I'm Not a Detective

"Kanijuri" is a traditional Japanese-style inn that focuses on the "feel of another home", which means that guests can enjoy the comfort of home here, while also allowing guests to enjoy an alternative feeling that is different from home.

To put it simply, Japanese hotels mainly focus on service and emphasize "consideration that should be done before the guests say anything".

It stands to reason that when Takeshi Nanahara and his party come back, the maids in the foyer should immediately greet them warmly, help carry buckets and things, and at least smile and say polite words such as "You are back", but At this moment, the maids were a little distracted, their attention was obviously inside the hotel, and they didn't even look at them.

Takeshi Nanahara was thoughtful, suspecting that he was in conflict with the world's feng shui, and something would happen wherever he went, but he didn't care about it. He went directly to a waitress and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I lost my fishing rod. Please remember me." Put it on my account!"

The fishing rod I rented was dragged away by a fish, so I had no choice but to pay for it.

"Ah, okay." The waitress came back to her senses, responded, bowed slightly and asked with concern, "Guest, are you okay?"

"Nothing." Takeshi Nanahara signaled Qingmi Ruri to hand the octopus to the waitress, and said politely, "Please go back and use these octopus to make some dishes."

"Yes, it will be delivered to you when you order." The waitress immediately took the bucket and acted very considerate.

Seeing that Liuli didn't care about Octopus at the moment, Qing Qing asked curiously: "Um...did something happen in the store?"

The waitress hesitated slightly and said vaguely: "It's a small incident, but guests don't need to worry, it won't affect your rest." She didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, and immediately asked, "Does the guest need to take a shower? There is one at the back of the store." The bamboo forest spring pool is perfect for cooling off from the summer heat. If necessary, I will take you there in a moment."

Although Qingjian Liuli was still curious, she obviously didn't want to say anything. She was embarrassed to ask further. After politely refusing, they went back to the room together. On the way, she asked Nanabahara Takeshi: "What do you think happened?"

Takeshi Nanahara hugged Naokawa Aoi, who was already asleep, and laughed and scolded: "We are just here to escape the summer heat. It has nothing to do with us if anything happens. Please stop worrying!"

"Tch!" Qing Jian Liuli rolled her eyes at him, and really didn't care anymore. She reached out and took Naokawa Aoi, then called Kamikado Maruyuki and took her two young apprentices to take a nap.

Takeshi Nanabahara went back to his room to rest on his own. The four of them didn't have a good rest after taking the bus last night. They played all morning again and slept until about four o'clock in the afternoon. Then they got up to eat together... It was considered lunch. Life on vacation is unavoidable. Somewhat confusing.

The quality of the "lunch" provided by the hotel is quite good. At least the ingredients are fresh enough and well worth the price. The main product is Hanasaki crab. I made Hanasaki rice - cook the rice in a clay pot until it is half cooked, put crab roe on it, and add Top with raw ginkgo and cress leaves and continue cooking them for a unique flavor.

Then take out the big meat from the crab claws, sprinkle with black pepper and grill it directly on the iron plate to make "Hanasaki Steak";

Then the middle part of the crab legs is shelled, wrapped in batter and fried at low temperature to make "Hanasaki Tempura";

Then boil crab shells with soy sauce, rice wine, ginger, and green onions, and add a few pieces of tofu to make "Hanasaki simmered rice".

If this meal doesn't count "Takoyaki" and other ingredients provided by Takeshi Nanabahara, it can probably be regarded as a collection of ways to eat Hanasaki Crab, and according to the introduction by the waitress who served the meal, this is only part of the way to eat Hanasaki Crab. Others include "Hanasaki Siomai" , "Hanasaki hotpot", "Hanasaki sushi", "Hanasaki rolls", "Hanasaki drunkenness", "Hanasaki soup dumplings" and many more - the Japanese are very good at picking out details in small places, and this hotel specializes in crabs. No scraps were spared, even the crab shells had to be decorated.

This meal was very delicious for both Qingmi Ruri and Kakumaru Yuki. Even Naokawa Aoi's blank eyes were a little more curious when she poked at the bright red crab shell. She probably felt that her eyes were opened and she began to understand how wonderful this world is.

"Are the guests satisfied with their meal?" At this time, the hotel's female queen came, opened the door gently, smiled gently, knelt down and asked softly.

The so-called "female general" means boss lady, which evolved from the ancient Japanese female official title of "royal master". It implies that serving guests is like serving the master of Japan. Takeshi Nanabahara immediately smiled politely and said: "Everything is fine. , thank you for your trouble."

The female general smiled more gently, lowered her head and said, "If there is anything wrong, please ask Nanabahara-san to tell me directly."

"It's easy to talk." Seeing that the female general was not just greeting her, Takeshi Nanahara asked with a smile, "What's the matter with you?"

