I'm Not a Detective

"Excuse me... Does the famous psychic detective Nanabahara-san mentioned in the newspaper live here?"

Qingjian Liuli opened the door and saw an uncle in his forties standing at the door of the courtyard. His face was reserved but very polite. Even though the fence gate was decorative, he didn't go too far. He just stood there and asked from a distance. , did not come in without permission.

She hurriedly greeted him and politely replied: "Yes, this is his home...Who are you?"

The middle-aged uncle took off his hat to reveal his slightly bald forehead, and said politely and cautiously: "I am Yasu Noboru, um... I have something to ask Mr. Takeshi Nanahara, but I don't know how much it will cost?"

"Wait a moment." Although Qingmi Ruri acts as Nanahara Wu's assistant, he is actually just a housework robot. I really don't understand how he charges. I just feel that this guy seems to be watching people order dishes. If he has money, Just squeeze the oil as hard as you can, and the poor will make money from their hard work, and the fees are very arbitrary.

She immediately returned to the room and found that Takeshi Nanahara had cheered up and took care of his appearance. He also moved a crystal ball from somewhere and placed it on the table. It was covered with a black cloth and pretended to be presentable and completely professional. God stick.

She was speechless for a while and said angrily: "It's not a fat sheep. The uncle here is called Ba Shusheng. He doesn't look like a rich man. He probably saw your story in the newspaper and found him by asking around." , now I want to ask how you charge."

Takeshi Nanabahara was not disappointed, but felt very satisfied. Sure enough, publishing in newspapers was the shortcut to becoming famous. It was much more efficient than setting up a stall in the park to gradually accumulate reputation. He smiled directly and said: "You can't just rely on your feelings whether you have money or not. I know you." There are several rich men who are dressed worse than homeless people. Let’s invite them in first and negotiate the price depending on the situation. If he thinks it’s expensive, he can just leave. Just treat it like I’m inviting him to a cup of tea.”

"You're really not a rich man!" Qingjian Liuli warned him worriedly, lest he ruin his business and lower the quality of his food. "Uncle Ba Shu is probably a construction worker and doesn't have much spare money. Don't ask for random prices. .”

Takeshi Nanahara looked her up and down and asked with a smile: "Construction worker? Did you read it like that?"

Qingjian Ruri said confidently: "Of course, he didn't give me a business card. It was probably because he didn't use business cards much. He was a manual worker who rarely had to deal with outsiders. Moreover, the coat was very old, the style was a bit outdated, and there were some stains between the nails. White ash, so I judged he was a construction worker."

Takeshi Nanahara stood up and clapped softly. He became a little curious after what she said. He walked towards the door of the room and prepared to take a look. He smiled and said: "It's not easy. It's been a month and your eyes are finally starting to work. I I used to think they were decorations.”

Qing saw that Liuli didn't pay attention to his strange words, and Xiaoxiao snorted, but she was very proud in her heart - is Jin Buhuan true? Can eating smart eggs really improve your intelligence?

No, no, no, that kid made it up to deceive people. In fact, I am a genius, but I didn’t have a famous teacher before... No, it was because I didn’t have the guidance of a cunning bastard. This precious jade is covered in dust and has never been able to shine as it should.

Now I have finally touched the role of a famous detective, and I have endured the humiliation for a month in vain.

Hum hum, the future is bright.

Takeshi Nanahara went to the door and took a look through the crack in the door, then came back and said with a smile: "Okay, it is indeed not a fat sheep, but it is better to invite people in. It has just opened and the style has not been established. You can't pick and choose the guests. , you have to work even if you get discounts.”

Qing Jian Liuli turned around and was about to invite someone, and said happily: "My guess is right, right? Cold reading is not difficult. I will go to the stall with you in the future."

Well, it's almost time to go out and go into actual combat. After accumulating some experience in actual combat, I'll be able to defeat him. I'll be the detective myself and let him attack.

Takeshi Nanahara couldn't help but laugh, waved his hand and said: "Hurry up and pull it down. If it's not a fat sheep, it's real. The rest you read is just nonsense."

Qing Jian Liuli was surprised: "Not a construction worker?"

"It has nothing to do with it at all. He is a night shift security guard. The white dust between his fingernails is probably because he just bought a house. He is not willing to spend money to hire people, so he is painting it himself." Takeshi Nanahara said casually, "This time, it is probably a house. If something goes wrong, it’s very possible that you bought a haunted house on the cheap.”

Qingjian Liuli became strange: "You...how did you know that he was a security guard?"

