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The woman continued.
"so......"
"Is it caused by dopants?"
Akiko immediately realized what was happening.
Shotaro Hidari nodded; this was the most likely possibility, otherwise...
Suddenly I look so old.
It's too ridiculous.
......
They realized that the culprit behind this was the possession of the Gaia Memory.
Shotaro immediately contacted Ryuu Terui and his organization, and joined forces with the police and the organization.
It allows for faster investigation and results.
Shotaro and Akiko went to the children's theater troupe of Miyu to investigate the situation.
"What happened to Miyu?"
An older group leader wearing glasses saw that the two had come to inquire about Meiyou's situation.
I couldn't help but ask a question.
"She's run into a little trouble."
Akiko explained.
The troupe leader recalled, "Recently, it was finally decided that she would star in the next stage play, and she and her mother were overjoyed."
"Do you know anyone who might be jealous of them, mother and daughter?" Shotaro asked.
The group leader shook his head: "Impossible! Everyone likes Miyu, and Ms. Yoshie is also very nice. Everyone likes them."
A little girl noticed their situation and ran over: "Excuse me, why isn't Miyu here to practice?"
"who are you?"
Shotaro Sakata bent down slightly and asked.
"She is Sekine Kumi, and she is Miyu's good friend," the group leader explained.
"So you're very worried about her, right?"
Akiko asked.
At this moment, a very fashionable woman walked over with a smile, put her hand on Kumi's shoulder and said with a smile, "I know a little about Ms. Goto's situation. She's not from a wealthy family, yet she's still holding on like that. I feel embarrassed for her."
Something doesn't seem right about that...
After the woman finished speaking, she squatted down and said to Kumi:
"Alright, Kumi, the next class is dance class, let's go to class."
Watching them leave, both Shotaro and Akiko guessed that perhaps the matter of Miyu and her daughter was related to them...
After leaving the children's theater troupe, Shotaro received a call from Kirihiko Sudo, a member of the museum organization: "Detective, it's been a long time."
"It's not like we've been apart for a long time. Didn't we just see each other a few days ago? By the way, isn't it usually your sister who does these kinds of things?" Shotaro asked curiously.
"Yuki is serving the master of the household."
Sudo Kirihiko said with a hint of pride.
"Oh~" Shotaro understood instantly.
"I won't waste any more time on the small talk. What you're looking for this time might be related to an ancient memory."
"Ancient Memory?" Shotaro Zuo became interested; the name itself sounded extraordinary.
"The ability of this memory is to shorten the lifespan of other people."
No sooner had Sudo Kirihiko finished speaking than Shotaro Sakai eagerly continued to ask:
"and then?"
Do you know who the murderer is?
"There are quite a few customers who buy old memory chips. It's definitely not possible to find out who it is in a short time. However, I do have a guess that this might be done by the aging agent."
"An aging accelerator?" Shotaro found the term quite novel.
“That’s right. There’s a rumor that there’s a fortune teller who calls himself the Age-Fading One. If you tell him who you hate, the Age-Fading One will age that person the next day,” Sudo Kirihiko continued.
“According to what you said, the victims are from ordinary families, so the person who most likely had contact with the ancient memory is him.”
"Where can we find this fortune teller?" Shotaro asked.
"It's hard to say, but I know what his code is."
Shotaro was overjoyed upon hearing this:
"What kind of code is that?"
What did the old man call the sea?
Sudo Kirihiko countered with a question, and before Shotaro Hidari could answer, he added, "Lamar!"
"Lamar?"
Shotaro Sato wrote down the code.
After hanging up the phone, Shotaro called Ryu Terui again to explain what he had just gained.
Thus, Narumi's agency and the police worked together, searching separately for the person who caused the aging.
However, without any photos or stall information, and only knowing a code, searching for it in Fengdu City was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"I've asked about thirty people, but there's no one who hastened aging."
While grumbling, Shotaro continued to wander aimlessly, when he suddenly saw a palmistry chart pasted on the wall.
On the table next to them, a disheveled man was dozing off, his face unshaven and looking quite unreliable.
This person definitely isn't it!
Shotaro glanced at it, silently confirming his suspicions, but still dared not overlook any clues. "Just to be on the safe side..."
Shotaro approached the man and asked, "May I ask, old man, what do you call the sea?"
"Lamar," the man said weakly, his face expressionless.
"Yes, that's it."
"Finally found you, aging accelerator!"
Shotaro's face lit up with joy, and he stared intently at the man in front of him, his face full of surprise.
"Written by Hemingway."
The man fanned himself quickly with his feather fan, appearing nonchalant.
"Do you have money?"
What kind of package would you like?
The person promoting premature aging was completely unmoved; instead, they enthusiastically recommended their own packages.
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Shotaro Zuo frowned deeply; this was something he hadn't expected.
"Ten thousand yen for ten years, fifty thousand yen for fifty years, in cash. Do you have that much money?"
The person promoting premature aging patiently recommended their unique features, but their face remained expressionless.
That much money is beyond the reach of most people. The person who was causing the decline looked at Shotaro's clothes and thought they were very ordinary, so it was even more impossible for him to afford it.
"Ok?"
Shotaro Zuo's heart was stirred with ripples.
I'm a bit confused, why is it so expensive!
But the person trying to accelerate aging mistook the question for a statement and immediately changed their attitude.
"very good!"
"So, who do you want to grow old?"
The person who was trying to accelerate aging asked enthusiastically.
"Let me think about it..."
"Then it really is..."
"No, no!" Shotaro slapped his cheeks, instantly snapping back to reality.
"I want to investigate some things."
"It's not about buying any package."
"Are you kidding me?" The person who hastened aging stood up instantly, his face full of anger.