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"But...don't you find it strange?"

However, as Hanada Emi's words ended, what was waiting for him was not Gao Yuan's response whether he was willing to help, but this rhetorical question.

"well?"

In response, Hanada Emi shook her head in confusion, completely at a loss.

"According to your statement, the other party asked him to meet at the villa. But the servant at the villa said that no one had been to the villa after we left. Doesn't that mean..."

With a serious expression, Gao Yuan pointed out a question:

"The person whom Mr. Mitarai Kyousuke said he asked to meet was not present? Do you think it is possible that Mr. Mitarai Kyousuke is lying? He actually went to another place without telling you?"

Hearing this, Hanada Emi couldn't help but feel a little surprised when she heard Gao Yuan's question, and asked with some confusion:

"Mr. Akechi...could it be said that because of what happened during the day, you have some prejudice against Kyousuke?"

"It's just a reasonable guess."

Gao Yuan responded:

"After all, it would be too obvious if Mr. Mitarai Kyousuke's disappearance is related to the Mitarai family. I can't think of a reason why the Mitarai family would do this."

Listening to Gao Yuan's words, Hanada Emi paused and thought for a moment, and then replied with emotion:

"Indeed...because I didn't hear the content of the call he received with my own ears...but from my personal standpoint, I believe Kyousuke wouldn't lie to me. And even if he did, he shouldn't have been there..." Isn’t it unreasonable to send me a message to report that you are safe at the prescribed time?”

In response, Gao Yuan couldn't help but nodded. He seemed to think that this statement was indeed reasonable, so he said:

"That's right. If Mr. Mitarai Kyousuke is really safe now, you shouldn't be unable to contact him. But this time, not only did he not take the initiative to send you a message as agreed, but you also called him specifically. It doesn’t make sense, I’m afraid this is really problematic…”

"yes……"

Hanada Emi's face was full of worry and she said:

"That's why I thought of Mr. Akechi...because I thought this might be a conspiracy by the Mitarai family against Kyousuke...just like Shiho's disappearance."

"You mean...the people behind the scenes saw that kidnapping Mr. Mitarai Kyousuke's fiancée was not enough to threaten him, and instead brought someone to pretend to be his fiancée. So, the people behind the scenes simply attacked Mitarai Kyousuke himself. ?”

Although Hanada Emi didn't explain it clearly, the meaning of her words seemed to be what happened, so Gao Yuan didn't mince words and asked directly.

"Yeah! It's very possible!"

As if she was very determined, Hanada Emi's serious expression looked a bit cute, and she responded:

"I think the reason why Kyousuke is willing to go to the appointment alone may have something to do with Shiho! They used Shiho as a threat to force him not to tell the truth to others, and they could only let him go to the appointment alone, so what happened now !”

As he said that, Hanada Emi seemed to be convinced by his own ideas, and said with some enlightenment:

"No wonder...Kyousuke would take the initiative to tell me before going to the appointment that no matter what happened, he would take the initiative to send me a message...because he had already expected such an outcome!"

In this regard, Gao Yuan was a little confused when he saw Hanada Emi's performance -

this……

Is she serious?

Or is it simply a performance of such seriousness?

Want to make yourself think that she should be the kind of simple girl who is actually a little naive in her inner personality?

Unable to judge, Gao Yuan chose to ignore it ruthlessly and only focus on the matter itself——

"It's not easy to judge. But it's pointless to think about it here. Regardless of whether Mr. Mitarai Kyousuke's disappearance is really related to the Mitarai family or not, if you ask the Mitarai family about this matter, there will probably be no results. In that case , then let’s start investigating Mr. Mitarai Kyousuke’s whereabouts!”

Simply, Gao Yuan made an analysis, and then asked Hanada Emi:

"When did Mitarai Kyousuke-san leave for the appointment? How did he get there?"

"Let me think about it..."

Hearing Gao Yuan's question, Hanada Emi couldn't help but come back from the analysis she just made. Then, as if she trusted Gao Yuan, she began to recall the details of Gao Yuan's inquiry——

"Probably, it was around five o'clock in the evening that Kyousuke received the call. Then around five-thirty, Kyousuke tidied up a little and drove to the appointment..."

"In other words, he drove there after 5:30 in the evening?"

Gao Yuan muttered, and began to think seriously in his mind——

Anyway, now I am not sure what the real purpose of Hanada Emi calling me here is, so for now it is better to continue to follow the rules and act according to the superficial logic.

Therefore, Gao Yuan continued to ask Hanada Emi for some more specific details——

For example, where did Mitarai Kyousuke start his journey and what kind of car was he driving? Hanada Emi naturally answered them one by one.

However, when Takato learned that Mitarai Kyousuke drove a "Honda" car, although there was no change in his face, he had some considerations in his heart——

Since he knew the license plate number, so the "Honda" that followed him after leaving the cafe was the one owned by Kyousuke Mitarai?

And silently, Mitarashi Kyosuke and Hanada Emi are in the same group. In other words, Hanada Emi is doubting herself?

Looking at Hanada Emi in front of him, Gao Yuan thought so, and suddenly noticed a problem in his mind——

No, what is happening now may not be Hanada Emi's test of herself. Instead, it may be that something happened to Mitarai Kyousuke!

After all, if Hanada Emi wants to test herself for some unknown reason, then at least she shouldn't use the information about that car, right?

The same cheap car was used for tracking and daily use, and she didn't even change the license plate. Wasn't she worried that the car would have been exposed to her sight during tracking?

By disclosing this kind of information deliberately, either Hanada Emi is extremely confident and feels that she does not know that she is being followed, or she just wants to use this to test herself...

But it is more likely that Mitarai Kyousuke was driving that car and something really happened!

Although he couldn't make a complete judgment, Gao Yuan had a feeling——

The results of Mitarai Kyousuke's "DNA" test have not yet been released, and Mitarai Kyousuke's identity has not yet been completely confirmed.

At this juncture, how could anything happen to Mitarai Kyousuke?

And he actually told this to the detective hired by the Mitarai family?

So maybe, Mitarai Kyousuke's accident was not an intentional arrangement.

So, after learning the information about Mitarai Kyousuke's vehicle, Takato began to think about how to use this information to investigate Mitarai Kyousuke's whereabouts at this time...

However, neither Takato nor Hanada Emi expected that just when they were about to use this car as a clue to start a search, they set off from the city and were on their way to the Mitarai family's villa on the outskirts of here. , there is a path built on the hillside.

And on this path, looking down the hillside, the vehicle driven by Mitarai Kyousuke was overturned—

But at this moment, there was no one in the car...