Chapter 89 Chapter 89 The Kappa Mystery (Part 2)...
"Hello, is there a Mr. Maori staying at the hotel today?"
After arriving at Guangluo Hotel, Yuyin asked the front desk in a friendly tone. There was no way, she only had Xiaolan's contact number, and now Xiaolan's mobile phone was in her hand. If she wanted to find someone, she could only ask the front desk.
"Yes, what can I do for you, Mr. Maori?" the receptionist replied, flipping through the registration book.
"We are friends of Mr. Maori's family and we need help..."
Before Yuyin could finish her explanation, Xiaolan, who was on her way to the front desk, saw them and asked in surprise, "Yuyin-san, why are you here?"
"Xiaolan," Yuyin pulled her phone out of her pocket and waved it, "I guess you're looking for this?"
"Ah, it's the phone I couldn't find!" Mao Lilan was overjoyed when she saw her phone. "So it was you, Yuyin-san, who found it. Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome. Teacher Cat found this phone by the river. Here it is," Yuyin handed it to Xiaolan, reminding her, "Be careful next time and don't drop it by the river again."
"Yes, I'll definitely pay extra attention." Mao Lilan carefully held the lost phone in her hand and nodded. "Yaon-san, are you planning to..."
Noticing that behind Yuin, Atobe Keigo and Natsume Takashi were already checking in with the front desk, looking like they were going to stay there too, Xiaolan couldn't help but ask.
Yuyin explained, "Ah, Keigo and I have finished our camping trip, and Natsume-kun had to stay the night there for something, so we came with him."
It is not easy to tell ordinary people that I was entrusted by Tatsuhiko to convey a message to the owner of this hotel, Numayama Banzo. In addition, Yuyin remembered that Xiaolan was particularly afraid of ghosts, and she was the one who reacted the most when the client's name was analyzed before. Naturally, she could not tell the truth.
However, after hearing this, Mao Lilan looked back and forth at Yuyin, Atobe and Natsume with a particularly strange look.
Yuyin asked curiously, "What's wrong, Xiaolan?"
"No, nothing."
Mao Li Ran stammered, feeling very conflicted. Although it was not appropriate for others to interfere in other people's emotional affairs, but between Atobe-kun and Natsume-kun, who did Tamane-san like?
It turns out that during the Rainstorm Mansion incident, Tamane, seeking information about the ghost-like Yamanaka, had desperately dragged Natsume Takashi into the same restroom, slamming the door in front of the Mori family. Since then, Mori Ran has had some misunderstandings about Tamane's relationship with Natsume-kun. However, during the previous banquet at the Matsudaira family, when they encountered a wanted criminal with superpowers, Atobe Keigo unhesitatingly protected Tamane from Saionji, even suffering injuries and being held hostage by the criminal.
Ran Mouri is usually slow to show her feelings, but as an outsider, she can see other people's affairs more clearly than her own. What's more, Keigo Atobe has never concealed his eyes. As long as he has nothing to do, he has been chasing after Tamane's figure. Ran Mouri was even more certain when they were playing in Mount Asama, but Natsume Takashi was not there at the time. As for the fact that Tamane Saionji and Keigo Atobe went to visit their elders, she could only guess whether Tamane-san and Natsume-kun had separated and was now with Keigo Atobe.
When Xiaolan met the three people by the river before, she didn't think it was so profound. Now seeing the three people walking together again, and Yuyin-san changing her mind because of Natsume-kun and wanting to stay at the Kōra Hotel with Atobe-kun, she couldn't help but fall into deep confusion.
Yuyin never expected that because of her behavior a long time ago that she no longer remembered, she would still misunderstand Xiaolan. Her mind was still on the client who was suspected of wanting "revenge". After hearing Xiaolan's reply "It's nothing", she naturally shifted to the main topic.
"By the way, Xiaolan, after you and Mr. Maori arrived at the hotel, did you find the client?"
Mao Lilan was indeed easily led away by her and sighed, "No...but my father and I met a Mr. Nohira Bosuke. He said he had heard about the accidental drowning of Tatsuhiko eleven years ago, and he also said with certainty that it was related to kappa, but..."
Yuyin heard this and realized that another suspicious person had come. She hurriedly asked, "But what?"
Ran Mouri glanced around, making sure the innkeeper was away. Then she pulled Tamane aside and whispered, "You know, Tatsuhiko's father, Mr. Numayama, owns this inn. He doesn't like hearing about these feudal superstitions and monsters, and he says he'll kick anyone who brings them up again. Because of this, Dad can't openly investigate our client, Tachiri Sanka. So, we're staying here for one night. If we still haven't found anything by tomorrow, we'll have to go home."
At the end, she did not forget to remind Yuyin: "Don't mention the matter of Tatsuhiko and Kappa anymore. Mr. Numayama will be unhappy if he hears it."
Yuyin smiled and said, "I understand. Thank you, Xiaolan, for your reminder."
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"It seems that this Mr. Numayama is a serious suspect."
After hearing what Yuyin said, Keigo Atobe, who was leaning against the window observing the terrain around the hotel, turned around and said.
Yuyin shook her head and said, "No, Numayama Banzo's big reaction actually dispelled my suspicions. He shouldn't be the client."
