Chapter 54 second quarter

These days, Liang Ping has been keeping a close eye on Sheng Yilang's apartment.Since Congzhi could not be found, Yi Dao was very anxious and ordered to watch around, Liang Ping silently obeyed the order. Except for a young girl named Hiromi Maki from Shengichiro's office last night, no one else came.Rather than saying that Liang Ping was staring at Congzhi's tip, it would be better to say that he was staring at Sheng Yilang's tip, and he waited painfully for Sheng Yilang's return.If he sees Sheng Ichiro going in, he may give up on Yuxi, or he may beat Sheng Ichiro, no matter what, the relationship between the three people will change.Liang Ping even hoped to completely ruin the relationship between the three of them, because he could no longer bear this ambiguous relationship.

Throughout the whole night, Liang Ping did not catch any new clues.In the morning, after watching Yuxi go to work, who didn't seem to have changed much on the surface, Liang Ping returned to the Xing District Police Station to report the situation.As soon as he entered the police station, Gu Najiu Hoki called him over.According to reliable information, Satoshi Hisaka once appeared in front of his father's grave.Yi Dao asked Liang Ping to investigate and was immediately approved. Liang Ping didn't need to go to Shengichiro's apartment to keep an eye on Yuuki, but his heart was at peace.Going on like this in a daze is better than breaking up with Yuki completely.

Liang Ping and Ijima boarded the Shinkansen and headed for Yamaguchi Prefecture. Satoshi's father's tomb is in a place called Nichihara near the Sea of ​​Japan.It was an inconspicuous cemetery next to a small temple in the mountains.It took a lot of effort to find the tomb of the Hisaka family.The tomb was so small that it was almost completely buried in the grass.The tombstone has been toppled, as if it was recently toppled by someone, and shoe prints can still be vaguely seen. Several local residents had seen Congzhi, and learned from a hotel in nearby Masuda City that Congzhi had stayed there for several days.

Yi Dao inquired about the Hisaka family with the abbot of the temple, but the abbot was too young, only 26 years old, and didn't know anything about the past.According to the records of the temple, it was Hisaka Yusaku who was buried 17 years ago. It can be traced back to Yusaku's mother, as well as Yusaku's grandfather and grandmother, but Yusaku's father cannot be found in the records. Yi Dao was going to Hisaka's neighbor's house to investigate Yusaku's past, but Liang Ping objected, asking if it was meaningful? "Maybe we can find out the reason for Congzhi's entanglement with his parents." Regardless of Liang Ping's objection, Yi Dao found a few old people who vaguely remembered things about the Jiusaka family.However, I only learned that when Yusaku was breastfeeding, his father found a young woman outside and ran away, and his mother also recruited a man back home, but the man left within a few years.

Yijima also asked a few of Yusaku's primary and middle school classmates, and they all said that Yusaku was good at studying, but he was small-minded and unreliable.I went to high school in Masuda City and worked in a food company after graduation.Except for his mother's funeral, he never went back to his hometown once.There was nothing Ijima wanted to hear.Not reconciled, Yijima called his boss, Kuboki, and asked to go to Shiho's natal house in Hikari City, and Kuboki agreed. Shiho's natal family used to be a large furniture store, but it is now closed.Both Zhisui's mother and elder brother had passed away, and her sister-in-law was bedridden and in very poor health, so she didn't dare to tell her about Zhisui's death.My cousin, who is seven years older than Congzhi, inherited the family business and now works in a local company.Hearing that he suspected that Congzhi had set fire to Zhisui, he quickly said, "I don't know anything." As if he was afraid of hurting him.What he provided was that Uncle Yusaku was smart, Aunt Shiho was beautiful, Yuuki had been hospitalized for asthma, and Satoshi often had a runny nose.

"Is there any discord between Satoshi's parents?" Yijima asked. Congzhi's cousin just shook his head. Ishima and Ryohei stayed in Hikari for one night, and went to Yuuki's former home in Tokuyama City the next day.Yuki's original home has been demolished and an apartment has been built. The neighbors only remember Yuki's family as a harmonious family, and they don't know anything else.Besides, no one has seen a young man who looks like Satoshi recently. Liang Ping and Yi Dao investigated until sunset, and then bought a box of lunch at the station, and took the Shinkansen to go home.Yi Dao didn't get any clues, was depressed, and didn't even eat much.Liang Ping was more concerned about the masterpiece.How could this father do such a thing?I can't figure it out anyway.The environment of Yuki's house is not much different from other places, and there is absolutely no element that caused the tragedy.

