I'm Not a Detective

Qingmi Ruri really likes this new friend Sugada Mai. She speaks nicely, is well-behaved, and looks very much like a doll. We can definitely become good best friends.

Well, then she will scold the boys together with her, especially the guy who is a bitch all day long.

Sugada Mai clearly saw that Liuli's face was red and she was in a daze, and she was also a little speechless. This was the first time she had seen such an easy-to-coax girl, and she felt like she was as old as a dog.

But this is not a bad thing. She waited for a while and asked curiously: "Sister Qingmi, can you tell me about the case?"

"It's about the case!" Qingjian Liuli came to his senses and asked with interest, "What kind of case do you want to hear about? In the past six months, we have helped the police solve many cases."

"Just pick something interesting to talk about." Mai Sugada pushed the wheelchair out and said, "Sister Kiyomi, wait a moment."

"What are you going to do?"

"I'll be right back."

Sugada Mai replied and rolled her wheelchair to the kitchen. She quickly brought back milk tea and biscuits and said politely, "I'm sorry for the poor reception. Please forgive me, Sister Qingmi."

Qingjian Liuli took a sip of the cool milk tea and tasted the biscuit. She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and said, "It's so delicious, like... well, it's really delicious. Is it baked by you?"

If Sugada Mai hadn't brought it from her kitchen, she would have thought it was Takeshi Nanahara's.

It’s hard to describe it in words, but anyway, this biscuit has an excellent taste, with a special “flavor that is difficult to increase or decrease”, which is not something ordinary people can make.

"I had nothing to do last night and baked it." Mai Sugada smiled shyly at Qingmi Ruri, "Okay, sister Qingmi, let's tell a story!"

"Let me think about it!"

Qing Jian Liuli became more and more interested in eating people because they were short-tongued. He briefly recalled the six months he had known Takeshi Nanahara. The case that impressed him the most was the "Town and District Referendum Case". From that case, she became Takeshi Nanahara's official partner, but that case involved hidden secrets, so she couldn't talk about it casually. The second most impressive thing was the "Corpse Burial Case in Flower Pots". That was the first day she met Takeshi Nanahara.

She decided to talk about the case first and slowly told Sugada Mai about the old events of the year. Sugada Mai listened attentively and asked questions from time to time, making Qingmi Ruri speak more energetically.

After Qingmi Ruri talked about a few small cases, Sugada Mai praised: "Nanahara Nissan is so amazing. Just like what the newspaper said, Qingmi sister is also amazing."

Qingjian Liuli ate a few more biscuits and hummed in a low voice: "It's nothing. In fact, it's all work. We are almost like a detective agency now."

"Then my father's case will be solved soon, right?" Sugada Mai asked again expectantly.

Qingjian Liuli hesitated slightly: "It's hard to say now, your father's case is a bit complicated."

"complex?"

"Well, it involves a case from the past."

"Can you tell me more about it?" Sugada Mai asked curiously, but she immediately reacted and said quickly, "If it needs to be kept secret, forget it."

Qingmi Ruri hesitated for a moment, then apologized directly, saying embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, Mai-chan, during the investigation of the case, the case information really needs to be kept confidential. I can't leak it casually, but don't worry, once the case is over, I will I’ll tell you all the details right away.”

According to the code of detectives in mystery novels, detectives are obliged to keep confidentiality for their employers. She didn't want to break the rules, even if it was nothing to talk about in private.

Well, she has always been quite strict with herself.

Sugada Mai didn't expect that Qingmi Ruri seemed to be the kind of person who didn't have many thoughts and seemed to be outspoken, but she actually refused to say anything. She couldn't help but be a little surprised, but she couldn't change her words after she said it. , smiled quickly and said: "It's nothing, sister Qingjian, no need to apologize. I just want to understand the case and try my best to find the murderer of my father as soon as possible."

"Then you don't have to worry, that guy... your brother Nanabahara will take care of it. He has never failed before." Qingmi Ruri said casually, and continued to eat biscuits and drink milk tea. It tasted really good. You can often do it in the future. Come and eat.

She is determined to be this best friend!

"I also believe in Nanaihara Nissan." Sukada Mai immediately responded. Seeing that she could not understand the case, she chatted with Qingmi Ruri about other topics.

Qingmi Ruri felt that chatting with Sukada Mai was quite enjoyable. She was the main focus and he could talk about whatever he wanted. As he was having a good conversation, the doorbell of Sukada's house suddenly rang. Sugada Mai rocked the wheelchair to open the door. Qingmi Ruri took out a tissue and wiped her hands: "I'll go, Mai-chan."

