That night, a bunch of police cars suddenly came to a cheap cemetery in Fuchu City.
There was also a mobile home selling crepes among the police cars.
These two RVs make the whole scene magical.
The police didn't know what to do in the cemetery, and the onlookers were all blocked out by yellow blockade tape. The name of the local police station in Fuchu City was not printed on the tape, but the Metropolitan Police Department.
This tape alone is enough to say something to the locals watching.
At one o'clock in the night, a policeman suddenly shouted: "We found the refrigerator!"
"Take a rope and tie it!"
"Fuck, why is it so heavy, quickly tie it with a rope!"
It was already late at night by this time, so some of the surrounding residents called the complaint number to complain that the police were disturbing the people.
Kiryu and Ma were mixed among the police, but he was a police officer, so it was not his turn to do the physical work of digging a hole with a shovel.
However, most of the criminal police present were one-on-one, and they didn't have a partner with the horse, so they seemed quite out of place.
He thought about calling out Director Sato of the Publicity Department, but he was already off work, and Kazuma didn't know his home phone number yet.
"It's tied!" shouted the police officer in charge of tying the rope, "Lift it!"
So a group of uniformed police officers borrowed from a nearby police station shouted: "One two, get up!"
A Panasonic refrigerator was pulled out of the hole by thick ropes and tumbled to the ground.
He strode forward with the horse, opened the door of the refrigerator directly, and shone the flashlight inside.
"It's a 10,000-yen bill!" Hema yelled, "300 million yen was found!"
After yelling, the criminal police next to him yelled like a military general in the Warring States Period when he won a battle: "Hey~ hey~ oh!"
He Ma left directly from the refrigerator and went to the Minister of Criminal Affairs.
It took so much time to dig out the refrigerator, and the Minister of Criminal Affairs Huamu Fanming also came to the scene from home.
"Minister of Criminal Affairs, I have cracked the 300 million yen robbery case, and I will submit a detailed report tomorrow. A talent like me can only waste time in the Publicity Department because of your gangster opinion in the Criminal Department, right? What's wrong?"
Huamu Fanming smiled and said: "Personnel arrangements are the affairs of the police department, and our criminal department has no right to speak. By the way, we have never excluded you because of the faction issue. Talents like you with actual achievements, we have always been You are welcome. I don’t know why the Police Department arranged for you to be a broadcaster.”
He Ma: "Then I will apply for transfer to the criminal department tomorrow."
"As long as the police department allows it, we have absolutely no objection. Who can refuse the hero who cracked the 300 million yen robbery?"
Huamu Fanming smiled at Kazuma.
And the horse also smiled back.
At this time, a policeman yelled at Kazuma: "Kiryu Police Department, the radio call is calling your name."
He Ma raised his hand: "Come right now!"
He bowed to the Minister of Criminal Affairs, then turned and ran to the man calling him. The uniformed officer handed the radio to Kazuma.
"I'm Kiryu Kazuma, Moses Moses?"
"Kiryu, I'm Usami, Minister of Police. Some reporters have already gotten wind of it, so an emergency press conference may be held tonight. Don't just sit there and go back to the headquarters."
He Ma: "Minister Yu Zuojian, I want to apply for transfer to the criminal department!"
"Understood, you write a written application tomorrow. Before we approve it, you are the publicity officer. Take responsibility for me! I have already had someone call Xiao Xia from the Publicity Section to inspect and come back to work. You should come back quickly .”
He Ma could only respond, "Okay, I see."
He put down the radio and let out a long sigh with his hands on his hips. Fortunately, I called Chiyoko in advance today and told Chiyoko that I would not go home today.
With a helpless expression on his face, he walked towards his crepe car.
**
It was almost five o'clock in the morning when Kazuma drove back to the Metropolitan Police Department from Fuchu City.
As soon as he arrived at the floor of the broadcasting class, the reporters gathered around, and the leading reporter shouted: "You came so late, wouldn't it make us miss the morning daily report? What are you doing, a broadcasting officer? Sleeping at home Are you awake?"
He Ma: "I just came back from the scene."
"Why are you, a broadcasting officer, on the scene?" Another reporter angrily said, "Your position is here! Without you, we can't develop a press conference, we can't write official reports, we can only write what we have found out content!"
