Fujiwara Yuu, realizing that there was something wrong with the puppet, naturally wanted to ask questions. He pretended to be very interested:
"Really? It seems like Mr. Shinichi and Mr. Negishi have a very close relationship?"
"After all, my elder brother relies on Mr. Negishi for sales, and their relationship is even closer than that of us brothers." Takeda Yuzo felt helpless when he said this, but he was still very happy that his elder brother helped him financially.
Fujiwara Yu noticed the express box placed against the wall, guessed what was inside, and asked knowingly:
"Mr. Yongsan, what's in these boxes?"
"That's the puppet Mr. Negishi was supposed to take that day, but it's been sitting there ever since he passed away." Takeda Yuzo pointed to the newly assembled puppet in front of him and continued, "And after Mr. Negishi passed away, my brother realized one of the puppets was missing. Customers kept calling to ask for it, so he made a replacement. That's the one I assembled."
"Can I open it and take a look?"
"Sure. To be honest, I'm a little worried about what to do with this batch of goods... My eldest brother is gone, and I don't have the customer's contact information. Oh, it's really difficult." Takeda Yuzo rubbed his head, his face full of worry. He knew very well in his heart that this family was maintained by the money earned by his eldest brother from selling puppets.
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Fujiwara Yu squatted down and quietly took out the wakizashi he carried with him. He had someone specially make this wakizashi. The scabbard was mainly blue and black, with patterns of waves and cherry blossoms. The lower thread wrapped around the scabbard was blue and white.
The black blade is outlined with irregular white lines to form a cloud-like pattern. The blade is very sharp and can pierce tough leather with just a little force - this is why it can be used as personal protective equipment.
The blade cut through the sealing tape as soon as it touched it. After Fujiwara Yu hid the wakizashi back to its original position, he reached out and picked up the puppet in the express box.
The puppet's attire was clearly that of a minister from the Warring States Period. After inspecting it from front to back, he simply lifted up the attire and saw traces of assembly on the front belly of the puppet. Following the traces, he pried hard and the puppet's belly was opened. After seeing the familiar object inside, he finally understood why the puppet had such a high maintenance cost.
It's marijuana.
Fujiwara Yu took out the dried marijuana from the puppet's belly and weighed it. It was about half a pound. According to the price in Japan, this puppet is worth about 1.5 million yen. No wonder the business is so good.
"This puppet is truly powerful." Fujiwara Yuu calmly stuffed the dried marijuana back into the puppet's belly and placed it back in the delivery box. He then stood up, looked at Takeda Yuzo, and asked, "Mr. Yuzo, do you know where Mr. Negishi's house is?"
"Hmm? Mr. Negishi's house is on the other side of the mountainside. He has a rather eccentric personality and doesn't interact much with people around him. He is only close to my eldest brother, so he is the only family living in the area where he lives." Although Takeda Yuzo was a little surprised that Sosuke Takagi suddenly asked this question, he still answered everything.
"Is that so? Then Mr. Yongsan, you should go back to the living room. It's dangerous to stay here alone."
"Okay, I'll clean up here and then come over."
Fujiwara Yu opened the door of the Japanese-style room and was about to leave when he ran into Hattori Heiji who came to the puppet studio to look for him. He winked at him twice and gestured to go somewhere further to talk.
Hattori Heiji saw that Brother Yingsi walked towards the front door without saying a word, and he couldn't help but ask:
"Brother Yingsi, aren't we going back to the living room?"
"Do you know what I just found in the puppet studio?" Fujiwara Yuu continued, explaining without waiting for Hattori to ask, "Dried marijuana. Judging by the number of delivery boxes, there must be at least five kilograms."
"D-Marijuana?!"
Hattori Heiji never imagined that this case was related to drugs, but this also explains why Mr. Shinichi hired a private detective to investigate the cause of Mr. Negishi's death before his death.
"So are we going to Mr. Negishi's house now?"
"Yes, I suspect the murderer of Mr. Negishi and Mr. Shinichi is the same person, either Mr. Ryuji or Mr. Robert."
Hattori Heiji frowned and sorted out the existing clues. Based on Ying Si's suspicion, he speculated:
"Do you think they are the two most likely to avenge Takeda Misa? Takeda Misa committed suicide because she accidentally discovered that Mr. Shinichi and Mr. Negishi were dealing drugs, so she committed suicide?"
"Well, in order to prove this hypothesis, I plan to go to Mr. Negishi's house. That might be the real scene of the first crime." Fujiwara Yu nodded, but he still felt something strange in his heart. He was not sure about the real reason for Takeda Misa's suicide. He always felt that she did not commit suicide because of discovering drugs.
According to Takeda Yuzo, the other side of the mountainside is five kilometers away from the Takeda family.
In order not to alert the Takeda family, they had to run there.
Fujiwara Yu, who graduated from a police academy, has excellent physical strength. Five kilometers is a piece of cake for him, but it is a bit tiring for Hattori Heiji... Although running five kilometers is not difficult for him, he is still very tired.
"arrive."
Hattori Heiji raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He roughly understood why he was so tired. Because Brother Takashi was 1.9 meters tall and his legs were longer than his, he needed to run faster to keep up. It would be strange if he was not tired!
It's completely like "forcing things to grow", forcing yourself to keep up with the other party's speed.
"Huh... Brother Yingsi, wait a moment... Huh... let me calm my heart rate."
"Go back and strengthen your kendo practice. Your physical fitness is too poor."
Hattori Heiji, who was leaning against a tree trunk to rest, looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears. His mind was full of thoughts: I must drink more milk and be as tall as Brother Takashi when I grow up.
If Fujiwara Yu could hear Hattori's inner thoughts, he would definitely say to him without mercy: Give up, just insist on growing to 1.8 meters.
Only after Hattori Heiji stopped panting did the two of them approach the dark Negishi residence.
Hattori Heiji walked around the Negishi residence, his brows knitted into a Chinese-style curl, and said with a grimace:
"Brother Yingsi, the back door and windows are all locked, there's nothing we can do..."
Kacha.
Before he could finish his words, the front door lock was pried open by Fujiwara Yu.
After the two of them stared at each other for a while, Fujiwara Yu shrugged his shoulders and said calmly:
"Well, you can pick the lock if necessary, but you're not a police officer and you can't learn. Do you understand?"
“…Yeah, I understand.”
Fujiwara Yu took out a spare pair of white gloves and handed them to Hattori Heiji. The two of them sneaked into the Negishi residence with flashlights, preparing to find the scene of the first case and the notebook that recorded all the transaction objects.
There was nothing suspicious on the first floor. Just when Fujiwara Yu was about to go upstairs, Hattori Heiji's voice came from the second floor.
"Brother Yingsi, come up quickly! We found something!"
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