"The Yoshimizu Shrine on Mount Yoshino... should be here, right?"

At the end of April, the air was filled with the ancient smell of incense ash and plants. Beyond the deep red-painted torii, there was a crooked stone road.

Jinpei Matsuda held the map in his hand, feeling inexplicably relieved.

"Let's go in first." Hagiwara Kenji waved the ticket he bought from the side, "Kokoro said it would be best if we can get it done within a day. If nothing unexpected happens, we can return to Matsue within a week."

"It's next to the wishing well. Is it really okay for us to dig in the broad daylight?"

"Anyway, let's go check it out first." Hagiwara Kenji scratched his head in annoyance, feeling that the Rubik's Cube in his pocket was getting hot. "It's a pity that Matsue didn't come... Logically, he should have made the decision."

After all, it was a gift, but the one who found it was not me, and the one who opened it was not me either. What a mismatch.

In fact, the value of this gift is not the unopened photo album, but the dark evidence.

Matsuda Jinpei patted Yukunran's shoulder and pointed to the distance: "Look."

Entering the shrine gate, there is a low bamboo fence next to it. Looking from afar, the whole mountain is covered with cherry blossoms, pink and white overlapping each other, presenting a layered picture. There is a tree next to it with a sign that reads "Ichimoku Senbon".

"It's a good season now, so is it okay for us to go cherry blossom viewing together later?"

The curly-haired police officer didn't wear sunglasses today. He looked energetic and young. He raised the corners of his mouth and showed a ruffian smile: "Hagi, you can bury something under the tree now, and then bring the instructor to dig it out again?"

"How childish." Hagiwara Kenji rolled his eyes, not paying much attention to the scenery, and quickly dragged Matsuda Jinpei inside.

I was thinking that if everything is over, coming here to enjoy the cherry blossoms would be a good choice.

As for what to bury...review?

He made himself laugh.

As expected, there is a cherry tree growing crookedly next to the wishing pond. The dense cherry blossoms have already pressed down the small house for drawing lots next to it, and no one has cleaned it up, showing a kind of natural beauty.

Looking at the tourists chatting around the wishing well, Matsuda Jinpei's heart skipped a beat: "Luckily I brought my police ID with me."

"It's not needed for the time being." Hagiwara Kenji walked over and said something to the passengers with an excited look. Everyone showed excited expressions and quickly dispersed, clearing the entire scene.

Matsuda Jinpei: "??? What did you say?"

Hagiwara Kenji blinked and said, "Keep it a secret."

Using a police ID can indeed solve many problems, but treating this "treasure hunt" as a criminal case is really pathetic.

[No matter what I thought at the time, as a junior who looks similar to you, I should at least have a sense of ceremony, right, Akabane-senpai?]

Next, Matsuda Jinpei saw his own child's calm and unfazed krypton gold strategy.

Manager: “You can’t go in there.”

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Manager: "What? What kind of treasure do you want to find under the cherry tree? No, no!"

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Manager: "Just a quick look, no digging? Really? Do you have a contract?"

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Manager: "...Do you want a shovel?"

The half-long-haired man smiled, his purple eyes narrowed: "Sorry to bother you."

"..."Jinpei Matsuda who was watching.

[Hahahahahaha! Hagiwara: Are you throwing money?]

[Manager: It’s not what I think, it’s just that he gave too much]

[Suddenly I thought, ten years ago a bomb disposal team came to the shrine, and ten years later another bomb disposal team came... It really feels like a cycle of fate]

[Burying the evidence next to the wishing well...hiss, is this for the gods to see?]

"Where did you get so much money?" Matsuda Jinpei walked under the tree with Hagiwara Kenji, holding a shovel, and whispered, "You didn't spend all your salary on it, did you?"

Hagiwara Kenji shook his head and sneered, "No, I will ask the police to pay me back when the time comes... Tsk, those old guys are so afraid of trouble. If it weren't for them, Xiao Zhufu would not have waited until now to show up. Moreover, Songjiang has fallen into this situation because of their inaction!"

