I'm in Mihua, and all the ladies like me.

"Of course they're not real insoles. The insoles I'm talking about are the ones you girls wear for a few days every month."

"Oh, it's not called a sanitary napkin, why is it called an insole?"

"... Because many people in MI6 used to use them as insoles when going on missions in winter. They are soft and warm, and they are extremely absorbent."

After gaining some useless knowledge, Serabel coughed lightly.

"Compared to this, what were you watching just now, Zhenzumi? You were so absorbed in watching it."

The tiger-toothed girl who had always had a carefree personality was indeed easy to deceive. As soon as he changed the topic, Sera Masumi's attention was diverted.

"Oh, that's it, Berni-chan, you're on the news~"

Bring your cell phone, the first news item - a vicious murder occurred at the Medieval Art Museum in Yoneka Town!A trainee detective from the UK is emerging!May become the new savior of the Japanese police!

Huh?

In a daze, Serabel was tapped on the shoulder again, and the tiger-toothed girl could not hide her excitement in her tone.

"Okay, let's go back and take a look first. I have to tell my mother the good news quickly. She will definitely be very happy when she finds out."

With that said, she was about to turn off the screen and put away her phone, but instead she accidentally clicked on the screen one more time, and happened to click on the home page option under the News APP.

Due to the logic of the software's own design, if you click the button to switch to this page again when it is already on this page, it will be judged as a refresh.

So after a short circle loading, a new top red headline jumped on the screen.

[At [-] o'clock this morning, a large amount of cash was stolen from a bank in Mihua Town by robbers, with the amount stolen estimated to be as high as one billion. 】?

Chapter 25 She's in a hurry, she's in a hurry

Akai Marie has always had a healthy schedule under normal circumstances. She always gets up when it's time to get up, eats when it's time to eat, and goes to bed when it's time to go to bed.

Even if there were "special circumstances" that caused her to go to bed late, she would definitely make up for it by taking a nap in the afternoon of the next day instead of staying in bed until ten o'clock in the morning.

And it is precisely these decades of constant maintenance that enable her to maintain the figure and appearance of a hot young woman in her early twenties even though she already has a 17-year-old daughter.

When Serabel and Sera Masumi finished their lunch outside and slowly walked back to the hotel, Akai Marie, who had been staying in the double suite all morning, had already arrived at the stage of preparing afternoon tea.

Only black tea, no waffles.

Serabel and Masumi Sera each took a drink, and the three of them sat down at the dining table in the living room.

The tiger-toothed girl picked up the teacup and took a sip before eagerly mentioning what happened in the art gallery that morning.

"Mom, have you seen the news? It's about the case that happened at the Medieval Art Museum."

"Don't worry, I've already seen it."

Akai Marie put down her tea cup, a slight smile curled up on her lips.

Since Serabel and Sera Masumi both had to go out on weekdays, and she had no reason to stay outside for a long time, it was boring to go out alone, so Akai Mari had to stay at home most of the time.

It is easy to lose touch with the outside world after staying at home for a long time. In order to avoid this happening, Akai Marie basically turned on the TV during the day and watched the news intensively, so that she knew almost all the famous events, large and small, that happened in Japan every day. .

"But I see that only Bale is mentioned in the news reports?"

The girl with short blond hair picked up the tea cup and covered most of her face. The emerald green eyes on the rim of the cup glanced at her daughter intentionally or unintentionally.

Sensing his mother's gaze, Sera Masumi leaned forward slightly towards the table, raised his chin with one hand and squinted.

"Well, there's no other way. Who told Bernie to solve the case too quickly this time? After watching the surveillance, everyone is still thinking. He already knows who the murderer is."

"Oh?"

Akai Marie's voice rose slightly, as if she was interested.

So Sera Masumi explained in detail the cause and effect of what happened in the art museum, supplemented by a few additions from Sera Bell.

Akai Marie drank black tea and listened to her daughter without saying a word, and then nodded.

