It was now past eight o'clock in the evening. Qingjian Liuli pouted and walked out of the Nanahara family's house. She was blown by a small breeze and looked around at the dim street lights and swaying shadows among the swaying trees. Then she thought about the "ghost story" she had just heard.

", I subconsciously felt a little nervous and quickly fled back to my home.

She habitually yelled "I'm back" at the door, took off her round-toe leather shoes, and headed back to her room.

Seeing that Xiangzi was packing things in the living room, Qingqing stopped her and asked, "Have you eaten at Nanabahara-kun's place again?"

Qingjian Liuli was still thinking about whether there were "unclean things" in the world, so she stood at the stairs and said casually: "Yes, Mom, what's wrong?"

Qingmi Xiangzi was speechless and said: "What are you talking about? How many times have you had dinner at his house? I haven't seen you during dinner time for more than a week."

Qing Jian Liuli was stunned for a moment, then she tried to find an excuse and muttered: "Didn't you ask me to take care of him? So I cook for him every day, and we eat together after cooking."

Qingmi Xiangzi said angrily: "I asked you to take care of him, and I didn't ask you to eat at his house all the time!"

Qingjian Liuli was unhappy and said, "If you don't want to, forget it. Then I won't take care of him in the future. Can you come back for dinner?"

"Forget it, forget it, it's right across the street anyway. You can eat wherever you like, but he lives alone, so you have to be careful not to burden him." Qingmi Xiangzi actually does not object to her daughter's interactions with Takeshi Nanabahara.

It doesn't matter. It's a common phenomenon for college students to interact in Japan, and the success rate is quite good. Parents and schools rarely interfere with it forcefully. It's just regarded as a normal experience in life.

At this time, the legal age for marriage for women in Japan is still 16. It is very common to go on a blind date after graduating from high school and get married. Now they are strictly guarded and do not let their daughters have contact with boys. They have no relationship experience and it is even worse to grow up to be a fool.

Qingmi Xiangzi just warned: "Your father's friend sent some lamb legs over. You can bring two over tomorrow. I will give you a recipe. You try to make it. Don't just eat other people's food. You can't make friends like this."

Do you understand?"

Qing Jian Liuli had no objection. Her father had enough bad friends and often gave him some messy things. It was better to let Takeshi Qingyuan cook them than to let his own mother ruin them.

She said directly: "I know, is there anything else? Mom, it's okay. I'm going to do my homework."

"Go, go!" Qingmi Xiangzi didn't want to preach too much to her eldest daughter, lest she become a grudge when the child grows up. Anyway, Takeshi Nanahara lives across the door and seems to be a very decent person. With her watching, nothing big will happen.

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Qing Jian Liuli hurried upstairs, but after taking two steps, she came back and asked curiously: "Mom, what are you packing for? Are you going on a long trip?"

"It's not me, it's your dad. The Sapporo Department of Science, Culture and Education seems to have asked him to organize the re-editing of some book. It takes four or five hours a day to commute back and forth. It's too troublesome, so he plans to live in Sapporo for a while." Qingmi Xiangzi was very happy.

Wu Zhi said, "Don't worry about anything, I've bought accident insurance for him."

"Oh, that's it." Qingmi Ruri didn't care anymore. Anyway, her father usually hadn't gotten up when she went to school in the morning. She slept with her father until he came back drunk at night. Sometimes he couldn't see her once a week and went to Sapporo.

It's okay to stay there for a while.

She didn't care about such other things at home. She went upstairs to take a bath and change clothes. She pulled up her hair and put a big bun on her head, then sat down at the desk and started writing quickly. She quickly finished her homework and stuffed it back into her schoolbag without caring about whether it was right or not. Then she took out "The World"

"The Detective Collection of Miss Ruri Moss, the Most Beautiful Detective", I read it from the beginning.

The corpse buried in a flower pot case, the ten yen coin case, the blackened town referendum case, and the famous painting forgery case, a total of four cases are very complete and based entirely on reasoning. Ms. Rurimo is thoughtful in her thinking and performs wonderfully.

, does not involve any supernatural elements at all, it is an absolutely epic masterpiece.

When she reached the end of the famous painting forgery case, she looked at Takeshi Nanabahara, who had just fallen into the sewer and had a big split, and was forced to use crutches. No, it was Watson Nanabahara. She snorted proudly - Takeshi Nanabahara dared to take it.

