I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

June 12, Wednesday, 4 p.m.

At this time, the sun has not yet set, but is hanging slantingly in the corner of the sky. There are no clouds in the clear blue sky. The golden and white hot sunlight is projected directly to the ground, refracted on the clear windows, and it makes people feel happy. irritable.

Higashino Yu was carrying a backpack and squinting his eyes slightly. After entering Kitai Ayase, there were not many people on the road, and his vision was filled with dazzling white light and distorted air.

Summer has not yet arrived, but Tokyo is already showing signs of heat.

If I could control the wind, how comfortable would it be to be surrounded by a gust of breeze?

Dong Yeyu was daydreaming. Controlling the wind is one of the seventy-two transformations of the earthly evil. It is a serious divine channel technique. If ordinary monsters want to control the wind, they must first realize it for a hundred years.

There weren't many people passing by. The owner of the izakaya, Saburo Oda, was holding a plate of fried tofu in front of a simple shrine. A yellow dog following him stared at the fried tofu on the plate in deep contemplation.

They are all canines, so why can this stone be eaten, but I can only watch it here?

It's just that its brain doesn't even have the ability to ask this question, but it is probably a little envious of the stone fox. It sticks out its tongue to feel the aroma of food filling the air. It can be considered as eating.

Suddenly, as if feeling something, the old dog raised his head warily and jumped in surprise.

In front of him was an eight-foot-tall handsome young man, wearing a formal suit and sweating profusely from the heat. He was fanning himself with a top hat as he walked over.

The old dog lowered his body and growled low in his throat.

"Jiro!" Saburo Oda patted the old dog on the head, smiled and greeted the young man in front of him.

"Higashino-kun, I haven't seen you in the past few days. Did you just come back from a long trip?"

"Well, I went to Yinxi to do some business." Dong Yeyu nodded with a smile and asked casually: "How is business lately?"

"It's getting better. Every day, a man in a suit comes over to eat. He stares at the door of the apartment, as if waiting for someone. He looks familiar to me."

Saburo Oda's eyes fell on Higashino Yu, "After thinking about it later, I realized something was wrong. Higashino-kun, have you gotten into some trouble? That man seemed to be the bodyguard of the eldest lady that day."

"Is this happening?"

Higashino Yu asked casually. His eyes fell on the four-tailed Gozen Inari sitting upright in the shrine. After thinking about it, he made a dojo and saluted.

Now that his wings are getting richer, he possesses three great magical powers, and his cultivation of the Yin God is about to be completed, and he is just waiting for the elixir to be formed.

If it is refined into Dharma, Heaven, Elephant and Earth, it will be equipped with both Dharma and Technique. In Journey to the West, it will be at least a tiger pioneer level monster. It can carry Zhu Bajie and a rake, and it is qualified to call itself a human immortal.

What's more, I learned from Yuan Jun earlier that Tianzun's eyes and ears have searched all directions and all realms, and he has probably agreed to practice the Shangqing Lingbao Cave Xuanzhen Sutra. He is estimated to be half a registered disciple, not a monster in the mountains.

From now on, there is no need to be so cautious when entering and leaving various shrines, as long as it does not offend.

As for the Moon Witch sending people to wait here, Dong Yeyu was not surprised. I can only say that Miss Moon Witch is like this.

"I can't explain clearly. In the past few days when Mr. Higashino was away, the granddaughter of the Iori family came to take a look every day. The man in the suit also came every day, and he is in my store now."

Dongye Yu smiled and said, "You are overthinking that. That is the president of my school club. He has something to do with me, and he contacts me every day on his mobile phone. That person is probably her bodyguard."

"Since he's not a bad person, I'll rest assured."

Saburo Oda smiled and said nothing. He rubbed his hands and stood up. "How about, come to the store to have something to eat?"

Dong Yeyu wiped the sweat from his forehead and shook his head: "Thank you very much, Boss Xiaoda, for your kindness, but I have been on a long-distance bus for several hours and am a little tired from traveling. Now I just want to go home and turn on the electric fan and lie down comfortably for a while."

"I'll treat you to food for free."

Freeloader? If you want to say this, then I won’t be sleepy anymore.

Dong Yeyu smiled heartily: "I'm sorry about that, I happen to be hungry, so I should eat something to relieve fatigue."

"You kid."

Oda Saburo pointed at Higashino Yu and shook his head and laughed, then explained: "But because it is a new dish, I need to ask Higashino-kun to give some comments and opinions after tasting it."

"No problem, to tell you the truth, I am known as the tongue of the gods of Kyoto, and I have tasted all the picky and rigid Kyoto izakaya dishes. Let me experience the inspiration of the Kanto chef!"

