I'm Not a Detective

Kameda Atsushi's family conditions are obviously much worse than those of a wealthy family like Qingmi Ruri. His family lives in an ordinary apartment building. From the looks of it, the house is old and somewhat shabby.

Qingjian Liuli rang the doorbell several times, but there was silence inside the door and no one answered.

She was slightly disappointed and looked directly at Takeshi Nanahara, "No one seems to be home, what should I do?" It's over, maybe it will take a long time, and it may be difficult to solve the puzzle today.

"It doesn't matter if no one is home. Today is Kameda Atsushi's first seven days. There are funerals, cremation and bone collection, and the first seven rituals. There are many things going on. The Kameda family won't be able to come back until night at the earliest." Takeshi Nanahara was not surprised, and bent down directly from He pulled out two wires from his cuffs and inserted them into the door lock.

Japanese funerals also pay attention to the concept of "the first seven", which is to copy Chinese folk customs and then add magical modifications. Because it has been copied for so long, this custom has evolved in various parts of Japan, and various differences have emerged.

For example, some funerals, cremations, and rituals are held together on the first seven days, while others only hold rituals; in some places, the first seven days are calculated from the day before death, and in some places, the first seven days are calculated from the day of death, or even even The size of the required urns has evolved. In some places, the family members only keep a part of the ashes, and in other places, all the ashes of the deceased are packed into boxes. It is impossible to miss any.

So no one in Kameda's house was surprised today. Takeshi Nanahara didn't have the patience to wait until tomorrow. He took two wires and pushed them into the door lock. He fiddled with it and twisted it. The door lock popped open with a soft "click".

As soon as the door lock was unlocked, he raised his legs to go in. Qingjian Liuli only reacted at this moment and quickly grabbed him, saying in surprise: "You...how can you unlock the door? And we can't go in like this, right? illegal!"

"As I told you, I worked as a magician for a while. All magicians know how to escape with both hands. Lock picking is a required course, so of course I can deal with this kind of household lock. And I'm not a thief. I can't steal things. I just Look, you’re not afraid of breaking the law. If you’re afraid, just go outside and let me have fun.”

After speaking, Takeshi Nanahara shook off her little hand and went in. He politely said "Excuse me" at the entrance, as if the master was at home. However, this kind of behavior was very different from the education Qingmi Ruri had received since childhood. She Don't dare.

but……

She stood at the door of the room and looked around, and found that the corridor was silent but lurked murderous intent, as if hundreds of people could rush out at any time and twist her into submission. She felt even more guilty, so she quickly followed in, closed the door smoothly, and whispered He muttered: "No, I have to keep an eye on you and I can't let you do bad things..."

Regardless of what she said, Takesai Nanahara glanced at Kameda's living room a few times and then went to the inner room.

Qingmi Ruri wanted to follow him, but he noticed the Buddhist niche in the corner of the living room. Kameda's house was probably too small, so it could only be placed here, and Kameda Atsushi's ashes had not been retrieved yet. Now there were only black and white photos of the deceased, Qingshui, Zhen, and flowers.

Qingjian Liuli quickly said "I'm sorry" to the deceased photo, apologized for Takeshi Qihara and himself, and then chased into the inner room.

Kameda Atsushi has a family of four, a wife, a daughter and a son. However, the apartment only has two bedrooms, and the living space is very limited. There are not many decent furniture and appliances. However, the whole house is very clean and tidy. I guess the hostess is very responsible and loves it very much. Home.

Qingmi Ruri followed Nanabahara Takezen around the Kameda family's children's rooms, and took a look at the kitchen and the bathroom that doubled as a bathroom. Then she followed him into the Kameda couple's bedroom, and found that he really had a talent for being a thief. He walked around the room. After looking around, he took out a large leather wallet from under the bedside table. When he opened it, he found important documents such as the Kameda family's property deed, as well as several passbooks and a small amount of cash.

Takeshi Nanabahara didn't move the cash. He opened the bankbooks and looked through them. He frowned slightly, but put them back without saying anything. He stuffed the large wallet back under the bedside table, then picked up a few medicine bottles on the bedside table and looked at it. Looking at the label, he frowned again, then he went to open the closet and look through the clothes, then walked to the window and looked out for a few times, but when he turned around, he was stunned and leaned in front of a bookcase to start observing carefully.

"Did you find anything?" Qingmi Ruri came over and took a few glances, but Kameda Atsushi was obviously not very interested in books. This handmade bookcase is more decorative. It is full of expired magazines, electrician's manuals, Disaster relief manuals, dictionaries, etc. are reference books and recreational reading materials that most families have, and they seem to be nothing worthy of attention.

Takeshi Nanahara pointed to a partition of the bookcase and said thoughtfully: "Something was once placed here, but it was recently taken away."

Qingjian Liuli stood on tiptoe and looked carefully for a moment, and then she found a faint mark on the partition. She thought that before coming here, a rectangular box had been placed here for a long time, blocking the sunlight coming in from the window, causing a slight color difference on the paint surface of the partition. ,but……

She asked curiously: "Is this important?"

"I don't know." Takeshi Nanahara shook his head, "But looking all the way, nothing in the Kameda family can be placed right here to form such a mark."

Qingmi Ruri didn't expect it, and suspected that something was broken and thrown away as garbage or sold as second-hand goods, so he asked: "I have read it all, have you found anything else? Now I can decipher Kameda-san's secret message." Bar?"

Takeshi Nanabahara turned around and looked around the bedroom, and finally his eyes fell on the photo of a family of four taking a spring outing under the cherry blossom tree on the bedside table. It should have been taken many years ago. Atsushi Kameda looked to be in his early thirties, his children were still young, and his wife was also She is very young, but her body is thin and her face is slightly pale, but she is still smiling happily while leaning on her husband.

