Chapter 31

Akari Yamamoto's house is a wooden structure, two stories or two, with thin walls and poor sound insulation, but the rent is relatively cheap.

This room is only about 20 square meters at most.

Rina put on gloves and easily pried open the lock.

Kurosawa Shiran looked at her with a puzzled expression, "Sister, aren't we going to knock?"

Click.

Rina opened the door and said, "I think she's no longer here."

The two entered the house one after the other, and a putrid stench hit them.

The interior is cramped, with the bedroom and kitchen combined, and the toilet and bathroom also combined together.

This house would be perfect for a single woman.

Rina followed the source of the odor to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator.

A plate of marinated, rotten, and foul-smelling beef is placed on the crisper drawer of the refrigerator.

Before leaving, she had thought about making herself an Italian steak, but for some reason she hadn't paid the electricity bill, and the landlord cut off the power, causing the beef to rot.

But the kitchen trash can had already been emptied, and there was nothing else in the wardrobe.

There were no personal belongings in the room, as if she had truly packed up and left.

Rina glanced at Xiao Zhong, then used her phone to call the landlord at the door to confirm.

Akari Yamamoto had already moved out two weeks ago, and the landlord was out of town and hadn't had time to come back and pack up.

According to information Sato obtained from the police inspector, Akari Yamamoto was an orphan.

This person is now as if he has disappeared from the world.

Rina fell into deep thought. Then, Kurosawa Shiran called her from the bedroom, "Sister, come and see."

Hopefully it's something important; this scoundrel is already on her blacklist.

Thinking this, Rina went to the bedroom and found hiking sticks among a pile of clutter.

Kurosawa Toki leaned against the wall, watching Rina intently as she pondered. After a series of internal struggles, she gradually smiled.

He asked, "Sister, why did we trace our investigation back to here?"

What should I do? I still want to possess this person.

Rina wiped the dust off the table, completely unaffected by the intense gaze.

“There are inscriptions on the table,” she bent down and looked at them carefully. “I am about to embark on a beautiful love journey, but they have been repeatedly crossed out and new inscriptions have been added. They must have been carved not long ago. My love for you is complete.”

Kurosawa Shiran: "Break up, get a divorce?"

Rina: "It's also possible that they've discovered the truth."

Kurosawa Shiran: "Sister, are you going to find this person?"

“I hope I can still find her,” Rina walked to the window, stood there for a while, and tapped the windowpane rhythmically with her fingers, “but judging from the current situation, she may have already met with misfortune.”

Five minutes later, the two came out of the room.

The phone in her pocket vibrated a few times. Rina made a gesture, signaling to Kurosawa Shiran to be quiet.

After the call connected, Yui choked up and said, "Rina, is it convenient for you to come over? My husband... could you come and talk to him?"

Rina paused for a moment, took off her gloves, and was about to throw them into the nearby trash can when she noticed a burnt photo in the corner.

Although only a corner remains, it should be located on the coast with pile foundations.

She said, "I'll go there later."

Yui breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you so much."

The two didn't say anything more. After agreeing to her request, Rina hung up the phone.

She asked politely, "Are you going to an art gallery?"

"Of course, I never refuse my sister's requests." Kurosawa Shiran had a sweet smile on her lips.

Lina thought he would make some childish requests, and her eyes were already fixed on the taxi.

"Don't worry, sister. I've prepared a ledger especially for you. I've already written down the one condition you promised me last time." Kurosawa Shiran raised her eyes and looked at her with an ambiguous gaze, but also with the aggressive feeling of a hunter about to devour its prey. "I will get back everything that you owe me, sister."

Rina noticed the word "beg" in the name, and looked up at him with a questioning look: "Do I owe you a lot?"

Kurosawa Shiran's smiling face instantly fell, and she said very seriously, "Yes, I want my sister to experience everything I've been through."

Rina nodded, indicating, "That doesn't sound like good news."

