Tokyo people don't talk about Wude

Chapter 353 350. New Year in Fragments (2)

January

It didn't snow today, but the weather was very cold and the snow on the ground didn't melt.

Ten days after the New Year, there is still a hint of festive atmosphere on the streets.

Sixteen days had passed since Kyushu Makoto disappeared.

By the way, there are still five days left until the winter break for these high school students ends.

As always, Kyushu Makoto is nowhere to be found.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Xi Shenjian came to Yaze House after a long absence. On the one hand, he happened to be handling a commission nearby, and on the other hand, he wanted to talk to Mr. Yachuan in person.

"Sir, welcome, it's Brother Xi Shen!" Mr. Yachuan came out to greet the guest, and couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw the visitor.

It was not yet time for dinner and there were only a few customers in the restaurant, so the two of them were able to chat leisurely.

"Do you have any idea, great detective?" Yachuan Hongzhi leaned against the counter and asked in a low and anxious voice.

"If you want to ask about Brother Jiuzhou, there is still no clue. It's as if he disappeared from the face of the earth." Xi Shenjian hooked his finger and signaled Yachuan Hongzhi to pour him a glass of wine:
"What about you? Did your fellow gang members bring you any good news?"

"No." Yachuan Hongzhi took out a glass, poured half a cup of soda water into it, then skillfully poured whiskey to 70% full, and finally inserted half a slice of lemon, and pushed it in front of Xi Shenjian:
"Maiko also asked her friends, and no one in the entire Kanto biker gang has ever seen Kyushu-kun."

"It's incredible. I saw him working in a coffee shop the day before. We were all chatting and laughing, but he just disappeared like that." Xi Shenjian took a big sip of wine and smacked his lips bitterly.
"That kid is quite impressive. He obviously has no parents or relatives, but when he disappeared, so many children and adults who have nothing to do with him were worried about him."

"After we find him, we must teach him a lesson." Yachuan Hongzhi snorted heavily:
"Wenwen has been worried about him. We talked to her a few days ago and helped her feel better. Although I don't want to admit it, that guy must have fascinated my daughter to the point where she can't live without him."

"Isn't that a good thing? You are also optimistic about Brother Jiuzhou, right~" Xi Shenjian choked on the wine and coughed twice.

"We have to find him first." Yachuan Hongzhi looked towards the door, and another person came in:
"welcome--"

"Excuse me." It was Officer Takagi who walked in.

The Yagawa couple had met Officer Takagi several times. Yushin Jian would occasionally bring him to Yazawaya for dinner, and they became familiar with each other after a few visits.

Officer Takagi sat down next to Xi Shenjian and said, "Boss, just give me a cup of hot tea."

"Where's the wine?" asked Yachuan Hongzhi.

"Thank you, but no." Officer Takagi declined: "I have to deal with a crime scene this afternoon, so I can't drink."

"You've worked so hard, Officer." Yachuan Hongzhi poured him a cup of scented tea: "Please enjoy."

"Thank you." Officer Takagi held the hot tea in both hands to warm his cold fingers.

"Why did you suddenly ask me to meet you today? Is there any progress?" Xi Shenjian asked impatiently.

"I have bad news." Officer Gao Mu said seriously: "I was warned by my superiors not to waste time investigating the disappearance of Kyushu Makoto."

"Why?" Xi Shenjian was puzzled.

During this period, Officer Takagi was concentrating on investigating Kyushu Makoto's whereabouts. Until this morning, when Officer Takagi went to the data room, he happened to meet his direct supervisor and was warned by him.

"Takagi, you have been using your position to investigate the disappearance of a certain teenager these past two weeks, right?" The boss asked directly when he saw the file on the disappearance of Kyushu Makoto in Officer Takagi's arms.

"You're being too polite, Chief." Officer Takagi was a little surprised, but he still calmly explained, "I am indeed investigating this missing case recently, but this can't be considered as taking advantage of my position. Investigating cases involving human lives is our duty, right?"

