I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 48 I Will Hunt Alone
As soon as the voice fell, the atmosphere was silent for a few seconds.
Imagawa Kashiwagi's first reaction was that maybe Higashino Yu was hallucinating because he studied too long at night and didn't get enough rest.

But thinking of Higashino Yu's usual calm demeanor, he shouldn't say something like that spoken by a child that could be seen through at a glance.

He felt it was a bit ridiculous and was silent for a few seconds: "What about what we just saw?"

"It's Mrs. Sakurada's spirit." Higashino Yu said.

Seeing Sanae nod thoughtfully, Asuhi cast her eyes on him and looked him over for a moment, making sure that he was not missing any limbs or anything else wrong with him, and spoke calmly.

"Let's get out of here first."

As she spoke, she packed her small bag, put on her hat, stood up, pressed her hat and bowed towards the corridor: "I'm leaving, Mrs. Sakurada."

The little feet in off-white wool socks don't look skinny, but rather fleshy. The curves outlined by the textured socks are aesthetically pleasing no matter how you look at them. When they step on the smooth waxed floor, they make a slight sound, like a cat.

She quickly sat down on the edge and began to put on her boots.

Dong Ye Yu withdrew his gaze, feeling an inexplicable sense of regret in his heart, and then he was shocked.

Am I a foot fetishist?

So perverted?
Dong Yeyu pondered for a moment and felt that it was not the case. He must be hungry because it was almost noon and her feet were chubby.

What can't people do when they are hungry?
Except math.

Afterwards, the two of them left the living room, and the room became quiet again, leaving only some cheap snacks on the table and a few dusty teacups.

Wow!

Dong Yeyu closed the shoji door of the living room and bowed to express his gratitude: "Thank you for your gift. I will repay you."

After saying that, he walked out of the yard. The spring sun shone on his body, making him feel warm and dispelling the slight chill that had lingered in the shadows.

"Ms. Shantian, no suspicious persons have been found yet. There are several residents here. There is a police booth about 300 meters east of the gate."

Several bodyguards were very competently describing the surrounding terrain, residents and facilities to Natsuko Sugida, even though this information was likely to be of little use.

Two cars were parked on the side of the road - there was a road outside Sakurada's house that was accessible to cars.

Asuhi saw Sanae waiting on the side of the road, and when she saw Higashino Yu coming out, she approached him and said, "Please describe what happened in detail, my knight."

After spending a long time with middle school students, my threshold of shame seems to be slowly increasing. At least now, when Dong Ye Yu hears her say such things, he is no longer so embarrassed that he wants to crawl into the quilt and roll around.

He nodded and told everyone what he had seen and heard.

"Mrs. Sakurada just told me that she has actually passed away. What we just saw was just her ghost."

"The cause of death is not clear yet. I guess it was due to some kind of accident or something. Sakura turned into a Nekomata probably because of this incident."

"Mrs. Sakurada felt Sakura's pain and also believed that its existence would threaten many innocent citizens, so she hoped someone could free it."

Higashino Yu selectively concealed some information, such as the money given to him by Mrs. Sakurada and that Sakura would return here every full moon night.

Now there is not only Sanae Asumi, but also that annoying female bodyguard. What if she is unhappy with me and meddles in my affairs? Will the donation decision made by the ghost of Mrs. Sakurada have any legal effect?

Who knows about this?
Secondly, if I tell Asumi Sanae that Sakura will come back here on the full moon night, given her curiosity about monsters, she might come along.

Not only will I be tied up in my own hands at that time, but if anything happens to Sanae tomorrow, her grandfather will probably hunt me down to the ends of the earth.

Foxes are always solitary predators, so I will hunt alone.

Natsuko Sugida, who was listening to the bodyguards' report, turned around when she heard what Higashino Yu said. She looked at him first, and she no longer felt angry, but was speechless.

This is too stupid. Just to cater to the young lady's curiosity, he actually dared to tell such a flawed lie.

"It's a good story, but if you want to deceive the young lady with such an absurd lie, then you are making a mistake."

Natsuko Sugida said in a cold voice, staring at Higashino Yu sharply, as if she wanted to see through his thoughts.

Before going out in the morning, Asumi Goro personally instructed Sugida Natsuko, hoping that she could protect Asumi Sanae and prevent her from being deceived by those questionable male students.

Asumigoro Goro, who has experienced his teenage years, knows better than anyone the lengths to which adolescent boys can go to satisfy their desire for the opposite sex.

Lying is just one of their tactics!

Asumi Sanae is the eldest daughter of the Asumi family and the future heir. Her husband doesn't have to be a specific person, but at least he has to be a talented person who graduated from the University of Tokyo, right?

If you were raped by a wild boar from the countryside in high school, why bother going to the market and getting tickets?

As an orphan distant relative who was taken in and raised by Asumigorō Goro, Sugida Natsuko was very grateful for this kindness.

She loves Sanae Asumi as her own sister and will never allow anyone to deceive or trick her.

Higashino Yu didn't want to indulge this kind of supporting role that wouldn't survive more than half an episode in a horror movie, so he immediately confronted him.

"You just need to ask a few locals to verify it, but you insist on making assumptions. Are you crazy? Can you be a bodyguard with only an elementary school dropout level?"

"You!" Natsuko Sugida's face turned cold and she turned and walked towards the Sakurada family.

She was ready to verify it herself. If she found out that it was a lie, she would definitely teach this kid from Kyoto a lesson.

"Hey! You guys!"

Just then, the sound of a bicycle bell and a loud shout came from behind, and a middle-aged man in a police uniform rode a bicycle towards this side.

He was about to say something with a sullen face, but his eyes fell on the Toyota Century. He then glanced at the clothes worn by Natsuko Sugida and the others. His straight back bent a little and he laughed.

"I am Oshima Masao, the inspector of Kosuge Town. May I ask if you have any debt dispute with the Sakurada family?"

Masao Oshima asked Sugida Natsuko - the men in suits were all vaguely following her, and the other three young men could be ignored.

Natsuko Sugida calmly responded, "I am Natsuko Sugida, the deputy head of security at the Asumi Group. We have no debt disputes with the Sakurada family. What advice do you have for Inspector Oshima?"

When he heard that it was from Asumi Group, Oshima Masao's smile became even brighter.

"It's not really advice. The thing is, some residents said that some strangers had entered the yard of the late old lady Sakurada, so they asked me to come and take a look."

"Since everything is alright, I still have some matters to attend to at the police booth, so I'll take my leave now."

As he spoke, he got on his bike and prepared to leave. He couldn't afford to offend anyone from the group he was going to meet tomorrow. He was already middle-aged and hadn't even made it to the position of patrol chief. If he offended someone powerful, he would be demoted to the lowest position.

When the time comes, there will be one more sentence on the platform: "I'm sorry for being born as a human being."

After hearing this, Natsuko Sugida was stunned for a second, and her eyes quickly swept across Higashino Yu's face, "Please wait a moment, Inspector Oshima, you said that Mrs. Sakurada is dead?"

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