Chapter 2222222233 [Caught in the Shooting]
"Don't want to live anymore?!"
The two high school girls didn't expect that this so-called "casual chat" actually referred to such a heavy topic.
Vermouth had a kind of indifference in her heart, as if she had seen through everything. She expressed her surprise, then silently took the teapot and wanted to pour herself some water, but when she picked it up, she found that the pot was empty.
Vermouth remembered that Jiang Xia had just poured one cup after another, so she turned to look at him and whispered, "Why are you always drinking water?"
Jiang Xia picked up the teacup and took a sip, saying simply: "Spicy."
Normally, I find the spiciness of the food to be normal, but today it seemed to get spicier and spicier.
Vermouth remembered something: "I remember you also caught a cold, be careful of acute pharyngitis."
Jiang Xia: "It's okay, I have a good physique."
Vermouth: “…” Really? But I can hear that your voice is a little hoarse.
Around them, other people's focus was clearly somewhat different.
Judy cautiously confirmed: "Did he really say he didn't want to live anymore?"
The tennis coach shrugged: "My mother and my wife both died early, so people always say that my father is unlucky with his relatives - maybe he was influenced by these remarks."
Seeing the worried looks of the two high school girls, he quickly added: "But don't worry, I have coaxed him, and he is starting to eat now."
…
In any case, it seems to be someone else's business.
The few of them stopped interrupting and helped Akashi Hiroto clean up the dishes.
When Akashi Hiroto was busy washing dishes, the landline in the living room rang. Suzuki Sonoko passed by and saw a familiar number, so she picked up the phone.
——This is a call from her driver.
Suzuki Sonoko thought the driver was coming to pick someone up and was about to notify her, but it turned out that she was wrong, as the driver only brought bad news.
"The road has collapsed, you can't get through?" Suzuki Sonoko was shocked, "Then how are we going to get back tonight!"
The tennis coach heard the commotion and said with a smile, "If it doesn't work out, just stay at my house for one night. My dad and I are the only ones living here, so there are plenty of empty rooms."
Suzuki Sonoko hung up the phone and sighed: "It seems that this is the only way... Then thank you for your help."
"It's a small matter." The tennis coach remembered something. While washing the dishes, he looked at Judy who was milling around beside him and said, "Can you help me collect the dishes my dad used? I'll wash them together."
Judy came back to her senses: "Oh, okay."
She was about to go upstairs when Akashi Hiroto reminded her, "Oh, my dad is a little neurotic. He always eats for a while and then stops for a while. Sometimes he can take an hour or two to finish a meal. If you see the light on in his room when you go upstairs, it means he hasn't finished eating yet. Then you can just come down directly without disturbing him or he will scold you."
Judy: “…Okay.”
She turned around and walked towards the stairs - according to Hiroto Akashi, his father's room was at the entrance of the stairs on the second floor and could be seen at a glance.
When she arrived at the stairs, Judy raised her head and instinctively slowed down her breathing: "..." If the four people had not gathered yet, she really suspected that the old man was actually dead. Now Akashi Hiroto asked her to go upstairs because he wanted her to be the first person to discover the body.
As we all know, the first person to discover the case is a very important witness and is also a common suspect element...
Judy's mind was turning: It's not that she was timid, it's just that she had been fooled too many times. Now the Tokyo police chief looked at her with obvious suspicion - if it happened again... then unless she revealed her identity as an FBI agent, she would not be able to get herself off the police's list of suspicious persons.
Thinking of the past experience, Judy sighed. She couldn't help but take out her cell phone and took a look: "..." Good, there is still no signal. She can't expect Akai Shuichi to help her with advice.
So should I go up to this building or not?
After thinking for a moment, Judy suddenly had an idea.
…
Jiang Xia was dozing off at the table when he suddenly felt someone striding towards him.
He looked up and saw Judy approaching enthusiastically.
Then the foreign teacher leaned over and pulled up the "new doctor" with a smile like a good friend: "Would you please accompany me upstairs to collect the dishes? - What if the old man has turned off the lights and gone to sleep? It must be very dark upstairs, and I'm scared to be alone."
Vermouth: “…” Haha.
Suzuki Sonoko: “……?!”
Going upstairs to collect the dishes, what's so scary about that? This must be just an excuse - this teacher really hit the handsome guy again! It's still such a clichéd excuse as "I'm scared, I need protection". The new doctor will definitely not go...
"Dr. Shinde": "Okay."
Suzuki Sonoko: “…”
…Forget it, the naive doctor is beyond help.
Next, she should focus on taking good care of Jiang Xia to prevent him from being deceived by this cunning teacher.
…
Anyway, Judy's wish of "taking someone down with her" was finally fulfilled.
Vermouth wanted to refuse, but unfortunately that was not in line with the character of the good-natured "Dr. Arata".
In fact, if it were Dr. Shinichi himself, he might say something like “Oh, I’ll go for you then.”
Unfortunately, Uzo is right next to her, and Vermouth doesn’t want to face the unknown upstairs alone.
She had no choice but to pretend to have forgotten this option, and the two of them walked towards the stairs one after the other.
When she reached the stairs, Judy looked up.
Judy: "..." Although Vermouth was brought in, this woman is in the same group as that "Uzo". Even if they both bear the same suspicion, I am definitely in a worse situation.
Therefore, Judy had no intention of staying. She just decided to go and come back quickly for the sake of safety - as long as she didn't leave any traces of herself upstairs, there shouldn't be any problem.
Thinking of this, Judy finally made up her mind. She pulled the "new doctor" and went up the stairs in two steps.
When they were almost on the second floor, they both stopped at the same time and looked diagonally upwards.
From this position, you can just see the room at the foot of the stairs, which is Akashi's father's bedroom.
Light spilled through the paper sliding door—the light was still on in the room.
According to Akashi Hiroto, this means his father hasn't finished his meal yet. In this case, there's no need to go in to collect the dishes, just leave quietly.
Judy was stunned for a moment, and muttered to herself: "So I don't need to go into the house, I just need to come up and take a look? ... Come on, is the old man still alive? There shouldn't be only one body in the house now."
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard an old man sobbing in the room.
Judy was startled, and Vermouth was also shocked: it was obvious that the noise was not a recording, but happened on the spot.
That old man... is actually still alive? !
(End of this chapter)
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