Secretive

"Then, I'm very angry now." Takahashi pressed Ito not to let him move.

Yito leaned his back against the wall and raised his eyebrows: "Angry?"

"A blind date without even an explanation is more serious than friendship."

"Didn't you explain your association?"

Takahashi responded confidently: "I didn't know about this kind of thing at first."

"I'm really sorry for not explaining to you." Ito bowed his head.

Takahashi nodded in satisfaction: "I forgive you." He relaxed his hand holding Ito, and Ito straightened his tie after standing up straight, and said, "I haven't forgiven you for coming to the friendship."

"...It's not my fault."

"This kind of thing will be calculated slowly at home."

Yito walked to the side of the road, waving for a taxi, and Takahashi followed, "I still have to go to work tomorrow."

"I still have confidence in my physical strength."

The taxi's door was slowly closed, and the driver started the car, driving to the other end of the night.

The next day, Miyamoto was going to visit the home of the writer he was in charge of for the first day.

Ono has been fidgeting since Miyamoto left.

Kurokawa was distracted by his rustling voice, and finally he was willing to poke his head out of the pile of work to care for his colleagues: "It's just to visit the writer, why are you like this?"

"That writer is notoriously difficult." Ono responded with a sad face, "Miyamoto is so well-behaved, what if he gets bullied?"

"Are you his mother?" Heichuan complained and ignored him.

Shui Chu carefully dried her freshly painted nails, and replied, "Of course, Ah Ling has such a lovely face after all."

"Ms. Kitano is just a tough character, but he is still a very good person." Murasaki explained to the writer responsible for him.

Heichuan said leisurely: "That's because Zhou Ping, you are too careless."

"What do you mean, Ming?" Murasaki was quite unhappy when he was told this, "Ms. Kitano is really a good person."

"Yes Yes."

"The style of Mr. Ryu Kitano's works is also quite tough. How should I put it, I can feel quite strong Yamato soul-like things from it."

Fujiki sighed.

"Xiao Xiuwu, you actually like this kind of work, it's really surprising~" Mizuide teased in a sweet tone.

Fujiki mobilized the muscles on his face and showed a quite bright smile: "Then, what work does Lixiang think I should like?"

"For example..." Shui De also showed a sweet smile, "Mori Mori's?"

"Why?" Fujiki restrained his expression and questioned.

"Because Xiuwu spends too much time."

"I also have principles!"

"It's rude to say Mori Mori's works like that." Takahashi walked in from the door and joined the conversation quite naturally.

Kurokawa stood up and expressed his opinion: "I very much agree with the director's opinion."

"You are really rude to me like this!" Fujiki showed anger.

"Forget it." Murasaki stepped into the role of peacemaker just in time.

Turning the chapter on this topic, Kurokawa handed the plan he had just printed out to Takahashi, and Takahashi looked at Fujiki: "Is the layout for next month out?"

Fujiki pulled out his notebook and quickly reported: "That's right, because Mr. Yongnan's novel will be published next month, we have already contacted Mr. Ami, the cover editor of the library, to draw the cover of next month's issue."

"I remember that Mr. Tachibana Hideki's illustrations fit very well with Mr. Yongnan's style. What about his side?"

Fujiki paused for a moment, then said, "Ms. Tachibana has other work to do next, so I can't spare time."

Takahashi nodded to show he knew.

Around four o'clock, Miyamoto came back from outside.

Ono looked up and saw the rare gloom on Miyamoto's cute little face, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Miyamoto sat down in his seat without saying a word, and deflated on the table like a balloon that was inflated.

"I'm so nervous..."

"Well, then what?"

The situation in front of him, Miyamoto only felt that this was the prelude to the coming thunderstorm.

The hot tea that was overturned due to nervousness soaked Kitano Ryu's clothes from the abdomen down. Even though he pulled up his clothes, the temperature of the hot water still made him suffer a lot, which made his face with deep-featured features linger. With heavy clouds.

"I'm really sorry!!!" Miyamoto sat down in front of the only clean coffee table.

Ryu Kitano, who got up to get a towel, replied: "It's okay, you don't have to worry about it." Even though he replied politely, his tone was still cold, which made Miyamoto restless.

