Tokyo Mystery Writers

Chapter 27 Things have come to this point; fate is unavoidable.

"Miss Jiang Liu, what's wrong?"

Seeing the faint sadness on Jiang Liu Meili's face, Mai Shiro Kyosuke couldn't help but ask a question.

Jiang Liu Meili originally wanted to praise Mai Shiro Kyosuke for writing so well, for he had vividly depicted Suzue's longing for love, yet her reluctance to express it.

In particular, the scene where Suzue throws bellflowers down from upstairs is very romantic and gives one a taste of the bittersweetness of first love.

But, thinking about how this guy had just been intimately pressed together with that voluptuous girl in the hot spring, Jiang Liumei could only pout and blush as she lied:

"I answered a phone call from someone this morning and accidentally fell and hurt my foot. It's still swollen."

When Maishiro Kyosuke heard Jiang Liu Meili's words, he was stunned for a moment before he remembered that there was indeed such a thing.

Looking down at Jiang Liumei's feet, I noticed that she was wearing a pair of black round-toed loafers with tassels, and her exposed ankles were red and swollen with a faint purple tinge.

It was obvious that he had fallen quite hard.

Looking up at Jiang Liumei, I saw that she was breathing out hot air, and her long eyelashes were covered with ice crystals due to the temperature difference.

One can imagine how disappointed Jiang Liu Meili must have felt, having come to see him so happily before she was fully awake, only to find herself interacting with two girls in the hot spring.

Thinking about all this, Maijo Kyosuke felt like he was a complete bastard!

Even if the relationship between the two is somewhat ambiguous, there is no reason for an ordinary guest to be made to sit on a cold corridor bench!

"Miss Jiang Liu, my apologies."

Maijo Kyosuke squatted down on the ground, reached out an arm to support Jiang Liu Meili's back, and put his other arm around the back of Jiang Liu Meili's knees.

Jiang Liumei was holding a manuscript paper, wanting to continue reading the sequel to "A Bellflower".

But then Maijo Kyosuke said, "Excuse me?"

Before he could even react to what was happening, he found that Maishiro Kyosuke had already picked him up!

Seeing this, Jiang Liu Meili couldn't help but panic, her jade-like legs moving up and down erratically like a white butterfly:

"Ms. Maishiro? What...what are you going to do?"

Maishiro Kyosuke swayed the soft flesh in front of him. Although the softness had thrown him into disarray, Maishiro Kyosuke still managed to restrain himself and said:

"Miss Jiang Liu, swollen feet are a serious matter. If not treated properly, it may restrict your movement."

"You wouldn't want to postpone the publication of your short mystery magazine because of a sore foot, would you?"

Jiang Liu Meili blushed immediately after being jostled by Mai Cheng Jingjie, and now that she heard Mai Cheng Jingjie say this, she naturally stopped resisting.

Maijo Kyosuke kicked open the door, placed Eri Miri on the tatami mat, and turned to leave the room.

After waiting for three or four minutes, there was still no sign of Maijo Kyosuke.

Jiang Liu Meili is just like Suzue in the story, eager to stand up and find Maijo Kyosuke.

But then Maijo Kyosuke pushed open the door and returned to the room with a small reddish-brown bottle in his hand.

"Fortunately, Miss Myojin has some liniment for sprains and bruises. Once you apply it, you'll recover quickly."

As Maishiro Kyosuke spoke, he moved a stool over, sat down in front of Jiang Liu Meili, and lifted Jiang Liu Meili's feet.

"Ms. Mai, please stop..."

Before Jiang Liumei could finish speaking, her tasseled loafers were removed, revealing her feet, clad in black stockings, to Maijo Kyosuke.

Through the black stockings, you can see her long, full toes with light pink nail polish.

Watching Jiang Liumei's toes tremble involuntarily with shyness.

Maishiro Kyosuke then realized that he had just acted impulsively and seemed to have done something terrible!

He clearly just wanted to check on Jiang Liumei's foot injury, but wasn't he being a bit too rude?

What if I'm mistaken for a pervert again?

Maijo Kyosuke grabbed the boat sock on Eri's toes and pulled it very slowly, setting a rule in his mind.

If Jiang Liumei resists in any way before taking off her socks, or if she pulls her foot back directly, he will stop there.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as Maijo Kyosuke had envisioned.

The socks seemed to lose all friction with my feet, and they were easily pulled off.

Things have come to this point, and fate is unavoidable!

Kyosuke Maijo could only apply the dark red liniment between his hands and begin to knead it.

Jiang Liumei's face was so red with embarrassment it was almost dripping with water, but to avoid further embarrassment, she could only distract herself with the captivating story of "A Bellflower":

Even though Fukumura is dead, "I" and Detective Hishida still believe that Fukumura killed Ichisenmatsu and stole Ichisenmatsu's 500 yen.

But who killed Fukumura? Where did Ichisen's 500 yen go? Why were both victims holding a bellflower?

These questions are bothering me.

So, I took off my thick round glasses again and went to "Shofukan" and saw Suzue once more.

Standing on the second floor, Suzue seemed to recognize me immediately after I took off my glasses.

She was applying lipstick by the window when she saw me arrive, and even the little finger she was holding to her lips stopped.

As I entered Suzue's room, Suzue asked me, as always, if I wanted to sleep.

I still refused, because I wanted to know whether Suzue knew the truth about Fukumura's death.

Suzue acted as if she hadn't heard the questions I raised about the case.

She simply took out fireworks and set them off by the window. I thought she was cold and was using the fireworks to keep warm.

Unexpectedly, she put her hand directly into the flames of the fireworks!

I was so startled that I quickly pulled her hand away, and we both fell onto the tatami mat.

Suzue collapsed onto the tatami mat, turning her head away. Although she was lying on her side, I could feel that she was crying.

They stopped responding to my questions.

I didn't know what to do and was about to say goodbye when Suzue suddenly reached out and grabbed my trouser leg. In a serious tone, she said she wanted to tell me the truth.

In this situation, I naturally intend to sit down and listen carefully.

But Suzue insisted that I not turn my head, but face away from her, and asked me to promise that no matter what she said, I should not ask any questions, and that I should leave immediately after listening.

I don't know why Suzue made this request, but I had no choice but to agree.

But to my surprise, Suzue told me that the person who killed Ichisenmatsu was indeed Fukumura.

The motive for the murder was the same as I guessed: Fukumura wanted to rescue Suzue, and he killed Ichisenmatsu for the five hundred yen.

However, Suzue then told me that Fukumura had taken the money and was planning to rescue her.

The news that Suzue had killed Fukumura was like a bolt from the blue for me!

I turned my head, wanting to ask why.

Suzue, however, yelled at me in an almost accusatory tone:

"In this room, so dirty, so messy, so full of lies, please keep your promise and leave!"

Suzue's scream was so sudden that I froze on the spot.

I don't know why, but I developed a slight feeling for Suzue.

In my opinion, that wasn't love; it was just that I was reminded of Sachiko again.

Although the way she waved to me with a smile back then didn't show any pain.

But I know that Sachiko, like Suzue, was a young girl who was manipulated and became a dead flower that had already started to rot before it even bloomed.

She is still young, but she has no way out.

"Please leave!"

The candlelight cast my shadow on the paper door, making me look sad and helpless.

I left the room and closed the paper door.

The paper door made three "clunking" sounds.

But I never dreamed that it would be the last sound I left for Suzue.