"But you've already wasted two weeks on this insignificant case. So many people go missing in Tokyo every day. If you spend so much energy on each of them, will you still be able to work?" The boss' tone was sharp, and his intention was obvious:

"From today on, you don't need to be involved in this missing case anymore. Hand it over to the Life Affairs Department! It's just a little kid who's gone missing. You're the deputy chief of our Investigation Section 3 now. We have a more important case for you to handle!"

"Yes," Officer Takagi agreed through gritted teeth.

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"That's right. I've been focusing on investigating Kyushu's disappearance for a while now, and that's made the section chief unhappy." Officer Takagi pulled out a folder full of documents and handed it to Yushin Ken carefully.

"I have compiled all the results of my investigations during this period, although there are not many useful clues. Anyway, I can no longer investigate openly in the future. At most, I can provide you with a little assistance in secret."

"Thank you for your hard work." Xi Shenjian took the document and sighed.

"Is it really okay for you to say something like this in front of me?" Yachuan Hongzhi glanced at the other customers in the store to make sure they didn't come over to eavesdrop.

"It doesn't matter. You can also read this document, just don't spread it around." Officer Gao Mu looked down at the hot tea and took a sip slowly:
"You are a friend that Mr. Xishen trusts, and you are also looking for friend Jiuzhou, right? Then our interests are the same, so there is no need to be so formal."

"Thank you for trusting me so much~" Yachuan Hongzhi smiled bitterly and scratched his head: "I won't read this kind of thing. I'm not someone who can keep my mouth shut. I will find him in my own way."

Yushin Ken returned to the office, shivering as he turned on the heater in the room. He then sat in the boss's chair and read the documents given to him by Officer Takagi.

"Sure enough, these are all pieces of information that seem somewhat relevant but are actually of little use." Xi Shenjian sighed distressedly and threw the documents on the table:

"Oh, I have a bad feeling in my heart. Could it be that Brother Jiuzhou was also..."

Boom boom boom!
There was a knock on the office door and a young girl pushed it open and walked in.

"Hey, hello!" Xi Shenjian stood up and said, "Brother Jiuzhou's neighbor girl?"

The visitor was Xiao Jing. After she came in, she sat on the sofa and couldn't wait to look at Xi Shen Jian.

"Why, are you here to ask about the progress of the investigation?" Xi Shenjian asked.

"Well, I often come to disturb Mr. Xishen. I guess it's causing you trouble?" Xiao Jing lowered his head slightly.

"It's okay, I understand how you feel, and I also want to find him." Xi Shenjian tried his best to hide his frustration: "But I'm sorry, I don't have any clues today, and I have no idea where that guy went."

"Is that so?" Xiao Jing sighed, and his dark eyes dimmed a little more.

After a moment, Xiao Jing slowly stood up.

"I'm sorry, I still have a commission to deal with. Goodbye." Xi Shenjian looked at Xiao Jing worriedly and waved goodbye.

Xiao Jing did not leave, but walked slowly to Xi Shenjian's desk.

"In the first week after Makoto disappeared, I still had some hope. But after so long, I can no longer deceive myself."

Xiao Jing held on to the table with all his strength, and looked at Xi Shenjian with fanatical eyes:
"Mr. Xi Shen, do you need a hacker?"

"Did you hear about this from Brother Jiuzhou?" Xi Shenjian hesitated.

He really needed a trustworthy hacker, but Jiuzhou Cheng had warned him repeatedly not to target Xiaojing.

"Mr. Xi Shen, please let me join your detective agency!" Xiao Jing said firmly and eagerly:

"I am willing to become a member of the firm! In return, I want to investigate Makoto's disappearance case with you!"

"It's dangerous to work in our field, especially for an international student like you." Xi Shenjian warned, "In fact, I wanted to win you over before, but Brother Jiuzhou stopped me. He didn't want you to be involved."

