The New Spider Home

"Ah—was that the family that used puppets to smuggle illegal drugs?" Ayako seemed to remember something after hearing Shiraishi's words.

On one hand, it was because Ayako had always cared deeply about what Shiraishi told her. Although Shiraishi had mainly been complaining about the idiots at the Ministry of Health at the time, Ayako had noticed that he had also saved a girl during that case—

On the other hand, that had been right before Shiraishi and Ayako broke up!

Before Shiraishi went to Tottori Prefecture, he had met Ayako's parents for the first time. The meeting had not gone well, and when Ayako wanted to arrange a second meeting afterward, Shiraishi had suddenly gone on a business trip to Tottori Prefecture.

That was why Ayako had often thought about it over the past two or three years!

Half a year ago, after the Takigawa Foods Company case, Shiraishi had complained to Ayako about the Ministry of Justice "snatching" the case away. Ayako had even mentioned that Shiraishi had complained about the Ministry of Health's Narcotics Control Division before as well.

(From Volume Three, Chapter Fifty-Four—see? That's what you call foreshadowing.)

"That's right. This time, we can ask Takeda Misa for help. Her family's old house is in Karakuri Ridge," Shiraishi nodded, confirming that Ayako had remembered correctly.

"I see. Good thing Kuro is still in touch with her," Ayako remarked with a smile.

Akako was naturally unmoved, but Misumi beside them lowered her head and furiously shoveled food into her mouth—the situation was too complicated, so she had given up thinking—

"Mm. We haven't met again since then, but Misa still sends me greetings by text during holidays. It shouldn't be a problem if I ask her for help," Shiraishi nodded.

Ayako: ...

"Then—can I come too?" Ayako asked