"Why do you ask?"

When Yuan Zhizhu heard that Lin Xiuyi asked about the female friends around Asai Gongyi, he couldn't help but asked curiously.

"Because the name of the painting is "Love Letter", and it is also a portrait painting with women as the object of expression, I am a little curious if Mr. Asai wanted to give this painting as a gift to a certain woman and then specially gave it to a certain woman. Bought it back!"

Lin Xiu always expressed the doubts in his heart to Yuan Zhizhu, and then stepped into Xiwu Village with Yuan Zhizhu. Seeing the return of Lin Xiuyi and Yuan Zhizhu, Steward Shibata immediately stepped forward to say hello to them.

"Ah... the two gentlemen have worked hard, please rest for a while, lunch will be ready soon!"

"You are so warm, Mr. Shibata! But we're going back to Tokyo this afternoon!"

"Are you going back so soon? Could it be that I was not well entertained!"

"No no no! You are really worrying too much. We want to go back to Tokyo, go to Mr. Asai's office and the auction house to investigate. By the way, Mr. Shibata, there is one thing I want to ask you. Excuse me, do you have any close female friends around Mr. Asai, I mean, the kind of lovers..."

"Eh? Well, I'm really sorry. I'm just a housekeeper. It's not convenient for me to inquire about the master's private life, and the master rarely comes back. I've never heard the master talk about interacting with women."

"That's it, sorry, maybe I think too much!"

As soon as Lin Xiu finished speaking, he said goodbye to Mr. Shibata and went back to his room to pack up. Seeing this, Yuan Zhizhu hurriedly followed. Because he knows that time is of the essence when it comes to disappearances. The sooner the investigation into Koichi Asai's social relations is concluded, the more hope that Koichi Asai's whereabouts will be found sooner.

After lunch, Lin Xiuyi and Yuan Zhizhu, who bid farewell to Shibata's housekeeper, drove away from Yugizhuang and started to walk back along the road they came from. Along the way, Lin Xiuyi kept sorting out the information he had on hand. At the same time, he sorted out the doubts in his mind.

First of all, that is the reason why Asai Gongyi left the house alone. According to Shibata's housekeeper's description, Asai Gong just said that he had something to leave, and then drove away from the house. So obviously, he was probably going to see someone. Who are you going to see? This is for further investigation.

In addition, there is another question as to what is the purpose of Asai Gouichi buying this "Love Letter", is it to give it to a woman with a close relationship? If so, did he suddenly leave home to meet this female friend? Since this point cannot be confirmed at present, Lin Xiuyi can only temporarily take a reserved attitude towards it.

Finally, there is another clue that seems to have little to do with the disappearance of Asai Koichi, who is the hand of this "Love Letter", and who is the model depicted in the "Love Letter". Is it really just a coincidence that the three previous collectors have encountered unfortunate events?

Lin Xiuyi looked at the questions on the notebook, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. However, he still decided to find a way to rule it out first, to see if Asai Koichi might have encountered an accident.

Although the journey is far away, fortunately today is not a weekday, so the journey from Okutama Town back to downtown Tokyo was smooth. After Yuanzhizhu and Lin Shuichi parted near Kichijoji, they made an appointment tomorrow to investigate together at Mr. Asai's office and the Rose Palace, the gallery that sold the "Love Letter". After that, Lin Xiuyi went straight home.

"I am back!"

As soon as the door was opened, Lin Xiu knew that Mingmei should be here as soon as he saw the shoes on the door! He took off his shoes and walked cautiously into the house.

"Ah... Xiu Yijiang, you're back, I thought I wouldn't be able to see you today?"

Seeing Lin Xiuyi suddenly returning home, Mingmei said to Lin Xiuyi with a look of surprise.

"Akimi-chan, I'm so sorry, I didn't know you would be back today! I just came back from Okutama-cho, how is it, is the work on the movie over?"

"Hey, the official filming is over, and the rest is some work after returning to Tokyo. I'm really happy that I can see Shuichi-chan often again."

"Congratulations on Mingmei-chan, but it's a bit of a coincidence. I just received an invitation from Mr. Inspector. Please ask me to investigate one of his friends. So, I'm afraid I can't accompany Mingmei-chan these days. already."

"Is that so, Supervisor Sang, how's he doing recently!"

"Well, it still looks the same! It doesn't feel like a change..."

Lin Xiuyi put down his luggage while talking, Mingmei hurried forward to help, of course Lin Xiuyi refused to let Mingmei do it. At this moment, Reina, who was busy in the kitchen, stuck her head out and said to Lin Xiuyi:

"Hey, hey, I've been back for so long, don't you know how to greet my sister who has been staying at home and looking forward to your early return?"

Seeing Reina Jing pretending to be angry, Ming Mei quietly stuck out her tongue to Lin Xiu, then turned back and ran back to the kitchen to help.

"It's nice to be home!"

Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but sighed inwardly.

He threw the changed clothes into the washing machine, and then simply rinsed his body and put on a neat new set of clothes. After all this was done, Rena and Akemi had dinner ready.

"Eh, is that a steak?"

Seeing that Reina served it, it was a rare western food~lightnovelpub.net~ Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but be a little surprised!

"Well... I met Ming Mei-chan in the office today. When you mentioned that you wanted to eat steak in the supermarket last time, Mingmei volunteered to come back and try it. However, we don't know what you will do tonight. I came back, so I only prepared Kuroge Wagyu beef for two people, but mashed potatoes or something is more than enough!"

"Is it the craftsmanship of Mingmei-chan? It must be tasted well."

As soon as Lin Xiu said that, he picked up the knife and fork, and gently cut a small piece of steak with skill, and then put as much sauce as possible into his mouth. Soon he could feel the tender taste of the steak.

"Delicious, Mingmei sauce's craftsmanship is great!"

Hearing Lin Xiuyi's compliment, Mingmei's face flashed a happy expression, but she soon became a little shy again under Reina's gaze.

"Hurry up and marry her home, Ernie, so I can relax a little too!"

Lin Xiu almost spit out the red wine he hadn't swallowed.