She has always been more enthusiastic and has nimble legs. She ran to the entrance and pressed the call button and asked: "This is the Sugada family. Who are you looking for?"

"It's me." Takeshi Nanabahara's voice came from the doorbell intercom. He was not surprised that Qingjian Ruri was here. He guessed that she had just come here.

Qing was a little surprised when she saw Liuli.

So your kid is here!

Did he come to pick me up because he couldn't stay alone at home and was terribly lonely?

She pressed the door button and walked out at the same time. When she saw him, she hummed and said, "Aren't you busy with something? What are you doing here? Mai-chan and I are chatting. We won't go back until later."

Tsk, I know you can't live without me. If I just say a few soft words, I can go home with you now.

Qin Yuanwu glanced at her and said calmly: "I'm not here to find you."

"You're not here to pick me up?" Qingjian Liuli was startled for a moment and became curious, "Then what are you doing here?"

Takeshi Nanahara passed her and entered the small villa, "Of course I'm here to see Sugada Mai."

Qing Jian Liuli followed him and asked in confusion: "Didn't the modus operandi of the crime be solved? What else do you want to see her for?"

"You can play with friends, but I can't?"

Qing Jian Liuli was shocked: "You came to play with her? Isn't it because of the case?"

Of course, it's normal to play with friends. Sugada Mai is fourteen years old, and she can barely be considered the same age as them. It's not strange to become friends, but Takeshi Nanawara usually doesn't like to socialize, and even when facing his classmates, he is indifferent. Outside of that, I was just casual acquaintances with everyone, but now I suddenly started making friends, and even went to visit...

Qingjian Liuli couldn't help but ask again: "Isn't it really because of the case?"

Before Takeshi Nanahara could answer, Mai Sugada came out in a wheelchair. She looked at him with surprise and some joy and said, "Nissan Nanahara, you are here too."

Takeshi Nanahara smiled and said, "I'm passing by and came to see you."

"Thank you, Nanabahara Nissan, please take a seat."

It was not suitable for Takeshi Nanahara to have a private chat in her "boudoir", so Mai Sugada entertained him in the living room. After sitting down, Takeshi Nanahara asked with a smile: "What were you talking about before?"

"We were talking about some cases that Nanahara Nissan and Sister Qingmi solved in the past."

"So that's what we were talking about!" Takeshi Nanahara took up the conversation with a smile, and started chatting with Mai Sukada instead of Ruri Qingmi.

The two of them chatted about a wide range of topics, and the topics began to fluctuate. Sometimes they discussed astronomy, sometimes geography, and sometimes they discussed ingredients from various places. Qingjian Liuli listened for a while, but couldn't bear it anymore and interrupted: "Mai-chan, how do you know so much?"

Sugada Mai smiled at her and said, "Working part-time in the library is a bit boring, so I just read books in my free time."

She seemed to find that Qingmi Ruri was a little left out. She thought about it and said with a smile: "I will cook today, and ask Nanabahara Nissan and Qingmi sister to try my cooking."

Qingjian Liuli originally wanted to have a meal here, but now she suddenly didn’t think so much anymore and was about to decline. Unexpectedly, Takeshi Nanabaru had already stood up and said with a smile: "Then let me help!"

"No, you can chat with sister Qingmi!"

"It's okay, we see each other every day, there's nothing to talk about!"

Takeshi Nanahara pushed Mai Sugada into the kitchen. Ruri Qingmi hesitated for a moment and then followed to help. However, Mai Sugata and Takeshi Nanabahara were both better at craftsmanship than her, and they seemed to be connected to each other without even speaking. She knew what the other party was going to do next, and she couldn't get involved at all. Even standing next to him seemed a bit annoying.

She tried to find something to say but couldn't find anything, so she could only quit in depression, picked up a novel and read it, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart - this bitch was not willing to do any work at home except talking talk. Other people's families have become more diligent, and they are even willing to wash the dishes.

She flipped through the pages of the book, but didn't read into the novel at all. She listened carefully to their chat in the kitchen, and found that Takeshi Nanabahara was very concerned about Suda Mai's daily life, and Sugada Mai also smiled and talked about some daily life issues. Interesting facts.

The more the two chatted, the happier they seemed. Qingmi Ruri couldn't help but turn her head to look at the kitchen, and saw that Takeshi Nanabaru's eyes were bright, and Mai Sugada seemed more lively, and her smile was less shy and more affectionate.

