Zhou Tong Detective Series

Chapter 9 Zhou Tong Detective Series I: Death Tarot Cards (9)
"No! Also, don't talk about Japan in front of me, let alone learn any Japanese!" Li Changfeng ignored the pestering of this unruly daughter and entered his study.

"Dad!" Li Ying stomped her feet, but there was nothing she could do.

"I'll go with you." Li Wanren walked out of his room at this moment.

"Brother, you..." Li Ying was a little suspicious of Li Wanren's words.

"I have never believed that Xiaoli committed suicide, and what happened to you this time made me believe in my own judgment even more. I found out that Zhou Tong's sudden trip to Japan must have something to do with this incident. I must Go to him and ask him to understand!" Li Wanren's mood that had been down all of a sudden suddenly became high.

"Well, Miss Xiaoli died so unjustly, and my friend...you have to figure it out anyway!" Li Ying said this, but she was thinking about something else in her heart.

SECTION 5 GOAL: ISLAND STATES

I don't know how long they slept, but suddenly there was a loud explosion, and the room that followed them seemed to jump up.Howling, screaming, calling for help... all kinds of sounds also played like a symphony.Zhou Tong and Yan Yongjie immediately jumped up from the bed, put on their clothes, opened the door, and a puff of smoke rushed in.

Japan, an island country on the west side of the Pacific Ocean, consists of four large islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, and more than 900 small islands.Tokyo is the capital of Japan, a cosmopolitan city with many satellite cities, and also the political, economic and commercial center of Japan.

The flight that Zhou Tong and Yan Yongjie took finally landed at Tokyo International Airport smoothly.

"Zhou Tong, why did you open your mouth wide when you got off the plane?" Yan Yongjie asked looking at Zhou Tong's strange expression.

"The skirts of Japanese girls are really short!" Zhou Tong said while staring at a Japanese girl walking by.

"Please, be careful when you come out, it's a shame!" Yan Yongjie slapped him on the head again.

"Understood." Zhou Tong touched his head and had to look away.

At this moment, a handsome man in his thirties and wearing a black windbreaker walked over.

"Hi, I welcome Officer Yan and Officer Zhou to visit Japan. I am Takeji Moriguchi from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department." The man introduced himself in English very politely.

"Ha..." Yan Yongjie was about to reply in English, but Zhou Tong spoke fluently in Japanese first: "It's our first time meeting, thank you for taking care of me!"

Takeji Moriguchi was very surprised that this young police officer from China could speak fluent Japanese, but he didn't show it, and said politely: "The car is parked outside, please come with me .”

"Thank you!" Zhou Tong said with a smile.

"You can speak Japanese?" Yan Yongjie pulled Zhou Tong behind Takeji Moriguchi and asked in surprise.

"What's so strange about this, I've worked hard to learn Japanese in order to play Japanese games!" Zhou Tong said triumphantly.

The two talked and laughed behind Takeji Moriguchi, completely dressed up as if they were studying and sightseeing in Japan, and boarded a silver car.

Along the way, Moriguchi Takeji knew that Yan Yongjie did not understand Japanese, so he continued to introduce them to places of interest in Tokyo in English.Yan Yongjie had a good impression of Moriguchi Takeji's thoughtfulness, and chatted with him happily.

"Sakura!" Yan Yongjie looked through the car window and saw a large expanse of gorgeous cherry blossoms outside.

"There is Ueno Park, and this is the best time to go to Ueno to enjoy cherry blossoms." Takeji Moriguchi warmly introduced, "If Ms. Yan is interested, I can take you to visit tomorrow."

Zhou Tong finally discovered one thing based on a man's intuition, that is, this kid named Takeji Moriguchi seems to be particularly interested in Yan Yongjie.

"Mr. Takeji Moriguchi won't refuse to take me with you, right?" Zhou Tong said in Japanese.

Moriguchi Takeji realized that he had said something wrong just now, his face blushed in embarrassment, and he quickly explained in Japanese: "Of course, of course."

"What are you talking about with him?" Yan Yongjie asked curiously because she couldn't understand Japanese.