"I know it very well, but I can't wait any longer with a clear conscience!" Xiao Jing bit her lips so hard that they almost bled.

"Brother Cheng has helped me so much, now it's time for me to repay him! With my help, Mr. Xi Shen will surely be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort! So you must make good use of my abilities, I will find out where Brother Cheng is no matter what!"

"." Xi Shenjian pondered for a moment, and then looked at Xiao Jing for a moment. Feeling the rock-like determination in the girl's eyes, he responded:
"I see. Welcome to join us."

"Thank you, Mr. Xi Shen." "No problem, I'll find the labor contract. You're an international student, so the contract should be a little different. By the way, what's your last name, Jing?"

"My surname is Zuo. Zuo Jingtang."

"Then please give me more guidance in the future, Miss Zuo."

"Well, let's find Makoto together! You won't give up easily, will you, Mr. Xi Shen?"

"Of course not, because he is also my important assistant!"

The employee list of Xi Shen Detective Agency has been reduced to three people today.

"boom!"

The bat hit the baseball, making a crisp sound.

"Good shot, General Takatsuki!"

On the baseball field of Xiujin High School, Genji Takatsuki swung his bat and hit the lob from the opposite side. Judging from the trajectory of the ball, it should have been close to a home run, but it was still a little short.

"What a shame, it was just a little short." Takatsuki Genji sighed, "It was just a slow lob, but there was no home run."

"Haha, Takatsuki is indeed strict with himself." A baseball club student laughed and joked, "This ball is already great, at least it's enough to get to second base~"

"You did not perform well today, Takatsuki-san." Deputy Director Shintani Shaohong came over and asked:
"That was a great hit just now, but with Takatsuki-san's level, he should have been able to hit a home run."

"Shintani, don't blame him like that." A bearded, muscular senior came over. He was the current captain of the baseball team, Nanba Yukihira.

"Baseball is not a one-man game. Even though we have a strong player like Takatsuki, we can't just rely on him and let ourselves down."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make things difficult for him." Shintani Shaohong scratched his head and said awkwardly, "I just noticed that Takatsuki-san was obviously worried these days, which is not good for training. Takatsuki-san, are you worried about anything recently?"

Genji Takatsuki was scraping the dirt off his bat with his fingers, and without even looking up he said, "One of my classmates is missing, Kyushu Makoto."

"Eh, missing?!" The baseball team members around were all shocked:
"Are you a student from our school? Or a cram school?"

"Wait a minute, Jiuzhou Cheng. Could it be that Jiuzhou Cheng?!"

"I heard that Kyushu Makoto is in the same class as General Takatsuki."

The baseball team members were talking to each other.

"So, do you have any clues now?" Xin Gu Shaohong folded his arms.

"No, I've already called the police, but they're of no use. The detective who helped us investigate privately was also helpless and said that he seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth." Takatsuki Genji answered expressionlessly - in fact, he was very anxious, but he was used to talking to people in such a cold manner.

"It's really hard to predict what's going on in life~" Xin Gu Shaohong tapped his temple with his finger, thinking worriedly: "I met Jiuzhou classmate last time. How could a junior suddenly disappear?"

The other students also became worried. Some racked their brains to think of how to comfort Genji Takatsuki. After all, he was the ace of the baseball team and their hope to enter Koshien this year.

"I'm sorry, there's nothing we can do about this." At this time, Minister Nanba Yukihira spoke up:

"But our baseball club is a team. Whether for selfish reasons or for the sake of the team, I don't want to distract Takatsuki-san."

As he spoke, Namba Yukihira raised his hands and called on all the members to gather around.

"Hey, everyone!" Headmaster Nanba announced loudly, "A classmate of Takatsuki-san has disappeared recently! His name is Kyushu Makoto, and I'll show you his photo later! Everyone, please pay more attention to your surroundings, and if you find any clues, please tell Takatsuki-san as soon as possible, please!"

"Yes, Minister!" the members answered enthusiastically in unison.