Kenji Hagiwara felt depressed when he thought about Rei Furuya's final decision to send the person to the organization to ensure treatment.

Matsuda Jinpei felt the murderous aura. He lit a wax on the upper layer that was about to bleed profusely, and said in his heart, "Well done!"

The two of them started digging around the tree. It had been nearly ten years since Akabane Subaru was buried, and even though he was originally buried shallowly, he was now buried under the weeds.

After digging for a long time, the shovel finally hit a hard object. After taking it out, they found it was a faded iron box. They used the shovel to pry open the edge, but almost pulled something out.

Matsuda Jinpei quickly pushed it back: "Look at the back."

Kenji Hagiwara turned around, looked at the connected lines, raised his eyebrows, and took out the tools he carried with him from his pocket.

——It’s all professionalism.

By the way, is this the gift left by the senior members of the Explosion Group?

Disassembling the simple mechanism revealed a box of compressed and sealed data.

"It's actually made of paper." Matsuda Jinpei touched the bag that had been deprived of air. "It seems to be handwritten?"

When Kenji Hagiwara looked at the packaged materials, he always felt that they were "ready to be buried forever."

The two of them quickly filled the soil back and hid in a deserted place to read the book.

The first thing taken out was a letter without an envelope. One could see at a glance that, without being oxidized by contact with the air, it could still make a crisp sound when shaken.

[Happy graduation, Shigure, you finally dug out the box. That's right, I didn't bury it very deep.

I hid in the tree for a long time, and quietly buried myself in the middle of the night when no one was around. I still remember you were drowsy in the room and said you wanted to go home. I asked you where your home was, and you said it was very far away... For a moment, I was very sad.

The only thing I can’t do is “home”.

There are still many secrets about you that I cannot see through, but sometimes there is no need to delve into them.

I just need to know that you are my partner and best friend, and without you, there would be no me today - that's all.

I sincerely hope that this information has not been opened, but I know in my heart that it will inevitably be opened, whether because of me or because of Karasuma Renya.

Yes, the leader of the organization is Karasuma Renya, the owner of the famous Twilight Villa, a top tycoon who is said to have died forty years ago. His influence is spread throughout the upper echelons, even the police have been infiltrated. If the calculation is correct, he is over 150 years old, an old monster who will never die.

I became his adopted son and saw his true colors.

The old monster is worthy of his name. His body is so decayed that he can only sit in a wheelchair and needs the help of instruments to breathe. Only ambition is still embedded in his eye sockets. He relies on the power of technology to prolong his life and even dreams of regaining his youth.

He did a lot of experiments, but the only ones that were successful were the research I was involved in, the silver bullet, and its subsequent APTX series. I also kept the specific information.

Karasuma Renya was very cautious, the kind of cautious that would test every grain of rice for poison before eating. Almost no one knew his location, but he was also very brave and knew where the best places to hide were.

At the foot of the most remote and rugged mountain in a scenic area under the name of the Nagano Prefecture government, he hollowed out most of the mountain and transformed it into his own laboratory.

A cunning rabbit has three burrows. If you want to catch him, please make sure to control him at close range, otherwise he will escape, or just prepare enough explosives to blow up a mountain.

Also, I probably won't have the chance to accompany you to Nara to see cherry blossoms again in the future. We failed to see them the five times we went there before. If you go in such a hurry this time, you probably won't be able to see the full blooming scenery - just consider it my little revenge.

I got the unsolved lottery tickets, all of them are Xiaoji.

Finally, I hope someone can accompany you to see every sunrise and sunset.

To my dear policeman.

——Akabane】

The handwriting was so sharp that it seemed to be able to tear through the paper, but with the last flick, the remaining name became a mess.

Kenji Hagiwara started holding the paper, but because he read too slowly, it finally fell into the hands of Jinpei Matsuda. They leaned their heads together and looked at the belated "gift" for Matsue Shigure.

It is calm and relaxed, and there is no sign that the author was thinking about his or her own desperate future when he or she put pen to paper.

