Across the table, Mrs. Yoshino failed to notice anything unusual on the other side.
She sipped the coffee in her cup, relieved that the unfortunate person she had hit looked fierce but was actually easy to talk to. "I thought you'd be angry. I never expected you to forgive me so generously—please rest assured, I'll handle this accident properly and get your car repaired as soon as possible!"
Akai Shuichi did not care much about the car. What he wanted was to obtain other clues from Mrs. Yoshino—compared with all those stage props that had either gone in or gone down, the woman before him was remarkably accessible... so accessible that he almost suspected this was another brazen trap laid by someone.
Still, however suspicious a clue delivered straight to his doorstep might be, it was still a clue.
So after a moment of hesitation, Akai Shuichi boldly accepted Mrs. Yoshino's invitation after the car was towed away and came to this fairly upscale café nearby.
Let's see exactly what information this woman reveals.
No matter how aloof he appeared on the surface, Akai Shuichi was, after all, someone who had made excellent use of his looks and achieved outstanding results.
It took Mrs. Yoshino less than ten minutes to go from extremely nervous to relaxed and at ease. She cheerfully continued chatting about their earlier topic:
"I really enjoy teaching flower arrangement, and my students are lovely too. My only regret is that the school is too far from my home. Five days a week, I have to drive to Saitama Prefecture."
At that, Mrs. Yoshino sighed and apologetically said, "Earlier, while I was on the road, I suddenly felt dizzy and dozed off without realizing it. By the time I came to my senses, I'd already hit