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Chapter 24 Clues
Facing Yibuki Youxian's puzzled gaze, Qin Wenyu gave the answer: "You heard it just now, the man the police on both sides talked about."
Yibuki thought about it, and suddenly realized.
"Call the police!"
"But...how are we going to find him?"
"No idea."
Qin Wenyu held the luggage in one hand and put the other hand in the pocket of the down jacket, and gave Yi Chui Youxian an unexpected answer.
"Eh?"
Yibuki was stunned, what should do now?
The two were walking aimlessly in Dazang Township, Qin Wenyu walked in front, Yibuki was a body away from him, there were various ice sculptures standing on both sides of the road, and the fine snow was swaying under the breeze. After falling down, Qin Wenyu glanced left and right. Dazang Township has put in a lot of effort for this winter festival.
After almost walking around the whole village, Qin Wenyu seemed to have a goal suddenly, and walked towards a single-family house.
Yibuki Yuxian followed him without knowing why, and came to the doorbell, with the words "Matsumoto" written beside it.
Qin Wenyu rang the doorbell directly, and the person who responded was a woman.
"Hi, I'm a policeman."
Qin Wenyu casually took Ibuki's work card and passed it in front of the camera.
"Mr. Police... I have been staying at home and have not gone out..."
The middle-aged woman said bitterly and bitterly.
"Well, you've done a good job, Mrs. Matsumoto," Qin Wenyu said in a formulaic tone, "However, things have changed, and we still need to understand something. Please open the door and let us in."
The middle-aged woman seemed surprised, and the doorbell was silent for a while before there was a response.
"If you'd like to come in, fine..."
Communication via the doorbell was temporarily interrupted, and footsteps were heard in the courtyard.
It was a fat middle-aged woman who opened the door.
Slightly puzzled eyes flashed across each other's eyes, but neither of them spoke. Under the leadership of the woman, the three of them entered the living room.
This home is not too small, the porch is extraordinarily tall and spacious, the floor is made of wood, the furniture and decoration are still in the style of the last century, the chandelier on the top of the living room and a few wall lamps on the wall are dark yellow, have not seen it yet other household appliances.
Generally speaking, the lighting in the whole room is not very good, maybe this is the reason why the lights are turned on at home during the day.
Qin Wenyu spent a few seconds scanning the surroundings of this family, and finally stopped his gaze on the busy woman in front of him.
"Tea, please."
The other party knelt down in front of Qin Wenyu and Yibui Youxian, and made a cup of green tea for them.
"Thank you," Qin Wenyu took a sip from his teacup and said, "Please repeat the details of the report, Mrs. Matsumoto."
The woman looked sad and lamented: "Everyone didn't believe it...but I really saw it, Mr. Another Curator."
Qin Wenyu's heart moved: "Mr. another curator? The curator here refers to Mr. Beiyuan Cangshu?"
Mrs. Matsumoto nodded: "Yes, Mr. Beiyuan Cangshu, because he has been to our village more than once, so almost everyone knows him, and knows that he is Mr. Director of the Izumo Museum."
"Does Mr. Beiyuan Cangshu come every year for winter festivals, or does he come often on weekdays?" Qin Wenyu asked.
"Like the tourists, they only come during the winter festival..." Mrs. Matsumoto replied.
Qin Wenyu nodded clearly and said, "Please continue, and tell us in detail about the other curator you met."
On Mrs. Matsumoto's face, there was a look of disbelief and fear, and she said, "Last night...it should be nine o'clock. I saw two curators near the cave where the festival is about to take place! It's true!"
She got excited when she mentioned this, and her kneeling posture became straighter.
Ibuki Yuzuru was also a little horrified when he heard this bizarre statement.
how is this possible?
Isn't Mr. Curator missing? Why did Mrs. Matsumoto see two curators?
"Did the two curators appear in front of you at the same time?" Qin Wenyu asked.
"No...not at the same time, just after nine o'clock, I saw a curator coming out of the cave, and about five minutes later, another identical curator came out of the cave! They really It's... exactly the same!" Mrs. Matsumoto said with fear.
