Tokyo Police

"Roller..."

As the car slowly stopped beside Miki, Miki took the initiative to bend down to greet Lin Xiuyi, then opened the door and got in the car.

"Good morning, Miki!"

"Good morning, police department!"

Lin Xiuyi and Miki exchanged greetings, and then Miki fastened her seat belt. Lin Xiuyi started the car and drove the car onto the road next to the apartment.

"Police Department, are we going to visit Ms. Irie at Sifangtian Law Firm now?"

"Hey... But don't worry too much, it's still early, anyway, the place we're going to is in Ebisu, we can find a place nearby to have a cup of coffee and then go there!"

Lin Xiu said in a relaxed tone, and after asking Miki's opinion, he turned on the music in the car. The two sat in the car and ran from the east of the city to the south of the city along the road planned by the navigation. According to the address left by Yoshiko Irie, the Sifangtian Law Firm where she is now working is located in Yebisu Garden Plaza, the tallest building in the Ebisu area. When Lin Xiuyi and Miki arrived here, it was just past eight o'clock. Lin Xiuyi was a little tired and parked his car in a nearby paid parking lot. Then he and Miki got off the car and looked for a nearby cafe.

"Sorry, probably because I slept in an unfamiliar bed last night, I didn't have a good rest! So, I want to go have a cup of coffee while it's still early, why don't we go together?"

"Hi..."

Without thinking, Miki nodded and agreed with Lin Xiuyi's suggestion.

Strolling the streets of Ebisu in the early morning, most of the shops on both sides have not yet opened. But many cafes have already opened their doors early to welcome customers. The reason for this phenomenon is that most Japanese people have the habit of eating breakfast at home. Therefore, there are basically no special breakfast shops on the street. The coffee house is an exception, where simple meals such as sandwiches can provide the necessary service for those guests who are too late for breakfast.

Lin Shuichi and Miki soon found a coffee shop on the first floor of the only Yebisu Garden Plaza. After the two went in and found a seat, Lin Xiuyi asked for a cup of Epre and an egg sandwich set for one person. And Miki ordered a caramel macchiato. After the waiter had prepared what they needed for the two, Lin Xiuyi picked up the sandwich and devoured it. Miki was sipping coffee while quietly playing with her phone to kill time.

The two sat in the coffee shop for about an hour. Lin Xiu raised his hand to check the time. It was already past nine o'clock, so Irijiang Yongzi should have arrived at his office. Thinking of this, Lin Xiu paid for the two of them together, then left the coffee shop with Miki and took the elevator to the Sifangtian Law Firm on the 27th floor of the building.

After the two got out of the elevator, they looked up and saw the main entrance of Sifangtian Law Firm facing the elevator door. Standing in Lin Xiuyi's position, he looked forward. The two automatic doors made of a single piece of glass were closing tightly, and in the reception desk behind the door, a dignified receptionist saw Lin Xiuyi and Miki through the glass door, and immediately asked. The two bowed and bowed.

Lin Xiu nodded at the other party, and then walked straight in. After he explained his intention to the receptionist, he first checked the records on the computer, and then replied to Lin Xiuyi:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Irie seems to have guests now. If you two don't mind, can you wait outside her office for a while?"

"Ah... Of course there's no problem. In fact, we won't waste Mr. Irie's time. It's just that I want to ask her for some questions. So... can we go in now?"

"Okay, please come in with me!"

After the receptionist finished speaking, she walked out from behind the front desk, and then took Lin Xiuyi and Miki into the office area of ​​Sifangtian Law Firm. Once you enter the inner area. Most of the sights are independent offices and meeting rooms. Only a few employees sit outside and work in cubicles.

The lady at the reception took Lin Xiuyi and Miki to the sofa outside Irijiang Yongzi's office, and then explained the situation to Yongzi's assistant. After that, Yongzi's assistant was responsible for the following reception work.

"Just please wait here for a while, there are free drinks and snacks over there. Please feel free to take them if you need them. After Mr. Irie finishes meeting with the guests, the two of you can go in! In addition, if the two If you need anything else, please call me anytime, I'll be right there!"

After Irie Yongzi's assistant explained to Lin Xiuyi, he went back to work. Lin Xiuyi and Miki sat on the sofa, waiting for a second meeting with Ijiang Yongzi. However, just as Lin Xiuyi and Miki were thinking about what they were going to ask for a while, for some reason, a quarrel suddenly came from Irijiang Yongzi's room.

"I said, please don't come to me again in the future, now please leave here immediately, immediately!"

With an angry roar, the door to Ijiang Yongzi's office was suddenly pushed open with force. Iri Jiang Yongzi stood at the door, pointed at the place where Lin Xiuyi and Miki had just walked by, and gave a stern order to someone in the room.

Just when Lin Xiuyi was still wondering who was inside, a very familiar face suddenly appeared in front of Lin Xiuyi. I saw that the other party came out of Ijiang Yongzi's office a little disappointed, and then walked towards the door of the office with embarrassment on his face. And Lin Xiuyi and Miki recognized this man at first sight, because he was Professor Xinmu Wanzhai who Lin Xiuyi and Miki visited just yesterday.

"Police, isn't that Professor Xinmu?"

"Um...why is he here?"

Lin Xiuyi and Miki exchanged their questions in a low voice. But at this moment, Yuko Irie, who was standing at the door, saw Lin Xiuyi and Miki sitting on the sofa. Irie Yongzi first bowed to the two of them, and then Lin Xiuyi and Miki hurriedly got up and returned the salute.

"I'm sorry for bothering you while you're working! Excuse me... Is that the writer who just won the Akutagawa Prize, Professor Shinki Mansai?"

Maybe it was because he felt that his behavior was a little rude just now, Irie Yongzi first took a deep breath, and then pretended to be calm and said to Lin Xiuyi and Miki:

"Well... he is indeed Professor Xinmu Wanzhai. I'm sorry, but just now I made you see such a rude side of me. Did you really make the two laugh?"

"Um... Excuse me! Is Professor Shinki Manzhai also your client?"

"Eh? Ah... That's not true. Professor Araki came to ask me about the murder of Mr. Hamada. I was a little emotional just now, and I accidentally said something very bad to Professor Araki. Now think about it. , it really shouldn't be!"