"Ah, I didn't say anything. I asked him when he would take me to the red light district in Japan, and he said he would accompany me tonight." Zhou Tong deliberately discredited Takeji Moriguchi.

"Pervert!" Yan Yongjie cursed in a low voice, but she didn't need it at all, Takeji Moriguchi couldn't understand what she said at all.

The car soon drove to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and Takeji Moriguchi took them to the Office of the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department Toyohito Oshima is a little old man in his fifties. He first expressed his welcome very politely, then explained the schedule of this week's study visit, and asked Yan Yongjie and Zhou Tong what they think is it suitable.

Neither Yan Yongjie nor Zhou Tong expressed any objection, because they had no intention of following the arrangement of the Japanese at all.

"I am very sorry for one thing. During your stay in Japan, you must surrender your firearms." Said Toyohito Oshima, chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.

"This..." Yan Yongjie hesitated for a moment, but she still took out the gun she carried with her.

"Don't worry, we will keep it safe for you!" Police Chief Toyohito Oshima handed the gun handed over by Yan Yongjie to a police officer next to him, and then continued: "In addition, this police officer Takeji Moriguchi He will be responsible for contacting you, and you can find him if you need anything.”

Takeji Moriguchi then handed Yan Yongjie and Zhou Tong a business card with his contact information and address on it, "Now I will take you to the hotel to rest first."

The special criminal investigation team seemed to have spent a lot of money for them. The hotel where Yan Yongjie and Zhou Tong lived was a five-star hotel, and the location of the hotel was near Ginza, Tokyo.

"This is the main bustling commercial street in Tokyo. It is famous for its gorgeous, elegant, graceful, and full of mature and romantic atmosphere. If you are interested, you can come and visit later." Takeji Moriguchi proudly introduced his country's world-famous commercial street.

"It is indeed a very unique place, but, Mr. Takeji Moriguchi, I am more interested in Japanese kendo." Yan Yongjie finally got to the point.

"So that's how it is. Tomorrow, I can take you to a Japanese kendo gym." Takeji Moriguchi hurriedly offered courtesy to Yan Yongjie. Of course, he didn't forget to emphasize the word "you" this time.

"I once heard in China that there is a school of Japanese kendo called Phantom Sword Style, which is quite powerful. I wonder if Mr. Moriguchi Takeji knows where you can find people from Phantom Sword Style?" Yan Yongjie's English is very good, but he is very good at it. It is difficult to accurately express the meaning of the word "Phantom Sword Style", so Takeji Moriguchi was at a loss after hearing this.

Yan Yongjie had no choice but to cast her eyes on Zhou Tong for help.

Zhou Tong also wanted to make progress in the investigation as soon as possible, so this time he consciously translated what Yan Yongjie said just now.

Takeji Moriguchi understood this time, but after thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, "To tell you the truth, I also practice kendo in my spare time, but I have never heard of the school of phantom sword style."

"Grandpa made a mistake?" Yan Yongjie was a little disappointed.

"However, I can take you to meet my teacher. He is a famous Japanese kendo. Maybe he will know about this phantom sword style." Takeji Moriguchi tried his best to win Yan Yongjie's favor. He really had a strong interest in this Chinese woman .

"Thank you so much Mr. Takeji Moriguchi!" Yan Yongjie laughed happily.

"You're welcome!" Moriguchi Takeji was very graceful when he spoke, he was the kind of man who would make women fall in love with him.

"You're so arrogant!" Zhou Tong looked at Takeji Moriguchi and cursed in Chinese with a smile.

Takeji Moriguchi sent the two of them to the hotel and said goodbye politely.The waiter helped them send the salute to their respective rooms. Zhou Tong was already tired, so he couldn't wait to enter his room, ready to take a shower, and then take a nap.But before he entered the door, Yan Yongjie pulled him out.

"Where are you going?" Yan Yongjie asked.

"Go back to the room!" Zhou Tong felt a little puzzled by Yan Yongjie's question.

"Go to my side." Yan Yongjie said this sentence almost holding her breath.

Zhou Tong was stunned for a while, and it took a long time to react, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Sister Yongjie to be so open, then I..."

