“It’s on fire.”

Natsuki shook his wrist and placed his hands on the keyboard.

When he was so tired that he leaned back in his chair, his stomach growled and he came to his senses. He picked up his phone and saw several messages from Hashimoto Yoko.

23:01

Hashimoto Yoko: [You don’t need to think about becoming the chief of the Ichidai Police Station, but I can recommend you as a joint operations consultant and work with me?.??]

23:04

Hashimoto Yoko: [I have found a reliable friend to help with the autopsy. I told her that this is a body with a secret, but the case has been closed, so she will keep it strictly confidential. Let's agree on a time to meet next time.]

23:06

Hashimoto Yoko: [Hey! Why don’t you reply to my message!]

23:07

Hashimoto Yoko: [I’m hungry. I’ve helped you so much. Please treat me to a sukiyaki pot. I also want to drink a lot of alcohol.]

23:08

Hashimoto Yoko: [What are you doing! You're not going to use someone and just throw them away! Message me back, message me back!]

Xia Shu looked at the series of messages sent and fell into self-doubt.

Did I really accidentally enter a parallel world? Otherwise, why is Hashimoto Yuko so spoiled? It always feels inconsistent with her character of a sister-like female investigator.

However, since the other party had already contacted a professional forensic doctor, he couldn't really ignore his emotions, so he quickly sent a message back.

Xia Shu: [Okay, I'll treat you to Sukiyaki or BBQ. I know a BBQ that serves good grilled beef tongue, and it's open 24 hours a day.]

Went with Sanshenzhu, it tasted really good.

Hashimoto Yoko replied almost immediately: [It’s settled, I’ll pick you up now? ]

So anxious?

Xia Shu glanced at the time. It was almost midnight. Of course, as a grown man, he didn't feel it was wrong to make a midnight snack appointment with someone else. He was about to reply to the message.

Suddenly, the phone received a new message.

Ichika Koji: [I'm back]

Natsuki: [I’m back too]

Kodera Ichika: [Has the sleeping problem been solved?]

Natsuki: [Would you like to help watch over me?]

Koji Ichika: [I will pick you up by car?]

Xia Shu: [OK]

……

On the other side, Hashimoto Yoko was sitting at her best friend's house, refreshing her phone constantly.

"Is it a very important case?" came the voice of my best friend.

"You smell so good." Hashimoto Yoko leaned over and leaned into the other's arms: "It smells like my mother."

"Oh, are you saying that I smell like an old man?" My bestie pulled the clothes close to her nose and sniffed them, then asked again, "Really? Is it a very important case?"

Hashimoto Yuko looked up and happened to meet her best friend's teasing gaze.

"Of course!" She subconsciously turned her eyes away.

But thinking about what Xia Shu said, if this case was really premeditated, it would mean that this would be an unprecedented major event. How terrifying it would be if humans completely controlled the power of ghost stories.

Feeling tough, Hashimoto Yuko immediately turned her gaze back and took the initiative to bump into her bestie's eyes: "It's very important!"

"Yo~ Is drinking so important?"

"Oops, you peeked at my phone!" Hashimoto Yuko rolled over and overwhelmed him with her big and round advantage.

But my bestie was still smiling: "It's settled, I'll pick you up?"

"You still said that!"

"Who told you to laugh so obscenely just now? You were just like an uncle."

"oops!"

Ding Dong, a notification sound came from the phone.

Here comes the news.

Hashimoto Yoko felt a tightness in her chest, suppressed her best friend who kept laughing strangely, and then looked at the chat interface on her phone.

Xia Shu: [Sorry, I have something urgent to do. I will treat you tomorrow.]

"Ahhhh!" Hashimoto Yuko pressed her chest down hard to vent her dissatisfaction.

"Wow, I'm suffocating!" The best friend under me began to struggle and beg for mercy.

"Huh, I'm saved." The bestie pushed Hashimoto Yoko down and breathed fresh air again: "If your man really were with you, he would definitely suffocate to death with happiness."

Hashimoto Yuko rolled her eyes at her, then quickly opened the contact list and found Ichika Furuji, whom she had added as a friend but had never chatted with.