He Ma laughed and said: "Of course I was at the scene because I was the one who solved the case. After a newspaper mentioned the 300 million yen robbery, I paid attention to the progress of the case and noticed a previous The details that no one paid attention to, so the case was successfully solved yesterday.
"Just now we have seized the stolen money at the cemetery in Fuchu City, and we are counting it."
The reporters all bowed their heads and recorded frantically.
The reporter who had just started asking He Mahou: "Is it true that you solved the case? If the report goes wrong, you will be responsible!"
He Ma: "I am in charge. It is true that I solved the case as a publicity officer. I think it is a waste to put someone like me in the position of publicity officer."
"Are you questioning the personnel decisions of the Police Department?"
"Yes." As soon as Kazuma finished speaking, he saw Police Minister Usami come out of the Publicity Section and made a "come here" gesture to Kazuma.
He Ma said to the reporters: "Excuse me, please step aside. If you have any questions, I will talk about them at the temporary press conference."
He left the reporters and went straight to the office of the Publicity Division.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Uzuo see the head of the police department sitting in his seat, looking at him helplessly: "As a publicity officer, you should pay attention to the content of your words. The subject matter is very interesting.”
"I got Huamu Fanming's guarantee from the criminal department. The police department transferred me there, and the criminal department has no objection."
"Are you really going?" Yuzuo saw his hands clasped, "Even if you go to the criminal department, you probably have nothing to do. And now that the criminal department has been replenished with new blood, all the newcomers have formed partners. If you run over now, unless someone happens to die in the process of handling the case, you won't even have a partner."
He Ma: "Then what do you mean?"
"Stay in the position of broadcasting officer for another year, and I will put you in the criminal department next April, and then they will have to match you with a partner. I don't understand why you are in such a hurry to work in the criminal department what?"
Usagi sighed.
He sat down on the sofa in the office with his horse, and inspector Xiao Xia immediately poured tea for him.
"I became a policeman just to investigate cases." He Ma said, "Otherwise, what would I do as a policeman?"
"Okay. I warned you. If you don't listen to me, there's nothing I can do. I'm just transferring someone. It's easy to do. You write the application and submit it through the normal channels. Alas, I have a headache again. Where can I find the publicity officer?" Alright, just drop a publicity officer from the police station below and come up."
After saying that, Usami stood up and left the room in a big stride.
Xiao Xia inspected that the chief of police had left, and then said: "Did the Tongyu police department apply for transfer to the criminal department? You have only been a publicity officer for less than a month. I thought our department finally had a serious person." head."
He Ma: "I'm sorry."
Inspector Xiao Xia sighed: "I also know that you can't stay in the Publicity Department for long. The police department has a 'criminal police' smell on you, so you should be a criminal policeman to investigate the case. By the way, how did the police department find you? One hundred million yen robbery?"
He Ma shrugged: "I found out that the suspect in the robbery knew how to do swordsmanship, but all the files said he couldn't do swordsmanship..."
**
At the press conference, after talking to Ma about the ins and outs of his investigation of the case, a reporter asked loudly, "You can see that he knows the way of the sword, is it because you are the Apple Juggernaut?"
He Ma's smile froze.
"No, it's because I'm the apprentice of the sword master Shangizumi Masago. I'm actually quite strange, because many detectives in the Metropolitan Police Department also have kendo ranks, but no one has ever seen that boy Z has kendo strength."
Hema didn't miss every opportunity to bury the criminal department and let them squeeze me out.
Another reporter asked: "With this merit, will you be transferred to the criminal department?"
"Should be." He Ma nodded, "I think my talent can play its greatest role in the criminal department."
After talking with Ma, I can already imagine the expression of Huamu Fanming in the criminal department after reading the report in the evening paper.
In this case, no one can prevent He Ma from being transferred to the criminal department, where he can start investigating welfare technology.
In the process of checking the welfare technology, I can also wear small shoes for the yakuza of the Kanto United. It is very happy to think about it.
**
This morning, He Ma straddled the horse and finished writing the transfer application, and set up a floor shop in his office.
The canteen inside the Metropolitan Police Department sells a complete set of floor shops, which are used for the police who searched all night like that to catch up on sleep.
The current Metropolitan Police Department has not set up a mobile search team that patrols the outside 24 hours a day, and the general road patrols are done by uniformed police officers from the police station below.
