Chapter 436 - COMPLETELY DECOMPOSED (1/2)

Akira was in a poor mood for the next few days after the altercation with Ayumi, but she did not give up her search for the person Kaito was meeting. She hacked into the local ride apps and even checked the call logs made by taxi services. She narrowed down the search before getting a few possible hits.

After a thorough check of the backgrounds of the potential suspects, she found the culprit. The person did not have a per se suspicious background, but he was listed as a worker for a shipping company. It did not seem like the same as the port that mysteriously disappeared.  ​​

However, she had the gut feeling that he was the one Kaito had met on that night. She did not waste time after making this progress. Her current fear was letting the trail run cold.

The next morning, she drove the red car to the residential area where that man lived. She was surprised to find that the neighbourhood was quite exceptional. Even though she had seen the details on paper, she did not expect an overly nice place like the one before her.

The locale seemed to be a gentrified old neighbourhood with renovated houses and great infrastructure. While it was not a highly affluent estate, it was not the kind of place that a simple worker in a shipping yard could afford.

Akira's eyes hardened as she drove slowly, looking for the right address. If she could hazard a guess, she would say that the man had sold out corporate secrets or even merchandise from the shipping port several times to afford his current home.

The alternative would be that he was not who he claimed to be. That would explain why his home did not match his reported income. Regardless, Akira did not intend to be polite with him. She intended to find him and deal with him.

Her heartbeat became a little faster at the prospect of seeing the person who could lead her to Kaito. She was happy, but also anxious. The words spoken by Ayumi were obviously meant to hurt her, but she had to admit that they affected her.

She could not take it if things were as Ayumi had said.

She found the house with the address she had noted and the name Yasuke at the gate. The place was not large, but it had the modern charm of refurbished old-style homes. She parked outside the gate and stepped out of the car.

She looked around with some curiosity before ringing the doorbell. She did not know if it was because it was mid-morning that she did not get a response. However, she persisted in ringing the bell with frustration.

”No one will answer the door.” A middle-aged woman spoke up from behind Akira.

Akira turned to face the speaker with distressed eyes. The woman was wearing ordinary clothes and looked like a next-door housewife. She looked like the kind of person who liked gossip and knew everything about the whole neighbourhood.

”Auntie, what do you mean?” Akira asked.

”There is no one at home if you are looking for the owner.” The woman said.

”Where did Mr Yasuke go? I have been trying to get in touch with him without success.” Akira lied with moist eyes.

She knew her appearance was adorable, and most people could not resist her helpless look. Therefore, she would not shy away from crying if it got her answers.