"Why? Do that..." Liang Ping couldn't help but say it. "Why?" Yi Dao glanced at Liang Ping. "Ah, it's nothing, just think about something." Liang Ping said and put the unfinished lunch box under the seat. Yijima also packed his lunch box, looked at his watch and said, "It will be past 11 o'clock when we return to the search headquarters, and the meeting will probably be over. Call the boss and let's disband at Shin-Yokohama Station. You have to go back and check today." .” Liang Ping heard something in Yi Dao's words, and hurriedly said, "I'll send out the business trip report, you can go home." Liang Ping pretended to be nonchalant, intending to get away with it.

Yijima was silent for a while, and said unhappily: "Go to 'Nao' to see, your kid hasn't shown up at all recently." Liang Ping avoided Yi Dao's gaze: "...too busy with work." "The meeting ended early that day, I asked you to go, didn't you also refuse?" "I don't want to drink." "I don't want to drink any more." "what?" "It's closed." Liang Ping turned his head to look at Yi Dao. "It will never open again," Yijima continued. "why?" "Ask yourself!" Ishima said angrily.

Liang Ping couldn't bear the loneliness and asked, "Is it because of poor health?" "Ah, her complexion is very bad. She said she was tired, and she didn't have any illness." "Have you seen her? When?" "It was that day, the day I asked you to go. If you don't go, I will ask another policeman who worked in the same year as me to go with him. He said that 'Nao' has closed recently. I called for a long time and no one answered, don't worry. No, I just passed by. It was true that the lights were not on, and there was a closure notice posted on the door. I saw lights on the second floor, so I yelled twice. Naoko came out, and I stood at the door to ask the situation and came back It's gone." Yi Dao stopped at this point.

Liang calmly waited for Yi Dao to speak.The light outside the car window flashed to the rear quickly. "The day Hisaka Satoshi's house caught fire, ah, maybe the next day, since then, she often closed the door, saying that she was not strong enough, and finally closed it completely. I told her that if she was sick, she would come to I went to the hospital to see her. She said she was fine, but she was tired. She also said that she would sell the house and move to her brother in Hokkaido. She tried to smile, but her face smiled, but her eyes didn’t. I I asked her if it was because of Youze, and she said absolutely not. However, from what I heard, it was because of you, nothing else. She repeatedly said that it had nothing to do with you, and that she could not forgive herself. "