Maybe I really didn't think about it.

"If Matsue saw that video at the time, wouldn't it be obvious what he would choose?" Hagiwara Kenji complained.

"It's very obvious." Matsuda Jinpei replied.

Hagiwara Kenji couldn't help but complain quietly in his heart: "That's why it's really too much. You know his personality, but you still have to show your pitiful look here."

Not to mention the friendship between partners, the person who can easily forgive all their mistakes will never choose to go their separate ways just because of being honest.

They may not be able to return to their former intimacy, but they will never reach a dead end.

Kenji Hagiwara reasonably suspected that Subaru Akabane wrote this letter because he was targeting Matsue Shigure who would definitely read it, and as soon as he finished reading it, his already soft heart might start to waver again.

Accomplice...

Whether Songjiang Shigure found the USB flash drive or not, the ending between them would not change.

"Hagi, let's tell Zero the information later." Matsuda Jinpei's voice called back the absent-minded Hagiwara Kenji, who was stunned for a moment and said, "Do we have to hand over this letter too?"

"Although it looks like a suicide note now, it should be shown to Songjiang sooner or later."

Matsuda Jinpei said, "It's really hard to deal with a good partner. If we were in their shoes and caused so much trouble, I think we would go crazy, right?"

Hagiwara Kenji smiled and gave him an elbow: "Stop saying such sad words."

"But you're right." He sighed and said in a barely audible voice, "The living can't compete with the dead."

His partner is Jinpei Matsuda, not Shigure Matsue, who is two years older than him and calls him "Officer Hagiwara" in a disrespectful manner when he loses his memory.

Those affectionate looks were never meant for him, so why bother with it too much.

They stuffed the documents back in, packed them, and walked around the back of the cherry tree to the wishing well.

The tourists who had left had returned and were talking about something in the room where lots were drawn. When Kenji Hagiwara walked over, he was immediately surrounded.

"Sir, does the auspicious sign of the white bird cherry blossoms you mentioned really exist?" someone questioned, "Didn't they say that you can see them even if you look at the sea of ​​cherry blossoms?"

Hagiwara Kenji said calmly, "Yes, sincerity is the key to success. If everyone can see it, it is not a good omen. Besides, it is not like no one can see it, right?"

"Who saw it? Who?!"

Matsuda Jinpei who was standing by: "..."

Who else?

The curly-haired man walked out with a fake smile: "I saw it, it was so white and beautiful, it flew by in a flash, you didn't see it because you have poor eyesight."

Passenger: “??? Who are you calling blind?”

Matsuda Jinpei: "Whoever responds is the winner."

He stretched out his voice and said, "But if we can see the auspicious omen of the shrine from the pink and white, at least the days ahead will be smooth."

A man's eyes lit up immediately, and he looked like he was recalling something: "I think I saw it. It has a long slanted tail, right? Whoosh!"

"Yes, yes, I think I saw it too."

Regardless of whether it was true or not, more than half of the crowd suddenly claimed that they saw white birds flying among their pink and white sea of ​​cherry blossoms.

The crowd quickly dispersed.

"..." The manager had been under siege for a long time and had no idea what was going on.

“……”I didn’t expect Jinpei Matsuda to be so capable.

"Ovo." Actually, Kenji Hagiwara didn't think that much.

"Thank you for your help." The man with half-long hair smiled and thanked the manager, a young man in a kimono. The latter held the lottery box and said helplessly, "Don't talk nonsense about this kind of thing in the future. We don't have any white birds."

"Sorry, sorry."

"Would you like a lottery ticket?"

Kenji Hagiwara was stunned for a moment. Looking at the list and the lottery box that were pushed over to him, he asked, "Can I find the lottery I have drawn before? I have a friend who drew a lottery, but he didn't get the answer on the spot."

The manager hesitated: "This is not in accordance with the rules."

Hagiwara Kenji silently took out a card.

Manager: “Okay, please wait a moment.”

He dug out two signatures from a dozen thick volumes.

