Tokyo Police

When saying goodbye to Principal Akiyama, Lin Xiuyi deliberately borrowed the photos of Ayu and Miyu when they were in the girls' volleyball team of Shimojo School from Principal Akiyama. After promising to return these photos as soon as possible. Lin Xiuyi once again embarked on the journey back to the Buddha Village. The whole case has still not made a breakthrough so far, but Lin Xiuyi can be sure that the police did not notice the clue of Miwa in the previous investigation.

According to Principal Akiyama's recollection, Miwa was actually diagnosed with brain cancer before Ayu was killed. Therefore, everyone is not surprised by Miyu's death, but Lin Xiuyi cares about the time when Miyu's ashes are returned to his hometown. Why is it after the Yamanashi Prefectural Police left Shimojo Village?

Principal Akiyama didn't know much about Miwa's boyfriend, so Lin Xiuyi didn't get much information about Miwa's boyfriend from Principal Akiyama. However, Lin Xiuyi has included the investigation of Miyu's boyfriend into his search plan.

In the eyes of the police, there has never been a coincidence for no reason in the world. If there is, it must be a clue worthy of investigation. But now, in Lin Xiuyi's search plan, there is another important person ranked ahead of Miwa's boyfriend. She is Umegakiya's female general - Umegaki Mariko.

"Shuichi-kun, do you want to investigate Miyu's boyfriend next?" Kanako felt very uncomfortable with the dull atmosphere in the car, so she took the initiative to ask about the next search plan.

"The boyfriend of Miwa must be investigated, but I think we should investigate Umegaki Mariko first. This woman is not simple. Although she runs a hot spring hotel in a small mountain village, she can cook delicious food comparable to kaiseki. I don't know how to cook, but I also know that authentic kaiseki cooking is basically a secret. Umegaki Mariko must be a master who has been rigorously trained by famous teachers. But you think such people will go Does Buddha Village run a country hotel?" Lin Xiu asked back.

"But didn't the police investigate Mariko Umegaki ten years ago? She has sufficient alibi!" Kanako has carefully studied all the public information about the case. So she knew very well the details of Mariko Umegaki. The reason why Kanako chose to stay in Umegakiya was largely because of Umegaki Mariko. Kanako originally wanted to inquire about Ayu's life from Umegaki Mariko, but Umegaki Mariko seemed reluctant to mention the past, and always avoided Kanako's question with various excuses.

"I don't really suspect that Umegaki Mariko is the murderer, I just think that she is inextricably linked with Ayu and the treasure! The reason why Umegaki Mariko is reluctant to mention this past may be due to her own difficulties. …”

When Lin Xiuyi was about to return to the Buddha Village, he called Miki, who had not seen him for a long time, and briefly introduced the results of the investigation in the past few days. By the way, Lin Xiuyi also asked about the female general Mariko Umegaki.

"Ms. Umegaki lives a very regular life. She is basically busy at Umegakiya all day long. She rarely goes out! Apart from dealing with Umegakiya's suppliers, she doesn't seem to have any social activities at ordinary times..." Miki combined these days. Come to the observation of Umegaki Mariko, seriously summed up.

"Miki, I know you're the best at winning people's trust. Do me a favor and have a good time with Ms. Mei Yuan tonight. It's best to find a chance to ask what happened back then..." Lin Xiuyi was there ordered on the phone.

After Lin Xiuyi ended the call with Miki, Lin Xiuyi returned to Umegakiya within half an hour. Seeing Lin Xiuyi and Kanako coming back, Umegaki Mariko hurried over to greet them.

"The two of you have finally come back. I thought you were disgusting with my bad hospitality and will never return?" Umegaki Mariko said with a smile, pretending to be angry. This old-fashioned hot spring hotel run by Umegaki places great emphasis on repeat customers in its business strategy. Trying to make friends with every guest is the only way for the female generals to run the hotel. You must know that Buddha Village is not a popular tourist destination, and Umegakiya is a time-honored brand with a history of more than 100 years. If it weren't for a large number of repeat customers, I'm afraid Umegakiya would have closed its doors long ago.

"There, Madam! The scenery here is so beautiful and your craftsmanship is so good. To be honest, as long as I pick up chopsticks these days, all I think about is the set meal of Meiyuanya..." Lin Xiuyi also responded enthusiastically. .

"Don't tell me you two haven't had dinner yet, so you must be starving so late?" Umegaki Mariko asked in surprise.

"What's the point of being hungry for a while in order to eat Umegakiya's craftsmanship?" Lin Xiu asked expectantly.

"You said so~www.wuxiahere.com~ I really don't dare to take it! Come on, the dinner for the two of you is my invitation, and I'll cook and prepare it for you!" Umegaki Mariko said politely.

"How can this be..."

"Please don't hold back any more, and don't give up on the two of you. If you have the opportunity in the future, you will visit our Umegakiya more!"

Mariko Meiyuan wanted to cook Lin Xiu himself, but Lin Xiu accepted it as soon as he could not resist.

About twenty minutes later, two special meals prepared by the female general of Umegakiya were placed in front of Shuichi Lin and Kanako. At this time, Miki and the others had just returned from outside, and greeted Lin Xiu as soon as they entered the door.

"Xiu Yi-kun, you guys are back, how have you been these days?"

"It's not bad, but I went to Kofu and then to Nagano. I saw a lot of sights that are rarely seen in Tokyo!" Lin Xiuyi said, and took out a box of Ichida persimmons from his luggage. As a gift for Miki!

"Wow! Ichida persimmon, a famous specialty of Nanxin Prefecture! Madam Boss, would you like to try it together, it's very famous!" Miki greeted with familiarity.

"How dare you accept the favor of the guests!" Umegaki Mariko waved her hand and declined.

"Madam, I have received a lot of care from you over the past few days. We should be the ones who are sorry. Look, you only invited us to eat Umegakiya's special meal. We should also invite you to taste Ichida persimmons. Etiquette!" Lin Xiuyi quickly persuaded.

Umegaki Mariko shied away several times, but she could only accept Lin Xiuyi's invitation. Fortunately, Lin Xiuyi bought a lot of Ichida persimmons, and now that dinner time was over, many guests went out for a walk. Umegaki Mariko also had time to drink tea with Lin Xiuyi and others to pass the time.

Lin Xiuyi secretly gave Miki a look, and Miki nodded understandingly.