Metropolitan Police Department, a surveillance room.

  Yu Bai was leaning on the swivel chair, and the scene from Setagaya District last night was playing on the screen.

  The police officer on duty was lying on the table next to him, snoring loudly as if he couldn't wake up. He turned a blind eye to the intruder who was so close. This is a branch room. There are many surveillance cameras in Tokyo. The total number of cameras is obviously not enough to be accommodated in one room. Yu Bai did not go to the main surveillance room of the headquarters. Firstly, it is difficult to operate with too many people and there are risks; secondly, he thought The picture you want to adjust does not require such a high level.

  There were dozens of monitors hanging on the wall directly opposite. Yu Bai pressed the computer in front of him twice. As he adjusted, a familiar scene appeared on the screen. A 24-hour convenience store was open, and people were waiting for the traffic lights. He also saw himself and his landlady, standing on either side of the intersection.

  The two greeted each other, and when the light turned green, the landlady handed him the bag, exchanged a few words, and then separated in front of the apartment door. This is almost exactly the same as what the other party said when he asked Hua Jiang Xia Ye in the morning.

  Yu Bai played it back again without saying anything.

  An unsurprising scene, only he knew what was wrong.

  After slow playback for the third time, he also didn't find the clues he wanted, so he stopped worrying about it.

  Drag the mouse to shrink the time to 8 o'clock to 10 o'clock in the evening. The location is various streets, intersections, and corners in Setagaya Nimemachi. The monitor on the wall starts to play back all the scenes from last night.

  Yu Bai didn't intend to miss a corner. He browsed with far more energy than ordinary people, and his main attention was focused on the intersection near the apartment on the computer. Unfortunately, he failed to gain anything until the end.

  Reluctantly turning off the fast-forward screen and returning the monitoring room to its original state, Yu Bai rubbed his temples tiredly. Taking care of dozens of objects at the same time was very taxing on him.

  One of his ideas was to rely on surveillance to review the events of that night. This was also the most direct method on the surface, but the result obviously failed.

  Yu Bai had no special emotions, and he would not find it easy from the beginning. Seeing the local reaction and people going about their normal lives, it's like peeking through a tube, revealing the danger.

  He left the monitoring room and continued the investigation.

  What happened at that intersection last night?

  What is he investigating?

  Yu Bai, who was walking among the bustling civil servants and office workers, couldn't answer. Thinking back to what he saw at that time, even he felt shuddering.

  Then he went to more other government departments, as well as some civil organizations, such as newspapers. He wants to collect evidence from all aspects of society. The "evidence" here comes in various forms, from paper documents to film and television materials. Yu Bai can transform into anyone or induce others to come into contact with what he wants to know or to What you want to hear.

  For example, if the price of pork will rise, Yu Bai does not need to go through the last link of information flow such as the wet market. He can just ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries directly.

  His investigation was so boring and tedious. The only interesting thing in the monotonous process was when he walked into a file room and accidentally bumped into two bold civil servants doing something unsightly. In desperation, he They had no choice but to cut each other unconscious and take the money in their wallets among the clothes and items thrown on the floor as hush money. They must have made such a mistake, and they would be too guilty to mention it to outsiders.

  At the same time, according to this line of thinking, the investigation is very simple. Indeed, he was even passing by a certain provincial conference room and heard the staff talking about the reception of the Prime Minister's meeting later. He couldn't help but have an idea. After a while, a group of people in suits and ties appeared. When the senior officials arrived in a hurry, and then came out in a hurry, he had already blended in with them, stood nearest the old man, and followed them for half a day.

  He eavesdropped on everyone's corner, but still found nothing to corroborate.

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  As the sun set, Yu Bai took off his suit, threw some miscellaneous disguises into the trash can, and returned to the street.

  "There's no sign at all."

  He said, but there was no relieved expression on his face.

  A day's investigation, through all aspects of society, eliminates all possibilities, and then only one remains.

  That means there is no answer.

  After getting rid of a few shadow clones that were still working hard somewhere, Yu Bai stretched out.

  "Go back."

  Staring at the dim sunset, Yu Bai was pushed by the crowd of people after work and stepped into the crowded subway and whizzed away.

  ...

  The landlord of Huajiang said that her property was passed down from her grandfather's generation and had a long history. Yu Bai came to the ground and watched the surrounding scenery gradually change from the atmosphere of the CBD to the simplicity of the urban-rural fringe. What he wanted to say was the truth.

  Judging from this, her ancestors are quite wealthy, and her family must have a long history. She just doesn't know why this well-established family has not completed capital accumulation in her hands, but is working happily.

  It is really an era of peace and quiet in Heilongjiang. Now it is called Reiwa. I look forward to it.

