Give weak women a heart of steel

Chapter 143 Friendship and Mutual Aid Club【5k】

Tide algae debris is a bit confusing.

This woman has never treated herself gently.

But now, it's about becoming friends.

Tide Algae didn't really believe it, it was too abnormal.But she longed for this friend.

She pursed her lips, but didn't know what to do.

"What on earth do you want me to do?"

The girl asked such words, looking confused and at a loss.

"Want to rely on me?"

Xia Tingfei was keenly aware of the girl's thoughts, but he wanted to cut off his habitual dependence on Hai Tide.

"You have to ask yourself this question. What do you want to do?"

Xia Tingfei said coldly.

Hai Chao Algae felt Xia Tingfei's alienation, and smiled reluctantly: "I understand."

After saying this, the atmosphere among several people almost hit rock bottom again.

If it were a normal group, there would probably be a vitality girl currently regulating the atmosphere.

But this is an unusual group. The two girls are troubled girls, and Xia Tingfei is a weird time traveler.

So, no one will come to liven up the atmosphere.

"Let's go to the mall."

Xia Tingfei pointed to the shopping mall in front of himself - he still remembered the purpose of coming.

Buy clothes for Hinazuki Kana.

"Ah."

Hinazuki Kana first responded softly, then leaned into Xia Tingfei's ear and whispered: "Today is our date, how do you deal with the tide algae debris behind?"

Hai Tide Algae lowered his head and followed behind the two of them.

When the two of them took steps, she also took steps.

When the two stopped, she also stopped properly.

"How do you want to handle it?"

Xia Tingfei asked Hinazuki Kana in return, leaving the decision to Hinayuki Kana.

"Hmm." Hinazuki Kana glared at Xia Tingfei: "Suguki-kun, you really know how to shirk responsibility. It was obviously you who caused this. But now you let me make the decision."

"It would make me look too stingy to drive her away. Besides, the tide algae flakes are too pitiful."

After taking a look at the seaweed chips, Hinazuki Kana couldn't help but sigh.

"so envious."

"so envious."

Haichao Zaoxian looked at the two people whispering, with mixed feelings in his heart.

"I'm so envious of having him by her side."

"She must be very happy."

The blue-haired girl pursed her lips and twisted her fingers tightly together behind her back.

"I want that too."

She was filled with jealousy.

"Just come with us."

Hinazuki Kana waved to the seaweed and asked her to stand beside him.

The mall is very big, with six floors.

There is an atrium in the middle of the four buildings in the shape of a mouth. There are many people sitting and chatting in the atrium.

There are pet hospitals, convenience stores and restaurants on the first floor.

The second and third floors are all women's clothing and small jewelry shops. Most of the people who go to the second floor are women.

And those few men are accompanying their girlfriends.

But they all sit on the benches at the stairs - because men are not allowed to enter those women's shops.

Of course, it's also possible that they are deliberately looking for excuses to be lazy.

"I'll wait for you here." Xia Tingfei sat on the bench on the stairs on the second floor, looking at the clothing store filled with female customers: "You go ahead."

"Yes." Hinyue nodded without objecting. She took the tide and algae scraps and walked a few steps before entering the women's clothing store.

The privacy inside the store is very good. From the outside, only the display window can be seen, and the situation inside the store cannot be seen at all.

There were many girls about the same age as Hinazuki Kana chattering, and Haishio Zaochan looked at the surrounding shops with some curiosity.

"Is this your first time here?"

Hinazuki Kana asked as she looked at the curious eyes of Umishio.

"Yeah." Hai Chao Zao Xian's eyes darkened: "My mother brought me here before."

"Before?"

Hinazuki Kana sighed and glanced at the clothes on Haishio Zaozhan.

Sure enough, it didn't fit a bit, maybe it was bought by her mother before.After her mother committed suicide, Hai Tide Zaochi probably didn't buy any more clothes.

"Have you ever bought underwear?" Hinazuki Kana asked about this situation.

"Bought it at a convenience store."

Convenience stores also sell very ordinary underwear, usually pure white.

Except for emergencies, almost no one would choose that kind of underwear.

Hinazuki Kana clicked her tongue and walked around the store with the seaweed crumbs.

There are many styles and colors of underwear, which made Hinazuki Kana blush a little.

But the other girls in the store who didn't care gave her some courage.I picked out one or two items from the aimerfeel brand. This is a brand specifically targeted at students. Whether you are a junior high school student, a high school student, or a college student, you can find something you like.

The colors are bright and look cute.

But the price is a bit high, most of them cost [-] yen a piece.

A clerk came over and asked in a low voice: "Can I help you?"

Hinazuki Kana pointed at those things and whispered her size.

She selected several styles and asked the store clerk to find the right size.

I decided and tried it on in the dressing room.

Looking at herself in the long mirror, with her white and greasy skin wearing cute underwear, Hinazuki Kana looked at her carefully: "Is this considered cute?"

Take off your clothes, put them in order, get dressed, go out, and let the store clerk pack them.

