Chapter 6 Missing or Running Away

Chapter 6 Missing or Running Away

Chapter 6 Missing or Running Away
There have been a number of thefts recently.

According to multiple people who called the police, their underwear was missing.

Qinghai Chuantang was eating noodles while browsing the news online.

Most of them are the worries and tensions of female friends. At the same time, it also reminds everyone and the people around them to pay attention to safety protection in daily life to avoid that pervert from taking advantage of the opportunity.

Coincidentally, none of the people living nearby, including myself, had experienced this incident.

But after all, there was a dryer, and perhaps that was why the thief did not take action.

"Come to think of it, my underwear has been stolen several times. I just called the police yesterday, but I don't know if I can get it back."

Because she often comes here to dine, she is familiar with the owner and the staff of this restaurant.

The person who was speaking was named Horikoshi Mirai, a girl with wavy curly hair.

"Why don't you just hang it indoors? Or buy a dryer."

In Japan, you can hang clothes outside, but in the United States, you can't, so a dryer is almost a must-have in every household there.

With the other person's monthly salary, it is more than enough to buy a dryer and it will not make life too tight.

"Although a clothes dryer is indeed much more convenient, I still need to save money. After all, I am just an ordinary girl and I have to think about the future. Besides, I will go on a blind date soon, so I have to change my clothes and dress myself up to look more attractive!"

Horikoshi Mirai held her face in her hands, lost in her own fantasy, "If I were to get married, my initial thought was to find someone with three highs. But now, I prefer four lows!"

Three highs? Four lows?
High blood pressure, high blood sugar, high blood lipids?

Low blood sugar, low fat, low weight, low cholesterol?
When Qinghai Chuantang expressed his guess, it was obvious that the other party had an expression of wanting to say something but stopping himself.

The proprietress Onoue Mana couldn't help but laugh until tears came out, and she took advantage of the fact that she was the only customer in the store.

"The three highs are 'high education, tall stature, and high income'. The four lows mean 'low profile', not proud; 'low dependence', not relying on girls for housework and childcare; 'low risk', low risk of being fired by the company; and 'low consumption', not spending money lavishly."

Qinghai Chuantang nodded to show that he understood.

After that, she left the bento shop.

On the way home, I saw my neighbor, Yukari Matsushima, standing at the door, looking around.

When he saw someone coming, he showed an expression of joy and excitement.

"Ms. Tang, have you seen Qiu Hui? She said she was going to work at the research institute today, but judging by her attire, she didn't look like she was going to work, more like she was going on a date. But if it was a date, she wouldn't have to hide it from me, and she doesn't usually use perfume. Sorry, I said too much at the moment. Anyway, have you seen Qiu Hui?"

Akie is Daigo Matsushima's younger sister and Yukari's sister-in-law.

Qinghai Chuantang shook his head.

"Mrs. Matsushima, if you're worried, you can call the institute and ask. If he doesn't come back later, you can report him to the police."

Yukari suddenly realized what was going on, and then she smiled apologetically, a little shyly.

"I'm sorry, I was so nervous that I forgot. But there is one thing that puzzles me, that is, many things are missing from her room, such as bags, clothes, stamp albums, etc., and the suitcase in the corner is also missing. Could it be that she ran away from home? Today, my mother-in-law and her had a quarrel over some trivial matters."

Yukari clasped her hands together, looking a little nervous.

They had only met a few times before, so they didn't know each other very well. But Qinghai Chuantang knew that Qiu Hui was 24 years old and already an adult.

Running away from home is too emotional, but it is possible to do it. However, it is understandable to bring clothes when running away from home, but why bring a bag and a stamp album?
Now, I have an answer in my mind, but it still needs to be confirmed.

"Mrs. Matsushima, can you please tell me how much the things Qiu Hui took away are worth in cash?"

Yuka thought for a moment and replied, "Probably about five million yen."

Qinghai Chuantang took out a small notebook, wrote down a string of phone numbers on it, tore it off and handed it to the other party, because it would be more convenient to contact them this way.

"Mrs. Matsushima, you'd better check the house to see if there are any other things that have been taken away. Also, if you have any news about Qiu Hui, please contact me as soon as possible. But before that, please contact the research institute to see if Qiu Hui has gone there."

Of course, she hoped it was a false alarm.

After Yukari finished the call, she informed the other party of the result: Akiie had not been to the institute since last week, and she resigned because of getting married.

"But I haven't heard Qiu Hui mention that she has a boyfriend recently."

Yukari started to worry.

"Mrs. Matsushima, don't be so anxious. Do you remember what perfume Qiu Hui wore when she went out? Or can you describe its smell?"