The current Metropolitan Police Department only launches searches when encountering important cases, and things like bedrolls are only used when encountering cases that require the establishment of a search headquarters.
When there is no major case, the criminal police of the Metropolitan Police Department often look like office workers.
He and Ma slept until seven o'clock in the afternoon before waking up sleepily.
Inspector Xiao Xia who was packing up his things immediately woke up and said with a smile: "Seeing that the police department found you sleeping so soundly, I handed in the transfer application for you without asking your opinion."
He Ma: "It's okay, just pay it."
At this time Sato inspector opened the door and said: "The police department is awake, let's go to a bar for a drink. After all, we have been colleagues for a month. You didn't drink the welcome wine the day you first came in. If you don't drink the farewell wine, you will be fine." Oh no."
He Ma: "That makes sense. By the way, you can come to my house to drink, my house is big, and there are cherry blossoms... Ah, there are no cherry blossoms, June."
Inspector Xiao Xia said with great interest, "Are you going to the police department to make up for your ashram? I've wanted to visit it for a long time."
"That's just right. The place is in Katsushika, so it's convenient for you to go home?"
"Oh, as long as the train doesn't stop, it's convenient to go anywhere." Sato inspector said.
Kazuma picked up the phone and broadcasted his home number, and Chiyoko's voice sounded over there a moment later: "I don't accept interviews! My brother hasn't come home yet. If you want an interview, please go to the Metropolitan Police Department! My brother is a police officer." TV broadcasting officer!"
He Ma: "Xiao Qian, it's me. I'll bring a few colleagues home for a drink later. Prepare the wine and dishes first."
"Brother, do you know that the threshold of our house was almost trampled by reporters today? There were also reporters blocking me at school, and Ah Mao seemed to be stopped by several reporters."
"I know." He Ma responded, "There are no reporters watching now, are there?"
"I don't know. I didn't go out after I got home. Amao also came home because of worry. It's just right that you want to drink tonight, and everyone is here."
"Okay, then I'll call Tamamo and Honami, let's have a good drink."
"Honami can't do it, isn't she about to be elected as a council member?"
"Oh, it doesn't matter. She's only 22 years old. Who would let a 22-year-old be elected to the council? She's here to gain experience. That's it. I'll call Tamazamo and Honami."
"Okay, I'll finish with too many preparations. By the way, have you studied how to use your crepe cart to make crepes? I bought the ingredients, can you do it?"
He Ma sighed: "I have read the manual, it should be fine."
"Okay, then I'll buy the ingredients for the crepes. I'll see you later." Chiyoko hung up the phone after speaking.
Kazuma put down the phone and started dialing the number of Yuzao's unit.
Xiao Xia inspected He Ma's dial, recognized that it was the number of the Prosecutor's Office, and asked, "Do you still know someone in the Prosecutor's Office?"
"Yes, my college classmate and disciple. By the way, besides wine and meat, we also have crepes to eat tonight."
Director of Inspection Sato laughed dumbfounded: "Is it made with your crepe car? So it looks like that, is it a crepe car? I thought it was just you painting a messy paint for fun. "
He Ma smiled bitterly: "Why should I bother? Just because of this car, I have become the laughing stock of the Metropolitan Police Department."
At this time, the phone was connected, and He Ma directly dialed the extension number. After a while, Yuzao's voice sounded over there: "Prosecutor's Office, if you have anything to do, please call tomorrow, I have to get off work."
"It's me. I'm going to have a drink with my colleagues tonight, why don't you come with me?"
"Sure, is it the nearest bar in Bunkyo or Shibuya or what?"
"I'm going to entertain them at home, and I've asked Chiyoko to go shopping."
"Understood, then I'll go straight back to the dojo."
He Ma joked, "Do you want to take my car? My car is quite big."
"Forget it." Yuzao said politely, "If I leave my own car in the prosecutor's office, I won't have a car to drive to work tomorrow."
He Ma smiled and said, "I understand, see you tonight then."
He hung up the phone and looked up at the two colleagues: "First of all, are you going to my house by car or take my car?"
Chief Inspector Sato shrugged: "I don't care, in fact, I've always wanted to take your car."
Xiao Xia inspector also nodded: "Me too."
"Okay then, wait for me to make another call, and we'll set off."
**
When He Ma came out of the underground garage in the crepe cart, the inspector at the door was still surprised: "The police department said, there are actually passengers today!"
