doesn't know enough about Takiyama. Even Honma, who is a secretary, has only just worked under him for less than three months. It is too much for a young OL who has just entered the society to get to know a middle-aged man who has been working in the mall for many years.

In addition, apart from Kazuyuki Sakamoto, Masamuni Iwata, and Teruta Kagawa, members of the Village Self-Government Association also include Kotaro Ikebe and Kami Maruyama.

Kami Maruyama is an old woman in her eighties who has taken over her seat in the self-government council due to her husband's death.Her only daughter never came back after leaving the village, so she naturally opposed the opening of the village.

As for Kotaro Ikebe, he is a middle-aged man in his 40s.He is the richest man in the village and has made a lot of money by investing outside and doing business in the village.He is a fool on whether to agree to open the village. As long as it does not harm his interests or affect his status as the richest man, he can agree to any policy. It can be said that he is completely indifferent to the interests of the villagers.However, in the entire self-government council, his one vote just happened to affect the final decision-making, so even a guy like him became the focus of the two factions.

Junichi Iwata's fiancée Rin Kagawa brought another "good news" in addition to the simple but delicate dishes that night.Because of the murder case, the village self-government association should have held a routine meeting in the evening, but the former village head Masamuni Iwata, Kagawa Teruta and Maruyama Kami unanimously decided to change it to the next morning.

Although this incident made Junichi Iwata unhappy, to be honest, this news made the dizzy Ninzu and Atobe greatly relieved.Now that they are full, they just feel tired, with too much information stuffed in their heads, and what they need most now is rest.

In the warm primitive wooden bath, Shinobu and Atobe seem to be taking a leisurely bath, but the topic of discussion has nothing to do with bathhouses and baths.

"What do you think of Xiaojing's case this time?" Renzu analyzed in deep thought: "I think the matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Those weird and abnormal phenomena before may have something to do with this murder case."

"That's right." Atobe nodded appreciatively, "I think so too. Otherwise, it would be too strange to make such a big commotion just for the sake of prank."

"But the question is, what is the connection between the prank and the murder case? What is the murderer's reason for killing Takiyama? Is it really just to get rid of outsiders?" Ninjazu raised his chin worriedly, "If this is the case, then this If no one in the village can be trusted, we will be in big trouble."

Atobe didn't take it seriously, "Come on, it's impossible to get rid of this kind of thing when outsiders break in. Do you watch too many horror movies?"

"But don't you think the attitudes of Iwata Masamuni and Kagawa Teruta are suspicious?"

"Hmph, that old man... So, now we have to solve this case anyway before going back." Atobe stretched lazily, and could not help complaining in a low voice. "This guy Tezuka... Forget it, although the situation is really bad, but no matter what, I would rather stay here to solve the case."

"Huh?" Ren Zu, who didn't hear the second half of the sentence, was suddenly at a loss.

Atobe rolled his eyes impatiently, "I mean, I'd rather stay here than go back, pretend to be a monster and let those boring men drooling at me! This kind of embarrassing thing, in this life Once is enough."

"Xiao Jing, don't be so angry!" Mentioning this topic, I couldn't help feeling a little headache.After all the calculations, I never thought that the members of the Abyss Club would be so nasty.Thinking about it afterwards, it was quite remarkable that Atobu didn't explode on the spot that night.

"Don't be angry? You told me not to be angry? That night, almost all the men walked around me, looking like a vulture who saw carrion!" My veins are about to pop out, "It's just helping that data to find out the truth, why should I be humiliated like this!? Enough, I don't want to mention this matter again, let's stop here."

"Xiao Jing." Shinobu stuck to Atobe's side, lowered his head and gently rubbed against his shoulder, he knew that Atobe had never been in the mood for this action. "I'm sorry, I ignored your feelings when it comes to the club... But work, after all, we can't give up halfway."

Sure enough, Atobe turned his head away, blushing: "Forget it, this matter can't be regarded as your fault. I didn't expect things to develop into that state. Next time is the last time. Whether it can be solved or not, I will The uncle will absolutely, absolutely not dress up like that!"