"What does it mean?" "I was just about to ask you." Yi Dao turned his face and looked at Liang Ping with a serious expression. "The relationship between men and women, it is said that outsiders should not talk too much. However, the child's father was kind to me, and he died. From now on, I will treat that child as my own daughter. It was I who brought you to her, and I have the responsibility, so I can't just ignore it. " Liang Ping lowered his head and didn't say a word.Yi Dao suppressed the anger in her heart, and continued in one breath: "Go and have a look, talk to her well, at least you can do this. Although I am not her biological father, my heart feels like being scratched It seems uncomfortable. It is not easy for that child to live to this day. You, a wayward guy, make her sad and painful, can I just sit back and watch?" Liang Ping couldn't answer, and he didn't raise his head until he got off the train at Shin-Yokohama Station. Standing in front of Naoko's house, Liang Ping saw the closure notice that Yijima had mentioned.Probe to look at the yard, overgrown with weeds, withered flowers and leaves, no one has cleaned up the yard for a long time. The lights on the second floor were on.Liang Ping didn't shout or shout, but went around to the back door.He has the key to the back door.The beer crates that had been stacked by the back door were gone.Liang Ping took out the key to open the back door, and locked the door after entering.He took off his shoes, turned on the light, and entered the small hotel that he used to call his home.The cushions in the shop were stacked together, the ashtrays on the counter were stacked together, and the rags on the sink inside the counter were completely dried out.The store was still very clean, but the smell was completely different from before. There was no smell of alcohol, no appetizers, and no smell of cigarettes left by the guests. "Is it Liang Ping?" Naoko's voice came from the stairs. Liang Ping let out an "ah" as an answer.Looking at Naoko who was halfway down the stairs, what should I say?Liang Ping hesitated. "Scared me." Naoko said brightly.She deliberately slapped and went downstairs, and said, "I thought it was a thief, and I was going to call someone loudly." Naoko smiled and stood in front of Liang Ping. Naoko was wearing a thin brown sweater and a blue skirt, her hair was loose on her shoulders, and she had no make-up. Her originally fair skin looked pale and dull. "Why are you here at this time? The case is solved?" The more open-minded Naoko was, the sadder Liang Ping felt. "Are you all right?" "It's okay, what's the matter?" Naoko had an incredulous expression on her face, kept a certain distance from Liang Ping, and walked inside the counter. "Don't stand there stupidly, at least you have to drink a cup of tea. Or you can drink three bottles of beer in the pulse box." Naoko took out a cup from the cupboard and put it in front of Liang Ping, "The closed business at the door Did you see the notice? It’s nothing serious, but I’m a little tired, and it’s the changing seasons, so I’m prone to getting sick, so I’m getting old.” Naoko didn’t look at Liang Ping when she spoke, and laughed at herself after speaking. Liang Ping couldn't find the right words to talk to Naoko.Naoko took out the beer from the refrigerator, and glanced at Liang Ping: "Sit down." After speaking, she opened the bottle cap.Beer froth spurted out and wet her slender hands.She seemed to be enduring some pain and stood still for a while. When the beer froth subsided, she trembled slightly and exhaled, and immediately restored her smile, "It's champagne. That's fine, let's congratulate!" After putting the wine bottle on the counter, he wiped the wet sweater cuff with a rag. Liang Ping finally spoke: "It's my fault that I haven't contacted you for so long." Liang Ping stood opposite Naoko across the counter, "I heard from Sheng Ichiro that you were sent to the hospital. " Naoko was silent, and began to pour wine into the glass. "I don't know why I came to see you. I think avoidance is a sign of cowardice, but... I don't have the courage to step towards you..." The more Liang Ping spoke, the more despicable he felt, he couldn't continue. Taking advantage of Liang Ping's pause, Naoko asked, "Why don't you drink?" She took out another glass and poured it full, "I'll have a drink too!" Naoko didn't drink alcohol at first, but today she drank more than half of her glass in one gulp. Liang Ping glanced at Naoko: "I heard from Yijima that you plan to close the hotel...is it true?" "That's what I think." Naoko's voice was so small that it was almost inaudible. "Is your body really bad?" Liang Ping asked. Naoko shook her head. "Then why?" "...I don't have the confidence to greet customers with a smile. I don't have a smile to run a hotel, right?" "Why can't there be smiling faces?" Naoko didn't answer Liang Ping's question.Liang Ping felt thirsty and wanted to reach for a beer, but that would get him closer to Naoko, so he gave up. "Is it because of me?" "no." "It's because of me, I..." "Stop it!" Naoko cried out in a low voice, and put the cup on the counter with a bang, "It's not because of Liang Ping, it's because of me, and it's my responsibility." "You have no responsibility at all, you are not bad at all!" Naoko covered her ears with her hands: "It's my fault! Please don't say that again. It's my fault, and my fault can only be borne by myself!" She moved her hands forward and covered her own face. Liang Ping was puzzled: "Crime? What crime do you have?" "I killed the child, I took his life! I didn't protect him..." "I don't blame you!" Liang Ping couldn't stand it any longer. He approached the counter and picked up the glass, drank the beer in one gulp, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, "I never wanted to be a father! I was afraid that my child would be abused... I still can't live according to my own way of life, and I don't have the confidence to live without the influence of others." Unpleasant sweat dripped from Liang Ping's forehead. He raised his hand and wiped it, searching for the right words: "So...is it possible to get rid of everyone's influence and achieve true self-reliance? The influence he has received since childhood , Can you completely get rid of it? I don't know at all. Moreover, do people who can be truly self-reliant and get rid of the influence they have suffered since childhood exist in this world?... Maybe they exist, but I have never met I have. What am I supposed to do to be the kind of person who can escape the influence I was brought up with? I don’t know yet…” "You know!" Naoko said frankly. Liang Ping stared blankly at Naoko. Naoko continued: "Where is your spiritual support. You need someone who understands your past and present, and can understand you in every way..." Liang Ping interrupted Naoko unceremoniously: "It's not that simple." "It's not complicated at all." Naoko said, her eyes moistened, "I already understand that I can't be your spiritual support. The spiritual support you need is that person named Yuki! " Liang Ping wanted to say no, but he couldn't say it anyway. With tears in her eyes, Naoko smiled, "As for me, I want to change my way of life, so I want to learn to smoke." After speaking, she took out a box of cigarettes for guests from under the counter. "Don't mess around!" Liang Ping stopped. Naoko didn't listen to Liang Ping's dissuasion at all, took out one and put it in her mouth, lit a cigarette with a match. Liang Ping lowered his head: "I hate young women smoking, you know that!" "I want to change my way of life. I don't care what others say!" Naoko finished speaking and took a puff of cigarette. "Don't do such annoying things!" Liang Ping punched the counter, "I'm afraid that's not where you want to hit?" Liang Ping raised his head in the midst of Naoko's provocative laughter, and saw that Naoko, who was forced to smile, had tears in her eyes, as if she was waiting for Liang Ping to hit her or do something worse. Liang Ping also has another self in his heart who wants to do that.Liang Ping clenched his fists and turned around, ran to the back door, pulled on his shoes, and left Naoko's house as if fleeing.There was the sound of a glass breaking from behind.Liang Ping ran away without looking back.