Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Nagano Prefecture Case 1
After calling Gin, An You accidentally flipped through the photo album and saw photos that had been saved in her phone for a long time, which were about the secrets of the ancient royal family.
He had actually been very curious about it for a long time, but because Scotland did not allow it and there was no suitable person to accompany him, he had not started the exploration plan.
This time when I met Zhu Xingda, I felt like I had caught a donkey that was willing to work hard and never complain, and I could work for him honestly.
Moreover, this relatively honest Zhu Xingdai would never stop his people from taking any action. It seemed that no matter what he did, the other party would automatically follow him.
Just grab it and use it.
An You projected what was on his phone onto the wall and pondered the wall behind the golden Buddha for a long time, only to find that this language was not within his knowledge base at all.
An You stared at the enlarged image, trying to seek help from Zhu Xingda. "Do you recognize these words?"
"I don't know him."
A familiar answer, equally decisive.
The same unpleasant answer, An You glanced at him.
Seeing that he showed no interest in this at all, I knew that I was destined to not get any help this time, because he was just a pure sniper. Apart from being able to use force, it was best not to think about anything else.
An You looked at his cold and arrogant expression, his lack of interest in everything, and his indifferent attitude.
I was so angry that I couldn't express it, and in the end I could only comfort myself.
Forget it, I won’t bother with ordinary snipers.
An You had no choice but to seek help from the Internet. He first registered on a local temple forum and then posted some help-seeking information on it.
I first tentatively asked about the Yamamoto case, after all, his arson was a hot topic.
In order to arrest him, the police announced the cause of the incident online, but other people were not aware of the specific details.
Post by: [Does anyone know Richard, the donor who was involved in the fire at the Golden Bell Temple?]
An You waited for a while, but there was no response. Half an hour had passed since the post was posted, but still no one had viewed it.
After dinner, Zhu Xingda also left his house.
In fact, there were no clues and it was useless to stay, so An You let him go home.
It was not until I refreshed the forum before going to bed that I saw the reply.
Tianliang: [Wait, what is Jinzhong Temple? Where did this unknown little temple come from? I've never heard of it. And who is Richard? It's even more unfamiliar.]
Green: [Ah, that temple from before? I know it. I was on vacation at a nearby hotel when it caught fire. I saw the thick smoke from the window and thought it was just some old burning. But then the fire got bigger and bigger, and I realized something was wrong. But who is this Richard you're talking about? I have no idea.]
After waiting for nearly a week, there was no follow-up news, and the post seemed to have fallen into oblivion.
An You had a headache, feeling that things had reached a stalemate, but he didn't want to give up his desire to explore easily, after all, this was a royal secret.
After two days of silence, An You came up with another idea. He imitated part of the text on the wall, posted it on the platform, and asked if anyone knew this kind of text.
This time, the results were very quick. I received a reply to my private message in about an hour.
Jiro Sugita: [Hello, I am a niche linguist. I have seen this kind of text before. May I ask where you got this quote?]
An You suddenly felt like a ray of hope had finally arrived. He hadn't expected to find a clue. However, he also thought that these unfamiliar words might be hiding a huge secret, and he couldn't tell them all. He still needed to be cautious.
In a cave.
The other party's reply was noticeably faster. [The second half? What's that?!]
An You frowned, his defensiveness against human nature preventing him from continuing. "Sorry, I can't reveal more to you."
Sugita Jiro: [Indeed, we haven't yet reached a cooperative relationship. Actually, the text above is from a kingdom that perished a thousand years ago. Because the kingdom was relatively small, their language is not preserved in history. Therefore, my translation is not entirely proficient. However, one thing is clear: this kingdom was once very prosperous.]
[The text you posted says that glory will forever build our brilliance, and the most precious treasure is right before your eyes.]
An You looked at it for a while. What was that babble? How could it be so profound?!
[To show my sincerity, my current address is No. xx, Building xx, Nagano Prefecture, and my phone number is 88*****. If you are willing, you can come to this place to find me and cooperate with me. I will definitely give you an answer.]
An You agreed, but he still felt that he needed to be cautious, as sudden help was not necessarily trustworthy.
After An You responded, he decided to wait and see. However, there was no other reply in the next few days. It seemed that he could only trust Sugita Jiro.
Before going to Nagano Prefecture, An You specially packed a backpack with some miscellaneous things in it, and booked a car with Moroboshi Dai the next day.
Zhu Xingda happened to have nothing else to do, so he could go with him. After getting in the black Chevrolet, An You took out an eye mask from his backpack and said, "I'll leave the rest to you. I need to get some sleep."
"Okay. Take a break. I'll call you when we get there."