"Why?" Natsume Takashi asked honestly.
Just now, Atobe and Natsume booked two rooms, and now everyone gathered in Yuyin's room to discuss information together.
"Silly Natsume," Madara said, already eating the snacks sent by the hotel. "Look at how secretive the hotel owner is about this matter, and he doesn't want anyone to even mention it. How could he go to such lengths to deliberately hire a detective to investigate this matter?"
Yuyin said: "This is what I want to say."
Atobe Keigo wasn't very good at solving cases. He crossed his arms and asked, "So what should we do now?"
"We can only wait," Yuyin smoothed her bangs, then added, "But just waiting isn't enough. To prevent any accidents," and this accident could very well be murder, "we need to find someone to monitor those people associated with Eleventh Year Tatsuhiko."
"Who should we look for to monitor us?" Natsume Takashi asked in confusion.
Atobe Keigo suggested: "If necessary, I can ask my security team to come and monitor the movements of those four people 24 hours a day."
"No, there's no need to go through so much trouble." Yuyin turned her gaze to Madara who was concentrating on eating.
Natsume Takashi immediately understood.
"Huh?" Ban, who finally noticed Yuyin's gaze, got furious. "I don't want to go! Who do you think I am? A handyman you can summon and dismiss at will?" It was too embarrassing for a great monster like him to do such a thing.
"Ahem," Yuyin coughed lightly, suppressing the smile on her face. "You misunderstood. We want to ask you, Mr. Cat, to find a few little monsters to keep a close eye on those four people. If anyone does anything wrong or is persecuted, notify us immediately."
Madara rolled his eyes. Although he was still ordering him to do things, it was still better than asking him to do it himself. "Well, I am a magnanimous person, so I will reluctantly help you."
He paused deliberately and patted the floor with his paw. "But there's a condition. You must offer me at least twenty red bean paste buns from Nanatsujiya."
"Nickel teacher!" Natsume Takashi had no way to deal with Madara. At the end of the month, his pocket money was almost all taken away by Madara, so he had no money left to buy red bean paste buns.
"Twenty red bean paste buns, right?" Atobe Keigo rubbed his chin and said cheerfully, "As long as you agree to help Yuyin, not to mention twenty red bean paste buns, two hundred will be no problem."
"You said it!" Madara's eyes lit up when he heard that. "Two hundred dollars!"
Any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem for Ji Bei. He shrugged and said, "No doubt about it."
"Teacher Cat!"
Natsume called out helplessly, and then looked at Atobe with resentment. If he spoiled the cat teacher's appetite, he would dare to say two hundred next time.
"Meow, I'm going to work~"
Madara ignored Natsume's cries and jumped out of the window.
"What's wrong?" Atobe received Natsume's gaze and was still a little confused.
However, Yuyin, who knew Madara's habits and how he interacted with Natsume, couldn't help but chuckle and explained for him: "Nekone-sensei is a great youkai, and he has a big appetite. If you rashly increase the 'trade volume' like this, it will make it difficult for Natsume-kun in the future."
Although Atobe was not good at saying that he was a monster, Yuyin used the word "transaction volume". Atobe, who had been handling some of the business affairs, immediately understood. He simply said, "I'm sorry, I was reckless." Atobe was not one to admit his mistakes, and immediately made amends. "If this causes trouble to you, Natsume-kun, in the future, you can bring Neko-sensei to see me."
"It's okay, it's okay," Natsume Takashi waved his hand, "Teacher Cat is just talking, it will be fine after a while." Anyway, when the fact that there will be no 200 red bean paste buns in the future becomes clear, Teacher Cat will naturally lower his standards.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, Yuyin-san. When do you plan to tell Tatsuhiko what he wanted you to convey to his father?"
Natsume Takashi has always been kind and has always tried his best to fulfill requests from monsters, let alone the wishes of a child like Tatsuhiko.
"Well, I want to wait until the client's case is resolved and Mr. Maori and the others leave, then..." Yuyin explained, "You saw and heard that Mr. Numayama reacted so strongly to hearing about Tatsuhiko's death and the kappa legend. If he heard strangers like us talk about taking his son away, how do you think he would react?"
Atobe Keigo scoffed, "He's already showing some mercy by not losing his temper and kicking us all out of the hotel."
"Uh..." Natsume imagined the scene and had to admit that what Keigo Atobe said was probably true.
Yuyin added, "And I've thought about it. Rather than us telling him and him not believing it, it would be better for him to see it with his own eyes."
Natsume widened his eyes slightly: "Yuyin-san, you want to..."
Yuyin nodded and said, "Tatsuhiko is too young and has just awakened. His soul power is not very strong. My spells and methods are not suitable for him. This time I may have to trouble you, Natsume-kun, to use the formation that allows people to see monsters and ghosts."
Natsume thought about it again and again, and finally said: "This is the only way."
Yuyin stood up and walked to the window. Their room was on the second floor. From here, they could see the winding river in the distance. Before, when they were outside the hotel, they saw that there was a small attic on a higher floor. It must be easier to see the river bank where Chen Yan's grave was from there.
"Now we can only wait for the other side to make the first move."
Wait until he reveals his true colors before taking the next step.
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