"Stop thinking about it! It's not because I'm afraid that you will die here, so I won't let an idiot like you live with me!" Yan Yongjie kicked Zhou Tong angrily, "Hurry up and roll over with your luggage!"

"What a rough woman!" Zhou Tong murmured in a low voice, but still honestly took out her luggage and moved to Yan Yongjie's room. He didn't want to risk his life.

Yan Yongjie has already changed her room into a double room, which is worthy of a five-star hotel. The interior is very spacious and gorgeous, and the decoration is also very ethnic, which is refreshing.

"Listen, you are not allowed to go back and say that we... We live in the same house!" Yan Yongjie warned Zhou Tong with clenched fists.

Zhou Tong made a cross on his mouth, expressing that he would never dare to speak nonsense.

Zhou Tong has always been careless, no matter whether there is a lady there or not, after taking a shower, he got into bed shirtless.Yan Yongjie was a little more troublesome, she went into the bathroom neatly dressed, and then came out neatly, the most rare thing was that she still lay neatly on the bed.

Running all the way, they all fell asleep very quickly.

I don't know how long they slept, but suddenly there was a loud explosion, and the room that followed them seemed to jump up.Howling, screaming, calling for help... all kinds of sounds also played like a symphony.Zhou Tong and Yan Yongjie immediately jumped up from the bed, put on their clothes, opened the door, and a puff of smoke rushed in.

"The hotel exploded!" Yan Yongjie immediately realized what happened.

"Let's go downstairs as soon as possible!" Zhou Tong couldn't help saying, first carried the salute of the two on his back, and then took Yan Yongjie's hand and walked out.

"It's too dangerous, there's thick smoke outside, you can't see anything!" Yan Yongjie wanted to stop Zhou Tong's actions.

"Don't talk, hold the wet towel and cover your face!" Zhou Tong looked serious. He was afraid that Yan Yongjie might still have doubts, so he immediately added: "When I came up just now, I had memorized the location of the emergency exit and the distance from our room." Distance, trust me, follow me!"

It turned out that the frivolous boy seemed to disappear without a trace in an instant, and the man in front of him has become a man full of security and trustworthiness.Yan Yongjie was held tightly by his hand, walking through the thick black smoke, but she didn't feel afraid at all, the hand holding her was very warm and powerful...

In about 10 minutes, many police cars and fire trucks came downstairs from the hotel, and intense rescue work began.

Moriguchi Takeji also rushed to the hotel.

"I'm so happy to see that you are all right!" Takeji Moriguchi was relieved to see that they ran down from the explosion floor without incident.

"What happened?" Zhou Tong asked immediately.

"The two rooms you had originally planned suddenly exploded. It is preliminarily judged that someone planted a time bomb in advance. Fortunately, you switched rooms, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable!" Takeji Moriguchi wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I didn't expect to find him so soon!" Yan Yongjie looked at Zhou Tong and said.

Zhou Tong nodded.

"Both of you, the Metropolitan Police Department will conduct a detailed investigation of this explosion. If you don't mind, you might as well stay at my house for safety." Takeji Moriguchi said with concern.

Zhou Tong looked at Yan Yongjie, and thought to himself, "I'm afraid it's more dangerous to live in your house."

"That's fine, then let's interrupt." Yan Yongjie did not object in consideration of safety issues.Zhou Tong really couldn't think of any reason to refuse, so he had no choice but to agree.

The next day, at the request of Zhou Tong and Yan Yongjie, Takeji Moriguchi had to change the original itinerary and drove them to Kiyomizu Temple.His kendo teacher Kazuo Yamamoto lived in the temple.

Kiyomizu Temple is the oldest temple in Kyoto. It was built in 798 AD and covers an area of ​​13 square meters. The main hall is 19 meters wide and 16 meters deep. Tens of meters of large log support.

When Yan Yongjie and Zhou Tong saw that Qingshui Temple was built in the air on the huge wooden pillars on the side of the mountain, the complex wooden structure was really amazing, and they couldn't help admiring.

Takeji Moriguchi was all smiles, and happily led them into Kiyomizu Temple.

"This is the veranda-style stage of Kiyomizu Temple. It spans the valley. From here, you can overlook the whole city. Let's go up and have a look." Then, Takeji Moriguchi led them onto the veranda.