The female general smiled sheepishly: "I'm very sorry, something bad happened in the hotel. It happened that Nanahara-san checked in, so I was wondering if I could ask the famous psychic detective Nanahara-san to come forward and investigate the incident. the truth."

After a pause, she quickly said, "It's very presumptuous. Please forgive me if I am rude."

Qingjian Liuli asked curiously: "Is there a case?"

The female general straightened up and said with a hint of sadness: "Yes, a guest has passed away."

Qing Jian Liuli was surprised: "In this hotel?"

No wonder when I came back at noon, the maids in the hotel were in a daze and didn't want to say anything. It turned out that someone had died in the hotel.

The female general sighed softly and nodded slightly, indicating that she was right.

In an industry like the hotel, the most fearful thing is to encounter dead people. If a guest suddenly dies in the hotel if it is well run, not to mention whether it is bad luck or not, it will cause great damage to the reputation of the hotel. If a bad reputation spreads, Whoever dares to come here for vacation and leisure in the future will be equivalent to destroying the jobs of more than 20 people in the hotel.

But now that the guest is dead, she has to face reality. As a "female general", she can only find ways to recover the losses as much as possible and try to end the matter as soon as possible.

If it was an accident, urge the police to close the case as an accident; if it is not an accident, find the murderer as soon as possible and send the police away to avoid more rumors.

Of course, she alone didn't have this ability, but someone happened to check in with a VIP ticket from the Road Police Association in the morning. It was a young man and a woman with two children. It looked a little strange. She asked the Road Police Association privately at that time. A friend asked about Takeshi Nanahara's name and where he came from - he didn't have any bad intentions, he was just curious. After all, Takeshi Nanahara got a special invitation ticket exclusively for the high-level officials of the Dao Police Headquarters.

But upon questioning, I discovered that he was actually a well-known "spiritual detective" within the road police. He had cracked several major cases in Hirano. Now that he had encountered such an unfortunate incident, he naturally wanted to try asking the "spiritual detective" for help. "Media Detective" came forward - it happened to be a psychic. This thing was a bit weird, so I just asked him to exorcise the evil spirits afterwards.

She didn't come empty-handed. She took out a thick white envelope from her arms and was about to hand it over. She was also ready to promise some discounts or something like that, but Takeshi Nanabahara came to escape the summer heat and had no interest in getting involved in this kind of thing. Waving his hands and smiling, he asked: "Ise-san, are the police here already?"

The female general's surname was Ise, and her name was Ise Misa. She immediately said: "Yes, they will arrive in the morning."

Takeshi Nanahara immediately smiled and said: "Then there is no problem. We should trust the ability of the police. They will handle it properly. You don't have to worry too much."

This was a polite refusal. The female general was a little disappointed, but she opened a shop and did business in a huge world with the largest number of customers. She did not dare to force it, otherwise her reputation would be even worse. She could only smile and said: "That's right, the road police is indeed trustworthy. .”

She didn't achieve her goal and didn't rush to leave. She smiled and chatted again, making insinuations about the preferences of Takeshi Nanahara and others, and introduced the nearby scenery, historical sites and local delicacies. Her words were witty and meaningful, etc. After relaxing the atmosphere, he left. Even if he failed to ask for help, he didn't leave any grudge behind.

As soon as she left, Qing saw that Liuli's heart was very itchy, and she couldn't help it any longer, so she asked Nanabahara Takeshi: "Are we really not going to see what's going on?"

Takeshi Nanahara then fed the little dull bird and smiled nonchalantly: "I don't want to be busy on this hot day, but if you want to go, you can go. Anyway, we are free and everyone can do what they like."

He really didn't care. He was just out to play. Seeing that Liuli was very curious, Qing went to satisfy her curiosity. It didn't matter. There was no danger anyway, so it was just a way to pass the time. As long as he didn't get involved.

Qingjian Liuli didn't expect Qingqi Yuanwu to say this, and hesitated: "Should I go by myself?"

She was quite curious about what the case was, but she didn't really dare to let her go by herself. If she inquired about it randomly, she wouldn't be able to help, and it might be very embarrassing.

In particular, the local detective should have arrived. Takeshi Nanahara is famous and as a famous detective, he might be able to help out in exchange for some gratitude. But that's not necessarily true for her. The local detective may not be willing to take advantage of her.

Takeshi Nanahara still didn't care and said with a smile: "If you are curious, just go by yourself. We are going out to play tomorrow, so don't drag us along." After that, he said to Naokawa Aoi, "We will go to the temple tomorrow. How about chess, general chess, it’s a new thing at this moment.”

Naokawa Aoi didn't understand what Grand Game Shogi was. She usually played Ben Shogi, but of course she liked playing shogi. She immediately raised her head and gave Takeshi Nanabahara a big smile. She seemed to want to try it - Grand Game Shogi in the Edo period. stuff, but it was not compiled by the Kansai Shogi Association until 1990 based on the "Overall Shogi Koma". The chessboard is 36X36 and has a total of 804 chess pieces. The game process is very complicated.