"Then it's settled?" Ninzuzu rolled Atobe's chin with a sly smile.

"Talk to...uh..."

"...Well, actually...it's my fault too...underestimating Xiaojing...your charm..."

Atobe pushed away Renzu suddenly, raised his eyebrows: "You repeat what you just said to my uncle, huh?"

"Uh, Xiao Jing, I'm just telling the truth...Ah, Xiao Jing, don't leave me like this, go back first, it's hard to go..."

Early the next morning, the meeting was held on time, and all members of the autonomous committee and all outsiders were present.Shinobi and Atobe also meet Kami Maruyama and Kotaro Ikebe for the first time.Although Maruyama has white hair, he is hale and hearty, with a serious and indifferent expression, which makes people really not like him.However, compared to Ikebe, who is potbellied and has the word greed written on his face at a glance, Maruyama is simply an extremely cute old lady.

"Because the police have been unable to arrive for a long time, I would like to invite the two detectives from OLA Detective Agency to introduce the progress of the case detection." Junichi Iwata, who presided over the meeting, introduced Shinobu and Atobe to everyone, and then mercilessly This "hot potato" was thrown to the two detectives.

Renzu looked at Atobe who was sitting motionless on the side, so he had to stand up and said: "Then I will briefly talk about the situation of the autopsy and search scene last night.... In summary, what can be done now , is to ask the villagers for their testimony, to see if there are any witnesses..." Ninzuzu's words were interrupted by the angry Iwata Masamune just halfway through.

"How can you let the villagers in the village be interrogated as prisoners?! Our village has never had such an evil thing for so many years. Now as long as we call the whole village to hold a village meeting according to the old rules, the prisoners must I will take the initiative to confess. However, I think there is no possibility of a murderer in our village, hum..." Masamune Iwata stared at Tezuka, Jinshan and Honma with a beard, obviously meaning something.

"Why should I kill my boss?" Honma couldn't help retorting.

Jin Shan hurriedly stopped and said, "Forget it, Akiko. The other party didn't specify that they were suspicious of us."

Tezuka remained the same, calm and composed.

Zhunichi Iwata stood up, and said coldly: "Father, I don't think our villagers are so honest. Now, how can anyone kill someone and then jump out and admit it himself, unless that person is a fool! There was no one left at the scene. With the murder weapon and obvious clues, this is clearly a preparatory murder. I don’t think the murderer would admit to his crime in such a crime.”

"..." Faced with his son's well-founded rebuttal, Iwata Masakuno didn't know what to say for a while, so he sat alone and sulked.

When the meeting was in an embarrassing situation, a mild and anxious voice suddenly sounded: "Actually, there are not so many suspects."

"What?" His eyes immediately focused on Sakamoto.

"It can't be done by other villagers, right?" Sakamoto, who suddenly received everyone's attention, said in a calm manner: "Because, except for the people in the self-government association, other people don't know the existence of Takiyama at all. .so……"

The moment Sakamoto said these words, the whole room immediately fell into a strange silence.

"Don't you know..." Atobe repeated silently in his heart, then raised his head and looked around the room.

Hmph, the expressions of these guys are quite interesting...

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Profiles of original characters who have appeared:

── outsider

Takiyama Tatsuo

victim, investor

Jinshan Chuming

Engineers involved in the construction of a dam

Honma Akiko

The victim Takiyama's secretary

──Villager of Scarlet Shadow Village

Sakamoto Kazuyuki

Cadres of self-government associations, principals of village primary schools,

Iwata Junichi

Village head, son of Masamuni Iwata

Masamuni Iwata

Former village head, self-government association cadre

Kagawa Teruta

Self-government council officer, father of Rin Kagawa

Natani Yuji

old village policeman

Nagato Yusuke

rookie village police

Rin Kagawa

Junichi Iwata's fiancée, village elementary school teacher

Kotaro Ikebe

Self-government cadres

Kami Maruyama

Self-government cadres

Hiroaki Mizuno

Scarlet Shadow Shrine Lord