Matsuda Jinpei walked over and asked, "What is it?"

Kenji Hagiwara let out a breath, and unexpectedly felt as if the dust had settled in his heart.

Both are vicious.

Subaru Akabane’s was: The thunder shook him unconscious, and he locked himself in the door.

The manager said, "This sign probably means that there are dark clouds everywhere and thunder everywhere, which is very worrying. And you are alone, with no one to communicate with, so you must be alert at all times."

Songjiang Shigure's is: There is nothing to worry about in times of crisis, but the loss of money makes one feel alarmed.

The manager said: "This fortune is a bit strange. It says that sad or dangerous things may happen from time to time, depending on yourself. But there is something unforgettable that you may lose. Be careful."

Matsuda Jinpei was speechless: "How could you leave such a bad sign? How can you do business?"

The manager said awkwardly, "This fortune stick is a legacy, but if you're worried about bad luck, you can throw a coin into the wishing pool next to it to ward off bad luck."

“Do you want to try again?” Seeing someone coming, the manager quickly stuffed the booklet back into the drawer.

Matsuda Jinpei picked one up casually and raised his eyebrows: "Good luck."

The manager congratulated: "This is a good omen, and everything will go well."

Kenji Hagiwara took a cigarette, glanced at it, and quickly put it back.

"What is it?" Matsuda Jinpei came over and asked curiously, "Hagi, don't you know how to interpret the lottery?"

Hagiwara Kenji shrugged, "It's Koji, as long as he's not a fierce villain, the rest doesn't matter."

They quickly left Yoshimizu Shrine and returned with Matsuda Jinpei driving the car.

Kenji Hagiwara sat in the passenger seat and opened his phone to search.

He had a good memory and remembered everything even if he only took a quick glance.

Xiaoji——Seeing the fortune across the river, don’t worry about it anymore. *

It's like you can see a treasure land across a valley. Even if the thing you want is right in front of you, it is difficult to get it. If you force yourself to get that treasure, you will feel confused. It's better to give up.

Kenji Hagiwara made an unhappy "tsk" sound and turned off his phone angrily.

[Do I need you to tell me if I want to give up? ]

*************

On the other side, Gin looked at the mobile phone surveillance, his expression became extremely gloomy, and the murderous aura from him lingered in the car, giving Vodka goosebumps all over his body.

[With Big Brother by my side, I don’t need cooling in the summer. 】

The phone made a click and then was released.

Vodka couldn't help asking, "Brother, is this about A? How did he make you angry?"

Gin said calmly: "It's nothing, just drive carefully and don't meddle in his business."

Vodka hesitated to speak, and Gin glanced at him: "Or, what do you think of him?"

"also"?

Vodka caught the word sharply, and his eyes hidden behind the sunglasses widened instantly.

He quickly waved his hands and even let go of the steering wheel: "Brother, I didn't, I promise I don't have any thoughts!"

The front of the Porsche on the road suddenly tilted to one side, and the horn at the back was blaring.

Gin had a cross on his forehead and said coldly, "Drive carefully!"

Vodka groaned and quickly grabbed the steering wheel, saying carefully, "Brother, A is actually a very easy-going person. Just ignore his mouth. He doesn't say much anyway, but his words are not very offensive."

Gin: "I want you to teach me? You know a lot?"

This was obviously ironic, but Vodka thought he understood it very well. He tried to figure out what Gin meant and said, "Actually, I don't really understand it. Brother, if you want to make him surrender, I have a way!"

Gin narrowed his green eyes slightly: "What?"

"Let's keep it secret for now." Vodka showed his eight white teeth mysteriously, "It definitely works!"

In the evening, a man in a black suit walked into a convenience store and then left with a black bag.

Two minutes later, a man wearing a hat appeared in the convenience store, showed his ID to the uneasy owner and asked him something.

**************

At 11 o'clock at night, after confirming that no one was in the room, Furuya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu began to act separately.

