Accompanied by the cool autumn wind, a black high-end RV quietly drove across the road full of red leaves. Lin Xiuyi leaned against the window, breathed the fresh mountain air comfortably, and fully appreciated the beauty of the red leaves in the mountains. scenery.

"I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to travel with the supervisor. Fortunately, it's not too late for me to come back. Otherwise, I'm afraid I can only wait for the red leaf season next year..."

Lin Xiu sighed with emotion, and opened the thermos pot at hand, using the lid of the thermos pot as a cup, and poured himself a cup of fragrant hot coffee.

"Ah! After leaving the city, even the coffee tasted better!"

Genchitake, who has been driving seriously all the time, hasn't said a few words since he got in the car. Along the way, Lin Xiuyi either leaned against the window to sleep soundly, or just ate, drank and enjoyed the scenery. It was clear that Yuan Zhizhu's position and qualifications should be higher than Lin Xiuyi's, but this time he became Lin Xiuyi's driver. This made Yuan Zhizhu's mood suddenly become a little unhappy. He glanced at Lin Xiuyi beside him lightly, and then calmly moved his foot to the braking position.

"call!"

Lin Xiuyi put the coffee to his mouth, blew lightly, and then carefully placed it to his mouth. Just as he was testing the temperature in the cup and hesitating whether to drink it or not, the car that was driving smoothly turned out to be. There was a sudden pause.

The sudden kick made Lin Xiu drink a big gulp of hot coffee, and Lin Xiu felt that his lips and upper gums seemed to be scalded. After he swallowed the coffee with difficulty, he couldn't help but complain to Yuan Zhizhu a little angrily.

"Ah... it's so hot! Why can't you remind me!"

"Crack it!"

With the sound of a knuckle, Yuanzhizhu said to Lin Xiuyi with a blank expression.

"Feel sorry!"

Yuan Zhizhu looked at Lin Xiuyi's shriveled appearance, and his originally depressed mood suddenly became much better.

Mount Yugiri is a mountain located at the junction of Okutama Town under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Yamanashi Prefecture. It is close to the beautiful Okutama Lake and the forest of Hinohara. The Yugizou located in the mountain is exactly where Lin Shuichi and Yuan Zhizhu are located. destination of the line.

Just a few days ago, Lin Xiuyi accidentally heard the legend of the "painting of the curse" from Yuan Zhizhu's mouth. As the collector of this painting, Mr. Asai, who was also a former classmate of Inspector Genchitake, disappeared suddenly shortly after taking this painting. Because he was worried about the safety of his friends, and at the same time to find out about the "curse", Yuan Zhizhu took the initiative to find Lin Xiuyi who had just returned to China as a private person, and asked him to go to Xiwu Village with him to find out.

The car circled along the sparsely-traveled mountain road, rarely encountering vehicles approaching from the opposite side along the way. This makes the long journey a bit lonely now.

"I really didn't expect that Tokyo, with a population of 42 million, actually has such a sparsely populated and beautiful place. It's a rare paradise!"

As soon as Lin Xiu finished drinking the coffee, he snapped the lid back on the thermos. Then he felt a little bored and approached Yuan Zhizhu.

"Xanadu, this place really deserves this title! Although I haven't been here many times before, I have heard some things about this place from Asai-kun. In the early years, the residents of this generation have For generations, they were mountain people who made a living by logging and processing wood products. However, with the large-scale import of foreign wood, the number of merchants who purchased wood in Okutama Town became less and less, and the people here also became very small. It is no longer possible to rely on the forestry business for a living.”

Hearing Yuan Zhizhu's words, Lin Xiu nodded clearly. As sad as it may sound, it is an inevitable thing after all. After all, no matter how hard it is to leave the homeland, people still need work to make a living. This is why so many young people love to come to Tokyo!

"What a pity!"

"It's a pity? Actually, it's not a pity! In recent years, many artists who originally lived in Tokyo have built villas and studios here. Painters in particular have a soft spot for the scenery here. This is also Asai. One of the reasons why you always live here."

The rare Yuan Zhizhu was willing to communicate with him, so Lin Xiuyi was naturally happy to ask Yuan Zhizhu about the local customs and customs, as long as he didn't talk about Mingmei.

After about 20 minutes or so, when the car drove over a river from the bridge. A white building suddenly appeared in the forest in the distance. After Lin Xiu asked Yuan Zhizhu, he knew that it was their destination.

When the car slowly parked in front of Xiwu Village, the two iron doors in front of the door slowly opened to both sides. Yuan Zhizhu drove the car directly into the yard.

Lin Xiuyi sat in the car and looked curiously at the villa hidden in the mountains. Can not help but praise again and again. It looks like a really nice place here!

The car stopped steadily by the road in front of the villa, and before Yuan Zhizhu got off the car, an old man in a suit and leather shoes greeted him respectfully.

"Mr. Yuan, is the journey going well?"

The old man bowed to Yuan Zhizhu and then greeted him.

"Thanks to your butler Fu Chaitian, everything is not bad. Oh, by the way, let me introduce to you, this gentleman is Police Officer Lin from the Special Investigation Department of the Police Department's Search Section 1. I am asking him in a private capacity. I got up to investigate the disappearance of Asai-kun. Shuichi-kun, this is Mr. Shibata, the housekeeper of the Asai family..."

Yuan Zhizhu introduced Lin Xiuyi to Butler Shibata~lightnovelpub.net~ After the two met and greeted each other, Lin Xiuyi and Yuan Zhizhu walked into the house under the leadership of Butler Shibata.

The Asai family's villa looks like an English manor from the outside. Although it is not as large as an English castle, both the interior decoration and the furnishings reveal a strong British style.

As soon as I entered the hall, I immediately saw the stairs leading to the rooms on the second floor on the left and right sides. The stairs are covered with elegant cashmere carpets, and the walls on both sides are decorated with solid wood and wallpaper, but the most eye-catching thing is the colorful Western paintings hanging on the walls next to the stairs.

"As expected of a collector! It's like an art museum!"

"Mr. Lin praised it. These are just a small part of the master's collection. Are you also a Western painting lover? If you like it, I can show you."

"Ah... no, no, no! Don't bother Mr. Shibata, I'm a complete amateur in Western painting..."

Lin Xiuyi said honestly.