"Please take off your clothes, Kitano-sensei." He stood up.

Kitano stopped wiping his clothes, and the astonishment on his face couldn't be covered even by the ice.

Miyamoto stared at him sincerely: "Please let me wash it for you."

"No, I'll just change clothes."

"Please be sure to give me this chance to forgive."

Kitano Ryu responded vaguely, and walked towards the room, the strong muscle lines of his waist could be seen from the clothes he picked up.

"You're so bold, Xiaoling~" Shuiide sighed.

While rolling his head on the table, Miyamoto made an ambiguous noise, and responded: "Then... Kitano-sensei's room is really--dirty, I helped him clean up the room while waiting for the clothes to be washed. .”

Heichuan made a staggering sound, and he pulled Xiao Ye's clothes: "In the end, she is going to be a mother in someone else's house..."

"Be quiet." Ono slapped Kurokawa's hand away forcefully.

"Help Kitano-sensei find the outline that I hadn't seen before, and I'll be back after packing it up."

Murasaki sighed, "I must be exhausted to help Kitano-sensei clean up the room..."

Takahashi's surprised exclamation slipped out of his mouth. He restrained his expression and said, "This is a blessing in disguise. Bring a gift of apology when you visit next time, and see if Kitano-sensei's outline can be used."

"Yes." Miyamoto sat up straight and replied.

"Ms. Kitano really doesn't know how to clean up the room." Murasaki said to Miyamoto with a bitter face, "I helped Mr. Kitano clean up the room before, but it was too difficult. As long as one day, I can't see it at all. to the original appearance of the room.”

Miyamoto has a deep understanding: "Ms. Kitano is indeed... just all of a sudden, and the place that was just cleaned up is immediately messed up again."

As they said that, the two started an exchange conference with Teacher Ryu Kitano.

Takahashi was a little surprised by Ito's sudden phone call, he answered it and cleared his throat, before he could start his performance, he was interrupted by Ito's hasty voice: "Ms. Osuka has lost contact, come out quickly. "

"Huh!?" Takahashi immediately stood up. "Are you kidding me?" He picked up his briefcase and coat and headed out.

Yito gave an address and hung up the phone hastily.

When Takahashi arrived, Ito was leaning on the corridor outside Mr. Osuka's apartment. When he saw Takahashi, he came up to him.

"what happened?"

"Ms. Osuka's cell phone and the phone at home couldn't get through, and no one answered when I knocked on the door."

"Where's the pachinko shop?"

"I found them all around here."

"What about the convenience store?"

"I've asked all of them, and they all said I haven't seen them."

"Are you sure there is no one in the room?" Takahashi said, looking at the ventilation window on the door. "Also, as an adult, it should be fine if you've only been missing for a day..."

"No, yesterday I made an agreement with Osuka-sensei that I will come to pick up the manuscript this afternoon. Knowing that I am coming, Osuka-sensei will not lose contact easily." Ito covered his head, sighing said.

"Call the police……"

"I've already reported it. After I came, I asked a few questions and left. I obviously didn't take this matter to heart."

"Hey..." Takahashi also felt a headache. "Then, let's look around here again."

He patted Ito's arm and said, "Let's go."

Ito nodded, left a message in front of Mr. Osuka's door, and walked downstairs with Takahashi.

It was already dusk at this moment, and the lights in other rooms were turned on one after another, but there was no movement in Mr. Osuka's room.

The two looked back downstairs for a while, and then began to search everywhere.

Ito sent the photo of Osuka to Takahashi, and the two separated under the apartment. Takahashi was more concerned about the pachinko shop. There are not many pachinko shops nearby, and he still couldn’t find it after searching. , he passed the three digital convenience stores that Ito had mentioned, and went in directly.

"welcome."

He wandered around the store before he walked up to the clerk at the cashier and took out Osuka's photo: "Excuse me, is this gentleman here today?"

"Ah." The young male clerk seemed to know Osuka. "I'm very sorry, I haven't seen him since I was on duty."

"Is that so... Excuse me, do you have female shop assistants?"

Obviously this question was too abrupt, and the clerk showed a confused expression, as if he didn't know how to answer.