Dong Yeyu gave a thumbs up, with a serious look on his face, like a classic gourmet.

As soon as I returned to Tokyo, I felt the city's humanistic care. Whoever says Tokyo is cold and indifferent will have nothing to do with me.

After entering the store, the man in a suit who was sitting at the bar having a drink subconsciously raised his head. When he saw Higashino Yu, he was stunned for a second and stood up suddenly.

Shop owner Saburo Oda subconsciously picked up the kitchen knife in his hand, but saw the bodyguard take off his sunglasses and suddenly bow down.

"Mr. Higashino."

The shopkeeper suddenly remembered what Higashino Yu said before. He glanced at the knife in his hand, shrugged, took out a piece of processed fresh salmon from the refrigerator and cut it.

Dong Yeyu felt that the bodyguard in front of him looked familiar, but he couldn't remember his name, so he acted like he knew him and said in surprise: "You were from that day -"

"Maekawa Mingma, sir."

"Yes, Mr. Maekawa."

"I can't afford to be called sir, so you can just call me Ma. The lady sent me here to wait for Mr. Higashino. Can I tell her that you are back?"

Maekawa Naima said, took out his mobile phone and asked.

"It's okay, I've already said hello to her before, sit down."

Dong Yeyu found a random place to sit down and put his backpack aside.

Sanae is sometimes weird when she meets Tomorrow. She used to ask her frequently, but she hasn't sent any message since this morning. She only replied after she sent her message and said she would come over after school.

Hearing this, Maekawa Meima bowed again, then sat down and handed two 10,000-yuan bills to the boss, "Mr. Higashino and my meal money."

Just as Higashino Yu was about to say something, the bodyguard smiled and said, "Please don't refuse. Mr. Higashino and Miss Jinguji protected us last time, otherwise we would be the ones facing the monster."

"This time I'm treating Higashino-kun to dinner, and I won't charge you for it."

Oda Saburo only accepted Maekawa Naima's meal money, and then, while bowing to cut vegetables, he asked: "Did you just mention monsters?"

Maekawa Naima didn't explain anything, and Oda Saburo didn't care and just kept talking to himself.

"Speaking of which, there are also rumors of monsters in our area."

"Oh? When did it happen?"

Higashino Yu was a little curious. Is there Haruhuan in charge here? What kind of monster dares to cause trouble under Gozen Inari's nose?

"For the past two days, it's Mr. Matsushige who runs a supermarket over there. He has been very unlucky recently. He keeps losing things. The surveillance often fails at critical moments, and the police can't do anything."

Dong Yeyu sniffed subconsciously, but didn't smell any evil spirit around him. He shook his head: "Is there a thief?"

As he spoke, he broke open the disposable bamboo chopsticks and shaved off the burrs. The island country seemed to be getting worse, even though there were many unemployed young people gathered in Tokyo.

There are also JKs and the like who have run away from home, gathering in Shinjuku, and there are many pretty and cute girls among them. They usually wander there dragging their suitcases, but at night they go round corners, and they don’t save the money they earn. As a result, there is only enough room to stay in the hotel for a few days.

They are a bit clever. If a girl Yuan Jiao earns money to stay in a hotel, she will invite other wandering friends to stay with her. She can take the opportunity to wash clothes and take a shower. After other girls Yuan Jiao earn money, they will also invite her to live with her. hotel.

This gives time to restore the san value.

A reporter once interviewed them and asked them about their plans for the future, and the answer they received was, "I have no plans. I don't know what the future will be like one day at a time."

It is normal for thieves to be born in this situation.

Saburo Oda nodded slightly: "I also guess there is a thief."

"But I don't know who spread the news. It was said that Miko said that there were monsters in Matsushige's supermarket. Although the child's words were nothing, Mr. Matsushige was still not happy. Mr. Iori apologized for this, and the grandfather and grandson seemed It’s a bit tense.”

Logically speaking, Miko should not say these words in front of others. Higashino Yu thought for a moment, "Does Mr. Matsushige really believe in monsters?"

"It's not a matter of belief or not. The main thing is that there was a cat disaster in Xiaosuge not long ago. Someone took a video at the scene and posted it on tiktak. It was very interesting to watch. Although it was banned soon, it still caused a stir. There was a small storm, and everyone felt a little doubtful and uneasy, suspecting that it was a monster, Nekomata, or something like that.”

"At this time, someone said that there are monsters in our area, and he is a child of a priest. Although everyone does not really believe it, but when opening a store, if there are rumors of monsters, it will always affect the business."

"That's true."

Higashino Yu nodded and prepared to ask when he visited Iori's house later. Menghua's snacks were sent by himself in the morning, and they are probably still on the way. They will only be delivered tomorrow.