"We're going to open a crepe stand to make some extra money," Kazuma responded.
The inspector laughed and said, "By the way, the police department should be transferred to the criminal department as soon as possible? When the time comes, let the criminal department give me a car?"
He Ma: "The criminal department still has this kind of benefits?"
Xiao Xia inspected and nodded: "Yes, after all, the criminal department has to go to the scene, so those who don't have a car will get a car. But the Tongyu police department has already registered your car with the vehicle management, so maybe there will be no extra cars. .”
"It's so tricky? Who fooled me to register at that time?"
The inspector Sato, who was sitting in the back compartment, said: "If you don't register, you won't have a parking space. Is it possible that the police department compensates you for taking the bus to work all the time? In the end, the main problem is that you didn't expect you to be transferred to the criminal department so soon. We They all thought that the police department wanted you to become a police department in the publicity department."
He Ma Xin thought that I didn't expect that I could really solve the 300 million yen robbery.
It's basically luck to be able to solve this case.
As he thought about it, he drove the car onto the main road.
Xiao Xia: "I hope there will be no traffic jam today."
"Don't be crowed." He Ma said angrily.
**
It turned out that it was almost nine o'clock when I got home with my horse.
While driving the car into his yard, he said to Xiaoxia and Sato: "The second floor of my house is the guest room, and there are two vacant rooms. You can stay here tonight. Let's have a good drink."
"I'm fine as a bachelor. Does Xiao Xia have a boyfriend?" Sato said.
"No, it's over." Xiao Xia waved her hand, "I wanted to attack the police department, but I just lost the chance. The police department is a cruel man!"
At this time, Chiyoko came out of the dojo with a large bag of things, walked to the side of the car, and just heard the sentence "The police department is a cruel man", and was shocked: "What's wrong with my brother? He's showing mercy again?"
He Ma: "No, no. Xiao Xia Xunzhao is commemorating the love affair he didn't have time to start."
"It's best to be like this! You have had enough scandals with those female singers!"
"Those scandals were all concocted by Hanabang Takashi, that idiot, okay! He said that military expenses can't be saved. Next time he writes my gossip, I'll beat him to death."
"Who's going to beat me to death?" Takashi Hanabou appeared staggeringly from the dojo, holding a can of beer in his hand, "Fuck, I'll laugh at your car every time. By the way, where's your police light? Come put a beep on your head and let me see."
He Ma opened the door behind the caravan and replied, "I didn't send me that kind of equipment."
"How is it possible? If there is a radio station, there should be police lights?"
He Ma: "Open your eyes and see, does my car have a radio? My car only has this!"
After that, he turned on the amplifier in the car, and the commercial song of the crepe shop rang out in the courtyard.
Chiyoko got into the car from the side door, put the bag she was carrying on the electric pan for crepes, and said, "I have prepared the ingredients for crepes, it's up to you. Whether we can have crepes tonight, it's up to you." Brother, your pocket money for next month."
He Ma looked back, and with a helpless expression, he turned the control button on the dashboard to let the crepe cart start to unfold.
Inspector Sato, who was still in the car, laughed loudly: "Can it transform? This car is too advanced. Did you really buy it for 50,000 yen?"
"Really." Kazuma didn't care about the crepe commercial song anymore, he got into the back compartment directly from the driver's seat, untied the bag that Chiyoko took into the car, and put the crepe making materials one by one take it out.
Chiyoko: "Are you really doing this? For pocket money?"
"You bought all the ingredients, so it won't be a waste if you don't make crepes?"
At this time, Meiyu Ganzhong came out of the room, took a can of beer and sat on the side of the edge, looked at Kazuma and joked: "You were fired by the Metropolitan Police Department? Did you sell crepes for a living?"
"No, I just solved the robbery case of 300 million yen today. I am a hero of the Metropolitan Police Department. They will not fire me if they fire anyone." Kazuma glanced at Meiyu Ganzhong, "You don't know?"
Chiyoko: "She started drinking when she arrived at the dojo in the afternoon. Your senior sister is now an alcoholic."
Kazuma looked at Miwa Kanaka, and asked loudly, "Sister, how is Kazuto-senpai doing?"
