My Japanese story is a bit sweet

Chapter 244 Convenience store thief, an unexpected clue.

October 10th, Saturday, a crisp autumn day.

Pedestrians on the road passed through the warm sunset, the setting sun slowly descended, the tall buildings fell into shadows, and the daylight finally disappeared.

The cooler autumn nights have finally arrived.

After walking out of the Kaminarimon of Sensoji Temple and seeing Fujiwara Hoshikong leave, Xia Xilin got into the car that had been prepared.

She leaned against the back of the chair and remained silent for a long time, as if she was thinking about something else.The leaves of the green trees on both sides of the road have turned red, as if they have lost the color of life.

The autumn evening sunshine poured over Tokyo like a dream, and the red leaves scattered on the asphalt road in twos and threes, like a dream that was forgotten long, long ago.A layer of camellia petals had accumulated on the roadbed, and the flowers, like the red leaves, had all drifted away.

"Why haven't you started the car yet?" Realizing that the car hadn't started, Xia Xilin turned her gaze back to the cab, but her eyes froze for a moment.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

His voice was cold, without any emotion.

Yatengu looked back from the passenger seat, opened his mouth, and after a moment of silence, said, "I want to revive your mother."

In vain, Xia Xilin held her breath for a moment and stared at him blankly.

My head was buzzing and I couldn't move any part of my body.

In an instant, the clear sky seemed to be pressing against us, and the silence in the carriage turned into something like a cloud, and then recovered again.Jumbo jets streak across the windshield from left to right like gleaming hard-shelled flying insects.I vaguely heard the sound from Hokkaido, it was the rustling of snow coming from the birch forest in winter. There was a tantalizing charm in this sound.

All of this is just a very small part of what Xia Xilin felt in this short second.

"What should I do?" She was silent for a while, stopped the trembling of her body, and asked forward.

Yatengu tapped his fingers slowly on his knees.

Xia Xilin's unfathomable gaze, cold eyes, and expressionless dignified face always looked at him from the same angle.

After tapping his nails a few more times, he stopped slowly, Yatengu said briefly.

The plan is very simple, use the blood of Xia Xi's family to open the sealed formation, and then he will call Xia Xi Machuan's soul back to the world through the Yata mirror through the way of sacrifice.

Xia Xilin nodded after listening, "Understood."

The wind rolled up the fallen leaves, and they flew into the air in a whirl, and the sunset, like salted egg yolk, was about to fall below the horizon, leaving a dark red color in the sky.

……

Walking on the way home shrouded in twilight, the noise of pedestrians coming and going is loud, and the sky is twinkling with faint stars.

Fujiwara Xingkong accidentally received a call to entrust the spirit.

The address is located in a convenience store in Adachi District. It was still early, so he took a taxi there.

However, after arriving at the convenience store, Fujiwara Hoshikong was stunned for a moment, and he looked at Yukino Risa in confusion: "Why are you here?"

Yukino Risa smiled mysteriously and pushed him into the store.

I ordered a can of beer, a bottle of yogurt, and an oden.

After they sat down on the high stool by the window, she slowly explained the reason.

The manager of this convenience store is a loyal reader of Yukino Risa.

A few days ago, he wrote a letter saying that many commodities have been lost for no reason in the store recently.

At first, he suspected that someone had come in to steal something.

But after checking the video surveillance, there was nothing suspicious at all.

The store manager felt that maybe there was a mistake in the counting.

So I re-counted the products in the store and prepared detailed data files.

But the next day, when we took stock again, after deducting the goods sold, there was still a difference of close to 1 yuan between the amount of goods corresponding to the account.

He felt that he might have encountered a ghost customer, so he wrote to Yukino Risa, hoping to provide her with creative inspiration.

After finishing speaking, Yukino Risa took a big gulp of beer and asked, "Xing-chan, what do you think?"

"I think there are actually readers for your broken novels that were updated that year?"

"Although there are not many people, they still make more money than your ghost story firm that hasn't had a single business for several months."

Unable to refute, Xingkong Fujiwara took a mouthful of yogurt, smacked his lips, and thought, the yogurt in this convenience store is terrible.

