I'm Not a Detective

The men's mechanical watch is dark silver in color and has a black leather strap. It has no odor or scratches. Her father also has two similar watches. Qingmi Ruri looked at this watch for a while but didn't see anything strange about it. It feels like it has nothing to do with the kidnapping case.

Takenori Nanabahara was observing the surroundings and reminded: "What are you doing all the time? Didn't you notice that the watch stopped? Look at the hour and minute hands."

Qingmi Ruri had already noticed that the time on the watch was 5:01, but there was nothing strange about it!

She looked at it carefully twice, but still didn't feel anything was wrong. It was even more strange, "The watch fell to the ground, why is it strange that it stopped? Just turn the clockwork and it can start running again..."

As she said this, she was about to rewind the watch to see if it was broken. Takeshi Nanahara stretched out his hand to take the watch back and said angrily: "You pighead, it's only around three o'clock in the afternoon, this path is remote. , but it’s not like no one left during the whole day. How could the watch just fall and stop at 5:01? This is the time that the owner of the watch deliberately adjusted.”

"Then what does he mean by adjusting it to 5:01?" Qingjian Liuli asked confused.

"I want to say five and one or two numbers." Takeshi Nanahara looked around and found nothing unusual, so he explained casually, "Although it's not Japanese, May Day is a holiday, and it's pronounced May day in English. , pronounced together, is Mayday, which originally means danger in French. It is now the highest-level distress signal in the international universal radio call signal. It can only be used when ships or aircraft encounter serious crises that threaten life safety and are completely unable to save themselves. All ships, planes, ports, and airports that receive the signal are obliged to give way and provide assistance. No radio enthusiast dares to send out random messages, and if they cause trouble, they will definitely be held criminally responsible."

After a pause, his eyes fell on the watch again, and continued, "The owner of the watch is about forty years old, in good health, with a self-disciplined and calm personality. He has sailing experience or has close relatives who are engaged in sailing-related work. After losing his freedom... ...There is a high probability that he is being held hostage. He wants to call for help but can't find a way. I can only secretly set his watch to an 'emergency distress signal' and throw it on the side of the road. I hope that if someone finds out, he can be rescued. That's why I do it. Think someone has been kidnapped.”

Qingjian Ruri didn't expect that there is such a thing as setting the time on a watch. Suddenly she realized that "May 1st" is pronounced as "May day" in English. She thought it would be pronounced as "May one", and when they are connected together, it turns out that It's an international distress signal.

She secretly remembered Mayday's distress signal in her heart, and began to think it made sense, but she instinctively questioned: "But we can't rule out that it happened to fall, and the spring bounced up and it fell to 5:01. , and according to what you just said, he was held hostage, how could the gangsters make him throw his watch to the roadside and ask for help?"

"You are really a pig-headed person. If you want to drop your watch to exactly 5:01, you know the probability is..." Takeshi Nanahara said half angrily, then suddenly thought about it, and changed his words after looking at her. , nodded slightly and said in deep thought, "Indeed, the situation you mentioned is not impossible. I am just worrying too much. How could there be a kidnapping case in broad daylight?"

After he finished speaking, he threw the watch to the side of the road and said with a smile, "Okay, nothing happened, let's go home for dinner. How about garlic butter shrimp balls tonight?"

"How could you do this!" Qing Jian Liuli was anxious. He quickly ran over, stuck his butt and picked up the watch. He said unhappily, "You said someone was kidnapped. We should call the police immediately!"

"Don't I agree with your opinion? Do you have to scold you every time to be happy?" Takeshi Nanahara said nonchalantly.

"What I said is not necessarily correct..." Qingjian Liuli muttered, "If someone is really kidnapped, how can we throw away the distress signal we picked up? He must be looking forward to someone to rescue him."

"We don't know the inside story. Who knows whether it is good or bad to interfere at will." Takeshi Nanabahara became serious and thought while stroking his chin, "But it is inconvenient to write small notes, but my hands can move, and I can secretly throw the watch on the road. Or was he thrown on the roadside on the side of the driver's seat? He might have been forced to drive, but did the kidnapper just trust him so much? Aren't they afraid that he would die together? There was also a hostage with a knife on his neck? It didn't seem like they were chasing him. Debts should probably be taken care of.”

Qingjian Liuli said in surprise: "The kidnapper kidnapped two people at once?"

Takeshi Nanahara shook his head and said, "I don't know. With just a few clues, I can only guess. Who knows what the real situation is?"

Qingjian Liuli couldn't figure it out either, but it didn't matter if she couldn't figure it out. She was smart, so she immediately asked: "Then what should we do now?"

