Chapter 69 Chapter 69 Muscle Bodybuilding Competition
After enduring the nagging from Kenji Hagiwara and the bombardment of phone calls from his parents, Jinpei Matsuda's phone was finally almost fully charged.
He threw the charger to Kenji Hagiwara, who was deliberately reading aloud the news about "Enthusiastic Citizens Bravely Fighting Fugitives" beside him, and leaned back in his chair, his eyes casually scanning the message interface on the screen.
The news last night was extremely cheerful [Hehehe, I’m going home tomorrow =v=].
He also used an emoji of a raccoon rolling around.
Matsuda Jinpei paused, his fingertips gently sliding across the page.
Today's news is [ran away from home]
The runaway notice, which filled the anger of the enthusiastic citizen Momozawa Airi, remained at the latest position.
With a polite smile :)
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, feeling as if he saw Momozawa Airi's fake smile from a distance.
“…”
Jinpei Matsuda stared at the page on his phone, frowned slightly, and suddenly turned his head to look at Kenji Hagiwara who was reading the end of the news in a vivid manner.
“…hagi.”
He paused, then added awkwardly, "Can I borrow your phone to send a message?"
Hagiwara Kenji casually asked while taking out his phone: "Isn't your phone right in your hand?"
Matsuda Jinpei paused, then made an excuse that only made it more obvious: "...My phone is charging."
"Charging Completed"
The cheerful reminder sound of charging completion happened to sound in the quiet office.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
This was what Momozawa Airi had set for him before and it has never been changed.
Kenji Hagihara: ovo
He pulled out his phone, threw it into Matsuda Jinpei's hand, and exaggerated his comment, "Based on my very rational reasoning, you must have been mentally blocked by Airi-chan for doing something like this."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He caught the phone steadily and calmly opened the chat box with Momozawa Airi.
A piece of text is clearly displayed on the interface.
[Momozawa Airi: I'm only talking to Kenji, the owner of this account. Please don't send messages to Matsuda-kun.]
[Momozawa Airi: By the way, if Matsuda-kun sees this message, please remember to charge your phone before going out.]
[Momozawa Airi: By the way, there's no milk in the fridge. I bought a few bottles to replenish it. You can drink it when you get home.]
[Momozawa Airi: By the way, it's the brand and flavor you like to drink.]
[Momozawa Airi: One last thing—this is really the last thing. Don't worry about me. I'll be back in a few days.]
Matsuda Jinpei: “…………”
Kenji Hagiwara blinked, leaned casually on the edge of Matsuda Jinpei's desk, twirled the pen in his hand, and added a sentence just right.
"You may have been temporarily abandoned by your girlfriend."
Matsuda Jinpei: “………………”
*
Jinpei Matsuda felt that Momozawa Airi's grandmother must know where Momozawa Airi went.
He decisively paid a visit.
"Ah my, isn't this Zhen Ping?"
Grandma opened the door and smiled kindly.
"Sorry to bother you." Jinpei Matsuda greeted politely.
He had taken off his sunglasses before knocking on the door and was safely placed in his pocket.
Matsuda Jinpei paused and was about to hand over the fruit basket when he heard the sound of news broadcasting from inside the house.
It happened to be a news replay about Beihu Shopping Mall.
He even heard his own name.
“…”
Jinpei Matsuda looked at Grandma Momozawa Airi's kind smile and felt an inexplicable chill down his spine.
Grandma said with emotion: "Ah, Zhen Ping, you are such a good policeman."
"——But, this is so dangerous!!!"
The kind smile instantly turned into a ferocious expression.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
…
As soon as I entered the door, I was severely scolded by Momozawa Airi's grandmother who had just finished watching the news.
From "Why don't you pay attention to your own safety" to "This is so dangerous", it is almost the same as what Kenji Hagiwara and his parents nagged him about after they found out about the situation.
Matsuda Jinpei, who had been nagged countless times in one day, said: "..."