"Inferencing and solving crimes requires flexible and changeable thinking. It does not have to be rigidly focused on finding clues and inferring the criminal's modus operandi. Sometimes you just need to eliminate all impossible options, and then the rest must be the truth no matter how unbelievable it is."

"Yeah, yeah, I know, there is something more interesting than this, mom."

As the saying goes, knowing a son is like a father knowing a father is like a son. In this matter, mother and daughter are similar. Shiliang Zhenchun knew that his mother's state would inevitably turn on the preaching mode next time, and quickly transferred after a few quick responses. Open the topic.

"What's more interesting?" Akai Marie took a sip of black tea and motioned for her to continue.

"That's Sonoko who went to the art museum with us today. As I told you before, mom, she is the second young lady of the Suzuki Foundation." The tiger-toothed girl beamed, "I think she seems to be interested in Berni-chan~ "

"……yes?"

This should have been good news, but for some reason, Marie Akai frowned slightly upon hearing this.

A trace of unhappiness flashed in her emerald green eyes that she didn't even notice.

……

Serabel didn't go out again in the afternoon.

It's not that he is lazy, but that in the past week, his flyers have been posted almost all over Aipado Town. If he wants to post them again, he will have to go to the next door Mihua Town.

And there are only two or three hours left before dinner, so it’s not worth it to go back and forth only for a short amount of time.

Moreover, even in the East Asian monster room, which is inherently involved in involution, it is not an excessive thing to do six and one.

Why don't you take a good rest today and start working tomorrow with enough energy.

Day and night alternated, and the deep twilight descended on the land of Tokyo again.

As the time on the wall clock quietly approached eleven o'clock, Serabel took a shower early and prepared to look at her phone for a while before going to bed.

Today is the weekend, and Akai Marie will not come over.

It should be.

However, there are always exceptions.

drop--

Serabel had just turned off the screen and put her phone on the bedside table on the bed. Almost at the same time, the sound of the door being unlocked came from the entrance.

He looked up, and then heard the sound of the door opening and closing. Shi Shiran, a girl with short blond hair who had also taken a shower and was wearing a bathrobe with the hotel logo on it, walked into the room, dragging a pair of shoes under her feet. Paper slippers.

"Sister Mary?" Serabel tilted her head.

Without any intention of explaining, the girl walked straight to the bed and sat down with her back facing her. Her shoulders clearly rose and fell with her breathing, but her tone remained the same.

"...I forgot to mention something this afternoon. Regarding the second young lady of the Suzuki family, my advice is not to get too hot-headed."

"Uh, oh?"

Serabel was a little dazed, not knowing why Akai Marie would come over and mention it to him at night because of this matter.

But the latter obviously understood this confusion as hesitation and continued to explain.

"I have never objected to you having a crush on someone of the opposite sex of your own age, but the other person is the second young lady of the Suzuki Consortium, especially since the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family is already engaged to the young master of the Fuze Consortium. Have you considered what happens if you two What will happen if we really get to the point of talking about marriage?"

Without giving the person behind her a chance to speak, Akai Marie continued.

"There will only be two situations at that time. Either the other party's family will not agree and the two of you will eventually be separated, or you will have to marry into the Suzuki family. But will you be mentally prepared then?"

"I'm still saying the same thing, Bell, you can have feelings for people of the opposite sex of your own age, but if you knew this relationship would not be fruitful, it would be better not to start it from the beginning, otherwise it will be a harm to both parties, understand me. mean?"

"Um……"

Serabel was still a little puzzled, but he did understand what Marie Akai meant.

"very good."

The blonde girl breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little relieved and relieved.

She shook her snow-white feet and threw off her slippers, turned around and climbed onto the bed. She skillfully spread her legs and straddled Serabel. Her slightly slender arms wrapped around her neck, closing the distance and overlapping her.

In the past, the process of savoring it slowly and leisurely was actually a bit urgent at this moment.

"Uh...Sister Mary?"

"It's ok."

Her breathing became hotter and hotter, and there was a hint of fiery joy in Akai Marie's mist-covered eyes.

"Zhenchun...has fallen asleep."?