This is what the female general "Kaniuri" mentioned just now when she heard that Naokawa Aoi likes to play shogi. There is a small temple in the mountains not far from the hotel. The presiding monk there also likes to play shogi, so he specially made a temple based on ancient books. The big game of shogi was indeed a rare thing in the 1990s. The next game might take three to five days. Takeshi Nanabahara was going to take Little Doggy to experience it - just when he was bored, he played a big game of shogi to pass the time.

Qingmi Ruri was a little reluctant, but she couldn't force Takeshi Nanahara to go. The meal was a bit unsatisfying, and after dinner, she was even more uneasy. Watching Takeshi Nanahara giving a lecture to Yuki Kakumaru, Xiao Daidai Bird stood there with his little face raised and listened stupidly. He had nothing to do, so he hesitated before slipping out the door.

Well, idle time is also idle, go and see what's going on. Just like this guy said, of course you can do whatever interests you when you go on vacation. It's also good for accumulating material.

She slipped out the door and looked around, and found Ise Misa along the way. She found that she was talking to several maids, so she waited patiently. Ise Misa soon saw her and immediately asked the maids to go about their business. Everyone, come over and ask politely: "Qingjian Sang, do you need anything?"

Qingjian Liuli said a little embarrassedly: "It's about a case. I'm a little curious. Can I ask what the case is?"

Ise Misa was quite surprised and said: "Nanahara-san is willing to help?"

Qingjian Liuli waved her hands quickly and said, "No, no, he...he has other things to do. I'm personally more interested in it. If you don't mind, can you tell me?" After a pause, she felt guilty again. Said, "If it doesn't work, forget it, I'm just asking."

Without Takeshi Nanahara by her side, she always felt that she had no confidence, and now she already wanted to go back.

The female general wasn't too disappointed, nor did she refuse. After all, she was the detective's girlfriend, so maybe she could help a little bit.

She directly sighed: "This thing... is a little weird. I can't explain it just by talking about it. Please come with me!" As she spoke, she led Qingjian Liuli to the side of the hotel, and continued with a slight sadness. He said, "What happened was an old guest of ours who stayed with us for more than two months every year. Unexpectedly, he left like this..."

"Live here for more than two months every year?"

"Yes, Mrs. Zhongmu is sixty-six years old this year. She has been coming to our place for summer vacation every year since ten years ago. She even has a fixed room."

Qing Jian Liuli nodded and immediately asked: "Then how did she pass away? Why do you say it's weird?"

Ise Misa led her to a small courtyard on the other side of the hotel, pointed and said: "Mrs. Nakagi lives here, how she passed away... you will know after you take a look."

Qing Jian Liuli was very cautious and asked: "Have the police investigated the scene? Can we go in?"

"We have investigated and recorded the hotel's employees and some guests." Ise Misa sighed. Several guests had already wanted to check out, but the police did not allow it. This was very bad for their hotel's reputation, but they said so. Said, "Don't worry about damaging the scene, please come over here."

She was familiar with the roads, and took Qingjian Liuli in a big circle to the back of the yard, letting her look in through the large French window at the back, pointing to the white ashes on a bamboo chair and said: "That... is Zhongmu Madam.”

Qingjian Liuli stared at the bamboo chair that looked like an easy chair for a while, then looked at the bamboo chair which was slightly burnt in color, then looked at the white ashes, and looked at her in astonishment, "You mean... Mrs. Nakamu is in the hotel The room was... burned to ashes?"

Ise Misa nodded sadly: "It looks like this. It should have happened last night, but no one knows what happened."

Qingjian Liuli carefully observed the room from the window and found that except for the burn marks on the bamboo chair, everything else was normal. There were also a large amount of "ashes" scattered around the bamboo chair, as well as a small amount of burnt fabric fragments.

She couldn't help but ask again: "Are you sure it's ashes?"

It was burnt too finely, almost like it was burned in a professional incinerator sent to a crematorium. It was a bit numb when looking at it, and Ise Misa nodded again, "That's what the police said."

Qingjian Liuli observed the room carefully again, trying to remember all the details in her mind, and hesitated for a moment: "Could it be spontaneous combustion of the human body?"

She seemed to have heard similar legends, but was not sure, and Ise Misa shook her head and sighed: "At first, the police judged this way and wanted to close the case by accident, but then they seemed to think it was not the case. Why wouldn't they also Ken told me, so...the case may not be closed for a while."

If something happens to a guest in their hotel, the hotel should take whatever responsibility it has to bear. She has no objection, but now that the case has not been settled, it is a bit troublesome. Some guests can't even check out and leave, which has an even worse impact on their hotel's reputation. , and also violates their hotel’s “stay away” requirement.

But there was no other way, so she had no choice but to endure it.