stand-in creed

A moment later, at the dining table.

Three people, three cups of tea.

"...So Yumi is really missing?"

Kawajiri Shinobu still couldn't believe it.

Although I have heard of the urban legend that "women are often missing" in Morioh Town, I never thought that it would actually happen to me.

Dongfang Ryohei started: "Mrs. Kawajiri, how is your relationship with the missing person?"

"...Not bad, right?" Kawajiri Shinobu said uncertainly, "We usually chat, drink tea, watch TV, and go shopping together once in a while after finishing the housework."

"Occasionally?" Nero raised his eyebrows.

"Mrs. Kazama's family... I really don't envy or anything, it's just that housewives occasionally talk about this matter." Kawajiri Shinobu said nervously, "The financial situation of their family is a little bit higher than that of the few families around us. It's better, so I often go shopping after finishing the housework.

"It's not like us. Sometimes when you have clothes or bags you want to buy, you can only look at them and think about them. You can't even mention them to your husband."

This is what you call envy.

But Nero didn't need to say anything more, he just said in a soft and low voice.

"It's okay, Ms. Kawajiri.

"Don't worry about the rumors among the neighbors because the police entered the house. After all, we will go to each house later. Don't worry that what you tell us "quietly" will be heard by others.Mr. Dongfang is a conscientious policeman, and I am also a detective with professional ethics, please rest assured. "

In fact, there is a problem with this statement.

It is unlikely that a good policeman will work with a detective.

Dongfang Liangping didn't speak, but there was a twitch in his heart.

'Nero, this guy is really good at speaking.

'Deliberately mentioning the word "quietly" and talking to this lady in a low voice as if whispering!After all, the closer the heart-to-heart distance between people, the quieter the voice will be, just like when a couple talks about love, they must speak softly, but when they quarrel, their voices must be thunderous!

'This guy is deliberately tempting Mrs. Kawajiri to say those things that are inconvenient to say, he is simply born to be a detective. '

Kawajiri Shinobu was a little distressed: "But the things related to the disappearance... I really can't think of it."

Nero further persuaded: "You just need to tell Mrs. Kazama you know. What she said, where she went, and what she did. As for whether it is related to the disappearance, these things are up to me and Dongfang It’s fine for the police to judge, you don’t need to have any psychological burden.”

"……Um."

Kawajiri Shinobu nodded.

Immediately Kawajiri Shinobu looked around, she was clearly at her own home, but she seemed worried that others would listen to her words.

"Actually, Mrs. Kazama mentioned it before...don't say I said it!"

"do not worry."

"Mrs. Kazama mentioned that she met a very calm, handsome, and polite man when she was tired of shopping and drinking coffee two days ago-it's definitely not cheating or anything, I definitely didn't say that!"

"Oh?"

Nero and Dongfang Ryohei looked at each other.

Nero pressed, "What are the characteristics of this man?"

Kawajiri Shinobu said seriously.

"Ms. Kazama said so——

"A handsome blond man like David Bowie. "

Chapter 47 The Detective and the Prisoner Part [-]

Mr. Yoshikage Kira is a blond Japanese man who looks like David Bowie. He is 33 years old and unmarried.Although the ancestors were samurai, they declined in the grandparents' generation, leaving only a samurai mansion in the villa area in the northeast of Moriomachi, but even so, the Kira family can still be called a well-to-do family.

As for Yoshikage Kira himself, he works at the Duwang branch of Kameyou Department Store, and is working diligently today.

If you have to say that Mr. Yoshikage Kira is different from ordinary people, then it can be said that he is the hand fetish prisoner that Nero Zeppelin is tracking down.

"It's time for lunch break, let's rest."

Yoshikage Kira, barely considered a small leader, said to his subordinates with a smile.

A beautiful colleague immediately said cheerfully: "Mr. Kira! Do you want to have lunch together?"

"Sorry, sorry, I have something to do at noon, next time."

"Huh? All right."

Kira Yoshikage's eyes paused for a second on the woman's hand.

Those are beautiful hands.

But it is a pity that Mr. Yoshikage Kira will never do anything to the people around him. It is not because of protection or friendship. Impossible to find yourself, but—

The rhythm of work will be disrupted.

The atmosphere of the company will also change because of the disappearance case, and it will no longer be so peaceful and peaceful.

Kira Yoshikage does not want to see such a thing happen, so although it is a bit strange to say this, but the colleagues of Kira Yoshikage, a perverted murderer with a hand fetish, are probably the safest people in Morioh Town.

Today, Yoshikage Kira, who was busy with a date, took advantage of his lunch break to get rid of his colleague's invitation, and left the company alone with a briefcase.

"What to eat?"

Yoshikage Kira was walking on the street talking to himself.

Strictly speaking, it cannot be considered a soliloquy, because Yoshikage Kira is not talking to himself, but a severed hand hidden in the inner pocket of his clothes——

The hand of the victim Nero is investigating.

Although a pair of hands had lost some activity and become a little stiff due to the long time of death, it was still possible to see the beautiful hands of the hostess who had been well maintained during her lifetime.

"How about St. Germain's bread?"

"Hey, hey, don't ignore me. It's just a few words with my female colleagues. I promised to have lunch with you. How can I go with them?"