Yukari stroked her chin and thought carefully.

"The taste is very sober, with a sense of nature and a fruity aroma. I seem to have heard Qiu Hui mention it before, and it is related to a folk story from a certain place."

Shalimar, which means "abode of love" in Sanskrit, generally refers to One Thousand and One Nights.

"I think I know. Mrs. Matsushima, I will contact you after I find Akihae. Don't worry, I will definitely bring her back."

"Ms. Tang, thank you so much. I'll leave everything to you."

After saying this, Yukari bowed to her to express her gratitude.

After getting Qiu Hui's phone number, Qing Hai Chuantang immediately went to the garage and drove the car out. Then he used the laptop in the car to start tracking the location.

Haneda Airport.

This is the closest airport to the city.

After arriving at the airport, Qinghai Chuantang went straight to the monitoring room, hypnotized other people in the monitoring room, and began to check today's surveillance video, looking for Qiu Hui.

She seemed to have waited for someone for a long time, but in the end the person did not show up, so she did not board the plane. The location of the phone has not moved, which means the phone is lost. Otherwise, why did the surveillance show her using a public phone?

At this time, a phone call came in and the contact person was You Jiali.

"Someone just called and said that she found Akihime's phone in the women's restroom at Haneda Airport."

The person who found the phone was a cleaning lady. She said she was a little worried because the phone looked like it had been there for a long time.

After expressing his gratitude, Qinghai Chuantang took the phone handed to him by the other party and prepared to look for other clues.

The phone was left there and no one came to look for it for a long time, which means it was thrown away on purpose.

So where will she go after she leaves?
The last call in the cell phone call log was made from a phone booth.
Women who were holding a large sum of money and then disappeared at the airport were most likely to be missing in the end. Adding to what the institute said earlier, that she applied for resignation because of marriage, it seems to be a typical "marriage fraud" story.

Instead of leaving by plane, he was called to a second location, apparently in an attempt to destroy evidence.

There are many examples like this, where people ended up becoming murderers in order to destroy evidence.

Back in the car, Qinghai Chuantang placed the phone on the stand and controlled it with voice, trying to obtain useful intelligence information from the phone.

Among the many contacts, one named "Yuxing" caught her attention and was particularly conspicuous among the many notes.

After she dialed the number, she heard the other party remind her: The number you dialed cannot be connected.

Qinghai Chuantang looked at the album again, and there were many selfies of Qiu Hui and a man in it. However, the man always liked to hide behind Qiu Hui, and even if he showed half of his face, he would always use some gesture to cover it.

It seems like shyness, but more like intentional.

Judging from his appearance, he must be quite handsome, otherwise Qiu Hui would not be with him.

Judging from the distance, location and geographical environment, the most likely place is Jiqing Island.

Perhaps because it is not too famous, it is not crowded with people. Although there are few people, it is not rare either.

Standing on the observation deck in front were three women and a person who looked like an elementary school student, gazing into the distance and enjoying the sea breeze.

Qinghai Chuantang quickly walked forward and found the previous photo.

"Excuse me, but have you ever seen this person?"

"Yes. About half an hour ago, I saw them putting up love locks. Look."

As she spoke, Masumi Sera pointed at the lock on the railing and gestured.

The names on it are Akihime and Hiroyuki.

"Then may I ask, do you know which direction they went?"

Sonoko stroked his chin and thought, "I think it should go in that direction."

After saying that, she pointed to the location of the wooden bridge.

"By the way, have we met before? You seem familiar."

"Sorry, there's no time to explain too much now."

Before he could finish his words, Qinghai Chuantang had already run away.

She ran in the direction that Yuanzi pointed, and just when she was about to reach the end, she watched a black car drive away.

The person sitting above was Qiu Hui.

The man in the driver's seat had a facial contour very similar to the man in the photo. It seemed that it must be him.

Qinghai Chuantang immediately went to the parking lot and drove after him.

Because of the time difference, the other party was far ahead of me.

Why does it feel like there are so few people in this direction?

After arriving at the destination, Qinghai Chuantang got off the car, but did not see Qiu Hui.

There were several small islands on the opposite side, and it was impossible to be sure where they went in the end.

There didn't seem to be any surveillance nearby, so it seemed the best way was to ask. But when Qinghai Chuantang showed the photos and asked about them, everyone around said they had never seen them.

Qinghai Chuantang has the ability to detect lies. Just by staring into the other person's eyes, it can tell whether what the other person says is true or false.

However, without exception, everything these people said was true.

But think about it, after all, if lying doesn't bring you any benefits, why lie?
(End of this chapter)