Conan Moslin

Sumiko Maki and her partner stood on the sidewalk of the Tsutsumi River Bridge and looked at the river.

The crescent moon and stars fell in the sparkling river, creating layer upon layer of ripples.

Occasionally, I looked back and saw police cars whizzing past, and soon I saw red and blue lights whizzing back.

Her partner was still in disbelief, asking over and over again: "Is Brother Shuo really going to give us the news about Tiger's Death? Is he kidding?"

"Today is April Fool's Day..."

Listening to the meerkat's mumbling, Drongo rolled his eyes prettily, but he couldn't see anything because of his sunglasses.

"Chengzi..."

"you shut up."

So what if he told a lie?

From the moment her first bullet deviated from its trajectory and the meerkat was pinned to the ground, everything was out of her control.

The two fell silent under the street light.

Soon, a car stopped directly in front of them.

The back window rolled down, revealing a face that I had just seen not long ago.

"Oh, what a coincidence!" Bai Cang Shuo grinned, "I thought you guys just left!"

The driver couldn't help but glance at him through the rearview mirror.

"Oh, I see! Come up quickly! We can't stay here for long."

Shirakura Saku spoke immediately.

The drongo sat in the passenger seat first, and the meerkat had no choice but to get into the back seat.

The lazy, soothing tones of tap jazz music came from the car.

The driver's fingers tapped naturally to the rhythm.

……

POOL BAR is a billiard bar located on a busy commercial street.

According to the translation, its name should be Pool Bar.

The bar is actually not too big, it's of medium size, and the sign at the door is flashing neon lights.

The bartender was a young lady who wore a white shirt, a black vest, an exquisite black bow tie around her neck, a neatly combed ponytail, and light lipstick.

She was very young, in her early twenties, and seemed to have just entered adulthood.

When the wind chimes at the door swayed, she unconsciously gave an unskilled professional smile.

There were three men and one woman.

The waiter led the group to sit on the sofa and naturally took out the drink menu and handed it to the only woman.

Juanwei took the menu and thanked him.

Drongo and Meerkat were sitting on one side, and opposite them were the driver and Shirakura Saku.

As soon as she came in, she looked around and didn't find anything unusual.

The bar plays light jazz music with a distinct rhythm, warmth and elegance.

There are several red bar chairs at the bar, and several landscape paintings are pasted on the wall above the huge wine rack.

Behind him are neatly arranged sofas and a long table, and on the other side are a billiard table and soft chairs.

That is the entertainment area for playing billiards, with several billiard cues hanging on the wall behind.

Maybe because it was too late, there were not many people in the bar.

There was only a lady in a pink short-sleeved shirt sitting on a soft chair to rest, and a man in a light gray suit was observing the situation on the table, turning back from time to time to chat in a low voice.

It was too far away and the end of the curling could not be heard clearly.

There are various paintings and posters on the walls, with different styles and diverse themes, but it seems that they have not been updated in time. The posters are quite old, but they look very new.

Although she is a journalist, she has only been in the industry for two years and is not concerned about what happened before.

The meerkat was whispering to her, "This poster is the promotional poster for Yucheng Liuli's healing song from five years ago."

"And that one, it was performed four years ago by James Hopper, a British magician who passed away two years ago..."

Hearing this, veins popped out on Curly’s forehead.

Are you afraid or not?

The waiter went to the empty table next door, took another drink menu and handed it to Shirakura Saku, then stood there, quietly waiting for their order.

Bai Cangsuo didn't look at the drink menu, but pointed to the driver beside him and said, "Please give him a fruit drink."

"He still has to drive, so he can't drink."

"As for me...I'll have a glass of Macallan."

The waiter was stunned for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Sumiko Maki opened the wine list, but she was not in the mood to choose a drink. She just flipped to a page and saw the Blue Curacao Mojito on it, so she ordered it directly.

The waiter showed a somewhat embarrassed expression: "Sorry, the ingredients needed to make this drink have just run out."

"Then I'll have the same thing as him. I'll have a fruit drink."

The meerkat was too lazy to choose: "Mine is the same as Shuo's."

The waiter nodded, confirmed, and handed the recorded list to the bartender.

Shirakura Saku curled up the fingertips on the table and did not stop him from ordering.

The bartender who took the order glanced at the table.

Then I couldn't help but take another look.

The two people at the pool table left quickly, leaving only six people in the bar.

Shirakura Saku put his hands on the table, rested his chin on the back of his crossed hands, and talked to the raccoon: "Come on, let's start from the beginning."

"First, you have to talk to her..."

"How did we meet?"

The meerkat swallowed and looked up unconsciously.

A stiff smile appeared on the face of the curly-tailed girl: "Hurry up and tell me——"

Let’s make this short.

The meerkat spoke under the gaze of the drongo.

"He is Shirakura Saku."

"I went to the Odokan News Agency to investigate issues related to Tiger's Death, and I took on a temporary interview assignment. The person I was interviewing was..." He looked up at Shirakura Saku, and seeing that he didn't object, he continued, "...his 'brother', Shirakura Yang."

Juanwei went to look at the driver and Shirakura Saku, observing their features carefully, but could not see any similarities between them.

The driver looked at her innocently.

The meerkat glanced at the driver who had little presence, and shook his head at the curly tail: "Not this one."

"The interview was interrupted by Shirakura... um, by Saku-ge. After it was over, the photographer who was monitoring me and I didn't catch up with them. When we went back, we saw him..."

The meerkat recalled the scene with difficulty, "He said he also wanted to go to the Odokan News Agency."

Shirakura Saku shrugged nonchalantly: "I just saw his business card and borrowed a ride from my colleague."

colleague?

The meerkat was stunned.

Shirakura Saku sighed, as if he was talking to a group of strangers: "It's a pity that I was there too late. A woman with a group of children took care of the place."

“Then he joined the police.”

"But... I avoided the police blockade and looked at the computer of the Werewolf boy..."

He suddenly tried to stand up by holding onto the table, but the driver grabbed his sleeve and said, "Mr. Mulebeian, the silver fox of Dadu..."

“Is the figure really that good?”

Curlytail's face darkened.

Suddenly being reminded of the past, the meerkat waved his hands with cold sweat: "Dandy, listen to my explanation... I mean... I really went to look for Tiger's Sorrow!"

He gestured frantically, trying to prove his innocence.

Juanwei didn't have time to pay attention to him because the driver had just handed her a piece of paper.

She unfolded it casually——

The photo showed the "Tiger's Death" that they had just been talking about.

Ahem, although the topic is a bit off, it is indeed the correct topic.

"Sir, your order has arrived."

When the waiter came over, several people immediately shut up.

However, when they saw the waiter placing four identical glasses of fruit drinks in front of them, both Drongo and Meerkat fell silent.