"Minister." Takatsuki Genji's eyelids twitched unnaturally for a few times, and he bowed slightly to the minister: "Thank you very much."

"You're welcome! We are a team. If you have any difficulties in the future, please discuss with us!" Nanba Yukihei gave him a thumbs up.

"Very good, this one is also finished."

The winter vacation is about to end, and Tang Zegui is working hard on his holiday homework.

Unlike the other two members of the "Bad Boys", although Tang Ze Qianshou was once a gangster in the class, he never slacked off in his studies.

Ultimately, he should have a clearer understanding of his own "mediocrity".

He does not have the glorious past and dazzling talent like Brother Gen, nor is he as conceited and self-destructive as Suzuki Yuhito. He knows very well that he is just an ordinary person, so he has always been doing ordinary things.

He fulfills the basic duties of a student, and his teachers and parents cannot find fault with his grades. Because he looks fat and funny, he takes the initiative to take on the role of "jester" in social situations, deliberately saying things that make people laugh and cry, and is responsible for making people laugh and liven up the atmosphere. When he meets a powerful older brother, he depends on him and lives safely under his protection.

Even when he was the "chief planner of the class event" at the cultural festival and performed his duties perfectly, he knew that it was only because of his good luck and the help of his friends that he succeeded.

Compared to Suzuki Yuhito, the lucky bastard who became the light music club's exclusive pianist and could date a rich lady, Karasawa Takamasa's results at the cultural festival were extremely ordinary.

So he understood even more clearly that an ordinary person like him could not help at all in the matter of Jiuzhou Cheng's disappearance.

"Really?" Tang Zeguijiang put down his homework book and fell silent.

Jiuzhou Cheng has been missing for so many days. It is absolutely impossible to say that nothing has happened to him. Is it really all I can do to wait? There must be something I can do, right?

Tang Zeguijiang took out his cell phone and called his class teacher.

[Hello, it's Tang Ze! ] Teacher Jiang Niao quickly responded: [Happy New Year! Is there anything you need to discuss with the teacher? ]

"Teacher Jiangdori, Kyushu is missing." Tang Zeguishou hesitated for a moment and said, "He has been missing since Christmas Day."

【Bang! 】

Tang Zeguijiang clearly heard the sound of a cell phone falling to the ground from the other side.

After a while, Teacher Jiang Niao regained his composure and picked up the phone again: [Tang Ze, is everything you said true? ! ]

"It's absolutely true." Tang Zeguijiang nodded: "We have tried everything, whether it's asking the police or hiring detectives, but we still can't find him."

[This is quite serious.] Teacher Jiang Niao took a breath and said, [No wonder he didn't reply to my New Year's greetings. Ahem, classmate Tang Ze, is there anything I can help you with?]

"Teacher Jiang Niao, are you willing to help?" Tang Zeguijiang was very surprised.

[Of course, Tang Ze called me for this matter!] Teacher Jiang Niao said hurriedly: [Why would I not want to help? Jiuzhou Cheng is my important student!]

"Thank you very much, Mr. Jiang Niao!" Tang Zeguijiang expressed his gratitude.

After ending the call, Tang Zeguijiang called other acquaintances he knew - classmates, friends outside school, relatives, no matter who it was, he asked them one by one to keep an eye out for Kyushu Makoto's whereabouts.

Some people agreed seriously, some agreed perfunctorily, and some were puzzled. But Tang Zeguijiang was still not discouraged and looked through the address book and contacted them one by one.

Finally, he set his eyes on the last name in the address book:
【Okitegawa Squad Leader】

"Happy New Year, Okitegawa-san, sorry to bother you!" Tang Zeguishou greeted him politely.

[Happy New Year, Tang Ze-san.] Okitegawa, the class leader, was a little surprised: [Excuse me, what can I do for you?]

"Captain, I want to ask you a favor." Tang Zeguijiang hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to say:
"I want you to help me find the missing Kyushu classmate! Please!"

(End of this chapter)