The journey from Beika Town to the countryside of Nagano Prefecture is not too far.
Zhu Xingda drove very steadily, but it was already afternoon when they arrived. An You was curled up in the car and was woken up by a pair of large hands. She opened her sleepy eyes and saw Zhu Xingda's green pupils. She was a little confused: "Huh? Why did you push me?"
"We've arrived in Nagano Prefecture."
An You finally realized what was happening. "So fast! Wow, the countryside is so beautiful."
He rolled down the window and looked at the scenery outside. It was beautiful.
A vast expanse of green came into view, a scenery never seen in the city, and there were herds of cattle and sheep in the mountains and fields.
The autumn wind blew on his face, and it was unexpectedly chilly. An You looked around curiously in the car.
Moroboshi's car drove into Nagano Prefecture, and he didn't know how to go the rest of the way, so there was no way to wake up the sleeping young master.
In addition, they had already arrived in Nagano Prefecture, but were not sure of the exact location and were stuck there. Even if they knew, it would not be appropriate to contact them at this time.
So Zhu Xingda chose the most conservative step, waking up Anyou and asking him about his specific needs.
"What are you going to do next?"
An You: "Go to this place to find Sugita Jiro." Send the address to Moroboshi Dai.
Zhu Xingda: "Okay."
An You stretched his waist. Having just been woken up by Zhu Xingda's slap, he had been lying on the hard board for almost half a day. His already lack of exercise made his body feel like it was about to fall apart. He got out of the car in agony.
Standing in front of a remote mansion, the sun had already set. The yard was overgrown with weeds, exuding a vaguely gloomy atmosphere. The trees were lush, and there were several welcoming pines planted in front of the yard. An You looked at the address and confirmed that it was this place.
But the houses here are not very good. They feel like they can be used to shoot a horror movie.
An You knocked on the other person's door and waited for a while. No one was there. Could it be a deserted house?
Just as I was thinking this, I saw a young man with a decadent figure walking towards the door. He was dressed casually and was holding a basket in his hand, which seemed to be filled with vegetables and fruits.
The other person had stopped near the old house just like himself, and happened to make eye contact with Anyou. The man hesitated for a moment before asking tentatively, "I'm Sugita Jiro, and you're Mr. Muyou?"
An You:!!
"Yes, yes, yes."
Sugita Jiro said apologetically, "I'm sorry, the house hasn't been repaired yet. The plants here are growing too fast, but the labor cost is not cheap, so I haven't taken care of the house. I hope you don't mind."
It turned out that he was the person he was looking for. It wasn't that there was no one guarding the place, but that he simply didn't like to take care of it.
An You shook her head: "I don't dislike it. I don't dislike it."
Jiro Sugita walked in front, opened the door with the key, and invited him into the house. Only then did he discover that the interior space was of a completely different style. Although the outside looked extremely dilapidated, the inside was still quite bright.
Sugita Jiro chatted with him as they walked, "Speaking of which, I'm a niche language researcher. My biggest hobby is studying some obscure languages. But since I can't make a living from this, it's destined to be just a hobby."
An You: "Ah, so you recognized the text I sent."
Sugita Jiro shook his head. "Not exactly. It was my brother. I only found out about this after consulting him. He's a professor at a university and is far more knowledgeable than I am."
"Come in first, I'm going to cook some dinner tonight."
Zhu Xingda also followed An You and checked the room. There was no major problem. It was a place where people usually lived, and it was cleaned quite well.
"You two should stay for dinner tonight."
An You was just about to nod when she heard the phone ringing. She thought it was her own cell phone, so she searched for a long time and found that Zhu Xingda was holding a cell phone in his hand. As he pressed the button on the phone, the ringing sound disappeared immediately. An You then put down her hand and realized that it was not her phone at all.
Zhu Xingdai finished his phone call in the yard. He was the silent one most of the time. After hanging up, Zhu Xingdai stepped forward and said, "The organization has sent a mission."
An You: "Rum is quite quick in this regard."
Zhu Xingda: "Do you want to go back with me?"
An You: "How is that possible? I just got here. You go back first. I will study here by myself."
Zhu Xingda glanced at the houses here again, and finally gave up trying to dissuade him. "That's fine, but you should just study and not do anything risky. If you encounter any danger, contact me."
An You: "I understand. We live in a society ruled by law now. What could possibly go wrong?"
Zhu Xingda didn't say much. He just came out to travel and study the language, so there shouldn't be any danger. And as far as he knew, finding treasure was more like an urban legend, so there was no need to believe it too much.
When they got into the Chevrolet and were about to drive away, An You waved his hand. Zhu Xingda saw his guidance and lowered the window. An You quickly walked over and leaned in front of the window.