Furiya Rei has already investigated the information and is now going to inform Matsue Shigure and plan with him a strategy for escaping with internal and external forces. Morobushi Kagemitsu is responsible for staying in the rear, tampering with surveillance, and cleaning up the mess.

"Zero, be careful." Morobushi Jingguang whispered, "According to the information from the organization, Gin is still on a mission outside, but there is no guarantee that he won't suddenly come back to kill us."

Fūya Ling frowned: "It's already eleven o'clock in the evening. It's a problem that Gin is here even though he's fine, right?"

Zhu Fu Jingguang agreed.

"I'm going." Furutani Rei put on a mask and a hat and quickly left the hidden residence. After walking around a few times to make sure no one was following him, he quickly walked towards the safe house.

*******

In the room, Matsue Shigure was lying on the pillow, reading a comic strip drawn by a reader on the forum, and was laughing so hard at the Q-version characters in the comic strip.

"Hahahaha why would Kenji disguise himself as a pufferfish? Help!"

"And this, hahahaha, Jing Guang has captured the vibe of Boss, yes, yes, big gold chain, sunglasses, and highlights!"

The system was so annoyed that it couldn't help but say, "If you have the ability to brush the comic strip, you have the ability to pull it to the bottom!"

Songjiang Shigure: "Why do you care about me!"

The system sneered: "Come, let me read it to you, shocking! The days and nights of the Beika Town Sea King——"

Matsue Shigure: "Ahhhh shut up! The King of the Sea is obviously Conan, how could it be me!"

The system was surprised: "Did I say it was you?"

Songjiang Shigure: "Tong! You have learned a bad lesson from Tong! You are no longer my beloved Tong!"

The system said coldly: "It's okay, I loved you."

The angry player closed the forum and prepared to go to sleep.

I have to say that apart from Gin's unkind behavior, the organization is very considerate in other aspects. They provide all kinds of nutritious meals to replenish the body. Matsue Shigure eats and sleeps every day and is almost gaining weight.

At this moment, there was a sound of a door opening, and a dark shadow suddenly came to the side of his bed.

Songjiang Shiyu looked up and saw a blond-haired, dark-skinned man with a pair of purple-gray eyes, looking at him brightly.

It reminded him of the comic strip he had just seen - the golden retriever with its tail wagging and its ears fluffy.

"Instructor." Fūya Rei pointed at the surveillance camera whose screen had been replaced by Morobushi Kagemitsu and whispered, "You can feel a little more at ease now."

"Why are you here so late?" Matsue Shigure was a little surprised.

"What happened during the day was a bit out of the ordinary." Fūya Rei coughed lightly, "I was worried that the boss would make other changes. Gin happened to be away at night, so I made arrangements for the future while the iron was hot..."

Songjiang Shiyu understood, and it just so happened that he wasn't very sleepy at the moment.

He patted the edge of the bed, motioning for Fūya Rei to sit up. The latter hesitated for a moment, then quickly sat down next to Matsue Shigure with a serious expression.

"It's like this..."

As the conversation went on, there was a sudden noise at the door and a loud voice.

"Brother, we..."

It's vodka!

No way? Gin really came to look for someone late at night?

The expressions of the two people in the room suddenly changed. Matsue Shigure sat up abruptly, almost forgetting that he was still pretending to be lame. Furukaya Rei jumped directly to the ground, looking around for where to hide.

"Don't go to the closet! Gin will definitely open it when he comes back!" Matsue Shigure said hurriedly.

"Where's the kitchen?"

"Even the kitchen is not an option! It's too empty!"

"That--"

"Hurry, hurry, hide here!" Songjiang Shiyu suddenly lifted up the quilt and the sheets together.

The sound of a door opening could be heard. In a hurry, Fōtani Ling closed his eyes and jumped under the bed like a fish.

The white sheet hung down, revealing only a slit, through which two people in leather shoes could be vaguely seen walking in.

Gin sneered, "A, you look panicked?"

Fōtani Ling lay on the cold bed, his heart pounding, and he could feel a heat rising from his feet to his head.