2:14 PM Tokyo time, 4-1-120, Haido-cho.
The weather was sunny and the temperature was a comfortable 21 degrees Celsius.
The bright yellow taxi drove slowly into the quiet residential street, but since the passenger, Fujiwara Yu, did not tell the exact location, he got off directly near No. 110.
Before leaving, the attentive man noticed the photo with the bright smile and recognized that it was the outfit he wore during the police academy sports festival, so he deliberately saluted the driver after paying the money and showed the same smile as in the photo.
The driver didn't expect the kid to make such an expression and move. The black-haired young man standing against the light still had a dazzling smile, and the light reflected from the police badge on his chest made him feel a little moist.
He tried hard to control his emotions and gave a thumbs up as he would in the past when praising his son. The fine lines at the corners of his eyes meant that he was happy at the moment.
The driver watched the tall figure disappear around the corner of the street, took a deep breath to hold back his tears, controlled his emotions, and then started the car again to wait for the next passenger standing on the roadside who needed his service.
Fujiwara Yu, who had already passed the corner, also noticed a black Chevrolet Suburban parked in front of his house. The license plate number was also the familiar Nerima 300ne 41-53. This was his father's car!
It’s father who’s back!
He quickly bent down and unzipped the outer layer of the suitcase, carefully hid his police academy diploma behind him, and ran towards his door while dragging the suitcase, not knowing that the person who got out of the car was a strange man he had never seen before.
The short, slightly curly dark brown hair, thick eyebrows, and aqua blue triangular eyes make her look a bit fierce, and the congenital tear troughs make her look a bit haggard. This look should be mixed-race, Japanese-American?
Judging from the fine lines on his face that were not covered by makeup, he should be between 40 and 45 years old.
Someone of this age, and not hostile towards me...could she be my father's friend? Or a colleague?
Fujiwara Yuu didn't continue to look at the strange man in front of him, but turned his head to look at the closed door, a layer of loss in his ultramarine eyes. Because he guessed that his father was busy with work and hadn't returned, so he thought the man in front of him was here to help his father deliver a gift.
He put the suitcase aside, freed his left hand and stretched it forward. Even though he was disappointed, he still maintained his good manners and smiled lightly.
"Could you please come in and have a glass of water, uncle, if I could please excuse me?"
But such a smile could not last long, so Fujiwara Yu quickly turned around before the fake smile on his face disappeared, took out the key from his pocket and prepared to open the door.
But if he missed a few seconds, he would see the strange man behind him looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Especially when he noticed the police rank on his chest and the paper wrapped with a red ribbon in his hand, his brows could not help but furrowed and his wrinkles deepened.
He no longer knew how to start.
Fujiwara Yu did not notice the change in expression of the person behind him. After he pushed open the door and moved the suitcase in, he did not forget to put the graduation certificate back into the outermost zipper bag of the suitcase before entering.
There is no need to take it out if my father doesn't come back.
After changing into slippers, he gave a pair to the strange man and asked as he walked towards the kitchen:
"Uncle, I haven't been home for half a year. The only things we can offer you at home are mineral water and tea. Would you like some tea?"
"No, mineral water will be enough." The strange man waved his hand quickly. He looked around the house in his slippers. It looked like no one had lived there for a long time. There was a lot of dust on the floor and furniture, and there was no sign of life.
Fujiwara Yu, who was already in a bad mood, didn't say much. He turned around, took a glass, cleaned it, took out the mineral water from the refrigerator, and squeezed a few drops of concentrated lemon juice with a shelf life of 365 days into it.
"Please."
Fujiwara Yu also made himself a simple glass of lemonade. He sat upright on the sofa. This was the second guest to visit his home after Saito Masami.
"Thanks."
The strange man picked up the water cup but did not drink it. No one knew what he was thinking. After a long silence, he introduced himself.
He said his name was Yinsen Hondou, a second-generation Japanese American, and a colleague of his father.
Fujiwara Yu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow after hearing the introduction. You know, in all the years he has lived in Tokyo, his father has never mentioned his colleagues in front of him. He never thought that one day he would entrust his colleagues to give him a gift.
Before, he just gave me a blessing and added at most "I'll give you the gift next time", but I didn't expect him to be so thoughtful this time. Could it be that my father already knew that I had secretly applied for the police academy?
But he did not let his guard down, and so far Yinsen Hondon has not revealed his father's surname.
As early as a few years ago, my father told me that if someone came to him in the name of a colleague or friend and called him "Azer Al Sani", it meant that he had no contact with them on a daily basis, and he should be vigilant at that time.
But if the name is "Fujiwara Kazuya", then you can take it easy.
After Fujiwara Yu knew that the man in front of him should be fine, he relaxed a lot. He bent down and spread the suitcase flat on the floor. When he saw the book on the top, a faint smile appeared in his eyes.
He reached out and placed the book on the edge of the coffee table, and said:
"Mr. Hondou, do you mind if I pack your suitcase?"
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