"Because of his clothes and body shape." Takeshi Nanahara was not in a hurry to welcome the guests. He was not in a hurry to do business. He explained casually, "His shirt fits him very well. He changed it casually for visitors when he went out, but he only changed his shirt and jacket. , but the pants don’t fit well. The fabric is cheap and wear-resistant khakis, which should be uniforms issued uniformly. The wear location is vaguely close to the back of the thigh... You can’t see it from behind, but combined with his posture, his hip muscles are relatively loose. , slightly slumped shoulders, weak upper limbs and slightly fat body shape can tell that he will sit for a long time and grind his buttocks all the time.

There is also a problem with his standing posture. He keeps changing his supporting feet without stopping. It is suspected that the blood flow in his legs is not smooth, and varicose veins are causing discomfort. He has signs of standing frequently, but his shoes are badly worn, and it seems that he needs to walk frequently. He walked, but not very fast, and he could still maintain a slightly fat body shape.

He also wore a Cassis O multi-function electronic watch. This kind of watch is relatively expensive for him and relatively trendy. It is not like the watches he would buy at his age. He probably wanted to be able to set multiple alarm clocks.

So what kind of job wears cheap uniforms and requires regular reminders to sit, stand, and walk around for long periods of time? "

Qing Jian Liuli was stunned for a moment. She didn't find so many details even after looking carefully. She was unable to retort for a while and said depressedly: "Okay, he is a security guard, but what about night security?"

Takeshi Nanahara smiled and said: "Because of his face, his facial skin has the characteristics of lack of sun exposure. It is pale white due to a slight lack of vitamin D. He spends more than 80% of the day sleeping and only works at night.

As for him painting his own house, which construction worker would only work the night shift and not the day shift?

He is not a construction worker. Of course, the white ash in the gaps between his fingernails is probably painting the walls of his own home. However, he didn’t even wash his hands properly. He just grabbed a coat and ran over. He was obviously very nervous. His house was damaged. Wrong, it was most likely that I just bought it and realized something was wrong just now. "

Seeing Liuli, Qingqing had nothing to say, so she could only go and invite Ba Shusheng in depressedly. However, when the escort came in, he asked with some dissatisfaction: "Ba Shusheng, are you a night shift security guard?"

Ba Shusheng was stunned and took a breath. He looked at the delicate little girl in home clothes in awe. Unexpectedly, there was no boast or exaggeration in the newspaper. Even the girl at the door here has "super-sensory" ability. , and easily figured out his identity.

There is no other explanation other than super-sensory perception. He only takes three days off a month, rarely goes out in broad daylight, and has hardly ever been to Higashikata Town. It is impossible for people here to know him.

He became more and more reserved and said politely: "I am indeed engaged in this profession and I don't deal with people very much. If there is anything rude about me, please..."

"Ah, I'm sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet. My surname is Qingmi."

Ba Shusheng then answered, "Please forgive me, Qing Jian."

Qingjian Liuli has always been soft-spoken, and she will be even more polite to others when they are polite to her. She quickly bowed slightly and said: "You are too polite. I am young, so you don't need to use honorifics to me."

"Where, where, what you want, what you want..."

The two of them entered the house politely. Qingjian Liuli went to make tea, while Qingyuan Wu asked Ba Shusheng to sit opposite him, separated by a crystal ball covered with black cloth - it was originally intended to slaughter the fat sheep, but it is no longer needed. , can only be used as decorations - through the crystal ball, he asked calmly: "Are the eight bunches of mulberry here for the purpose of moving?"

Ba Shusheng took another breath of cold air and made another mistake for global warming. He no longer had any doubts about the famous psychic detective praised in the newspaper, and quickly said politely: "It is indeed about the new house, I think. Please... I guess it's a spirit removal, but I don't know the price."

Qingjian Liuli brought tea in a special tea cup for guests, and sat down behind Takeshi Nanabahara to listen curiously.

Takeshi Nanahara first invited Ba Shusheng to drink tea, and then smiled and said: "It's probably about removing spirits? Did Ba Shusang encounter a haunted house? There are many ways to get rid of spirits. I wonder what kind of haunted house Ba Shusang encountered? If not, It’s clear. Can you first describe what happened to you? Did you see something dirty or something strange happened?”

Ba Shusheng immediately said: "It is indeed a haunted house. At first... please don't be offended by this. At first, I didn't believe this kind of thing, so... I saw that the house was very cheap and beautiful, so I bought it..."

Holding the teacup, he recounted the recent events in detail.

He is in his forties, and his daughter is getting older. The small apartment he originally rented seems very small and inconvenient. In addition, now that Japan's real estate bubble has burst, land and houses have changed from investment products to daily necessities, and their prices have increased. Diving, the lowest is only 30% of the previous price, so he started to think about buying a house to live in - he just needed it, and he thought he could afford it, so he wanted to buy it. Everyone wants to have a house of their own. A home is best a big and beautiful one, and he is no exception.