"The owner of the store is mentally ill. When encountering such a thing, he didn't immediately go to the shrine to find monks to exorcise his spirit. Instead, he wanted to provide inspiration for his idol. Are star fans all brain-dead?"

Yukino Risa patted him on the shoulder carelessly, not ladylike at all.

"There is a man who treats my sister so well, Xingjiang, do you feel uncomfortable?"

Fujiwara Hoshikora, who had just picked up the oden, picked up a fish egg from the bowl and stuffed it into her mouth.

"shut up!"

"Hmm. Star-chan, I want more!"

"I won't give you a drop of juice."

"I have already paid the money, and I said that if you want you, you have to satisfy me."

"How did you grow a mouth that can speak human language?"

While the two were laughing and playing, the store door opened.

Two people stepped into the store one after the other.

Walking in front was a middle-aged man with a pale face and wearing a khaki coat.He looked around and walked silently towards the shelves full of goods.

The one in the back wears a burgundy shirt with a smoky gray tie. The long hair that can cover the ears is combed back with hairspray. The shoulders are very broad. It looks like a well-groomed European and American pet dog .

He glanced towards Yukino Risa, and walked over quickly.

"Hi, my name is Saito Kota, and I'm the manager of this store. Excuse me. Is this Ms. Yukino?"

"Hello, I am."

Her answer was succinct and crisp.

"Miss Xue Ye looks like she just got off work."

"Probably." Yukino Risa answered ambiguously.

"I've been reading your novels all the time. It's really great to see you in person now."

"Thank you."

"I don't know if you're free. There's a nice izakaya nearby. I just have a few weird stories that I want to share with Ms. Yukino."

Yukino Risa finished her last sip of beer, squinted her eyes and smiled at him.

Perhaps this smile gave the store manager some inexplicable encouragement, and his tone was a little excited.

"The first time I saw Miss Xue Ye, I had a feeling. Perhaps, this is the so-called talented woman."

"The kind of talent gushing out of the body is as dazzling as the light on the maiden. Ms. Yukino, does your family also open a shrine?"

Fujiwara Xingkong suddenly felt a little nauseous, and he didn't know if it was because of the bottle of yogurt just now.

This man is too licking. If a slut like an old woman is a witch, the overall image of witches in the country will be greatly lowered.

Yukino Risa shook the empty can in her hand: "Manager, would you mind buying me a can?"

"Wait a moment." Store manager Saito turned around and hurriedly walked towards the refrigerator.

At this time, the middle-aged man in the khaki coat who came in first had already walked out of the store.

Empty hands, nothing to buy.

"Let's go." Fujiwara Xingkong jumped off the high stool and walked outside.

"Oh wait"

Yukino Risa hastily put on the high heels that she kicked off just now.

After walking out of the store a few steps, he didn't forget to run back and wave to the store manager who was holding a can of beer.

"Sorry, store manager." She pointed to Fujiwara Xingkong who had gone away: "I did everything with him."

boom!
The can fell to the ground, and the foam gushed out and spread rapidly.

……

Outside the store door, the man in the khaki coat looked back at Fujiwara Xingkong who was following him, and smiled strangely with a gloomy expression.

Afterwards, he walked into the dark alley, his figure flickered a few times, and got into an old house.

There was the sound of high heels hitting the asphalt road behind him. Fujiwara Xingkong looked back, and Yukino Risa stopped behind him gasping for breath: "Hoshi-chan, I'm exhausted. Let me use my shoulder."

After finishing speaking, a hand was placed on his shoulder, and half of the body's weight was on this hand.

"Sister Risa." Fujiwara Xingkong glanced at her, and said politely, "When can you release Serti?"

"The problem is not with me." Yukino Risa shook her head, "Certi said she doesn't want to see you for the time being, and wants to take this opportunity to calm down and see if she really can't leave you."

"Isn't it because you speak ill of me in her ears all day long?"

"So what?" Yukino Risa pinched his cheeks, squinted and smiled and said, "My sister is testing her for you, you know, if she can't accept you who is so scumbag, then leave as soon as possible, to save money In the future, the house will be restless."

"I thank you!"

"You're welcome."

"Okay, let's get down to business." Fujiwara Xingkong made a gesture of surrender, "If it's just an ordinary ghost, there's no need to bother me, so please tell me why you called me here."

