Japan is a place where seniority is very serious, and the police are no exception.

Nishio Mahiru has a bright future in the Metropolitan Police Department, but it is not easy for her to get others to help her, especially the police officers from the district police stations outside the Metropolitan Police Department.

Tonight, she was able to learn the news about Higashino Hirosawa as soon as possible. In fact, it was Matsumoto who had previously sent messages to various district police stations.

From the perspective of those police stations, they thought it might be because of the false police report that Higashino Hirosawa was registered with the Metropolitan Police Department and was placed under intense surveillance.

Only Nishio Shinryu knew that this was not the case.

Although the fake police incident has embarrassed the Metropolitan Police Department, it does not mean that they will keep an eye on one person. The Metropolitan Police Department has no intention of doing so.

It turned out that Nishio Mahryu was worried about what would happen to Higashino Hirosawa and Chiwa, so he asked Matsumotoji if there was a way to grasp Higashino Hirosawa's movements as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, after thinking for a while, Matsumoto made a direct call to the chiefs of each district police station and asked them to pay attention to Higashino Hirosawa.

Before, Nishio Mahyu was just a little surprised that Matsumotoji was so easy to talk to, but now he gradually felt that something was not right.

"Nishio-kun, your question hurts my heart so much. No matter what you say, Mika is the one I watched growing up and called me uncle many times. I couldn't help her before, but she's gone now, so take care of her.

Her husband and children are just a piece of cake, so why not do it."

Matsumotoji said with a smile.

Just help with a little effort?

What about the liar?

Nishio Maru complained in his heart.

It is true that these big shots can do something that many people cannot do even with all their efforts, but it is not easy to get them to do this "with a little effort", as Nishio Shinryu knows all too well.

Nishio Masuru's family background is not that good, at least it is much worse than what his colleagues guessed.

When she was a child, she was even much shorter than her peers due to malnutrition. Now she is almost 11 years old, she looks only 9 years old.

There are many people like Matsumoto who come to and from the Kanbara family who can change the situation of her family with just a little effort, but no one has ever done this.

It wasn't until one New Year's Day that her brother was injured and hospitalized, and her father mercifully took her to the Kanhara family to pay New Year's greetings. She met Mika, who liked to play with her, and her family's situation gradually began to change.

As for Matsumoto Tsukasa and Kanbara Mika's relationship as seniors, it's okay to deceive others.

After more than ten years, there have been less than ten polite greetings in total. How close can the relationship get?

However, since Matsumotoji didn't say anything, Nishio Mahryu knew that there would be no results if she continued to ask. She thought about it and said, "Matsumotoji, can I have someone check the speedboat?"

"There aren't many speedboats going out to sea in the evening. I have an approximate time of sighting. If you check the registration record, you can find it out. But most of them use private unregistered speedboats, so it's not easy to find them. But I just confirmed Higashino Hiroshi.

It's not difficult to find out whether Ze lied. Just let the investigators in the area check it out. If you confirm that he didn't lie, we will decide whether to investigate further based on the clues."

Matsumotoji nodded and said.

In the past few days, the search headquarters has received a lot of true and false clues, and they need to investigate them one by one.

There is also one in the port area, and the police will go there to check for clues.

This alarm clue about Higashino Hirosawa is also one of the clues, and it is not considered a public weapon for private use.

"Yes, I know! If this guy still reports false police, I will teach him a lesson this time!"

Nishio Shinryu nodded vigorously, and then said sternly.

…

In a rental house.

After Nishio Masuru left, Higashino Hirosawa looked at it carefully.

This will be where he will live for a while, and it is also the place where Higashino Hirosawa has left the most traces in the world. How much you can know about him depends on what is left in the house.

The room was very small, less than twenty square meters in total. Higashino Hirosawa glanced at it and already had a general understanding.

There is a wash basin and gas stove on the right side of the door, and towels are hung on the wall next to it. This is where you wash your hands, face, and cook.

A little further on the right side is a narrow toilet with a toilet.

According to Japanese habits, a bathroom with a bathtub is indispensable.

However, this rental house is too small and does not have a bathroom. If you want to take a bath, you have to go to a nearby bathhouse.

Further inside the bathroom is a sliding door storage compartment for bedding and clothes.

The impression of Higashino Hirosawa at first glance is that it is narrow and depressing.

Fortunately, there is a window on the wall at the end, otherwise Higashino Hirosawa would really not be able to stand this environment.

