I'm Not a Detective

It was still hot in Hirano at the end of August. Qingmi Ruri started to sweat even more as soon as she got off the train. She felt less comfortable than staying in Xiongshou Mountain, but she was not unhappy either. This was her hometown after all. What did she see when she came back after a few weeks? They all feel very friendly, especially...

She was a little worried about Takeshi Nanabaru. She had been almost inseparable from him for the past six months. After being separated for three days without warning, she always felt that something was missing in her life. She was not used to it.

She felt like she was worried about the family dog ​​when she was traveling far away. Otherwise, she would have stayed in Kumano Mountain for one more day and wouldn't have been in such a hurry to come back.

I don’t know how that kid is doing at home...

She thought about it in her mind, went to pick up the three large boxes of checked luggage, hired a car and went directly back to Dongtama Town.

When she arrived, she put her luggage in the yard of Nanahara's house and went straight in. She was slightly disappointed when she found that Takeshi Nanahara was not there, so she turned back and carried three big boxes into the house, then looked around and nodded with satisfaction. .

It was okay. It seemed that the boy had been doing housework. He didn't make the house a mess like she imagined and asked her to come back to clean it up. His performance was not bad.

80 points, 20 points deducted for not welcoming her properly.

She returned to her home again, called her grandparents to report that she was safe, dusted her home, and then went to take a good bath. While she was taking a bath, she heard a faint ringing of a bell in the room. When Takeshi Nanahara came back, he dried his body, blow-dried his hair, put his hair into a bun, changed into loose and light home clothes, and strolled over.

"You're back?" Takeshi Nanahara was busy in the kitchen. He heard the door knock and said hello casually.

"Back." Qingjian Liuli responded, took off her slippers, and entered the living room with bare feet.

Takeshi Nanahara came out with two large glasses of banana milk and said with a smile: "Is the journey going well?"

Qingjian Liuli took the banana milk with crushed ice and took a small sip. She felt that it tasted good and hummed softly, "The journey was smooth. I got there after a good sleep."

Not bad, this kid still knows how to ask, give him back the 20 points!

The bananas were given by Naokawa Yoshino when he came to pick up the little Dude the day before yesterday. It was almost overripe in the hot weather. He made it into a cold drink when he came back today. He took a few sips and asked with a smile: "That's good. I want to eat it tonight." What, I’ll give you some wind.”

"Anything is fine." Qingjian Liuli didn't take the opportunity to order, but hummed, "I just went to my grandpa's house, and it's only a few days since I came back from you, so there's no need to catch the wind."

Tsk, I haven’t seen this guy for just three days, why are you so polite? He’s not an outsider...

But the attitude is good, the hard work was not in vain!

She muttered in her heart, went to move the three big boxes from the entrance, and said happily: "I brought you a gift."

Seeing her tearing off the tape on the box, Takeshi Nanahara took out a razor blade and scratched it for her, and asked with interest, "Is it a local product?"

"Yes!" Qingjian Liuli opened the bulging box and began to place items on the table. "My mother asked my grandmother to prepare these two boxes for you. They are all mountain products. Look, this is bear meat. Dried, salmon jerky, venison jerky, as well as dried rabbit and pheasant. This jar contains sealed bear paws, these two small jars contain wild honey, this bag contains dried winter mushrooms, this bag contains meat floss, and this There are several bags of various dried fruits, I don’t know what they are called..."

As she spoke, she ordered the wild products in the box one by one, and dragged another box over, "This is a gift from my grandparents. They know you like to do handicrafts, so my grandpa found some rare small wood. I'll give it to you. Tell me which one is suitable for you, and I'll ask him to check in the rest. My grandma also prepared some skins. These are rabbit skins, this is deer skin, and this is a bear skin. She said They can all be made into gloves and hats, which can be used in winter.”

Takeshi Nanahara picked them up and took a closer look, and found that these wild products were in excellent condition. He smiled and said: "They are not cheap, some are too expensive."

Seeing that he liked it, Qingjian Liuli was also very happy, and hummed: "It doesn't matter, they said I have made great progress, let me thank you for your help."

Originally, there weren't so many, but she finally made a trip to her mother's family. It was like returning to her mother's family. She didn't have to be polite to her grandmother and grandfather. She was still the twenty-seventh heir of Xiongshou Mountain, and she could still remember this to her mother. Of course, I had to bring more things back to the tent, so I stuffed some more stuff in until the box was about to explode.

It's a pity. We should have taken this guy and his apprentices there. There's no way the four of us could carry three or four more boxes back.

Qi Yuanwu nodded and did not refuse this generous gift.

It was a bit expensive, but Qingjian Liuli ate with him and ate much more than him. 65% of it went into her stomach, and the rest was calculated as processing fees, so it didn't count as a big advantage.

The same goes for leather. He doesn't need to go to a tailor shop, he can make it himself. When he has nothing to do, he can make hats, scarves, and gloves. They are just for use in winter. Then she will also have a share. The workmanship is guaranteed to be super fine, and she will never lose money.