"What do you mean, two curators walked out of the cave last night and then disappeared?" Qin Wenyu sat cross-legged, put his hands on his knees, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "The cave you mentioned , is it used to hold a winter festival every year?"
"Yes……"
"It has only one entrance?"
"There is only one!" She suddenly became excited. "It is absolutely impossible that after the curator walked out of the cave, he entered the cave through another entrance, and came out again. I grew up in the village, and that cave has only one entrance and exit!"
Is that so...
Qin Wenyu looked at her and suddenly asked, "Mrs. Matsumoto, why are you so sure it's nine o'clock in the evening? Besides, what were you doing near the cave during that time?"
Mrs. Matsumoto's expression changed, and she suddenly fell silent.
Ibuki Youxian looked at Qin Wenyu, and then at Mrs. Matsumoto, feeling that the atmosphere in this room was a little depressing and heavy.
"You are not the police!"
she exclaimed suddenly.
Qin Wenyu looked at her without changing her face: "You don't care who we are, do you?"
"Whether the police or the media, as long as they can help you enter that cave, anyone can." Qin Wenyu said calmly.
Mrs. Matsumoto opened her mouth and fell silent again.
Qin Wenyu looked at her for a moment, then stood up and said, "Then, we won't bother."
Ibuki Yuzuru also got up quickly, bent slightly and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, Mrs. Matsumoto."
The Matsumoto lady watched Qin Wenyu and Ibuki Yuxian leave their house like this, without saying a word.
It was not until he left the Matsumoto house that Ibuki Yuzuru let out a long sigh of relief.
"Huh... Mr. Qin, is what Mrs. Matsumoto said true?"
"I don't know." Qin Wenyu glanced back at Matsumoto's house, "But even if it's fake, the Dazang Township police's attitude is very strange. They don't seem to want Dazang Township to be investigated."
"Maybe it's because of the winter festival?" Ibuki Yuzuru glanced around, "Dazang Township seems to have spent a lot of money for the annual winter festival, and if it is closed due to a case, the loss will be huge..."
Qin Wenyu nodded, he thought so too.
"By the way, are there any strange rumors about the Winter Festival in Dazang Township?" Qin Wenyu asked suddenly.
"Strange rumors?" Yibuki Youxian frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "No... But, the Winter Festival in Dazang Township seems to have magical effects!"
"A magical effect?" Qin Wenyu's heart moved, and he asked, "Do you know what it is?"
Yi Chui Youxian simply took out the phone, pressed it for a while, and handed the phone to Qin Wenyu.
Qin Wenyu took the phone and looked at it, it was search information about Dazang Township.
One of the most conspicuous ones is the winter festival in Dazang Township.
"Reborn~The magical transformation of those who participated in the Snow Festival!"
Qin Wenyu clicked on it, and there were some really miraculous examples listed in it.
For example—after the domestic violence man participated in the snow festival, he completely changed his personality and became gentle and polite.
The perennial smoker stopped smoking a single cigarette after participating in the snow festival, and successfully quit smoking.
After an office worker in poor physical condition participated in the snow festival, all his problems disappeared out of thin air...
The list goes on.
Suddenly, Qin Wenyu's cell phone vibrated.
He handed Yibui's mobile phone back to her, and pressed the answer button of his own mobile phone.
"Hello."
"Hello, is that Mr. Qin just now? I'm Nagasaki from the Shimane Police Station."
Was it the police officer who asked him to leave his phone number?
"It's me, Officer Nagasaki."
"Please come to Yuqiaozhai right away, a hot spring resort in the southeast of the village. We found Mr. Curator here."
Qin Wenyu's eyes changed slightly, and he responded, "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Yi Bui Youxian saw Qin Wenyu's serious expression, and asked cautiously, "What's the matter...Mr. Qin?"
Qin Wenyu looked to the southeast of the village and said, "Curator Beiyuan Cangshu, I found..."