After being severely lectured, he went straight to the point and asked about Momozawa Airi's whereabouts in a somewhat unnatural manner.
Grandma casually pushed E E away from her lap and said, "I don't know."
She had this "I know but I'm not telling you" look on her face.
Jinpei Matsuda used countless tricks of rhetoric without making a sound.
The Tai Chi master grandma dodged them one by one and just looked at him with a smile.
"Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you." Grandma took another sip of tea. "It's your fault for making our Airi angry."
She sniffed the delicate fragrance of the tea and smiled kindly, "After seeing the news, even a good-tempered, gentle and kind old man like me was furious. Roar."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
*
Grandma believes that Ai Li has been a very worry-free child since she was young.
When she is angry, she will not make a scene or lose her temper easily.
Just run away from home quietly.
There's even a note left to let you know.
…
"Grandma doesn't let me eat ice cream before meals. I'm so angry. I'm going to run away from home. Don't come looking for me." Grandma read out the words on the note in a rhythmic manner.
She squinted her eyes and pointed to the end of the note: "Look, there is another line of small words here."
Jinpei Matsuda leaned over and looked down.
[I'm running away from home to play flying chess with Ling's family next door. I won't be back before dinner!]
There's even a typo that was corrected.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Isn't this just going out to play!!!
Grandma took a leisurely sip of tea, took out a bunch of notes from the collection folder beside her, and spread them out on the table leisurely.
She paused, then raised her head with a smile and shook the teacup in her hand. "This tea is a souvenir that Airi brought back. Would you like a cup?"
Matsuda Jinpei, who didn't receive any souvenirs, said, "...Thank you for your help."
As his grandmother poured him tea from the teapot, Jinpei Matsuda looked calmly at the pile of notes on the table.
Almost every one of them is a notice of Xiao Aili running away from home.
Start by saying why you're angry, in the middle say where you're going, and end by saying when you'll be home.
Clearly organized, like a diary.
Grandma poured tea and tutted her tongue. "I miss it so much! It's been ages since Airi got so angry she ran away from home. I never thought it would happen again this year."
“It’s been a long time since I was so angry that I ran away from home” and he even added emphasis.
“…”
Jinpei Matsuda looked at the neat and beautiful handwriting on a pile of colorful notes.
He seemed to be able to imagine the look of Momozawa Airi as a child, angrily and seriously writing these notes.
Grandma handed him the teacup and picked up a note to read.
Jinpei Matsuda took a sip of tea.
There is a light gardenia scent.
Grandma: "Didn't Airi tell you where she ran away from home this time? It seems like she's really angry."
She pondered for a moment and commented, "It's a belated rebellious phase."
Then she continued to show him a pile of notices of running away from home that Xiao Ai Li had written.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Before leaving, grandma kindly told him: "Since Ai Li said not to look for her, then don't look for her. Let her relax alone."
“…”
Matsuda Jinpei paused, his leg stopping just as he was about to step out of the door.
Before he could answer, his grandmother spoke again slowly.
"After all, she's just mad at you. If you go to her, you might make her even angrier and you won't be able to enjoy a slow life anymore."
She held the well-behaved Xuetuan in her arms and didn't seem nervous at all about her granddaughter running away from home.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
The fact that she wasn't nervous meant that she knew where Airi had gone and was probably familiar with the place.
To relax means that you may be going to a very relaxing place.
Slow life...
…
Jinpei Matsuda had an idea and instantly listed a lot of possible locations.
He remained calm and closed the gate gracefully.
"Excuse me."
*
After confirming that everything was done, Matsuda Jinpei returned to the apartment, opened the door, and was greeted by an empty and cold room.
He glanced at it casually.
A drawer that hadn't been closed tightly, dust marks left by the suitcase's wheels on the floor, a potted plant that had clearly been watered...
There are also a few bottles of fresh milk in the refrigerator.
Momozawa Airi had obviously been back.
One could even tell that the run was in a hurry—
I went in to get my suitcase, and before leaving, I took a bag of pudding from the drawer and added milk to the refrigerator.