He began to direct Qingjian Liuli to move them into the kitchen or warehouse by category, and said with a smile: "Then thank your grandparents for me. When your mother turns around, I will thank you in person."

"Okay!" Qingjian Liuli happily started to move things and said smoothly, "How about we eat the bear's paws tonight?"

She had heard Takeshi Nanahara say before that bear paws are rare and a famous mountain delicacy. She felt that the taste should be no worse than pig's trotters, so she asked her grandma to help her find it. Anyway, there is no shortage of bears in Xiongshou Mountain, and some are always killed during the hunting season. , lest they reproduce too much and if a bear is squeezed out of the mountains and hurts people, she will have a taste of it.

Takeshi Nanahara smelled the jar of bear paws and said with a smile: "It was not sealed long enough, and the weather is too hot, so it is not suitable to eat it."

"Okay!" Qingjian Liuli didn't force it. Anyway, you can leave it at home and eat it anytime.

After moving the things, seeing that she had just returned home, Takeshi Nanabahara took the initiative to become a cook, preparing to prepare some cold noodles to eat, while Qing Jian Liuli was not idle and helped him from the side.

Takeshi Nanahara asked while making noodles: "How are your grandparents doing?"

He loves to take advantage by nature, and he is not willing to suffer even the slightest loss, but he is also very particular. He must return the gift after receiving it, and he must understand Qingjian Liuli's grandparents no matter what.

Qingjian Liuli washed the cucumbers and said, "They are all very good. I even cooked for them. My grandpa ate six bowls of rice, and my grandma also ate very deliciously. She kept praising me for how good I am."

Takeshi Nanahara looked at her and smiled: "This is my credit."

Qingjian Liuli didn't deny it. This time she returned to Xiongshou Mountain to show off her cooking skills. She hummed, "Otherwise, why would they let me bring you a gift?"

Of course, it wasn't just because Takeshi Nanahara taught her cooking skills. Her academic performance improved a lot. She also told her grandparents about how she helped the police solve cases, which made her grandparents very happy - she didn't mention the dangers she encountered. It would be bad if her mother found out, but the point was that she was publicly commended by the Hirano Police Station.

Originally, she wanted to say something thoughtful to her grandmother, and was ready to yell with her that Takeshi Nanahara was a piece of shit, and was either angry with her or bullying her all day long, but the words came to her lips, and she hesitated for a moment before saying that, focusing on the point. It is said that Nanabaru Takeshi ranked first in the grade every time. She was very smart, poor (an orphan), and very capable. With her help, she solved many major cases. She was a special consultant at the police station when she was in high school, and she continued to help her. Tutoring lessons, answering questions, and having a good friend.

Her grandmother was very pleased, but also a little regretful that Takeshi Nanahara did not come this time. She also told her to remember to invite him to come over and play next time she had time. It seemed that she had a good impression of him.

But there is no need to elaborate on these things to Takeshi Nanabahara, lest he turn around and raise his tail again, get worse, and start to make her angry again.

She turned around and talked about her grandparents' hobbies and life, as well as the scenery and interesting things about Xiongshou Mountain. She was too young last time, so her memory is not clear now. This time she went shopping for two days, especially the big market at the foot of Xiongshou Mountain. They were all selling mountain products, and even fresh bear paws were placed on the road. I sell it on the side, but not many people like it at all, and it can’t be sold at a high price - bear meat is a delicious medicinal material, not unpalatable, and there is no leftover, but fresh bear paws are said to be particularly unpalatable and must be sealed and processed before they can be considered as ingredients. Her grandmother gave Hers, I heard, has been sealed with lime and fried rice for almost a year. Most people don't know how to do it, and they don't have the spare time. There are almost no people selling the finished product.

After hearing this, Qin Yuanwu regretted slightly. If he had known that Xiongshou Mountain was still prosperous, he would not have stayed in Jiangen Port for so long. He would have left a few days earlier to clean up, no, to visit.

But it doesn’t matter, the mountains are indeed less interesting in the summer. I’ll go shopping in autumn sometime and pick out some mountain products according to my own taste.

After Qingjian Liuli finished talking about her three-day itinerary, she started to care about him again and asked curiously: "What have you been doing these days, where are Axue and Xiaokui?"

Although they had only been separated for three days, she felt that it had been a long time. It was not interesting to play in Xiongshou Mountain. Moreover, she had just walked in barefoot and was a little shy when she saw Takeshi Nanabahara. She said a few words before she calmed down.

Takeshi Nanahara started steaming the cold skin and said casually: "Ms. Okisaka is on vacation today, and Ashue and her went to the museum to make up the summer vacation observation report. Xiaokui has a practice match today and is playing chess in the evaluation meeting! As for me, I am still the same. Nothing special happened.”

Qing Jian Liuli was slicing cucumbers and asked: "Just now, why did you run out when it was so hot?"

Takeshi Nanahara turned around to get the sesame paste, preparing to make sesame juice for her, "Go to the public mailbox where the mysterious person X and Tomoko Uraxi communicate."

Before going out for the summer vacation, he "sent" a letter that was extremely insulting to the mysterious person X and threw it in the public mailbox. In the past few days, he had been walking around the neighborhood and chatting with people, hoping to get something out of it. Discover.

