5:20 pm, Beika-cho 5-chome-39.
As dusk falls, the long and narrow streets are filled with people walking in slow streams, full of life.
On the corner of the street, a real estate agency stands quietly.
It was almost closing time, and the store manager was packing up documents, planning to go home and rest.
When he was about to close the business early...
Suddenly, two guests came to the door.
“This is it.”
Looking up at the name of the store, Sakaki Makoto whispered:
"Takase Real Estate, what a boring name."
“It’s enough to rent a house that you like.”
Miss Miyano smiled slightly:
“The smaller the store, the more surprises it can give us sometimes.”
"yes..."
Nodding, Makoto Sakaki pushed open the glass door, entered the store, paused for a moment, and only let go of Miss Miyano's hand when she came in.
"Welcome!"
The manager of the real estate agency stopped what he was doing and put on a friendly smile:
"You two..."
His voice stopped abruptly, and he stared at Miss Miyano infatuatedly, frozen in place, as if he was stunned.
Noticing his gaze, Sakaki Makoto was a little displeased and took a step forward to block his sight:
"We want to rent a house."
"Ah... yes!"
Coming back to his senses, the store manager realized that his behavior was too rude and quickly bowed to apologize:
"I'm so sorry, I was so rude!"
However...
Even when he was bending over, he was still staring at Miss Miyano, but it was still subtle.
But no matter how deeply he hides, he can't hide it from Sakaki Makoto!
"Don't talk nonsense."
If this wasn't the only agency nearby, Sakaki would have definitely turned around and left:
"We're going to rent a house with a basement and take out all the supplies you have."
"Yes, please wait a moment!"
The customer spoke, and the store manager quickly poured two cups of tea and placed them on the table:
"Please take a rest, my dear. I will bring out the house information atlas right away!"
After saying that, he began to rummage through the documents.
Makoto Sakaki and Miss Miyano looked at each other and sat down at the table, neither of them showing any intention of asking for a drink of water.
Because it is a private agency, there are no other employees in the store, only the boss.
On the walls around the store are simple house introductions, photos and information about the store manager, and...
A children's version of the 26-character English alphabet.
"Takase Fumito."
With his eyes fixed on the photo, Sakaki Makoto asked:
"Is that you?"
"Yes, do I look the same as in the photo?"
The store manager raised his head and grinned:
"Here are my business cards and driver's license..."
As if afraid that Sakaki Makoto would suspect him, Takase Fumito took out his wallet and pulled out his business card, driver's license and store qualification certificate.
After comparing one by one, Makoto Sakaki confirmed that it was correct and accepted the business card.
"Mr. Takase, do you have any children?"
After a while, Sakaki Makoto suddenly asked.
"Huh?"
Takase Fumito, who was sorting out the documents, looked back blankly, somewhat puzzled:
"No..."
"So you want to learn English by yourself?"
“No…”
"oh."
Taking out a cigarette box, Sakaki Makoto lit a cigarette and stopped talking.
There are 26 empty spaces on the English alphabet on the wall, except...
At the letter A, a word is written:
Asunder to separate; to break into pieces.
What does it mean?
Smoke rose silently, lingering in the air. The evening sun poured into the room, illuminating Sakaki Makoto's gloomy and uncertain face.
Being stared at like this, Takase Fumito's expression felt a little unnatural, and he quickened his movements.
Not long after...
He sorted out a stack of documents:
"My dear guests, here is the information of all the houses with basements in my store. Please have a look."
One advantage of looking for a real estate agency nearby is that the goods in their stores are also sourced from nearby.
For example, the 10 houses that Fumito Takase brought out are all within the area of Beika-cho 5-chome.
If you're hiking...
The longest distance is 15 minutes.
"May I ask what you two are going to do by renting this house?"
While Sakaki Makoto and Miss Miyano were looking through the catalog, Takase Fumito asked with a smile:
“Open a shop or live there yourself?”
"Ask what you should ask, and don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
Without even raising his head, Sakaki Makoto said calmly:
"Give me money and you do the work. It's that simple."
“Yes, yes…”
Takase Fumito nodded quickly:
"Please take your time to look at this, take your time to look at this..."
The second hand of the clock leaps forward rhythmically, and several minutes pass in the blink of an eye.
"Cheng, this room is nice."
Miss Miyano handed over the catalog:
"It's right across from your house."
Sakaki took the catalog and looked at the address...
Very satisfied.
5-39-8, Beika-cho, Room 102, a residential building directly opposite the Mori Detective Agency.
"Ah, this room..."
Takase Fumito took a look and said with a smile:
"This house is of great quality. The owner has to go abroad for a few years for some reasons, so he decided to rent it out."
"He used to run a store, so he has his own warehouse and the prices are cheap, but..."
Putting his thumb and index finger together, Takase Fumito said:
"I have a small request."
"What do you want?"
"If I can't sell it, I hope to sign a long-term lease contract, preferably more than five years."
Takase Fumito was also somewhat helpless:
"Guests, you must know that the bigger the house, the harder it is to sell."
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