"In fact, I was going to refuse, but it's hard for me to refuse all the time, and..."
On the train to Akita Prefecture on Japan's northeast coast, Gao Cheng and Xiao AI talk about selling TV "dessert talent show" in Japan.
"After all, what happened to Mr. takemu really needs someone to replace him. At the beginning of this program, Mr. takemu also made a lot of efforts. If it was destroyed in this way, I'm afraid the old man would be very sad, too?"
After listening to Gao Cheng's explanation, Xiao AI's eyelids didn't lift.
When the train arrived at the station, it took a tram through the mountain area. There were only two cars, and there were few people on the train. After arriving at the station, it had to take another bus to a small village in the countryside.
"So," Xiao AI, led by Gao Cheng, got out of the car, looked at the station built in the remote mountains and asked, "why do we come to such a place?"
"Ah? Didn't I say that? " Gao chengleng said, "aunt Jimei, who used to take care of me, lives here. I heard that her husband seems to have a disease, so I want to come and have a look when I have time."
Xiao AI picked up a bag of desserts on her hand and said, "is this the present you prepared?"
"Yes, it's from the TV station... I asked them for special desserts that are hard to buy outside."
Gao Cheng looks for the starting bus waiting point at the station and finds that a car is about to leave. He quickly picks up Xiao AI and rushes to the bus.
"The bus to Xueying village is over there. Hurry up!"
"Put me down!"
Aunt Jimei used to be the owner of the detective agency building. At first, she helped Gao Cheng a lot, but later she moved back to her hometown because of her health. Gao Cheng was also recently informed.
Compared with the metropolis like Tokyo, the countryside is like a paradise in the world. Although it is not so prosperous, it seems that it is not in the same era, but it has the quietness that the city does not have, so it is very suitable for the elderly.
The tranquil mountains and the sea have a special power to eliminate impetuosity. Gao Cheng sits on the mountain road, overlooking the mountains and the sea with the sun shining in the distance, and the whole person also relaxes a lot.
Even if a detective is always in a tight mood, he can easily get tired. He has his own way to relax. However, compared with staying in the office and watching TV, the beautiful scenery is more relaxing.
Xueying village is a village built by the sea. There are harbors, docks and ships, but there are few people in it.
Gao Cheng and Xiao AI get out of the car and can see the whole village at a glance.
Different from the fast pace of Tokyo, the time here seems to be slowed down, although the time of Conan world is very strange.
"I miss you so much!"
Next to him, a small high school student with glasses got out of the car, wearing a student uniform and looking at the village excitedly.
"As like as two peas ago 5 years ago..."
Gao Cheng takes a look at the little high school student and walks into the village with a note with the address written. Later, Gao Cheng looks at Gao Cheng and his colleagues.
"It seems familiar. Are you from Tokyo, too?"
Without waiting for the boy to think more, a high school girl waved to come back, and soon let the boy forget Gao Cheng.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. You're still the same, Xiao Zhu! It's not tall at all, it's still so short! "
"You don't have to say it?! The personality is still so bad... "
Not far from the bus stop, Gao Cheng didn't walk for a while when he met his aunt Jimei.
"Ah, why don't you call first? If you get lost, it's bad! " Aunt Jimei is very happy to see Gao Cheng.
Anyway, it's rare for this child to come all the way from Tokyo to this remote countryside. It's very warm for couples who have never had children.
"How's uncle?" Gao Cheng asked.
"It's OK. Actually, it's not a serious illness," aunt Jimei said with a smile. "You can often see your news on TV. Now you've become a big detective. If teacher Chenghu knew it, she would be very happy too..."
"Well." Gao Cheng was embarrassed and laughed.
He was not familiar with the cheap grandfather who left the detective agency, and he almost forgot all about it now.
"This child is..." aunt Jimei noticed Xiao AI who was beside Gao Cheng. She was obviously stunned for a moment. She looked at Gao Cheng in surprise and said, "isn't that right?"
"It's a child of a friend's family, Xiao AI," Gao Cheng interrupted aunt Jimei's fantasy hastily. "I can't take care of it for the time being. Because I'm not sure I'll stay in the office alone, I'll come here by the way. She's always crying and thinking about it."
Xiao AI then put on a poor little girl's appearance and secretly grabbed Gao Cheng's thigh.
"Is it?" Jimei looks at Xiaoai, and her heart seems to be melting. "Poor child, does ah Cheng really take good care of you?"
"Er, don't worry," Gao Cheng said with a sweat on his forehead. "My life is much better than before. There's a coffee shop downstairs. Even if I'm not here, the manager will help take care of Xiao AI."
"Go back with Auntie first, Auntie has already prepared lunch," said Auntie Jimei, looking at Xiaoai lovingly. "Are you hungry?" Aunt Jimei leads the way in a hurry, leaving behind Gao Cheng and Xiao AI glancing at each other“ Who cares for whom? " Xiao AI stares“ Give some face... "Aunt Jimei's family is very big. It turned out to be a hotel, but there were no guests at the meeting, so she arranged a balcony room facing the sea for Gao Cheng and Xiao AI“ It used to be a hotel, but three years ago a big wharf was built nearby. All the workers went there, and all the hotels in the village were idle. We didn't have time to rebuild them when we came back. I thought it would be better to keep them like this. " Aunt Jimei said with emotion when she helped to clean up“ I don't know if I'm old and I don't like change. When I was young, it was like this here, and the village was also... "" if it's a building full of memories, wouldn't it be good not to change? " Gao Cheng pokes his head out and looks at the balcony. Because the buildings in the village are different in height, we can still see part of the sea view and hear the sound of the boat flute in the direction of the wharf from a distance“ Speaking of the sweet food show, did Mr. Takeshi really get killed? " Asked aunt Jimei“ Yes, because I found out the secret of the director's assistant divulging the theme. "“ You're going to be a gourmet in the future, ah Cheng? "“ It's nothing, only occasionally I would be a special guest... "Gao Cheng looked down and noticed that the little high school student and his friends had gone into the nearby house. There were two or three people in black suits coming in and out, as well as the layout of the door. It seemed that someone had died and held a funeral“ It's the child of Ye duoye's family, "aunt Jimei said regretfully." it's also a poor child. He committed suicide at the seaside when he was young. The funeral will start tonight. It's probably friends from other places who come here at this time. "“ Oh Gao Cheng looks back. Professional habits, always very sensitive to death and so on. However, this kind of small village in the countryside should not have encountered an incident just after coming here... The little boy also found Gao Cheng and looked up in doubt for a while, which caused the girl next to him to ask strangely, "Xiao Zhu, what are you looking at?" The young man was not sure: "just now there was a man who was also a high school student from Tokyo. He was a little familiar. I don't know if he came to the funeral as well..." "what are you talking about? You're the only one studying in high school in Tokyo. Maybe you came here to play, "the girl speculated." and it doesn't look like people from the village. "“ Yes, yes... "The boy followed weakly into the room to express his condolence. He still feels that he has seen Gao Cheng somewhere, but he can't remember. But now is not the time to care about an outsider. Five years ago, he moved to Tokyo to study. Because he suddenly learned that his junior high school playmate had died, he went back to the village again. He had the impression that he was a quiet and gentle girl. He didn't expect that he would commit suicide. When he heard the news, he was startled. He couldn't believe that there were still some murder cases in Tokyo. He knew that, but he didn't expect that his classmates in the countryside would also die. So how can a good girl suddenly commit suicide?