"You'd better do that. If I can identify you guys, then someone else can, too."
"I was worried that you would recognize us. It turns out that my guess was right."
"You saw me earlier?"
"Of course I saw you. You were talking to your friend. I think you sent him away so you could come in here."
"That's right. He's buying food."
"There aren't any food vendors close enough from here."
"I know. So we can talk a little longer."
The person, whom Iren called "Red Goat," laughed. "Now you live in this city?"
"I've been here about a year. How about you?"
"We've only been here three months. The town is so big. So many people. So there are lots of places to hide. We'll probably be here for a year or two."
"Whose house is this?"
"Are you seriously asking this?"
"So what if I'm serious?"
"You know I can't answer questions like that, right?"
Iren chuckled and shook his head. "Fine! I'll just ask something else."
"Go ahead and say the things you want to say."
"Take it easy. You guys aren't in a rush."
"It's not us who are in a hurry, it's you who must hurry back." The man laughed. "Although the place that sells food is a bit far from here, there's no way your friend would spend more than an hour going back and forth to buy food."
"Yes, you're right!" Iren laughed again.
"This is definitely not an ordinary social visit."
"So what if this isn't a normal social visit?"
"That means it's not wrong for me to be vigilant right now."
"You've always been paranoid."
"Paranoid is not an illegal activity."
"If you don't break the law, why do you have to hide and change your identity? And you guys even went so far as to change faces and appearances."
"Consider it some kind of misunderstanding."
Iren laughed. "I just happened to be here." Immediately, he changed the subject.
I can't mince words for too long. Get straight to the point!
"There seems to be some serious business."
"That's right. Very serious business."
"And you shouldn't tell details about it to unauthorized people?" That person narrowed his eyes slightly as he tried to guess what was in Iren's mind."
"I'll tell you later... in the memoir I'm about to write."
"The memoir that you may never finish writing!"
Iren and that person burst out laughing.
"This time I'm serious! I will definitely finish the memoir."
The person nodded. "So... what do you want me to do?"
You're assuming that I'm here to ask for your help?"
"Was my assumption wrong?"
"Not completely wrong. But not entirely right either."
"Don't go in circles. Just tell me what I can do."
"I do need your help. But I don't know if this is the right time."
"How about you think about it for thirty seconds? After that, you decide whether or not to say it."
"Thirty seconds? Ha...ha...ha..."
Silence for a few moments.
"Thirty seconds have passed."
"All right. I'll tell you."
That person, whom Iren called the Red Goat, got up from his chair. He opened the door that Iren had passed earlier. After peeking inside, he walked back towards the garden in the backyard.
"We'll just sit here," he shouted. "More trees. So definitely cooler."
Ah! He doesn't trust the housekeeper!
Iren got up from his seat. He walked into the garden and sat down in the chair opposite the other man's chair. Iren took out a wallet from the back pocket of his trousers. He opened the wallet and took out a photo from inside the wallet.
"Oh! A friend of yours disappeared?"
"His name is Gongyang Songfei." Iren held out the photo to the Red Goat.
The person snorted when he saw the photo. "Ah! This is a man who loves detective stories and mysteries."
"You know him?" Iren leaned forward.
Had Songfei also invited him to partake in the games he devised?
"Of course not. But he's been on television a few times."
Eh? When? Is he serious?
"On television? I knew nothing about it. He never told me. What show?"
"Of course the program related to the investigation games. Maybe you don't know. It was broadcast by a television station in another city. I don't know if it was also broadcast here."
In another city? Songfei also traveled to faraway places? It's amazing. There's so much I don't know about that young man.
"You'd better do that. If I can identify you guys, then someone else can, too."
"I was worried that you would recognize us. It turns out that my guess was right."
"You saw me earlier?"
"Of course I saw you. You were talking to your friend. I think you sent him away so you could come in here."
"That's right. He's buying food."
"There aren't any food vendors close enough from here."
"I know. So we can talk a little longer."
The person, whom Iren called "Red Goat," laughed. "Now you live in this city?"
"I've been here about a year. How about you?"
"We've only been here three months. The town is so big. So many people. So there are lots of places to hide. We'll probably be here for a year or two."
"Whose house is this?"
"Are you seriously asking this?"
"So what if I'm serious?"
"You know I can't answer questions like that, right?"
Iren chuckled and shook his head. "Fine! I'll just ask something else."
"Go ahead and say the things you want to say."
"Take it easy. You guys aren't in a rush."
"It's not us who are in a hurry, it's you who must hurry back." The man laughed. "Although the place that sells food is a bit far from here, there's no way your friend would spend more than an hour going back and forth to buy food."
"Yes, you're right!" Iren laughed again.
"This is definitely not an ordinary social visit."
"So what if this isn't a normal social visit?"
"That means it's not wrong for me to be vigilant right now."
"You've always been paranoid."
"Paranoid is not an illegal activity."
"If you don't break the law, why do you have to hide and change your identity? And you guys even went so far as to change faces and appearances."
"Consider it some kind of misunderstanding."
Iren laughed. "I just happened to be here." Immediately, he changed the subject.
I can't mince words for too long. Get straight to the point!
"There seems to be some serious business."
"That's right. Very serious business."
"And you shouldn't tell details about it to unauthorized people?" That person narrowed his eyes slightly as he tried to guess what was in Iren's mind."
"I'll tell you later... in the memoir I'm about to write."
"The memoir that you may never finish writing!"
Iren and that person burst out laughing.
"This time I'm serious! I will definitely finish the memoir."
The person nodded. "So... what do you want me to do?"
You're assuming that I'm here to ask for your help?"
"Was my assumption wrong?"
"Not completely wrong. But not entirely right either."
"Don't go in circles. Just tell me what I can do."
"I do need your help. But I don't know if this is the right time."
"How about you think about it for thirty seconds? After that, you decide whether or not to say it."
"Thirty seconds? Ha...ha...ha..."
Silence for a few moments.
"Thirty seconds have passed."
"All right. I'll tell you."
That person, whom Iren called the Red Goat, got up from his chair. He opened the door that Iren had passed earlier. After peeking inside, he walked back towards the garden in the backyard.
"We'll just sit here," he shouted. "More trees. So definitely cooler."
Ah! He doesn't trust the housekeeper!
Iren got up from his seat. He walked into the garden and sat down in the chair opposite the other man's chair. Iren took out a wallet from the back pocket of his trousers. He opened the wallet and took out a photo from inside the wallet.
"Oh! A friend of yours disappeared?"
"His name is Gongyang Songfei." Iren held out the photo to the Red Goat.
The person snorted when he saw the photo. "Ah! This is a man who loves detective stories and mysteries."
"You know him?" Iren leaned forward.
Had Songfei also invited him to partake in the games he devised?
"Of course not. But he's been on television a few times."
Eh? When? Is he serious?
"On television? I knew nothing about it. He never told me. What show?"
"Of course the program related to the investigation games. Maybe you don't know. It was broadcast by a television station in another city. I don't know if it was also broadcast here."
In another city? Songfei also traveled to faraway places? It's amazing. There's so much I don't know about that young man.
