Gao Yuan didn't expect the other party to say such words at all.

After hearing the invitation from Shirozuka Jade, Gao Yuan just looked at the girl in front of him in surprise, not knowing how to answer at all.

In response, looking at Gao Yuan's reaction, the girl continued to maintain an innocent smile, waiting for Gao Yuan's answer.

"Is it about this incident?"

After thinking about it for a while, Gao Yuan still wanted to confirm this first, seeming to be weighing the pros and cons.

Regarding this question, the girl smiled and nodded "Yeah", and then when she was about to continue speaking, the girl's gaze that was staring at Gao Yuan began to deviate a little, and she slightly shifted the focus of her gaze to the position behind Gao Yuan. Then, the girl His eyes shine brightly——

Seeing this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but follow her line of sight -

I saw the clerk from just now walking over with a cake.

And because other people appeared near the two of them at this time, Gao Yuan and Shirozuka Jade were silent for a while in tacit understanding, and did not continue to talk about the previous topic.

So, when the clerk elegantly placed black tea, coffee, pudding, and various cakes on the table, Shirozuka Jade acted like a normal little girl, clapped her hands, looked slightly excited, and began to look at the things in front of her Several kinds of cakes——

Not to mention the macaron layer cake and popcorn cake, these were ordered by Hisui Shirozuka himself.

But at the same time, after seeing the presentation of the strawberry cake and matcha cake placed in front of Gao Yuan, Shirozuka Hisui couldn't help but look expectantly, as if she also showed a strong interest in the cake Gao Yuan ordered——

"Mr. Gao Yuan! Can... let me have a taste too!"

Seemingly a little tangled, Shirozuka Hisui's eyes wandered back and forth between the cake in front of him and the cake in front of Gao Yuan, and then he asked willfully with a hint of compromise.

In this regard, seeing Shirozuka Jade looking like a willful little girl, Gao Yuan was a little dazed for a moment. He didn't know if this was her true nature or if she was deliberately pretending to be like this -

If anything, a girl like this is how she should behave at her age. However, as long as he thinks of her superb "deception" skills, Gao Yuan feels that this is the only thing he wants to know about the "real her". It's really too difficult.

At this time, it seems that because Gao Yuan did not respond to Shirozuka Jade's request in time, Shirozuka Jade actually acted a little flustered, as if he was worried that Gao Yuan would refuse. Shirozuka Jade took the initiative and pushed the plate of popcorn cakes in front of him. Arriving at the center of the table, he begged a little cautiously:

"Mr. Gao Yuan, can I trade this with you?"

Saying this, as if he felt that this alone could not shake Gao Yuan, Shirozuka Jade further added:

"This popcorn cake is delicious! It is definitely the most recommended dessert in this store! Mr. Gao Yuan will know after you try it!"

However, after saying this, Chengzhong Jade seemed to regret a little, and then said a little embarrassedly:

"Of course! At least...leave me a bite of the popcorn cake!"

And seeing Shirozuka Jade like this, struggling back and forth in front of the dessert cake, Gao Yuan, who was a little defensive at first, couldn't help but relax a little, and looked at the innocent and lovely girl in front of him with slightly soft eyes -

At least that's what it seems.

Therefore, Gao Yuan, who originally didn't care so much about cakes, pushed the two cakes he ordered in front of Jadeite near the castle grave——

Without saying much, Quan just expressed his attitude through his actions.

Seeing this, Shirozuka Jade was slightly excited. Looking at the two cakes handed to her by Gao Yuan, she asked cheerfully:

"May I?"

"Please do it."

Gao Yuan replied calmly.

Therefore, Shirozuka Hisui couldn't wait, and quickly picked up the knife on the side. First, he looked at the matcha cake, carefully cut off a small piece from the top, and then used a spoon to scoop up the piece and put it into his mouth. Taste it gently——

Immediately afterwards, Gao Yuan saw a happy smile on Chengzhong Jade's face.

Then, following the same example, Shirozuka Jade also cut a piece from the strawberry cake and ate it with satisfaction.

After having tasted both cakes, Shirozuka Jade felt a little unsatisfied. He pushed the two cakes back to Gao Yuan, and then prepared to take back the popcorn cake he had used in exchange——

But at this time, Shirozuka Jade seemed to notice that Gao Yuan had not touched the popcorn cake that he had pushed over before.

Therefore, Chengzhong Jade asked slightly surprised:

"Mr. Gao Yuan, don't you try it?"

"No need, just eat."

Gao Yuan said not caring much.

In response to this, Cheng Zhong Jade couldn't help showing a somewhat suspicious expression and said doubtfully:

"Has Mr. Gao Yuan eaten this kind of cake before?"

"Ah? No."

Gao Yuan responded.