Takeshi Nanahara looked at the roadside again, as if he really wanted to throw the watch there and let another unlucky guy pick it up and take care of it, but he didn't do that in the end. He turned around and said, "Give it to the girl with gold-rimmed glasses, she has some clues. There is a better chance of being rescued, and it is justifiable for the police to take action. No matter what the inside story is or what bad things happen, they cannot be blamed."

Qingjian Liuli thought it was okay. After all, she was not sure whether there was a kidnapping case, let alone who was kidnapped. She couldn't do more if she wanted to. She could only try to provide clues, but she was a little disappointed that she couldn't know the inside story. My heart felt so itchy that I muttered, "It's not polite at all, don't give Miss Nakano random nicknames" before following her.

It's really a pity. It was the first time I learned that a watch could be used to call for help. I didn't know what the situation was at that time, and only a kidnapped person would think of such a method.

She regretted that she and Takeshi Nanahara found a phone booth together, and called Eri Nakano at Takeshi Nanahara's request. She told him the general situation of finding the watch, but did not mention the "Mayday" emergency distress signal. Takeshi Nanahara refused. , talking about the bad character, he only asked her to say that "she sensed an ominous atmosphere and suspected that the owner of the watch was kidnapped", and asked if there was a kidnapping case.

Nakano Eri was speechless on the other end of the phone. She didn't know what was going on with the young couple, but she still went to ask. Soon after, she called back and said that no police had been received today and someone had been kidnapped. She asked them to hand over their watches. If there was a call nearby, she would ask the criminal police from the Life Safety Section to check it out later.

Qingjian Liuli was even more disappointed, wishing she could tie someone up and practice it, but she had no choice but to go home with Takeshi Nanabahara.

…………

Today, the Nanabahara family had dinner relatively early. After all, they didn't eat much seriously all day long and were hungry early.

While Qingmi Ruri was doing housework, Takeshi Nanahara made garlic butter shrimp balls. The garlic was rich, the shrimp balls were smooth and tender, and super delicious. They also made a fresh stir-fried tender greens dish for Qingmi Ruri to lose weight. After all, it’s a joke. , and he didn't want to go out with a glass ball all day long. The style was really too low, and he couldn't afford to lose that person.

It's a pity that Qingmi Ruri still didn't keep her mouth shut. In addition to the vegetables, she ate more than half a plate of shrimp balls and three bowls of rice by herself, completely confirming her status as the number one rice cook in Higashikata Town.

She can only get up ten minutes earlier tomorrow to increase the amount of exercise, converting her belly into energy and storing it in the sea of ​​qi. When Takeshi Nanabahara's "lifelong enemy" the mysterious man X attacks, she will lose dozens of kilograms of fat at once All the energy formed was released, and the punch produced a nuclear explosion effect, directly killing the enemy and saving Takeshi Nanabahara's life.

Alas, that's all I can do to comfort myself now.

Qingjian Ruri sat there on her knees with a teacup in her hands, feeling very melancholy. She was forced to think about how one day in the future she would punch out a mushroom cloud in Hirano, otherwise her mind would be very sad after dinner.

After eating for a while, she spread out her textbooks, reference books and test papers and continued to study by herself. After studying for a while, she wandered and thought about whether someone was really kidnapped. Takeshi Nanahara threw a cushion and hit it, and then she stopped. I happily refocused my energy to continue studying, and even memorized vocabulary for a while - my math score was +2, my English score was +1, and the progress was gratifying.

The time soon came to around seven o'clock in the evening, and she was studying hard when there was a sudden knock on the door.

Takeshi Nanahara continued to lie down and flipped through the book without moving. She quickly got up and opened the door. When she saw the person, she was surprised and happy and said: "Ms. Nakano, someone has really been kidnapped?"

Sure enough, that kid is indeed a professional liar, his reasoning ability is so strong that he can find a kidnapping case just by picking up a watch!

Nakano Eri adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses, and a "stunning" white light flashed on the lenses. Qingmi Ruri was indeed very beautiful today, and Xiaomon Wufu looked like an absolutely Japanese-style beauty, but her personality was still the same - someone was kidnapped. Why are you so happy? It was impossible for Qingjian Liuli to commit the crime, otherwise she would have taken out the handcuffs and taken Qingjian Liuli, the first suspect, back to the police station for strict interrogation.

She was speechless for a moment, then went straight into the room and asked, "Where is Nanahara-san?"

"I'm lying in the living room... lying there." Qingmi Ruri followed Nakano Eri and asked, "Is it because of the watch? Is anyone really kidnapped?"

"Something went wrong." Nakano Eri also saw Takeshi Nanabahara at this moment, and sat directly at the small square table and said, "The only daughter of the Homuro family, Sayuri Homuro, has lost contact. There is no news yet. You can pick it up." The watch that arrived belonged to her driver Akihiko Kawai.”