Hinazuki Kana avoided Umichi Mochichi a little, which made Umishio Mochichi a little confused.

"Do you have the winning underwear?" Hinazuki Kana asked very quietly, and the female clerk nodded as if she was often asked this question.

"Over here." The clerk carried the two girls to another area, which was full of adult and provocative clothes.

Hinazuki Kana felt shy just looking at it, but Haishio Zaochi had no idea.

In order to ease the embarrassment, Hinazuki Kana and Umishio Zaochan kept chatting: "Are there only two people in your family?"

"Well, it's just me."

"Isn't there anyone else coming to your house? Friends, relatives or something like that." Hinazuki Kana said.

"No." Hai Chao Algae pursed his lips.

"That's right, if you had someone else, you wouldn't be like this." Hinazuki Kana sighed, secretly choosing the decisive underwear.

"However, there is a person who comes often!" Hai Chao Zao Zuan thought of Qu Jian Ai.

"A woman with dark blue hair and red eyes."

"Oh, the same hair color as you?"

"No, no!" Hai Tide Algae hurriedly denied: "Mine is light blue, and hers is dark blue! The eyes are still red."

"It feels like you have said it before." Hinazuki Kana thought for a while, and she felt that Hai Tide Algae had once described such a woman.

"What's her name?"

Hinatsuki said as she picked out a black set.

"Love between songs."

This name made Hinazuki Kana stunned: "Isn't Ai Quma dead?"

Hai Chao Zao Zuan said before that her mother and this Qujian Ai had both been killed by her.

Although, Xia Tingfei has already decided that she is a girl who likes lies.

However, Hai Tide Algae's mother is dead, so Qujian Ai should also be dead.

The lie in Hai Tide's mouth was that [she killed two people].

But I didn't expect that Qujian Ai would not die!

"No." Hai Chao Algae pursed his lips.

"Is that so?" Hinazuki Kana felt like she had caught something, but she couldn't tell.

She thought about it distressedly.

Looking at the dazzlingly colorful underwear in front of her, she suddenly thought of something - Xia Ting wanted to find that woman, who also had long dark blue hair and crimson eyes.

In the past, they all thought that this woman was dead, so they didn't think beyond this.But now, that guy is not dead!
She hurriedly picked out a blue set and a black set, and asked the clerk to wrap them up before going out to check out.

The total cost was about [-] yen. All the clothes were packed in small boxes and put into plain paper bags.

Hinazuki Kana hurriedly ran to Xia Tingfei.

"What's wrong?" Xia Tingfei looked at the panting girl in front of him.

"That woman! That woman's name is Ai Quma!" Hinazuki Kana hurriedly said the most important information.

"Love between songs?"

Xia Tingfei instantly found this name from his memories: "Long dark blue hair, crimson pupils."

"She looks exactly the same as the woman whose title is the Black Holy Grail. So she is Ai Quma?"

"Is there anything strange about that woman?" Xia Tingfei looked at the seaweed chips next to her.

"Kana probably knew this news from the mouth of Hai Tide."

"If I hadn't completely shattered the girl's shell of lies today, I probably wouldn't have learned the news."

Xia Tingfei suddenly felt a little lucky.

He asked the girl seriously about various things about Qujian Ai.

But the girl thought about it carefully and shook her head.

"yes."

Xia Tingfei glanced at the seaweed chips thoughtfully, and then dialed the old man Sakuma's phone to tell him the news.

"That woman's name is Qujian Ai. Do you remember this name?"

"Ai Qujama?" The old man Sakuma, who was dealing with something, recalled the name carefully, and finally shook his head: "I have no impression of this name."

"But I will check." Old Man Sakuma said: "A figure appeared in Qingchuan, but no one could find her. It is like an urban legend."

"However, to a certain extent, these repeated suicide cases are also urban legends."

He grinned.

Xia Tingfei paused and did not reply directly: "What's the status of the case? Have you found the loophole?"

"This girl was working crazy part-time for a period of time before she died. Therefore, her relationship with her classmates was not good. However, before she started working, her relationship with other people in the class was not bad."

"So, I'm going to check out the shop where she works." There was unbearable urgency in the words of the old man Sakuma, and the hatred hidden behind them.

The time ten years ago was like a thorn in his heart.

Ten years have passed. Not only has this thorn not disappeared, but it has continued to swell, making Sakuma's anger stronger day by day.

"By the way, do you want to join?"

"No." Xia Tingfei flatly refused: "If possible, don't bring Chuyue into this case."

Hinazuki Kana put her palm on Xia Tingfei's shoulder and said nothing.

"If it's possible." Old man Sakuma said this and hung up the phone.

Xia Tingfei installed her mobile phone and looked at Hinazuki Kana: "Have you bought the things?"

Thinking of the underwear she chose, Hinazuki Kana couldn't help but feel a little shy, and glared at Xia Tingfei: "I've bought it, but I still have to buy clothes later."

"Buy some spring clothes, spring is coming soon."