He was even a little worried that if he didn't buy it now, if the price rose again, it might not be the turn of people like him with a low income to buy it. As soon as he had this idea, he was ready to make a move and actually ran to ask.

However, the income of being a security guard was not very good, and he did not want to bear too high a loan. After all, his daughter still had to go to school, so he asked around and finally found a haunted house.

The original owner of the house encountered a thief breaking into the house, and the two sides fought fiercely. In the end, the owner was defeated and was brutally killed. The thief also suffered too much. He lost too much blood and was not discovered in time. He died before the ambulance arrived.

Two people died in this house, both of them quite miserably, so the house was a bit unsaleable.

The real estate agency did not hide this. After all, if such a thing is discovered, it will be taken to court, and the verdict of fraud will be accurate. It is really a bad reputation and loss of money. They are not that stupid. They told Ba Shusheng honestly and by the way. I got a super discounted price - 50% off, 14 million yen, and the big house is taken away, but you need to sign a guarantee, you can't return it after buying it, and they will not be responsible for anything that happens.

Ba Shusheng was very satisfied when he saw the house. Although the garden house is more than 20 years old, the people who built the house were very careful. The quality of the house is very good. It was designed by famous designers. At first glance, it is very grand. It will feel very comfortable when you get up and think about it.

He likes it however he likes it. He is also a night security guard, and his courage has been developed long ago - he is too timid to be a night security guard. When he is at work, he often listens to ghost stories on the radio for excitement. At most, he will be scared for a while, and then he will feel nothing at all. , a person should patrol and stand guard, and should not be afraid of ghosts at all.

The house is so good and the price is so cheap. If you spend the same money to buy a new house, you can't buy one half the size, and the apartment size is not as good as this one. He went home to discuss it with his wife and daughter, and invited them to go see the house together, making every possible guarantee. He promised that there would be no problem, and finally persuaded his wife and daughter. After seeing such a good house, the mother and daughter went to look at other houses with the same price. They didn't like it no matter how much they liked it, and they didn't have the courage to do so. It was a small thing, so I agreed directly.

My family is not rich, and sometimes I really can't afford to be picky, or throw away tens of millions of yen in discounts just for a little fear.

After buying a new house, Ba Shusheng immediately took active action. In order to calm the hearts of his wife and daughter, he bought a large pile of salt to exorcise evil spirits in the whole house. He also asked for talismans to paste them everywhere in the house, and then began to repaint them. , live there by the way, to prove to my wife and daughter that there is no problem and there is no need to worry.

Then something happened. He went to work at night and went to his new house to paint and rest during the day. As a result, when he went to get off work yesterday morning, he found that many of the salt piles placed everywhere in the room were scattered, or even disappeared directly, and some of them were scattered on the ground. Yes, there are rows of weird black spots on it.

In addition, some of the walls he had just painted had also changed, revealing the original walls again, as if they had not been painted.

When Ba Shusheng said this, his face looked a little sad. Qingjian Liuli couldn't help it and immediately asked: "It sounds like a prank. Didn't Ba Shusheng call the police?"

Ba Shusheng shook his head and said: "Yesterday I went to call the police, but the police came to see and then went back. Now the house is empty. There is nothing in it except some painting tools, paint and wallpaper. Nothing is missing, and there is no Nothing was damaged, and there were no signs of intrusion... Although some of the salt disappeared, the case cannot be established just by throwing the salt away."

After a pause, he hesitated and said, "As for the prank... We haven't moved there, and we don't know anyone there. Who would do such a prank? The wall I painted for a day has returned to its original state. What a prank... No need to go to such trouble, right? After thinking about it, only the original owner of the house is left..."

Qing Jian Liuli nodded hesitantly, and felt that a simple prank seemed a bit unreasonable. At least he needed to see it on the spot before he could draw a conclusion.

But the ghost who stole the salt? The ghost who forbids people to paint the walls?

What kind of psychosis does this ghost have?

Ba Shusheng turned to Takeshi Nanahara and said sincerely: "Classmate Nanahara, my wife and daughter were a little frightened when they found out yesterday. They thought it might be...the original owner of the house didn't want to leave and didn't want the house to be changed. They didn't dare to move. I lived in the past, so I thought of you. You have the ability to deal with supernatural events and you are also a good detective, so I wanted to ask, if the price is right, can you help me investigate? "

This is the benefit of fame. In order to dispel the fear of his wife and daughter and successfully move into that house, he had to come here to seek peace of mind for his wife and daughter.