So after careful consideration, she changed her mind.

It's best to get rid of this problem as soon as possible.

An hour later.

Rina arrived at the gallery and had just stepped into the courtyard when she heard the sound of things being smashed inside the house.

Arisu Kazumi ran out of the greenhouse, "Why are you so late? Why did he come along too?"

Rina: "Do you think I can make them make up just by saying a few words of advice?"

"We're classmates, after all. Can't we just maintain a facade?" Arisu Kazumi's voice carried a slight complaint. "Do you really want this marriage to end like this?"

Rina paused for a moment, then said, "Sometimes, I really don't even want to maintain a superficial relationship."

Arisu Kazumi was so conflicted that she didn't know what to say, and then she carefully recalled the past.

At first, she believed her brother's words and naively thought that Rina was a very gentle person who had just the right amount of patience with everyone, as if it was an innate understanding.

For example, when a client recounts a case, she will find that the other party is emotionally broken down and try to comfort them, or quietly make a cup of coffee or hot tea and place it next to them, and sometimes she will also hand them a handkerchief.

She was almost convinced.

But reality slapped her hard in the face.

Once you get too close to her, she will reveal her true colors: cold, ruthless, and selfish.

She frowned and said angrily, "I remember you weren't like this before?"

Rina shrugged, leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Your brother will teach me how to be a person. Adults all have a hypocritical face."

"..." Arisu Kazumi's expression froze completely.

Kurosawa Shiran recalled some unpleasant memories, "Is that really how it is?"

When Rina was a child, she had extremely low emotional intelligence. She would even order him, who was only seven years old, to wash dishes, cook, and do housework, while she would fish in the pond in the backyard, carefree and without any guilt.

Sometimes, she would even complain that the food was unpalatable.

But Takizawa Nanase and her older sister are getting very close... What exactly is their relationship? He suddenly realized this question.

Rina: "Don't ask."

Kurosawa Shiran gave a soft "hmm," blinked, and tried her best to maintain a well-behaved image. "Does your older sister like her?"

Rina usually avoids these kinds of questions, so she turned her head away and didn't say anything.

Arisu Kazumi's eyes widened slightly as she looked at her with some surprise: "What happened to your neck?"

Rina: "It was from a mosquito bite."

"From mosquito bites?" the culprit exclaimed in shock.

“Forget it, I won’t hold this against you,” Arisu Kazumi took a deep breath. “I called you here because Yui’s husband is acting very strangely. I tried to eavesdrop on their conversations a few times, but every time they got to the crucial part, they would do something inappropriate for children.”

Rina widened her eyes slightly, feigning shock, and said, "Oh, so you haven't discovered anything after staying here for so many days?"

Seeing her affected manner, Arisu Kazumi almost wanted to hit her: "Of course not."

Rina: "Really?"

Arisu Kazumi: "Do you think I'm an idiot?"

“When I was in school, I looked down on people like you the most.” Rina lazily curled up a mischievous smile. “If I didn’t get first place in the grade, I would cry all night.”

Arisu Kazumi: "Who are you trying to fool?"

"Really?" Kurosawa Shiran leaned closer, raising an eyebrow. "Is your older sister this cute?"

"How can anyone be so foolish as to believe that?" Arisu Kazumi glanced at him, her expression somewhat complicated: "You actually believe something like that?"

Kurosawa Shiran: "I believe whatever my sister says."

Arisu Kazumi closed her eyes, her tone flat and calm, and slowly said, word by word, "You really are like a dog."

Kurosawa Shiran accused, "My sister called me a dog, didn't you hear that, sister!"

The boy's tone carried a hint of gloom and resentment.

Rina gave a vague "hmm".

It does look quite similar, like a beagle or a Samoyed.

"Rina, I've finally waited for you!" Sakurai Yui stood in the entryway, her face full of excitement. "Come on over, maybe now my husband can only listen to you."