"That's it, he's talking about horses now, I suspect he likes horses more than me now." Gan Zhongmeiyu said and directly lay down on the ground, "Is Yamato Chiji so attractive?"
Hema raised his eyebrows: "Dahe Chiji?"
"That's right, the famous horse that was just bred by my racecourse ran first in the debut race."
Hema remembers that Yamato Chiji was born after 2000 in his previous life, so he was born 20 years earlier? Or is it just using the name Yamato Chiji, but it is actually another horse
Miwa Kanaka continued: "I'm so annoyed, every time I call Toda, he talks about horses and horses and horses!"
He Ma: "What did he say about me?"
Chiyoko patted him: "This meme is not funny."
At this time, Yuzao also came out of the room: "You chat with Toda, and you talk about folklore all day long, don't you?"
"Folklore is very interesting! That's why I told him!" Meiyu Kanaka began to roll on the ground early, spilling beer, "He's always on horses! I don't like horses!"
Yuzao looked up at Kazuma and spread her hands.
Ever since he advised Toda-senpai to adopt the tactic of playing hard to get, two years ago, Kazuma has become the emotional staff officer of this pair of seniors, and he has to listen to their complaints every now and then.
Meiyu Ganzhong stopped rolling, and sighed: "Oh, I'm a little tired, let him go."
He Ma: "This is the fifth time you have said that in the past three years."
"This is definitely the last time." Gan Zhongmeiyu slumped on the edge, like a bug.
At this moment, Xiao Xia approached Kazuma, who was busy making crepes, and asked in a low voice, "Who is this?"
"Ah, my senior from Dongda University."
"She is actually from the University of Tokyo? I thought she was a primary school student somewhere..."
When Gan Zhongmeiyu heard Xiao Xia's words, she jumped up like a spring, and took out her driver's license from her pocket with a swipe: "I'm an adult!"
After graduating from Tokyo University, Miwa Kanaka suddenly found that she lacked something that could easily prove her adult status. After all, there is no such thing as an ID card in Japan.
So she went to take the driver's license test, and didn't buy a car after the test, so she took the driver's license to prove her age.
He Ma: "Did you see it? He is an adult."
Xiao Xia smiled and said, "The movement of standing up and taking out the driver's license is so smooth."
"After all, she has practiced for many years." He Ma laughed.
At this moment Sato inspector came closer to Kazuma: "Hey, police officer, which one is your wife?"
Chiyoko raised her hand first: "Let me explain first, I am my younger sister."
Sato: "Well, that Ms. Ganzhong sounds like she also has a lover, so..."
At this time, Tamamo walked to the counter directly opposite the crepe cart, looked at Sato and Kazuma with a smile: "Can I buy crepes?"
"Wait a moment." He Ma put on a business tone, "I am making preparations before opening the store, please wait a moment."
"No problem, I like crepes." Tamamo also replied with a smile.
Sato made an "oh" sound, but Xiaoxia pushed him to hide aside.
Just at this time, there was the sound of brakes coming from the door, and then Honami walked into the yard with unfeminine strides.
She seems to walk like this on purpose to show that she is different from traditional women.
However, when she saw the crepe cart, Honami was stunned for a moment.
"What the hell... I thought you were joking when you said you bought a crepe cart."
He Ma: "It's true, Senator Sang."
"I haven't been elected yet. If I can be elected as a member of parliament at the age of 22, then the Japanese political scene is too easy to mess with." Honami said as she walked to the crepe stand with big strides as always, "So you are really doing something. crepes?"
"Yes, I bought all the cars, so I have to make good use of them." He Ma laughed.
Honami laughed: "The heroic detective who just solved the 300 million yen robbery case is making crepes. This mirror image is too fantastical. This is definitely a masterpiece of magical realism."
He shrugged his shoulders with the horse. At this time, his preparations were almost completed, so he hung up the price tag that came with the crepe cart: "Today there is only one flavor, and I can only make this one for everything I order. Order Come on, how many."
Honami glanced at Tamamo and said, "First come, first come first."
Yuzao nodded: "Then I'll order a special crepe from Sakuradamon!"
"One of the special products of the Metropolitan Police Department." He Ma imitated the tone of the waiters in the crepe shop and responded loudly.
Tamamo and Honami couldn't help laughing.
The break-up wine and the celebration banquet went on in such a pleasant atmosphere.
**
Although I finished drinking the Sanhuo wine, the actual transfer order was a week later.