"No...it's okay. Thank you very much." Takahashi also seemed to feel his rudeness, bought rice balls and tea and left in a hurry.

After leaving the convenience store, Takahashi took the food bag and went to Ito's side.

Ito took the rice ball and tea in his hand, his usual businesslike professional expression was now relaxed because of worry, his bangs drooped down, making his whole face look softer.

"It's okay, it's only been a day, right." Takahashi comforted in a soft voice. "I sometimes forget to bring my mobile phone when I go out."

"I didn't use my mobile phone in the end." Ito smiled, obviously cheering up a little.

"It doesn't matter. Let's look for it after dinner."

It wasn't until ten o'clock that night that I finally found Mr. Osuka.

Takahashi walked into the izakaya hidden in the alley without hope, but saw Osuka sleeping soundly in the shop.

He nodded to his boss and sat down at the counter.

"I'm sorry." The boss had a simple face, apologizing for the fact that there were customers sleeping in the store.

"No, it's okay." Takahashi answered with the same smile while holding the menu. "Well... In short, let's have a glass of beer and some small dishes first."

"Okay."

Takahashi sent a message to Ito, and within 10 minutes, Ito had already appeared at the door of the store.

As he opened the door to enter, he walked toward Takahashi panting, obviously trotting all the way.Takahashi gestured to Ito for Osuka who was lying there, and when Ito saw Osuka, the expression on his face instantly relaxed.

"Will you not wake him up?" Takahashi asked as Ito sat down beside him.

"It's fine." Ito also ordered.

Takahashi raised his glass and said, "Thank you for your hard work today."

"You've worked hard too." After clinking glasses, the two drank cold beer.

Takahashi sighed: "It's been a long time since we drank outside together..."

"It's only been three months."

"You remember it really clearly..."

"Isn't this kind of thing as natural as remembering anniversaries?"

"Of course...it's surprising that you still remember the anniversary."

"Ah, I remember, the fifth of January."

The kind-faced proprietress handed over the salt-roasted mackerel and smiled: "This little brother really cares about his wife."

Ito smiled and nodded with the usual humility: "Thank you for the praise."

Takahashi sipped his beer, and he didn't know if he was trying to hide his shyness by hiding his face behind the glass.

After a while, Mr. Osuka woke up leisurely, and stretched himself on the sofa.

"Osuka-sensei." Ito called out to him from his seat when he heard Osuka's voice.

"Oh, isn't this a coincidence?" Osuka was taken aback when he saw Ito, and his thin face showed a serious and serious expression.He stood up from the sofa in a hurry, and walked over here while apologizing: "Sorry, sorry, I even forgot to bring my mobile phone when I went out."

Ito and Takahashi stood up, and Ito responded with a serious expression: "What happened, sir?"

As soon as Ito's question came out, the expression on Mr. Osuka's face changed, and the face that was originally smiling collapsed instantly, revealing a sad expression.

Takahashi and Ito exchanged glances quietly, and Ito took half a step forward and said to Osuka, "Anyway, sit down first."

The three sat in the seat where Osuka had just slept, and Osuka ordered another beer and a few appetizers.

Osuka sighed as if it was a prelude to confessing, and then drank in silence.

"Speaking of which, it's really rare to see the two of you together."

"Greetings from Jiushu." Takahashi greeted immediately, "Because I couldn't contact the teacher temporarily this time, I was worried and came together."

"I'm sorry for making you worry."

Regarding this matter, the three exchanged pleasantries for a long while before Osuka talked about the reason for this temporary disappearance.

"I'm broken in love." He lowered his head, showing the frustrated expression of a loser.

"This..." Ito was not very good at comforting words.

Takahashi said, "That's really a rather ignorant guy."

"How can you say that about Yumei!" Osuka instead defended the person who broke his love.

"Yumi?"

"She's a good woman." Osuka sighed and drank beer, his eyes became confused, and he fell into the memory of himself.

Takahashi turned to look at Ito, and said angrily, "Didn't you say he was a man?"

Yito also had a bewildered expression: "I don't know either."

Of course Osuka ignored them and started talking on his own.