Chapter 33 - Cheque (End of Okugizome's Plot)
With the end of the "opening of a new place", the atmosphere of the festival was completely heated up. Everyone bustled into the food court, which was eager to feast on all the palates.
Chiba got up from the cushion where she was kneeling and moved her legs. (Kneeling hurts your legs, so you need to stand up to restore blood flow after sitting for a long time.) "Almost... Why don't you go shopping first, and I'll go back? β
"Chiba, are you not feeling well?" Ayumi said with concern.
"No," Chiba shook her head, then feigned a full burp. "I'm just full, I want to go back and lie down for a while."
"Do you have a portkey?" Conan reminded. "Wait a minute... It's likeβ"
"That's right," Chiba shrugged. "Brother Yu is out, and there is a sister at home, so why do I have to worry?"
Then, Chiba stepped off the roof and walked out of Yahiro's shop.
He had something to do, and the best time to do it was now.
It all started a year ago.
According to the practice of the teacher, Qianyu officially became a teacher on his 16th birthday. Naturally, the apprentice who left the master could not stay at the master's house, but because Qianyu was an orphan and had nowhere to go, he received a special gift from the masterβthat is, the house where Qianyu now lives.
Although the master gave Qian Yu a house, it was empty. Therefore, Qianyu had to purchase a lot of furniture to meet her daily needs. So Chiba chose a furniture store called "Distant Sky", where he worked between the ages of 14 and 16, and ordered a lot of furniture there. This furniture store has become the most convenient way for Chiba to obtain wood from overseas and ship it back to China. (Furniture stores are always better able to find an interface to transport timber to the country than individuals, which is nothing more than paying some taxes)
In February, when Chiba went to the furniture store to pick up the wood she had ordered, she saw that the owner had just signed for a large cake.
"This cake is... Does your child have a birthday? Qian Yu asked curiously.
"Yes, a pair of twins in my family, Yuu and Dome's fifteenth birthday."
"Yo? Arched? Qian Yu was slightly stunned. Listen to this name, are the dragon and phoenix twins? β
Every 80 successful births result in a pair of twins, and every 150 pairs of twins give birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins. From this point of view, the owner of the shop is really lucky.
"Yes, they're brothers and sisters!" The shopkeeper said with a smile.
"So..." Qian Yu thought for a moment and took out a few bills from his pocket. "Uncle, would you mind giving them the two trap bracelets on the container over there as a small gift from me?"
"Have you forgotten?" The shopkeeper shoved the banknote back into Chiha's hand. "These two trap bracelets were made by you more than a year ago, and you want to give them to others, especially to my children, how can I take you money? I'll go back and give it to them and tell them it's your work. β
"Ahh All right... Qian Yu was helpless, so he could only smile and acquiesce in the matter.
On the previous Utsunomiya Line train, when Conan mentioned that there were very few Nordic white-haired inhabitants in Tokyo, Chiba immediately thought of the shopkeeper's wife in the distant sky, who was a white-haired Finn who was a fake, and Yuwa Dome probably inherited this sign as well. What's more, Conan deduced that the white-haired boy he didn't know at the time was a freshman in high school, which was also consistent with Yuu. It was under this consideration that Qian Yu would go to talk to the white-haired boy.
When it was determined that the young man in front of him was the son of the shopkeeper who had an old relationship with him and indirectly died at his own hands, Chiba made a decision.
Originally, Qian Yu planned to give 50 million of the proceeds from the sale of the seven packs of Heroin he got from the library and the 100 million income he got from the dark web to the two children of the shopkeeper's family when he passed by the distant sky. Of course, this does not mean that Qianyu thinks that the 50 million can atone for his mistakes, but the 50 million is obviously what these two flowers that have been thrown out of the greenhouse and may be destroyed by the cold wind at any time are urgently needed.
When Dr. Agasa's car broke down and everyone had to walk to the tram stop, Chiba found that she couldn't hand over the bearer check for 50 million yen to the owner's children because of the bad way, so she reluctantly prepared to mail it to the owner's home. (Chiba once rode his bicycle and asked the shopkeeper to entrust him to deliver a Yuu thing that he had accidentally brought back to his home, so Chiba remembered their address.) οΌ
But after meeting Yuu, all plans have changed, and as the owner's own son, it will obviously be safer to hand it over to him, so Qianyu will ask Yuu where he lives.
