Flying from Okinawa to Tokyo took about three hours.
Then it took some more time to drop Shen Gu Mirai off at her home from Haneda International Airport.
Around noon, Beichuan Si, with a backpack and a luggage bag, stopped in front of his own house.
Today was Saturday, May 11.
So, Beichuan Hui Li should not have had to go to school.
But there was no sound coming from the Beichuan Family home, and upon closer inspection, it was evident that even the curtains were tightly drawn.
What exactly was going on here?
Moreover, the atmosphere around was somewhat peculiar.
"Mr. Temple, someone in the shadows is watching you," Magong Yongshi's timely reminder came.
His tone was so calm that it didn't resemble that of the young girl who had screamed repeatedly on the plane ride.
"I know, but these gazes hold no malice... If I had to say, it feels more like speculation... curious malevolence," Beichuan Si nodded.