"Xingjiang is so smart!"

Yukino Risa put her arms around his neck, "Kiss, if my sister is satisfied, I will tell you."

Fujiwara Hoshiku pushed back her hair and kissed her ear, then kissed her lips.

The two kissed under the dim street lights, completely ignoring the sight of passers-by.

After a long time, Fujiwara Xingkong raised his head and took a long breath.

"Are you satisfied?"

"It's okay." Yukino Risa panted heavily, her cheek pressed against his shoulder.

Fujiwara Xingkong put his arms around her soft waist, feeling the warmth of her shoulders from her breath, he smiled and said, "I think we are closer today than we were yesterday."

"Yesterday? We didn't seem to meet yesterday."

"...You are not romantic at all."

Yukino Risa squeezed his nose hard: "Okay, let's break up, so that you won't be pestered by a 28-year-old woman."

"Don't even think about it!" Fujiwara Xingkong flatly refused, put his arms around her shoulders, and walked towards the gloomy dilapidated house.

"The owner of this house, surnamed Ueda, was listed as a missing person half a year ago. Today, our Ninth Division received a report of a supernatural event here, so I went to the Metropolitan Police Department to check the owner's information, and found him unexpectedly. Visited Asakusa Shrine a month before being listed as missing."

Fujiwara Xingkong nodded, and the two came to the door together.

The house is a relatively small residential and commercial house, surrounded by walls.Walking into the courtyard, you can see that the door of the house is a rolling gate about three meters wide.The rolling gate was locked, leaving only a mail delivery opening.

Yukino Risa took out a flashlight from her handbag and shone it upwards.There is a signboard above the rolling gate, which is very old, and the words "grocery" can be vaguely recognized.

"Grocery store? Are there any customers in this kind of place?"

"Perhaps it was deserted because there were no guests."

"What you said makes sense." Yukino Risa looked around: "Where do you get in from? You can't smash the door."

"There should be a back door, look for it." Fujiwara Xingkong said, then got into the gap between the courtyard wall and the hut, and walked towards the back of the house.

Yukino Risa raised her heels, looked up at the sky while walking, and a full moon was hanging above.

Passing through this gap, one can see the back door of the house as expected.

The small wooden door was so rotten that it could be kicked open with a kick.

Yukino Risa held a flashlight, and the two walked into the door side by side.

There was a strong smell of dust, but not unbearable.Entering the door is a long corridor covered with cobwebs. Walking through it, you can see a few pairs of dusty slippers.

Of course, it is impossible to follow the etiquette and put on slippers before entering the house at such a time. Fujiwara Hoshigo directly stepped in, followed by Yukino Risa.

The first thing that caught the eye was the kitchen. The cabinets and the tableware on the stove were all covered with dust, and there was a yellowed refrigerator next to it.

When I opened it, there was nothing there.

The light was turned on at the door, and I pressed it a few times, but none of them turned on.The pipes were rusty, and when the tap was turned on, there was no drop of water.

Across the kitchen is the dining room with a table and stools in the center.

There was a lump of white solid on the dining table, Yukino Risa stepped forward and looked at it.

"It's a candle, a white candle after burning."

Fujiwara Xingkong nodded, "Well, I also saw the wax left by the burning candle on the stove in the kitchen just now."

Going forward is a living room, the air has become very stuffy, and there is a strong musty smell coming from the sofa.There was a closet in the corner, full of grown men's clothes.

The floor was in a mess, some small objects fell on the ground, and there were cotton wadding everywhere, probably clothes and bedding that had been bitten by mice.There are also some granular black objects, no need to think about it, it must be rat droppings.

Yukino Risa took photos around her, walked towards the TV cabinet, and picked up a photo frame on top.

After wiping off the dust, three faces appeared on the somewhat yellowed photo, a man, a woman, and a little girl.

"A family of three." Yukino Risa handed over the photo frame: "Take a look, is this man the one from just now?"

Fujiwara Xingkong took the photo frame, and with the light of the flashlight, the man's face was clearly visible.

Although the person in the photo looked younger, he was sure it was the same man in the khaki coat.

The two then went around the living room, but found no valuable clues.