She blocked the mud, and they reconciled at that time, and everyone became friends again, but of course she was still unhappy in her heart, so she arranged this drama for him. Next time he dared to cheat her, she would let Qi Yuan Watson use a wheelchair.

She looked at the miserable Nanawara Watson on crutches, with a slightly cunning smile on her face, but she quickly picked up the pen and continued writing, completing the famous painting forgery case, so that Miss Liuli Moss also got a famous painting.

Qi Yuan Watson, who is as stupid as a dog, as lazy as a pig, loves money as much as his life, has a bad personality and is on crutches, can't tell the truth from the lies. He can only be confused, keep asking pitifully, and then he will tell today

The strange story told by Mariko Aikawa changed her name, changed her surname, moved to Tokyo, and memorized it, and I fell into deep thought while reading it.

Does this count as a case?

At first glance, it sounded like it was haunted, but it was related to a murder case. However, it seemed unlikely that it was related to the murder case. The old lady was twenty kilometers away from the crime scene. How could this be related?

Because of some inconspicuous little object?

Or is it purely a coincidence?

I must observe carefully when I go to Bichuan's house tomorrow, and I must try to find something this time.

If you make a discovery, you must speak up loudly. You cannot just listen to that guy nagging you all the time. You must also teach him a lesson.

But what if it’s really a supernatural event…

Seeing that Liuli couldn't sit still, Qingqing subconsciously looked back behind her, and suddenly felt that the room was so quiet. She quickly stood up and went to look through the bookcase, ready to check if there was anything to say about folk customs.

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The time soon came to the afternoon of the next day. Qingmi Liuli put on the hiking bag again and stood in the shoe cabinet waiting for Takeshi Nanabahara. But Takeshi Nanabahara was still the same, taking four or five minutes to wander down, but this time he felt the

The chin seems to be thinking about something.

Qingjian Liuli took his schoolbag and asked doubtfully: "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Takeshi Nanabaru muttered while changing his shoes: "Just now, there were two girls beside me talking about the friendship. It's not normal."

Qingjian Liuli said strangely: "Sororities are very common, girls say what's wrong."

Takeshi Nanahara hasn't let down his guard yet: "No, this is the fourth time this week. Eleven girls in the class have talked about how fun it is to participate in the sorority near me. I always feel that someone is plotting against me, but I haven't thought about it yet.

You know what they can do against me, I basically don’t talk to girls in the class, I always keep them at arm’s length, and my personality is that of a nerd, how could they come after me?”

Seeing Liuli, Qing Qing felt inexplicably happy. She hummed twice and said directly: "You are so sensitive, just ask them directly. It's not a big deal, and you have to think about so much..."

Takeshi Nanahara glanced at her sideways: "You brainless guy, they are obviously waiting for me to talk to you and want to kidnap me to attend the fraternity party. If I go to talk to you, won't I be falling into a trap? If they are trying to trick me, I will

I don’t want to end up with bad peach blossoms.”

Qingjian Liuli was a little unhappy after being scolded. She didn't want to deal with this lunatic anymore and said disdainfully: "Okay, okay, okay, you are the only one who is the heartthrob. It seems that others care about you. Change your shoes quickly. Miss Bichuan may

Already waiting for us."

"That's right, let's finish the work first and we'll talk about this later." Takeshi Nanahara changed his shoes and said directly, "Let's go to Bichuan's house to have a look."

Seeing Liuli following him, Qing Qing looked at him from side to side and asked with concern: "Are you going directly like that? No need to prepare anything?"

Takeshi Nanahara gave her a strange look: "Are you ready to hear this?"

Qingjian Liuli patted the side of the hiking bag and whispered: "I brought a short wooden stick."

"Are you going to club the ghost?"

"Just in case, if there is really a supernatural incident, and you are a fake psychic, you will definitely be the first to escape. I have to prepare something for self-defense!" Qingjian Liuli touched the mountaineering bag with his backhand, as if he felt safe.

Indeed +2, he muttered, "I checked the book last night. The book said that human blood has spirituality, and that when applied to a wooden stick, it can hit ghosts."

"It's up to you. Stay away from me when the blood is drained. Don't splash me all over." Takeshi Nanahara didn't care what she planned to do and knocked on his forehead. "Anyway, I just need to carry my head. With it, everything is no problem."

