On the way to the back mountain hut.
Ye Gengyi asked the middle-aged man's name.
Akioka Hidetomo.
His job is as the administrator of the Kitazawa Reservoir. It is said that he came over temporarily to act as a delivery boy because he needed to prepare for a celebration.
"There is no way. Many young people are not familiar with the roads in the village. I am not very relieved to let them drive in the snow. Alas, it will be a lifetime of hard work..."
As people get older, they tend to talk more.
Ye Geng listened and occasionally asked a few questions, but he could easily extract a lot of information from it.
The most critical issue is the relocation of old villages.
The fundamental reason why the older generation of villagers agreed to build the reservoir and relocate away from their ancestral land was because the location of the current reservoir was originally a ski resort.
Due to the lack of geographical inspection when it was established, avalanches often occurred.
Several villagers were once buried under avalanches.
After Asakura Yuichiro learned about this situation, Akatsuki began to persuade with reason and emotion, and then got the consent of almost all the villagers.
But...why Muto Takehiko did not support the relocation of the village from beginning to end, Akioka Hidetoshi didn't know the specific reason.
While their thoughts were swirling, the two of them also came to this cabin in the forest.
Akioka Hidechi stepped forward to knock on the door, and soon a man's voice came: "Who is it?"
"It's me, Akioka," Shuichi Akioka shouted through the door: "How's the owl wood carving going? You're not in the studio, so you have to come here."
"Uncle Akioka? Wait a minute..."
After a clear creaking sound, Takehiko Muto, wearing a brown down jacket and brown trousers, opened the door from the inside.
He was holding an album in his hand and was just about to invite Hidetoshi Akioka into the room when he saw Ye Gengyi next to him. He was stunned and asked: "This is..."
He's very polite, and his attitude isn't the type to be so withdrawn that he has 'no strangers allowed' written all over his face.
However, it may also be because Akioka Hidetomo was present.
After all, one of them is the manager of the reservoir, and the other is carving wood sculptures in a studio near the reservoir.
Ye Gengyi secretly made a judgment and deliberately spoke slowly, leaving the opportunity for introduction to the straightforward Akioka Hidetoshi.
"He is a tourist who came to participate in the Snow Festival. He is a very enthusiastic young man who helped me a lot..."
"My name is Ye Gengyi." Ye Gengyi added.
"Oh...Muto Takehiko."
Although Takehiko Muto was still a little confused, he couldn't let the two of them stand outside the door all the time. He looked at Ye Gengyi a few more times and said sideways:
"Come in first."
Incandescent lamps connected to a generator illuminate the interior of this simply furnished wooden house.
A bed, a locker, a chair, a table filled with carving tools, and a stove for heating and cooking.
With a quick glance.
Ye Gengyi did not find any electronic equipment such as radios, televisions or computers.
Not even a newspaper.
In other words, apart from driving the car parked next to the cabin, the only means of contacting and knowing the outside world is the mobile phone.
"I'm sorry, Uncle Akioka, but I asked you to come over for a run."
Takehiko Muto took out two cardboard boxes from the cabinet, "There are a total of 50 owl wood carvings here. Uncle Akioka, please take them to the store first. If the sales are good, I can work on them overnight."
As he spoke, he kept glancing at the mysterious guest with a thin face, an outstanding temperament and a black outfit.
Ye Gengyi found no trace that the other party was the bomber, so he changed his strategy and came up with the rhetoric he had prepared in advance, saying:
"I heard that Mr. Muto, your wood carving skills are very good. I happened to meet Mr. Akioka, so I asked him to bring me to visit. I won't disturb you, right?"
It was obviously a very polite statement, but when those calm eyes glanced at him, Muto Takehiko felt an inexplicable chill on his back.
He looked sideways at the doors and windows of the wooden house, and muttered in his mind, "It's very tight, is that weird? Could it be that there's a draft in the house?" After realizing that he was distracted, he blurted out a response:
"No, as long as it's not when I happen to be working...
"Yue Yan, you are not polite at all."
Akioka Hidechi laughed and cursed, then turned to look at Ye Gengyi and explained:
"Don't mind it. He just has this temper. Even if we come to him at work, he might be kicked out."