But he actually remembered to water the potted plants.
“…”
Jinpei Matsuda looked at the vibrant potted plant.
He often forgot to water the potted plants before, and every time it was Momozawa Airi who carefully picked up the small watering can to make sure the potted plants were still alive.
Jinpei Matsuda suddenly reached out and gently poked its petals.
There were still water droplets on the petals, which trembled with his movements and fell onto the leaves with a plop.
…
So much happened today.
Jinpei Matsuda looked at the call record with Momozawa Airi at noon, and couldn't help but review what happened today in his mind.
…
In the cockpit, when he felt that he was about to die, he felt a little complicated.
It was not filled with fear and panic, but surprisingly calm.
But there is a hint of regret.
Thinking of family and friends.
Think of childhood.
I think of Momozawa Airi.
The moment he saw all the bombs stop successfully, Matsuda Jinpei felt his tense nerves finally relax.
……it's over.
He is not dead.
No innocent citizens would have died from the bomb.
The bomber was also caught.
Jinpei Matsuda casually closed the toolbox and leaned back.
He wanted to see Momozawa Airi right now.
The other person might get angry and bite him, or hit him, or hug him and cry.
No matter what the reaction was, it was the look he almost never saw again.
…
Thinking of this, there was no emotion in Matsuda Jinpei's eyes.
He had just seen the prisoner who was escorted back not long ago.
The other party was trembling and talking nonsense.
It was this kind of person who almost disrupted the lives of a large group of people.
…
Jinpei Matsuda casually loosened his tie, feeling a little restless for a rare time.
He remembered what Momozawa Airi's grandmother had told him.
"Let her go and relax."
“…”
Jinpei Matsuda suppressed the urge to track Momozawa Airi's cell phone signal right now and decided to take a cold shower to calm down.
...Let’s talk about it tomorrow morning.
Jinpei Matsuda took off his coat.
It should be enough to relax for a night.
Before entering the bathroom, his cell phone, which was placed on the table, beeped.
The battery is running low.
He went to find the charger.
I searched for ten minutes.
To no avail.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Apparently, there was one more item in Airi Momozawa's hasty preparations before escaping - one that he had just not noticed.
He had been forced to hang up on the Ferris wheel because his phone ran out of battery not long ago, and Momozawa Airi took it away with a vengeance——
His phone charger.
Matsuda Jinpei: “……?”
*
Momozawa Airi stared at the calm water, feeling that her patience was about to run out.
"Why are you so good at fishing, Doctor?"
After a while, she finally couldn't help it and turned her head to look at the old man beside her.
The other person's bucket was filled with a lot of fish, which formed a sharp contrast with her empty bucket.
…They’re all using the same bait!!
Momozawa Airi looked blankly at Professor Agasa who had caught another big fish, and tightened her grip on the fishing rod.
Dr. Agasa calmly put the fish into the bucket, glanced at her, and said in the tone of a hermit, "Because my mind is calm, and yours is not."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She turned her head angrily and stared at the shimmering pond, and heard Dr. Agasa's admiration for the big fish.
This was already the second day since she ran to Iwatobi.
Grandma has an old friend who runs a hotel in Iwatobi. In the past, Grandma would often bring Momozawa Airi there during the summer vacation to play and see the beautiful sea.
Dr. Agasa was someone Momozawa Airi met downstairs in the hotel.
She asked for leave from Eri Kisaki and when she came to check in with her luggage, she happened to see him showing off his new invention to the owner in the lobby and they chatted for a while.
As they chatted, they became more and more compatible, and even discovered that they had mutual acquaintances.
When Momozawa Airi mentioned Kisaki Eri, Dr. Agasa said with a look of sudden enlightenment that he had seen Kisaki Eri's daughter playing with the little boy next door.
Momozawa Airi looked at the pile of things on the table and asked, "Hey, Doctor, are you a scientist?"
Dr. Agasa nodded confidently.