After a pause, she added, "The Takaramuro family is one of the pillars of the Taira wild meat food processing industry. Miss Sayuri is the sole heir of the Takaramuro family. A search and rescue operation has now been launched."

Takeshi Nanahara stretched out his hand to pour her tea and couldn't help but smile: "It turns out you are a young lady from a wealthy family. No wonder your efficiency suddenly increased sharply."

This world is really very realistic. As soon as the young lady here couldn’t be contacted, the police became anxious. They didn’t even have to wait 24 hours and had to work overtime even after dark to find him. I have to say that this world is really very realistic, but the world Reality makes it easier for people like him to make money. He doesn't mind, since reality doesn't matter to him anyway.

He was just joking, not cynical. After teasing, he immediately asked seriously: "What do you need me to do?"

Nakano Eri didn't take it seriously and her expression didn't change. The rich and powerful's dogs were given imported protein when they got sick. The homeless man froze in the park and no one looked at him. She had seen many similar things and said directly: "Baby The Muroto family hopes that you can help the police find Miss Sayuri. As for the reward, I am not responsible for this case. I haven’t had time to communicate with the Xiaosu Police Department, so I can’t confirm it yet, but I will try my best to help you get it."

This case originally had nothing to do with her, and she was not responsible for the kidnapping case. But Takeshi Nanahara and Ruri Qingmi picked up a watch and somehow felt that a kidnapping case had occurred, so she paid more attention to it, and then something happened.

Although no one called the police, an order came down directly from above, requiring criminal police officers to secretly assemble at the manor of the Baoshi family. Only then did they find out that the eldest daughter of the Baoshi family and the driver had lost contact - they were supposed to arrive home around two o'clock. Yes, it was past four o'clock and there was still no one at home, and the driver didn't reply when he paged her. Mrs. Takarashito suspected that something had happened. She was frightened on the spot and called the top brass of the police station directly.

At that time, Nakano Eri felt something was wrong. Although she could not be sure that she had been kidnapped, her disappearance was somewhat suspicious. Just in case, she went to the police station to pick up the watch and sent it over to check the situation. The result was immediately confirmed by the servant of the Homuro household. It was the watch that the driver Akihiko Kawai wore every day. It was basically certain that something had happened to the master and his servant. Mrs. Takaramuro almost fainted on the spot.

After listening to Nakano Eri's story about how she found the watch, she relayed Takeshi Nanahara's nonsense about "feeling an ominous atmosphere on the watch" and immediately asked her with tears in her eyes to invite this "psychic detective" to assist in the investigation. , completely unwilling to let go of the slightest hope of finding her daughter.

Nakano Eri couldn't refuse, so she could only drive immediately to find Takeshi Nanabahara. She was not responsible for this case, so she couldn't decide on her own whether to hire a consultant, and the remuneration was even more uncertain. She had to go back and discuss it with her colleagues before confirming it. She was a little worried. Takeshi Nanahara, who was so jealous when he saw money, refused to move.

If this was the case, she had no choice but to call Wu Tengyasu in Sapporo and ask for special treatment. But to her surprise, Nanabaru Wu had a sense of justice behind him and had no intention of bargaining. He immediately He said in a super firm tone: "Don't mention the reward. I simply can't sit back and watch this kind of thing. I will risk my life to bring Miss Sayuri back intact!"

Nakano Eri adjusted her glasses and flashed a "thoughtful" white light, while Qingmi Ruri also looked strange. This kid didn't want to get involved in this matter this afternoon, so he changed his mind so quickly?

She is no longer the silly sweetheart she was 20 days ago. Now she deeply understands the nature of Takeshi Nanahara. He will never move without giving him money. Even if he wants to get paid from the treasure room family, he will not charge less. For this amount of money, he would definitely make a pretense and raise the price. He had to give him a guarantee from Nakano Eri. How could he agree immediately?

This is not like him at all, there must be something wrong inside!

Maybe she had been studying more seriously in the past two days, and her intelligence was +1. She thought quickly and solved the case with a flash of inspiration, blurting out: "You have fallen in love with Miss Sayuri, you want to rescue her, and then trick her into liking you, and then Go and eat soft food, only in this way, you will not worry about a little money!"

In fact, Takeshi Nanahara was already considering nineteen ways to get a soft meal, but he absolutely couldn't accept this kind of character slander. He glared at her and said angrily, "Don't you want to slander the BOSS? Am I that kind of person? ?I am for justice. An innocent girl has gone missing and is suspected of being kidnapped. How could I be indifferent?!"

As he spoke, he stood up, his body shook wildly, and he was ready to kill. He said directly to Nakano Eri, "Ignore her nonsense, saving people is more important, we will set off immediately!"

It was a mistake. It turned out to be a good thing that I picked up the watch today. A mere kidnapper dared to kidnap my beloved Miss Sayuri. This is really unbearable. I must kill him immediately!