Qing Jian Liuli was startled for a moment, and then she remembered that Hirano also had a "lifelong enemy" of a famous detective, and immediately asked with concern: "Have you found anything?"

Takeshi Nanahara shook his head and said, "I believe he took it away, but nothing was found."

Qing Jian Liuli perked up: "He took it away? Is he still paying attention to that public mailbox?"

"Yes, before we went to Jianne Port, all the letters I put in were gone, but there was no reply." Takeshi Nanabahara was still chatting casually, "I didn't find anyone who saw anyone touching the public mailbox, so Guys are very careful in what they do.”

Not only that, he went out for three weeks for summer vacation, which gave the mysterious person X enough time to confirm his whereabouts, and also gave the mysterious person Anyone who enters this house will cause his fishing to fail immediately - when he left, he sprayed homemade dust smelling agent in the house. As long as anyone comes in, they will be stained with that unique powder.

Of course, it is impossible to find the person directly. After all, the interval is too long. The person does not know how many times he has taken a shower and changed his clothes. But there is a certain chance that you can find where the person went after leaving his house. After staying there, and spending some time and means, there was a high probability that he could find that person, but in the end no one came in at all, and all his efforts were in vain. He might as well go to Xiongshou Mountain for two days!

But there is no need to tell Qingjian Ruri about this. Even if she did, she wouldn't be able to help, or she had already helped a lot. That dust odorant was a failed attempt to synthesize Qingjian Ruri's scent. , only effective on him, you can smell it when you encounter it.

Qingjian Liuli didn't expect that Takeshi Nanahara had other ulterior motives when he went to escape the summer heat. He just said depressedly: "No reply? He is too tolerant. You have ruined his reputation and you have been writing letters to insult him. He has been insulting him continuously. Didn’t I even reply to you and scold you?”

Takeshi Nanabahara spread rumors that Mysterious Man

If it were her place, she would have fought to the death with Takeshi Nanabahara, but the mysterious person X was unmoved at all?

Are you holding back your ultimate move?

Takeshi Nanahara doesn’t really care. Although Mysterious Man

He still has two and a half years to stay in Hirano, and he doesn't believe that the mysterious person X can pretend to be a turtle for so long.

He took out the steamed cold skin and soaked it in cold water. He smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's good that he can receive the letter. I'll continue to write and chat with him. I'll see how long he can endure it."

Seeing that Liuli had confidence in his ability to make people angry, Qingqing looked forward to it, and she despised the mysterious man X more and more - an old turtle with no style at all. When he turned around and wrote a novel, he also scolded him.

She believed that he would be able to find the mysterious person X sooner or later, and then she would just rush up and beat him up. She put the matter aside for the time being and began to take the plates out and prepare to eat.

The freshly steamed cold skin is fragrant, mixed with shredded cucumbers, and poured with the sauce prepared by Takeshi Shichihara with vinegar, light soy sauce, sesame and chili oil. It looks delicious, but it doesn't quite suit her taste. , she took the sesame sauce specially prepared for her by Takeshi Nanahara and scooped two more spoons into it - she loved sesame sauce, and the cold skin and light sesame sauce were a perfect match, and she couldn't care less about heresy or not.

Takeshi Nanahara glanced at it and reminded: "That's it. It's so hot, so it's better to have a lighter taste."

Tsk, they’re all back home, I want you to take care of them, that’s how I like to eat!

Seeing that Liuli didn't listen, Qing took two more spoonfuls, then mixed it thoroughly and took a big bite. His eyes narrowed into slits and he hummed with satisfaction.

It’s still comfortable at home, even if it’s just a simple meal, it’s still very comfortable!

It’s not that the hotel is not good, nor is it that my grandparents’ house is not good, but nothing is as good as my own home.

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More than twenty days of summer vacation passed like this. Qingmi Ruri and Nanabahara Wu stayed at home for another two days, and it was the first day of school in September. The two of them went to school together - she had finished her summer homework, and she had finished it during the summer vacation. This is the first time in recent years that she has completed her summer vacation homework independently. She can start school confidently without having to worry about crazily making up homework before school starts.

And it’s not just that she completed her summer homework. The climate in Jiangen Port is cool, but there are not many interesting places. She secretly worked hard when she was bored. She insisted on self-tutoring every day and felt that her academic ability had improved again.

Humph, others would never have thought that someone would secretly tutor during the summer vacation. I think her grades will definitely improve significantly in the next exam!

It’s stable, I’ll definitely get in the middle of the exam next time!

She almost wanted to take the exam as soon as school started, but unfortunately the monthly exam was not until the end of the year, so she could only hold it in and couldn't show off now, but she was still in a good mood. When school was over in the afternoon, she went home with Takeshi Nanabahara humming a song.

Daily life was as usual, but Takeshi Nanahara didn't go out to set up a stall. He went to the second floor for who knows what, and she didn't bother to care. She continued to hum songs and do housework, while thinking about what to eat for dinner.

Just as he was working hard, there was a knock on the door.