Then I found the official account of Ichika Furudera and saw a tweet she had just posted.

[I'm back in Tokyo, I'll be staying here for a while]

The time was a few minutes ago, which was when Natsuki didn't reply to the message.

With a girl's sixth sense, Sherlock Holmes and Yuzi found the absolute truth in an instant.

So, he simply turned down his invitation in order to be with Ichika Furudera.

Didn’t the two of them never announce that they were together?

"Hey, I'm not your man, don't be angry with me!" The bestie sensed the danger and started to flee, but unfortunately the evil cat pounced on its prey and no one could escape.

……

"Phew, no more, no more!"

Ichika Kodera waved her hands, indicating that today's exercise was excessive.

The hair stuck to her face by sweat blocked her vision. Xia Shu carefully removed the hair one by one.

"You're really not coming?"

"Swollen!"

It is difficult to explain the relationship between the two. From being partners who each got what they needed, to partners who gradually got used to each other's ins and outs, they have become accustomed to each other's rhythm.

At least in Xia Shu's mind, the girls he knew, such as Ichika Kouji and Rinko Hojo, should be in the same tier.

Maybe it's because when I'm with the two of them, I don't feel the slightest bit of discomfort or pressure, and every time there's only enough trust.

"No one can come anymore!" Ichika Furusa had a clear perception.

This is the negative effect of knowing everything.

Xia Shu gave a dry laugh. Even he couldn't admit that he was thinking about someone else just now.

"By the way, the person you recommended last time," Xia Shu thought of the man in the white coat: "Which organization did he retire from?"

Whether it was the haunted house that was recommended to him, or the witch who came to his house after he fell asleep, both parties were aware of the situation and location of the haunted house, and they might even jointly control the status messages of the ghost map.

Therefore, even if there is no contact between the two parties at present, they definitely have a close relationship.

Kodera Ichika paused for a moment, then said, "Okinawa."

"American troops stationed in Japan?"

This is interesting.

But think about it, how can such "high-tech" be monopolized? What should be handed over must be handed over.

Xia Shu turned over and said, "You have nothing to do recently, right? I just received a commission, why don't you come with me."

After being tired, Ichika Koji also wanted to stay with the person next to her for a while: "Yeah."

The next day, Sanada Private Middle School.

"I must be in a parallel universe!"

Once again, Xia Shu felt something was strongly wrong.

He wanted to go to Sanada Private Junior High School to investigate Shota's disappearance. Thanks to the help of a married woman who was a familiar customer of his, he had obtained permission from the school to enter, so it should have been a smooth process.

Last night, it was natural for him to invite Ichika Furutera to come. Among the people he knew, Ichika Furutera was among the strongest.

But just as he arrived, a private car drove over.

The first words Hashimoto Yoko said when she came out of the car made Xia Shu sweat profusely: "Xia Shu-kun, you must be free today, right?"

She simply ignored Furudera Ichika, even though from various perspectives, Furudera Ichika should be the "orthodox".

"How did you know I was here?" Xia Shu asked.

"You forgot that you wanted me to help investigate the missing boy."

"I just said it, but I didn't tell you who it was."

"I'm a police officer. You don't think the police can't find any information, do you?" Hashimoto Yuko snorted, not knowing that she had been lying awake since she was "stood up" by Natsuki last night, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she got.

"I just don't believe you don't like me" is not interesting for the time being or forever? Never mind, just grab it and talk about it!

A forced melon is not sweet, but I have to eat it first before I can judge it.

So, Hashimoto Yuko started the simplest and stupidest method, which was to go to Natsuki's official account and read the comments one by one.

It should be said that the title of "Koi" is very scary. Under Xia Shu's account, there are endless people making wishes every day.

After flipping through many pages, Hashimoto Yuko saw his conversation with a "regular customer". By questioning the "regular customer", she learned about this.

A luxurious seven-seater commercial vehicle stopped in front of Hashimoto Yoko's car.

The electric door opened and Sato Celia jumped out.

"You are all here." Sato Celia deliberately didn't look at Natsuki.

Xia Shu really wanted to remind her that tsundere is really out of fashion.

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