i'm not a detective

Chapter 198 Mr. Water Bear

Qing was very disappointed to see Liuli. Wu Qiyuan couldn't figure out what treasure could be hidden in that nameless hill after pondering all night. It seemed that he couldn't solve this mystery for a while, but of course the investigation must continue.

The next day she changed into her sportswear and sneakers at school, carried the hiking bag she had prepared long ago, and followed Somi Ose and Takeshi Qihara to the unnamed hill of Iwato’s house—they might spend the night in the mountain tonight , I brought some daily necessities, and if I can’t come back to class tomorrow, I might ask for a day off.

But it is an unnamed hill, but this "small" is compared with the "brothers" behind it. Its altitude is more than 900 meters. It is a part of the Yubari Mountains. It covers a large area and it is in late spring and early summer. , the vegetation on it is lush, the bushes are deep and the forest is dense, and when people drill in, they feel that the light is a bit dim.

This mountain has not been seriously developed yet, the mountain road is steep, and the twists and turns are not easy to walk. At first, Qingjian Liuli was worried that Qiyuanwu would not be able to climb, and he would have to drag the dog to death by himself, but it didn't take long to find that he didn't seem to be on the surface. He looks so weak, walking along the mountain road, with brisk steps, looking around, quite leisurely, but Ose Sumei is not very good in physique, and has little experience in mountain walking, and he began to be out of breath after walking too far.

They entered the mountain at [-]:[-] in the afternoon, and it took them about an hour to go around and walk along the mountain road to the middle of the mountain. When they got here, the forest was a little sparser, and the terrain was not as steep as it was at the beginning. I saw a wooden and ink road sign: Spring Village.

Qi Yuanwu looked at the road sign and couldn't help laughing: "This is really a paradise built on other people's land!"

That's right, this is really the highest state of whoring for nothing. One yen is not spent, and a mountain is occupied for nothing. He has never encountered such a fat sheep.

Qing Jian Liuli ignored him, and supported Ose Sumei to look forward: "Is it almost there? The front seems to have become flat ground."

The mountain road was too steep, dragging a person and carrying a big bag, and she was a little hungry.

Kose Sumi wiped off her sweat, feeling that the mountain is not as easy to climb as she imagined, there is still a mountain road, and she might die if she really went rock climbing, she sighed: "Yes, according to Iwato-san, just It's ahead."

The nameless hill looks like a "convex" as a whole. They headed up and zigzagged forward for an hour, and now they climbed to the left middle horizontal line. When they turned their heads, they could no longer see the small villa at the foot of the hill. .

"Let's go!"

Takeshi Qihara followed the road signs and continued to move forward. Qingjian Liuli walked behind with Ose Suomi walking behind, and walked for another seven or eight minutes. The ground became more and more flat, and I really saw a small mountain village—it was almost a mountain here. There is a platform in the middle, with a vertical steep mountain wall on one side. There is a small waterfall flying down from top to bottom, but the water flow is not large and there is no sound.The shrubs and the land have been leveled consciously. Looking from a distance, you can vaguely see more than 8 wooden houses, large or small, some new and some old, and they really look like a village.

"It's so beautiful!" In the sunset, the waterfall flies down, the mountain wind blows, the mist and water are misty, and the birds return to the forest in the distance, and the sound of crows, there is a sense of mountain and wildness. I like it so much, I can't help but sigh.

While she was sighing, a 28-year-old thin man suddenly emerged from the nearby forest, carrying a bamboo betel on his back, holding a digging hoe, and asked coldly, "Who are you?"

Qing Jian Liuli was taken aback and almost kicked him sideways, but Qi Yuanwu had heard someone coming a long time ago, and smiled without surprise: "Hello, we are here to see Master Sugao."

The thin man looked them up and down, frowned and said, "Sorry, Master Sugao doesn't accept visitors recently, please come back!"

Kose Somi handed over her business card and said politely: "I am Iwato-san's personal lawyer Ose Somi. I was entrusted by Iwato-san to bring two friends to meet Master Sugao, not outsiders."

Takeshi Qihara insisted on meeting Sugao Mitsuru, but she had no choice but to invite someone to investigate, at least there should be cooperation, so she could only accompany her.

The thin man glanced at the business card in disgust, but didn't answer it, and his attitude didn't ease much, he asked directly: "What about Iwato? Why didn't he come by himself?"

Somi Ose was stunned for a moment. As a "lawyer teacher", no one has spoken to her so rudely for a long time, but she still smiled and said: "Iwato-san is in the period of assisting in the investigation, and needs to keep the communication open at all times. It's not convenient, so I'll come here on his behalf."

After a pause, she asked back, "I haven't asked who you are yet?"

The thin man still spoke in a firm manner, "Takaaki Terano, you can call me Terano, a disciple of Master Sugao."

Ose Suomi immediately said: "Then can we go there now?"

After all, Takaaki Terano couldn't make the decision for Sugao Mitsuru, he hesitated, turned his head and left: "Then you guys come, but whether Master Sugao will see you or not is up to the master himself."

He is very used to walking on mountain roads, and his speed is very fast. He has no intention of walking with Qiyuan Wu and the other three, so he went straight to the small mountain village.

Kose Sumi was a little upset, and Nanahara Takeshi smiled at her and said, "It seems that these 'tenants' don't take Iwato-san, the 'landlord', seriously at all, and they are not polite when they meet the landlord's representative."

Kose Sumi shook her head: "They are all people who have severed ties with society, maybe they hate us for disturbing them!"

Looking at Terano Takaaki's back, Qiyuan Takeshi smiled and said: "Probably, but they are indeed not a money-making sect."