There was a row of baby clothes hanging on the window. Higashino Hirosawa walked over and found that the clothes were dry, so he took them out and folded them.

Gulu gulu~~~

Chiwa-chan was sitting on the tatami floor, holding the bottle in both hands and sucking hard, while her big black eyes followed Higashino Hirosawa, as if she was afraid that he would run away.

Higashino Hirosawa saw this in his eyes. He didn't know if Chiwa-chan was really worried, but he suddenly remembered his own life experience, felt a little distressed, and gently picked her up.

Xiao Qianhe immediately calmed down and concentrated on the bottle in his mouth, drinking harder.

Fortunately, Higashino Hirosawa has some experience in helping to take care of children, so he doesn't know anything about it.

Worried that Qianhe would choke, he gently stroked Qianhe's back and walked towards the far left corner of the room.

The room was small in size and had very little furniture, except for a taller table for storing miscellaneous items and a low dining table where you could sit on the tatami and eat.

There is only a shelf covered with blue cloth in the far left corner.

Hiroyuki Higashino walked over and stretched out his hand to lift the blue cloth.

It turned out to be an easel.

There was a black and white sketch on the easel, and Higashino Hirosawa's eyes were instantly attracted to it.

In the painting, a young black-haired woman wearing a traditional kimono is smiling and looking down at the baby in her arms, her eyes full of tenderness and sweetness.

The structure of the picture is very simple, except for the characters, there is no background description.

But for such a simple sketch, even if Higashino Hirosawa didn't understand painting techniques and had never deliberately appreciated any masterpieces, he could clearly feel the emotion poured into the painting by the person who painted it.

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It's a very warm and peaceful scene, but it conveys an extremely sad feeling.

"She is Qianhe's mother? It seems that the rumors cannot be believed."

Higashino Hirosawa looked at Chiwa-chan who was drinking milk vigorously and thought to himself.

It is impossible to say for sure what Chiwa-chan's mother thought about Higashino Hirosawa, but Higashino Hirosawa in this world undoubtedly poured deep emotions into his paintings. When he was dying, Chiwa-chan was also the one he cared about the most. If he was the rumored person

Damn it, that will never be the case.

Speaking of which, he still doesn't know what Chiwa-chan's mother's name is.

While at the police box, Higashino Hirosawa asked Akai Jiro, but Higashino Hirosawa's reputation as a scumbag was widely spread on the Internet. However, the names of Xiaoqian and his mother were kept very confidential and were not mentioned in any of the many messages.

, just use "female high school student A" instead.

At present, Higashino Hirosawa only knows that the name is "Mitsu" from Nishio Mahiro's words. As for the surname, he still doesn't know.

"Hu~hu~~"

Higashino Hirosawa was thinking about things, and Xiaoqianhe in his arms fell asleep after drinking enough.

"The quilt, um, I have it."

Higashino Hirosawa found a set of light and soft bedding from the storage compartment.

The color is a bit old and it is a second-hand item. It seems that Higashino Hirosawa's economy is quite difficult.

But for a high school student who has no support from his parents and has to go to school and raise a daughter at the same time, it’s pretty good if he doesn’t go hungry.

While turning over the bedding, Higashino Hirosawa found an iron box with a small iron lock in the corner of the storage compartment.

After covering Xiao Qianhe with a quilt and sleeping, Higashino Hirosawa sat aside, took out another small key found on the body, and opened the lock with a click.

There isn't much in the tin box.

A stack of twenty or thirty photos, a seal, a few receipts, and a mother and child health booklet.

"Kamihara Mika..."

Higashino Hirosawa finally knew the name of Chiwa-chan's mother. It was written in the Mother and Child Health Handbook.

In Japan, after a woman gets married, she changes her surname to that of her husband.

However, Mika Kanbara has not officially married Higashino Hirosawa, so when Chiwa-chan was born, it was naturally her name.

Higashino Hirosawa flipped through the mother and child health handbook, recording the records of Chiwa's vaccinations and doctor visits over the past year.

Mika Kanbara is no longer here, so all this was naturally arranged by the dead Higashino Hirosawa.

Higashino Hirosawa also made some notes with pencil in some places, which was very careful.

The receipts included rent receipts, receipts from Sakura City High School, and a receipt stamped "Huaer Kindergarten" which caught Higashino Hirosawa's attention.

The receipt was signed on March 23, 2020, less than two months ago.

"Did Chiwa go to Hua'er Kindergarten when Higashino Hirosawa was in school? I have to find time to take a look tomorrow."
To be continued...