"Cough, cough, cough!"
"Pah!"
"Grass!"
The moment I pushed the door open, a strong, pungent, almost suffocating mint smell hit me in the face.
After just one sniff, Sakaki Makoto started coughing violently.
"What's wrong, brother Sakaki Makoto?"
Megure Juzo noticed the unusual situation here and quickly approached with Nakamori Ginzo and others.
"fine..."
Sakaki Makoto waved his hand with an unpleasant expression:
"The mint taste was too strong and I choked."
Unlike the room where Mao Kasuga was, this bedroom was extremely dark. The thick curtains completely blocked the sunlight. There was visible dust floating in the air. The sheets and bedding were neatly laid out, and the cabinets and tables were covered with mint sachets.
"this..."
Megure Jusan and his companions took a step back in fear when they saw this scene:
"What's going on?"
"Is this house habitable?!"
"Of course it can't be lived in."
Sakaki covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and walked into the room:
"Sachets are generally used to remove odors, refresh the mind or calm the nerves, and can..."
"Everything is excessive. With so many sachets, even mosquitoes would be suffocated to death. If people live in it for a long time, not only their body but also their spirit will not be able to bear it."
As he spoke, Sakaki drew aside the curtains and opened the window. A warm gaze accompanied by a breeze passed through the hall, and an unpleasant smell...
It immediately spread to the entire house.
“Oh my god!”
“Ahem!”
Outside the bedroom, the forensic detectives standing in the living room immediately smelled the peculiar smell. Their faces suddenly turned pale, and they covered their mouths and began to cough.
A friend dies, but I am better off dead...
Sakaki Makoto felt no psychological pressure about this.
With the help of the sunlight, he finally saw the furnishings in the house clearly.
Single bed, two cabinets, desk, desk lamp...
Without exception, they are topped with mint sachets.
I touched the windowsill and the floor, gently twisted the gray flocs, Sakaki Makoto…
His face darkened.
No one has lived in this house for a long time...
"Detective Tomi, could you please perform a fingerprint test on the sink?"
Sakaki Makoto suddenly turned his head and ordered:
"See if there are any third party's fingerprints."
"yes!"
Detective Deng Mi immediately rushed into the bathroom with a paintbrush, and after a while...
"Report!"
"We found no fingerprints other than Ms. Kasuga's own on the sink, windows, toilet, toothbrush, faucet, etc."
Just as Sakaki Makoto was about to speak, he noticed that the sachet on the desk had several unnatural bulges, as if something was pressed underneath.
Pulling out white gloves and putting them on, Sakaki Makoto immediately stepped forward, cleaned the sachet, and took out...
A photo album.
The photo album is quite old.
On the yellowed cover, the words "Memories of the Kasuga Family" were written.
Without hesitation, Sakaki Makoto immediately opened the photo album.
The first thing that caught my eye was a black and white photo of a boy and a girl. The boy was wearing an old-style buttoned school uniform and a flat-brimmed hat. He was holding the hand of the girl, whose skirt reached her ankles. He was smiling happily, and looked a bit childish and immature.
Below the photo, the note reads '1974, Boyhood'.
"These should be Kasuga Mao's parents..."
Megure Jusan and Nakamori Ginzo's heads popped up, recalling with emotion:
"We also have such photo albums at home, all of which were left when we were young..."
"Mmmmm, Mmmmm!"
Nakamori Ginzo, with swollen cheeks, nodded with a mumble.
"What are you talking about, Nakamori?"
Just like Bajie who saw the wordless book, Megure Jusan didn't understand anything at all.
"He said that not many people still keep such old photo albums."
Sakaki Makoto, who was flipping through the photo album, said without turning his head.
"Huh?"
Megure Jusan was stunned:
"Brother Sakaki Makoto, can you understand what Brother Nakamori is saying?"
"I don't understand. I'm just making it up."
Megure Jusan: “..........”
Sakaki Makoto was looking for clues seriously, so of course he didn't care what Megure Jusan and the others thought.
The photo album of the Kasuga family is arranged according to the years.
20 years ago, 19 years ago, 18 years ago...
As time goes by, the quality of photos becomes higher and higher, clearer and black and white becomes color.
In 1975, the Kasuga couple gave birth to a boy and named him Kasuga Karito.
Two years later, Kasuga Mao was born.
With two children, the Kasuga family entered the happiest period.
The number of photos has also increased...
Sakaki Makoto flipped through the photo album without saying a word.
Megure Jusan and Nakamori Ginzo didn't dare to disturb him and could only wait patiently.
After a while...
The album suddenly reached the end.
The last photo is a family portrait taken 9 years ago.
In the picture above, Kasuga Karitō, who is only 12 years old, is wearing a lion sweatshirt and holding his sister's hand. They have a close relationship and a bright smile. The shadows of the Kasuga couple can be vaguely seen.
9 years ago...
It happened to be the time when Kasuga's family got into a car accident.
Sakaki Makoto put down the photo album and frowned in thought.
"Brother Sakaki Makoto?"
Megure Jusan asked tentatively:
“Is there anything strange about this album?”
"There's nothing strange about the photo album alone, but..."
Sakaki Makoto shook his head and looked around the room:
"Kasuga Karito, where on earth did you go?"
"He went to Hokkaido!"
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