"Thank you very much!"
At the kitchen door, Anan bowed deeply towards Aohara Daisuke's back with sincere feelings.
"Go back and rest... By the way."
Aohara Daisuke suddenly turned around:
"Old people often say that friends who can bathe together shoulder to shoulder are the most real. I'm going to bathe now. Do you want to come?"
During the interview just now, Aohara Daisuke discovered that Anan and Aiko's relationship was not progressing smoothly. The difference in working hours meant that they had few opportunities to get together. Although they were close to each other, they did not meet very often, which made them both very distressed.
As an older senior, Qingyuan Daisuke found the right opportunity to give Anan some advice, which made Anan suddenly enlightened and he wanted to ask him for more advice.
but...
Aohara Daisuke rejected him on the grounds that he was at work.
With so many questions piled up in his mind and a rare encounter with an experienced senior, Anan naturally had a lot to say. Seeing that Aohara Daisuke was willing to have an in-depth discussion with him...
“I couldn’t ask for more!”
The young Anan did not see through Aohara Daisuke's routine, and always thought that Aohara Daisuke was a kind and enthusiastic person who was willing to guide the younger generation.
Grabbing a small bottle of sake and some snacks, Anan and Aohara Daisuke walked towards the bathroom that was about to be closed. Before they were halfway there, Anan couldn't wait to start asking questions.
As the two of them pushed the door and entered the men's bathroom, the door of the bathroom next door suddenly opened, and Ikeda Xuanmei walked out with a cold face. She glanced at the closed door of the men's bathroom, then looked at the figure that appeared at the end of the corridor, lowered her eyes, and walked forward holding the wooden basin.
12:05.
In the room on the second floor, Kyokichi Ishimoto touched the pocket containing the diamonds, took a deep breath, picked up the toiletries that had been prepared on the side, got up and went downstairs, walked along the corridor on the first floor, and headed towards the bathroom.
He had not taken two steps when he ran into Ikeda Xuanmei who had just finished bathing. Although Ikeda Xuanmei had a cold personality, she still had a good figure. The yukata she wore seemed to be a size too small, and the collar could not close properly. Her breasts were about to pop out from under her white collarbone.
Ishimoto Kyokichi couldn't help but take a second look, and the moment they passed by each other...
Plop!
Suddenly, Ikeda Kenmi slipped and sat down on the floor. The wooden basin rolled away and the toiletries were scattered all over the floor.
"Ms. Ikeda! Are you okay?"
As a messenger of justice, Ishimoto Kyokichi certainly could not turn a blind eye. He immediately bent down and stretched out his strong arms towards Ikeda Kanami, whose clothes were untied and her naked body was exposed.
"....fine."
The first thing Ikeda Xuanmei did when she came to her senses was to pull her yukata up to cover her chest. A blush appeared on her neck and she turned her head away embarrassedly.
"Nothing hurt."
Ishimoto Kyokichi helped her up, pretending he hadn't seen anything, and said seriously:
"There's water on the floor, watch your step when you walk."
After saying that, he bent down, picked up the toiletries scattered on the ground, put them back into the wooden basin, and solemnly handed them back to Ikeda Kenmi.
"Thanks."
Ikeda Kanmei grabbed her collar tightly and ran away.
I'm the one who should be thanking you...
Looking at the shy Ikeda Kanami, Ishimoto Kyokichi muttered something in his heart, cheered himself up, and walked into the bathroom.
.................................
"It seems we are lucky, there are no other guests in the bath!"
In the locker room, Anan took off his chef uniform and said with a smile:
"The door here is not locked, you can soak in it as long as you want!"
"Are you right, Mr. Qingyuan?"
"Um?"
Aohara Daisuke, who had been looking at the gate, nodded absentmindedly:
"Ah, yes, yes..."
"Have you tried our famous hot spring black eggs?"
Anan took out a few black eggs from the wooden basin and said:
"These eggs are boiled in hot springs. Legend has it that eating one can extend your life by seven years!"
“It’s very similar to the legend of Mermaid Island.”
"Oh, you mean Mermaid Island..."
Anan quickly stripped naked and put a towel around his waist:
"I've been to that place. To be honest, I don't believe in such mysterious legends. They are all gimmicks made up by the locals to attract tourists!"
“Are the hot spring black eggs also a gimmick?”
"Hey...."
Speaking of this, Anan glanced at the darkness around him and said in a low voice:
"I'm a chef, how could I not know about the hot spring black eggs?"
"Eggs cooked in hot springs are black. It sounds magical, but in fact they are not much different from ordinary eggs. They are good for drinking. Let's go, Mr. Qingyuan."
The two of them entered the bathing pool one after the other, put out some snacks, brushed their bodies with hot water, slowly walked into the misty hot spring pool, and clinked glasses.
Sakaki Makoto and the other two were covered with black cloth and heard their entire conversation.
Kid moved to the side of Sakaki Makoto, lifted a corner of the black cloth, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"That's strange. How come Aohara Daisuke came earlier than Ishimoto Kyokichi?"
“He’s very smart.”
Squinting his eyes, Makoto Sakaki stared at the two figures sitting in the hot spring pool drinking sake. His gaze was as sharp as a torch, as if it could pierce through the heavy mist:
"With a priceless diamond in his possession, would Kyokichi Ishimoto dare to let his guard down in a crowded place?"
"I guess it was because Aohara Daisuke saw this that he chose to enter the bathhouse at 12 o'clock midnight. This way he had the initiative and could attack or defend."
"What does it mean to be able to attack or defend?"
There was something behind Sakaki Makoto's words, and Kid didn't quite understand it, but he was used to it. If he didn't understand, he would just ask. He was a model student after all!
"Let me ask you, if you were Ishimoto Kyokichi, would you trust others with the diamond?"
"Of course I'm worried. It's safest to keep the baby with me."
"So Aohara Daisuke guessed that Ishimoto Kyokichi would take the diamond with him into the bath and never let it go, so as to prevent the diamond from being stolen. But when Ishimoto Kyokichi came to the bathroom and found two other guests in the bathtub...what would he do?"
"ah!"
Kidd covered his mouth all of a sudden and said in shock:
"He'll hide the diamond just to be on the safe side!"
"Yes, that's what I mean by being able to attack."
Sakaki Makoto changed his ambush posture and continued:
"Once Ishimoto Kyokichi and the diamond are separated, the criminal's chance will come!"
"In order to avoid suspicion, he even called an unrelated person to prove his innocence?"
Touching his neck, Kidd felt a chill on his spine and said with some fear:
"This plan is too deep, every step is carefully planned!"
"Not only that, by entering the bathhouse in advance, Aohara Daisuke also left himself a way out. Even if Ishimoto Kyokichi didn't come to the bathroom, he could still plan his next move. He is like a ghost wandering in the shadows, ready to attack at any time. Ishimoto Kyokichi is his prey!"
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