[Three Days, One Issue] Little Date's Flower

The oil lamp was not lit in the house.

Regardless of Amin's surprised exclamation, I ran to the table and wanted to read the notebook I left the day before yesterday.But there is nothing on the table.

"Master, did you forget your homework? Fortunately, I found out early, otherwise I would be messed up by my husband."

"—Ms. Amin!!"

It had a slightly smug tone, and I couldn't help scolding her loudly.

"How can you move other people's things? There must be a reason for leaving the notebook. When you take it away without authorization, think about whether it will cause trouble to others!"

"...You didn't say it again. Don't move, next time you won't move."

Amin humbly apologized.

After complaining to her indiscriminately, I calmed down and realized that this was something wrong.

From the perspective of the maid, she undoubtedly protected the picture book.Because she doesn't know my spying thoughts, but out of concern, everyone will feel that the book should be put away.

In other words, if I were an ordinary student and I left something and found that it was written in a mess, I would definitely be yelled at.What the maid does is to prevent problems before they happen, based on prudent self-preservation, very kind and very sensible.

So the problem is actually with me.It was my impromptu idea, I didn't explain it to her, but now I want to blame her in a tone of "how can you do this", it is really a childish act of venting anger.

It shouldn't be.

Ah Min sadly went to the kitchen.Looking at her back, I had mixed feelings for a moment, and the phrase "I'm sorry" had been brewing for a long time but I couldn't say it.

"The meal is ready."

After a while, she walked out as if nothing had happened.

"Sorry, Amin, just now I..."

"Why are you apologizing? I was wrong just now. I shouldn't have messed with things. You are a scholar, so you must have your own ideas. How can I see you as those little devils at home?"

There was a little anger in the words, so I couldn't help but want to shout.

No, no!Ah Min, I am just venting my anger on you, no matter who reads or not, they are no different from those wayward little devils!

As if trying to dispel the guilt that couldn't be expressed in my chest, I put the rice in my mouth and turned my attention to the investigation.

"Oh... um. Ah, Ah Min, do you know what strange things happened three months ago?"

"Strange thing?"

"Yes, the unusual kind."

"Oh... Before the fire, it seemed that there were nobles fighting in Hua Wuling, and it was reported in the red tabloids in order to fight for Miss Axiang. It is said that if the reporter stops later, the passerby will be hurt. It is quite rare—— But it’s normal here. Not to mention fighting, it’s not uncommon for those drunks to have bloodshed.”

I also heard a little about that.The passers-by who were almost injured were school seniors, and it was just a few days before the fire that it was reported in the newspaper.However, I really can't think of its connection with the case.

"Is there anything else? Strange people are fine—except Mr. Kinoshita."

"Oh! The weirdo is the one from the Valley House that I told you about earlier. It's true that something has been wrong since three months ago."

"How to say?"

"At the beginning of March, she suddenly told people that 'Xiao Rihe' wanted to stand out and be very generous in grocery shopping, and don't give change if there is little jet lag. But then she went crazy again, and cut off the painter when she saw it."

"Xiao Hiyori?"

"I don't know who it is! I heard from her a long time ago that we found 'Xiao Rihe'. We always thought it was a cat or a dog, but later we found out it was a human."

I can't help but fall into deep thought.

This little Hiyori, maybe, no, it should be said that it must be related to the case.

From the moment I identified Kinoshita as Mr. Fujiwara, I wondered who would be the person who served as his corpse?

A short old man is highly recognizable, so there must be a corpse of his size at the scene of the fire, so the police misidentified him.

This also means that there is an undocumented victim on the island.

Mysterious little Hiyori—the name sounds like a young man, perhaps not as old as me.Only such a duckweed-like child will replace Mr. Fujiwara after his death, and the police will not notice any abnormalities in a short time.

No, not just for a short time.If no one appeals for him, this young man may only be buried under the fire of the Fujiwara mansion for the rest of his life, and he will forever disappear as a substitute for Mr. Fujiwara.

Thinking of this, I can't help but shudder.

Could the shackles that imprisoned Mr. Yiqi have something to do with the boy's disappearance?

I believe in the character of that gentleman. He is definitely not the kind of guy who lays out a conspiracy with his life.But the incident on Jiaodao, nine out of ten, should be closely related to Xiao Rihe's hidden existence.

Things are getting more and more confusing.

It seems that the investigation of the valley house is imperative.

Before leaving, I bowed deeply to Amin.

"I'm sorry to offend you, I'm sorry."

"Don't say that, young master, in fact, I have already bet on you just now. I have already seen it-you have always been a good boy who can't hide his heart."

"...Why?"

"Did you talk at dinner at night? I think you must have been upset to talk to me. Actually, it's not necessary. I understand that you have your own sadness. I broke your business, so you just Get angry like this."

"But it's not your fault, you just did it unintentionally."

"No, sir. Isn't it wrong to be unintentionally wrong? You apologize for your mistakes, that's your business. But if I make you feel sad, but feel that there is nothing wrong with me, then it is wrong." A bad woman with a conscience."

"I'm sorry, Min..."

"Okay, it's getting dark, you'd better go back quickly. Guilt is nothing more than a one-off thing, no one will always think about it, and you will have a long time to live in the future!"

Moment speechless.Suddenly I realized that Amin is indeed an older person, mature and tolerant, with a kind of open-mindedness that has been precipitated through the world.

It's very similar to how that gentleman treats people.

No, no, on the contrary, he lacks that open-mindedness, as if blaming himself for all his mistakes, which is a sad accommodation to others.

When I was walking towards the house, what Amin said, combined with Mr. Yiqi's long-standing tenderness, lingered in my heart.

I think, I seem to find the place where the wall of fire is burning.

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*Red tabloid: a vulgar newspaper mainly based on gossip and gossip reports, named after printing on red paper