When the "Toyota Century" that Takato and others were riding in drove out of Sapporo city, as the atmosphere of the city faded away, the pleasant natural scenery filled the scenery as far as the eye could see——

In this beautiful countryside, the place where the Mitarai family gathered this time was a luxurious villa located on the mountainside here.

The entire villa is in the traditional classical Japanese style. The building is only two floors high, but it covers a large area and includes a peripheral courtyard surrounded by walls.

In the courtyard, there are some simple furnishings such as rock pools, which look high-style and complement the scenery outside the courtyard.

It can be seen that this is an excellent place for cultivation.

According to the introduction of Mitarai Yukina next to him, after Gao Yuan followed Hayama Hayato's special car and entered here, he learned that this was the Mitarai family's former residence that had been renovated by the former president Haruka Mitarai.

The tradition of holding Mitarai family gatherings here was set by the previous president.

Even if the previous president has passed away, it is natural that this tradition will be inherited by the new president.

Therefore, it is only natural that this meeting place is also here.

However, it seems that because they arrived earlier, when Gao Yuan and others entered the villa, they found that almost none of the Mitarai family members who came to the party had not arrived yet.

In comparison, Hanada Emi has already arrived.

Moreover, there was a young man about twenty years old who appeared here with her at the same time——

This is a young man whose face you can tell is Asian.

But the first thing that people who see him notice is the brown hair he has.

The ends of her hair are slightly upturned and curled, and she must have been permed. At the same time, the whole hairstyle is very fashionable and flamboyant. With just one glance, you can tell that the other person is a very outgoing and cheerful person.

boys.

However, looking at such a hairstyle, Gao Yuan felt a sense of déjà vu almost instantly, and because the other person was standing with Hanada Emi at this time, Gao Yuan also naturally remembered who that hairstyle belonged to——

Kyosuke Mitarai.

In the photos of Mitarai Kyousuke that he saw, he had exactly this hairstyle.

In other words, if I couldn't change my hairstyle, my hairstyle at this time should be like the boy in front of me.

However, from the very beginning, I chose to cut off such a flamboyant hairstyle without any hesitation.

But now, since the boy in front of him has this hairstyle, it is natural that Takato knows that he is the "Kyousuke Mitarashi" he wants to investigate!

only……

From Takato's point of view, although the hairstyle is the same, the appearance of the boy in front of him and the feeling he gives people do not seem to be that of Mitarai Kyousuke himself. At least he has a completely different feeling from Mitarai Kyousuke in the photo -

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"Brother, Sister Miyano..."

However, just when Gao Yuan was thinking like this, he followed Gao Yuan in at the same time. Seeing that the two people in front of him were already in the living room of the villa, Mitarai Yukina greeted them politely:

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"Well, long time no see, Xuena."

Faced with Mitarashi Yukina's greeting, the boy first grinned and responded with an Asahi smile, and then Hanada Emi also responded to Mitarai Yukina, and after such a simple greeting, Hanada Emi

He faced Gao Yuan directly, stretched out his hand, waved to him, and said hello:

"Detective Akechi, are you here too?"

In this regard, after hearing Hanada Emi's words, the boy reacted in the same way, smiling at Gao Yuan and saying hello:

"Oh! So you are the Detective Akechi whom Shiho mentioned! I have long admired you! This time, I am looking forward to your performance in inviting Detective Akechi to investigate the treasure mentioned in my grandfather's will!"

As he said that, the boy stepped forward and stretched out his hand towards Gao Yuan, as if intending to shake hands with Gao Yuan——

"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Kyousuke Mitarai. In terms of seniority, I am Yukina's older brother..."

As if he just remembered it, the boy who called himself "Kyosuke Mitarai" added.

Seeing this, although Gao Yuan had already doubted the true identity of the boy in front of him because of his appearance, Gao Yuan thought that if there were no more clues to prove this, he would just accept it first, so Gao Yuan planned to reach out and respond.

The other party is preparing to shake hands with me——

But at the same time, Gao Yuan was still slightly disappointed with the shape.

Originally, Takato thought that when he really saw the "Mitarai Kyousuke", the other person's face should be at least 80-90% similar to the original one, right?

In that case, no matter what the truth is, Gao Yuan will still feel that the truth is confusing.