"This is really a quiet and beautiful place!" Yan Yongjie was attracted by the buildings and beautiful scenery in front of her, and sighed in Mandarin emotionally.

Takeji Moriguchi didn't understand what Yan Yongjie said, so he asked Zhou Tong.

Zhou Tong immediately said fluently in Japanese: "She said that in China, there are countless temples like this."

Takeji Moriguchi nodded in embarrassment, looked at Yan Yongjie immediately and said, "Of course, Chinese culture is extensive and profound, which is enviable!"

Yan Yongjie was a bit confused, she didn't understand why Takeji Moriguchi suddenly said such a good word, but out of politeness, she nodded with a smile.

After getting off the veranda, the three of them came to the mountain spring next to the main hall. Takeji Moriguchi quickly introduced: "This is called Otowa Waterfall. The flowing water is clear and continuous all year round. It is listed as the first of the top ten famous waters in Japan."

Yan Yongjie guessed, "Isn't that why Qingshui Temple got its name?"

"Miss Yan is really smart, that's right." Takeji Moriguchi said fawningly, "Further ahead is the residence of Master Kazuo Yamamoto."

Yan Yongjie and Zhou Tong immediately quickened their pace and had no time to continue enjoying the scenery.

Kazuo Yamamoto lived in a very delicate wooden house. The three of them took off their shoes at the door and walked in with cautious and light steps.When he arrived at the door of the room, Takeji Moriguchi knelt in front of the door and said respectfully: "Mr. Yamamoto, please forgive me for disturbing you."

The door was opened, and a thin elder appeared in front of him.

"Come in." Kazuo Yamamoto closed his eyes as he spoke.

Takeji Moriguchi walked in with the two of them, and sat cross-legged about two meters away from Kazuo Yamamoto.

"Teacher, these two are friends from China. They have some questions to ask the teacher." Kazuo Yamamoto introduced.

Kazuo Yamamoto did not speak, but sat quietly.

Zhou Tong didn't have that much patience, and he didn't care what the other party's attitude was, and asked in Japanese: "Mr. Yamamoto, we want to ask you about the location of Huanjianliu."

"Phantom Sword Style!" Kazuo Yamamoto opened his eyes in surprise, "How do you know Phantom Sword Style?"

Zhou Tong was asked such a question, but he didn't know how to answer, so he pointed to Yan Yongjie, and Hu said: "Her martial arts is the first in China, and I heard that the Japanese magic sword style is not so good, so I came here to ask for advice."

Takeji Moriguchi was stunned when he heard the words, while Kazuo Yamamoto looked up and laughed, only Yan Yongjie didn't understand why, so he had to laugh too.

"What a number one in China. The phantom sword style, the leader of ancient Japanese swordsmanship, has also become so-so. I would like to see this girl's Chinese martial arts." Kazuo Yamamoto laughed and said, looking at Yan Yongjie.

"Teacher, please don't..." Takeji Moriguchi wanted to stop him, but Kazuo Yamamoto raised his hand to stop him from continuing.

"Zhou Tong, what did he say?" Yan Yongjie asked Zhou Tong while looking at Kazuo Yamamoto and smiling.

"The old man said that if you want to know where Huan Jianliu is, you must defeat him first!" Zhou Tong's words had already escaped his lips, and he was only stunned.

"We are guests, so why do you want to fight with others casually? Don't talk nonsense. Make it clear that we just want to pay a visit to the disciples of Huanjianliu." Yan Yongjie quickly asked Zhou Tong and Kazuo Yamamoto to explain.

"Miss Yan and I would like to learn martial arts with you." Zhou Tong once again conveyed his own meaning to Kazuo Yamamoto.

"Very good, please!" Kazuo Yamamoto stood up and made a gesture of invitation to Yan Yongjie.

"He said it must be compared!" Zhou Tong watched Yan Yongjie pretending to be innocent.

"Compare, compare, think I'm really afraid!" Yan Yongjie didn't expect the Japanese old man to be so stubborn, so he walked out of the house and came to the open space.

Kazuo Yamamoto took a bamboo sword and stood opposite Yan Yongjie.

(End of this chapter)