Zhu Xingda: "What's wrong?"
An You: "Remember to take good care of the dog for me."
Zhu Xingda: "Yeah."
After bidding farewell to Dai Moroboshi, An You stayed alone in Nagano Prefecture for a while.
Sugita Jiro: "If you trust me, we can work together."
An You: "I trust you. If you help me figure out what this text says, I'll pay you."
An You pulled a printout from her backpack. The image, though taken in the dim basement, was still quite clear. Sugita Jiro carefully examined the text. "This appears to be the text of the Boman Kingdom. It's said their country only existed for a hundred years before being quickly lost in the long river of history."
"What's the reason?"
"I'm not sure. There's no detailed description in the literature. I just know it's a secret that no one knows about."
Jiro Sugita took a book with a crimson cover from the shelf and flipped to a page. He saw that the text on it was very similar to the text on his hand. "This is an extremely rare book on the subject that can be found in modern times. Because the language is so niche, the books that once studied it are gradually disappearing."
"The general meaning of the text is that the soul of the ancient capital is crying, may glory last forever, may our honor last forever. The past has forged our glory, and the most precious treasure is right before your eyes."
"What does this mean?"
Sugita Jiro: "I don't quite understand the specific situation, but we can ask my brother first. He is more knowledgeable than me."
Jiro Sugita invited him to visit his brother next door.
"Your brother lives next door to you?"
"Yes, my brother also has a house in Nagano Prefecture, but he spends most of his time in Tokyo. He happened to be on vacation this time, so we can go and consult him now that he's back."
Sugita Jiro's brother lived a few houses away. Standing in a place with obviously more luxurious decoration, An You couldn't help but sigh that the difference was indeed quite big. Although both were properties in Nagano Prefecture, this one was obviously more magnificent and covered a larger area.
There is a fence outside the yard, which surrounds the villa. Inside is a three-story single-family villa with the door facing the sun and a parking garage next to it.
Walking on the wooden floor, the green plants in the courtyard were lush and green. Sugita Jiro knocked on the door of a house in front of him, "Brother, are you home, brother?"
After knocking more than ten times, no one answered. Sugita Jiro was puzzled. "That shouldn't be the case. I remember that my eldest brother came back. We were planning to have dinner together tonight. Why is there no answer?"
An You observed the doors and windows and said, "It seems that the windows are not closed. If they are not closed, a hand here can reach in and open the door."
An You pointed to the curtains still under the dark glass, fluttering in the wind, reached in, and touched the door handle. For some reason, even then, she couldn't push the door open, as if something was blocking it.
He pushed the door again. "It won't open. There's something stuck behind the door handle."
Sugita Jiro, "Is it a stool? Let me see if I can knock it over."
As Sugita Jiro rolled up his sleeves, with a "Hey!", the door that had been tightly closed was suddenly slammed open.
After the door opened wide, An You heard something sliding on the floor with a thud, and she and Sugita Jiro looked inside.
Bloodstains, large pools of bright red blood were flowing on the ground, and a headless corpse was lying on the floor.
He turned pale with fear at the corpse on the ground.
“Aa ...
The screams scared away a flock of birds.
Police sirens blared in the background. An You gazed at the crowd of blue-clad officers rushing out. Amidst his panic, he saw an extremely familiar face. It was the same person who had appeared by his side in countless terrifying moments. The joy of meeting an old friend in a foreign land filled his heart.
A man in a dark blue uniform, with short black hair and deep blue eyes, stood in the crowd. He had his back to her and was talking to someone else.
An You almost threw herself into his arms without hesitation, "Scotland."
The young man in the dark blue uniform lowered his head, his white-gloved palm restrainedly pressing against his waist, supporting him while expressing his confusion, "Are you calling me? You seem to have the wrong person."
An You looked up and saw that he was indeed different from Scotland, and the reason was that he had aged. Slight signs of aging appeared at the corners of his eyes.
However, the overall facial features are too similar, or in other words, almost the same.
Unlike Scotland's cat-like pupils, his eyes are narrow and long, with a graceful demeanor like an orchid and a beauty that is quite intelligent.
An You was stunned by what she saw.
The calm and composed man in front of him had fair skin and a lingering cool fragrance. After confirming that An You's gaze was fixed on him, he patiently asked, "Is it because someone looks like me that you misunderstood?"
An You: "Yeah, you look almost exactly like my friend, but he's younger than you."
The young man's throat moved slightly. "So, is your friend still alive?"
An You didn't understand his question, but answered honestly, "Of course."
The young man nodded. "I see. I forgot to introduce myself just now. Nice to meet you. I'm Takaaki Morobushi, the Nagano Prefectural Police."
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