657. Chapter 657 - The Suspect

Chapter 657 - The Fall Guy

Since he had no intention of forcing his way out of the hotel, Li Bai simply returned to his room. He was under temporary house arrest here anyway, and aside from wasting precious sightseeing time, he didn't have to pay for his food or lodging.

Well, there was also a buffet voucher worth 3,200 yen, so it wasn't a bad deal.

He stepped out onto the balcony and spotted Diana sitting in a chair on the neighboring balcony, wearing sunglasses and a bucket hat as she leisurely read the newspaper. She showed no sign of having caused a stir at Kawasaki Industrial Port across the way last night.

Looks like she'd made it through the Japanese police's room checks without any trouble, too.

"Morning!"

Hearing the commotion next door, she put down her newspaper and greeted him.

"I'm under house arrest. The police won't let me leave."

Li Bai leaned on the balcony railing and looked across at the Asuka II. The large ship was still taking on supplies and hadn't left the port, blocking most of his view of Mosaic Plaza across the way. He couldn't even see the top of the towering Ferris Wheel.

"You're not the only one."

Diana picked up her newspaper again and pointed behind Li Bai.

"Neither am I!"

His brother-in-law was using an electric razor to scrape off the stubble that had grown in overnight, its motor buzzing away. He looked perfectly calm, as if he didn't care in the slightest that he and Li Bai had both become suspects.

The reason Russians were called "furry" was that their body hair grew quickly. If they weren't careful, they'd end up looking like walking furballs. It wasn't just the men, either. The women were the same, though instead