However, there are two points that caught their attention.

There are many wax marks left by burning candles on the tea table and TV cabinet.

The corners of the living room were filled with empty buckets of water.

Yukino Risa looked forward, and in front of the living room was the entrance leading to the front store.

"Let's go." She greeted.

Fujiwara Hoshizo patted her hair and shoulders.

"Ok?"

"There are spider webs."

The entrance leading to the storefront, the dark corridor looks extraordinarily long.Walking on it will make your back feel cold, and you will feel insecure even if you stick to the wall.

On the wall near the pavement is a Buddhist niche, inside which is a wooden Buddha statue, which is a little old, and the plastic plaster on the painted surface is cracked, revealing the dark brown wood grain.Under the light of the flashlight, the Buddha statue, which should be kind, looks extraordinarily ferocious.

Yukino Risa rummaged through the drawers of the altar and found some white candles.

"It's lucky, it seems that the master still left some things for us to use." She smiled and lit two candles with a lighter, and the narrow space suddenly became much brighter.

Fujiwara Xingkong took the candle she handed, walked out of the entrance, and came to the front grocery store.

The area is small, with only one counter and four shelves.There are only a few items left on the shelves, all stationery, kitchen supplies, cleaning utensils and the like.

There was an indescribably weird smell in the air, salty, fishy, ​​and gross.

Yukino Risa frowned, took out a wet tissue from her handbag, tore it open and handed one to Fujiwara Hoshiko.Then she also took out one to cover her mouth and nose, and did not forget to complain: "It seems that our shopkeeper doesn't pay attention to hygiene at all."

There were many packaging bags of goods scattered on the ground. I squatted down and looked around carefully, and found that they were all food packaging bags.Looking at the tooth marks on each broken package, it is obvious that the traces left by the hoarse rats were left behind.

The two turned around and came to a place near the rolling gate.

There were several letters on the ground, which were thrown in through the envelope opening on the rolling gate.

The recipients all have the same name: Ueda Yoshita.

Yukino Risa directly opened it, and after carefully reading each letter, she found that there were all kinds of reminders, including water bills, electricity bills, communication fees, credit card bills, etc.

The first one I received was seven months ago.

"It seems that the owner of Ueda was not in a good financial situation before he disappeared." Risa Yukino turned around and asked, "What did you find?"

"He was found missing half a year ago." Fujiwara Xingkong thought for a moment, and asked, "But in fact, he didn't have time to open the credit card bill from seven months ago, so it is likely that he went to the Asakusa Shrine immediately after he went to the Asakusa Shrine. disappeared."

"That's right." Yukino Risa nodded.

Xingkong Fujiwara smiled and said, "Detective Yukino, please start your reasoning show."

"There are still a few commodities in the store, and most of the furniture in the back room is there. The refrigerator, tableware, clothes, etc. have not been taken away."

"No guests came to the door, the debts owed more and more, and then one night I packed up my belongings and ran away."

"I left in a hurry. Maybe I bought a standing ticket overnight. This made the Metropolitan Police Department believe that he escaped overnight to avoid debts."

"But!" At this point, Yukino Risa changed the topic.

"There's a lot of leftovers from burning candles and empty buckets of water, which means that there are still people who have lived here for a while after the water and electricity were cut off."

"But how can people who can't even pay their utility bills survive?"

"Steal, go to the convenience store at the entrance of the alley to steal!"

Yukino Risa reached out and pointed behind the counter.Fujiwara Xingkong leaned over to take a look, only to see food piled all over the floor behind the counter.

"You're right." As soon as he finished speaking, he was hit on the head by Yukino Risa.

"What makes sense, didn't you see that the sandwiches and bread were moldy? He stole it back and didn't eat it at all!"

"I'm not here to satisfy your desire for performance!"

"Hey, Xingjiang is so sensible, okay, when you grow up, my sister will take you to pick up the BMW."

Fujiwara Xingkong nodded cooperatively, pretending to be ignorant and asked, "Then why did this person steal the food and keep it expired?"

Yukino Risa pushed the air glasses on the bridge of her nose.

"there is only one truth!"

Then, her finger pointed to the aisle between the second and third rows of shelves.

(End of this chapter)