He looked at it for a long time and then shook his head again: "Keda is a very ordinary person, a member of the common people. His life is a bit hard, but the family atmosphere should be good, his children are sensible and motivated, and his wife has some old health problems, but she is a good person. It should be good and enough to run a household. Such a person should not be so cautious unless..."

Qing Jian Liuli quickly asked: "Unless what?"

Takeshi Nanabahara looked at the photo and was silent for a moment, then said softly: "Unless he is guarding against the people closest to him and accidentally discovers what he is doing."

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Why would a person guard against those closest to him? In a sense, this should be considered a betrayal, right?

Qingjian Ruri asked Nanabaru Takeshi this question before, but Nanabahara Takeshi refused to answer, saying that it was just a guess. It was hard to say now, so she kept thinking about other secrets besides cheating and getting 15 points in the exam. She was so careful to hide it from her family, and by the time she realized it, she had already been led away from Kameda's house by Takeshi Nanahara.

She breathed a long sigh of relief that she was not arrested for breaking into a private house, but she felt that sneaking in secretly was a bit exciting. She quickly suppressed this small thought and asked Nanabahara Takeshi: "What should we do now?"

I checked the house and found no major problems, but I felt that the mystery brought by Kameda Atsushi was getting bigger and I couldn't find any clues.

Takeshi Nanabaru touched his chin and said: "It stands to reason that we should go see the murderer Aiura Harimitsu, but it is inconvenient to visit him in the detention center, so I asked him to make an appointment with the gold-rimmed glasses. Then... I had a guess last night. At that time, I thought It doesn’t make sense, but now that I’ve taken a look at Kameda’s house, it seems that it might make sense again, and I feel like I can go check it out.”

"What guess?" Qingjian Liuli immediately said positively, "Let me help you think about it."

"No, thank you." Takeshi Nanahara glanced at her, "You just need to help me pick up my school bag."

Qing Jian Liuli secretly curled her lips, this annoying guy looked down on people all day long because of his cleverness, but she was somewhat used to it, so it didn't matter, anyway, as long as she could follow Takeshi Nanahara, she would always be able to find the truth.

She immediately asked: "Then where are we going now?"

"Wait for me to call and ask." Takeshi Nanahara found a public phone booth and got in. He seemed to be reminiscing about something while flipping through the phone book, and soon started inserting coins to make a call.

Qingjian Liuli was too embarrassed to squeeze in with him, so she could only wait outside. But Takeshi Nanahara made seven or eight calls before he finished. When he came out, he said: "Okay, the first suspect location has been locked, let's go!"

"What is the first suspected location? Who were you calling just now?" Qingjian Liuli followed him and said slightly dissatisfied, "Can't you tell me first? We are partners, you should tell me."

"Find it first and then talk about it." Takeshi Nanahara just had suspicions now and couldn't be sure. He hailed a taxi and got in. He directly reported his address and set off. On the way, Qingjian Liuli didn't pay attention to anything he said and just took out his own money. A sketch portrait of Kameda Atsushi drawn with pen and paper.

The taxi was speeding along, getting farther and farther away from Kameda's house. It was about to reach the outskirts of the city before it stopped. Qingmi Ruri got out of the car and found that this was a bustling commercial street, with residential buildings in front and behind them. There are even two chain supermarkets at one end and one end of the store, which are quite large. I think several nearby towns and districts do their daily shopping here.

She looked at the layout of this commercial street, which looked a bit like a "field". She suddenly thought of the two-page square boxes in the "Keda Secret Book" and couldn't help but be surprised: "This is..."

Takeshi Nanahara nodded lightly: "Yes, this is most likely the place where Atsushi Kameda eats and drinks on a daily basis."

"Because...because of the smell on his handkerchief?" Qingjian Liuli looked incredulous. What kind of brain circuit could he think of this? He even called and asked and found it.

Takeshi Nanahara smiled and pointed at the scattered acacia trees on both sides of the commercial street, and said: "There are also these acacia flowers. Hirarano is not Sapporo. The main common plants are cherry blossoms. Even in the commercial street, there are many There are only five or six places in Acacia that are still in flower season, and there are Thai basil pesto, and there are also newly opened bean bun shops and fish cake shops. They just organized a tasting event last week, so this is the most suspicious place. "

Are you really a dog?

Qingjian Ruri looked at Nanabaru Takeshi in disbelief, doubting that even if he couldn't be a good detective (his outlook was too bad), he could still be an excellent police dog.

Really, this was not something a human could do. She had smelled nothing but the sour smell of the handkerchief before.

She was so shocked that she didn't speak for a while. Takeshi Nanahara tilted his head, looked at her expression, and said with a smile, "Are you scolding me in your heart?"

"Of course not." Qingmi Ruri reacted and quickly changed the subject, "Why does Kameda-san come here to eat and drink? He can bring a lunch box at noon and go home to eat in the evening!"

"It's not clear yet, but I guess it's a money issue. I'm 80% aware of it, so I'll go back and ask him." Takeshi Nanabaru muttered, "According to the police inquiry transcript, before Aiura Jimitsu killed him, He had two quarrels with Aiura Jimitsu, each time the dispute became more intense, and he was killed only after the third time. There must be something wrong inside, and it might not only be a conflict at work, but also a hidden secret, but now let's make sure he is I don’t come here often to eat and drink.”

After finishing speaking, he pointed to several boxes in the "Box Secret Picture" and added, "These stores have the most marks, which means that he goes to try food every once in a while. These stores should be more or less favorable to him." impression."

Qing Jian Liuli nodded, but she was convinced. It turned out that the incomprehensible "Secret Language Block Diagram" was just a record of office workers eating and drinking, in case they accidentally went to a store to eat too much for free and were looked down upon by others. Last night was really a waste. Thinking so much.