He really enjoys constantly provoking her.

Rina gave a slightly indifferent smile and followed her into the bedroom.

Indeed, Naoki Kimura was in very bad shape. He sat on the ground, his knuckles white from gripping his clothes tightly, his face pale, and he looked very haggard.

Rina: "We should call a doctor."

As soon as Yui Sakurai entered the room, her eyes instantly reddened. "The doctor came once this morning, but he chased me away. I really love and care for him, but if this continues, I won't be able to hold on much longer..."

Rina: "Psychologist."

“He’s always been an optimistic and cheerful person. I don’t believe he has any psychological problems,” Yui Sakurai said as she helped him to bed. “Honey, have some water… go to sleep. I’m here, everything will be alright. Could you please put a piece of candy in the hot water on the cabinet?”

Rina used tweezers to place a sugar cube into the cup and handed it to her.

After feeding him water, Sakurai Yui clenched her fingers and continued, "I'm really worried about him bringing up divorce in his current state. You know, I really love him—"

Her emotional delivery was spot-on, but before he could finish speaking, Naoki Kimura suddenly broke down in tears and said in a trembling voice, "I...I killed someone."

Rina raised an eyebrow: "What?"

Sakurai Yui gently patted his back and said, "He's a little dazed right now."

Naoki Kimura shook his head weakly. "I'm sorry, Yui. I'm so sorry. I led her astray. I'm guilty..."

A flicker of panic crossed Sakurai Yui's eyes as she stood up and said, "Rina, he needs to rest now."

Naoki Kimura looked up and stared intently at Rina, almost pleadingly saying, "Call the police, I did kill someone."

Rina said: "Ishikawa Ryoko?"

Naoki Kimura: "I killed her, I accidentally killed him."

Sakurai Yui appeared trembling and exclaimed excitedly, "This is impossible, Rina. His mental state is really bad right now; he keeps talking nonsense."

Naoki Kimura: "Masako is innocent. I can't hurt anyone else, I can't hurt anyone else. Yui, I'm so sorry..."

"Have you ever thought about me?" Sakurai Yui turned her gaze to him, a hint of hatred in her eyes. "Can you please stop talking such nonsense!"

During the argument, the nanny ran over and knocked on the door. "Madam, something terrible has happened! Those two have broken into the greenhouse and dismantled the water feature."

Sakurai Yui exclaimed in shock, "What!?"

She got up and immediately ran out of the room.

At this moment, a series of noises came from the greenhouse, and even the window glass vibrated.

Arisu Kazumi said disdainfully, "Can't you put some effort into this? Didn't you eat lunch?"

Kurosawa Shiran weighed the crowbar in her hand. "You have to tell me who my sister likes first."

Arisu Kazumi moved the stones in the pond and said bluntly, "I'm telling you, you should have run away."

Kurosawa Shiran: "Has your sister ever been in a relationship before?"

Arisu Kazumi: "Why don't you go and ask her yourself?"

Just then, Yui Sakurai ran over. Seeing the mess on the ground, she asked, "What are you doing?"

Her flowers were all pulled out and thrown on the ground.

Kurosawa Shiran narrowed his eyes dangerously, sensing that the crowbar in his hand was about to smash down at him in the next moment.

Arisu Kazumi swallowed nervously and said, "I don't think this flower bed is very well built. Let me help Yui-neechan rebuild it..."

Upon hearing this, Yui Sakurai angrily retorted, "You're being incredibly rude! Get out of here right now!"

The two remained motionless, seemingly ignoring her completely. Arisu Kazumi even glanced at the nylon rope beside her.

Several people gathered around the greenhouse. Rina peeked over and prepared to leave quietly.

Kurosawa Shiran keenly noticed her, "Sister?"

His gaze usually lingered on Rina, and this time was no exception.

Rina said disdainfully, "You don't need to call me 'older sister' at this time."

She didn't want to know those two idiots.