It is said that the candidate for the new broadcasting officer has not been found, and this has only dragged on for a week.
After the transfer order finally came down, He Ma went out with the cardboard box containing his personal belongings.
The reporters outside the door were all waiting, and the first sentence was: "I heard that you were assigned to the police station below, right?"
He Ma laughed and said, "No, I'm transferred to the criminal department, and I'm going to investigate first class."
The first search section is the elite of the Metropolitan Police Department, mainly responsible for the detection of vicious cases such as homicides.
"Kiryu police department supplement, do you know who you will be partnered with?" Another reporter asked.
"I don't know yet. It's not up to the police department to decide who to partner with. It should be arranged after I go to the first search class."
"So do you know who the next broadcaster will be?" the reporter asked again.
He Ma: "No comment! Make room, everyone, I'm going to take up my post in the criminal department. Make room!"
He and Ma finally separated from the crowd and entered the elevator.
The elevator quickly arrived at the first search floor.
He Ma got out of the elevator and found that no one came to greet him.
Everyone within sight went about their business, as if no one noticed Kazuma holding the cardboard box.
Kazuma pouted, and shouted directly: "I'm Kiryu Kazuma, I'm transferred to the criminal department! Where is my desk?"
Because his voice was loud enough, everyone in the big office turned to look at Kazuma.
"What are you arguing about!" A tall criminal policeman yelled back, "You can use the desk by the window!"
He Ma yelled back again: "Got it!"
He carried the suitcase to the empty desk by the window, put the suitcase away, and looked at the scenery outside the window first.
You can have a panoramic view of Sakurada Gate, and the scenery is pretty good.
He Ma withdrew his gaze and looked at his colleagues in the office.
No one is paying attention to him now, it seems that he is going to play cold violence.
Although He Ma could rely on his superb hearing to eavesdrop on the cases his colleagues were investigating and then get in the way, but he chose to confront this cold violence head-on.
He shouted: "Excuse me, is there any work for me now?"
The tall detective who had just assigned the desk to He Ma roared, "It's so noisy! Keep quiet first!"
He is not familiar with the tall guy, Ma Volume: "As a meritorious criminal policeman who broke the 300 million yen robbery case, I will definitely be able to provide great help to the search work! Please send me a job!"
As soon as the voice fell, Hema heard someone muttering: "This is the one who boasts that he is a meritorious criminal policeman. Doesn't this person know how to write the word modest?"
The tall detective who just responded to He Ma went directly to He Ma's desk, clapped his hands on the table and said angrily: "Stop arguing! Remember, the criminal police work in teams of two. You don't have a partner, so there will be no The search job is assigned to you! If you have nothing to do, make a cup of coffee for everyone in this room first, meritorious detective!"
He Ma: "Then give me a partner, I think I'm easy to get along with."
"Now everyone has a group, only you are alone. Unless someone sacrifices, there will be no free people to partner with you until April next year."
Talk to the horse.
It was actually hit by Xiaoxia and Sato.
It seems that we have to adopt the second plan, use the superb hearing to eavesdrop on the case, and then intervene.
So He Ma smiled at the tall detective: "I understand, I completely understand."
"Understood, let's make coffee!" said the tall one.
He Ma shook his head: "No, my coffee skills are too bad, and the coffee I make can make the French mad, so I won't make a fool of my colleagues."
The tall man curled his lips: "Okay, then pass the time by yourself. I actually envy you very much. You can be a salary thief. Now I have three murder cases in my hand, and I am almost too busy."
He Ma: "Then let me check for one."
"You find a partner first, and I'll split you up." The tall detective paused, and then said, "By the way, I'm the head of the first search section, Haruo Takematsu. You came out of the actual running scene, and those tricks of yours may be useful in difficult old cases, but they are of no use in actual murder cases!"
He Ma: "The first section chief of the non-professional group actually exists?"
"That's because one lesson is different from other lessons, so remember it carefully!" After speaking, Takematsu Zhifu turned and left.
Talking to Ma, he did know some criminal police officers, but they were not a lesson.
The white bird detective is searching the fourth section. If he and the horse are assigned to the fourth section, they should be able to act together with the white bird group.
He curled his lips with the horse, and the white bird couldn't quench his thirst near the water, so he had to find a way to find a partner.