In a European-style living room. In a European-style living room.
Unlike the imagined gorgeous and luxurious style, the furniture here looks old, but it doesn't give people a shabby feel.
The old furniture is in good condition, and the whole space is decorated with a classical and traditional European charm. Being in it makes people feel a sense of historical sedimentation.
It is the smell that has accumulated over time, and there are flower arrangements carefully decorated by the hostess placed everywhere in the room, adding a bit of bright color to the place.
At this moment, Takagi and Karasawa were standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the living room, looking at the scenery of the courtyard, but their faces were slightly unnatural.
Because at the long table on the side, there were three ladies of the same age as Mrs. Matsushita, who were looking at the two of Karasawa curiously. It would be a bit awkward for anyone to keep staring at the two of them.
In the end, Takagi couldn't stand it any longer and took the initiative to turn his head away. For a while, the three ladies bowed embarrassedly on their seats as a greeting.
Tang Ze and the other two bowed in return, also showing some awkward but polite smiles.
"This is my first time seeing a real police officer." The wife in a sky blue coat smiled and took the lead to break the slight embarrassment.
"Is it the so-called "criminal investigation" to ask all kinds of people for questioning?" The wife in the black sweater echoed and asked with a smile.
"Ah, well...yes, hehehehe..."
Faced with the slightly curious enthusiasm of the wives, Takagi smiled and replied: "But it should be different from the handsome criminals in TV dramas who hold guns and engage in shootouts. In fact, traveling around is also the job of criminals."
To put it simply, it's just an awkward chat. Both sides are strangers, so what can we do if we are in the same room.
However, the enthusiasm of the two ladies made the other lady in a white skirt seem a bit out of place. The other lady never spoke, but seemed preoccupied.
At this moment, Mrs. Matsushita came over with brewed tea and said, "If you don't mind, why don't we sit down together?"
"Then we're welcome."
As Tang Ze and the two sat down, Tang Ze picked up the tea cup in front of him and praised: "This is really thoughtful."
"Eh?" Mrs. Matsushita asked doubtfully.
"The flowers on the tea cup are the same as those on the table." Tangze put down the quilt and looked at the flower arrangement on the table in front of him.
"Ah, that's amazing. It's a criminal. You were the first one to discover it." Mrs. Matsushita exclaimed, "What a keen insight."
"Are all criminals so powerful?" The wife in the black sweater looked at Officer Takagi in amazement and asked.
"No, no, Karasawa Criminal is one of the best in our Metropolitan Police Department." Takagi quickly waved his hand.
"That sounds familiar."
"Ah, by the way, is he the one in the newspaper before?"
There was a burst of laughter, and the ladies laughed and talked.
Seeing that the chat was about to continue, Takagi quickly changed the topic, "Well...ladies, are you..."
"Ah, we are all friends." Mrs. Matsushita explained with a smile.
"We are all here to learn some tips on flower arrangement and etiquette from Mr. Matsushita." The wife in the blue sweater explained with a smile.
"Don't call me teacher." Mrs. Matsushita said helplessly after hearing this: "I'm just sharing with everyone what my mother gave me."
"That mother, is this her?" Tang Ze stood up and came to the photos placed on the counter.
There are four people in the photo, Mrs. Matsushita, her husband, and their newborn child, who doesn’t look very big. The other old woman should be the other person’s mother.
She wore a pair of glasses, a gray coat, a gray-black scarf around her neck, and a black women's beret on her head.
Judging from the material, it seems to have fur content. Even the clothes the lady was wearing at that time were also black fur clothes.
It can be seen that the other party's family is from a wealthy family. All these clothes are made of various types of rare furs, which can be seen everywhere in the other party's home.
Of course, the clothes worn by the two people in the photo are not the kind of coats with furry necks in winter, but more like woolen coats, except that the material is made of fur.
"Well, my mother passed away five years ago." Mrs. Matsushita said with some nostalgia.
"That medal looks very similar to my mother's." Karasawa pointed at the badge worn by Mrs. Matsushita and said with a smile.
"Eh? Why do you say that?" Mrs. Matsushita touched the medal and asked.
Karasawa didn't say anything but smiled slightly, and then pointed to the badge worn by his mother under the left shoulder in the photo. The shape of the badge there was exactly the same as the one worn by Mrs. Matsushita now.
"Ah, you are really sharp." Mrs. Matsushita laughed helplessly, and soon the ladies beside her also heard low laughter.
"Ah, and that hat too."
Karasawa stretched out his index finger and pointed to the corridor on the other side, where a cute girl was standing there wearing a black women's beret.
"Oh, May-chan, kawaii~"
Following Karasawa's fingers, the ladies saw the girl standing there, and they all smiled and stretched out their hands to say hello.
"In May, you made trouble again..."
Although Mrs. Matsushita said so, her eyes were full of doting.
"But didn't you say you would give it to me?" Wu Yue touched his hat and said.
"Yes, but we have to wait until May is a little older." Mrs. Matsushita held her daughter's shoulders, "Look, there are guests, don't you say hello?"
"How much free do you have~"
A lovely female voice sounded, and the girl bowed slightly to everyone present, while the ladies, Tang Ze and others also bowed in return.
Mrs. Matsushita smiled and nodded to everyone, then dragged her daughter on her back towards the room.
"It's so good, passed from grandmother to mother like that, and then from mother to daughter." The wife in sky blue clothes looked at the disappearing mother and daughter and couldn't help but sigh.
"That's how good things are inherited." The wife in the black sweater agreed.
"At this point, we should also learn from it." The lady in the white skirt who had not spoken much said with a smile.
"Although there is nothing to pass on~"
"Really~"
With the joking words of the two ladies in sky blue and black sweaters, everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was filled with harmony for a while.
At this moment, Karasawa smiled in agreement, and at the same time, a quick and clear word rang out from his mouth: "Do Sanae Sanatori and the three ladies often come to Mrs. Matsushita's house?"
In an instant, the previous laughter and laughter stopped abruptly, and the smiles on the faces of the three people froze.
It was as if the harmonious atmosphere before was just an illusion.