Chapter 26

One billion, ten small goals.

This is by no means a small number.

It should be said that any amount involving hundreds of millions is not a small amount. After all, it is not a Zimbabwe dollar.

For example, in Japan, if you are an ordinary social worker, your annual income is usually about 300 million to 400 million yen. In other words, just a small goal is enough for an ordinary social worker to achieve it without eating or drinking. Work hard for the entire golden 30 years.

Ten small goals are the lifetime income of ten social animals. In real life, it is a heavy blow that can make a normally optimistic and cheerful person climb to the rooftop on the spot and then jump off.

What's more, the money robbed is not from individuals, but from banks. As a vulnerable group, banks should receive help from the police.

However, there was nothing that could be done. It was because the police were unable to arrest them. Until a few days passed, there was no news about the billion-dollar robbery on the TV news. It was as if the whole thing had never happened, and this period of history had also been wiped out. went.

So two days passed after that, and as time came to the next Saturday, Sierra Bell, who had just gotten up in the morning and was enjoying breakfast made by Akai Marie at the dining table, suddenly received a strange phone call.

Since his previous mobile phone number was a British number, and only a few people knew that mobile number, in order to avoid trouble, he also applied for another Japanese local mobile phone number as a work account in Tokyo, which was also the one left in the promotional poster. Contact information.

The advantage of this is that it can distinguish personal calls from work calls, but the disadvantage is that due to his recent large-scale poster posting, many ghosts and snake gods have also paid attention to this number, and they often receive content about " Spam text messages such as "Student girl xxxx yen for one night".

As for the messy advertising calls, they are endless.

But I have to answer it, after all, it is a work machine. If a commission really comes to me and I hang up, it will be great fun.

Fortunately, Japanese telecommunications operators are not completely useless. For some accounts that have been marked or reported a lot, a prompt such as "has been marked as advertising by xxx" will be attached to the caller ID.

Serabel would just hang up like this, but the number on his work phone that was calling him was not marked, so he could get through.

"Hello?"

"……Hello."

There was a brief pause on the other end of the phone before a voice rang. It was a rather deep and thick male voice. There were not many emotional fluctuations in the simple two syllables.

"You are the newly emerging British detective, right? I have something I want you to investigate. Can you come out and meet me?"

"Of course, when and where?" Serabel agreed.

He is not worried that the other party will say some weird place names. In fact, in the past two weeks, he has only put up his own promotional posters in Cupido Town and Mihua Town. Since the other party will call, he must also see it. I didn’t know this number until I got the poster, so I definitely don’t live too far away.

"In one hour, Rice Flower Cafe, no problem." The man on the phone said in a low voice.

"Understood, then see you in an hour."

Serabel readily agreed.

Mihua Cafe, should we say it was fate, the first case he encountered and solved was there. Unexpectedly, the first serious commission that came to his door was also there.

really not bad.

After ending the call, Serabel finished her breakfast in three gulps. She just picked up the empty plate and stood up to walk to the kitchen. However, when she turned around, she saw Akai Mari walking out of the kitchen with a cup of freshly brewed black tea and sipping the tea gracefully. .

The British girl with short light blond hair raised her eyebrows slightly.

"...Would you like to go out for something?"

"Well, I just received a call. It seems that a client wants to entrust me with a commission and invites me to meet at the Rice Flower Cafe." Serabel explained.

"I know, then just put your plate by the sink. I will wash it with the teacup later." Akai Marie nodded.

"Uh, it's okay. Time is not tight. We agreed to meet in an hour. It's totally in time..."

"You just go over there and I can wash the dishes."

"……All right."

Serabel couldn't defeat her, so she had no choice but to agree.

He went to the kitchen and put the empty plates by the sink, then returned to the entrance of the living room, put on his shoes and put on his coat.

"Then I'm off."

"Ah."

Without any unnecessary words of farewell, the British girl drinking black tea at the table responded with a nasal voice.

Serabel had long been accustomed to the two of them getting along with each other. After tightening her shoelaces, she stood up and went out.