"I know Mr. Akechi will find it strange now why I use the name Shiho to appear here..."
When Hanada Emi forcibly pulled Gao Yuan into the room, as the door was closed, without giving Gao Yuan a chance to react, Hanada Emi blocked Gao Yuan against the wall behind the door, almost pressing her body against Gao Yuan's body.
In front of him, with a pleading expression on his face, he pitifully said to Gao Yuan:
"But please don't tell anyone about me using a false identity... It's not for me, but for Shiho, please!"
Saying this, Hanada Emi looked like a little girl who was troubled by something extremely troubling, and she complained to Gao Yuan aggrievedly.
Seeing this, looking at the pitiful appearance of the girl in front of him, Takato's heart beat very fast, and his thoughts were rapidly thinking about the current situation, and the meaning of Hanada Emi's words just now——
After all, since she mentioned "for Shiho", everything she said must be a lie, because no one knows the whereabouts of "Shiho" better than herself.
However, because of this, I cannot show any signs of knowing the whereabouts of "Shiho". At this time——
"Fa...what happened?"
Trying his best to keep his expression blank and confused, Gao Yuan said in confusion:
"And...'Shiho'? Who is..."
Hearing this, Hanada Emi nodded with some understanding, and then said with emotion:
Silently, Gao Yuan nodded. Regarding what Hanada Emi said, Gao Yuan just kept a puzzled thinking expression and continued to listen quietly——
In this regard, after hearing Hanada Emi say this, Gao Yuan murmured again, seeming to be recalling what happened that day, and then seemed a little unsure:
Having said this, Hanada Emi raised her head and quickly added:
"Yes, he is the grandson of the former chairman of the Mitsubishi Foundation. Shiho and he were classmates in college...I only found out about this recently..."
During this period, Gao Yuan faced Hanada Emi, who was very close to him. Since he had spent the conversation just now, Gao Yuan's mood had basically calmed down.
"What's going on?"
Then when Hanada Emi was surprised that she was pushed away like this, Takato stretched out his other hand, gestured toward the room, and continued:
Hearing this, Hanada Emi seemed a little surprised. She blinked, her expression seemed surprised, but deep in her eyes, she looked at Gao Yuan's eyes very seriously——
Looking at Gao Yuan's reaction, Hanada Emi looked a little sad and lonely and said:
While saying this, Gao Yuan used the hand that was originally patting Hanada Emi's shoulder to gently push Hanada Emi away, who was almost leaning against him.
Then, Hanada Emi invited Gao Yuan into the house and sat on the sofa in the living room——
Hearing this, when faced with Hanada Emi's statement, it seemed that he was really infected by the other party's emotions. Gao Yuan was a little surprised, but he still continued calmly as a bystander:
"Ah! Don't you remember? Mr. Akechi."
"Anyway, what happened?"
"Due to work, I don't have much contact with Shiho, so I don't know immediately where Shiho has been or what he has done recently. Therefore, I also don't know when Shiho disappeared.
not good……
When mentioning this, Hanada Emi's expression became even more sad. She lowered her head and seemed to have started sobbing sadly. She put her hands on Gao Yuan's shoulders, as if to seek some sense of security, and kept silent.
This action was followed by silence for a while——
"Yes... I seem to have some impression..."
After Gao Yuan and Hanada Emi sat down on two different sofas for the host and guest respectively, Hanada Emi lowered her head and slowly began to explain:
"That's really a pity..."
"Yes...that's it..."
"I know that when Shiho disappeared, it was when her fiancé came to find me..."
"Obviously, we spent the New Year's Eve night together..."
Anyway, it is certain that what she said is a lie, but it is natural to not know what she really wants to say, so Gao Yuan's doubts are not disguised.
In this regard, Gao Yuan did not dodge his eyes, and continued to maintain a blank expression, facing Hanada Emi's eyes directly, and in his heart, he was thinking of convincing himself with a natural way of thinking:
"oh."
In this way, after Gao Yuan said this, Gao Yuan naturally patted Hanada Emi on the shoulder. Then Hanada Emi reacted, gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, nodded silently, and then invited Gao Yuan to enter the house.
——
"Let's go talk first."
Hearing the word "missing", Gao Yuan responded naturally, and asked with some surprise and nervousness:
"Have you called the police?"
After a moment of silence, Hanada Emi's tone was trembling, as if she had thought of something very sad, and she said:
"Shiho...is missing!"
Speaking of this, with some tears in her eyes, Hanada Emi raised her head, looked at Gao Yuan, and said hysterically as if she had been enduring for a long time.
"No, you can't call the police... Once you call the police, Shiho will be in danger!"
"On New Year's Eve..."
Therefore, Gao Yuan looked very natural, showing a puzzled expression, looking at Hanada Emi in front of him, wanting to hear her explanation——
As he said that, seeing Hanada Emi's mood become very low, Gao Yuan also seemed a little sympathetic. He stretched out a hand to Hanada Emi's shoulder, patted her shoulder gently, and comforted her.
said:
"It's okay, it's okay... Miss Hanada, we can talk slowly about what happened."
"Mr. Akechi laughed."
"Who is Shiho? It sounds familiar. I seem to have heard it somewhere..."
Seeing Hanada Emi's attitude, although I don't know what she is thinking, nor her attitude toward herself, or whether she has any doubts, Gao Yuan can only continue to act out the scene:
"well?"
As he said that, Hanada Emi glanced to the side, as if she was in a very depressed mood.
As he spoke, Gao Yuan showed a puzzled expression and said helplessly to Hanada Emi:
"Sorry... we only met once, so I can't remember it."
"Feel sorry……"
"Why do you appear here as that lady?"
After saying something silently, Hanada Emi reluctantly put away the sad expression on her face and said lightly:
"What happened? What does this have to do with you appearing here as that lady?"
Immediately, as if he had successfully hypnotized himself with the words in his heart, Gao Yuan asked with a hint of doubt about the name "Shiho"——
"Mr. Wise..."
"That's it..."
But in response, Hanada Emi kept shaking her head with a painful expression and said sadly:
"His name is Kyosuke Mitarai. When he came to me, I really didn't know..."
"Wait a minute!"
Before Hanada Emi finished speaking, when Gao Yuan heard the name Hanada Emi said, Gao Yuan couldn't help being surprised and said:
"I remember that the grandson of the former president is the son of the former president's eldest daughter, right? Since the eldest daughter is married, why is the child's surname still 'Mitarai'?"