After dinner was ready, Sayoko Sugada, who had slept all afternoon, also came downstairs. The chat became more and more lively. Sayoko Sugada also told a lot of interesting things about Mai Sugada when she was in elementary school, which made Mai Sugada look beautiful. His little face was a little red.

After dinner, Takeshi Nanahara didn't want to leave for a while and wanted to have a chat with Mai Sugada. However, Ruri Qingmi wanted to go home and left first.

Takeshi Nanabahara regretfully gave up on the idea of ​​playing chess again and promised to design some crossword puzzles for Mai Sugada to use to pass the time while she was working part-time in the library. Then he said goodbye and left.

Really attentive enough.

Qingjian Liuli felt a little sore in her heart for no reason. Although it was not as if she drank a bottle of Shanxi old vinegar, she felt a little uncomfortable, but she couldn't explain why she felt uncomfortable - Takeshi Nanahara had never done this to her before. After all, they are all friends. The difference in treatment is too obvious!

However, she couldn't care less about Takeshi Nanawara's differential treatment. She walked silently for a while, remembered something, and asked Takeshi Takeshi Nanabaru calmly: "By the way, let me ask you a question."

Takeshi Nanahara replied casually: "What question?"

Qingjian Ruri said the additional question he saw before, "There are several bags of silver coins, and one of them contains fake silver coins. However, whether the silver coins are real or fake, they all look the same in appearance. Only the weight of the silver coins is slightly different." The difference is, if you can only weigh it once with an electronic scale, how do you find the bag of fake silver coins?"

Takeshi Nanahara didn't take it seriously. He pondered for a while and said: "It's very simple. Take out one silver coin from the first bag, two silver coins from the second bag, and three silver coins from the third bag. From now on, The same applies to each bag, and after weighing it, a simple calculation will tell which bag is fake."

Qing Jian Ruri was speechless. Although Takeshi Nanahara's explanation was simple and there was no calculation process, the method was exactly the same as Sugada Mai's, so it should be correct.

So, is this a gap in intelligence?

If it were her, the same problem would have taken a long time to think about, and she might not be able to find a solution to the problem even after racking her brains. But if it were people like Takeshi Nanahara and Mai Sugada, they would find the solution after just a little thought?

Are they the same kind and should be friends by nature?

She couldn't help but ask: "Do you think there's something special about Mai-chan?"

Takeshi Nanahara was startled for a moment, nodded and smiled: "It is indeed something special."

Is this an admission?

Qingjian Ruri became more and more depressed. She didn't say anything on the train. It was only when she arrived at Higashikata Town that she calmed down a bit - making friends is a personal freedom and no one can interfere with it. People of the same kind are the same kind of people, so don't take it too seriously.

She forced herself to cheer up and asked Nanabahara Takeshi: "You said you were going to investigate the matter today. How was the investigation going?"

Takeshi Nanahara shook his head and said: "It hasn't been found out yet. It's been a long time. Many documents and staff from that year are difficult to find. It will take more time."

"So, what are you checking for?" Qingjian Liuli still wanted to help. Anyway...she wanted to get involved in his affairs, or at least wanted to know what he was doing.

"nothing dealing with you."

Seeing that he still refused to say anything, Qingjian Liuli felt more and more unhappy. She said "cut" and stopped asking - you despise people, if your Mai-chan asked you, you would have said it already, right?

The two of them didn't talk anymore and walked all the way home. Qi Yuan Wudang opened the door first, took off his shoes and sat at the small square table, then ordered her to make tea.

Qingjian Liuli went to make tea for him with a straight face. He picked it up and took a few sips before turning aside to avoid the vacuum cleaner coming straight from behind. He couldn't help but said angrily: "What are you doing?"

"Are you blind? Can't you see that I'm cleaning dust?" Qing Jian Liuli was doing her daily tasks, sucking around with a vacuum cleaner, and she was equally angry.

"I'm drinking tea and going to clean other places first."

"Can't you give in first?" Qing Jian Liuli felt unhappy and did not show any weakness. He muttered, "A guy who doesn't do anything at home and hinders others from doing work has the nerve to complain."

Takeshi Nanahara's eyes became dangerous: "I haven't dealt with you these days, are you itchy again? How dare you look for trouble and forget who is the BOSS?"

"Tch!" Saying such nonsense makes others seem afraid of you!

Qing Jian Liuli curled her lips in disdain, turned around and walked away, dragging the vacuum cleaner, and then finished her daily work, not bothering to talk to him.

After she had finished her daily quota of housework, she didn't stay with Takeshi Nanahara to write or study on her own, and went straight back to her home without even saying hello.

I don’t know why, I feel so upset today!

Go home and sleep!