Momozawa Airi blinked. "...So, are you proficient in electronic equipment?"
Dr. Agasa nodded confidently again.
Momozawa Airi took out her phone and asked, "Can you make my phone signal untraceable?"
Dr. Agasa stroked his beard confidently and said, "Simple, I will make you completely invisible right now."
Momozawa Airi quickly became invisible.
Momozawa Airi sighed: "You are really amazing."
The owner of the shop is an old friend of my grandmother, a kind old grandfather.
He arranged for Momozawa Airi to stay in the room she always stayed in.
As she was about to go upstairs, Momozawa Airi turned around and casually glanced at the pile of equipment spread out on the table by Dr. Agasa.
——It looks like the type that Zhen Ping wants to dismantle.
This thought suddenly popped up in her mind, containing some complicated emotions.
Fear, longing, anger.
“…”
Momozawa Airi was stunned, turned her head quickly, and walked upstairs with the box.
…Don’t think, don’t think, don’t think, don’t think!!!
Keep calm, keep calm!
…
Every time she comes to Iwatobi, Momozawa Airi feels at peace.
But not this time.
She opened a small Twitter account and didn't dare to read too much content on the main account every day.
In the past two days, I just called my grandma every day and watched a melodramatic idol drama with hundreds of episodes.
Extremely casual.
Grandma advised her to calm down before going back.
"...Has anyone come to see me?"
During one phone call, Momozawa Airi finally couldn't hold back and asked secretly.
Grandma: “Yes, yes.”
Then he stopped talking.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi: "Well, did the person who came to see me say anything?"
Grandma: “Yes, yes.”
No words again.
Momozawa Airi: "."
Momozawa Airi: "Ah qaq, tell me..."
Grandma smiled and said, "Zhen Ping is persistent in trying to trick me. Every time I tell him half-truths, I make it harder for him to reason."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Grandma: "He will find you sooner or later. Zhen Ping is very intelligent."
Momozawa Airi: "…………"
Grandma: "He looked listless when he came to see me."
Momozawa Airi: “…No, I don’t believe it!”
…
Even so, she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.
As I thought about it, I started to get angry.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She went to the aquarium, visited various tourist attractions, and climbed a mountain, but she was still feeling a little restless.
No matter what she did calmly, a voice would keep yelling in her heart.
"You almost watched Matsuda Jinpei get blown to death in the sky!!"
“…”
Although she had secretly confirmed with Hagiwara Kenji several times that Matsuda Jinpei was not injured and got off the Ferris wheel safely, Momozawa Airi was still a little nervous.
Thinking of this, Momozawa Airi calmly stood up and put away her fishing rod.
Dr. Agasa: "Hey! Not fishing anymore?"
Momozawa Airi curled her lips and said, "No, I can't catch it anyway."
She remembered that when they first met, Dr. Agasa said that he came here to collect materials because he had no inspiration for new inventions.
…As a result, she could almost always see him in the food courts of popular tourist attractions.
Momozawa Airi carried a bucket and a fishing rod and slowly walked out of the fishing farm.
*
Iwatobi is a very beautiful and peaceful place.
Momozawa Airi was walking along the beach, gazing at the endless sea.
…She had never been to the beach with Jinpei Matsuda.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She shook her head quickly.
Don’t think about it, don’t think about it!! Why am I thinking about him again!!
Momozawa Airi angrily stepped on the beach.
She didn't want to recall that incident, but the scene of that day kept appearing in her mind and she dreamed about it almost every day.
Momozawa Airi knew very well that she was not just angry and sad.
Her main emotions were worry and fear.
When I see something high up in the sky, I think of plane crashes, explosions, and death.
Momozawa Airi sighed helplessly, took out her cell phone and switched to the main account.
There are countless items in the message prompt column.
She would reply as usual with eight out of ten sentences of nonsense, but she would never mention where she was.
“…”
She felt like she didn't know how to face Jinpei Matsuda, nor did she know how to deal with the extremely sad emotions she had never experienced before.