The aroma of the food soon wafted over. Saburo Oda opened the pot lid and took a look. He nodded with satisfaction and put it in front of Dong Yeyu with a clean towel.

"Salmon, truffle and black pepper sauce pasta, please."

What the hell?

Dong Yeyu looked at the food in front of him with some suspicion, which was enough to make Italians angry, and then picked up a piece of food and put it into his mouth with a picky attitude.

fresh!

The strong taste of salty freshness and black pepper exploded on the tip of the tongue. This unique taste. Dong Yeyu took a few bites and smacked his mouth. Isn't this braised noodles?

"How is it?" Saburo Oda asked with a smile while sitting at the bar.

“It is an innovative dish. The salmon is very fresh and the pasta is cooked just right. To my surprise, the umami flavor of the truffles was not masked by the black pepper sauce. It would be better if there was more Parmesan cheese. Perfect.”

"How much does Higashino-kun think it should be sold for?"

"Boss Xiaotian must have already made up his mind, so why bother asking me? I only comment on this bowl of noodles from the perspective of a diner. It's delicious."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the host and guest were enjoying themselves. After finishing the meal, Higashino Yu said hello to Maekawa Mingma.

Wiping his lips, he smiled at Saburo Oda and said, "Thank you for the hospitality. I have some things to do at home, so I'll take my leave."

After saying that, he took out a few tissues and left gracefully. Maekawa Mingma looked at the young man's back with longing for him. Oda Saburo finished smoking a cigarette, hummed a tune and started to clear the dishes.

At this time, a young man walked into the izakaya wearing a blue denim jacket that was obviously several sizes too big, like an adult's, a white vest underneath, and long overalls.

"Welcome, what would you like to eat?" Saburo Oda asked, holding the plate that Higashino Yu had eaten clean.

The young man first glanced at the menu hanging on the wall, then looked at the dinner plate in Saburo Oda's hand, sniffed, "This is it?"

"spaghetti."

The young man nodded thoughtfully and looked behind him, "Want to eat?"

At this time, a little girl wearing a rustic black dress poked her head out from behind him.

This girl seemed to be malnourished, her hair was messy and yellow, her cheeks were thin, her nose was runny and dirty, and her eyes looked round and big, timid.

She didn't speak, just nodded.

"I want a copy of this." The boy pulled the girl to sit down, took out a crumpled thousand-yuan bill from his trouser pocket, and looked at Saburo Oda: "Is it enough?"

Saburo Oda looked at it for a moment, smiled and nodded, "That's enough."

"My lord! You are finally back! You must make the decision for your ministers!!!"

Xiuji was lying on the ground crying. If you ignored that he was just a pigeon and only listened to the words, it would be a bit sad to hear.

Dong Yeyu did not accept this trick. He was accustomed to exaggerating, and he would turn even small things into huge disasters.

He took off his shoes, put his backpack aside, sat cross-legged on the floor, fixed the electric fan that was on and blew it towards him, leaned back with his hands on it, and sighed comfortably.

"What happened again?"

"The crow from Mount Takao bullies the ministers."

Xiuji threw herself on the floor, howling and wiping tears as she described in detail.

"That day, the chamberlain was escorting Miss Iori to school. The guy attacked from the dark. He had been spying on the city for a long time and pecked him when he came up. Fortunately, the chamberlain had practiced hard in recent days and was able to escape. Otherwise, he would have pecked him to death. ”

As he spoke, he spread his wings, revealing a small section of bald feathers: "You see, he has pecked off several of my feathers."

"Is this happening? You didn't say who the lord of Dongye City is?"

"I just said it, but that guy was even more arrogant, saying, saying-"

"say what?"

"He said that you are just an ordinary mortal and do not deserve to own the treasured land of Dongye City. He also said that he would give up Dongye City if you know how to deal with it. If not, he would come to Dongye City to cause trouble."

After hearing this, Dong Yeyu nodded slightly and glanced at Xiuji: "Don't cry yet, you're a worthless thing. When I let you practice on weekdays, you only know how to sleep. Now you know the consequences of being lazy?"

Xiuji cried and lowered the bird's head, muttering: "A pigeon will suffer a loss if it beats a crow. It is not a crime of war."

The corners of Dongyeyu's mouth twitched: "What did you say?"

"I say your lord is right. The ministers must practice hard in the future, but that crow spirit is the only one."

Dong Yeyu tapped Xiuji's head lightly with a pen, and then smiled: "Maybe we can make a pot of crow soup tonight."

Hearing this, Xiuji immediately held his head high and said, "When the time comes when the ministers are in full force and the lord takes action, he will make that guy kneel down and beg for mercy."