The sect with the purpose of making money would like to turn everyone they know into fat sheep and slaughter them. With such a cold voice and a clear attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away, there is a high probability that they are really a group of guys who yearn for the "Peach Blossom Land".

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The three of Qiyuan Wu chatted, and walked for another 5 minutes before entering the small mountain village. Terano Ryuaki had already "warned" in advance. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the village, a strong man in his 40s came out, and his attitude was not bad. , bowed and saluted, and introduced himself with a smile: "Mr. Kose, and these two...classmates, hello, welcome to Izumi Village. I am Arashijima, an official disciple of Mr. Sugao. It's clear, please come here."

It seems that Mitsuto Sugao agrees with them, and Sumi Kose is in a better mood, and with a few words of politeness, he follows him to the village, and by the way, briefly introduces the three people on his side. Name, subconsciously looked at him more.

Qiyuan Wu was very perceptive, and immediately asked with a smile: "Huangshi-san has heard of my name?"

Huang Shidao smiled and said, "Sounds familiar."

Qi Yuanwu smiled, and didn't brag about himself. He looked around while walking, and asked with interest, "The environment is very good, Huangshisang, how many people are there in the village?"

"Now?" Huangshi Island didn't hide it, and it couldn't hide this kind of thing, "There are 33 people who live here now, and there are more than a dozen who come here occasionally."

Qi Yuanwu exclaimed: "There are a lot of people!"

Arashishima smiled and said, "We are all followers of Sugao-sensei."

Qiyuan Wu asked again with a smile: "Then just now I heard Huang Shi-san said that he is a formal disciple, and Terano-san said that he is a disciple. Is there still a hierarchy between you?"

Arashishima smiled and said: "No, everyone is equal, but some people have followed Mr. Sugao for a longer time, and some people have followed him for a shorter time. They have different levels of practice, and they call Mr. Sugao differently."

"So that's how it is." Takeshi Qiyuan looked around for a while while talking, and probably got an impression of this place.The wooden houses here are well-planned, and it seems that they are living a collective life. Now most of the "villagers" are gathering in a big wooden house, and they seem to be preparing to eat—he smelled it from a distance, and the food is actually not bad.

He withdrew his gaze and asked again with great interest, "How many formal disciples are there?"

Huang Shidao smiled and said, "Six or seven!"

"Six or seven?" Takeshi Qiyuan thought for a while, then asked with a smile, "Has Huangshi-san seen Miss Daduan?"

Huang Shidao nodded and smiled, "Of course, Iwato-san brought her here several times."

Takeshi Qihara asked: "Apart from being with Iwato-san, have you seen her before?"

Huang Shidao shook his head and smiled: "No, the mountains are poor, she doesn't like it here, and we rarely go out, so we have no chance to meet each other."

Takeshi Qihara nodded, smiled and said "That's right", and then started to ask about other aspects, including his impressions of Dai Duan, the daily life in the mountain village, and the life of Mitsuru Sugao. Great, asking random questions like chatting, and Huang Shijima answered all questions, always smiling, and seemed very frank.

As they talked, they came to the innermost part of the mountain village near the cliff waterfall. They saw a two-foot thin stream descending from the sky from narrow to wide, and fell straight into a pool of rocks, splashing with broken jade beads, and the rocks There is a gap in the pool, and as the water level rises, the extremely clear water slowly flows into a square stone well.

This can be regarded as a small spectacle, Qi Yuanwu and the others couldn't help but stop and watch, and Huang Shidao smiled and introduced to them: "This is the origin of our village name, spring well."

Qing Jian Liuli approached the well and looked into the well. From the afterglow of the setting sun, she found that the well was not deep, and she could see to the bottom at a glance. It felt like people would drown their thighs when they jumped in, and there seemed to be a few thin cracks at the bottom of the well. , The spring water flowing into the well seems to flow back to the ground from here.

She asked curiously: "Is this the spring well that is said to be able to cure diseases?"

Arashishima supported the edge of the well and said with a smile: "Yes, Mr. Sugao said that this is the essence of the mountain. Drinking it for a long time can nourish the body and purify the soul. Moreover, we usually get water from here. For so many years, almost no one has been sick."

Qing Jian Liuli looked at the wheels and buckets on the well, and wanted to taste the taste of the well water. It would be delicious, and Qiyuan Wu also probed the spring water, sniffed the water, and felt that the water quality was really good. Yes, if the road is not too far away, maybe you can consider changing the water intake point here - it is too cruel to let the Tibetan fox climb the mountain and carry the water back and forth, it might cause a Tibetan fox riot, so let's continue to order the old mountain spring water!
If he couldn't save money, he was not very interested. His eyes quickly turned to the waterfall pool, and carefully looked at a black-gray boulder in the pool, with a thoughtful expression.

Qingjian Liuli soon saw it too, and said in surprise, "Hey, this stone looks like a big bear standing up, it looks so amazing!"

It's really too similar, it's completely the uncanny workmanship of nature, a big stone is stuck straight in the pool water, the whole is black, it looks like a giant bear standing upright, with head, claws, mouth and eyes, and even better Yes, the stone on the chest of "Bear" is gray and "heart-shaped", very similar to the guard hair of a bear, which makes this "Bear Stone" look more lifelike.

Huang Shidao smiled and said: "It really looks like a bear, we all call it 'Water Bear-Kun'."

Qingjian Liuli regretted not bringing her camera. She never thought that there would be such an interesting spectacle in such a remote and nameless hill. She should have taken a photo and brought it home for her mother to see.

Koze Sumi is not interested in "Water Bear-kun". She has too many things to do and has no time to travel. She looked at a wooden house not far away and asked, "Master Sugao lives there, right?"

Arashijima smiled and said, "Yes, everyone, Master Sugao is already waiting for you."

(End of this chapter)