"Come on, let's get some bread - how about a tonkatsu sandwich?"

Kira Yoshikage also knew that if his seemingly self-talking behavior was seen by others, it would probably be regarded as a neuropathy and cause some problems, so he spoke in a very soft and quiet voice, and looked at the people around him carefully, Never let your miraculous deeds be discovered.

For him, the most important thing right now is dating her...

"So, do murderers really exist in Moriou Town?"

At the door of the bakery, came a voice that didn't sound very smart.

Yoshikage Kira, who was about to take out his hands behind the back of the people in the store, and picked fresh bread together, raised his brows, stopped his original action, and turned to pick bread alone, listening to the voice, and at the same time slightly Glanced.

Those were three male students in Grape Hill High School uniforms.

Cow dung head.

A little cow dung head with a young and mature face.

A white-haired high school student who looks like an elementary school student in terms of height.

"Hey, hey, don't say it so loudly, Yitai! What if someone is a prisoner and scares the snake?" Kang Yi reminded in a low voice.

"It's okay, it's okay, Koichi, even if it's a stand-in messenger, wouldn't it be possible that a murderer would appear by his side as soon as he opened his mouth like a taxi driver? How can there be such a coincidence in this world——Don't you think so, Jousuke? "Hongcun Yitai said with a smile.

Jousuke was arranging his hair with a comb: "Anyway, I can leave the investigation to Nero, a detective. I heard that he already has a clue. It's amazing. The disappearance that lasted for 15 years without the police being able to do anything can be solved in just a few days." I will find the clue..."

Hongcun Yitai nodded: "It's Nero after all, no matter what kind of stand-in messenger he is, he is no match for him!"

Dongfang Josuke looked at Koichi Hirose again: "I'm more interested in your affairs than the murderer, Koichi."

"……I?"

"Which step have you and Yuhuako reached? Have you kissed?"

"Huh?" Kang Yi blushed, "I, I, I, I, we haven't reached that point yet——!!!"

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of laughter in the bakery, and the three high school students happily chose bread and left the bakery.

Only Yoshikage Kira, who was checking out behind the three people, had a gloomy expression.

"...someone is investigating me?"

After Yoshikage Kira left the bakery, he didn't recklessly follow the three of them directly, because there was no need to follow them, and it was the school's lunch break, and the three little ghosts would just go straight to the school in a while.

The name is already known.

Yitai.

Josuke.

Kang Yi.

I did see the school uniform, Grape Hill Private High School.

But the problem is that these three little ghosts are not worth doing, because the people who investigate him are not these three little ghosts, but someone else.

"— Nero.

"Sounds like an Italian or Italian name.

"--detective.

"The police in Morioh Town have been investigating frequent disappearances for 15 years, but they couldn't find any clues at all. After all, for them, my "Killer Queen" is beyond common sense.But this detective found the clue in "just a few days"?

"While there's the possibility of the detectives talking big, it makes me a little bit uneasy to think of the other word they also mentioned.

"——Stand-In Messenger.

"Although I really want to say that it shouldn't be such a coincidence, but... this word probably refers to a person who has the same "ability" as me.It’s right to think about it carefully, I, Kira Yoshikage, can’t be the only special person in this world, and that guy named Yiyasu did say something like this——

"—After all, it is Nero, no matter what kind of substitute messenger, he is not his opponent.

"Different from my Killer Queen, this foreign detective named Nero has many times of experience in fighting the stand-in messenger and won. Although I really want to say that I will never lose to anyone, but At this time, you still have to be more cautious.

"Besides, the modifier "no matter what" shows that there are different types of stand-in messengers, which probably means different "abilities".What kind of abilities does this detective named Nero have?Will it be a threat to my killer queen?

"Are the other high school students also substitute messengers?

"What is the ability? How many substitute messengers are there in this small town?"

Yoshikage Kira ate bread and thought about such and such things.

Immediately, Yoshikage Kira gently took out his hand from his pocket, and said seriously to her in his heart.

"Sounds like this is an 'excellent' detective who can interfere with my sleep.

"If that's the case, it must be completely ruled out before finding my real body, Kira Yoshikage. As for now——

"—It's almost time to go to work in the afternoon, and I have to go back to the company.

"In addition, I have to think about it a little bit. How can I find this detective named Nero without alarming the enemy?"

Chapter 48 The Detective and the Prisoner II

Turtle Friends Department Store.

"Kira? Kira?"

"……Hey?"

"It's so strange that Kira-kun would be in a daze at work."

"Sorry sorry."

"It's okay, it's okay, just pay attention next time."

Throughout the afternoon, Yoshikage Kira, who was supposed to be working seriously, was a little restless.

Even when he was at work, Yoshikage Kira was thinking about a problem, that is how to find the detective named Nero.When it was time to get off work, Yoshikage Kira, who once again declined his colleague's invitation to drink, continued to think about this issue while driving home.

The more violent method is not difficult.

Just follow a kid you saw before to his home, and then threaten his family with his life.

But if possible, Yoshikage Kira would like to solve the problem "low-key".

Quietly found Nero.

Quietly solve Nero.

Quietly return to daily life.