  When Yu Bai returned to the apartment, he found that Huajiang Xiaye had already gotten off work and was cleaning the yard.

  "Good afternoon."

  The other person, who is both the owner and the apartment manager, changed into home clothes and put away the broom when he saw him.

  "Okay." Yu Bai replied, "Landlord, do you also do the usual cleaning?"

  Huajiang Xiaye wiped away the sweat and said with a smile: "How come, I hire someone to take care of it regularly, but occasionally I see it and I do it easily. Once the work is done, some kind-hearted residents will also help. "

  Oh, it turns out that I am free.

  Just like in the past, landlords would go to the fields for a walk when they had nothing to do. From time to time, they would have to make a few strong words. Even if the instructions were not in line with objective reality, no one could say anything.

  Yu Bai nodded to express his understanding and was about to go back to the house. He noticed that Huajiang Xiaye looked wrong. He was holding the broom with both hands, trying to hold himself on the ground, as if he was exhausted, and his eyes frequently flicked towards him.

  Yu Bai tasted the product, maybe because she lacked physical exercise and had time to teach her radio gymnastics, or...

  "Landlord Huajiang, I can't pay back the money for the time being." Yu Bai silently adjusted his position so that it would be inconvenient for the other party to hold the broom. Handed it to him, "Please be accommodating for a few more days."

  "Oh... the money matter is not urgent." Huajiang Xiaye said blankly, "You..."

  Yu Bai took the lead to withdraw through the gate. At this moment, a A man came out of the laundry room upstairs and almost bumped into him.

  "Sorry." A soft female voice said quickly.

  "No, you go through first." Yu Bai said nonchalantly, but after seeing the face of the visitor clearly, he paused.

  He felt a certain impression of the cool and cold eyebrows and the cute oval face of a baby. His eyes turned to the girl's hair, which was a highly recognizable twin ponytail. Now she was easy to recognize.

  It's the girl who collected clothes on the fourth floor yesterday.

  Subconsciously, he looked into the washbasin she was holding. Well, the clothes had some distinctive features. It was her.

  "Ah!" The other party also recognized him and looked surprised. However, the next moment, he noticed Yu Bai's gaze and hurriedly protected him with his arms.

  Yu Bai felt that it was necessary to clear up some misunderstandings. As the saying goes, don’t look at anything inappropriate, don’t treat anything inappropriate...

  Unexpectedly, the girl lowered her head, without saying a word, as if she was charging past him with her head covered.

  "..." Yu Bai looked at the girl's back as she hurried up the stairs, feeling speechless. Everyone can die if you say a friendly word.

  "What, you two know each other?" Huajiang Xiaye came up from behind and said.

  "I don't know." Yu Bai denied, "But we met yesterday, do you know him?"

  "Of course, I can recognize every resident's face," Huajiang Xiaye said, "Have you underestimated me? " His expression said, "Her name is Sato Tassel. She seems to have come to Tokyo to study in high school. She is still a child studying in other places. It is quite hard. She is very kind-hearted. I just told you that she is one of the residents who occasionally helps with labor... From now on, when everyone lives in the same apartment, you will also meet other people."

  "Okay." Yu Bai silently wrote it down.

  "Is there something going on between you two?" Huajiang Xiaye asked pretending to be casual.

  "Nothing."

  Seeing that Huajiang Xiaye was about to take out the broom again, Yu Bai showed his personal number card and asked the other party to help him complete the renting procedures. This successfully attracted the other party's attention. Huajiang Xiaye took out the contract that had been prepared, and the two Everyone signed it, so the contract officially came into effect, and Yu Bai also settled in this old apartment.

  Saying that landlord, thank you for your hard work in cleaning slowly, Yu Bai returned to the house.

  After closing the door, he sat on the tatami in the room, listening to the landlady's somewhat annoyed mutterings, and then left. The first floor and the front yard became quiet, and soon became chaotic with new sounds. Tenants who came back one after another climbed on the wall. The kitten passing by, the footsteps on the corridor, the sound of clothes rubbing against plastic bags...

  He first thought about what he had gained today and whether he had missed anything. After getting the same result, he relaxed and listened quietly and felt.

  For dinner, he ate some rice balls he bought on the road, and then continued to close his eyes and listen to everything outside the house, like an old monk meditating. The disturbances in the apartment flow through the senses like a river.

  He listened, felt, slowly adjusted his breathing, and unknowingly merged into the smoke and smoke of this world.

  He is also waiting.

  The sky outside the window gradually darkened.

  There was no light on, so the room was very dim. The street lights and night light reflected by the curtains fell on the tatami, as if they were blessed with a hazy filter.

  At nine o'clock in the evening, Yu Bai quietly opened his eyes and pulled out a knife from the darkness.