It's not like an excuse.
Of course, it is also possible that he has a tough mind and has deliberately disguised a persona focused on carving for some purpose over the years. In this way, when an alibi is needed, even if there is suspicion, if the evidence is insufficient, the person will be interviewed during the investigation. , to find a large group of people who would testify in his favor.
Since there is no way to tie him up and torture him, he can only use another method to test... This idea flashed across Ye Geng's mind, so he stepped to the table and looked at the carving knife on the table deliberately using this guiding method. said:
"It's understandable, because I don't like to be disturbed when I'm working."
"Huh?"
The two were startled.
Does this person have a job similar to mine?
As soon as the idea emerged, Muto Takehiko's curiosity was immediately aroused. After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but ask: "You can also carve?"
Can you understand the hands that are stable enough to make nanorobots?
Ye Gengyi further picked up the carving knife on the table and weighed it, and his answer was quite straightforward: "Yes."
So immodest? Takehiko Muto muttered, took out two pieces of wood for carving from the cabinet, and handed one over:
"Bibi?"
"Can."
Ye Gengyi took it. He raised his eyes and looked out the window. After choosing a scene, he picked up the tracing pen and carving knife on the table and started to work.
"Hey, you guys..."
Akioka Hidechi looked helpless.
Why is this so exciting? Even if it is to carve a not-so-fine object, it will take at least half an hour.
He was still anxious to go back.
"Uncle Akioka, I'm going to the village later. You go ahead and get busy. I'll send him there later."
Takehiko Muto greeted Hidetoshi Akioka, grabbed the tools on the table and started carving.
"All right."
Akioka Hidechi said no more, picked up the two boxes on the ground, turned and left the wooden house.
…
Half an hour later.
... lost.
Although Muto Takehiko had a premonition from the moment he saw Ye Gengyi using a tracing pen to outline the outline, but looking at the exquisite wood carvings on the table, this man who made his career as a carver suddenly felt a sense of self. The feeling of déjà vu after more than ten years of living in vain.
Ye Gengyi looked on with cold eyes.
He didn't become angry or show any violent emotions...
If he still needs to hide because of Akioka Hidetomo, now that the familiar villager has left, he should show some ruthless temperament that dares to blow up an entire subway passenger.
So, it's not him?
Looking at the essence from the appearance, Ye Gengyi came to some basic inferences after choosing to crush the suspect in a more violent way.
"Awesome! Your wood carving skills are really amazing!"
Here, Takehiko Muto has recovered from the shock.
He put down the half-finished product in his hand and said sincerely: "I can't compare to you... No, I should say it's too far apart!"
"Nothing, it should be." Ye Geng nodded.
With his print-like painting talent and spatial thinking ability, since he was a child, he has only lost to a few old guys who bullied others based on their experience, peers or opponents a few years older than him in craftsmanship. There are some, but he hasn't encountered them yet.
At least... not Muto Takehiko.
However, Muto Takehiko's words of honesty really choked him up when he heard them. The words of 'asking for advice' were stuck in his throat for a long time, and then he stammered in agreement: "Yes, yes ……"
"By the way," Ye Gengyi looked at Muto Takehiko, "My mobile phone signal is a bit poor. Can I borrow your Internet connection to check tonight's TV program?"
"Uh, no, no problem... Now, here you go."
Although Ye Gengyi's tone did not change much from beginning to end, with the blessing of the authority effect, Muto Takehiko clearly felt that he was a little shorter in terms of momentum.
Sure enough, the Internet service was opened...
The nanorobot was connected to the data port of the phone. Ye Gengyi opened the browser and randomly searched for a program list, but in fact he was checking the phone's call history and email.
Wild water trees...
Call time: 8:27 a.m. The call duration is 1 minute and 05 seconds.
Continue to recover deleted data.
Two more advertising emails appeared in the mailbox.
Apart from this, there were no other call records on this phone within a few days.
He has a very withdrawn personality.
It seems that until other communication devices are found, it can basically be confirmed that the person who tried to kill Yuichiro Asakura was not him...
(End of chapter)