All she could think of was escaping.
Run away far away and wait for this bitter mood to be diluted by time.
“…”
Momozawa Airi kicked a small stone on the ground gloomily.
The pebble flew far away.
"...Airi?"
She heard someone calling her and looked up blankly.
She is a very cute girl.
"Xiao Jiang?"
Momozawa Airi blinked.
The girl waved excitedly: "It's really you! I haven't seen you in a long time!!"
…
Momozawa Airi met Matsuoka E when she visited Iwatobi one day.
The other person was a lively and lovely girl, and she got along very well with her.
After not seeing each other for a long time, Matsuoka Jiang warmly invited Momozawa Airi to have dinner together.
"I haven't been back to Iwatobi for a long time, hehe." In the hotel restaurant, Matsuoka Jiang smiled and supported her chin with her hand. "Ari, are you here for a trip?"
Momozawa Airi nodded: "Yeah."
…
After chatting for a few more sentences, Matsuoka Jiang went out to answer the phone.
Momozawa Airi sat in her seat, drinking fruit wine and looking up at the TV in the hotel restaurant boredly.
A special program focusing on the bombing was being broadcast inside.
“…”
Momozawa Airi turned her head away, her intention only becoming more obvious.
Then he looked at the screen furtively out of the corner of his eye.
The reporter went to the Metropolitan Police Department for an interview.
A fat police officer from the Investigation Division 1 was interviewed by reporters.
Not far behind the fat policeman, a tall man was walking hurriedly, looking down at his cell phone absentmindedly.
He was wearing sunglasses, so his expression couldn't be seen clearly, but one could vaguely make out a somewhat cold mood.
Momozawa Airi froze for a moment, then she suddenly picked up the wine glass on the table and took a big gulp.
As she felt the aroma of wine mixed with fruity flavor spreading in her mouth, she heard the voice of the police officer being interviewed on TV.
"Hey—that's Officer Matsuda! Officer Matsuda—would you like to say a few words—"
"No, it's better for you to do your best, Officer Megure."
The aroma of wine lingered around Momozawa Airi's nose.
The familiar low voice irresistibly penetrated her ears.
The tone is a bit casual.
“…”
Momozawa Airi lowered her eyes and filled another glass of wine.
…She had almost never been able to hear that voice again.
…
When Matsuoka E came back, Momozawa Airi had already finished two large bottles of wine by herself.
Matsuoka Jiang excitedly came up to her and said, "Airi! My friend said there's going to be a muscle and bodybuilding competition nearby in a few days!"
"As long as you post a relevant content and get among the top few forwardings, you can get a ticket to the event!"
Momozawa Airi felt a little dizzy, so she held her face with her hands and tilted her head to look at her: "Oh... I remember Xiao Jiang, you like muscles very much..."
Matsuoka Jiang nodded happily: "Yes, yes."
She clasped her hands together and blinked her eyes. "Aili, could you please forward this for me? I really want to go there QAQ. Just add the text 'I want to go too'!"
Momozawa Airi chuckled and placed her other hand on her face: "Okay."
She carefully took out her cell phone and found that Matsuoka Jiang had posted a passionate tweet about the muscle bodybuilding competition.
Not only did he write the time and place, he even included a bunch of muscle pictures.
This person looks familiar... I think I've seen him at the swimming pool before...
"Okay." After a while, Momozawa Airi nodded, "I hope you see those awesome muscles."
"Hey, thanks Airi =w=!"
…
After strolling around the street with Matsuokae for a while, Momozawa Airi slowly returned to the hotel.
Her room was on a higher floor. It was a large room with floor-to-ceiling windows. She could see the sea in the distance, and the view was also convenient for appreciating the night sky.
Momozawa Airi took a shower, leaned on the sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, took out her tablet, and decided to watch two more episodes of idol drama before going to bed tonight.
She felt a little dizzy after drinking, and she poked the screen for a long time before realizing that she had not unlocked it.
“…”
Momozawa Airi clicked her tongue and slowly unlocked it.