Xia Tingfei pointed to a store next to it. There were fluttering clothes hanging inside, and they all looked very beautiful.

There are a lot of clothes in the clothing store, including skirts of various styles, jeans of various styles and textures, T-shirts, shirts, and jackets.

Basically, girls can find their favorite styles here.

Hinazuki Kana likes to wear long skirts, but she doesn't like too gorgeous styles.

So all I bought were long skirts and jackets to wear against the cold.

Buying clothes is much more troublesome than underwear, and you have to keep trying them on to see if they fit.

The first thing she valued was a plain long skirt.

The three of them found a fitting room in a corner with no one around and prepared to try it on.
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Old man Sakuma drove his car and found a convenience store.

He was wearing a white coat and carrying a box.I walked slowly to the convenience store.

The cashier was a female high school student. When she saw old man Sakuma coming in, she immediately said welcome.

Convenience stores and cafes are the favorite places for high school students to work.

Of course, except for those who became voice actors or child stars at the age of 15.

"Where is your store manager?"

Sakuma ordered the female high school student in a harsh tone: "Call him out."

"Yes!"

The female high school student was a little scared and immediately ran from the corner to the backstage.

"Store manager, here comes an old man who is not easy to mess with."

The store manager is a social beast with eyes and dark circles.

He walked out of the office quickly, feeling a little unhappy.

If someone makes trouble again, his performance rating will be deducted again this month.

"Hello, what's the matter?"

Before he came out, he was talking loudly.

Hopefully that customer will be less complaining.

But the moment he saw Sakuma, the store manager's mood turned bad.

"This guy is like a Yakuza, the kind that will definitely cause trouble."

"Is this month's bonus going to be wasted again?"

He really wanted to sigh, but he didn't do it in front of the customer.

"I need to find someone. You know the student from Qicong Academy who worked here before."

Old man Sakuma looked at the store manager with great pressure.

The store manager felt more and more bitter in his heart. He knew that the girl was dead, but he didn't expect that she would be implicated?

He opened his mouth to say something.

But before he could say anything, old man Sakuma reached into his pocket and took out an ID: "Mr. Store Manager, think about it later."

"Hey--."

The store manager looked at the Sheriff's ID and sighed tiredly: "Yes, that girl worked here. But her death has nothing to do with us."

"Whether it matters or not is not up to you." Old Man Sakuma said, "So, did you have any weird behavior during your part-time job?"

"No." The store manager thought for a while and said decisively: "That girl looks like an ordinary person. She loves her work very much and sometimes works overtime."

"Of course, I also pay overtime properly. Absolutely, absolutely there is no case of deducting wages and maliciously working overtime."

The store manager tried his best to get rid of his suspicion, but old man Sakuma was indifferent and just continued to ask: "So, has she encountered anything strange?"

The store manager smiled bitterly: "Mr. Sheriff, I'm just the store manager. How can I monitor the news of other store employees? As for any strange things, I don't know at all. After all, they are all students, and we only talk about work every day. That’s all.”

"Also, if you stay too long, you will be falsely accused of harassment or the like, so I usually inform them of various problems at the counter, and this clerk can testify that every time I have contact with that girl , she was all present.”

Sakuma glanced at the cashier and then at the store manager: "So, you can't remember?"

The threat in his voice made the store manager break into a cold sweat.

"this and that."

He was vague, trying to find a reason.

"I know!"

The cashier raised his hand: "But..."

She pondered, looking embarrassed by her clothes.

"Hoho, good kids deserve rewards." Old Man Sakuma said, "If what you say is really useful, I will give you a bonus and a thank you letter."

"Wow! So rich!"

The cashier blinked his sparkling eyes and said, "She would sell me some kind of club on a normal day. It's super annoying. What's it called?"

The cashier thought, tapping her fingers on the table.

Sakuma twitched the corners of his mouth and placed a ten thousand yen bill on the table.

"It's called the Friendly Aid Club."

When the cashier said this, he still emphasized: "This club seems very strange. Obviously that guy works very hard and works overtime in normal times, but his underwear is very simple and he only has two or three sets, and his socks are also from a [-]-yen store. It’s a bargain. She might have been defrauded of her money.”

"I know." Sakuma said with an excited look on his face.

He hurriedly ran out and drove away, preparing to shift the focus of the investigation.

Get ready to investigate this thing about a friendly mutual aid club.

"I know that thank you letters and bonuses are super unreliable things." The cashier looked at Sakuma running out, curled his lips and stuffed the [-] yen into his pocket: "It's better to take It’s better to have something in hand.”

Old man Sakuma sent a message to Detective Yuye: Investigate the matter about the Friendship Mutual Aid Club.

Detective Rainy Night: What is this?A mutual aid group to find friends?
Sakuma: It may have led to that incident ten years ago. You'd better be more serious.

Detective Yuye: I will go there myself.

Sakuma glanced at it, then closed the phone and threw it aside. He was smoking: "I will catch you, you damn thing."

　One more chapter tonight

　　
　
(End of this chapter)