Fog Formula-Warning Book of Fog City Search Chief's Strange Talk

"Please come in first, both of you."

The proprietress gathered her stiff and trembling hands into her sleeves, led the two of them back to the tea room, then turned around and approached the wall, trying to reach for the tea pot in the cabinet on the wall.

"Rong, let me make a pot of tea for you two."

This is a very clever trick, because it is possible to keep silent while making tea. In the face of persecution, a few minutes of tea ceremony performance is enough for the person being questioned to calm down and organize his thoughts—even, in some cases, enough to make up a clever lie.

"..."

However, facing the proprietress's actions, seeing that Shenxiu didn't stop her, but just looked on coldly, he could see the plan of the proprietress, but he didn't interrupt, as if he didn't care about her delaying time.

This also allowed the proprietress to calm down slightly, recovering from the initial panic. Although the opponent looked menacing, he didn't seem to have any intention of being too forceful.

At least, there is no rush to take any coercive measures.

Gululu——

Even though there was a deliberate delay, the pot of tea was finally brewed with the sound of water colliding with the wall of the cup. The proprietress leaned over slightly, and pushed the tray with teacups towards the two of them with both hands.

"Here, tea for the two of you."

At this moment, she has calmed down from the previous panic, showing a peaceful and decent smile to the two of them.

"..."

But when he saw Shenxiu, he didn't reach out to pick it up. He just withdrew his gaze from observing the room, and looked coldly at the proprietress opposite, his red pupils were so cold that they seemed to pierce people's hearts.

Until this second, the proprietress, who had been immersed in her own thoughts, realized that Shenxiu had been looking at the room just now, and it wasn't until she spoke just now that Shenxiu finally withdrew her gaze and shifted her gaze to her .

Was he waiting for me to make the tea just because he needed time to observe the room too?

what is he looking at What is he looking for?

I don't know why, when she saw Shenxiu's gaze fell on the proprietress, a strong sense of panic suddenly rose in her heart, and the chill spread from the spine and stomach to the back, and the sharp gaze was like a beast staring at her. The prey's eyes were so bright red that they seemed about to bleed.

In fact, according to common sense, seeing Shenxiu's performance should be a good thing for the proprietress. Seeing that Shenxiu is still observing, it means that he still needs information. Sufficient clues or evidence. Even if he saw that Shenxiu had some intentions, without evidence, he couldn't do anything to the proprietress. No matter how notorious it is, the Search Bureau is an official agency after all, and everything must be based on evidence. The Asahi Group is also standing behind the proprietress, and the search bureau must be cautious in its actions.

But seeing Shenxiu's thoughts, he couldn't give the proprietress the slightest sense of security. Just staring at you, that man will make you feel a chill go deep into your bone marrow, with a sense of oppression like a ghost. The black casual clothes are incompatible with the bright room around you. In a trance, you even feel that the person sitting there is not a human being, but something else. something.

Seeing that Shenxiu is also a person with skin as pale as paper and complexion like a ghost - the proprietress suddenly has a clear understanding of this matter.

"... I don't know what is the purpose of the two of you coming here this time? It is said to investigate the case... Is there anything I can do to help the two of you?"

However, the silence cannot be kept like this forever. Even though she was afraid in her heart, the proprietress still forced herself to speak, trying to take a little bit of the initiative.

"Maiko Tanaka, 31 years old, was born in the lower district of Yukimizawa in 2004. Her mother died early, and her father used to run a small company, but because of gambling, the company went bankrupt in 2024 and had huge gambling debts. Not long after the company went bankrupt, your father died unexpectedly, presumably because of a debt dispute between gangsters. You were 20 years old at the time, and you were studying business management at Sisyphus Academy."

Jian Shenxiu recited the resume of the proprietress in front of him expressionlessly, and his tone was so flat that he seemed to be discussing another person who was not present.

"You dropped out of school shortly after your father died, and when you reappeared, you took over as the proprietress of this hotel, and you have been in charge ever since."

"..."

The landlady's expression changed slightly when she heard the words. Even though the information is public information, it is not difficult to find out, but it still makes people feel a little uncomfortable to hear my resume being told so calmly from others.

"But those are actually appearances."

But seeing Shenxiu, he immediately changed the subject and told another secret story.

"The truth is that your mother's early death was caused by your father and a third party. This happened when you were young and you discovered it when you were an adult. After learning the truth, you secretly contacted your mother's choice Your father's gambling addiction was actually a trap you set up yourself. You used your daughter's status to lure your father into the trap, and joined forces with your uncle to kill your father and mistress. The victim The perpetrators also include their children, your half-brother. When your father died, there was actually a gas leak case, but because your father and Xiao San were not married, there was no apparent relationship between the two. relationship, so no one connected the two incidents. You were 20 years old at the time, and you were studying business administration at Sisyphus College."

Seeing that Shenxiu's voice was calm, he slowly tore open the secret that had been hidden for many years. When he talked about these two records, he said "you were 20 years old that year", but he expressed completely different meanings.

"..."

The proprietress turned pale when she heard the words. When Shenxiu told the first record, her discomfort was actually just a disguise, and she even felt a little contempt in her heart. Even the search bureau was no more than this level. However, when she saw Shenxiu began to narrate the second paragraph of text, her expression changed instantly, she began to become terrified and ferocious, her hands were clenched under the table, and her nails were deeply sunk into the flesh.

"Your mother's family is actually the underworld, and your uncle was a leader of the Asahi Group back then."

Seeing that the spiritual narration is still going on.

"Those who have only read the first record know that you joined the Asahi Group, and probably thought that what happened to your father was done by the Tsukiyomi Group, and you joined the Asahi Group for revenge. But in fact, you did those things yourself , from the day you contact your mother clan, you are a member of the Asahi group. They arranged for you the current position."

"Here's what's on file about your resume."

"...As expected of the Chief Investigator, this story is quite exciting." The proprietress was silent for a long while and then suddenly smiled. It wasn't even a tense and restrained smile, but it seemed to be relieved, with a bright and charming smile. moving.

"But seeing the Chief Investigator coming to me can't be just to tell a story, right? It's getting late now, and I'm visiting late at night, so that's all I want to talk about?"

At that moment, Jian Shenxiu even felt something called "cutting edge" from her. He knew that many years had passed, and the proprietress was confident that she had already handled all the finishing touches. If she saw that Shenxiu was talking about this issue, then the proprietress was not afraid to face his doubts. The proprietress was not nervous about this issue, and even dared to confront Jian Shenxiu.

"You don't need to be nervous. I didn't come to you to talk about that kind of thing. That's the work of the Metropolitan Police Department, not the Search Bureau."

But seeing the corner of Shenxiu's mouth curled up, mockingly.

"However, even though our information has been exhausted to this point, none of the information mentions it. Madam Boss, you are actually an expert in the mysterious field."

Seeing Shenxiu looking at the magical artifacts all over the wall, he tapped the table with his fingers lightly, identifying those artifacts full of stories one by one.

"The magic weapon of Tantric Buddhism, the stone carving of Azkat, Tezca... It can be seen that you are very insecure."

"We know a lot about you. We thought we knew you well, but today we discovered that you have more secrets than we thought. There are still many secrets about you. About this case, about this strange story .”

When they visited, both of them could see the nervousness of the proprietress. The past events did not make the proprietress afraid, so... what was she nervous about at that time? What was she really trying to hide?

"What are we here to ask?"

See Shenxiu frowned slightly.

"Certainly things that we don't know yet."