…
After watching for ten minutes, she saw the heroine who claimed to have lost her memory eating pudding, and then met the aggressive hero.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Suddenly I feel greedy.
The big bag of pudding I had taken out of the drawer earlier had long been eaten.
Momozawa Airi remembered that there seemed to be a vending machine next to the elevator on this floor, so she stood up and prepared to buy a pudding.
She staggered out the door.
As I passed by the elevator, the door happened to open.
Momozawa Airi didn't care and continued to leisurely approach the vending machine.
Just as she was carefully choosing the flavor, a hand suddenly passed over her and pressed the peach flavor option.
Momozawa Airi: "?"
Why are you cutting in line?
She turned her head unwillingly.
The person I had seen on TV not long ago appeared in front of me.
Jinpei Matsuda with a dark look in his eyes.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi: "…………"
Momozawa Airi: "………………"
There was a clicking sound from the vending machine.
Alcohol slowed her reaction, and Momozawa Airi was so shocked that she forgot to run away. She watched as Matsuda Jinpei bent down and picked up the pudding.
Jinpei Matsuda turned around, held her hand, slowly spread out her palm, and then placed the pudding on it.
He watched her the whole time.
Without sunglasses, his straight eyes were exposed to Momozawa Airi without any concealment.
It was not until she felt a cool touch on her palm that Momozawa Airi woke up from her dream and stepped back.
Her wrist was held, and she could only take a step back.
“…” I didn’t run away just now, but now I can’t run away.
"You did cover your tracks very well before."
Jinpei Matsuda's tone was a little cold.
Momozawa Airi: "?"
As if noticing her confusion, Matsuda Jinpei took out his cell phone from his pocket with his other hand, opened a page and showed it to her.
[Momozawa Airi: [Reposting Matsuoka's passionate tweet about the muscle bodybuilding competition] I want to go too =w=! ]
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi: "…………"
Momozawa Airi: "………………"
She was stunned, remembering that she forgot to switch back to her secondary account after looking at her phone at the beach.
Momozawa Airi stared at Matsuda Jinpei blankly, her emotions fluctuating violently.
explode.
Ferris wheel.
die.
…
Momozawa Airi pursed her lips, turned her head slightly stubbornly, and stared at Pudding.
"If it's nothing important, please let go of my hand."
【……】
She felt that Jinpei Matsuda seemed to be deliberately avoiding letting her hear his inner thoughts.
From time to time, some intermittent content pops up in my mind, but I can't hear it clearly.
Momozawa Airi vaguely caught a glimpse of Matsuda Jinpei's rolling Adam's apple out of the corner of her eye.
Even if she didn't look directly at him, she could feel his burning gaze on her.
"Sorry, Airi."
“…”
Momozawa Airi felt that Matsuda Jinpei moved a little closer.
There was the sound of rustling fabric.
Just by moving closer, the familiar scent instantly enveloped her.
"...I came to you to recharge." Matsuda Jinpei lowered his eyes and looked at her, then changed the subject.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Charge.
She thought about it and felt that there were many different meanings based on her reading comprehension.
After a while, Momozawa Airi pretended to be calm and spoke.
“…I don’t know you.”
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Momozawa Airi continued to feign composure, looking away and staring at the chewy peach pudding in her hand: "Because I have lost my memory."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Momozawa Airi pressed her lips into a straight line: "And I don't talk to strangers."
She paused, mustered up her courage, and looked up into Jinpei Matsuda's eyes.
He met Jinpei Matsuda's somewhat turbulent gaze.
Momozawa Airi instinctively wanted to look away, but ultimately resisted the urge.
"Stranger, you should buy a charger."
Momozawa Airi tried hard to maintain a tone as calm as dead water, trying to unnoticeably pull her hand away from Matsuda Jinpei's tight grip and go back to watching the idol drama.
She said casually, "I'm going back to bed. I have to go to the muscle bodybuilding competition tomorrow. I'm very busy."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
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