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Qing Jian Liuli tilted her head and curled her lips, deciding that if something strange happened, she would never cover his escape and see what he would do.

The two of them arrived outside the school gate while talking and arguing. As expected, Mariko Aikawa was already waiting. When she saw them coming, she quickly invited them to get in the car. After saying a few polite words, she started the car and drove to her home.

Seeing Liuli still sitting in the passenger seat, Qing looked at her and asked with concern: "How were you last night, Miss Bichuan?"

"You call me sister, and I'll call you Liuli. Let's not use honorifics." Mariko Aikawa was probably a white-bones person on the surface, but her personality was not strong at all. She said while driving, "Last night was fine, nothing happened.

It's okay, my grandmother doesn't have nightmares anymore, but she still doesn't get enough rest. After all, if something like this happens, it's inevitable to worry."

"As long as nothing happened, everything will be fine soon." The situation did not worsen. Qing Jian Liuli felt relieved and asked, "Where is Grandma Bichuan?"

"She's not in good spirits. I'm afraid she'll be tired, so I've temporarily placed her at my aunt's house. I'll send you over to see the house first, and then I'll pick her up." Her grandma didn't have any more nightmares last night. Mariko Aikawa

She breathed a sigh of relief, but began to worry about her ancestral home. She couldn't bear it if the ancestral home was haunted.

Takeshi Nanahara listened for a while in the back seat and asked with a smile: "Miss Bichuan, has your grandmother purchased or picked up anything recently?"

Mariko Aikawa had already thought of this. She had verified it before and said directly: "I haven't picked up anything, but I have bought something. There is a flea market near our house. My grandmother often goes there when she has nothing to do and buys some small things.

The stuff is nostalgic, nothing has ever happened to it before, and I have checked it before, and it is all normal, and I found no problems. Nanahara-san can take a look at it later, they are all in her room."

Takeshi Nanahara nodded with a smile and said nothing more. There is nothing to say now. After all, he has to go to the scene to collect information before he can make a judgment.

Soon the three of them arrived at a large town in Hirano, close to the city center, and stopped in front of a small house that looked quite old at first glance. It was double-story and had no yard. It was probably the type of long house built in batches in the early Showa era.

small apartment.

Mariko Aikawa opened the door and said: "Nanahara-san, Liuli, you can sit and watch as you like. I will pick up my grandmother and will be back soon."

With the guarantee of senior police officer Nakano Eri, she felt relieved and left Takeshi Nanahara and Ruri Kiyomi at home and drove away. The Aikawa house looked old and small from the outside, but it was very fashionable and energetic inside.

There are potted green plants at the entrance, and multiple varieties are matched. It is very layered but can be harmonious and unified. At first glance, it seems that there is no lack of effort. The main color of the room is log color, and the wooden floor is paved. It looks very nice at first glance.

It is clean and tidy, giving people a sense of high-end and healing. The space is also well planned. Each area has no clear boundaries but is functionally distinct, making it very comfortable to look at.

To put it simply, this house has been carefully decorated by the owner and has a warm atmosphere. It is suitable for filming a fresh movie. It is not like a haunted house at all and does not feel spooky at all.

Takeshi Nanahara walked around and browsed casually, and Qingjian Liuli followed closely behind him. She looked at what he looked at, and from time to time she looked around vigilantly, for fear that something might suddenly pop out.

The first floor was a public area, and he didn’t find anything while walking around. Takeshi Nanabahara followed the zigzag staircase with handrails and went up to the second floor. He first went to look at Aikawa Mariko’s room. It felt a bit like a war in the house, but it was also

Normally, she would probably go out to stay last night and take away some daily clothes.

He simply walked around and opened the closet to look at Mariko Aikawa's clothes. He accidentally saw a few pieces of underwear. Then he went to the old lady's room amidst Qingmi Ruri's protests. It seemed that they lived here.

The grandfather and grandson each lived at one end of the second floor, with the bathroom and toilet in the middle. He took a look at them all along the way and found nothing wrong.

The old lady's room is quite retro, with a vertical desk lamp, a dual-card tape recorder, an old-fashioned wooden bed, a floor-standing radio, a vertical electric fan, and a mahogany rocking chair. As soon as I entered this room, I suddenly thought I was back in the 1970s.

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To be continued...