Therefore, Shirozuka Jade couldn't help but show off a show-off smile, took the initiative to push the popcorn cake further in front of Gao Yuan, and said happily:

"Mr. Takato, please be sure to try it. This should be the only specialty cake in Tokyo at present! Well... although this cake was the signature cake of a previous private cake shop located near the station, because of that cake After the store manager was killed, I haven’t eaten this kind of cake for a long time, and I finally found someone selling this kind of cake here..."

As he said this, Chengzhong Jade suddenly recalled with some disappointment.

——Private cake shop near the station? The store manager was murdered? Popcorn cake?

Hearing several keywords mentioned in succession in Chengzuka Jade's words, Gao Yuan seemed to have some impression of what she mentioned!

If I remember correctly, the method of picking up the incident was to use popcorn cakes to create the situation in the secret room, making people think that it was an accident.

And the method of that case was solved by myself.

However, at this time, it was quite surprising to hear about the cases I had encountered.

Faced with Shirozuka Jade's enthusiastic recommendation, Gao Yuan was too embarrassed to continue to shirk, so he picked up the knife on the side, carefully cut off a small piece of popcorn cake, and put it into his mouth with a spoon -

The sweet and crisp popcorn, the delicate cream of the cake.

Two completely different tastes, through careful seasoning, blend very well——

"Um--"

After finishing one bite, Gao Yuan was really surprised by the taste. He looked at the cake in front of him with a slightly surprised expression.

"How about it? It's delicious!"

Seeing Gao Yuan's reaction at this moment, Chengzhong Jade put his hands together gently with a cheerful expression, tilted his head slightly, and smiled at Gao Yuan.

"Indeed... it's not just popcorn placed directly on the cake, but a carefully blended flavor... it's a bit unexpected."

Gao Yuan couldn't help but responded.

In response, Shirozuka Jade smiled and nodded vigorously, fully agreeing with Gao Yuan's statement.

Afterwards, the two quietly enjoyed their desserts in the cafe, and after Gao Yuan paid the bill, they walked out of the cafe together.

At this time, the sky outside was getting a little dark. It seemed that the two of them were spending a lot of time drinking coffee and enjoying delicious desserts inside.

So, returning the same way, the two quickly returned to the car.

"Mr. Gao Yuan, please go to my house next!"

After fastening his seat belt, Shirozuka Jade suggested with a slight smile, and then asked:

"As for Mizuhara Yuki, you should already know about my relationship with her, right?"

"Yeah."

Gao Yuan nodded in response, and then looking at the sky that was not too dark at this time, Gao Yuan quickly started the vehicle and prepared to send Chengzhong Jade home as early as possible.

"After the police learned the news about Suwon Yuki, they quickly found where Suwon Yuki once lived. However, according to nearby neighbors, no one was seen in Suwon Yuki's room for at least a month. We have checked in and out. We learned from the landlord that Yuki Mizuhara has not gone through the procedures to cancel the lease, and even the rent is not due until half a year later."

Along the way, Gao Yuan began to talk about what he learned about Mizuhara Yuki:

"So, based on this, the police can roughly conclude that the possibility of Suwon Yuki's disappearance is very high, and after finding fingerprints and hair that may belong to Suwon Yuki from the room, after comparison, they basically confirmed that Suwon Yuki is missing. Yuki is actually the victim of a murder case of a young girl currently known to the police."

Speaking of which, it only explains how the police obtained the identity information of the victim, but this alone has nothing to do with Shirozuka Hisui——

"Of course, the police investigation has only reached this stage. Based on these contents alone, there is no way to connect you with Mizuhara Yuki."

Gao Yuan said lightly, glancing slightly at Chengzuka Jade beside him, and saw that she just smiled indifferently and looked like she was listening attentively, so Gao Yuan continued:

"And what follows is my discovery. So far, I have not informed the police of this."

"Um……"

Hearing this, Chengzhong Jade finally felt a little moved, made a soft sound, and looked at Gao Yuan with a slightly grateful expression.

"After all, you are not Mizuhara Yuki's classmate, nor are you even in the same grade as her, so neither the teachers, classmates in the school, nor the police will notice this for the time being—"

Gao Yuan said, his expression became very serious:

"At Suwon Yuki's residence, the police found a lot of receipts for the books she purchased at the bookstore. According to the contents of the receipts, it can be found that most of the books she purchased were about 'divination', 'prophecy' or 'psychic' ', 'Ghosts' and other occult books."

Having said this, Gao Yuan looked at Chengzhong Jade beside him with his head raised, and then couldn't help but said:

"And when it comes to 'psychic'... Shirozuka Hisui-san, I really can't help but think about you!"

"Hey hey hey——"

Hearing this, Shirozuka Jade couldn't help laughing, showing a very cute smile.

Then, seemingly a little embarrassed, Shirozuka Jade tilted his head, blinked and stuck out his tongue at Gao Yuan, made a cute expression, and asked in a low voice:

"Is that why?"

"of course not."
To be continued...