And now, it's time to take your own responsibility to the fulfillment.
Thinking like this, Qian Yu went to the post office, and after paying the money, he took a piece of stationery, a postage stamp, and an envelope. I started writing.
Mr. Kasugano Yu:
Shocked to hear that Ling Zun passed away, the contemptible people deeply regretted. In the past, Ling Zun with his immortal talent, into a heavenly craft, really made us astonished and regarded as guests.
Ten months ago, Ling Zun had made countless ingenious tools for the contempt, so that the humble house was full of brilliance, and Yu was grateful, but Ling Zun resigned for some reason, and did not have time to pay, and now he was fortunate to have the address of your house, so he handed over the unpaid money and condolences together.
It is a pity that I was unable to come to the door to mourn, and I hope to forgive me.
ββββββββ was so ashamed that he was terrified and didn't dare to sign it
Chiba folded the letterhead, put it in an envelope, affixed a stamp, and took it out of the post office.
"Kid," a security guard next to him stopped. "Letters can't be sent out until they are sent at the post office! It's useless for you to take it out! β
"My family asked me to practice writing letters," Qian Yu thought for a moment and covered up with the security guard. "I'm going to take it back and let my family check if there's anything missing."
"Okay, stay safe on the way back!" The security guard smiled and waved at Chiba.
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Chiba stood in front of Kasuganoya's mailbox, was silent for a moment, and stuffed the envelope in his hand into the mailbox.
The letter was light, heavy, and lightβnot heavy in the hand; But the 50 million yen check in it is definitely quite weighty; But compared to the lives of the shopkeeper and his wife, this is quite light.
When Qian Yu turned around, he saw that Dome was actually standing at the door, looking at him.
βγγγβ Dome was silent for a moment, then beckoned to Thousand Feathers and told him to hurry into the house.
"Sister Qiong," Chiba ran back to the house and took off her shoes. "Are you going to go out?"
"No," said the firmament's voice, cold. "I see you."
"Oh... Qianyu was about to go back to the house, but heard Dome's question.
"What's your name?" Although the voice of the dome is still cold, the "clear" part has fluctuated and cannot maintain stability, and it is obvious that the mood is abnormal.
βγγγβ Qian Yu felt this abnormal fluctuation, and replied after hesitating for a moment. "Thousand feathers...
"Last name." The fluctuations of the dome's sound are even more pronounced.
"My last name... My surname is orange... Qianyu hesitated even more, but finally gritted his teeth and said.
"Oh... The dome turned its back to Chiba, and the voice had completely changed tone. "I'm going back to my room, don't disturb me!"
Before Chiba could react, the door of the vault was closed.
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The reason for Qiong's emotional instability was simple, because she guessed who Thousand Feathers represented.
1. When Chiwa goes to the furniture store to ask what happened, Yuwa Dome is having dinner at the fast food restaurant opposite the furniture store, and Dome notices Chiha, a kid who came to the furniture store.
2. When Qianyu delivers the letter, the emotional exposure is very obvious, if Qianyu is just an ordinary guest, it is obviously impossible to have this kind of performance, and it is impossible to deliver the letter to the mailbox.
The sensitive dome realized everything at this moment.
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Also, I made a mistake when writing the route... Because I took it for granted.
Here's my previous route
1. Utsunomiya Station on the Tokyo to Utsunomiya Line
2. Take the train from Utsunomiya Station to Ashikaga City
The problem is that there are no such trams...
The correct solution should be like this
Option A
Conan and the others arrived at the Tokyo Station platform by 10:18 and took the 6th Utsunomiya Line at 10:18
1. Get off at Oyama Station on the Utsunomiya Line (Arrival 11:52)
2. Transfer to the Ryoma Line at Oyama Station (departing at 12:02)
3. Ryomo Line to Ashikaga City (Arrival 12:41)
4. After eating in Ashikaga City, head to the train stop bound for Okumuran