But now, the other party's appearance is far different from the original person, which makes Gao Yuan almost certain that there must be something wrong with the other party's identity——

So, is the organization really so rough in the details of this plan?

For this reason, Takato stretched out his hand. Just before it came into contact with Mitarai Kyousuke's hand, Takato felt very confused——

"Well--"

However, when Takato and Mitarai Kyousuke formally shook hands, Takato, who originally thought it was a simple courtesy act, suddenly felt pain in his hand——

It turned out that the moment he successfully shook hands with Takato, Mitarai Kyousuke's hand shook with strength and squeezed Takato's hand with great strength. Takato could only feel the phalanges of the four fingers that were close together except the thumb.

They were forced together by the opponent's strength.

"What does this guy mean?"

Suddenly, seeing the other party actually doing such a thing in front of everyone, Gao Yuan felt confused and didn't know why he would do this.

But the other party has already seized the opportunity and exerted force, and has already squeezed his own hands in excruciating pain. Under such circumstances, it is useless to try to counterattack with a handshake.

Not to mention the opponent's strength, but now that he has fallen into a passive situation, it is even more difficult to fight back.

While watching the other party do this, there was a faint smile on his face, which looked very proud. Gao Yuan felt even more baffled——

"Are you trying to give yourself some power? But...why?"

He remained calm and did not try to resist at all. Gao Yuan saw that the other party's expression became more and more satisfied. Gao Yuan, who was just silently enduring the other party's actions, suddenly became unbearable, as if his hand was pinched by the other party and it was extremely painful.

He showed a painful expression, and deliberately lowered his posture, curled up his body slightly, and made a movement to pull his hand away, and said sadly:

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

For a moment, when Takato reacted like this, everyone else present was stunned, and they all realized what Mitarai Kyousuke had done, and then seemed very puzzled by it.

As for Mitarai Kyousuke himself, after seeing Takato's reaction, the proud expression on his face became even more serious——

"Kyousuke..."

But at this moment, seeing that Kyosuke Mitarai had no idea of ​​letting go, Hanada Emi couldn't help but stepped forward and said with a very worried tone.

"Ha ha……"

And as Hanada Emi spoke up, Mitarai Kyousuke finally let go.

I saw him let out a big laugh after letting go, and then looked at Hanada Emi who had just spoken, then looked at Yukina Mitarai beside him, and finally faced Takato and said with a smile:

"Sorry, sorry! I just want to try out the ability of a wise detective. After all, as a detective, you will always encounter a lot of dangerous things? If you don't have enough ability to protect yourself, it will be very dangerous!"

"Is...is that so?"

In this regard, after listening to the other party's explanation, Gao Yuan smiled awkwardly and lowered his head as if giving in:

"But Mr. Mitarai is really strong!"

"That is!"

Hearing this, Kyosuke Mitarai smiled proudly:

"After all, I have been exercising!"

As he spoke, Mitarai Kyousuke stood up as if he had won.

"Really? Then I have to ask for advice."

Gao Yuan smiled coquettishly, as if he didn't care at all about how he had made a fool of himself just now, but Gao Yuan asked humbly:

"Mr. Mitarai, how do you exercise?"

In response to this, Kyosuke Mitarai smiled naturally and explained as if he was carried away by Takato's words:

"Of course it's the gym! You know, I'm..."

"Yes! When Kyousuke was studying abroad, he would often go to the school gym to exercise! After all, he often said that to ensure academic success, you must have a healthy body!"

Before Mitarai Kyousuke finished speaking, Hanada Emi stepped forward and explained with a slight smile. Then, with a slightly intimate look, Hanada Emi leaned towards Mitarai Kyousuke's side and reached out to hold Mitarai Kyousuke's arm.

, looked up at Mitarai Kyousuke with a faint smile——

However, it may seem like this from the perspective of others, but Mitarai Kyousuke himself...

What greeted him was Hanada Emi's cold look that flashed across her face as if it was a warning.

Immediately, noticing Hanada Emi's expression, Mitarai Kyousuke's originally flamboyant mood immediately restrained, turned to look at Takato and responded:

"Yes, just like what Shiho said. When I was studying abroad, I never missed exercising, and this habit continues to this day."

"I see."

In response, Gao Yuan nodded silently:

"Persistent exercise is really amazing. I thought I couldn't do it..."
To be continued...